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What happened on May 02, 2002
NEWS
The Hum of Life Where Riots Once Raged By Al Martinez
Murder, She Wrote, and It's Selling By Gina Piccalo and Louise Roug
Where Eclectic Collectors Hunt for Treasures By Jeannine Stein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Wild Setting Where Grief and Anger Lead to Love By Paula Friedman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Design Events to Help Fill Up the Date Book By Kathy Bryant, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Plant Annuals Ahead of the Heat
California Classroom
Poetry Corner
A Chamber of Secrets By Al Ridenour, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Silver Linings By Kathy Bryant, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Jokes & Riddles
Cinnamon By Cecil Castellucci
U.S., British Team on the West Bank
'No Problems' for Chesney By Robert Hilburn
Steve Earle Hooks Into the Beat By Steve Appleford, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Galleries
Galleries
all day Movies Forty years after debuting as a Marvel...
2pm Pop Music Lila Downs' intoxicating tour of boleros...
3pm Jazz Grammy-nominated trumpeter Bobby Rodriguez...
8pm Music Move over, boys. The 54 members of the Girls...
Box Office
'Camaro' Night Rocks This Way By Heidi Siegmund Cuda
The Short Stop Is Long on History By Lina Lecaro, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Bayou, and Beyond By Charles Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One Is the Loveliest Number By Dean Kuipers, Dean Kuipers is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. His last piece for Calendar Weekend was on the New Burlesque.
Well Enough Alone By Dean Kuipers
Keeping an Unbowed Sense of Individuality By Dean Kuipers
New Max Restaurant Is No Ordinary Joe By S. Irene Virbila, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pop Date Book By Karla S. Blume
Sharing the Gift of Gab By Ernesto Lechner, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Kane Hodder, Movie Villain By Adam Bregman
A Peruvian Treasure By Agustin Gurza, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Colorful Jason Moran Trio By Don Heckman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Downtown Hot Spot Can Be Too Cool for Words By Clare Kleinedler, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Last Chance By F. Kathleen Foley
Animal Parks and Zoos
Four Aussies, the Wiggles, Are Goofy and Entertaining By Lynne Heffley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
White Asparagus By Jessica Strand
New Albums
Video Shelf By Kenneth Turan
A Peek in Sempel's Laboratory By Mark Olsen, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Brunch Is Order of the Day By Angela Pettera, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
They Brought Life to the British Cinema By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Now Playing
Lives of Trailer Park Dreamers By Kevin Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'District' Hands Plot to 'Agency' By Mark Sachs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Classical and Casual Fridays By Adam Bregman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cast, Crowe Revisit 'Jerry Maguire' By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What's Coming
Working Through His Anger By Marc Weingarten, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Leisure
A Music Festival on the Rise By Josef Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
OPINION
No More Duck and Cover
This Job's a Local One
The Risks of U.S. Silence
Quality of Life Caught in Traffic
Big Bucks and Billboards
Straight and True
Catholic Church Can Right Its Own Wrongs
Placing Courage in Social Context
What Price Justice?
Upholding the Rights of Nonbelievers
Prison Budget
Defining Success
Cheap Shot
Can Gays Be Good Priests? By Douglas W. Kmiec, Douglas W. Kmiec is dean of the Catholic University of America School of Law.
Tough Gigs for Superheroes, Superpowers By James P. Pinkerton, James P. Pinkerton writes a column for Newsday in New York. E-mail: pinkerto@ix.netcom.com.
U.S. Tilts to Israel for Good Reason By Norah Vincent, Norah Vincent is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a think tank set up after Sept. 11 to study terrorism.
WORLD
Arafat's Woes Just Beginning By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Opposition Party Leader Suu Kyi May Be Freed
Rebel Boat Blows Up Off East Coast
Ruling Favoring Mayor Spurs Secession Threats From Times Wire Reports
China's Booming Economy Lagging Behind Persistent Unemployment By Ching-ching Ni, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Palestinians Inside Church Torn Between Loyalty, Fear By T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Communists Play Second Fiddle By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Million Marchers Take to Streets of France to Protest Against Le Pen By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Israel Ends Monthlong Arafat Siege By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Assaults Raise Fears Along Border of Afghanistan By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Musharraf Sweeps Vote Amid Charges of Fraud By Paul Watson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Exhausted Arafat Is Greeted by Crowd By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Last-Minute Effort to Salvage Jenin Inquiry Fails By William Orme, TIMES STAFF WRITER
West Bank Conflict Emboldens Iraqi Negotiating Team at U.N. By William Orme, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tensions Take a Break as Hu and Bush Talk By Robin Wright and Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Policy Schism Widens Between U.S., Europe By Paul Richter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
Talks to Settle Suit Against Enron, Others Fail By Jerry Hirsch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Telecom Bonds Continue to Slide From Reuters and Bloomberg News
Consumers Give Auto Makers a Boost in April By David Runk, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gilead Sciences' Net Loss Narrows From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Clinton Said to Want TV Talk Show By Sallie Hofmeister, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Comcast Posts Quarterly Loss; Sales Increase 20% From Bloomberg News
PETA Claims 'Happy Cow' Ads Are Too Far Afield By Melinda Fulmer
10 Cable Firms Agree to Add HDTV by Jan. 1 By Jon Healey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rift Opens Over U.S. Trade Deficit By Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Factory Activity Index Slips in April From Reuters
Euro Signals Global Transition By James Flanigan
Losing a Virtual Fortune By David Streitfeld, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HP Hopes Lessons of Failed Mergers Make It a Success By Charles Piller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Creditors Pressing Hynix to Sell By Alex Pham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Identity-Theft Ring Broken Up in Irvine By E. Scott Reckard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kmart Delays SEC Filing, May Restate 2001 Results From Reuters
Blue Chips Climb, but Tech Stocks Falter From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Overture Loses AOL Contract to Google By Christine Frey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SBC Pacific Bell Names New President, CEO By Elizabeth Douglass, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Writedowns Lead to First-Quarter Loss at PacifiCare From Bloomberg News
Pfizer Plans Biomedical Research Center in La Jolla By Ronald D. White
PG&E Reports Profit for Quarter From Times Wire Services
CalPERS' Staff to Urge Fund to Resume Philippine Investment From Reuters
O.C. Group Seeking to Gain Control of the Arco Plaza By Jesus Sanchez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Refinancings Up in First Quarter From Reuters
Home Affordability Falls in First Quarter Reuters
Priceline.com Posts First-Quarter Profit Bloomberg News
Host Marriott Hurt by Business-Travel Slump Bloomberg News
Wendy's Earnings for Quarter Rise 12% Bloomberg News
Computer Scientist Testifies for Microsoft Bloomberg News
Conseco Posts Loss on Loan Defaults Bloomberg News
NCR Pact on Bar-Code Scan Patents Upheld Bloomberg News
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Philip Morris Reuters
'Melissa' Virus Creator Sentenced to Prison Associated Press
Newell Rubbermaid Posts Quarterly Loss Reuters
Also
SEC Meeting to Address Questions From Investors From Associated Press
Shares of Oracle and Sun Sink on Investor Worries From Bloomberg News and Times Staff
Suit Seeks to Bar Mexican Trucks By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unocal's Credit Outlook, Rating Reduced From Bloomberg News
Vivendi May Take Charge of $1.1 Billion By Richard Verrier, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Much to Fix at WorldCom? By James S. Granelli and Elizabeth Douglass, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Housing Project Hits New Snag By Catherine Saillant, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Held in Theft of Friend's Remains By Tina Borgatta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blake Is Denied Bail; D.A. Reveals More Details By Jean Guccione, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foes of Secession Begin to Emerge in Hollywood By George Ramos, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seeking Clues to a Disappearance
2 Years, 2 Deaths, Few Tears Are Left By Jill Leovy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Defense Tactic Can Hide This Ugly Software Scandal By George Skelton
Differing Stories of Simi Valley Beating Offered By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beach Closure Is Reminder of 1999 Problems By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Condor Is Free to Roam After 15 Years in Protective Custody By David Kelly, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suit Aims to Void Electrical Contracts By Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Insider Chosen as New Moorpark College Chief By Lisa Leff, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Convention Bureau Called to Explain Bookings, Bonuses By Patrick Mcgreevy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Major Cuts in County Health Care Foreseen By Charles Ornstein and Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Charges Won't Be Filed in Brush Fire By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suspect Named in Slaying of Sheriff's Deputy By Kenneth Reich, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Embezzling Suspect Disappears By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fumes Make Students Ill
Latinos Threaten Lawsuit Against Valley Secession By Sue Fox, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A-J Levinson, 73; Helped Pioneer Living Wills and Patient Rights By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kidnap Suspect Fled to Mexico, Authorities Say By Hector Becerra, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach Airport May Add Flights Despite Noise Limits By Jennifer Oldham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seeking Rights for Illegal Immigrants
Art on the Move By Claire Luna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Gang Members Found Guilty in Rival's Death From Times Staff Reports
Health Sciences Building Approved for Saddleback From Times Staff Reports
Bird? Bone? Front Window? Maybe the Perpetrator Suffered a Vertigo Attack By Steve Harvey
Early Outage
State Court to Review 2 Murderers' Parole Cases By Jenifer Warren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
John Rohrbeck, 62; Headed the Nation's NBC-Owned TV Stations
Robert L. Joseph, 79; Writer-Producer for TV, Movies, Broadway
Robert B. Livingston, 83; Helped Pioneer 3-D Mapping of the Brain
Luis Barrera, 80; Trained Summing, Winner of the 1981 Belmont Stakes
Passings
John F. Cullen, 80; Canadian Disc Jockey Was 'Irreverent Rebel'
Prayer Day Double-Teamed By Timothy Hughes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Protesting Sanchez
Armed Driver Killed by Police By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newspapers May Publish Photos of Officer Suspected in Rapes, Court Rules By Scott Gold, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brain Probes Give Rats Their Marching Orders By Robert Lee Hotz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Race to Save Baby Salmon in Klamath By Deborah Schoch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sanchez Lawyers Dispute Rape Charge By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
School Official Put on Leave in Underwear Flap From Staff and Wire Reports
Activists Sue to Block Mexican Trucks in U.S. From Staff and Wire Reports
Chief Is Indicted Over Misuse of Police Funds From Staff and Wire Reports
SCAG a 'High-Risk' Funds Recipient, Auditors Report By Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N. Hollywood High Looks for the Formula to Repeat By David Pierson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L.A. Times Wins 3 Awards From Society of Professional Journalists
Slave Owners and Their Insurers Are Named By Dan Morain, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawmaker's Bill to Tax Soda Fizzles By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cultivating Creativity at the Wiltern Theater By David Ferrell, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CSUCI, Tech Firms Bolster Ties By Anica Butler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foothill Toll Road Panel OKs Plan to Widen Bottleneck By David Reyes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawsuit Blames Rail Line in O.C. Crash By Kimi Yoshino, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman's Body Found in Home By Tina Dirmann, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teacher and Her Student Missing By Tina Dirmann and Jessica Garrison, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Clean Science
Recorder Used in Priest Probe By William Lobdell, Richard Winton and Beth Shuster, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Wiseburn Schools Secession Plan Clears a Hurdle, but There's a Catch By Sandra Murillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arleta Man Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder in 1986 Shooting of Woman
NATIONAL
Mandatory Sentencing Backlash Builds By Eric Slater, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Looking for a Few Bad Men By Tina Dirmann, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fire Levels Chemical Plant Near Houston From Times Wire Services
Hundreds Flee N.M. Wildfire
Congress Prepares to Support Israel By Nick Anderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush to Fight Porn Ruling By Eric Lichtblau, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Revised Smog Rules Leave Ships on Cruise Control By Gary Polakovic, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush Refuses INS Appeal for Money By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hawaii Is Poised to Allow Doctors to Assist Suicides By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
College Further From Poor's Grasp, Study Shows By Stuart Silverstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Child-Care Issue Dominates Debate Over Welfare Bill By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
The Hoop Looked as Big as the Ocean
Dye Getting Back in Swing of Things From Associated Press
Seattle's Victory Keeps Lakers in Limbo By J.A. Adande
O'Neal, Bryant Are All-NBA By Tim Brown
Angels Get Last Laugh Again By Bill Shaikin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finley Finds Comfort at the Ballpark
Johnson Objects, but Sits Out Start From Associated Press
To This Guy, Tiger Is Just a Bit Ahead of Bowlers By Mal Florence
Prep Star Tries to Shed His Past By Ben Bolch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quotebook
Draw for the Derby Proves to Be Lively Affair By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dodger Sum Game Is Zero By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lo Duca Finally Gets One By Mike Digiovanna
Going, Going... By Helene Elliott, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Major Tour Attracts Only Minor Appeal By Thomas Bonk
Hot Corner By Larry Stewart
The Times' Rankings By John Ortega
Californians Move East By Bob Mieszerski
West's Homework Made Move Easier By Tim Brown, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Things Have Been Turning Out Fine for Guce By Bob Mieszerski
Strikeout Queen By Dan Arritt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Williams Could Get 30 Years From Staff and Wire Reports
Land Project Could Yield Stadium By Sam Farmer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sharks Already Circling From Associated Press
Sundin May Return Early From Staff and Wire Reports
Rockies Zero In on a Coors First From Associated Press
Back in His Old Kentucky Home By Bill Plaschke
Esperanza Hires Pietsch as Basketball Coach From staff reports
Harvard-Westlake Edges Hoover in Boys' Tennis From staff reports
Valenzuela Gives Katella11-10 Victory in Ninth From staff reports
Avoiding the Word Takes the Wind Out of His Sails By T.J. Simers
Iverson and 76ers Force the Issue With Celtics From Associated Press
Play Goes On Despite Blasts By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World Cup Schedule
Going, Going... By Ross Newhan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Daniels, Walker Deliver for Pepperdine By Eric Stephens, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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