Archive for Thursday, December 11, 1997

• Broken Pipe Delays Surgeries at Hospital By Darrell Satzman

• Leon Poliakov; Historian of Anti-Semitism

• Councilwoman Elected to League of Cities Board

• Lucy Askew; At 114, Britain’s Oldest Woman

• Residents Voice Opinions on Movie Complex Plan

• Congressman Hopes to Deliver on New Oak Park ZIP Code By Miguel Bustillo

• Getting Teachers Up to Speed By Carol P. Barnes

• Argument in Hotel Leads to Melee; Police Arrest 4 By Veronique De Turenne

• Obituaries

• Gusts Up to 45 MPH Kick Up a Little Chaos By Claire Vitucci

• ORANGE - City Agrees to Buy Bank Building for New Library By Lesley Wright

• COSTA MESA - $6.8 Million Pledged to County Boy Scouts By John Canalis

• ANAHEIM - New Biography Program Is Donated to Schools By Debra Cano

• Agency Unveils 3 Non-Aviation Plans for El Toro By Lorenza Munoz

• 1 Drink Per Day Cuts Risk of Death by 21%, 9-Year Study Finds

• WESTMINSTER - Council Opposes 3-Day Tet Festival, OKs Parade By John Pope

• Report of Snowballs in Space Disputed by Other Researchers

• Ex-County Official Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Bribes

• 2 Held After Gun Battle With Deputies By John L. Mitchell

• Rotarians Take Needy Kids on Shopping Spree By Coll Metcalfe

• William Smith; Songwriter, Rock, Soul and Gospel Keyboardist

• Council to Question Manager Candidates By Chris Chi

• Lucy Askew; At 114, Britain’s Oldest Woman

• School Vote May Have Broken Law By Lisa Fernandez

• Power Outages Widespread as High Winds Fell Lines

• Lillie Kidd, 95; Longtime Santa Paula Resident

• Conejo Board to Put Bond Measure on Ballot Again By Lisa Fernandez

• Selling News Like Hotcakes (click here) By Ronald K L. Collins

• Warming? More Like Global Balderdash By Alexander Cockburn

• Suspected Drunk Driver Kills 2, Injures 2 in Crash

• Photographer’s Assailant Faces Up to 2 Life Terms

• Congressman Hopes to Deliver on New Oak Park ZIP Code By Miguel Bustillo

• Dogs, Cats at Shelter Showered With Gifts By Tom Becker

• Thelma Ellis; Hollywood and Broadway Dancer

• 5 Arrested After Mini Robbery Spree By Solomon Moore

• Carl Moyer; Advisor to California on Clean Air Efforts

• Family Wins 2-Year Fight to Keep Potbellied Pig

• State to Suspend Liquor License of Landmark Rendezvous Bar By Hilary E. Macgregor

• Voters Reject Fire Dept. Merger With L.A. County

• Driver Hospitalized in Crash With Train By Doug Shuit

• Jeannette E. Rockefeller; Former First Lady of Arkansas

• Few Speak at Hearing on City’s Expansion By Nick Green

• Man Arrested in Pasadena Kidnapping and Shooting By Brett Johnson

• Stolen Ring Leads to Arrests of 4 Men By Veronique De Turenne

• Council Questions Using Old Library as Arts Center

• Cleaning Up ‘Metal Graffiti’ By Jeff Kass

• Hardware Chain Adds a Depot for Hiring Laborers By Julie Tamaki

• Star Tours

• COUNTYWIDE - Supervisors Cut Wording, Then OK Project’s Sign By Jean O. Pasco

• LAGUNA BEACH - Trustee Turner Elected President of School Board By Liz Seymour

• IRVINE - Search Narrows for Firm to Do Project’s Impact Report By Lisa Addison

• Leon Poliakov; Historian of Anti-Semitism

• A Fairy Tale for Children’s Hard Realities By Richard Warchol

• New Judge for Dally Trial Is Announced By Tracy Wilson

• Travel Warning Extends to Mugs By Steve Harvey

• Ex-Employee’s Suit Accuses Law Firm of Improprieties By Henry Weinstein

• Home Invasion Changes Seen By Steve Carney

• I Didn’t Know That

• Different Views of Mother in Neglect Case By Steve Carney

• Upper Newport Bay Road Shut Because of Storm Damage By Scott Martelle

• Driver Injured as Car, Blue Line Train Crash

• Suspect Crashes, Ending Pursuit in Anaheim By Steve Carney

• Designed to Speak Its Mind By Robert Lee Hotz

• SAN CLEMENTE - City Manager Withdraws Bid for Glendale Position By Susan Deemer

• The High Price of Speaking Up

• Liquor Sale Proposal Gains in San Marino By Ken Ellingwood and Amy Oakes

• School Board Reelects Walker as President By Lisa Fernandez

• Sheriff Proposes Auto Fee Increase By Hope Hamashige and Shelby Grad

• Congressman Vows to Dog Postal Service for Separate Oak Park ZIP Code By Miguel Bustillo

• Reliving the Drama of Everyday Life By Scott Harris

• Welcome Signal From Iran

• Plants Uproot Road Project Until Spring By Karima A. Haynes

• Friends Grieve for ‘Special’ Boy By Alan Abrahamson

• Queen Mary’s Smokestacks Get New Coat of Paint

• Thelma Ellis; Hollywood and Broadway Dancer

• Creation of Beach for Dogs to Be Discussed at Meeting

• Building Owner Told to Improve Parking By Tom Becker

• William Smith; Songwriter, Rock, Soul and Gospel Keyboardist

• Panel For Disabled Honors 2 Colleges By Darrell Satzman

• City Selected to Host Mayors Art Conference

• Wildfires

• LOS ALAMITOS - Jempsa Is Honored for Her Year as Mayor By John Canalis

• Driver in Santa Ana Hit-and-Run Sought

• Elderly Woman Killed Trying to Cross Street By Veronique De Turenne

• Gusts of 70 MPH Punish County; Foreman Is Killed in Irvine By David Reyes

• Ethics Panel Broadens Its Sights By Beth Shuster

• Making the Scene at ‘Young & Restless’ By Jerry Hicks

• Study of Subsurface Rocks Confirms Earth’s Warming Trend

• Figure in Informant Scandal Faces 3rd Strike By Alan Abrahamson

• Plant May Delay Rock-Blasting on Freeway By Karima A. Haynes

• Sting of El Nino By Scott Steepleton

• Carl Moyer; Advisor to California on Clean Air Efforts

• 3 Teenagers Caught After Freeway Chase By Chris Chi

• Teacher Helps Disabled Ski Through Life By Diane Wedner

• Universal Expansion Changes Are Aired By Sylvia L. Oliande

• Jeannette E. Rockefeller; Former First Lady of Arkansas

• Chauncey J. Medberry III; Former B of A Chairman By Myrna Oliver

• State Board OKs Buying Land for 2nd High School

• Police Chief Johansen Announces Retirement

• Where Was Hernandez? By Bill Boyarsky

• Why Be Soft on Utility Vehicles?

• Sale Offers New Life for Cemetery of the Stars By Bob Pool

• Kyoto Accord Is a Start Along the Right Track

• Fight at Work Site Sends 2 Men to Hospitals By Veronique De Turenne

• Transit Zone Could Save $50 Million By Henry Chu

• Purchase Plan Offers New Life for Cemetery By Bob Pool

• Measure E Loophole Targeted by Zeanah By Miguel Bustillo

• Waiver Hearing for English-Only Classes Delayed

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Erik Hamilton

• SCC Faces Test in Tournament

• Martinez Says He Has Agreed to Six-Year, $75-Million Deal

• Thuggery Is One Role Young Fans Can’t Model By Jack Newfield

• Hart Gets Best of Granada Hills

• Stern Hits This Softball Right Out of the Ballpark By Harvey Araton

• CALENDAR

• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ALL-VALLEY PAC-8 CONFERENCE

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Paul Mcleod

• Game of the Week

• NBA DAILY REPORT

• Page Redefines Players’ Roles By Elliott Teaford

• Daniels Finds the Time to Excel for El Camino Real By Paige A. Leech

• Taft Has More Than One Starr on Its Staff

• Rice Likely to Play Monday Night

• Advisor Admits to Using Athletes’ Funds By Tony Perry

• Record-Tying Nine Runners Form Southland Contingent By John Ortega

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Melanie Neff

• CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT A GLANCE - DIVISION VIII By Dave Mckibben

• Teammates Strickland, Murray Exchange Blows

• Wild Finish Sees Kansas Improve Home Streak to 50

• Valley Tournament Will Showcase Region’s Best

• Bolsa Grande Comes Back to Edge Fullerton, 85-84

• Kariya Signing Appears at Hand By Elliott Teaford

• Stern Facing NBA’s Issues by Living Up to His Name By Randy Harvey

• Clippers Cry Foul After Spurs Put It Away on the Line By Chris Baker

• El Camino Real Bounces Past Unlucky Chatsworth By Tris Wykes

• Oseguera Can Return to UCI Lineup Monday

• Martinez: The $75-Million Man?

• THE HOT CORNER By Mike Penner

• The Only Color Involved in This Case Is Green By Kevin Blackistone

• Musser Heads to Tennis Semifinals

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Michael Itagaki

• Division VIII

• Martinez: The $75-Million Man?

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Dave Mckibben

• It’s Championship Weekend Again

• If the NBA Isn’t Careful, It Will Become Baseball By Sam Smith

• Sounds of Silence By Mike Bresnahan

• Lombardi Award to Wistrom

• X Factor Might Be Defense for Moorpark

• Big Kid on the Block - Laguna Hills’ Makakaufaki Can Catch the Ball and Anchor Line By Dave Mckibben

• CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT A GLANCE - DIVISION I By Mike Terry

• Horry Backs Up Buddy Sprewell By Scott Howard-Cooper

• British Open Champion Leonard Among Players in Mixed Event By Thomas Bonk

• Patterson’s Appeal Rejected

• Buena’s Girls Open Up on Camarillo, 80-33 By Lance O'Fallon

• They Said It

• Jones Target of Tagliabue Memo

• Neill and White Share Foothill League Award

• Carson Bemoans Lack of Sloppy Conditions By Eric Sondheimer, Vince Kowalick, and Paige A. Leech

• McCoy Practicing at High Level By Tim Kawakami

• Duke Gets View From Top With a Breath of Fresh Air

• Magic, Minus Hardaway, Finally Beats Bulls

• Authority Has Become a Real Choke in Sports By Jim Murray

• Stern Hits This Softball Right Out of the Ballpark By Harvey Araton

• Moorpark Pair Plays Royal Even in 73-56 Victory By John Ortega

• Duo of Douglas, West Downs Arcadia, 66-61

• Upset Loss Makes Lakers Worriers By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Community College Athletes of the Week

• Push Begins to Sell Out Pond for ‘99 NCAA Hockey Finals By Mark Pargas

• Huskies Show They’re for Real

• Local Teams Compete in Girls’ Water Polo By Gary Klein and Mike Hiserman

• National Caliber

• Bledsoe Is Named in Lawsuit

• It’s a Better Team, Bigger Challenge By Lonnie White

• Cleveland Reloads, Then Unloads on Birmingham, 70-55 By Peter Yoon

• Roy’s 51 Saves Worthy of a Tie

• For Team Latrell, Stern Must Be the Real Enemy By Mike Lupica

• CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT A GLANCE - DIVISION V By Paul Mcleod

• UPCOMING PREP EVENTS IN ORANGE COUNTY By Martin Henderson

• Chapman Enjoys Wealth of Talent By Michael Itagaki

• Community College Athletes of the Week

• Marauders Lose on Road

• Osborne Out in a Heartbeat By Jim Hodges

• Glanville Exiled to the Siberia of NFL Game Sites By Mal Florence

• ESPN Goes Regional With New Network By Larry Stewart

• Jones Makes Impact for Littlerock, 48-41 By Steve Galluzzo

• Piatkowski Makes Most of Minutes By Chris Baker

• The Times’ Rankings: TOP 25 By Robyn Norwood

• Swillis Holding Own in Middle By Greg Sandoval

• Sex-Case Prosecutor Points to McKinney on Threats

• Bid for Abortion Limits Initiative Is Dropped

• Pact Casts Cloud of Uncertainty on U.S. Economy By Faye Fiore and Art Pine

• One-Stop Hopping

• 46-Year Fugitive From Road Gang Is Freed

• Punch Lines

• VALLEY NEWSWATCH

• WEAVE GONE SOFT - Cashmere comes from Himalayan goats, and O.C. is a long way from Inner Mongolia and China. So why are the sweaters only $99? Get in touch. By Kathryn Bold

• Black and Right By Robin Givhan

• Town goes ape over gorillas By Edith Stanley

• Land Mine Activists Accept Nobel

• Surfing Books With a Radical Touch–Words By D. James Romero

• Reflections of a City: Looking for a Few Good Volunteers - The Getty Combed L.A. to Find Its Docents and Aides, Hoping to Mirror the City’s Diversity By Bettijane Levine

• Nichols’ Wife Gives Anxious Testimony By Richard A. Serrano

• Forces Overpower Hijacker in Moscow

• 12 Days of

• Albright Takes Aim at Sudan From a Distance as Brutal War Rages On By Norman Kempster

• Pint-Sized Punch Lines

• FASHION / SENSE OF STYLE By Mini Avins

• Mystery Magnifies Grief in Family’s Death By Matea Gold

• Full Moon Over Miami? New Mayor’s Behavior Is on Edge By Mike Clary

• Mexico City’s New Police Chief Ousted By Anne-Marie O'Connor and Mary Beth Sheridan

• POST-GOAT MAINTENANCE By Kathryn Bold

• Rising Star of Austrian Nationalism By Tracy Wilkinson

• Adult Charges Are Likely in Shooting

• Outside of Getty’s Burg, Some Unique Options By Bob Sipchen

• Court Eases Double-Jeopardy Protection By David G. Savage

• Freeh, House Panel Sidestep Legal Fight By Marc Lacey

• Iraq Hangings Spark Diplomatic Protest

• Do Holocaust Museums Make Us Better People? By Geraldine Baum

• MTA Chief to Urge Hold on Rail Projects By Richard Simon

• State Winnows List of Suspect Voters to 2,500 By Peter M. Warren and Jodi Wilgoren

• Wilson Plans His Next Front in War for Education By George Skelton

• Quake Swarm Near Mammoth May Be Easing, Expert Says By Kenneth Reich

• This Street Car Flames Desires By Pamela Warrick

• American Manager of Hotel Is Kidnapped in Acapulco

• Political Paralysis Slows Japan’s Decision on Needed Financial Reforms By David Holley

• Home Depot Project Aids Day Laborers By Julie Tamaki

• Summit Decrees 6% Reduction in Main Global Warming Gases By Maggie Farley

• Penis Severed to Avenge Slaying, Police Say

• Major O.C. Win Close at Hand in Bond Suit By Davan Maharaj and Shelby Grad

• Murder Suspect Holds 2 Children

• Woman Avenging a Slaying Severs Man’s Penis, Police Say

• L.A. Offers to Repair Damage to Owens Lake By Frank Clifford

• O.C. Seeks to Settle Bankruptcy Suit By Davan Maharaj and Shelby Grad

• Power Surge Probed as Cause of TWA Jet Crash By Eric Malnic

• Schools Get $46.5-Million High-Tech Grant By Elaine Woo

• FDA Approves ‘Designer Estrogen’

• Your Turn

• Chief of Irvine’s Fluor Corp. to Step Down By John O'Dell

• Brokerage Asks Judge to Throw Out Parts of O.C. Suit By Davan Maharaj

• Scientists Report Primitive Step in Teleportation By K C. Cole

• Wilson Plans Initiatives on Education, Crime By Richard Lee Colvin and Dave Lesher

• Key Ingredient in Bronx Rebirth: The Picket Fence By John J. Goldman and Elizabeth Shogren

• Global Warming Accord Faces Tough Fight in Senate By James Gerstenzang

• Men’s Mags Opt for Trendy Make-Overs By Paul D. Colford

• ‘Fabrics Have Always Been Mathematical’ By William Kissel

• Yeltsin, Ill With Respiratory Bug, to Be Hospitalized for Up to 12 Days By Vanora Bennett

• West Covina Man Indicted in Alleged Real Estate Scam By James F. Peltz

• ‘Star Wars’ Rules Global Franchises By James Ulmer

• FPA Seeks to Reassure Investors About Oxford

• FTC Offers Consumer Counseling by Phone

• Competition Seeks U.S. Logo for Millennium

• Egyptian Brewer Tries a New Recipe: Quality By Anthony Shadid

• GE to Take Pretax Charge to Aid Restructuring

• Justice Dept. Filing in Aerospace Case Alleges Mismanagement

• Micro Center Consumer Data Suit Is Settled By Russ Stanton

• Somerset Automation Is Sold

• GE to Take $2-Billion Pretax Charge

• Sony Gives Some Personality to a Bestseller By Denise Gellene

• Attitude Only a True Fan Would Understand By Denise Gellene

• Seagate, Quantum Issue Market-Glut, Earnings Warnings

• Fluor Chairman Will Step Down By John O'Dell

• Prosoft to Buy Net Guru

• UnionBanCal Is Worth $8.3 Billion, Experts Say

• Judge Bars Disclosure of Cigarettes’ Ingredients

• Auto Part Maker Wynn’s Planning 3-for-2 Stock Split By John O'Dell

• One Estimate of Tobacco Lawyer Fees: $18 Billion

• 2 Advertisers Have Super Bowl Game Plans

• Publicis Drops Hostile Bid for True North

• Catalogs Relying Heavily on Sales Statistics

• Anti-Smoke Screen By Denise Gellene

• Velvet Retailers Are Anything but Blue By Diane Seo

• Vivus Forecasts Weak 4th-Quarter Profit

• It’ll Take More Than Flash to Take On Intel By Denise Gellene

• Driving Data

• Ad Ratings

• Nymex Chief Backs Merger With IPE

• U.S. Trade Deficit Jumps 11% in 3rd Quarter

• Also…

• Amtrak Says Its Chairman Is Resigning

• Morgan Issues Warning on Earnings

• Delta to Expand Flights Between U.S., Latin America

• But Is It a Hometown-Improvement Store? By Russ Stanton

• PIRG Issues Dangerous Toys List By Russ Stanton

• Honk if Your Car Gets Motorola’s New Pager

• Stacking UP Sales

• Agencies See Opportunity Amid Asia Crisis By Diane Seo

• AMD Introduces Lower-Voltage Flash Chip

• Mail-Order Sales Growth Beats Overall Retail By Greg Johnson

• Investor Flight in South Korea Worsens Amid IMF Concerns By David Holley

• Spotlight: Cadence Design to Open Plant in Scotland

• Yeah, We Designed That By Greg Johnson

• Asian Woes Cause AEA to Drop Bid for Corning Cookware Unit

• Also…

• PointCast Partners With Visa, Barnes & Noble

• Fed Approves NationsBank-Barnett Merger

• Parent of Micro Center Settles Class-Action Suit By Russ Stanton

• Authorities Crack Down on Small Garment Manufacturers By Stuart Silverstein

• Tough Love

• For First Time, Barbie a Brunet for Holidays

• Ligand Reports Strong Trial Results for Gel

• Disney AM Station Spells Out a New Format

• Stocks Slump Again as Asia Fears Build

• Rancho Project Gains Ground By E. Scott Reckard

• World’s Women Occupy Few Top Jobs

• Oakley’s Sports Marketing Grows By Russ Stanton

• Holiday Relief By Jane Hulse

• Sentimental Journey - ‘Child’s Christmas in Wales’ is engaging fare, despite a second act that slows the holiday pace. By Daryl H. Miller

• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas on Television By Susan King

• ‘Alien’ Delivers Down-to-Earth Blood and Guts By Mark Chalon Smith

• Frame of Reference By Josef Woodard

• Warm Chestnuts, New ‘Classics’ for the Holidays By Susan King

• Itinerary / Shop-a-Rama By Booth Moore

• Christmas Creativity By Richard Kahlenberg

• What’s Hot

• 7:30 & 9:45 pm: Cabaret

• Shake Off the Blahs By Booth Moore

• ‘Hell’ a Sordid Christmas Tale By Jana J. Monji

• Art

• Plan Ahead / Next Weekend

• Just When You Thought It Was Safe By Zan Dubin

• What’s Next - New management means new music at B.B. King’s, including a visit from the master. By James E. Fowler

• Savoring the Scene By Max Jacobson

• My Favorite Weekend

• White-Carpet Treatment By Richard Kahlenberg

• Familiarity Can Breed Fun: CD-ROMs Straight From the Silver Screen By Mark Glaser

• New World, New Respect By Patricia Ward Biederman

• Jazz Partnership Enjoys Gala Beginning By Don Heckman

• Speaking Freely of ’ Amistad’ - Even when playing historical personages, Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman share a no-nonsense philosophy of acting. By Gene Seymour

• Special Effects a Major Player for Oshima By Lewis Segal

• Make It, Quick By Irene Garcia

• Sequel Strikes a Chord - Director finds the music of ‘Annie Warbucks’ a selling point for O.C. Children’s Theatre. By Corinne Flocken

• White-Carpet Treatment By Richard Kahlenberg

• Pop Rock Revisited By Bill Locey

• Rediscovering Talent By Zan Stewart

• Pop / Date Book By Jerry Crowe

• Family

• Heroes of the Honky-Tonk By Mike Boehm

• Paint It ‘Black’ - Despite its reach for situational novelty, Kenneth Robins’ play about an artist’s struggle to survive is a rich, dark comedy. By F. Kathleen Foley

• Series Satisfies a Devoted Fan of Live Music

• Theater

• Light Shows By Heidi Siegmund Cuda

• Mussels

• Long Sees ‘Little Women’ as Timely Tale for Young, Old By Lynne Heffley

• Lucky ‘Sevens’

• 2 pm: Auction

• Sentimental Favorites By Josef Woodard

• 8 pm: Pop Music

• Glendale’s A Noise Within Varies the Dickens Holiday Menu By Robin Rauzi

• ‘Great’ Way to Avoid the Rush By Richard Natale

• Shared Tastes By Leo Smith

• L.A.’s Own Barfly, Where Good Food and Trendiness Are in the Making By S. Irene Virbila

• There Goes Santa Claus - Fantasy Forest in the San Bernardino Mountains will shut next year after 42 years due to high costs. By Booth Moore

• An Experiment in Unity - Backers of Radio Unica say the U.S. market is ready for a 24-hour Spanish-language network. By Kevin Baxter

• Hefner Joins Crowd at Garden of Eden By Heidi Siegmund Cuda

• Trail Mix By Benjamin Epstein

• A Virtual Ace By Laurie K. Schenden

• Brewing Up a Reputation By Tracy Johnson

• Out of Town: Orlando and Miami

• Police Pursuits By Josef Woodard

• Blaster From the Past By Bill Locey

• ‘Best Man’ Leads Festival - Ira Wohl’s sequel to ‘Boy’ is among 30 features in ‘Cinema Judaica.’ By Kevin Thomas

• The Unreal Thing - Where’s the beef? Not here. At Au Lac, the dishes, such as crispy fish, aren’t always what they seem. By Max Jacobson

• Intensive Therapy By Jan Herman

• That Specials Touch By Juan Hovey

• Polo Lounge’s New Chef Cultivates Own Menu By Angela Pettera

• Holiday Traditions By Todd Everett

• Morning Report By Shauna Snow

• Private Igor of ‘MASH’ Welcomes You to the Mess With a Cookbook By Frances Halpern

• 7:30 pm: Music

• Ends This Weekend