Robert Murray

A New York sculptor at mid-career, Robert Murray is a former protege of David Smith and Barnett Newman, and he cut his artist's teeth wrestling with the problems posed by Cubism. In 1974 Murray witnessed a train wreck and became intrigued with the idea of curved and folded metal, an idea he translates into sophisticated reductivist sculpture with the cool austerity of art common to the lobbies of corporate headquarters.

For much of the latter years of his life, Robert Murray lived out of the back of his Ford station wagon. And when the former Los Angeles County firefighter died recently, there were no loved ones at his side or to claim his body. He was about to become a statistic, and end up at the cemetery in Boyle Heights where the cremated remains of thousands of unclaimed bodies are buried each year, when fate intervened.

Lamond Murray is so unassuming on the basketball court that if you didn't see him talk to a teammate, you might think he wasn't even breathing. Murray does his talking with his jump shot, which ranks among the smoothest in the NBA. Starting his fifth season, Murray has emerged as the go-to guy in the Clippers' new offense under Coach Chris Ford. In two exhibition games against the Lakers last weekend, Murray led all scorers with 37 points.

Lamond Murray is so unassuming on the basketball court that if you didn't see him talk to a teammate, you might think he wasn't even breathing. Murray does his talking with his jump shot, which ranks among the smoothest in the NBA. Starting his fifth season, Murray has emerged as the go-to guy in the Clippers' new offense under Coach Chris Ford. In two exhibition games against the Lakers last weekend, Murray led all scorers with 37 points.

Southern California Rapid Transit District General Manager Alan F. Pegg has come under fire from some county supervisors and RTD board members a week before the district board meets to routinely evaluate Pegg's performance. Pegg's recent approval of two controversial consulting contracts brought him criticism at a time when the district is fighting the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission for control of mass transit development in the area. Los Angeles County Supervisor Peter F.

Last fall when construction finally began on Los Angeles' nearly $4-billion Metro Rail project, smiling transit officials joined smiling city officials in a show of confidence that seemed to portend that all was in readiness to embark on a mighty civic adventure.

June Haver, a singer and actress once groomed by 20th Century Fox to be "the next Betty Grable" but who left acting to join a convent and later married actor Fred MacMurray, has died. She was 79. Haver died of respiratory failure Monday at her longtime Brentwood home, her family said. Beginning in 1943, she appeared in 15 films in 10 years, including "Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1944) and "The Girl Next Door" (1953), her last film, which was considered one of her best.

For much of the latter years of his life, Robert Murray lived out of the back of his Ford station wagon. And when the former Los Angeles County firefighter died recently, there were no loved ones at his side or to claim his body. He was about to become a statistic, and end up at the cemetery in Boyle Heights where the cremated remains of thousands of unclaimed bodies are buried each year, when fate intervened.

Stephanie Alice Booth and Palmer Neville Murray exchanged marriage vows Saturday evening at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills. A reception followed at Los Angeles Country Club. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Otis Booth Jr. of Bel-Air, was graduated from Marlborough School and from USC where she was affiliated with Kappa Alpha Theta.

Southern California Rapid Transit District General Manager Alan F. Pegg has come under fire from some county supervisors and RTD board members a week before the district board meets to routinely evaluate Pegg's performance. Pegg's recent approval of two controversial consulting contracts brought him criticism at a time when the district is fighting the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission for control of mass transit development in the area. Los Angeles County Supervisor Peter F.

Last fall when construction finally began on Los Angeles' nearly $4-billion Metro Rail project, smiling transit officials joined smiling city officials in a show of confidence that seemed to portend that all was in readiness to embark on a mighty civic adventure.

A New York sculptor at mid-career, Robert Murray is a former protege of David Smith and Barnett Newman, and he cut his artist's teeth wrestling with the problems posed by Cubism. In 1974 Murray witnessed a train wreck and became intrigued with the idea of curved and folded metal, an idea he translates into sophisticated reductivist sculpture with the cool austerity of art common to the lobbies of corporate headquarters.

IF you've ever felt as if a workout drained you to exhaustion, consider a Gatorade ad that's been on TV recently. It shows footage of a runner staggering into the home stretch of a race, then collapsing like an inflatable toy pierced by a BB. He tries to crawl to the finish line but stumbles and goes horizontal as medics rush in to help. It's a mix of horror and inspiration -- especially when you learn that the footage is real, shot at the 1997 Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii.

A man who participated in a robbery that resulted in the murder of two St. Louis cabdrivers was put to death by injection early Wednesday. As Robert Murray, 32, lay on a gurney in the execution chamber, his final word was "Peace."