James Hayes

Fashion designer James Hayes' home office is overflowing with foam, fleece and feathers--not the remnants of one of his offbeat clothing creations but rather the stuff his customers are made of. Hayes dresses puppets for a living. His most recent work will show up soon on the ethnically diverse puppet kids from "Puzzle Place," a new Sesame Street-like children's program from Lancit Media set to air on KCET starting Jan. 16.

A public memorial service for former Los Angeles County Supervisor James A. Hayes is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 7, at the Centre at Sycamore Plaza, 5000 Clark Ave., Lakewood. Hayes, who died Aug. 10 in Lomita at age 78, served on the Long Beach City Council from 1962 to 1966, in the state Assembly from 1966 to 1972 and on the Board of Supervisors, representing the beach communities' Fourth District, from 1972 until 1979.

A public memorial service for former Los Angeles County Supervisor James A. Hayes is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 7, at the Centre at Sycamore Plaza, 5000 Clark Ave., Lakewood. Hayes, who died Aug. 10 in Lomita at age 78, served on the Long Beach City Council from 1962 to 1966, in the state Assembly from 1966 to 1972 and on the Board of Supervisors, representing the beach communities' Fourth District, from 1972 until 1979.

James A. Hayes, former state assemblyman and member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors known for his work on juvenile justice reform, environmental protection and energy conservation, has died. He was 78. Hayes, who stepped down from the board somewhat mysteriously and virtually bowed out of politics more than two decades ago, died Thursday in a Lomita nursing home. He had suffered from various health problems. A lawyer born in Fowler, Calif.

James A. Hayes, former state assemblyman and member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors known for his work on juvenile justice reform, environmental protection and energy conservation, has died. He was 78. Hayes, who stepped down from the board somewhat mysteriously and virtually bowed out of politics more than two decades ago, died Thursday in a Lomita nursing home. He had suffered from various health problems. A lawyer born in Fowler, Calif.

Virginia investor James Hayes accused Gillette and its directors of breaching their fiduciary duties to shareholders by buying back Revlon's Gillette holdings for $59.50 per share rather than accept Revlon's $65-per-share takeover offer. The suit seeks to rescind the stock purchase. Gillette had no comment on the suit.

James Hayes has been promoted to vice president and general manager of MultiMedia Studios; Christopher Raser, vice president and executive producer of MultiMedia Presentations, assumes the additional post of executive producer for MultiMedia Films; Baudouin Struye moves into the producer-associate creative director role for MultiMedia Presentations.

Young cancer patients from the Children's Hospital of Orange County will paint a 6-foot-wide "Thank You" card on Tuesday to everybody who will participate in this year's 5K CHOC Walk fund-raiser. The CHOC Walk will be held on Oct. 15. Led by professional artist James Hayes, the children will decorate the card at 10 a.m. at Mimi's Cafe, 17231 East 17th St., in Tustin.

A mother's report that her 5-year-old son was asleep in the back of a car when it was stolen was a hoax, and her boyfriend was charged in Gadsden with killing the boy, authorities said. The body of Geontae Glass and the car that was reported stolen were found in a garage at a house in rural Etowah County, Sheriff James Hayes said.

Fashion designer James Hayes' home office is overflowing with foam, fleece and feathers--not the remnants of one of his offbeat clothing creations but rather the stuff his customers are made of. Hayes dresses puppets for a living. His most recent work will show up soon on the ethnically diverse puppet kids from "Puzzle Place," a new Sesame Street-like children's program from Lancit Media set to air on KCET starting Jan. 16.

The pilots of USAir Flight 1016 missed a wind-shear warning for Charlotte-Douglas International airport seconds before the DC-9 crashed and killed 37 passengers, tapes revealed. While approaching the airport in a driving rainstorm July 2, the crew had switched from one tower radio frequency to another shortly before the warning was issued, said Phil Loftin, manager of the air traffic control tower. Twenty people, including Capt. Michael Greenlee and First Officer James Hayes, survived.