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What happened on December 23, 1998
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Police Seek Man in Fatal Stabbing of Ex-Girlfriend SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Seek Man, 23, in Stabbing Death of His Ex-Girlfriend SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oil Firm Told to Pay $267,055 to Worker's Son for Fatal Mishap TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Garden Grove Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038
Dana Point City News Service
When It's the Wrapping That Counts PATT MORRISON
Huntington Beach Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038
Simi Valley Council OKs Funds for Watershed Study S.J. CAHN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fountain Valley Lisa Chiu, (714) 965-7172
Firefighters Battle Stubborn Blaze at Scrap Metal Yard JOSH MEYER and JOSEPH TREVINO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Courthouses to Reopen After Anthrax Hoax
Holiday Closings
Center for Mothers Opposed
Japan's Wish: Diplomatic Peace and Quiet TOM PLATE, Times columnist Tom Plate teaches in UCLA's policy studies and communication studies programs. The full text of the interview with Komura is available at www.asiamedia.ucla.edu
Seal Beach Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Unable to Make U.S. Deadline for Upgrades, Some Gas Stations Close JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. to Make Dent in Bankruptcy Debt JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lake Forest Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155
Judge Backs Sanitation District in Suit Over Landfill Expansion HOLLY J. WOLCOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Laguna Niguel Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Woman, Sons Arrested in Thefts
Alatorre Decries Planned Closure of Drug Abuse Program He Used ROBERT J. LOPEZ and RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Costa Mesa Husein Mashni, (949) 574-4221
La Palma Harrison Sheppard, (714)966-5977
Brea Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Fullerton Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Obituaries
The Safety Zone: Action Log
Santa's Special Deliverer BONNIE HARRIS HAYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Gets Jail Term for Trash-Filled Home
Probe Looks at Whether Compost Plant Blaze Hurt Firefighter Crews T. CHRISTIAN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Training Teachers
Animals as Gifts During the Holidays
Union at UCLA
Share Your Earthquake Memories
Power to Fire General Managers
Clinton and GOP
Cypress Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Deputies to Set Up Sobriety Checkpoint SEEMA MEHTA
Contractors Charged in Insurance Fraud Case
12 Held in Raids Targeting Gangs MATT LAIT and MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Echoes of Serbia Resound in Moscow ALEXANDER YANOV, Alexander Yanov is the author of "The Russian Challenge and the Year 2000" and "The Russian New Right."
Orange Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038
Engine Noise
L.A. County's Contract Laxity
Irvine James Meier, (714) 966-5988
12 Held in Raids Targeting Gang Violence MATT LAIT and MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Fateful Period for Mideast
Davis a Centrist? Watch the Bottom Line SHERRY BEBITCH JEFFE, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is a senior associate at the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University and a political analyst for Los Angeles station KCAL-TV
Passersby Credited for Saving Crash Victims TONY LYSTRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Special-Interest Budget Projects
North Korea
Moorpark Family Light Display Wins 1st in Contest
Impeachment on Minds of Clergy, but Less on Lips TINI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maybe L.A. Should Get Winter Olympics STEVE HARVEY
Growers Start to Assess Freeze Damage TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fertility Drugs and Social Costs
Unable to Meet Deadline for Upgrade, Some Gas Stations Close JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Public Comes to Family's Rescue TINA NGUYEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Probe Looks at Whether Compost Plant Blaze Hurt Fire Crews T. CHRISTIAN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Call to Make Failing Schools History RICHARD LEE COLVIN
Dropout Rates Tied to School Transfers DOUG SMITH, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Cities
Buena Park Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Laguna Beach Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Laguna Hills Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2155
La Habra James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Getting a Taste of Bagel and 'Bah, Humbug' Steve Chawkins
County to Dismantle Human Services Agency PAMELA J. JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Committee Will Pursue Funding for Juvenile Hall HILARY E. MacGREGOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lessons in Responsibility GOHAR GALYAN, Gohar Galyan, 17, is a junior at Marshall High School. This article was excerpted from LA Youth, the citywide newspaper by and about teenagers
Cal State Chief Can Shape Fate of Public Schools RICHARD LEE COLVIN
Launch Point
Learning the Joy of Giving DEBRA CANO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Los Alamitos Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Newport Beach Jenifer Ragland, (949) 574-4232
Placentia Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
San Clemente Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885
San Juan Capistrano Linn Groves, (714) 966-7885
Santa Ana Jason Kandel, (714) 564-1038
Stanton Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Tustin James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Villa Park Debra Cano, (714) 564-1036
Westminster Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Yorba Linda James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Homeless Shelter to Continue Operations S.J. CAHN
Students to Update District's Computers MICHAEL GOTTLIEB
Bid for Say in Hiring Police Chief Defeated MARINA MALIKOFF
District Studying Sites for New School NANCY FORREST
Both Sides Ask Judge to Rule on Freeway Extension
Ornaments Stolen From Child's Grave
Boy, 16, to Be Tried as Adult in Baseball-Bat Beating
2 Held in Fatal Shooting, Wounding of 4 in Home
Scrap Metal Yard Bursts Into Flame; No Injuries Reported JOSH MEYER and JOSEPH TREVINO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Van Nuys Courts Still Shut by Anthrax Scare EVELYN LARRUBIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Freeze Is On in Valleys ROBERTO J. MANZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Study Firefighters' Medical Problems T. CHRISTIAN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Infrastructure Needs Top $7 Billion, Council Told PATRICK MCGREEVY
Animal Services Urges Use of Gift Certificates SEEMA MEHTA
Changes Proposed for Hillside Development SUE FOX
Alatorre Decries Planned Closure of Drug Abuse Program He Used ROBERT J. LOPEZ and RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Man Sues County Over Excessive Jail Time
Cash Probe
Towing Firms Sue Over LAPD Contract Bids
Great Leap Backward for China
Sexual Conduct
Towing Group Sues City Over Contract Bid Delays PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 From O.C. Die in Crash in Arizona DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shots Fired at Woman Feeding Pigs
Students Get a Glimpse of U.S. Leaders DIANE WEDNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
* Edward Malcolm De Sure; Nightclub Owner
3 Valley Groups Win HUD Grants
Parking Lot Vendors Protest Evictions
NEWS
David L. Babson; Investment Innovator
Female Pilots Dropped Bombs in Iraq Mission Associated Press
4 Convictions in Slaying Called Into Question TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vigilantes Leave Field and Creditors Behind BILL SHAIKIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Faces Battle Over Sanctions Against Iraq TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sudden Cold Numbs Nation; Hello, Winter From Associated Press
Commerce Dept. Hid Documents, Judge Charges ROBERT L. JACKSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 Lawmakers Question FDA on Diabetes Pill Approval DAVID WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Pushes Peace Amid Kosovo Killing From Times Wire Reports
Two Tales on Tape of American Dream Gone Awry ROCHELLE O'GORMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Laugh Lines
Today's Living Best Bets
Talk to Us!
GOP Offers Davis-Style School Reforms CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kings' Robinson Hits Century Mark From Associated Press
Washington Insight From The Times Washington Bureau
Struggle Continues for the Red Wings From Associated Press
Hungry Storm Victims Feel Left Out JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Welfare Reform Meets Real Life CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Holiday Hello a Click Away MARY McNAMARA
Alliances Fray Further in Israel TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Balloonists Allowed to Cross Mainland From Times Wire Reports
An Order of Fame, Fans on the Side ROY RIVENBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ban on Cheap Handguns Upheld From Associated Press
Tobacco Company Affiliate Pleads Guilty in Smuggling ALISSA J. RUBIN and HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Senators Queasy Over Starr Report MARC LACEY and JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sam's Christmas Stuff GLORIA SKURZYNSKI
Publishers Vie for Bigger Pieces of Pie PAUL D. COLFORD, NEWSDAY
Dreams of Playoffs Dance in Giant Heads NEIL BEST, NEWSDAY
Turkey Born on the Bayou FRANCESCA CASTAGNOLI
Japanese Latin Americans' Reparation Suit Voided From Associated Press
A Doc Who Specializes in Funny Bones IRENE LACHER, Irene Lacher's Out & About column runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on Page 2
Help Pours In for Parents of Octuplets CLAUDIA KOLKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dissident Officer Accused of Desertion From Times Wire Reports
Cosmo's Newest Face BOOTH MOORE
Freeze Hits State Citrus Crop Hard DAVAN MAHARAJ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Returns Okinawa Site to Japan Associated Press
Arizona Crash Kills 3 From Orange County
Passionate Debate SUSAN KARLIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tiny Town Hopes to Get Reprieve From Fuel Law TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just the Facts: Bogus Toys, Big Bucks, Big Danger MIKE DOWNEY
Dances With Christmas Trees CHRIS ERSKINE
Determined to Soar : Laguna Author Hopes His Biography of Navy's First Black Aviator Will Inspire the Young DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Migrants in U.S. Do Without to Help Families Hit by Mitch LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blaze Sends 7 to Hospital Associated Press
Teamsters File Suit to Halt Pay System for O.C. Firefighters JANET WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Woman Gets Jail for Messy Home RICHARD MAROSI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Food-Poisoning Outbreak Prompts Recall of Meats From Times Wire Services
Crime Study Backs Expansion of Gun Laws STEVE BERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inspiring Dramatic Results LISA MEYER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Canadiens Having Trouble Building Success BARRY M. BLOOM, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Asia's Crisis Leaves Some Cargo Vessels High and Dry THOMAS S. MULLIGAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping an Eye Out SCOTT MARTELLE
Police Angry Over Freed IRA Prisoners From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Plant to Begin Treating Tijuana Sewage KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Ground Rules for Keeping Marriage Alive and Thriving
James Q. Wedworth; Former State Senator MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toy Tie-Ins Rate an 'A' With Children's Book Publishers ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foreign Policy of the Cruise Missile JIM MANN
Irene Hervey; Film and Television Actress MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In This Small Town, There Really Is a Santa PAMELA WARRICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mother, 6 Children Die in Israeli Attack in Lebanon From Associated Press
Lawyers in DARE Libel Suit to Question Writer SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Playboy in Adult-TV Deal With Cisneros From Bloomberg News
'Made in USA' Label Dons a More Tailored Definition From Associated Press
InfoSpace Backers Temper IPO Volatility DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Limit on Probes LIZ PULLIAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boeing Confirms Delta Orders for 49 Jets Associated Press
Edwards Sells 2 Theaters Leslie Earnest
Northwest Extends Alliance With Alaska Air Bloomberg News
Reebok to Take 4th-Quarter Charge Bloomberg News
Court Upholds Limits on Baby Bells From Associated Press
Firm to Lose Listing E. Scott Reckard
Autos Take Biggest Chunk JOHN O'DELL, John O'Dell covers major Orange County corporations and manufacturing for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5831 and at john.odell@latimes.com
Conexant Gets Credit P.J. Huffstutter
SRS Weighs Stock Buy P.J. Huffstutter
Service Jobs Seen Growing Most by 2002 JOHN O'DELL, John O'Dell covers major Orange County corporations and manufacturing for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5831 and at john.odell@latimes.com
News of Low Sales Sends Day Runner Stock Down 24% Leslie Earnest
Start Date for SBA Certification Pushed Back Six Months LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ingram Micro Says It'll Miss Quarterly Sales, Profit Goals JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hiring Survey Upbeat for Quarter JOHN O'DELL, John O'Dell covers major Orange County corporations and manufacturing for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5831 and at john.odell@latimes.com
Britain's GEC Acts to Boost Merger Talks From Bloomberg News
Latest Surge in Japan Rates Dims Recovery Hopes MARK MAGNIER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Aerospace
Sale of Old Hughes Site Finalized DARYL STRICKLAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finance Firm Files Chapter 11 as Probe Expands JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Subsidy Deal Persuades NYSE to Stay in N.Y. Bloomberg News
Fed Takes No Action, in Bow to Stability JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
7 Japanese Banks Downgraded by S&P Bloomberg News
Amex Sues Chase Over Marketing Campaign Reuters
Group to Challenge AMR's offer for Reno Air Associated Press
Nike Stops Paying NBA Stars During Lockout From Times Wire Services
BNC Adds Internet
Icahn Again Attempts Split of RJR Nabisco From Reuters
Court Expands Accountants' Liability for Audits LIZ PULLIAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
White Cap Expands Leslie Earnest
3Com Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit Bloomberg News
Technology
Oceanfront Resort Developers Seek Changes Jesus Sanchez
Quake Insurance Rates
Ingram Micro Sounds Earnings Warning Bloomberg News
Dura Expects Loss in Fourth Quarter Bloomberg News
O.C. Finance Firm Seeks Bankruptcy Protection JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stocks Slide as Techs Stall; Yields Surge From Times Staff and Wire Reports
AOL to Join S&P 500, Taking Venator's Spot From Bloomberg News
Video View
Independent Video Stores Struggling THOMAS K. ARNOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Thomas K. Arnold is editor in chief and associate publisher of Video Store magazine, a weekly trade publication serving the home video industry
Fledgling Programs Administer Dose of Health Benefits VICKI TORRES
Female Initiative LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Involve Your Banker in Year-End Tax Planning JUAN HOVEY
At-Work Network LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Software to Squash the Millennium Bug in Your Data Files LAWRENCE J. MAGID, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Graphic Designer Shares Space and Ideas at Complex KAREN E. KLEIN
BankAmerica Settlement Gets Tentative OK Bloomberg News
IMall Stock Jumps 135% on AT&T Pact KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge OKs Santa Fe's Settlement of Suits From Bloomberg News
Cigna Shifting From Traditional Product Lines SHARON BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Duty-Free Zones Are Established in the San Gabriel Valley LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Former FutureNet Execs Settle Federal Charges From Bloomberg News
Putting a New Face on Trade DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Calls Off Antitrust Probe of Frito-Lay Bloomberg News
More to Get Quake Aid LIZ PULLIAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dental Lasers on Sale Daryl Strickland
Ex-Volleyball Star Buys Firm JOHN O'DELL, John O'Dell covers major Orange County corporations and manufacturing for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5831 and at john.odell@latimes.com
SEC Files 1st Suit in Its Accounting Fraud Battle From Bloomberg News
SPORTS
Women's League Is Calling It Quits EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilder Happy to Be Playing DAVID WHARTON
Testaverde Deal in Works Times Wire Services
This 'Lefty' Is Right on the Mark DIANE PUCIN
Williams Won't Face Team Discipline ROBYN NORWOOD
Short Layoff Could Prove Beneficial SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Cold Spell Ends for Ducks' Roussel ELLIOTT TEAFORD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Loara Rips Glenn for 8th in Row
Brea Can't Rebound, Narbonne Wins by 2
Louisiana State Discounts Rumors Associated Press
Willis Wants Offer Put to Secret Vote From Associated Press
Cunningham Scores 22 as Titans Dissect Quincy LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boller Narrows Choice of College ERIC SONDHEIMER, From Staff Reports
Fryar Reportedly Will Retire Times Wire Services
CALANDER: Events in the region today include:
Matadors End Skid, Drop Oral Roberts STEVE HENSON
Probe Doesn't Support Charge
A Story Lies Behind These Storied Names MAL FLORENCE
Gadzuric Unlikely to Play Tonight DAVID WHARTON
Green Gives UC Irvine a Lift, 82-75 CHRIS FOSTER
Bowl Results, Schedule
Southland Roundup Associated Press
Former Senator Mitchell Will Head Olympic Probe From Staff and Wire Reports
Duke Doesn't Let This One Slip Away From Associated Press
Georgia Tech Upsets North Carolina From Associated Press
Messier Injured in Victory From Associated Press
Southland Roundup STEVE HENSON
Steroids Found in Korda's System Associated Press
Southland Roundup LON EUBANKS
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. HELENE ELLIOTT
A Matter to Attend To ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Players From Both Leagues Left Facing Uncertain Future EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vaughn Means Mo Season-Ticket Sales BILL SHAIKIN
Texas Tech Overpowers Loyola Associated Press
A Tangle Of Cotton LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Green Has Last Laugh, UCI Wins CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura Buena's Boom Balls Bounce Santa Margarita TRIS WYKES
Kings Shut Down Jagr, Earn Shutout JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal Poly Pomona Women Remain a Force SCOTT MOE
NBA LOCKOUT / Day 176
Team Passes the Hat for Matt JIM HODGES
Simi Valley Measures Up, Reaches Final
Women's Basketball Roundup
'Tis Season to Be Jolly for Tournament Teams From Staff Reports
Murray's 19 Points Lift Buena Over National Power
High School Soccer Roundup
In the Magnolia boys' soccer tournament:
Buena Scampers to Royal Title TRIS WYKES
Northridge Puts on Winning Face, 77-64 STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big Sky's the Limit for Brady and His Northridge Bunch FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Esperanza Athletes Decide on Colleges
Baseball
When Leaving Means More Than Goodbye ERIC SONDHEIMER
ENTERTAINMENT
Coming Thursday
Human Spirit Infuses 'Life' CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Life Changes Enable Zucker to Enjoy 'Today' LLOYD GROVE, THE WASHINGTON POST
'Day of the Beast' Delivers Ho-Ho-Horror for the Holidays KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV Ratings Delayed
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. SHAUNA SNOW
Morris Inspires Holiday Cheer JOHN ROOS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Greats Gather to Remember One of Their Own: Kenny Kirkland DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Romanticizing 'The General' JACK MATHEWS, FOR THE TIMES
Emotional Breadth and Intense Rhythm Section BILL KOHLHAASE
'Red Line': A Distant Epic KENNETH TURAN, TIMES FILM CRITIC
An Old Czech TV Detective Causing a Ruckus PETER FINN, THE WASHINGTON POST
'Theory' Takes Flight in Its Search for Love KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Living and Ticking Legacy of '60 Minutes' ROBERT STRAUSS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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