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What happened on December 14, 2002
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Brad Dexter, 85; Sinatra Pal Often Played Villains Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
L.A. Priest Blamed for Legacy of Pain Glenn F. Bunting, Times Staff Writer
Luster Sex Videos Not Admissible Tracy Wilson, Times Staff Writer
Woman Gets 22 Years for Injuring Daughter, 12 From Times Staff Reports
Dee Brown, 94; 'Wounded Knee' Author Altered Perceptions of Frontier History Elaine Woo, Times Staff Writer
Mother, 39, Sentenced for Child Abuse Karima A. Haynes, Times Staff Writer
Even Christmas Pageant Gets Texas-Sized Staging From Times Wire Reports
Boxer to Request Funds to Study Cancer Rates From Staff and Wire Reports
Soured Deal Will Be Talk of Water Meeting Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
Non-Rabbi Named to Lead Yeshiva University From Times Wire Reports
Man Arraigned in Sale of Fake Growth Hormones From Staff and Wire Reports
Helicopter Airlifts Injured Sailor to Shore From Staff and Wire Reports
City Council Votes to Waive Fees on Taxes From Times Staff Reports
Pope Presses Israeli on Access to Bethlehem From Times Wire Reports
Black Leaders Caution Chief Beth Shuster and Megan Garvey, Times Staff Writers
3 Men Plead Not Guilty in Teenager's Slaying From Staff and Wire Reports
Alvarez Won't Run for Supervisor Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer
Mediator Steps In on Bus Impasse Kurt Streeter, Times Staff Writer
5 Lawsuits Concerning Airport Plans at El Toro Are Settled Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer
Water Bills to Rise for Residents, Businesses From Times Staff Reports
Series of Fast-Moving Storms to Bring Rain, Possible Flooding Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writer
Some Golf Courses Have Doglegs; This One Has the Whole Canine Steve Harvey
Chilean Cardinal Decries the Ordination of Gays From Times Wire Reports
Judge Orders Deposition in Blake Civil Suit From Times Staff Reports
Marine Recruit Dies After Training Exercise From Staff and Wire Reports
2 Men Are Stabbed in Separate Attacks From Times Staff Reports
5 Suits Against County Over El Toro Are Settled From Times Staff Reports
Water Harvesting Plan Changes Course Eric Bailey, Times Staff Writer
No One Injured as Fire Destroys Cabin From Times Staff Reports
MTA to Introduce Additional Rapid Bus Routes Kurt Streeter, Times Staff Writer
D.A. Drops Request for Fees Seema Mehta and Stuart Pfeifer, Times Staff Writers
Long Beach Christmas: Ahoy, Thar She Glows Nancy Wride, Times Staff Writer
Nurses Vote for Union Peter Hong, Times Staff Writer
Ex-Councilman Guilty of Conflict in Land Sale From Times Staff Reports
Rape Case Baffles Officials Sue Fox, Martha Groves and Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writers
Dump Truck Kills Girl, 13, on Her Way to School Kenneth Reich, Times Staff Writer
State Budget Cuts Threaten Local Schools Jenifer Ragland, Times Staff Writer
New Council Members Revive Thousand Oaks Controversy Gregory W. Griggs, Times Staff Writer
Get a Smallpox Shot? Even Doctors Divided Sharon Bernstein, Times Staff Writer
Museum Plan Not Viable, Study Argues Scott Martelle, Times Staff Writer
Former Coach Gets Year in Jail for Having Sex With Student, 14 Holly J. Wolcott, Times Staff Writer
Superior Court Gets 2 New Commissioners From Times Staff Reports
Scandal Damages View of Clergy, Poll Says From Times Wire Reports
How Safe Is the Surf?
Christmas Trees That Appeal to the High-Minded Seema Mehta, Times Staff Writer
22 Are Arrested in Drug Sweep Massie Ritsch, Times Staff Writer
Cartoon Fans Draw a Bead on Glendale Patricia Ward Biederman, Times Staff Writer
Wounded Driver Crashes Into Restaurant, Dies From Times Staff Reports
Panel OKs Campaign Fines for Mattel, Others Patrick McGreevy, Times Staff Writer
New INS Rules Put Cloud Over Parade Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer
Squalid Living Now Squeaky-Clean Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
MWD Taps Rice Farms for Water Rone Tempest, Times Staff Writer
Gilbert Wyland, 87; Engineered First Rose Parade, Winter Olympics Telecasts Elaine Woo, Times Staff Writer
Delores Mission Sees Homeless Men as Modern-Day Versions of Juan Diego Teresa Watanabe, Times Staff Writer
City Council OKs Seizure of Johns' Cars Patrick McGreevy, Times Staff Writer
Speeding Wheelchair Users Are Put on Notice Wendy Thermos, Times Staff Writer
Solis Seeks Better Monitoring of Pollution From Gravel Pits Miguel Bustillo, Times Staff Writer
Anton Malloth, 90; Convicted SS Guard From Associated Press
Theodore Shackley, 75; CIA Leader Was Legendary Operative From the Washington Post
Boyd Pleads Guilty to Felony Conflict-of-Interest Charge Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Computer Sciences to Buy DynCorp Glenda McCarthy, Times Staff Writer
Coca-Cola to Stop Giving Forecasts Josh Friedman, Times Staff Writer
Seminis to Be Acquired in $650-Million Deal Melinda Fulmer, Times Staff Writer
Studios Ask Court to Block Film Sanitizers Michael Cieply
Also
House Panel Closes Qwest Investigation From Bloomberg News
Interest Fizzles in All-Electric John O'Dell, Times Staff Writer
Key Indexes Drop for a Second Week From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Economic Advisors or Policy Salesmen Peter G. Gosselin, Times Staff Writer
Salomon Loses Discrimination Case From Bloomberg News
California Loses 10,500 Jobs Marla Dickerson, Times Staff Writer
Diageo's Burger King Sold for $1.5 Billion Reuters
Suit Filed Over Format of DVDs Jon Healey
Gap CEO Weighing Brand Licensing, New Marketing Leslie Earnest, Times Staff Writer
Confidence Index Rises to a Four-Month High From Bloomberg News
Downgrade Weighs Down Game Stocks Alex Pham, Times Staff Writer
Energy Firm, State Complete Settlement Nancy Rivera Brooks, Times Staff Writer
Nasdaq Chairman Simmons to Step Down From Bloomberg News
SPORTS
Big Bird Fuels Idle Speculation Sam Farmer
Viking, Packer Players Fined for Scuffle From Associated Press
Top Performers
Birmingham Wins City Title Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
Olowokandi Is Back, but Miller Is Hurting Elliott Teaford, Times Staff Writer
Browns Learn Prayers Sometimes Answered LONNIE WHITE
Holyfield Bout Boggles the Mind STEVE SPRINGER
USC Advances in NCAA Volleyball Lauren Peterson, From Staff and Wire Reports
How Low Will They Go? Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Rowdy Fans Booted Off Jet in Wales Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Miller Gets Tough Break Jerry Crowe, Times Staff Writer
Riley Rejects Alabama for a Chance With Bruins Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Maybe They Should Nip This in the Rose Bud Shav Glick
He Makes Up for Lost Time Lonnie White, Times Staff Writer
Composure Favored in Starlet BOB MIESZERSKI
Marbury's Effort Lets Suns Shine From Associated Press
No Reason for Guerrero to Be All Riled Up Bill Plaschke
Vancouver Voters Have Say on 2010 Alan Abrahamson, Times Staff Writer
Hance Gets Passing Grade in Tough Collision Course Rob Fernas; Steve Henson, From Staff Reports
Today Mike Terry
Holton Returns With Portland Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Narbonne Rushes to Invitational Title Eric Stephens
Tonight Steve Henson
Division II Finale's a Struggle of Strong Suits Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Chimera's Overtime Goal Leads Oilers From Times Wire Services
Tonight
Clippers Lose in Bat of an Eye Elliott Teaford, Times Staff Writer
Once Again, BCS Goes Off Without a Hitch
Palmer Wants to Take the Fifth Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
All Is Not Well in Purple and Gold
Gregorio Gets Goal, Assist and Bruins Advance From Associated Press
Runahalf Produces Happy Returns Bill Christine, Times Staff Writer
No Application Yet for a Grant-in-Aid Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Top Competition Won't Scare Poe John Ortega; Eric Sondheimer; Martin Henderson, From Staff Reports
Expos Find Many Suitors Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Los Altos Topples Foothill, 27-10 Martin Henderson; Paul McLeod; Steven Herbert, From staff reports
Hughes, Yagudin Progress Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
A Ransom Could Be King of the Champions Again BOB MIESZERSKI
Karros for Hundley? It Seems Like a Dream
This Is Way to Make a Kings' Fan for Life
Patriots Change Attack Eric Sondheimer, Times Staff Writer
Lewis, St. Bonaventure Step Up Vince Kowalick, Special to the Times
Notre Dame Holds On Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
Fresno State Goes on Probation From Associated Press
Jackson's 8 Touchdowns Lead Centennial, 57-55 Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Tide Is Out Lance Pugmire, Times Staff Writer
Level Best Not Good Enough at UCLA
Tonight's Championship Football Games Ben Bolch; Martin Henderson; Dan Arritt; Peter Yoon
Today Rob Fernas; Paul McLeod
ENTERTAINMENT
Southwest's safe now, but can it be made great? Christopher Knight, Times Staff Writer
ABC pulls plug on 'MDs' series Greg Braxton
Lights out for Fox's 'Firefly' series Brian Lowry
Roth is suing Van Halen mates From Associated Press
Autry lawn care
Antiwar words
Maya Lin in line for river project From Associated Press
Arledge no god, but in him we trust Peter Lance, Former ABC newsman Peter Lance, a five-time Emmy Award winner, works as a novelist, screenwriter and investigative journalist. He lives in Santa Barbara and can be contacted at www.peterlance.com.
Palestinian film is ineligible for Oscar consideration Lorenza Munoz, Times Staff Writer
Disney's 'Nancy Drew' uses cell phone, 'Vette Lynne Heffley, Times Staff Writer
Aimard's crystalline portrait of 'Emperor' Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer
Cussler says next novel will be last From Reuters
Their comfort zone Maria Elena Fernandez, Times Staff Writer
Journalism scoops or shortcuts? TIM RUTTEN
LACMA's focus needs to be on art
All alone, creating a world Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer
Prepared words speak louder than the action Jennifer Fisher, Special to The Times
Roots lead a celebration of positive party hip-hop Dean Kuipers, Special to The Times
History prize rescinded for book on gun culture Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Here's a problem he didn't factor in Eugene L. Meyer, Washington Post
Lifestyles of the famous and lonely Christy Lemire, Associated Press
NATIONAL
ExxonMobil to End PBS Sponsorship Elizabeth Jensen, Times Staff Writer
Courtroom Cameras Get Leeway From Justices From Times Wire Reports
FBI Continues Search in Anthrax Inquiry From Associated Press
Mourners Fill Church to Remember Slain Priest From Times Wire Reports
Alternative Minimum Taxation Sets Record From Times Wire Reports
Mother of Sniper Suspect Is Deported to Jamaica From Times Wire Reports
After Cardinal, Others in Focus Larry B. Stammer, Times Staff Writer
9/11 Toll Is Shortened as 3 Confirmed Alive From Times Wire Reports
A Steady Ascent, an Abrupt Fall From Associated Press
In the Town That Lott Built, Residents Are Forgiving Lianne Hart and Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writers
Wisconsin Deer Disease Confined From Associated Press
Crash on Icy Interstate Leaves 23 Injured From Times Wire Reports
Cardinal Law Steps Down, Apologizes for 'Mistakes' Josh Getlin and Geraldine Baum, Times Staff Writers
Smallpox Vaccination to Be Available to All Vicki Kemper, Times Staff Writer
Rush Hour for N.Y. Transit Talks John J. Goldman, Times Staff Writer
White House Strategist Mary Matalin Plans to Step Down Edwin Chen, Times Staff Writer
Kissinger Quits as Head of 9/11 Panel James Gerstenzang and Edwin Chen, Times Staff Writers
Official's Ouster Sought in Solicitation Case From Times Wire Reports
Killer's Lawyers Say Evidence Was Withheld in 1982 Trial From Associated Press
Lott Decries Segregation, Struggles to Keep Post Janet Hook and Richard Simon, Times Staff Writers
OPINION
'B-Track' Holds Students Back
Hook, Line and Thinker
All for Drought
Forest Service Plants the Seeds of Renewal
Charity Parody Fell Flat
Health System in a Free Fall
Drinking, Driving and Death
Community Input on Reuse of Navy Land
Seeking the Truth on Devastating Weapons
Life Flows Into L.A. River
Segway Saga
A Call for Brainy Research
Islam's Moderate Voice
Cheney Need Not Release Records
WORLD
Female Lawmakers Seek to End Stoning From Times Wire Reports
Two Palestinian Militants Killed by Israeli Troops From Reuters
U.S. and S. Korea Won't Placate Regime Sonni Efron, Times Staff Writer
Car Bomb Hurts Dozens in Kosovo From Times Wire Reports
White House Calls on Venezuela to Hold Early Vote Paul Richter, Times Staff Writer
Tehran Brushes Off Nuclear Plant Concerns From Reuters
Iraq Inspections Set to Enter New Phase Maggie Farley and Robin Wright, Times Staff Writers
Defector Urges U.S. to Court Iraqi Commanders Sebastian Rotella, Times Staff Writer
Buenos Aires Legalizes Same-Sex Unions From Times Wire Reports
Communal Fighting Leaves 14 Dead From Times Wire Reports
Athens' Mayor-Elect Escapes Ambush From Times Wire Reports
Terror Attack on Israelis Condemned From Associated Press
Accord Reached on 10-Nation Expansion of European Union David Holley, Times Staff Writer
About as Corrupt as It Gets Hector Tobar, Times Staff Writer
N. Korea Poses Dilemma That Parallels Iraq Barbara Demick, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Take a Chance and Be Charitable Despite It All Torie Osborn, Torie Osborn is executive director of the Liberty Hill Foundation.
Fostering Love, Respecting Race Rebecca Constantino, Rebecca Constantino is the founder and executive director of a nonprofit that works with school libraries. County regulations do not allow foster children to be named; Aisha is a pseudonym.
SCIENCE
Indian Islands' Natives Genetically Different From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Scientists Map Genome of the Sea Squirt From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. Adds to Its List of Potential Carcinogens From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Satellite Will Measure Thickness of Icecaps Usha Lee McFarling, Times Staff Writer
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