Archive for Wednesday, February 02, 2005

OK, Fans, What’s the Story?

• Thailand’s Troubles Put L.A. Traffic in Perspective By Steve Harvey

• Tar Pit Fossils Lie Under the Radar By Bob Pool

• Insurers to Pay $93 Million to Clean Up Stringfellow Pits By Janet Wilson

• Accounting Employee Dies in Santa Ana Fire By David Reyes

• 250 Picked for Jackson Jury Pool By Eric Slater and Sally Ann Connell

• Dining Hall Makes Its Entree at Cal State Campus By Fred Alvarez

• Black Clergy Wooed for Values Fight By Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten

• Hunt Is On for Ex-Priest Charged in Abuse Cases By Lance Pugmire

• King/Drew Stripped of Accredited Standing By Jack Leonard and Jia-Rui Chong

• Raymond Choate, 85; Presided Over One of Manson’s Murder Trials By Myrna Oliver

• Parents Put Protests Over Funding to Paper By Ashley Powers

• Jessica Govea Thorbourne, 58; Organizer for UFW Sounded Alarm on Pesticides By Elaine Woo

• Philip DeGuere, 60; Innovative TV Writer, Producer

• Naomi Leff, 64; Interior Designer Whose Clients Included Hollywood Moguls and Fashion Giants By Mary Rourke

• 1 Worker Killed, 1 Hurt in Different Incidents

• L.A. Port Meeting Canceled By Deborah Schoch

• Hopping Onto Mr. Hertzberg’s Wild Ride By Steve Lopez

• Hahn Donor Case Faulted By Patrick Mcgreevy and Rachana Rathi

• County Must Pay for Roads By Eric Malnic

• Mary Beck, 96; Served 20 Years on Detroit City Council

• Democrats Shore Up Strategies By Evan Halper

• Boce W. Barlow Jr., 89; Connecticut’s First Black Judge, Senator

• Jury Gets Case of Mother Killed, Cut Up By Claire Luna

• Area’s Streets Shut as 3 Robbers Are Sought

• Sexual Predator Is Found Guilty By Christine Hanley

• Chick Won’t Endorse a Mayoral Candidate

• Power of Board to Fire Is Upheld By Hugo Martín

• Alleged Finance Chief of Drug Cartel Arrested By David Rosenzweig

• Death Penalty Will Not Be Sought in Slayings

• Suits Target Sierra Logging Plan By Bettina Boxall

• Iraqi Vote Renews a Respect for Civic Duty By Dana Parsons

• Gang-Rape Retrial Jury Called Savvy on Teen Sex By H G. Reza and Claire Luna

• Telemarketer Sentenced to Prison By David Rosenzweig

• Deadline Set for Bidding on 4 El Toro Parcels

• Conductor’s Crash Suit Is Settled By Dan Weikel

• Dismissal of Teacher’s Suit Sought By Robert Hollis

• Ron Basford, 72; Former Canadian Cabinet Minister

• Male Lion Kills Female as Zoo Visitors Watch

• Jury Convicts LAPD Officer of Fraud By Richard Winton

• Seeps Near Santa Barbara May Be Key to Oil Mystery By Amanda Covarrubias

• Irvine Woman Identified as Driver in Fatal Crash

• Residents Win Again in Leisure World Dispute By Kimi Yoshino

• San Diego Vote Count Defended By Richard Marosi

• Maybe Anyone Can Be President By Joe Mathews

Tomjanovich May Quit; Jackson ‘Mulling’ Return

• They’re Waiting, Winning By Ben Bolch

• NOW YOU KNOW

• It Certainly Wasn’t Owens’ Finest Hour By Bill Plaschke

• Jackson Could Add a Chapter By J A. Adande

• Shackleford Is Expected to Get the Call By Paul Gutierrez

• It Was Perfect Place to Cop an Amplitude By Pete Thomas

• Illinois Gets Past Michigan State

• USC Eyes More Top Recruits By Gary Klein

• Mancuso Rises Above Mistakes By Helene Elliott

• NHL Dispute Disrupts Plans By Helene Elliott

• O’Neal Fumes After Loss to Dallas

• One-Man Platoon By Sam Farmer

• Strange ABA Story Continues to Unfold

• Team’s on Shaky Ground as It Halts Stadium Work By T J. Simers

• Pick Six Pools Overflow By Bob Mieszerski

• Hingis Falls in First Round of Comeback Appearance

• Northridge in ESPN Event, but Not on TV By Eric Stephens

• On Snowy Days, He’ll Be Wearing Chains By Larry Stewart

• Rookie Ross Is Giving the Defense a Boost By Jerry Crowe

• Robinson Suspended Five Games for Drug Offense

• Cardinals’ Smith Ready to Retire?

• Unsettled Situation Doesn’t Faze Hamblen By Lonnie White

• Top Performers

• With a Little Help, Officials Identify Designer Steroid By Alan Abrahamson

• Champs Demand Respect By Sam Farmer

• Craig Stars for U.S. Water Polo By Lauren Peterson, Martin Henderson

• NHL Season Hangs on Proposal By Chris Foster and Helene Elliott

• Injured Lewis Is Just a Spectator By Steve Springer

The nip-tuck truck

• Here’s mud in your window By Jeanne Wright

Plan Unveiled to Speed Cargo Processing

• Iger Walks Fine Line on Disney CEO Succession By Richard Verrier

• State Starts Amnesty Program for Back Taxes By Marc Lifsher

• Another Executive at TiVo Resigns

• Former Tyco Director Calls Fee Legitimate

• WorldCom Backed Ebbers’ Loans

• GM, Ford Post Soft January Sales

• Boeing May Sell Rocketdyne Unit By Peter Pae

• Once-Conservative Adelphia Adds Hard-Core Porn to Cable By Sallie Hofmeister

• AmEx Plans to Spin Off Financial Advisory Unit

• Higher Oil Prices Lift Unocal Profit By James F. Peltz

• THQ Profit Doubles on Holiday Sales

• Judge Dismisses Suit Brought by USA Video By Jon Healey

• Scrushy Participated in Scheme, Ex-CFO Says

• Also

• Senate Passes Film Anti-Piracy Bill By Jon Healey

• Judge Dismisses Claims Against Merrill

• Mexican Stocks Hit Record on Rating

• Judge Delays Ruling on Tenet Bid to Dismiss Case

• Briefly

• U.S. Accuses Gas Traders of False Reports

• ASC Opens Southland Design Studio By John O'Dell

• Yum Brands Profit Rises 10%

• Nortel’s Revised Results Show First-Half Profit

• Brokerage Settlement Funds Proposed

• Honda Issues Recall Over Ignition Defect

• Vivendi Revenue Falls 26% on Media Asset Sale

• Stocks Extend Gains in Slow, Steady Rebound

• MGM Mirage’s Earnings Fall 25%

• SBC May Cut 13,000 Jobs After Merger

• Sentences May Shorten for Merrill, Enron Execs

• Pentagon May Cancel Lockheed C-130J Plans

• State Bars Sales of Investments by Couple By E. Scott Reckard

• Internet Auction Complaints Increase

• Jury Says FedEx Must Pay $2.3 Million

• Factory Growth Eases in January

• Small Firms Fight Back on Trade By Evelyn Iritani

• Google’s Profit Soars on Strong Ad Sales By Chris Gaither

Pass the chicken and tackle the pie

• A ruby glow in winter By Susan Latempa

• Revolution in a glass By Leslie Brenner and Jordan Mackay

• Little bites on a grand Venetian scale By S. Irene Virbila

• Cookstuff By Charles Perry

• An island cuisine with worldly ways By Barbara Hansen

• 2001 Emilio Moro Ribera de Duero By S. Irene Virbila

• Darkly compelling By David Shaw

• Bastide’s troops march on By Leslee Komaiko;laurie Winer

• The Hot List

A familiar ring

• Big fish in a small jury pool By Martin Miller

• Publicist puts a new spin on life By Kim Masters

• First impressions, lasting effects By David L. Ulin

• Tunesmiths keep faith with their art By Robert Hilburn

• Rape suit filed against Snoop Dogg

• ‘The Flight of the Vin Fiz’ By Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

• Creative dialogue By Susan Carpenter

• Hard work, title dreams By Gayle Pollard-Terry

• Dave, Jay and the paternal shadow of Johnny By Paul Brownfield

• Under Harry’s spell? Not exactly By Hillel Italie

• Long-lost classic to hit screens

• Books to focus on Latino artists By Agustin Gurza

• Outsiders on the inside track By Walter Laqueur

• FINALLY

• Winner of this science fair will get a computer

• Marley fest opens in Africa

• Censored kids’ program to air By Lynn Smith

• Jokes & Riddles

• ‘Medium’ and ‘Numb3rs’ are strong for NBC, CBS By David Bauder

Democrats Extend Debate on Gonzales

• Super Bowl Puts Town on the Map and in the Big Leagues By John-Thor Dahlburg

• U.S. to Challenge States on Medicaid Costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

• NIH Seeks ‘Higher Standard’ By David Willman

• Dominance on GOP Agenda By Peter Wallsten and Warren Vieth

• Democrats Vow to Block Bush on Social Security By Richard Simon and Warren Vieth

• Ashcroft Makes Plea for Sentencing By Richard A. Serrano

• Memorial to Columbia Astronauts Is Dedicated

• Dean Advances Toward DNC’s Top Post as Frost Withdraws By Ronald Brownstein

• Speech Canceled; Threats Cited By David Kelly

• Guard Pleads Guilty in Abuse Case

• College Textbook Prices Criticized By Stuart Silverstein

• Charges Filed in Slaying Linked to Mugging

• Rape Conviction of Utah Polygamist Upheld

• Anthrax Shots for Troops May Resume

• Judge Rescinds Eased Wolf Protections

• Test Urged for Older Smokers

• Yogi Berra Calls Foul Over TV Show Ad

• MTV Programming Sends Bad Signal to Youth, Group Says By Elise Castelli

• Medical Bills Induce Many Bankruptcies By Justin Dickerson

• Elephants Trample Fallen Trainer to Death

• Taking Border Patrol Into Their Own Hands By David Kelly

• Load Cited in Sinking Inquiry

• Healthcare Isn’t a Tomato

• Competition Isn’t Everything By Kevin Murray

• A War on Poppies That Works

• Let’s Play Footbolshevik! By Andrés Martinez

• Cellphone Companies Win on the PUC’s Bad Call By Patt Morrison

• Detainees’ Endless Nightmare

Canada Proposes Legalizing Gay Marriage Across Nation

• Alleged Kidnapping of Soldier May Be a Hoax By Monte Morin

• Retirees Find More for Less in Panama By Chris Kraul

• Chinese Tree Savior Put Himself Out on a Limb By Ching-Ching Ni

• Pope Is Taken to Hospital With Flu By Tracy Wilkinson

• Russia Keeping Busy in Affairs of the Mideast By Kim Murphy

• Rebels Kill 14 Troops in Raid on Colombian Military Facility By Rachel Van Dongen

• Shiite Alliance Claims Victory By Alissa J. Rubin

• Terrorism Charges Stand Against Two Suspects

• Egyptian Detainee Freed After 3 Years in Custody

• Broader Survivor Payouts Sought By Esther Schrader

• Troops Cooperated With U.S. Military

• Police Battle Suspects in Sinai Bombings

• Leader Reports Ballot Shortage

• The Less Hair the Better for Building Socialism

• King Unveils Cabinet Stocked With Supporters

• Clinton to Be Special Envoy for Tsunami Aid