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What happened on July 06, 2003
NEWS
Brazil's Farmers Step Up Land Seizures By Stan Lehman, Associated Press Writer
Tokyo Life Can Be Found in Lost Dept. By Hans Greimel, Associated Press Writer
Dozens Killed as Three Attack Mosque in Pakistan By Shamim Ur-rahman and Robyn Dixon, Special to The Times
Romanian Health Care System Is Sick By Alison Mutler, Associated Press Writer
Ancient and Bloody Bolivian Ritual Draws a Crowd By Graham Gori, Associated Press Writer
'Pacific Graveyard' a Perilous Puzzle By Joseph B. Frazier, Associated Press Writer
Bear-Baiting Habit Under the Gun in Alaska By Mike Chambers, Associated Press Writer
2 Feet From the Brink, Hanging On By Helen O'Neill, Associated Press Writer
Cosmic Optimists Seek to Reach Out and Touch E.T. By Leslie Hoffman, Associated Press Writer
Double Trouble for Jobless Couples By Adam Geller, Associated Press Writer
3 Die in Explosion at Fireworks Warehouse By Lisa Falkenberg, Associated Press Writer
Spirit Survives a Life-Changing Flash of Fire By Jennifer L. Brown, Associated Press Writer
British Were Reportedly Warned of Washington's Plans By Carl Hartman, Associated Press Writer
The Civics Gap No Laughing Matter By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer
These Old Parks Must Struggle to Keep Up With Wear and Tear By Linda Ashton, Associated Press Writer
A Wild and Woolly Look Into the Future By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
BOOKS
Bestsellers
High priest of the hard-core underground By Douglas Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley is director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies and a professor of history at the University of New Orleans.
Book Calendar
Smears on a seamy L.A. canvas By Thomas Curwen, Thomas Curwen is deputy editor of Book Review.
The rhetoric changes, yet the art endures By Pete Hamill, Pete Hamill is the author of numerous books, including "Diego Rivera."
Bitter fate and battered souls By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
The overthrow of democracy in Iran By Nikki R. Keddie, Nikki R. Keddie is professor emerita of Middle Eastern and Iranian history at UCLA and is the author of "Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution."
Eroticism's symphony By Adriana Lopez, Adriana Lopez is the editor of Criticas, Publishers Weekly's sister magazine on Spanish-language literature.
Assimilation and its discontents By Frederick R. Lynch, Frederick R. Lynch is author of "The Diversity Machine" and associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College.
It'll be a bug's life By Alex Soojung-kim Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a historian of science and technology who works at the Institute for the Future, a Silicon Valley think tank.
BESTSELLERS / Paperback
Lady Macbeth on Sleep By William Logan
Orwell's final muse, without the doublespeak By Matthew Price, Matthew Price is an occasional contributor to Book Review, among other publications.
A little more kin, and more than kind By Frederic Raphael, Frederic Raphael is the author of many novels, screenplays and translations and is co-editor of "The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Turing."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Coming to terms with Gettysburg By John Rhodehamel, John Rhodehamel is Norris Foundation curator at the Huntington Library and organizer of the library's new exhibition, "Forever Free: Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation" which begins a national tour in September.
A poetics of the unspoken By Jeff Turrentine, Jeff Turrentine is a writer whose essays and criticism have appeared in several publications, including Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, Architectural Digest and Slate.com.
ENTERTAINMENT
Southland influence at Paris Opera By Mark Swed
Shakespeare in Pershing Square By Don Shirley
Grove's money dispute continues By Mike Boehm
Here they are: the big spenders By Louise Roug
Music of love from an awkward soul By Alec Hanley Bemis, Special to The Times
So we hop in and Buddy drives By Paul Brownfield, Times Staff Writer
A new citizen of Chopin's world By Daniel Cariaga; Josef Woodard; Allan Ulrich; James C. Taylor
Decades of dancing feet By Diane Haithman
Road scholar By Hugh Hart, Special to The Times
Tuneful lessons in music history By Don Heckman, Special to The Times
They've thrown away the blueprint By Robert Hilburn, Times Staff Writer
Outsider's inner city By Kristin Hohenadel, Special to The Times
Platinum power By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
It's Martha Raye and the USA By Michael T. Jarvis
Substance over style
Talking Mozart
Stand-up family
Coldplay delights
Streisand's rights
An age-old issue
Big-city hall marks By Paul Lieberman, Times Staff Writer
TV saves the day By Brian Lowry, Times Staff Writer
Old-fashioned girl, up-to-date outlook By Mark Olsen, Special to The Times
Quiet in the glen -- for now By Chris Pasles, Times Staff Writer
Will Pink get the holiday sales party started? By Steve Hochman, Special to The Times
A taste of the action By Mark Olsen
Walter Cronkite returns to his trusty typewriter By David Shaw
Making room for musicals By Don Shirley, Times Staff Writer
Catching dance fever By Ann Conway, Times Staff Writer
A galactic gala By Ann Conway, Times Staff Writer
Help for the beginning beatboxer
Both rare and well done By Robert W. Welkos, Times Staff Writer
A mouse, a cat, a cricket and a goat
'Drawing From Nature' By Carol Felixson, Special to The Times
OPINION
A New Force at City Hall
Dirge for Drums
Critical Point for Drug Plan
Philadelphia Slaying Shows Need for Scouting
Parents Deserve Praise for Small Classes
Motorcycle Officers' Risks Outweigh Benefits
Don't Let Community College Students Down
It's Time to Preserve Bolsa Chica Mesa
There Are Lessons to Be Learned From the Violence in Irvine Market
It's Time to Raise Sewer Fees
'Slow Growth' Policies Raise Housing Prices
School Vouchers: Put the Children First
The Exhausted World of Doctors in Training
The Roles of Bush and Davis in California's Budget Crisis
UCLA Program Attracts Qualified Students
Intervention in Liberia
Artists Will Get By Without Grants
Redistricting Plays a Part in Budget Crisis By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is associate editor of The Times.
Democracy and Unions Go Together By Julius Getman and F. Ray Marshall, Julius Getman is a law professor and F. Ray Marshall, former U.S. secretary of Labor, is an economics and public affairs professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Marshall is also a member of the State Department's Advisory Committee on Labor Diplomacy.
El Toro Contamination: Developer, Insure Thyself By Gregory F. Hurley, Gregory F. Hurley is an environmental lawyer with the Irvine office of Kutak Rock. He is a registered environmental assessor and has received commendations from the Marine Corps and the California Legislature for his work on the El Toro Marine base.
'Baskin-Robbins' Voting By Andrew Reding, Andrew Reding is a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute, where he directs the Project for Global Democracy and Human Rights.
A Nader Voter Sings the Bush Blues By Jason Salzman, Jason Salzman, co-founder of Repent NaderVoter.com, is author of "Making the News: A Guide for Activists and Nonprofits" (1998, Westview Press).
Exorcising the Ghosts of a Nation By Joanne Leedom-ackerman, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, who serves on the boards of the International Crisis Group and Human Rights Watch, recently returned from a trip to Iraq with Save the Children.
A New Nuclear Age By William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a military affairs analyst who writes regularly for Opinion. E-mail: warkin@igc.org.
Jordan's Troubling Detour By Toujan Faisal and Ian Urbina, Toujan Faisal was, in 1993, the first woman to win a seat in the Jordanian parliament. Last year she was imprisoned for four months after accusing the government of corruption. Ian Urbina is associate editor at the Middle East Research and Information Project in Washington.
The Day of the Long Knives 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 and political analyst for KCAL-TV.
The Maddox Legacy: 'Phooey!' By Steve Oney, Former Georgian Steve Oney's book on a notorious Southern lynching, "And the Dead Shall Rise," will be published in October by Pantheon.
Excavate the Past to Make Amends for an Old Sin By Tony Platt, Tony Platt, emeritus professor of social work at Cal State Sacramento, is a member of the editorial board of Social Justice and author of books and articles on U.S. history and social policy.
Democrats Putting Davis at Risk By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of California congressional and legislative elections.
West Coast Gumbo By Jervey Tervalon, Jervey Tervalon's latest novel, "Lita," has just been released.
WORLD
Surgery to Separate Conjoined Twins Begins From Times Wire Reports
Women Protest Being Shut Out of Elections From Times Wire Reports
Barricades Go Up for Protestant March From Times Wire Reports
Striking Union Rejects Fuel Price Compromise From Times Wire Reports
22 Coal Miners Killed in Blast From Times Wire Reports
Naked Activists Decry Running of the Bulls From Times Wire Reports
Fuel Blasts Injure Nearly 200 Wedding Guests From Times Wire Reports
Mexican President Lowers His Sights By Richard Boudreaux, Times Staff Writer
U.S. Troops Find Cache of Weapons at Cemetery From Reuters
Hong Kong Simmers Over Bill By Ching-ching Ni, Times Staff Writer
8 Iraqis Trained by U.S. Killed By Terry Mcdermott, Times Staff Writer
British Journalist Killed in Baghdad From Times Wire Services
Nigeria to Open Door to Liberian From Associated Press
Bracing Cease-Fire, Abbas Meets Hamas Leader By Laura King, Times Staff Writer
'Road Map' Will Test 2 Premiers' Leadership By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer
Suicide Bombers Kill 14 at Moscow Concert By David Holley, Times Staff Writer
Soviet-Designed Weapon Is Still Guerrillas' Choice By Ken Silverstein, Times Staff Writer
Turkey Demands U.S. Free Its Soldiers in Iraq By Amberin Zaman, Special to The Times
BUSINESS
Cirque's Outlook -- Some Call It a Mystere By Jerry Hirsch, Times Staff Writer
The American Dream Still Worth Pursuing By James Flanigan
Investors Discouraged by Execs' Big Perks
Getting Paid for Familial Duties
Maybe the High Prices Hurt the Music Industry
Column Entered Anti-SBC Publicity War
Senator's Antipiracy Idea Is Vigilantism
California's Decline Poses New Challenge
Financial Responsibility Should Be Taught at Home By Liz Pulliam Weston, Special to The Times
Mutual Fund Fee Disclosure Inadequate By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
What's a Movie Before It's a Movie? By P.J. Huffstutter, Times Staff Writer
Week in Review / TOP STORIES -- June 29-July 4 From Times Staff
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Victims Group Asks Church to Reward Tipsters By Daren Briscoe, Times Staff Writer
Bill Would Regulate Hiring by Governor By Gregg Jones, Times Staff Writer
Summer Beach Safety
Storage Unit Body Was That of Wanted Suspect From Times Staff Reports
Teen Killed as Gunfire Erupts at Birthday Party From Times Staff Reports
Bid to Recycle TVs and E-Waste Gains By Miguel Bustillo, Times Staff Writer
Plane Crash Shattered Not Just a Building, but a Community By Nita Lelyveld, Times Staff Writer
Ban Takes Bite Out of Anglers By Tracy Wilson, Times Staff Writer
Sword-Attack Victim Left a Legacy of Wit By David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
Doctors Bring Surgical Miracles to Third World By Sandy Banks, Times Staff Writer
Cities' Choice: Make Way, or Do Away With Segways By Hilda Munoz, Times Staff Writer
Councilwoman Greuel Has Baby on 4th of July By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer
Issa's Recall Effort Is No Surprise in D.C. By Faye Fiore, Times Staff Writer
Harsh Report on Long Beach Jail Disputed By Nancy Wride, Times Staff Writer
Daredevil Falls Short in Bid to Break Limo-Leaping Record By Kristina Sauerwein, Times Staff Writer
Miriam Matthews, 97; Pioneering L.A. Librarian Was an Expert in Black History By Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer
Robert McCloskey, 89; Wrote Children's Classics By Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
Plan to Bring In Mexican Doctors May Be Revised By Lee Romney, Times Staff Writer
Brush Fire Blamed on Use of Illegal Fireworks From Times staff reports
Swearing-In Ceremony Scheduled for 2 Judges From Times staff reports
Woman Badly Burned by Fire Ignited by Candle From Times staff reports
Alarming Realities of Mental Illness By Dana Parsons
Joe Moore, 71; Coach Won Age-Bias Suit Against Notre Dame From Staff and Wire Reports
Orme Phelps, 96; Dean, Professor at Claremont McKenna College From Staff and Wire Reports
Tractor Rollover Kills Man at July 4th Parade From Times Wire Reports
Former Lab Worker Gets Whistle-Blower Status From Times Wire Reports
Searchers Intensify Hunt for Missing Paraglider From Times Wire Reports
In Trenches of a Rebellion By Stephanie Chavez and Cara Mia Dimassa, Times Staff Writers
Catching a Wave
Seniors Break Down the Language Barrier in Longtime Spanish Class By Brenda Loree, Special to The Times
Arrest Ends Hunt in Fatal O.C. Stabbing By Dan Weikel and Ashley Powers, Times Staff Writers
Fire Museum Tells of Valor, History By Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
Great Trailers, but There's a Hitch By Jeff Gottlieb, Times Staff Writer
Equipment Check
Crews Battle Blaze in Wildlife Refuge From Times Staff Reports
Man Stabbed Multiple Times at Produce Stand From Times Staff Reports
Now You See Me
Yosemite Busing Plan Stalls Amid Criticism By Eric Bailey, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Haitians Intercepted at Sea Are Returned From Times Wire Reports
A Rousing Homecoming for 600 U.S. Soldiers From Times Wire Reports
Agents Call Fireworks Explosion an Accident From Times Wire Reports
Zoo's Bald Eagle Dies on the Fourth of July From Times Wire Reports
Wildfire Roars On, Burning Five Cabins From Times Wire Reports
12 Are Injured When Deck of House Collapses From Associated Press
3 Drown, 4 Missing in Michigan From Associated Press
Security Would Slow Puget Sound Commute By Tomas Alex Tizon, Times Staff Writer
From Bataan to Capitol Hill, a Long Fight for U.S. Benefits By Richard Simon, Times Staff Writer
Union Urges Early Learning From Associated Press
Bill Would Regulate Mail-Order Bride Business From Associated Press
Power Has Shifted in Medicare Debate By Janet Hook, Times Staff Writer
Al Sharpton By Josh Getlin, Times Staff Writer
Book on Unsolved Killing Rattles Cape Cod Town By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
Past May Hold Key to Bush's Future By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
REAL ESTATE
Does the state prohibit deposits for pet owners? By Kevin Postema, Special to The Times
Board skirts meeting minutes By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian, Special to The Times
Single-family permits climb 5%
Making a splash in Canyon Lake By Susan Sullivan, Special to The Times
It 'reeks' with Spanish charm By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
For play's run, actress finds gem by the ocean By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
The sky's the limit By Allison B. Cohen, Special to The Times
Don't wait longer to refinance By Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune
Mailbox proposal could be costly Times staff and wire reports
Senior citizens, disabled can seek property tax aid Times staff and wire reports
Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes
Airports offer ways to muffle the noise By Allison B. Cohen
HUD launches Spanish Web site Times staff and wire reports
SPORTS
I Told You Not to Run the Dishwasher All Night
Red Sox Beat Up Yankees From Associated Press
All-Stars Named Today From Associated Press
Mariners Get by Rangers From Associated Press
Slumping Glaus Is an All-Star Starter By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Dodger Power Pack Lacks Juice By Ross Newhan
Salmon Gets to Be an All-Star for a Day By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
An Early Leg Up By Ross Newhan
Davis Didn't Care for Corner Route By Mike Hiserman
Dodger Win Stops Short of History By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Staying the Course From Associated Press
Tracy Focuses on Mistakes at Meeting By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Chains of Success From Associated Press
They'll Do It on the Cheap From Associated Press
For Ducks, It's a New Sales Job By Chris Snow, Times Staff Writer
Armstrong Is Off to a Rough Start By Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
Wie's Father Reverses Course By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Postell, Patterson and Hatch Join U.S. Team By Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
Flores, Aboard Dimitrova, Makes All the Right Moves By Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Sky Mesa Returns Today By Bob Mieszerski
Lakers Await Payton's Move By Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Mystical Sign Aims to Be at Top of Another Class By Bob Mieszerski
Biffle Pulls an Upset at Daytona Staff and Wire Reports
Charger Draft Choice Is Shot From Staff and Wire Reports
Padres Surprise Schmidt, Giants From Associated Press
She Has a Blueprint for Athens' Success By Alan Abrahamson, Times Staff Writer
Sorenstam Puts Ill Power to Use By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Woods Extends His Lead to Six From Associated Press
Stand-Up Guy Is Last Thing Dodgers Need By Bill Plaschke
Quotebook
Eight From Southland to Compete in Canada By John Ortega
They Dive With Gusto Into a Green Bashing By T.J. Simers
Blatter Knows How Deep Is the Oceania By Mike Penner
Gaven's Goal Lifts MetroStars
L.A. Shows Spark After Short Layoff By Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Summer Pro League Gets a Boost From the Lottery By Chris Snow, Times Staff Writer
For Armstrong, Familiarity Breeds Respect in France By Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer
Federer Will Depend on Style Points in Final By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
No Collusion, but a Whole Lot of Confusion By Bill Dwyre, Times Staff Writer
Cold Comfort Served by Serena By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
Charlotte Gets Past Sacramento From Associated Press
San Antonio Turns Out to Be a Good Bet By Mike Terry
SCIENCE
Last SARS Hot Spot Contained By Charles Piller, Times Staff Writer
MAGAZINE
Viva el Beisbol By Eryn Brown
The Odd Payoff of a Crime By Scott Martelle, Scott Martelle is a Times staff writer based in Orange County.
Colloquy With a Screaming Liberal By Nelson Handel
Urban Potter By Jeremy Rosenberg
The Burning Season By Rick Bass, Rick Bass is a Montana-based writer. He is the author of "The Hermit's Story," a collection of short stories published last year by Houghton Mifflin.
The Truth About Tapas By Martin Booe
Lego Vision By Andrew John Ignatius Vontz
Behind the Bamboo Curtain By Susan Heeger
Was There a Conspiracy to Drive Out EV1? GM Says No.
Listening to Oakland By Scott Duke Harris, Scott Duke Harris last wrote for the magazine about Marin County's hot tub legacy.
Eastside Masterpiece By Abel Salas
The Full Pacino By Joseph Honig, Joseph Honig writes for television in Los Angeles. His commentaries air on Public Radio International's "Marketplace" broadcast.
Hats Off to the Fickleness of Fashion By Andrew John Ignatius Vontz
TRAVEL
Coming to America? Visitors, ante up By Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
Comforted by Asilomar's natural history By Vani Rangachar, Times Staff Writer
England's rugged coast a favorite of the British By John Mckinney, Special to The Times
Taking a different route to planning your next road trip By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
It's about more than just the prices By James Gilden, Special to The Times
Having fun: It's a walk in the national park By Eileen Ogintz, Special to The Times
Pinching euros in Avignon
Adventure Pass? He says let's lose it
Splitting up for togetherness
Kudos for Rome's cat custodians
US Airways limits free food service US Airways last week... Compiled by Jane Engle
On the right note in Memphis By Jane Engle, Time Staff Writer
The Philadelphia story By Robert Strauss, Special to The Times
An entree to dining in Philly By Mike Shoup, Special to The Times
Hiya, hon. Whaddaya havin'? Cheap eats in Philly By Mike Shoup
Readers recommend
Keeping his head above water
On vacation, the mind unwinds like a highway By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
Tours & Cruises By Rosemary Mcclure, Times Staff Writer
Well above the fray in Utrecht By Jennifer Hamm, Special to The Times
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