Sept. 16, 2014
Sports
John Kissell, an All-Pro defensive tackle with the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s, died of cancer at Nashua, N.H.
April 5, 1992
Politics
Reigniting the passion of African American voters is key to Democrats’ hopes
Oct. 10, 2010
Business
Sporting goods manufacturer K2 Inc., hoping to beef up its sales and production in Asia, said Wednesday that it had found just the man to help: former Vice President Dan Quayle, who will join the company’s board of directors.
July 12, 2001
California
Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the owner of a Malibu mobile home park for allowing a series of sewage overflows that officials say have soiled the pristine beach area.
Jan. 28, 1998
Books
The Day the Sun Rose Twice by Ferenc Morton Szasz (University of New Mexico: $15.95) may be the definitive account of the days and hours leading up to the first nuclear explosion in history and the legacy it left.
Feb. 24, 1985
JAMES A. MICHENER: A BIOGRAPHY by John P. Hayes (Bobbs-Merrill: $17.95).
June 23, 1985
Suspected swine flu outbreaks reported at schools in L.A. County
Sept. 26, 2009
THE DAY THE SUN ROSE TWICE by Ferenc Morton Szasz (University of New Mexico: $15.95).
March 31, 1985
World & Nation
“Logic can very quickly go out of the window if a clear distinction is not made between incidents caused by Freemasonry and incidents merely involving Freemasons,” we are told in The Brotherhood: The Secret World of the Freemasons by Stephen Knight (Stein & Day: $17.95).
Feb. 3, 1985