Archive for Tuesday, October 07, 1997

• Board Votes $5.3 Million to Improve School Libraries By Amy Pyle

• Century of Class Acts in Anaheim By Jerry Hicks

• Now to Turn the Prayers Into Action By Robert Scheer

• Light Brigade By Bob Pool

• Deputy Enters Guilty Plea in Striking of Hospital Patient

• 5 Injured as Car and Van Collide

• Murderer Had Troubled Youth, Psychologist Says By Thao Hua

• Bunglers Take Israel Backward

• That Wasn’t Really Rain, It Just Seemed That Way By Scott Martelle

• Boater Drowns, Friend Missing By Scott Steepleton

• Is It Stupidity or Incompetence? By Bill Press

• Newport Annexation Proposal Opposed By Scott Martelle

• Cal Lutheran Plans Homecoming Events By David Greenberg

• Bay Dredging May Start in November By Hope Hamashige and Debra Cano

• Ruling on Deputies’ Pension Will Stand By Mack Reed

• Last of Unincorporated Parcels May Be Annexed By Hope Hamashige

• Truck Ignited Calabasas Fire, Woman Says By Bob Pool

• Names of Vietnam’s War Dead to Be Read Aloud; Volunteers Sought By Frank Messina

• Maintenance Stirring Silt in Water Pipes By Cathy Werblin

• Plan Would Put Radar Guns in Residents’ Hands By Miguel Bustillo

• Students Crossed the Line, Prosecutors Say By Frank B. Williams

• Injured Player Will Walk Again, Doctor Says By Richard Warchol

• Wilson Signs Curbs on Donors to MTA Board By Richard Simon and Jeffrey L. Rabin

• Charter School Test Scores Probed By Doug Smith and Amy Pyle

• Don King Donates $100,000 to Shelter

• Home Tours to Help Raise Funds for PTA By Hope Hamashige

• Council Expected to OK Contract for Firefighters

• Hertzberg’s Office Offers Internships By Karima A. Haynes

• Council May Create Redevelopment Post By Frank Messina

• Judge Rules Bar’s Location Precludes Topless Dancers

• Embezzlement Charges Against Couple Dropped

• Officials Prevail in Festival Softball By John Canalis

• School Candidates to Field Questions By Fred Alvarez

• City’s Name Pulled From Parking Stickers

• Schools Considering Bond Issue, New Tax By Hope Hamashige and Debra Cano

• Teaching Spanish to Kids Is Seminar Topic By Fred Alvarez

• Henry Holt; Conductor of Seattle ‘Ring’ Festival, Director of L.A. Opera Theater By Myrna Oliver

• City Administrator to Quit for San Diego Post By Julio V. Cano

• Alcohol Spill Injures Worker, Closes Road By Miguel Bustillo

• Student Who Was Shot in His Home Dies By Geoff Boucher

• Rocketdyne Activists Schedule Meeting By Mack Reed

• Kim Aide’s Felony Conviction Changed to Misdemeanor By David Rosenzweig

• Man Drowns, 2nd Missing After Boat Overturns By Scott Steepleton

• Doctors, Patients Cite Concerns Over Care By Nick Anderson

• Some Shining Exceptions Light a Path for Schools

• Officials Say Man Admits Killing Woman in Park By Jon Steinman

• Wilson Signs Curbs on Donors to MTA Board By Richard Simon and Jeffrey L. Rabin

• Evoking the Wonder of Mission History By Susan Deemer

• Tape Portrays Slain Girl’s Role in Beating By Greg Krikorian

• Benefit Golf Event Set for Mile Square Park By John Canalis

• City Considers Plan for Victorian-Style Building By Hilary E. Macgregor

• A Young Force at the Phil

• Flu Clinic, Health Fair for Seniors Scheduled By Lisa Addison

• Detective to Be Arraigned in Shooting of Officer

• The Wheels of Welfare Reform

• New Shuttle Service Ready to Roll Today By Karima A. Haynes

• Airport Officials to Face Criticism By Martha L. Willman

• Biologists Begin Stocking New Aquarium of the Pacific

• 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Schools By John Canalis

• Close to the Action By Chris Chi

• OCC Enrolls More Overseas Students By John Canalis

• Area Boosters Pin Hopes on New CSU Chief By Fred Alvarez

• They May Be the Bums of Summer, but They’re Ours By Scott Harris

• Chapman Homecoming Underway By Lesley Wright

• Activities Group to Seek City Funds By Frank Messina

• Panel Lists Priorities Should School Bond Measure Pass

• Public’s Help Sought in Finding Fugitives By David Greenberg

• Citing Valley Advocacy, Riordan Names Bernson to MTA Board By Henry Chu

• 2 Muggers Beat Man, Make Off With $3 By Steve Carney

• Simi Council Won’t Punish Members for Information Leaks By Kate Folmar

• Pierce Looking for Distinguished Alumni By Sylvia L. Oliande

• Listen to the Wind … By Al Martinez

• Deputy Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case

• South Korean Officials Sign Sister Cities Pact

• City Urged to Boycott Firms Trading in Myanmar

• Aftershock of 1994 Quake Registers 2.9 By Claire Vitucci

• Council to Consider Funding for Police By Debra Cano

• Latino Group Plans Oct. 23 Business Mixer By John Canalis

• Council, School Board to Meet on Campus Land Sale Plans By Julio V. Cano

• Environment Topic for Series of Lectures By Susan Deemer

• 6 Local Groups Split $51,000 in City Funds By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Bank Robber Ordered to 65 Months in Prison

• Council Extends Ban on Mud Wrestling By Kate Folmar

• Halloween Fest Needs to Scare Up Helpers By Lesley Wright

• Human Rights Card Plays to Beijing By Tom Plate

• ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE

• Labor Board to Hear Nurse’s Complaint By David Greenberg

• Crash Kills Motorcyclist in Tujunga

• Hey, Nobody Said Quiet on the Set By Steve Harvey

• Obituaries

• Athlete Who Suffered Stroke Will Walk Again, Doctor Says By Richard Warchol

• Lompoc Crash Survivors Reunite By Efrain Hernandez Jr.

• YWCA to Offer Breast Cancer Screenings By Mimi Ko Cruz

• View Ordinance Goes Before Council Today By Leslie Earnest

• Ordinance Targets Abandoned Carts By Hope Hamashige and Debra Cano

• $1 Taxi Rides Available for Metrolink Passengers

• Babies Go Home 2 Weeks After Hospital Mix-Up

• 3 Area Libraries to Add Sunday Hours By Darrell Satzman

• Should Law on Term Limits Be Overturned? By Diane Wedner

• TOXIC DISCHARGES

• Judge Censured After Trying to Aid Friend

• Mother and Son Crash Victims Are Reunited By Efrain Hernandez Jr.

• State Grant to Fund Police Gear, Office Jobs By John Canalis

• Ventura Officials Discuss Storm Season Preparation By Hilary E. Macgregor

• Depression, Anxiety Focus of Programs By Leslie Earnest

• Prosecutors Say Pair Stooped to Violence By Frank B. Williams

• Jesse Jackson at UCLA to Urge Prop. 209 Protest

• Executive Gets 5 Years in Embezzlement Case By Nancy Rivera Brooks

• Hot Dogs and Torts By Solomon Moore

• Compton Boy, 11, Is Killed in Gang Gunfire By Jeff Leeds and Miles Corwin

• Board Alters El Toro Planning Stance By Lorenza Munoz and Shelby Grad

• Activists Schedule Hearing on Rocketdyne Lab Concerns By Mack Reed

• Judge Orders Dozens of City Officials to Appear in Suit By Matt Lait

• Principal of Innovative School to Be Honored By Mimi Ko Cruz

• Ex-Real Estate Broker Pleads Not Guilty By Mack Reed

• Tree Trimmer, Window Washer Die in Separate Job-Site Falls By Steve Carney

• Police Target Speeders on Upper Ranch Road By David Greenberg

• City Seeks Advisor on Campaign Law By Debra Cano

• Renewed Hope for Plaza Redevelopment By Russ Loar

• Fisher Makes Drastic Progress By Scott Howard-Cooper

• McCray Resurfaces as a Longshot By Chris Baker

• Broncos Are Still Feeling a Mile High By T J. Simers

• Michigan Loses Linebacker

• UCLA’s Offensive Fireworks Obscure Its Daring Defense By Randy Harvey

• Cotton Finally Decides to Enroll in Prep School By Jason Reid and Tim Kawakami

• Back-to-Back No-Hit Pitcher Vander Meer Dies

• ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

• THE HOT CORNER By Helene Elliott

• Iverson Appeals Suspension

• BASEBALL’S BEST PITCHER IS TOUGH TO FIGURE By Mike Downey

• GAME REPORT By Jason Reid

• Nomo Faces Elbow Surgery By Steve Springer

• Divisional Play Starts in Football–at Last By Steve Kresal

• Splash Falls in Series Opener By Martin Henderson

• NUMBERS GAME

• QUOTEBOOK

• Back to the Basics for Secondary By Robyn Norwood

• Emphasis Is Now on Toughness By Jim Hodges

• For Some, High Ranking Is Ancient History

• BASEBALL PLAYOFF NOTES By Mike Digiovanna

• Moon to Remain a Starter

• Three Spikes Law - L.A. Baptist Relies on Triple-Barreled Attack By Mike Bresnahan

• It’s No More Mr. Nice Shaq By Bill Plaschke

• Back-to-Back No-Hit Pitcher Vander Meer Dies

• This Chicken-Little Act Doesn’t Add Up By Helene Elliott

• NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

• Turns Out Now, Iron Mike Is a Swamp Rat By Mal Florence

• Marlins Have Charles in Charge By Jason Reid

• CSUN Must Stop Run By Fernando Dominguez

• AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

• Baseball Lurches on at Northridge By Steve Henson

• ‘Flash’ Johnson Wins by Knockout, Sets Up Title Fight By Dave Mckibben

• No. 1 Rustler Teams Take On Fullerton By Steve Kresal

• Team’s Younger Players Impress Taylor on Trip By Lonnie White

• Nagy Expected to Pitch in Opener By Mike Digiovanna and Ross Newhan

• Quite a Turnaround for McNown By Jim Hodges

• Giants Lose Injured Brown

• CSUN: Keep Sports That Are Fully Funded By Eric Sondheimer

• Teams Can’t Win Under Proposal By Mike Terry

• Brown to Get Three Starts By Jason Reid

• Alumni Report By Keith Thursby

• Sprain Drains Monroe

• Buena Player Better

• Yankees Go Home By Ross Newhan

• New Assistant Coaches Bring Varied Experience By Chris Foster

• Life Is Tough at the Top, but It’s the Pits at Bottom By T J. Simers

• Flying High

• 3 Held on Charges of Cold-War Spying By Richard A. Serrano

• Bare-Bones Football - Liberty Christian Has County’s Last Eight-Man Team By Paul Mcleod

• Clinton Seeks Global Effort on Warming By James Gerstenzang

• ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

• GOP Gets More Aggressive in Campaign for School Vouchers By Robert Shogan

• Governor Vetoes Bill on Pollution in Poor Areas

• Guard Sought in Armored Car Heist

• 5 Migrant Workers Killed; 2 Sought

• Skid Row Dental Clinic Feels Bureaucracy’s Bite By Joe Mozingo

• Navy Lieutenant Denied Leniency After Adultery By Tony Perry

• Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to UC Scientist By Terence Monmaney

• A Divine Collection From Dolce & Gabbana By Mimi Avins

• Poll Shows Slim Edge for Foes of El Toro Airport By Lorenza Munoz and Shelby Grad

• Program at Risk By Jack Robinson and Andy Rose

• New U.N. Report on Iraqi Arms Called ‘Damning’ By Robin Wright

• Speeders Beware–Thousand Oaks Residents May Be Watching By Miguel Bustillo

• France Set to Face Its Vichy Past in Court By John-Thor Dahlburg

• Campaign Reform Moves Toward Vote

• State Holds El Nino Readiness Summit By Dave Lesher

• 38 Military Projects Fall to Line-Item Veto By Jonathan Peterson

• ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

• World Court to Hear Lockerbie Case

• Canada Pulls Envoy Who Irked Mexico By Mary Beth Sheridan

• Republicans Say White House Played ‘Hide and Seek’ With Coffee Tapes By Jonathan Peterson and David Willman

• Supreme Court Boosts Glendale Drug Testing By Jon Steinman

• Women Who Stole Diana Flowers Fined

• Occidental’s $3.7-Billion Bid Buys Elk Hills Field By Chris Kraul

• Laugh Lines

• Hamas Leader Returns to Cheers in Gaza By Rebecca Trounson and Marjorie Miller

• WHAT THE CAMERA SAW / THE WEEK AND MORE

• Murder on the Menu By Ann Conway

• Democrats Sought Funds on Asia Trip, Memos Show By Alan C. Miller

• Cal State Hires Chancellor of Florida System By Kenneth R. Weiss and Mike Clary

• Clinton Vetoes Military Projects

• Drug-Test Ruling Ends Long Battle in Glendale By Jon Steinman

• Dispute Over Whale’s Care Stalls Plan to ‘Free Willy’

• Christmas Stamp to Depict Madonna, Child

• Kenyan Regime Refuses to OK Leakey’s Party By Ann M. Simmons

• Departing Cargo Ship Fails to Disconnect From Mir By Carol J. Williams

• Q & A: SHERI ROSS By Erik Hamilton

• Spring Forecast Calls for Sexy, Tight, Playful By Rose-Marie Turk

• Schools Find the Move to 11-Man Football Pays Off By Paul Mcleod

• War Crimes Suspects Are Flown to Hague By Tracy Wilkinson

• U.S., Allies Can’t Agree on Funding New NATO By John-Thor Dahlburg

• Rockefeller Foundation Picks Briton

• 3.5 Quake Near Parkfield Triggers San Andreas Fault Watch

• Radar Tower Expected to Serve as Forecasters’ Foul-Weather Friend By Scott Martelle

• Judge Censured After Trying to Aid Friend

• Court Rejects Claim That U.S. Is Liable for Immigrant Costs By David G. Savage

• Bye-Bye, Black Monday By Charles A. Jaffe

• Spotlight: Hilton Sets Limits on Stock to Be Swapped for ITT

• Longtime President of Kinko’s Resigns By Nick Green

• Airborne Express Moving Distribution Center By Barbara Murphy

• GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS

• Granatelli Lubricants Gets Trademark From China By Barbara Murphy

• Cherokee Clothing Firm Sees Net Income Triple

• Wall Street Firms Put More Stock in L.A. Offices By Debora Vrana

• Writers Pen a Real Soap By James Bates

• Cuts Expected if Ahmanson Acquires Coast By Debora Vrana

• Add On Health Systems Acquired by Ohio Firm

• Irvine Firm Thins Senior Management Ranks By James S. Granelli

• ASSISTANCE: Directory Information Woes - Please Hang Up and Redial or … By Mike Mills

• Disney Studio Draws on Canadian Talent By Craig Turner

• Stocks Rally to New Highs; Yields Decline

• Arguments Begin in Competition Case By David G. Savage

• YARC Processor Selected by Japanese Company By Barbara Murphy

• Perceptronics Shows Profit in 1st Quarter

• Nissan Motor USA Chief Executive Quits By John O'Dell

• ALSO

• Holden Color Wins Graphic Arts Award By Barbara Murphy

• REGIONAL PEOPLE

• McAfee’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates

• Trading Funds Without a Fee

• ALSO

• Short-Term Treasury Rates Mixed

• North Orange County Staging a Revival By Patrice Apodaca

• FileNet’s Earnings Exceed Expectations

• AOL Halves Bonuses of Some Executives

• Buoyed by Basics - North County Enjoys Quiet Revival of Industrial Base By Patrice Apodaca

• Western Pacific Airlines Files for Bankruptcy

• Oxy Discloses It Paid $95 Million to Chairman By Chris Kraul

• EIF Holdings to Acquire JL Manta

• New Federal Rules Expected to Result in Pay Phone Hikes By Jube Shiver Jr.

• B of A Tries to Soften Its Tough Image By Denise Gellene

• Judge Unseals FBI Papers on Columbia / HCA

• Sale of Hughes Would Dilute GM ‘98 Profit

• MCA Wins Ruling on Music Rights

• Rainbow Buys Line From AlliedSignal

• Developer Settles With Homeowners Over Workmanship By Leslie Earnest

• Doubletree Manager Sees Tourism Growth By Leo Smith

• Orange National Reports Record Income

• High Court OKs Suit Against Jack-in-the-Box

• Franklin Telecom to Double Headquarters Size By Barbara Murphy

• Trio-Tech International Announces Stock Split

• Quad Communications Offers Private Stock By Barbara Murphy

• Intel, Digital in Talks to Settle Patent Dispute

• No-Load Funds Plus Advice? That’s a ‘Wrap’ By Russ Wiles

• Making Their Luck Turn By Graham Witherall

• Pinnacle Micro Settles Allegations of Overstated Sales By P J. Huffstutter

• Entrepreneur Program’s Bottom Line–Survival–Uncertain By Leo Smith

• Jorgensen Holding Co. Completes Sale

• FedEx to Buy Trucking Firm, Expanding Delivery Ability

• Producer Cleared of 2 Fraud Counts; Trial Continues By James Bates

• GTE Sues 5 Baby Bells, Netscape and Yahoo

• Homeowners’ Suit Settled for $7.1 Million By Leslie Earnest

• Buying (and Selling) Convenience By Russ Wiles

• Domestic Market Share

• Pinnacle Micro Settles SEC Allegations

• Arco Chemical to Take 3rd-Quarter Charge

• Chinese Firm Takes Stake in Partner Interlink By Barbara Murphy

• BUSINESS CALENDAR

• ‘Kiss’ Is No. 1; ‘Soul Food’ Stays Strong By Susan King

• A Savvy but Sketchy ‘Florencia’ By Mark Swed

• Northern Exposure - Country-Rock’s Blue Rodeo Is Big in Native Canada, but Band Struggles for More Airplay in U.S. By Scott Martelle

• Latino Film Festival to Open Wednesday

• Smash Mouth Falls Short of Its Potential By Sandy Masuo

• The Man Behind ‘The Myth’ By Eric Gutierrez

• Bowers’ Buried Treasure - Jade Exhibition From Taiwan Hides Its Gems in Too Much Clutter By Cathy Curtis

• The Coming PG-13 Juggernaut By Amy Wallace

• PG-13: Rating of Champions By Amy Wallace

• Smash Mouth Fails to Show Its True Colors By Sandy Masuo

• Ray Charles Keeps Breaking New Ground in Old Fields By Marc Weingarten

• MORNING REPORT By Robert W. Welkos

• Egos Soothed, ‘Spin City’ Gets a New Spin By Michele Willens