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What happened on March 15, 1999
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Doctor Refuses to Settle Malpractice Suit for $1, Faces Trial DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unauthorized Tow Trucks Pull Fast One on City NANCY TREJOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teacher Held on Suspicion of Sex With Minor ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawsuit Puts Child Welfare Agency Under Scrutiny NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Political Consultant Protests Airing of His Criminal Past JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mission Viejo Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Seal Beach Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
San Clemente Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Teacher Plans Leave to Serve as Lobbyist NANCY FORREST
Westminster Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Sheriff's Station Expansion Plan OKd PAULA PISANI
Cypress Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Orange Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824
Meet in L.A.? So What's to Go Wrong? JOHN J. PITNEY JR., John J. Pitney Jr. is an associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. E-mail: jpitney@mckenna.edu
Brea Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
The Safety Zone: Action Log
Opportunities for Volunteering ROBERTO J. MANZANO
San Juan Capistrano Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Fullerton Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Buena Park Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Sheriff's Dept. Seeks Help in Tracking Down 4 Fugitives HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Handling Food the Healthful Way
La Palma Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Huntington Beach Kathleen Haney, (714) 965-7172
Irvine James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Los Alamitos Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824
Newport Beach Jenifer Ragland, (949) 574-4232
Laguna Niguel Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Jailed Man Identified, Linked to 3rd Robbery HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
It's a Matter of Health
Stanton Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Placentia Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Tustin James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Costa Mesa Elise Gee, (949) 574-4275
Lake Forest Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Laguna Hills Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Dana Point Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Auto Insurance
Buses Versus Light Rail
Fired Workers
Providing Drugs Under Medicare
Moorpark High Is Tops in State Decathlon KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Garden Grove Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Stanley Kubrick
End of Line for Subway Fuels Bus, Car Debate SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fountain Valley Lisa Chiu, (714) 965-7172
Teenagers Sought for Filmmaking Contest JENNIFER HAMM
A Y2K Paradox for Business
Laguna Beach Jason Leopold, (714) 966-5634
Anaheim Debra Cano, (714) 564-1036
* Floyd B. Barrus; Retired FBI Special Agent
Officials Work to Verify ID of Crash Victims JASON KANDEL and JANET WILSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ted Kennedy Jr. to Speak at CSUN Disabilities Conference
Moorpark High School Snaps El Camino's Hold on Academic Decathlon KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Camino Real Places 2nd in State KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Is Bull Market Exhausted? GEORGE MAROTTA, George Marotta is a fellow at Hoover Institution at Stanford University
A Monster in the Driveway SHAWN HUBLER
Big SUV
Villa Park Debra Cano, (714) 564-1036
Apartment Shortage May Hurt County Economy COLL METCALFE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latino Councilwoman Survives Challenge Despite Tie to Wilson HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Found Dead in Vehicle PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stealing Night From Criminals JASON KANDEL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Yorba Linda James Meier, (714) 966-5988
La Habra Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Anacapa Odyssey STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
She Runs on Heart, Prosthesis PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Ana Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Phonics Foot Draggers
Girl, 5, Hospitalized After Being Hit by Car HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Vietnamese Protesters Gather in Front of Lam's Restaurant JANET WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Red Cross to Host Disaster Preparedness Fair AGNES DIGGS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Road Into Yosemite
Laguna Hills High Is 3rd in Academic Decathlon KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Janet Reno
Unlicensed Tow Trucks Pull Fast One on the System NANCY TREJOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Islamic Movement Seeks Latino Converts MARGARET RAMIREZ, TIMES RELIGION WRITER
Hairstylists Cut Around the Clock for AIDS Project ART MARROQUIN
No More 'Svejking' for Soldiers EDGAR CHEN and EMILY VAN BUSKIRK, Edgar Chen worked for a European Union social service agency in Prague. Emily Van Buskirk studied in Prague on a Fulbright scholarship
Keys to Success LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Transient Apparently Beaten to Death
No Cause to Revive Missile Fever GENNADY I. GERASIMOV, Gennady I. Gerasimov is a visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu. He was chief spokesman for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze during the glasnost period of 1986-90
ENTERTAINMENT
HBO's 'Men Exposed': Is Nothing Private? HOWARD ROSENBERG
Virtual Side-By-Side Chicago Shows LEWIS SEGAL, TIMES DANCE CRITIC
Difficult 'Mantra' Rewards Audience in the End JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Rescue 77,' Debuting on WB, Uses Tried-But-True Formula HOWARD ROSENBERG
Oscar-Night Cliffhanger PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow In Calendar
A Marriage of 2 Funny Minds Reappears on Stage MICHAEL PHILLIPS, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
High Point of Manson Show: Love Quits STEVE HOCHMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Two Versatile Bassists Step Into the Limelight MARK SWED, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
'Analyze This' Far Ahead of Weekend Box-Office Pack From Associated Press
Nibbles
Get Out!
A Match Made in Hell DON SHIRLEY, TIMES THEATER WRITER
Keeping the Flame Burning JOHN ROOS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
With a Killer Score, 'Sweeney' Keeps Its Edge MICHAEL PHILLIPS, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
A Second Search for the 'Fawlt' Line Results in 'Payne' for CBS Television Review HOWARD ROSENBERG, TIMES TELEVISION CRITIC
Will the Pope Say a Prayer for His CD Sales?
Bach Festival Explores Contrasts of Organ, Guitar JOHN HENKEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Plastic People Break Free on U.S. Tour SANDY MASUO
African American Lives Get a Showing on PBS STANLEY NELSON
An Offbeat Combo That Deserves to Be Heard DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Helios' Moves Range From Amusing to Baffling JENNIFER FISHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cleveland Rocks After Museum Brings It Fame : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is boon for the city, but some wonder if it will last. MICHAEL NORMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Elia Kazan: An American Hero or Shameful Symbol of the Past?
'Grease on Ice'--It's All Done in Good, Clean, Kerrigan Fun LAURIE K. SCHENDEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Song in Her Heart, Fame in Her Grasp BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
NEWS
Les Barcus; Inventor of Music Amplifiers MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pesticides May Harm Brain, Study Says MARLA CONE, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
It's Loco Emotion With Latina Comics SUSAN KARLIN
Panel to Urge Car Safety Standards for Children RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOP Doesn't Want Voters Asking: Are We Better Off Than 4 Years Ago? RONALD BROWNSTEIN, Ronald Brownstein's column appears in this space every Monday
Kosovo Clashes Continue on Eve of More Peace Talks From Times Wire Services
Ex-Transport Official Is Investigated From Times Wire Reports
Incumbents Balk at Self-Imposed Checkout Times EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S., Europe Edging to Brink of a Trade War JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
German Finance Chief Who Quit Cites 'Poor Teamwork' From Reuters
Kabila Names New Government From Times Wire Reports
Laugh Lines
Finding the Laughter in the Lunacy
Wheel-Life Stress STEVE HARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wheel-Life Stress JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Space Is Available for Rent ROY RIVENBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Capitol Journal columnist George Skelton has the day... George Skelton
Snow, Sleet, Rain Thrash Eastern U.S. From Associated Press
Dissidents Detained; Meeting Broken Up From Times Wire Reports
New Delhi Fire Kills 28; Thousands Are Homeless From Times Wire Services
Lockyer's Top Cop Eager to Help 'Our Customers' NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Afghan Factions Give Tentative OK to Peace, Power Sharing From Times Wire Services
Putting Stock in Women Investors MARTIN MILLER
White House Admits China's Spying Fruitful but Says Security Now Tight ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kenyan Runs Record Race in L.A. Marathon JULIE HA SEEMA MEHTA and DARRYL FEARS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Ancient Redwoods Open to Public After Decade of Strife MARY CURTIUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Street Violence Flares in Basque Area From Times Wire Reports
Cream of the Cops: A Chief From O.C. Goes Statewide NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Desolate Town 'Is Crying Out for Help' JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Virtual Sales Showing a Profitable Reality ASHLEY DUNN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chinese Cities Opening Up to Country's Elite MAGGIE FARLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bidu Sayao; Opera Star of the 1930s and '40s BURT A. FOLKART, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Smokers' Sons More Violent, Study Says From Times Wire Reports
2 Officials Held After Trying to Join Parade From Times Wire Reports
Today's Living Best Bets
What Homework Rules Do You Set?
Islam's Sacred Script Survives the Centuries MARY ROURKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parking Lot Prose: The Median Is the Message CHRISTOPHER NOXON
Intensely Romantic Spirits, in Love and War MERLE RUBIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Fragmented Homeland, a Vocal Critic LISA MEYER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Vanity Fair Takes Oscar Party Lead IRENE LACHER
Planning Ahead
HEALTH
More Than Just a Few Alternatives ROCHELLE O'GORMAN
Healthy Bestsellers
Pop Quiz
Physician, Not HMO, Deserves the Credit
The Primary Cause of Ulcers Was Downplayed
Less-Invasive Bypass Surgery Shows Low Risk, Fast Recovery THOMAS H. MAUGH II
Tracking TB's Ups and Downs
Hooray for the Women Who Cleared the Path KATHY SMITH
Coming Wednesday in FOOD:
She's at the Height of Her Powers CAROL CHUNG, Carol Chung is a technical writer
Healing for Hands BARBARA J. CHUCK
During Labor, Doulas Can Really Make a Difference SANDRA G. BOODMAN, WASHINGTON POST
Now That's a Killer Aerobics Class GARY METZKER
Questioning Benefit of Antioxidant Pills DON COLBURN, WASHINGTON POST
Giving Foods That Extra Boost SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Candy-Coated Calcium Chews JANE E. ALLEN
Survey: American Meals Don't Grow on Trees SALLY SQUIRES, WASHINGTON POST
Promising a Cure for Those Dimples That Aren't So Cute ROSIE MESTEL, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Unproven but Attractive Magnet Therapy LINELL SMITH, BALTIMORE SUN
The Craze to Graze: How to Snack With Nutrition in Mind SHELDON MARGEN and DALE A. OGAR, Dr. Sheldon Margen is professor of public health at UC Berkeley; Dale A. Ogar is managing editor of the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter. They are the authors of several books, including "The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition."
Pain-Free After Cutting Out MSG, Tomatoes
SPORTS
Lakers Are No Menace to the Kings TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Glaus Moves to Short; Hollins Injured JOHN WEYLER
Rodman's Absence Considered Excused TIM KAWAKAMI
Rankings May Require Revolving Door BILL DWYRE, TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Titans' Practice Makes Perfect Play LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UCLA Aims for a Step up EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Knicks, Van Gundy Deliver From Associated Press
Huskies Survive Big Scare From Xavier From Associated Press
Olowokandi Gets Time Over Wright LONNIE WHITE
Glaus Moves to Short; Hollins Injured JOHN WEYLER
Orlando Scores Last, Defeats Ice Dogs, 3-2 Times Wire Services
Cleaves Won't Let Team Fall From Associated Press
Fullerton Wins Golden West Tournament
Unseeded Philippoussis Is Best, Even if Moya's No. 1 LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Team Can't Find Power in Winless Weekend CHRIS FOSTER
Hundley Is Bothered by Elbow Pain JASON REID
Graves Digs In for Rangers From Associated Press
Baffert's Day Doesn't Go as Planned BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jokinen Becomes the Center of Attention JIM HODGES
Just for Laughs, McCord Wins One MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wood Feels 'Significant Discomfort' Associated Press
U.S. Starts Strong, Can't Hold Lead GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wisecracking McCord Gets the Last Laugh, Wins Classic MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
13 Proves Lucky for Oklahoma From Associated Press
A Slammin' Good Time
Bronchitis Puts Stop to Kiplagat's Streak JERRY CROWE and JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
McCord Schedule Clear for Tradition, Giving Him Major Boost STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marathon Will Stay the Course JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miscellany ERIC SONDHEIMER
L.A. Is Inching Closer to NFL Deal T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sacramento State Beats Titans, 2-0
For Starters, Red Sox Haven't Won Since 1918 MAL FLORENCE
Timing Is Everything for Purdue From Associated Press
This Shows There's Still Place for Tradition J.A. ADANDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marathon Will Stay the Course JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sweet And Szczerbiak ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wills Signs for $75,000, Ends One L.A. Holdout
Two Losses for Skinner, One Victory for Gordon From Staff and Wire Reports
Payton Doesn't Let Clippers Off Hook LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vanguards Plan on Sticking Around This Time PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dodgers Will Need to Find Some Answers in Big Hurry ROSS NEWHAN
Holyfield-Lewis Rematch: Will It Be Real Deal? From Associated Press
Rodriguez Has Heart of a Champion DIANE PUCIN
Cincinnati No Match for Temple From Associated Press
Tulsa Learns Duke Is Great to Last Stop ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sweet And Szczerbiak J.A. ADANDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Preview
Web-Wired Bikes Let Spa Clientele Stay Online While Staying in Shape P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In This Perfect World, You'll Need a Hefty System to Play AARON CURTISS
Finding the Right Mobile Phone JENNIFER OLDHAM
Get Ready for a New Breed of of Equipment KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Number, 1 Phone: That's No Line ELIZABETH DOUGLASS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latin Nations Urged to Consider Link to Dollar CHRIS KRAUL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tax Q&A: Divorce & Mortgage
'Prepaid' Idea Is Catching On in U.S. Market ELIZABETH DOUGLASS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making the Grade With Palm-Based Products P.J. HUFFSTUTTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Internet Venture Fund Idealab Raises a Speedy $100 Million DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Up the River With Heat, Humidity and Computers LAWRENCE J. MAGID
Awards We Need Like a Hole in the Head GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Are Computers on a Pathway to Replace the Human Species? GARY CHAPMAN
Sony Confirms Talks With NBC Reuters
In New World of Telecom Gear, It's Eat or Be Eaten EDWARD SILVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Idealab's Partners DEBORA VRANA
Fleet Financial to Acquire BankBoston for $16 Billion From Times Wire Services
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