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What happened on May 17, 1999
ENTERTAINMENT
NBC Makes Some Serious Changes By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Carsey-Werner Raises 'The Devil' By Greg Braxton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suddenly, a Funny Thing Happened By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC
Jedi Nights--and Days By Patrick Goldstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow In Calendar
What Exactly Is 'Smooth Jazz'? By Bill Kohlhaase, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Challenging the Force With a 'Love Letter'
As Fresh as Everlys By Randy Lewis, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Insightful Acting, Direction Make It a Good ' 'Night' By T.H. Mcculloh, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Approval Expected for Overhaul of Huntington Beach Art Center By Zan Dubin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Awaiting the Force, 'Mummy' Keeps No. 1 Wrapped Up By From Associated Press
'Still Life' Is Anything But Calm By Michael Phillips, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
Promising Philharmonic Debut for Finnish Conductor Oramo By John Henken, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Salsa Sizzles Under Sonora Poncena By Ernesto Lechner
Will & Grace & Ellen & Why 2 Out of These 3 Are a Hit By Michael Alvear, Michael Alvear is an Atlanta writer who suffers from remote control issues
The 'House Arrest' Agenda Is Showing By Ralph Tropf, Ralph Tropf, a resident of Los Angeles, has written seven full-length plays and four screenplays. "Shadow Hour" opens at Conejo Players on June 18
The Action's Everything in 'Black Mask' By Eric Harrison, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stirring 'Cocktail' of Mambo, Ballet By Lewis Segal, TIMES DANCE CRITIC
Teaser for a Gospel Musical With Big Ambitions By Richard S. Ginell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Borders Features Playwright Margulies
'MacArthur' Portrait Reveals the Complexities By Howard Rosenberg, TIMES TELEVISION CRITIC
NEWS
He Triumphed Outside of the Mainstream By Ambrose Clancy, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Oz' Warden Had Key to Career: Commitment By Candace A. Wedlan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dealing in Discord By Mimi Avins, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Magazine for Guys Who Just Want to Be Guys By Irene Lacher
Friday Night at the (Video Store) Fights By Booth Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Today's Living Best Bets
Pudding Up With Another Kids' Fad By Susan Carpenter
Learn While You Help Out By Mary Mcnamara
Stars Play Supporting Roles By Renee Tawa, TIMES STAFF WRITER
London: A City That Has Always Led the Way By Merle Rubin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Talking, Listening Are Keys to Coping
In the Future, There'll Be but One Stylish Way to Drive Six Feet Under By Roy Rivenburg
Laugh Lines
How Does The Story End?
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Time Capsule By Mary Ellen Walker
Delia's Dog By Jenny Tripp
Special Health Reports Online
'Dream' Speech
Fur Vote
Cowards
Chinese Funds
Protests in China
Prescription Drugs
After-School Care, Aid for Parents
Economy
Democracy in Turkey
Gore Thrusts Education Into Campaign 2000 By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Intensifying Charter Debate Polarizes City Hall Factions By Jim Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hard Lessons in the Tale of the Fox and the Shrike By Deborah Schoch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doubts Over Safety Keep Copters Out of Combat By John-thor Dahlburg and Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Israeli Voters to Get Clear-Cut Winner By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What's in a Name? Sometimes, Silliness By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In One Village, Albanian Men Are Everywhere By Paul Watson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yeltsin Leaves Russia Open to Anarchy By Richard C. Paddock, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gore Thrusts Education Into Campaign 2000 By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Crime Rates Continue Record 7-Year Plunge By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Technology Tops Agenda as Port Labor Talks Begin By Dan Weikel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Effect of Empty Pockets on Ideology By George Skelton
Las Vegas Tribe Says It Gets Cold Shoulder, Disrespect From City By John M. Glionna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Challenge Gore, Bradley Needs to Look Beyond Volvo Democrats By Ronald Brownstein, Ronald Brownstein's column appears in this space every Monday
Tornadoes in Iowa Kill 2, Level 6 Homes From Associated Press
On the Web
War Wrap-Up
Blasts, Kidnapping Hit Caucasus Region From Times Wire Reports
Scores Killed in Tanker Blast From Times Wire Reports
Court Grants Delay in U.S. Teen's Trial From Times Wire Reports
Obituaries
Judge John Wisdom; Rulings Changed South From Associated Press
Three Small Earthquakes Rattle Region Near Mammoth Lakes Associated Press
Jefferson Lunch Serves Up 'Family Feud' From Washington Post
Crime Rates Continue Record 7-Year Plunge By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jazz Stages a Great Escape From Associated Press
Knicks Bounce the Heat From Associated Press
BUSINESS
Ice Cream Makers Find the Road to Success Is Fat One By Laney Salisbury, REUTERS
Hilton Anaheim Names Karlan Sales Director
Video Game Industry Split on Violence Issue By Jennifer Oldham and P.J. Huffstutter, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
GE Unit to Buy U.S. Loans From Japanese Bank From Bloomberg News
$217 Million Invested in L.A. Start-Ups in 1st Quarter By Debora Vrana, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As New Titles Go Mainstream, Veteran Players Miss the Fun By Aaron Curtiss
Few Prizes Left in Data-Networking Merger Spree By Ashley Dunn, TIMES STAFF WRITER
US West, Global Crossing Expected to Merge Times staff and wire reports
Boeing to Take Charge for F-15 Bid From Bloomberg News
Other economic news coming this week:
AT&T, MCI WorldCom Meetings This Week Reuters
Also. . .
CPI Rise May Set Tone for Fed Meeting Bloomberg News
Job Training in Inland Empire By Karen Kaplan
E-Commerce's Latest Convert By Karen Kaplan
Small Internet Service Providers Outswim the Telecom Sharks By Charles Piller
Intel's Andy Grove Invites Questions for L.A. Speech
In Survey, Parents See Internet as Useful but Risky for Children By Greg Miller
Streaming Into Partnership By Jonathan Gaw
Metal's Superplasticity Stretches Envelope By Lee Dye
Alarming Parking Meters By Karen Kaplan
Giving Physicists the Business By Karen Kaplan
New Area Code's a Wrong Number for Some Security Systems By Elizabeth Douglass, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gentlemen--and Boys--Start Your 3-D Accelerator Cards! By Lawrence J. Magid
Want a Home on Web? Crafting Free Pages Is Fairly Simple By Karen Kaplan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HEALTH
Plastic Promises By Marnell Jameson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Busy Moms Should Add Workouts to the Mix By Carol Krucoff, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pop Quiz:
Puzzled by Serving Sizes? Try This Guide By 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."
Sites Fight Disease With Info By Marla Bolotsky, Marla Bolotsky is managing editor and director of online information for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. She can be reached by e-mail at marla.bolotsky@latimes.com
Scary New Frontiers in Plastic Surgery By Rosie Mestel
Report on the World
A Pointed Approach By Barbara J. Chuck
Healthy From the Very Start By Shari Roan
Media Mix By Rochelle O'Gorman
Study Rates Depression Drugs' Side Effect By Thomas H. Maugh Ii
A Chance to Help Brain Disorders By Jamie Talan
Good Warmups Can Keep Older Golfers in the Game By Korky Vann, HARTFORD COURANT
Renewed Hope for a Way Out of Depression By Jamie Talan, NEWSDAY
Heart Rate Monitor Can't Be Beat for Boosting a Workout By Kathy Smith
Exercisers at Play By Gary Metzker, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Was Sarge's Idea: Give Aerobics a Try By Hamilton Underwood
Healthy Bestsellers
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CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Charged Up by Clean Machine By Gary Polakovic, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Say 66 Pipe Bombs Found at Teen's Home By Holly J. Wolcott
Child Support Proposal Would Hurt Families, Bradbury Says By Catherine Saillant, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Simi Valley Ranked Nation's Safest City By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Passport to Reading' Opens New Worlds By Milo Peinemann
Redevelopment Plan Clarification Sought By Roseann Langlois
Deputies Seek Help Finding Holdup Suspects, Fugitives By Holly J. Wolcott
Investigation of Shooting Continues By Coll Metcalfe
Record Crowd Enjoys Strawberry Festival By Coll Metcalfe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2nd-Graders Explore Challenge of Space By Michael Gottlieb
Forum Planned for Cable Subscribers By Eric C. Sanitate
Obituaries
Man Killed on Freeway Identified
* Howard W. Rourke; Retired Welfare Director
Politics Beckons Graduate By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shelter Offers Pets Protection, Citing Link to Domestic Violence By Agnes Diggs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CSUN May See Rush of Retirements By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Fire Versus 'Heat' in 7th 'Battle of the Badges' By Neda Raouf
Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Accident By Solomon Moore
This Approach Won't Fly
The Theory of Devolution
Crank Up the Colleges
Graduation Exercises
Clinton Near Losing Irish Achievement By Alexander Cockburn, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and other publications
When It Comes to Children, Invest From the Beginning By Richard Barnet and Paul Wellstone, Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) is a member of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Richard Barnet, with Ann Barnet, is the author most recently of "The Youngest Minds" (1998, Simon and Schuster)
Put Airports Where They're Most Needed By Mike Gordon, Mike Gordon is the mayor of El Segundo
Simi Valley Again Named Nation's Safest Big City By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cowboys Hanker for Simple Ways of Past at Spring Event By Art Marroquin
A Devilish Decision for the West By Elizabeth Neuffer, Elizabeth Neuffer is the Edward R. Murrow fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she is writing a book about postwar justice in Bosnia and Rwanda
Woman Is Shot to Death Saving Grandmother's Life By Ann-marie O'Connor, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Firefighters Demand Safer Exits for Students By Ralph Frammolino and Nancy Trejos, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Child Abuse Deaths Drop but Agencies Still Fall Short By Josh Meyer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$100-Million Complex in Little Tokyo Proposed By K. Connie Kang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Toro Airport Plans: Major Stall By Jean O. Pasco, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Joy and Words of Caution Mix on Buddha's Birthday By Eleanor Yang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trailer Dwellers May Lose UCI Home By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'310-ers' Find Way Around New Area Code Rule By Shawn Hubler
Action Log
Putting the Patrol Back Into CHP By Jerry Hicks
Dealing With Police
School Bus Seat Belt Issue Revived By Harrison Sheppard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Anaheim By Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Dana Point By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Fountain Valley By Ellen Mccarty, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 14
Fullerton By Information: (714) 278-4852.
Garden Grove By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Laguna Hills By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
Laguna Niguel By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
Laguna Woods By James Meier, (949) 574-4204
La Habra By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Lake Forest By Daniel Evans, (949) 574-4206
La Palma By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Los Alamitos By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Mission Viejo By Jenifer Ragland, (949) 574-4207
Newport Beach By Andrew Steven Harris, (949) 574-4232
Orange By Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Placentia By Jasmine Lee, (949) 764-4331
San Clemente By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
San Juan Capistrano By Chris Ceballos, (949) 248-2150
Jewish Center Opens, Unifies 3 Programs By Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Ana By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Seal Beach By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Yorba Linda By Jasmine Lee, (949) 764-4331
Brea By Jasmine Lee, (949) 764-4331
Buena Park By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Costa Mesa By Elise Gee, (949) 574-4275
Cypress By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Stanton By Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
He Did What Heroes Naturally Do: React By Jeffrey L. Rabin and Julie Ha, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Tustin By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Villa Park By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Westminster By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Man Dies From Stab to Thigh By Kate Folmar
Student Dies After Prom Night Fall
Will Paradise Be Lost? By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hector Godinez; First Latino Postmaster By Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Dreary Day for Angels By Chris Foster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jazz Not Feeling Like a Kingpin By J.A. Adande, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spurring Them On By J.A. Adande
Spurring Them On By Tim Kawakami, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dodger Encore: 5-4 Loss By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
With a Loss to Kuerten, Top Ranking Eludes Rafter From Staff and Wire Reports
Golf Fans, Time to Pull Out Your Remote Controls By Mal Florence
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. By Larry Stewart
Bruins Make Quick Work of Hasek From Associated Press
Red Wing Dynasty Teeters on the Brink of Elimination By Helene Elliott, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Women's Team Has Few Surprises By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brave Act Back on Winning Track By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lukas Is Rising to Occasion By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rice Is Better, but Still Uncertain By Tim Kawakami
Lakers Playoff Report By Tim Kawakami
Laker-spur Series Notes By Mark Heisler
An Unlikely Hawk Comes to Rescue From Associated Press
Knicks Bounce the Heat From Associated Press
Eastern Conference Semifinals By Mark Heisler
A Giant Homer for Rookie Rios From Associated Press
Braves and Boone Go Boom Against Cubs From Associated Press
Forbes: 14 Teams in the Red Associated Press
Delgado's Homer Keys Toronto's Late Rally From Associated Press
Slumping Orioles Snap Back Big From Associated Press
Knee Sprain Sidelines Steinbach Associated Press
Erstad Gets Extra Swings By Chris Foster
Blister Bothers Valdes By Jason Reid
Pepperdine Loses Bradley, Former City Player of Year By Scott Moe
Roberts' Sand Shot Leads to Playoff Win From Associated Press
May 17, 1940
No Ordinary Joe By Ross Newhan
Hiserman Takes Position as Times OC Sports Editor
Fontana, Arce Rally to Take Title By Michael Itagaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Titans Can't Stand in 49ers' Way By Lon Eubanks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chapman Wins Regional With Shutout By Jay Seidel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Titans Make Softball Playoffs; Open With Tennessee in Seattle
Pope's First Homer Helps OCC Beat Mt. San Antonio
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