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3fb2b36ebc7bb2beea39a7d1de8f98b0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-21-me-16905-story.html?utm_source=amerika.org | One Problem in Abu-Jamal Crusade: He’s Guilty | One Problem in Abu-Jamal Crusade: He’s Guilty
Maureen Faulkner moved across the country after her husband was shot and killed on a downtown Philadelphia street 20 years ago this month. In Camarillo, she made new friends, started a new job and tried to build a new life.
But the old one keeps chasing after her.
Faulkner’... |
3c88dce96554fe83e4a5568cbff7bbe2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-21-mn-17009-story.html | Treason Charge Unlikely in U.S. Talib Case | Treason Charge Unlikely in U.S. Talib Case
Many legal experts say the federal government is unlikely to file treason charges against John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Talib, because it is such a difficult crime to prove.
The Bush administration is weighing prosecution options that range from charging Lindh, 20,... |
18caab017f02706ddfb37edd501f7912 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-23-bk-hotz23-story.html | Did Robert Falcon Scott Tell the Truth? | Did Robert Falcon Scott Tell the Truth?
Soundly beaten in a race to the South Pole, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his companions froze to death in 1912 as they struggled homeward. Scott’s moving account of the expedition’s final days trapped in a tent by a blizzard only miles from safety, as recorded in his ... |
8625fe5192fe7623e67ef9eeccbd9eda | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-26-mn-18048-story.html | Last U.S. Smallpox Outbreak Left Mental Scars on Witnesses | Last U.S. Smallpox Outbreak Left Mental Scars on Witnesses
Billie Raney was 21 when she stood on the sidewalk with her three grown sisters, watching morticians drag their mother out of the family home, still wrapped in the sheets in which she had succumbed to smallpox.
Lillian Barber, then 43, was the only person to di... |
16f5f621d49ac0234aa85d4639537ac1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-26-sp-18124-story.html | Gailey, Georgia Tech Talking | Gailey, Georgia Tech Talking
Chan Gailey reportedly will be Georgia Tech’s new football coach, but the school denied those reports while acknowledging it still is negotiating with the Miami Dolphin offensive coordinator.
Athletic Director Dave Braine denied reports Gailey already had been hired and said a new coach won... |
958b4b6576de63c758c7551ada811fff | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-28-fi-wrap28.4-story.html | Fund-Raising for Venture Firms Fall 22% | Fund-Raising for Venture Firms Fall 22%
Venture capital firms raised $55 billion in 2001, down 22% from the year before amid declining returns--though investors increased commitments to health-care funds, according to a report.
VentureWire, an industry news service based in New York, said 200 funds were raised in 2001,... |
e98bcba7987a71b2eb18f52f6b775cb5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-30-mn-19052-story.html | Mud in Your Eye; a Sheep’s Eye in Your Drink | Mud in Your Eye; a Sheep’s Eye in Your Drink
In Singapore, they say herbal soup laced with ginseng can help cure a hangover. In outer Mongolia, men recovering from a big night are known to drain a glass of tomato juice containing a pickled sheep’s eye.
The consequences of too much holiday cheer are universal: killer he... |
def135c43a11651a2c1727c5fd896a92 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-02-ca-20316-story.html | In Thrall to a Romantic Spell | In Thrall to a Romantic Spell
Given that it settled on a title scant days before its world premiere last year at Cannes, “In the Mood for Love” is remarkably well-named. A swooningly cinematic exploration of romantic longing, both restrained and sensual, luxuriating in color, texture and sound, this film raises its fas... |
b54d309572b37e721c141f05c32abaab | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-05-sp-21464-story.html | Referee Says Sudden Ejection Is Buffett’s Fault | Referee Says Sudden Ejection Is Buffett’s Fault
NBA referee Joe Forte isn’t a “Parrothead,” apparently.
Forte ejected singer Jimmy Buffett from his seat along the baseline at Sunday’s game between the New York Knicks and Miami Heat.
Forte said he tossed Buffett for using profanity.
“He was there with his son,” said Hea... |
b9160d0abee497eb1b44d763354a4586 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-07-fo-21972-story.html | Tu B’Shevat: A Seder From the 16th Century | Tu B’Shevat: A Seder From the 16th Century
“For the tree of the field is man’s life.” (Deuteronomy 20:19)
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For the record:
12:00 AM, Feb. 14, 2001 For the Record Los Angeles Times Wednesday February 14, 2001 Home Edition Food Part H Page 2 Food Desk 7 inches; 244 words Type of Material: Correction; Recipe In this reci... |
1b8af75e8a1c30e7682499e15d0456f7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-08-ca-22507-story.html | Like Sons, Like Father | Like Sons, Like Father
Cuba Gooding Sr. came to fame in the ‘70s as lead singer of the R&B; group theMain Ingredient, scoring Top 10 hits with “Everybody Plays the Fool” and “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely.”
Though his career has had its ups and downs, Gooding is busier now than he’s been in years. And now he’s following... |
fbf5077c547dd700b7fca4387e50a53e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-10-ca-23412-story.html | Neil Diamond Cuts Up | Neil Diamond Cuts Up
After his film debut in 1980’s ill-fated “The Jazz Singer,” Neil Diamond decided to concentrate on his music rather than pursue an acting career. Twenty years later he’s back on screen playing himself in the comedy “Saving Silverman,” about a group of twentysomethings (Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Ja... |
083e57a33bad707fb9409e2ffdcb7192 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-10-mn-23699-story.html | Grammy Duet by Elton John, Eminem Puts Spin on Uproar | Grammy Duet by Elton John, Eminem Puts Spin on Uproar
The stage is set Feb. 21 for the most controversial moment in the 43-year history of the Grammy Awards: Eminem, the rapper whose obscenity-laced music often drips in venom for gays, is scheduled to perform a duet with Elton John, the iconic pop singer who is viewed ... |
ea4e7fd7f1ba1fa1ff8521385f9350ff | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-11-me-24118-story.html | Lobbyists’ Dual Role Alarms Critics | Lobbyists’ Dual Role Alarms Critics
As city commissioners recently debated whether to award the lucrative Greek Theatre contract to House of Blues Concerts Inc., one of the firm’s top lobbyists, Steven Afriat, listened in via speaker from the comfortable office of City Councilwoman Laura Chick, the firm’s chief council... |
18cdf7cfa9743abd9aff8a901fdd9bd2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-11-mn-24059-story.html | Treasures of India’s Royal Past Among Quake Losses | Treasures of India’s Royal Past Among Quake Losses
Over the centuries, pirates and plunderers took their toll on the royal family of Kutch, and now nature’s fury has forced the courtiers to join the homeless in the streets.
The earthquake that flattened much of this city last month also ruined the palaces of Maharao Pr... |
cbc36160ba79426838b647e91cb9400c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-19-me-27397-story.html | Fire Guts Actress Drew Barrymore’s House | Fire Guts Actress Drew Barrymore’s House
Actress Drew Barrymore and her fiance, comedian Tom Green, escaped an early-morning fire that gutted her 3,500-square-foot home in a canyon north of Beverly Hills.
The fire began at 3:25 a.m. and engulfed both stories of the home, causing about $700,000 in damage. The couple wer... |
091069f08fca75ca3dc65a8c63992453 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-19-mn-27370-story.html | L.A. Leaders’ Support Cited in Decision to Free Vignali | L.A. Leaders’ Support Cited in Decision to Free Vignali
In the first formal explanation of the matter, the chief of staff to former President Clinton said Sunday that convicted drug dealer Carlos Vignali was released from prison because of intervention by a “broad range” of influential Los Angeles community leaders--si... |
bfa2771cc651a3477d42f3e6ca6c31cf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-20-ca-27539-story.html | You Too Can Be a Producer! | You Too Can Be a Producer!
In David Mamet’s “State and Main,” a spoof about a Hollywood movie company that invades a small town in New England, a young screenwriter is listening to the film director trying to hire a horse for a scene. One of his assistants tells him: “The horse is booked.”
“Tell the guy, get me the hor... |
fc4541cc9fe8626b106b28da4268e54e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-21-me-28123-story.html | A Fallen Star | A Fallen Star
It’s been a good week for June Fairchild. She and a friend scraped together enough to stay at the Rosslyn Hotel, a tattered building off downtown’s skid row that charges about $28 a night.
In her eyes, it is a glorious place. She doesn’t see the bars shielding the concierge or the worn patches in the deep... |
fa45c2b8a100929e946e86be2fa6bc31 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-22-fi-28719-story.html | Last Plane Out for Aerospace Pioneer | Last Plane Out for Aerospace Pioneer
Almost to the day Donald W. Douglas flew his first plane 80 years ago, the last aircraft to carry his name will be rolled out in Long Beach, ending another chapter of Southern California’s aviation history.
At an elaborate ceremony today at the plant’s main hangar, former McDonnell ... |
1bafd03ccaf54d34165c0cd5b4ac3dda | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-25-mn-30003-story.html | Woman’s Disappearance Echoes Earlier Mystery in Nevada Desert | Woman’s Disappearance Echoes Earlier Mystery in Nevada Desert
Down a dead-end road, behind the glitter of the city’s casinos, the fading pink garage doors of a storage business stand closed, their interiors hidden from the desert sun.
Police Det. Mark Reddon has stared at the row of doors, wondering.
He has read the in... |
4bdb5c1df6c39b423aa28361f4c8b104 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-27-me-30917-story.html | Actor Perry of ‘Friends’ Enters Rehab Hospital | Actor Perry of ‘Friends’ Enters Rehab Hospital
Actor Matthew Perry, co-star of the NBC sitcom “Friends,” has reentered an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center, marking another in a recent spate of health problems for the actor.
“Following the advice of his doctors, Matthew Perry has entered an undisclosed rehabilitat... |
44f16b8efd93db51225953b748e790b0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-28-me-31376-story.html | 2 Convicted in $18.9-Million Cash Robbery | 2 Convicted in $18.9-Million Cash Robbery
A federal jury convicted two men Tuesday of taking part in one of the biggest armed robberies in Los Angeles history--the seizure of $18.9 million in cash from the Dunbar Armored truck depot in the downtown factory district.
Jurors returned guilty verdicts against Allen Pace II... |
0aa68c8990c949f3f0213662926ff171 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-04-me-8097-story.html | The ‘Right of Return’ Dashes All Hope | The ‘Right of Return’ Dashes All Hope
Yasser Arafat’s refusal to abandon the “right of return” of several million Palestinian refugees to Israel proper belies his tentative acceptance of President Clinton’s final Middle East peace proposal.
The Oslo peace process was based on the assumption that, at the moment of truth... |
966f321589051508354c4814ba5e609b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-05-ca-8460-story.html | New Year Brings New Identity for KIEV | New Year Brings New Identity for KIEV
On New Year’s Day, conservative all-talk station KIEV-AM (870) officially changed to KRLA, reviving the call letters that had been at 1110 on the AM dial since 1959. But at the new KRLA, the name change is taking some getting used to. KRLA’s receptionist drops a quarter in a jar on... |
9595e9d520d03824629954aaf24322b0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-06-ca-8877-story.html | Best, Worst of Times for Eminem | Best, Worst of Times for Eminem
Two days after rapper Eminem enjoyed the most shining moment to date in his controversial and young career by receiving a Grammy nomination for best album, prosecutors in Michigan restated their intention to put the superstar behind bars, suggesting that Eminem’s most important looming c... |
b6828de30291e593cf673bb2a3e4c8b5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-07-mn-9426-story.html | Objections Aside, a Smiling Gore Certifies Bush | Objections Aside, a Smiling Gore Certifies Bush
In an ironic final chapter to the most disputed presidential election in modern history, Vice President Al Gore presided over his own defeat Saturday, as a joint session of Congress formally declared George W. Bush the next president of the United States.
“May God bless o... |
3e7e2ae80f54b070f4e08bab33e124c4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-09-fi-10087-story.html | In Disney Experiment, Spanish Speakers Prefer English ‘Groove’ | In Disney Experiment, Spanish Speakers Prefer English ‘Groove’
Don’t expect to see the Spanish language version of your favorite new movie at a theater near you any time soon.
Disney’s effort to lure Spanish speakers with a dubbed version of its animated movie “The Emperor’s New Groove” flopped. Although Latino audienc... |
bcc1b589a6cb73d7168aa4f9d3b64c02 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-20-mn-14817-story.html | Friend Expecting His Baby, S.F. Mayor Brown Says | Friend Expecting His Baby, S.F. Mayor Brown Says
Mayor Willie Brown, one of California’s best-known and most controversial politicians, is having a baby with his chief fund-raiser, an aide acknowledged Friday.
The 66-year-old grandfather, who is separated from his longtime wife, Blanche, is expecting a daughter in late... |
088bf0b298d3f4ef01ac2c053ce12eed | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-21-mn-15140-story.html | Clinton Pardons McDougal and Hearst but Not Milken | Clinton Pardons McDougal and Hearst but Not Milken
In his final hours as president, Bill Clinton on Saturday granted pardons to 140 Americans, including Patricia Hearst, an heiress kidnapped in the 1970s; his half-brother, Roger, who was convicted on drug charges; and Susan McDougal, who spent 18 months in jail rather ... |
3ea2eff97c03b0807169aa3f9f124813 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-24-me-16180-story.html | Bush Starts Off by Defying the the Constitution | Bush Starts Off by Defying the the Constitution
The very first act of the new Bush administration was to have a Protestant Evangelist minister officially dedicate the inauguration to Jesus Christ, who he declared to be “our savior.” Invoking “the Father, the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ” and “the Holy Spirit,” Billy Grah... |
83d54603ea64f3d81d875be529e54148 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-27-ca-17616-story.html | Alfred Stieglitz, Revisited | Alfred Stieglitz, Revisited
Alfred Stieglitz is best known these days as an early genius of photography and as the husband of Georgia O’Keeffe. But historians regard Stieglitz, who died more than 50 years ago, as far more than that.
Through his galleries, publications and persuasive palaver, the New Jersey-born Stiegli... |
9db06371825d2b0ec65c11540e513dc1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-31-fi-19213-story.html | Sega to Quit Production of Dreamcast Console, Develop Games for Rivals | Sega to Quit Production of Dreamcast Console, Develop Games for Rivals
Sega Enterprises will stop manufacturing its money-losing Dreamcast video game console in March to focus on the company’s more lucrative software business, said Peter Moore, president of Sega of America.
Sega instead will create games for a variety ... |
8a6f7c9f7d0844f8d4fe700eb2846051 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-04-me-18575-story.html | Alex Padilla, 28, Defeats Galanter to Become President of City Council | Alex Padilla, 28, Defeats Galanter to Become President of City Council
Favoring a relative newcomer over the old guard, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday elected its youngest member, Alex Padilla, to serve as council president for the next two years.
On a 9-5 vote, the council backed the 28-year-old Padilla over ... |
be3c16e26f5378f01b5a4f88b0f6e50a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-04-sp-18650-story.html | Loyola Staffers Sue Over Brawl | Loyola Staffers Sue Over Brawl
Five Loyola High assistant football coaches and the school’s athletic trainer have filed a lawsuit against the Fontana Unified School District, charging that Fontana High coaches were negligent in disciplining their players during a 1999 Southern Section playoff game marred by a postgame ... |
2497e46aac1d3aba4f93aebfe7a2e67d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-05-ca-18763-story.html | A Viking Helmet for ‘Hamlet’ in Satirical ‘Mad Boy Chronicle’ | A Viking Helmet for ‘Hamlet’ in Satirical ‘Mad Boy Chronicle’
For a less conventional version of the “Hamlet” story--a downright kooky one, in fact--look no further than “Mad Boy Chronicle” at 24th Street Theatre.
In the U.S. premiere of Canadian playwright Michael O’Brien’s perplexing parody, Shakespeare’s tragedy has... |
52967b14b5ad777391ea2d5f54d5b024 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-08-ca-19636-story.html | Our History, Her Language | Our History, Her Language
The phone rings, again, but playwright Suzan-Lori Parks lets the machine get it, again. She has just realized something.
“We came here a year ago. A year ago today!” In the tiny office on the second floor of her Venice Beach rental house, down the hall from her friendly faced pit bull, Lambcho... |
286cf18d821bdd7a78604f3b4c40e758 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-14-me-22273-story.html | Dog Killer Sent to Prison | Dog Killer Sent to Prison
A San Jose judge on Friday threw the book at the man who threw Leo the bichon frise into traffic, sentencing him to the maximum three years in state prison for a road rage incident that left the dog dead and animal lovers outraged.
In sentencing Andrew Burnett, 27, Superior Court Judge Kevin J... |
2bcd0534afaa4bf87798ceb73ea77d94 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-23-me-25646-story.html | Milosevic Awaits Tribunal, but Prisons Still Hold His Victims | Milosevic Awaits Tribunal, but Prisons Still Hold His Victims
When former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic said in his first appearance at The Hague, “I consider this tribunal false tribunal,” he was not only ungrammatical but also insincere. After all, back in 1995 he signed the Dayton peace agreement, thus recog... |
6faf6154a8a409388837d23d1f0ce99b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-27-ca-27032-story.html | Some Serious Monkey Business | Some Serious Monkey Business
“Planet of the Apes” is the least surprising movie of the summer. It’s not only that after the original 1968 film, four sequels plus two television series, everyone who cares knows the underlying material; it’s also that the sensibility of its director is equally well-known and twice as pre... |
5ceef6dbd791ba80420b422ae6dda02d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-29-ca-27720-story.html | In a Big Rush | In a Big Rush
There’s no charm like Southern charm, and Georgia’s pride Chris Tucker has bushels at his disposal. After pulling a disappearing act for his interview a couple of weeks previous, this time Tucker’s right on time, showing up in his best Sunday going-to-church clothes--navy-blue pinstripe suit and matching ... |
3113b2b978b1535b52fc5bf57b54991c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-30-cl-28120-story.html | The Story of Natalie Wood Is Also the Story of Her Mother | The Story of Natalie Wood Is Also the Story of Her Mother
One of the most striking things about Hollywood is the extent to which people all over the world came to regard it as the center of the universe. What the Holy Land was to true believers, Hollywood became to believers in make-believe.
One such believer was Maria... |
8928cbeb403fe74c3879e395aec207d9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-30-he-28162-story.html | Surgery Has Improved for Scoliosis Treatment | Surgery Has Improved for Scoliosis Treatment
Liken many mothers, Nancy Weiss is full of praise for her 16-year-old daughter, Kimberly. The Port Washington, N.Y., mother commends Kimberly’s writing ability and her quick wit, but she really raves about Kimberly’s long, flat back.
Thirty-nine years ago, at Kimberly’s age,... |
c522a84441c35275da702b9ae291ce28 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-30-sp-28248-story.html | Aussies Too Tough for U.S. | Aussies Too Tough for U.S.
A year later and an ocean away, Australia finally defeated the United States at the World Swimming Championships.
A trademark finish by Ian Thorpe was the only thing missing when Australia clinched the title Sunday with a world record in the most grueling race in the pool and capped it with a... |
054c17279d7a646d2b25f9cdbebf04ab | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-31-mn-28907-story.html | 3,000 Locked in School for 6 Hours After Gunfire | 3,000 Locked in School for 6 Hours After Gunfire
The early morning shooting of a school police officer outside Belmont High School on Monday led to a nearly daylong lock-down of the huge campus near downtown Los Angeles--a precaution that forced students to scrounge for food, while away the hours listening to rock musi... |
ed459053607547868c7c3b366317e866 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-31-mn-28929-story.html | Freak Accident During MRI Exam Kills Boy, 6 | Freak Accident During MRI Exam Kills Boy, 6
A 6-year-old boy undergoing an MRI exam was killed when the machine’s powerful magnet pulled a metal oxygen tank through the air, fracturing his skull.
Officials at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla said the tank was inadvertently brought into the exam room Friday after ... |
a033a4c78919229b2a0da92ac8862049 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-01-mn-5086-story.html | Iran Reports Success in Guided-Missile Test | Iran Reports Success in Guided-Missile Test
Iran successfully tested its first solid-fuel surface-to-surface missile, state-run Tehran radio reported Thursday.
The guided Fateh-110 missile was developed at the government-owned Aerospace Industries, the report said.
“Fateh-110, a super-modern surface-to-surface missile,... |
c093385ad9ef825e6427a12f0787d707 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-04-ca-6228-story.html | For Studios, Junkets Are Just Cost-Effective | For Studios, Junkets Are Just Cost-Effective
Apparently, the Los Angeles Times is shocked--shocked!--to discover that movie studios go to great lengths to secure favorable media attention for their expensive new releases. For a publication that has faced its own accusations of “soft” coverage of the entertainment indus... |
633da95388b3544df7ac83b438ac3f96 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-06-mn-7066-story.html | Film Explores a Timeless ‘Dust’ Swirling in the Balkans | Film Explores a Timeless ‘Dust’ Swirling in the Balkans
Even before his new movie, “Dust,” has had its premiere, Milcho Manchevski has been asked whether the gunslinging American frontier character Luke--who gets caught up in a 1903 Balkan uprising--symbolizes NATO.
The answer is that he doesn’t--not quite, anyway.
“He... |
2897db6e8eafc70e66ee27e6c5724cba | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-07-me-7558-story.html | Navigating the Traffic Maze at the City’s Core | Navigating the Traffic Maze at the City’s Core
It rolls off the tongue like an obscenity: The four-level. No place in Los Angeles may conjure more dread. This roaring maw of hurtling steel and gasoline fumes accounts for an ungodly number of radio traffic reports, all of them bad: spilled loads, lane closures, jackknif... |
699a802443f037e55016c18a13b6627c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-10-ca-8507-story.html | More Than Rock ‘n’ Moll | More Than Rock ‘n’ Moll
“I’m not denying the stuff I’ve said or done,” says actress Drea de Matteo, her off-the-wall humor getting her more lines in magazines than in scripts, “but I think a lot of people are only going for that one side of me that’s the crazy rock ‘n’ roll thing. And that’s so silly. There’s a lot mor... |
075327c94d47b30a03a2bcbd98b03e10 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-10-ca-8511-story.html | No Experience Wanted | No Experience Wanted
The first person who ever told me I was too old for the job was named Rick Rosner. It was 1970, and he’d taken over as producer of “The Steve Allen Show.” The previous season I’d been the staff member who found what we affectionately called “the kooks,” the eccentrics Steve had such a good time rea... |
c5293394ac7ba286ad3228f1b9dedcdd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-11-he-8906-story.html | Putting the E in Diet | Putting the E in Diet
Brandalyn Taylor was trolling the Internet one night last winter when an advertisement caught her eye. She doesn’t recall exactly what it said except for the operative words: Lose weight.
Taylor had been struggling to drop the pounds she’d gained during her first pregnancy, and she didn’t think tw... |
d2a4f66337501f15726fe8e0cd328d3f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-12-ca-9266-story.html | Vox Femina Choral Group Balances Light, Serious Sides | Vox Femina Choral Group Balances Light, Serious Sides
The prevailing musical tone Sunday afternoon at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Westchester was of almost pops buoyancy and verve. But there was certainly a serious side to the agenda, as Vox Femina Los Angeles closed its fourth season with the West Coast premiere o... |
875cc5ae6fdc9e1894f86f70d7f9d52b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-12-ca-9267-story.html | Two Firsts, and Two Seconds, in Van Cliburn Competition | Two Firsts, and Two Seconds, in Van Cliburn Competition
Pianists from Russia and Uzbekistan on Sunday became the first in the history of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition to be named co-recipients of the gold medal.
Olga Kern, 26, of Russia and Stanislav Ioudenitch, 29, of Uzbekistan shared the honor. In ... |
1dd4d3c9cff8978dd5846e460482bf9e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-13-me-9870-story.html | Wachs, Tuttle Have Earned Their Gold Watches | Wachs, Tuttle Have Earned Their Gold Watches
Wave bye-bye, L.A.
Say goodbye to the career politicians.
Fifty-some years on the public payroll between the two of them. Five decades of suckling at the taxpayer’s teat.
Finally, they’re leaving.
And this city will miss them when they’re gone.
You can’t in fairness call Joe... |
6dae876d6e39b9add12d3df675062d70 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-16-ca-11070-story.html | Drug Czarina Is Preparing New Case | Drug Czarina Is Preparing New Case
The Drug Czarina was the only one who didn’t have an alcohol- or drug-related criminal record, and she led the group toward the box office to buy their tickets to “28 Days,” a film in which Sandra Bullock plays an alcoholic who tries to outsmart her rehabilitation counselors.
“They di... |
89a2a873256b12e63fe02d5345aad71f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-19-me-12221-story.html | Leader of Heist Is Given 24 Years | Leader of Heist Is Given 24 Years
A fired Dunbar Armored Co. security worker who masterminded what the FBI calls the largest cash armed robbery in U.S. history was sentenced Monday to 24 years and two months in federal prison for the brazen September 1997 heist.
Allen Pace III, 32, also was ordered to pay back the $18.... |
1382d1545fa898740133b0bd0ea7a978 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-19-mn-12160-story.html | Smashing Car Shop Fraud | Smashing Car Shop Fraud
The banged-up 1992 Toyota Corolla that rolled into Encino Body Works seemed to be a garden-variety repair job and thus a prime candidate for juicing up a little extra profit.
After looking over the bashed-in left fender, Alfonso Outumuro, the owner of the shop, assured the customer that he had n... |
e0f34a4a43eadcb3ab38123e97b2b737 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-21-ca-13014-story.html | Itinerary: California Tile | Itinerary: California Tile
Considering the current interest in California art tiles, it’s sad that much of the work produced in the state between 1910 and 1940 has been lost to the wrecking ball. One of the most decorative elements of the American Arts and Crafts movement, these tiles can be found all over Southern Cal... |
9342e0e25d80d899a27a474b4de54c17 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-24-fi-14133-story.html | Fatal Flaw Dooms an Internet Venture | Fatal Flaw Dooms an Internet Venture
In 1997, David Perry, a mid-level oil refinery manager who had just completed his MBA at Harvard Business School, had a big idea.
Perry envisioned a technology to let businesses buy or sell products or raw materials anywhere in the world over an online system managed by a neutral pr... |
0c954bdde81d842c919203c33b289ccb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-24-re-14007-story.html | For Replacement Windows, Vinyl Is Worth a Look | For Replacement Windows, Vinyl Is Worth a Look
Question: I need no-maintenance replacement windows that tilt in for easy cleaning, don’t sweat and will cut my utility bills. I thought about vinyl windows, but I hear they are cheap and low quality. Is this true?
Answer: As with all products, there is a tremendous range ... |
a1c3d8aa2fcf9383ff52f96b0a7ec865 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-28-me-16027-story.html | Marital Strife Is Blamed in 2 Deaths | Marital Strife Is Blamed in 2 Deaths
A man who shot his estranged wife to death and killed himself during lunch at a North Hollywood restaurant had appeared depressed recently and had talked about marital troubles, acquaintances said Wednesday.
“He looked kind of sad and depressed,” said Juana Montes, a receptionist at... |
107a5590da6f5800295d6b2efae6c16c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-29-mn-16438-story.html | Jack Lemmon, Everyman Star, Dies | Jack Lemmon, Everyman Star, Dies
Jack Lemmon, whose gift for broad physical comedy and soul-searching drama made him one of Hollywood’s most beloved and accomplished actors, has died. He was 76.
Lemmon died about 9 p.m. Wednesday at USC/Norris Cancer Center with his wife, actress Felicia Farr, two children and a stepda... |
5ee3da99cef5ec8dcf95228e3f1389a1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-01-me-31938-story.html | Gin Kanie, 108; She and Twin Sister Became Elderly Celebrities in Japan | Gin Kanie, 108; She and Twin Sister Became Elderly Celebrities in Japan
Gin Kanie, the 108-year-old celebrity twin who was a poster child for graceful longevity in rapidly graying Japan, died Wednesday of natural causes. She outlived her sister, Kin Narita, who died early last year.
The image of the beloved twins--spry... |
fcaf20d5a09a9d597d50be94127d3b60 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-03-ca-32506-story.html | Neil Young, Chili Peppers Show Survival Skills | Neil Young, Chili Peppers Show Survival Skills
Defiant individualist Neil Young is a man whose music over the course of some35 years has proven ageless.
The wacky Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band that in 20 years has refused to grow up.
When they shared the bill at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, it was Dorian Gra... |
ec6763ed3485016a72b97d36f0beff14 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-07-fi-34293-story.html | Firm Wins Lawsuit Against 20th Century Fox | Firm Wins Lawsuit Against 20th Century Fox
A small Detroit publishing firm won a $19-million lawsuit against 20th Century Fox after a jury in Michigan agreed that the movie studio had stolen the script for a hit Christmas movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Murray Hill Publications claimed in the lawsuit that the scr... |
f5e2012516daeca3cd122f4e835e2327 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-12-mn-36618-story.html | Congressman Tests His Winning Streak | Congressman Tests His Winning Streak
Rep. Xavier Becerra isn’t worried that he has less money and fewer endorsements than other candidates running for mayor of Los Angeles. He isn’t worried because the lessons he has gleaned from his 11 years in public office are that Things Work Out. Opportunities Arise. The Underdog ... |
a84357b392d127922e67be42bd5deb93 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-12-sp-36669-story.html | Brain Doctor Predicted Leaf Would Be Falling | Brain Doctor Predicted Leaf Would Be Falling
The Brain Doctor made a house call.
He phoned mine last week from the Ozarks, where he now lives and works.
The subject was Ryan Leaf.
In 1998, Jonathan P. Niednagel’s research formed the blueprint for a story we did on brain typing in sports.
Niednagel is not really a docto... |
8c10be788e85af865b699e666cb2f6c7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-13-me-37009-story.html | Robert Ludlum; Suspense Novelist Read by Millions | Robert Ludlum; Suspense Novelist Read by Millions
Suspense and thriller novelist Robert Ludlum, whose bestsellers drew readers into battles against world takeovers by evil forces, died Monday at age 73.
The cause of death was believed to have been a heart attack, according to Matthew Shear, a spokesman for Ludlum’s pub... |
a20746e9f03dce72906bdc5514b83971 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-14-fo-37239-story.html | My Soup and How It Grew | My Soup and How It Grew
It started one January, during that post-holiday period when you need to nourish the soul but at the same time whittle off the residue of holiday truffles still riding on your hips. I wandered into my kitchen, feeling even hungrier from knowing I should eat less.
But I had been to the farmers ma... |
911c446e7ba2d5a6c4e465ea6999c23f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-14-mn-37583-story.html | Maryland Town Snuffs Out Its Beleaguered Open-Air Smoking Ban | Maryland Town Snuffs Out Its Beleaguered Open-Air Smoking Ban
The village of Friendship Heights, Md., has repealed a smoking ban considered the toughest in the nation, concluding that continuing the legal fight to enforce the ban after two adverse court decisions could harm the national movement to take the war on smok... |
2819d69967ac7dc2ea8100d2052b7696 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-18-tr-39236-story.html | A Golden Point of View at Zabriskie | A Golden Point of View at Zabriskie
The panoramic view of Golden Canyon from Zabriskie Point is magnificent, but don’t miss getting into the canyon itself-and that’s possible only by hitting the trail. Sunrise and sunset, when the light is magical and hikers are few, are good times to walk the canyon.
Until the rainy w... |
87a76ec3a16f982c393810691d476d10 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-21-mn-44369-story.html | EPA Revokes New Arsenic Standards for Drinking Water | EPA Revokes New Arsenic Standards for Drinking Water
EPA Administrator Christie Whitman on Tuesday rescinded a Clinton administration decision that would have significantly reduced the amount of arsenic allowed in the nation’s drinking water.
Outraged environmentalists said the move, combined with other recent actions,... |
58d0f9c6553bc5e8a675db8a92fd0cc8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-25-ca-42268-story.html | Paint Them Ready for Anything | Paint Them Ready for Anything
When Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden were nominated for Oscars for their roles in “Pollock,” Harris’ labor of love, which he spent 10 years trying to make, one could almost hear a collective cheer going up in Hollywood.
With his chiseled features and piercing blue eyes, the 50-year-old Har... |
d26c1d4325ee4b6a4bb3b4bdab5aa3a8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-27-ca-43109-story.html | Awards Show’s Ratings Slip, Early Figures Show | Awards Show’s Ratings Slip, Early Figures Show
A higher-than-usual suspense quotient and the best picture coronation of box-office champion “Gladiator” failed to boost ratings for Sunday’s Oscar telecast, as an estimated 42.9 million people watched the ceremony at any given minute--the smallest Academy Awards audience ... |
dd2293cabcc7fd1bcb04f6bfbc50184a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-01-ca-57727-story.html | Picking Up a Piece of L.A. Art History | Picking Up a Piece of L.A. Art History
“The Broadway Mural,” John Valadez’s landmark, 60-foot-long painting of downtown Los Angeles street life, has been rescued from the auction block. Peter Norton, a Los Angeles-based computer guru and a major collector of contemporary art, has purchased the epic artwork, along with ... |
46e9b7bf451d3af871efdeacbae5bb8b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-05-ca-59543-story.html | Showing What the Buzz Is All About | Showing What the Buzz Is All About
The only name on the Roxy marquee Thursday was Alicia Keys, but most of the industry crowd that packed the West Hollywood club was also drawn by the evening’s host: Clive Davis.
The former head of Columbia and then Arista Records and now chairman of J Records, Davis is one of the most... |
e2bcc5de024ab88a6930f504164ca51f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-06-me-60127-story.html | One Step and You’ve Left Mill Ends Park | One Step and You’ve Left Mill Ends Park
Take a step to the right in Mill Ends Park and step into heavy traffic. Step left and you’re on the street again.
One foot in the middle and you’d stamp it out of existence.
Just two feet wide, circular Mill Ends Park--the smallest park in the world--sits quietly in the median on... |
7d3dadefd0fc7df84aa2cf2dc6925840 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-06-mn-60019-story.html | Bush Tries His Hand at Spanish in Radio Talk | Bush Tries His Hand at Spanish in Radio Talk
In the White House, as of Saturday, se habla espanol.
George W. Bush made history on Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first president to deliver a version of his weekly radio address from the Oval Office entirely in Spanish.
The president paid tribute to Mexican Americans, emph... |
c6ab418e09fbf5f1fe2e5259c714a6b3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-07-me-60429-story.html | Boozoo Chavis; Leader in Zydeco Music Scene | Boozoo Chavis; Leader in Zydeco Music Scene
Boozoo Chavis, one of the leading performers in zydeco--the musical mixture of Cajun, Celtic and rhythm and blues--has died. He was 70.
Chavis died Saturday at a hospital in Austin, Texas, of complications from a heart attack and stroke. He was admitted to Brackenridge Hospit... |
3fc0b22d76476fb20863bbb744a366d6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-09-sp-61203-story.html | Liar, Liar: It Turns Out, Shaq’s Pants Not on Fire | Liar, Liar: It Turns Out, Shaq’s Pants Not on Fire
I heard Shaquille O’Neal and Cindy Crawford were on the cover of Star Magazine, but I didn’t think anything of it, figuring it was some yarn about celebrities hitting Lakers up for playoff tickets.
Frankly, I was more interested in “Boozing George Clooney Rips Into Jen... |
fa00c7964bf2b7a131538d27eafc6dd3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-10-sp-61570-story.html | Vick’s $62-Million Deal Richest for NFL Rookie | Vick’s $62-Million Deal Richest for NFL Rookie
Quarterback Michael Vick, the top pick in the NFL draft, signed a six-year, $62-million contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday, the richest deal for a rookie in league history.
Vick is guaranteed $15.3 million through the first three years, including a $3-million s... |
6ee2172ab6aba49dc2b10f46b00ce4b6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-14-he-63195-story.html | Picking a Doctor: the Gender Factor | Picking a Doctor: the Gender Factor
I recently switched health plans and had to choose a new primary-care doctor. My new HMO only does business with a few physicians in my area, so my choices were limited. I could have picked a doctor whose practice is just down the street from my house, but instead opted for another w... |
f97ab92993fd92fef944b4c6c60c9c4e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-19-hm-29-story.html | Silencing the Buzz, Hum of Fluorescent Light Fixtures | Silencing the Buzz, Hum of Fluorescent Light Fixtures
Fluorescent light fixtures are more efficient and cheaper to run than incandescent. But some fluorescent fixtures buzz or hum, and they take a long time to start when temperatures fall much below balmy.
If your fixtures have these problems, a failing ballast--the co... |
af41a535e5982d8bff553362309a2136 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-20-me-317-story.html | By Now, Energy Crisis Is All Too Familiar | By Now, Energy Crisis Is All Too Familiar
On Feb. 24, 1948, a Tuesday, this newspaper carried a front page photograph of a young family enduring a power blackout in their East Los Angeles apartment. The father heated a baby bottle with the flame of a candle, while the mother changed their infant’s diaper in the dim, fl... |
eac8be499341792cbf661fb6caea255e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-me-1518-story.html | Excerpts From the Debate Between Mayoral Hopefuls | Excerpts From the Debate Between Mayoral Hopefuls
Excerpts from Wednesday’s debate between mayoral candidates Antonio Villaraigosa and James K. Hahn. The panel for the debate was made up of Bill Boyarsky, author and former city editor of The Times; Patt Morrison, columnist for The Times; and Larry Mantle of KPCC Radio,... |
6e1842de3bc7cbb1441525558480aff5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-29-me-3826-story.html | The Life of a Cowboy Is Knowing the Ropes | The Life of a Cowboy Is Knowing the Ropes
For champion trick roper Gene McLaughlin, the world is a target.
His 3-year-old grandson speeds past. McLaughlin draws a bead and lets fly. In seconds, the boy is roped like a calf. A visitor taking notes finds his hands roped. McLaughlin’s son, Cliff, is lassoed around the nec... |
1248480a738486a44e32a8d3471bc85f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-30-me-4232-story.html | Charley Pell; Coach Left Clouded Legacy at Florida | Charley Pell; Coach Left Clouded Legacy at Florida
Charley Pell, who brought success and scandal to the University of Florida football program before he disappeared from coaching after resigning amid controversy in 1984, died Tuesday near his home in Southside, Ala. He was 60.
Pell, a longtime heavy smoker who had been... |
1d1f36886b41c5dbb631f76cab7569de | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-01-fi-64041-story.html | Sony Dogs Aibo Enthusiast’s Site | Sony Dogs Aibo Enthusiast’s Site
Sony Corp. is using a controversial U.S. law aimed at protecting intellectual property to pull the plug on a Web site that helps owners of Aibo, Sony’s popular and pricey robotic pet, teach their electronic dogs new tricks.
Aibo owners are outraged, and hundreds have vowed to stop buyin... |
e90af2fab6e440714326adf3cc25e8eb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-02-me-64489-story.html | Firm Knows the Color of Money | Firm Knows the Color of Money
For decades, moviegoers have seen the words “In Technicolor” flash on the screen--signaling the color process that made the brick road to Oz yellow and Scarlett O’Hara’s lips red.
While much of its storied history remains tied to cinema, in recent decades the world’s largest processor of m... |
c044329ccca284d66aca86004035fd6b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-05-ca-498-story.html | The Winners inCreative Arts Fields | The Winners inCreative Arts Fields
Here are the winners of the 53rd annual nighttime Emmy Awards in the creative arts categories, announced Sept. 8 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Programs
Animated program (one hour or more): “Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special,” Discovery. Animated program (les... |
b2953bbc5a6fed91552b58d58d878172 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-06-me-855-story.html | Odessa B. Cox, 79; Helped Found Southwest College | Odessa B. Cox, 79; Helped Found Southwest College
She had a dream. Several, actually, but one that was paramount: quality education for African Americans and a community college where they could get it.
Seventeen years after she organized a citizens committee to get the job done, she welcomed the first 13 temporary bun... |
14eeb5510d1d9f0ab060e6bd7bae2b06 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-11-bk-2699-story.html | On Being Blue | On Being Blue
As a color in our culture, blue was slow to assert itself. Perhaps, as Michel Pastoureau conjectures, although it was certainly present in the natural world, early people had difficulty making use of it, while red, white and black offered themselves more agreeably. However, color itself--indeed all sensor... |
825a21a9100991be129ba7d4b872dc7b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-15-me-4387-story.html | LeGrand Lewis Jordan, 100; CHP Officer, Motorcycle Designer | LeGrand Lewis Jordan, 100; CHP Officer, Motorcycle Designer
He acquired his first motorcycle in 1917. It didn’t have a motor, so he built one.
He joined the 70-man Los Angeles County Motor Patrol in 1930, ticketing anybody who drove faster than 45 mph--a speed few vehicles could even reach.
Two years later, when Los An... |
a9bea0973bedad024a2ee53843f24414 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-18-op-5541-story.html | The Unbearable Triteness of Oscar | The Unbearable Triteness of Oscar
Last Sunday, a collection of studio chiefs and other industry heavies met with representatives of the White House to deliberate a weighty question: How can the film community assist the nation in its time of crisis? Hollywood, by all accounts, was eager to help. But the closest they ca... |
0f3276f72fd8cc29343e4066a4c56351 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-19-mn-5806-story.html | Dying a Way of Life for Civilians in Afghanistan | Dying a Way of Life for Civilians in Afghanistan
That civilians must die as the price of war is a given here. Except for those directly affected, people just shrug about the casualties.
Kodir and his neighbor, Abdul Khalik, placed their hands about two feet above the ground to show the height of some of the children wh... |
488b9cebc000f187fffec28d48b09c3b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-23-mn-7475-story.html | Female Citadel Graduate Recounts Tough Times | Female Citadel Graduate Recounts Tough Times
Two years after becoming the first woman to graduate from the Citadel, Nancy Mace is still an object of scorn from those who believe the military college should never have opened its gates to women.
“I usually don’t get the hissing, but sometimes I get the looks, stares, gla... |
c7027fafd2d33f3539725a6f77e7bc75 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-02-ca-52218-story.html | Cultural Evolution in ‘Freestyle’ | Cultural Evolution in ‘Freestyle’
Ayear ago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, launched a nationally touring exhibition titled “Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post-Latin American Art.” (Currently it’s on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.) The thesis of this savvy and absorbing show is that established ... |
5eab6a2903801bcb9b5ecae4486bbc1f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-02-me-52197-story.html | Be Careful What Gets Stifled | Be Careful What Gets Stifled
After last month’s terrorism, Dan Guthrie, a columnist for the Grants Pass (Ore.) Daily Courier, accused President Bush of “hiding in a Nebraska hole” instead of immediately returning to Washington. Guthrie’s publisher fired him.
In a column for the Texas City (Texas) Sun, Tom Gutting wrote... |
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