- Genetic Engineering Achieves 'Major Step' Toward Hemophilia Cure
- ADDIS ABABA : African Leaders Meet
- Bill Would Reverse Ruling on Mentally Ill : Health: Patients who are confined against their will would lose the right to refuse certain drugs prescribed by their psychiatrists. The measure has passed the Senate and is pending in the Assembly.
- No One 'Lost' East Europe, Gorbachev Says : Congress: The freedom of foreign nations is not our business, the president tells party leaders.
- NATION : Princeton's Male Eating Clubs Must Open to Women--Or Else!
- National City
- THE SIDELINES : Easy Goer Gets High Weight
- Outfielders: Armed and Dangerous
- PEOPLE WATCH
- Digital Sound Stock Plummets: The Santa Barbara...
- Universal to Buy 18-Screen Theater Complex : Entertainment: The studio has agreed to pay ailing Cineplex Odeon $45 million for the facility, which overlooks its back lot.
- No More Stalling : Conventions: Lackluster, slapped-together exhibit booths are losing ground to slick, attention-grabbing creations that make companies stand out.
- SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
- Factory Orders Up 2.1% in May, Exports Cited
- Jewelry Giant Buying Kay Chain: The huge...
- 'Rally for Life' Coverage Evokes an Editor's Anger
- A Fourth of July in Poland Reminds of Dangers Facing U.S.
- 5 Edwards Workers Fight Base on Ouster
- Why the West Roots for Gorbachev
- Grand Jurors Take Oath for 1990-91
- County IN BRIEF : MALIBU : Man Critically Hurt in Traffic Dispute
- SANTA PAULA : Refurbishment Plan Decision Postponed
- Outfielder Deion Sanders returned to the Columbus...
- SAN DIEGO STAGE : Prolific Metcalfe Dances on to Old Globe Stage Again
- Japanese Developer Agrees to Buy 49% of Pebble Beach Co. : Pacific Rim: Cosmo World has tentatively agreed to pay $400 million for the golf course firm.
- Ousted NEC Chief Gets $5 Million to Settle Claim
- * H.R. Textron Inc. in Valencia won...
- NASA Presses Search for Leak That Halted Space Shuttle Flights
- Bush Said to Alter NATO Nuclear Stance : Diplomacy: But don't expect a 'bombshell' at the two-day summit, he says.
- Let Marcos Come Home, Aquino Told : Philippines President Turns Down Request by Legislative Leaders
- Japanese Builders' Club Disbands After U.S. Bid-Rigging Complaints
- Welfare Recipients Fear the Effects of Proposed Cutbacks : Budget: One mother says freezing the cost-of-living adjustment would be 'a matter of life and death.' Deukmejian says the state can't afford it.
- Party Apparatchiks Rise in Defense of Their Privileged Turf : Soviet Union: Communist functionaries are often called parisitic. But they will get their say this week.
- Safe Landing: Jeana Yeager, who made history...
- Personal Health : Going Under the Scope : Health: New tools and 'keyhole' techniques require only tiny incisions, making abdominal surgeries less painful and less costly.
- Firefighters Shift Their Efforts to Blaze Near Lake Wohlford
- Fluor Corp. to Sell Iron Ore Company
- Dow Trading Slows for Holiday, Up 8.17 : Closes Above 2,900 Again on Midyear Shifting
- Art Slump Spreads to Mall Outlets : Investments: Martin Lawrence's profit and stock price plummet as a softening of the market at auction houses reaches shopping center galleries.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Emperor Akihito Refuses Gifts
- Alfred Woodford; Geology Teacher at Pomona College
- Stick to Reform Path, Gorbachev Urges Party : Soviet Union: He defends his perestroika policy. 'Dark times' are ahead if conservatives prevail, he says.
- Official State Bottle for New York Proposed
- They're Back: Medfly and Aerial Spraying : Infestation: Groans are heard from foes of the flights after the pest turns up in Echo Park.
- SOUTHLAND : Santa Barbara Blaze Controlled
- Suspect Is Arrested in Restaurant Holdups
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Bulk of HUD Funds to Go for Housing
- Bill to Regulate Use of Elsmere Canyon as Landfill Revived
- Imperiled UCLA Chicano Studies Major to Be Saved : Education: Low funding and enrollment hurt the program. An infusion of money and staff is announced.
- San Diego
- Simi, Thousand Oaks Councils, Supervisors to Take Summer Vacation
- Ventura Water Savings Down Slightly in June
- THE WORLD CUP : FOOTNOTES : Eat Less Meat, More Pasta, Doctor Tells W. German Players
- Was Vic (The Brick) Jacobs Spiked at KCOP?
- San Diego
- THE HOUSE
- FILLMORE : Traffic Rise Prompts Highway Use Study
- San Diego
- HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- Council Cuts Ties to Events Advertising Liquor Firms
- CSF's Cochell to be Coach at Oklahoma
- THE RAMS: 10 Years in Anaheim : A Decade of Rams Memories : Pro football: It's been 10 years since the NFL arrived in Anaheim. There's been no shortage of entertaining moments.
- KCAL Cancels 'Teen Talk,' 'Youth and the Issues'
- * Frank Cronin has been named senior...
- WORLD : Israel's Begin Falls, Breaks Hip
- Environment : The Ozone Conference: Subtle Nuances in the London Air : The complexity of the issues are enough to baffle the most sophisticated diplomat. The U.N.'s Mostafa Kamal battles to keep a key environmental accord strong.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : INDIA : Gandhi Asks Youths to Bar Rights Group
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : More Safety Features Urged for Vehicles
- Medi-Cal Bills Pile Up Unpaid, Davis Complains
- U.S., Mexico Sign Pact on Sewage Plant : Border: Agreement calls for building $200-million facility to handle sewage flowing from Tijuana into San Diego. But funding for the project is uncertain.
- COSTA MESA : City Scraps Plan to Rewrite Alien Policy
- Kin May Sue State Over Inmate's Death : Firefighting: Father of man killed while battling blaze challenges program that allows prisoners to volunteer for dangerous duty.
- ANAHEIM : Battle of Broadway Trees Being Fought
- Lawyer Denies Firm Broke Rental Laws
- OJAI : Cow's Wanderlust No Sometime Thing
- Action on Wetlands Urged
- Police Kill Psychiatric Patient, 20, After Scuffle
- Insurance Companies Sue to Halt Rollbacks
- City Yanks Benches From Under Undesirables : Downtown: Council adopts plan to replace grass with flowers, remove benches in an effort to rout criminals and drunks at Horton Plaza Park.
- Fire Sparked by Torch Erupts Aboard Tanker
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Braves Hit Four Home Runs, Defeat Expos, 6-3
- MOVIE REVIEW : Logic Takes a Holiday in 'Die Hard 2'
- IRA Rocket Injures 10 at Police Station
- ARF AND OINK : Dog to Live High on Hog; Hog Too
- Blockade Over in Lithuania, Moscow Says
- Hundreds of Albanians Seek Asylum Amid Riots
- 3 Million Blacks in S. Africa Strike Over Factional Fighting
- Airport Backer Doesn't Hide Stake in Project
- Grand Jury Urges Look at Trustees' Operations : Recommendations: A report to the county says a firm should be hired to examine how the Community College District board is being managed.
- * Joyce M. Vogel has joined E.J....
- * Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. in...
- Perceptronics Reports Profit for 4th Quarter
- P.M. BRIEFING : New President for Coca-Cola USA
- T-Bill Rates Fall Again: The Treasury sold...
- WORLD : Joint German Elections Slated
- Asians Protest Census Follow-Up Procedures : Minorities: A plan to lump them with whites in a door-to-door post-enumeration survey is under review, officials say.
- Give Hidden Salt the Shake
- Pregnant Women Warned on Aspirin
- LOCAL : Man Dies After Being Stalked, Shot in the Back in Santa Ana
- Can Women Reporters Write Objectively on Abortion Issue?
- NATION : Golf Story Was a Fish Tale
- ROME : Tears And Cheers In Italy
- Culture : For Mothering Invention, the Royal Society Is Tops : Creating an atmosphere for science and scientists, like China's Fang Lizhi, is the prime mission of Britain's oldest academy.
- Audit Teams' House Calls Save Water in a Big Way
- BUENA PARK : Paramedic Services Fee Program OKd
- THOUSAND OAKS : Teacher Announces Council Candidacy
- SDSU Raises $1 Million for Athletic Deficit
- Tom Cruise Happy With Film Despite Lukewarm Reviews
- Westlake's Hess Joins CLU Basketball Staff
- Student Films Set to Air on KCET During July
- SHORT TAKES : Noel Blanc Learned Dad's Tricks
- * Semco Instruments in Valencia won a...
- Entombing Waste in Glass : Environment: A technology called glassification offers hope for waste disposal. It burns off organic material while sealing poisons into a blue-black mass.
- MCI's Credit Rating Lowered: Standard & Poor's...
- * Lockheed-California Corp. in Burbank won a...
- Pension Plans on Last Legs, Observer Says : Retirement: Changes in tax status have led to an increase in the number of plans folding. People are turning to annuities and other investment vehicles.
- Companies Are Entering New Waters With Theme Cruises
- P.M. BRIEFING : Strike by French Air Controllers Triggers Cancellation of Flights
- Carl Espy has been named senior vice...
- Airline Shuttle Service to Offer 600,000 Units
- P.M. BRIEFING : 7-Eleven Files Restructure Plan
- Construction Outlays Drop for 2nd Month
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : German Nationalism Fear Cited
- Santa Barbara Fire Flares Anew : Setback: An unexpected rise in temperatures and gusting winds hamper the fight to control the blaze. But full control is still expected today.
- Market Scene : Building Boats and Battling Bureaucracy : There is no shortage of business in Algeria, only a regime that keeps the production line moving at a crawl.
- BRUSSELS : More Aid For Eastern Europe
- County Wins Time to Cut Jail Population : Court: Judge praises county's effort to cut number of inmates at crowded jails but says it must come up with a plan for even more reductions.
- Million-Dollar View Comes Cheap in City-Owned Ocean Bluff Houses
- PEOPLE WATCH
- <i> Glasnost </i> Football Takes a Drubbing, to Say the Least
- Key Episode in Rod Serling Series Is <i> Really</i> Good TV Show : Fantasy: 'It's a Good Life' is one morsel of the artist's genius that most people remember vividly, even if it's been decades since they've seen it.
- PEOPLE WATCH
- SHORT TAKES : Willie Nelson's 'Picnic' On Again
- CalArts May Turn Down NEA Money : Grants: The Valencia arts college is considering a rejection of funds because of the no-obscenity pledge.
- POP/COUNTRY
- WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
- San Diego stocks continued their lack of...
- Companies Considering Takeovers Now Look to the Global Market : Investment: The junk bond fueled frenzy of the '80s is over. Companies are putting up more equity and not looking just for quick profits.
- 2nd-Quarter Profit Up 25% for APSB Bancorp
- Dick Clark Productions Gets Japanese Contract
- Relief Centers for Fire Victims to Open Today
- Liberia President Agrees to Resign : Demands Personal and Tribal Safety as Fighting Rages
- Mandela Urged to Explain His IRA Proposal
- Car Capers : California Leads Nation as Auto Thefts Zoom; O.C. Ranks Third in State
- U.S., Mexico Sign Pact for Sewage Plant
- Documentary : Dodging the 'Snakes' of Sri Lanka's Savage War : Under fire behind rebels lines, a correspondent hugs the dirt and gets a first-hand taste of the ongoing agony in the island nation.
- After Smoke Cleared : Survivors: Some lost everything in the 1961 fire in Bel-Air and Brentwood. Others fought the blaze and the odds. They all remember the terror.
- Paul B. Wittenberg; Retired Film Editor
- 2 Insurance Agents Charged in Bilking of Senior Citizens : Fraud: Investigators say the pair made up to $400,000 by overcharging older women for health policies and by pressuring them into investing in a bogus company.
- Countywide : FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS : Independence Day celebrations in Ventura County include:
- Finley Picks Up His 11th Victory When Indians Collide in the 9th
- English Require Spark, Germans, More of Same
- He's Among Red Sox in Top Drawer
- * Robert G. McRann has been elected...
- Investor Lowers His Stake in Toolworks
- Estimated Costs of Nuclear Waste Cleanup Work Soar
- On a typical weekday morning on Main...
- COLUMN ONE : A Nation of Fearful Whispers : Albania is still caught in the icy grip of Stalinism. Despite a few small changes, its Communist regime has been softened hardly at all by the thaw in Eastern Europe.
- Security Lapse Reported at Site of Andrew, Fergie's New House
- $83,000 Donated for Providence Dinner : House Party
- Hungary Will Replace Marxist State Emblem
- Jurors Are Urged to Convict Buckey : McMartin: The prosecution nears end in preschool molestation case. Jurors told to discount testimony of former teachers in favor of students who claim they were abused.
- Slumlord Sentenced to Community Service
- Woman's Slaying Baffles the Police : Murder: Victim's childhood friend is seriously wounded. Investigators have no motive or suspects.
- War on the Peace Corps : Volunteers Are a Pawn in Desperate Philippines Death Struggle
- Listen, Now, to a Storyteller's Tale of Work
- Introduction to Graf Is Chilly for Capriati : Wimbledon women: American, 14, launches a fast-paced attack, but can't overcome experience of top-seeded West German.
- Lotus Sues Two Software Makers: Lotus Development,...
- 53% of Area Firms Post Stock Gain in Quarter : Investments: Thirty-eight companies in the Valley region showed advances for the period ended June 29, matching the stock market's mood.
- Fast-Food Dining Off Since Anti-Fat Ads, Survey Says
- Michigan Firm Plans Joint Solar Venture
- * Judith L. Enns has been appointed...
- UPS Buys European Firm in Bid to Expand Network
- P.M. BRIEFING : Investors Drop Talman S&L; Bid
- Allen E. Davies, vice president of UniCare...
- Soviet Pilot Who Tried to Douse Chernobyl Dies
- Drug Testing Safeguards Needed
- SOUTHLAND : Police Say $1-Million Art Heist in Van Nuys was an Inside Job
- Brighten Your Smile--at Home
- San Diego
- 2 Agents Charged in Insurance Scam
- North County Child Abuse
- Doctor Is Unsafe to Practice, Board Charges
- Countywide : Weekend Thefts of Avocados Reported
- SAILING : U.S. Cuts the Field and Costs for America's Cup
- THE SIDELINES : Belgian Wins Tour de France Sprint That Was Split by Pile-Up
- Lendl, Becker Advance; Chang Loses to Edberg : Wimbledon men: The top three seeded players win. Gilbert comes back to defeat Wheaton, 6-7 (10-8), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 13-11.
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Eleemosynary' Delivers Faint Look at Generational Tensions
- ART REVIEWS : Works by Czechoslovakian Artists Are Framed in Irony
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Dear Yelena': Soviet Menace
- General Instrument Accepts $1.6-Billion Offer : Buyouts: Forstmann Little will use its own funds and bank loans rather than junk bonds to buy the cable-TV equipment maker.
- Foreign Stake in U.S. Rises 25% : Report: The buying spree continued in 1989, from the Orange County coast to Manhattan, the Commerce Dept. says.
- U.S. Tightens Hold on Spot as No. 1 Debtor in World
- P.M. BRIEFING : Norse Oil Crews Stay on Strike
- More Means Less in Car Country
- Ex-Model Tells Jury Barry Had a 'Desire' for Cocaine : Drugs: Rasheeda Moore admits initiating discussion of smoking crack. Cross-examination does little to bolster defense position.
- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK : Kremlin Chief Unflappable Under Fire
- Patriarch Leaves for U.S.
- NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Sullivan Backs Veto of Family Leave Bill
- Witness Against Barry Says He Killed Her City Contract
- Philippines to Stress Talks Over Force in Bid to Free American
- NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : General Defends Stealth Report Delay
- Coalition May Form to Ease Lockheed Loss : Burbank: The Los Angeles City Council next week will consider a proposal for several groups and agencies to join forces to blunt the economic impact of the aircraft firm's departure.
- Homeless Center Rejects a Helping Hand : Charity: The St. Vincent de Paul/Joan Kroc Center turns down a $2-million construction effort by builders because of uncertainty that it has the money to operate a new shelter.
- Molestation Victims' Rights Bill Vetoed
- FULLERTON : 8 Suspects Enter Not Guilty Pleas
- L.A. Noise Proposal Spurs FAA to Weigh National Regulation : Airports: Control efforts by a number of groups across the country have sparked concern. Action by U.S. would preempt local rules.
- Cement Plant Gets OK to Double Use of Toxic Waste
- FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS
- New Anti-Smoking Agency Ready to Fire Up
- Judge Overturns $1.3-Million Verdict Against Gates, 2 Aides
- THE SIDELINES : U.S. Has Edge in Federation Cup
- SHORT TAKES : Spanish Prince Calm at Helm
- More Legal Trouble for Crew Rapper : Trademark: Judge asks Lucasfilm to file contempt proceedings against Luther Campbell over use of Skywalker logo.
- Pop Music Reviews : A Thinking Man's Party With Oingo Boingo
- The Enduring Shadow of the 'Twilight Zone' : Television: Rod Serling's landmark work stands up well decades later. The writer's wife is continually amazed that its influence remains strong.
- * Rockwell International Corp. in Thousand Oaks...
- * Gene Trepte has been named chairman,...
- * Humberto Alba has been named director,...
- Purchasers' Index Up; Manufacturing Strong
- P.M. BRIEFING : Santa Fe Laying Off 300 More
- National Education Settles With Ex-Chief
- SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY : Rockwell Hopes to Upgrade Avionics in Australian F-111s
- NATION IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Miner Released by Rebels Back in U.S.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Rules for Wine Train OKd by Assembly
- University Bans Smoking
- 1,400 Reported Killed in Mecca Tunnel Crush
- Misalignment of Shuttles' Fuel Tanks Studied
- Officer Tells of 2 Arrests After Jogger Attack
- Briefing Paper : Houston Talks: Trade, Aid and Environment on Summit Agenda
- Insider : Gaining Friends, Knowledge Abroad: Embassies' Social Policies Debated : Foreign policy experts see showcase celebrations of Americana such as July 4 parties as vital to understanding host countries. Some in Congress aren't so sure.
- U.S. Left Out of Iran's 'Thank You' Messages
- Case for, Against Buckey Recapped : McMartin: Final arguments will conclude today. Jury will begin deliberating next week.
- Countywide : HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- San Diego
- Chargers Sign 12th-round Pick
- CYCLING TOUR DE FRANCE : Canada's Bauer Keeps the Lead as Tour Forced to Take Detour
- Lloyd Webber Says Marriage Is Over
- Genetic Engineering Achieves 'Major Step' Toward Hemophilia Cure
- Van Wyk Rejoins Titans' Softball Coaching Staff
- Directors Tackle Studios, Media Giants Over Creative Rights : Movies: Geneva copyright conference pits top creators against big corporations and the United States.
- Fresh 'FM' Scores Big Amid Reruns
- Denny's Parent Company Signs Debt-Reduction Deal
- Bank Executive Named to Urban League Board
- Fund Proposed for Victims of Insider Scheme
- Bruce G. Holden and Joseph J. Nardulli...
- * Skurka Engineering Co. in Camarillo won...
- WORLD IN BRIEF : PERU : Japan Pledges Help, President-Elect Says
- Mandela Suggests Peaceful Solution for IRA, Britain : Ireland: The ANC leader cites his group's negotiations with South Africa as a good example.
- Imelda Marcos Found Not Guilty : Philippines: The former first lady's late husband was the culpable party, some jurors feel. Khashoggi is also cleared.
- Profile : Sandinista-Basher Supreme : Arnoldo Aleman Lacayo, Managua's mayor, is bent on sweeping members of the past government into full retreat.
- Six Quitting the Politburo : Exits Laid to Lessening of Party's Role
- Businessman Slain in Clash With Loiterers
- In Irwindale, Big Plans for 'The Pits' : Development: Officials set out to change city's image. The plan is to fill in gravel quarries for commercial-industrial use.
- Transient Drowns After Drug Overdose
- San Diego
- THE SIDELINES : McKeon Wants Out as Manager
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Romine, Red Sox Go to Wall to Beat Rangers, 3-2
- Soprano to Enter Finals in Moscow
- Los Angeles on $450,000? No Way
- Killea's Battle on Disposable Diapers Gets Boost in Assembly
- Asians Protest Census Follow-Up Procedures : Minorities: A plan to lump them with whites in a door-to-door post-emuneration survey is under review, officials say.
- Patrols Will Cite Anyone Having Illegal Blast on 4th
- Here's Where to See Fireworks in the County
- Bradley Urges Emphasis on Preventing Drug Abuse
- Animal-Rights Activists Protest at Shelter : Demonstration: An employee of the West Valley facility is accused of killing prospective pets unnecessarily.
- Corolla Zips Past Model-T at 15 Million
- * Richard Irving has been appointed director,...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Melville Adds to Stake in Toys
- Image Entertainment Posts Fiscal-Year Loss
- Schools Set to Race in Sun-Powered Cars
- NASA Presses Search for Cause of Shuttle Leak
- * Richard Sanchez has been elected president...
- Foothill Ties Expected Loss to Junk Bonds
- Japanese Club Disbands After U.S. Complaints
- Father of Inmate Killed on Fire Lines Says Son Shouldn't Have Been at Scene
- Next Step : Past the Intifada: Area Focus Shifts : Warlike rhetoric, a regional arms buildup and a new surge in Islamic fundamentalism have brought the Middle East situation full circle.
- * Barney & Barney has named Aaron...
- Robert C. Brosius has been named corporate...
- Barratt American Scales Back Eastward Expansion : Construction: British-owned builder plans to try its hand in the Washington area. It will enter affluent markets in southern Maryland and northern Virginia.
- * Menasco Inc. in Burbank won a...
- Northwest Airlines Could Buy Eastern
- * Rantec in Calabasas won a $330,565...
- Image Campaigns Try to Win Hearts by Showing Another Side
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Trumps Have 'No Class'--Maid
- Bombs Wreck Bank, Two Offices in Spain
- Regional Outlook : With No Cold War to Fight, NATO Faces an Identity Crisis : Both East and West agree that the United States must remain a key player in refurbished alliance.
- MOSCOW : Challenge To Gorbachev
- Deutschemark Remains Strong and German Stock Index Rises
- Funeral Saturday for Rev. Raymond Nickel
- CAMARILLO : City Council OKs 19% Budget Increase
- THE WORLD CUP : Argentina Eliminates Italy, 5-4 : World Cup: Shootout decides thrilling match after teams remain deadlocked 1-1 in overtime period.
- No Runaway Hits in Summer Box-Office Race
- * Don L. Riggin has been named...
- Businesses Vie for $60-Billion Teen-Age Market
- * Diodes Inc., a Chatsworth electronic components...
- TransTechnology Loses $4.63 Million in Quarter
- Batus Inc., the U.S. holding and management...
- Ventura County House Sales Up 23% for Quarter
- * Jacqueline L. Galey has been promoted...