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What happened on July 10, 1998
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES : What AFI List? TV Viewers Have Own Film Tastes By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
War Games (Batteries Not Necessary) By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC
Automatic 'Weapon' By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC
'My Eyes': A Lamentable Tear-Jerker By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bringing 'Madeline' to Life in a Very by-the-Book Way By Jack Mathews, FOR THE TIMES
'Buffalo' Scores With Real Urban Grit and Romance By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Chicago' Road Show Goes Just Up Road By Diane Haithman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. By Shauna Snow
Today's Best Bets
The Three Tenors' Cup Runneth Over By Mark Swed, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
'Hunting's' Screenplay Earns More Goodwill By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AFI Taking Entries for Short Film Series
Johnson Troupe Offers a Winning Mix By Jennifer Fisher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Academy Renews Aid to Archivists Group
Trumpeting a Year Before It Hits Crescendo By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sahl's Quips, McPartland's Chords Meld at Jazz Bakery By Bill Kohlhaase, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Early Recordings Show Genesis' Humor By Ernesto Lechner
'Cheese' Stays in Middle of the Process By Jana J. Monji
'Old Vaudeville' Is Strange New Hybrid By Philip Brandes
'Lettice & Lovage' Returns With Insightful Approach By Philip Brandes
Having Fun With 'American' Cabaret By Jana J. Monji
Comedy Camp Grads to Play Laugh Factory
Art Review By Leah Ollman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Amnesia' an Often Unforgettable Trip South By Leah Ollman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Art Review By Leah Ollman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Some New Angles on City of Angels By William Wilson, TIMES ART CRITIC
A Disco Ball: Divas Love the Nightlife By Zan Dubin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sliding Into Verse By Bill Kohlhaase, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
NEWS
Stop the Madness By Martin Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reading a Book: What a Novel Idea By Sandy Banks
New New Yorker Is 'Absolutely Tina' By Beverly Beyette, TIMES STAFF WRITER
She'll Lead a Make-Over or Be Made Over By Amy Wallace, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Punch Lines
Wide World of Weird
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
A Mosaic of Murder, Fitted Together From Lots of Details By Michael Frank, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Newhouse Meets With Nervous Staff By John J. Goldman
Troops Mass for 'Soldiers' Debut By Bill Higgins, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bennett on Culture
U.S. Culture
Brutality at Corcoran State Prison
Roy Rogers
Public School Education
Secret Service Testimony
Castaic Lake to Reopen After Algae Treatment By Darrell Satzman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sharpton Case Jury Ordered Sequestered From Times Wire Reports
State Justices Curb Suits Over Silicone Implants By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marine Life Suffering as Coast Warms By Robert Lee Hotz, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Poverty Rate Among State's Children Rises Sharply By Virginia Ellis, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$80-Million Verdict for Coppola Sets a Record By Marla Matzer, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ruling Against Testimony Deals Hits Prosecutors By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New N. Ireland Leader Warns of Threat to Peace By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cairo Tries to Reclaim Lost Treasure Amid City's Trash By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Falcon' May Fly Free Again By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jobless Lawyer Solved Writer's Disappearance By Scott Glover, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Blocks Expansion of Charter Schools By Nick Anderson, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Guns, Cars, Bodies--All Go With Aqueduct Flow By Bettina Boxall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Happy Trails, Roy, Till We Meet Again By Mike Downey
Trout Restocked in Lake That State Poisoned By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trial Ordered for Man in Fatal Blast By Tom Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ruling Could Block Issuance of State Checks By Dan Morain and John Glionna, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Senate OKs Agriculture Sales to India, Pakistan \o7 Associated Press\f7
Au Pair Faces Damages Ruling After Failing to Respond to Suit \o7 From Associated Press\f7
2 Ex-Sweethearts Get Short Prison Terms in Baby's Death \o7 From Associated Press\f7
New Military Rulers Continue an Old Regimen of Repression By David Lamb, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Last Rites for the Last Czar Get Low Priority By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mubarak Tests Limits of Libya Air-Travel Ban By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton, Gingrich Drug Plan Hits the Air By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nigerian Junta Stalls Amid Protests, Riots \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
Mass Graves Leave a Corner of Somalia Appealing for Justice By Ann M. Simmons, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Senate Overwhelmingly OKs IRS Reform Measure \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Failing Western Weather Satellite Will Be Replaced by New Backup \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Man Who Incited Mob Is Sentenced From Times Wire Reports
Panel OKs Design of WWII Monument From Times Wire Reports
6.4 Quake Rattles Wide Swath of State From Times Wire Reports
Bill to Aid College Students Clears Senate \o7 Associated Press\f7
Marines Salute Ace Felled While Defending His Wife \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Executive Accused of Seeking Foreign Campaign Donations \o7 Associated Press\f7
Abortion Ends in Delivery of Full-Term Baby \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Bill to Shield Small Business From Product Liability Suits Blocked \o7 From the Baltimore Sun\f7
Democrats Pushed for Tripp Wiretap Probe, Lawyers Say \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Release of Sealed Documents in Paula Jones' Case Delayed \o7 From the Baltimore Sun\f7
Experts Scoff at Claim of Electricity Flowing With 'Negative Resistance' By K.C. Cole, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Judge's Decision Could Block Charter Schools By Nick Anderson, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
First Lady Unveils Logo for Millennium Events \o7 Associated Press\f7
Fire Forces Plane to Land \o7 Reuters\f7
Wayne Calloway; Ex-CEO Led PepsiCo's Expansion \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
Francis D. Todd; Was Credit Union Chairman
BUSINESS
Supplier Jolts Electric Market With Lofty Bid By Nancy Rivera Brooks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brown-Miramax Union Reads Like Fiction By Claudia Eller
GE Whiz By James F. Peltz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Study Questions Role of Small Firms By Marla Dickerson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Irvine Co. Mulls Building Luxury Hotel at Newport Coast By E. Scott Reckard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doctors Aim at HMOs By Barbara Marsh, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Alternative to Managed Care Seeks to Expand By Barbara Marsh, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Negotiators Grapple Again With States' Smoking Suits By Myron Levin and Henry Weinstein, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Arterial Vascular to Buy C.R. Bard Unit Bloomberg News
Boeing Mum on New Line, but Long Beach Gears Up By Elizabeth Douglass, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Medical Devices
Wells to Sell $700 Million in Credit Card Loans Bloomberg News
Spotlight: Circle International to Acquire Freight Business
BofA, NationsBank Execs Defend Merger to Fed Panel \o7 From Reuters\f7
WellPoint to Buy Georgia's Largest Health Insurer From Bloomberg News
A Suitable Schedule By Davan Maharaj, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PacifiCorp to Sell California, Montana Utilities Bloomberg News
AMD May Spin Off Network-Chip Unit Bloomberg News
Technology Bloomberg News
Mortgage Rates Fall to Six-Month Low Associated Press
Viagra Sales Help Boost Pfizer Profit From Times Wire Reports
Lucent to Buy Madge's Lannet Switch Unit Bloomberg News
Visa Becomes Target of Investigation Over Debit Card Policy \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
2 GM Strikes Inching Toward Settlement By Donald W. Nauss, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CNA to Cut Commercial Insurance Unit Jobs Bloomberg News
Thorn Americas Settles Rent-to-Own Suit Bloomberg News
Hallmark Cards Buys British Competitor Associated Press
Also. . .
Telecommunications
'Chainsaw Al' Calls His Ouster Unfair From Bloomberg News
Icahn Buys 10 Million Shares of RJR Bloomberg News
Motorola to Combine Communications Units Associated Press
Telecommunications
Crescent, Reckson to Buy Tower Realty Bloomberg News
Most Retailers Post Strong Sales in June From Associated Press
Retail Sales Strong in June From Associated Press
Dow Slides on Profit Woes; Big Techs Rise \o7 From Times Staff and Wire Reports\f7
Printronix Posts Lower 1st-Quarter Income
More of Those Lesser Earnings Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nasdaq Case Resolution? Bloomberg News
Beckman Coulter Sells Properties to Cut Debt Times Staff and Wire Reports
Cytec to Acquire American Materials By (John O'Dell)
StarBase Increases Revenue Prediction Dow Jones
Agency Presses Ahead With Derivatives Probe, Defying Fed From Reuters
2 Drug Firm Mergers Might Not Be a Given From Bloomberg News
HomeBase Shares Soar 17%; No Specific Reasons Seen By (Leslie Earnest)
DuPont, Sears Pressure Dow as Techs Rise From Times Wire Services
Having Conquered the Box Office, 'Titanic' Heads for the Video Store By Thomas K. Arnold, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Ratings Report
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
For Now, an Answer
Keeping Manzanar's Message
What Next? Cattle Prods?
Another Afghan Freedom Gone
Nigeria on the Brink: 'Across the Country There Is an Evil Disquiet' By Reuben Abati, Reuben Abati is editorial page director for the Guardian Newspapers, Lagos
Get Ready for the Really Bad News By Marvin Kalb, Marvin Kalb, a 30-year veteran of CBS and NBC, is director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and Murrow professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Privacy to Be Key Issue in Baldwin-Paparazzo Civil Case By Evelyn Larrubia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mourners Bid Farewell to 4 Sisters By Jose Cardenas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Everybody's Doing the Pilates By Al Martinez
LAUSD to Start Over on Policy for Pesticides By Duke Helfand, TIMES STAFF WRITER
School's Plan for Landmark Sparks Debate By Bob Pool, TIMES STAFF WRITER
District Cited for 62 Safety Infractions By Richard Winton, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Unemployed Lawyer Solved Disappearance of Writer By Scott Glover, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Panel Selects Mayoral Aide By Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ray of Hope for Storm Victims By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cut to the Chase By Daniel Yi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jury Duty Program Will Be Revived By Edward M. Yoon
7 Immigrants Held in Extortion, Assault Case By David Rosenzweig, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4-Bedroom, With Nice View of Bathroom By Steve Harvey
Witness in Cosby Case to Donate Part of Reward By Steve Berry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
College Site Offers Toxic Waste Drop-Off By Michael Baker
Business Leaders Hire Market Research Firm By Tom Schultz
L.A. District Scraps Plan to Curb Pesticide Spraying on Campuses By Duke Helfand, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Times Honors High School Journalists By Tom Schultz
Safety Rules for Care Facilities Under Review By Michael Baker
11 Students Treated to 'Zorro' Premiere By Michael Baker
Call City to Trim Oversize Trees on Curbs By Eric Rimbert, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Defendant Compares Courtroom Jolt to Electric Chair By Jack Leonard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fantasy Island Taken Off Auction Block By Eric Rimbert
Svorinich to Lead Board Overseeing Rail Project
High School Senior Receives Hispanic Heritage Youth Leadership Award
Blind Children Ride the Waves With Some Help From Surfers
Dismissal of Suit Against Holden Upheld
Lawyers Challenge Knight's Incarceration
Funeral Officiant Calls 4 Sisters 'Too Lovely to Live on This Earth' By Jose Cardenas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panel to Discuss Immigration on KCRW
Council Votes to Develop Metlox Pottery Site
Obituaries
Groups Will Ask Judge to Halt Bulldozing
4 Hurt in Suspected Gang-Related Shooting
Arrest Warrant Issued for Singer Weiland
Gang Member Gets Death Penalty for Ex-Girlfriend's Murder \o7 From a Times Staff Writer\f7
Citizenship Event to Be Held at Hollywood Park
Thousands Evacuated After Report of Bomb
Baseball Booster Clubs Sponsor Blood Drive
Port Chief Agrees to Sign Harbor Pilots' Delayed Contract By Dan Weikel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jury Deadlocks on Sentence for Arsonist By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baldwin's Civil Trial in Assault Case Opens By Evelyn Larrubia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Proposal Scales Down Police, Fire Bond Requests By Beth Shuster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oh Yeah, a Republican's Running for 20th District Senate Seat, Too By Jill Leovy and Sharon Bernstein and Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Medical Disciplinary Actions
Plant Malfunction Causes Low Water Pressure
Castaic Lake to Reopen After Algae Treatment By Darrell Satzman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Parking Crunch Threatens to Drive Jury Trials Away By Jon Steinman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prosecutors Cite 1901 Case in Fight Over Endorsements By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Help! 'Boy' Doesn't Need Any! By Dana Parsons
Death Row Man's Attorneys Make 11th-Hour Appeal By Thao Hua, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Survey Finds Sanchez Leading Dornan Big By Peter M. Warren, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
County, State Sue 2 Teens, Adult Over Cost of Fire By Richard Warchol, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
3 Filmmakers Hope to Launch 'Indie' Festival By Regina Hong, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Nothing Subtle About the Fair's Pink Penchant By Yung Kim, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dispute Snags Water Line Safety Project By Coll Metcalfe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tying the Knot Tight By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Players Sought for Coed Volleyball By Brenda Loree
Attorney Seeks to Overturn '97 Conviction in Racial Assault Case By Chris Chi
Residents Have Ax to Grind Over Flour Mill By Mimi Ko Cruz
Friends of the Library Book Sale Starts Today By Debra Cano
Class Helps Painters Brush Up on Scenery By Jennifer Hamm
Breakfast Planned at Golf Course to Celebrate City's 42nd Anniversary By John Canalis
Annual Concert Series to Begin Next Week By Mimi Ko Cruz
City of Offer Craft, Food Workshops By Lesley Wright
Today at the Orange County Fair
2 Men Arrested in Cocaine Case By Holly J. Wolcott
Motorcyclist Dies After Freeway Crash By Holly J. Wolcott
Police Investigate Purse Snatchings By Holly J. Wolcott
City Pledges Help for Affordable Housing By Jason Takenouchi
Council Seeks 4 Gang Task Force Members By Coll Metcalfe
Woman, 24, Steers Car Off Cliff, Dies By Chris Chi and Holly J. Wolcott
Discounts Offered for Food Donations By Coll Metcalfe
Scout One of 12 to Get Scholarship By Mimi Ko Cruz and Debra Cano
Plunging Into Their Summer Studies By Lesley Wright
Old Gazebo Is Made New Again By Steve Carney
Children Can Go to College for Fun By Mimi Ko Cruz and Debra Cano
Russian Orphans to Perform at Benefit By Steve Carney
Phone Con Man Uses Police Charities Front By Erika Chavez
Woman Held After Alleged Drug Sales By Erika Chavez
Volunteers Sought for District Auditing Team By John Canalis
KidSingers Auditions Scheduled Aug. 8 By Mimi Ko Cruz and Debra Cano
Wife, Lover Convicted of Killing Husband By Greg Hernandez
Anaheim Eatery Robbed; Police Seeking Information By Erika Chavez
Firefighter Battling Leukemia Dies By Debra Cano, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Toll Roads Lobbyist's Contract Cut to 1 Year By Bonnie Hayes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Kathleen C. Ramirez; Ventura Homemaker
Fantasy Island Auction Aborted
SPORTS
It Won't Be Easy as Steinberg Tries to Take the Fifth By Peter Yoon
Mendoza of Camarillo Selected to All-American Team By Paige A. Leech, From Staff Reports
Molock Prepares for New Start By Paige A. Leech
It's Difficult but Lyon Still Going in Circles By Vince Kowalick
Tennis
Falcons Believe in Afterlife By Dave Desmond, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fast Fact
Launching Pad By Peter Yoon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tee Times
Familiar Names Climbing Nike Tour Leaderboards
Warner Is Finer in Carolina By Dave Desmond
Agoura Outruns Camarillo B in an 18-7 and 17-9 Sweep
Around The Leagues
Emotion Doesn't Inspire Angels By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newswire From Staff and Wire Reports
Speedway Expands Program for Fair
Kennedy Trio on the Defensive By Martin Henderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lepak Moves Into the Lead at Tournament of Champions
O.C. Players Named to All-American Softball Team
Top Teams Ready for Seal Beach Pro Volleyball Tournament By Dave Mckibben, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vigilantes Make 5 Errors but Rally to Beat Pacific By Mike Terry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Emotion Doesn't Inspire Angels By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Selig Is Penciled In at Top of Order By Ross Newhan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Victory Comes With Dodgers' Dozen Runs By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping The Faith By Mike Penner
Dodgers Need the Monotony By J.A. Adande
Maris Watch: 61
Oh Brothers, McGwire Gets Unusual Advice By Shav Glick
Boxing Promoter King Acquitted in Fraud Trial From Staff and Wire Reports
Look Who's Talking
What to See and Do Around Southern California
Soccer Gets Some High Scores in France By Larry Stewart
With This Group, You No Longer Need a Boat to Gloat By Pete Thomas
Fires Put Some Heat on NASCAR By Shav Glick
Nicklaus One Back at Senior Players From Associated Press
This Open Sarazen's Cup of Tee By Thomas Bonk
Burkett's Pitching Keeps Texas Well-Armed From Associated Press
Schedule Revamped by Owners \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Odd Lineup Doesn't Help Cardinals From Associated Press
Hubbard Likes View, Padres Don't By Jason Reid
For Hoffmans, It's a Major League Rivalry By Nicole Vargas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Borders Goes Five Innings in First Start Associated Press
Hollins Not Too Bothered by Glaus By Mike Digiovanna
Galaxy Report By David Wharton
It's a Success, if You Skip Failures By Helene Elliott
Galaxy Comes to D.C. Wanting to Be Heard By David Wharton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes \o7 Associated Press\f7
On Second Thought, He's Terrific By Helene Elliott
Have Cup Final, Will Score By Grahame L. Jones
Volleyball Tour Returns to Seal Beach By Scott Moe
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