Archive for Tuesday, December 21, 1999

1999 / The Year in Pictures

• Monk’s Peace Walk Arrives in Area By Katie Cooper

• Country Fever By Hilary E. Macgregor

• ‘Messiah’ Madness By Chris Pasles

• Compton Vows to Connect Fire Hydrants By Josh Meyer

• Sales of Survival Supplies Fluctuate By Bob Howard

• CSUN Softball Camp Fills Holiday Break By Ann L. Kim

• Y2K Alert Kills the Party for Legions of Workers By Matt Surman

• Alpert Elected Neighborhood Panel President By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Arcadia Council to Decide Future of Founding Family’s Historic Mansion By Richard Winton

• Earth ‘Angel’ By Alex Murashko

• 911 Tapes of Shooting Over Pumpkin Theft Released By Jack Leonard

• Small Businesses Say They’re Prepared for the Date Change By Morris Newman

• Supervisors Receive New Request for Extra Funds By Margaret Talev

• Iraq and U.N.: Here We Go Again By Richard Butler

• Full Water Service Is Restored to South County By Kate Folmar

• CRA Backers Take Lead in Balloting By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Grieving, Healing - He’s back at their store, back where his wife died. Working will help–he hopes. By Matthew Ebnet

• Buddhist Monk’s Walk for Peace Brings Him to L.A.

• Sales of Survival Supplies Fluctuate as Y2K Approaches By Bob Howard

• Leader Sees Need for 100 Neighborhood Councils By Patrick Mcgreevy

• Companies Reviewing Plans as New Millennium Nears By D B. Young

• Challenger Explosion Scarred a Generation By Kim Murphy

• Officers in Claremont Killing Win New Award By Joe Mozingo

• Unidentified Man Killed, Two Injured in Collision By Chris Ceballos

• Asset Management Firm Buys Blackhawk Building

• Placentia Boy Hit by Car, Hospitalized

• Gift Offered to Save Car Museum

• Caltrans’ Staff Wants Boss Back By Megan Garvey

• Full Water Service Restored in South Orange County By Kate Folmar

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

• VALLEY PEOPLE

• NEWPORT BEACH By Alex Coolman, (949) 574-4268

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

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

• Obituaries

• BREA By David Ryan, (714) 520-2511

• Hospitals Fear Jams at New Year’s By Julie Marquis

• Victim in Fatal Crash Identified By Caitlin Liu

• ONLY IN L.A. By Steve Harvey

• District Loses Title to Parcel Sought for School Complex

• Pinkerton Acquires Two Security Companies By Rodney Bosch

• Legislation Would Buy Toll Lanes By Meg James and Megan Garvey

• Focusing on Clear Image of Business Community By Karen Robinson-Jacobs

• BUSINESS CALENDAR

• Suit Attacks Candidate’s Ballot Blurb By Kate Folmar

• The Traditions of Christmas: Yours, Mine and Ours By Agustin Gurza

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

• ACTION LOG

• Diodes Invests $6.5 Million More in Its China Facility By Rodney Bosch

• COSTA MESA By Amy R. Spurgeon, (949) 574-4228

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

• Caution, Not Panic

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

• Developing More Parkland Is at Top of To-Do List By Marissa Espino

• Advanced Knowledge Plans to Acquire Soccer Magic

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

• Killings of 2 Teens ‘Puzzling’ By David Haldane and Judy Silber

• A Triune Boon From the Moon By Matthew Ebnet

• National Technical Systems Reports Rise in Net Income

• Former Jurist Sues County Over Dismissal From Post By Evelyn Larrubia

• Advance Recognition Signs Deal with Acer Peripherals By Rodney Bosch

• 20/20 Web Design Plans to Acquire Stein’s Cake Box

• Ex-Jurist’s Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Termination By Evelyn Larrubia

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

• Tattoo-Removal Event Comes to Town By Maija-Liisa Nagarajan

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

• Corporations Sign Lease Agreements in West Hills

• Coastal City Temperatures Set Record Highs By Holly J. Wolcott and Tina Dirmann

• FULLERTON By Young Chang, (714) 520-5206

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

• An Easy One for China

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

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

• Toothless Auto Safety Agency

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

• 3 Convicted of Laundering Drug Money By David Rosenzweig

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

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

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

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

• Semtech Corp. Acquires USAR in Stock Deal By Rodney Bosch

• Sandpiper Networks Enters Into Online Ad Agreement By Rodney Bosch

• 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After 3-Car Collision

• 911 Tapes Released in Pumpkin Theft Shooting

• The China Spy Scandal That Never Was By Robert Scheer

• Search of Caro Home Detailed in Affidavits By Tracy Wilson

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

• Retirement Community to Be Built in Northridge

• Animal Shelter to Close for Christmas By Bobby Cuza

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

• Obituaries

• Deliberations Begin in Soto Murder Trial By Tracy Wilson

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

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

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

• Sitestar Awaits Clearance on Stock-Listing Application

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

• Site in Hand, Better One Sought for Muslim Holy Day By Maria Elena Fernandez

• Expect Crush of Holiday Travelers By Zanto Peabody

• WEB LINKS

• Corridor Gets OK to Release Unclean Water By Nicholas Riccardi

• VENTURA COUNTY PEOPLE

• Driver Killed After Running Red Light By Tina Dirmann

• * Miguel M. Ortiz; Milkman, Community Activist

• Father Is Arrested in Abduction of Daughter

• Search of Caro Home Detailed in Affidavits By Tracy Wilson

• Pink Dot Gets $20 Million More for Expansion Plans By Rodney Bosch

• WellPoint to Buy Chicago Health Benefits Company By Rodney Bosch

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

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

• SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO By Sue Doyle, (949) 248-2158

• Celestial Events Make for a Long, Bright Night By Tony Lystra

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

• Creature Comforts of Home - Animal Lovers Turn Their Landscapes Into Havens for Wildlife By Gary Polakovic

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

• November Restaurant Closures*

• A Maestro and His Machinations By Jerry Hough

Ducks’ Marshall Learns a Lot Working With Big Brothers/Big Sisters

• O’Neal Takes Fine in Stride By Tim Kawakami

• Foothill’s Brown Is Feeling Better By Martin Henderson

• Crossing Pattern By Helene Elliott

• Longtime Dodger Bolts From the Blue By Earl Gustkey

• Brea Olinda Runs Over Servite By Peter Yoon

• Trip Ends Perfectly as Lakers Clip Celtics By Tim Kawakami

• THE HOT CORNER By Larry Stewart

• WOMEN By Earl Gustkey

• USC REPORT

• Something About Stone’s Casting Just Made Sense By Grahame L. Jones

• Northridge Offers Kearin Pact By Dave Desmond

• Short-Handed Status Seems to Increase the Teamwork By Lonnie White

• Trojans Maintain Their Edge By Mike Terry

• Conditioning Will Be Tested By Scott Howard-Cooper

• Success in the Postseason Is the Long-Term Goal By Elliott Teaford

• No. 2 Woodbridge Defeats San Clemente

• Gymnastics Coach Rogers Steps Down at Fullerton By Lon Eubanks

• TONIGHT By Lon Eubanks

• Matadors Hold On for Victory By Vince Kowalick

• Hicks Leads Wake Forest

• Stumpel’s Return Could Shake Team’s Recent Slump By Jim Hodges

• ICE DOGS REPORT

• DUCKS REPORT By Chris Foster

• Beltre Ruling Is Due Today By Tim Brown

• Pincay Still Riding High With Hollywood Park Title By Bill Christine

• Antropov’s Hat Trick Lifts Toronto

• COLLEGE BASKETBALL / SOUTHLAND By Vince Kowalick

• Doctors: Brown May Have Permanent Eye Damage

• Golota Survives Crash That Kills His Passenger

• DUCK SOUP

• Pepperdine Shuts Down Detroit

• NHL TOP TO BOTTOM By Helene Elliott

• TONIGHT By Scott Moe

• NEWSWIRE

• Rams Still a Far Cry From a Super Season By T J. Simers

• McDyess Wakes Up Just in Time for Nuggets

• Plane Crashes as Holtz Waits

• Puck Soup

• Packers Are Left Crying ‘No Moss’ Once Again By T J. Simers

• Rush Told Grandmother He Took Agent’s Money By Lisa Dillman and Scott Howard-Cooper

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

• FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

• Millennial Concerns Not New By John-Thor Dahlburg

• Death Toll From Venezuelan Floods Could Top 20,000 By Sebastian Rotella and David Russell

• 7 Servicemen Eulogized as Heroes By Tony Perry

• PREPNET / SPEAK OUT

• Cardenas Drops Bid for Speaker’s Post By Miguel Bustillo

• ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

• 40 AND COUNTING

• Drawn Into a Dark but Gentle World By Bill Watterson

• Hank Snow; Country Music Legend, Colorful Showman By Geoff Boucher

• Back By Popular Demand - Orange Lutheran Quarterback Whieldon Outstanding by Air or on the Run By Martin Henderson

• Flat Out the Best - USC-Bound McGuire of Servite Draws Raves from Coaches, Recruiters By Dave Mckibben

• They Keep on Truckin’ for a Worthy Cause By Beverly Beyette

• Silent Pain By Ching-Ching Ni

• Bradley’s Wooing of Iowa Voters May Be Paying Off By Matea Gold

• Denver Dailies Thrive in Rare Newspaper War By Julie Cart

• C. Vann Woodward; Historian Focused on South, Race

• For Many, It’s Better to Give –and Receive–Certificates By Nora Zamichow

• Ron McCoy; Radio Host Became Minister By Myrna Oliver

• A Learning Link to the Natural History Museum

• Doing Business Just Like Dear Old Mom Did By Booth Moore

• Hearty Cheers to the Generous Spirits Pitching in This Season By Patt Diroll

• Henigan’s ‘Bear’ Made Irvine Bullish on Defense By Paul Mcleod

• PERFECT TIMING - Grootegoed Is Always in Right Spot for Mater Dei By Ben Bolch

• Clinton Gets Late Start on Festive Day at White House

• Ford May Steer Jaguar, Volvo Offices to O.C. By John O'Dell

• Russian Vote Means Military Has Public’s Go-Ahead to Wage Chechen War By Richard C. Paddock

• Kremlin Ploy Is a Winner at the Polls By Maura Reynolds

• Stanley Meyer; Producer of TV’s ‘Dragnet’ By Myrna Oliver

• What Are You Doing Over the Holidays?

• LAUGH LINES

• A New Wrinkle for the Prune Industry By Marlene Cimons

• McCain Pledges to Revoke New Wilderness Protections By Anne-Marie O'Connor

• The Second Team

• Syria Says Lebanese-Israeli Talks Likely to Resume Soon

• Bosnian Serb Wartime General Arrested By John-Thor Dahlburg

• INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Colombia’s Top Rebel Group OKs Holiday Truce By Juanita Darling

• Obituaries

• For Many, It’s Better to Give –and Receive–Certificates By Nora Zamichow

• Tony Bryant; Ex-Panther Jailed in Cuba

• Judge Rejects Ohio’s School Voucher Program

• Capital Police on Terrorism Alert for New Year’s

• 2 Men Plead Not Guilty to Gun, Bomb Plot Charges By Mark Gladstone

• Columbine Parents Want County Sheriff to Resign

• School Shooting Victim, Big Sur Surfer Among 20 Heroes Honored

• Vt. Court Backs Equal Rights for Gay Couples By David G. Savage

• RAMADAN MUBARAK! By Katrina Hasan Hamilton

• Relatives of Columbine Victims Urge Sheriff to Resign

• A Tale of Two Valleys By Susan Carpenter

• Assuming the Identity of a Loved One By Cynthia Richmond

• Cohen Cancels Cuts in Guard, Army Reserve

• Politics Percolate Through Kellerman Tale By Michael Harris

• Joseph Roos; Fought for Ethnic, Religious Fairness By Myrna Oliver

• Admitted Spy, 87, Escapes Prosecution

• INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

• JOKES & RIDDLES

• Editor Accused of Trying to Buy Ramsey Case Note

• Cubans Again Rally to Demand Boy’s Return

• U.N. Police Arrest 4 in Kosovo Killings

• French Bank Is Target of U.S., California Probes By Davan Maharaj

• Gore Accuses Bradley of Siding With Drug Makers By Edwin Chen

• No Indictments in Officers’ Fatal Shooting of Black Man

• Donor to Democrats Sentenced By Alan C. Miller

• Algerian Arrested at Vermont Border Crossing

• White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Murder, Avoids Death Penalty

Pacific Gulf’s Wetzel Takes Added Post

• Conexant Pays Steep $1 Billion for Maker Communications By Jonathan Gaw

• 1st Step in Teacher’s Lesson Plan: Crash Course in Investing By Suzy Hagstrom

• Voit Acquires Industrial Sites for $125 Million By Bob Howard

• Fatburger to Raise Profile With TV Ads By Greg Hernandez

• Burlington Agrees to Merge With Canadian National By James F. Peltz

• CKE Restaurants Fights Rumors of Bankruptcy By Greg Hernandez

• Company Town Film Profit Report

• Margin Debt at Record High, Up 13.2% in Nov. By Paul J. Lim

• All 4 Major TV Networks Respond to NAACP Memo By Dana Calvo

• Connecticut Ban on ATM Fees Rejected

• HCC’s Centris Acquisition Completed for $171 Million

• VeriSign Buys 2 Firms

• Monsanto-Upjohn Merger Plan Jolts Stocks

• Wynn’s Completes Goshen Purchase

• Nordstrom Wins OK to Open Thrift

• Teachers Can Home-School Themselves on 403(b) Plans By Suzy Hagstrom

• Fidelity National Sets Date for Merger Vote

• Chip Equipment Makers’ Shares Up

• Dow Drops 113, Yields Soar on Interest Rate Concerns

• Pokemon Promotion a P.R. Nightmare Before Christmas By Greg Hernandez

• Managers Buying Shares of Own Closed-End Muni Funds

• Ford May Meld Luxury Brand Units In Irvine By John O'Dell

• Discord With Record Labels Threatens BMG’s Big Moment By Chuck Philips

• Real Estate Trends

• Not the Time to Stock Up on Costco; At Praxair, Boring Is Good By James Peltz and Michael Hiltzik

• DEALS

• Catalogers’ Crossover to Web Delivers Broader Sales By Abigail Goldman

• New Federal Vehicle Smog Rules Due

• Short-Term Rates at Highest Level in 4 Years

• Some Store Chains May Be Ripe for the Picking

• NBCi, Telocity Team Up

• Morgan Stanley Profit Trounces Estimates

• Wall St. Pans Honeywell-Pittway Merger Deal

• NetZero Signs 3-Year NBA Ad Deal By Denise Gellene

• Avoid HMOs, Pension Fund Told By Sharon Bernstein

• O.C. Commercial Real Estate

• Municipal Bond Yields in the 6% Range Beckoning to Investors By Liz Pulliam

• Director Pressures 20th Century By Liz Pulliam

• Voit Purchases Industrial Sites in O.C. and L.A. By Bob Howard

• Parking-Space Dispute Delays Hollywood Retail Development By Jesus Sanchez

• Bristol Pays $190 Million for Industrial Space By Brad Berton

• Prosecutors’ Request to Release Naughton Denied By Jeff Leeds

• Also …

• ColorMax Approves 2-for-1 Stock Split

• Cisco Systems to Buy Pirelli Unit for $2.15 Billion

• Intel Forms New Group

‘American Beauty’ Smells Like a Rose to the Golden Globes

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

• In Santa’s Bag, the Right Gifts for the Needy and the Nice By Brian Lowry

• Following ‘Cuckoo’s’ Flight Path By Kenneth Turan

• At 75, Actress Lauren Bacall Merely Speaks to Conquer By Blake Green

• Golden Globe Nominees

• After Some 70 Years, Western Swing Keeps Rolling Along By J D. Considine

• TOMORROW in Clendar

• Raging Against the Machine, or Being a Mindless Part of It? By Steve Hochman

• Sound of Praetorius Rings Out By Richard S. Ginell

• Inner Voices Offers Satisfying Blend of Holiday Songs By Don Heckman

• Weekend Box Office