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DIED. ROBERT FUNK, 79, biblical scholar who founded the controversial Jesus Seminar--a twice-yearly meeting that eventually attracted some 200 fellows--which, in its search for the historical Jesus, outraged conservative Christians by questioning the authenticity of miracles and sayings attributed to Jesus in the New Testament; in Santa Rosa, Calif...
INDICTED. Four men, KEVIN JAMES, 29, LEVAR WASHINGTON, 25, GREGORY PATTERSON, 21, and HAMMAD SAMANA, 21; of a terrorist conspiracy to attack military sites, synagogues, Israeli officials and other targets in Southern California; in Santa Ana, Calif. The plot was allegedly hatched in prison by James, the leader of a militant Islamic gang, who was aided on the outside by his onetime fellow inmate Washington. All four face life in prison...
That is infinitely easier on a 10-day cruise to Mexico, as the Schiffer family of Santa Barbara, Calif., discovered last Thanksgiving. "For us, this was a celebration where the focus was on family fun rather than just food," says Howard Schiffer, 55, father of three and author of How to Be a Family--The Operating Manual. Not that the family didn't eat like kings. But more important, they had plenty of time to do things together, like surfing, swimming, exploring and shopping...
Students at California's Santa Monica High are taking notes. "When you layer your shirts, you get a little tank top first and then put the longer shirts on top of it," says freshman Sara Gross, 14, of her approach to the boho style. "Some [of the tops] are button-up. Some have long sleeves and could be like a jacket, I guess. But they're all loose. They're like two times your size...
DIED. ESTHER WONG, 88, no-nonsense proprietor of Madame Wong's, a renowned L.A. music venue in the late '70s that showcased rock, punk and New Wave bands, including Oingo Boingo and the Knack; in Santa Monica, Calif. She auditioned groups by listening to demo tapes in her car; she threw the tapes of acts she didn't favor out the window. A stern disciplinarian, Wong once halted a live set by the Ramones until band members cleaned up graffiti they had scrawled on a bathroom wall...