COMPUTER LIFEGUARD: Even as Kentucky teen-ager Tara...

COMPUTER LIFEGUARD: Even as Kentucky teen-ager Tara J. Noble was reunited with her family Monday (B11), a Van Nuys organization has found a way to help prevent other children from being seduced by an adult through a computer chat line. . . . Called Internet Lifeguard, the free program by SafeSurf allows parents to block access to unsupervised chat lines. For information, visit SafeSurf’s World Wide Web site at: https://www.safesurf.com/wave/ or call (818) 902-9390.

HOME PRICES: Prices of existing single-family homes in the Valley slumped to an eight-year low for May. . . . The average sales price of $212,300 last month was down 9% from a year ago. Meanwhile, the average sales price for condos was $106,700, down 14% from May, 1994. See Valley Business, Page 4.

80-SOMETHING: Larry Edmisten, above, is no ordinary lawyer. He rises at 4:30 a.m., exercises with a chin-up bar and then logs up to 10 hours a day at his Studio City office. All at the age of 84. . . . He’s among the many Valley octogenarians who choose work over retirement. Said Edmisten: “Most of my friends retired and they were bored to death.” See Valley Business, Page 10.

FATHER SUMMIT: Gov. Pete Wilson and parental experts will examine the impact of father absence on children at the California Focus on Fathers Summit at the Burbank Hilton today. . . . According to the “1995 Kids Count Data Book,” nearly a quarter of American children nationwide grew up without their fathers last year. In California, half of all children are expected to spend time in a broken home.

BAT-HAPPY: What do writers of the Batman comic book think of the newest takeoff, “Batman Forever,” which opens Friday? Just ask Tarzana resident Marv Wolfman. . . . “I’ve written Batman on and off for three decades,” said Wolfman, who previewed the new film. “This one is a lot closer to the comic books.”