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What happened on July 19, 2001
NEWS
Obituaries
Tie a Balloon to a Lawn Chair and Aim for the Sky By Al Martinez
There's Art for Art's Sake, and There's ToroLab By Susan Emerling, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A 'Sweetheart' Deal By Ann O'Neill
Purple With Passion By Robert Smaus, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Fans May See It as an Investment--in Fun By Candace A. Wedlan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Last Journey' Details John Muir's Trip to Amazon By Susan Salter Reynolds, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Learning Link to Descanso Gardens
What's Your Pet Peeve?
Cedric Cicada By Eve Begley Kiehm, Eve Begley Kiehm has published nine books for children. A former resident of the Los Angeles area, she currently lives on Fox Island, Wash
A Stroke Of Luxe At Home By Kathy Bryant, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Jokes & Riddles
Amending Intolerance
Fostering Immigration Without Segregation
Scheer Rants on Bush, Saves Psychiatry Bills
Cuba's Future After Castro Is Gone
Maintain Access to Griffith Park
Work on Route 39 Wastes Caltrans Mon
Teens and Gen-X Taste
Concealed Guns Make All Citizens Safer
Bible Guides Senate on Stem Cell Studies By Aaron Zitner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Schism Stalls Faith-Based Funding Bill By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Southland Tech Firms, What Slump? By Karen Kaplan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Youth Soccer Bans 3 Adults for Brawling By Jack Leonard and Daniel Yi, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Japan Heeds Rape Cases --if Accused Is American By Valerie Reitman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Far East Void Eats at Russia By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supporters of Climate Pact Are Hopeful That Deal Can Be Made By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Israeli Troops, Tanks Roll In By Mary Curtius and Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Weed Again Crop of Choice Among Lebanese Farmers By Michael Slackman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Putin Urges Russian Role in New NATO By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet on Iraq Mission Crashes From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Warns of Mideast Terror Acts From Times Wire Services
China Indicts U.S.-Based Scholar From Associated Press
Sentence Commuted for Friend of Rabin's Killer From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Cosmetologist Released, Free to Stay From Times Wire Reports
3 U.S. Teens Lose Appeal in Fatal Stone-Droppings From Times Wire Reports
Youthful Beginning to Mandela's 83rd Birthday From Times Wire Reports
At G-8 Meeting, Bush Will Face a Test on Substance By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tribunal Reveals Indictment of Bosnian Serb Associated Press
Sicily's Mt. Etna Erupts; 1 Man Injured by Rock From Times Wire Services
2 Bombs Explode in Italy From Associated Press
52 Plead Not Guilty in Egyptian Gay Sex Case From Associated Press
Zoo Houses Rare Trio of Mexican Gray Wolves From Times Wire Reports
Taliban Bans Un-Islamic Imports Reuters
FBI's Flaws Are Detailed By Anuj Gupta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shark's Victim, Doctors' Miracle By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blacks Protest Ruling on Accused Church Bomber From Times Wire Reports
He's Lucky in Love and in Lottery Lines From Times Wire Reports
Train Derails in Baltimore By Stephen Braun, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panel Rejects State Ethanol Waiver By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Blocks Army Drill in Hawaii Associated Press
Coast Guard Gets Glimpse of Ship That Mysteriously Sank, Killing 15 From Associated Press
Cheney Task Force Data Demanded By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House Members Scold Fed Chairman By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House Backs Cut in Time on Gun Data From Associated Press
Deficit, Yet Bonuses, at Post Office From the Washington Post
Greenspan Advises Patience By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Study Seeks Reforms for Smog Check Program By Gary Polakovic, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
INS Chief Nominee Coasts in Hearing By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Congress Savors Its Dog Day of Summer By Tynisa E. Trapps, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Levy's Computer May Reveal Clues By Dave Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PUC May Cede Control Over Electricity Rates By Tim Reiterman and Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Teflon Is Possible Environmental Pollutant By Emily Green, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Year Might Be Different Variety of a Breeze for Woods By Thomas Bonk, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Old New The Great Divide By Geoff Shackelford, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Facts
Disappointed Norman Pulls Out From Wire Reports
Champions
Battler Royal By Thomas Bonk, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Top 5 By Thomas Bonk
U.s. Standings
This Week's Tournaments
Tour Statistics
Others Angling for Major Championship By Thomas Bonk
Tiger Tracks
Life Is Not a Movie, and Other Hacker Truths By Dave Wilson, Dave Wilson is The Times' personal technology columnist
Court Gesture By Christine Frey
Service, Fun at the Core of Apple Store's Appeal By Glenda Mccarthy, glenda.mccarthy@latimes.com
Private Screening in Public Places By P.J. Huffstutter, P.J.Huffstutter@latimes.Com and David Streitfeld, david.streitfeld@latimes.com
Today Alternative Rock--Noon: Radiohead was formed in 1988...
'Is It Hot Enough for You?' By Robert Burns Robert.Burns@latimes.Com, Robert Burns is an assistant Business editor at The Times
Pearls of Wisdom By David Colker
Getting Into the Hobbit By Alex Pham
Studios Link Movies to Software By Jinny Gudmundsen, jinny@choosingchildrenssoftware.com
Soaking Up Success By Alex Pham, alex.pham@latimes.com
A Marriage of Convenience By Christine Frey, christine.frey@latimes.com
'Crazy Taxi 2': More Mad Fun on Wheels By Aaron Curtiss, aaron.curtiss@latimes.com
PCs Get Tuned In to TV Audience By Jon Healey, jon.healey@latimes.com
The Skinny on Finding Right Flat Display By Jim Heid, jim@jimheid.com
Readers Weigh In on Windows 3.11 Start-Up Problem By Dave Wilson, dave.wilson@latimes.com
Yet Another Step to Start Windows XP By Lawrence J. Magid, larry.magid@latimes.com
Restaurant Pagers
All Your Tapes and Records Can Be New .WAV By Jon Healey, jon.healey@latimes.com
Writer's Block By David Colker
ENTERTAINMENT
7:30 pm: Movies
BEST BETS Thursday 7/19
BEST BETS Friday 7/20
7:30 pm: Pop Music
He'll Offer a Tasteof New England By Angela Pettera, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
8 pm: Dance
Best Bets 7/21
Pop Albums
All day: Photography
Video
BEST BETS Sunday 7/22
An Enterprise to Improve L.A.'s Celestial Eyesight By Phil Davis, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hattie Winston By Robin Rauzi
Angel With the Key By Maria Elena Fernandez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Itinerary: Atwater Village By Adam Bregman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Hefty Serving of Fate By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What's New
Loudenergy Links Artists and Fans By John Roos, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Keys' Debut Disc, 'Songs in A Minor,' No. 1 Again By Robert Hilburn, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
Costumes a Mixed Bag in 'Lady's Not for Burning' By Michael Phillips, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
'Gypsy 83' Brings Middle America to Outfest 2001 By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surveying the Miami Fun Machine By Heidi Siegmund Cuda, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
At Casa del Mar, the View Is Tops, but Tapas Need Work By S. Irene Virbila, TIMES RESTAURANT CRITIC
Where Comfort Is Order of the Day By Charles Perry, Times Staff Writer
Summer Berries By Jessica Strand
Pop Date Book By Geoff Boucher
Out of Town: Las Vegas
Cirque de la Mer Soaring at SeaWorld By Laurie K. Schenden, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Last Chance: Ends This Weekend
Through Jacques Tati's Lens, a Quirky Universe Unfolds By Ernesto Lechner, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. By Elaine Dutka
Pair Breeze in Debuts at the Hollywood Bowl By Daniel Cariaga, TIMES MUSIC WRITER
A Peek at Sex in Independent Film By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Series
Plan Ahead: Next Weekend
Shifting Into the Art of Cruising By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Japan Moviegoers Giving 'Pearl Harbor' a Boost By Mark Magnier, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Microsoft Requests Appellate Rehearing By Edmund Sanders and Joseph Menn, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rock Act Leaves Virgin Records Amid Dispute By Chuck Philips, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Albertson's Feeling Growth Pangs By Melinda Fulmer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Labor Enlists Mexico as Amnesty Ally By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AT&T Rejects Comcast's Bid for Cable Unit By Sallie Hofmeister, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Sempra Unit to Lay Fiber-Optic Lines in Pipes By Elizabeth Douglass
Few Minority Firms Use E-Commerce By Karen Robinson-jacobs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arbitron Gets Static From Main Customer By Emmanuelle Soichet and Meg James, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
American Express, Hurt by Junk Bonds, to Cut Jobs From Bloomberg News
Inflation Edges Up; Housing Still Strong From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fire Sprinkler Heads Are Target of Recall From Associated Press
Report Notes Big Excess of Computer Parts Reuters
Generic Version of Prozac Expected Soon Associated Press
Exports Drop Again at Port of Long Beach Bloomberg News
Suit Says Bush Formed Drug Program in Secret Bloomberg News
Texaco to Make Nickel Hydride Car Batteries Bloomberg News
Kinder Morgan to Buy an Occidental Gas Line Bloomberg News
Safeco to Fire 1,200 in Overhaul of Unit Bloomberg News
Sara Lee Recalls 13,600 Pounds of Beef, Ham Bloomberg News
SEC Seeking Comment on Sub-Penny Trading Bloomberg News
Venture Capital Funds Still Suffer From Tech Associated Press
Stocks Fall as Investors Remain Tentative From Times Wire Services
Oil Prices Fall to 14-Month Lows on U.S. Supply Data From Times Wire Services
Legg Mason to Buy Royce & Associates Bloomberg News, Times Staff
Ford's $551-Million Loss Isn't as Bad as Expected By Terril Yue Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Airlines Post Quarterly Losses From Bloomberg News
Boeing Exceeds Expectations By Peter Pae, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Profit Reports a Mixed Bag for Technology Firms From Times Staff and Wire Reports
J.P. Morgan Profit Dips 61% From Bloomberg News
Eastman Kodak to Focus on Digital Movie-Projection System By Michael A. Hiltzik, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Online Music Service Gets Labels' Backing By Jon Healey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AOL Sees Slim 3% Rise in Revenue By Edmund Sanders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Showdown Over Media Ownership Rule Is Likely By Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Supreme Court Declines to Review Coppola's Appeal By James Bates, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Broadcom Posts $41.1-Million Loss By Karen Alexander, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Two Top Executives Resign From Trimedyne By Marc Ballon
Newport Corp.'s Profits Meet 2nd-Quarter Estimates Reuters
First Alliance Files Plan to Reorganize From a Times Staff Writer
Beckman Coulter Buys Austrian Company
TriZetto Signs Deal With HMO in Utah
Wet Seal Declares 3-for-2 Stock Split Reuters
Safeco Plans to Fire 10% of Work Force
Impac Expects Earnings to Exceed Estimates Reuters
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
What Cheney Fears
Dot-US Belongs to All of Us
The FBI's Embarrassments
If Only ...
Commerce Narrows the Taiwan Strait By Murray Fromson, Murray Fromson, a professor of journalism in the USC Annenberg School of Communication, is a former CBS news correspondent
Don't Put the Fox in Charge of the Hens By Lisa Heinzerling, Lisa Heinzerling is a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center
Plane Door Makes Solo Landing in Fullerton By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County's Second $20-Million Note Paid by Edison By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plans Due for Last Big South O.C. Open Space By Seema Mehta and Evan Halper, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Try Boys as Minors, Say Lawyers in Rape Case By Mai Tran, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Corona Sues Caltrans for Damage Caused by the 91 From Times Staff Reports
Highlights at Today's O.C. Fair
Western State Law School Has New Leader From Times Staff Reports
Caltrans to Fix Drains on Tollway By Dan Weikel and Seema Mehta, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Steel Civil Charges Dismissed By Jennifer Mena and Jason Song, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Man Held in Fatal Hit-Run on Freeway By Thuy-doan Le, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kissinger Returns to Nixonland By Jerry Hicks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fair Fans Seeing Red, and Loving Lucy By Andrea Perera, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Assembly Politics Put Budget on Hold Again By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Weekend Tryst Was First Stop for Jail Escapee By Beth Shuster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tails-Tails Makes a Winner of Unique Quarter's Finder By Karima A. Haynes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Rhetoric, Reality of Illegal Immigration By Peter H. King
Plain Brown Wrapper Greets LAX Terminal's New Artwork By Jennifer Oldham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Schools Job for Riordan By Duke Helfand, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
For Young Men, a Ferry-Tale Job By David Ferrell, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Loved Ones Vouch for Man Killed by Officer By Daniel Hernandez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Art Snyder Sues Man Over Letter By Richard Winton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman, 21, Arraigned on Child Abuse Charges From Times Staff Reports
2 Plead Not Guilty to Killing Store Owner From Times Staff Reports
Swim Lake Reopens With 2 New Slides From Times Staff Reports
New All-Valley District Backed By Patrick Mcgreevy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Television May Be Influential, but Who Knew How Far Its Powers Extended? By Steve Harvey
Water-Saving Facilities to Get a 6-Month Test By Bob Pool, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Delays Fugitive's Extradition By Dalondo Moultrie, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mother Who Left 2 Boys in Car Pleads Not Guilty From Times Staff Reports
A Bike Ride Around the World By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Narcotics Raid Uncovers Arms and Explosives From Times Staff Reports
Police Seek Help in Case of Girl Abducted, Raped From Times Staff Reports
Long Beach OKs Police Substation By Nancy Wride, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Compton Schools Chief Favors Return of Local Control By Joe Mathews, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deputies Hunt for Attacker of Girl, 7 By Patricia Ward Biederman and David Pierson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Open House to Be Held for a Rebuilt Reservoir From Times Staff Reports
2 Men Accused of Killing Jeweler Plead Not Guilty From Times Staff Reports
Wife Kept Body for 7 Months After Death By Gene Maddaus and Douglas Haberman, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Patient Dies After Ventilator Is Shut Off By Gene Maddaus and Douglas Haberman, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Second Edison Investment Ends From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Civil Case Voided Against Councilman From Times Staff, Wire Reports
3 Traffic Accidents Within Hours Leave 6 Dead in High Desert From Times Staff Writers
Police Union Agrees to Terms of New Contract From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Strike Has Mixed Effect on Services By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bid to Try Youths as Adults Opposed From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Accused Molester Attempts Suicide From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Mission Viejo Co.'s Plan for Land Raises Ruckus By Seema Mehta and Evan Halper, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Votes Illegal, Court Papers Say By Jean O. Pasco, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Search for Man Missing in Lake Is Interrupted From a Times Staff Writer
Thieves Target Phone Firms' Copper Wires By Elizabeth Douglass and Gene Maddaus, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Aides Told to Sell Stock By Jeffrey L. Rabin and Eric Bailey, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Panel OKs Bill to Make Kindergarten Mandatory From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Man's Widow Pursues Ruling By Maura Dolan and Bettina Boxall, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Regents Consider Plan to Widen Diversity By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Power Firm Is Held in Contempt by State Panel From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Sentence Set Aside for Man Who Threatened Clintons By David Rosenzweig, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kaiser to Give Nurses 14% Raise Over 11 Months From Times Staff, Wire Reports
Youth Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Crash From Times Staff, Wire Reports
James Cleaver; Former Editor of L.A. Sentinel By Edward J. Boyer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arthur Leitch; Realtor Led Fair-Housing Push By Diane Wedner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Richard P. Rogers; Documentarian Led Harvard Film Center
Dr. Robert Rushmer; Bioengineer Developed Ultrasound Devices
Strike Disrupts Some Services By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As Picketers Pace, Managers Step In By Steve Chawkins, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cadet Training Academy Lays Down the Law By Kevin F. Sherry, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
El Concilio Hires a New Chief By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Identify Officers Who Shot Man to Death
Police Union Agrees to Terms of New Contract
Easing of Electricity Woes Doesn't Mean Dark Days Are Over By Karin Grennan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A New 'Worst' Drug Stirs Up the Snoops By Norah Vincent, Norah Vincent is a freelance journalist who lives in New York City. E-mail: norah_vincent@hotmail.com
SPORTS
British Open
NBA Puts a Cap on Activity By Mark Heisler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Climb Goes On in the Tour By Bonnie Desimone, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Park Looks Like a Million By Paul Gutierrez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Her Party Life Over, She Returned to Bars By Diane Pucin
A Merry-Go-Round By Mike Penner
NFL Denies Lewis' Appeal of Record $250,000 Fine From Staff and Wire Reports
Now You Know
Tsunami Forming Across the Pacific? By Earl Gustkey
Bow-Hunting Skills Help Washburn Acquire Target By Mike Digiovanna
All's Well That Ends Well By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oriole-Ranger Game Postponed by Derailment Time Wire Services
Streaking A's Get Another Victory From Associated Press
Bagwell Is the Star in Astros' Victory From Associated Press
Wells' Season Is Likely Over After Surgery
Umpires Win Battle Over Monitoring of Pitch Counts By Ross Newhan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bonds Hits Two Out in Victory From Associated Press
Grissom Begins Suspension By Paul Gutierrez
Super Saturday Is Super-Sized By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Earthquakes Move Past Galaxy From Associated Press
Fox Had a Grand Old Time By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baze, Dr. Park Put It in Drive By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Softball Players Earn All-American Honors
Ex-IOC Chief Hospitalized By Alan Abrahamson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Fans Have Spoken and It's Far From Good By Grahame L. Jones
California Lightweight Title Is on the Line
Jordan Sets Time for His Decision From Staff and Wire Reports
Comets Fall Apart Down the Stretch From Associated Press
Fun and the Games By Justin Heckert, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sparks Tonight By Mike Terry
Nba Notes By Lonnie White
Area Youths Advance at Clay Court Tournament
Seeking a Claim to Fame By Bob Mieszerski
Three Soccer Players Invited to Tryout Camp
Fish Report
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