- THE HOUSE
- Parks Worker Arrested Over Theft of City Paving Blocks
- Carson Plant's Sewage Found Most Toxic : Waste Treatment: Sea urchin tests will bolster advocates of using stricter controls at plant. But what it dumps into the ocean meets state standards.
- Three Teens Sentenced in Assault on Unconscious Girl
- Cheap Way to Make Hay at Expense of Culture : Arts: When comment or criticism comes before a grant can be made, it is not censure but censorship. Perhaps Jesse Helms really did win.
- FULLERTON : School District Expels 5 Students
- THE HOUSE
- Oceanside Amphitheater Proposal Appears Doomed
- Fund-Raising Drive to Aid Soviets Settling in Israel
- Countywide : Chase Ends in Arrest of Robbery Suspect
- SEAL BEACH : Candidates Debate Hellman Ranch Plan
- Just Because He Was Holding It Doesn't Mean He Could Read It
- A West German newsweekly reported that East...
- McArthur Lifts Santa Barbara to 70-66 Victory
- SIDELINES : Italy's Ghedina Wins Downhill
- MEDIA NOTES
- Shows Target Young, CBS Tells Advertisers
- SIDELINES : Tennis Tour Gets New Executive
- JAZZ REVIEW : Holdsworth Shows Coltrane Influence
- MUSIC REVIEW : Brown and Imai With L.A. Chamber Orchestra
- L. A. Plays Super Bowl Game--and Loses : Football: Sports Council did everything it could to bring the 1993 extravaganza to the Rose Bowl, but NFL broke new ground again by choosing Phoenix.
- Pepsi Ads Top Radio and TV Society Awards List
- SHORT TAKES : 'Delta Force' Deaths Bring Suits
- The News Challenge: L.A.'s New Ethnic Mix : Television: No station has as yet become the mainstream voice of minorities, such as Latinos, Asian-Americans and blacks, who are rapidly turning into the majority.
- McDonnell Contract
- P.M. BRIEFING : Brady Targets Futures Panel
- Abortion Controversy
- STOCKS : Dow Climbs 13.29 Points in Light Trading
- System Tests Coordination of Bus Drivers
- Getting Most From Chuck Roast
- Mr. Autry, Be an Angel to the Fans
- As Expected, Jake's Author Forgoes Fun
- Tornadoes Hit 3 States; Homes Damaged
- EXCURSION : Fisherman's Wharf Works Its Salty Magic : Getaway spot: At the Channel Islands Harbor complex a shark's tooth sells for 35 cents and live crab is $2.09 a pound.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Deli Delivers Diners Democracy
- Giant Frogs Can Jump if the Pad Fits
- $10 Billion More a Year Urged for U.S. Child Care : Family: A Research Council report stresses help for the poor. It also backs giving new parents up to one year of unpaid leave from their jobs.
- Drug Runner's Testimony Key to Noriega Case
- WORLD : Peru Rebels Kills 19 Villagers
- Only 19, Cal Poly Freshman's Biggest Fan Is Her Daughter, 5 : College Basketball: Responsibility is no stranger to Danielle Carter, breadwinner, top student and a center on the Bronco women's team.
- 10 Match-Race Skippers to Vie in L.B. Cup Series
- A Spring With Little Zing
- LOCAL : Teachers Hurt in Bus Collision
- Travel Agent Sentenced in Airline Ticket Fraud
- $1.4-Million Payment OKd for Man Hit by Golf Ball
- SANTA PAULA : Sign Maker Says He Will Appeal Denial
- FILLMORE : Official Says County Faces Waste Crisis
- PREPS : El Segundo Gives Coach Plenty to Smile About
- Chargers Sign Former Bills Punter Kidd
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cypress Wins at Saddleback, Takes Over First Place Alone
- On Day 28 of Baseball Lockout, There's Nothing but Small Talk
- SIDELINES : 'Strip' Basketball Drill Banned
- 1,000 Bank, S&L; Fraud Cases Go Uninvestigated, Lawmaker Says : Thrifts: A congressman says there aren't enough FBI agents and U.S. attorneys to do the job right. He blames Administration spending priorities.
- BATTLING THE MEDFLY
- Auto Sales Down 3.8%: Sales of North...
- Peanut Butter Still Family Favorite : Milestones: Peanut butter just celebrated its 100th birthday. Each day, it is estimated, 40 million Americans eat peanut butter sandwiches.
- Even Prognosis Elusive for Sufferers of New Disease
- Settlement May Clear Way for Seay to Resume Football
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : VENTURA : Law Limiting Water Use Is Approved
- Development on Old Trolley Route Causes Split Opinions
- New Government Sought in Grenada
- Lakewood Seeks Coalition of Cities on Water Issues
- ANAHEIM : Disneyland Gives Lesson in Real Life
- 5 Republicans Seek La Follette's Assembly Seat
- Navy Base Worker Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribe
- Torrance Schools Cut Budget, Keep Bus Service
- 4 Kidnaping Attempts in Week Jolt 2 Beach Towns : Crime: Schoolchildren escape unharmed. Police are not sure if the same man is responsible.
- 8 Candidates Enter Race for 58th Assembly District Seat
- Homeowners Threaten Suit Over Fireplaces
- Scientists to Share Foundation Grant
- Man Charged in Death of Fellow Transient
- SANTA PAULA : School Board Scraps Business Services Job
- Encinitas May Declare Crisis on Migrants
- Michigan Signs Los Alamitos Swimmer
- Fans Love Lady Cats Stats : Basketball: With 55 straight wins, Brea-Olinda High girls are ready to go for the throat and another state championship.
- PUC Urged to Relax Grip on Car-Phone Prices : Telecommunications: Under a judge's proposal, cellular firms would be allowed to raise rates by up to 10%--or cut prices as much as they want.
- BIOMEDICINE : Huntington Beach Firm Unveils Plan to Cut Employers' Costs of Health Care
- Century 21 Putting National Account Back Out for Bids
- Amgen, Rival Told to Split Rights to Anti-Anemia Drug
- U.S. Program Trading Experts Recruited
- Richard A. Scott, chairman, CEO and president...
- Xerox Releases a Program With Financial Smarts
- WORLD IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Bush to Meet With 3 European Leaders
- Hot on the Trail of 2-Cup Teakettle
- O.C. Officials Get Quick Feel for the Maglev
- Red Peppers, Cheese: Pretty Appetizer
- <i> Noisettes</i> Reappear in the Cuisine Classique of Today : Dining: Chef Jean Claude Guillon brings back those thinly sliced pieces of lamb, beef and veal overlapping in a circle on a plate.
- Pasadena : Another Vote Set on Home
- CHANGING SIDES? Harold Ezell, the controversial former...
- U.S. Sends Arms Pact Protest to Soviets : Missiles: American inspectors were not allowed to X-ray three containers at a Soviet factory.
- Merchants Threaten to Quit Association : Monrovia: Business owners grumble at plans to raise annual dues by $300 to pay for a manager. Some say they will refuse to pay.
- Women Get a Fighting Chance Against Attack : Self-Defense: A nonprofit organization has taught 6,000 women to protect themselves against rapists or muggers.
- One Colorado Work to Start Monday : Pasadena: There was little fanfare as city directors approved the $70-million project.
- Pasadena : Rebates for Auto Dealers
- WORLD IN BRIEF : HAITI : Hundreds Strike to Protest Bosses
- Today Is Dawn of Democracy for Brazil : South America: Collor's inauguration draws foreign dignitaries. But any celebration will be clouded by the national economic crisis.
- Time for Counting : Ethnic Groups Told Not to Fear the Census
- DRUGS INTOXICANTS EVERYWHERE : It's a Drive as Natural as Food or Sex : In a sense, the war against mind-altering substances is a war against ourselves, a denial of our very biology.
- Countywide : District Seeks to Assure Water Supply
- OXNARD : School Boundary Changes Considered
- Man Killed by Police Sergeant
- JC NOTES : Rancho Santiago Shoots Down Harbor and El Camino in Tourney
- NFL NOTEBOOK : NBA Salary Structure Draws a Closer Look From Management
- Only Paper Work Remains in Los Alamitos Sale
- P.M. BRIEFING : India Rejects Coca-Cola--Again
- Mary Ellen Chandler Harper has joined Genta...
- AT&T; Drafting Plan for Early Retirements
- Judith C. Wolf and Yvette Sarrazin have...
- Abortion Controversy
- Southland Communications Stock Up 42.9%: The stock...
- Maxwell Rejects Offer to Buy Its Stake in Berlitz
- Furon Reports Strong 4th-Quarter Results: Furon Co.,...
- 'Easy Ribs' Are a Quick and Tasty Pork Dish for Barbecue Parties
- 'Latins Anonymous': Comedy Group Is No Longer Anonymous
- WORLD : Amazonian Forest in Dire Peril
- 1 Ailing Voter Adds Up to Zero Turnout for GOP at Precinct
- Pasadena : Household Waste Collection
- Coronado's New Face Both Good, Bad : Design: Some downtown merchants see improvements; others aren't so sure.
- Long Beach : Council to Hear Comments at Beginning of Meetings
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Funicello Calls Singing 'Fluke'
- Nation : Officials Pressured, Letter Says
- Move to Tune Out Mayor Put on Hold : Politics: The Long Beach City Council sidesteps an attempt to bar Ernie Kell from hosting a cable TV program while running for office.
- Long Beach : Newspaper Guild Rejects Latest Contract Offer
- Region : Campbell Settlement Near
- He Found a Ticket to Satisfaction at the Depot : People: The Amtrak ticket agent makes the Glendale train station his special labor of love.
- Photographer Makes Seed Packages, Catalogs Bloom
- Will Sports Really Pay Off in O.C.'s Economic Arena?
- Santa Monica : School Board Budget Cuts
- Raymond Buckey Portrait: A Feckless Public Target : Magazines: What emerges in an interview is a picture of a timid, lazy man whose chief ambition is to slip through life.
- Payments to Lawmakers for Speeches Drop in '89
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Sale of Welles Manuscript Set
- Culver City : Mall Measures Approved
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Attorney Claims Client May Have Tried to Protect Brother in Guard's Death
- SAN CLEMENTE : El Camino Real Is Reopened to Traffic
- Servite Will Sideline Class Work as Team Bounces Into Tourney
- British Group Wins Awards
- Council to Help Schools Relieve Overcrowding
- PLACENTIA : Board Studies Relief for Crowded Schools
- Dickerson Gets OK to Discuss Possible Trade
- Off-Season Training of the Guards Pays Off for Servite : Boys' basketball: Running last fall helped Jamie Rosenkranz and Paul Stapleton come on strong in the stretch.
- NBA ROUNDUP : Suns Rising in the West, Beat Denver
- A Plea to the Center: Let Bonnie Raitt Rock
- Flawed Theories
- Lindner Sells Stake
- Texaco Funds Caltech Environmental Lab: The oil...
- Quercetin Present in Fruits, Vegetables
- Simple Guidelines to Develop a More Healthful Diet : Nutrition: Most of us have improved our dietary knowledge, but we continue to make unrealistic, harmful choices. Starting with the basic food groups is still the best way to design a diet.
- How Does Your Garden Grow in Back Yard? : Organic: To get away from pesticides, people are producing their own "cleaner" crops. Here are tips in home agriculture for beginners.
- Santa Monica Museum Needs New Home
- More Protection for Butterfly Habitat Sought : Environment: Coastal Commission agrees to take five feet off the height of a house to be built near a sanctuary for Monarchs. Environmentalists say the concession doesn't go far enough.
- $180,000 in Grants Available for Artists
- Home's Frail Residents Use Special Torah
- 14th DUI Charge Could Put Glendoran in Prison
- Governor Says He'll Be Fair on Harris' Fate
- Bush Urges Business Aim at E. Europe : Economy: President sees 'growth dividend' in world changes. He urges manufacturers to use 'long-term thinking' for new markets.
- Initial Work Begins on Channel Gateway Project : Development: Although plans for the complex of condominiums, offices and apartments near Marina del Rey have not been approved, the developer is already cleaning toxic soil contamination at the site.
- Rare Haydn Work to Get a Modern Premiere : Music: A harpsichord ensemble's performance of the half-forgotten work will open concert series.
- Compton Blvd. Almost a Memory as Redondo Christens Marine Ave.
- Lakewood Seeks Coalition of Cities in Water Battle
- Voters Might Have Last Say on Raiders' Return Home
- NEWPORT BEACH : All Schools to Have Computers in 2 Years
- Let the Threat Debate Begin : Why Cheney Must Accept Views Different From His Own
- 4 Kidnap Attempts Put Police on Alert
- PORT HUENEME : Panel OKs Plan to 'Pre-Zone' U.S. Land
- San Gabriel Valley Hears the Shooting : Gangs: From Pasadena to Pomona, drive-by violence has exploded across the suburban landscape. But numbers don't tell the whole story.
- A Life-Style Battle in Descanso
- VENTURA : Pig Is Spared Stress of St. Pat's Dyeing
- P.M. BRIEFING : Japan Held Aware of U.S. Worry
- SmithKline to Lay Off 10% of Staff, Close 60 Facilities
- P.M. BRIEFING : DHC Quarter Earnings Up 49%
- A Single-Minded Purist With a Passionate Goal for Amador County
- Columbia Puts $3.5 Billion in Junk Bonds Up for Sale
- Fiscal Time Bomb Seen Facing Next Governor : Politics: Assembly's Vasconcellos challenges three contenders to explain how they will pay for new programs they are promising the voters.
- La Verne : Permit for Theater Blocked
- W.Va. Schools Closed to Cool Off Tempers in Teachers Strike
- Bush Names U.N. Official
- Proposed Motel in Hawaiian Gardens Becomes Hot Issue in April Election
- So Self-Starters Can Mean Business : Cottage industry: A Pasadena pilot program helps low-income residents turn 'microenterprises' into something bigger.
- Adult Bookstore to Leave in a Year : Courts: The manager pleads no contest to a misdemeanor. City officials exult at his decision to leave after a 3-year battle.
- Playboy of the Coast Highway : 'Gigolo' Mac Duffy, Charged With Theft, Says He Intends to 'Pay These Ladies Back'
- HEALTH : FDA Bans Sulfites on Potatoes
- Head Start Studied as Model for the Future : Education: Struggling to find ways to revitalize a failing school system, leaders turn to what may be America's best-loved social program.
- End Urged to Rash of Diapers
- Mud Hens to Be Shot to Curb Overpopulation
- Mark Ratekin went two for three with...
- FCC to Study Rule Barring Networks From Owning Shows
- Baseball
- Andrew E. Nelson has been elected vice...
- American to Add Flights Between L.A. and Bay Area
- Abortion Controversy
- ELECTION '90 : Something New for San Gabriel: a Tranquil City Council Campaign
- The "Touch of Class" auction, brunch and...
- Thousand Oaks Tree Officer Puts Bark Before Bite
- Museum Adds 'Rad' Exhibit
- A Broken Covenant : Scandals Continue to Batter the Covenant House Network for Runaways and Its Founder
- Pasadena Unified Moves Acting Chief to Superintendent : Schools: The board and its choice will meet today to draw up a new contract despite criticism that a broader search should have been made.
- Compton : Trash Rate Hike Put Off; Intent of Waiver Debated
- Sect Members Flock to Bomb Shelters, Ready for a Holocaust
- Brentwood : Landfill Housing Rejected
- 3 of Sheriff's 4 Narcotics Units Allegedly Stole Cash
- Pasadena : City to Return HUD Funds
- NEWS BRIEFS
- Parrots, Palms and Reggae Equal $14,000 for Museum
- Council OKs Downzoning Area by Area : Growth: Property owners say building limits will cut land values. Officials want to keep new apartment complexes out of neighborhoods of single-family homes.
- AT THE MARKET
- OUT AND ABOUT: Folk Dancing
- SPORTSCOPE : Pepperdine Will Miss National Tourney, Coach Disappointed
- Downey : Collectors Protest Cutback in Philatelic Center Hours
- County Official Linked to L.A. Slumlord Fired
- 4 of 5 Farms Drop Out of L.A. Sludge-Dumping Plan
- TUSTIN : Way Apparently Cleared for Election
- Water-Purification System May Become Fashionable Appliance of 1990s : Kitchen: People who are worried about the quality and safety of tap and bottled water are looking for alternatives. The Perrier scare is also expected to boost sales of home-treatment services.
- City Section Rules Out Title for Kennedy
- Kunishima, Hollahan to Take Part in U. S. Swimming Senior Nationals
- Sale of Half-Interest in Los Alamitos Race Course Finalized
- He's the Spark That Lights the Fire at Clemson
- SHORT TAKES : Producer Extends 'Chorus Line' N.Y. Performances for 4 Weeks
- SEC Sues Penny Stock Brokerage: The SEC...
- Dow Climbs 7.88 Despite 'Witching Hour' Wariness
- Columbia to Sell All $3.5 Billion in Junk Bonds : Thrifts: If sale of the risky bonds is successful, it could radically transform the fortunes of the troubled S&L.; It would be the largest sale of its kind in the savings and loan history.
- Pathe Says It Still Doesn't Have Funding to Buy MGM
- An Irish Country Menu : For a St. Patrick's Day celebration, an Irishwoman transplanted to Los Angeles suggestsa traditional menu based on her country upbringing.
- Arrowood Devotes Time to Own Winery
- Theater Looking for Box Office Hit With ATM Tickets : Entertainment: Theater officials say Santa Monica complex will premiere 'Automated Box Office.' It will also sell vouchers that can be used to buy popcorn, soft drinks and crab cakes. Yes, crab cakes.
- Don't Throw Out the Oat Bran Yet : Cholesterol: A new study shows that people who eat the fiber responsibly do reduce their fat intake.
- Nudists Told Their Beach Is for the Birds
- PEOPLE IN ENTERTAINMENT
- Deputy Involved in Attack on Gay Motorist Resigns : West Hollywood: The low-profile disposition of the case has heightened the resentment of those who want gay and lesbian rights in the city assured.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : Government Cheers Rebel Peace Offer
- The Agony of Not Being the Best : College Track: Even more painful than his injured hand for Bruin Brian Blutreich was the realization that he would never be the nation's best.
- NEWS BRIEFS
- Preservationists Won't Appeal Theater Ruling
- Home Insurance Prices Can Vary Wildly, Survey by State Finds : Rates: Some companies might charge twice as much as others for similar coverage. Southern Californians generally have to pay more than Northern Californians.
- Home Insurance Prices Can Vary Wildly, Survey by State Finds : Rates: Some companies might charge twice as much as others for similar coverage. Southern Californians generally have to pay more than Northern Californians.
- Rotisseurs Bask in Kachina's 'Sunset Sauce'
- OXNARD : Ocean View District Adopts Drug Policy
- Doctor, U.S. Government Settle Over Border Beating
- Ocean-Bound Effluent From Carson Plant Found to Be Southland's Most Toxic
- Countywide : Plan for Low-Priced Housing Is Studied
- Soviet Union Puts American Technology at the Top of Its Shopping List : Economics: The U. S. may have been the leading Western exporter of agricultural goods to the Soviet Union, but now it's private industry's food-processing expertise and equipment the Soviets seek.
- Kollek Cites a Letter From Bush
- E. Germany's Communists Try Hip Campaign
- With No Gas Stations or Sidewalks, Bradbury Is Oasis of Country Living
- At Bistro Gardens, Lunch Can Be a Showdown in the Social Corral : High Noon
- Audit Cites Peril in Illegal Building at Medical Facilities
- Nation : Governor of W.Va. Urges Firing of Illegally Striking Teachers
- 3 Die as Car in Crash Plunges Off Freeway : Traffic: Vehicle bursts into flame. Five would-be rescuers are injured.
- Police Seize 3 Suspects in Forgery Ring
- Attacker Charged With Threatening Saldana
- City Workers to Get a Chilling Warning That Layoffs May Arrive With Summer
- College of the Canyons Announces Expansions
- GOLF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP : Kite Believes It's Major League
- Jewel Robbers Netted More Than $1 Million : Crime: Inventory check reveals extent of loss in Tuesday's heist. It is the fourth such holdup in Orange County in the last six weeks, police say.
- Porter Ranch Project Sent Back to Bradley
- Murder-Trial Witness Is a Changed Man
- Warning: You've now begun reading a quarantined...
- Countywide : Ojai Valley District Debates Water Crisis
- DRUGS A WAR WE MUST WIN : Some Among Us Would Seek to Surrender : History teaches that advanced societies cannot survive if their fundamental values are not continuously nourished.
- WESTMINSTER : Changes Sought in Proposed Dog Law
- Farmers Backing Out of Plan to Spread Sludge
- Slaying Case Figure Tells of Police Torture Threat : Investigation: Alleged informant claims San Diego detective threatened him and later watched him being tortured by Mexican police investigating death of U.S. agent.
- Ex-Officer Sues LAPD, Alleging Racial Bias
- Loyola Hammers U. of Pacific, 9-3
- NFL schedule-makers are preparing for the possible...
- The Game We Know Needs Nurturing
- Zancanaro Polishes Off CSUN in Shining Effort
- Saldana's Attacker Faces 8 New Charges on Threatening Letters
- STAGE REVIEW : Taper's 'Visions' Makes Connections : Theater: A strong start for the festival of so-called absurdist and quasi-absurdist plays. The works seem funnier, more accessible today.
- USC Student Wins Carmel Music Contest
- FOR THE KIDS
- BRIDGE BUILDER: Lynne Cox, the long-distance swimmer...
- Gorbachev Wins New Mandate : Soviet Union: His election as the nation's first executive president grants him sweeping powers to pursue bolder reforms.
- Judges Have Some Leeway in Contract Disputes
- PEOPLE AND EVENTS
- Israeli Parties Trade Charges as Vote Nears : Politics: The outcome of no-confidence move against Shamir's government is seen as too close to call.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Governor Declares Quake Emergency
- Council Panel Supports Valley Light-Rail Line
- Cal Lutheran Does a Number on Master's, 9-6
- Augmon Doesn't Mind Playing a Low-Profile Role for UNLV
- SIDELINES : Ware to Decide Friday on Draft
- Unbridled the Favorite for $500,000 Fla. Derby
- A professor and seven North Carolina State...
- Lakers Run Into Good Team, Man : Pro basketball: Barkley sparks the 76ers to their first victory over Lakers since 1984, 116-110. L. A. is tied with Detroit for the NBA's best record.
- NHL ROUNDUP : Leetch Breaks Ankle in Rangers' 8-2 Victory
- Gauchos Offer No Apologies
- MUSIC
- Illness Forces German Bass Out of Concert
- SHORT TAKES : Cousteau Previews Valdez Film
- 'Hunter' Reruns Slay Dan Rather and Sitcoms
- Easing Commuter Nightmares : Attention L.A.: Orange County Has a Better Idea
- Desert Orchid Doesn't Live Up to Hype
- Lynne Cox of Los Alamitos will continue...
- HORSE RACING : Mister Frisky Kin in Much Demand
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT WEST REGIONAL : Long Beach Survives Scare by Cal, 87-84
- MOTOR RACING : Redican Isn't Just Older, He's Better Since Teaming With Simpson
- A Cinderella Label Can Turn Slippery : Preview: Carlesimo was Seton pretty last season, but now he's on the outside looking in.
- Cinematographers Edge Into the Limelight : Oscars: The distinctive styles of the five nominees amply demonstrate why the craft's stock is rising.
- Experienced Mater Dei Looks for Breakthrough Season
- A Little Bit of Ireland Can Be Lived at UCI: Music, Stories, Jigs