Archive for Wednesday, May 19, 2004

• Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, Science Panel Says By Thomas H. Maugh II

Tony Randall, 84; Versatile Actor Won Fame as Felix Unger in ‘The Odd Couple’

• Human Smuggling Targeted By Hector Becerra and Solomon Moore

• Look – It’s the Rip Van Winkle of Billboards By Steve Harvey

• Owners Not Ready to Doff Top Hat to Downtown Ventura Development By Daryl Kelley

• LAX Braces for ‘LAX,’ the Series By Jennifer Oldham

• Cello’s Finder Pledges to Donate Reward By Sara Lin

• Sisters Share Same Calling By Stephanie Stassel

• Motel Owner Convicted in 4 Slayings By Christiana Sciaudone

• A Reviled Figure Resurfaces to Oppose Unwelcome Mat for Vietnam Officials By Mai Tran

• Simi Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Mother’s Fatal Stabbing

• Errant Deer Causes Rush-Hour Traffic Jam on Golden Gate Bridge By Donna Horowitz

• Internet Dating Goes Gray By Catherine Saillant

• 2 Killed in Costa Mesa Car Crash By David Haldane

• Man Convicted in O.C. Boy’s ‘79 Killing By Lance Pugmire

• Eye-Opening Assignment: Rebuild a Ravaged Nation By Christiana Sciaudone

• Visionary Inventor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist By Claudia Luther

• Thousand Oaks Offers Photo Op

• D.A. Official With Gripe Wins Benefit By Christine Hanley

• Police Seek 3 Men in Shooting of Store Owner

• City OKs $7 Million for Misconduct Settlements

• Defendant in Rape Trial Insists Sex Was Consensual By Cynthia Daniels

• E-Voting May Get State Blessing By Stuart Pfeifer

• Boy Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old By Richard Fausset

• Jurors’ 122-Query Survey: Sex, Pot and the Mundane By Jeff Gottlieb

• Senate OKs Ban on Force-Feeding of Birds

• Couple Arrested in Girl’s Drowning By Sandra Murillo

• Panel to Probe Slayings at Jail By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton

• Son, 23, Held in Woman’s Shooting Death By Arlene Martinez

• County Says Yes to Nuptial Rites By Catherine Saillant

• Stage Set for Legal Showdown Over Pot By Eric Bailey

• City May Appeal Ruling on Peacocks

• D.A. Pleads His Case on Budget By Sue Fox

• Alleged O.C. Gang-Rape Victim Testifies By Claire Luna

• Gorilla Dies at Zoo After Lung Surgery

• Professor Pleads Not Guilty to Faking Crime

• Former Aide to Davis Is Off the Hook By Carl Ingram

• L.A. Company Recalls Raw Almonds

• 2 More Cities OK Tax Hike Request

• 3 Men Are Sought in Attempted Robbery By Richard Fausset

• KOCE Sale Hit by New Petition By Kimi Yoshino

• Ex-Manager of Hooters Charged in Secret Taping

• Corina Alarcon Gets Post on Police Panel

• Port Link to Chinese Firm Is Probed By Patrick Mcgreevy and Jessica Garrison

• Council Angers Cable Panel By Patrick Mcgreevy

• 4 Fire Stations Will Be Rebuilt as Promised, Riverside City Council Vows By Seema Mehta

• Rural Airport in Riverside County Is Up for Sale on EBay By Seema Mehta

• State Senators Take On Guards By Evan Halper and Jenifer Warren

• Misuse of City Park Permits Is Alleged By Jessica Garrison

• Official Voted on Development She Had Fought By Noam N. Levey

• Free Speech Defender Dies in Traffic Accident

• Murder – Are Kids Already Clued In? By Dana Parsons

• Upland Project May Be Headed Back to Court By Hugo Martín

• Bills Pile Up as Federal Policy Fails By Steve Lopez

• O.C. to Study Canada Drugs By Stuart Pfeifer

• State to Probe Anaheim Police Allegations By Kimi Yoshino

• L.A. Gets U.S. Pledge on Airliner Security By Noam N. Levey and Jennifer Oldham

Amazing Randy: Perfect

• Up to Their Angles By Lonnie White

• Board Adjusts Suspension By Bill Christine

• Alvarez Comes Back to Earth By Ben Bolch

• It’s a Dream Finish for Angels, Riggs By Mike Digiovanna

• Pacers Hold Off, Eliminate Heat

• Lightning Has All the Power

• Erstad Still Puzzled by Hamstring Injury By Mike Digiovanna

• Wooden Is Never Par for the Course By Larry Stewart

• Payton Gets a Handle on Things By Tim Brown

• Schmidt’s One-Hitter Leads Giants to Win

• West Is NBA Executive of the Year

• Santiago’s Mowatt Has Her Eye on Elusive Title By Martin Henderson

• Olympic Anti-Doping Statement Is Planned By David Wharton and Alan Abrahamson

• Blue Jays’ Batista Gets Best of Twins

• USC’s Guenther May Play Only Basketball By Gary Klein and Paul Gutierrez

• GALAXY TONIGHT By Grahame L. Jones

• It’s a Dream Finish for Angels, Riggs By Bill Plaschke

• Top Performers

• Words Get in the Way for Garnett By Jerry Crowe

• Percival Doesn’t Know Much About Streaking By T J. Simers

• HOT CORNER By Larry Stewart

• Granada Hills Junior Wins City Golf Title By Martin Henderson, Steve Galluzzo, Elia Powers, Amelia Neufeld, and Paul Mcleod; lauren Peterson

• 2012 Games: Down to Five By Alan Abrahamson

• Recruit Scandal Report Criticizes Top Officials By Chris Dufresne

• Tracy Says Green Will Stay in Cleanup Spot By Ben Bolch

• Big Pick Six Carry-Over By Insider Training

• Hope to Get New Courses By Thomas Bonk

Cerritos Completes a Winning Drive

• Continuing Tradition By Paul Mcleod

• Close-Up By Lauren Peterson

• Close-Up By Dan Arritt

• Close-Up By Elia Powers

• Close-Up By Martin Henderson

• Close-Up By John Ortega

That new car smell

• Lane-splitting: Is it really OK to do that? By Jeanne Wright

• Leave the driving to them

• Ford hopes 2006 Zephyr is a fresh breeze

Greenspan Is Renominated as Fed Chief

• ABC Gets Serious About Its New Television Lineup By Meg James

• Sammy, Sega to Join Operations

• Home Depot’s Earnings Rise 21%

• Union Pacific Works to End Delays, but No Date Is Given

• Sen. Boxer, Shell Clash on Closing Date for Refinery in Bakersfield By Elizabeth Douglass

• J.C. Penney Sees Revenue Rise; Net Profit Falls 33%

• Las Vegas Sands, Owner of Venetian, Plans IPO

• Free Net Phone Service to Expand By James S. Granelli

• Applied Materials Rebounds to Post Profit By Alex Pham

• Turnaround Consultant Launches Buyout Fund

• Housing Starts Drop in April, but Building Permits Increase

• Legal Fees in Tobacco Case Upheld

• Film Studios Said to Be Trying to Settle EU Case

• HP’s Profit Climbs 34%, but Profit Margins Stir Concern By Terril Yue Jones

• FBI to Probe Possible Theft of Cisco Code

• Man Pleads Guilty in Google IPO Scheme

• VeriSign Is Told to Refile Lawsuit

• State Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Foreclosures

• Hoiles Family Members Close Deal By John O'Dell

• San Francisco Bond Ratings Slip on Deficits

• Marsh to Buy Kroll to Expand Operation Consulting on Risk

• Also

• GAO Doubts Boeing Laser’s Effectiveness

• Barnes & Noble Swings to Profit

• Adelphia Witness Is Called a Liar

• No Hearing on HMO Acquisition By Peter Nicholas and Robert Salladay

• Governor Removes Criticized Director By Marc Lifsher

• Deal Set to Let AT&T Return to Wireless

• Three Banks Agree to Settle IPO Probes By Walter Hamilton

• Eminem’s Suit Against Apple Can Proceed

• Tobacco Suit Seeks to Help Smokers Quit

• Johnson & Johnson Buys Egea Biosciences

• Staples’ Profit Jumps as Sales Increase 12%

• Stocks Bounce Back on Bargain Hunting

• Appeal Bond Is Denied for Dynegy Ex-Exec

Cantankerous, yes, but delicious

• Pucker up, it’s spring By Regina Schrambling

• One if by glass, two if by quartino By S. Irene Virbila

• Daring to stand alone By Tara Weingarten

• From the land of silken pasta and goat grabbing By Charles Perry

• Foodies go hog wild By Russ Parsons

• What the French have that we don’t By David Shaw

Rising from ashes

• Just how powerful is a comic’s punch? By James Rainey

• A joyous connection to the soul tradition By Robert Hilburn

• More than just Felix By Robert Lloyd

• The digital war By Tony Perry And Patrick J. Mcdonnell

• Battle cries and reflections By Tony Perry

• Politics at play off, on screen By Lorenza Munoz

• ‘Steps to Friendship’ By Marjorie Flathers

• Stewart’s show to go on hiatus

• It’s a new reality for ABC, WB By Scott Collins

• Recovery takes love full circle By Ahmad Wright

• Wigged out about Mexico’s news By Hugh Dellios

• Some tree types sport a new look for each season

• Theatre Guild gets ‘Wholesale’ By David C. Nichols

• Late at night, some of the lights go out By Don Heckman

• Berlin opera director quits

• Black Sabbath will reunite

• The end of ‘Frasier’ lands at beginning of the chart By Jonathan Taylor

• FINALLY

• Frith gives perfect pitch to EAR By Richard S. Ginell

• DirecTV silences signal for television pirates in Cuba By John Rice

• L.A.’s ‘Sweeney’ gets the ax By Chris Pasles

• Jokes & Riddles

• Vargas will replace Walters

Tears, Tough Questions on 9/11

• Mentally Ill Killer Is Put to Death in Texas By Scott Gold

• NIH Staff Must Report Payments By David Willman

• White House and Senate Compromise on Most Judicial Nominations By Richard Simon

• Political Discord Over Oil Supply Increases Along With Gas Prices By James Gerstenzang

• Bush Gains in Efforts to Win Over Jewish Vote By Maura Reynolds and Peter Wallsten

• ERs to Stay out of Immigration Checks By Ashleigh Collins

• Forest Service Gets Fire Aid

• Public’s Views on Troops in Iraq Diverge By Ronald Brownstein

• Kerry Snares 3 More Primaries By James Rainey

• 2nd Mt. Rainier Climber Is Rescued by Copter

• Ex-FBI Biologist Admits Falsifying DNA Data

• Governor’s Demand Signals Marriage Battle

• Soldier Who Left Unit in Iraq Going on Trial

• Bow to Global AIDS Reality

• Fun in a Flak Jacket By Diana Wagman

• India Continues to Surprise

• In God, and the GOP, They Trust By David Klinghoffer

• As Terrorists Plot, Uncle Sam Pays to Halt Cuban Cigars By Max Baucus and Mike Enzi

• Cost Should Be a Factor in Prison Sentences By R. Konrad Moore

• A Win-Win Water Deal

20 Killed in Gaza Offensive

• Abuse Inquiry Focuses on New Head of Iraq Jails By Patrick J. Mcdonnell

• Taiwan’s Chen Is Urged to Begin His 2nd Term Quietly By Tyler Marshall

• A City Jolted Back From the Brink of Hope By Kim Murphy

• S. Africa’s Soccer Goal a Net Gain By Robyn Dixon

• Gandhi Won’t Be Premier By Paul Watson

• Kabul’s Mayor Dusts Off Plans From Last Time He Held the Job – in ‘78 By Hamida Ghafour

• Turning Swords Into Bumper Cars By Monte Morin

• Running the Gantlet to Make It Out Alive By Monte Morin

• Senators Hit Iraq Policy By Paul Richter

• Funding for Chalabi’s Group Will End By Mary Curtius

• Militant Sentenced in 2003 Marriott Bombing

• Typhoon Kills 19; Hundreds Homeless

• Shiite Leader Asks Both Sides to Leave Holy Cities

• Refugee Commissioner Denies Harassment

• 3 Witnesses at Iraq Abuse Hearing Refused to Testify By Richard A. Serrano

• Bills Tackle Contractor Oversight By T. Christian Miller