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The Hoover Crips begin arriving at the pool each day in the early afternoon. They come in twos and threes, all baggy clothing and menacing looks. They hang out just outside the fence of the swimming pool, under the shade of two trees. On some days there are dozens of them, gang members drinking and talking and shooting dice in the middle of the block-long dead-end street that leads to the Sutton pool in South-Central Los Angeles.

The Hoover Crips begin arriving at the pool each day in the early afternoon. They come in twos and threes, all baggy clothing and menacing looks. They hang out just outside the fence of the swimming pool, under the shade of two trees. On some days there are dozens of them, gang members drinking and talking and shooting dice in the middle of the block-long dead-end street that leads to the Sutton pool in South-Central Los Angeles.

Tax refunds and unemployment claims were delayed and libraries were closed Monday when more than 13,000 state and county workers went on strike for the first time in the 60-year history of the Hawaii Government Employees Assn. The union is seeking a minimum 8% pay raise over two years, twice what the state and counties have offered. Representatives from both sides ended negotiations early Monday, and picket lines went up around the state.