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What happened on May 19, 1999
ENTERTAINMENT
CBS Plans to Move 'Cosby' to New Night By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Player at Work By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC
Coming Thursday
Polishing Beethoven's Force By Mark Swed, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. By Shauna Snow
TV Drama Creators Compare Their Reality to Columbine's By Judith Michaelson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'City' Is Full of Self-Discovery for Teens By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Milky Way' Explores Space, and Spacey, Dreams By Joel Greenberg, TIMES SCIENCE/MEDICINE EDITOR
'Joan of Arc' Sweeps CBS to Win as Viewers Return By Brian Lowry
Magnum Force: 'Menace' Mega-Screenings Continue
Over a Barrel, Barrelhouse Still Barrels On By Mike Boehm, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Get Out!
'Rising' Tide By Jim Washburn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
NEWS
Who Are You Again? And Where's Left Field? By Chris Erskine
A Vicious Circle By Nancy Wride, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How Parents Can Help Their Kids Choose Friends Wisely By Nancy Wride
Mitchell Goes Pop at ASCAP Awards Event By Irene Lacher
Seminar
A 40th Birthday Gift From Eurail By Booth Moore
Staying in Step With Tribal Heritage By Booth Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Going to the CyberChapel By Martin Miller
Your Chance to Talk Online With Authors
Labyrinthine Thriller About Detecting Lies By Dick Lochte, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Tumultuous Year Through 7-Year-Old Eyes By Mary Mcnamara, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Online Rivals Force Bestseller Prices Down By Paul D. Colford, NEWSDAY
Laugh Lines
An Honest Night's Sleep With Abe and Other Celebrity Dream Guests By Roy Rivenburg
Delia's Dog By Jenny Tripp, \o7 Jenny Tripp co-wrote the story for Disney's "The Lion King." Her newest book, "Fais Do-Do," will be published by HarperCollins\f7
Pint-sized Punch Lines
How Does The Story End?
In Your Dreams By Cynthia Richmond
Planning Ahead
Series Debuts With Case of Titanic By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plan for Midtown Redevelopment
Thousand Oaks Baseball Victory
Newhall Ranch and Campaign Funding
Court Time
Kosovo Refugees
Call Boxes
Purple Heart
LA's BEST Program
Tyisha Miller's Death and Racism
5 Districts
Debate Over Gun Control
New Rx: Food That Can Heal By Marlene Cimons, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fed Holds Rates Steady but Warns Its Bias Has Shifted By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Barak's Task Complicated by Sephardic Party Showing By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pause in Strikes on Belgrade May Be Permanent By Paul Richter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yugoslavia's Other Republic Takes War Mostly in Stride By David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smaller Schools Called Antidote to Alienation By Martha Groves, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Senate Vote Calls for Safety Devices With Handguns By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zedillo Visit Stirs Diverse Reaction By Matea Gold and Patrick J. Mcdonnell and Hugo Martin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Zedillo Calls for New Era of Understanding By Mary Beth Sheridan and Dave Lesher, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Retailers Oppose Bill on Price Scanner Refunds By Amy Pyle, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Effort on Governor's Mansion Begun By Carl Ingram, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Head of Veterans Affairs Quits After 4 1/2 Months From Associated Press
Looking for a Fall Guy By Mike Downey
Trie Ordered Papers Trashed, Worker Says From Times Wire Reports
Gore Reports a Net Worth of $800,000 \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Gun Victim Wins Life-Support Release From Times Wire Reports
5 Charges Reinstated Against Democratic Fund-Raiser Hsia \o7 Associated Press\f7
Bones Are Returned to Indian Tribe From Times Wire Reports
Babbitt Unveils Plan to Protect Species From Times Wire Reports
A Grim Diagnosis: Russia's a Sick and Dying Country By Jim Mann, \o7 Jim Mann's column appears in this space every Wednesday\f7
Forbes Sees Wall Street as Social Security Solution By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Palestinians Weigh Whether They Can Deal With Barak By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jordan's New King Wants Role in Peace Negotiations By Norman Kempster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
British, Dutch to Offer Resolution on U.N. Inspections, Foreign Oil Investments in Iraq By Janet Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hong Kong Astir Over Plan to Seek Legal Aid From Beijing By Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anti-Government Strike Begins; 2 Hurt From Times Wire Reports
Israeli Election Results Give Arabs Cautious Optimism By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bhutto's Husband Is Injured in Jail From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Frees 2 Prisoners; Serbs Protest Fighting By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER
War Wrap-Up
Ground War Split Comes Into Focus By Marjorie Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cold Symptoms Halved by New Medicine, Study Finds From Newsday
Students Share With Panel Horrors of Shootings \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Official Quits to Enter PRI Primary Reuters
Obituaries
Bear Found in Residential Area Is Killed From Associated Press
House OKs $15 Billion for War, Disasters \o7 From the Washington Post\f7
Boys Hoped to Top Littleton Death Toll, Prosecutor Says From Associated Press
Smaller Schools Called Antidote to Alienation By Martha Groves, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Videotaped Man Is Convicted of Stabbing in O.C. \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
Mussina Again Shows He Is Worth His Stuff By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Season of Change--And Dollars By Greg Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CalPERS to Let Health Rates Rise 9.7% in 2000 \o7 From Times Staff and Wire Reports\f7
Fed's Warning Clips Dow Rally; Yields Mixed \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7
BUSINESS
Network Ad Sales Defy Gravity By Greg Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CalPERS to Let Health Rates Rise 10% in 2000 By Sharon Bernstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Forking Over Money for a Patent May Mean Little By Cyndia Zwahlen, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Blossoming of Cross-Border Ties With Mexico By James Flanigan
FCC Likely to Boost Fees to Wire Schools, Libraries By Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
J.C. Penney Takes Steps to Boost Its Share Price By Abigail Goldman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To the Relief of Travel Business, Mexico Lifts Tourist Tax for Short Trips to Baja Associated Press
MediaOne Upgrades, Renames Net Service By Karen Kaplan
Med Tech Merger Bid
Also
Washington Mutual Eyes Lender By Edmund Sanders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arguments Begin in Suit Against Ford \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Sun Will Buy Desert Inn for $275 Million Bloomberg News
GTE Shareholders OK Bell Atlantic Deal By Jennifer Oldham
Also By Jennifer Oldham
Also By Karen Kaplan
Short-Term T-Bill Rate Hits 8-Month High Associated Press
HP to Release 'E-Speak' Code for Searching Net By Joseph Menn, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dell's Quarterly Profit Climbs 42%, as Forecast From Bloomberg News
Also . . .
IBM, 2 Firms in Venture By Jonathan Gaw
A2B Founders Join Start-Up By Jonathan Gaw
IRS Collection Slows as Agents Fear Being Fired \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Fed's Warning Clips Stock Rally; Yields Mixed \o7 From Times Staff and Wire Reports\f7
Buyback Analyst Applauds Kmart's Stock Repurchase By Josh Friedman
Court Suspends FCC's Tough New Rules Against Slamming By Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ticker Talk Times Wire Services
What Now for Markets?
Operator Takes a Family Approach to Child Care By Karen E. Klein
Licensing Agreement Could Put Toothbrush in Stores By Karen E. Klein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Need Equipment for Business? State Program Helps You Buy It By Juan Hovey
Small-Business Issues at Investment Conference
Awards Address to Target Focus and Originality
Web Site, in Free Analysis, May Give You Valuable Insights to Your Firm By Lawrence J. Magid
Video Buyers, Prepare to Rent By Thomas K. Arnold, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Owner of Tokyo Disneyland Sells Quake Bonds \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
This chart tracks video sales--alternating weekly between...
Retailers' Quarterly Profits Beat Forecasts \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
Housing Starts Fall 10.1% in April \o7 From Bloomberg News\f7
Loehmann's Seeks Bankruptcy Protection \o7 From Times Staff and Wire Reports\f7
To Our Readers
Pepsi Push By Greg Johnson
CyberGenie Ads From a Times Staff Writer
Long Beach Financial Is Latest Takeover Target By Edmund Sanders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$15.8-Million Loss Sparks Federal Probe of PairGain From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Inland Empire Bank Buying Orange National Bancorp By Edmund Sanders
MTI Technology Posts Lower Fourth-Quarter Net Income
Rainforest Cafe Books Downtown Disney Spot By E. Scott Reckard
Imagyn Asks Court to Deny Liquidation Bids (Bloomberg News)
Italian Owner Orders Sorin Biomedical Closure By Robin Fields, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orange County Earnings
Orange County Earnings
Builder Acts to Shed 'Odd-Lot' Shareholders (Dow Jones)
Investor Groups Improve Offer for InSight Health From Bloomberg News
FOOD
Seasonal Greens By Barbara Hansen
The Great Grilled Vegetable Revival By Janet Mccracken, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Good (Fat), the Bad and the Cilantro By Janet Mccracken, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Garlic's Magic Kiss
Relaxing on a Mushroom By Donna Deane
Sophisticated Cream By Rose Dosti
What Are You Drinking?
1997 Eric Bordelet Sydre Argelette, Normandy By S. Irene Virbila
Goodies From Northridge By David Karp, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Catherine Brandel, Leader in California Cuisine, Dies at 56 From Staff and Wire Reports
Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
Cooking Space By Charity Ferreira, Special to the Times
Wine Talk in Old Baghdad By Charles Perry
Cookie Monsters By Michelle Huneven, Special to The Times
Cookbook Watch By Russ Parsons
Emeralds on the Table By Russ Parsons
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Ex-Rocker Sounds Out Political Run By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sail Away By Matt Surman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Inquiring Into Fan's Side of The Force By Steve Chawkins, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Forbes Labels County Dynamic Economically By Coll Metcalfe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Home Sales Continued at Brisk Pace During April By Coll Metcalfe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Berry Field Hands Seek Union Vote By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Board OKs More Legal Services Costs
Open Process Urged for Health Chief Pick By Catherine Saillant
Event to Recognize Special Education By Michael Gottlieb
2 County Schools Garner Blue Ribbon Awards By Anna Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Olinda Adams; Descendant of City Co-Founder
Report Clears Officers Who Killed Man in Standoff By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Bugged From Down Under By Martha L. Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doobies' Ex-Lead Guitarist Sounds Out Run at Sherman's House Seat By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
50% Jump Seen for Pierce Summer Enrollment By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New World of Books Opens at Renovated Library By Roberto J. Manzano
Sanchez Accuses Padilla of Mudslinging, Slings Back By Patrick Mcgreevy
2 Sought for Questioning in Killing at Apartment By Kurt Streeter
Woman, 33, to Stand Trial in Slaying of Boyfriend By Andrew Blankstein
Armed Intruder Flees Animal Clinic By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Part of Van Nuys Boulevard Renamed By Agnes Diggs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council OKs $464,000 Building Lease By Patrick Mcgreevy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bernson Proposes Study to Justify Strip Club Rules By Patrick Mcgreevy
Woman Cited Over Trash Is Hurt in Fire By Kurt Streeter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Picks Kidd as Its Top Teacher By Diane Wedner, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Obituaries
Home Sales Up in Ventura County in April By Coll Metcalfe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Selling the WTO
Doors Open for the Poor
The Footage Follies
Nasty Turn on Charter Reform
Zedillo's Nod to Democracy Could Take Tortuous Twists By Denise Dresser, Denise Dresser is a visiting fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy at USC
Barak's Election Is Only a Partial Victory By Michael Lerner, Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine and author of "Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation" (HarperCollins, 1996), is the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun synagogue in San Francisco
A Right Choice, Even if It Looks Wrong By Tom Plate, Times contributing editor Tom Plate's column runs Wednesdays. He teaches at UCLA. Email: tplate@ucla.edu
Let's Close the Gun Show Loophole By Janet Reno, Janet Reno is the attorney general of the United States
United Way Says County Lags in Giving Despite Wealth By Darryl Fears, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fasting Union Leader Asks City Council to Influence USC By Peter Y. Hong, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Probation System Presses Literacy Effort By Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Year Without Frank By Al Martinez
Museum Docent Fired for Art Commentary to 5th-Grade Girls By Bob Pool, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Late Producer's Doctor Named in Complaint By Chuck Philips, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grants Put New Life and Length in After-School Programs By Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flight Patterns By Doug Smith, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Launch Point
Education System Faces a Test of Bridge-Building By Richard Lee Colvin
Ex-Rocker Exploring GOP House Candidacy By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hotel Treats Guests Like Billionaires By Steve Harvey
Sex Charges Dismissed Against Compton Officer
Police Identify Suspect in High School Shooting
Tyisha Miller's Parents File Civil Rights Suit
UFW Seeks Union Vote by Strawberry Pickers
Lawmakers Back Probe of Obscure Water Agency
Council OKs Lease Despite Space Surplus
7 Plead Guilty to Money Laundering for Cali Cartel
In the Jeans: Family Held in Sale of Fakes By Megan Garvey and Jason Kandel, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gym Class Deal Works Out By Karen Alexander, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Now Hear This: El Toro Jet Tests OKd By Jean O. Pasco, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Knott's Pulls the Plug on 36 Violent Video Games By E. Scott Reckard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Now Hear This: El Toro Jet Tests OKd By Dana Parsons
Photography
Multiple Choices By Martha Groves and Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Orange By Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Buena Park By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Costa Mesa By Elise Gee, (949) 574-4275
Cypress By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Dana Point By James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Fountain Valley By Ellen Mccarty, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 14
Fullerton By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Garden Grove By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Huntington Beach By Eron Ben-yehuda, (714) 965-7172, Ext. 13
Irvine By Christine Castro, (714) 966-7440
Laguna Beach By James Meier, (714) 966-5988
Laguna Hills By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
Laguna Niguel By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
Laguna Woods By Sean Kirwan, (949) 574-4202
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 Jessica Garrison, (949) 574-4221
San Juan Capistrano By Rebecca Harris, (949) 574-4205
Santa Ana By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Seal Beach By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Stanton By Crystal Carreon, (714) 966-7835
Tustin By Jason Kandel, (714) 966-5848
Villa Park By Regina Hong, (714) 966-5912
Westminster By Harrison Sheppard, (714) 966-5977
Yorba Linda By Jason Leopold, (949) 574-4210
Brea By Jasmine Lee, (949) 764-4331
Taxi Permits Put on Hold in Anaheim By Crystal Carreon, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Schools, Law Enforcers Discuss Campus Violence By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Safety Zone: Action Log
Safety for Drivers and Wildlife
County Line Will Be Moved for 42 Homes By Eleanor Yang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
San Clemente By James Meier, (714) 966-5988
NATIONAL
Bush Plans to Celebrate 75th Birthday in a Dive \o7 Reuters\f7
SPORTS
Depleted Westlake Finds New Weapons By Eric Sondheimer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Westlake Coach Still Up After Late Slide
Cool Katz Propels Harvard-Westlake By Mike Bresnahan
Puccinelli Is Living Up to Great Expectations By Eric Sondheimer
Blumfield Delivers KO By Dave Desmond, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In another Division I second-round match:
Ventura Hires Basketball Coach
Amritraj, Smith Help Crespi Post Victory Over St. Bonaventure
Giordano, Mendoza Selected All-Pacific 10
Matadors Have 1-2 Punch in Heptathlon By John Ortega, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Johnson Flirts With Reaching 60-Foot Barrier By John Ortega, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Principals' Baffling Vote Lacks Principle By Eric Sondheimer
In other Division I wild-card games:
Calendar
Cleveland Surprises Granada Hills
Lancaster Falls to High Desert
Fall League Could Land in Lancaster By Steve Henson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notre Dame Survives Tuneup By Mike Bresnahan
Dodgers Still Can't Get Jump-Start From Perez By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Detroit Loses Its Grip on Dynasty By Helene Elliott, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels Stall Against Mussina By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lakers Need to Bolster Bench By Tim Kawakami, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Iron Will By Scott Moe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shaq: The Early Years By Bill Plaschke
The Sage of the Spurs Has Come a Long Way By Randy Harvey
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 Shav Glick
According to Him, Career in NFL Is a Dog's Life By Mal Florence
The Two and Only
Houston Carries Knicks Again \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Jazz Prevails as Trail Blazers Hit Low Note By J.A. Adande, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Double Duty Works Well for Popovich By Mark Heisler
O'Neal Says He'll Adjust for Game 2 By Tim Kawakami
View From The Other Side
Hasek, Sabres Finish Off Bruins \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Paper Trail Shows How Cold Coles Was to IOC Members By Mike Penner
Criticized Olympic Executive Quits \o7 Associated Press\f7
Oliver Is Too Much for San Diego, 5-2 \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Cubs Put Beck on Disabled List \o7 Associated Press\f7
Gonzalez Gets to 30 in a Row in First At-Bat \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Grace Homer Beats Marlins \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Canseco Keeps Devil Rays Hot \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Not even the return of Joe Torre to the New York Yankee... \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Martinez Ties Record With Home Run Barrage \o7 From Associated Press\f7
Osuna Goes on Disabled List; Pena and Hubbard Called Up By Jason Reid
Pritchett, Decker Recalled; Williams Sent to Edmonton By Mike Digiovanna
IRL Responds to Fatalities With Tethering \o7 From Staff and Wire Reports\f7
No Need to Tie Derby Post Positions to Horses' Earnings By Bob Mieszerski
Redlands Continues Run in Women's Water Polo By Scott Moe
Quote Manages to Spur a Challenge By Bill Dwyre
He Lost the Weight, Then Lost His Life By Earl Gustkey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orioles' Mussina, Bordick Cause Angels to Sputter By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fancy Freed By Diane Pucin
IRL Makes Changes After Fatal Spectator Accident \o7 From Staff and Wire Reports\f7
An Iron Will By Scott Moe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Aliso Niguel Wins, Faces No. 1 Team By Melanie Neff, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Toro's Hughes Stymies Aliso Niguel By Mike Terry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Emotional End for Diablo Coach By Dave Mckibben, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Dorado Takes Servite 4 Games Before Losing By Michael Itagaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In other Division I matches:
Chapman's Ly Out of Tennis Tournament
Fullerton's Oborn and Little Named Big West Players of Year
Aliso Niguel Softball Advances in Playoffs
Community College Athletes of the Week
Sea Kings Win Marathon With El Toro By Dan Arritt
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