For the record - July 1, 2011
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Botched holdup: In the June 25 LATExtra section, the caption for a photograph of Monaco Jewelers in San Juan Capistrano, the scene of a reported robbery attempt, said that one of the three men allegedly involved in the crime was an employee of the jewelry store. None of the alleged robbers, two of whom were killed, were store employees.
Phone bills: In the June 26 Business section, a Personal Finance column about cramming — the process of placing unauthorized charges on phone bills — said Main Street Telephone of Blue Bell, Pa., was the corporate parent of USBI. In fact, Main Street was a client of USBI.
Violin competition: In the June 29 Calendar section, an article about a Colburn School graduate competing in the International Tchaikovsky Competition said that Itamar Zorman of Israel was the lone woman in the finals. Zorman is a man. Jehye Lee of South Korea is the sole woman finalist.
Text messages from press row: In some copies of the June 30 Sports section, former Lakers player Sasha Vujacic’s last name was misspelled as Vujavic in an item in Jerry Crowe’s column.
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