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148fb626c7ce5d831df8363430770c8b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-mn-5773-story.html | Greece, Israel Hit by Exodus From Albania | Greece, Israel Hit by Exodus From Albania
Surprised Greek officials struggled to put up hundreds of newly arrived Albanian refugees in makeshift shelters today, and Albanian Jews were arriving in Israel under relaxed travel restrictions.
Hundreds more Albanians trekked across frozen mountains and rivers today in the bi... |
37bb841dfddb2a7143d6e7e3de17705f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-mn-5775-story.html | WORLD : Gorbachev Tells of Errors, Hopes | WORLD : Gorbachev Tells of Errors, Hopes
President Mikhail S. Gorbachev admitted today that serious errors had been committed under his leadership but predicted that the Soviet people would see a turning point in their fortunes in the coming year.
Gorbachev, in a New Year message broadcast just before midnight, describ... |
00ec58bf4d827aa7335427689188b144 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5526-story.html | REPORT CARD : And They Brought Art Shell an Apple . . . | REPORT CARD : And They Brought Art Shell an Apple . . .
I QUARTERBACKS
An incomplete for John Friesz, who is now only 42,942 yards away from catching Dan Fouts and only 204 days away from the start of training camp.
A RUNNING BACKS
Chargers have thought about trading Rod Bernstine. You can call Stella, the team’s recep... |
5ed99df33eb5b45e1386dfa6f3301eeb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5527-story.html | Talk of Next Season Tires Some Chargers | Talk of Next Season Tires Some Chargers
A sour expression appeared on Sam Seale’s face.
He’s sick of hearing it. And Sunday he heard it again.
The Chargers had just punctuated their season with a question mark in the form of a 17-12 loss to the Raiders at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The defense, as usual, was good but no... |
c379eb66161fb63cc467268938cef008 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5528-story.html | CHARGER REVIEW : NOTEBOOK : Henning Wants Bernstine to Return | CHARGER REVIEW : NOTEBOOK : Henning Wants Bernstine to Return
After Rod Bernstine ran 27 times for 114 yards, Coach Dan Henning said it would be his recommendation to the front office to sign and keep Bernstine for next season.
There have been rumors that the Chargers have been unhappy with Bernstine and his penchant f... |
f0e5ca320db2d2992e8c84783bb610c9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5529-story.html | Aztec Women Win, 73-59 | Aztec Women Win, 73-59
San Diego State’s women’s basketball team took advantage of some poor shooting by Eastern Michigan, which made just 28% of its shots from the floor, and coasted to a 73-59 victory in front of 145 fans at Peterson Gym.
The Aztecs (6-4), behind center Kieishsha Garnes, who had 10 rebounds and 14 po... |
7f229f105cdb1941e86e48cbdff69635 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5530-story.html | SAN DIEGO SPORTS IN REVIEW: 1990 : Of Roseanne, the Ripper, Socker Success and 6-10ness | SAN DIEGO SPORTS IN REVIEW: 1990 : Of Roseanne, the Ripper, Socker Success and 6-10ness
JANUARY 2 Christine Adams of Grossmont High sets a section record for three-pointers in a girls’ game with eight in a 70-61 loss to Helix. Adams finished with 45 points.
3 Chargers owner Alex Spanos says, “I’m just tired of losing,”... |
077b43846ab9f25aaf01faaaf6b81ea8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5537-story.html | NBA ROUNDUP : Bucks Stay Unbeaten at Home | NBA ROUNDUP : Bucks Stay Unbeaten at Home
The Milwaukee Bucks are the Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA. Although they keep doing quite well, they don’t get much respect.
Even Sunday night when they held off the powerful Portland Trail Blazers, 117-112, for their 15th consecutive victory at home, it was downplayed.
The Tra... |
cd5b506692ddc79c1ef1dced61f9c200 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5539-story.html | Oilers Beat Steelers, Slide Into Playoffs : AFC: Backup Cody Carlson passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns in 34-14 victory. | Oilers Beat Steelers, Slide Into Playoffs : AFC: Backup Cody Carlson passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns in 34-14 victory.
So much for Warren Moon’s dislocated thumb--at least for now.
With Cody Carlson doing a perfect imitation of their injured Pro Bowl quarterback, the Houston Oilers ran and shot their way into... |
02c1fe14cac438ef63589e7594015ae8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5540-story.html | For Bengals, News Is Worth the Wait : AFC: Cincinnati beats Cleveland, then claims AFC Central title when Pittsburgh loses. | For Bengals, News Is Worth the Wait : AFC: Cincinnati beats Cleveland, then claims AFC Central title when Pittsburgh loses.
The Cincinnati Bengals waited until the end to put away the Cleveland Browns, 21-14, Sunday afternoon, then settled in for an even longer wait to see if they made the playoffs.
It was worth the wa... |
4e58bc76af327534d0081b75652b8ce9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5541-story.html | Falcons Ruin Cowboys’ Party, Pop Own Cork : NFC: Glanville has a $2.29 bottle of champagne for his team after 26-7 victory. Dallas now must count on help from Rams. | Falcons Ruin Cowboys’ Party, Pop Own Cork : NFC: Glanville has a $2.29 bottle of champagne for his team after 26-7 victory. Dallas now must count on help from Rams.
The Dallas Cowboys have suddenly become Ram fans.
The Cowboys lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 26-7, Sunday, so they’ll be rooting for the Rams to beat the New... |
c0fa4f1c7869b3e4356c0586bb120166 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5542-story.html | Broncos’ Winder Winds Up on a High Note | Broncos’ Winder Winds Up on a High Note
Sammy Winder completed a nine-year career with the Denver Broncos by rushing for 80 yards in 15 carries and came within six yards of what would have been a fitting climax as Denver defeated the Green Bay Packers, 22-13, Sunday.
Both Winder and Coach Dan Reeves wanted him to score... |
c749826da1c7ffa9effe716cbeaa6f37 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5543-story.html | Seahawks Do Their Part, but Miss the Playoffs : Interconference: Seattle defeats Lions, 30-10, but is eliminated when Pittsburgh loses to Houston. | Seahawks Do Their Part, but Miss the Playoffs : Interconference: Seattle defeats Lions, 30-10, but is eliminated when Pittsburgh loses to Houston.
The Seattle defense couldn’t have picked a better time to go on the offensive.
The Seahawks returned a fumble for a touchdown and intercepted a deflected pass to set up a fi... |
9fbf5f08a14650d04e4a08f4142d85c4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5544-story.html | Dolphins Clinch Home-Field Advantage, 23-17 : AFC:Miami beats the Colts, setting up a playoff game against Kansas City at Joe Robbie Stadium. | Dolphins Clinch Home-Field Advantage, 23-17 : AFC:Miami beats the Colts, setting up a playoff game against Kansas City at Joe Robbie Stadium.
The Miami Dolphins had been struggling of late, losing three of their last six games.
But Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, the Dolphins won, 23-17, to assure themselves of ... |
4d5549a75c1cf2577dcd199417174032 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5545-story.html | Redskins Play It Seriously and Beat Bills, 29-14 : Interconference: Buffalo rests starters in second half. Washington doesn’t. Lohmiller kicks five field goals. | Redskins Play It Seriously and Beat Bills, 29-14 : Interconference: Buffalo rests starters in second half. Washington doesn’t. Lohmiller kicks five field goals.
The Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins tuned up for the playoffs in markedly different fashion.
Buffalo, already assured of the best record in the AFC, rest... |
e9ec825778cd39efc3869fac10aa1180 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5547-story.html | Young’s Montana-Like Heroics Give 49ers a Win Over Vikings : NFC: Backup quarterback’s touchdown pass play with 29 seconds left is the difference. | Young’s Montana-Like Heroics Give 49ers a Win Over Vikings : NFC: Backup quarterback’s touchdown pass play with 29 seconds left is the difference.
Steve Young, understudy to Joe Montana, used a Montana script to rally the San Francisco 49ers to a 20-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday.
Young, who relieved Mont... |
b3d01340ad302047a188be4c56bc08df | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5550-story.html | COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Middleton Steals the Victory for Chapman in Chico Tourney | COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Middleton Steals the Victory for Chapman in Chico Tourney
Rog Middleton stole the ball, then went the length of the court for a dunk as time ran out to give Chapman College a 70-68 victory over Chico State in the final of the Chico State Tournament Sunday in Chico.
Chapman (9-6) led by as many as 13 p... |
85ea2f196057d5a07aad4c1d5bfb0aa4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5551-story.html | COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NATIONAL ROUNDUP : No. 7 North Carolina Beats Stanford, 71-60 | COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NATIONAL ROUNDUP : No. 7 North Carolina Beats Stanford, 71-60
North Carolina pressured Stanford into committing 11 turnovers in the second half, enabling the No. 7 Tar Heels to overcome a five-point deficit and beat the Cardinal, 71-60, Sunday in the championship game of the Red Lobster tournament ... |
bcad570e7e3a40a63ece20f48a8cfd88 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5552-story.html | Bennett Leads La Quinta to Victory | Bennett Leads La Quinta to Victory
Lloyd Bennett scored 23 points to lead La Quinta High School to a 67-60 victory over St. Joseph of Hawaii in the consolation championship of the Kamehameha Tournament Sunday in Hawaii.
Bennett, who was the top scorer in the tournament with 66 points in three games, was named to the al... |
735138f2595a54137ba8ed7731cc90de | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5553-story.html | FULLERTON WOMEN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Golden West Edges Sequoias Without Sirchia | FULLERTON WOMEN’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Golden West Edges Sequoias Without Sirchia
Golden West College, playing without its top player, won the Fullerton women’s basketball tournament Sunday because of some horrible work at the free-throw line by College of the Sequoias.
The Rustlers came away with ... |
5e789f87331dbd5e3cfd74d06bfdde46 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5555-story.html | Fire In Ice Wins at Laurel | Fire In Ice Wins at Laurel
Fire In Ice scored a front-running victory in the $54,325 Inner Harbor stakes at the Laurel Race Course Sunday. The favorite, ridden by Marco Castaneda, ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:52 3/5 to finish 1 1/4 lengths in front of Petty Amusing.
Fortunate Lance finished three lengths behind in third in the... |
661511dcb3ae5984609d15d84b93dbf3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5557-story.html | Skiing | Skiing
Jens Weissflog of Germany soared 107 and 106.5 meters at Oberstdorf, Germany, winning the first leg of a four-hill World Cup ski jumping tour.
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dc18a0697173183165de2d3ab33043f6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5558-story.html | NHL ROUNDUP : MacTavish Keeps Up the Pace, Powers Oilers Again, 4-3 | NHL ROUNDUP : MacTavish Keeps Up the Pace, Powers Oilers Again, 4-3
The Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers had finally rounded into form 10 days ago when their best player, Mark Messier, reinjured his knee.
Messier has been out of the lineup much of the season. Earlier when he was hurt, the Oilers won only one of 12 ... |
84d0af9a2d04fc4210bb0b7b51133a53 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5559-story.html | Champion Emerges as Yet Another Chang for the Better : Tennis: Michael’s older brother Carl, the No. 3 singles player for California, defeats Pepperdine’s Joffe for Holiday Classic title. | Champion Emerges as Yet Another Chang for the Better : Tennis: Michael’s older brother Carl, the No. 3 singles player for California, defeats Pepperdine’s Joffe for Holiday Classic title.
Carl Chang, No. 2 singles player in his family and No. 3 on his college team, was No. 1 Sunday.
With younger brother Michael watchin... |
0c68c64ecd4f130c17e52a72325f2498 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5560-story.html | Skiing | Skiing
Klaus Sulzenbacher of Austria won the World Cup nordic combined competition at Oberwiesenthal, Germany, overtaking Norway’s Fred Boerre Lundberg on the 15-kilometer cross-country course. Sulzenbacher won in 43 minutes 3.1 seconds.
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e04bdb3e3d0385055f9446695bcca424 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5561-story.html | Miscellany | Miscellany
Australia’s Nicky Wood took surfing’s biggest prize, $40,000, for winning the Billabong Pro in 6-8 foot conditions at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Tom Curren of Santa Barbara clinched his third Assn. of Surfing Professionals World Tour championship.
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ef59167ffa863183cce6d6e03653af31 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5563-story.html | Miscellany | Miscellany
Three-time champion Ari Vatanen of Finland took the lead in Clermont-Ferrand, France, after the short prologue of the 13th Paris-Dakar Rally. Vatanen’s Citroen toured the twisting 2.3-mile course in 3 minutes 45 seconds.
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a2063cf63aab288a8bbec57a33b90e97 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5565-story.html | Miscellany | Miscellany
Staffan Lundh and Hakan Loob each scored twice and had one assist as Faerjestad of Sweden downed Dukla Jihlava of Czechoslovakia, 7-4, in the fourth round of the Spengler Cup hockey tournament at Davos, Switzerland.
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9b4cffcb1a1d9d0e7b6fa0cfc9d15e9c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5566-story.html | Tennis | Tennis
Jakob Hlasek overpowered Pat Cash, 6-2, 6-4, to lead Switzerland to a 3-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals of the Hopman Cup team tennis championship at Perth, Australia.
Also, Yugoslavia beat the Soviet Union 2-1. Monica Seles defeated Natalia Zvereva, 6-2, 6-1; Andrei Chesnokov came back for the Sov... |
8db6b3164796003146b6e3a620734422 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5647-story.html | El Paso Has Slight Scent of a Rose : John Hancock Bowl: The Trojans will face a top Big Ten team today, but not in Pasadena. Marinovich will start. | El Paso Has Slight Scent of a Rose : John Hancock Bowl: The Trojans will face a top Big Ten team today, but not in Pasadena. Marinovich will start.
For the first time in four seasons under Coach Larry Smith, USC failed to qualify for the Rose Bowl. But the Trojans (8-3-1) will play a Big Ten opponent today in the John ... |
980d774ef5d51d6bacb59bd9808aa3e4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5649-story.html | NFL PLAYOFFS | NFL PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND
JAN. 5-6
AFC
* Kansas City (11-5) at Miami (12-4)
* Houston (9-7) at Cincinnati (9-7)
NOTE: Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh and Seattle all finished with 9-7 records. Cincinnati was designated as the Central Division champion because it had the best intradivision record, 5-1. Houston gained the... |
4036957799a4ca0b38ab1ba25cff0c97 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5650-story.html | Valenzuela’s Appeal Fizzles; Penalty Stands : Horse racing: Jockey’s attorney says doctor declined to sign a crucial affidavit. | Valenzuela’s Appeal Fizzles; Penalty Stands : Horse racing: Jockey’s attorney says doctor declined to sign a crucial affidavit.
Pat Valenzuela’s attorney said Sunday night that he and the embattled jockey have exhausted their means of appealing a six-month suspension that will keep Valenzuela grounded through May 11.
A... |
d5bdd138f945a7f9f4aece00dcad5c8f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5651-story.html | Raiders Become Best in the West : Pro football: They heat up in the fourth quarter to beat the Chargers and their rookie quarterback, 17-12, winning the AFC West title. L.A. trails at halftime, 9-7. | Raiders Become Best in the West : Pro football: They heat up in the fourth quarter to beat the Chargers and their rookie quarterback, 17-12, winning the AFC West title. L.A. trails at halftime, 9-7.
The Raiders were 11 minutes 20 seconds from explaining a loss to a former University of Idaho quarterback named John Frie... |
4a88ddb2b1ca7dfc045a26793f915d86 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5652-story.html | Running Wounded Get Magic First Aid : Lakers: His 34 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists are what the doctor ordered in 115-107 victory over 76ers. | Running Wounded Get Magic First Aid : Lakers: His 34 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists are what the doctor ordered in 115-107 victory over 76ers.
With their roster besieged by flu, the Lakers tried occupational therapy Sunday night.
They ran a track meet on the Philadelphia 76ers, took a 22-point lead and held on to w... |
f7d64864cdcabbbfe2c5d225095cd5ad | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5653-story.html | Perhaps Some Boxing Tips Are in Order | Perhaps Some Boxing Tips Are in Order
After the National Hockey League announced that it planned to add a team in Tampa, Chicago Tribune columnist Bernie Lincicome came up with a list of “everything anyone needs to know about the game.”
Lincicome’s public service included:
“The puck. The object of the game is to see it... |
84718b33446a797695cb1441515b8d4a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5655-story.html | Skiles Is Magic With His Assists, Setting an NBA Record With 30 | Skiles Is Magic With His Assists, Setting an NBA Record With 30
When offensive records fall in the NBA these days, it’s a sure bet the Denver Nuggets will be involved.
While the Magic was setting a club scoring record in a 155-116 victory over the Nuggets Sunday night at Orlando, Fla., guard Scott Skiles set an NBA rec... |
c737976bd798565b53653d7f2e3df6f2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5657-story.html | Dynamo Riga Wins the USA Cup, 5-2 | Dynamo Riga Wins the USA Cup, 5-2
Igor Pavlov and Oleg Znarok scored 50 seconds apart in the third period as Dynamo Riga held off the United States, 5-2, to win the USA Cup Sunday night.
Pavlov broke a 2-2 tie at 5:20 when he took a drop pass behind the net from Ilmars Tomanis and flipped a backhander past goalie Scott... |
b41b2df2090b1a4b4c4eecfe6c1dc3d4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5658-story.html | Notes on a Scorecard | Notes on a Scorecard
A bit of Americana came to Plaza Monumental in Juarez the other evening. . . .
The wave was performed in the stands at a bloodless bullfight staged for the USC and Michigan State football teams. . . .
The bulls at first refused to cooperate, but eventually appeared in the corrida , one of many even... |
9fb75517d10de2c852216f60d8acb852 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5659-story.html | SPOTLIGHT / A GLANCE AT THIS WEEK IN THE NFL : BEATING THE CROWDS | SPOTLIGHT / A GLANCE AT THIS WEEK IN THE NFL : BEATING THE CROWDS
On the last weekend of the NFL season, with many playoff spots already locked up, stadiums often look as if fans decided to leave early for the holidays.
On this particular NFL Sunday, only five of the 11 games had playoff significance. Here’s how the fa... |
58fb19fcb438e5abb939110d69497d52 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5661-story.html | Hawkeyes Lose All-Big Ten Tackle Johnson | Hawkeyes Lose All-Big Ten Tackle Johnson
Iowa’s all-Big Ten defensive tackle, Jim Johnson, won’t play against Washington in Tuesday’s Rose Bowl game.
Johnson suffered a strained left knee during practice Friday, Coach Hayden Fry said. Fry said the 6-foot-3, 270-pound senior was the only Hawkeye player who would miss th... |
ac842ad364ed2eaa17ccfd13cf614181 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5663-story.html | BOWL UPDATE : CITRUS : He Has Felt Persian Gulf Strife Up Close | BOWL UPDATE : CITRUS : He Has Felt Persian Gulf Strife Up Close
Darryl Jenkins, a second team all-Atlantic Coast Conference tackle from Georgia Tech, has been especially interested in the situation in the Persian Gulf. His summer job moving boxes for a freight company found him working outside the fences that surround ... |
aec83b2831e4918b525a1b24834a0dae | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5665-story.html | BOWL UPDATE : SUGAR : His Virginia Friends Have Last Laugh | BOWL UPDATE : SUGAR : His Virginia Friends Have Last Laugh
In addition to the approximately 10,000 fans Virginia has brought to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl, some followers of the Cavaliers already live here.
One of those is Virginia graduate Hill Riddle, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. Riddle ... |
da58f2bf47921b2959862dff87019420 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5666-story.html | BOWL UPDATE : ORANGE : Injuries Annoying but Not Significant | BOWL UPDATE : ORANGE : Injuries Annoying but Not Significant
Injuries posed more of an annoyance than a significant hardship to both Notre Dame and Colorado heading into Tuesday night’s Orange Bowl.
Irish Coach Lou Holtz said nose tackle Chris Zorich “is no more than 75%" because of a dislocated kneecap he suffered Oct... |
fbf16eed979ced13d5caba61f1b94fc2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5667-story.html | BOWL UPDATE : COTTON : Bad Weather Expected to Clear | BOWL UPDATE : COTTON : Bad Weather Expected to Clear
Freezing rain, sleet and snow hit the Cotton Bowl Sunday, but forecasters said the weather will clear and temperatures will be in the mid-40s for New Year’s Day, when No. 3-ranked Texas and No. 4-ranked Miami meet.
Texas freshman running back Butch Hadnot has been cl... |
ff40ed709d63884e95d8b2cf4a52c5f3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5668-story.html | BETTING WITH JANICE : SANTA ANITA SHOWDOWN | BETTING WITH JANICE : SANTA ANITA SHOWDOWN
Because My Song For You finished in a dead heat for second Sunday, my profit for the day was only $5.00. For today, I will wager $20 to win and place on Alabamian in the fourth race.
Janice’s Sun. Bankroll: $2,042.50* Sunday’s Profit: $5.00 Current Bankroll: $2,047.50
Bob Mies... |
3964eabe7fe26d2ddd2bda7b0f1f157c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5745-story.html | The Worst of the Worst : Few Could Live Up to Area’s Great Expectations | The Worst of the Worst : Few Could Live Up to Area’s Great Expectations
1990 was the worst year in the history of Orange County sports.
No ifs, ands, buts, substitutions or other nominees accepted.
Don’t give us 1966. Sure, that’s when the Angels moved to Anaheim Stadium. There was still some darned good high school fo... |
53f2ea6f5f8adb22de79bf23f31725a4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5747-story.html | 1990 Orange County High School Champions | 1990 Orange County High School Champions
WINTER
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
5-A Division: Mater Dei
3-AA Division: Estancia
State Division 1: Mater Dei
State Division 3: Servite (lost to Estancia in Section 3-AA final)
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
4-A Division: La Quinta
3-AA Division: Brea-Olinda
3-A Division: Costa Mesa
BOYS’ SOCCER
3-A D... |
2e26d398087c2a78ed2c8cbc6b718cd5 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5786-story.html | NAMES IN THE GAMES : Musburger Homesick for NFL | NAMES IN THE GAMES : Musburger Homesick for NFL
Life after football for Brent Musburger has been a series of Sundays spent strolling art museums and hiking mountains--in other words, hell for a sports reporter who loves the gridiron.
“While I enjoyed being with my wife, I couldn’t get the NFL out of my system,” Musburg... |
8ff8aa5251065c0dc89ff0aae48b1942 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5788-story.html | THE SIDELINES : 3rd Match for Hearns, Leonard | THE SIDELINES : 3rd Match for Hearns, Leonard
Longtime boxing rivals Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard say they will fight a third time.
“The rematch is imminent,” Hearns told The Detroit News in a story in today’s editions. “It must happen. I can’t go on to the next fight until this one has been resolved.”
Leonard a... |
9db168a805eed57cf4f427f6e00bd52b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5789-story.html | THE SIDELINES : Ditka to Stick With Tomczak | THE SIDELINES : Ditka to Stick With Tomczak
After a day of thinking it over, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka says he’ll stick with quarterback Mike Tomczak in the first weekend of the playoffs.
After the Bears’ 21-10 loss Saturday to the Kansas City Chiefs, Ditka said he might start backup Peter Tom Willis, rather than ... |
e968cd3a8137242f1dabe334dc40ed97 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5790-story.html | THE SIDELINES : Spartak Moscow Wins Spengler | THE SIDELINES : Spartak Moscow Wins Spengler
Gherman Volgin triggered a four-goal second period as Spartak Moscow downed Team Canada 8-3 today to win the Spengler Hockey cup tournament.
It was the fifth victory in 10 years for the Soviets at this tournament.
Sergei Bushmelev put Spartak ahead to stay in the 13th minute... |
08e28e56166952981e0f54a6c020184b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5791-story.html | UNLV Still on Top, UCLA Still No. 10 in College Basketball Poll | UNLV Still on Top, UCLA Still No. 10 in College Basketball Poll
With UNLV holding the top spot for the seventh consecutive week, the top 11 teams in the college basketball poll remained unchanged today. UCLA retains its No. 10 ranking.
The Runnin’ Rebels (6-0) received 62 of 63 first-place votes and 1,574 points in the... |
d356b7879c8fa62c7a1863d0e607ad3e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5792-story.html | Hawaii Upsets Pitt, 84-82, to Win the Rainbow Classic | Hawaii Upsets Pitt, 84-82, to Win the Rainbow Classic
Troy Bowe’s free throw with 1:28 to play snapped an 82-82 tie as Hawaii stunned No. 11 Pittsburgh, 84-82, Sunday to win the Rainbow Classic for the first time in 17 years.
Bowe hit another free throw with six seconds left to close out the scoring. Pittsburgh’s Brian... |
e224bf9235bdc4305651e74b4fd77d4f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5794-story.html | Cavaliers Sign James to a 10-Day Contract | Cavaliers Sign James to a 10-Day Contract
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Henry James to a 10-day contract today.
The 6-9 James fills a roster spot vacated when guard Mike Woodson was released last week.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers said the cast may be taken off the sprained left foot of forward John Williams on We... |
558137d3197660919cb865e130c1557e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5796-story.html | THE SIDELINES : Wrestler’s Heft Behind Pigeons | THE SIDELINES : Wrestler’s Heft Behind Pigeons
A masked professional wrestler who calls himself “Super Ecologist” has begun a fight for the imperiled pigeons of the Hermosillo cathedral, the government’s Notimex news agency reported.
The agency said Sunday the wrestler, who refuses to give his actual name, is staging a... |
54a5984d046b14d82fbc31fbf8d1a063 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5797-story.html | THE SIDELINES : Schedule Set for NFL Playoffs | THE SIDELINES : Schedule Set for NFL Playoffs
A pair of wild-card doubleheaders, with two of the games involving division champions, open the NFL playoffs Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s first game has Philadelphia (10-6) hosting Washington (10-6) in the opening game of the NFC playoffs, starting at 9:30 a.m. PST. In S... |
6b6562a1b3d4e065df5f9bde7e9716e0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5798-story.html | Yankees Land A’s Sanderson for $4 Million : Baseball: The pitcher had agreed to salary arbitration with Oakland. His agent says he would have been happy to stay with the AL champions. | Yankees Land A’s Sanderson for $4 Million : Baseball: The pitcher had agreed to salary arbitration with Oakland. His agent says he would have been happy to stay with the AL champions.
The Oakland Athletics traded Scott Sanderson to New York today after the pitcher agreed to a two-year contract with the Yankees worth mo... |
e82986a0a86bb265f8dfe1d39c9b1653 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5799-story.html | SANTA ANITA : A Pair of Rivals Will Square Off on New Year’s | SANTA ANITA : A Pair of Rivals Will Square Off on New Year’s
Cuddles, winner of the Hollywood Starlet in November, and Ifyoucouldseemenow, who beat her a race earlier in the Moccasin Stakes, will face each other on New Year’s Day in the Pasadena Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
A field of six 3-year-old fillie... |
52a1e96c392a586412bca2c8b490e9fc | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5802-story.html | SHORT TAKES : McFerrin in 24-Hour Songfest | SHORT TAKES : McFerrin in 24-Hour Songfest
Vocalist Bobby McFerrin lined up hundreds of people to hum and sing through a 24-hour event billed as “Singing for Your Life.”
McFerrin, whose songs include “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” kicked things off Sunday night at Grace Cathedral.
McFerrin, winner of nine Grammy Awards, line... |
fc89c5bc99ae861db028fb1b234c9dea | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5803-story.html | A Crazy Eight Is Too Much for One TV Screen : College football: The overabundance of bowl games on New Year’s Day makes it impossible to watch them all. Who came up with this system? | A Crazy Eight Is Too Much for One TV Screen : College football: The overabundance of bowl games on New Year’s Day makes it impossible to watch them all. Who came up with this system?
Inspecting the bowl football program on New Year’s Day, you have a vision of herring in a net, flopping over one another.
The current lin... |
c352f62867dd69b704710a6a0ea95f7d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5805-story.html | SHORT TAKES : Martin Sheen Spawns News | SHORT TAKES : Martin Sheen Spawns News
Actor Martin Sheen knows how to get his name in a newspaper. Just show up in a newsroom with a camera.
Sheen filmed scenes at The Dallas Morning News on Thursday for his new movie, “Touch and Die.”
In the film, Sheen plays a reporter in Europe who discovers stolen plutonium is bei... |
7da5fb33b3183f11c769cfd1de75a64c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5807-story.html | Authors Say Elvis Died of an Allergic Reaction to Codeine | Authors Say Elvis Died of an Allergic Reaction to Codeine
It promises to be the last word on the death of Elvis.
After more than 20 books written since Elvis Presley was found sprawled on the bathroom floor at his Graceland mansion in 1977, dead at age 42, the latest offers conclusions that any Elvis fan would love.
Th... |
81a2ad9553fd6832e29a190adbf94024 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5808-story.html | Artist Bringing Lively Colors to Eastern Bridges : Art: Spans crossing Interstate 83 to get vibrant greens, yellows, oranges and foil appliques. | Artist Bringing Lively Colors to Eastern Bridges : Art: Spans crossing Interstate 83 to get vibrant greens, yellows, oranges and foil appliques.
For Stan Edmister, bridges are a canvas. Where an engineer sees a mass of concrete and steel, he sees a potential masterpiece.
“If paint is going to be put on a bridge to sust... |
a38926a24b50163ea5644dfb27fea7f1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5810-story.html | SHORT TAKES : Rebellious Black Priest to Wed | SHORT TAKES : Rebellious Black Priest to Wed
The Rev. George Stallings Jr., a former Roman Catholic priest who was excommunicated after forming a church for disenchanted black Catholics, says he’s getting married next year.
Stallings announced his engagement to Houston attorney Candace Mosly, 29, at an inaugural banque... |
165d2510351278d47c97727c3b737686 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5811-story.html | SHORT TAKES : Ajaye Hits, Quits ‘Living Color’ | SHORT TAKES : Ajaye Hits, Quits ‘Living Color’
Comedian-writer Franklyn Ajaye says “In Living Color” glorifies ghetto life and that’s one of the reasons he’s leaving the hit television show.
“I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical hip thing,” Ajaye says in TV Guide. He says he lef... |
0c05c5163de6268cd7a51d9e5d020a35 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-sp-5812-story.html | SHORT TAKES : Tammy Sees Country’s Rebirth | SHORT TAKES : Tammy Sees Country’s Rebirth
Tammy Wynette says a new generation of performers has helped popularize country music all over again.
“The abundance of great new talent . . . is changing the demographics of the listening and buying audience,” she said in comments published in the Country Music Assn.'s “Close... |
f1fb3cb684a22a3a4766d05f1f46fca1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5590-story.html | Remember, You Read It Here (If Predictions Prove True) | Remember, You Read It Here (If Predictions Prove True)
This being the last day of the century’s ninth decade, I imagine the supermarket tabloids will be full of the usual psychics’ predictions for the new year and the final decade.
I usually point out at this time of year that none of the psychics’ predictions for the ... |
2c2d12e3eef3e32bf97c30cdcfe08a97 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5591-story.html | Designs in the Desert: There’s a Persian... | Designs in the Desert: There’s a Persian...
Designs in the Desert: There’s a Persian Gulf influence on the annual best-dressed list from the Fashion Foundation of America. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, who wears the long, flowing djellaba , made the list as well as U.S. Persian Gulf troop commander Lt. Gen. Norman Schwarzk... |
3a4920093de31e633c31f3a011696258 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5606-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Environment: There will be no Earth Day in 1991, says Chris Desser. ‘Our time is better spent working on the issues.’ | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Environment: There will be no Earth Day in 1991, says Chris Desser. ‘Our time is better spent working on the issues.’
Chris Desser is still explaining to people that there isn’t going to be another Earth Day extravaganza, at least not in 1991.
“It was never our intent... |
c71a62134cac56dab0a0294d5a6c7529 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5607-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Runaways: After year of tumult, stability is returning to Covenant House. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Runaways: After year of tumult, stability is returning to Covenant House.
The mood at Covenant House on Sunset Boulevard seems light and fluid:
Staff wander around, joking with clients. There’s a tender farewell and lots of “good lucks” for a 20-year-old man, addicted... |
f25f0de0b0cf1daf9f070c45f9e12c5f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5608-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Homeless: Offers of help pour in for women who fall on hard times. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Homeless: Offers of help pour in for women who fall on hard times.
It has been a month since “Living in the Shadows” ran in the View section on Dec. 2, but Marjorie Bard is still receiving calls and letters about the story. Some who contact her simply want to share th... |
db06f6a9072196fbc6971f766d685b62 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5610-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Youth: An East L.A. priest ‘bombards’ gang members with love, but isn’t sure he can take many more funerals. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Youth: An East L.A. priest ‘bombards’ gang members with love, but isn’t sure he can take many more funerals.
As 1990 was coming to a close, Father Gregory Boyle did some grim mathematics.
In his first four years at Dolores Mission Catholic Church in East Los Angeles, ... |
f9d62bb3e9fd0feac2de99b4704fa6b3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5612-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Media: Some say the practice of ‘outing’ may have benefited gay rights. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Media: Some say the practice of ‘outing’ may have benefited gay rights.
Outing, the phenomenon of exposing allegedly gay, lesbian or bisexual personalities--usually through the media--continued to flourish throughout 1990, chiefly in the gay press and supermarket tabl... |
e641caa6e1e04b67c0033c6801130a41 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5613-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Revolt: The man who sparked the Romanian revolution last Christmas is still engaged in the struggle for freedom. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Revolt: The man who sparked the Romanian revolution last Christmas is still engaged in the struggle for freedom.
In 1989 Laszlo Tokes was lifted from obscurity to history. The hand of fate was active again this year, but the consequences were crueler--personally and p... |
cb79f15392bba7c59cef2ca916820030 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5614-story.html | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Economy: Six months later, Terry Ballard is still looking for work. | Fast Forward : Catching Up With 1990’s Newsmakers : Economy: Six months later, Terry Ballard is still looking for work.
Back in August, a good three months before Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan finally made it official, Terry Ballard of Cypress pretty much knew the economy was heading downhill.
In June, ... |
fb590020a59f099a8d40b2d4113cde0f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-31-vw-5754-story.html | Chinese-American Debutante Ball Wins Attention From TV | Chinese-American Debutante Ball Wins Attention From TV
Talk about hitting the social jackpot. Not only did Saturday’s Winter Blossom Ball make the big time--it marked the country’s first ever Chinese-American debutante ball--it made prime time.
Boyd Matson, correspondent for NBC’s “Real Life With Jane Pauley” televisio... |
f8a84e27c83b4c5da1e0eb7dbd1d24a2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-06-fi-10874-story.html | Harsh Penalties Lurk Behind 2-Tier Annuities | Harsh Penalties Lurk Behind 2-Tier Annuities
Q: What are the differences between one-tier and two-tier tax-deferred annuities? I am getting conflicting opinions. My friend says the two-tier annuity I bought is a rip-off and I should sell it immediately, even if I have to take a loss. My salesman says my two-tier annuit... |
90401bb9f32b067f3e41e0d5ab6b47a3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-13-ca-155-story.html | In Search of . . . Yvonne De Carlo | In Search of . . . Yvonne De Carlo
She’s known to TV audiences as Lily Munster in TV’s campy “The Munsters,” but by the time she took that role Yvonne De Carlo had already been in roughly 100 feature films, including many during the ‘40s and ‘50s in which she starred.
Sicilian on her mother’s side, Scotch-English on he... |
95b720929de8894ca777cb661836e62e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-13-mn-412-story.html | Text of Bush’s Letter to Saddam Hussein | Text of Bush’s Letter to Saddam Hussein
Following is the text of the letter that President Bush wrote to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Jan. 5.
The letter was refused Wednesday by Iraq’s Foreign Minister Tarik Aziz when Secretary of State James A. Baker III tried to get him to deliver it. Aziz said it contained lang... |
e7c485112cfa9d4d4bcf99e6a93325bd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-13-sp-434-story.html | A Troubled Life, a Lonely Death : Former Padre Star Alan Wiggins Is Remembered by Friends Who Lost Touch With Him After Drugs Ruined Promising Career | A Troubled Life, a Lonely Death : Former Padre Star Alan Wiggins Is Remembered by Friends Who Lost Touch With Him After Drugs Ruined Promising Career
The three sat together in pews at Calvary C.M.E. Methodist Church in Pasadena Friday during the funeral service, trying to comfort one another and erase feelings of guilt... |
17f50f0d94ebafe704ef1492fb21a7bf | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-16-mn-346-story.html | Bush to Free El Salvador Military Aid | Bush to Free El Salvador Military Aid
President Bush told Congress on Tuesday that he has decided to free $42.5 million in military aid for the government of El Salvador, saying Salvadoran rebels are committing human rights abuses and grabbing weapons.
But Bush said he would hold up dispensing the money for 60 days to ... |
79639295ee8b2503b5b6206695e313ad | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-20-me-849-story.html | 1 Man Killed, 1 Badly Wounded in Separate Drive-By Shootings | 1 Man Killed, 1 Badly Wounded in Separate Drive-By Shootings
A Lynwood man was shot to death as he stood in his doorway, and a San Pedro man was critically wounded in unrelated drive-by attacks that were blamed on gang members, police said Saturday.
Donald Sarpy, 41, was shot once in the upper chest Friday night as he ... |
a6a2cf649acc11e8795331e43570c44a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-23-mn-786-story.html | Americans Willing to Pay for Bit of Security : Consumers: Sales of gas masks and other protective items increase since start of war. ‘It’s been total insanity,’ says one merchant. | Americans Willing to Pay for Bit of Security : Consumers: Sales of gas masks and other protective items increase since start of war. ‘It’s been total insanity,’ says one merchant.
It’s a long way from Tel Aviv to the Pacific Palisades, but Beth Weitz figures it can’t hurt to be prepared. So when her teen-age son asked ... |
3c8177982408d34ea470327829aabfc8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-25-mn-773-story.html | $825,000 Proposed for Union Activist Injured by Police | $825,000 Proposed for Union Activist Injured by Police
Dolores Huerta, the labor leader critically injured by baton-swinging police officers during a 1988 protest, will receive $825,000 if a record settlement is approved by city officials.
The San Francisco Police Commission’s settlement offer would be the largest poli... |
ab44064c9dff4f3e12dca7d5ed8dcf29 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-26-mn-704-story.html | Largest Cities Reflect Shift to West, 1990 Census Finds : Population: Los Angeles beats out Chicago as No. 2 in U.S. California lists 18 of 29 places reaching 100,000. | Largest Cities Reflect Shift to West, 1990 Census Finds : Population: Los Angeles beats out Chicago as No. 2 in U.S. California lists 18 of 29 places reaching 100,000.
Six of the nation’s 10 largest cities are now west of the Mississippi River, and most of the 29 cities to reach a population of 100,000 in the last deca... |
b22d894202c492f19aed96719570cd00 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-26-mn-709-story.html | Patriots Shoot Down 6 of 7 Scuds Over Israel : Iraqi attacks: Israel holds off on any retaliation. Saudis suffer their first fatality from missiles. | Patriots Shoot Down 6 of 7 Scuds Over Israel : Iraqi attacks: Israel holds off on any retaliation. Saudis suffer their first fatality from missiles.
Iraq fired a rain of seven Scud missiles into Israel on Friday, and one crashed into a house in Tel Aviv, killing a neighbor next door. But Israel refrained from retaliati... |
6eaa5f639695f42b0e6a924678634481 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-28-me-3-story.html | Israel’s Gas-Mask Distribution Problem | Israel’s Gas-Mask Distribution Problem
Iraq’s unprovoked attacks on Israel have so far involved Scud missiles armed with conventional high-explosive warheads. But neither the Israeli government nor anyone else familiar with Saddam Hussein’s contempt for civilized norms of behavior is ruling out the possibility of attac... |
6081395b46a8ae4e5804118e1054999d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-03-mn-851-story.html | A Few Tricks of the Trade Help Teachers Sell Physics : Education: Professor’s light-hearted stunts help explain scientific principles. | A Few Tricks of the Trade Help Teachers Sell Physics : Education: Professor’s light-hearted stunts help explain scientific principles.
Wearing a hat that says “Physics Coach,” Bob Ehrlich hammers a stake against his chest, spins a hula hoop, and blows a quarter into a cup, all to show that, gee whiz, physics can be fun... |
4a4a6a6b1d6691ba636e206411df4b9d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-03-mn-917-story.html | American Support Grows for Use of Nuclear Arms : Weapons: Heavy U.S. losses could boost pressure on Bush. Opponents warn of a wide backlash. | American Support Grows for Use of Nuclear Arms : Weapons: Heavy U.S. losses could boost pressure on Bush. Opponents warn of a wide backlash.
Should the United States use nuclear weapons in the Persian Gulf War?
Although the Bush Administration says it has no plans to do so, the possibility remains very real for many Am... |
c6ad5876fdbe9e75d18ed58e9af35883 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-05-mn-564-story.html | Refugees From Iraq Describe Hellish Scenes | Refugees From Iraq Describe Hellish Scenes
The massive allied bombardment of the Iraqi city of Basra has demolished every communications center in that strategic southern city, all major oil refineries, most government buildings, some civilian neighborhoods and hundreds of ammunition depots and food warehouses, accordi... |
6d649567125aec7b8fe46709bace0ce2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-mn-1811-story.html | U.S. Embassy in Bonn Is Sprayed With Bullets by Left-Wing Group : Terrorism: Shots fired across Rhine cause no injuries. A letter links the attack to the war. | U.S. Embassy in Bonn Is Sprayed With Bullets by Left-Wing Group : Terrorism: Shots fired across Rhine cause no injuries. A letter links the attack to the war.
Left-wing terrorists firing across the Rhine River sprayed the U.S. Embassy with bullets Wednesday night, causing minor damage and no injuries, authorities said.... |
5fdc3340b318b80c974484820dfdd6ea | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-nc-1556-story.html | Litterbug! : Answers to Some Trashy Questions About Freeway Littering | Litterbug! : Answers to Some Trashy Questions About Freeway Littering
North County is a leader in the roadside rubble that is mounting in San Diego. Following are some questions put to the California Department of Transportation about the trash problem and how it’s being tackled.
Which freeway is the trashiest?
“Inters... |
19e3a8d601960d1e84c7959fcdf2cc1b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-18-me-1259-story.html | Airing His Ideas : Howard Foote Once Took a Marine Jet for a Joy Ride, but What He’s Attempting Now Is No Flight of Fancy | Airing His Ideas : Howard Foote Once Took a Marine Jet for a Joy Ride, but What He’s Attempting Now Is No Flight of Fancy
Days after an aerial embolism from a high-altitude glider flight ruined his boyhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot, Lance Cpl. Howard A. Foote Jr. of Los Alamitos flew into Marine Corps history a... |
a59bab77fa300ea8d2e25fc26ea7b738 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-18-mn-1211-story.html | ‘Love Boat’ of the Gulf Offers Respite From War : Stress: The Cunard Princess, a British luxury ship chartered by the Pentagon, provides a 3-day rest and recreation spot for U.S. troops. | ‘Love Boat’ of the Gulf Offers Respite From War : Stress: The Cunard Princess, a British luxury ship chartered by the Pentagon, provides a 3-day rest and recreation spot for U.S. troops.
Under a white and red banner, which read “Welcome Aboard Desert Shield Troops,” a female soldier jogged past in form-fitting Lycra sh... |
69e1e3acb3ab16693cf20bb663844ee6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-21-ca-2124-story.html | Reggae’s Maxi Priest Wins Mainstream Favor : Pop music: The British singer adds an R&B; flavor to the Jamaican sound. He and his band play San Diego and Long Beach this weekend. | Reggae’s Maxi Priest Wins Mainstream Favor : Pop music: The British singer adds an R&B; flavor to the Jamaican sound. He and his band play San Diego and Long Beach this weekend.
“From day one, I’ve made it clear I’m doing music for everybody,” declared British reggae singer Maxi Priest. “It wasn’t an intentional thing ... |
518e01c297bc248f69436b3268383ec3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-22-ca-1491-story.html | MOVIE REVIEW : A Tumultuous Egyptian Autobiography | MOVIE REVIEW : A Tumultuous Egyptian Autobiography
Youssef Chahine’s sprawling, impassioned autobiographical “Egyptian Trilogy” (Nuart) confirms once and for all its maker’s status as a world-class writer-director whose work in America has heretofore been seen only at film festivals and archives despite garnering inter... |
9ef9eaf9c0d2477ebfc69e5a83ecab23 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-24-tv-2335-story.html | How Hollywood Dealt with Great Depression | How Hollywood Dealt with Great Depression
Hollywood responded to the Great Depression almost immediately after the crash of 1929. The films produced were either “social conscious” dramas that reflected the plight of the farmers and white-collar workers who suddenly found themselves in a bread line, screwball comedies o... |
d9919a346a17c28e7db8c39c7f8df352 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-25-mn-1565-story.html | Webb Pierce; Top-Selling Country Singer | Webb Pierce; Top-Selling Country Singer
Webb Pierce, one of the most successful country singers of all time, whose nasal tenor voice became known to millions of fans in the 1950s, died Sunday in Nashville.
Cash Box magazine rated him the No. 1 male country artist from 1952 to 1956 and again in 1961-63 because of such e... |
b203e123f098a95122b8a3b6fbf6001d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-26-mn-2158-story.html | John Daly; Hosted TV’s ‘What’s My Line?’ | John Daly; Hosted TV’s ‘What’s My Line?’
John Daly, former war correspondent, network executive, government official and popular host of the game show “What’s My Line?” was found dead at his home here Monday, his longtime assistant said.
Daly, who turned 77 Wednesday, suffered from emphysema, but, “I believe death was ... |
71c34d71547c67e9936b03ebefd2ae52 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-27-vw-1991-story.html | Last Among Finishers, but First in Their Own Hearts | Last Among Finishers, but First in Their Own Hearts
On the 11th day of its attempt to complete the Raid Gauloises endurance race, the team that includes Times news editor Jon D. Markman finally reaches the last stage: the ride-and-run. Team members seem destined not to make a gallant dash on brilliant steeds to the fin... |
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