20 Years Ago Today

The state Senate Judiciary Committee approves a bill by Sen. George Deukmejian (R-Long Beach) permitting television and radio coverage of court trials. * Quote of the day: “ ‘Complacent’ is probably a better word.”--Police Chief Daryl Gates after heated criticism for comments he made in a speech asserting that some Latino officers do not advance in the ranks because they are “lazy.” * Orky, the 14,000-pound killer whale at Marineland, playfully holds his trainer underwater for nearly four minutes while rehearsing a new routine. The whale is subsequently punished with solitary confinement.