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For the record - Oct. 28, 2014

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TRI Pointe Homes: In the Oct. 27 Section A, a Monday Business stock spotlight article about TRI Pointe Homes quoted the company as saying that the median price of the houses it builds is $368,000. In fact, the company said, it measures home values by estimated average price, not the median. That average is $543,000.

Mexico attack: An article about the mayor of Iguala, Mexico, and his wife in the Oct. 23 Section A said the newspaper El Universal was the source of a quotation by Maria de los Angeles Pineda, the mayor’s wife. The source was actually the website La Silla Rota.

Bullwinkle: The Classic Hollywood article in the Oct. 26 Calendar section about TV animation pioneer Jay Ward said a 16-foot Bullwinkle statue that used to stand on Sunset Boulevard was a parody of a billboard for the Stardust hotel in Las Vegas. The billboard was for the Sahara hotel.

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