- Floating Cocaine Found
- Explosion Damages Siberian Gas Pipeline
- Canada Wages Long-Running Battle on Old-Growth Forest Management : Canada: Northern sawmill operators and southern city dwellers and environmentalists square off over the preservation of old-growth forests.
- Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Twister Havoc Seen by Marilyn Quayle
- U.S. and Saudis Agree to Fund Afghan Rebels : Diplomacy: The Administration wants to pressure Moscow into helping defuse regional conflicts.
- 15 Killed as Buses Collide
- Pakistan Maneuvers Put India on Alert
- Latvians Stage Rally for Independence in Capital
- Anti-Abortion Group Marches at Clinic : Protest: Pregnant women enter the facility, passing protesters offering help, including adoption services.
- Events in the news this week.
- City Attorney Comes Under Fire From Staff, Ex-Workers : City Hall: Accused of sending city of Hawthorne employees on personal errands, he dismisses the allegations.
- Point Guards Are Becoming the Dominant Figures
- Sockers Escape With 4-3 Overtime Victory
- Palos Verdes Girls Win 5th Consecutive Cross-Country Title
- Some Familiar Names Vie at Ascot on Thanksgiving
- CSUN's Arreola Revels in Fulfilling Win
- SOUTH ROUNDUP : Duke, Virginia Split ACC Title
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Monroe's Gagliano Grabs Toehold in Record Book Despite Case of Nerves
- Graf and Navratilova Stagger Into Championship Match : Tennis: Top-seeded players overcome injuries and ailments to reach year-end showdown at Madison Square Garden.
- The Exorcisms of William Friedkin : After 16 hitless years, the 'French Connection' and 'Exorcist' director seeks to turn heads again with 'The Guardian'
- Spreading the Jazz Gospel of Thelonious Monk : THE MOVIE : Clint Eastwood persuaded Warners to come up with a fistful of dollars for poignant film on legendary pianist
- Spanning the era of two world wars,...
- Protests Ease but Czech Leaders Face New Threat
- Saguaro Rustlers Thinning Population of a Desert King
- California IN BRIEF : LA MESA : 6 Operation Rescue Picketers Arrested
- Luxembourg's Bank Secrecy Laws Lure Investors Seeking a Tax Haven
- Eastern Visitors Flood W. Germany : East Germany: Traffic jams and packed subways, trains and buses are commonplace. In East Berlin, a new Cabinet is sworn in.
- Cheney Urges Bush to Go Slow on Aid to Soviets : Diplomacy: The defense secretary reiterates his prediction that Gorbachev will probably fail.
- Learning the Lessons of a Dying Earth: Future's Now
- Despite Victories, the Fight Against the Deadliest Drug Is Far From Over : Smoking: The industry is more aggressive than ever, plotting strategies to hook youngsters here and abroad.
- U.S. Tries to Stem Surge of Chinese Illegal Aliens : Smuggling: Unrest since the student massacre spurs many to flee China. Paying up to $30,000 to smugglers, the refugees often become indentured servants.
- New Director of Housing Council to Draw on Past : Discrimination fighter: Former Urban League executive Mary Miller is the fourth head of the San Fernando Valley Fair Housing Council in three years.
- Three Nurses Help Revive Toddler Who Fell in Pond
- NHL NOTES : Terry O'Reilly Sympathizes With Coaches Battling Superstar Egos
- BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : No.2 Colorado Clinches Title, 59-11
- 4 Killed, 4 Hurt in Violent Weekend Incidents : Murder: A man gunned down in an apartment doorway and a woman burned to death in a van were among the victims.
- COMMENTARY : New Speed Index Doesn't Figure
- Lady Toros Are Looking to Score
- Waffling Over the Media's Influence : Artists in Whitney exhibition imitate the techniques they criticize
- Owner of Quake-Damaged Home Has to Figure Tax Angles of Loss
- Bakersfield Blues Again : For Knocking Its Rural Neighbor, L.A. Is Still a Town Without Pity
- VACATION MEMORIES : In Search of Local Color, They Saw Red Instead
- The NBC movie "False Witness" should have...
- Prelate Predicts Mozambique Cease-Fire
- ON THE RECORD
- Some Small Steps for a Better City
- AROUND HOME : Art Pottery
- To Wine and Dine : By the Sip or by the Recipe, Beaujolais Nouveau Adds Fruity Flavor to Any Menu, Even Pasta, Seafood and Guinea Fowl
- Taking a Hike Up the Peak Is One Way to See Jamaica's Blue Mountains
- AROUND HOME : Eco-Home Tour
- The House
- 3 Arrested in Kidnap of La Puente Woman
- Boat Pilot Left Helm, Say Crash Investigators
- Hart Campaign Refugee Helps 3 Win Seats on Ventura Council : Politics: Kevin Sweeney once participated in presidential campaigns. These days, this political 'hobo' aids in local races --and is learning to surf.
- U.S. vs. Sears: Courts End Decade Without a Decision : Law: The result has been called a 'judicial tragedy.' The case bounced through the halls of justice for nearly 10 years and never came to trial.
- No Budget Leadership
- Task Force Favors San Bernardino for Site of a New Regional Airport
- Unfit Conditions
- Dinky the Rat Gives Pupils Lesson on Death, Life
- Pilot of Boat in Collision Allegedly Left the Helm : Harbor: Tanker captain shares blame, Coast Guard says, for not giving right of way. Both of their licenses may be suspended.
- Japan Ocean Research Ship on First Cruise
- El Camino Real Wins Decathlon's Super Quiz
- Bryant Sets Five Iowa State Records, Rushes for 208 Yards
- The Big Game Just a Big Letdown for Cal : Stanford: The Cardinal's 24-14 victory leaves the Bears last in Pac-10 and the coveted ax trophy in Palo Alto.
- PREP WRAPUP / ROB FERNAS : Serra Wins Playoff Game, Flip for Home-Field Edge
- Aztecs in Trouble From the Start in Loss to Miami
- Ducks Sink Beavers, 30-21, to Win the Battle of Oregon
- Velasco Feels High After the Kick, but Low After the Result
- Pepperdine Women Spikers Sweep Loyola
- This Tie Seems Just Like Loss to USC : Trojans: Heavily favored, they are disappointed and disturbed after a poorly played, penalty-filled game with UCLA ends at 10-10.
- Where Success Is in the Details : Tony Bill's Maple Drive offers straightforward fare in a serene Beverly Hills setting : THE WINE LIST
- Prop. 103's Crux Persists for Gillespie
- Budget, Medicare Issues Push Congress Into Unusual Sunday Session : Legislation: A filibuster over killing catastrophic care is threatened. It could delay adjournment.
- The Exit Poll: News Before It Happens
- Videotape of Flag-Burning at Wesleyan Given to FBI
- U.S. Ambassador Returns to Lebanon, Backs Regime
- Newport Beach Scrutinizes Club's Lease on Good Life
- Telescopes to Gauge 'Big Bang' : Space: An unmanned rocket is fired aloft so NASA can measure radiation unleashed with the creation of the universe. Five orbiting observatories may help physicists explain the forces of nature.
- Drilling Near Park Border Divides Community : Environment: A Montana permit kindles a hot debate over where to draw the line on oil and gas wells.
- South Asia: When Old Hatreds Reach the Surface
- Inquiry Sought in Water District Flap Over Election Flyer : Politics: A mailer for two candidates elected to the Palmdale Water District board improperly used the district's mailing permit.
- Dealing With 'Minidorms'
- Tough Lesson on Rules
- 2 Men, Teen-Age Boy are Arrested in Alleged Rape of Los Alamitos Woman
- More Than a Year Later, He Reveals Soul of Seoul Games
- Smith Plus Smith Equal Bad News for Upshaw
- SOUTHERN SECTION 4-A WATER POLO PLAYOFFS : Corona del Mar Reaches Final Again; Villa Park Next
- Spartans' Ezor Scores Six Touchdowns
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Christian Family Sticks to Business That It Knows Best
- USD's Noriega Advances to Clay Court Title Match
- SDSU Has 15 More Tries to Get This Thing Right
- SOUTHEAST ROUNDUP : Tennessee Spins Webb and Catches Mississippi
- MOTOR RACING : NASCAR AT HAMPTON, GA. : Wallace in Control of Destiny
- CITIZEN KOOP : Former Surgeon General's New Shingle Could Read: 'America's Family Doctor'
- Drug 'Cooks' Leave Health Hazards Behind : Toxics: The methamphetamines, feared quickly becoming the drug of the '90s, ravage their users. Their makers also poison the environment.
- 'Wedge Issue' That Pierces GOP's Heart : Abortion:The GOP is trying to adjust its policy as its 'principled' ideological stand now becomes a political liability.
- Wounded Man Found in Car Dies at Hospital
- The HouseRaise Debt CeilingBy a vote of...
- Arleta Man Held in Acid Blinding of Van Nuys Driver
- Woman Killed in Car Crash; Driver Held
- Critics Dispute Need for Plan to Aid Redondo Homeless
- Harvard Falls in Water Polo Semifinal, 13-3
- BOXING : Chavez Forced to Work Hard, but He Keeps Title
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bird, Celtics No Match for Pistons, 103-86
- It's a Win From 53, but a Tie From 54 : Football: USC, UCLA struggle to 10-10 draw in turnover-filled game. Velasco's 54-yard field goal attempt bounces off the crossbar as time runs out.
- North Carolina St., Valvano Start Out Amid Controversy
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Golden West Gains State Water Polo Championship
- Southwest's Best Season Ever Ends in 17-0 Loss to Moorpark
- Night of the Deadly Funny Living Sendup
- The Heavy-Handed Bishop
- It's the Invasion of the Medfly Snatchers : Spraying: The sleep-shattering roar of helicopters means one thing: You're in the malathion battle zone.
- To Our Health: Three Plans for Better U.S. Care
- Anti-Drug Push in Pico-Union Area Takes New Twist
- It's High-Class Competition at Anaheim Academic Decathlon
- Barred From Closed Council Sessions, Treasurer Wants In
- COMMENTARY : Giamatti Tribute Moving, Tasteful
- U.S. Volleyball Team Loses Second Consecutive Match
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Irish Beat Penn State, 34-23, to Run Winning Streak to 23 : Notre Dame: Blair Thomas' 133 yards and two touchdowns aren't enough as the Nittany Lion defense gives up 425 yards on the ground.
- HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO : CHAMPIONSHIP : Coronado Goalie Surfaces to Defeat Poway for Title
- <i> Films now going into production: </i>
- 1 Killed, 48 Hurt in Israeli Tour Bus Crash
- 50,000 Celebrate Bulgaria Reforms : East Bloc: Rally at cathedral in Sofia lauds the nation's 'real liberation.' Speakers call for the prosecution of deposed longtime leader Todor Zhivkov.
- Another Case of Hit and Miss for Bruins
- BIG TEN ROUNDUP : No. 3 Michigan Clinches at Least a Tie for Title
- SOUTHERN SECTION 5-A GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : No.1 Mira Costa Tops Corona del Marin Final
- Cornhuskers Settle for Second : Nebraska: Gdowski passes for four touchdowns, runs for another in 42-25 Big Eight victory over Oklahoma.
- Old-Fashioned French Menu--With a Sprinkling of Vietnamese Cuisine
- Into the Breach With Branagh : British company may help fill Taper's Shakespeare gap
- Avocado Growers Feeling the Pinch From Crop Thieves : Agriculture: Pilfering is bolder, more organized. The crooks add to woes of growers already in trouble after successive winter freezes and a heat wave that raised prices.
- Turkey Talk-Line Ready to Answer : Cooking: Butterball has a toll-free hot line in place through the holidays to ease your worries about preparing a special meal.
- Nouveau-Style Beaujolais From the North Coast
- Easy to Get Buy in Puerto Vallarta
- Uprooting Old Values in New Norwegian : DOLLAR ROAD<i> by Kjartan Flogstad; translated by Nadia Christensen (Louisiana State University Press: $16.95; 200 pp.; 0-8071-1528-8) </i>
- Byteman Blows the Whistle on the Sysop Cops : THE CUCKOO'S EGG Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage<i> by Clifford Stoll(Doubleday: $18.95; 336 pp.; 0-385-24946-2) </i>
- Dutch Farmers Eye Fertile Amazon Land
- The SHAPES of Things to Come
- Aging Inmates Put New Strain on Prisons
- Glendora Is Preparing Moratorium on Hillside Building
- Managua Pulls Envoys From Salvador After Threats
- City's 'Essence' Captured on Paper
- Sea Threatens European Tourist Mecca
- Oldies but Goodies : Jukebox Turns 100 and Brings Back Memories of Old-Time Rock 'n' Roll
- Santa Monica Has Big Plans to Revive Pier : Renewal: The $34.8-million project will get under way next fall. Officials hope it will restore the pier to the prime tourist attraction that it was in the '20s and '30s.
- Wildlife Returns to City as Pollution, Industry Decline
- Earthquake Survivor Buck Helm Dies at 58
- At Least 13 Killed in India Bombings
- Ecology and Agriculture: A Marriage That Must Be Made on Earth : Farming: When half Iowa's topsoil is lost in 150 years, reliance on man-made chemicals had better yield to nature's principles.
- The HouseRaise Debt CeilingBy a vote of...
- Self-Help Kit Gives Women Control of Their Abortions
- Miramar Pulls Big Guns To Bar Civilian Airport
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Bakersfield Takes WSC Southern Division Title by Beating Valley, 36-10
- El Camino to Play for National Title After Cerritos Win
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Fear of Crime Rises, Survey Shows : Times Poll: One out of four Valley area residents say they have taken steps--buying guns or dogs, installing alarms or window bars--in the past year to protect themselves and their homes.
- South Africa's national track and field team,...
- Yonder, bouncing back from his loss in...
- Miami Is Tuned Up for Irish : San Diego State: Aztecs no match for No. 7 Hurricanes and lose, 42-6.
- Marketing Music: Can You Say 'Baby Boomer'? : It's taken some innovative techniques to sell musical culture to the nation's younger audiences
- Home Improvement : Dimensions Dictate 'Work Triangle' Plan
- Armenian Escape; Armenian Escapism : ZORA<i> by Arelo Sederberg (Tudor Publishing: $19.95; 606 pp.) </i>
- Court Upheld Renter's Right to Pay in Cash
- AROUND HOME : Family Album by Kaffe Fassett and Zoe Hunt (Clarkson N. Potter Inc.; 1989)
- Home Improvement : Don't Let a Power Failure Be Shocking
- Honey-Glazed Ham
- 500 Evacuated After Propane Fire Sends Flames 100 Feet High
- Ligachev Urges Caution on Reforms : Soviet Union: Moscow's leading conservative couches his plea in bland language. But it highlights sharp political divisions.
- Lynwood Residents Pressure City to Close Chemical Plant
- California IN BRIEF : LOS ANGELES : Marchers Protest U.S. Aid to Salvador
- Walesa Finds Chicago Is His Kind of Town
- Beijing Museum Official Gets Life for Stealing Relics
- Children Learn Art of Lying at an Early Age : Psychology: Like everything else, youngsters learn to lie from the people around them, and parents are usually the best teachers.
- London Goes Upscale but Saves Its Past : Renewal: Nostalgia boom brings back suburbanites to inner cities in search of Georgian and Victorian properties to refurbish. Despite yuppification, it remains a quiet and good-natured city.
- Jamaica-Bound, as an Ambassador
- Bermuda: A Bargain Base for Navy
- CALIFORNIA : FROM THE TEST TUBE FOR THE FUTURE TO THE PERILS OF RIGHT NOW--THE MOST POPULOUS STATE BECOMES A MIRROR OF AMERICAN
- A U.S. Scientist Finds Glasnost in Boondocks : Environment: American ecologists join Soviets in the Oka Biosphere Reserve, to measure natural species and explore human global concerns.
- Medical Aid Response to Quake Praised
- Pasadena OKs Audit of Job Practices After Charges of Bias
- Duran Is Craving Yet Another Taste of Greatness
- Moorpark Clinches Division Title, 17-0
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL : 8-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP : Parker Keeps Title; Reviews Are Mixed
- Davis Wins by Going Into a Shell
- GOLF : AT SHERWOOD CC : Strange-O'Meara Team Increases Lead to 7 Strokes
- Titans Get the Record They Want : Fullerton: Pringle just misses, but 6-4-1 mark makes team feel especially good about 28-14 victory over San Jose State.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : THE SCENE AT ANOTHER RIVALRY : Harvard, Yale Offer Genteel 'The Game'
- From 'Yesterday' to Today
- Rams Try to Beat Beat-Up Cardinals
- High-End Homes Under Construction in Upland
- Home Improvement : Pump Saves Energy in Cooling and Heating
- Special Occasion Mincemeat for the Holidays
- Nouveau Beaujolais Time: Close to a Miracle
- Death, and All That Jazz : THE HOT JAZZ TRIO<i> by William Kotzwinkle illustrated by Joe Servello (Seymour Lawrence/Houghton Mifflin</i> :<i> $17.95; 153 pp.; 0-39550096-6) </i>
- Gardening : Cooler Days Mean It's Moving Time for Plants : Transplanting: There are many reasons why the garden may need some rearranging. And now is the time to do it.
- The Godfather (Channel 13 Sunday at 1...
- California IN BRIEF : IRVINE : Task Force Likes Norton AF Base
- Social Tremors Still Shaking S.F.'s South of Market Area : Earthquake: The city's second-most-affected district has been all but forgotten in the disaster's aftermath.
- Booklet Available on Removal of Asbestos
- Warden Tries to Build 'Better People'
- Portugal Envoy Named
- Couple Tour U.S. Diners in Search of Real Food
- Redondo Beach Studies Proposals for Using Former High School Site
- Insurance Companies Awash in Bogus Boat-Sinking Claims
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS : ROUNDUP
- *LEUKEMIA VICTIM: An effort will be made...
- Commentary : Thanksgiving--Spent Non-Traditionally--Takes On New Dimension
- PREP VOLLEYBALL : Mira Costa Girls Win 5-A Championship
- BOXING NOTES : Tyson-Ruddock Bout Appears Headed From Canada to Japan
- NBA NOTES : Injury-Plagued Cavaliers Will Rebound
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : UCI Rallies to Win in Water Polo
- Spreading the Jazz Gospel of Thelonious Monk : THE LEGACY : At Duke University, the legend lives on as the next generation of musicians is exposed to Monk's musical ideals
- Sumner Redstone Prevails by 'Force of Will'
- Horseback Riding Tours Offered Worldwide
- Your Mortgage : How to Decide If You Should Refinance
- Why 'Jumbo' Rates Exceed 'Conforming' Loans
- Rancho Mirage Homes
- Computer Breathes New Life Into Scuba
- The House
- Appearance of Fairness Important to Malibu
- Disneyland Has Spiritual Ride Too, Say Researchers
- Tragedies Cry Out for Medical Care Remedy
- Convention Center to Open, at Last : Development: After many delays, the public will see San Diego's long-awaited downtown showpiece the day after Thanksgiving. Was it worth the wait? Supporters think so, and bookings have exceeded expectations.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Rancho Santiago Finally Manages to Get the One Score It Needs
- East German swimmer Kristin Otto, who won...
- SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : Gray Lifts Texas Tech Over SMU
- Expanded Craft, Folk Museum to Open
- Holidays Bright for Classical Recordings
- ERNEST FLEISCHMANN
- Willis' 6 Touchdown Passes Lead No. 5 Florida State to 57-20 Win
- DRUM BOOGIE:
- FRIEDEN UND FREIHEIT:
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS : ROUNDUP : Point Loma Rolls in Second Half
- HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY : QUALIFYING : Villarreal Free to Boast After La Jolla's Victory
- CITY CROSS-COUNTRY : Taft Knocks Off 7-Time Champion Belmont in Finals
- Miraleste Water Polo Team Loses in 2-A Semifinal
- Paul McCartney Reclaims His Legacy
- Literary Britain : Exploring southern England and Wales, including visits to the homes of Henry James, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy
- THE AGE OF GRIEF<i> by Jane Smiley (Ivy Books: $3.95) </i>
- Heart-Healthy Diet Withstands Rigors of Holiday Eating
- Romanian Leader Asks China's Help in Saving Communism
- Ex-Hart Press Spokesman Hasn't Given Up on Finding a Winner
- With help from a game called Human Bingo, people from very different cultures are getting to know each other. What they're finding out is how much they're the same.
- Poison Peas Paralyzing Bangladeshis
- Restaurant Issues Its Own 'Deli Dollars'
- Time Mellows Some Cuba Politics in U.S. : Miami: Militant Cuban exiles insist that there should be no relations with Cuba, but increasing numbers believe there should be some contact between the two nations.
- Frisky Ft. Lauderdale, Trying to Live Down Its Past, Goes After a 'G' Rating
- Glendale's Moore Places 21st in State Junior College Meet
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Fernando Valenzuela Gets 60-Day Drug Suspension; Summer Sale Wins Express
- Chargers: A Score or Two May Do It
- SOUTHERN SECTION 3-A WATER POLO PLAYOFFS : El Toro Rolls; Capistrano Valley Holds On
- Classical Music Radio: What's Not Too Stuffy and Yet Not Too Hip?
- Huskies Celebrate Victory in Battle of Washington
- GALLERY IN A GARAGE : Second-generation art entrepreneur Thomas Solomon shuns tradition and displays artwork in a space that opens on an alley
- Traci Does TV
- Covenant House
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Marching Through the Canyon to Protest Laguna Laurel Plan
- Homeless Need Break
- Hunter's Vote
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Restoring the River
- Down Payment Plight
- Growing Up in Bishop
- PERESTROIKA TO THE PEOPLE
- Poisoning of Horses, Liability Insurance
- Aiding Pregnant Drug Abusers
- 'There Is Hope' for Those Who Must Wait
- Required Reading
- Big-Rig Trucks
- Works Alone, Likes It
- Foothills Building Control Ordinance Causes Political Rift : Development: Proposed changes to plan limiting construction in hills above Sierra Madre upsets residents who want strict controls. Opponents believe the ordinance would unfairly restrict their property rights.
- Marching Through the Canyon to Protest Laguna Laurel Plan
- Santa Monica Rents
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Kitty Dukakis Profile 'Beats Story to Death'
- Managers Excluded From Decision Making at American--as Well as Japanese--Firms
- Homeless
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Proposition 103 Still on Hold
- 'Conflict' Implies Story With Two Sides
- MENSCH BEFORE MOGUL
- Water and Growth
- For the Rich Only
- Marching Through the Canyon to Protest Laguna Laurel Plan
- Create a Caltech
- THE FIRST PRIVATE EYEFUL?
- Proposals for Solving County's Traffic Jams
- Negative Reporting
- Mortgage Services
- Next Sunday, Nov. 26, Book Review will...
- Proposition 103 Still on Hold
- A 'Thanks' for Doug
- District Attorney's Welfare Savings
- Sex Education in Newport-Mesa
- Marching Through the Canyon to Protest Laguna Laurel Plan
- OF MOUSETRAPS AND MEN
- Marching Through the Canyon to Protest Laguna Laurel Plan