Archive for Saturday, December 20, 1997

• City to Name Planners at Year’s Last Meeting By John Canalis

• Council to Reconsider Firing of City Manager

• Day of Silence Scheduled Today By Dawn Hobbs

• Police, Firefighters Give Santa a Hand

• Rescue Mission Short on Toys for Giveaway By Dawn Hobbs

• Catholicism’s Sway in Quebec Falls Further

• Union Sues in Effort to Block DWP Layoffs By Jeffrey L. Rabin

• Gun Dealer Pleads Guilty to Evading Taxes on Weapons Sales By James S. Granelli

• Religion Notes By Karla Perez-Villalta

• Obituaries

• Request to Subdivide Property Is Denied By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Police Hope to Prevent Celebratory Gunfire By Steve Carney

• Team Effort Aids 2 Basketball Courts By Darrell Satzman

• For a Model Family, Life Stays on Track By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Christmas Through Immigrants’ Eyes

• A Gifted Shopper By Eric Slater

• Christmas Lights Recalled Because of Exposed Wires By Frank Messina

• Local Educator Joins Cal State Board By Valerie Burgher

• Infighting Trips Up City Council’s Efforts to Streamline Session By Beth Shuster

• Obituaries

• A Christmas Tragedy Claims Teenager By Jose Cardenas and Roberto Manzano

• The Bright Side of the Holidays By Brenda Loree

• Native Americans’ Suit Seeks to Block Cathedral

• November Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.6% By Nick Green

• Contractors Complain About New Job Center By Matea Gold

• Council to Pay Holiday Visits Across City By Debra Cano

• Man Sought in Assault at Adult Nightclub By Claire Vitucci

• Amelia Earhart Award Nominations Sought By Lisa Addison

• Food Baskets to Be Distributed to Needy

• Recycler to Give Museum $20,000 By Hilary E. Macgregor

• Concert to Strike International Note By Gena Pasillas

• City to Join Program on Regulating Taxis By Julio V. Cano

• SigAlerts of the Season By Steve Harvey

• Teen Charged With Attempted Murder By Tracy Wilson

• Criminal Act Possible in Team Hazing By Coll Metcalfe

• Book Ascribed to Jesus’ Half Brother Tells a Different Christmas Story

• Santa Pushing the Envelope to Answer County Kids’ Letters By Kimberly Lisagor

• Foundation Gives $10,000 Grant to Women’s Shelter

• Dog Deaths Have Owners on Edge By Jack Leonard

• Caltrans Workers Don Santa Caps By Tom Becker

• 325 Laid-Off Micropolis Workers Sue for More Pay By Karima A. Haynes

• Gifts With a Touch of Class By Mimi Ko Cruz

• White Lies By Esther Schrader

• A X-Rated Class Misses the Message By Norine Dresser

• Ventura on Location By Hilary E. Macgregor

• Woman Found in Trunk of Burned Car Identified

• Choices Are Plenty for Senior Volunteers By Scott Steepleton

• Reform Rabbi Backs Return to Dietary Laws By John Dart

• Ventura Harbor Officer Seeks Reinstatement By Scott Hadly

• Haun to Appeal Murder Conviction By Tracy Wilson

• Re-Creation of Bethlehem Marketplace Brings Christmas to Life By John Dart

• City Will Get $375,000 to Add Police Officers By Julio V. Cano

• Panel Formed to Update Plan for Los Rios Neighborhood By Susan Deemer

• Community College Chief Quits After 16 Months By Nancy Hill-Holtzman

• Workshop Focuses on Etiquette Basics By Darrell Satzman

• Group Offers Tours of Library Archive By Frank Messina

• Dates Set for Mayor’s Speech, Breakfast By Cathy Werblin

• Homeless Invited to Free Holiday Meal By Edward M. Yoon

• County Tells Its Side of El Toro Reuse Plan By Frank Messina

• They Aren’t Homeless for Holidays By Rob Selna

• City Approves $350,000 Park-and-Pay System By Julio V. Cano

• Vandalized School Given Money and 18 Computers

• Cabdriver’s Hand Injured in Knife Attack By Andy Rose

• Clear Skies Likely to Give Way to Storm By Chris Chi

• Providing Hope, Help for Holidays By Debra Cano

• Year 2000 Computer Problem Could Cost County $97 Million By Sharon Bernstein

• A Salute to Those Who Make the Season Bright By Jerry Hicks

• An Unlikely Patch of L.A.’s Past Hangs On Along a Dirt Road By James Ricci

• Library Chief Checks Out Retirement By Debra Cano

• For America’s Youngsters, These Truly Are Fat Times

• Chiefs’ Chief Sets County Police Goals for New Year By Hope Hamashige

• Bail Denied for Officer Charged in Bank Holdup By Eric Lichtblau

• * Verney Caesar; Retired Union Agent, Arbitrator

• Wellness Community Seeks Volunteers By Scott Steepleton

• Offering Holiday Care to the Caregivers

• New Lanes Open on 126 Between Fillmore, Piru By Richard Warchol

• Exhibit That Touched Off Catholic Protest Closes By Karen Robinson-Jacobs

• Power Outage Disrupts Service at 2 Hospitals

• Supervisor Long Will Open Satellite Office By Richard Warchol

• Police Find Woman, 62, Fatally Stabbed in Her Home By John Canalis

• NEWPORT BEACH

• Council Delays Vote on Police Radio Contract

• Modesto Official Leading Candidate for Oxnard Post By Chris Chi

• Postal Service Extends Its Hours Today, Sunday

• Service to Feature Koto Player

• Police Join Internet, Launch Own Web Site By Lisa Addison

• Magnolia to Be Closed for Freeway Work By Debra Cano

• Center Keeps Minority Businesses on Track By Karima A. Haynes

• Students’ Play Retells Hanukkah Story By Tom Becker

• Council Delays Vote on Storage Facility By Debra Cano

• He’s Kind of Presence Angels Need By Bill Plaschke

• Patterson Still Trying to Find Way on His Own By Vince Kowalick

• Centennial Lets Tiger Out of San Fernando’s Tank By Peter Yoon

• Irvine Wrestling Tournament Belongs to Troxler–Again

• Boys’ Water Polo All-League Teams

• WOMEN By Earl Gustkey

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT A GLANCE / DAILY REPORT By Jim Hodges

• Corona Cash in Line for Quarter Horse Racing’s World Title By Bill Christine

• San Diego State Beats SCC in Men’s Basketball

• Douglas Gets Bell-Jeff Home Free in 74-73 Victory

• Herrmann Honored by U.S. Water Polo

• Is Draft Day Drawing Near for Selig? By Ross Newhan

• Disparity of Fines Is Questioned

• Barry, Barry Good By T J. Simers

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT A GLANCE / DAILY REPORT By Lon Eubanks

• Hardeman’s Three-Pointer Helps Irvine Advance to Title Game

• Colgate’s Bruen Dies at Age 48

• Herrmann Is Selected Top Water Polo Player

• Matadors Get Date With USC By Steve Henson

• Crescenta Valley Comes Up Short to North Torrance in Long Run, 68-63 By Michael Lazarus

• Hamed Is a Knockout at the Garden

• Brazil Shuts Out Czechs to Advance to Cup Final

• Fielder Heading for Home By Chris Foster

• Bottomed Out

• Buffalo at Green Bay

• No Excuse for Ducks’ Foul Play By Elliott Teaford

• Canadiens Shut Out by Hasek

• Antelope Valley Bounced from Sequoias by Hancock

• No. 1 Santa Ana Falls to Fountain Valley By Dave Mckibben

• Farris Is Very Good on Screen Plays By Eric Sondheimer

• Coyotes Capitulate, Sign Tverdovsky for $3.1 Million

• Spence’s Trail Leads Him to Oregon By Dave Mckibben

• Sailors Roll to Title in Water Polo

• Bryant’s Points Have Meaning By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Krill Works Overtime to Give Thousand Oaks a Victory

• Barry Points to Martin By Chris Baker

• Johnson Might Start Today By Tim Kawakami

• MEN By Rob Fernas

• LOCAL NOTES

• For Northridge, Old Arena Would Fit in Just Fine

• LaFayette Works Both Ends of Ice By Lonnie White

• North Carolina Player Suspended

• Rankings Game Goes to No. 10 By Dave Desmond

• Imaginative Elves Were at Work This Year By Julie Cart

• Arroyo Left Knights Feeling Fine By Erik Hamilton

• Coyotes Embarrass the Ducks By Elliott Teaford

• Jones Too Much for Atlanta, 83-78

• Ludwicki’s 28 Points Key OCC’s Victory

• Eagles Have a Day on the Beach By Mike Bresnahan

• Pacers Deny Stackhouse

• Yankees Pick Up Raines’ Option Year

• Knutsen Unhappy with Minor Role By Elliott Teaford

• The Adopted Son Is Still Seeking His Father’s Fame By Vince Kowalick

• Ogden Still Optimistic of Reaching Splash Deal By Martin Henderson

• Lakers Climb on Stare By Scott Howard-Cooper

• School Levels the Playing Field–Literally

• Garrett Draws Mixed Support for His Moves By Robyn Norwood

• Royal Keeps Top Billing in the City By Tris Wkyes

• Keeping Tabs

• U.S. Women to Play Canada in Hockey By Helene Elliott

• Capistrano Valley Loses to Nationally Ranked Foe

• Stanford Holds Off Pacific, 67-61

• Right Team at Right Time? By Greg Sandoval

• D.A. Drops Voter Probe After Indictments Rejected By Nancy Cleeland and Michael G. Wagner

• Postal Worker Kills Self After Fatal Rampage

• Christmas Lights Recalled Because of Exposed Wires By Frank Messina

• Caryl Warner; Versatile Lawyer Practiced in California for 64 Years By Myrna Oliver

• Orange County D.A. Ends Latino Voter Fraud Probe By Nancy Cleeland and Michael G. Wagner

• Clinton Adds Voices of Critics to Race Dialogue By Jonathan Peterson

• Dixie Burton; Nederlander Theater General Manager

• A Band of Renegades Reinvent the Bicycle By David Ferrell

• Apartheid-Era Leader Defies Subpoena By Dean E. Murphy

• Boy, 14, Charged in Shooting at School

• Jerusalem Lacks Christmas Presence By Rebecca Trounson

• Surveillance That Led to Firing Not Unusual By John O'Dell

• New Leader Means New Hope for Korea Peace By Jim Mann

• Graco Recalls 564,000 Infant Carriers, Seats

• Friends, Co-Workers Remember the Lives of Gunman’s Victims By David Reyes and Tina Nguyen

• Chesapeake Bay Gets Trumpeter Swans

• Charles ‘Skip’ Webster; Producer of ‘The Rookies’

• Aftermath of Killer’s Fury By David Haldane, Lee Romney, and Nick Anderson

• Ban Delayed on Illegal Immigrants’ Prenatal Care By Patrick J. Mcdonnell

• Marion Bell; Singer Starred in ‘Brigadoon’ By Myrna Oliver

• Nichols Jury Takes Long Weekend Break

• Hazing Issue Ends a Team’s Season By Kate Folmar and Coll Metcalfe

• Gifts for Teachers Often Carry a Touch of Class By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Officers Outgunned by the Killer’s Arsenal By Geoff Boucher

• Church Drops Plan to Sail Pilgrims to Cuba to See Pope By Mike Clary

• Ex-Diplomat Gets 7 Years for Death of Teen in Crash

• Jet Carrying 104 Explodes Over Indonesia

• New Century May See New Paris Skyline By John-Thor Dahlburg

• Turkey and U.S. Boost Ties With Pipeline, Aircraft Deals By Tyler Marshall

• New Curfew

• Firing Began Downward Spiral for Killer By David Haldane, Lee Romney, and Nick Anderson

• As Shopping Heats Up, Sometimes So Do Tempers By Greg Johnson

• New Job: Coping With Killings By Esther Schrader and Liz Seymour

• Killer ‘Lost Everything’ When Fired, Friend Says By David Haldane

• Asia Rout Hurls Wall Street Onto Roller-Coaster Ride By Walter Hamilton

• Family Links ‘Stun Gun’ to JonBenet Death By Louis Sahagun

• Curbing Workplace Violence

• Israel Will Not Limit Settlements, Netanyahu Says

• Reversal by Court Upholds State’s Term Limits Law By Dan Morain

• Asia Rout Hurls Wall Street Onto Roller-Coaster Ride By Walter Hamilton

• Korean Media Do About-Face on President-Elect By Sonni Efron

• Aftermath of Killer’s Fury - Supervisor Had Feared Torres By Tini Tran

• Court Hears Arguments on Gun Law By Steve Berry and Jeff Brazil

• U.N. Creates Deputy Leadership Post; Other Reforms Delayed By Craig Turner

• Bodyguard Still Can’t Recall Crash That Killed Diana

• Memorial for Nicolette Larson Announced

• Norman Flicker; Samuel Goldwyn Executive Vice President

• 2 Teens Get Jail Term for Slaughtering Cats

• Jobless Rate in California Hits 7-Year Low By Don Lee

• War Crimes Tribunal Orders 3 Bosnian Suspects Freed

• Family Links ‘Stun Gun’ to JonBenet Death By Louis Sahagun

• Jailed S. Korea Ex-Presidents to Get Pardons By David Holley

• Arts Post May Go to Country Music Expert By Faye Fiore

• Court, in Reverse, Upholds State’s Term Limits Law By Dan Morain

• ‘He’s a Good Cop’ By Scott Martelle

• Mechanic Accused of Cutting Plane’s Wires

• College Student Convicted of Beating Parents to Death

• Vivian Schectman Martell; Film Executive, Real Estate Broker

• Iraq Takes Reporters on Palace Tours

• 104 Feared Dead as Jet Explodes Over Indonesia

• Jobless Rate in O.C. Hits 2.8%, a 7-Year Low By Don Lee

• 7 Former Marine MPs Indicted in ‘94 Attack on Illegal Immigrants By Tony Perry

• Harrah’s to Acquire Showboat for $1.2 Billion

• COMING TUESDAY WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA

• COMING MONDAY THE CUTTING EDGE

• Brea Firm Awarded $450,000 By James S. Granelli

• Also

• Eisner’s Pay Rises 23% in 1997

• Smaller Stocks Hold Up Better Than Dow 30

• 2 O.C. Men Sent to Prison for Bilking Seniors By James S. Granelli

• East Coast Firm Buys Sheraton Grande Hotel By Jesus Sanchez

• Telephone Nation By Mark Fineman

• Stocks Fall in Heavy Trading, U.S. Bonds Up

• Emeritus Corp. Ups Its Offer to Buy ARV

• Costco, Realty Firm Join Forces By Caroline E. Mayer

• South Korea Plans $20-Billion Loan Guarantee Program By David Holley

• Tenet Agrees to Acquire Queen of Angels By (david R. Olmos)

• AT&T to Freeze Hiring, Halt Local Service Expansion

• Microsoft Told Its Claim Was Contradicted

• Woman Liable for Defrauding O.C. Publishing Rival By E. Scott Reckard

• State Settles With Nu-Concepts and Jetaway By (russ Stanton)

• Judge to Consider ‘Lemon Law’ Appeal

• Back in Bloom By Steven Smith

• Faith Healing, Hepatitis, Protected Lands

• ALBUM REVIEW / POP By Don Heckman

• ‘Alone’: A Family Story on the Farm By Don Heckman

• Gibbs’ Rising Stars Form Their Own Constellation By Don Heckman

• Heart-Rending ‘Flash’ Has Horse Sense By Daryl H. Miller

• ALBUM REVIEW / POP By Brett Johnson

• A Cynical Take on ‘Hansel and Gretel’ By Daniel Cariaga

• Charity Could Begin at Home By Mike Boehm

• ALBUM REVIEW / POP By Natalie Nichols

• Enduring Adams Is Fully Charged on ‘Unplugged’ By Elysa Gardner

• ‘Earth Party’ to Remember Denver

• An Evening of Irony, Symbolism By Mark Swed

• Making Spirits Bright - Unifying Power of the Human Soul and Making People Happy Are a Constant in Carlos Santana’s Music By John Roos

• Morning Report By Jerry Crowe

• Portishead Weaves Sonic Tapestries By Natalie Nichols

• Organist Kibble to Open L.A. Bach Festival

• Helios Troupe Celebrates the Vital Power of Woman By Victoria Looseleaf

• Simplify Tasks at Hand With Shortcuts, Hints

• Sneak Preview By Cyndi Y. Nightengale

• Holiday Lights Have Feast on Battery Packs By John Morell

• Ornaments Aren’t Just Collecting Dust By Ralph Kovel and Terry Kovel

• Finding Treasures Among the Tedium By Jeannine Stein

• Mantelpieces Decked Beyond Stockings By John Morell

• Warming Trends By John Morell

• THE WORD / THE WEB By Mark Chalon Smith

• Warming Trends By Kathy Bryant

• Strokes of Genius: Tips to Paint Smoothly

• Sound Advice Makes Shopping Estate Sales Easier By Jeannine Stein

• Cyclamen, Poinsettias Can Last By Julie Bawden Davis