Archive for Saturday, December 13, 1997

• A Young Woman’s Strength of Spirit Endures, Inspires By Lisa Richardson

• Hundreds of Students on Case at Mock Trial By Vanessa Deruyter

• Beauty May Be Only Skin-Deep, but . . By Elisa Ung

• Obituaries

• Tales of a Pioneer: The Life of a Swell Guy By Jerry Hicks

• Public Forum Will Focus on Dog Beach By Julio V. Cano

• Staff Checks Out a New Library By Frank Messina

• Trustees Elect Bullard New Board President By John Pope

• Christmas, Olympic Style: a New Twist on 5 Golden Rings By Carla Hall

• Chamber Plans Party to Open New Offices

• For Homeless Muslims, a Place of Caring By Lisa Richardson

• Parking Ban Proposed Near Yule Decorations By John Canalis

• Trustees Change School Boundaries By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Metrolink Trains to Show Holiday Spirit By Sylvia L. Oliande

• Teacher’s Statue to Be Writers Guild Award By John Canalis

• L.A.’s Disaster Officials Gather to Build on the Past By Jim Newton

• City Committees Will Publicly Tell of Plans By Hope Hamashige

• A Hand for the All Thumbs By Jim Ricci

• Chief Parks to Lead Annual Yule Parade By Darrell Satzman

• Broadway in Any Language By Norine Dresser

• Catholicism’s Sway in Quebec Falls Further

• County to Rule on Airport Expenditure By Richard Warchol

• CITY GUIDE / SEAL BEACH

• Cesar Chavez Family Members to Help Break Ground for Park

• Deck the Bows for Floating Folly By Sue Mcallister

• Group to Discuss Winter Solstice By Edward M. Yoon

• For Non-Christians, a Season for Creative Coexistence By Benjamin J. Hubbard

• Agencies to Stay in Rent-Free Location By Scott Steepleton

• Specter of Sewage Plant Smells Bad to Council By Frank Messina

• Residents Near Deal on Mobile Home Park By Susan Deemer

• Colleges Try to Raise Awareness of Cults and Protect Plurality By Caryle Murphy and Justin Gillis

• Islamic Groups Protest Museum Exhibits By John Dart

• An Artistic Connection By Tini Tran

• Obituaries

• Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Scanner

• Country School Marks 50th Year By Tom Becker

• Housing Projects Children to Get Visit From Santa, Gifts

• Amanda’s Mom Supports Driver’s Reduced Charge By Robert Ourlian

• Safe, Polite Drivers May Reap Rewards By Fred Alvarez

• Deputies Tell of Trying to Save Officer By Scott Hadly

• Council Expected to Approve Hiring of New City Manager

• Group Helps Keep Alive Memory of Many Victims of Violent Death By Brenda Loree

• MTA to Begin Blasting for Subway Extension Under Mountains By Richard Simon

• Making the Rounds By Brenda Loree

• Jempsa Gets Another Term on Vector Board By John Canalis

• Activists Cheer Closure of Historic Ventura Bar By Hilary E. Macgregor

• City Gets Grant to Lure Tech Businesses By Debra Cano

• 5 People Arrested in Probation Sweep By Scott Steepleton

• Woman Dies in Venice Blaze By Jack Leonard

• Health Officials Probe Rise in Reports of Legionnaires’ Disease

• Hitchhiker Stabs Motorist in Chest By Nick Green

• Religion Notes By Karla Perez-Villalta

• Interfaith Pairs Find Individual Answers to December Dilemma By John Dart and Lisa Fernandez

• Community Policing Program Earns National Recognition

• Gang Member Called City’s Most Violent Gets Death Sentence By Michael Krikorian

• The Best Christmas Gift of All By Coll Metcalfe

• Gang Member Known as City’s Most Violent Is Sentenced to Death By Michael Krikorian

• Home Invasion Victim Recalls Struggle, Fear By Kate Folmar

• Memorial Menorah, Tree Lighting Set By Scott Steepleton

• Woman Dies in Crash at Mission Viejo Intersection By Steve Carney

• Fund-Raiser Planned for Ailing Firefighter By Liz Seymour

• Adler Elected School Board President By Lisa Addison

• Family of 4 Displaced by Electrical Fire By Nick Green

• VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Seeking Bribes to Process Claims

• City to View Plan for Park Restoration By John Canalis

• Brent Russell Chalem; Actor and UC Graduate

• Religion Briefs

• Steiner Presses College District By Shelby Grad

• $3.2-Million Campus Expansion Underway By Susan Deemer

• Noncitizens Purged From Voter Rolls By Nancy Hill-Holtzman

• O.C. Woman’s Suicide Is Reported By Esther Schrader

• Officers Treat Seniors to a Holiday Dinner By Darrell Satzman

• Trustees to Consider New School Lineups By Lesley Wright

• AmeriCorps Volunteers Rally Around Cause By Jon Steinman

• Search for Missing Kayaker Is Called Off By Scott Martelle and Robert Ourlian

• Retirement Home Fire Damages 2 Floors, Displaces 50 People

• Placentia Detective Wins Narcotics Officer Honor By Debra Cano

• 1,020 Names Deleted From Voter Rolls By Nancy Hill-Holtzman

• City Likely to Renew Animal Service Pact By Kate Folmar

• Decision Delayed on Recycling Plant By Coll Metcalfe

• Mother Gets 25 Years to Life for Killing Newborn By Hope Hamashige

• Grinch Darkens Mood at Candy Cane Lane Home By Scott Glover

• Benefactors Team Up to Aid Football Squad By Vanessa Hua

• Council OKs Proposed Pact With DWP Workers By Beth Shuster

• Church Plans Christmas Cantata By Gena Pasillas

• Hotel Union Decertification Election Focus of Public Meeting

• Fire Guts Auto Repair Shop By Steve Carney

• Cops and Needy Kids Plan Shopping Spree By Scott Steepleton

• Volleyball Event Opponents Lose Battle Over Legal Fees

• She Really Takes Alternate Routes By Steve Harvey

• Task Force to Consider Noise Over Neighborhoods Near LAX

• Condos Vacated as Soaked Hill Threatens Slide By David Haldane

• And All Through the House, Pols Ran Off at the Mouth

• City Clerk Requests Probe of Possible Election Violations By Jeff Kass

• One-Up the River By T. Christian Miller

• Area Leaders Make ‘Time for Families’ By Miguel Bustillo

• Fruit Fly Eradication Program Underway By Claire Vitucci

• Remains Are Identified as Missing Former Ojai Artist By Brenda Loree

• Concert Series Planned Instead of Street Fair By Susan Deemer

• New Rules for Adult Businesses Possible By Julio V. Cano

• Whiting Park Trails Still Closed From Storm By Julio V. Cano

• State Lauds Progress at Court Schools By Dawn Hobbs

• Archery Tournament Lines Up Toys for Tots By Tom Becker

• Johnson a Lot More Involved By Greg Sandoval

• Montreal Continues to Shed Contracts

• Michael Jones, Game-by-Game

• San Pedro Has Encore With Another 4-A Title By Michael Lazarus

• Lakers Regain the Old Feeling By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Majerus Plans, Gets a Victory

• Apalachee Ridge Sets Track Record By Bob Mieszerski

• County Connection to College Bowls

• Bolsa Grande Advances to Tournament Final

• DIVISION VIII GAME REPORT

• He Really Lightens the Load By Bill Plaschke

• Ludwicki Sets School Record in OCC Victory

• Maiden: 1997 Had a Special Ring to It

• Taft’s Football Success a Mother’s Story By Eric Sondheimer

• Defense Unit Is M*A*S* By Elliott Teaford

• Rodriguez, Salary Traded to the Cubs

• Horry’s Offense Looked Pointless By Scott Howard-Cooper

• TONIGHT’S GAMES By Ara Najarian

• FOOTBALL

• Blizzard Frigid Against Quest

• Notre Dame Picks Up Recruiting Game

• Area Runners Hope to Peak in Nationals By John Ortega

• Long Beach Poly Isn’t Intimidated by History By Gary Klein

• Edison Beats Gahr to Win Tournament

• Newport Harbor Advances in Girls’ Water Polo

• Sandpit’s Long Ride Will End Sunday in Hollywood Turf Cup By Bill Christine

• TONIGHT’S GAMES By Earl Gustkey

• Not a Total Loss for Clippers’ Closs By Chris Baker

• Brown Keys Pepperdine Victory

• Battling Wizards Apologize

• Robinson Plays ‘What’s My Line?’ By Lonnie White

• Everything’s Ducky By Elliott Teaford

• Big Second Half Sends Burroughs to Semifinal

• Bearcat Turns to Iowa State

• Xplosion Goes Inside to Defeat StingRays By Earl Gustkey

• Nebraska Ousts USC; Washington Falls to No. 1 Long Beach State

• Paraclete Gets Kicks With Fake Punt, 8-6 By Dave Desmond

• Ice Dogs Blow Lead, Then Blow Game

• Fiery Willis Provides Moorpark With Spark By Rob Fernas

• Sigg Leads Titan Women Past San Diego

• DIVISION X CHAMPIONSHIP

• In His Book, Perhaps a Leaf Was Missing By Mal Florence

• Reis, Tennyson Save Day for UCLA

• Notre Dame Press Puts Squeeze on Lancaster By Steve Galluzzo

• Mavericks Slow, Can’t Stop Pain

• Harvard-Westlake Finds Case of Deja Vu, 81-77 By Mike Bresnahan

• Henderson and Johnson, Late for Practice, Won’t Start Tonight By Tim Kawakami

• In the End, Notre Dame Falls By Tris Wykes

• Lightning’s Bradley Irate Over Malingerer Charge

• San Pedro Gets Best of Taft Again By Michael Lazarus

• Final Kick Brings Down Notre Dame By Tris Wykes

• Jones, Laguna Hills Run Over La Mirada, 56-14

• Peninsula’s Victory Features a Few Tricks By Dan Arritt

• Road Isn’t Hard for Laguna Hills By Paul Mcleod

• Championship Game Facts and Figures:

• Peninsula Has Cards in a Game of Tricks By Dan Arritt

• Laguna Hills, Jones Run Wild By Dave Mckibben

• Jeffcoat’s Career May Be Over

• By George, Son Can’t Shine on the Raiders By T J. Simers

• Cleveland Runs Away From Agoura to Reach Final By Mitch Polin

• El Camino Real on Easy Street By Paige A. Leech

• Chino Swarms Past North on Strength of Defense By Will Etheridge

• Unbeaten Teams Fight for Title By Steve Kresal

• Hrudey Simply Fattens Mark Against Stars

• Trojan Effort Carries Wilson to Title By Greg Sandoval

• TONIGHT’S GAMES By Chris Foster

• For Piatkowski, It Is a Start By Chris Baker

• Buena Rallies in a Hart Beat By Lauren Peterson

• Who’ll Grab Heisman?

• Bailey Goes Distance in Leading Hueneme

• Fargas Goes Out On the Defensive By David Wharton

• Pepperdine Heads to BYU Championship Game

• Any Volunteers for Heisman Trophy?

• Washington vs. N.Y. Giants

• Battle of Unbeatens Could Turn Out to Be Real Hare-Raiser By Gary Klein

• Boese Grows Into His Sizable Talent By Mike Terry

• SOUTHERN SECTION ROUNDUP

• Everything’s Ducky By Elliott Teaford

• I-5 Reopens 26 Hours After Deadly Pileup

• NTSB Hearings on Flight 800 End

• Dead Officer Suspected in Killing

• Developer Says Train Broke Speed Marks

• Albright Urges Political Opening in Congo By Norman Kempster

• South Korea’s Downturn Felt in Southland By Don Lee and Daniel Yi

• The Return of Ariel Sharon By Marjorie Miller

• Supremacist Sentenced to Death for Hate Crime By Greg Hernandez

• President to Appoint Lee to Civil Rights Post By Henry Weinstein

• Investigation of Legislator Is Reopened

• IMF Approves 2nd Loan for Rwanda

• ‘Jackal’ Is Defiant, Unrepentant as Murder Trial Opens in Paris Court

• R. Stanton Avery; Label Firm Founder By Myrna Oliver

• Standoff Ends as Police Kill Suspect, Free Children

• Man Admits Severing Penis, Police Say

• Holiday Boaters Light Up Harbors By Sue Mcallister

• Club Can’t Sell Marijuana, Court Rules

• State Department Admits It Missed Lawrence Clues By Paul Richter

• 70 Countries Sign Deal on Banking, Insurance Services By Evelyn Iritani

• Split City - Valley-Area Teams Win 2 of 4 Championship Games

• L.A. Honors Black Firefighters’ History By Jocelyn Y. Stewart

• O.C. Supremacist Gets Death Penalty for Racial Murder By Greg Hernandez

• Conservatives Rally to Paula Jones By Robert L. Jackson

• Clinton Nears Action on Filling Key Civil Rights Post

• Disco Bombing Case Goes Awry By Mary Williams Walsh

• In Tranquil Leisure Village, Alarm Over Pepper Spray By Steve Chawkins and Dawn Hobbs

• Bishops Push Relief for Poor Nations By Richard Boudreaux

• Gas Tank Blast Kills 1, Hospitalizes 1

• Cattle Disease Report Backs Killing of Yellowstone Bison

• Yeltsin, at Resort, Is Said to Have No Fever

• Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Backed

• Air Force Says Stealth Fighter Crash Is Due to Missing Bolts

• Judge Strikes Down Wolf-Recovery Effort By Louis Sahagun

• County Urged to Pay Teens $1.2 Million in Abuse Case By Josh Meyer

• Palestinian Census Takers Pass Threshold for Israel By Rebecca Trounson

• State Education Board OKs Rigorous Math Standards

• Clinton Postpones News Conference

• Woman Gets 26 Months in Cosby Plot By John J. Goldman

• Marcos Funds to Be Returned to Nation

• Rwanda’s Simmering Conflict Raises Fears of New Ethnic War By Ann M. Simmons

• 2nd Police Official Quits, Marring New Mexico City Regime

• Boeing Rehiring Retirees to Speed 737 Delivery

• Though Bigger, Sport-Utility Vehicles Can Be Just as Deadly as Cars

• PC Makers Are Unfazed by New Microsoft Browser Ruling By Karen Kaplan

• COMING MONDAY

• U.S., China Reach Accord on Shipping

• Bond Yields at 4-Year Low; Techs Slide Again

• Atty. Gen. in N.Y. to Sue Delivery Firms Over Liquor Shipments

• S. Korean Candidate Reverses IMF Stand By Sonni Efron and Jim Mann

• Arden in Talks to Buy LBA Portfolio of 50 Properties By Melinda Fulmer

• Bond Yields at 4-Year Low; Stocks End Mixed

• S. Korea Crisis Continues Ripple Effect By Art Pine

• Back to Basics By George White

• Carl’s Jr. Chairman Buys Minnesota Chain By Russ Stanton

• IMC Global to Buy Harris Chemical

• Daewoo Pulls Out of L.A. Auto Show By John O'Dell

• S. Korea Crisis Continues Ripple Effect By Art Pine

• Former GMAC Mortgage Manager Files Bias Lawsuit By James S. Granelli

• Small Biz Wants to Celebrate With Bill

• S. Korea Candidate Reverses IMF Stand By Sonni Efron and Jim Mann

• COMING TUESDAY

• Columbia/HCA to Require Ethics Officers

• Anheuser-Busch to Fight Swiss Trademark Ban

• Also…

• R & B Stars Heat Up Wiltern Yule Cooldown By Connie Johnson

• Holiday-Themed Benefit at Highways By Victoria Looseleaf

• Morning Report By Shauna Snow

• ‘Breast Men’s’ Light Treatment Misplaced By Don Heckman

• Hoping for STP Speed By John Roos

• Pearl Jam’s Bootleggers Switch to the Internet By Jerry Crowe

• Chicago’s Center Is a Treat for the Ears By Mark Swed

• ‘Sangre Nueva’: Art of Flamenco Is Alive and Well By Jennifer Fisher

• Iraq, Weapons Inspections and the Holidays By Lee Harris

• A Less Hedonistic Debussy Arrives By Mark Swed

• Getting a Grip on Handel By Chris Pasles

• ‘Dark Backward’ Set for Sunset 5

• Coming of Age By Bill Kohlhaase

• Abuse Fails to Devastate ‘Ellen Foster’ By Don Heckman

• Will It Play in Punjab? By Dexter Filkins

• Latinos Split on Disney’s Motivations By Greg Braxton

• ‘Dreamgirls’ Cast to Kick Off Toy Drive

• Fashioning Fresh Looks for the Wood Bored

• Garden Variety Gifts By Karen Dardick

• Water Gardens Can Reflect Natural Elements of Beauty

• Holding Steady By Cyndi Y. Nightengale

• Damp Inside Walls Dry Eventually By John Morell

• Cameras, Action, Lights By John O'Dell and Lynn O'Dell

• Decor With Hearth-Warming Flair By Ralph Kovel and Terry Kovel

• How to Select a Tree and Save Your House By Lynn O'Dell