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What happened on May 05, 2002
NEWS
Weeping for a Brother
Seeking Aliens on the Extraterrestrial Highway By Angie Wagner, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Associate of Anne Frank's Father Suspected of Betrayal By Arthur Max, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Rhyming Reporter Keeps His Eye on the Wry By Michelle Locke, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Media Blitz: Family in Need Flexes Its Quads By Roxana Hegeman, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Researchers Suspect Bats May be Source of Brain Ailment From Associated Press
Bibles Chart County's Family Tree By David Dishneau, ASSOCIATED PRESS
For More Dough, Crustless Bread Associated Press
Way of Life on the Brink of Disaster in Montana By Becky Bohrer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baby Orangutans, Rare Tigers Just Part of Inventory From Associated Press
Benefactors See a Way to Give Gift of Sight By Seth Hettena, ASSOCIATED PRESS
At Last, a Display of Compassion By Sophie Tetrel, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Female Guitarists Fretting Smaller Stuff By Martha Irvine, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Only Gamble Is Picking the Right Client By Angie Wagner, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Where Slavery, Freedom Met By Joann Loviglio, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Five Pipe Bombs Explode in Rural Mailboxes in Illinois, Iowa Associated Press
Currency With Consciousness By David Pitt, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russians in Despair at Street Urchins' Plight By Angela Charlton, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nepal Says at Least 90 Rebels Slain in Gun Battles Associated Press
Archeology Museum Tries to Dig Out of Hole By Justin Pope, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Oft-Overlooked Figure in Lewis, Clark Saga By Joseph B. Frazier, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Mayor Is Taking On Satan, No Offense Intended By Mike Schneider, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Silent Stones Cast a Spell By Trudy Tynan, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Urban 'Wall' for Rural Chinese By Martin Fackler, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mission Viejo City Hall Stayed Within Budget
Shoe Logo for Skate Park Is Smart Sale
Thanks to Train-Crash Good Samaritans
Undocumented Workers and Driver's Licenses
Grand Jury Is Praised for Sewage-Study Action
Toll Roads Have Risks That Aren't Being Told
School District Used Fuzzy Math With Raises
Special Education Column Was Offensive
Did Punishment Fit Child Abuse Crime?
Cypress Is Wrong to Fight Church Complex
El Toro: Planes, Trains, Danger and Statistics
When a Museum Serves as a Tribal Elder By Melanie Finn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hundreds gather in Century City to denounce George W...
What Are Your Plans for Mother's or Father's Day? By Mary Ellen Walker
Two Kids and a Witch By Mary Ellen Walker
Low Wages Won't Rate
Little Rips in the T-Shirt Controversy
Street Barrier Meant for Safety
* How does a gorilla get into his house? With a monkey...
Haute Vegan, With a Twist By Shawn Hubler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Unlikely, but Loving, Father-Daughter Bond By Sandy Banks
Michelle Paulette Ahumada Jason C. Brown The engagement of...
Erik's Search By Kay Haugaard
They Were There Before N.W.A Became Mainstream
A Fond Memory of the Perfect Hat
Was His Style Sense on the Mark?
Thoughtful Gentleman Vidal Sassoon
A May of Remembering By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOOKS
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
The Shape of the Story By Jill Laurie Goodman, Jill Laurie Goodman is a lawyer and writer.
Feminism's American Roots By Vivian Gornick, Vivian Gornick is a contributing writer to Book Review. This essay is adapted from a lecture that she will give Thursday at the Huntington Library in San Marino.
The Good Fight By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Fairy Tale By Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Nation and teaches at the New School University in New York. He is the author of several books, including "Letters to a Young Contrarian" and his forthcoming study of George Orwell, "Orwell's Victory."
Homo perfectus By Robert Lee Hotz, Robert Lee Hotz is a science writer for The Times.
Bottom of the Ninth By Roger Kahn, Roger Kahn is the author of many books, including "The Boys of Summer," "The Head Game: Baseball Seen From the Pitchers' Mound" and "The Era: When the Yankees, the Giants and the Dodgers Ruled the World." He is visiting lecturer on creative writing at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Down These Mean Streets By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to the Book Review, is the author of, most recently, "The Woman Who Laughed at God: The Untold History of the Jewish People."
Fire and Ice By Heller Mcalpin, Heller McAlpin is a reviewer for the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor and other publications.
House of Horrors By Scott Morris, Scott Morris is the author of the novels "The Total View of Taftly" and the forthcoming "April."
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
Sunken Forest By Edward Weismiller
HER By Laura Zigman Alfred A. Knopf: 210 pp., $22 Ever had... By Susan Salter Reynolds
Enemy of the State By Michael Scammell, Michael Scammell is the author of "Solzhenitsyn: A Biography." He is writing a biography of Arthur Koestler.
The Man Who Wasn't There By Louise Steinman, Louise Steinman is the author of "The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War."
ENTERTAINMENT
A Chick Flick by Any Other Name By Rachel Abramowitz
The Unusual Suspects By Jon Burlingame
A Traveling Trove of Latino Riches By Scarlet Cheng
About Two Boys By John Clark
Send in the Sequels By Marshall Fine
Drawing Inspiration From the Gods By F. Kathleen Foley
Hollywood Operatives By Patrick Goldstein
The Spirit of Survival in a Basque Voice By Agustin Gurza
Older, Wiser, Easier By Hugh Hart
Look at the Perspective
The Gersh Agentry
Where Are the Studios?
Freedom to Consider
Yes? No!
Ahead of Its Time
What Will Scooby Do? By Michael Mallory
She's Gotta Surf It By Chris Petrikin
Program Aids More Than Rock Stars By Steve Hochman
Best Bets
The Rasp Man Goes Operatic By Richard Cromelin; Randy Lewis; Soren Baker; Natalie Nichols; Agustin Gurza
All Dressed Up and Ready to Play
Keeping a Hand In By Charles Solomon
The Pianist as Master Architect By Mark Swed
OPINION
Dress the Part, Teachers
Our Hazy Anti-Terror Plan
Don't Renew Sewage Waiver
Rail Issues Lack Easy Fixes
'For Sale': A Base's Future
You Will Read This
Eyeing U.S.-Russia Relationship
Mass Media: Guilty as Sexually Charged
Virtual Pornography
Without Conservation, We're All in Hot Water
Teachers Get a Lesson in How to Dress
A Small Town Blamed for One Person's Actions
U.S. Support for Israel Is Open to Question
1992 Riots: Still Trying to Understand
Suicide Bombers Do Not Show Real Bravery
Bugged, but Not Bothered By John Balzar
Blame Has Replaced Understanding By Steven B. Jacobs
They, Like, Just Can't Stop Saying That Word By Matt Johanson
An Odious Roadblock to History By Jonathan Turley
Planning an Iraqi War but Not an Outcome By William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and an adjunct professor at the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies. He is also a consultant to a number of nongovernmental organizations.
The New Comeback Kid By Geoffrey Aronson, Geoffrey Aronson is director of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
The Heat's Off By Celeste Fremon, Celeste Fremon is the author of "Father Greg and the Homeboys."
Stumping Is a Risk for Bush By Jack W. Germond, Jack W. Germond is a political writer in Washington, D.C.
Just How Much Gas Flows Below? By J. William Gibson, J. William Gibson is a professor of sociology at Cal State Long Beach and author of "Warrior Dreams: Violence and Manhood in Post- Vietnam America."
Bush Critics Tread Lightly By Jonathan V. Last, Jonathan V. Last is online editor at the Weekly Standard.
The Colombia Quandary By Patrick Leahy, Patrick Leahy is a Democratic U.S. senator from Vermont and chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Operations of the Appropriations Committee.
State Needs to Rein In Accountants By Lou Correa, Assemblyman Lou Correa (D-Anaheim) represents the 69th District and chairs the Assembly's Business and Profession Committee, overseeing the State Board of Accountancy.
Why Kline Should Resign By Stuart P. Jasper, Stuart P. Jasper, an Irvine lawyer, is a former chair of the Orange County Bar Assn. Judiciary Committee. These are solely his views.
State GOP Courting Political Disaster By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of legislative and congressional elections.
WORLD
Coalition Troops Seek the Last Militants From Associated Press
War on Terrorism Puts a Load on Air Force's Cargo Fleet By John Hendren, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fragile Alliances in a Hostile Land By John Hendren and Richard T. Cooper, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Camp With Al Qaeda Links Raided, Police Say From Times Wire Reports
Space Tourist Back From Trip to Station From Times Wire Reports
Gunman Frees Hostages at Hotel and Surrenders From Times Wire Reports
Militant Leader Arrested Over Recent Violence From Times Wire Reports
38 Children Among Victims in Colombia From Associated Press
Jet Crashes With 76 Aboard From Associated Press
Afghans Feel the Bite of a Pest the War Nourished By David Zucchino, TIMES STAFF WRITER
France's Social Problems Are the Real Villain, Analysts Say By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Talks Create Cautious Hope for End to Bethlehem Siege By Rebecca Trounson and T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
350 Rebels Reported Killed in Nepal From Associated Press
Hong Kong's Catholic Church Seeks to Ease Fears About Sex Abuse Cases By Tyler Marshall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sharon's Washington Trip Will Test U.S. and Israel as Partners By Robin Wright and Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
BUSINESS
Mired in Bad Debt, Asia Faces Further Struggle By Tyler Marshall and Mark Magnier, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Conglomerates Still Cast a Giant Shadow By James F. Peltz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Hard to Fathom BofA Pay
SEC Shouldn't Worry About Teen
Compensating Nurses Could Relieve Shortage
Greed Is What Left McCain Feeling Tainted
Helmet Technology Developed in 1970s
Don't Waste Any More Time and Energy on Enron Shares By Liz Pulliam Weston, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Dogs Not Homeowner Insurers' Best Friends By Kathy M. Kristof, TIMES STAFF WRITER
West Coast Ports Brace for a Storm of Labor Negotiations By Nancy Cleeland and Louis Sahagun, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Top Stories--april 28-may 3 From Times Staff
Scandals Pave Way for Wall St. Reforms By Walter Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping Tabs on the Investigations By Walter Hamilton
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Commemorating Town Spirit
Families Bear Adoption Hoax Pain By Kimi Yoshino, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Schools' Use of Students as Clerks Draws Criticism By Erika Hayasaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Parks, Fetes and a Farewell By Anna Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Little Job Security in Being a Police Chief By Jill Leovy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slain Deputy Is Mourned By Michael Krikorian, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Indra Devi, 102; Helped Popularize Yoga Around World By Jon Thurber, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Districts See Decline in Dropout Rate By Jenifer Ragland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Field Workers Finally Win Fight With Dump By John Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stanton Man Dies in Blaze By Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hair and Tears Are Shed in True 'Tails of Sacrifice By Laura Loh, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hospital Choice Grows Costlier By Don Lee, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making Education a Priority Just a Good Sound Bite for Politicians By Steve Lopez
Veteran Marine Base May Get Boot By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Heroic World War II Dentist Finally Gets His Due By Patricia Ward Biederman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Immigrant Activist Wants Fraud Unit By Jennifer Mena, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 Teens Hurt When Car Spins, Hits Light Pole
Cinco: Pride's Root Number
More Cities Look Inward for Growth By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Logicon Will Help Undo Oracle Deal By Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Little Too Festive
Yevgeny Svetlanov, 73; Conductor Specialized in Russian Composers From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Edna Mae Robinson, 86; Ex-Wife of Boxing Great, Performer and Activist From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Razor Blade, Nail Discoveries Haven't Emptied Playgrounds By Daniel Yi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toddler Wanders From Parents, Drowns in Pool From Times Staff Reports
Top Finalist Named for District Superintendent From Times Staff Reports
The Next Action Heroes By Claudia Eller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flight From Australia Arrives Two Days Late From Times Wire Reports
Missing Boy's Father Pleads for His Return From Times Wire Reports
Christians Split Over Conflict in the Mideast By Teresa Watanabe, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura to Consider Year-Round Homeless Shelter By Anica Butler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A New Plant Forges Success in an Old Craft By Gariot Louima, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boy, 15, Tries to Get His Life Back to Normal After Trip With Teacher, 33 By Erika Hayasaki and Hector Becerra, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Woman Helped Bring a Peaceful End to Mexican-American War By Cecilia Rasmussen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Drug Tunnel Found at Border From Staff and Wire Reports
Uniforms Stolen, So Kids Out By Hector Becerra, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grants Available for Senior Caregivers From Times Staff Reports
A Job With Strings Attached
5 Men Hurt in Tustin When Van Hits Tree By Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NATIONAL
6 More Bombs Are Found in Midwest By Eric Lichtblau and Eric Slater, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Lady Bird Johnson Remains Hospitalized From Times Wire Reports
Bush's State Records Ruled Open to Public From Times Wire Reports
Two Firefighters Die in Effort to Save Colleague From Times Wire Reports
Bush Salutes Mexican Holiday From Associated Press
Cable Flap Scratches Yankee Games From TV Lineup By Thomas S. Mulligan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GAO to Check Post-9/11 Aid Efforts From Associated Press
Settling the Dogfight Over Chickens By Richard Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flood Puts Town in Rebuild Mode By David Lamb, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Relatives Gather at Fatal Jail Fire From Reuters
Briefly, White House Is All Comedy Central, No C-SPAN From Associated Press
Air Show Is Infused With Newfound Spirit By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Names Added to Sept. 11 Victims
Waste Plan Under Attack By Megan Garvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REAL ESTATE
Before Signing That Lease, Do a Safety Check of the Complex By Barbara Burtoff, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Many Americans Fuzzy on Fair Housing Laws Inman News Features
A Good Place to Park By Kathy Price-robinson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Parisian-Style Chateau That's Larger Than Life By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He'll Be Back By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Life of Reilly: House, Boat, Memories By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boost Bathroom Ventilation With an Exhaust Fan By Morris Carey and James Carey, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Real Estate Trends Data for Southland consumer price index and for all charts includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. All CPI data is based on an index; 1982-84=100. Sources: California Assn. of Realtors, Construction Industry Research Board.
Lenders Keep Details on the Internet Sketchy for a Reason By Jack Guttentag, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SPORTS
Heart and Seoul
Alamo Isn't All They Remember By J.A. Adande
Mariners Rally Past Yankees From Associated Press
Fullmer Able to Provide First Option for Scioscia By Bill Shaikin
Angel Win Streak Runs Aground in Toronto By Bill Shaikin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Avengers Take 52-51 Victory By Mike Terry
Managerial Hot Seats Heat Up By Ross Newhan
Reds' Outfield Is a Crowded House By Ross Newhan
Writers Cut a Chinese Giant Down to Size By Mal Florence
War of the Roses By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pincay Is Caught in a Traffic Jam By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ishii Still Not Losing Any in Translation By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jordan Won't Run From Blame By Mike Digiovanna
A New Kind of Ming Dynasty By Greg Logan, NEWSDAY
Figure Skating's Farce Should Cost It Olympics By Johnette Howard, NEWSDAY
Facing Next Chapter In Their Lives By Rachel Alexander Nichols, WASHINGTON POST
Turbulence in the Air By David Wharton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Glinton Gets Quick Results By Paul Gutierrez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Choi Clings to One-Stroke Lead From Associated Press
Inglewood Tops Card By Bob Mieszerski
Green Comes Up With Early Wedding Present By Tony Solorzano; Martin Henderson
Walker's Assignment Isn't Tiny By Tim Brown
Lakers Show How Tough It Is at Top By Tim Brown, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Scouting Report By Tim Brown
DDF De Great Saiga Drives for Five By Bob Mieszerski
Earthquakes Prove to Be Too Much for Crew From Associated Press
They Didn't Know Jerry as a Non-Laker By Mark Heisler
Iverson Might Be Traded From Associated Press
Williams Beats Hingis to Retain No. 1 Ranking
Maple Leafs Win in Triple Overtime, 3-2 From Associated Press
Jensen, Bonds Do the Job for Giants From Associated Press
Rookie Is a Cure for Cardinals From Associated Press
Home Run Record 86'd by Nuveman
A Crown of Thorns for an Embattled Trainer By Bill Plaschke
Parade Set for Lynwood Girls From staff reports
McKenna Commits to Wake Forest From staff reports
Strong Outing by Weil Keeps Pacifica on Top
Kings Put Royal Hurt on Dallas By Thomas Bonk, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Winning Derby System Brings a Tear to His Eye By T.J. Simers
A World of Oddities Coming to World Cup By Grahame L. Jones
Saberhagen's Gem Was Magical Moment By Eric Sondheimer
A Telecast That Needed a Two-Minute Warning By Mike Penner
UCLA Doubles Its Wins Over USC By John Ortega, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hawaii Breaks Hex, Service of Pepperdine From Staff and Wire Reports
MAGAZINE
Memories of a 'Collapsed Catholic' By James Ricci
A Writer With a Rich Sense of Place By Abel Salas
When Celebrities Play Rough By Mark Ehrman
Dressed to a T By Michael T. Jarvis
Donut Hole in One By Mara Schwartz
Plenty of Trunk Space By Michael T. Jarvis
Prelude to a Death By Paul Teetor
The Too Little, Too Late Debate By Paul Teetor
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Ranter By Janet Reitman
Razing Appalachia By Peter Slavin, Peter Slavin is a writer based in Oakton, Va. He has been following events along the Big Coal River for seven years
Ol' Blue Eyes By Hillary Johnson, Hillary Johnson last wrote for the magazine about shampoo
Climbing Queen By Susan Heeger
Food on the Fly By Hudson Sangree, Hudson Sangree is a freelance writer based in Davis
The Power of One By S. Irene Virbila
TRAVEL
Relaxing Spa Prices on Both Sides of the Border By Arthur Frommer
California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs By Laurie K. Schenden
Princess' Star Ship Enterprise Makes Massive Just Seem--Big By Shirley Slater and Harry Basch
Deal of the Week: Hot Desert Discount
Technology, Attacks Leave Courier Travel Up in the Air By Times Staff
Getting Into the Spirit of Lindbergh's Feat By Times Staff
Optimism Fuels the Outlook for Vacations By Times Staff
Traveler's Note ... By Times Staff
Oh, the Tales They Tell in Coronado By Craig Nakano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Free for the Asking: San Diego
A Second Renaissance in Harlem By Monique M. Taylor
Cave Landing Is Also a Takeoff Point By John Mckinney
This Week's Holidays
Devoted to a Pet? Don't Leave Home Without It By Jane Engle, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Short Vacation or Long, Make Those Plans By Eileen Ogintz
Memories of Mansfield in Wellington
Choice Dining
Remembering Patzcuaro
Grand Architect
Turn Off the Music
Rhinestone Cowboys Need Not Apply By Elizabeth Pope
Readers Recommend
Steps From the Sand By Susan Spano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Since 1915, Thomas Bros. Has Led in Putting the Golden State on the Map By Susan Spano, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Three Jewels of Italy and Sailing the U.S. Southeast By Karin Esterhammer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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