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What happened on May 14, 1997
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Request for Mistrial in Mexican Mafia Case Rejected GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teen Runaway Held in Brush Fire VERONIQUE de TURENNE
Colleges / Campus scene MIMI KO CRUZ and JOHN CANALIS and KIMBERLY BROWER and LORI HAYCOX
Man's Condition Improves After Shooting VERONIQUE de TURENNE
When the Enemy Is 'Them,' Watch Out ROBERT S. McELVAINE, Robert S. McElvaine is a professor at Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. He is completing a book on sex and history
Golf Debate Draws Gallery of Foes and Backers HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Displays, Seminars Slated for Trade Fair MACK REED
How Much Scandal Is Needed?
Community Colleges Plan Ceremonies DAWN HOBBS
Police Report 12% Drop in DUI Accidents VERONIQUE de TURENNE
'Adult Support System' Knows Best? KATHERINE DOWLING, Katherine Dowling is a family physician
Crean In, Sanchez Out as Speaker at Chapman JEAN O. PASCO and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Colleges / Campus scene MIMI KO CRUZ and JOHN CANALIS and KIMBERLY BROWER and LORI HAYCOX
Public Input Sought on Wetlands STEVE CARNEY
Operator of Food Program Seeks Donations, Volunteers
Moorpark Trustees Delay Redrawing Boundaries DAVID R. BAKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Vote Panel Presses Demand for INS Data DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Recommends 2 Sites for School REGINA HONG
Colleges / Campus scene MIMI KO CRUZ and JOHN CANALIS and KIMBERLY BROWER and LORI HAYCOX
Manager Opposed to Library Subsidy HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Community Support for University Questioned FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Council Panel Weighs Plan for Canyon Golf Course
Colleges / Campus scene MIMI KO CRUZ and JOHN CANALIS and KIMBERLY BROWER and LORI HAYCOX
Complaints Set Back Leash-Free Zone Plan LORENZA MUN~OZ
Supervisor Urges Probe of Hospital Staffing
New state funding would help parents stay in jobs
Cities Oppose Plan for Sheriff's Substation SHELBY GRAD
Ventura to Proceed With Plans to Expand Mall HILARY E. MacGREGOR and LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Parts of Eastside Park Ready for the Public HOPE HAMASHIGE
Hollywood 'Mayor' Grant Makes Tracks--and Typo BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Waters Wants Probes of Alleged CIA-Drug Ties to Continue SAM FULWOOD III, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Studio Officials Repudiate Vote on Airport Expansion JILL LEOVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
China Trade Status
Salvation Army Meal to Honor Good Deeds JOHN CANALIS
Students Help Ease Pain of Hospital Stay SYLVIA L. OLIANDE
Navy to Give Update on Layoffs, New E-2Cs LORENZA MUNOZ
Talks Between Orange Teachers, Board Again Stall Over Contracts LESLEY WRIGHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Wood Poachers Called a Threat to Historic Barn PENNY AREVALO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pollution Delays Middle School Opening AMY PYLE, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Chance to Make City Look Picture Perfect HILARY E. MacGREGOR
D.A., Sheriff Seek Ruling on Release of File on Fatal Shooting by Deputy VERONIQUE de TURENNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents Question City on Assessment District CATHY WERBLIN
100% of Graduates Pass Credentialing Exam KARIMA A. HAYNES
Slain Boy's Parents File Defamation Suit ANNA CEKOLA
Rapper's Bodyguard to Stand Trial ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Caution in Computer Funding
Talkin' Trash FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rebel Dean Was Seen as a Giant by His Young Fans DAVID E. BRADY
Janitors at USC Plan March Over Right to Join Union
Bear Tagged, Released Into Forest RADHA THAMPI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Suspect Shot in Confrontation With Police GEOFF BOUCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Suspect in Cosby Killing Enters Not Guilty Plea GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suspect Arrested in Series of College Rapes
Air War ROBERT A. JONES
A Greater Good TRACY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Businesses, CSUN Aim to Revitalize Area CLAIRE VITUCCI
Council Keeps Queen Mary in Long Beach DOUGLAS P. SHUIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hawthorne Council May Let Voters Decide Fate of 2 Taxes
Witness Points Out 31 Blows to Huber's Skull GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prosecuting Teens
Westwood Village Retailers to Protest Shops at UCLA
LAPD Domestic Violence Cases to Be Reviewed
Sketch Released of Attempted Kidnapper THAO HUA
Murder Manual
Toxi Discharges
It Beats TV to Heck MATEA GOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Trucking Firm Fined for Safety Violations DADE HAYES
Mildred A. Smith; Accountant
British Elections and the IRA
Supervisors OK New Nuisance Ordinance RICHARD WARCHOL
Toddler Hailed as a Hero After Alerting Family to Fire
Trial to Start in Rape Case Hinging on Audiotape JEAN O. PASCO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Deregulating California's Energy Utilities
Councilman Greg Hill Wins Redondo Beach Mayoral Race TRACY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Lawmakers Near Deal on 2 Secession Bills NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crown of Excess Rests by the Bay, Not Tinseltown DAN SCHNUR, Dan Schnur, a Republican commentator and analyst, is a former Los Angeles resident who lives in San Francisco. He was not at Davis' party
Parents May Preview Elementary Textbooks CATHY WERBLIN
The Desert Wind
Family of Teen Killed by Deputies to Get $300,000 TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pegasus School Begins $1-Million Expansion CATHY WERBLIN
Scripting a Tax Break DADE HAYES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Molester Led Police to Youth's Remains GEOFF BOUCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Heart Assn. Will Host Fund-Raiser DEBRA CANO
Painters Heed the Wall of the Wild JEFF KASS
RV Driver Chased for 50 Miles, Surrenders ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Landfill Fees
Balboa Theater Sale Nears Completion JOHN CANALIS
Laguna Beach Dwellers Debate Right to a View LESLIE EARNEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Venice High
City Urged to Legalize Some Garage Units SHARON BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Rules on Existing 24-Hour Stores Rejected JILL LEOVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Puente Program
State Lends County Breath-Test Machine SCOTT HADLY
Child Care Advocates Applaud Wilson Plan DAVID REYES
Officials Target Ads Posted on City Property SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chess Match
Flowers for Baby Jane Doe PATT MORRISON
Closing Arguments Presented in Conroy Sexual Harassment Trial ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Attorneys Give Closing Arguments in Murder Trial GREG SANDOVAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kids Visit Park They Named 'Juanamaria' HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Sharks, Jellyfish and Monkeys
County Won't Rule the Roost RICHARD WARCHOL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sanitary District Selects New Manager VERONIQUE de TURENNE
Dog Bites on the Rise, but Trainers Blame Owners, Not Animals SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Artistic Outcry DADE HAYES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Dodger of Politics and Controversy BILL BOYARSKY
Man Gets 5 Years in 'Freemen' Check-Fraud Scheme JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disney Books Author to Appear at Library
Compton Mayor Charges Police Harassment
City OKs $32,000 Settlement in Case GREG RIPPEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Liquid' vs. 'Gas' Models for Traffic
A rotating panel of experts from the worlds of philosophy, psychology and religion offer their perspective on the dilemmas that come with living in Southern California.
City Panel Rejects 67-Home Project CHRIS CHI
Smoke Prompts Evacuation of 500 FRANK MESSINA
1st VetFest Will Help Homeless Veterans DARRELL SATZMAN
ENTERTAINMENT
'Sprung' Breaks Romantic Comedy Mold JOHN ANDERSON, FOR THE TIMES
Laguna Art Museum Requests City Funds ZAN DUBIN
Saxophonist Anderson Hits All of the Emotional Notes BILL KOHLHAASE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rock, Paper, Singers CHRIS PASLES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oscar Wilde Benefit for the Gay Archives
TNTina ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
Recalling Memorable Melodies of Burt Bacharach DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Music's Message FRANCES HALPERN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. SHAUNA SNOW
Prime-Time TV Rankings BRIAN LOWRY and Source: Nielsen Media Research
'Confidential' Reeling: A Film on L.A. Like No Other Before? KENNETH TURAN, TIMES FILM CRITIC
'General' Looks for Lessons in Noriega's Misdeeds LAURIE WINER, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
The Season for 'All-New' Shows and All-Show News HOWARD ROSENBERG
Erasure Makes Lasting Impression NATALIE NICHOLS
College Cast's 'Wrath' Is Felt by the Audience ROBERT KOEHLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ellerbee, Richards on Tap for 'Uncommon Women'
Connecting the Soul, the Brain and the Belly ZAN DUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Room' for Improvement JAN HERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Starting Over JOSH GETLIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mideast Terrorists Said Set Up in U.S. From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Margaret Martin Brock; Major GOP Fund-Raiser MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Drug 'Cocktail' Used for Ovarian Cancer From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. Says It Has Key to Truck in Oklahoma Bombing Case RICHARD A. SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Envoy's Job Is Final Victim of Peru Siege SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Things Don't Compute THE STAFF OF LIFE & STYLE
Congress Braces for Renewed Salvos in 'Culture War' EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington Insight From The Times Washington Bureau
Jury Selection Marks Start of Arizona Governor's Fraud Trial From Reuters
Pentagon Reviewing Policy on Gays From The Washington Post
American to Help Russians Fix Mir From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Airlines Sue Over Benefits Ordinance From Times staff and wire reports
Fraud Trial for Governor Opens From Times Staff and Wire Reports
She's Fostering Support for Colleagues MARK EHRMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fatal Fire Was Arson, Police Say From Associated Press
Outcry Doesn't Halt GOP's $11.3-Million Fund-Raiser MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Rev. Dean Kelley; Expert on Religious Freedom
Airlines Sue S.F. Over Domestic Partner Benefits From Associated Press
A New Kind of Agribusiness Is Taking Root JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Barred From Backing Christian Rally HENRY WEINSTEIN and TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Conroy Treated Woman Like 'Object,' Lawyer Says ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Catholic Found Slain on Road in N. Ireland From Reuters
Governor Benefits From Surprise Budget Windfall DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Burbank Studios Repudiate Vote on Airport Expansion JILL LEOVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Accuses State Democratic Party of Violating Election Laws From Associated Press
Sunscreen Each Day Could Keep the Cancer Away KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Battle Plans
Du Pont Gets 13 to 30 Years in Shooting Death of Wrestler From THE WASHINGTON POST
Jack Lewis Powell; Former U.S. Prosecutor, Attorney
Yeah, Yeah, but at Least We Can't Be Unplugged SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Don't Tell Me What My Child Can Handle ROBIN ABCARIAN
U.S. Sues State Democratic Party Over Alleged Election Law Violations From Associated Press
Vote Fixes Education Law for Disabled From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fire Fatal to 9 Was Arson, Officials Say From Times staff and wire reports
Rumors of Our Death . . . PETER H. KING
Curfew Shuts Down Zaire's Capital on Eve of Make-or-Break Peace Talks MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quake Rescue Work Ends; 1,560 Killed From Times Wire Reports
Third Explosion in Beijing in 2 Months Reportedly Kills 1 HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disco Club to Open at Gdansk Shipyard From Times Wire Reports
Robert G. Kane; Screenwriter for TV, Movies
Child Parked on New York Sidewalk Causes Stir BLAINE HARDEN, THE WASHINGTON POST
7 Ex-Narcotics Officers Arrested From Times Wire Reports
A 'Far Better' FBI Crime Lab Is Predicted ROBERT L. JACKSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hubbell, Rose Law Firm Settle Suit, Avoid Trial From Associated Press
The Mothers and Marriage of Marty Fish JONATHAN KIRSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
5 Everest Climbers Reported Killed From Times Wire Reports
Inez E. Wilber Alpert; Pioneering Ophthalmologist
Peter Stackpole; Veteran Staff Photographer for Life
Support for Melanoma Patients
Clinton Abortion Stance Reignites Fierce Debate MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson Urges Statewide Test Plan for Schools LUCILLE RENWICK and RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
She's Putting the Emphasis on Joy CANDACE A. WEDLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Punch lines
Clinton Abortion Stance Reignites Fierce Debate MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washoe Tribe, Climbers Clash Over Rock STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Pelican Is Getting Well Again DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Joe Montana Leads Offense on Workers' Comp Bill CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Space Race Now Joint Venture RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prominent Biology Nobelist Chosen to Head Caltech ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Joe Montana Leads Offense on Workers' Comp Bill CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'The Details, as Much as His Victims, Were the Trophies' MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zaire Outcome May Hold Key to Africa's Future BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Morris To Take Over at Ventura
Fox Sports West 2 Adds 650,000 Homes LARRY STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dreifort on Disabled List Because of Elbow Tendinitis BOB NIGHTENGALE
Parting Shots SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lancaster Power Surge Leads to an 11-7 Victory
Kent Makes Burba Pay for Free Pass From Associated Press
On Second Thought, Belcher Wins From Associated Press
Good News Travels in Pairs for Marlins From Associated Press
Hargrove Gets Extension
Community College Athletes of the Week
Woodbridge, Sunny Hills Are Awarded the Top Seedings DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Simi Valley Spoils Camarillo's Plans PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Caminiti Put on Disabled List
Rivals Warned to Keep Series Clean From Associated Press
Only the Season Is Over BILL PLASCHKE
Today's Game BOB NIGHTENGALE
Maestro of Manchester : Laker Owner Buss May Live and Act Like a Playboy, but He Hasn't Let That Stand in Way of Success SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rockets Are Prevented From Having a Blast From Associated Press
Woodbridge's League Title Streak at 16 MARTIN HENDERSON
Only the Season Is Over BILL PLASCHKE
O'Neal Doesn't See Any Problems Here TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Schultz Throws Kennedy for 1-0 Loss
Baseball's Executive Council Suspends Steinbrenner From Staff and Wire Reports
Giordano Has 3-Hitter, Saugus Clinches Title
Matadors Win Game of Chance STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Calabasas' Carlisi Trys Perfect Pitch
They Reached New Heights of Stupidity MAL FLORENCE
On Deck JOHN WEYLER
Odd Couple Comes Through for Chicago BILL DWYRE, TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Calendar
Dodgers, Murdoch Going Through Proper Channels ROSS NEWHAN
It Swings Other Way for Dodgers BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baseball's Executive Council Suspends Steinbrenner From Staff and Wire Reports
For Huskies, It's Big-Time in Seventh PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sylmar Starts Fast, Finishes Chatsworth
Community College Athletes of the Week
Santa Margarita Hits Nine Homers in 31-4 Victory
Girls's Softball Top 10
Tennis Brawl Punishment Is Finalized DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crescenta Valley Caught Napping by Hoover, 1-0 DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Courier Tees Off on Sampras BUD COLLINS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Golditch, Evans Send Chatsworth to Title
Golf Tournament Managers Looking for a New Home MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Class Cut Up TRIS WYKES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baseball Team Enjoying Itself Again LON EUBANKS
Canyon Beats Foothill to Set Up Title Clash MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gorrell Quitting as Cypress Basketball Coach MICHAEL ITAGAKI
Boys' Baseball Top 10
Trail Blazers Hire Dunleavy From Associated Press
For Angels, It's Only Big Inning JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mussina Does His Part in 7-3 Victory From Associated Press
Caminiti Goes on Disabled List From Bloomberg News Service
Zoeller Issue Not Resolved From Wire Reports
Murray Now One of Six to Play in 3,000 Games JOHN WEYLER
Laker Status Report Capsules by SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Blazing Workout Has Trainer Fuming BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baseball's Executive Council Suspends Steinbrenner From Staff and Wire Reports
BUSINESS
Also ...
Corps Seeks Businesswomen Mentors E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer
Murdoch Grounds Out on Wall Street TOM PETRUNO
Retailing Decline Is Steepest in 10 Months (Reuters)
SafeGuard Makes Purchase (Dow Jones)
Fed Cloud Rains on Dow, Dollar, Bonds From Times Wire Services
An Attitude of Awareness in O.C. JAMES FLANIGAN
Fed Cloud Rains on Dow as Yields Rise From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Japan Economy Taking a Turn for the Better DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vacationers Have Gas, Cash--Will Travel NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEC Agrees to Acquisition by Harcourt JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEC Agrees to Acquisition by Harcourt PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
QLogic Revenue Up 28%, Income Hits $5.8 Million
Many Laid-Off Executives Prepared Financially for Ax E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer
CB Commercial to Sign Deal to Buy Koll Unit MELINDA FULMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Applied Materials Profit Falls 45% (Reuters)
Sun-Diamond Fined for Gifts to Espy (Reuters)
PacifiCare May Sell Units Inherited in FHP Acquisition From Times Staff and Wire Reports
NEC Agrees to Be Acquired by Harcourt PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inn Trouble JESUS SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New GM Strike Could Lead to Wide Shutdown From Reuters
Also ...
Administaff Opens Newport Beach Office E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer
South Carolina Joins Tobacco Lawsuit (Times Wire Services)
Digital and Cyrix Sue Intel for Alleged Patent Infringement GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
President Leaving Fox Home Entertainment MARLA MATZER
King World, Sony in Legal Dispute (Reuters)
Novartis to Acquire Merck's Crop Unit (Bloomberg News)
Deal Will Bring California Grapes to China's Tables MARTHA GROVES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SEC OKs Washington Mutual Bid to Buy GW (Times Wire Services)
Hollywood Park Mulls Paired-Share Status JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spotlight: CB Commercial to Acquire Koll Real Estate
Un-Easy Relationship : A Hot Young Rap Producer Says He's Being Dissed by Atlantic CHUCK PHILIPS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McDonnell Douglas to Make Commercial C-17 KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CoCensys Reaches Deal to License Experimental Anxiety Drug (Bloomberg News)
Silicon Graphics May Acquire Kasparov Firm (Reuters)
First American Completes Deal (Dow Jones)
Nude Bathing, Oui; a 40-Foot Howard Stern, Non MARK SAYLOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FOOD
Going Bananas at School MARGARET SHERIDAN
Diet Tip
Ice and Spice CHARITY FERREIRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
It Looks So Realistic CHARLES PERRY
what are you drinking?
Welcome to His 'Zone' MARGARET SHERIDAN
The Best Muffin Ever MARION CUNNINGHAM, Cunningham's latest book is "Cooking With Children" (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995)
The 'News' Are Good RUSS PARSONS
Where the Locals Eat Fire and Ash STEVEN RAICHLEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Raichlen is the author of "High-Flavor, Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking" (Viking, 1995)
The Hows and Whats of 7 Diets MARGARET SHERIDAN
Olive, Not Drab ROSE DOSTI
Noodles With Crunch DONNA DEANE, Deane is director of the Times Test Kitchen
A Crisp Answer to India's Heat BARBARA HANSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making Sense of the Diet Circus MARGARET SHERIDAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beef Curry, Quite Rare ABBY MANDEL, Mandel's latest book is "Celebrating the Midwestern Table" (Doubleday & Co., 1996)
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