Campaign GlendaleForget “beautiful downtown Burbank.” It’s neighboring...

Campaign Glendale

Forget “beautiful downtown Burbank.” It’s neighboring Glendale that’s attracting the country’s biggest names in politics. This summer, President Clinton paid a campaign visit to Glendale Community College. . . . And on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole, accompanied by running mate Jack Kemp, will be on the stump at Glendale City Hall (B1).

But No Perot

Cal State Northridge, however, didn’t prove enough of a draw for third-party candidate Ross Perot. . . . Perot turned down an invitation from the student senate to speak on campus this week, saying he has spent enough time campaigning in California and plans to move on.

Legion of Honor

World War I veteran Paul H. Jarrett, above, was awarded France’s highest decoration, the medal of the Legion of Honor, at a ceremony Tuesday at the French Consulate in Los Angeles. The Woodland Hills centenarian was honored for his wartime heroics as a commander of U.S. Army Rainbow Division forces in France in 1918. . . . Jarrett, 101, said he was proud to accept the award “on behalf of all American soldiers.”

Football Facts

(Almost) everything you wanted to know about high school football--on one page. Today and every Wednesday this fall, you can find everything from league standings and stat leaders to game schedules and results, representing schools throughout the Valley region (C10).

Tonight

Erik Ekstrand and his 10-piece swing band perform dance music and offer swing lessons at 8 at the Moonlight Tango Cafe, 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Cover is $5, food and drink minimum is $9.95. Information: (818) 788-2000.