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What happened on March 24, 1999
FOOD
Persian Shabbat in Beverly Hills LAURIE OCHOA, TIMES FOOD EDITOR
The Soul of Fairfax Avenue LEILAH BERNSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cal-Tex Tortilla Soup ROSE DOSTI
Coming Sunday
Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
A Savory Soup BARBARA HANSEN
What Are You Drinking?
Wine of the Week S. IRENE VIRBILA
Champion Casseroles DONNA DEANE DONNA DEANE
Shrimp Fried at Home
Our Saucy Younger Generation CHARLES PERRY
Soup Secret: Roasting Your Rabbit Food MAYI BRADY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Pasta Omelet MAYI BRADY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
We Believe in the Easter Berry RUSS PARSONS
Chopstick Spaghetti DONNA DEANE
What Did You Eat for Dinner Last Night
The Pilgrimage Festival CHARLES PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
China + Cloves = Ceylon? CHARLES PERRY
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
'The Other Side of the Broken Glass' DANA PARSONS
Campus Life at CSUN Is Oxymoron, Survey Says SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In 7th District, Sanchez Is Endorsed by Yaroslavsky PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County to Form Domestic Partner Registry NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Actress Reads Into Part of Pal DIANE WEDNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Age Limit Could Mean New Hassles for New City JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
District Eyes Former Van Nuys Drive-In for School KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fake Disaster Puts Rescuers to a Real Test ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yorba Linda James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Fuel Supply Shut Off for Oil Fire Near County Line COLL METCALFE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cypress Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
County Vows to Fight Development PAMELA J. JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
City Urged to Find Breakup Study Funds PATRICK McGREEVY and MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
La Habra Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Laguna Woods Jason Leopold, (949) 574-4204
Launch Point
La Palma Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Stanton Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Brea Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
San Juan Capistrano Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Laguna Beach James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Costa Mesa Elise Gee, (949) 574-4275
Placentia Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Santa Ana Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Laguna Niguel Rebecca Harris, (949) 574-4205
San Clemente Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Dana Point Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Newport Beach Jenifer Ragland, (949) 574-4232
The NATO Alliance Is Trapped by Its Own Great Power WHIT MASON, Whit Mason, who reported from Sarajevo from 1995 to 1996, is based in Istanbul as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs
Lake Forest Alex Katz, (949) 574-4203
Council Moves to Set Up Neighborhood Panels
Standing in Silence AL MARTINEZ
Huntington Beach Marissa Espino, (714) 965-7172
Mission Viejo Alex Katz, (949) 574-4203
New City Ready to Take Uneasy First Steps JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orange Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824
Buena Park Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
The Times to Take Reader Questions PAMELA J. JOHNSON
Force Is All That's Left
Merger of Agencies
Crossing Cameras
Los Alamitos Lesley Wright, (714) 966-7824
Academy Awards
China Spy Controversy
The Safety Zone: Action Log
Ventura County Vows to Fight Newhall Ranch PAMELA J. JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
He Wasn't Thinking of Jerry Springer STEVE HARVEY
We Can Beat TB, if We Act in Concert GEORGE ALLEYNE and NILS DAULAIRE, George Alleyne MD is director of the Pan American Health Organization, regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization. Nils Daulaire MD is president of the Global Health Council, a U.S.-based, nonprofit organization that reports on health problems
Taxpayer Donations Sought for Statue NANCY TREJOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newhall Project Advances; Ventura Plans Legal Fight
In Defense of Doctor
Santa Ana District Won't Bus Kids to Greenville Campus ELEANOR YANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Opposes Housing Project TONY LYSTRA
Involved Youth
Pope Pius XII
Base Chief Vows Effort to Keep Arms Jobs in Government Hands HARRISON SHEPPARD and JANET WILSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
District to Ban Insecticide, Weedkillers LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fountain Valley Marissa Espino, (714) 965-7172
Irvine James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Anaheim Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-1036
Laguna Hills Rebecca Harris, (949) 574-4205
Westminster Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
2 Councilmen Seek Ways to Fund Secession Studies
District OKs Accord Requiring Union Labor
Beneath It All, the Tenure Issue
Another Way to Think About Reading RONALD A. WOLK, Ronald A. Wolk is the founding editor of Education Week and Teacher magazine. He lives in Rhode Island
Garden Grove Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Obituaries
Turn of the Millennium
LAUSD Pay
South County Area Could Ring in 2000 as Brand-New City SEEMA MEHTA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Search for Fairgrounds Rapist
Online Hate Sites Surging, Report Says CAITLIN LIU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Jailed on Suspicion of Attempted Murder KURT STREETER
Compromise Nears on Chatsworth Reservoir
Proficient Readers
Teens Accused of Targeting Cars on Freeway Face Felony Counts JASON KANDEL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Learning Math
Rain, Some Snow Expected From 1st Spring Storm
Man Held After Girls, 11 and 9, Report Molestation KURT STREETER
No to Steel Protectionism
Elia Kazan
Officers Dish It Out for Special Olympics AGNES DIGGS
Skirball Center Symposium Features Mural Artists AGNES DIGGS
Africanized Bees Confirmed in 4 County Cities ELEANOR YANG and DEBORAH SCHOCH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
DWP Agrees to Preserve Chatsworth Reservoir as Open Space SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Study Skills
Thousand Oaks Youth Dies in Car Accident COLL METCALFE
CYA Leader Plans Broad Reforms for Youth Prison DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Collect Data on Calleguas Creek COLL METCALFE
Reservoir of Goodwill SUE FOX, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Police Response to Hip-Hop Dance Probed
The Last Days of Horace Tapscott JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pesticide Exposure
Tustin James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Villa Park Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Villicana Backs Chris Holden in Race for Mayor
Opponents Force Council to Act on Development
50 Firefighters Respond to Oil Fire COLL METCALFE
Agreeing on the Role of Parents MARTHA GROVES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents in Caltrans Garb Cut Down Trees, Suit Says
Fullerton Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Use of SAT Tests May Not Pass With UC Regents KENNETH R. WEISS
Man Charged With Killing 2 Companions
Mandatory Neutering, Spaying of Pets Proposed
His Calling Was Blowing In the Wind STEVE CHAWKINS, Steve Chawkins is a Times staff writer
Verdict Clearing Officer in Slaying Is Upheld
NEWS
Dialysis Patient Kills Self, Wounds Nurse From Times Wire Reports
The Secret Society Among Lawmen ANNE-MARIE O'CONNOR and TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Fear of China's Collapse Is Greatly Exaggerated JIM MANN
Breaking Ground for Gondolas ROY RIVENBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Primakov Does U-Turn Over Atlantic, Heads Home RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Senate OKs Last 2 Bills in Reform Package AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Deputy Premier's Trial Comes to Close From Times Wire Reports
Panel OKs Bill to Strip D.A.s of Their Child Support Role NICHOLAS RICCARDI and GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jackson Expected to Pass on Bid for Nomination From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Planning Ahead
Massacre of 100 Civilians Alleged From Times Wire Reports
Quake Rattles Hollister Region
Supreme Court Raises Bar on Trial Experts DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Democrats Reject GOP's Anti-Bigotry Bill SAM FULWOOD III, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Once More Into the Breach on the Bard and Barred MIKE DOWNEY
Gay's Slaying Spawns Morality Play JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton, Arafat Discuss Palestinian State ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Effort to Curb Assault Weapons Creeps Forward DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McDougal Defends Clinton Testimony ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Horticulture
Confessed Bomber Sentenced to Death From Times Wire Reports
State Must Shift Funds to Schools, Analyst Says DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NATO Orders Massive Assault on Yugoslavia After Talks Fail JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG and DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Japanese Worker Kills Himself Near Company President's Office VALERIE REITMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crude Oil Price Rise Watched Nervously PETER G. GOSSELIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Speaker Seeks Probe of MTBE Discharge Into Coastal Waters MARK GLADSTONE and JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Kremlin Offices Searched as Turmoil Grows RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yosemite Case Generates Widespread Fear, Unease JAMES RAINEY and ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Obituaries
George Benson; Former College President MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prosecutors Rest in Kevorkian Trial From Times Wire Reports
A Killer View? Tree Cutting Sprouts Suit RICHARD MAROSI and JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Vice President of Paraguay Is Assassinated SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DNA Tests Allowed in 'Fatal Vision' Case From Times Wire Reports
Richard Schlosberg Named CEO of Packard Charity RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Ministers Face Church Trial Over Gay Rite From Associated Press
Arco Discloses Development of Decisively Cleaner Diesel Fuel NANCY RIVERA BROOKS and MARLA CONE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
S.F. Beggars May Get Credit-Card System Reuters
U.S. Suspends Research at VA Hospital in L.A. TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Perspective, Please, on the Male Mind-Set
Relative Discourse on God, Religion MARY ROURKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Wisdom of the Ages on CD-ROM NANCY WRIDE
Iowan Wants World to Beat a Path Into His Rain Forest STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Firefighter Family Lasts Into Retirement
Laugh Lines
Divorce Needn't Be Wholly Acrimony BOOTH MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Git Along, Lil' Poetry Lovers ZAN DUBIN
Football in L.A.? Let's Name Our Team CHRIS ERSKINE
'Spenser' to Return to Screen PAUL D. COLFORD, NEWSDAY
NATO Broadens Its Battle Strategy PAUL RICHTER and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sleuth Bounces Back to Break Up Deadly Art Fraud Ring MARGO KAUFMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Diamond' Turns Heads for Film With Scott Glenn DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Wins Senate Support for U.S. Attacks on Serbia NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kosovo's Capital Isn't Spared Dangers of War PAUL WATSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Killer Scoop VALLI HERMAN-COHEN, TIMES SENIOR FASHION WRITER
A Myth-tifying Site for Urban Legend Fans MEL GILDEN
Propelled by Earhart's Soaring Spirit CAMILLE PAGLIA, Camille Paglia is an author and a professor of humanities at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Her latest book, published by the British Film Institute and titled "The Birds," is a study of Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name
BUSINESS
Net Use
Rodman Selling Footwear: Could the Converse Be True? GREG JOHNSON, Advertising and marketing reporter and ELIZABETH DOUGLASS, Telecommunications reporter
3Com Profit Meets Reduced Forecasts (Bloomberg News)
Environment for Tech Firms Found Lacking CHARLES PILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Also. . .
Video Firms Trade Sales-Underreporting Charges From Reuters
Autoweb Off to Races on First Day of Trading JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blue Cross Backs Off on Plan to Switch Doctors DAVAN MAHARAJ and SHARON BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Employers Welcome New INS Policy, but Remain Skeptical NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dow Plunges 218 as Blue Chips Suffer a Sell-Off WALTER HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VW's Passat Knocks Camry From a Perch JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pacific Life's Income Is Up 37%, Revenue 33%
Rising New-Home Prices Slow Sales by 13% From Last Year DARYL STRICKLAND, Daryl Strickland covers real estate for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5670, and at daryl.strickland@latimes.com
Home PC Sales Passed Peak, Data Say JOSEPH MENN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Furon Sees 21% Gain in Earnings, 3% in Sales
NASD to Discuss Halts on Trading of Volatile Stocks WALTER HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Autoweb Off to Races on First Day of Trading JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Also:
Callers Get Choice of Carriers on Local Tolls Elizabeth Douglass
Allergan Plant Failed to Test Products Properly, FDA Says From Bloomberg News
Dense-Pac President Gets CEO Title, Board Seat Jonathan Gaw
DiTech Moving Headquarters to Costa Mesa DARYL STRICKLAND, Daryl Strickland covers real estate for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5670, and at daryl.strickland@latimes.com
Acme Television to Buy 3 Stations From Paxson
More Home Model Openings Temp-Staffed DARYL STRICKLAND, Daryl Strickland covers real estate for The Times. He can be reached at (714) 966-5670, and at daryl.strickland@latimes.com
A Push to Lift Canada From Hollywood's Shadow JAMES BATES
U.S. Won't Require Banks to Monitor Customers From Times Wire Services
Spin Master Toys Soars to Success With Air Hogs RACHEL BECK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SBC-Ameritech Merger Gets Tentative Approval From Associated Press
Fightertown Loses $7-Million Skirmish With BancBoston From Bloomberg News
A Crashing Dog Inspires Line of Canine Seat Belts CHRISTINE L. ROMERO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Days Are Numbered for Duty-Free Shopping CAROL J. WILLIAMS and MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rudder Reversals May Have Caused the Crash of 2 Boeing 737s From Associated Press
Raising the Bar on Estate Taxes MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AMR, Alli ed Pilots Agre e to Rec ess in Talks Bloomberg News
Manufacturing Is Cool Is the Message MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Edwards Will Open Cineplex in Long Beach Jesus Sanchez
Loan Program Aims at Distressed Areas MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Health Insurance Coverage Erodes for Employees at Small Businesses MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Media Outlook
Software to Make Tax Filing Less of a Burden LAWRENCE J. MAGID, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SBA Program Offers Contracts
Pepperdine Students Exhibit a Drive to Succeed With Corporate Visits KAREN E. KLEIN
Court Rejects Shareholder Suit Against GM Bloomberg News
California Water Boosts Bid for Dominguez Bloomberg News
Company Procedures, Policy Reduce Risk of Discrimination Claims JUAN HOVEY
Bank Meeting Lee Romney
Regent, Beverly Hills Team Up for Development Jesus Sanchez
Edison to Acquire 16 Illinois Power Plants for $4.8 Billion From Bloomberg News
A Buy-Sell Pact Can Protect Family Businesses Amid Feuds CYNDIA ZWAHLEN
Black, Latino Papers Ally With Service to Boost Sales From Staff and Wire Reports
House Passes Bill for Y2K Loan Program From Reuters
GE Will Buy Alstom's Gas-Turbines Unit for $910 Million From Bloomberg News
SPORTS
Duchesne Disappointment May Have Long-Term Effect JIM HODGES
Zohrabi Leads Westlake Comeback
It's Time for Their Frank Evaluation MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Titans Get Along Fine Without Horton LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jazz Edges Heat Down Stretch in Bruising Game From Associated Press
CBA Guard Signed as Backup LONNIE WHITE
Hasek Shaken Up in Collision From Associated Press
Calendar
Horry Gets Mixed Minutes TIM KAWAKAMI
DiSarcina Doubtful for Opening Day MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Fleshman Will Run for Stanford JOHN ORTEGA
Hoover Home Run Clears a Milestone
Dissatisfied Vizcaino May Be Traded JASON REID
Big Inning Helps Orange Coast to Victory
Boys' Volleyball Roundup
Jerro Chosen Coach of the Year
Los Amigos Ends Drought Against Garden Grove
Cox Uses Arm, Bat to Bury Valencia
Personal Matter to Delay Zezel's Joining New Team ELLIOTT TEAFORD
A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here. LARRY STEWART
Road Show TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Now, Kid Kariya Is the Maine Man BILL SHAIKIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Servite Finally Gains Victory Over Mater Dei MICHAEL ITAGAKI
Majerus to Remain in Utah and Irish to Keep Looking From Staff and Wire Reports
Ripken Goes to His Father's Bedside Associated Press
Concordia's Giles Earns NAIA Honors
Cal State Fullerton Rallies, Beats Ohio State
Community College Athletes of the Week
Bakersfield's Neal Still on Top at End SCOTT MOE
Schulhofer's New Challenge ERIC SONDHEIMER
Krajicek Continues Mastery of Sampras From Staff and Wire Reports
Task Master TRIS WYKES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Stokx Dominates for Newbury Park PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mission Viejo Beats Cougars in Swimming
UConn Believed in 'Leprechaun' BILL PLASCHKE
Samaranch Aside, Corruption's as Ancient as Games MIKE PENNER
Angels Need Him Down the Stretch MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Red Wings Wheel and Make Deals HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sloppy Ventura Slips for Good in 12th Inning
Was He Taking Leave of Absence, or His Senses? RANDY HARVEY
Marble's Slam Puts Van Nuys on Rocks
Notre Dame's 'Worst' Is Enough MIKE BRESNAHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Replay Showed Boss His Worker Was Way Off Base MAL FLORENCE
They Put West Coast Basketball on Map EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Coming Thursday
Get Out!
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. SHAUNA SNOW
Partners Try to Keep Doctor Dream Alive MIKE BOEHM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ford Festival Announces Season, Adding Film to Its Arts Lineup
Talking the Talk, and More Talk, in ABC's Latest STEVEN HERBERT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Intimate, Playful Neil Young ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
On the Move CHRIS PASLES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Though Not Titanic, ABC Gets Oscar-Led Win BRIAN LOWRY
Mixed Blessings in Midseason HOWARD ROSENBERG
Wicked 'Butler' Delivers Screams of Laughter MICHAEL PHILLIPS, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
Is Life in L.A., Like, Funny? PAUL BROWNFIELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Untamed Antics, Language in 'Shrew' T.H. McCULLOH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sandoval Scales Musical Peaks DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Steering Clear of 'Star Wars' Prequel's Orbit RICHARD NATALE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Forgive, Protest or Even Learn? PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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