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What happened on August 27, 1998
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Slaying Suspect Barricades Self, Commits Suicide SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Union Hires Auditor as Contract Talks Falter
2 Cases of Endemic Typhus Confirmed in L.A. County KARIMA A. HAYNES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Times Will Expand Local News Coverage From a Times Staff Writer
School Visit Turns Into Petty Theft JOHN CANALIS
Alatorre Admits Former Cocaine Abuse ROBERT J. LOPEZ and RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Boogie-Boarder Is in Serious Condition After Shark Attack Associated Press
Firm Overcharged MTA $2.1 Million, Audit Concludes JEFFREY L. RABIN and DAN WEIKEL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Americans Don't Have a Clue CHIP BECK, Chip Beck is a retired Navy commander and former CIA station chief and clandestine service officer with experience in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America, Europe and the former Soviet Union
A Genetic Enigma THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Baby Rosa Has a Date With Winnie the Pooh MIGUEL BUSTILLO MIGUEL BUSTILLO..BD: TIMES STAFF WRITER
Murder Case Against 2 Teens Dismissed EVELYN LARRUBIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On the Internet
Crash Victim Still in Critical Condition JULIE TAMAKI
Revised Plan for Airport at El Toro Base to Be Heard LORENZA MUNOZ and SHELBY GRAD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
In the Market for Success : Ventura Hoping for Downtown Renaissance as Restaurant Opens in Historic Peirano's MASSIE RITSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Museum Exhibits Feature Sailing and Pets JULIE TAMAKI
Wilson Signs Three-Month Extension for Secession Bid PHIL WILLON and DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
On the Wing Again
No Bar, No Defense
Quakes Rattle Inyo County and San Fernando
Nightclubs Join Fight Against Concert Signs MICHAEL BAKER
Sisters Face Trial in Children's Deaths EVELYN LARRUBIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Equality on Haitians' Asylum
Entering Mexico, an Experience Bordering on Insanity JERRY HICKS
Insurer Is Hardly a Rock for Some Policyholders KENNETH REICH
Not Out of the Woods Yet
Dogged Efforts to Keep Felines Free STEVE HARVEY
Earth's Magnetic Field Now Twice as Intense as Past Average, Study Finds
Attempt to Find Early 20th Century Flu Virus in Norwegian Coffins Fails
* Earl Richard Imbrecht; Businessman
Obituaries
2 New Times Publications to Increase Local Coverage
Killer Abandons Appeal of Conviction in '96 Slaying TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Remember the Van Nuys Air Show!' SCOTT HARRIS
Manager Candidates to Begin Interviews CHRIS CEBALLOS
Students' Test Scores Significantly Higher in '98 CHRISTINE CASTRO
Kiwanis Club to Offer Free Vaccinations CHRISTINE CASTRO
City to Pay $42,500 Over Canceled Tet Festival JASON KANDEL
Mission Viejo Crash Kills Florida Man, 74
Official Accused of Missing Campaign Report Deadline
Caltrans Reduces Days, Hours on Grading Project
2 Woman to Be Tried in Slayings of Children
State Agency Praises Program to Reduce Waste
Fathers Complete Climb of Mt. Whitney
Police Sting Operation Wins State Group's Award
Residents Get Chance to Pipe Up on Noise MICHAEL BAKER
College Board Delays Vote on Reform Effort NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN
Suggestions Offered for Library Design TOM SCHULTZ
Couple Give $500,000 to Alliance for Arts KATE FOLMAR
City OKs Agreements With Cable Firms NICK GREEN
2 Residents Arrested, Cocaine Seized NICK GREEN
Store Clerks Caught in Sting Operation NICK GREEN
Fire Officials Suspect Bottle Rocket Started 1 of 2 Blazes HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
NAACP to Honor Former Mayor Bradley
Game Faces BONNIE HARRIS HAYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plans for Controversial School Spark Protest ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Education Chief Can't Say She's Teacher on Ballot, Judge Rules Associated Press
Bid Process Halted as Airport Expansion Hits New Obstacle JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Display Honors Women's Suffrage TOM SCHULTZ
Danner to Serve as Interim City Manager STEVE CARNEY
Teacher Arrested on Child Porn Charges
My, How the World Series Has Grown BONNIE HARRIS HAYES and PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Holding Essay Contests LESLEY WRIGHT
Couple Leave 2 Hospitals Gifts Totaling $5.6 Million DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vote May Speed Razing of Blimp Hangar ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Eye-Opening Look at Astronomy and Reality K.C. COLE, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Focus on Image, Consultant Tells City MASSIE RITSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Critically Burned in Touching Power Line
Romer House Demolition OKd--With Items Saved LINN GROVES
Homeowners Express Concerns Over School SUE FOX
Woman Charged With Mailing 2 Cyanide Packets PATRICK KERKSTRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Only Pundits Are Outraged at Clinton Scandal ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and the New York Press
Attorney Concedes He Would Handle Case Differently Today STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panel Probes Judge's Order to Shock Defendant
Man Who Was Taped Beating Toddler Gets 25 Years to Life LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crash Injures Woman, Closes Lanes HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
A Horror Story's Sad New Chapters SHAWN HUBLER
Ventura Robbery Suspect Is Held in New York City JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Acquitted in Secret Videotaping Case PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ban on Elementary School Transfers Lifted STEVE CARNEY
2 Buena Park Men Arrested in Theft of Computer Parts JOHN CANALIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gay Customer Sues McDonald's DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Sentenced in Videotaped Beatings of Girl LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
I Didn't Know That . . .
Prosecutors Admit Errors in Charging Men in Plot DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trading Places HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Auditor Trainee Pleads No Contest HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Obituaries
New Fat Substitute Can Cut Cholesterol by 10%, Research Group Says
'97 Baldwin Park Council Race Target of Fraud Probe RICHARD WINTON and PETER Y. HONG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Charges Dropped Against 2 Teens in Fatal Fight at Party EVELYN LARRUBIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teens Will Listen to Peers Before Parents CAROL JAGO, Carol Jago teaches English at Santa Monica High School and directs the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA. She can be reached at jago@gseis.ucla.edu
Judge Works to Keep Kids Out of Trouble DIANE WEDNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Admits to Sex With Adult Daughter HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
NEWS
High-Hatting Popular Fashion DAVID DAVIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Volvo Plans to Equip New Sedan With Ozone-Eating Technology DONALD W. NAUSS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1950s Individualism Revisited in Reissue of 'The Americans' CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Protest Follows Accused Accomplice ANNE-MARIE O'CONNOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Traffickers Move Into Yucatan Peninsula MARY BETH SHERIDAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Car Museums Cater to Every Kind of Buff JOHN O'DELL
3 Oil Firms Settle S.F. Bay Suit, Will Aid Cleanup MARY CURTIUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUV Wins Over Consumer Reports JOHN O'DELL
Killer Loses Freedom After War-Duty Lies From Associated Press
Marshall Barer; Lyricist for 'Mattress' MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxer's Strategy Is to Stake Out Middle Ground MARK Z. BARABAK, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Lois Feldheym; League of Women Voters Activist
U.N. Arms Inspector Quits, Cites Inaction Against Iraq CRAIG TURNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Experts Urge Cut in U.S. Rates to Boost Russia JAMES FLANIGAN, TIMES SENIOR ECONOMICS EDITOR
Reno Launches Probe Into Gore's Fund-Raising Calls ALAN C. MILLER and RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Libya Evasive on Surrendering Terror Suspects From Reuters
Wilson Signs Extension for Valley VOTE Drive PHIL WILLON and DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Quakes Rattle Inyo County and San Fernando
Your Turn
Beat Generation
17 Hurt After Blasts Destroy 3-Story Home Associated Press
Bruin May Say He's Not About the Hype, but the Hype Will Be About Him SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Centered Driver's Guide to Arriving Blissed, Not Blazing DENISE McCLUGGAGE
High Expectations ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Origin of the Species
Quiz Answers
Gray Matters : How to Do It Big JOANNA DENDEL
Internet Is a Rich Resource for Motorcyclists DAVID COLKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NFC Preview
Punch Lines
Ranking The Nfl
You in the Rolling Fortress, Give the Little Guy a Break! CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Highway 1 List JOHN O'DELL
2 More Embassy Blast Victims Die From Times Wire Reports
It's the dog days of summer. Have you been lounging around or glued to the news? Let's find out by taking a quiz on ...Carrent Events PAUL DEAN, TIMES AUTOMOTIVE WRITER
Boy, Did She Have a Beef
Cairo Denies Holding Notorious Abu Nidal From Times Wire Reports
Afc Preview T.J. SIMERS
Hezbollah Retaliates for Slaying by Israel REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Progress Reported in Bombing Probe From Times Wire Reports
This Baby's Managed to Pay for Itself Many Times DON PAULSEN and Valley Center
Reno Approves Reopening King Assassination Probe RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surf's Up, Way Up, for East Coast Competition EDITH STANLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Off-Kilter ROY RIVENBURG, Times Staff Writer
Muslims Make Inroads in Dispelling Terrorist Image TERESA WATANABE, TIMES RELIGION WRITER
Sleepers and Keepers PAUL DEAN, TIMES AUTOMOTIVE WRITER
Clinton Advisors Mull Starr Response From Times Wire Reports
Scientists Set Up Hurricane 'Test' House Reuters
Ruble 'in Free Fall' After Central Bank Halts Dollar Trades RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trial May Shed Light on Demise of 'Safer' Cigarette MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxer, Fong Differences Spotlighted in Debate TONY PERRY and AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Dream Machines Can Be Yours for a Song, Plus Mileage JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Q & A
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
The Hard-Working Transmission: It Cries Out for a Little Attention RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Slick Way to Improve Your Car: Change Oil and Filter Frequently DEANNA SCLAR
A Trip Over the Santa Anas With Ups, Downs, Zigs and Zags E. SCOTT RECKARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hundreds Flee Rising Rio Grande From Times Wire Reports
Bomb Threat Closes Border Crossing Associated Press
Accord Near on Hazards of Diesel Exhaust MARLA CONE, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Wondering How to Play the Clinton Card GEORGE SKELTON
To Rhythm of Protest, Cuban Beat Goes On MIKE CLARY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All Not Whale in Hunting Dispute KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Congo Rebels Take War to Capital as Fighting Intensifies RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High Expectations SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Off-Season Developments Were Positively Revolting CHRIS DUFRESNE
Fresh Starters ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Usc At A Glance
Taking Out Trash SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ucla At A Glance
Game of the Year Is on Paper, Not on the Schedule CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Top 25
New Coach Working on Matador Defense FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Red Man Walking JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Buccaneer Looking to Reach Next Level T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
After Winning the Big One, He Passed on the Chance to Go Out on Top T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He'll Do It the Old Way: Watch and Learn T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
She Won't Sit Still for Flood Pants Jeannine Stein
FBI Says 7 in Plot to Kill Castro Will Surrender From Associated Press
Niche Magazine Aims to Put Black Consumers in Driver's Seat GEOFF KELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prospects Fade for Speedy Financial Reforms in Japan SONNI EFRON and MARK MAGNIER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
The Media's Summer: Bad to Worse? PAUL D. COLFORD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bond Set for Mother in 8 Child Deaths From Times Wire Reports
'Pattern of Abuse' Found in Arizona Youth Camp Probe JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Ninth Coming: 160,000 Expected at Harvest Crusade ELAINE GALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Racers Hit the Streets Next Month PAUL DEAN, TIMES AUTOMOTIVE WRITER
Revised Death Toll Tops 3,000 in Flooding, China Says HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Funny Man Leno Is Very Serious About Cars, Motorcycles KEN GROSS
Raised to Be a Leader of Men, He Has Led His Clients to Riches in NFL T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hurricane Cuts Slow, Violent Path in N.C. J. R. MOEHRINGER and EDITH STANLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sex Harassment Damages Against Law Firm Upheld MAURA DOLAN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
Buckeyes Loaded for Bear . . . or at Least Wolverine CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gruden Is Latest Shanahan-Come-Lately for Davis and Raiders T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Chan Gailey, Cowboys Got a Coach With No Strings Attached T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CBS Has Eye for AFC; Monday Nights Get a Little Earlier LARRY STEWART
Bill Requiring Contraceptive Coverage Approved DAN MORAIN and MAX VANZI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Slicker, Stronger and Still a Jeep at Heart PAUL DEAN
Coming Buyer Information Boom May Refine Auto Dealers' Strategy JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Starter Kit for Car Collectors JOHN O'DELL
Corroded Muffler Requires More Than Band-Aid Care
Miss Information's Guide to Auto Activities
The Truth About Lying MARY McNAMARA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time Machines PAUL DEAN and TONY THACKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fashion Fetishes Out of the Closet KATHRYN BOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Deaths Intensify Debate on Inside Trunk Lock Releases KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Making Your Drive Less of a Back Pain KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Two-Sport Star Keeps Ego in Check at Long Beach Poly GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Eddie Serrano; Revived 'Cannibal' Rock Band
What It Takes to be The Man CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Learning to Live Life to the Simplest CONNIE KOENENN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ready for His Close-Up T.J. SIMERS
Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Snowboarder From Associated Press
SPORTS
Hull Denies Remarks on Hitler, Blacks From the Associated Press
Matadors Are Packing in Transfers FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Young Homer in Ninth Gives Dodgers 4-3 Win TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Local Notes CHRIS FOSTER
Angels Still Have Yankees' Number : Angels Still Have Yankees' Number From the Associated Press
Down The Stretch They Come
Suddenly, the Mercury Looks Like a Challenge EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McGwire Hits 54th; Sosa Gets His 52nd From Associated Press
Lewis on Tear for Red Sox From Associated Press
Mirer Apparently Finished With Bears Associated Press
Usc ROBYN NORWOOD
Hershiser Gives Bonds a Ball, Family a Smile From Associated Press
Golden Boy Full of Fight Over Tarnished Reputation RANDY HARVEY
Gonzalez Leads Win by Rangers From Associated Press
Jethawks
Burke Homer Leads Vigilantes Victory
Warriors Find Home on Road From Staff and Wire Reports
Two County Players Ousted From Amateur From Associated Press
Lasorda Scoffs at Report TIM KAWAKAMI
Maris Watch
Cypress Runs Out of Chances PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yingling to Sign With Tigers STEVE HENSON
McGwire Receives Benefit of Doubt JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Matador Success Could Be Craze FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ
Football Program in Jeopardy at SCC DAN ARRITT
Ucla SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Williams Has Waited for This Chance MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Around The Nation Associated Press
James to Lead Europe as Ryder Cup Captain From Associated Press
Improvement Not Enough: Bucks Fire Ford From Staff and Wire Reports
Galarraga Gets 3-Game Suspension From Associated Press
Ranking the Region's Top Quarterbacks ERIC SONDHEIMER
Rite Of Passage ERIC SONDHEIMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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. NICOLE VARGAS
While You're at It, Use Quarterback in Prevent Defense SHAV GLICK
Northridge's Nargi Ineligible for Season From Staff Reports
A Punch Is Postscript to a Title MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Counting On Arroyo TRIS WYKES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
StingRays Close Shop After a Year EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blake's Future in Doubt With Bengals
Parker's Game Is Hardball TRIS WYKES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cypress Federal Bows Out PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Do The Yankees Stack Up? ROSS NEWHAN
Manager Says Experience Outweighs the Disappointment PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slower Nomo Fast Enough From Associated Press
Yankees Grateful to Salvage Angel Split MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Pop Date Book JERRY CROWE
Ready for a New Era RODNEY BOSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Taking the Lead IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sublimely Korean (and Hot, Too) BARBARA HANSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Voice of Experience JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Life for 'MASH' IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
States of the Art RICHARD KAHLENBERG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Oceans of Flavor MAX JACOBSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sun Best Bets: 8/30
Cans, Colors and the Stuff of Collections WENDY MILLER, Wendy Miller is editor of Calendar Weekend's Ventura Edition
Welles, Renoir and a Deceptive Newcomer KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Real Life From Daily Struggles to War's Tensions SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. SHAUNA SNOW
New Network Has Angels in the Outfit--Plus Lucy JOAN FANTAZIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Family
Off-Campus Survival Guide
O.C. Fans' Choices
Last Chance / Ends this Weekend
Play It Cool BOOTH MOORE
Personalized Web Sites Tailor News, Other Information to Your Interests MARK GLASER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Plan Ahead / Next Weekend
Fritz's Wit and Wisdom, in Tight Focus PHILIP BRANDES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Smarts
There's a Message Hidden in 'Smoke' LYNN SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Night of the Austin Powers Wannabes HEIDI SIEGMUND CUDA
New York
What's Hot
Velvet Crush Rocks Crowd at Pop Fest NATALIE NICHOLS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Acting Passion ROBERT KOEHLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Italian Romance Falls Short of the Best CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV Smarts
Art
Talk . . . About Timing JUDITH MICHAELSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Friday Best Bets: 8/28
ABC Seeks Scripts From Latino Writers
Clearing the Way GERI COOK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Heroic, but Not Always Bravura, Beethoven at Bowl MARK SWED, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Thursday Best Bets: 8/27
Sat Best Bets: 8/29
Masquerade HEIDI SIEGMUND CUDA
Ali's Voice Packs Punch CONNIE JOHNSON
Theater
Hit Men STEVE APPLEFORD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Here, It All Works in Concert HEIDI SIEGMUND CUDA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Husband' Weds Politics and Scandal JANA J. MONJI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Heady Scents of Provence at Pinot in Costa Mesa S. IRENE VIRBILA, TIMES RESTAURANT CRITIC
Savoring the Last of Summer CORINNE FLOCKEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Southwest by Far East MAX JACOBSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Urban Renewal ZAN DUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Life for 'MASH' IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Place in the Sun JANE HULSE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Place in the Sun JANE HULSE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Something for Everyone SONDRA FARRELL BAZROD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Something for Everyone SONDRA FARRELL BAZROD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Friendly Neighbor BILL LOCEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Smooth Operator BILL LOCEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Creative Conflict ERNESTO LECHNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Character Building TODD EVERETT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Clearing the Way GERI COOK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Figures of Speech RICHARD KAHLENBERG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Creative Forum JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
2 Restaurateurs Part on a First-Name Basis ANGELA PETTERA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Not Just 'Daydreamin' ' JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chew on This BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
You Come in Peace CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Aquarium's See Creatures TRACY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Object Lesson JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Taking a Stand ZAN STEWART, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
At Home in the Garage HEIDI SIEGMUND CUDA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Folk Tales and Shadow Puppets LYNNE HEFFLEY
Country Cooking JUAN HOVEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cinnamon Buns
My Favorite Weekend BOOTH MOORE
Grading New Releases BILL LOCEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
New Age Murder Followed by a 'Movie Lounge' Chaser SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Boeing's Delta 3 Rocket Explodes After Inaugural Launch From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Extra! Extra! Nike Returns to Its Roots Denise Gellene
Cambodia Fears Trouble's Brewing With 'Beer Girls' ANYA SCHIFFRIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Digging Deeper to Find Buys in Tech Stocks EDWARD SILVER
Also
Winging It JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wells Promises Funds for Minorities if Merger OKd From Bloomberg News
Spotlight: Computer Virus Strikes Again on the 26th
Irvine's Cooper Cos. Inc. Reports 42% Net Income Gain
Orange County Earnings
Also . . .
Cendant Signs Pact With JM to Build Hotels Bloomberg News
3 Cigarette Makers Drop Out of Talks Associated Press and Reuters
Winging It JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flurry of Fees KATHY M. KRISTOF
Cerplex Group Seeking Reverse Stock Split Dow Jones
Outbound Services Bought by Texas-Based Tanknology
Markets Drop Worldwide; Dow Off 79 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. Cable Firms Find Tough Crowd Abroad LOUISE McELVOGUE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Orange County Earnings
Intel Execs Quizzed on Microsoft, Source Says From Reuters
PSINet to Buy Japanese Internet Company Bloomberg News
Harnischfeger's 3rd-Quarter Loss Larger Than Expected From Times Wire Services
Britain's Yardley Placed in Receivership Reuters
Trans Union Told to Stop Sale of Private Information From Associated Press
Crisis to Set Tone of Fed Event From Reuters
July Orders for Manufactured Goods Up 2.4% From Reuters
Markets Drop Worldwide; Dow Off 79 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
BDT Products Sues Over Alleged Theft of Secrets P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prospects Might Be Drying Up for Many Home-Brew Suppliers CHRISTOPHER THORNE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Instruments Reports New Technology for Building Smaller Chips From Reuters
2 Studies Could be Dose of Bad News for Amgen PAUL JACOBS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawsuit Accuses PacBell of Hidden Fees Elizabeth Douglass
Rattled St. John Knits Sees Stock Price Dive LESLIE EARNEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kaufman & Broad Buys Stake in Texas Builder Jesus Sanchez
Technology
Zilog to Cut Work Force Amid Weak Demand Bloomberg News
SEC Sues Dean Witter, 2 Branch Managers Reuters
Also . . .
Deflating Hopes Maggie Mahar, Bloomberg News
Sending Messages GREG JOHNSON
Toyota Spots Seek to Fuel Indy Car Racing Denise Gellene
And the Winner Is ...
ETM Broadens Ticketing Pact With Vons Times Wire Services
Surprise Mortgage Fees Stir Calls for Regulatory Action KATHY M. KRISTOF
Sunbeam Exec Who Issued Warning Quits Bloomberg News
Malaysia in a Recession, Official Says Associated Press
Old Ideas Are New Again at Mall GEORGE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Universal in Reported Talks for TV Unit SALLIE HOFMEISTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
These Boots Are Made for Volunteering Denise Gellene
Starwood Hotels to Change Structure Bloomberg News
Telmex Agrees to 53% Cut in U.S. Call Fees James Smith
Adobe Shares Gain 12% on Rejection of Quark's Offer From Bloomberg News
Nike to Sue Retailer Over Alleged Fakes Reuters
St. John Knits' Stock Plunges on Profit Warning LESLIE EARNEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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