Archive for Friday, December 10, 1999

Good Things in Store

• Blaze Guts Plastics Factory By Louise Roug and Kate Folmar

• Maybe It’s Best to Leave Drivers Alone By Steve Harvey

• Coining a Motto to Lead a Revitalization By Hugo Martín

• Still Howling By Bill Locey

• Family No Longer Stranger to Kindness By Steve Chawkins

• Signatures Submitted on Bid to Split L.A. Unified By Kristina Sauerwein

• Husband of Slaying Suspect Caro Seeks Divorce By Tracy Wilson

• Kroeker Named Police Chief in Portland, Ore. By Ann O'Neill

• A Puzzling Problem By Sylvia Pagan Westphal

• Keeping the Faith By Josef Woodard

• This Art’s in Your Face–and Hair By Patricia Ward Biederman

• Man Charged in Santa Paula Killing on Trial By Tracy Wilson

• Area Leaders to Aid Schools’ Chief Search By Louis Sahagun

• Man, I Feel Like a Woman! By Ana Cholo-Tipton

• Footnotes* By James E. Fowler

• Tinkers Are Ready to Take On the World By John Roos

• And Now a Word From Our Sponsor By Steve Harvey

• Public-Private Toll Road Fight: Priorities Clash By Megan Garvey

• Freewheeling Drivers Hit an OPEC Roadblock By Janet Wilson

• Rampart Scandal Colors Jury Deliberations By Patt Morrison

• Topanga Canyon Man’s Drug Trial Is Delayed

• FULLERTON By Geoffrey C. Upton, (714) 520-2508

• WESTMINSTER By Alex Murashko, (714) 966-5974

• CYPRESS By Andre Briscoe, (714) 966-5848

• SEAL BEACH By Alex Murashko, (714) 966-5974

• Valley Secessionists See Dump Issue as a Boost By Patrick Mcgreevy

• THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

• 2 Suspects Sought in Dealership Carjack By Caitlin Liu

• Times Series Wins Award

• City Attorney Gets $6,000 Pay Increase By Josh Karp

• State Official Arrested in $300,000 Fraud Scheme

• Council OKs $5,000 for Homeless Shelter By Stacy Brown

• Clues Sought in Woman’s Slaying in Her Driveway

• NEWPORT BEACH By Jenifer Ragland, (949) 574-4233

• Father of Slain Children Seeks Divorce

• Gay Students’ Rights Are Clear

• Rodney King’s Lawyers Still Battling By Daniel Yi

• LAGUNA NIGUEL By Deepa Bharath, (949) 574-4204

• Homeowners Take Note: It’s Time to Pay Up By David Reyes

• SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO By Kenneth Ma, (949) 248-2157

• Boy Belongs With Cuban Father

• Beach Closures By Gary Polakovic

• STANTON By Judy Silber, (714) 966-5988

• Caro Files for Divorce From Wife By Tracy Wilson

• Meaty Treats By Max Jacobson

• Court OKs Candidate Statements in Voter Packet

• Suspect Allegedly Hit Repossession Agent By Bobby Cuza

• LAKE FOREST By Alex Katz, (949) 574-4206

• VILLA PARK By Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879

• Landmark Work By Josef Woodard

• School Officials Present Plan for 11 Valley Primary Centers By Doug Smith

• FOUNTAIN VALLEY By Angelique Flores, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 14

• DANA POINT By Eric C Sanitate (949) 248-2150

• FBI Has Much to Answer for By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

• Gun Show Is Leaving Pomona for Las Vegas By Steve Berry

• ANAHEIM By Judy Silber, (714) 966-5988

• Funds Approved for Bridge, Dam Projects By Irene Garcia

• Man, 36, Stabbed to Death in Fight By Andrew Blankstein

• LA PALMA By Andre Briscoe, (714) 966-5848

• LOS ALAMITOS By Ana Cholo-Tipton, (714) 966-5890

• BUENA PARK By Ana Cholo-Tipton, (714) 966-5890

• Reagan the Patriot, Meet Clinton and His Legacy By Doug Gamble

• HUNTINGTON BEACH By Jim Perez, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 21

• Man Found Dead in Apartment Pool By Andrew Blankstein

• LAGUNA HILLS By Dana Bushee, (949) 574-4207

• LAGUNA BEACH By Tricia Schwennesen, (949) 248-2168

• It’s a Small World Inside Sherman Oaks Doll Shop By Geri Cook

• Storm Brings a Cold Wind and Rain to County By Holly J. Wolcott

• Soccer Coach Faces Molestation Charge By Caitlin Liu

• Cautious Hope in Mideast

• O.C. Fans’ Choices

• Apartment Owners Cited for Safety Violations

• Pac Bell Gets Contract Extension for Pay Phones

• Robbers Steal $200 From Gas Station By Holly J. Wolcott

• ORANGE By Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879

• Obituaries

• District Increases Room Fees at Parks By Ana Cholo-Tipton

• Toll Road Panel Formed By Meg James and Phil Willon

• Obituaries

• SAN CLEMENTE By Eric C Sanitate, (949) 248-2152 and San Clemente (ca)

• Boy Charged in Pokemon Robbery By Jack Leonard

• LAGUNA WOODS By Deepa Bharath, (949) 574-4204

• SANTA ANA By Chris Ceballos, (714) 966-7440

• Dump Expansion Bolsters Case for Secession By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Sharing With Palestinians Is a Moral Imperative; a Deal With Assad Isn’t By Yossi Klein Halevi

• Airline Cargo Facility Lease Stirs Battle at City Hall By Beth Shuster

• IRVINE By Kristiane M. Ridgway, (949) 764-4309

• O.C.’s 1st Federal Hate Crime Case Nears End By Jack Leonard

• TUSTIN By Marissa Espino, (714) 966-5879

• GARDEN GROVE By Chris Ceballos, (714) 966-7440

• The Right Stuff? Maybe. But Rotten Timing By Dana Parsons

• COSTA MESA By Andrew Glazer, (949) 574-4275

• Globalizers Are the Bolsheviks of Their Day By Edward N. Luttwak

• MISSION VIEJO By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202

• YORBA LINDA By Jasmine Lee, (714) 520-2513

• Direction Traveled Doesn’t Matter By Roberto J. Manzano

• Bus Driver Gets Life Sentences in Attack By Caitlin Liu

• Era of Suburbia Grew Out of Mid-’50s Housing Boom By David Colker

• 11 East Valley Schools Are Proposed By Doug Smith

• Some Military Bite for the EU

• Definitively Diverse By Josef Woodard

• LA HABRA By Jin Whang, (714) 520-2510

• Light Rail Decision Could Be Delayed By Richard Marosi and Megan Garvey

• PLACENTIA By Deniene Husted, (714) 520-2503

• CSUF Enrollment at Record High By Jeff Gottlieb

• Alfred A. Tryon; Ex-Jockey, Insurance Broker

• 4,700 At-Risk Students’ Parents Notified By Chris Ceballos

• 1–Not Such a Lonely Number By David Lansing

• Muralist Loses List of Donors for New Artwork

• Robert Mitchum’s Son Ends Candidacy By Margaret Talev

• BREA By David Ryan, (714) 520-2511

• 8 Students Arrested in School Vandalism By Mike Mccarthy

• Man Held in School Burglaries By David Haldane

• Ex-Rep. Kim Files Papers for 42nd District Race

Insights

• Best of the Rest By Bob Mieszerski

• Holiday Shopping By Jason Reid

• GAME OF THE WEEK By Jerry Crowe and Steve Springer

• A Dead Heat at 8,833 By Bill Christine

• Pincay or Shoemaker? Only Wins Are the Same By Randy Harvey

• Pincay Today By Bill Christine

• Brea Flexes Its Dynasty Against Redondo Union By Martin Henderson

• GRAY AREA By Mike Bresnahan

• Santa Margarita Wins Early Battle With Woodbridge By Melanie Neff

• Victories Were Never Hard to Swallow By Jim Murray

• Look Who’s Talking

• PIGSKIN PROPHECIES

• Angels Aim for Deals, but Will They Pull Trigger? By Mike Digiovanna

• Baseball’s ‘Big Train’ Was Gone Too Soon By Earl Gustkey

• Constantine Out, Brooks In as Coach of the Penguins

• Stewart Fitting In With the Sailors By Diane Pucin

• Sweet Season Eases the Heartache for Stagnaros By Ben Bolch

• Perry Has Fortune, but Fame Elusive By Peter Yoon

• True Patriot Fervor By Jerry Crowe

• Strong Second Half Puts Irvine Valley Past Mt. San Jacinto

• Don’t Count on Jordan By Tim Kawakami

• DIVISION VI CHAMPIONSHIP GAME By Martin Henderson

• Mater Dei Wins Easily in Quarterfinals

• George Has Gorgeous Night for the Titans

• SPRINGERS’ RANKINGS By Steve Springer

• Shooting Struggles Continue By Lonnie White

• Major Adjustment Was Key By Gary Klein

• Olivier Wins 100th Game as UCLA Regains Touch By Earl Gustkey

• Changes Designed to Streamline Tour By Lisa Dillman

• Bruins, Gauchos, 49ers Win Easily

• HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK By Mike Bresnahan

• Holiday Shopping By Ross Newhan

• Flowers Bloom in Montana By Vince Kowalick

• The Other Blake Learns His Role By Jim Hodges

• Road Is Difficult for Gonzaga By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Duncan’s Career-High 42 Points Help Spurs End Losing Streak

• BOYS’ BASKETBALL

• Westlake Limps Into Final By Mike Bresnahan

• There’s an Easier Stretch Ahead By Mike Terry

• Starr Makes the Grade

• Ventura Facing a Two-Night Stand By Mitch Polin

• Maxwell, Walker Awards Go to Wisconsin’s Dayne

• Investigation Wouldn’t Mean a Quick Fix By Mal Florence

• World Cup Change Is ‘Crazy’ By Grahame L. Jones

• DIVISION IX CHAMPIONSHIP GAME By Ben Bolch

• The Life of Party Has Left the NBA By Mark Heisler

• Newswire

• Smooth Transition to Semifinals By Scott Moe

• Esiason Takes His Turn in the Hot Seat By Larry Stewart

• Hart, Valencia Laying It On Thick By Paige A. Leech

• PREP ROUNDUP

• A Coach-in-Waiting By Jerry Crowe

• St. John’s Barkley Sidelined

• Execution Is Far From Perfect By Elliott Teaford

• Determination Carries Rower Murden Across the Atlantic By Pete Thomas

• Sloppy DePaul Wins Again

• Cowboys Sign Murray as Kicker

• Biggio’s Deal Astro-nomical; Delgado, Blue Jays Appear Set

• Angels Hold Line on Season Tickets By Bill Shaikin

• GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

• WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• Villa Park Doesn’t Fold Under Pressure By Erik Hamilton

• The Best Men

TOP OF THE NEWS

• You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail By Don Oldenburg

• Plucky Young Wizard Materializes on Tape By Rochelle O'Gorman

• Harbor Holidays

• California Classroom - A Learning Link to the California Science Center

• Bail Opposed in Alleged Bomb Plot Case By Mark Gladstone

• Just What the Web Needs: More Sex By Booth Moore

• Halston Still Looking for a Good Fit By Barbara Thomas

• Thousands Say Goodbye to 6 Fallen Firefighters By Elizabeth Mehren

• 7 Marines Feared Dead, 11 Saved After Helicopter Crashes at Sea By Tony Perry

• A 30-Year Journey to Same Goal By Richard A. Serrano

• Bradley Stirs Support From Black Church Leaders By Matea Gold

• That Was the Millennium That Was: A Fond Look at the First 1,000 Years By Roy Rivenburg

• Richard Tyler’s Gift for the Holidays: A Collection for This Season By Barbara Thomas

• Hard Realities Temper Hopes for Israel-Syria Pact By Tracy Wilkinson and Rebecca Trounson

• Cubans Rally for Return of Boy in Custody Battle By Mark Fineman

• Scientists Grow Human Corneas in Lab By Terence Monmaney

• Yeltsin Reminds U.S. of Moscow’s Nuclear Capability By Richard C. Paddock and Anthony Kuhn

• Hall’s Ready to Go Out on His Own By Barbara Thomas

• Museum Opens on the Heels of Celebrity By David Lamb

• We’ve Got This Shoe Problem Laced By Jeannine Stein

• Hannah’s Hanukkah By Mel Gilden

• Illinois Judge Lets Brawl Charges Stand

• The Price of Passion in 19th Century New England By Heller Mcalpin

• Obituaries

• High School Exit Exam for State Hits Roadblock By Martha Groves and Richard Lee Colvin

• How Kids React to a ‘New Family’ Depends on Age

• Parents of Detroit Truants Told to Get Their Kids to School or Face Jail Term

• Only Employers Can Be Sued for Harassment, Justices Rule By Bettina Boxall

• Soldier Gets Life Term for Murder

• Why Worry? Y2K Is Funny Fodder for Ads By Frances Grandy Taylor

• Cat Found Alive 78 Days After Taiwan Earthquake

• Assad Seems in Mood for Peace, Albright Says By Norman Kempster

• Clinton Signs Ban on ‘Crush’ Videos

• From Chat Room to Courtroom By Mike Downey

• Nation’s Accommodation of Ethiopian Despot Stirs Furor By Dean E. Murphy

• Hillary Clinton Faults ‘Don’t Ask’ Military Rule

• Unlike the Brady Bunch, Stepfamilies Don’t Always Find a Happy Ending

• Amid Chaos, Her Priorities Become Clear By Lisa Guide

• Elimination of Additive From Gas Is Ordered By Marla Cone

• Coping Well Begins With Counseling

• As a Nation, We’re Proud to Be Lowbrow By Greg Morago

• Democrats Vie for Post That Doesn’t Exist By Nick Anderson

• Holiday Intervention for Martha Stewart By Peter Carlson

• Be All That You Can Be–With a Degree

• Where to Find Help

• Ahern to Discuss Bugging With Blair

• Sale of Private Orange County Toll Road Hits Potholes By Megan Garvey

• Doctor Sentenced in Terrorism Case

• Alleged Russian Mob Members Charged

• LAUGH LINES

• Bradley and McCain May Be Teaming Up for a Cause By Stephen Braun and Anne-Marie O'Connor

• U.S. Scurries to Find How Spy Planted Bug By Bob Drogin and Eric Lichtblau

• Air Safety Investigators Overburdened, Study Finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• Davis to Beef Up Medi-Cal Fraud Investigations By Virginia Ellis

O.C. Coin Dealer Sold to Auctioneer

• Social Security Changes to Be Felt in 2000 By Alice Ann Love

• VA Linux Makes a Record Debut By Ashley Dunn

• Gates, McCaw to Aid African Charities By Stanley Holmes

• BP Amoco Taps Irvine Firm to Do Personnel Chores By Robin Fields

• Burger King Tries Pokemon Cards to Solve Toy Shortage By Greg Hernandez

• Carnival Unveils Plan to Shift Cruise Facility to Long Beach By Stephen Gregory

• Also…

• TV Ratings Report

• National Semi’s Earnings Beat Forecasts

• Pearlman Retires as MTI Tech’s President

• Procom Technology Sees Loss for Quarter

• Boeing Signs 40-Satellite Deal With SkyBridge

• Bertelsmann to Revamp Book Division; U.S. Exec Promoted

• CKE’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Sags 81%

• Edison Realigns Management Staff

• RealNetworks to Partner With WebGlide

• SEC Chairman Warns Investors of IPO Risks

• IBM Expects Weak Sales Due to Y2K-Wary Buyers

• Endocare to Market Cancer Device in China

• In-N-Out to Stay Private, GM Says By Greg Hernandez

• Insurer Extends Tender Offer for Centris

• Conexant’s Chip Blueprint Below Industry Standard By P J. Huffstutter

• Terry Hopp Moves Up to CFO at Irvine’s Western Digital

• Regulators Shut Down BOSS Tax-Shelter Plan

• Exec Leaving Columbia TriStar By Claudia Eller

• Smith Micro Software Stock Price Soars 232%

• Financial Planner

• 30-Year Mortgage Rates Remain Stable

• Conexant’s Cable Modem Design Falters By P J. Huffstutter

• Former Internet Exec Says Online Pursuit of Girl Was Role-Playing By Greg Miller

• Indicators Positive, Except for Import Prices

• Costco Profit Rises 24% in Fiscal 1st Quarter

• In-N-Out Vows to Keep It in Family By Greg Hernandez

• Amazon Powers Nasdaq to New Record as Other Indexes Edge Up

• Occupancy, Rates Up at Downtown Hotels By Stephen Gregory

• Tyco Stock Plunges After Word of SEC’s Informal Accounting Inquiry By Rachel Layne

• Programmer Pleads Guilty

• Gap Recalling Children’s Pajamas

• GM to Buy Stake in Fuji Heavy Industries

• Problems of Style, Substance Created Exodus From Giacchetto By Claudia Eller, James Bates, and Michael Hiltzik

• Financial Planner By Liz Pulliam

• NASD Agrees to Spin Off Nasdaq; Also Plans Trade of NYSE Stocks By Walter Hamilton

• Short Documents May Replace Prospectuses

• Minolta Ex-Controller Sentenced for Theft By Edmund Sanders

• AT&T Mines Hughes for New CFO By Elizabeth Douglass

• Ford’s Finance Unit Settles Bias Case

• Court Refuses to Dismiss ICN Allegations

• Lawmakers to Meet on Area Code Problems By Elizabeth Douglass

• Small Win for BMW in Auto Recall Case By Davan Maharaj

Security for Prince Tom; Tears From Ryder

• The ‘Lowdown’ on Woody By Kenneth Turan

• Thrills and Chills By Randy Matin

• TODAY’S BEST BETS

• ‘Cider House’ Serves a Heady, Rich Brew By Kevin Thomas

• The Reel Hollywood By Susan King

• Taking the Grimness Out of Grimm By Mark Swed

• Life Inside the Witness Protection Program By Christopher Noxon

• San Francisco Embarks on Year-Round Programming By Don Heckman

• Sense of Self Exists in Theobald’s Landscapes By Leah Ollman

• ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION’S PRESS. By Shauna Snow

• Traversing ‘The Green Mile’ By Kenneth Turan

• ‘Diamonds’ Gives Douglas a Chance to Sparkle By Kevin Thomas

• COMING SUNDAY

• ‘War Zone’ Ventures Into Scarred Emotional Terrain By Eric Harrison

• Figgis Finds Compassion for Strindberg’s ‘Miss Julie’ By Kevin Thomas

• Sweet, Befuddled Schneider Endures Predictable ‘Gigolo’ By Gene Seymour

• Juvenile’s Album Enjoys Chemistry of Collaboration By Soren Baker

• In Apted’s ‘42 Up’: Hints of the Children They Once Were By Kevin Thomas

• The Terrible Price of Hatred in America By Howard Rosenberg

• Record Rack By Steve Hochman

• Vermeer Pulls In Emotional Reins By Richard S. Ginell

• Record Rack By Richard Cromelin

• ‘Basking’s’ Two Tales Depart From the Hollywood Script By Jana J. Monji

• Symphony Plays Skillfully but Without Special Spark By Daniel Cariaga

• Holiday Celebration at Pacific Asia Museum

• Holiday Benefit at Stella Adler Theater

• Y107 Will Switch to Spanish Hits Format Monday By Dana Calvo

• Allyson Sings With Passion, Confidence By Don Heckman

• Record Rack By Soren Baker

• L.A. County’s Christmas Eve Celebration

• KPCC-FM Agrees to Minnesota Takeover By Judith Michaelson

• Latin Music: Bigger Than Reported? By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

• ‘Violencia’ Proves True to Its Name By F. Kathleen Foley

• Philharmonic Plans Two Holiday Concerts