What happened on May 28, 2000

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Blood Rites MARTIN MALIA, Martin Malia is the author of "The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991" and "Russia Under Western Eyes: From the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum." He is professor emeritus of history at UC Berkeley
Discoveries SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Original Sin JONATHAN LEVI
Critic and Crusader TODD GITLIN, Todd Gitlin is professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York University and the author of "The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage," "The Twilight of Common Dreams" and the novel "Sacrifice." His essay, in somewhat different form, appears as the afterword to the new edition of C. Wright Mills' "The Sociological Imagination."
NYPD Blues MILES CORWIN, Miles Corwin is the author of "The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division" and, most recently, "And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City High School Students." He is a Times staff writer
The Pleasure Principle RICHARD HOWARD, Richard Howard is a translator and poet who teaches literature in the School of the Arts at Columbia University
Oxymorons By William Matthews
The Master Builder THOMAS CURWEN

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Asians Battle Rights Abuses--in the U.S. STEWART KWOH, Stewart Kwoh is president and executive director of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, an advocacy group
Who's Leading Whom? William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
This Is Not a Fight for the Center Robert L. Borosage, Robert L. Borosage is a founder of the Campaign for America's Future
Missile Insecurity
Assad Rolls the Dice at His Own Peril ZEEV SCHIFF, Zeev Schiff is the military affairs correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz
Changes to County Government
Giuliani
Garcetti and LAPD
Bond Initiative
A Wronged-Wife Face-Off Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and Vanity Fair
Minority Youth
Ties That Will Bind China, Taiwan Greg Mastel, Greg Mastel is director of the Global Economic Policy Project at the New America Foundation
Sacrificing Workers in War on Inflation Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is a columnist for the online journal, PoliticalWag.com
Merchant Marines
Catholic Services to Immigrants
Governments' Roles
'Government Knows Best' Is Simple Arrogance M. DAVID STIRLING, M. David Stirling is vice president of the Sacramento-based public interest law firm Pacific Legal Foundation. He was chief deputy attorney general of California from 1991 to 1998
Pursuits
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times
A Truth Commission to Heal Historic Wounds Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr., Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr. is a law professor at Valparaiso University
Taking the Insanity Out of Public-Works Planning Jock O'Connell and James R. King, Jock O'Connell, an international business consultant, is a former analyst for the California Commission for Economic Development. James R. King is president of a consulting firm
Freeway Assistance
Danger of Haste in LAUSD Search
Clean the House Before the Party
A Model for Racial Harmony Susan Anderson, Susan Anderson has written for The Nation and L.A. Weekly
Remembrances of War and Summer ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and other publications
When People Are Props Patti Davis, Patti Davis, a screenwriter, is the author of "Angels Don't Die."
A World of Psychophobia Peter Wolson, Peter Wolson, a psychoanalyst, is director of training at the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies
School Chief

ENTERTAINMENT

Quick Cuts KATHLEEN CRAUGHWELL
The Long and Winding CD
This 'History' Turns Out Crude and Rude MARC WEINGARTEN
Freely Rocking Without a Care RICHARD CROMELIN, Richard Cromelin is a Times staff writer
Small Faces
Fascinating Rhythms From the Fringe Set DON HECKMAN, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
Best Bets / MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2000
When the Museum Becomes an Event CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic
Shakespeare Festival/LA Finds a Home DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
Woody, Meet Groucho
Indeed, He Can Explain PHIL SUTCLIFFE, Phil Sutcliffe is a London-based writer and a contributing editor to Q magazine
Music Circle's Mission Remains Unbroken DON HECKMAN, Don Heckman writes about jazz and world music for Calendar
Jazzed About the Possibilities of Musical Genre-Crossing JUSTIN DAVIDSON
Chinatown: The New Hot Spot SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Documentaries You Won't Find on Broadcast TV PAUL LIEBERMAN
Confessions of an HBO Original PAUL LIEBERMAN, Paul Lieberman is a Times staff writer based in New York
Krist Novoselic Makes His Peace With Life After Nirvana STEVE HOCHMAN
The Fierce Rise of a Young Composer JUSTIN DAVIDSON, Justin Davidson is the chief classical and culture writer at large of Newsday
'Secret' Volume of Folk Anthology Finally Emerges GEOFF BOUCHER, Geoff Boucher is a Times staff writer
Plotting Out His New Second Act F. KATHLEEN FOLEY, F. Kathleen Foley is a regular theater reviewer for daily Calendar
She Done Her Right PATRICK PACHECO, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar
How a Striptease Got Dressed Up SUSAN FREUDENHEIM, Susan Freudenheim is The Times' arts writer
Picture a World With No Limits SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
His War Stories Are Legion ROBERT W. WELKOS, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer

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What happened on May 28, 2000

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Tribal Heritage ANNETTE KONDO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FloJo Forever: Park Honors Track Star MATTHEW EBNET, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Milo Speriglio, Longtime L.A. Private Eye, Dies ELAINE WOO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wine Industry Took Root on Olvera Street Cecilia Rasmussen

Park Honors Memory of Olympian Griffith Joyner MATTHEW EBNET, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Best Kind of Statistics ANN L. KIM, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tougher Rules for Jury Duty Try Patience of Residents TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Woman Drowns in Pool; Girl Is on Life Support HECTOR BECERRA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tough Rules for Jury Duty Try Patience of Residents TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

How the Public Can Give Itself Itself a Voice on County Board SHIRLEY GRINDLE, Shirley Grindle is a former county planning commissioner and has monitored supervisors' campaigns since 1978. She wrote the TINCUP reform ordinance

Ski Resorts Hope to Lure Utahans Fleeing 2002 Winter Olympics JIM CLARKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Graduates Beat Long Odds to Get Degrees ANN L. KIM, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Laws, Economy Altering Future of Retirement MICHAEL FERRALL, Michael Ferrall lives in Mission Viejo and trains administrators of assisted-living facilities. He is an adjunct professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton

Woman Drowns in Pool, Girl Survives From a Times staff writer

Tollway Debate Spills Into Ocean HECTOR BECERRA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

National Monument to Honor WWII Sacrifices JASON E. HAMMER, Jason E. Hammer is a resident of Oak Park

O.C. Sizzles; Beaches Get Big Crowds LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Latest Military Maneuvers Target Tarnished Family Ties DAVID CRARY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Legislators Ask How Old Is Too Old for Senior Drivers WALTER BERRY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

County Fears Health Care 'Meltdown' NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Community Colleges Too Crucial to Be Shortchanged ROBERT M. HERTZBERG, Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) is speaker of the California Assembly

Recovery Program Too Tough for Some ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Short Shelf Life ANN SHIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Webb's Site Put to Work in Recall Effort EVERLY KELLEY, Beverly Kelley teaches in the communications department at Cal Lutheran University. Address e-mail to kelley@clunet.edu

'Heartline' Leads Anti-War Activist to Veterans Wall ROSIE LEE, Rosie Lee is a freelance writer living in Westlake Village

County Must Keep Pledge to Preserve Public Safety BOB BROOKS, Bob Brooks is Ventura County sheriff

Hospitals Face Huge Refit Costs PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hit-Run Crash Leaves Boy Barely Alive, Family Ravaged CARLA HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Struggle for Parents Is Often Painful ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cajun Culture Adds Spice to Music Festival TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Recycling Keeps L.A.'s Supply Safe, Plentiful S. DAVID FREEMAN and FRANCES SPIVY-WEBER, S. David Freeman is general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Frances Spivy-Weber is policy director of the Mono Lake Committee

Regatta's Secret: an Expert Crew KAREN NEWELL YOUNG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Wilmington Still Waits for Its Ship to Come In DAN WEIKEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Scouts' Flags Honor Fallen Veterans in L.A. BOBBY CUZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Olive Oil Rubs Beach Expert the Wrong Way STEVE CHAWKINS

Truck Kills Female Pedestrian, Injures Man HOLLY J. WOLCOTT

Winning Poetry Slammers Head for U.S. Finals DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Luminaries Blaze Into Court Over Malibu Beach Swap ANN W. O'NEILL

Marine Scientists Worldwide Monitor Prospects of Coral Reefs LEON DROUIN KEITH, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cajun Culture Adds a Dash of Spice to Music Festival TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Boxing Fad Ignites Passion at Staid Utah University VANIA GRANDI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rise in Traffic Mishaps Reflects Lack of Enforcement--and Officers HAL BERNSON, City Councilman Hal Bernson represents the 12th district

So Many Words, So Little Time DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Lawbreakers No Longer Finding Safe Haven South of the Border MARK STEVENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Learned Response JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Speed Chills Special Pleasures of Reading CAROL JAGO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

SPECIAL REPORT * With parental involvement increasingly seen as key to children's success in learning, schools and agencies are offering programs to encourage the role of . . . DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kids on Drugs ANNA GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

CRA Looks for Cash Infusion in Northeast Valley WALTER N. PRINCE, Walter N. Prince is chair, government affairs committee, Northridge/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce

Man Disappears While Swimming at Lake Piru Dam HOLLY J. WOLCOTT

NEWS

Ultimate Betrayal Unravels a Woman's Tangled Life JAY REEVES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

When Drug Dealers Move In Next Door STEVE BERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Inmate Hangs Himself 25 Years After Killing Most of Family From Times Wire Services

Fallen Boxer Has Nowhere to Go but Up DAVID A. LIEB, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Computer Writes Fiction, But It Lacks a Certain Byte MICHAEL HILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Battle Against Bad Cops Isn't Fought Only in L.A. RICHARD A. SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As Romania Struggles, President's Reelection Chances Shrink DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Talks to Free Hostages Begin in Philippines Associated Press

After Decades in the Shade, Mammoth Pursues Glitz BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Year Later, a Wee Sense of Support for Scotland's Lawmakers MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Weizman to Resign as Israeli President Associated Press

Loophole Reportedly Provides Secrecy to Some Political Donors From Reuters

Justices Leave Big Decisions for Last DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Alaska Pilots Cited for Handling of Oxygen Problem From Associated Press

Peru Spotlights Democracy Woes in Latin America SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wendy's Suspect Had Been Freed on $3,500 Bail From Associated Press

Authorities in Cyprus Recover Koran Stolen From Turkey Associated Press

Kennedy Memorial Gets Needed Face Lift From Times Wire Reports

Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Sierra Nevada From Associated Press

Israeli Forces Leave Outposts Near Lebanon as U.N. Team Moves In From Times Wire Services

Libraries Lure Patrons With Books, Biscotti DOUG JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Southern Storms Damage Homes, Topple Trees; 1 Injured Associated Press

Libraries Entice Patrons With Espresso and Biscotti DOUG JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

School a Memorial Site for Slain Teacher From Associated Press

8 N. Ireland Dissidents Held by Irish Police Reuters

Efforts to Resolve Fiji Crisis Fail MITCHELL LANDSBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER

China Faces a Surging 'Gray Tide' JOHN LEICESTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS