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What happened on August 31, 1998
NEWS
Labels' Potency Claims Often Inaccurate, Analysis Finds TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
A Dose of Caution TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Eyes of the West on Arab Women JONATHAN LEVI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Destiny's Chastity VERONIQUE DELACROIX-SMITH, 10 TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Vote for Peace Backers, Albright Warns Bosnians TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yeltsin and Parliament Still in Flux Over Crisis RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Statehood Activists Confront Governors From Times Wire Reports
Off-Kilter ROY RIVENBURG, Times Staff Writer
A Special Report: Dancing Robin Rauzi
Carriers Add Flights on Strike-Idled Routes MELINDA FULMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
State Walks Out of Tobacco Talks From Times Wire Reports
Sugar, Spice and a Reality That's Less Than Perfect SANDY BANKS / Life as We Live It
New Turk Army Chief Vows Pro-Secular Stand AMBERIN ZAMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Harlem Youth Rally Stirs Rift Between Organizers, Politicians JOHN J. GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Remedy's U.S. Sales Zoom, but Quality Control Lags TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
2 Die in Apparent Murder-Suicide in San Clemente
Devastating Wait Often Follows Disability Claims THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea of Japan SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Already Wobbly Asia Is Feeling Russia's Pain EVELYN IRITANI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clintons Return to a Capital Set for Scandal From Times Wire Services
Hurricane Danielle Inches Northwest From Times Wire Reports
Clues Sought to Plane Crash That Killed 80 in Ecuador From Times Wire Services
A Marine Who Wielded the Power of Persuasion DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Can Anyone Cast 1st Stone at Clinton? EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Water Deal May Hang on the Trees DAN MORAIN and CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
San Diego Hopes for Suite Success at Historic Hotel TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Undersea Slide May Have Triggered Deadly Tsunami KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panamanians Keep Ban on Reelection JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fat Lady Hasn't Sung Yet, but the Winners Are . . . GEORGE SKELTON
Palestinian Brothers Executed 4 Days After Crime REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For CSUN Campus, New Life Begins at 40 ANTONIO OLIVO and NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Uppity Royals? Queen's at McDonald's, Charlie's Jolly MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Little League Giants Put Town on Map, for Good MARK FRITZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping the System on Its Knees MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Scientific Approach to Fund-Raisers ANN CONWAY
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Punch Lines
ENTERTAINMENT
No Guarantees for 'Mulan' in China ZHIWEI XIAO
Matchbox 20 Strikes an Anonymous '70s Chord ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
'Strange Person' a Rambling, Raunchy Trip KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LuPone's 'Matters of the Heart' Lacks Coherence at Cerritos DON HECKMAN
A Visit to Ellington's Movie Mecca DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Searching for Some Soul in 'Matters of the Heart' DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pianist Nakamatsu Meets Challenges SUSAN BLISS
Loca's Lemvo Plays With Restrained Joy ERNESTO LECHNER
Diana TV Specials
Portrait Is Touching and, Yet, Touched Up HOWARD ROSENBERG
Stylish Handel Masque by Musica Angelica JOHN HENKEN
Acoustics Scramble Medalist's Take on Rachmaninoff's 2nd SUSAN BLISS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'The Simpsons' Snags Its Fifth Trophy in Six Years BRIAN LOWRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maybe Next: Stupid Quarterback Tricks
The Emmy Winners Announced on Saturday
Metallica's Elemental Truths SANDY MASUO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Truth About Cats and Dogs --JULIE LOGAN
'Carla's Song' Starts Slow but Works to a Crescendo KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Liz Smith
'Blade' Still a Cut Above as Ticket Sales Heat Up RICHARD NATALE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
They Act Like Beasts and Get Paid for It JULIE LOGAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Getting Bowser Ready for His Close-Up JULIE LOGAN
Metallica Thrashes Way Through Lively Show SANDY MASUO
Cinema Paradiso KENNETH TURAN, TIMES FILM CRITIC
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Littering Drivers Can Really Burn You Up GEOFF BOUCHER
Landmark Decision JENNIFER KNIGHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Byte of Help on School Shopping NANCY CHURNIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Federal Trial Set to Begin for Oxnard Police Officer TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orange County Agenda DEBRA CANO and STEVE CARNEY and CHRISTINE CASTRO and CHRIS CEBALLOS and LINN GROVES and LESLEY WRIGHT
Many Campuses Are New or Improved REGINA HONG and JENNIFER HAMM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Caution Flag on Indian Casinos
Free Speech
Starr
A LOOK AHEAD * As L.A. schools discover that $2 billion is not enough to repair old campuses and build new ones, panel wants to put all new construction on hold, setting the stage for a . . . Showdown Over Prop. BB Funds DOUG SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Secession
Not Quiet on This Front DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
President Clinton
Landmark Decision JENNIFER KNIGHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Teachers Sought for Credential Program EDWARD M. YOON
Assembly OKs Radar Enforcement Bill SUE FOX
Triple Digits CARLA RIVERA and PHIL WILLON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Native Americans
Couple's Deaths May Be Murder-Suicide PAMELA J. JOHNSON
For Schools, It's a Year of More REGINA HONG and JENNIFER HAMM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Help Sought in Caring for 8 Seized Horses SOLOMON MOORE
When the Rock Is a Hard Place KENNETH REICH
Forum Will Address Anti-Semitic Activities SUE FOX
Book Fair Tells Story of Latinos MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Plunge Off Angeles Forest Road From a Times Staff Writer
CLU Boosts Multimedia Programs COLL METCALFE
Damage Control Is Our Best Hope DIMITRI K. SIMES, Dimitri K. Simes is president of the Nixon Center in Washington
Teachers Put Up $3,000 to Help Teen ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Week's Hot Topic Will Again Be the Weather H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mideast Peace
Home Bittersweet Homecoming on a Country Road SHAWN HUBLER
A Balance for AIDS Reporting
Democratization Isn't an Overnight Process CATHARIN DALPINO, Catharin Dalpino is a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and co-director of the Cambodia Policy Study Group in Washington, funded by the U.S. Institute of Peace. The views expressed are her own
Ventura Girl, 17, Killed in Minivan Crash PAMELA JOHNSON and JASON TAKENOUCHI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Dog Cloning
Mental Health System Failures
TV Can Help or Hinder in Learning English RITA COLORITO, Rita Colorito is a research associate for a Washington-based communications firm
Simi High Teacher, Welsh Colleague Swap Cars, Homes, Schools REGINA HONG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Glove Conquers All ELAINE GALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Federal Trial Set to Begin for Oxnard Police Officer TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Still Sweltering Under Record Heat CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Faulting Services for Deaf, Activist Plans New Center ROBERTO J. MANZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Kind of War for U.S. : Effort against terrorism demands different sacrifices
Swiss in WWII
Imprisoned Rap Figure May Go Free CHUCK PHILIPS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Heat Blisters Inland Areas for a 2nd Day JASON TAKENOUCHI and PAMELA JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Police Warn Against Laser Scope Use JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Neighbors Rankled by Closing of Coffee Spot PATRICK KERKSTRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Corcoran Prison Investigation
Red Cross to Offer Series of Basic Classes MICHAEL BAKER
Authorities Seek Help in Tracking Fugitives HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Let Banks Just Twist in the Wind JULIET JOHNSON, Juliet Johnson is a visiting assistant professor at Dartmouth College and is author of a forthcoming book on Russian banks
Haircuts for Kids Aid Cancer Research EDWARD M. YOON
Bicycle Race Scores Big Win for Location JASON TAKENOUCHI
BUSINESS
It's All About Timing ELIZABETH DOUGLASS
Biomed Firms Laud Cox BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Legislature Forwards 2 Bills on 'Spamming' JENNIFER OLDHAM
Making a Mark KAREN KAPLAN
Publisher Hopes Logo Becomes Latest Fashion BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In This Instance, a Hoax KAREN KAPLAN
Going Hollywood KAREN KAPLAN
Virtual Tutors KRISSY HARRIS
He Makes Legality Byte in Counterfeiting World DENISE HAMILTON
Gorelick Is a New Senior VP at PharmaPrint
As Fear Stalks Market, Bulls Often Follow WALTER HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Japan's Industrial Output Fell in July From Bloomberg News
Tiny Firm, Big Salary BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hong Kong Stocks Dive; Tokyo Rebounds From Bloomberg News
Skunk Railroad Going Direct to Raise Cash for Restoration DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Ways to Phone Home via the Internet JENNIFER OLDHAM
Sweet Vibrations KAREN KAPLAN
Good Taste Is No Match for Guilty Pleasure of 'WWF' AARON CURTISS
Learning or Labor? P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
United Auto Workers Ratifies Lear Contract Bloomberg News
Raytheon, Union in Pact on Missile Work Bloomberg News
Robot Contest Teaches Nuts, Bolts of Science LEE DYE
Virtual World Leads to Lonely Place, Study Says ASHLEY DUNN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
School's Back--so Are PC Rebates KIM KOMANDO
New Search Engine Scours Web for Multimedia Sites KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Learn About Colleges via Web LAWRENCE J. MAGID
SPORTS
Don't Delay, Name Palmer the Starter CHRIS DUFRESNE
Sexson Impresses the Home Crowd From Associated Press
Two Homers Put Griffey Back in Race From Associated Press
Down the Stretch, Percival Knows He Must Persevere ROSS NEWHAN
Gordon Doesn't Tire Much While Driving to Victory From Staff and Wire Reports
Another Win Has Duval on Top of World From Associated Press
La Russa Sounds Just a Little Slap-Happy MARK HEISLER
This Game Plan Has a Few Flaws J.A. ADANDE
Toledo Has No Qualms With Late Start SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Chasing History
Happiest of Hours for a Sober Kuehne From Associated Press
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. SCOTT MOE
Man in Middle Stands Tall for the Angels MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Morton Kicks Off His Season in Style JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prince Is King of Dodger Win TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Competition Is Getting Bigger, but Not Tougher for Sharp Cat BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Than 30 People Seek Aid Due to Heat NICOLE VARGAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McGwire Has the Trump Card Again From Associated Press
Maris Watch
Hoffman Gives Shaw the Day Off to Recover From a Tough Week TIM KAWAKAMI
Bengals Keep Blake as Backup After All Associated Press
Zodiac Loses Third Consecutive Game
Vigilantes Take an Important Step MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Knuckler Is His Friend MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Vigilantes On Deck MIKE TERRY
Triple Play Saves Schilling's Day From Associated Press
Another Gem for Clemens From Associated Press
USC Can Take the Heat ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
News Is All Bad for the Orioles THOMAS BOSWELL, WASHINGTON POST
No Luck of the Draw for Sampras LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nebraska Quarterback's Injury Worse Associated Press
Saints Trade Troubled Linebacker Royal Associated Press
Polo's Test Ride for World Stage NICOLE VARGAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Curren Passes Beschen to Win Surfing Title
HEALTH
Don't Be a Lazybones, Stave Off Osteoporosis BARBARA J. CHUCK
Healthy Bestsellers
Children Are Especially Vulnerable to Lead ED BLONZ
Off on the Right Foot CANDACE A. WEDLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Get Warm, Exercise and Chill Out, in That Order CAROL KRUCOFF
He Lost a Lot With Intensive Care CESAR E. MOGOLLON
Walk This Way, and Turn Down the Volume ROCHELLE O'GORMAN FLYNN
Alternative Treatments: The Benefits--and the Risks
New Heart Dangers Seen With Diet Drug THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Coming Wednesday in Food : Tofu Intro
The Magic of Touch Can't Be Overestimated SHARMAN BUSCH
Blood, Sweat and Pampering KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Some Things in Life Just Don't Add Up JIM SHEA
Go Fish Martin Miller
Vitals
Fosamax and Evista Work in Very Different Ways JOE GRAEDON and TERESA GRAEDON
The New-School Way to Heal the Body SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Snake Venom May Slow Breast Cancer THOMAS H. MAUGH II
'Breakthrough' Crohn's Drug Gets OK
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