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Olympic hurdles champion Edwin Moses pleaded not guilty today to soliciting sex for money from an undercover female police officer. Moses, 29, who was not present at the Municipal Court arraignment, had the plea entered by his attorney, Edward Medvene. The hearing before Judge David Doi was one week earlier than had been announced. Deputy City Atty. Mike Wilkinson said California law permits a defendant's absence at such hearings in misdemeanor cases. Trial was scheduled for Feb. 8.

An official police report on the arrest of Olympic hurdler Edwin Moses is expected to reach the Los Angeles city attorney's office today, and authorities then will decide whether to file criminal charges against him. Moses, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested early Sunday morning for soliciting a female police officer posing as a prostitute, and for possessing a small amount of marijuana. Deputy City Atty.

Robert Moses creates jewel-like dances built on classical form and enhanced by swivels, quirks and reverent pauses. Whether he's using richly romantic taped music or rap (his selection of which is equally romantic), his carefully crafted lyricism contains moments of calm for reflecting, questioning or gathering strength.

Mayor Eugene F. Moses was reappointed to the county Sanitation Districts governing board Tuesday by the City Council, three weeks after his council colleagues voted to remove him from the paid position. Moses, who was admitted over the weekend to Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte because of bronchial asthma and gall bladder problems, was not at the meeting. After Moses' removal from the district board, City Atty. Peter M.

For this week only, a limited number of $10 rush tickets for the "Mendel & Moses" performances at the Canon Theatre, 205 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, are available through Sunday. Tickets can be purchased one hour before each performance. Performances are Tuesday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Information: (310) 859-2830.

For the man who has everything--two Olympic gold medals, the world record and a nine-year winning streak--winning the overall championship in the Mobil Grand Prix would seem like a modest goal. But Edwin Moses was determined to do it this summer, if for no other reason, because it was there. Actually, there was one other reason, a $35,000 check, although, considering Moses' income bracket, that didn't mean as much to him as it would to most other track and field athletes.

Ed Moses spends a great deal of time at about 7,000 feet -- without ever leaving his room. The Olympic gold-medal swimmer feels most comfortable in the pool, but he credits a great deal of his success there to his time above the water ... high above the water. Moses, 24, has been altitude training for two years, using a room that has been modified to simulate the thinner air at high altitude.

As tragic as his abandonment was, "Baby Moses" is one of the lucky ones. He is young, barely 2 months old. He is Caucasian. His pitiful face and the story of his discovery made headlines, pulling on the consciences of hundreds of potential parents who offered to give him a home. Despite what he's been through, he shows no apparent signs of physical abuse. He is healthy. He is being called a gift.

Everything new seems to start in L.A. We supply the country on an almost daily basis with new foods, fads and fantasies. We spew out hairstyles and clothes styles the way fish lay eggs in strings of hundreds. We make up new words, create new heroes, manufacturer new politicians, write new songs and think up new problems. And today I've got another "new" for you. I think we may be on the cutting edge of a new people's movement against guns. Thank Moses for that.

Ed Moses of the United States set his fifth world record in eight days in short-course swimming, this time in a World Cup meet Saturday at Berlin. Moses was timed in 2 minutes 3.17 seconds in the 200-meter breaststroke, lowering his time of 2:03.28 five days before at Stockholm. Moses set three world records at Sweden, and one at Paris on Jan.18. Also setting world records at Berlin were Australia's Geoff Huegill in the 50 butterfly (22.74), Ukraine's Oleg Lisogor in the 50 breaststroke (26.