HTML Sitemap - February 1990 Page 25

A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
NATO Chief and Bush Discuss Role for a United Germany
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : California Oil
Volunteers Turn Concerns to Trying to Save Stricken Birds : Ecology: Administering to the needs of the wildlife is the only activity that the public is allowed to participate in so far in the cleanup efforts.
Mandela's Cry of Freedom
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Defect Tied to Anesthesia Deaths
Hundreds Attend Rites for Armenian Prelate
Quads Born Thanks to Alternative Technique
Earmarks Are Long, Pointed
Historic S.D. Bakery Is Sweet Success Story
A Different World, the Same Cause : Apartheid: Mandela's principled stands of decades ago remain the bible for black activists.
Contamination Blamed on Bottling Problem
Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Judge Is Urged to Let Sit-In Continue
Speeders Common at Site of Fatal Boat Wreck
'Way Is Free' for German Reunification, Kohl Says
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Fear, Not Oil, Taints Catch : Oil spill: At Newport's unique Fresh Fish Lane, dory livelihoods are threatened. But the fish, caught 20 miles from the disaster area, are said to be uncontaminated.
County Scrounges for Ways to Fund Jail Construction
Free Clinic--New Setting, Same Mission : Health care: The nation's oldest no-cost health clinic will move into a $2.3-million facility on Beverly Boulevard. But it is still committed to serving those on the economic fringes of society.
Frantisek Jez of Czechoslovakia won a three-hill...
Two ratings services, Duff & Phelps Inc....
Time Warner Inc. Has Quarterly Loss of $222 Million
P.M. BRIEFING : Purchasing Power Improves for First-Time Home Buyers
NATION : Sen. Thurmond, 87, Announces He Will Run for His 7th Term
Tornado Cleanup Under Way in South
LOCAL : Girl's Condition 'Stable' After Being Shot on Disneyland Train
World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : 8 More Killed as Christians Battle
5 Million in Tehran Hail Revolution's Anniversary : Iran: The Islamic regime marks its 11th year. There are shouts of 'Death to America.'
WORLD : New Session of Soviet Congress
SANTA ANA : Fire Kills Man, 70, Guts 2-Story House
Life Behind Bars is No Way to Build Character : California: Here's a crime to be outraged about. Look at the enormous and growing waste of state resources on prisons and prisoners, while we make no headway against the crime rate.
ANAHEIM : School Blanketed With Appreciation
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Sex Determinant: Hypothesis That Went Wrong : Genetics: Theory on what makes boys or girls was so good that it was taken as fact by many until further research found too many loopholes.
ON THE SIDELINES : Johnson in Critical Condition
SANTA ANITA : Criminal Type Sticks to Work
Troops Still Fighting Rebels for Key Port, Ethiopia Says : Civil war: Famine relief efforts are halted as battle enters fourth day, government reports.
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : Meditations and Comments--a Compendium
NAMES IN THE NEWS : Lee Remick Victor Over Cancer
Immigrants' Eviction May Be Postponed
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Genetic Clues to Cheese-Making
Bush Phones Freed Leader, Invites Him to White House
It's a Short Life for Costume of Texas Longhorns' Mascot
Advertising May Be in the Cards for Collectors, Traders
THE TIMES POLL : New Arena Unneeded in O.C., 57% Say
California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Court to Decide on Coal-Burning Plant
LAGUNA BEACH : Service Dedicated to Victims of AIDS
World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : Air Raid Kills 6 in Refugee Settlement
'Sight of Freedom Looming on the Horizon'--Text of Mandela Speech
Many College Football Recruits Don't Wait for Deadline to Select School
Italy's Lamberti Sets Best in 200 Freestyle
PREP REVIEW : Nonleague Games Play Role in Determining Record Playoff Field
Pakistanis Fire on Indian Guards Who Stopped Protesters
Bidding for Bachelors : Big Brothers Put 45 on the Block to the Tune of $67,000
RELIGION : Bakker Writes of His Loneliness
Officials Pursuing Ways to Cut Diamond-Lane Offenses
SANTA ANA : Design Standards Decision Delayed
East Stars Put It Together, but Magic Has Hardware : Pro basketball: Laker guard earns MVP in losing effort as rest of his West teammates are shut down, 130-113.
After Subpar Seasons, Greens Losing Their Luster for Danley
Outside Help Sought by Drexel Burnham : Wall Street: Securities firm battered by criminal troubles and slumping junk-bond market.
S. Korean Executive Crusades for Hard Work : Workplace: In his best-selling book, the head of Daewoo Group advises youth to work hard and dream. More than 900,000 copies have been sold.
Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS
Entertainment Weekly Rolls Off the Press : Media: Time Warner is spending $40 million in hopes of reaching readers who want reviews in a nutshell.
Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Miami Leads in Laundered Money
Wilson Takes Shot at Crime as He Opens Governor Bid : Politics: The Republican U.S. senator officially tosses his hat in the ring. He has no GOP opposition for the nomination.
Officer Struggling With Suspect in Street Is Hit, Killed by Motorist
Old Enough to Grieve : Children With Violence in Their Pasts Learn to Cope With Death
Project Miffs Carlsbad Merchants : Redevelopment: Noise, sidewalk barriers and parking bans from 'streetscape' construction keep customers at bay, business owners say.
SEAL BEACH : Wieder, City Council to Discuss Issues
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : 5 Cypress Errors Help Golden West Win Title Game
World IN BRIEF : MONGOLIA : Thousands Protest Communist Powers
President Bush's State of Union
President Bush's State of Union
President Bush's State of Union
Jobs for Teens
President Bush's State of Union
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Breathing Room : Surgically Implantable Device Offers Gift of Time to Lung-Damaged Patients : Health: A plastic oxygenator placed in a blood vessel can handle 50% of lungs' work for several days. Surgeons at County-USC Medical Center are being trained to use it.
Governor's Health Plan
Governor's Health Plan
Bald Men
Fish Commission
Raiders
Trump Transit
President Bush's State of Union
MOVIES - Feb. 12, 1990
MOVIES - Feb. 12, 1990
TV & VIDEO - Feb. 12, 1990
Notes on a Scorecard - Feb. 12, 1990
POP/ROCK - Feb. 12, 1990
Worst Damage Yet on Beaches : Winds Push Thick Crude Oil Ashore
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : Offshore Mooring Called Precarious
L.A. Church Joins Mandela Revelry : Reaction: Southland activists hold an all-night vigil to celebrate the events in South Africa.
OZONE: When F. Sherwood Rowland first linked...
Oil's Spread Frustrates Cleanup of Ocean Spill
MOSCOW-BOUND: As the Bush Administration prepares for...
WATER SHORTAGE: Not everyone heard right away...
Berkeley May Beckon UCI's Tien : Education: Executive vice chancellor at Irvine is said to be a leading candidate for the top job at Cal, which would make him the first Asian-American to head a UC campus.
MOTOR RACING BUSCH CLASH : Just a Day at Beach for Schrader
LEGAL FILE
HIGH KICKS: Off with those stuffy pin...
Asian-American May Be in Line to Head UC Berkeley : Education: The No. 2 administrator at UC Irvine, a native of China, is reported to be a leading candidate for the chancellorship.
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : Cleanup Won't Erase All Blemishes : Recovery: Depending on where the wind takes the slick, the mopping-up process could take months. But in the end, you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
Weather Aids Cleanup of Two-Thirds of Spill : Disaster: But a cold front is coming that could push more oil ashore.
THE TIMES POLL : O.C. Residents Remain Fickle About Rams
THE LONGEST TUNNEL by Alan Burgess (Grove Weidenfeld: $19.95; 288 pp.)
The Second Iron Curtain
FICTIONKILLING TIME IN ST. CLOUD by Judith...
Glassman Elected Head of Industrial Realtors
DESIGN : Pack Rat Heaven
Your Mortgage : HUD Imposes New Restrictions on FHA Loans : Housing: Agency adopts virtual ban on financing single-family rentals and tougher standards for assuming other loans.
Blissed Out on the Future : MEGATRENDS 2000 by John Naisbitt and Patricia Auburdene (William Morrow: $21.95; 356 pp.)
HANDMADE : 'Snowflaked' Ceramics
How to Save on Taxes When You Work at Home : Deductions: You may be able to consider a portion of your utilities, fire insurance, property taxes and mortgage insurance as legal write-offs.
Pacific Sells Interest in ABC Center
HIGH STYLE : Chrome Oldies
Tastemaker for the Masses : She Knows We Want Shrimp Before We Know We Want Shrimp. And She Knows We Want Shrimp.
Hotel's Offer Is Not to Be Discounted
The Man Who Lynched His Home Town : WHERE YOU ONCE BELONGED by Kent Haruf (Summit: $18.95; 176 pp.)
ANTIQUES : Make Mine Meissen
Finding Profit in Bridging the Language Gap : Services: An increasing number of companies are offering multilingual customer services as a way of gaining competitive advantage.
S&L; Champion Shane Finds Trouble in His Own Back Yard : Thrifts: The prospect of losing insolvent Mercury Savings & Loan is tough to take for its chairman, but he continues to be upbeat.
Advocating Cities Designed for Civility
27th Gold Nugget Competition Set
WOMEN AND SISTERS Antislavery Feminists in American Culture by Jean Fagan Yellin (Yale University Press: $25; 226 pp.)
The best crime writing diverts and entertains...
Firms Find Profits in Bridging Language Gap : Services: An increasing number of companies are offering multilingual customer services as a way of gaining competitive advantage.
Variety of Events Mark the 125th Civil War Anniversary
DESIGN : Scanning the Globe
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X As told to Alex Haley (Ballantine: $5.95)
The cost of Home Repair
MY TRAITOR'S HEART A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe and His Conscience by Rian Malan (A Morgan Entrekin Book/Atlantic Monthly: $19.95; 372 pp.)
The Graceful Lines of Streamline Moderne : The excitement over speed, as typified in the era's fast trains and ocean liners, was picked up by architects for their design of houses and commercial buildings.
Booksellers and Writers Against Homelessness
Anyone remember when you could do Europe...
Legislation That's Trying to Get Off the Ground : Airlines: A bill of rights intended to protect passengers against such common frustrations as flight delays, cancellations and lost luggage has been introduced in Congress.
THE NEW POLITICS OF PORNOGRAPHY by Donald Alexander Downs (University of Chicago Press: $42, cloth; $14.95, paper; 266 pp.)
Credit on the House: Use Caution
Crisis of Confidence in Our Entrepreneurs
The Great Soil Debate
Defense 'Conversion Plan' Flawed
TREKS : Thar She Blows!
How to Keep Those Home Fires Burning Safely
Decision Gives Travelers a Break : Tax: Those shoppers who were recently asked to pay a fee for items purchased overseas will get their money back. But it may not always be that way.
Liz Saying Adios to Puerto Vallarta
Home Improvement : After You Find Leak, Roof Repair Can Be Easy : Home Maintenance: Conduct an inspection to determine the extent of the damage. Patching wet spots and replacing tiles and shingles can be done by a novice.
The 7.1 Experiment : For Northern California, the Loma Prieta Temblor Was a Natural Disaster. For Scientists, It Was the Opportunity of a Lifetime--and an Earthshaking Surprise.
HENRY HUGGINS : HENRY AND RIBSY by Beverly Cleary (Avon/Camelot: $3.50 each)
Taking a Cut at the Fine Art of Rose Pruning : Flowers: Effects of professional pruning can be seen at the Huntington. But water, fertilizer and sun have more to do with achieving results.
THE CAGE KEEPER AND OTHER STORIES by Andre Dubus III (Plume: $7.95)
Army in Sri Lanka Shanghais Recruits
39 Sign Up for Area Races for Legislature : Politics: Republican Senate candidate Frank Hill also qualified to run for the Assembly seat he actually plans to vacate.
Reformers Assail Redistricting Process : Politics: Two experts on reapportionment say the system is stacked against newcomers. They want to change the way the lines are drawn.
Soviet Officer Killed in Ethiopian Plane Crash
Male Prostitute Takes Private Affairs Public
Seeing Antarctica Through a Child's Eyes
S. Africa to Free Black Leader Mandela Today : Apartheid: Activist has been in prison for 27 years. De Klerk's action is the latest step to lure black anti-apartheid leaders to the negotiating table.
Unsuccessful Home Seller Seeks Alternatives
Alone With Nature in a Tropical Rain Forest
Hollow Celebration for USO Week : Military: There was a reception but no tour of the new Long Beach home of the USO club. The club's remodeling project is already months behind schedule.
World Leaders Rejoice at Mandela News
Celebrating the Gastronomic Life
Removing Restraints Frees Patient, Family Members
Man Dies in Santa Ana House Fire
World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : 14 Killed as Army, Rebel Forces Clash
Don't Retreat on Reforms, Baker Warns Bulgarians
Term Limit Claims Its 1st Victim : Politics: Proposed city initiative seems to have persuaded Councilwoman Flores to look for a fresh challenge.
Coming Soon: Regional Power
Finding Some Hope Beneath All That Goo
'There's a certain kind of base character about wine making that I like'
72% Fewer Homeless Use New Shelter : Families: The Valley's cold-weather shelter program uses an austere armory. The program had offered motel rooms.
1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Truck Crash
BETTING WITH BOB
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Stops Basketball Losing Streak
Tyson Era Goes Buster : Boxing: Douglas scores knockout in 10th round, but appears to have benefited from a long count in the eighth.
Waltrip Doesn't Dread Daytona 500 Now : Auto racing: Last year's victory was a relief to the veteran driver who had never won the race before.
Francis Bacon, Master of Despair : At 80, the artist would seem to belong to another era; why do his paintings still take us off guard?
King of the Air Is Missing Crown
From Roxy to Raji's, Bands Pick the Best Sites for Sounds
Sketching Life Brings a Grin to Dying Artist
Channel Islands Gains Major Decision : Wrestling: Raiders win another Marmonte title; Westlake's Billy Hunter dominates among individuals.
This Basketball Transfer Figures to Get a Big Following
NBA ALL-STAR GAME : Fans Switch to A.C. and It Causes Turnoff
Schwann Song for Your Favorite Music Catalogue
Radio DJ 'Machine Gun' Kelly Makes a Little Music of His Own
Picture Herb Ritts as the King of Lenses : His commercial work earns him up to $20,000 a day, his coffeetable-book sales are booming and his exhibitions attract mobs of celebrities
L.B. City College Wins 5-Year Accreditation
COMMENTARY : For Maryland's Teams, No More Excuses
'Roger' and Reality : Why is 'Roger & Me' getting knocked so vehemently for using age-old documentary techniques?
Radio Stations Unite Over Censorship Issue
Boy Meets Grail
Lynchworld
Contemporary Jazz Has a West Coast Stamp
If Food Be the Music of Love . . .
Soviets Endorse Early German Reunification
Oregon Goes Mining for More Boom Towns
USIU Gets Game It Wants but Still Loses to SDSU
Films going into production:
Calmer Seas Ahead?
Are Church Groups Allying for Anti-Rock Crusade?
As Gorbachev Matches Pace to Change, Soviet Union Hurries to Open Politics
Sylmar Reaching the End of Happy Trails : Development: L.A.'s one-time rural enclave struggles with results from a decade of urban growth. New and old residents agree: Is this any way to build a community?
Police Chief on the Lookout for More Officers : Hawthorne: A ballot measure for a tax pay for more police failed once. The department's top man is trying to drum up support for a second vote.
His Name Won't Be Forgotten as Long as This Guy Is Playing
USD's Noriega Loses in National Indoor
New Theater School Dean Takes a Bow Stage Center : Ruben Sierra debuts at the Valencia campus intent on building a state-of-the-art theater and attracting a resident company
The Mentally Ill: New Population on Campus
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : MANNING THE BARRICADES : THOMAS J. MAYS : Huntington Beach mayor--and former surfer--became city's chief spokesman on the national scene.
In Global-Warming Debate, Skeptics Corral Bush With a Policy of Inaction : Environment: A small group of conservative scientists tell the President there is no problem; a substantial body of scientific testimony argues otherwise.
Late Shots Fail to Fall, CSUN Does
Only One Boxer Was Inspired
MOTOR RACING DAYTONA 500 QUALIFYING : Schrader on the Pole Is Getting to Be a Habit
Atlantis to Begin Secret Military Mission Feb. 22
Volunteers Must Be Trained Before They Rescue Birds, Officials Say
600 Protest at Selma Mayor's House
Global Pressure, White Change Led to Release : NEWS ANALYSIS
U.S. Leaders Hail News but Storm Is Brewing Over Lifting of Sanctions
Biographers Seek to Air Subjects' Dirty Laundry
Coastline Disaster Creates Sense of Community : Activists: From Greenpeace members to hordes of volunteers, people band together in fight for wildlife.
City's Claim to Desegregation Funds Denied : Education: Auditors reject $8.6 million in request for $20.5 million. They say Long Beach actually used the funds to reduce classroom overcrowding.
Evictions Seen as Threat to Santa Monica Rent Law
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : MANNING THE BARRICADES : JIM O'BRIEN : Oil-pollution trouble-shooter with 200 spills' experience hired to coordinate Huntington Beach cleanup efforts.
SPECIAL REPORT: Oil on the Beach : MANNING THE BARRICADES : EVELYN R. HART : Newport Beach city council member and environmentalist, helped mop up oil spots on city beaches and monitored response of local, state and federal authorities in cleanup efforts.
Bush Gives Hyman Award for Courage to Retired Star Evert
She Reads Bush's Lips--and Nose, Ears. . .
Curry Got Caught in a Rip-Tide : Football: After years of second-guessing, despite success at Alabama, coach feels that he belongs in Lexington.
NBA NOTES : League Has Way of Selling 'Trash Sports'
THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Shaky Finales in Marmonte Exact a Price
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Syracuse's Quick Start Finishes Connecticut Win Streak
Martin Chooses N. Arizona Over Fullerton for Football
USF Caught in the Waves' Surge, 92-67
Housebuster Hutcheson Winner; Rhythm Is 7th
The Rugged Look : More Men Are Opting for Cosmetic Surgery to Add a Little 'Sizzle' to Their Faces
Far-Flung Probes Shine Light on Dim Stars
Mysterious Field Patterns Have Scientists Going in Circles in the Snow
What Are Friends For? : Billboard's Blunt Message Gets the Word Out to Vietnamese Community
California IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : D.A. Drops Probe of Crane Collapse
Flytraps Capture Bugs and More--Students' Attention
School Scores 'A' in Art of Rehabilitation
FLASH FROM THE PAST
Norwalk Votes to Fine Parents of Lawbreakers
N.J.'s Escalating Auto Insurance Costs Trigger a California-Style Revolt : Reform movement: Companies are expected to wage a furious battle over a plan by Gov. Florio to cut rates 20%. The Legislature opens debate.
Mismanagement, Fighting in South Paralyzes Sudan's Relief Operations : Starvation: A Red Cross official estimates that 350,000 may die by the end of February if food supplies fail to get through.
Ad Campaign Gets Fired Up : Proposition 99: Anti-smoking spots on radio and television will be aimed at preteens, minorities and women. It will be the largest such campaign in U.S. history.
Hearts of Britain's Pigeon Fanciers Take Wing Along With Their Birds : Hobbies: Pigeon racing was once strictly a blue-collar sport, but now even Queen Elizabeth has a loft for her birds.
True Confessions? : Suspicions of Husband Linger in Murder Case, Even as Neighbor Faces 2nd Trial
The Fall of the House of Yuppie
Bank Takes Hope to Bangladesh Villages
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Sightseeing Copter Crashes in River
2 Schools Receive Joint $500,000 Knight Grant
Filling a Pressing Need of Home Wine-Makers : San Pedro: Immigrants who brought traditional skills with them count on Tony Marabella to provide the grape juice that allows them to produce their homemade vintages.
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt in Collision With Van
No 'Goddess' for Chinese New Year Celebrants
Who Is Liable for Damages From Water Leak?
Talking to the Homeless
Duchess of York Visits Stepfather in U.S. Hospital
New Guinea Headhunter Descendants Put on a Convincing Show for Visitors : HEADHUNTERS: Show for Guests
SPILL AT A GLANCE THE SPILL
Galileo's Camera Goes Awry, Keeps Snapping for 5 Hours
Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Toddlers Infected With Gonorrhea
Long Beach Officer Kills Robbery Suspect
THE HOUSE
'Computerphobes' Assign a Low Priority to High Technology : Psychology: Experts say it's not stupidity, but as science marches on, some people are left to flounder in techno-angst.
NASA Readies Atlantis for Top-Secret Mission
State Senator Folds Effort to Revise Gaming Law : Gambling: The bill was withdrawn when no agreement could be reached on allowing jackpot poker.
A Change in Those Golden Rule Days : Schools: Switching to year-round operation makes more than economic sense-- there's something in it for teachers, students and parents.
THE HOUSE
4 Injured in Crash at Long Beach Airport
WCC ROUNDUP : San Diego Beats Portland
This Q & A Is a Little Different
Still dripping wet from her location work...
NBA ALL-STAR GAME : Entire Family Is Back Together--Almost
Will Warning-Sticker Shock Lead to Ratings System?
Giving a Fresh Spin to History's Lessons : Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire' is popular--and perhaps it will lead listeners to rediscover some far more worthy songs
Three Tasty Tales for Valentine's Day
Hot Air and the Greenhouse Effect
Erase the Dirty 'R' Word From U.S. Foreign Policy : Aid: America is miserly in promoting democracy, peace and even life in Africa. We must make black lives worth as much as white European lives.
Trash Your Neighbors Will Envy
Notes about your surroundings.
Victory Over Portland Fifth in a Row for USD
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : CS Long Beach Overpowered by No. 3 Nevada Las Vegas, 92-62
WINTER SPORTS ROUNDUP : Merle Regains 1989 Form, Wins Women's Super Giant Slalom
GYMNASTICS : Nebraska's Kirksey Wins All-Around at UCLA Meet
They're Wild About Pitino : His First Team at Kentucky Is Short and on Probation, but Coach wins Over Fans
Moses Decries Johnson-Lewis Match Race : USOC: Anti-doping spokesman doesn't want to see Canadian's suspension for steroids end in media spectacle.
USC Makes 50-Point Turnaround as Pack Sparks Rout Against ASU
Go Figure
In Search of . . .Jeannie Berlin
Anti-Semitic Scares in Moscow Focus on Old Apartment House
Brown Pushing for Ban on Honorariums : Legislature: He says lawmakers should give them up with or without a pay increase in the wake of Sen. Montoya's conviction.
'89 Montebello Council Race Costliest Yet : Elections: The record spending was spurred in part by an Orange County group spending $50,600 to beat two candidates.
Scandinavian Smokers Huff and Puff as Legal Restrictions Get Tougher to Swallow
Santiago Repeats in Field Hockey
ASYLUM UPDATE:
THE TIMES POLL : Moratorium on Malathion Spraying Is Widely Backed
Baker Works His Magic on Congress (Soviet Version)
Politics, If Not Your Check, Is Likely to Be in the Mail : Government: One of the most important but often invisible political forces in America is the mailbox. It killed catastrophic health care.
2nd Group Formed to Fight Acid Curb on Torrance Ballot
Marine Dies in Car Crash
* METRO RAIL: Property owners who oppose...
Developer, Escondido Battle for Control of Cattle Ranch : Construction: Slow-growth interests want to quash plans to place 3,263 homes on pristine land, but the builders are suing the city and council members for trying to derail the project.