Archive for Friday, December 04, 1998

Veins of Hope

• Historic Moment By Massie Ritsch

• Classmates Aid Burned Youths By Solomon Moore

• A New Spin on Yo-Yos By Richard Kahlenberg

• Santa May Raise Some Holiday Spirits By Steve Harvey

• Angry Parents Assail Child Support System By Nicholas Riccardi and Greg Krikorian

• Moving Right Along By Dan Weikel

• HMO Plan Called Good Step, Also an End Run By Daryl Kelley

• Dog Is Their Best Friend in Home Fire By Jason Kandel

• Class Hopes to Be Truckin’ Across U.S. By Mark Armstrong

• Violet Wightman, Fullerton College Poet, Dies at 97 By David Haldane

• Best Policy Proves Profitable By Katie E. Ismael

• Consumers Won’t Pay … Yet By Robert B. Reich

• Far-Flung Roots By Josef Woodard

• Alarcon Unveils Plan for Memorial By Jill Leovy

• Lines Go Down in 2 Areas; Power Cut to 626 Customers By Karima A. Haynes

• Youngsters Can Borrow Toys From City Shelves

• Light Rain Expected From Cold Winter Storm By Nick Green

• Ex-Mouseketeer Testifies at Her Fraud Trial By David Rosenzweig

• Haley’s CD Cometh By Bill Locey

• Seasonal Notes - A musical potpourri offers something for everyone at the holidays. By Josef Woodard

• Man Hit, Killed While Assisting Crash Victims By Bonnie Harris Hayes

• Scouts’ Allegiance to Code of Old Glory Flags By Bob Pool

• County Makes Final Pitch for U.S. Approval of Superagency By Pamela J. Johnson

• Police Storefront Grand Opening Set By Paula Pisani

• IRVINE By James Meier, (714) 966-5988

• Prosecutions Unlimited

• Central Americans Freed; INS Delays Deportations

• Residents Group Lauds Vons Purchase of Markets By Karen Robinson-Jacobs

• Carwash to Feature Sports Memorabilia By Andy Samuelson

• Wen Chang Is City’s 1st Chinese American Mayor

• The Righteous and the Reprobates By Patt Morrison

• Power Outages Result in Freeway Shutdown

• YORBA LINDA By Steve Carney, (714) 966-5634

• FOUNTAIN VALLEY By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977

• Making Connections

• COSTA MESA By Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885

• LAKE FOREST By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155

• PLACENTIA By Debra Cano, (714) 564-1036

• Riverside Teacher Target of Anthrax Mail Hoax By Tina Dirmann

• SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO By Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885

• HMOs: Follow-Through Counts

• BUENA PARK By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912

• American Legion Hall Makes a Big Impression on Western Dance Club By Robyn Loewenthal

• Espy Acquittal Is Not a Total Victory By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

• LAGUNA HILLS By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155

• 2 Arrested in Kidnappings and Carjackings in California, Nevada

• GARDEN GROVE By Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038

• UCI Cancer Lab Research Investigated By Phil Willon and Barbara Marsh

• THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

• Thief of 7-Up Truck Sentenced to Prison

• Sojka Cognizant of Potential Conflicts By S. J. Cahn

• City Council to Discuss Raises Before Election

• LAGUNA BEACH By Steve Carney, (714) 966-5634

• Vintage Homes Slated to Become Historic District

• Judge Throws Out Libel Suit Over Mailer By Miguel Bustillo

• Valley Life By James E. Fowler

• Funding Recommended for Freeway Interchange Project By Sue Fox

• Struggling to Not Let Violence Win By Dana Parsons

• Dog Hero Wakes Family After House Catches Fire

• WESTMINSTER By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977

• CYPRESS By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440

• Program to Help Single Low-Income Fathers

• HUNTINGTON BEACH By Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824

• Cold Front Expected to Bring Rain, Snow to Region By Eric Malnic

• Ex-Convict Guilty of Murder, May Get Death

• Antique Hunting: Part Passion, Part Obsession By Patricia Ward Biederman

• If Lines Are White, Turn Is All Right By Irene Garcia

• Officers Named in Car Accident Suit By S. J. Cahn

• Police Panel’s Leader Admits to Anonymous Mailings By Matt Lait

• 7-Up Truck Thief Gets Prison Sentence By Evelyn Larrubia

• NEWPORT BEACH By Steve Carney, (714) 966-5634

• Plan for Memorial to Firefighters, Police Unveiled

• BREA By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912

• TUSTIN By James Meier, (714) 966-5988

• LA HABRA By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440

• * Foot Notes By James E. Fowler

• ORANGE By Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824

• LA PALMA By James Meier, (714) 966-5988

• Obituaries

• Holiday Help By Stephanie Stassel and Juan Hovey

• FULLERTON By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440

• Former Mouseketeer Testifies at Her Securities Fraud Trial By David Rosenzweig

• Preacher Accused of Offensive Speech Pleads Not Guilty

• MTA Expands Incentive Program for Ride Sharing

• SANTA ANA By Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038

• Widening of San Diego, Ventura Freeways’ Interchange Urged By Sue Fox

• SAN CLEMENTE By Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885

• DANA POINT By Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885

• Coal Canyon Deal Moves a Step Closer By Deborah Schoch

• Justice Stirs in the Balkans

• SEAL BEACH By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977

• Fake Fir By Geri Cook

• HMOs Can’t Self-Reform By Jamie Court

• Shooting by Officer Is Ruled Justified By Tina Dirmann

• Demagogic Cloud in Venezuela

• HOLIDAY HELPERS By Stephanie Stassel

• LOS ALAMITOS By Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824

• Fusion Confusion By Max Jacobson

• MISSION VIEJO By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155

• Murder Trial Blends Law With Religion By James Rainey

• VILLA PARK By Debra Cano, (714) 564-1036

• City Attorney Targets Costs of LAPD-Involved Lawsuits By Richard Simon

• LAGUNA NIGUEL By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155

• Cold Front Expected to Bring Rain, Snow By Eric Malnic

• STANTON By James Meier, (714) 966-5988

• Council Rejects Plan for Storage Facility By Andy Samuelson

• Grants Emphasize Leadership Skills By Massie Ritsch

• Lawsuit Over Mailer Thrown Out By Miguel Bustillo

CARRIED AWAY

• Pigskin Prophecies

• Moorpark Tries to Maintain Hold on Title By Vince Kowalick

• El Camino Real Gets Victory on the Rebound By Tris Wykes

• Week 14 Primer By T J. Simers

• Esmero Tries to Set Double Standard By Dave Mckibben

• Video Was Educational TV for Western By Paul Mcleod

• Plenty of Talk, but No NBA Deal By Mark Heisler

• If He’s a Flake, Kansas Center Is Snowballing By Diane Pucin

• Triple Teamed By Michael Lazarus

• Blackhawks Inflict More Pain on Ducks By Elliott Teaford

• Los Alamitos Will Try to Live Up to Coach’s Promise By Mike Terry

• The Undisputed King Won’t Only Be Don By Randy Harvey

• Football Factories By Gary Klein

• THE HURRICANES ARE BACK IN A FAMILIAR ROLE AS By Tim Kawakami

• FISH REPORT

• Warm Welcome Awaits Cold and Wet Visitor to Area By Pete Thomas

• Little Things Killing Kings By Jim Hodges

• He Thought Plug Was Pulled on Career By Larry Stewart

• Football Factories By Gary Klein

• Long Beach State Nearly Perfect in Opener

• Playoff Game Is Moved to Trabuco Hills

• WILD-CARD RACES

• Maryland Romps in ACC Opener

• Jumbo Squid Invasion Is Grabbing a Lot of Attention Around La Paz By Pete Thomas

• Twins’ Molitor Says Playing Days Over

• THE LOCALS By Chris Dufresne scott Howard-Cooper

• Grimson, Probert Spar at Last By Elliott Teaford

• What to See and Do in southern California

• Swedish Teen Paerson Records Mammoth Upset in World Cup

• Ambassador Sharpe Makes Yuletide Plea

• HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ROUNDUP

• Chaminade, Borchart Rout Scripps Ranch

• Western (10-2) vs. La Mirada (12-0) 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY LA MIRADA HIGH By Mike Terry

• CHRIS DUFRESNE’S TOP 25 By Chris Dufresne

• Holtz Leaving TV to Coach South Carolina

• Buffalo, Detroit Owners Fined

• Game Day / A Look at Today’s Key Matchups

• Lavin’s Style: Flak in Black By Bill Plaschke

• Edwards Lobbies in Ottawa By Jim Hodges

• Ventura Women Start Fast, 74-44

• Calendar

• McLain Gets a Quick Read on Prison Life By Mal Florence

• Carbajal Fighting Back in Reseda

• Patterson Helps No. 5 Edison Defeat No. 2 San Clemente

• Perjury at Northwestern

• 49ers Open With Zero Problems By Paul Mcleod

• Davis Feels ‘Great,’ Bruises and All By David Wharton

• NBA Lockout / Day 157

• Vermeil’s Return to Philadelphia Is for the Birds

• If Three Win, One Loses By Chris Dufresne

• Second-and-Goal for the Falcons

• Irvine (10-1-1) vs. Santa Margarita (9-3) 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY TRABUCO HILLS HIGH By Martin Henderson

• A Slight Change of Plans By Scott Howard-Cooper

• TONIGHT By David Wharton

• Tyson’s Plea May Send Him Back to Prison

• Calgary Sends Tampa Bay to Ninth Consecutive Loss

• Grimson, Probert Spar at Last By Elliott Teaford

• State’s Elite Gather for 4 Games at Pond By Martin Henderson and Paul Mcleod

• Gauchos Won’t Be Taken Lightly By David Wharton

• Brymer Doubles Up, Advances in Singles

Mall Angels

• TOP OF THE NEWS By Mary Ellen Walker

• $6 Million OKd for Coal Canyon By Deborah Schoch

• ‘I Didn’t Want Him to Die’ By Beth Shuster

• To Stay or Not to Stay in L.A. By Darryl Fears

• Carrying the Torch By Noa Jones

• From Sir, With Love

• Harris Plays ‘Gin’ for Actors By Irene Lacher

• Prisoner-Release Discord Could Pose Crisis for Arafat By Tracy Wilkinson

• Jordan Rejoins NBA Labor Talks

• A New Take on Classic Moccasin By Booth Moore

• Pining to Chop Till You Drop? By Renee Tawa

• Books on the Line for the Offline By Susan Carpenter

• Clinton Toughens Nation’s Water Pollution Standards By James Gerstenzang

• Having a Cow Over J. Crew By Booth Moore

• Hyde View on Lying Is Back Haunting Him By David G. Savage

• House Panel Drops Election Finances as Impeachment Item By Richard A. Serrano and Edwin Chen

• Violet Wightman; Poet, 97, Inspired Others at Fullerton By David Haldane

• St. Petersburg Swirls With Dark Currents By Maura Reynolds

• Precautions Ordered for 747 Fuel Tanks By Eric Malnic

• Target Toys to Your Child’s Needs By Scott Martelle

• PINT-SIZED PUNCH LINES

• D.E. Shaw to Fire 25% of Staff, Sell Unit

• D.A.’s Comments Lead to Mistrial in S.F. Slaying Case

• Teachers Sue to Block Liability in Bilingual Education Law By Nick Anderson

• UC Davis School of Veterinary Loses Full Accreditation

• Judge Clears Way for Siripongs’ Execution By Richard Marosi and Sarah Yang

• TODAY’S LIVING BEST BETS

• Davis Divides Chief of Staff Job, Names 2 Key Advisors to Posts By Dan Morain and Amy Pyle

• Study Doubts Charter School Success Claims By Nick Anderson

• Universal’s Tale of Woe Is an Often-Repeated Saga By Claudia Eller and James Bates

• Espy Prosecutor Rethinks His Mandate By Alan C. Miller

• Alarm Forces NASA to Postpone Launch

• Escaped Death Row Inmate Found Dead By Lianne Hart and Claudia Kolker

• Web Impresario Posing Threat to Music Industry By Chuck Philips

• U.S. Abortion Rate Unchanged in 1996

• The Big Squeeze By Mel Gilden

• Clinton Sets Deadline on Pollard Review

• Clinton Friend Trie Pleads Not Guilty in Fund-Raising Case

• Freddie Young; Epic Cinematographer By Myrna Oliver

• Nigeria Hopes to Pour Oil on Troubled Waters By Ann M. Simmons

• 44 Nations Set Guidelines for Retrieving Nazi Loot By Norman Kempster

• Cameron Diaz Calls to Collect By Roy Rivenburg

• Spend Some Real Money Virtual Shopping By Booth Moore

• Border Troops Kill 8 Ethnic Albanians

• Dissidents Called Risks to Security

• John Cushman Jr.; Commercial Real Estate Broker

• It’s a Tepid Year for Hot Toys By Scott Martelle

• S. Africa Asked to Hand Over Ex-Leader

• SEDOC TERCES

• Bomb Suspect Still in Area, Official Says

• Rail Project Offers Way to Bypass Bangkok’s Traffic Jams By David Lamb

• Dressing the Story in a Few Details By Mike Downey

• Justices Revive Dues to Fund Bar Ethics Unit By Maura Dolan

• Don’t Buy Gifts That’ll Wind Up in Drawerland By Jeannine Stein

• In West Hollywood, a Divine Occasion for Finding Discount Gifts By Booth Moore

• Russell Rowan; Burbank Civic Leader

• Broderick Asks Governor for Clemency By Tony Perry

• O.C. Economy Seen Headed for Rosy 2000 After ‘99 Lull By Patrice Apodaca

• A Trail Guide for Catalog Shopping By Michael Quintanilla

• 14 Deaths Reported in Oaxaca Dispute

• German Firm Is Cited as Top Producer of Death Camp Gas

• LAUGH LINES

• Russian Economic Plan Falls Short, Critics Say By Maura Reynolds

Times Mirror Elects Directors; Times Names Marketing Chief

• Cars Take Back Seat to Trucks By Donald W. Nauss

• Department Stores Dabble Online but Stay Wary of the Web By Jonathan Gaw

• COMING SUNDAY

• Motorcycle Show Opening With Low-Riding Optimism By David Colker

• Big Entertainment to Forsake Stores for Web

• 2 More Firms Settle Claims With O.C. By E. Scott Reckard

• Rebounding Magellan on Pace to Beat the S&P

• Michael Jackson to Package Artists’ Royalties

• Johnson & Johnson to Slash 4,100 Jobs

• Spotlight: Kinko’s Orfalea Pledges $2.5 Million to USC

• U.S. Wins Limits on Data Scrambling Abroad

• New Eurobank Slashes Rates in 11 Countries By Carol J. Williams

• Cardiovascular Dynamics Founder Returns By Barbara Marsh

• PairGain Warns of Financial Shortfall By Jonathan Gaw

• Retailers Report a Mixed Month

• Also …

• NATION / WORLD: TECHNOLOGY

• IPO of Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch Among 5 Best Ever By Debora Vrana and Karen Kaplan

• Higher Rates, Fewer Rooms at L.A.’s Inns By Stephen Gregory

• 30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls to 6.71%

• Hoffa Has Modest Lead in Election Tally

• Smartflex Will Acquire Bankrupt Company

• U.S. Labor Productivity Rises 3% in 3rd Quarter

• PairGain Drops CEO, Issues Warning By Jonathan Gaw

• R.J. Reynolds Pulls Out of Farmer Aid Plan

• Also …

• Record Quarter for Million-Dollar Homes By Melinda Fulmer

• 2 Firms Settle in O.C. Bankruptcy for $17.9 Million By E. Scott Reckard

• Smith Micro, Core Inc. Post Sharp Gains in Trading

• Japan Falls Deeper Into Recession in Latest Quarter

• Microsoft Raises Issue of a Rival Deal

• Stocks Plunge as Fears About Brazil Intensify

• Electric-Car Move Needs More Juice By John O'Dell

• TV Ratings Report

• Calypte Stock Soars on Success of HIV Test

• Mitnick Hacker Trial Postponed Again By Greg Miller

Triumph of the Nerds (and Dweebs)

• Lost in the Clutter By Mike Boehm

• Listening to the Rock Hall Honorees–Worthy or Not By Robert Hilburn

• As It Turns Out, Timing Is Everything By Patrick Goldstein

• ‘Voice’ Nearly Rises Above the Discord By Kenneth Turan

• Today’s Best Bets

• Stylish ‘Shattered Image’ Plays a Mysterious Guessing Game By Kevin Thomas

• The Rise of Technicolor Is Colorful Hollywood History By Susan King

• Morning Report By Shauna Snow

• ‘Hallelujah!’ Reveals the Force of Athey By Kevin Thomas

• Berkeley Bluegrass By John Roos

• Veterans Return to Vietnam to Confront Loss, Begin Healing By Kevin Thomas

• Leadership Pays Off at Arts Center By Mike Boehm

• A Sense of the Familiar in Ruscha’s Landscapes By David Pagel

• These Days, It’s Mostly Action News By Howard Rosenberg

• Local Treasure

• Hearts on the Table, ‘Gin’ Actors Play to Win By Daryl H. Miller

• ‘Storytellers’–Where They Talk About the Songs By David Bauder

• Rosie Reaps Cash for Kids By Liz Smith

• Recordings, Books Provide Global Perspective By Don Heckman

• ‘Hanai’ Speaks From Places in the Heart By F. Kathleen Foley

• Entering a New World of Moviegoing By Craig Turner

• Singer Maria McKee’s Switch to Showier Style Feels Forced By Mike Boehm

• Too Much Foppery Is Ruin of ‘Ridicules’ By Jana J. Monji

• Comedy Duo’s Performance Eclipses Material at LunaPark By Don Shirley

• Odyssey’s Ron Sossi at Workshop for WIT

• Entering a New World of Moviegoing By Juanita Darling

• Clouds Obscure Mark Murphy’s Pyrotechnics By Don Heckman

• Annual Cano Festival Showcases the Power of Mariachi Music By Ernesto Lechner