Archive for Wednesday, December 31, 1997

• Smoke-Filled Saloons Are Facing Last Gasp Tonight By Rob Selna

• Recycling Drives Set for Christmas Trees By Sylvia L. Oliande

• Tomasita Frutos Ulloa; 83-Year County Resident

• Housing Assistance: Loan, Sweet Loan By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Two! Four! Six! Eight! Mater Dei Squad’s Great! By Scott Martelle

• Two Parents, Even Unhappy, Are Better By David Blankenhorn and Norval D. Glenn

• CSUN Fight Against Drug Abuse Gets Help By Edward M. Yoon

• Closer Watch Urged on Student Accounts By Vanessa Deruyter

• Mishap Causes Chemical Cloud at Firm

• Parents Worried Over Baby, Jury in Murder Trial Is Told By Scott Hadly

• Groups Offer Free Rides for New Year’s Eve Revelers By George Ramos

• Valley Hospitals Packed Due to Rash of Illnesses By David Colker

• ‘He Wears The Scars’ By James Ricci

• Obituaries

• Auto Club Offers Free Towing Tonight By John Canalis

• Hearing Set on Federal Aid for Hotel Project By Julio V. Cano

• City May Fund Study of Bridge Alternatives By John Canalis

• Children See Their Fantasies Unfold By Debra Cano

• Zedillo Should Go to Chiapas

• Vandals Flood Hall in Historic Fullerton Church By Esther Schrader

• Dispatching Kindness By Nick Green

• Students Earn a Ride on Rose Parade Float By Sylvia L. Oliande

• Video Store Hours to Be Challenged By Frank Messina

• No Added Parking for El Dorado School By Vanessa Deruyter

• Obituaries

• High-Tech Cops and Robbers

• Man With Knife Robs 3 Businesses By Veronique De Turenne

• Sheriff’s New Policy on Internal Probes Disputed By Scott Hadly

• Smoking Blamed in Apartment Blaze By Claire Vitucci

• Holiday Closings

• Lloyd to Head County AIDS Walk Publicity By John Canalis

• Parenting Program Gets Underway Jan. 6 By Lisa Addison, Julio V. Cano, John Pope, and Vanessa Deruyter

• Driver Charged With Murder in Two Deaths By Bonnie Hayes

• 1 Killed, 1 Hurt While Changing Tire on 605 By Steve Carney

• Girl, 6, Dies After Shots Are Fired in Busy Intersection By Jeff Leeds

• Residents Will Discuss Creating ‘Valley Glen’ By Tom Becker

• Rose Parade

• Tickets Withheld, Michigan Fans Charge By Claire Vitucci

• Cheer, Dance Squads to Defend Their Titles By Vanessa Deruyter

• Feast for the Soul By Nancy Cleeland

• Tustin High Named Blue Ribbon Nominee By Lisa Addison, Julio V. Cano, John Pope, and Vanessa Deruyter

• Western High Wins Diversity Honors By Lisa Addison, Julio V. Cano, John Pope, and Vanessa Deruyter

• Latino Politics Have Outgrown Alatorre’s Methods By Bill Boyarsky

• Teaching Team Gets Results With PRIDE By Diane Wedner

• Race Relations Panel Stresses Education By Jim Newton

• Landmark Damaged in Blaze By Andy Rose

• County Sweeps Through El Rio to Check Out Code Violations By Chris Chi

• Suspect Caught After Computer Takes a Spill By John Canalis

• County Legal Fees in Bankruptcy Suits $10.7 Million So Far By Shelby Grad

• Blending In, American Judaism Finds Itself Without Identity By Daniel Gordis

• David A. Prestholt

• Conservancy to Meet on Crystal Cove Resort By Liz Seymour

• Collision Briefly Closes Freeway Lane By Nick Green

• Laguna Beach, Landowners Reach Settlement on Rural Roadways By Thao Hua

• Man Gets 30 Days in Jail for Breaking Cat’s Jaw By Andrew Blankstein

• Bands Get Their Day in the Sun By Peter Y. Hong and Amy Oakes

• 4,000 Inmates May Get House Arrest By Tina Daunt

• Lawyer Web Site Aids Designated Drivers By Edward M. Yoon

• Teen Thrives at Tough New England School By Karima A. Haynes

• Off-Beat Visions of Good Ol’ 1997 By Steve Harvey

• Old Greeting Cards Sought for Recycling By John Canalis

• Murder in Retreat

• Landell Pupils Will Get the Tech Scoop By Lisa Addison, Julio V. Cano, John Pope, and Vanessa Deruyter

• The Titanic Question: Would You Be a Hero or a Coward? By Dana Parsons

• Storm Damage Repairs Cost City $300,000 By Susan Deemer

• Area Police Prepare for Holiday Gunfire By Steve Carney

• Woman Dies After Vehicle Plunges Off I-5 Overpass

• Authorities Identify Body Found at Sea By Lisa Fernandez

• Police Say They Have Identified 2 Male Suspects in Man’s Fatal Stabbing By Veronique De Turenne

• Mother Investigated in Abandonment Case By Scott Glover

• 72 Evacuated After Backhoe Rips Gas Line By Debra Cano

• Library Plan May Get Consultant’s Input By John Pope

• A Crisis From Underregulation By Ha-Joon Chang

• Carmen Ramirez

• Wrestlers’ Families Plan to Hire Therapist By Kate Folmar

• Glaring Weakness: Lack of Go-To Guy By Mark Heisler

• Team to Hit Road at Full Strength By Greg Sandoval

• Jones Uncertain, but Enjoys Status By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Just Enough Is Becoming the Laker Way By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Sun Bowl

• Fullerton Falls Flat in Chicago

• Next Time His Look Might Be Priceless By Mike Downey

• Freshman Safety Thompson Makes a Late, Great Impact for Cougars By Robyn Norwood and Helene Elliott

• Santa Margarita Is Poised in Victory Over Mater Dei By Mike Terry

• FOOTBALL

• Fullerton Women Beat Irvine Valley in Overtime By Steve Kresal

• Fullerton Suffers Another Road Slip By Lon Eubanks

• Harvard-Westlake Gets Best of Bishop Amat, 55-49

• Braves Don’t Stall on the Way to Victory By Michael Lazarus

• Ducks Too Calm Before the Storm By Elliott Teaford

• Blackhawks Leave Devils Dazed, 6-2

• Pepperdine Has to Rally to Turn Back Marist By Rob Fernas

• COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT - ORANGE BOWL By Lisa Dillman

• Kariya Fourth Among Wingers By Elliott Teaford

• Nothing Like a Little Sleep to Cure Case of ‘Dallas Flu’ By Jim Hodges

• McCutcheon Says He Will Return for Senior Season By Robyn Norwood

• Zepeda’s Late Heroics Give Century a Title

• Palmdale Wins With One Swift Kick

• Pepperdine Pushed but Pulls Out a Victory By Rob Fernas

• X’S AND O’S By Helene Elliott

• Levy, 72, Might be Out as Bills’ Coach

• Turner, Illinois Give Bruins a Fight to Finish By Tim Kawakami

• In other tournament games:

• Record-Setting Night for Jordan Dimmed by Phone Call, Loss

• Kariya Fourth Among Wingers By Elliott Teaford

• No. 2 Kansas Upset by Red-Hot Hawaii, 76-65

• Relative of Marlins’ Hernandez Tries to Escape Cuba on Raft

• BOWL SCHEDULE

• Purdue: Remember Dicken’s Big Day

• Knee Injury May Sideline Tar Heel Tailback Linton

• Ice Dogs Snap Out of Skid on the Road

• Ducks Can’t Overcome Offensive Doldrums By Elliott Teaford

• Stewart Leads Chaminade in Hawaii

• For the First Time, the PGA Tour Stops Here By Peter Yoon

• Douglas’ 56 Not Enough for Bell-Jeff

• SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP

• FIESTA BOWL

• Liberty Bowl

• Boston’s Bourque Earns 11th All-Star Game Start

• THE HOT CORNER By Larry Stewart

• For the First Time, the PGA Tour Stops Here By Peter Yoon

• Simi Valley Escapes on a Parting Shot By Peter Yoon

• USC Is Outclassed by Tennessee By Greg Sandoval

• It’s No More Mr. Tough Guy in Jacksonville By Mal Florence

• 1997: A YEAR IN PHOTOS

• Three-Horse Spill Leaves Jockey With Broken Ribs By Bob Mieszerski

• Saddleback Wins Mustang Invitational By Dave Mckibben

• Esperanza Builds Early Lead, Beats Millikan to Win Title

• X’S AND O’S By Robyn Norwood

• ROSE BOWL REPORT

• Pepperdine Rallies to Beat Marist By Rob Fernas

• SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP

• Umemoto and Greco Too Much for Chino By Lauren Peterson

• Rapid Heart Rate Sidelines Ohio University’s Terry

• This Jerry Will Show His Stuff in 1998 By Eric Sondheimer

• More in Storr for Backup Goalie By Lonnie White

• SUN BOWL

• Rubbing It in Certainly Is Not Manning’s Style By Mike Penner

• SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP By Lon Eubanks

• For Bruins, Big test Comes Early By Tim Kawakami

• San Clemente Can’t Survive Cold Spell; Narbonne Wins By Martin Henderson

• He’s Playing a Starring Role Off the Football Field Too By Randy Harvey

• ROSE BOWL REPORT By Larry Stewart

• Murphy Helping Sun Devils Maintain a Strong Guard By Paul Mcleod

• Higgins to Seek Medical Redshirt By Steve Henson

• Secession Campaign Gets Rolling By Hugo Martín

• HMO Panel to Call for Consumer Protections By David R. Olmos

• FBI Subpoenas Records in New Alatorre Probe By Robert J. Lopez, Rich Connell, and Matt Lait

• Nation Has No Shortage of Farm Workers, Study Finds By Jodi Wilgoren

• Punch Lines

• Asian Car Club Races Into the New Year By D. James Romero

• Nichols Jury Hears Victims’ Families Describe Their Pain By Richard A. Serrano

• The Joy Hunt Club By Phil Mccombs

• Security Surrounds 2 Separate Funerals

• Spymaster Was King for a Day By James Risen

• As Winter Retreat Kicks Off, First Family Is Hounded By Elizabeth Shogren

• New Trial Ordered for Police Officer

• Public Lends Assistance to Young Sister / Mom By Kathryn Bold

• Muslims Begin Month of Reflection, Daytime Fasting By Nancy Cleeland and Karen Robinson-Jacobs

• Father Who Once Abducted His 2 Children Is Arrested By Héctor Tobar

• Nascent Political Party Takes Aim at Big Guys By Josh Getlin

• Bankrupt Firm Allegedly Kept State Park Fees By Virginia Ellis

• An Extraordinary Link for Archenemies in Spying By James Risen

• Ex-Judge Pleads Guilty to Fleeing Law

• Versace Murder Investigation Ends Without a Motive By Mike Clary

• Family Reunited After 47 Years By John L. Mitchell and David Holley

• Extremist Convicted for Anti-Islam Posters

• In So Many Words

• 97 Algerians Die in Attacks, Papers Say

• Clintons’ Defense Fund Quits as Contributions Lag By Robert L. Jackson

• Drug-Related Emergency Room Visits Decrease, U.S. Reports By Marlene Cimons

• Scientology ‘93 Settlement Told

• Black History Reports Reach an Ever-Growing Audience By Bob Sipchen

• Groups Press for Expanded Corrective Surgery Coverage By Bettijane Levine

• WASHINGTON INSIGHT

• Brazil Inmates Holding 600 Hostages Vow to Surrender

• Rebel’s Spirit Grows on Family Plantation By Richard Eder

• Plus-Size Magazine Is in Success Mode By Jeannine Stein

• Laguna Beach Settles Suit Over Streets By Thao Hua

• Kaczynski Defense’s Pretrial Scrambling May Signal Disarray By Mark Gladstone

• One Man’s Struggle for Life

• Latino Voting in State Surged in 1996 Election By Ted Rohrlich

• Establishing the Top-Secret Hotline

• Teacher / Documentarian Shifts Her Focus to Movies By Michael Quintanilla

• For Johnnie Cochran, a New Court Fight By Eleanor Randolph

• Storm Strands Bowl-Bound Fans

• Bed There, Done That By Jura Koncius

• China Has Moved Toward Center Stage in Year of Turning Points By Rone Tempest

• Building Near Times Square Collapses

• Latino Voting in State Surged in 1996 Election By Ted Rohrlich

• Can Essay Tests Really Make the Grade? By Richard Lee Colvin

• Iranian Leader Plans to Address the U.S. on TV By Robin Wright

• Hong Kong to Extend Poultry Ban to Ensure Avian Virus Is Eradicated By Rone Tempest

• Aging Spy Sees No End to His Imprisonment By Paul Dean

• Deaths at Hospital Roil Rural County By Judy Pasternak

• Mater Dei Cheerleaders Win 5th National Title By Scott Martelle

• Pint-Sized Punch Lines

• Group Says It May Post AOL User Addresses By Karen Kaplan

• Fidelity to Reduce Disclosures of Net Assets

• The Risks, Rewards of Being a Landlord By Bob Howard

• Spending Remains Robust By Patrice Apodaca

• Riveting! Epic! Quiz! By James Bates

• Bankruptcy Filings Decline By Patrice Apodaca

• ALSO…

• Auto Parts Seller CSK Plans Stock Offering

• Dow Closes In on 8,000 in Year-End Rally

• Cohr Hires Lehman Bros. as Advisor

• Spotlight: The Car of Choice for the Extremely Choosy

• Premier Laser May Be Eyeing Imaging Firm By Patrice Apodaca

• Business Owners Optimistic By Patrice Apodaca

• Valencia to Get $40-Million Commercial Development By Melinda Fulmer

• Big-Deal Players By Brad Berton

• Taxes, Welfare Reform Among Top Legislative Issues By Vicki Torres

• Power Overload By Marla Dickerson

• IMF Releases $2 Billion to South Korea By Thomas S. Mulligan

• A Tale of 3 Cities

• Hertz Group Buys Historic Building By Melinda Fulmer

• U.S. Consumer Confidence Highest Since ‘69

• IRS Seeks Back Taxes From Columbia / HCA

• Stocks Extend Year-End Rally; Dow Gains 123

• Packard Bell NEC May Delay IPO Until ‘99

• Alliance Will Close Warehouse, Fire 150

• Judge Orders SBC to Submit to Arbitration

• UPS to Increase Prices in the U.S. By James F. Peltz

• Antwerp Bourse–World’s Oldest–Closes

• An Industry Spreading Its Wings By Karren Mills

• Apria Plant Gets Another Warning

• Business Plan, Balance Sheet Keys to Capital By Juan Hovey

• Write Council Member for Review of Product By Karen E. Klein

• Judge Imposes $100,000 Fine on Tobacco Company By Henry Weinstein

• Network Associates Won’t Sue Symantec

• Ex-Stock Promoter Pleads Guilty to Fraud

• Alcoa Won’t Acquire Reynolds Mill

• FDA Again Issues Warning Letter to Apria

• Also …

• Platinum Technology, Intel in Licensing Pact

• Commercial Real Estate Expected to Keep Sizzling By Bob Howard

• Power Overload By Marla Dickerson

• He Takes Office Machines On the Road By Karen E. Klein

• Options for Connecting Your Firm to the Net By Lawrence J. Magid

• Teamwork Yields $30-Million Panama Deal By Patrice Apodaca

• 1.4-Million-Share Offering Completed

• TV Validates It: 1998 Is on Its Way By Frazier Moore

• In Nicholas Payton’s Place By Bill Kohlhaase

• MIDNIGHT RIDERS By Zan Dubin

• Vibrant Love Story in ‘Oscar and Lucinda’ By Kevin Thomas

• In the Temple of Television By Howard Rosenberg

• Little Phish Grows Larger but Still Prefers Small Ponds By Roger Catlin

• Unveiling a Bigger Louvre By John-Thor Dahlburg

• Another Round in a Long War By Kenneth Turan

• Phylicia Rashad Rings in With the Old By Don Heckman

• MORNING REPORT By Shauna Snow

• Quotable