California
Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James Randal Ross, the great-grandson of Western outlaw Jesse James who was once criticized for selling copies of a book he wrote about his notorious ancestor from his chambers, has died.
March 9, 2007
Obituaries
Ross Barbour dies at 82; original member of the Four Freshmen
Aug. 23, 2011
Ross Barbour founded a barbershop quartet at Butler University in Indiana in the ‘40s. The Four Freshmen had a break when Stan Kenton heard them perform in 1950 and arranged to have Capitol Records record them.
In a career that spanned TV, film and Broadway, Ray Aghayan designed costumes for such stars as Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Julie Andrews and Doris Day. He was the lifetime partner of costume designer Bob Mackie.
Oct. 14, 2011
World & Nation
President Clinton has asked U.S. negotiator Dennis B.
March 26, 1997
In hope of promoting a breakthrough in Arab-Israel peace talks, Secretary of State Warren Christopher turned Friday to a negotiator from the George Bush Administration, and gave him six months to get results.
June 19, 1993
Politics
For most of the last three years, the Israelis and Palestinians were so estranged that about the only time their negotiators talked to each other was when U.S. envoy Dennis B.
Oct. 27, 1999
Books
When Tom Nolan began researching his biography of author Ross Macdonald a decade ago, he made a happy discovery: The renowned Santa Barbara mystery writer had been a lifelong pack rat.
March 27, 2000
Ray Aghayan dies at 83; award-winning costume designer
Members of Orange County’s all-Republican delegation in the Assembly voted as a bloc on most key issues during 1987, and those who broke away usually took positions more conservative than their GOP colleagues, a review of the year’s voting patterns shows.
Nov. 16, 1987