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What happened on January 01, 1997
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Parade Facts
Voice From Abroad MIGUEL HELFT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
It's a Day for Possibilities, and We've Got a Long List
4 Legislators Make Public University Top Priority KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Year's Day
Police Seek Clues on Dead Cyclist's Identity
Philanthropy
Area Codes
An Excessive Wait for Justice
Safe Prediction for '97: City Hall Reform Fight Will Heat Up HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time of Renewed Resolve : Leaders Cite New--and Old--Goals for New Year
Officials Identify Man Killed in Crash NICK GREEN
McMillan on Gays as Partners and Parents
U.S. Spies and Envoys
An American Envoy Who Brokers in Souls JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS, John Phillip Santos is an award-winning writer and producer of television documentaries and news programs. His first book, "Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation," will be published this year
Gift Motivation Was Puzzling, but He's Getting the Picture Dana Parsons
Warnings of Heavy Rainfall Evaporate JASON TERADA
O.C. Medical Waste Controls Found Lacking RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Tigers of Regret JENIJOY La BELLE, Jenijoy La Belle is a professor of literature at Caltech. E-mail:jlb@cco.caltech.edu
Esteban Torres
Arson Fire Stuns Congregation JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ahmanson Foes Seek Review by Supreme Court MIGUEL HELFT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
3 Officers Wounded When Shotgun Accidentally Fires
Cloudy but Dry Rose Parade Predicted as Storm Dodges L.A. DUKE HELFAND and JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Doctors and HMOs
2 Incidents Underscore Danger of Realistic Toy Guns, Police Say JASON TERADA
Man With a Mission GREG SANDOVAL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Boy Released From Hospital After Being Badly Burned
Bicyclist Suffers Head Injuries in Crash
Pasadena City Council May Place Pay Raise Issue on Ballot
16 Sickened by Substance Given Out at Party
2 Local Youths to Ride Floats in Rose Parade ANNE LOUISE BANNON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Judge's Ruling Favors Veterinarian HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Local Laws '96
Berteal Dawson; Longtime Oxnard Resident
Man Slain in Fight at Mall
3 Officers Injured When Shotgun Accidentally Fires ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ahead of Their Time PATRICK MOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Public's Help Sought in Solving Year-Old Slayings
Obituaries
Bank Robbery Is County's 52nd NICK GREEN
Plane Crash-Lands at Fullerton Airport MIMI KO CRUZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man on Mars
Welfare Cut Leaves Tough Choices for Recipients DAVID R. BAKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MTA Rail Program, Freeway Gridlock
Cudahy Official Loses Bid to Recoup Fines
Cudahy Councilman Loses Another Bid to Recoup Fines
Crews Mop Up After Fuel Spill SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
5-Hour Standoff Ends With Man's Arrest THOMAS SCHULTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Magli Shoe Photos Surface in Simpson Case STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Thousands Lose Power After Blast
Obituaries
Gunfire Kills Man at Shopping Mall
'First Night': Getting Into the Spirit, Not the Spirits MIMI KO CRUZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
West Hollywood to Consider Electric Cars for City Fleet
Pratt Trial Witness' Reliability Questioned EDWARD J. BOYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Father Pleads Guilty to Child Abduction JASON TERADA
Lomita Official Wages War to Fly POW Flag at Post Office
Operator of Carpet Cleaning Firm Sentenced in Fraud Case
Triumph and Tragedy DARYL KELLEY
Blooming of a Dream MICHAEL KRIKORIAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Accused Shooter Held After 5-Hour Standoff THOMAS SCHULTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sheriff's 'Magnificent 7' Make Their Mark TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Samsung Loses Attempt to Acquire Fokker Times Staff and Wire Reports
AT&T Finishes Restructuring With NCR Spinoff From Bloomberg Business News
Dow Plunges 101 Points in Biggest Drop Since July From Times Wire Services
Program Selling Hits Dow but Broader Market Rises From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Start-Ups in State Highest Since 1989, Report Shows JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Westinghouse Completes Infinity Purchase Times Staff and Wire Reports
Mexcio's Telephone Market Rings In New Era as Competition Begins From Reuters
Stocks for Goldilocks : Dow Loses 101 but Market Still Wraps Up 2nd Straight Strong Year TOM PETRUNO
Also ... Times Staff and Wire Reports
It's a Sticky Business That Keeps Parade From Coming Unglued MICHAEL P. LUCAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brisk Sales and Stable Prices Make French Champagne Makers Bubbly From Bloomberg Business News
Blue Cross Loses Ruling on Shift to For-Profit Operation From Associated Press
PacifiCare, FHP Shareholders Approve Merger GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Also ... Times Staff and Wire Reports
Spotlight: Pacificare, FHP Shareholders OK Merger
Key Mortgage Rate Edges Lower Times Staff and Wire Reports
CaliforniaCare Drops Suit Challenging Review Times Staff and Wire Reports
Horizon/CMS Settles Billings Investigation Times Staff and Wire Reports
Morton to Buy French, Italian Firms Times Staff and Wire Reports
Consumer Confidence Index at 7-Year High From Times Wire Services
Report Cites Utility's Mismanagement Times Staff and Wire Reports
Discovery Zone Cleared for New Financing Times Staff and Wire Reports
SEC Misappropriation Theory Upheld Times Staff and Wire Reports
Doubletree Plans to Acquire Upscale Renaissance Hotels From Times Wire Services
Irvine Firm May Get $57 Million in Rockwell Suit GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Company Wins Round in Bid for Pipeline Times Staff and Wire Reports
For Hollywood, It Could Be a Season of Surprises SALLIE HOFMEISTER
2 of Netcom's Original Investors Quit Board Times Staff and Wire Reports
Invasion of the Free-Spenders : Southern California's Tourism Industry Enjoyed a Banner Year NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mattel Will Place Warning Label on Doll JENNIFER OLDHAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Survey to Show Falling Auto Premiums Times Staff and Wire Reports
Centura Co-Founder Resigns From Board Times Staff and Wire Reports
ENTERTAINMENT
'Notre Dame' a Success in Its Hometown ANNE SWARDSON, THE WASHINGTON POST
New Drug Helps the Show to Go On for Composer Herman MARY CAMPBELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pair of Clubs Beats Odds for Comic High GLENN DOGGRELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Team's Trademark: Making a Delightfully Absurd World MICHAEL OLLOVE
Pan African Film Festival Begins Jan. 29
Magic for Young Apprentices Only BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Whatever Their Arts Desire BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Something to Get Jazzed About: Gillespie Tribute BILL KOHLHAASE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
1996 Was Watershed Year for Television TOM SHALES, WASHINGTON POST
James Woods Is So Good at Being Bad MATTHEW GILBERT THE BOSTON GLOBE
British Punk Band Turns Page With CD JIM SULLIVAN, THE BOSTON GLOBE
MacLaine Lives Life on Her Own Terms JAY CARR, THE BOSTON GLOBE
He's Ready for ABC, but Is It for Him? STEVE WEINSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Theatrical Fun for the Early Stages CORINNE FLOCKEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. : POP/ROCK SHAUNA SNOW
The Year of the Getty : More than a decade and about a billion dollars later, the state-of-the-art museum on the hill is looking at a grand opening by December 1997. SUZANNE MUCHNIC, TIMES ART WRITER
ABC Finds a 'Hook' to Post a Rare Weekly Win BRIAN LOWRY
A Lot of Funny Things Have Happened LAURIE WINER, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
Laughs Keep Coming for 'Bob & Ray' Shows MICHAEL OLLOVE, THE BALTIMORE SUN
SPORTS
One Last Hurdle : After a Season Full of Trials and Tribulations, Richardson Leads Penn State Into the Fiesta Bowl JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stanford Shines Brightest From Associated Press
Trojans Hire Offensive Coordinator EARL GUSTKEY
Off-the-Field Fiasco Associated Press
A Year of Transition MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mergers, Not Results, May Be Good News BOB LOCHNER
Young Skips Practice, Will Probably Play Associated Press
Gators Won't be Rose Bowl Watchers CHRIS DUFRESNE
New Year Opens With Familiar Feel ROBYN NORWOOD
Jackson Doesn't Affect Sun Devils' Preparations LISA DILLMAN
Inconsistent Chapman Ends Streak Against New Jersey MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
With Paterno, Penn State Enjoys a Proven Edge Against Texas JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nebraska Too Much in the End HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Big Game Followed by Bigger Decisions HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fisher, Knight Show No Sign of Strain SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Cal's Gonzalez Will Enter NFL Draft Associated Press
Robertson Will Be Front and Center in Rose Bowl DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Year, Same Old Cowboys BILL PLASCHKE
Snyder Earns His Bounty: a New Five-Year Contract EARL GUSTKEY
Chargers Deny Report on Ross' Future Associated Press
Army March Halted by Auburn, 32-29 From Associated Press
College Football / Today's Other Bowl Games
A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here. MIKE PENNER
Snyder's First Opportunity Floated Right On Past Him RANDY HARVEY
Portraits for All Seasons
Rose Bowl Results
Nothing Going Right for Romar as Waves Lose to Austin Peay Special to The Times
Canvas Is Barnes' Playing Field DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Outs and Ins RANDY HARVEY
Keefe Ready to Transfer to Nevada Las Vegas JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Win or Lose, Cigar Made '96 Memorable BILL CHRISTINE
Steelers' Bettis Listed as Questionable Associated Press
Mighty Ducks Tonight ROBYN NORWOOD
Probe Focuses on Irvin T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Duncan Gets Best of Van Horn From Associated Press
Year Had Its Own Dharma DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Howard Rallies to Defeat Southern in Thriller, 27-24 From Associated Press
Olympian Van Dyken Honored From Staff and Wire Reports
Flyers Win Again but Lose Coffey From Associated Press
Esperanza Wins Soccer Tournament
1996: A Year of Sports Quotes
Makarov Comeback Ends With Stars Associated Press
Only One Team Will End Up Sniffing the Flowers MIKE DOWNEY
Texas' Williams a Man of Many Seasons JIM HODGES
There Seems to Be No Shortage of Scores to Settle MAL FLORENCE
Eyes of Arizona, Ohio on Pasadena MIKE DOWNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Fog Triggers Fatal Pileup on I-10 Spans From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Officers Killed in Line of Duty Drops From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Death Penalty May Be Sought in Las Vegas Slaying HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
INS Says New Citizens Can Vote Only After Swearing-In Ceremony NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Look Back at the Cruelties of Childhood : CLASS TRIP by Emmanuel Carrere; Translated from French by Linda Coverdale; Metropolitan Books $19.95, 162 pages RICHARD EDER, TIMES BOOK CRITIC
A Simple Change in Status BILL HIGGINS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Governor Resigns to Protest Streamlining From Times Wire Reports
An Unnaturally Good Year for State Disasters JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Votes Against Development Upheld LEN HALL and ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Test May Predict Prostate Cancer From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Death Toll in Train Bomb Rises to 38 From Times Wire Services
Peru Guerrillas Allow Media Inside Mansion SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Health Chief Urges: Exercise Moderation MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grand Canyon Flight Curbs Criticized From Associated Press
Swiss Leader Assailed for Views on Holocaust Assets From Times Wire Services
1997 Ushers In a Fresh Batch of Federal Rules ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT and MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sopping Northwest Hit Again by Pacific Storms From Times Wire Services
Victim of Christmas Eve Bombings Dies From Times Wire Reports
35 Party-Goers Hurt When Balcony Falls From Times Wire Reports
Powerful New Storm Batters N. California KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hermandad Revelations Prompt Change by INS NANCY CLEELAND and PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Boutros-Ghali Bids Farewell to United Nations From Times Wire Services
Recipients Bemoan New Cuts in Welfare LISA RICHARDSON and CARLA RIVERA and HECTOR TOBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
'Most Wanted' Father Denies Failure to Pay GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Voter Rejection of Dana Point Project Upheld LEN HALL and ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Europe Gets Deep Freeze at New Year MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 GOP Ethics Panel Members Boost Gingrich JANET HOOK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Belgrade 'Rings In' Year, Literally TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Worried Welfare Recipients Bemoan Cuts in Benefits CARLA RIVERA and HECTOR TOBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Phony Doctor Tied to Funds for Democrats From Associated Press
Swiss Leader Draws Fire on Issue of Holocaust Assets From Times Wire Services
Attackers Gun Down Shiite Muslim Leader From Times Wire Reports
A City That Still Is Consumed by Castro MIKE CLARY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Exercises for After Breast Cancer Surgery
Dissident Gets 9 Years for Prying Into China's State Secrets From Reuters
Military Attacks Rebel Hide-Outs From Times Wire Reports
Funeral Rites for Beauty Pageant Winner, 6, Held Reuters
Actor Pleads Not Guilty to Drunk Driving
Israel Agrees to Hebron Withdrawal, Officials Say MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Las Vegas Has a New Year's Blast--Literally TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suspect Jailed in 12-Year-Old Murder Case SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
China Ready to Drop 'Counterrevolution' Laws, in a Manner of Speaking RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Accused WWII Nazi in Kansas Shootout From Associated Press
U.S. to Drop Bogus Medal Maker Associated Press
Edward C. Carfagno; Oscar-Winning Art Director
35 Party-Goers Hurt When Balcony Falls From Times Wire Reports
CLUBS: Where the Groove Resides D. JAMES ROMERO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Attending Annual Get-Together for High Achievers, Clinton Puts Emphasis on Golf JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Farmer City: Getting Lost in the Shuffle : The Illinois town is being left behind in the resurgence of rural America. And now, a photographer has captured its people's profound discomfort. JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Homicides Down in Major Cities in '96, Survey Shows ROBERTO SURO and PIERRE THOMAS, THE WASHINGTON POST
Times Square Bash Makes a Clean Break From 1996 From Associated Press
Homicides Fell in Major Cities in '96, Survey Shows ROBERTO SURO and PIERRE THOMAS, THE WASHINGTON POST
Accused WWII Nazi in Kansas Shootout From Associated Press
5 in Viper Militia Enter Guilty Pleas From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Victim of Christmas Eve Bombings Dies From Times Wire Reports
Punch Lines
As a Slice of Life, Pizza Takes the Pie STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One Thing Old, One Thing New MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Raise a Glass to the Eskimo Pie CANDACE A. WEDLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
IMAGE: Gender Lines Will Be Drawn MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beat the Clock KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
HANGOUTS AND PASTIMES: Smokers Come In From the Cold MARK EHRMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
For Them, Age Is Merely a Number KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Read All About Putting Father Time on the Run LESLIE KNOWLTON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
OPINION
Is the Revolutionary Era Over? JORGE G. CASTANEDA
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