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What happened on July 28, 1997
NEWS
Standing in Both Ends of the TV Parent Demographic Pool
It's Legal, So Why Isn't It Accepted? By Kathleen Kelleher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Well, It's No Walton Mountain By Bob Sipchen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Punch Lines
A Harlequin Romance With a Dark Side By Michael Harris, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Beginnings at Journey's End By Kathy Stickel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
All the Right Ingredients for a Fun Read By Roy Rivenburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Managing Obesity, Illness Through Diet By Shari Roan, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
A Real Mensch By Elizabeth Mehren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bustamante on Aid for Immigrants
Discrimination
'Maggot Therapy'
Senate Campaign Finance Hearings
Cigarette Tax
Old Ironsides
Family Values
Boycotts and Apartheid
'Motorcycle Cheerleading Mamas' will not rate as an Iverson movie ranch classic, but it will mark the . . . END of an ERA By Karima A. Haynes, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Model World Will Make a Whistle-Stop at Shopping Mall By Deborah Belgum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Jury Duty Shows Judge How Other Half Lives By Ann O'Neill
Displaced Colombians Fear Effort to Send Them Home By Juanita Darling, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOP, White House Near Agreement on Budget By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gov. Weld Will Quit to Pursue Mexico Post By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Census 2000: The Census Bureau, with a regional office in... By Efrain Hernandez Jr.
Turning Donated Rags Into Riches By Janet Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Polluted Nuclear Plant May Win 2nd Life By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Valley Crime Drops Sharply in 1st Half of '97 By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making Donated Rags Into Riches By Janet Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finance Hearing to Focus on Contributions From Trie By Glenn F. Bunting, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Book Shortage Plagues L.A. Unified By Amy Pyle, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
China's Thirst for Oil Fuels Competition By David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As Talks Stall, No-Win Budget Is Considered By Dave Lesher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ban on Payments for Welfare Mothers' New Babies Delayed By Virginia Ellis, TIMES STAFF WRITER
With Inmate's Execution Looming, Some Doubt Guilt By Eric Bailey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Man in the White Hat Who Saved the Sierra By George Skelton
Santa Claus Is Leaving This Town By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
30,000 Rally for Basque Separatism From Times Wire Reports
American Reporter Says He Saw Pol Pot Last Week \o7 Washington Post\f7
Albright Lambastes Myanmar at Regional Summit By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Developer Defends Jerusalem Project \o7 Reuters\f7
15,000 Evacuate Polish River Town From Times Wire Reports
12 Killed, 50 Hurt in Train Collision From Times Wire Reports
GOP Congressional Leaders Wrestle With Rebels Spoiling for a Fight By Ronald Brownstein
Report: Job-Related Injury, Illness Costly From Times Staff and Wire Reports
4 Deaths Blamed on Blistering Heat From Times Staff and Wire Reports
City Marks Olympic Blast Anniversary From Times Staff and Wire Reports
4 Deaths Blamed on Blistering Heat From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Cunanan's Body Sent to Mortuary From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Many Home-Care Firms Unqualified, Study Says By Robert A. Rosenblatt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report: Job-Related Injury, Illness Costly From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Atlanta Marks Olympic Blast Anniversary \o7 From Associated Press\f7
GOP Senators Increase Their Attacks on Reno By Alan C. Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Clinton, L.A. Weekend Is About Money By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Needy Don't Get Most Thrift Shop Revenue in O.C. By Janet Wilson
L.A. Unified to Launch Electronic Textbook Experiment at 14 Schools By Amy Pyle, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
54 Protesters Arrested at Presidio \o7 Associated Press\f7
Fire That Destroyed 9 Homes Near Yosemite Is Contained \o7 Reuters\f7
ENTERTAINMENT
Returns Are Good for Ford's Latest Bid By Judy Brennan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Danger! Danger! By Richard Covington, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Ashoka's Dream' Is American By Mark Swed, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Woods Quintet Delivers Its Own Amplification on Style By Bill Kohlhaase, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Here Comes the Sun--Oh Wait! It's ABC! Compiled by Times Staff Writers and Contributors
Blurring Line Between Fact, Fiction By Marty Kaplan, Marty Kaplan is associate dean and visiting professor of political communication at USC's Annenberg School. He has been a White House speech writer, a Washington journalist, a Disney studio executive and a screenwriter and producer
Arab-Bashing for Fun and Profit By Laila Lalami, Laila Lalami holds degrees in linguistics from USC and the University of London. She works as a thesaurus editor and lives in Los Angeles
Brazil's Past and Present in 'Flying Down to Rio' By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Academy to Discuss Acting for Commercials
Radiohead Offers Challenging Messages By Robert Hilburn
Third Rail Loses Some of Its Power By Don Snowden
'Beast Within' Takes Apocalyptic Images Past the Limit By Lewis Segal
Harney Stands Out in 'World' Program By Chris Pasles
Veterans Give Life to Tap Festival By Victoria Looseleaf
Provocative Start for 'Feet Speak' By Victoria Looseleaf
Love's Dark Side Fuels 'American Holiday' By Jana J. Monji, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Air Force One's Usual Passenger Enjoys the Ride By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Film Musical That Snuck Up on Gen-X By Kathleen Craughwell, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Craughwell, a member of the Times' film staff, is 29
Ben Harper Pulls From Past a Modern Voice By Buddy Seigal, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Digital Underground Surfaces By Mike Boehm, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fugees' Jean to Push 'Carnival' at the Circus By Mike Boehm
BUSINESS
NextLink Makes a Local Phone Call Here in Southland By P.J. Huffstutter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Inimitable Web Site By P.J. Huffstutter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Netizens to Air Issues in Washington
The Digital Scramble By Michael A. Hiltzik and Leslie Helm, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
PC Industry May Soon See Shift in Power By Karen Kaplan
Is It What You Sell or How That Matters More? By Jonathan Weber
Do Computers Pay Off? By P.J. Huffstutter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Starwood Lodging May Buy Westin This Week Bloomberg News
UAW OKs Deal to End Strike at GM Parts Plant From Associated Press
Oracle Completes Purchase of SuperGen Stake Bloomberg News
3 U.S. Oil Firms Expected to Sign Caspian Pact From Bloomberg News
Media Money: Americans will spend an average of $546 this... By Michael A. Hiltzik
Forms at Your Fingertips: We've all heard about software... By Mary Purpura and Paolo Pontoniere
Fame, Fortune and Goo: It all started with a little slime... WASHINGTON POST
Mad Dash for Grants Is About to Begin By Lee Dye
Non-Virtual Reality, Really By Mark Glaser, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Summer Surfing
Finding the PIM and Proper Ways to Get Organized By Kim Komando
Laptops That Won't Weigh You Down By Lawrence J. Magid
Just Browsing? Guides to Get You Through It By Krissy Harris
Online Pays By Karen Kalan
Telecom Pipsqueaks Jump in Where Titans Fear to Tread By Karen Kaplan
His Online Business Is Built on Places to Be By Gali Kronenberg
Endocare Names Chief Financial Officer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
'Last Resort' Is Coming First
Transition, Not Abandonment
Fairer Shake for Homeowners on Quake Insurance Rates
Planning Amid the Splendor
Chipping Away at Historical Amnesia By Ruth Rosen, Ruth Rosen, a professor of history at UC Davis, writes regularly on politics and culture
Whose Constitution Is It? By Charles W. Colson, Charles W. Colson is chairman of the Prison Fellowship Ministries in Washington
The Rich Don't Need a Tax Cut By Isaac Shapiro, Isaac Shapiro is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington-based organization that conducts research and analysis on policies and programs that affect lower-income people
Teens Learn the Value of Giving By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ear-Breaking Stereos Also Break State Law By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Picture of Health By David Reyes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Large Crowd Bids Its Fairwell By John Canalis, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
With No Town Criers, City Councils Do the Honors By Jean O. Pasco, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Payoff: Successful Business, United Family By Russ Loar, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Agenda / Issues Coming Up
Newport Coast Project to Be Discussed
3 Wounded When Gunman Opens Fire Outside Restaurant
Night and Day--Both early birds and night owls will find a...
Van Nuys Airport Installs 24-Hour Weather Center By Martha L. Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
15,000 Needy Kids Get a Toy 'Just Because' By Dade Hayes
Secession, Charter to Top Lunch Agenda By Sylvia L. Oliande
Rock Artists Headline 4-Day 'Gospel Fest' By Rob O'Neil
Mission Parade Seeks a Multicultural Look By Darrell Satzman
Glendale Lawmaker's Star Rose and Fell By Darrell Satzman
Highs in Mid-90s Expected This Week By Karima A. Haynes
Man Punches Window, Bleeds to Death in Bed By Greg Sandoval and Accidental Deaths
Man, 21, Fatally Stabbed at Motel
A Lift for Their Spirits : Volunteer Drivers Offer Cancer Patients Companionship as Well as Transportation By Kimberley Lisagor, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Planners to Consider Woodridge Proposal By Coll Metcalfe, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'So Sad. It Was Only a Child.' By Matea Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping Your Cool on Summer's Overheated Highways By Mack Reed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doctor's Letter May Be Key to Suit Over Boy's Death in Gym Class By Amy Pyle, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
When Business Talks, Liberalism Goes Out the Door By Bill Boyarsky
Movie Ranch Heads Off Into Sunset After 85 Years as a Production Site By Karima A. Haynes, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
El Rio Applies Full-Court Press to Gymnasium Dream By Regina Hong, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A LOOK AHEAD * By sending home less risky inmates and tracking them with electronic bracelets, the county plans on easing jail crowding and . . . : Keeping the Dangerous Behind Bars By Tina Daunt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grad File: Burnett's Road to Journalism Took a Funny Detour
On New Teachers, Training Problems, Idealism and Money
Laid Back but Learning By Kimberly Lisagor, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Woman Dies in Burning Car; Officers Rescue Three Men From A Times Staff Writer
3 Long Beach Men Slain in Separate Attacks
Firefighters' Skills Honed in High-Rise Drill By Coll Metcalfe
Authorities Seek Help in Finding 4 Suspects By Scott Steepleton
Park Offers Play, Film for Families By Lisa Fernandez
Obituaries
Salvation Army Presents Its Youngest 'Junior Soldiers' By Scott Steepleton
Early Exposure to Music Enhances Learning, Experts Say By Zahida Hafeez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Now You Know
Activities
Ancient Greece
How To Make a Ceramic Aztec Animal Flute
Neighborhood Alarmed by Plan to Shift Emergency Calls By Lorenza Munoz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Valley North Wins Area Legion Crown By Tris Wykes
Dolan Takes 400 at U.S. Nationals From Staff and Wire Reports
Baseball Roudup By Dana Haddad
Student Out-Surfs Teacher as Garcia Wins By Erik Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Thunder Gives Zodiac a Bitter Setback, 2-1 By Martin Beck, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Whyte Scores Game-Winner as Bullfrogs Win in Shootout By Paul Mcleod, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vigilantes Get First Road Sweep in Salinas
Race Across America Tight
James Becomes the Latest to Bomb in Leading Role By Elliott Teaford, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Bang For The Buc$ By Ross Newhan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Candiotti Wins Again, Now Waits By Steve Springer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zanardi Wins Survival Run By Shav Glick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sunday a Workday for Winner Courier By Julie Cart, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$50 Good Deed Well Worth It By Mike Downey
Courier Wins Battle of Comeback Kids From Associated Press
He's a Shaky Boss, but Selig Is Still Beeston's Buddy By Mark Heisler
A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media... By Mike Penner
He Was a '10' at the Movies as Well as on the Field By Randy Harvey
Report: Messier a Canuck From Associated Press
The King of the Hills Rules Tour de France From Associated Press
Dolan Takes 400 at U.S. Nationals From Staff and Wire Reports
Dolan Takes 400 at U.S. Nationals From Staff and Wire Reports
Player Keeps On Winning From Associated Press
Even Penalty Can't Stop Galaxy By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kiraly and Johnson Return in a Big Way By Irene Garcia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
First for Mariners: Sweep at New York From Associated Press
Yankees' Irabu Will Skip a Start Associated Press
Encore Performance for Indians' Vizquel From Associated Press
Indians, Cardinals Showing Interest in a Willing McGwire By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Seems There Is Little Rest for the Weary By Elliott Teaford
Phillies Won't Trade Schilling Associated Press
Pirate Bats Earn a Split From Associated Press
Maddux Cools Off Reds for 15th Win From Associated Press
Nomo OK, May Not Miss a Turn By Steve Springer
Hingis Has No Trouble With Martinez Associated Press
Youth Is Served: Hingis Set to Play at La Costa By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dixon, Sparks May Be Onto Something By Earl Gustkey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Swilling Returns to Raiders From Associated Press
Motor Racing Roundup
LaJoie Wins Battle, Martin Wins War By Shav Glick
No Whip Needed to Get First Intent Victory in Crosby By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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