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What happened on January 01, 1999
NEWS
Unmanned Truck Makes a Splash at Safety Meeting Associated Press
Cleve Hermann; KFWB Radio Sportscaster MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California Laws 1999
Top Of The News MARY ELLEN WALKER
Catherine Campbell Hearst; UC Regent, Benefactor From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Outgunned NATO Weighed Nuclear Option in 1968 From Reuters
Not Just a Makeup Kit--It's a Lifeline BARBARA THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pop, Ring and Bang Start New Year From Times Wire Services
Bomb Components Found in Pacific Gas & Electric Warehouse MARY CURTIUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anita Hoffman; Activist, Ex-Wife of Yippie MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Money May Up the Ante for U.S. JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Citing 'Credible' Threat, U.S. Shuts Embassy in Israel REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
First Couple Top Annual List of Most-Admired Americans From Times Wire Services
Ethicists Question Study's Use of Drug From Times Wire Reports
China Denies Pilfering Technology HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Attacks Mar Patrols Over Iraq From Reuters
Getting Off to a Slow Start ROY RIVENBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hey, didn't you used to be the World Champion Twinks? The Sporting News
Laugh Lines
Power Suits Reflect Drama of Lawsuit BETTY GOODWIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Planning Ahead
Pint-sized Punch Lines
A Clean Slate, New Resolve MICHAEL QUINTANILLA
Macaroni Mice EVE BUNTING, Eve Bunting has written close to 200 books for children and young people. Her work has received many awards
Sunday In So Cal Living
The Glitch Before the Glitch BALTIMORE SUN
New FAA Computer System Is Faulted From Times Wire Reports
State Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million in Inmate's Death From Associated Press
Gore's Filing Today Points to White House Run in 2000 RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Friends Join St. John's Founders to Do Launch
Advisors for Veterans Affairs Named MARK Z. BARABAK, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
In Kosovo, the Foes Agree: '99 Will Be Every Bit as Grim PETER FINN, WASHINGTON POST
U.S. Makes 'Final' Offer to Purchase Headwaters FRANK CLIFFORD, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
EPA Rejects Southland Smog Rules as Too Weak MARLA CONE, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Today's Living Best Bets
Sherman Would Be So Proud MARTIN MILLER
Angola OKs U.N. Search for Plane From Associated Press
Sky's the Limit After Apartheid DEAN E. MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
11 Nations Launch Euro in Historic Bid for Unity JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report on China Could Launch Export Reforms JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Government Puts a Few More Notches in Tightened Belt ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mexico Budget Approval Praised From Associated Press
Rain Brings Flooding to Northern Israel Associated Press
Russian Santa Suffers Identity Crisis MAURA REYNOLDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He's Proud to Be the Talk of the Toy World AMY BETH GRAVES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Steps Seek to Boost Child Support Collection Efforts MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Putting Feet First BARBARA THOMAS
Dressing for the Part BARBARA THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Birth Troubles Far Likelier in 40s, Study Says TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
A Year of Fire, Doom and Tiny Men BOOTH MOORE
Volunteer Efforts Honored
Bacteria Outbreak Traced to Meat Plant From Times Wire Reports
FDA OKs New Painkiller Drug for Arthritis MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Practical and Stylish Mom Ensem? No Sweats! JEANNINE STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Personal Touch DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
At Year's End, Clinton 'Betwixt and Between' JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Macao Hand-Over Complicated by Deadly Turf War RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On the Trail of Truth out in the Wild West ANTHONY DAY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Beneath Notes of Trinidad Harmony Play Undertones of Racial Discord From Associated Press
Sun Sets on Sheriff Gates' Stand-Tall Era NANCY WRIDE and JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rehnquist Urges Shorter List of Federal Crimes DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Babies Found to Assemble Building Blocks--of Speech ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Scientists Report Advance in Gene Therapy From Newsday
Sudden Michigan Whiteout Prompts Huge Pileup; 1 Dead From Times Wire Services
ENTERTAINMENT
Max Evans: Lone Writer of the Hi-Lo Country CHARLES CHAMPLIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
For Real 'Patch' Adams, Trying to Be Funny Isn't Easy RITA KEMPLEY, WASHINGTON POST
Blaze Burning a Controversial Path in Hip-Hop World ALONA WARTOFSKY, THE WASHINGTON POST
Laugh Factory Show to Benefit Shepard Scholarship Fund
What Studios Should've Learned From 1998 RICHARD NATALE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coming Sunday
Sills' Technique on Tenor Sax Fits Demanding Trio Format DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
L.A. Times Names New Theater Critic
Chihuly Continues to Break Glass' Boundaries CLAUDINE ISE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. SHAUNA SNOW
It's Time for the Networks' Annual Prime-Time Shuffle BRIAN LOWRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Touch With Their Inner Cavemen JON BURLINGAME, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
National Nielsen Viewership
In Search of a Toehold LEWIS SEGAL, TIMES DANCE CRITIC
Like the Thames, It's Murky Yet Picturesque HOWARD ROSENBERG
Get Out!
A Look Back at 'Forgotten Angel' and a Teenager ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
KISS Rule: Keep It Simple, Singer STEVE APPLEFORD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Contractors' Dinner to Celebrate Getty Center
Plenty of Noteworthy Events on Tap for First Part of the Year DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Danger in Making Amadeus Almighty STEVE METCALF, THE HARTFORD COURANT
Popular 'Marketplace' Brings Business World to Street Level KEVIN BAXTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Magazines Jostling to Cover Lucrative Hip-Hop Beat ALONA WARTOFSKY
A Creative Spin on Hardball PR Game PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ricky Jay's Decked-Out Show Awes Eyes, Ears PAUL BROWNFIELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Malone Jr. Says He's Leaving Houston Staff and Wire Reports
Last Day of Year Not Best Day of Year for the Oilers PETER YOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Player of the Year: Peter Hudnut / Harvard-Westlake
Getting With the Program STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Look Who's Talking
Iowa Makes It Five Straight Over Indiana Associated Press
Bibby Cuts Back on Amount of Practice DAVID WHARTON
It'll Take Wood, Paint and Seats for a Field of Dreams LON EUBANKS
This Time, Georgia Has the Last Laugh in Peach Bowl From Associated Press
Fulmer Gets Raise to $1 Million a Year Associated Press
Even Then, the Game Was About Marketing EARL GUSTKEY
Slocum Confident With Stewart at QB J.A ADANDE
Sabres' Hasek Has Rare Item in His Crease--Losing Streak ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Fiesta Bowl CHRIS DUFRESNE
What to See and Do Around the Southern California
Basketball Fills Out the Weekend Plate LARRY STEWART
Bowl Schedule, Results
Simi Valley Falls Short in Nike Holiday Final
Controlled Resumes Dominance Associated Press
Flyers Stay Hot Without Lindros From Associate Press
Game Report
Concordia Men Lose Championship Game
Nicaraguans and Hondurans Welcome Ruling MATEA GOLD and JOSEPH TREVINO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Big Kat Has Lost Some of His Roar
Brunell Expects to Start Against Patriots Times Wire Services
Johnson Enforces the Idea His Shot Can Be Effective JIM HODGES
Syracuse Passes All Praise to McNabb DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Bouquet Of Questions SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Neal Has Committed to Fresno
Yearbook '98 ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Whale Watchers, It's Been a Killer View PETE THOMAS
Palmdale Hitting Stride Just in Time MITCH POLIN
On Second Thought T.J. SIMERS
Nfl Schedule
Girls' Basketball Roundup
Today's Games
Buena Claims Title With Zero Tolerance TRIS WYKES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
They Didn't Want to Make the Trip --and It Showed DIANE PUCIN
Capistrano Valley Works Overtime for Nike Victory
Rush's Judgment: One-Game Suspension LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Football Players Make All-California Team
NBA LOCKOUT / Day 185
If You're Feeling Trivial, This Is the Place for You MAL FLORENCE
Now You Know
With Bruins Feeling a Little Blue, Players Expecting to See a Lot of Red SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
It's Only the Rose Bowl, so Alvarez Won't Get Too Emotional About It HELENE ELLIOTT
Raising Cade STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Misdirection Misconception BUD GREENSPAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Brea Can't Stop Don Lugo's Taurasi, Suffers Third Loss
Taking The Field
Fish Report
Two Idaho Players Arrested in Brawl Associated Press
NBA Players Have New Offer, but . . . From Staff and Wire Reports
67 Years Later, Tulane Prevails SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Initial Plan for J.K. McKay Was to Try Luck With Irish RANDY HARVEY
USC's Soward, Claiborne Keep 'Em Guessing ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Stinko in El Paso ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hudnut Pools His Resources PETER YOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Bouquet Of Questions BILL PLASCHKE
When Push Comes to Shove, Stetson Is Near the Action CHRIS FOSTER
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
America's Moral Code
Going to the Mat HILARY E. MacGREGOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rose Parade
It's Time to Fix Signal's Bad Timing IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flavor in Abundance MAX JACOBSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Valley Writers Plot New Year's Eve '99 Patricia Ward Biederman
High Notes JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Recalling '98's Best, Worst, Stupidest . . . STEVE HARVEY
Holiday Closings
Foot Notes JAMES E. FOWLER
A Wish List for 1999
Interviews Conducted in Girl's Death HOLLY J. WOLCOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hondurans, Nicaraguans Voice Relief at INS Deportation Delay MATEA GOLD and JOSEPH TREVINO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Taiwan Waste
Christmas Thoughts
Welfare Reform
Ruling on Taggers
Separation
Dancing May Lead to That Shape You Covet ROBYN LOEWENTHAL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
5 Victims, Including 7-Year-Old Boy, Burned in Separate Blazes ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Things They Do for Love of a Parade AGNES DIGGS and RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Real Death in the Real World
Suspect Fatally Shot, Officer Wounded From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Kali Manley Case
Man Used Anthrax Hoax to Avoid Court, FBI Says SCOTT GLOVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Arrested, Alert Issued Amid Wave of Holdups at Travel Agencies MICHAEL LUO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Political Apathy Among Students
Man With Gun Robs Pizza Restaurant HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Alfred Mann
Top Twelve BILL LOCEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Appetite for New Year Has Revelers Popping for Treats ELEANOR YANG and NANCY TREJOS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Unusual '98 Gave Hints on Our Destiny DANA PARSONS
Cancer Survivor Leads Battle for HMO Patients' Rights DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sunny Forecast Greets County for New Year MASSIE RITSCH and HOLLY J. WOLCOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Supervisors Upbeat as They Face Major Decisions in '99 PAMELA J. JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Councilman Named to 2 State Panels S.J. CAHN
Family Tradition Marches in Parade MICHAEL GOTTLIEB
The Month Ahead
Making Connections
Obituaries
Obituaries
Love Him or Not, O.C. Sheriff Made a Mark NANCY WRIDE and JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Protest Planned Over Slaying of Black Woman by Police
2 Convicted in Robbery of Irvine Computer Firm
2 Fires, One Possibly Arson, Injure 5 People ANDREW BLANKSTEIN
Lugu Lake
New Year to Waft In on Warm Temperatures DAVID COLKER
* Ruth Whitaker; Ex-School Librarian
Killings by Gangs Take Big Plunge RICHARD MAROSI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hunt Continues for 2 in Killing of Store Clerk JACK LEONARD and JOSEPH TREVINO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Oxnard Sues Ventura Over New Project HOLLY J. WOLCOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Travel Agents Put on Crime Alert MICHAEL LUO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Arrested in Child Porn Case HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Tabloid Loses Bid to Block Publication of Story in Rival Paper DAVID ROSENZWEIG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Courthouse Tips Pointed to Suspect in Anthrax Ruse SCOTT GLOVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sanctuary of Serenity JEFFREY M. FREEDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Library Program Mixes Reading With Puppets JULIE HA
Parade Route Traces Mixed Past of Jackie Robinson's Pasadena PETER Y. HONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Watercolors in Every Hue JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
2 Computer Chip Bandits Are Convicted DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ants, El NiNo Sting Felt in '98 STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Panavision Stock Falls Again; Off 52% for '98 JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kaiser Loses Bid to Drop Viagra Coverage A Times Staff Writer
Coming Sunday
TV Ratings Report
11th District Cost of Funds Hits 4-Year Low James F. Peltz
Also. . .
Mortgage Rates Climb for a 2nd Week Associated Press
U.S. Execs Boost Sales of Company Stock; Microsoft Leads Pack Bloomberg News
Giant Bell Atlantic May Be in Talks to Acquire AirTouch ELIZABETH DOUGLASS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Probes Zeneca-Barr Deal on Tamoxifen Bloomberg News
As Y2K Fixes Continue Apace, Experts See Less Cause for Alarm RAJIV CHANDRASEKARAN and STEPHEN BARR, WASHINGTON POST
Culture, Concerns Keep Some Nations on the Sidelines MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton May Seek Voluntary Steel Export Pacts From Bloomberg News
Stocks End on Volatile Note TOM PETRUNO
In a First, S. Korea Sells Control of Bank to Foreign Investors From Bloomberg News
Volatile Year Ends on Same Note P.J. HUFFSTUTTER and JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Analysts Shrug Off Rise in New Jobless Claims From Bloomberg News
Euro Primer: What the New Currency Means for You JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Senate to Hold Hearings on Sweepstakes Fraud Associated Press
NYSE Raises Circuit-Breaker Triggers Bloomberg News
What the Crystal Ball--Freshly Polished--Has to Say SALLIE HOFMEISTER
TV Guide CEO Steward Resigns From Bloomberg News
The Real Payoff Will Come Only From Big Reforms JAMES FLANIGAN
William Lyon Agrees to Buy Major Stake in Ailing Presley DARYL STRICKLAND and JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
France's Film Appetite Has Distinct U.S. Flavor From Associated Press
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