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What happened on September 16, 1998
NEWS
Carmen Considine; Daughter of Theater Magnate
Drug Agent's Suspension Overturned ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson Names Top Aide to State Board of Education NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Study Ties Symptoms to Gulf War Service From Times Wire Reports
Lazy Days Clouded by Home Projects CHRIS ERSKINE
Little Support for Ferraro in New York Senate Contest JOHN J. GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Study Questions Cancer Treatment From Times Wire Reports
Probe of State's Vineyards Finds Labor Violations From Associated Press
Punch Lines
Dog Owners' Chain Yanked Reuters
GOP Pushes to Release Clinton Video Testimony RICHARD A. SERRANO and MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
For Latino Fans, Sosa Puts the 'Home' in Home Run KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Builds Capitol-Savvy Legal Team NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ferraro Falters, Finishes 2nd in New York Senate Contest JOHN J. GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Off-Kilter ROY RIVENBURG, Times Staff Writer
Humphrey Wins 'My Three Sons' Primary Contest From Associated Press
Pakistan, India Nuclear Claims Called Inflated ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Mom Shoots Triplet Sons, Self; 1 Survives From Times Wire Reports
Judge Seeks Feedback on Casino Workers DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disney Studios' Roth Honored as Stars Turn Out for MS MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ramsey Slaying Case Shifts to Grand Jury From Times Wire Reports
'Killing Frenzy' by Taliban Is Alleged From Times Wire Services
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Novel Recalls Haiti's Bloody History With a Deft Use of Language RICHARD EDER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Thousands March in Capital From Times Wire Reports
Congressman Fatally Shot From Times Wire Reports
Trashy Details DANIELLE A. FOUQUETTE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pala Indians Join Bid to Defeat Prop. 5 Associated Press
Black and White Alike Honor Memory of Former Gov. Wallace From Associated Press
Pressure Mounts to Let Consumers Sue HMOs DAVAN MAHARAJ and DAVID R. OLMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
'My Three Sons' Election Tops Minnesota Races From Associated Press
Leaders Discuss Printing Rubles From Times Wire Reports
Agents Arrest Reptile Dealer in Trade Sting R. ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Revival for Black Districts STEPHEN BRAUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Death Toll in Flooding Tops 400 From Times Wire Reports
Caltech Joins Rush to Foster Biotech Spinoff Companies KENNETH R. WEISS and PAUL JACOBS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Testimony by Secret Service Details Trysts JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Commerce Rises From Ashes in Somalia ANN M. SIMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strohmeyer Friend Saw Him Molest Girl, Classmates Say NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Scandal Sidetracks Another Nation JIM MANN
All in a Day's Work SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panel Overturns Suspension of Drug Official
Baby, It's Hot Outside BARBARA THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxer, Fong in Opposite Camps on Armed Forces TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
So Much Tuna but So Few Buyers KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Recollections of My Father and George Wallace MIKE DOWNEY
Wilson OKs $300 Million in Crime Bills From the Associated Press
Washington Insight From The Times Washington Bureau
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Unite on Juvenile Crime
Doctor Who Falsified Drug Tests Sentenced DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trustees Sue Fired Superintendent LIZ SEYMOUR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
44 Layoffs Announced by Magic Mountain DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Movies and Thousand Oaks
Prop. 227 Waiver Plan Gets Initial Approval LINN GROVES
Appointed Panel Offers Its Charter Reforms JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
18 Proposals Offered on Hall, Library Plans SUE FOX
Closed Jogging Trail May Be on the Path to Repairs ANTONIO OLIVO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Welcome Boost to Teaching
Wilson Picks Bergeson for Board of Education NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Patients See Need for a Bigger Facility HECTOR TOBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supervisors Add $10,000 to Study of 3-City Park LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura County to Test for Pollution GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strong Medicine for Wildfires
Mittermeier Might Lose Authority to Supervisors LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fullerton Police Find Man's Body DAVID HALDANE
Memorial for Officers, Firefighters Suggested TOM SCHULTZ
2 Assemblymen to Discuss Race Relations SUE FOX
Leisure World Vote on Cityhood Approved DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Funding OKd to House More Juvenile Offenders HILARY E. MacGREGOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Remembering POWs, MIAs
County Fair Highlights
Bilingual Education
Turn Signals
Group Offers Reward for Hoover High Student's Killer
Transient Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver
Pumpkin-Inflating Kicks Off Festival SUE FOX
Coalition Leader Seeks Social Security Action MICHAEL BAKER
Obituaries
Appointed Charter Panel Offers Its Proposal JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boy, 9, Charged in Brother's Fatal Stabbing MILES CORWIN and JACK LEONARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Parents Too Often Are Last to Know Child Is Failing CHRISTINE BARON
Charter Panel to Hold Open House Tonight
4 Bars Face Charges for Permitting Smoking
County Fair Highlights
Environmentalists Accuse Chevron of Polluting Bay
Short-Circuit Blamed for Home Fire HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Local Chambers Plan to Form New Group TROY HEIE
'College Night' at Reagan Library JENNIFER HAMM
City Close to Giving Police Some Space S.J. CAHN
Project Opponents Accuse Backers of Harassment ANDY SAMUELSON
Armed Thief Steals 4 Copies of 'Titanic' HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Cal State Fullerton Opens Satellite Site CHRISTINE CASTRO and JASON KANDEL
College Names Head of Student Services CHRISTINE CASTRO and JASON KANDEL
Skates, 'Boards Get the Boot Downtown CHRISTINE CASTRO
Arboretum Speaker to Address Re-Leaf JOHN CANALIS
County Agrees to Test Ocean for Pollution GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
280 Area Nurses Go on Strike SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bus Stop Criticized as Too Far From Mall MARINA MALIKOFF
Sex, Lies and Civics KATE FOLMAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McClung's Lawyers Optimistic on Release DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Board Votes for 600-Bed County-USC Hospital JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Guy Who Will Weed, Refinance STEVE HARVEY
Bill Protects Seniors From Being Evicted MARTHA L. WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Forever Marked, as I Am' PATT MORRISON
Clinton's Fate and the Polls
Scientists Solve Jupiter's Rings K.C. COLE, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
SOAR Turns In 2,441 Signatures to Fight Hidden Creek Project REGINA HONG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Presidential Shoe Exhibit Offers History Footnote STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Waterfront Resort Expansion Approved LESLEY WRIGHT
Caltrans Proposes Projects to Ease Interchange Traffic EDWARD M. YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Black Coalition Takes On Mayor Over School Board LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fish Farm Lands Its 2nd Batch of Bass NICK GREEN
CSUN Gets Grant to Train Science Teachers EDWARD M. YOON
CSU to Study Pacoima-Based Anti-Gang Push DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beach Festival Marks Last Days of Summer JEFFREY JEN
Power Failure Closes Roller Hockey Rink LESLEY WRIGHT
Elementary School Marks 70th Birthday DIANE WEDNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Police Protect and Serve Animals Too HARRISON SHEPPARD
Shooting of Suspect Called Self-Defense TINA DIRMANN
Volunteers to Train in Post-Trauma Support LINN GROVES
Man Sought in Gas Station Robbery JASON KANDEL
Aliso Pier to Come Down; Safety Cited
Accomplice Gets 25 Years to Life in Radio Personality's Death
Trackers Searching for Cougar at Mugu Park MASSIE RITSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
UCI Offers Program for Transfer Students CHRISTINE CASTRO and JASON KANDEL
Unpleasant Reminder of the Summer of '74 KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, Karen Grigsby Bates is a regular contributor to this page
Supervisors Move to Publish Voter Booklets in Korean
It's Still the Old College Cry: Drink! ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council Backs Stronger Good Samaritan Law
900 Athletes Expected for Special Olympics
Mall Plans Irk Restaurant Owner PAMELA J. JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ex-MTA Official Gets 2 Years for Cheating Agency of $84,000
Reuse Group to Fine-Tune El Toro Plan LORENZA MUNOZ
There's No Basis for Censure THOMAS E. BAKER, Thomas E. Baker holds the James Madison Chair and is the director of the Constitutional Law Resource Center at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa
Gambling Bill Poses Threat, Council Says CHRISTINE CASTRO
College Campus Police to Get Upgraded Guns CHRIS CEBALLOS
Strong Sales Cited at Housing Project ANDREW STEVEN HARRIS
New Rules Protect Elderly in Nursing Home Bankruptcies
Celebrating Fall With Mehregan JOHN CANALIS
Man Found Slain in Gun Shop; Robbery Suspected
* William F. Reardon Jr.; Real Estate Executive
Obituaries
New Park to Give Kids Room to Play PAULA PISANI
Golf Tournament to Benefit Red Cross LINN GROVES
Pilot Program to Show Location of 911 Calls From Cell Phones
Monrovia's Chief Chosen to Head Fire Department
SPORTS
Tarango's Davis Cup Dreams Evaporate on Eve of Event DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toring's Legacy, Influence Carry On ERIC SONDHEIMER
Murray Service on Sept. 26
Ramirez Belts Three as Indians Close In From Associated Press
Making History: 63
Showdown in the Wild, Wild West MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Patience Led to This Virtuoso Season BILL SHAIKIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quintana's Goals Key Orange Coast Soccer Victory
Price May Be Right SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Local Notes
Rucchin Eager to Show His Worth ELLIOTT TEAFORD
McGwire One-Ups Sosa From Associated Press
Park Holds Up on His End but Infield Lets Him Down JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Still Green, but Making a Strong Bid JIM HODGES
Newswire From Staff and Wire Reports
McGwire One-Ups Sosa ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Galaxy vs. San Jose GRAHAME L. JONES
Olerud's Homer Helps Mets Split From Associated Press
Foothill Wins With 3 Goals in 4th Quarter
Trade Scenarios Obscure Galaxy-Clash Game GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Around The Nation Associated Press
Nedved to Try His Luck in Nevada Associated Press
Brea, Chino Hills Ayala Girls Will Meet in Wooden Classic MIKE TERRY
McGwire One-Ups Sosa From Associated Press
And That Other Saying? Oil's Well That Ends Well HELENE ELLIOTT
Ryan, Hain Lead La Reina by Simi Valley MIKE BRESNAHAN
After a Great Deal of Anticipation, Big Moment Finally Arrives
Community College Athletes of the Week
Rodriguez Powers Rangers, 6-5 From Associated Press
Holan Has Lofty Goals in Mind DIANE PUCIN
Two Top WNBA Signees Assigned EARL GUSTKEY
Ucla SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Angels Look Past Devil Rays and Lose MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Home Run Chase Rejuvenates Hall From Associated Press
Young's Abbreviated Season Will Now Carry a Footnote JASON REID
Usc ROBYN NORWOOD
Chavez Fits Bill as Money Fighter BILL PLASCHKE
Talk About Called Shots: Cubs' Caray Has Had Two J.A. ADANDE
Rangers Are No Strangers to the Fine Art of Losing RANDY HARVEY
Suddenly, Agoura Has Edge
High School Volleyball Roundup
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. LARRY STEWART
At Some Point, Goossen Will Fight Camacho
They Said It
Zoinks, Scooby, Tibbetts Is Your Guy MIKE BRESNAHAN
First Start Is a Success for the Latest McKeon
Calendar
Royal Homecoming STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Q: What's Wrong With This Picture? GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kaapana Offers Warm Slack Key Guitar Tunes DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mark, Sammy and the Color of Ad Money HOWARD ROSENBERG
Tunes Become Tonic ROBIN RAUZI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mike Ireland and Holler Play Smart, Soulful Country STEVE APPLEFORD
McGwire, Football, Emmys Score for Networks BRIAN LOWRY
All Over the Map JOHN ROOS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. SHAUNA SNOW
Dancer Glover and a Bit of 'Chicago' Enliven PBS Special LEWIS SEGAL, TIMES DANCE CRITIC
What They Sing for Love OSCAR GARZA, DAILY CALENDAR EDITOR
BUSINESS
The View Is Just Fine at GoldMine Software KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gay, Lesbian Business Alliance Expands, Sets New Agenda VICKI TORRES
ESOP Buyout Yields Tax Benefits for Both Parties JUAN HOVEY
Biomerica Income Falls
Employment Worries Still Not Worked Out PATRICE APODACA, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
Wet Seal Stocks Plummet on Weak Earnings From Bloomberg News
Analyst Sees Good Prospects in Market's Recent Bad Spell PATRICE APODACA, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
Mexico's Azteca Slashes Costs Bloomberg News
Also. . .
Ford's Idea Has Better Air as Goal JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Retail Sales Post Modest August Gain From Times Wire Services
Bids Sought to Manage Small Business Center PATRICE APODACA, Patrice Apodaca covers economic issues for The Times. She can be reached at (714) 966-5979 and at patrice.apodaca@latimes.com
Survey to Outline Businesses' Concerns
Dow Rises Again, Up 79; Small Stocks Lag From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. Told to Hike Fuel Prices to Cut Pollution Bloomberg News
Also
Ford, Audi Sedans Get Top Safety Rating Reuters
U.S. Retail Sales Rise 0.2% in August From Times Wire Services
Jacor Adds Two Anaheim Stations to Roster PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reader's Digest to Sell Artworks Worth $100 Million From Reuters
Shaw to Split Into Cable, Media Companies Reuters
Cummins Expects Lower 3rd-Quarter Revenue Reuters
California Delegation Out to Sea JAMES FLANIGAN
HomeLife Buys Firm
Special Section
Rallying to Respond to Global Crisis ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Union Pacific Says Congestion Is Easing Bloomberg News
BankAmerica Sees Losses Growing by $122 Million LIZ PULLIAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State's Job Forecast Revised Downward but Still Strong DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Financial Services
Als0 Bloomberg News
Rate-Cut Prospect Lifts Dow Again, by 79 From Times Wire Services
Nickelodeon Whiz to Buy AOL Sites for New Firm SALLIE HOFMEISTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
You Can Do Business on the Web, but Not File to Be One KAREN E. KLEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Conference to Examine Regional Survey
Alliances With Other Businesses Can Help Your Firm Reach New Markets
Rallying Respond to Global Crisis CHRIS KRAUL and JAMES F. SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Curbs on Capital Flows Gain New Respectability ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Are Free Markets Failing? JAMES FLANIGAN, TIMES SENIOR ECONOMICS EDITOR
Masters Quits Top Post at E! Entertainment SALLIE HOFMEISTER
Ruling on Broadcast Hiring Upheld Reuters
CKE Restaurants Unit Sues Franchisees for Royalties, Fees Dow Jones
Spotlight: Kaplan Opens Online-Only Law School Based in L.A.
Seuss Rights Sold for Up to $9 Million CLAUDIA ELLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Titanic' Video Becomes All-Time Live-Action Sales Champ in 1 Week MARLA MATZER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Murdoch's Estranged Wife Leaving Board Associated Press
Ex-Disney TV Chairman Heads Online Firm MARLA MATZER
Pacific to Open Stores Dow Jones
Spotlight: PriceSmart to Open 9 Stores in Latin America
Allergan Will Cut 8.9% of Its Work Force, Close Factories BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Steri-Oss Sale Complete
Viagra Gets OK From European Union From Reuters
Ohio Casualty to Buy Most of Great American Bloomberg News
Intel CEO Says 3Com Wouldn't Fit Its Plans CHARLES PILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ford to Give $1,000 Credits to Scrap Clunkers JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Allergan to Cut 550 Jobs, Close Five Factories BARBARA MARSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Engineers File Complaint Against Boeing Elizabeth Douglass
Merger Opens Door to Europe for Cushman & Wakefield MELINDA FULMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Humana to Exit Weak Markets From Times Wire Services
Hard-Won Partnership Pays Off in Chocolates Karen E. Klein
Dean Foods to Purchase Berkeley Farms Bloomberg News
Washington Mutual-Ahmanson Merger OKd Bloomberg News
Hong Kong Ruffles 'Golden Goose' RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In March Toward Capitalism, China Has Avoided Russia's Path HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FOOD
Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
Loco Beans BARBARA HANSEN
The Movable Feasts AMELIA SALTSMAN
Grapevine ANDY BRODER
Bowled-Over CHARITY FERREIRA SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tart Art: Postmodern Flavor RUSS PARSONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Thinnest Cut ANDY BRODER
What Are You Drinking?
Simple Sunday ABBY MANDEL
A Marine to the Rescue ROSE DOSTI
Who Are You Calling Nutty? RUSS PARSONS
Chilling Thoughts DAVID ROSOFF SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coming Friday in Life & Style
Cookbook Watch LAURIE OCHOA
Happy Crab LEILAH BERNSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Greens, Eggs, No Ham DONNA DEANE, Deane is director of The Times Test Kitchen
Snap and Pop Art
In Defense of Home Cooking MARION CUNNINGHAM
Kasparov and the Cake SARIA KRAFT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
1997 Chateau de La Negly "Cuvee de la Cote", Languedoc. (About $8) S. IRENE VIRBILA
The Ritual of Plum Pie AMELIA SALTSMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Celebration Season JOAN NATHAN SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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