What happened on April 28, 2002

NEWS

BOOKS

Home on the Range By Rick Bass, Rick Bass is the author of 16 books of fiction and nonfiction, including the forthcoming story collection "The Hermit's Story."
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Eyewitness to the Middle Passage By Robin Blackburn, Robin Blackburn teaches history at the New School University in New York and is the author of "The Making of New World Slavery."
Dreaming of India By Marina Budhos, Marina Budhos is the author of two novels, "House of Waiting" and "The Professor of Light," and a nonfiction book, "Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers." She has been a Fulbright scholar to India.
A Day at the Races By Kevin Conley, Kevin Conley is the author of "Stud: Adventures in Breeding." He is a staff writer at the New Yorker.
Spinner of Tales and Weaver of Webs By Marc Flores, Marc Flores is the author of the forthcoming "Tales to Astonish: Two Men, Fifty Superheros and the Transformation of American Pop Culture."
The Gentleman From Texas By Lewis Gould, Lewis Gould is the author of numerous books, including "1968: The Election That Changed America," "Lady Bird Johnson: Our Environmental First Lady" and "The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt." He is currently working on a history of the Republican Party.
Unclad Spirits By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review.
Ways of Seeing By Susie Linfield, Susie Linfield is a contributing writer to Book Review and teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University.
FULL MOON, By Eamon Grennan
One Country, One Book By David Sheff, David Sheff is the author of "China Dawn: The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution."
Four Questions for Robert A. Caro By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Guatemala's Kids Cry Out
El Toro's Defining Moment
Opening Up the 91 Freeway
Latinos' Political Awakening
Miles Along, Miles to Go
The Fight for Tahoe's Life
Property Rights and Responsibilities
An 'Old Lady' Is Tired of Airport Searches
GED in Spanish Is No 'Passport Out of Poverty'
Building Values
Parks: From Police Chief to Politician
'Days of Dialogue' 10 Years After the Riots
Paid Internships
Academic Inequities
U.S. Cardinals' Proposal on Priests Falls Short
Next Chief's Duty Is to Exorcise Police Department's Demons By Frank Del Olmo
The U.N. Won't Investigate the Real Tragedy By Yossi Klein Halevi, Yossi Klein Halevi is the Israel correspondent for the New Republic and a senior writer for the Jerusalem Report.
The 'There' of Yucca Mountain By Geoff Schumacher, Geoff Schumacher is editor and publisher of the Las Vegas Mercury.
Three Leaders Left in the Lurch By Bill Boyarsky, Bill Boyarsky, former columnist and city editor at The Times, is a senior consultant for the Center for Governmental Studies and teaches political science at USC. He is writing a biography of former political leader Jesse M. Unruh.
Europe and Israel: Trust Is Eroding By Abraham Cooper and Harold Brackman, Rabbi Abraham Cooper is associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Harold Brackman, a historian, is a consultant to the center.
The Triumph of Extremes By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior scholar in the School of Policy, Planning and Development at USC. She is also a political analyst for KCAL-TV.
Reports of L.A.'s Demise Greatly Exaggerated By Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Davenport Institute for Public Policy at Pepperdine and at the Milken Institute.
Israel's Jewish Critics Aren't 'Self-Hating' By Michael Lerner, Rabbi Michael Lerner is editor of Tikkun and, with Cornel West and Susannah Heschel, co-chair of The Tikkun Community. He is author of "Spirit Matters." He is participating in a teach-in today, April 28, on these issues at 1:30 p.m. at the University Synagogue at 11960 Sunset Blvd. in West Los Angeles. E-mail: rabbilerner@tikkun.org
A Leap of Faith By Jack Miles, Jack Miles, senior advisor to the president of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is the author of "God: A Biography," and "Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God."
El Toro Casualty: Local Elections By Shirley L. Grindle, Shirley Grindle is a longtime community activist.
When the Growing Gets Tough By Tim Keenan, Tim Keenan is a Cypress city councilman and vice chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority.
Bush Scraps China Policy of Six Presidents By Jay Taylor, Jay Taylor was State Department director of analysis for East Asia and the Pacific and deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and research in the Reagan administration.

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What happened on April 28, 2002

NEWS

L.A. Remembers By Sandy Banks

Las Floristas By Patt Diroll; Ann Conway

Bed Buddies By Mary Louise Downer

Violence in Mideast Galvanizes U.S. Jews By Josh Getlin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

3 Die in Casino Fight Between Biker Gangs By Anna Gorman and Daren Briscoe, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

4 Jewish Settlers Killed in Attack By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ruth Handler, Inventor of Barbie Doll, Dies at 85 By Elaine Woo, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Graveyard Shift By Paul Lieberman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Greene Out as President of Grammys By Chuck Philips, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Light of Disaster Shows One NY Cop Who He Is By Paul Mauro, FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pilots' Security Duties Make for Airborne Balancing Act By Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar and Robert Patrick, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Ominous Cracks Seen in Gun Control Utopia By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gunman Legally Owned Weapons in German Attack By David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rumsfeld, in Kabul, Discusses Future Afghan Army By Robyn Dixon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Amid Peace, Tranquillity, Monks Wage War on Drugs By Denis D. Gray, ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S.-Based Activist in China on a False Passport Is Held By Anthony Kuhn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

British Police Stand Up to Rising Tide of Crime By Thomas Wagner, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Millions in Royal Debt Has Pakistan in Predicament By Paul Watson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

3 Lebanese Ex-Fighters Given Death From Associated Press

Austria Struggles With Sins of Its Past By George Jahn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chinese Women in Suicide Crisis By Martin Fackler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anti-Le Pen Protests Relentless in France From Associated Press

35 Rebels Killed, Nepal Says; Strike Fizzles Reuters

Colombia's Peasant Insurgency Makes Inroads in Big City By Ruth Morris, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

More Than 3,600 Evacuated in Uruguay Floods From Reuters

South African Tourist Docks at Space Station From Reuters

Attack on Christian Area Kills 11; Muslims Blamed From Times Wire Reports

2 Northern Defectors Arrive in the Capital From Times Wire Reports

Dutch Cheese Makers Churn Out Yellow Giant From Times Wire Reports

Dozens Arrested as G-8 Meeting Wraps Up From Times Wire Reports

Arab-Israeli Solution Exists, but Peace Remains Elusive By David Lamb, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Firms Work to Put Employees on the Road to Wellville By Alexandra R. Moses, ASSOCIATED PRESS

From Jewish Outlook, Media Are Another Enemy By David Shaw, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bush Urges Quick Passage of Trade Package in Senate By James Gerstenzang, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Brooklyn Official Hopes to Win by Slimmed Margin By John J. Goldman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2nd Priest Resigns After Abuse Allegation From Times Wire Reports

China's Heir Apparent Begins Visit to U.S. From Times Wire Reports

Forget Lobbyists, Try the Power of the Press From Times Wire Reports

Book Names New Suspect in 1954 Sheppard Killing By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Northwest OKs Pilots' Contract Extension From Times Wire Reports

Wright's Sagging Masterpiece of a Home Gets a Boost By Todd Spangler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inmate Seeks to Halt Execution for DNA Tests By Henry Weinstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Soldier Bequeaths Hope to Star Student By Allen G. Breed, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Casino Shootings Nationwide Since '95 From Associated Press

Semen-Smuggling Scheme Halted By Marc Levy, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Medgar Evers' Widow Donates Papers From Associated Press

Puerto Rican Anti-Mining Crusade Recognized By Caryn Nesmith, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Airport Says Saudis Made Sexist Request From Associated Press

Fire Chiefs May Be Leery of Top Floors From Associated Press

Fla. Lacks Shelters for Major Hurricane, Study Shows From Associated Press

Bush Owes Presidency to NRA, NRA Says From Associated Press

Clinton Supports Powell on Approach to Mideast From Associated Press

What's Lurking in the Web's Dark Corners? By John Balzar

The Price of Pudge (Retail) By Greg Critser, Greg Critser is the author of "Fat Land," which will be published this winter by Houghton Mifflin.

Messages From Beyond By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOKS

Home on the Range By Rick Bass, Rick Bass is the author of 16 books of fiction and nonfiction, including the forthcoming story collection "The Hermit's Story."

Eyewitness to the Middle Passage By Robin Blackburn, Robin Blackburn teaches history at the New School University in New York and is the author of "The Making of New World Slavery."

Dreaming of India By Marina Budhos, Marina Budhos is the author of two novels, "House of Waiting" and "The Professor of Light," and a nonfiction book, "Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers." She has been a Fulbright scholar to India.

A Day at the Races By Kevin Conley, Kevin Conley is the author of "Stud: Adventures in Breeding." He is a staff writer at the New Yorker.

Spinner of Tales and Weaver of Webs By Marc Flores, Marc Flores is the author of the forthcoming "Tales to Astonish: Two Men, Fifty Superheros and the Transformation of American Pop Culture."

The Gentleman From Texas By Lewis Gould, Lewis Gould is the author of numerous books, including "1968: The Election That Changed America," "Lady Bird Johnson: Our Environmental First Lady" and "The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt." He is currently working on a history of the Republican Party.

Unclad Spirits By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review.

Ways of Seeing By Susie Linfield, Susie Linfield is a contributing writer to Book Review and teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University.

One Country, One Book By David Sheff, David Sheff is the author of "China Dawn: The Story of a Technology and Business Revolution."

Four Questions for Robert A. Caro By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

The Determined and the Furious By Mike Boehm

The Spirit Moves Them to Entertain By Andre Chautard

Insights From a Perpetual Outsider By Anna Deavere Smith

Her Life Caught Up With Her Work By Susan Emerling

Two Rockin' Bands and a Sweet New Voice By Robert Hilburn

Authentic Regional Delicacies By Agustin Gurza

Still With the Band By Robert Hilburn

Throwing Dance Into L.A.'s Melting Pot By Victoria Looseleaf

There Goes Our History By Nicolai Ouroussoff

Putting Him Together By Patrick Pacheco

Forget Love--All They Really Need Is Health Insurance By Steve Hochman