What happened on April 20, 1998

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CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

What Price Privacy?
Needed: a Hero for Gun Bill
Junior College Wake-Up
End the Garage Sale at University of California By Richard B. Mckenzie and Gary C. Byrne, Gary C. Byrne is president of a Newport Beach investment firm. Richard B. McKenzie is a professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine and an adjunct fellow at the Center for the Study of American Business in St. Louis
Has Levi Strauss Sold Out in China? By Karl Schoenberger, Karl Schoenberger, a former Tokyo correspondent for The Times, is a teaching fellow at UC Berkeley's Graduate Journalism School. He is writing a book about human rights and the global marketplace
Less Relief, More Risk for the Single Poor By Vera Fleischman and Ruth Schwartz, Ruth Schwartz is executive director of the nonprofit Shelter Partnership Inc., which supports providers of social services and housing for the homeless. Vera Fleischman is executive director of Skid Row Housing Trust, a nonprofit housing developer
A Grind to Glory By Duke Helfand, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Barbecue Accident Burns Palmdale Boy
Decathlon Machine: No Idling By Duke Helfand, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Girl's Death Puts Child-Welfare Law to Test Again By Evelyn Larrubia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Skies Are Clear for a Sunny, Warm Week By Edward M. Yoon
Early Morning Fire Destroys Restaurant By Tom Becker
Work Scheduled to Repair Drain Systems By Sylvia L. Oliande
Electric Car Drivers Take Endurance Test By Edward M. Yoon
Riverbanks Get New Trees for Earth Day By Tom Becker
Boy Hit by Car as He Leaves Ice Cream Truck
Palmdale Man Arrested at Hospital
Man Killed After Chase Identified By Pamela J. Johnson and Joel P. Engardio, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Suburban Renewal By Richard Warchol, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Thousand Oaks Council Appears Set to Crack Down on Slumlords By Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quiet Compassion in the Courtroom By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
After-School Jobs May Be Hurting Grades, Experts Warn By Regina Hong and Tom Schultz, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Crime and Students By Tom Schultz
Soap Box Car Drivers Steer Toward Victory By Joel P. Engardio
2 Teenagers Held in School Burglary By Pamela J. Johnson
Vote Due on Start of Bridge Construction By Coll Metcalfe
Mosquito District's Assets to Be Split By Regina Hong
Career Centers May Be Built at Colleges By Miguel Bustillo
Gay and Lesbian Center to Present Awards
Man Shot by Police After Chase Through Art Show Is Identified By Joel P. Engardio and Pamela J. Johnson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gloves Off in GOP 46th District Race By Peter M. Warren, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Few Agitated by Quake Preparedness Month By Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crime Unleashed By Valerie Burgher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dirty Isn't Enough: Signs Must Be a Hazard to Be Cleaned By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Astronomy Night Co-Stars Families By Lynn O'Dell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Physics
Computers Bring School Home By Scott Martelle, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Issues Coming Up
Hardship Was One Woman's Chance By Russ Loar, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Disabled 'Better Off, but . . . a Long Way to Go' By Lesley Wright, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Woman, Daughter Are OK After 10 Hours in the Forest By Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mission Viejo Man Is Killed in Crash
Man Killed in Huntington Crash
Motorcyclist Killed in Irvine Crash
Body of Teen Drowning Victim Found By Roberto J. Manzano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Promising Choice for UCI
Shakespeare Bridge's New Life Celebrated By Matea Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spirits High Despite Low Turnout for Park Rally By Amy Oakes and John M. Glionna, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Winter Wonderland in the Desert By Shawn Hubler
High Noon for State Bar Funds

SPORTS

What happened on April 20, 1998

ENTERTAINMENT

The Competition Is Only on the Surface By Richard Natale, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Rare Display of News Ethics By Howard Rosenberg

A Risk-Taker Wins the Pritzker Prize By Nicolai Ouroussoff, TIMES ARCHITECTURE CRITIC

For Some, Cobain Film Is Less Than Nirvana By Robin Rauzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Around Ligeti' Begins With a Jolt By Mark Swed, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC

Third Time at Bat, 'Major' Leaguers Struggle, Strike Out By David Kronke, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Choreographer Misses the Pointe By Lewis Segal, TIMES DANCE CRITIC

This 'Ride' Only Moves Us Backward By Morris W. O'Kelly, Morris W. O'Kelly is urban promotions coordinator for Virgin/Noo Trybe Records

A Program With Class by Cal State L.A. Troupe By Lewis Segal

Pianist Ohlsson Excels in Revelatory UCLA Recital By Daniel Cariaga

Leontovych Four Play With Energy By Josef Woodard

'Cumulus' Artists Welcome Spring By Victoria Looseleaf

Crowd Falls Under Spell of English Trio Morcheeba By Natalie Nichols

Paxton Performs in Folk Tradition By Steve Appleford

Baron's Work Celebrates Spirit of Survival By Leah Ollman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

'Kelly Kelly' Has a Feeling of Deja Vu By Howard Rosenberg

'City of Angels' Romances Filmgoers to Remain No. 1 From Associated Press

Looking at the 'Bright Side' By Mike Boehm, TIME STAFF WRITER

Boom Is a Bust as Gaines' Voice Crushes Songs By John Roos, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Cobain Documentary Fails to Draw Well in Costa Mesa By Robin Rauzi and Zan Dubin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

NEWS

Teen Activist Wins Environmental Prize By Connie Koenenn

Recycled Retail By Connie Koenenn, TIMES STAFF WRITER

O.C.-Bound Ted Kennedy Jr. Continues Fight to Aid Disabled By Ann Conway

It's Good to Know Real Heroes Are Still Revered By Sandy Banks

Familiar Names, Superior Writing By Jonathan Levi, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Off-Kilter By Roy Rivenburg, Times Staff Writer

A LOOK AHEAD * A firebrand won a City Council seat and could spark change. But the one certainty evident in Tuesday's balloting is that . . .O'Neill Carries Mandate Into New Term as Long Beach Mayor By Douglas P. Shuit, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Deal Secured Activist's Release By Jim Mann, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Census Bureau Counting on Sacramento Test By Faye Fiore and Carl Ingram, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Inmate Poses Ethics Problem for Doctors By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Stadium Stir By Steve Henson

Americas Summit Puts Focus on Joint Efforts By Jonathan Peterson and Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A Line in Sand Over School Tax Bill By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Battle Over Emergency Care Spurs Bitter Feud By Mark Fritz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wang Dan a Pawn in Beijing Chess Game By Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITER

For U.S. Jews, Era of Plenty Takes Many Far From Roots By Alan Abrahamson and Judy Pasternak, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A New Dimension in WWII Naval Warfare By Daniel Yi, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Judges Seek to Curb Criticism by Lawyers By Davan Maharaj, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Violent Subtext Behind Opposition to Gun Control By George Skelton

Paul McCartney's Wife Linda Dies From Times Staff and Wire Reports

President of Austria Wins Reelection Easily Times Wire Services

Israeli Settler Killed in Dispute Over Farmland By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Astrochimps Caught in Dogfight Over Their Future By Tom Schultz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Judicial Watch Keeps Eye on Clinton By Robert L. Jackson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Annan's Latest Challenge: America By Craig Turner, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Counties Fight to Hang On to EMS Reins By Mark Fritz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Astronauts Remove Embryos From Nine Mice Reuters

Two Pilots Die After Their Planes Collide During Florida Air Show From Times Wire Services

Playing the Dissident Card By Jim Mann

Wang Dan Appears OK, but More Tests Needed By Tyler Marshall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gunman Killed, 6 Hurt in Florida Shootout Associated Press

Napalm-Laden Train to Stay Temporarily at China Lake From Associated Press

2 Skydivers Killed After Parachute Fails Associated Press

Man Sets Self on Fire in Ex-Girlfriend's Apple Valley Frontyard Associated Press

Barrage of Erroneous Tickets Takes Toll on Commuter By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz Dies at 84 From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Memorials Mark Anniversaries of 2 American Tragedies From Times Wire Services

BUSINESS

The Internet Capital By Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER

State Study Finds 'Gazelle' Firms Undercapitalized By Patrice Apodaca, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Broadcom's Hot IPO May Have Blazed Trail for Others By Holly Rosenkrantz, REUTERS

Head of BofA Unit First to Exit Amid Merger Associated Press

Fed Inflation Hawks See Price Pressures From Bloomberg News

USA Networks Names Two Co-Presidents Bloomberg News

Seems Like an Eternity By Aaron Curtiss

Local Phone Numbers at a Premium By Elizabeth Douglass

A Look at the New N-Gen of the Economy By Paolo Pontoniere and Mary Purpura, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Research Programs Need New Directions By Lee Dye

How to Give a Mouse a Bath, and Other Rites of Spring By Kim Komando, Kim Komando is a TV host, syndicated talk radio host and author. You can visit her on the Internet at http://www.komando.com or e-mail her at komando@komando.com

Satirical Submissions By Greg Miller

Assembly Bill Would Reroute Some 911 Wireless Calls By Jennifer Oldham

Fund-Raiser Might Violate U.S. Law By Karen Kaplan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pressuring the Pentagon By Elizabeth Douglass

And the Winner Is By Karen Kaplan

The Aerodynamics of Airborne TV By John O'Dell

Boeing's Satellite Orders Skyrocket By John O'Dell

Firm's Chips Fuel Vehicle Performance By John O'Dell