What happened on July 28, 2002

NEWS

BOOKS

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
The Road to Perdition By Laurence Bergreen, Laurence Bergreen is the author of "Capone: The Man and the Era."
'Real Exact': Freeze-Frame L.A. By Peter Carey, Peter Carey is the author of several novels, including "True History of the Kelly Gang," "Jack Maggs" and "Oscar and Lucinda."
Who Loves Ya, Baby? By Terry Castle, Terry Castle is the author of the forthcoming "Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex and Writing."
Slicing Tomatoes and Other Close Encounters By Carmela Ciuraru, Carmela Ciuraru is the editor of "Beat Poets" and the forthcoming "Poems for America."
Daddy Dearest By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Poets' Corner By Carol Muske-dukes
The Outsider By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is an editorial writer for The Times.
The Critic's Credo By Wendy Lesser, Wendy Lesser is the author, most recently, of "Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering." She edits the Threepenny Review.
Correspondence
Blue Danube By Heller Mcalpin, Heller McAlpin is a writer whose reviews have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.
The Prophet of an Empire's End By Robert F. Moss, Robert F. Moss is the author of "Rudyard Kipling and the Fiction of Adolescence."
Reading The Russians By Ruth Stone, From "In the Next Galaxy" by Ruth Stone (Copper Canyon Press: 102 pp., $20)
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
from MARK ANTONY'S FUNERAL ORATION By Lord Buckley
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY: Personal Freedom in America After... By Susan Salter Reynolds
Hipster, Flipster and Finger-Poppin' Daddy By Grover Sales, Grover Sales is the author of "Jazz: America's Classical Music" and teaches jazz studies at Stanford University. In the early 1960s he handled publicity for Lord Buckley in the San Francisco Bay area.
The Iceman Cometh By Jeff Turrentine, Jeff Turrentine is a senior editor at Hemispheres magazine.
Moscow on the Hudson By Dan Schifrin, Daniel Schifrin is a columnist for New York Jewish Week.

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Fine-Tuning Chemical Rules
Long, Steep Road to Glory
Made-for-Media Arrests
Justifying CenterLine Cuts
The Fair's Challenge
OCSD Must Clean Its Image
Saga of Last Roundup a Good Cowboy Story
Sewage Treatment Plan Applauded
Easing the Riverside-Orange County Crunch
Nontraditional Therapy Has Role in Health Care
The Many Lives That Cottonwood Touches
Running for Office --and for Dollars
In the Wake of Samantha's Murder
The Past, Present and Future of Anaheim
Traffic Necessitates Foothill South Tollway
Unfunded Growth in Community Colleges
Middle East Leaders Defer to Extremism
Aviation Museum Folds Its Wings
Tiger Woods Plays at Golf Clubs That Exclude Women
Noncitizens Must Report Address Changes to INS
Lifesaving Waters
Child Alarm
Bush Should Seek Congress' Backing for a War on Iraq By Derek Chollet
Reaction Is Swift, but Does It Run Deep? By John Balzar
Bid for Immunizations Suggests a Drug Maker's Unhealthy Focus on Latinos By Frank Del Olmo
The Dangers of Sexualizing Our Children By Julie Hudash, Julie Hudash is an Irvine-based freelance writer who focuses on children's issues.
Friends of Free Speech, a Newspaper Needs You By Paul Pflueger, Paul Pflueger is a Laguna Beach resident who teaches at a local community college.
Talking With N. Korea: It's Worth a Try By Seongho Sheen and Toshi Yoshihara
Social Insecurity By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is a Times editorial writer.
Mr. Lucky of California Politics 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.
Oust Saddam First, Then Pursue Peace By Ehud Sprinzak and Robert J. Lieber, Ehud Sprinzak is dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya, Israel. Robert J. Lieber is professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University.
A Deadly Recipe By Wendy Orent, Wendy Orent writes frequently on infectious disease and is currently writing a book about plague.
Hard Times By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips' new book, "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich," was published in May.
Big Business Loses Its Protector By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a CNN political analyst.
Mission Accomplished: Now It's Time to Pull Out By Jay Taylor, Jay Taylor, a former Marine, was a deputy secretary of State for intelligence and research in the Reagan administration. He is currently writing a biography of Chiang Kai-shek.
Spy in a Gilded Cage By David Wise, David Wise is the author of "The Spy Who Got Away" and of "Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America," to be published in October.

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What happened on July 28, 2002

NEWS

Tehran Residents Quake at Idea of Big Temblor By Ali Akbar Dareini, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Leaky Torpedo Fuel Caused Kursk Disaster, Russia Says From Associated Press

Afghans Dig In Amid Drought By Patrick Quinn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Apes Are Endangered, Exotic--and For Sale By Glenn Mckenzie, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Pacific Northwest Rocked by Methamphetamines By Matthew Daly, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Post Office Still Shut for Anthrax By Laurie Kellman, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Wilderness 'Matriarch' Sows the Seeds of Conservation By Becky Bohrer, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Internet, Internet, Make Me a Match, Singles Say By Jim Krane, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Posh City Clubs Loosen Their Ties to Stay Alive By Rebecca Cook, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Whatever Floats Your Boat--How About a Latte and a Hotdog? By Melanthia Mitchell, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Memos to FBI HQ Told of Informants' Shady Lives By Jeff Donn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

Military Jets Scramble Over D.C.; a Witness Describes a Blue UFO By Steve Vogel, WASHINGTON POST

Remains Found in Union Warship From Associated Press

A Busy Bunch of Visitors By Mary Ellen Walker

What's Your Favorite Amusement Park Ride? By Mary Ellen Walker

The Home Team By Martin Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Doc Martens Trying to Pull Up Its Socks By Hank Stuever, WASHINGTON POST

Wonder Boy Spins a Dark Tale By Geraldine Baum, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Profit and Loss Statement: My Parents Got It Right By Sandy Banks

A Present for Rabbit By Sue Alexander

You Call That a Hot Dog? By Ann Conway

Beyond the Glamour By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOKS

The Road to Perdition By Laurence Bergreen, Laurence Bergreen is the author of "Capone: The Man and the Era."

'Real Exact': Freeze-Frame L.A. By Peter Carey, Peter Carey is the author of several novels, including "True History of the Kelly Gang," "Jack Maggs" and "Oscar and Lucinda."

Who Loves Ya, Baby? By Terry Castle, Terry Castle is the author of the forthcoming "Boss Ladies, Watch Out! Essays on Women, Sex and Writing."

Slicing Tomatoes and Other Close Encounters By Carmela Ciuraru, Carmela Ciuraru is the editor of "Beat Poets" and the forthcoming "Poems for America."

Daddy Dearest By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.

Poets' Corner By Carol Muske-dukes

The Outsider By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is an editorial writer for The Times.

The Critic's Credo By Wendy Lesser, Wendy Lesser is the author, most recently, of "Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering." She edits the Threepenny Review.

Blue Danube By Heller Mcalpin, Heller McAlpin is a writer whose reviews have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.

The Prophet of an Empire's End By Robert F. Moss, Robert F. Moss is the author of "Rudyard Kipling and the Fiction of Adolescence."

Reading The Russians By Ruth Stone, From "In the Next Galaxy" by Ruth Stone (Copper Canyon Press: 102 pp., $20)

from MARK ANTONY'S FUNERAL ORATION By Lord Buckley

IT'S A FREE COUNTRY: Personal Freedom in America After... By Susan Salter Reynolds

Hipster, Flipster and Finger-Poppin' Daddy By Grover Sales, Grover Sales is the author of "Jazz: America's Classical Music" and teaches jazz studies at Stanford University. In the early 1960s he handled publicity for Lord Buckley in the San Francisco Bay area.

The Iceman Cometh By Jeff Turrentine, Jeff Turrentine is a senior editor at Hemispheres magazine.

Moscow on the Hudson By Dan Schifrin, Daniel Schifrin is a columnist for New York Jewish Week.

ENTERTAINMENT

Writing for the Sake of 'The Guys' By Mike Boehm

Now on Stage: Un-Theater By Jan Breslauer

New Songs, Old Beats By Susan Carpenter

Las Vegas Loves Who? By Paul Brownfield

The Story of a City and a Life By Scarlet Cheng

A Band's Drama, a Director's Dream By Kevin Crust

The Right to Life, Liberty and Dance By Jennifer Fisher

How America Sounds Today By Chris Pasles

For Someone Who's No Fan of the Show, Peter Gabriel Has a Very 'Brady' Moment By Steve Hochman

A Dose of Confidence Added to the Mix By Robert Hilburn; Lina Lecaro; Randy Lewis; Kris Ex; Soren Baker; Kevin Bronson

Smooth Operators at Times Overlooked By Don Heckman

Seriously, Dude By Christopher Reynolds

Just Some Pals Mogul-ing Around By Randy Lewis

Funny Thing, Success By Sean Mitchell

OPINION

Bush Should Seek Congress' Backing for a War on Iraq By Derek Chollet

Reaction Is Swift, but Does It Run Deep? By John Balzar

Bid for Immunizations Suggests a Drug Maker's Unhealthy Focus on Latinos By Frank Del Olmo

The Dangers of Sexualizing Our Children By Julie Hudash, Julie Hudash is an Irvine-based freelance writer who focuses on children's issues.

Friends of Free Speech, a Newspaper Needs You By Paul Pflueger, Paul Pflueger is a Laguna Beach resident who teaches at a local community college.

Talking With N. Korea: It's Worth a Try By Seongho Sheen and Toshi Yoshihara

Social Insecurity By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is a Times editorial writer.

Mr. Lucky of California Politics 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.

Oust Saddam First, Then Pursue Peace By Ehud Sprinzak and Robert J. Lieber, Ehud Sprinzak is dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya, Israel. Robert J. Lieber is professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University.

A Deadly Recipe By Wendy Orent, Wendy Orent writes frequently on infectious disease and is currently writing a book about plague.

Hard Times By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips' new book, "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich," was published in May.

Big Business Loses Its Protector By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a CNN political analyst.

Mission Accomplished: Now It's Time to Pull Out By Jay Taylor, Jay Taylor, a former Marine, was a deputy secretary of State for intelligence and research in the Reagan administration. He is currently writing a biography of Chiang Kai-shek.

Spy in a Gilded Cage By David Wise, David Wise is the author of "The Spy Who Got Away" and of "Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America," to be published in October.

WORLD

Five U.S. Soldiers Injured in Battle By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Jet Crash at Air Show in Ukraine Kills 78 By Robyn Dixon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Seven Ships Smuggling Sand to Singapore Seized From Times Wire Reports

Kalashnikov Wishes He Had Made Lawnmower From Times Wire Reports

Islamic Court Sentences 33 to Prison, Bans Party From Times Wire Reports

In Diplomatic Response, Britons May Be Barred From Times Wire Reports

Blast Injures 27 in Austrian Disco Associated Press

Wild Animals in S. Africa Reserve Are Going Once, Twice--and Gone By Ann M. Simmons, TIMES STAFF WRITER