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What happened on May 08, 1996
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Comedian Martin Lawrence Runs Into Street, Yells at Cars MARGARET RAMIREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Martin Lawrence Detained, Treated MARGARET RAMIREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Life of a Boxer DANA PARSONS
Dangerous Playthings : Doctor sponsors campaign to get children and parents to stay away from toy guns, which she says help fuel real violence. PAUL H. JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Two-Tiered Taxes
Of Mice and Men's Hunt for a Home PATT MORRISON
The Staff of Life : San Gabriel Valley Gets Its First Food Pantry for People With HIV MAYRAV SAAR, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
No. 1 Alternative : Aliso High Only LAUSD School to Receive Coveted State Award LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not a Drag After All : Students Rally Against Smoking Despite Missing Clinton's Call JEFF KASS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
City to Discuss Buying Newport-Mesa Parcel HOPE HAMASHIGE
City Council Elects 3 to Port District Panel TRACY WILSON
Council Approves Cab Firm Transfer HUGO MARTIN
County Gives Support to a Rescue Plan for Libraries CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UCI Professor Named to National Academy RUSS LOAR
Supervisor Seeks to Mend Relations With Hospital CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bike Coalition Backs Killea's Cyclists Bill BILL BILLITER
Long, Slow War on Land Mines : Gain at Geneva meeting is just a fraction of what is needed
Westminster Is in Running for National Award JOHN POPE
Panel Votes to Oppose Bill on Secession HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Youths Lay Groundwork for Garden Near Club JEFF KASS
Panel Says Budget Follows General Plan DAVID R. BAKER
10 Years Ago Today . . .
Comment Period on Recycle Plan Extended SCOTT HADLY
Police Commission OKs New Curfew Crackdown JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Closer Service
City Pulls Funds for Low-Income Project TRACY WILSON
Big Expenditures Need More Study, Silva Says SHELBY GRAD
News
Public Housing Evictions
Woman Arrested in Drug Raid at Home ERIC WAHLGREN
Under the Plastic Surgery Is Cancer JORGE G. CASTANEDA, Jorge G. Castaneda is a political scientist and writer in Mexico City. His latest book is "The Mexican Shock" (New Press, 1996)
Collections From Deadbeat Parents
Zane Edward Miller, 76; Psychiatrist
Pitches and Hits at Forum for Disney's Stadium Plan GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Katz to Host His Last Business Awards KATE FOLMAR
Christopher's Mood-Mending Mission to Mexico City : Trip affirms solidity and value of the bilateral relation
Enrollment Boom
Spouses' Money
Ruling on Dredging Dispute Favors City KENNETH R. WEISS
Fire Contract Renewed
Plane Forced to Make Landing in Los Alamitos
Instructor's Lawsuit Over Phantom Students Dismissed
Mental Illness
Council OKs Rate Hikes for Sewage Plan MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zero-Tolerance Policy on Hate Is Unveiled DEBRA CANO
40-Acre Subdivision by Irvine Co. Gets OK JOHN POPE
$1.8-Billion Rail Project for Port Given Green Light
Robbers Take $100,000 in Jewelry
College Chancellor's Hiring Power Curbed MIMI KO CRUZ
A rotating panel of experts from the worlds of philosophy, psychology and religion offer their perspective on the dilemmas that come with living in Southern California. JOHN DART / Times staff writer
Store Owner Dies, Suspect Shot in Gun Battle From a Times Staff Writer
Riordan Promises Money to Keep Runoff From Bay JAMES RAINEY and JODI WILGOREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Preliminary Budget Shows City in Black ENRIQUE LAVIN
Cutting Gas Taxes Will Make Things Worse JAMES J. MacKENZIE and KATHLEEN COURRIER, James J. MacKenzie and Kathleen Courrier work at the World Resources Institute in Washington, which just published a report, "Oil as a Finite Resource."
A Taste of Cello : Music Fest Strives to Please Ears, Sweeten City Coffers TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Homeless Man Found Dead Under Rail Car GALI KRONENBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Students to Receive $140,000 in Aid KELLY DAVID
Plea Entered for Accused Serial Killer From Times Staff and Wire Reports
City Helps Sow Seeds of Education in Gardening Program
Home, the Mother Place LYDIA A. NAYO, Lydia A. Nayo is an associate professor at Loyola Law School
Suspect Charged in Shop Clerk's Slaying PAUL ELIAS
Art Gallery Moving Up and Maybe Out ERIN TEXEIRA
Obituaries
Q & A
Man Dies After Police Use Pepper Spray NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mission Guides to Sing on TV Morning Show JULIE FATE SULLIVAN
Assembly Panel Votes to Oppose Closure of Camarillo State Hospital JEFF McDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Supervisors OK License to Sell Coroner's Memorabilia in Japan
Wildfires Near Ojai Blamed on Single Arsonist MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bank Robbed; Bandit May Be Tied to Others DAVID R. BAKER
Owner Says Future of Artspace Gallery Is in Jeopardy
Movie Memorabilia Auction to Highlight Center Opening
Cattle Prices
Pasadena Mayor's Fund-Raiser Draws Huffs and Puffs RICHARD WINTON
School Board Rejects Parental OKs for Clubs STEVE RYFLE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ward Valley Project License
Woman Drops 2 UCI Doctors From Lawsuit
Community Center Burns in Lincoln Heights BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hearings Slated for City Zoning Permits DAVID E. BRADY
Wolford to Retire as Chief of Simi Valley Schools JOANNA M. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sterling Sues KADY Owner for Libel PAUL ELIAS
Group Given $25,000 for Performing Arts TIM MAY
Traffic Ticket Office Gets a Green Light KATE FOLMAR
Couple's Home Plans Spell End of the Trail DAVID R. BAKER
'3-Strikes' Law
Board Delays Construction of Courthouse Near LAX
Panel Favors Water Tank Antennas FRANK MESSINA
College Debaters Talk Their Way to the Top KIMBERLY BROWER
Royce Anti-Stalking Bill Passes House, Sent to Senate MEREDITH COHN
Clouds Over the Coliseum : Questions on safety of repairs should be faced fully and quickly
City to Fix Stretch of Stanton Ave. LESLEY WRIGHT
Diabetic Defense Fails; Jury Convicts Man of Killing Wife ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tours and Demonstrations Part of Police Open House JOHN POPE
Contributions Pour In for Grandmother Accused of Attempted Robbery RICHARD WINTON and ABIGAIL GOLDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ward Retires as Auxiliary Bishop of L.A. LARRY B. STAMMER, TIMES RELIGION WRITER
Immigration Help Available at Pierce TIM MAY
He Knows of Boxing's Danger but Believes He Can Beat It Dana Parsons
Toddler Is Killed After Falling Out of Family's Car LESLEY WRIGHT and MIMI KO CRUZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
$900,000 in Computer Goods Stolen FRANK B. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Held After 2-Hour Standoff in Hollywood TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Charity's Neighbors Want It Out HOPE HAMASHIGE
Singing the Praises of Composting JODI WILGOREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Fight Against Crime: Notes From The Front : Tactical Team Taking Down Vandal Taggers JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents Ask Mayor to Help Crime-Ridden Community MICHAEL KRIKORIAN
Crossing Guard Rules Changed SHELBY GRAD
Job Fair Scheduled at Community Center DONNA MUNGEN
NEWS
At $772,500, Those Golf Clubs of JFK's Were a Steal ART BUCHWALD
Dodger Brett Butler Has Throat Cancer; Surgery Set From Associated Press
Dodger Brett Butler Has Throat Cancer; Surgery Set BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Treadmill Is Best Calorie-Burner, Exercise Study Finds TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Fat Child, Fat Adult? SANDRA G. BOODMAN, THE WASHINGTON POST
UPDATE : The Jig Is Up for Wilderness Bomber PAUL DEAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parolee With Tracking Anklet Accused of Killing Woman From Associated Press
At Long Last, Nazi Faces Trial MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shooting at Courthouse Leaves 2 Dead TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House OKs 4 Anti-Crime Bills, Including Sex Offender Notification From Associated Press
Woman's Slaying Last Year May Have Been by Mistake LEE ROMNEY and KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Karadzic, Mladic Gaining Popularity Reuters
Nation IN BRIEF : THE MIDWEST : States Still Plagued by Flash Flooding From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Dole 'Bothered' by His Low Rating Among Women EDWIN CHEN and JOHN M. BRODER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Cigarette Companies' Ads Come Under Fire by Clinton JOHN M. BRODER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Voters Point India to New Path JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not All Things Compute PETER H. KING
N.H. Governor Calls for Suspending Gas Tax Associated Press
U.N. Report Disputes Israel on Shelling MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RECREATION : 32,000 Cyclists Get N.Y. Streets to Themselves DAVID LAMB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McDougal Denies Loan Fraud Charges SARA FRITZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deal May Pave Way for Judge's Son to Join Court JANET HOOK and ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Nation IN BRIEF : NORTH CAROLINA : Gantt Wins Primary, Faces Helms Again From Times Staff and Wire Reports
This Star Won't End Up in the Tabs BILL HIGGINS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MEDIA : Channels Air the Little Picture : Trend toward 'hyperlocal' news coverage finds a conduit on cable. Broadcasts can be targeted to areas as small as several neighborhoods. ELEANOR RANDOLPH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Proceedings at The Hague on Court TV From Associated Press
U.S., Mexico Sign Pacts on Migrants, Drugs, Pollution MARK FINEMAN and STANLEY MEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Neighbors Grappling With Connection LORENZA MUNOZ and LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
State Senate Panel Rejects Repeal of Helmet Law CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Audit Assails MTA Spending, Management RICHARD SIMON and JON D. MARKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Democrats Block Vote on Gas-Tax Repeal EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wheat Farmers Going Against the Grain JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
International Court Opens Bosnia War Crimes Trial TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Breast Cancer Death Rate Continues to Decline in U.S., Institute Reports MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOOK REVIEW / NONFICTION : Precious Love Letters of a Sort Between Writer and Editor : THE HAPPINESS OF GETTING IT DOWN RIGHT: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966 Edited by Michael Steinman; Alfred A. Knopf $26, 368 pages RICHARD EDER, TIMES BOOK CRITIC
Committee OKs Scaled-Back Restrictions on Spray Paint Cans CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'3 Strikes' Law Saves Money, Study Contends Associated Press
Murder Trail
Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Girl Is Eating, Won't Need Feeding Tubes From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : MONTANA : Sympathizer Charged With Aiding Freemen From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Judge Refuses to Approve Settlement in Duke Case JOHN J. GOLDMAN and PAUL LIEBERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Couple and Company at Crux of Mystery GEOFF BOUCHER and JAMES S. GRANELLI and DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Hazards Found in Nearly 75% of Garment Shops STUART SILVERSTEIN and GEORGE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jogger's Killing Called Errant Hit LEE ROMNEY and KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Long Beach, L.A. Ports Face Crisis in Labor Dispute JEFF LEEDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Punch lines
Shirley McCracken Gets Catholics Award ANN CONWAY
VIDEO REVIEWS / HEALTH : Do These Routines Pass the Kid Test? : Psst--These Routines Pass the Kid Test KATE LINTHICUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
You Will Never Look at Your Closet the Same Way Again ROBIN ABCARIAN
Sufferers of Acne, Beware: Pimples May Be Winning SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
The Full Treatment DEBRA CANO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'The Placement of Last Resort' LYNN SMITH, STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Olympic Torch's Flame Goes Out When Cyclist Falls in Washington
Cal's Abdur-Rahim to Try NBA From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Valera Haunts His Former Team MIKE DiGIOVANNA
JetHawks Give It a Bit Extra, but Lose in 12 Innings, 12-8 JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Corona del Mar Gets a Break in the Seedings DAVE McKIBBEN
Braves Get Maddux Off the Hook From Associated Press
No Rest for Utah Defense, Which Takes Apart the Spurs From Associated Press
Abbott Leaves Angels in Hole ELLIOTT TEAFORD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Langston May Be Out Eight Weeks MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Girls
Error-Prone 49ers Lose to UCLA, 13-7
Titans Blame Woes on Distractions LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LPGA Will Try Oakmont Again for L.A. Women's Championship THOMAS BONK
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Schott Apologizes, Gets No Penalty ROSS NEWHAN
Baseball / Daily Report Associated Press
Ending Skid Was Imperfect Act JEFF FLETCHER
Cal's Abdur-Rahim to Try NBA From Staff and Wire Reports
They Probably Were Printed by Princeton Press MAL FLORENCE
Dodgers at a Loss for Words BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shaking Off the Pain : Long Beach's Jones Is Back From Injury, but Memory Lingers JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shaky Clemens Shakes Brewers From Associated Press
Home Runs Give Brea League Title MARTIN HENDERSON
Fullerton Stops Sonora to Win Freeway League MIKE TERRY
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Valera Haunts His Former Team MIKE DiGIOVANNA
She Should Put Money Where Her Foot Is ALLAN MALAMUD
Brickyard Lure Is Irresistible SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lindros Answers Miami Fans With Game-Winner
Butler Faces Treatment That Is Long, Arduous THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Davis Stars for Reds Again BOB NIGHTENGALE
U.S. Women, China to Play Volleyball Exhibition Tonight at UCI WENDY WITHERSPOON
Ventura, Oxnard Coaches Get Full-Time Promotions FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RIVER WILD : Taming the Kern in a Kayak Proves a Daunting Challenge PETE THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cleveland Surprises Carson, 4-3
Onsaga Pitches Glendale to Pacific Title
Boys
For Openers, Granada Hills Cruises
Pitcher Missed Complete Game but Finished What He Started
Ex-Newbury Park Football Star Van Buren Faces Probation Violation
Oh Henry! Fresno State Slips One Past CSUN PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Margarita Reputation Secure After 24-Shot Victory MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Only Chatsworth Can Laugh Off Comedy of Errors ANDY SAMUELSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Make a Wish for Him MIKE DOWNEY
East Walker River Is a Trout Hot Spot Early in the Season
Hirsh Has Answers For Crespi MIKE BRESNAHAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arm Aneurysm Found in Cone Associated Press
ENTERTAINMENT
The Brothers Quay Make a New Move Through the Dark KRISTINE McKENNA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Defanged 'Wolf' Tackles Epic-Sized Issues DON SHIRLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just a Pair of Hard-to-Love Lugs HOWARD ROSENBERG
UCLA Arts Center Gears Up for Its Busiest Season Ever CHRIS PASLES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He Leads So Others Can Follow BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Ratings : NBC Wins Week With an All-Around Performance LEE MARGULIES
THEATER REVIEW : Life's Harsh Lessons in Gray's 'Slippery' Monologue LAURIE WINER, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
MUSIC REVIEW : New Music Group Pays Tribute to Toru Takemitsu JOSEF WOODARD
Official Says Merger Hinges on Bylaw, Charter Changes ZAN DUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Not-So-Merry 'Wives of Windsor' JAN HERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ART REVIEW : Her Dominant View CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, TIMES ART CRITIC
Fast on His Feet : Bad-Boy Choreographer Stephen Petronio Delights in Warp-Speed Moves and Sexuality ZAN DUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Two Premiere Editors Resign Over Column CLAUDIA ELLER and JAMES BATES, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Chip Stacker Dense-Pac Reports Record Profit
Securities Times Staff and Wire Reports
Retailing Times Staff and Wire Reports
Planned Job Cuts Jump 96.5% from 1995 From Bloomberg Business News
Other News Times Staff and Wire Reports
Media Times Staff and Wire Reports
Housing Expo for Public at O.C. Fairgrounds Debora Vrana
Irvine Co. Center Offers Home-Finding Help Debora Vrana
Technology Times Staff and Wire Reports
Blue Chips Hit 3-Month Low; Dow Off 43.36 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Business Has a Place in Reforming Public Education JAMES FLANIGAN
Columbia / HCA Reports 16% Boost in 1st-Quarter Profit From Times Wire Services
Trade Times Staff and Wire Reports
Health Times Staff and Wire Reports
Baltimore Exec May Get Top Nasdaq Post From Associated Press
Comparator's Record Trading Raises Eyebrows GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Other News Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fleet to Settle Bias Lawsuit for $4 Million From Associated Press
Wal-Mart's Empire Reaching to New San Clemente Center Debora Vrana
Hot Comparator Cools Down as Doubts Surface GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Postal Service Profit Up $1.7 Billion From Associated Press
Blue Chips Hit 3-Month Low; Dow Off 43.36 From Times Staff and Wire Services
Prudential Sees Benefit in Coldwell Sale Debora Vrana
Hughes Grants Rights to Technology, Products
Other News Times Staff and Wire Reports
SEC Tries to Bring Lloyd's Fraud Cases to U.S. From Associated Press
Breaking Bread : Puck Deal Indicative of American Express' Renewed Efforts DENISE GELLENE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NextWave Gives Asian Firms an Entree to U.S. Phone Market CHRIS KRAUL and EVELYN IRITANI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Growth Rate in Credit Buying Drops Sharply From Reuters
Honeymoon Should Be Trip of a Lifetime JUDITH SCHOOLMAN, REUTERS
Japan Reigns in Auto Quality Survey From Associated Press
Cantor Fitzgerald Pact Puts an End to Infighting From Associated Press
Catheter Developer Plans Public Stock Sale BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top Executives at Toshiba Irvine Unit Include Its First American LESLEY WRIGHT
Speculative Signs Troubling Wall Street TOM PETRUNO
Telecommunications Times Staff and Wire Reports
Most Fliers Take Bonus Miles Personally MICHAEL CONLON, Michael Conlon is a freelance writer who covers business travel issues for Reuters
JAL Hopes to Make Headway With Luxury Loo From Associated Press
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