COMPUTER JOBS: Palmdale is trying to out-hustle...

COMPUTER JOBS: Palmdale is trying to out-hustle Portland and Salt Lake City to lure PC maker Packard Bell Electronics and its 1,500 jobs. . . . Chatsworth’s Packard Bell is now the country’s fourth-biggest personal computer maker, but it needs more room. Its plans should be known by January. (See Valley Business, Page 4)