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What happened on May 03, 2001
BUSINESS
Barbara Beck Leaves KTLA in Reported Dispute GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Justice Department OKs GE-Honeywell Merger Associated Press
Changes Could Make Grueling CPA Test Even Tougher SARAH HALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$15 Million in Funding for Tickets.com From Dow Jones Newswires
California Software Settles Legal Action
Gas and Crude Oil Prices Dive As U.S. Inventory Levels Surge From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Economy Seen at 'Slow Pace' in Fed's Survey of Regions From Associated Press
Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Kinder Morgan, Calpine Plan to Build Natural Gas Pipeline to Calif. JIM POLSON, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Forecast Boosts Brocade Bloomberg News
Trade in Southern California Expected to Slow This Year EVELYN IRITANI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FCC Probing SBC for Allegedly Misleading Rival JUBE SHIVER Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Semiconductor Sales Fall Bloomberg News
Fox Ends Plan to Name Execs to Pemex Board Bloomberg News
Kodak to Focus on Digital Products, Services Bloomberg News
New I2 Technologies CEO Bloomberg News
Tricon Says Second-Quarter Profit Will Fall Bloomberg News
Aimster Files Suit Against Recording Industry Group From Reuters
Kraft Boosts Price Of Planned IPO Reuters
Charter Communications Posts Wider Loss in System Upgrades From Bloomberg News
Cisco Surges Reuters
PepsiCo Expands Duties of 2 Executives Reuters
Rohm & Haas to Cut Work Force by 7% Times Staff and Wire Reports
Cigna's Slowing Growth Alarms HMO Investors From Reuters
Groups Say News Corp. Distorted Data for Chris-Craft Merger Petition From Bloomberg News
EarthLink Co-Founder Files for Bankruptcy LIZ PULLIAM WESTON and JAMES PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Another Patent Suit Filed Over Cancer Drug Bloomberg News
New Chips Help Push Broadcom Shares Up Dow Jones, Bloomberg News
O.C. Job Growth Was 2nd in U.S. During 1998-99 LESLIE EARNEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keith Cos. Readies Secondary Offering Dow Jones
Radiance Medical Systems Inc.
Epicor Software Corp.
Earle M. Jorgensen Co.
First American Corp.
Printronix Inc.
PacifiCare Profit Falls 82% as Medical Costs Rise From Bloomberg News
PG&E Takes $1.1-Billion Write-Off NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Contracts for Jacobs Bloomberg News
Tech Hunger Takes Nasdaq to 2-Month High From Times Staff, Bloomberg News
O.C. Bankruptcy Filings
Sun Life to Acquire Liberty Financial Unit Reuters
Drama at the Hollywood Reporter JEFF LEEDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pilot Network Tells Users It Has Filed for Chapter 7 Elizabeth Douglass
Bruce Schiller Takes Post at Lennox Hearth
Continental Airlines' Brenneman Quits as President From Reuters
GPN Network Explores Merging or Selling
Ex-NYSE Floor Broker Settles Trading Case Bloomberg News
NASD Probes Credit Suisse Executives DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Buy.com Losses Widen as Sales Plunge Bloomberg News
Vitesse Plans to Trim Jobs, Cut Executive Pay From Reuters
New President Named at Game Show Network SALLIE HOFMEISTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Skechers Sues Willets Footwear Bloomberg News
Rainbow Technologies Inc.
Rohm & Haas to Close 2 O.C. Plants, Cut Jobs From Times Staff and Wire Services
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
1 Killed, 7 Hurt as Hijacked MTA Bus Plows Into Vehicles EDWARD J. BOYER and HECTOR BECERRA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
School Leaders Offer Advice on Dealing With Shootings NEDRA RHONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Edward Rector; Fighter Ace With 'Flying Tigers' From Associated Press
Crewmen Protest Loss of Jobs on Catalina Ship LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reason to Celebrate at Playboy Mansion BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal/OSHA Issues Safety Order for Knott's Ride KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Girl Who Drowned in Pool Identified MAI TRAN
High School Dropout Rate Edges Down, Figures Show JENIFER RAGLAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
* Jonathan Bixby; Theatrical Costume Designer
State Orders Knott's Berry Farm to Improve Safety of Train Ride KIMI YOSHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Indicted in Biofem Shooting JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
* Leonard Grant; Hollywood Agent, Nightclub Owner
Space Tourist
East County Residents Let Board Know What They're Thinking TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The ABCs of Education Spending
'West Wing' Creator Pleads Not Guilty in Drug Case DAVID PIERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hold Up Those Naval Exercises
Cash Cow Disease
Justice in Birmingham, Finally
Survey Finds Wide Support for El Toro Park Plan JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soapbox
In Fine 'Forum' TODD EVERETT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Many Airport Foes Rate O.C. Board Low DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Al Hibbler
Airport Consultants Dispute Approach to Study on Growth JEAN GUCCIONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rackauckas Takes Heat in Computer Case STUART PFEIFER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On the Beat, Licensed to Kill SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mayor's NoHo Speech Site Offers Mix of Symbols PATRICK McGREEVY and SUE FOX, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Task Force Seizes 3,000 Pot Plants ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 Arrested; Officials Seize More Than 3,000 Marijuana Plants Associated Press
God's Presence in Tinseltown STEVE HARVEY
Sen. O'Connell Sets Card Table Hours RODNEY BOSCH
Obituaries
Parents Need to Lead Children Into Education That Works TED FORSTMANN, Ted Forstmann is co-founder and CEO of the Children's Scholarship Fund, which has paid for 41,000 poor children in the U.S. to attend the elementary schools of their choice
Mayoral Foes Clash Over LAPD Workweek JAMES RAINEY and MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
* Billy Mitchell; Saxophonist With Basie, Gillespie
Lindsay Daen; Sculptor Did Major Work in Puerto Rico From Associated Press
Murderer in N.Y. Case Pleads Not Guilty in L.A. Killing
Ex-Boyfriend Is Sought in Slaying MAI TRAN
Gunman Kills Driver, Wounds Passenger RICHARD FAUSSET, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soka University Dedication Today TINA BORGATTA
District Officials Vow to End Forced Busing of Students DUKE HELFAND, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Volcano's Eruption Shook Up Vacation of Southland Sisters KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California's Energy Choices
Path to the Past BILL LOCEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
D. A. Joins the Outcry Against Oxnard Casino Proposal DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Childrens Hospital Gets Record $38-Million Estate Gift HANG NGUYEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Charged in Smuggling of Elephant Ivory JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shocked Over Kerrey? It's How We Fought the War ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and other publications
Taggers, Caltrans Take a Toll on Freeway Murals HUGO MARTIN and LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Officer Not Charged in Killing of Unarmed Man SCOTT GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anarchists' Protest Puzzles Long Beach WENDY THERMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slower Passenger Growth Expected at Burbank Airport JEAN GUCCIONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
911 Glitch Sent Help to Wrong City MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
There's a Better Way to Missile Defense JEFFREY A. ISAACSON, Jeffrey A. Isaacson is vice president of Rand and director of the National Defense Research Institute
Dispatch Error Played No Role in Killing, Officials Say MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doctor's Aide Is Arrested in Irvine Shooting JACK LEONARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Upscale Bridal Shop Becomes Focus of Labor Law Protest PATRICK J. McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No More Grace for Red-Light Runners HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
* Wilbert Garrick; Former Port Commissioner
Insomnia
Veteran Officer Appointed as Chief
Spy Plane Crew
Bush on Taiwan: Calling China's Bluff?
Drunk-Driving Charge Against Fire-Eating Magician Is Dropped
East Ventura County Residents Get Their Say on 2 Projects TINA DIRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Drunk-Driving Case Against Fire-Eating Magician Dismissed
Immigration Consultant Fined HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Conejo Valley Days Means Fun and Fund-Raising MARGARET TALEV, TIMES STAFF WRITER
D.A. Joins Outcry Against Oxnard Casino DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dr. Nathan B. Friedman; Pioneering Pathologist, Medical School Professor MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Sense of Place'
ENTERTAINMENT
Soju and Song in the Shelter of Palm Tree HESEON PARK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pop Albums
BEST BETS Sunday 5/6
Critic's Choice
Out of Town: New York
8 pm: Jazz
A Goofy 'Groove' SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Intelligence Comes Out of 'The Box' ROBERT KOEHLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Polite Cross-Cultural Exchange in Glass' Pleasant 'Screens' JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
1 pm: Festival
'Eyeball's' Eclectic View of Pop STEVE APPLEFORD
Galleries
Plan Ahead: Next Weekend
Sigur Ros Lives Up to Its Press, and Then Some MARC WEINGARTEN
BEST BETS Thursday 5/3
Events
Video
Semisonic's Got 'Chemistry,' a Catchy Sound NATALIE NICHOLS
BEST BETS Saturday 5/5
What's New
Last Chance: Ends This Weekend
Going South
Music Festival
Mexican Rock
Plan Ahead
TV Smarts
The Same as He Ever Was, Despite the Passage of Time GREG KOT, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
TV Smarts
For MacMaster, It's More Than Fiddlin' Around DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Arts And Entertainment Reports From The Times, News Services And The Nation's Press. SHAUNA SNOW
all day: Antiques
Galleries
Art LEAH OLLMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sphere Revolves Around Barron's Creativity DON HECKMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Quirky French Bistro in Typically New York Quarters S. IRENE VIRBILA, TIMES RESTAURANT CRITIC
Lobster JESSICA STRAND
The List of Activities
A Casual Quality MARTIN BOOE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BEST BETS Friday 5/4
Laserium Looks to Brighter Future JON MATSUMOTO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
8 pm: Movies
One Stop Pleases All LINDA BURUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mother's Day All Day: Special Menus From Brunch to Tea to Dinner ANGELA PETTERA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Oded Fehr ROBIN RAUZI
Splendid Cast Lifts 'View From Bridge' F. KATHLEEN FOLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Itinerary: Makeup HESEON PARK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tips for Making It a More Meaningful Outing
Jackson's 'All for You' Tops Chart ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
Pop Date Book RICHARD CROMELIN
Pianist Kovacevich Grapples With Beethoven MARK SWED, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Haunted by Success in 'Orson's Shadow' JANA J. MONJI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Ancestors' Documents Asians' Arrival in West ELIZABETH JENSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All the Stages Are a World of Discovery LYNNE HEFFLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Homecoming Party BILL DESOWITZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ford's Classic 'Sons' Anchors Tribute KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Was Comedy Camp DON SHIRLEY, TIMES THEATER WRITER
Plan Ahead
NEWS
Revenge of the Mummy ANN O'NEILL
Still Life With Le Corbusier: A Study in History, With Artistic License SUSAN FREUDENHEIM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pentagon Scrambles to Clarify Its Memo JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bishops Assail Mugabe in Pastoral Letter From Associated Press
Study Finds Small Changes in Lifestyle Fight Diabetes ERIKA HAYASAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Is Seizing Marc Rich Funds From Times Wire Reports
House Panel Rejects Bush Abortion Policy NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House Panel Kills School Voucher Plan NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Daunting Hurdles for Missile Shield PAUL RICHTER and DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Wahid Speech Skirts Charges Against Him From Times Wire Reports
Israeli Incursion Leaves 1 Dead and 20 Palestinian Homes in Ruins From Associated Press
Apartments Hit by Landslide; 65 Die From Times Wire Reports
Justice OKs Exhuming of Bodies in Texas Hospital Deaths Inquiry From Associated Press
Power Firm's Offer to Davis Denounced DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deadline for DNA Evidence Eliminated From Times Wire Reports
U.N. Moving 50,000 From Border Camps From Times Wire Reports
Writers Wait Out Negotiations to See How This Story Ends PAUL BROWNFIELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Court Grants 2nd Extension in Lockerbie Case From Reuters
Parcel Bomb Wounds American at His Office in Saudi Arabia From Associated Press
Student Sit-In Tests Harvard's Labor Policies, and Patience ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Talking Heads ELIZABETH DOUGLASS
Don't Be a Bozo: Change Filter Rules If Computer Trashes Mail DAVE WILSON, dave.wilson@latimes.com
Garden Jobs ROBERT SMAUS
News Bytes TIMES WIRE SERVICES
Monkey Business SCOTT STEINBERG, steinbergs@hotmail.com
Web Week
Net Radio Feels Pinch of Ad Slump JON HEALEY, jon.healey@latimes.com
Paying for Net Foils 'Public Space' Idea GARY CHAPMAN, gary.chapman@mail.utexas.edu
These Days, Chip Speed Isn't Everything LAWRENCE J. MAGID, larry.magid@latimes.com
And Who Said Talk Was Cheap? Dave Wilson
Get a Move On MICHELLE MALTAIS, michelle.maltais@latimes.com
Online Auction Sites: It Pays to Make Sure You Are Protected JEFF LEVY, jefflevykfi@hotmail.com
O.C. Eats MICHELLE MALTAIS, michelle.maltais@latimes.com
Bush Pledges Support for Macedonian President ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How E-mail Spam Is Blocked CHRISTINE FREY
Schroeder Unveils Chancellery as Symbol of Reunified Germany CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bustamante Sues 5 Power Firms, Alleging Price-Fixing Conspiracy JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NASA Chief Says Space Tourist Is Premature From Associated Press
It's Easy to Check Out Beach Stats on the Web Before Hitting the Waves ROBERT NILES, robert.niles@latimes.com
A Colorful Slice of the Psychedelic Spirit CHARLES PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As Talks Continue, Writers' Optimism Over Contract Wanes PAUL BROWNFIELD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Auction Chiefs Face Conspiracy Charges JOHN J. GOLDMAN and SUZANNE MUCHNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Social Security Panel Called to Suggest Reforms From Associated Press
House OKs Bill to Raise IRA, 401(k) Contribution Caps JANET HOOK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hospitals Asked to Be on Alert for Jaundice Problem in Babies JANE E. ALLEN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
Vatican Radio Agrees to Move Antenna Associated Press
Rebels Blur the Lines in Drug War T. CHRISTIAN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RFK Jr. Treated for Irregular Heartbeat From Times Wire Reports
Man Convicted of Kidnapping, Assaulting Girl, 8 From Associated Press
Arroyo Vows to Keep Pressure on Foes From Times Wire Reports
Smith & Wesson Gets 'Smart Gun' Grant From Times Wire Reports
Foundation Gives Record $400 Million to Stanford JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush to Order Reduced Power Consumption in Federal Offices RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surgeon General Aims Campaign at Rising Suicide Rate MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Audit Finds Inequities in UC Hiring JILL LEOVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State's High School Graduation Rate Rises for Sixth Straight Year MARTHA GROVES, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Boy, 9, Dies When Tombstone Falls on Him Associated Press
Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years Associated Press
Bush to Break Language Barrier in Radio Address DANA CALVO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State's High School Graduation Rate Rises for 6th Straight Year MARTHA GROVES, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Villaraigosa's Run Defies Doomsayers GEORGE SKELTON
Swim Ware CHRISTINE FREY, clfrey@aol.com
Captain Sentenced for Galapagos Oil Spill From Associated Press
San Diego State Panel Suggests Mascot Changes TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Who Will Win a Webby?
N. Ireland Official Goes Public About IRA Past MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Hit Man's Son Arrested in New York Associated Press
Lawmakers Want No Wagner in Israel TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Falling Asleep at the Joystick and Wisecrack Mania AARON CURTISS, aaron.curtiss@latimes.com
Dear Food Diary: I Left You for Vivonic BETTY L. BABOUJON, betty.baboujon@latimes.com
Big Trucks for Little Boys, Mermaids for Little Girls JINNY GUDMUNDSEN, jinny@choosingchildrenssoftware.com
Playing to Win
Genesis Solar Mission
Garden Calendar
A New Standard of Living JEANNINE STEIN, Times Staff Writer
All Aboard--for a Garden Tour ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
A Racist Jailed, a City Healed JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Audio Adapters Replace What Apple Omitted JIM HEID, jim@jimheid.com
Architectural Archive Stays Close to Home CANDACE A. WEDLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seven Days Of Spam DAVID COLKER, david.colker@latimes.com
25 Years Later, Will the Cries of Victims' Families Be Ignored? AL MARTINEZ
SPORTS
Tonight
Tonight MIKE TERRY
Southland Events
L.A. Is Merely Fodder for Colorado ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Pga
Injuries Have Taken Toll on Erstad's Swing MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Injured Sakic Sits for Game 4 HELENE ELLIOTT
Lakers Next After Kings Eclipse Suns J.A. ADANDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fits for the Kings HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal State Fullerton Must Scramble to Defeat Biola
Announcements
Twins' Win Over Yankees Marred by Unruly Fans From Associated Press
76ers Get Even by Ousting Pacers From Associated Press
Drawn Out GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top Teachers
Strain Puts Lo Duca on 15-Day Disabled List JASON REID
Angels Never Let White Sox Up, 12-5 MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grissom Is Powerful in Leading Role JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Eager Ohio State Looking to Block UCLA's Bid for 19th Title ERIC STEPHENS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Intangibles
For Bryant, It's an Honor and a Surprise MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Times' Poll
End of an Era for 49ers THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kings Not Fully Equipped to Cope With Avalanche BILL PLASCHKE
Sabres Even Series With 5-2 Victory From Associated Press
Titans' Merrell Gets Tryout for Team USA
Off the Mat STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Top 5 THOMAS BONK
Yovan Goes Three Sets, Wins Title
Maddux Is Dominant in Braves' 1-0 Victory From Associated Press
Konerko's Hitting in Clutch Has Been Like Money in Bank CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hornets Will Not Move to Memphis From Associated Press
Area College Notebook DAN LOUMENA
Gordon Powers Lancaster
Calendar
Area College Notebook JOHN ORTEGA
Just Call Us When You Hit No. 714 MAL FLORENCE
Trabuco Hills Rallies to Beat San Clemente MIKE HAUBRICH
Compton Centennial's Suspension Is Lifted GARY KLEIN and BEN BOLCH
Ramon Martinez Calls It Quits From Associated Press
UCLA's Komer Making Noise at Right Time MICHAEL ITAGAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Training Camp Opens Today EARL GUSTKEY
Congaree Looks for Easier Berth, This One in the Winner's Circle BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clayton Explains Departure BEN BOLCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fuzzy-Cheeked Youngster Can Help Invigorate Seniors THOMAS BONK
Browns' Draft Pick Pharms Arrested From Staff and Wire Reports
Her Future Is Bright After First Victory PETER YOON
A Community of Basketball Going Strong PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Is Personal Playground of El Camino Real LAUREN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four Letters of Intent Arrive for Northridge Track Teams From Staff Reports
Canyons Is King Behind Barber Ace FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ
Luppachini Keeps Lid on Notre Dame DAVE DESMOND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
There's a Lot on the Line in the Sport of Princes T.J. SIMERS
Kennedy Holds Off Sylmar From Staff Reports
Agoura Enjoying the Dawn of a New Era Under Miller MIKE BRESNAHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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