Archive for Friday, December 17, 1999

A FOOT IN THE DOOR

• Holiday Lines Are Moving Quickly at Post Offices By Catherine Blake

• Adrift at a Tender Age By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

• Musical Education Exercises Its Voice By Chris Pasles

• It’s No Bed of Roses for Float Drivers By Joe Mozingo

• Educators Get Course in Pest Control By Anna Gorman

• Judge Rejects Caro’s Bid to Tap Family Funds By Tracy Wilson

• A No-No in NoHo By Caitlin Liu

• Private, Nonmembership Golf Club Opens By Karima A. Haynes

• Woman Who Kept Poisonous Snakes in Home Found Dead By Andrew Blankstein and Roberto J. Manzano

• Crime Writer’s Goal Was No Mystery By Steve Harvey

• Sax Education By Zan Stewart

• Radio Repertoire By Bill Locey

• Joe, 4-Feet-4, Casts Long Shadow - Clown, Author, Actor Now Works for Senior Citizens By Andre Briscoe

• A Novel Approach: Fictional Blurbs By Steve Harvey

• Revolution in Iran–Fervor That Shook the World By Robin Wright

• Rebuilding History By Richard Kahlenberg

• There Will Be a Very High Price for Peace By Geoffrey Aronson

• ‘Babydol’ Trial Likely to Focus on Police Policy By Chuck Philips

• Tipped Truck Snarls I-5 for Over 4 Hours By David Haldane and Daniel Yi

• * Kenneth W. Minkel; Navy Retiree, CYA Employee

• A Flood of Inspections? By Phil Willon

• Civil Rights Groups Join to Urge Police Reform By Jessica Garrison

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

• Long School Year Getting Good Marks By Anna Gorman

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

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

• U.S. Invites More Input on Rare Fish By David Haldane

• THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG

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

• Valley Made the Mall a Cultural Icon and Rite of Passage By Patricia Ward Biederman

• *foot notes By James E. Fowler

• SAN CLEMENTE By Eric C Sanitate, (949) 248-2152

• Electric Trains Departing Store at the Right Price By Geri Cook

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

• School as a Family Matter

• Audit Criticizes South L.A. County Water District By Hugo Martín

• PATT MORRISON By Patt Morrison

• Squid Fishermen Trade Gunfire, Officials Say By Gary Polakovic

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

• Squid-Fishing Flap Allegedly Leads to Gunfire By Gary Polakovic

• Area Code Change for 714 Halted By Elizabeth Douglass and Karen Alexander

• Environmental Study on School Released By Anna Gorman

• Man Who Saved 3 on Road to Fire Career By Sarah Van Cott

• On the Offbeat Path - Leaders of pfmentum bring new sounds and experimental combinations to the area. By Josef Woodard

• DANA POINT By Eric C Sanitate, (949) 248-2152

• Woman, 19, on Way to LAX Held in Theft By Holly J. Wolcott

• FOUNTAIN VALLEY By Andrew Wainer, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 15

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

• Obituaries

• SETTINGS: Stops on a Tasting Tour of Orange County By David Lansing

• L.A. Unified Finds Millions Gone to Waste By Doug Smith

• Bright Light on BB School Funds

• 2000

• Reagan Library Exhibit Extended By Catherine Blake

• HUNTINGTON BEACH By Eron Ben-Yehuda, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 13

• South Coast Feeling Shortchanged By Mike Boehm

• Kicking a Different Kind of Junk Habit By Steve Chawkins

• Boy Held in Plot to Storm School to Stay in Custody

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

• Man Arrested in Attack on Officer By Holly J. Wolcott and Atie Cooper

• FULLERTON By Young Chang, (714) 520-2506

• Backfire Against Russia

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

• LAGUNA BEACH By Kenneth Ma, (949) 248-2157

• Boy’s Generosity in Essay Results in Meal for Needy By Angelique Flores

• EU Invitation: Big ‘If’ for Turks

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

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

• Politics Colors Pursuit of Wen Ho Lee By Michael R. Bromwich

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

• Lockyer Had Warned of Toll Pitfalls By Meg James and Megan Garvey

• Ethics Panel Unveils Web Site By Patrick Mcgreevy

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

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

• O.C. Fans’ Choices

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

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

• Unofficially, He’s a Good Citizen; Legally, He’s Out By Dana Parsons

• BREA By David Ryan, (714) 520-2511

• Beach Closures

• Judge Drops Charges in Murder Case By Evelyn Larrubia

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

• A Soy-Full Experience By Max Jacobson

• Judge Rejects Suspect’s Request to Tap Family Funds By Tracy Wilson

• IRVINE By Mathis Winkler, (949) 764-4311

• 9 Arrested in Drunken Riot Near UCLA

• Snake Fancier Is Found Dead; Viper Suspected By Andrew Blankstein and Roberto J. Manzano

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

• PLACENTIA By Jasmine Lee, (714) 520-2513

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

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

• Man Booked in Stabbing Death of Roommate By Caitlin Liu

• Several Area Cities Targeted for Campaign Reform Drive By Nicholas Riccardi and Richard Winton

• Obituaries

• NEWPORT BEACH By Noaki Schwartz, (949) 574-4232

• THE SAFETY ZONE: RESTAURANT REPORT

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

• Teachers Picket Over Pay, Class-Size Issues By Chris Ceballos

• An SEC Bead on Insider Info

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

Nothing Fab about It

• A GREAT RIDE By Diane Pucin

• Finley Envisions Playoff Rebirth With Indians By Mike Digiovanna

• NFL PRIMER / WEEK 15 By Jerry Crowe and T J. Simers And

• HOME IMPROVEMENT By David Wharton

• The Hot Corner By Mike James

• Sailors Surge Past El Toro on Day of Upsets in Anaheim By Peter Yoon

• Look Who’s Talking

• Lakers, O’Neal Hit the Mark By Tim Kawakami

• WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• Brother Act Has Loara on Roll By Erik Hamilton

• With Title on Line, Bears Cut Giants Down to Size By Earl Gustkey

• Coach Wooden Sized Up 5-8 Goodrich Right Away By Eric Sondheimer

• Cincinnati Cruises, 79-64

• SIMERS’ RANKINGS

• PIGSKIN PROPHECIES / FINAL RECKONING

• Krzyzewski Is Wooden Winner

• BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

• WOMEN By Earl Gustkey

• In nonconference men’s basketball:

• Jackson Praises Work by Horry By Tim Kawakami

• Lacy Adds Frills to Agoura Victory By Lauren Peterson

• Huge Month for Giants By Jerry Crowe

• N.Y. Yacht Club Out, and Good Riddance By Rich Roberts

• BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

• Grizzlies Try to Rebound by Replacing Hill With Hollins

• Injuries Could Bring Roster Addition By Lonnie White

• IOC Travel Bills a Salt Lake Problem

• Edmonds Remains an Angel for Now By Mike Digiovanna

• Notre Dame Penalty Is Deemed ‘Major’ By Chris Dufresne

• Pincay Gains No Ground on Valenzuela By Bill Christine

• Forfeits Are Not Likely By Scott Howard-Cooper

• BASEBALL NOTES

• Report: Beltre Will Remain a Dodger

• PLAYOFF POSSIBILITIES

• Trojans Wind Up Stranded on Beach Against the 49ers By Mike Terry

• Edmonds’ Trade to Oakland on Hold By Mike Digiovanna

• Carson’s Hunter Bags Top Honor By Mitch Polin

• Dodgers Won’t Lose Beltre, Fox Sports News Reports

• Care About Environment? Here Is Some Seafood for Thought By Pete Thomas

• He Hits (Off) Key Topics By Bill Plaschke

• De La Rosa Leads Saddleback’s Overtime Victory Over Santiago

• Storr Goes on Injured Reserve By Jim Hodges

• Neilson’s the Star as Flyers Beat Coyotes

• Zaragoza, Winn Are All-City By Mitch Polin

• Sports Talk? It’s Tough in the Mornings By Larry Stewart

• Stanford Shuts Down Long Beach State

• No. 1 Penn State Earns a Ticket to Final

• Trojans Wind Up Stranded on Beach Against the 49ers By Mike Terry

• Prosecutors to Seek Death in Carruth Case

• Santa Monica Beats Fullerton in Overtime, 85-81 By Steve Kresal

• Van Exel Scores 38 in Win

• Young La Canada Team Kicks Up Its Heels, 2-0 By Chris Shaffer

• USC REPORT

• Hartsburg Preaches Progress By Elliott Teaford

• Dolphins in the Dumps By Jerry Crowe

• He Can’t Keep Upper Lip Stiff for Tyson Fight By Grahame L. Jones

• Aliso Niguel Shuts Out Villa Park

• Campus Big Men Invisible at CSUN By Vince Kowalick

• He Uses Rose-Colored Filter to Catch Olympics on Film By Randy Harvey

• Late Goal Gives El Dorado a Victory Over Los Alamitos

Hey, Big Fellas

• TOP OF THE NEWS By Mary Ellen Walker

• Marines Recount Copter Crash By Tony Perry

• In Macao, a Culture on the Cusp By Henry Chu

• So Sweet, So Very Black Leather By Booth Moore

• Pining for the Holidays By Jose Cardenas

• For Mayor, It’s an ‘Easy’ Choice: Schools Over Jobs By Jim Newton

• Gore Details $115-Billion Education Plan By Mark Z. Barabak and Edwin Chen

• Cathy Hainer; Wrote Chronicle of Her Cancer Battle

• Lewinsky Testifies, Says She Didn’t OK Taping By Eric Lichtblau

• William Edwin Scott; Linked Smog to Cars

• Bradley, McCain Take On Reform, and Front-Runners By Stephen Braun

• A Learning Link to the Music Center

• Forget About the Power Grid, and Start Worrying About the Lobsters in Y2K By Roy Rivenburg

• Attack by Pro-Israeli Militia Injures 20 Children at Lebanese School

• Ex-Apartheid Minister Offers Lone High-Ranking Voice of Remorse By Dean E. Murphy

• Road to Safety Fraught With Peril in Chechnya By Robyn Dixon

• Marshall Wortman; Benefits Negotiator in Hollywood

• At Juvenile Hall, Personal Attention Revives Spirits By Barbara Thomas

• Lockyer Gave Early Warning on Toll Lanes By Meg James and Megan Garvey

• The Man Who’s Livin’ La Vida LV By Valli Herman-Cohen and Michael Quintanilla

• Good Help’s Not Hard to Find When It’s Actor-Turned-Elf Gallo By Barbara Thomas

• Flooding Hits Venezuela; at Least 50 Dead

• Reinventing Tourist Trade in Vietnam By David Lamb

• Israel, Syria Break Ice in Talks, Plan Next Round By Tracy Wilkinson and Norman Kempster

• Jaycees Santas, Sans the Big Red Suits By Michael Quintanilla

• O Brave New World Wide Web of Services

• FBI Notes Dispel ‘Evidence’ of Security Breach by Huang By Alan C. Miller and Art Pine

• Surprise, Surprise: Ty May Market Smaller Plush Toys From Times Wire Services

• Hear! Hear! to Preserving the Sounds of Childhood By Frank Van Riper

• 52% of Latinos Prefer Bush Over Gore, Bradley in Poll

• Enrique Noguera; Lighting Architect, Civic Activist

• Robert Wagenhoffer; Skating Champ, Choreographer

• Send Domain-Name Debate to Court By John Moran

• Woodrow Borah; UC Berkeley Expert on Spanish Colonialism

• Russian Guilty of Spying for Seoul Gets 12 Years

• 4th Officer Arrested in Probe of Drug Theft By David Rosenzweig

• Kidney Transplant Surgery Is Postponed

• Court Sides With Landlord Over Crime Liability By Maura Dolan

• Columbine High Reacts to Threat on Internet by Closing for 2 Days

• U.S. Sues Hotel Chain, Charges Racial Bias By Sam Fulwood III

• LAUGH LINES

• The High Price of Disability in Today’s Navy By Mike Downey

• This Toy Story Lacks Feminist Plot By Margot Mifflin

• Jack D. Foner; Afro-American Studies Pioneer

• You Dummy!: Humans in Crash Studies By Mary Roach

• Correa Wants to Double Fines in Pedestrian Areas By Richard Marosi

• Report Faults U.N.’s Inaction in ‘94 Genocide By John J. Goldman

• Vandal Squirts Paint on Virgin Mary Art

• COMING SUNDAY

• Bank Official Named Premier in Romania

• Also …

• On-the-Job Injuries Reach Record Low in ‘98

• Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones Zimmermann; Knitting Innovator

• Fredrik ‘Zach’ Zachariasen; Caltech Theoretical Physicist

• ‘Stupid’ Advice for All Bad Parents By Susan Reimer

• Change of Venue for NYPD Shooting Trial

• Buchanan Now Says U.S. Should Lift Sanctions By Jim Mann

• Tux 101 for Cinderfellas: A Complicated Course

• Dressing With Success Is All in the Details By Hartford Courant

• Gore, Bradley to Debate Tonight

• Pinning Creativity to Charitable Giving

• Family Snapshots From Rock’s Counterculture By Mary Jo Kochakian

• Plan to Annex Base Makes Progress By Veronique De Turenne

• Clinton Says ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Has Failed

• A Present for the Teacher By Barbara Marron

• A Flawed but Riveting Saga on Ice By Anthony Day

• Voiding of Medicare Price Hike Delayed By Robert A. Rosenblatt

• Top U.N. Official in Kosovo Pleads for More Funds

• Looking for a Jacket With That ‘in Between’ Look By Jeannine Stein

• SBC Gets Texas Nod for Long Distance

Standard Pacific CEO Bowing Out

• Buy.com Files Again for IPO, Expects to Raise $168 Million

• How ‘Bicentennial Man’ Survived Near-Death Experience By Claudia Eller

• Gaps With Asia Boost Trade Deficit

• Carnival Will Let Its Bid for NCL Expire

• Guidelines for Online Commerce By Robin Fields

• Abbott Labs, Alza Call Off Merger

• Cable Firms Urged to Share Lines With Net Providers By Michael A. Hiltzik

• Also

• Mortgage Interest Rates Rise Slightly

• Catellus Adopts Anti-Takeover Defenses By Jesus Sanchez

• New Rules Target Utility Lighters By Robin Fields

• Fund Manager Accused of Taking Kickbacks

• American Sporting to Acquire Shoe Brands By (leslie Earnest)

• New Guidelines on Internet Commerce By Robin Fields

• 2 More Retailers in Net Access Deals By Abigail Goldman

• SoCal Gas Customers to Receive Refunds By Nancy Rivera Brooks

• ALSO…

• 3 Japanese Firms Merge to Rival NT&T

• Postal Service Eases Up on Rental Mailbox Rules By Robin Fields

• European Probe of Microsoft Expected

• TV Ratings Report

• Ariba to Buy Tradex for $1.97 Billion

• Research Engineers Now Owns Netguru

• Analyst Cohen Forecasts Modest 8% Gain on S&P

• Area Firms Accused of Scam By Robin Fields

• Adobe Earnings Up 94%

• Linux-Related Be Soars on Takeover Rumor

• Meade Instruments Profits Nearly Double

• Your Weekend Viewing/Listening

• Bergen Debt Ratings Downgraded

• ECONOMY

• Web Banners Do the Trick, Study Suggests By Denise Gellene

• Online Shopping Still Hit or Miss With Customers By Jonathan Gaw

• EToys Shareholders Having Blue Christmas By James F. Peltz

• Newhall Co. to Sell $200 Million in Property

• Baker Hughes Officers Sell Ahead of Stock Slide

• Liberty Media to Invest in, Partner With Cendant

• PUC Suspends Plans for ‘Overlay’ Area Codes By Elizabeth Douglass

• Failed MedPartners Agrees to Pay Portion of Doctors’ Claims By Sharon Bernstein

• Former Web Exec Convicted on Possession of Child Porn By Greg Miller

• Postal Service Rewrites Letter of Commercial Mail Box Law By Robin Fields

• Airline Fined $8 Million Over Toxic Hazard

• Quiksilver Reports 25% Earnings Gain

• Checklist: Limit Debt By Liz Pulliam

• All They Want for Christmas Is Flier Miles By Barbara Shea

• Major Indexes Ignore Surge in Bond Yields

Exhibition Places Artist Firmly in the Present

• Elephants at Chinese; Long Wait at Academy By Kathleen Craughwell

• A More Real, Regal Siam By Kenneth Turan

• Time-Traveling With Robin Williams, Robot By Kevin Thomas

• ‘Emperor’ Takes History to Stunning Heights By Kevin Thomas

• ‘Stuart Little’ Is at Its Best When Sticking to the Book By Kenneth Turan

• TODAY’S BEST BETS

• ‘Miracle’ Holds Up With Strength and Clarity By Philip Brandes

• Is Elvis Really the Person of the Century? By Erika Milvy

• Random Lives, Bound by Chance By Kenneth Turan

• ‘Onegin’ Is Model Adaptation, With Credit to Several Fiennes By Kevin Thomas

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

• Reeves Plans to Accentuate the Positive By Don Heckman

• Chen Kaige’s Defiant Vision of His Home and Its Past By Kevin Thomas

• World’s Wildest Retreat? By Brian Lowry

• Morrissey Falls Back on That Moody Old Charisma By Steve Appleford

• ‘Que Pasa’ to Focus on Latino Concerns

• Bradley-Gore Debate Airs Tonight on ABC

• Lead Performances Are ‘Almost Perfect’

• Singer-Songwriters Make Up Uneven Bill at KCRW’s Concert By Marc Weingarten

• New Release ‘Topsy-Turvy’ Wins N.Y. Critics’ Top Honors By John Anderson

• Torres Joyfully Celebrates Traditional Cuban Sounds By Ernesto Lechner

• Knitters’ Love of Music Sets the Tone for Benefit By Steve Hochman

• PBS’ Horse-and-Buggy ‘Space Station’ By Joel Greenberg

• Pucho and Company Keep Funk-Latin Machine Rolling By Don Heckman

• ‘Disapproval’ Suggests Small Towns, Big Vices By F. Kathleen Foley

• COMING SUNDAY