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3b79c569b0cea998c3e105927f5e2230 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-mn-2914-story.html | Dispute Over AIDS Discovery Persists : Medicine: At issue is credit for identifying the virus. Scientists present new evidence in a letter to show that a key researcher did not steal the material. | Dispute Over AIDS Discovery Persists : Medicine: At issue is credit for identifying the virus. Scientists present new evidence in a letter to show that a key researcher did not steal the material.
Prominent AIDS researcher Dr. Robert C. Gallo has produced further evidence that he did not steal the first identified AIDS... |
1282d1b1f32077f285a0535382f574d4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-mn-2915-story.html | Measure Would OK ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’ as Evidence | Measure Would OK ‘Battered Woman Syndrome’ as Evidence
A Southern California assemblyman has introduced controversial legislation that would allow evidence of “battered woman syndrome” to be used as a defense in criminal trials of women accused of killing their spouses or live-in lovers.
“AB 785 is a simple bill that w... |
17ddbdfdbb41099649509990b20d5155 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-mn-2929-story.html | Bush’s Words Spur Cautious Joy : Reaction: Troops could soon head home, but ‘I never did trust (Hussein),’ a Pendleton Marine major’s wife said. | Bush’s Words Spur Cautious Joy : Reaction: Troops could soon head home, but ‘I never did trust (Hussein),’ a Pendleton Marine major’s wife said.
At a veterans hall in Anaheim, a dozen ex-Marines, some clutching beers and wearing American flag lapel pins, erupted in a sea of cheers. In Tustin, a Marine wife told her you... |
b36589b946cd74d143cf5fc892332bc2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-mn-2930-story.html | Despite News, Families’ Worries Won’t Cease Till Soldiers Return | Despite News, Families’ Worries Won’t Cease Till Soldiers Return
There was no confetti or popping of champagne corks at the weekly Wednesday gathering of soldiers’ wives.
Hazel Wynn said she just can’t stop thinking about her husband, who shipped out just three days ago, and her nephew, who has been among the missing i... |
c08d4bff0c02bd0d907561c6fcf2a8fb | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-nc-2585-story.html | After Loss : Support Groups Help Recently Widowed to Get Over Grief | After Loss : Support Groups Help Recently Widowed to Get Over Grief
From wife to widow, from husband to widower, it happens in a flash: a final breath, and the life of the surviving loved one is suddenly altered. Physically single, yet psychically married, women and men must trim and tailor their lives and their spirit... |
b6d8ead96b5c428314458dbd372ff3e0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-nc-2586-story.html | Poway : The Hobbit on Stage | Poway : The Hobbit on Stage
The Montreal-based Theatre Sans Fil will bring its production of “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Theatre Sans Fil debuted “The Hobbit” in 1979, launching an international career that led to sold-out performances at the 1984 O... |
b16e336aa937ec92a06f70cd8e603127 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-nc-2587-story.html | Grooming for Success : More Than Cut and Dry Options in Salons, Shops, Parlors | Grooming for Success : More Than Cut and Dry Options in Salons, Shops, Parlors
Buzz jobs, flat tops, hair extensions, color weaving, and sun glitz are all part of the booming hair industry that generates billions of dollars annually throughout the nation.
In North County alone, there are more than 600 beauty salons and... |
a2d7dff1541d1abb63d4a3586dcb117d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-nc-2588-story.html | Snowboarding Is Snowballing Here | Snowboarding Is Snowballing Here
Nobody’s quite certain who first strapped bindings onto a single snow ski, charged down a snow-covered mountain and invented the snowboard.
But, according to Lee Crane, managing editor of the Oceanside-based magazine “Transworld Snowboarding,” it goes back to at least ’66 or ’67.
“About... |
313f7d1073a7bc6e856129933e6a7994 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-nc-2590-story.html | Tight Quarters Don’t Cramp Leonardo Ristorante’s Style | Tight Quarters Don’t Cramp Leonardo Ristorante’s Style
On busy nights, the tiny vestibule that fronts the restrooms at Rancho Bernardo’s Leonardo Ristorante and Pizzeria becomes an impromptu waiting room and wine bar.
That patrons agree to wait in this cramped, unlikely spot is a testament to the restaurant’s menu and ... |
53345b03bd476d1b8885abfc31ac9df0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2917-story.html | MATINEE IDLERS : Moms, Therapists and Other Daytime Denizens of the Dark Pursue One of Life’s Guilty Pleasures | MATINEE IDLERS : Moms, Therapists and Other Daytime Denizens of the Dark Pursue One of Life’s Guilty Pleasures
When duty calls, this Anaheim Hills man answers, morning, noon or night. Especially noon.
Just recently in fact, fortified with a 5-pound, $2.50 tub of popcorn, he went in for a little overtime, ducking in to ... |
75829f7c1121999c2f94a7e8dea59c2d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2918-story.html | BANK BOOTY : Security Pacific’s Collection of Prints by Modern Masters Is Worth Seeing | BANK BOOTY : Security Pacific’s Collection of Prints by Modern Masters Is Worth Seeing
Exhibits of “the collection of so-and-so” usually do a fine job of showing off some well-heeled collector’s booty but often don’t bother to explain why the stuff is worth looking at in the first place. “The Security Pacific Collectio... |
c443ff0f6f378de5bb003d0228006094 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2920-story.html | BUG-EYE-LING : Dennis Wolfberg’s Distinctive Delivery Gets as Many Laughs as His Life | BUG-EYE-LING : Dennis Wolfberg’s Distinctive Delivery Gets as Many Laughs as His Life
When comedian Dennis Wolfberg was teaching sixth grade at an elementary school in the South Bronx in the 1970s, truancy was a big problem.
You know the South Bronx, “a community that socioeconomically ranks under CALCUTTA to give you ... |
e040d12a8b78ce04773e8974fe00e08b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2921-story.html | Irish Coffee and a Warm Ambience | Irish Coffee and a Warm Ambience
During the cold months, there may be no better place to go for warm atmosphere and a hot cup of Irish coffee than the International Pub and Platter.
The International, situated in the Plaza de Cafes at 4881 Birch St., Newport Beach, is an Irish bar wedged among several other internation... |
6a070b48ea9a4228c634112eeffe68a9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2922-story.html | DIVINE MOVEMENT : Hindu Dancers in Irvine Will Strive to Convey Sanctity Without Sermon | DIVINE MOVEMENT : Hindu Dancers in Irvine Will Strive to Convey Sanctity Without Sermon
In Hindu cosmology, it is sound that leads to creation.
“Lord Siva, when represented in dancing form, holds a drum in his hand, and when beating this drum, the sound that comes out creates the universe,” says Indian dancer Ramaa Bha... |
1f76284409c6c23118abbbc384052120 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2923-story.html | FILM : ‘Johnny Guitar’ Pulls Some Kinky Strings | FILM : ‘Johnny Guitar’ Pulls Some Kinky Strings
There’s one thing that can be said about “Johnny Guitar"--Joan Crawford, in the early stages of her 1950s bushy-eyebrow phase, never looked more handsome.
Done up in mannish clothes, a six-shooter strapped to her thigh and enjoying some macho posturing, Crawford could alm... |
1279e514384f2fd26be10c0a5e254f9b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2924-story.html | An Intriguing Look at Japan Before WWII | An Intriguing Look at Japan Before WWII
“The Makioka Sisters” is a splendid, thoughtful movie of a Japan only three years away from Pearl Harbor and the devastation of war with the United States.
World War II ended the type of society portrayed so clearly here, although the war did not erase the attitudes and some of t... |
9bb6b3ac9117cd2159a25ced9e3f46c9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2925-story.html | THE FANS’ CHOICES | THE FANS’ CHOICES
Movie (National ranking) Weekend Gross Screens/Avg. (Studio) (National) (National) 1. The Silence of the Lambs (1) $167,832 15/$11,188 (Orion) ($11 million) (1,515/$7,886) 2. Sleeping With the Enemy (2) $103,616 12/$8,634 (Fox) ($9.2 million) (1,488/$6,194 ) 3. Scenes From a Mall (6) $84,603 13/$6,507... |
c9380cd805fbcc460ef9f48555b5302b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2926-story.html | In Tsuru’s Ersatz Perch, Look No Further Than Sushi Bar | In Tsuru’s Ersatz Perch, Look No Further Than Sushi Bar
The crane (tsuru) is a symbol of longevity in Japan. The Japanese revere these awkward birds to the point of superstition. It’s a symbol they do not take lightly.
That’s why I sensed something amiss upon entering Tsuru, a restaurant perched directly above the Coas... |
2b4690ea63caffc743f527ea8c5b2e5e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-ol-2927-story.html | Champs Pitches Ballpark Fare to the Sporting Crowd | Champs Pitches Ballpark Fare to the Sporting Crowd
If you’re one of those strange people who go to baseball and football games partly because you love the suds-and-pup cuisine, then Champs, a small sports deli in Seal Beach, is for you.
The atmosphere is California Parking Lot. Champs is on fast-food row in the parking... |
54d90166c437c2a43a92a1715ed04c19 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2561-story.html | Monarchs Roll Into CIF Final | Monarchs Roll Into CIF Final
Questions about how Morningside High would perform without All-American center Lisa Leslie have tailed first-year Coach Ron Randle since he took over the girls’ basketball program last fall.
With Leslie, who now plays at USC, the Monarchs won three consecutive CIF titles and two consecutive... |
96b16f1f1ed7a0eaa17559de4a56f929 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2568-story.html | GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS | GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Mt. Carmel 93, Granite Hills 72--The second-seeded Sundevils won their sixth consecutive game and advanced to the championship contest against top-ranked Poway.
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a9c91a32e673c00ce0b73d33481d2839 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2571-story.html | GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Holm’s Three-Pointer Keys El Cajon Valley | GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Holm’s Three-Pointer Keys El Cajon Valley
Limited to just seven points in the first half, Heather Holm rallied to score 23 in the second half, including 13 in the fourth quarter.
No shot, however, was quite as big as the three-pointer that sparked a 7-0 run and gave El Cajon Valley a 60-53 v... |
4b2c351656f56864411fab5b48ef1404 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2742-story.html | Ventura Girls Awaken After Delayed Tip-Off, 56-43 | Ventura Girls Awaken After Delayed Tip-Off, 56-43
The Gahr High girls’ basketball team needed to travel approximately 100 miles from Cerritos to Wednesday night’s Southern Section II-AA Division playoff game against Ventura at Buena High.
The Gladiators did not arrive until 7:30 p.m.--the scheduled starting time. The t... |
496578e288cf7440a50464f4bf104c01 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2747-story.html | Rider Scores 9 Points; Antelope Valley Falls | Rider Scores 9 Points; Antelope Valley Falls
Antelope Valley College picked the wrong opponent and the wrong time to record season lows in virtually every offensive category.
Falling flat in every way imaginable, the Marauders were upset by Cypress, 75-60, in a men’s junior college regional playoff basketball game Wedn... |
7940871faadf5b7f2004fe1f4dce7d39 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2811-story.html | Man on a Mission : Can Bradley Take Two Years Off, Then Lead BYU to NCAA Title? | Man on a Mission : Can Bradley Take Two Years Off, Then Lead BYU to NCAA Title?
The tall man loped back and forth in front of a basketball hoop, dropping a ball through the net as if he were playing a hoax on the dimensions of the game.
Shawn Bradley was participating in a pre-practice layup drill in Brigham Young Univ... |
17c53372f3232f3318a552c3a3ee0659 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2828-story.html | Trainer Suspended at Aqueduct | Trainer Suspended at Aqueduct
Trainer Michael J. Laudano has been suspended and denied access to the Aqueduct grounds for 45 days after Heptaminol, a cardiac stimulant, was found in one of his horses. The suspension runs through April 11.
Luv To Mombo Jumbo, a horse Laudano saddled for the second race on Jan. 7, tested... |
fe7fa32b1a05b44faf5714de90688b3d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2961-story.html | Parks Selected for All-Star Game | Parks Selected for All-Star Game
Marina’s Cherokee Parks was one of 20 high school players selected Wednesday to play in the annual McDonald’s All-American High School basketball game April 6 in the Springfield Civic Center.
The 6-foot-11 center will play for the West team in the 14th annual game.
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deef1dbe40227026966357f5d40ab41f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2962-story.html | SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION III-A : La Canada Can’t Stop Costa Mesa’s DiCamilli | SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION III-A : La Canada Can’t Stop Costa Mesa’s DiCamilli
Many teams have tried to stop Costa Mesa’s Olivia DiCamilli in the past two years, mostly without success. Wednesday night, it was La Canada’s turn to be baffled by the sophomore guard.
DiCamilli scored a game-hig... |
0d9ee476e0d8c5552a35c98e586b32ba | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2963-story.html | SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION III-AA : Lompoc Tops Estancia With Big Quarter | SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION III-AA : Lompoc Tops Estancia With Big Quarter
A third-quarter rally propelled Lompoc past Estancia, 65-55, in a Southern Section Division III-AA girls’ basketball semifinal at Cabrillo High School Wednesday.
Estancia, which finished the season at 25-2, jumped out ... |
7ff4899cfddf6724ef76bd0728cbd4ed | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2970-story.html | CCI Women Fall to Fresno Pacific | CCI Women Fall to Fresno Pacific
Fresno Pacific ended Christ College Irvine’s most successful women’s basketball season by defeating the Eagles, 76-58, in the National Assn. of Intercollegiate Athletics District 3 playoffs Wednesday night at Biola University.
Fresno Pacific (16-12) led at halftime, 31-30, but took cont... |
f0acde1613495baba04f677c541a200b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-sp-2973-story.html | Bolsa Grande’s Holst Gets Golden West Post | Bolsa Grande’s Holst Gets Golden West Post
Bill Holst, football coach at Bolsa Grande High School for the last three seasons, resigned recently, Bolsa Grande Athletic Director Al Hall said Wednesday.
Holst, who had an 11-19 record at Bolsa Grande, has accepted an assistant football coach’s position at Golden West Colle... |
9ee91a3603411e44be5f03abd398a3b9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2843-story.html | Apartheid Foe to Speak in Ojai | Apartheid Foe to Speak in Ojai
In 1977, South African journalist Donald Woods was banned from practicing his profession. The South African government wanted to quell his published opposition to apartheid and his claims that police brutality killed black activist Steve Biko, not a supposed “hunger strike.”
Woods, whose ... |
a4b00046814ae2fa26ebeee8a84c3fa2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2844-story.html | ‘Wolves’ Co-Stars at Screening | ‘Wolves’ Co-Stars at Screening
There are movies that should not be missed--and are even worth going back to see again.
Many critics and viewers think that Kevin Costner’s “Dances With Wolves,” which has garnered 12 Academy Award nominations, is one of those movies. Those who wish to meet and mingle with some of the fil... |
eae4e86d037002cd083988e994f95b7f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2847-story.html | RESTAURANT REVIEW EMILIO’S : Palate Pleasing : The Italian food is prepared with imagination and has a flavor all its own. Patrons dine in comfort, and children can be at ease. | RESTAURANT REVIEW EMILIO’S : Palate Pleasing : The Italian food is prepared with imagination and has a flavor all its own. Patrons dine in comfort, and children can be at ease.
Rumor has it that before opening his own restaurant, Michael de Paola ate at one of Montecito’s hottest Italian places every night for weeks. I... |
ac31960c044db64ce4df163e9052f69d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2848-story.html | FLICKS FILM & VIDEO FILE : A Boost for Talkies : In-house devices to aid hearing-impaired theatergoers are not common. But an Ojai man is working to help change that. | FLICKS FILM & VIDEO FILE : A Boost for Talkies : In-house devices to aid hearing-impaired theatergoers are not common. But an Ojai man is working to help change that.
It’s not easy to walk into a movie theater and find a seat that will offer both optimum sight and sound. For most of us this is a small but irritating fa... |
220b7ba530eb5ba5fa1341fb4ac91828 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2849-story.html | MUSIC THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA : ‘90s Swing : More than 46 years after his disappearance, the bandleader’s music is reviving memories for old-timers and wowing young people. | MUSIC THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA : ‘90s Swing : More than 46 years after his disappearance, the bandleader’s music is reviving memories for old-timers and wowing young people.
“Are we going to talk about where we’ve been or where we’re going?” inquired Larry O’Brien via telephone from somewhere in Louisiana. “If so, I’... |
b28227cea795cc42b48884c17afc58a1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2850-story.html | SOUNDS AROUND TOWN : Mostly Mozart : He may have been buried a pauper 200 years ago, but the Austrian composer left a treasure of music that is still vital today. | SOUNDS AROUND TOWN : Mostly Mozart : He may have been buried a pauper 200 years ago, but the Austrian composer left a treasure of music that is still vital today.
In the world of classical music, the body of oft-played music known as standard repertoire amounts to a kind of warhorse parade. No warhorses are more welcom... |
7ce2b2db76325342b91865447f620a30 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2851-story.html | Big Fish : It’s time to get around to seeing 2 ex-Jefferson Airplane members who have been playing for about 20 years as Hot Tuna. | Big Fish : It’s time to get around to seeing 2 ex-Jefferson Airplane members who have been playing for about 20 years as Hot Tuna.
What about all those things you’ve never done? There are plenty of them, right? Yup, me too. I’ve never seen the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. Never seen Madonna. Never seen “The Rocky Hor... |
68f3c0dbe30206710ca6b62e4a8bb494 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2852-story.html | LECTURES DR. JONATHAN MILLER : Practical Joker : The multitalented author and director looks at humor from an analytical perspective. | LECTURES DR. JONATHAN MILLER : Practical Joker : The multitalented author and director looks at humor from an analytical perspective.
How exactly are jokes like rented cars that we take out for a spin and return slightly nicked? And, what is it that we are supposed to “see” when we witness a theatrical spectacle?
Dr. J... |
a55b6b39d845185d464dcc654a22b2e4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2853-story.html | STRUCTURES ‘NEW JERUSALEM’ : Traces of History : Memories of the crossroads community serve as a reminder of Ventura County’s heritage. | STRUCTURES ‘NEW JERUSALEM’ : Traces of History : Memories of the crossroads community serve as a reminder of Ventura County’s heritage.
In a region as change-prone as Southern California, landmarks aren’t always visible to the naked eye. Some of the more significant structures now exist as ghostly presences, their memo... |
996275d5f05f20c3ce47babd7b08b474 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2855-story.html | THEATER NOTES : Festival Forsooth : From Ventura to Simi Valley, the focus of many thespian groups this year will be on Shakespeare. | THEATER NOTES : Festival Forsooth : From Ventura to Simi Valley, the focus of many thespian groups this year will be on Shakespeare.
Everything’s shakin’: All Ventura County will host an unofficial Shakespeare festival this year, beginning Saturday night with the first of two upcoming presentations of “A Midsummer’s Ni... |
2351835fbec6da11b70160e054ba49f6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2858-story.html | FOR THE KIDS : Tots Take the Reins : At a Moorpark ranch, children often grow attached to the ponies as they learn to ride and care for them. | FOR THE KIDS : Tots Take the Reins : At a Moorpark ranch, children often grow attached to the ponies as they learn to ride and care for them.
Three-year-old Danielle Jabbour is so tiny that her mother must lift her onto the saddle, but once atop Billy Bob, there’s no doubt who’s in charge as she guides the pony around ... |
f2b7d7de5436e935ca0df4c6051d98f7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2861-story.html | NEIGHBORS : Good Eggs : A two-day eggshell artistry show next month will showcase the talents of eggers from throughout the state. | NEIGHBORS : Good Eggs : A two-day eggshell artistry show next month will showcase the talents of eggers from throughout the state.
Humpty Dumpty would have been proud.
Artists from all over the state will convene March 2 and 3 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel for the annual California Egg Artistry Show. It will be the... |
8d26cf6e0964ed89a21dbed8c1a903fd | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2862-story.html | BACKSTAGE CAHOOTS : Quick Wits : Santa Barbara improvisational troupe makes fast work of silly situations provided by the audience. | BACKSTAGE CAHOOTS : Quick Wits : Santa Barbara improvisational troupe makes fast work of silly situations provided by the audience.
Remember your irresistibly seductive opening line for that wild party? Or that perfect withering retort? Only problem was, you thought of them an hour later or the next day, when the momen... |
6bb50e02a17a2db54937670f62ea48a1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2863-story.html | MUSIC TAO JONZ : The Way to Play : They’ve got the cool band name and the cool band member names. | MUSIC TAO JONZ : The Way to Play : They’ve got the cool band name and the cool band member names.
Tao Jonz. Pretty funny, huh? But what does it mean? Was Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu actually a closet capitalist whose “way” actually led to some sort of Asian Wall Street? Nah, Tao Jonz is just another rock band with a fu... |
dc9733a1592206f735a42e1704fd2323 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2864-story.html | GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Strawberry Fields : The Dougherty family is preserving California’s fruited plains in a joint artwork exhibit. | GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Strawberry Fields : The Dougherty family is preserving California’s fruited plains in a joint artwork exhibit.
Barbara Dougherty wouldn’t mind painting strawberry fields forever. Or any fields for that matter. Dougherty describes herself as an agricultural painter.
Dougherty (watercolor painti... |
21bef1eb02b5c501d2802d24dc53c1e9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2865-story.html | EARTHWATCH : A Blade of Green : You don’t have to sacrifice a lush lawn to the drought. A few easy steps will save your grass, and your water. | EARTHWATCH : A Blade of Green : You don’t have to sacrifice a lush lawn to the drought. A few easy steps will save your grass, and your water.
Ojai water conservation expert Connor Everts has been studying the map and watching the calendar. In explaining to me the southward drift of the water problems that have plagued... |
69aadfb0aa7ab84ed4f56110c0c42b7a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vl-2866-story.html | INDEPENDENT FARMING : A Tough Row to Hoe : Vegetable growers face unfavorable weather, high overhead and dwindling profit margins. | INDEPENDENT FARMING : A Tough Row to Hoe : Vegetable growers face unfavorable weather, high overhead and dwindling profit margins.
Driving by long rows of freshly watered crops or stopping to get some produce, it’s easy to get caught up in romantic notions about farming and miss the struggle that many Ventura County fa... |
01e31dc2ee6561e2b8cd855c674b80f3 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2629-story.html | Longevity Tips From a Compulsive Peanut Butter Eater | Longevity Tips From a Compulsive Peanut Butter Eater
A reader named Sava William Jacobson, of Sherman Oaks, writes to ask if I will divulge my secrets for remaining healthy.
I would be happy to share my secrets, but I’m not sure my readers in general have the discipline to follow my advice.
“I recall that some years ag... |
44ef2de9a5c553139eae6d7551323089 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2630-story.html | Hock the House: Sotheby’s, the auction house,... | Hock the House: Sotheby’s, the auction house,...
Hock the House: Sotheby’s, the auction house, slapped a lawsuit on lawyer Marvin Mitchelson Monday, saying he still owes $975,000 for jewelry once owned by the late Duchess of Windsor. And if he does not have the cash, his house will do. Mitchelson claims he has no asset... |
aef87f71992735d127981ed69306b1e1 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2634-story.html | BOOK REVIEW : Cassatt and Duncan: Tale of Two Legendary Artists : AFTER EGYPT Isadora Duncan and Mary Cassatt A Dual Biography<i> by Millicent Dillon</i> William Abrahams / Dutton $24.95, 403 pages | BOOK REVIEW : Cassatt and Duncan: Tale of Two Legendary Artists : AFTER EGYPT Isadora Duncan and Mary Cassatt A Dual Biography<i> by Millicent Dillon</i> William Abrahams / Dutton $24.95, 403 pages
Toward the end of the 19th Century, two American women, a Philadelphian and a Californian, left the United States and sett... |
9bc442d3371de9e664f6cb92ec83a23b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2635-story.html | The Utne Reader’s Verbal Salad of Salons | The Utne Reader’s Verbal Salad of Salons
Reading an excellent issue of an excellent magazine is like attending an invigorating dinner party. Some ideas discussed may be bitter, some delicious, but ultimately the encounter nourishes participants in a way that transcends mere nutrition.
Now the Utne Reader, a remarkably ... |
40583aa57f83aa2b2972b63ecd49d67d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2681-story.html | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Kids Next Door Honor Gulf Forces | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Kids Next Door Honor Gulf Forces
The Kids Next Door, a group of 16 teen-agers from the Orange County High School of the Arts, has recorded a cassette for the men and women serving in the Persian Gulf.
The two-song cassette includes “One Day,” with music by John Glaudi... |
bc53bddf698c421919ca4721b2e6e0d6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2682-story.html | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Clothes, Cars, Companions Define Status on Campus | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Clothes, Cars, Companions Define Status on Campus
Every generation has its own status symbols--from fashions and friends to toys and transportation--and these, we’ve found, don’t vary widely from one high school campus to another.
Hot Topics asks: “What is the ‘ultima... |
595d093b92cea7d4062885caef91adb7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2686-story.html | Benefit Raises $70,000 for Shelter Partnership | Benefit Raises $70,000 for Shelter Partnership
Even though there were moments when it felt suspiciously like a peace rally, Tuesday night’s fund-raiser for the Shelter Partnership was no ‘60s flashback.
Joan Baez, who provided the evening’s entertainment, couldn’t resist a chance to to speak out against war. “I’m alway... |
c9931e2e9abfabf6e3643ac8688b8847 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2687-story.html | IN BRIEF : Social Service Group Names Co-Presidents | IN BRIEF : Social Service Group Names Co-Presidents
Dan Enright and Susan Stafford were recently named co-presidents of Chai Circle, the primary fund-raising group for West Coast Chabad, which operates a statewide social service and education network.
Enright is president and chief executive officer of Barry & Enright ... |
e92635b8d3a4277571b57769dc8734b4 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2785-story.html | A Flood of Interest in Reading Meters : Drought: The impending water cutbacks are spurring many customers into checking their home use, the DWP says. But with all those confusing little dials, it’s a task easier thought about than done. | A Flood of Interest in Reading Meters : Drought: The impending water cutbacks are spurring many customers into checking their home use, the DWP says. But with all those confusing little dials, it’s a task easier thought about than done.
Has the drought made you think about checking your own water meter to monitor house... |
eb91b6b8099aafb8fae167787805bb8d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2786-story.html | A Group Portrait : Photographer’s Quest to Document Black Life Takes Him to Mexico | A Group Portrait : Photographer’s Quest to Document Black Life Takes Him to Mexico
It’s definitely a schizoid existence:
In the morning, photographer Tony Gleaton leaves Los Angeles, sleek with power eateries, designer clothes and Mercedes-Benzes.
Several hours later, he is in the dusty, remote little villages of the C... |
1bf13a8d89ca8d32b4d4e71f781541e6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2787-story.html | Pizza Pig-Out | Pizza Pig-Out
Andy McIntyre has been in serious training for Sunday’s big event for two weeks.
“I joined a gym,” says the 27-year-old Pasadena caterer. He’s been puffing away on the stair-climbing machine and lifting weights. And despite his on-the-job temptations, he’s paying strict attention to diet, trying to avoid ... |
051cea137e94281bdcfae573613ec41c | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2985-story.html | Trying to Get the Drop on Water Wasters | Trying to Get the Drop on Water Wasters
Reporting from the front lines can be tough. You never know just what to expect. Incoming, outgoing, odd, even, who can tell?
Whatever happens, you just hope it doesn’t hurt.
“If they start to take a swing, you go first,” Ernie Venegas tells me.
Oh, that Ernie. Always making joke... |
c36befa170add1df6eca95c70426e001 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2987-story.html | Psychic Bond Featured in Suspense Novel | Psychic Bond Featured in Suspense Novel
“Something’s Calling Me Home,” Mission Viejo author Maxine O’Callaghan’s third suspense/horror novel, has just been published by Pocket Books.
O’Callaghan set the book in the area of western Tennessee, southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas where she grew up.
The story, ... |
822b658a4a52d1183f3c62d95370fe93 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2988-story.html | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : The Show Must Go On : Irvine High Students Band Together to Keep El Camino’s Musical Alive | High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : The Show Must Go On : Irvine High Students Band Together to Keep El Camino’s Musical Alive
Most high school students have their sights set firmly on the future, with college and a career ahead of them. But a handful of students from Irvine High School are taking time ... |
4014dcac6157ea4c6e607ea78896618b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-2989-story.html | Philharmonic Society Goes to the Heights | Philharmonic Society Goes to the Heights
No one can say the Orange County Philharmonic Society doesn’t get down.
Members just have to climb up to do it.
Society donors and board members gathered on the roof at Ruby’s in Balboa on Tuesday to gobble burgers and sip Coke floats. It was time for Erich Vollmer to announce t... |
eefb756e075773c3819f68a33edd1508 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-3041-story.html | Life After Peach Stucco : Design: A pair of small retailing centers in Kearny Mesa offer hope that the pseudo-Mediterranean era may be ending. | Life After Peach Stucco : Design: A pair of small retailing centers in Kearny Mesa offer hope that the pseudo-Mediterranean era may be ending.
Sometime during the San Diego construction boom of the 1980s, when interest rates were low and demand for space was high, good architecture lost out to hastily designed, rapidly... |
0a7c0b305ae25847803b7057cec3a162 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-3044-story.html | Budget Bookstores Flourish in County : Reading: Normal Heights, downtown San Diego and El Cajon experience boom in shops with used, out of print, rare and specialty books. | Budget Bookstores Flourish in County : Reading: Normal Heights, downtown San Diego and El Cajon experience boom in shops with used, out of print, rare and specialty books.
Looking for a good rainy day read? In search of a rare classic or specialty book? Or do you simply enjoy browsing through stacks of out-of-print and... |
198cb4657980d4b98bd4f5f1aed0f893 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-3046-story.html | Parties Give Singles Something to Sing About : Entertainment: Many find harmonious relationships at the house gatherings--as well as opera, show tunes and now Yiddish folk songs. | Parties Give Singles Something to Sing About : Entertainment: Many find harmonious relationships at the house gatherings--as well as opera, show tunes and now Yiddish folk songs.
They come to sing, and to hear singing, and to see who else is singing. Then, perhaps, they may find someone interesting and do their own due... |
9134f2e087e3ebe01c83cc9ff7b78ef0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-3048-story.html | The Shirt Market Has Discounts Up Its Sleeve | The Shirt Market Has Discounts Up Its Sleeve
I ran across The Shirt Market quite by chance, just strolling down a charming shaded plaza in Montrose. The whimsical window dressing first caught my eye and then the magic words “Manufacturer’s Outlet” pulled me into a most unusual shop.
Quality men’s shirts from a major ma... |
3ee3e5af8b1dc2837997d257931c711d | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-vw-3049-story.html | Thrifty Lingerie | Thrifty Lingerie
In the seven years that Ellis Simon has been manager of the Jewish Homes for the Aging Thrift Shop in Reseda, he has learned a lot about used menswear, women’s wear, crystal, china, baby wear, lamps, furniture and other items donated to the shop for the benefit of the homes.
He has also become an autho... |
1c4a8cdba9dc8c06f1e40ff9d0d5dbac | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2757-story.html | Plane Crash Revives Call for Safety : Santa Monica: Sunday’s accident was the sixth since July, 1989, involving the airport, which is surrounded by residential areas. | Plane Crash Revives Call for Safety : Santa Monica: Sunday’s accident was the sixth since July, 1989, involving the airport, which is surrounded by residential areas.
The crash of a single-engine airplane into a West Los Angeles neighborhood Sunday as it approached Santa Monica Municipal Airport has revived questions a... |
d5208d6ee8c4c9c33be601fa90aa7fe9 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2758-story.html | Toilet Overflow : Santa Monica Is Not Exactly Flush With Ideas of What to Do With Its Collection of Cast-Off Commodes | Toilet Overflow : Santa Monica Is Not Exactly Flush With Ideas of What to Do With Its Collection of Cast-Off Commodes
Just off the end of the runway at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, amid a field of wildflowers and beneath a stand of eucalyptus, there are thousands of discarded toilets that nobody is quite sure what t... |
a68790dabb48dd174f99410d5b077a27 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2759-story.html | NEWS ANALYSIS : Rough Sailing Ahead Over Marina Revenues : Finance: As newly elected County Supervisor Gloria Molina looks to build county coffers, she will probably be drawn to the marina and its powerful leaseholders. | NEWS ANALYSIS : Rough Sailing Ahead Over Marina Revenues : Finance: As newly elected County Supervisor Gloria Molina looks to build county coffers, she will probably be drawn to the marina and its powerful leaseholders.
The historic election of Gloria Molina as Los Angeles County’s first Latino county supervisor in mor... |
cb81cf582e58ef4936988f01026e5b36 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2760-story.html | End of the Line : Malibu: A day laborer hiring center near Zuma Beach will close Saturday. Merchants and neighbors had complained about the workers, and a new site could not be agreed upon. | End of the Line : Malibu: A day laborer hiring center near Zuma Beach will close Saturday. Merchants and neighbors had complained about the workers, and a new site could not be agreed upon.
A hiring center for day laborers at Malibu’s Zuma Beach, which has been opposed by neighbors and unable to attract widespread comm... |
9d134f41c051b53e87ba58852a90cc1a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2761-story.html | Culver City : Military Pay Plan Approved | Culver City : Military Pay Plan Approved
Culver City employees called to military duty in the Gulf War will continue to be paid for up to five months, the City Council decided Monday night.
After less than five minutes of discussion, the council unanimously approved the plan that provides the difference between militar... |
671bf81521b0f771d70ff127eae06d54 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2762-story.html | Miracle Mile’s Desmond Building Designed to Rise Above the Rest | Miracle Mile’s Desmond Building Designed to Rise Above the Rest
In the late 1920s, the Miracle Mile represented the best hope for the new metropolis of Los Angeles. A string of shops ranging from the glamorous to the friendly, anchored by department stores, filled a stretch of Wilshire Boulevard. Ambitious merchants th... |
dd4519491f07a43c6ce58b669e5ad995 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2763-story.html | Santa Monica : Latino Group Gets Funding | Santa Monica : Latino Group Gets Funding
The City Council has approved funding for the Latino Resource Organization, the Westside’s only social service group for Latinos, which has gone through major reorganization in the past year.
Last summer, city officials agreed to finance the organization for half a year until it... |
9915d6a25b4660321589801ffe4bcd00 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2764-story.html | Culver City : Nonsmoking Policy Studied | Culver City : Nonsmoking Policy Studied
The City Council is seeking to create a smoke-free environment in public buildings and is looking at a policy to hire only nonsmoking firefighters.
The council Monday night directed staff to draft a policy to prohibit smoking in all enclosed public work areas, including city vehi... |
19910687708862b2dab411db211bebfc | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2765-story.html | Pico-Robertson : Office for Armenian Group | Pico-Robertson : Office for Armenian Group
The newly formed Armenian-American Chamber of Commerce has opened an office on South Robertson Boulevard, hoping to attract investors for joint ventures and other business deals with the Soviet republic.
Emil Rezaieh, chairman of the group, said that it is linked with the Arme... |
1422dfb92db25ae7c66f670ca61d103e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2766-story.html | Malibu : Facility Links With Hospital | Malibu : Facility Links With Hospital
The Malibu Emergency Room is now affiliated with St. John’s Hospital and Health Center of Santa Monica and will expand services, its owner said this week.
Dr. Susan Reynolds said the facility, to be known as the Malibu Family Medical Center, will add a second full-time doctor to it... |
5d78c81ba543b1b4b02e48690764f58f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2767-story.html | West Hollywood : City Hall Planning Starts | West Hollywood : City Hall Planning Starts
West Hollywood city officials are seeking statements of interest from developers and property owners interested in helping to develop a new City Hall.
The City Hall is expected to be about 50,000 square feet, with the potential to expand to about 66,000 square feet. It will ho... |
b99f27052e9c5cc9aac8cb14ac11c64b | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2768-story.html | Culver City : Anti-Graffiti Law Approved | Culver City : Anti-Graffiti Law Approved
Property owners who do not voluntarily remove graffiti or permit the city to do so are committing a misdemeanor, the City Council decided Monday night.
Without discussion, the council unanimously passed an ordinance that makes property owners who fail to remove graffiti subject ... |
6c22544006d4c687bc1804a15e908495 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2769-story.html | Santa Monica Extends Building Moratorium : Development: The ban on large commercial construction will continue for one more year while the city devises a permanent plan. | Santa Monica Extends Building Moratorium : Development: The ban on large commercial construction will continue for one more year while the city devises a permanent plan.
The Santa Monica City Council this week extended for one year a moratorium on large commercial developments, but vowed to speed up a process of perman... |
75cb615f3373bf4460d28a712f880b2a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2770-story.html | In our Dylan phase we walked around... | In our Dylan phase we walked around...
In our Dylan phase we walked around with a red bandanna covering our head, and slouched a lot. When our parents spoke to us, we used to smile dreamily and mumble something about them getting out of the way.
One day, however, mom asked if it was our turn to take out the garbage.
“H... |
f6a0f56b1ed9c01d91e634b73707e1ec | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2772-story.html | Do a Little Research Before Shopping for Study Plan for SAT | Do a Little Research Before Shopping for Study Plan for SAT
For many high school students, springtime means more than a school year almost finished and a summer waiting to begin. It’s also the time to get ready for an educational rite of passage--the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
This three-hour exam is used by most U.S. c... |
560250666611a851abce612a2a086b97 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2774-story.html | UCLA’s Successful Men’s Gymnastics Team Is Work of Art : Colleges: Coach Art Shurlock has built the Bruins into a national powerhouse. Several of his gymnasts have competed in the Olympics. | UCLA’s Successful Men’s Gymnastics Team Is Work of Art : Colleges: Coach Art Shurlock has built the Bruins into a national powerhouse. Several of his gymnasts have competed in the Olympics.
Years ago, Art Shurlock, UCLA men’s gymnastics coach, had to get out and bang the drum to publicize his program.
Today, the progra... |
7029636802cc55b8cbe43d6916d3dfab | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2775-story.html | SPORTSCOPE : Bruin Tennis Team Attempts to Keep Home Streak Alive | SPORTSCOPE : Bruin Tennis Team Attempts to Keep Home Streak Alive
The No. 2-ranked UCLA men’s tennis team (14-0), which has won 49 consecutive dual matches at the on-campus Los Angeles Tennis Center, will attempt to keep the streak alive when it plays host to Michigan at 1:30 p.m. today and to San Jose State at 1:30 p.... |
487e7816a369cf7b335467992b3cb477 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-2776-story.html | Michael Uwich, 13, of Culver City, shot... | Michael Uwich, 13, of Culver City, shot...
Michael Uwich, 13, of Culver City, shot three holes in one during a round Jan. 30 at the Rancho Park nine-hole, 3-par golf course, according to course manager Clyde Blake. Uwich’s aces came at the fourth, sixth and seventh holes.
Blake, who has been involved in golf for more t... |
167abffac162c80f316a81e49b08f77a | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-28-we-3051-story.html | Number of Hispanics, Asians Up on Westside : Census: Federal count shows Anglos still the largest group. Culver City is the only Westside municipality to show overall growth. | Number of Hispanics, Asians Up on Westside : Census: Federal count shows Anglos still the largest group. Culver City is the only Westside municipality to show overall growth.
Westside cities showed a sharp increase in Hispanic and Asian residents over the last decade, according to data released this week by the U.S. Ce... |
1e11432d5b6f394a635bc43aafb18d21 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-01-vw-2217-story.html | Comic Books Not Just Kid Stuff : Crusade: Their sex and violence are poisoning our children, says a man who wants publications cleaned up. | Comic Books Not Just Kid Stuff : Crusade: Their sex and violence are poisoning our children, says a man who wants publications cleaned up.
John Fulce has all the fervor of a man reformed. Only in his case it’s not cigarettes. Or booze.
John Fulce has sworn off comic books.
Fulce used to sell comic books. Actually, he l... |
aea60ec02f400430b0332c8146ab6987 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1596-story.html | MUSIC REVIEW : Perick Conducts Opera as Concert | MUSIC REVIEW : Perick Conducts Opera as Concert
This, in case you’ve been away from the planet lately, is Mozart Year. It also happens to be the year in which Christof Perick was appointed music director designate of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Both milestones, momentous and relatively modest, were commemorated ... |
cdd16b23de182db8ca2947c804ae267f | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1603-story.html | STAGE REVIEW : ‘Sing for Your Supper’ Is Tasty Comedy | STAGE REVIEW : ‘Sing for Your Supper’ Is Tasty Comedy
Plays about unemployed actors aren’t unusual in this often narcissistic town. But “You Gotta Sing for Your Supper” is one of the most enjoyable.
“Sing” had a too-brief 1988 run in Hollywood, remaining largely unsung. You’d think the thousands of struggling actors in... |
13cf29ba7af3156220d79fe253b13ce6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1605-story.html | TV Reviews : Ghosts, Romance in ‘Lantern Hill’ | TV Reviews : Ghosts, Romance in ‘Lantern Hill’
If ghosts, eccentric old ladies, resourceful little girls, deathbed drama and romance are your cup of tea, “Lantern Hill” is a splendid treat. Originally seen on the Disney cable channel, this well-crafted film is now accessible to a wider audience, airing Sunday on PBS’ “... |
bc3ebf4a46c4325c70b5b051664cf7b8 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1606-story.html | TV Reviews : ‘Father Grew Up’ Wilts in a Soggy Story | TV Reviews : ‘Father Grew Up’ Wilts in a Soggy Story
It’s rare if not unheard of that a play that originated on a small Hollywood stage should wind up as a prime-time network movie. But much of the material dramatized in the under 100-seat L.A. area theaters has a lot in common with the relationship dramas that pop up ... |
97a9afa9842e76ad8265599a8eb52c90 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1609-story.html | WEEKEND TV : Focus on Aftermath of the Gulf War | WEEKEND TV : Focus on Aftermath of the Gulf War
The euphoria and uncertainties of peace will dominate the talk on TV this weekend.
Highlights include Secretary of State James Baker discussing his upcoming tour of Middle Eastern capitals and U.S. political goals in the aftermath of the Gulf War on “Meet the Press,” Sund... |
31cbc6720f334790422c8e25ea6e1df7 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1610-story.html | Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, who presides over... | Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, who presides over...
Bishop Vinton R. Anderson, who presides over 255 African Methodist Episcopal churches in the western states, was recently elected one of seven presidents of the World Council of Churches.
Anderson, 63, is the first black American to hold the position.
He has residences an... |
04dae96f4fe1d5dd3853faa71c0b65b2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1612-story.html | Unwrapping ‘Fun in a Box’ Series on Videocassettes | Unwrapping ‘Fun in a Box’ Series on Videocassettes
Different and delightful, the “Fun in a Box” videocassette series is aptly named. Aimed at ages 6 to 12--but with adult appeal too--each 30-minute tape is an eclectic, let’s-see-it-again mix of multi-award-winning animated and live action shorts.
The centerpiece of “Fu... |
61af492b843e4b31b445c979d628cca2 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1716-story.html | CLASSICAL MUSIC : Talmi to Bring Back U.S. Music to Symphony in Fall | CLASSICAL MUSIC : Talmi to Bring Back U.S. Music to Symphony in Fall
Contemporary American music, notably absent from this season’s San Diego Symphony offerings, will stage a mild comeback in the 1991-92 winter season recently announced by symphony management. Music director Yoav Talmi will set a good example, opening ... |
7f7062e19ef4c3f47172d7cd41fcd178 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1719-story.html | Undercutting SCR, Spirit of LADCC Awards | Undercutting SCR, Spirit of LADCC Awards
South Coast Repertory recently received great news from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. The LADCC had nominated SCR for 10 Distinguished Achievement Awards. SCR co-founder Martin Benson was the only person to receive two nominations, and SCR’s world premiere of “Search and... |
817ceb3e92053f58eb834dbbf542136e | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1914-story.html | Those Daring Young Men in the Cirque’s Front Office | Those Daring Young Men in the Cirque’s Front Office
What garlic is to life, loud is to the circus.
Not always. Take a look inside the big blue and yellow tent off the 405 Freeway in the parking lot of South Coast Plaza where Canada’s Cirque du Soleil is holding forth. There, majestic among the band’s amplifiers and Fen... |
ad6462f644b59014976b3a62ebbd46b0 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1917-story.html | Newport Beach Pastor to Run for Post | Newport Beach Pastor to Run for Post
At the urging of evangelical leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a Newport Beach pastor has decided to run for the post of moderator in his 2.9-million-member denomination, which faces a battle at its June convention over a controversial report on sexuality.
The Rev. John A... |
1eb0956c1d9ac33acc951672ab496ef6 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-02-ca-1920-story.html | Stardust Memories at Final Curtain of ‘Lido’ : Las Vegas: Four hundred former showgirls share in cast’s farewell to the show, which is being replaced by a new musical production opening in July. | Stardust Memories at Final Curtain of ‘Lido’ : Las Vegas: Four hundred former showgirls share in cast’s farewell to the show, which is being replaced by a new musical production opening in July.
Showgirls and show-goers wept as the final curtain closed on a 32 1/2-year fixture on the Las Vegas Strip, with 400 former sh... |
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