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...defiant: that was the indelible first impression the 17-year-old Jean Simmons made on moviegoers in David Lean's Great Expectations in 1946, at the beginning of a long, full career that lasted from her early teens to her death on Jan. 22 at 80, in Santa Monica, Calif., of lung cancer. The actress's screen impact in her early flush of stardom could also be defined by another pair of clashing adjectives that a British distributor slapped onto She Couldn't Say No, a minor Simmons vehicle from 1954: Beautiful but Dangerous...
...Seoul court ordered the government to award $34,000 to the victim's family. The case remained officially closed until December, and on Jan. 5 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it had sent documents requesting the extradition of Patterson from his home in Sunnyvale, Calif. If the U.S. government cooperates, they say, Patterson will be returned to Seoul to face a new trial - and possibly more severe charges...
Kenneth Zimmerman HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF...
Beth and Brent Fite, of Redlands, Calif., prequalified in May for a $300,000 loan. After six months, they had three offers rejected. "They say it's been a buyer's market, but it really doesn't seem like it," says Beth, an administrative assistant for the city of Corona. At the end of the summer, the couple found the home of their dreams - a three-bedroom, two-bath house perfect for raising a family. They bid $25,000 above the asking price but were passed over for a cash offer...
Last Spring, as Arthur Marquis started brushing up on the French he'd learned in junior high, the 61-year-old retired lawyer and Long Beach, Calif., resident had trouble discerning where one mellifluous word ended and the next began. So he decided to exercise his auditory skills in much the same way a bodybuilder might zero in on a particular muscle group. His weapon of choice: Posit Science's Brain Fitness software, which promised to hone his hearing, as well as his memory, for $395. (Yes, you heard that right: $395.) After completing the program's 40 hour-long...