For the Record - March 10, 2010

Teachers’ suspension: An article in Thursday’s LATExtra section about the suspension of three L.A. Unified teachers quoted Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Gayle Pollard-Terry as saying O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul were included on a list of prominent African Americans approved by Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School for study during Black History Month. Pollard-Terry later said only Simpson’s name appeared on the approved list, which dated to 1985. She said the names of Rodman and RuPaul, among others, were added in pencil when teachers were selecting figures to highlight in a school parade, and were not seen by the school principal.

Anita Figueredo obituary: A news obituary on Dr. Anita Figueredo, a pioneering surgeon in San Diego County, in Monday’s LATExtra section said her memorial service March 19 would be on the UC San Diego campus. The service will be held at the Immaculata on the University of San Diego campus.

Gene Chenault obituary: A news obituary on Gene Chenault in the LATExtra section on March 3 said radio consultants Chenault and Bill Drake’s “Boss Radio” format spread to cities including San Diego after its success at KHJ in Los Angeles. Chenault and Drake started working as consultants in San Diego in 1964 before coming to Los Angeles.

Golf courses: An article in the March 14 Travel section about PGA courses where the public can play had an incorrect byline. The writer was Ken Van Vechten, not Kevin Van Vechten.

Estimated taxes: An item in the Small Business In Box article in Monday’s Section A about tax payments for the self-employed said estimated taxes must be paid in four annual installments. The IRS and the state of California require the self-employed to estimate what they owe and pay that amount in four equal payments during the year.

New York wine sales: An article in Section A on Sunday said a proposal to allow New York grocery stores to sell wine would also allow liquor stores to sell cigarettes and beer. The proposal would permit liquor stores to sell cigars and soda, but not cigarettes and beer.

Oscars photo credit: In Monday’s Oscars section, the last name of Times staff photographer Al Seib was misspelled as Seig in a photo credit with an article about the scene backstage at the Academy Awards.

‘Hurt Locker’ producer: In Tuesday’s Calendar section, a caption with an article about Oscar parties misidentified “Hurt Locker” producer Greg Shapiro as “Crazy Heart’s” Ryan Bingham.

Ed Ruscha: A weekend pick in Thursday’s Calendar section said that a new book of artworks by Ed Ruscha featured writing by Richard Wagner. The writing is by Los Angeles author Bruce Wagner.

Grateful Dead: An article in the March 5 Calendar section about a Grateful Dead exhibition at the New York Historical Society attributed a quote to a woman identified as “Steele.” The quote was from Christine Bunting, head of special collections and archives at UC Santa Cruz.

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