For the record - March 14, 2010

Robert E. Litman obituary: A photo that appeared with a news obituary in the March 7 California section misidentified Dr. Robert E. Litman and Norman Farberow. Litman is on the right, Farberow on the left.

New warfare: An article in the March 4 Section A about the U.S. military’s new approach to warfare incorrectly stated that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as the president’s chief military advisor under the Constitution. The position of chairman and its role was created by U.S. law, not the Constitution.

New York wine sales: An article in the March 7 Section A 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.

Estate planning: The Personal Finance column about estate planning in the March 7 Business section misidentified the book “Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!” by Andrew W. Mayoras and Danielle B. Mayoras as “Trial and Errors: Famous Fortune Fights.”

Inventors Day: A column in the March 7 Business section about inventors who gathered to show their wizardry to a panel headed by infomercial marketer A.J. Khubani said Scott Heim runs Oregon Freeze Dry Inc. His company, which is based in Oregon, is called Dry Inc.

On the NFL: Sam Farmer’s On the NFL column in the March 7 Sports section, a mock draft, misidentified Russell Okung’s school as Texas. He played for Oklahoma State.

Jerry Crowe: Crowe’s “Text messages from press row . . .” column in Friday’s Sports section included a comment on Chick Anderson’s call of Secretariat’s 31-length victory in the 1973 Belmont Stakes. The correct spelling of Anderson’s first name is Chic.

Arizona basketball: A photograph on the cover of Friday’s Sports section identified an Arizona basketball player as Brendon Lavender. The player was Solomon Hill.

Tax credits: An article in the Feb. 21 California section about businesses fighting a proposal in the state that would match certain state tax credits and penalties with those on federal tax returns erred in saying that Congress and the White House were under Republican control when the federal penalties passed in 2007. Democrats had a majority in the House of Representatives in 2007.

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