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What happened on August 20, 1997
NEWS
A Cautious Graduate of the School of Buy Now By Robin Abcarian
Spank Your Kid, Go to Jail? By Shari Roan, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
At Robot Wars, combatants rush at one another with buzz saws and axes. And the crowd roars. By Mark Cromer, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fragile Hopes By Jonathan Bor, THE BALTIMORE SUN
'I Stopped Denying and Punishing Myself' By Candace A. Wedlan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Excuses
Recovered Memory on National Trial By Jonathan Kirsch, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Punch Lines
The Taxing Details of Landmark Legislation By Carrie St. Michel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
And Now, Something Really Wild By Mark Cromer
Most Others Are Tin Cans at Hands of O.C. Robot By Denise Marie Siino, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sierra Blaze Fully Contained By Claire Vitucci, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
State Farm Quake Policy Suit Settled By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Longer School Year
Man in Space
Teaching in English
Buchanan on Marriage and Divorce
Simplifying State Taxes
Closure
TV Tapings
Breakwater
Growing Marijuana
Group Accuses State in Woman's Poisoning Death By Efrain Hernandez Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Rebuffed on Faster Death Penalty Appeals By Alan Abrahamson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Prepares for Worst Winter in Decades By Julia Scheeres and Claire Vitucci, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Labor Encouraged by UPS Pact, Vows to Boost Its Efforts By Stuart Silverstein and Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITERS
FAA Failure Cited in ValuJet Crash Report By Eric Malnic, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Businesses Push the Speed Limit By Patrice Apodaca, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Matter of Money: The dispute about putting a golf course...
Push Grows for Law on 'Veggie Libel' By Martha Groves, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cocaine Kingpin's Tailspin Shows Reach of His Trade By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An El Nino Is Coming! (Possibly) By Peter H. King
Lockyer Proposes Lower Capital Gains Tax By Dave Lesher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pyramid Game Case Continues to Divide Town By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Funds to Use Armories as Shelters Cut By Hope Hamashige, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Buzz About Mosquitoes Is Getting Louder By Michael Granberry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Schools Top Priority, Gingrich Says By Cathleen Decker, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
As Patching Up Mir Goes On, U.S. Questions Its Safety By Vanora Bennett, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Retaliatory Rockets Rain on Israel; 3 Hurt By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mass Grave in Israel Is From Roman Times \o7 Reuters\f7
NATO Dismantles Positions Set Up by Bosnian Hard-Liners \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
Panel Sifts the Red Tape of a Black Day By Heather Knight, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington Insight From The Times Washington Bureau
Ground, but Perhaps Not Ice, Broken in N. Korea By Sonni Efron, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Denials, Cambodia Forces Say Royalists Are on the Run \o7 From Reuters\f7
Politics Suspected in Arson Attack on Kenya Resort Market \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
In China Corruption Case, It's Prison for 'Princeling' By Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grenade Attack on Restaurant Kills 2 From Times Wire Reports
Mexico Killing Called Theft-Linked \o7 Reuters\f7
8 Climbers Die in Swiss, French Alps From Times Wire Reports
$3 Billion in Bonds to Pay Victims' Kin From Times Wire Reports
Typhoon Kills 19 in Coastal Province From Times Wire Reports
Protesters Criticize Emergency Housing From Times Wire Reports
Jet Crash Reported; All Said to Survive From Times Wire Reports
Air Force Acts to Cut Flier Stress From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Race Factor Probed in Grisly Death From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Blunders in Foreign Training Alleged From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bus Hijacker's Death Ruled Self-Defense From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Time Offers 'Regret' for Jewell Coverage From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Suspect in N.H. Killing Rampage Is Slain \o7 From Associated Press\f7
For Clinton, Opportunity to Kick Back By Art Pine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Enjoys Birthday Clambake \o7 Reuters\f7
Judge Dismisses Juror in Arizona Governor's Fraud Trial \o7 Associated Press\f7
Judge Dismisses Juror in Fraud Trial of Arizona's Governor \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Man Drags Dog Tied to Bumper of Truck \o7 Associated Press\f7
Local Workers Happy With Action, Result By Julie Tamaki and Greg Sandoval, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Judge Dismisses Juror in Fraud Trial of Arizona's Governor \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Who Struck, Who Didn't
Herman Survives Trial by Fire By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Players
Ex-Rep. Rostenkowski Freed After Year in Federal Prison \o7 From Reuters\f7
1 VMI Cadet Bows Out, 2nd Huffs and Puffs--but Those Are the Guys \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Videotaped Prison Beating in Texas Spurs FBI Probe \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
Shuttle, With Satellite Aboard, Returns Safely \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Castro Feared U.S. Invasion for JFK Killing, Files Say \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Lutherans Narrow Divide With Catholics By Larry B. Stammer, TIMES RELIGION WRITER
2 Girls Who Died in Heat Wave Are Mourned \o7 From Associated Press\f7
El Toro Marine to Be Resentenced By Steve Carney, TIMES STAFF WRITER
5 Killed in Van Crash \o7 Reuters\f7
Quake Insurance Agency Gets OK to Keep Witness Off Stand By Kenneth Reich, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Hey, Let's Play the Movie Title Game! By Patrick Goldstein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
KCET Chief Leads Station Into Expansion Era By Judith Michaelson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. By Shauna Snow
L.A. Guitar Quartet Plays Little Something for Everyone By Daniel Cariaga
Morality and Art: 'Roses' Leaves the Issue Open By Kenneth Herman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Titles Give Films New Lease on Life on Video By Donald Liebenson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CBS Finds 'Price' Is Right on Sunday Night By Brian Lowry
Diversified Swingtown By Zan Stewart, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Super Calif Alterna Listic Expert Christian Rockers By Mike Boehm
Rough Tough Muffs By John Roos, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Album Review By Mike Boehm
Trouble in a Clinic and 'In the House' By T.H. Mcculloh, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BUSINESS
Tomorrow's Workplace
Fed Policymakers Leave Interest Rates Alone, as Expected \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
FBI Agents Raid Beverly Hills Brokerage Firm By Debora Vrana, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Levitz to Pay $10 Million in Credit Dispute By Jesus Sanchez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UPS Begins Effort to Win Back Clients By James F. Peltz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rooms With a Forecast : Hotels Are Hot Again, and That Says a Lot About the Southland Recovery By James Flanigan
Welding Firm Settles Quake-Related Suit Bloomberg News
Jacobs Engineering in Pact With Chevron Dow Jones News Service
B of A, Great Western Sued Over Title Delays Bloomberg News
Oracle, Sun Micro Take Aim at Windows NT Associated Press
Also. . .
HMO Will Change Name to Settle Dispute By David R. Olmos
Bay Networks Increases Estimates; Stock Jumps \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
Money Talks By Don Lee, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spotlight: Black Angus Restaurants May Be Sold
U.S. Expands Review of 4 Microsoft Deals From Associated Press
Bausch & Lomb to Settle Lens Probes Bloomberg News
News Corp.'s 4th-Quarter Profit Falls 43% Bloomberg News
Dayton Hudson Corp., parent of Target stores, reported...
3 Columbia / HCA Execs Plead Not Guilty Associated Press
Texaco Acquires 20% Stake in Kazakhstan Oil Field From Bloomberg News
Tobacco Firms Lose Bid to Scuttle Ingredients Law From Bloomberg News
FCC Rejects Ameritech's Bid for Long-Distance From Reuters
Video Renter Fights Store by Store By Diane Garrett, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
AAA in the Lobby By Don Lee, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Video View
2 Ex-Warner Bros. TV Execs Join CBS By Sallie Hofmeister
Dow Up 114 in Broad Rise; Yields Ease From Times Staff and Wire Reports
YOUR MONEY : Indirect Frequent-Flier Tax Slips In Under Public Radar By Suzanne Wooton, BALTIMORE SUN
Stocks Rise Sharply; Bond Yield Dips From Times Wire Services
Close Escrow and Pack Your Suitcases By Melinda Fulmer
Home Sales Go Faster and Higher By Melinda Fulmer
CompCare Loses $3 Million for Fiscal Year By Barbara Marsh, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wet Seal Second-Quarter Net Rises 3% Over Previous Year
Koll Reorganization Includes a Little Something for Execs By Melinda Fulmer
Allied Biotechnology to Change Direction
Emulex Corp.:
SOS Staffing Services to Buy Execusoft By James S. Granelli
American Custom Components Finds Buyer
Environmentalists Push Toxin-Free Paper By Bill Kaczor, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rockwell's Pittsburgh Offices Moving to California, Wisconsin By (John O'Dell)
StarBase Sells $3 Million in Debt Securities Dow Jones
Alplha Microsystems, Westergaard Ink Deal Dow Jones
CorVel Enters Contract With N.D. Agency Dow Jones
FOOD
The Size of Pies By Charles Perry
Spanking New Restaurant By Russ Parsons
Faire Food: Graded in the Shade By Shoshana Goldberg
Hideous, Satanic Invention By Charles Perry
Pink Lady Is Gaining on Granny By Russ Parsons
The Ice Cream Challenge By Charity Ferreira, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Scoop on a Rich Life By Michelle Huneven, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Huneven is author of the recently published novel "Round Rock" (Knopf, $24)
A Home for All That Zucchini By Marion Cunningham, Cunningham's latest book is "Cooking With Children" (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995)
Rosenblum Cellars California Zinfandel 'Vintners Cuvee XV' (About $8) By S. Irene Virbila
Places in the Haardt By Stuart Pigott, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Pigott is a British journalist and wine writer
Grapevine By Shoshana Goldberg
What Are You Drinking?
Sharing the Green By Rose Dosti
Light, Lean, Luscious By Donna Deane, Deane is director of The Times Test Kitchen
Finds
Cookbook Watch
The Essence of Bouillabaisse By Charity Ferreira, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Preserving Made Absurdly Easy By Kathy Casey, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Casey is a chef, restaurant consultant and food writer in Seattle
Salad, the Coolest Dinner By Holly B. Clegg, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Clegg's most recent book is "Trim & Terrific One-Dish Favorites" (Clarkson Potter, 1997)
The Great Chopped Cucumber By Faye Levy, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Levy is the author of "The Low-Fat Jewish Cookbook" (Clarkson Potter, 1997)
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
MTA Budget Found 'Unrealistic, Flawed' By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Fair Finds Itself the Butt of Controversy Over Tobacco Firm By Ken Ellingwood, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reservists Honor the 'Gray Knight' By Matea Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fatality Ends Wrong-Way 10-Mile Drive By Jon Steinman and Claire Vitucci, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Express Lanes' Tolls Rising to Drive Off Users By Jeff Kass, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Group Charged With Campaign Finance Violations By Esther Schrader, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doggone, If This Isn't a Case for Suzy Burk, Pet Detective By Dana Parsons
Martial Arts Instructor Tells of Haun's Strength By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Restrictions Urged on Sale of Oysters By Terence Monmaney, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Senior Couples Renew Vows, Take the Cake By Coll Metcalfe and Brenda Loree, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Offers of Help Pouring in for Vandalized Youth Club By Regina Hong, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
What Council Doesn't Know Hurts Builders By Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Fines Falcon Cable for Franchise Violations By David Greenberg, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mosquito Alert By Michael Granberry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Board Acts on Tax Appeal Logjam By Jean O. Pasco, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Where the Parties Are. . .and Aren't
Lessons in Loan Fraud By Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Launch Point
For This Team, It's Synch and Swim By Kimberly Brower
Stuart's Rollerworld Averts Closure but May Move Anyway By Lesley Wright
Environment Report Due on Resort Project By Leslie Earnest
Caltrans Trailer Fire Shuts Freeway By Bonnie Hayes
Coastline to Develop Online Student Center By John Canalis
School Board Moves Meeting to a Monday By John Canalis
Music Store Planning Parking Lot Festival By Cathy Werblin
Post-Quake, Berman Got Help for Valley By Nancy Hill-holtzman
Grass Fire Burns 4 Acres, Prompts Calls By Scott Steepleton
Premed Students Left in Waiting Room By Amy Wallace, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
UPS Drivers Ready to Resume Service By Nick Green
Adding to the List of Presidents By Steve Harvey
LAX to Lower Landing Fees but Raise Levy on Passengers By Deborah Belgum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ex-Convict Accused of Con Game By Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smoke Leads Firefighters to Drug Lab in Home By Geoff Boucher
School Will Get Scoreboard From Farm Sale Proceeds By Hope Hamashige
Owner Sues to Spur Action on Property By Lesley Wright
UCI's Dr. DiSaia Gets Ob-Gyn Board Office By J. J. Pope
Whew! Forecasters Predict Cooler Days By Steve Carney
Medical Center Plans Health Fair Saturday By Debra Cano
Business Group Seeks Award Nominations By Brenda Loree
Weather Delays Crop Fumigation By Dawn Hobbs
Pawnshop Detail Scores Big This Year By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Camino High Sells Tiles to Buy Lights By Sylvia L. Oliande
Train Ride Gives Kids Another View By Dade Hayes
Wilson Vetoes Grant for Community Center By Sylvia L. Oliande
Winds Rekindle Hopper Canyon Fire By Coll Metcalfe
County Foundation Seeking Volunteers By Richard Warchol
An Abandoned Dog's Best Friend By Jean O. Pasco
Missile Testing, Job Cuts to Be Discussed By Chris Chi
New Terminal Weighed for Commuter Planes at Los Angeles Airport By Deborah Belgum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Geologists to Present Quake Hazard Maps By Darrell Satzman
Guest House Tenant Found Dead in Pool By Jose Cardenas
Campus Mourns Slain Mall Guard By Geoff Boucher
Wayne Nastri Named to Seat on Air Board By J. J. Pope
Shingleton Heads Base Reuse Group By J. J. Pope
Mary Ann Xavier Joins Mentoring Panel By J. J. Pope
National Guard Proposes Opening Regional Facility
Neon Bowler Sign Re-Lit After 50 Years in Dark
County Officials Reject District's School Budget
Earmarking of Refuse Tax for 911 Center Defeated
City Ordered to Pay Fees in Transit Suit
Court Overrules Council, OKs Condo Development
New Educators Learn Teaching Strategies at Clinic
Council Rejects Effort to Block Theater Project
Supervisors OK Lease of Firefighting Helicopter
City Officials to Honor 'Women of Courage'
Bad Feelings Heated Up on Ground, Schuller, Flight Attendant Agree By Peter M. Warren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Money Pours In to Buy Student Uniforms By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Than 100 Seek to Head Charter Panel
Parents Turn in 17-Year-Old Suspect in Reseda Slaying By Jose Cardenas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Than 100 Contend for Charter Reform Board Post By Henry Chu, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prosecutors Accused of Hiding Crime Lab Problems From Public By Mack Reed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oxnard Hears From Arts Center Manager on Financial Woes By Chris Chi, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
UCI Cancellation Angers Backers of Benefit Concert By John Canalis, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Artists Put Color Back in Whitewashed Graffiti Pit
Help Sought in Finding Disabled Man
Merrill Asks Reversal on Grand Jury Transcripts By Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Motorist Killed in Crash Is Identified
Mentally Ill Man Sent to Prison for Wallet Theft By Mack Reed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Accuses State in Woman's Poisoning Death By Efrain Hernandez Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Pride of Mission Viejo
More Whistling in the Wind
Big Noise of UPS Strike May Not Have a Long-Lived Echo
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Stuffing Body in Box By Jon Steinman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Battle That Just Won't End
Obituaries
Keep Your Health History Private By A.G. Breitenstein and Denise M. Nagel, A.G. Breitenstein, a lawyer, is director of the Health Law Institute of the Justice Resource Institute. Denise M. Nagel, a physician, is executive director of the National Coalition for Patient Rights
Suspect Denies Stuffing Body in Box By Jon Steinman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Transit Police Merger Plan Stalled By Jodi Wilgoren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Bar Names L.A. Lawyer as Chief Executive Officer From a Times Staff Writer
Crash Caused by Wrong-Way Driver Kills Man on Foothill Freeway By Jon Steinman and Claire Vitucci, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ombudsman to Mediate LAPD Conflicts By Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parks Urges Ending 3-Day Schedule
Newhall Fire Contained; No Injuries By Claire Vitucci, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Review Finds MTA Budget 'Flawed' and 'Unrealistic' By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Review Finds MTA Budget 'Flawed' and 'Unrealistic' By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Farm Quake Policy Suit Settled By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
A Round Trip Just the Ticket for Young By Steve Springer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels Feel the Sprain of Victory By John Weyler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top Of His Game By Chris Dufresne, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yankees-Angels: Apples, Oranges By Mike Downey
Young Is Dodgers' Man --in a Roundabout Way By Randy Harvey
A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media... By Lisa Dillman
Reinsdorf and Veeck: Two of a Kind? By Shav Glick
Brazil to Play in CONCACAF Gold Cup By Grahame L. Jones
Mission Viejo Is Practically Perfect By Paul Mcleod, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Most Valuable, and a Good Value By Earl Gustkey
Sparks Tonight By Earl Gustkey
Estes Good Enough to Turn Back Phillies From Associated Press
Mabry's Jaw Broken in Batting Practice Associated Press
No Error About It: Bonilla Slams Cubs \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Home Runs Pave Way for Indians, 7-5 From Associated Press
Belle Takes the Blame for Slump Associated Press
Hollandsworth on Disabled List By Steve Springer
Union Files Phillips Grievance By Chris Foster
Mark Langston thinks he's ready to return from the... By John Weyler
Hornets Complete Renovation of Backcourt by Signing Phills From Staff and Wire Reports
Notre Dame Lands Transfer
Gore Among U.S. Amateur Qualifiers From Staff and Wire Report
Clemente Is A Heavy Hitter By Fernando Dominguez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moorpark Gives Soccer Coach the Boot By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Checking the Chart By Jim Hodges
Chargers Cut Coleman Associated Press
Redskins Fight It Out Associated Press
It's All Relative By Robyn Norwood
Trainer Makes Claims Associated Press
Testing the Bounds at Quarterback : Taft's Coach Tries to Mold Another Raw Talent at Helm By Michael Lazarus, TIMES STAFF WRITER
South Mission Viejo Nearly Perfect By Paul Mcleod, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Little League World Series at a Glance By Paul Mcleod
Spotlight Moves to Another Sorgi By Paul Mcleod, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Splash Tonight By Martin Henderson
Duckworth to Leave Titans for Phillies By Lon Eubanks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bullfrogs Begin Series With Rhinos Friday
Vigilantes Win on Barberie's Homer
Valley North Comes Up Short By Eric Mitchell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hornets Complete Renovation of Backcourt by Signing Phills From Staff and Wire Reports
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