What happened on June 30, 1999

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NEWS

BUSINESS

FOOD

Four Solid Salads for Your Picnic By The Times Food Staff
An American Icon By Emily Green, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Utensil Parts on Line By Jennifer Lowe
Thai Markets Short on Kaffir Lime Leaves By Barbara Hansen
Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
Edible Implements By Charles Perry
The Encino Scene By David Karp
Chile Information Overload By Russ Parsons
Go Ahead, Be Shellfish By Abby Mandel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Mandel is author of "Celebrating the Midwestern Table" (Doubleday & Co., 1996)
Apple Pancake Lives! By Rose Dosti
What Are You Drinking?
Picnic Wines? Hold the Fireworks By Charles E. Olken, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Wine of the Week By S. Irene Virbila
The Making of a Dodger Dog By Emily Green
Sausage King of the Valley By Sara Dickerman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
And the Weiner Is? By Emily Green
The Grill Is Gone By Mayi Brady, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toujours Napkins By Donna Deane
Asparagus: The Sequel By Diane Morgan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Puree That Sticks to the Celery
Kid Flips for Eggs With Tofu
Cobbler on the Run By Barbara Hansen

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What happened on June 30, 1999

ENTERTAINMENT

Youth Movement Works in an Effective 'Romeo' By T.H. Mcculloh, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

With a Kiss, Kirov Awakens Petipa's 'Sleeping Beauty' By Lewis Segal, TIMES DANCE CRITIC

The Eve of Uncertain V-Chip Era By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Austrian Decision Ends Hopes for Restitution on Klimt Works By Diane Haithman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. By Shauna Snow

Passionate Passages By John Roos, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Strong 'Language' Works in Writer's Favor By T.H. Mcculloh, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Can West and Gordon Solve This Caper? By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC

Bigger, Longer, Uncut & Unapologetic By John Anderson, FOR THE TIMES

New Language of Film: Quick and Fast By John Anderson, NEWSDAY

'The Best Acoustics in the World'--for $200 Million By Steve Emmons, TIMES STAFF WRITER

NEWS

Oh, Say Did You Know? By Nancy Wride, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Ministry of Earthly Self-Help By Mary Rourke, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Taking His Licks as the Summer Tumbles By By Chris Erskine

Back to the Future By Susan Carpenter, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Getting Back to the Beatles at the Bowl By Irene Lacher

Memo to Self: Buy Bubbly ASAP By Booth Moore

A New Ball Will Drop for 2000 By Mimi Avins

Size a Plus in Sales of Paperbacks By Paul D. Colford, NEWSDAY

Wise Women Speak Up on Being Successful, Savvy and 70 Years Old By Beverly Beyette, TIMES STAFF WRITER

An Amusing Whodunit With an Endearing Sports Agent By Margo Kaufman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

There's Something a Little Fishy About All This Violence in Society By Roy Rivenburg

The Watermelon Contest By Mel Gilden, \o7 Children's author Mel Gilden was born on July 3 and is still convinced that all the fireworks are to celebrate his arrival\f7

Error May Have Skewed Statewide Test Results By Richard Lee Colvin and Doug Smith, TIMES EDUCATION WRITERS

A Bittersweet Conclusion to Alatorre Era at City Hall By Peter Y. Hong and Matea Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Coast Guard Forcibly Halts Cuban Refugees By Mike Clary, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Calls for Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit By Robert A. Rosenblatt and Alissa J. Rubin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Over 5,000 Join Anti-Milosevic Rally in Serbia By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Conducting an Overt Operation By Mary Beth Sheridan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Despite Aid, Boy Still Far Behind Peers By Louis Sahagun, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Productivity Jumps With Help From Net By Leslie Helm, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Columnist Mike Downey has the day off. By Mike Downey

Spat Breaks Up Suspected Car Insurance Scam By Anne-marie O'Connor, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bush Brings Presidential Drive to State, Reaches Out to Latinos By Cathleen Decker, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Davis Signs $81.3-Billion Budget With Line-Item Cuts By Dan Morain, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Guard's Shooting of Prisoner at Lancaster Probed By Mark Arax, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bush Beats All Others in Checkbook Primary By Marc Lacey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hormel Becomes 1st Openly Gay Envoy From Times Wire Reports

Inmate's Capture Ends 2-Day Manhunt From Times Wire Reports

Polygamist to Serve Time for Girl's Abuse From Times Wire Reports

Simulated Oral Sex a Crime, Court Says From Times Wire Reports

Deal Reached on Bill to Slow Suits Over Y2K By Marc Lacey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Resolution for National Day of Prayer Fails in House Vote By Nick Anderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hong Kong Autonomy Curbed by Beijing Rule By Jim Mann

Fatal Flooding Drenches Southwest From Times Wire Reports

U.S. Abductee Rescued in Chechnya By Maura Reynolds, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Men Rob Military Vehicle, Kill Two From Times Wire Reports

Militiamen Attack New U.N. Outpost From Times Wire Reports

Fire at S. Korean Summer Camp Kills 23 Children \o7 Associated Press\f7

Arson Hits Pristina Neighborhood By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Branded a Traitor, He Returns in Triumph By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Turkish Court Sentences Kurdish Rebel Chief to Death By Amberin Zaman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Independent Counsel Law Expires Today From Associated Press

Plan Would Be Improvement for Many in Southland By Alissa J. Rubin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Missing Girls OK After Night in Wilderness Associated Press

State's 1998 Crime Rate Continues 7-Year Decline \o7 Associated Press\f7

Allan Carr; Producer of 'Grease,' 'La Cage aux Folles' By Myrna Oliver, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Serious Crime in O.C. Drops Again--by 13% By Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Test Company Admits Students Misclassified By Doug Smith and Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES EDUCATION WRITERS

Fed Under Fire From All Sides on Expected Hike By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SBC, Ameritech Agree to FCC Conditions for Merger \o7 From Times staff and wire reports\f7

Antidepressants Help Fuel Record Rise in Drug Benefits' Costs \o7 From Reuters\f7

More Loans Being Taken From 401(k)s, Despite Consequences From Bloomberg News

Corporate Credit Quality Sliding Reuters, Times Staff

Canandaigua Stock Getting Fizz Back Bloomberg News

E-Loan IPO Soars, Leading the Field Times Wire Services

Ticker Talk Times Wire Services

In El Toro's Shadow, Tustin Managed to Shine By Michael Luo, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blimp Pilot Remembers Tustin Base's Heyday By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Lost Buddies Crowd Ciampa's Memories By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Departure Leaves Hole in County's Heart By Jerry Hicks

For Pham, Base Is Also 'Vietnamese Ellis Island' By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Family Life Often Revolved Around Base By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Family's Emotional Investment Is Great By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

'This Was One Invitation I Never Wanted to Get' By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

For 39 Years, Barber's Known the Base's Buzz By Michael Luo, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Joy Rides, Mystery Planes and Stolen Thunder By Janet Wilson