What happened on April 20, 1997
ENTERTAINMENT
They Came From Hollywood By Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to The Times
Big, Bigger, Biggest By Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Guys and Swans By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a writer and editor who lives in Paris
Esteem Soars for Hawks By Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
The Birth of the Duke By Garry Wills, Garry Wills won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for "Lincoln at Gettysburg." Excerpted from "John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity" (Simon & Schuster, 1997)
Building the Beast By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Sledgehammer, Smashing About By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
The Cadence of Opportunity By Timothy Mangan, Timothy Mangan is an occasional contributor to Sunday Calendar
Turning Gray to Black and White By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief By Cheo Hodari Coker
In Brief By Steve Hochman
In Brief By Steve Hochman
OPINION
Opinion asked designers, artists and architects how the land in Chavez Ravine should be used: By Shawn Hausman, Shawn Hausman, a production designer, most recently worked as an art director on "The People vs. Larry Flynt." He is also an interior designer who is now refurbishing the Chateau Marmont
Opinion asked designers, artists and architects how the land in Chavez Ravine should be used: By Janet Marie Smith, Janet Marie Smith is an architect and urban designer who rebuilt Camden Yards in Baltimore and oversaw the design of the new stadium for the Atlanta Braves, which opened this month
With the Dodgers up for sale, a new use for the undeveloped land at the heart of Los Angeles could revitalize and refocus the city By Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is State Librarian of California and a member of the faculty at USC. The latest volume of his history of California is "Endangered Dreams, The Great Depression in California" (Oxford University Press)
The Battle of Chavez Ravine By Thomas S. Hines, Thomas S. Hines, a professor of history and architecture at UCLA, is the author of "Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture" (UC Press). His most recent book is "William Faulkner and the Tangible Past: The Architecture of Yoknapatawpha."
Turmoil in Zaire Invites an African Solution By Basil Davidson, Basil Davidson's most recent book on African history is "The Search for Africa" (Times Books)
The Independent Counsel Law: Is It Time to Fix the Fix? By Jack Quinn, Jack Quinn served as President Bill Clinton's White House counsel and Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff
The Overlooked Half of the Farm Workers' Triumph By Ana Castillo, Ana Castillo is the author of "Loverboys" (W. W. Norton) and editor of "The Goddess of the Americas: Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe" (Riverhead)
Kenneth Jackson By Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is vice president and director of the Hajjar and Partners New Media Lab. He spoke with Kenneth T. Jackson from the historian's home in Chappaqua, N.Y
KO the Stereotypes; They're Not OK By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
End This Game of Gotcha By Ross K. Baker, Ross K. Baker is a professor of political science at Rutgers University
REAL ESTATE
At Home in America By Karen E. Klein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Karen E. Klein is a Monrovia freelance writer
TRAVEL
Car-Less in Coronado By Ralph Frammolino, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Frammolino writes for The Times' Metro section
Horsing Around Mt. Whitney By Victoria Calkins, Calkins is a Santa Rosa freelance writer
Remnants of Lost Japan By Barbara E. Thornbury, Thornbury is a Princeton, N.J.-based freelance writer and associate professor of Japanese at Temple University in Philadelphia. She's the author of the just-published book "The Folk Performing Arts: Traditional Culture in Contemporary Japan" (SUNY Press)
New Rewards for Frequent Sailing By Harry Basch and Shirley Slater, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month