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What happened on December 19, 2000
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
New Neighbors Have 2 Views of Gang Life By Ofelia Casillas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suits Upheld Against Public Defenders By Maura Dolan, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
Detective Under Scrutiny in More Cases By Matt Lait and Scott Glover, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Thomson Multimedia to Acquire Carlton's Technicolor Unit By Barbara Murphy
Solomona Case Is in Jury's Hands By Richard Marosi, (714) 564-1050
Paramedic Disciplined in Case Involving Stillborn Baby By Robert J. Lopez and Rich Connell, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Healthful Tamales No Longer an Oxymoron By Agustin Gurza
Flynn Seeks Mental Health System Revamp By David Kelly, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long-Term Plan Sought for Open Space By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Home Prices in Ventura County See Double-Digit Hike By Gail Davis, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Worker Caught in Packing Machine in Critical Condition By Holly J. Wolcott, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
County Supervisors to Consider Contribution to Homeless Shelter By Tina Dirmann, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Christmas Rush Hits Local Post Offices By Nancy Forrest-yosnow and Josh Karp
City Council Cancels Meeting By Kevin F. Sherry
Council to Vote on Senior Housing Plan By Jenifer Ragland
Truck Avoids Car, but Spills Celery By Timothy Hughes
Mack, Bette J., 39, of Ventura, office manager. Charles...
Ventura County People
California Amplifier Posts Higher Sales, Income
Odds Are Stacked Against the Independent Booksellers By Chris Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Private Sale of CaminoSoft Stock Raises $1.5 Million By Barbara Murphy
Qwest Terminates Its Contract With Vsource By Barbara Murphy
K-Swiss Reports Quarterly Cash Dividend of 1.5 Cents By Barbara Murphy
Homestore.com Adds 2 Web Sites, Columnists By Barbara Murphy
O.C. Evangelical Heeds Bush's Call to Work on Faith-Based Agencies By William Lobdell, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brush Fire Jams Traffic By Christine Hanley and Louise Roug, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Officials Admit Not Reporting Sewage Leaks By Meg James, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Healthy Lifestyle Is Focus of Program By Tami Min, (714) 520-2509
Tech Experts Sought for City Task Force By Deniene Husted, (714) 520-2508
Donated Food to Be Delivered Today By Sharon Nagy, (714) 966-5832
Daniel Singer; Author, Reporter for the Nation
Man Dies in Crash Near Griffith Park
Suit Targets Counties' Shelters for Children By Carla Rivera, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Winds Sweep Through Northern L.A. County By Zanto Peabody, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ACLU Seeks Role in Enforcing Police Reform Pact By David Rosenzweig, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Olson's Attorney Misses Third Court Hearing By Twila Decker, TIMES STAFF WrITER
Jackson Calls for Protest of Florida Vote By Laura Wides, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
$4 Million Proposed for Child Drugged While in Foster Care By Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Struggle in Fujimori's Wake
Quicker Is Better for Fed Action
The Bush Presidency Worries Europeans By Guillaume Parmentier, Guillaume Parmentier is a professor at the University of Paris II and head of the French Center on the United States at the French Institute of International Relations in Paris
. . . but First, Let's End the Preference Paradigm By Ward Connerly, Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, is author of "Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences" (Encounter Books, 2000)
Old Pros Back on the Job
Median Home Prices Dip 2% in November By Roberto J. Manzano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gusting Winds Up to 68 Mph Sweep Into Northern Valleys By Zanto Peabody, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teen Moms Given Christmas Party By Irene Garcia
Feud Might Have Caused Fatal Crash By Holly J. Wolcott
City Slams Gravel Company's Record By Carol Chambers
Opportunities for Volunteering By Roberto J. Manzano
Independents Try to Stack Up Against Superstores By Chris Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Web Links
Specifics for Survival By Maggie Barnett, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Usiness Calendar
Government Contract Awards
National Technical's Income Inches Up in 3rd Quarter
Bankrupt Matthews Signs Deal to Sell Operations
Regional Peope Bloomberg News Service
CHAD Therapeutics Wins FDA Approval for Device
North American Scientific Prices Its Public Offering
Right Start Posts Gain in Net Income for Quarter
Pinnacle's Merger With PH Casino Is Postponed
Regional People
Hawker Pacific Reports Loss for the 3rd Quarter
Santa Ana Winds Stir 500-Acre Brush Fire By Margaret Talev, Catherine Blake and Holly J. Wolcott, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Colin Powell
ATM Voting
Money for Schools
Only in L.A. columnist Steve Harvey is on vacation... By Steve Harvey
Court's Application of Equal Protection
Christian Right's Standing With Bush
Bethlehem
Obituaries
Student, 8, Injured Crossing Street in Front of His School By Timothy Hughes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Developer to Present Proposal to Council By Kevin F. Sherry, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mayor Tours Poor Neighborhoods By Jim Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Winter' Solace Fails to Emerge By Jack Robinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supervisors' District Lines to Be Redrawn By David Reyes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Born for Ballet' By Chris Pasles, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawsuit Calls Kids' Shelters Harmful By Carla Rivera, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Final Molestation Charges Against Official Dropped By Caitlin Liu, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All Charges in Sex Case Dropped By Caitlin Liu, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cause of Fatal Crash Under Investigation By Holly J. Wolcott
Highway vs. Hearth By Douglas P. Shuit, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stanley R. Malone Jr.; Leading L.A. Civil Rights Lawyer, Judge By Myrna Oliver, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tustin Air Base Vote Postponed By Jean O. Pasco, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Compton Considers Trash Deal With Bribery Figure By Joe Mathews, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stores Turn the Page to Lucrative Sideline Items By Dan Gordon, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
* Armida V. Rodriguez; Retired County Worker
Deadline Is Near for Soka Admission By Dana Bushee, (714) 966-5636
NEWS
Newspaper Empire Heir Randolph Hearst Dies By John M. Glionna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Villa Park Still Winning Despite Big Loss By Erik Hamilton
Orange County All-league Teams
They're Alone and Elderly With No Place to Call Home By Sandy Banks
Season of Hope By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
IMF Announces $39.7-Billion Rescue Package for Argentina By Chris Kraul and Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rite Aid Stops Selling Scooters on Warning From Times Wire Reports
Tustin Air Base Vote Postponed
Memoirs of an Airborne Patriarch By David L. Ulin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Prayer for Smooth Floating
Our Consumer Watchpuppies By Caroline E. Mayer, THE WASHINGTON POST
A Baker, a Mad Inventor, a Blasphemous 'Priest' and More By Michael Harris, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Involvement Opportunities
She May Be Heading Toward Some Kind of Emotional Split By Cynthia Richmond, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Let It Snow: There was a "big storm in the Midwest...
A Learning Link to the Norton Simon Museum
Jokes & Riddles
Innovative Schools Find That Quantity Time Pays Off By Jay Mathews, WASHINGTON POST
Combating the Media's Message to Girls By Susan Campbell, HARTFORD COURANT
Netanyahu Quits Race; Peres May Enter Fray By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Power Sales to California Heat Tempers in Northwest By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush, Fed: Can They Get Along? By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Job Layoffs Cut Across Sectors as Growth Slows By Lisa Girion and Terril Yue Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Energy, Economy Top Bush's List During D.C. Visit By James Gerstenzang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Digital Movies Not Quite Yet Coming to a Theater Near You By Michael A. Hiltzik, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Humanitarians Test the Law in Aiding Border Crossers By Ken Ellingwood, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Summit Aims to Ease Power Crisis By Dan Morain and Mitchell Landsberg, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
River Flow Restoration to Cost State Electricity By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Optimistic About Ending Strife in Serbia From Reuters
Alaskan Fishing Limits Will Be Quick Challenge for Bush By Marla Cone, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Man Who Shot Pope Gets 7 More Years From Times Wire Reports
Chretien, Putin Reaffirm Support for Missile Treaty From Times Wire Services
Lawyers Defend Right to State's $88.5 Million From a Times Staff Writer
Fierce Midwest Snowstorm Stalls Air Travel, Minnesota Electors From Associated Press
After Russia Ordeal, U.S. Businessman Is Back Home From Associated Press
Ex-Gov. Branstad Suffers Heart Attack From Times Wire Reports
Connecticut Welcomes Lieberman Home From Times Wire Services
Disease-Resistant Bull Is Cloned From Times Wire Reports
Damaged Cable May Delay Shuttle Launch From Times Wire Reports
Broward County Ballots Get Another Once-Over By Mike Clary, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Electoral College Endorses Bush By Claudia Kolker and Mark Z. Barabak, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
In Sacramento, It's a Last Hurrah for Gore By Patt Morrison
Final Tally Shows 105 Million Voted From Associated Press
Bush Unleashes a 'Charm Offensive' on Capitol Hill By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tied Wisconsin Election Decided From Associated Press
Coast Guard Braves a 'Perfect Storm' to Save 34 Sailors From the Washington Post
Census Report: U.S. Gains More Degree Holders From Associated Press
Athletes Of The Week
Final Orange County Logs
Prepnet / Speak Out
Rivera, Lindstrom to Take a Dip in National Pool By Melanie Neff
Deadly Alabama Tornado Was Worst to Hit Tuscaloosa in 50 Years From Associated Press
Top Players Headed North of Border By Michael Itagaki
Chechens Deny Rebel Commander Is Dead From Times Wire Reports
2000 Among Warmest Years on Record, U.S. Says From Associated Press
The Great Cookie Cutter Caper By Joyce Glazier
This Ball Isn't Rolling for Huntington Beach By Martin Henderson
On The Rebound By Ben Bolch
Mrs. Bush Joins First Lady for Tea, Tete-a-Tete From Associated Press
Do You Know Any Tongue Twisters?
Questionable 'Association' Prompts Smith to Quit at Huntington Beach By Dave Mckibben
Visalia 'Monster House' Mysteriously Burns By John Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tribe Sends Kids Away to Dry Out By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Transportation Safety Chief to Resign From Times Wire Services
Leap From Plane Ruled a Suicide Associated Press
Mexican Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava but Causing No Deaths or Major Damage By Mary Beth Sheridan and James F. Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Crime Rate Plateaus After 8 Years of Decline By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pioneering Group Goes to Bat for Latino Children With Cancer By Patt Diroll, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ENTERTAINMENT
Ira Glass, Grateful for 'This American Life' By Robert K. Elder, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
History Is Only the Launch Pad By Patrick Goldstein
The Best Thing Here: Finding a Fresh Face By Kenneth Turan, TIMES FILM CRITIC
Morning Report By Shauna Snow
Martin Will Host Oscars, Saying, 'If You Can't Win 'Em, Join 'Em' By Lorenza Munoz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tallis Voices Soar Melodically in Centuries-Old Sacred Song By Richard S. Ginell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Diva on the Verge' Offers a Loving Sendup of Opera By Richard S. Ginell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Roswell' Actress Will Promote Pet Adoption
Almost Acoustic Christmas Plugs Into Power By Lina Lecaro
Gibson Changes Course; Viewers Follow By Robert W. Welkos
Celebrating the Holidays in West Coast Style By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Holiday Chaos in the Spirit of Fa-La-La Land By Michael Phillips, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
BUSINESS
Stock Dips as ICN Warns of Decreased Demand for Ribavirin By Marc Ballon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Stocking Is Half-Full and Half-Empty By Bonnie Harris, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Greater Expectations for O.C. Title Insurance Firms From Dow Jones Newswires
Companies That Shop Together Stay Together? By Bonnie Harris, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MBA, Tech Job a Prescription for Happy Women By Bonnie Harris, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newport Corp. Adds Metrology Firm Dow Jones
Bergen Brunswig Names Montevideo, McAlpine to Posts Dow Jones
Orange County Newsmakers
Lantronix Buys Software Company Dow Jones
Alzheimer Data Good for NeoTherapeutics Dow Jones
Capital Outlay Up 11% for Conexant Dow Jones
SI Technologies Loses $59,000 for Quarter
Playa Vista Project Revisited By Jesus Sanchez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tire Design May Have Led to Blowouts By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Couple Hopes Drop in Income Won't Change Lifestyle By Mark Sachs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time Warner Profit Warning Prompts Sell-Off By Edmund Sanders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rates Fall in Treasury Bill Auction Associated Press
State's Top Natural Gas Firm Is Target of Suits Bloomberg News
ICN Warns New Therapy May Stall Sales of Ribavirin By Marc Ballon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SCAN Taps Sam L. Ervin as Chairman
Diageo, Pernod Close to Buying Seagram Bloomberg News
Philip Morris, Reynolds Raise Cigarette Price Reuters
Clinton Extends FCC Commission Appointment Associated Press
Hurley Fined $100,000 for Crossing Picket Lines By Greg Johnson
Circuit City Reports Third-Quarter Loss Bloomberg News
Calpine to Build San Diego County Power Plant Bloomberg News
Also . . .
Amgen to Buy Rights to Cancer Drug Bloomberg News
Also Bloomberg News
Clinton Warns EU Leaders of Possible Airbus Trade Dispute By Blair Pethel, BLOOMBERG NEWS
FTC Clears Glaxo, SmithKline Merger From Bloomberg News
LVMH to Pay $450 Million for Donna Karan License By Mark Deen, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Verizon to Shelve Massachusetts Plan Bloomberg News
FM Micro-Radio Dealt a Setback by Lawmakers From Associated Press
Blue Chips Rally On Fed Optimism; Nasdaq Left Out From Times Wires
FCC Says AT&T Failed to Clarify Plans on Conforming to Cable Cap From Associated Press
Renewed Profit Concerns Drag Down Net Equipment Sector From Bloomberg News
Hicks Muse Struggles to Raise Money for Fund Bloomberg News
Margin Debt Falls for Second Straight Month Bloomberg News
E-Broker May Be Last Place to Park Cash By Walter Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Williams-Sonoma Has Woes; Conexant a Good Hookup By James Peltz and Michael Hiltzik
Deals
Hilton Hotels Plans to Expand Lower-Priced Garden Inn Line From Bloomberg News
Growth in Rentals Expected to Continue By Bob Howard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Menlo Equities Takes Up Empire Center By Brad Berton, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Empire Center to Get Sears Outlet By Bob Howard
Company Town Film Profit Report By Richard Natale
Stan Lee Media, Weak on Funds, Halts Production From Associated Press
Money Funds May Still Make Sense Depending on Your Needs, Goals By Kathy M. Kristof, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Savers Face Questions of Where, When as Interest Cut Looms By Kathy M. Kristof, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dell Delays Associated Press
Baha Men Propel Artemis Chief to a New Rank in Music Glory By Jeff Leeds, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sportswear Makers Chorus Line Files for Bankruptcy Protection By Marla Dickerson
FTC Seeks Details on Chevron-Texaco Merger Reuters
Prudential Securities to Trim 160 Jobs Reuters
Burnham USA Weighing Sale of $130 Million in Properties By Bob Howard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SPORTS
Valencia's 'Angels' Earn Wings by Spoofing Another Film By Dave Desmond
Parris, Heinle Help Matadors Land on Feet By Ryan Sonner, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Northridge Bracing for Long Road Trip By Vince Kowalick
Dustin Villepigue SCHOOL: Simi Valley YEAR: Senior SPORT...
Jennifer Lacy SCHOOL: Agoura YEAR: Senior SPORT...
High School Notebook By Lauren Peterson
Ventura Tops County Awards
High School Notebook By John Klima
High School Notebook By John Ortega
Area College Notebook By Steve Henson
Events in the region today include: BASKETBALL College...
Area College Notebook By Fernando Dominguez
These Teams Hit Detour on Way to Easy Street By Mike Penner
Not So Super for the Rams By Robyn Norwood, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cracked Bone in Foot Will Sideline Kariya By Chris Foster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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
Southland Events
Triple-Doubles Not All That Common By Sam Farmer
Reed Finally Comes Alive as Long Beach Edges LMU By Eric Stephens, From Staff and Wire Reports
Stanford Impressive in Return From Associated Press
Men By Steve Henson
Pac-10 Tells Bibby to Lay Off Officials By Mike Terry
Women
Men By Paul Mcleod
Harvey in Right Place for Sharks From Associated Press
Injuries Limit Team's Options By Jim Hodges
Tverdovsky's Move Nothing New By Chris Foster
A Familiar Script Costs Hartsburg By Jim Hodges
Top To Bottom / Nhl
Nowitzki's Latest Surge Earns Bird Comparisons From Associated Press
Record Is Only Thing Identical for This Team By Lonnie White
Ucla By Bill Shaikin
Culpepper's Status for Sunday in Doubt Wire reports
Cubs Sign Bere to 2-Year Deal From Staff and Wire Reports
Free-Agent Catchers on Move By Jerry Crowe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sneak Preview Time for 2002 World Cup By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newport Beach's Wheldon Gets Indy Lights Ride
Brooks Says He Will Transfer From Fullerton By Lon Eubanks
Vanguard Beats Ranked Opponent
El Toro Gets First-Round Win in Arizona
Dodgers Let Bouncing Ball Roll Through to Backstop By Bill Plaschke
Sunny Hills Wins Glenn Tournament
Hood's Situation Could Affect Irvine's Recruiting Plans By Paul Mcleod
For a While, the Game Was in Phil Beck's Court By T.j. Simers
U.S. to Bid for FIFA World Club Championship By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cheerleaders Dance Around This Issue By Larry Stewart
Hefferly and Lord Help Brea Win at Chicago Tournament
Last-Second Basket Lifts Sylmar, 57-55
Carroll's First Hire Is Walker By David Wharton, From Staff Reports
O'Neal Denies Freeze-Out of Bryant By Tim Brown
Mater Dei Wins Its Opener in Las Vegas but Loses Gabler By Ben Bolch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal State Northridge 84, James Madison 70--Jeff Parris...
Thomas Takes Reins at Crespi By Eric Sondheimer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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