- COUNTYWIDE : Economist Laffer to Speak at Event
- Santa Barbara to Tap State Water : Drought: County votes overwhelmingly to finance pipeline and pumping stations necessary to join project. Residents have endured strict rationing measures.
- Lack of Parking Blocks Medical Offices
- Unfortunately, Abortion-Counseling Ruling Isn't a Joke
- Public Artwork Draws Violent Critique
- PROFESSOR BLUEGRASS : Dan Crary, Cal State Fullerton Faculty Member and Picker Extraordinaire, Will 'Try to Unite the Two Sides' of His Life
- Welfare Rolls Hit Record; Numbers Called Incredible
- If You're in the Moo Shu for Chinese, This Is It
- School District Bows to Foes, Drops Reconfiguration Plan : Education: Officials informally accept parents' proposal that would adopt new grade-level concept without moving students.
- Arts in the Park
- Pomona : Firm Hired to Analyze Fees
- South Gate : Ex-Councilman Apologizes; Battery Charges Dropped
- Tourism Panel Urges Safety Policy
- Norwalk : Many Civic Services Will Be Subject to New, Higher Fees
- Free Day Off : One Ventura County company is offering some attractive enticements to workers who leave their cars at home.
- COUNTYWIDE : Ely Expenses Were Not Always Checked
- Beach Buggies--They're Cute, But They're Illegal : Traffic: Firms want to rent them. People want to ride them. But Hermosa Beach officials say they'd be too much of a hazard on the crowded Strand.
- FILLMORE : Deputy Is Charged With Spouse Abuse
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : It's Sink or Swim at Annual Boat-Building Contest
- RUNNING : USC's Bush Says Watts More Than Measures Up to Greats in 400
- Art That Goes Behind the Camera : Photography: Pat Ward Williams tries to show what is outside the frame--or what is invisible on the surface.
- Death Toll 100 in Ethiopia Blast but Most Nearby Residents Escape
- City Is Given More Time on Sewage System : Courts: A federal judge grants San Diego 18 months to come up with alternative ideas that could save the city billions of dollars.
- A Few Key Areas Buoyed Bernson
- TRACK AND FIELD : Asthma Is Joyner-Kersee's Toughest Foe
- Sohegian Player of Year in 2-A Volleyball
- MUSIC REVIEW : Mainly Mozart Concert Was Nothing Special
- Voters Give Council Last Word on Gates
- Recall Forces to Turn In Petition to Oust Heilman
- SPECIAL EVENTS : You Don't Have to Run to Be Part of AIDS Benefit
- SPORTSCOPE : UCLA Crews in Final Meet
- FISHING : Veteran Captain Is Compiling Memorabilia for Book
- Former Curler of Hair Now Curls Heavy Weights in Her Gym
- Odds & Ends Around the Valley
- Man Accused in Feud Demands His Day in Court : Vandalism: Authorities file charges against two people to end escalating dispute involving rock throwing and a car chase in La Canada Flintridge.
- Labor Dept. Nomination
- FCC Rules
- THE FANS' CHOICES
- Ride Goals Not Met by County : Commuting: A survey shows that government workers did not fulfill new rules aimed at reducing air pollution.
- San Diego
- OJAI VALLEY : Consultant Proposes Selling Waste Water
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / MEASURE P : Tax Proposal's Narrow Defeat Will Result in Deeper Cuts for Schools : Sports and science instruction are targeted. An Irvine district official blames the outcome on a late 'hit piece.'
- DeGrasse, Vigo Among Area Players Picked Late in Amateur Baseball Draft
- Three Track Athletes Sign With Cal State Northridge
- Reba Says Thanks But No Thanks; Center Party Still Can't Find a Star
- La Mesa
- Culver City : Theater Users Sought
- COUNTYWIDE : Water's Earthy Edge Has an Explanation
- COLUMN RIGHT : Judge the War by Things That Didn't Happen : Was Hussein a nascent Hitler? Fortunately, we'll never know.
- Merchant Kills Robber During Hold-Up Attempt
- School Library Is Hit by Vandals
- 1st Council District Race Comes Down to Hernandez and Lowe : Runoff: Molina-backed candidate will face an underdog attorney who finished a surprising second.
- 2 Former Shuttle Pilots Take Posts at Edwards
- COMPANIES
- S&P; to Track Mid-Size Firms
- Hard Rock Casino: Gaming to the Beat
- On Track to Sports Respectability : Colleges: A lean budget and small-town 'stigma' haven't kept Athletic Director Dan Guerrero from success at Dominguez Hills.
- Michael Rosenberg, president and chief executive of...
- Voters Reject Police Station Bid : Elections: Measure that would have taxed home and apartment owners $49 a year failed by 123 votes.
- For 7th-Graders, History Lesson Is a Noble Affair : Education: Students by day became medieval knights to complete their study of the years 500 through the 1500s.
- N.Y. City Council Approves Tough Job Bias Measure
- Fixing for a Hot Time at the San Marcos Chili Cook-Off
- A Passion for Asian Foods : Markets: City officials suspect that many non-residents flock to Monterey Park for its specialty food stores. One developer is banking on it.
- Region : Groups Receive Grants
- The Cool Cook : Cookbook: Pat Baird's 'Quick Harvest' offers a lively approach to microwave cooking.
- GOOD COOKING : Our American Heritage: Great Cakes
- CSULB Braces for Worst : Budget: The university seeks to cut $13.2 million. An estimated 1,000 classes and hundreds of jobs could be lost.
- Summer's Easiest Desserts: Fruit Crisps
- Quick Shrimp Dish Is Hot, Sweet
- A New Look at Lettuce
- A Truly Terrific Tartar Made of Salmon
- Children With HIV Infection
- COLUMN ONE : A Sexual Agenda at Churches : Major denominations are reappraising their positions on everything from homosexuality to premarital sex. Some fear the authority of the Scriptures is under assault.
- * Hungry Audience: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)...
- Vote on Rights Bill
- For The Kids : ON THE GO : Travel Wisdom : A new book by a self-taught expert offers tips on how to make trips with children seem less rocky.
- Free Trade With Mexico
- Wilson Staff to Lose Another Veteran With Aide's Resignation
- S&P; Downgrades Debt Rating on Chrysler Corp.
- Bed Prices You Won't Lose Sleep Over
- World IN BRIEF : NORTHERN IRELAND : Political Factions Agree on Meeting
- L-O-G-O-G-R-I-P-H : Glendale 8th-Grader Faces Real 'Word Puzzle' in National Spelling Bee
- BENEFITS : Reaching Out to Refugee Camps
- Cudahy : Ordinance Amended to Save 4 Residential Trailer Parks
- Debs Hear Message of Inspiration From Cardinal-Elect
- Help Schools: Be Guest Speaker
- Irregularities Cited in City Investigation
- Galanter Calls Victory a Vindication : Election: Councilwoman says her one-sided win indicates support for her growth-control policies. Her opponent blames 'mudslinging' and lack of campaign funds for loss.
- In Battle Against Time, Scientologists Put Money on Ads
- Some Like It Hot : Cooking Tips: The temperature at which a food will be served can help determine how its spices are used.
- Taking Citrus to Santa Barbara
- Pasadena : House Size Rule Relaxed
- Santa Monica : Rent Control May Cost Less
- Bid to Televise Executions Becomes Broad Court Test : Prisons: A public broadcasting station's suit has led to an unprecedented ban of all news media as witnesses.
- State Tax Receipts Fall for 5th Month in Row
- Democrat Rights Bill Passes House : Congress: Bush has threatened a veto but the margin of victory is 15 votes short of assuring an override. The measure goes to the Senate, where compromise is sought.
- Prop. 1 Loss Forces Sale of Private School : Bankruptcy: The parks bond could have saved the Los Feliz campus from closing. Officials will try to find a buyer before foreclosure on July 16.
- Mainly Mozart and a Dash of Rock 'n' Roll at 'Le Bal Masque'
- Amateur Chefs' Recipes for Success
- California Supt. of Banks James E. Gilleran...
- Mike Haverty has resigned as president and...
- RETAIL / TOURISM : Hotels to Kick-Start Peak Season With Discounts, Despite Recessionary Fears
- RETAIL / TOURISM
- Recovery Appears to Be Under Way, Greenspan Says
- CONSUMER NEWS
- 23 Viet Pirates Arrested
- Is Workplace Violence on Rise? : Killings: Shootings of two executives at a San Diego electronics firm has experts pondering causes of such outbursts.
- M.F.K. Fisher
- Azusa : Waste-by-Rail Station Plan
- Sgt. Preston's Yukon Saloon Is the Goofiest Bar on Earth
- CAMPING IN : The meaning of RV existence proves elusive, but careful observation does yield some tips for those considering the lifestyle.
- Malibu : City Council OKs Contracts
- RESTAURANT REVIEW BERNADETTE'S : Cost-Effective : Coffee is steep at $3 a cup, but some of the menu's simpler dishes are the best.
- 3 Questioned in Slaying at Zuma Beach
- GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
- Robert P. Nelson, president and chief operating...
- COMPANIES
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- INTERNATIONAL
- A Sense of Security for Workers : Workplace: Council grants permanent posts to 84 temporary employees who have been on the payroll for a year or more.
- Rio Hondo School to Dedicate Playground
- A Bittersweet Season for Sprinter Harding : Preps: San Dimas senior finishes second in 100 meters at state track meet, but his thoughts are with his cancer-stricken brother.
- Saturday night guests at Occidental College's Thorne...
- Shuttle Orbited in Flight to Study Weightlessness
- La Verne : Development Fee Studied
- Medgar Evers' Body Exhumed in Probe
- Richard C. Osborne has been named chairman...
- COMPANIES
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- A Child's Home Away From Home : The Quest for Care Is Often Difficult
- Culver City : Agency Approves Budget
- World IN BRIEF : JAPAN : Search for Bodies on Volcano Halted
- Long Beach : Weaker Law on Low-Cost Housing Gets First Reading
- Children With HIV Infection
- Parcel Tax for Schools Loses--Again : Education: The measure gets a big majority, but not the two-thirds vote it needed for passage.
- MUSIC : 'Fanciulla del West' Is Wild Tale of Outlaw Love
- Huntington Park Gets Highest Penalty Among 4 Water Agencies
- James Brady Hails TV Portrayal of Shooting
- The Rebirth of Hope : Encouraged by Release of Wartime Records, Holocaust Survivors Try to Learn About Relatives' Fates
- Mourner Killed in Blaze at Mortuary
- THEATERFEST : Pilgrimage : The Solvang summer season will offer something for everyone this year.
- Monrovia : A Ban on Skateboards
- FASHION : Seeing Dread : Every year with the arrival of swimsuit season we get only 30 days to prepare to get practically naked in public.
- Hybrid Sound : Beat Farmers from San Diego combine musical styles for a raucous show.
- Region : Federation Official Resigns
- The Region : Anti-Gang Symposium Set
- A Family's AIDS Tragedy: 'It Can Happen to You'
- Help for Child Care Search
- 2 Enter Pleas in Burglary, Arson at Schools
- Ala. Court Won't Halt Extradition of Prince in Killings
- MIDWAY CITY : Woman in House Fire Saves Son
- Rancho Santa Fe Poses for Enduring Portrait : Design: Student team is making an architectural and historical record of the exclusive community.
- Fines for Exceeding Water Allotments Given Initial OK
- SIMI VALLEY : School Board May Bar Classroom Ads
- College Football
- Carson High Team Wins City Section Doubles Title
- Chip Has Record Number of Transistors, Intel Says
- Second Orange County-N.Y. Nonstop Flight Added
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : High School Is Due for a Change
- San Dimas Pupils Raise $7,000 for 2 Classmates
- $189-Million Budget Plan Presented to Council : Finances: The city manager says the proposal has an 'environmental' theme, with programs to protect or enhance the area.
- Senate Panel Hears of Pesticide Harm Abroad : Health: Costa Rican farm workers blame their sterility on chemicals banned in the U.S. but exported.
- Wills and Ways : Communication is no problem for Conejo Recreation and Park District therapeutic specialist, who was deaf since birth.
- New World Record in Tiny Writing Reported
- Cosmetics Firm Charged With False Advertising
- Torrance Tries New Way to Regulate Chemicals : Refineries: In wake of Mobil setback, the city hires a research firm for $140,000 to help draft an ordinance to control use of hazardous materials.
- Crimes by Area Covered by the Los Angeles Police Department
- Tarkanian's UNLV Future May Be Known Very Soon
- Munro Rides Generous to Epsom Derby Victory
- College Football
- Boone's Son Aaron Is Latest to Be Drafted by the Angels : Baseball: Villa Park shortstop happy to be selected, but he intends to honor his commitment to play at USC.
- THE ARTS
- Mobil to Begin Pipeline Work Despite Lawsuit
- MOORPARK : Planning Board Member Resigns
- 46TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT : Friedman Has Slim Lead in Democratic Race; 1,000 Votes Yet to Be Tallied
- So-Called 'Berserk' Crimes Are Not New to San Diego
- Investigation Ends in Arrest of 12, Seizures of Guns, Drugs : Crime: An attempted murder case in San Fernando leads police to what may be a narcotics ring.
- At 72, Small Dynamo Makes Big Difference
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Developer Sues City Over Housing Plan
- GARDEN GROVE : Belongings Given Back to Homeless
- Jovanovski Extends Mastery of Knizek in City Singles Final
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : No Question, Hershiser Happy
- Newfield Is a Major Hit in Minor Leagues : Baseball: Former Marina standout, playing for Mariners' affiliate in San Bernardino, is No. 2 hitter in California League.
- Garcia Turns Down a Heavyweight Offer : Boxing: He won't face Foreman. Arum says fighter claims he isn't ready; Garcia's trainer says $500,000 isn't enough.
- Fremont Compensation Insurance Co. has announced the...
- ORANGE COUNTY
- CONSUMER NEWS
- 'READ ME A STORY' : Libraries, and Even Some Bookstores, Offer Free Story Hours, Complete With Games, to Bolster Children's Love of Books
- Chicken Salad and Saucy Broccoli
- San Gabriel : 4 Face Charges in Attack
- Eyes on Sauce, Burger, Butter Prizes
- Cuba Nuclear Plant Could Pose Hazards : Safety: A U.S. official says construction flaws cited by former workers are cause for concern.
- ANAHEIM : City OKs Swap Meet in 3-2 Vote Split
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Officer Undergoes Surgery After Bomb
- Rush-Hour Lane May Help Clear Way for Car Pools : Sepulveda Boulevard: City engineers hope the move will encourage ride-sharing and bus ridership between the Valley and the Westside.
- Leuzinger Coach Quits for New Job
- Pierce Installs New Coach for Softball Team
- A House That Music Appreciation Built : Radio: Stockbroker and music lover Aaron Mendelsohn turned his Santa Monica home into a concert hall. Now he has a national audience.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 15 Months of Changing the Schools
- Landmark Furniture Store to Close Doors After Sluggish Year : Business: Taylor's once had a virtual monopoly on the Valley market for elaborate European furniture.
- When the applause died down after a...
- Aisle Filibuster Grounds Dornan : Airline: The Garden Grove GOP congressman is expelled from a United flight after a dispute with the chief flight attendant. He's recuperating from surgery and didn't want his seat-back upright.
- Surely, the Bulls Missed One Shot
- Valenzuela's Return to Major Leagues Helps Boost Ticket Sales at Anaheim
- Brett Hull Joins His Dad as an NHL MVP : Hockey: Gretzky gets Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play. Taylor wins two awards.
- The 199-seat Curtis Theatre in Brea, already...
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Braves Toss Away Game Against Phillies in 12th
- 2 Grand Juries Reportedly on Lincoln Probe
- Raw Shellfish Seen as Health Risk : Health: However, data shows that risks of eating seafood, when mollusks are excluded, is very small.
- GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
- Those Pungent Summer Salad Greens Return
- Report Tells King's Fear in Vice Arrest : Police: According to documents, he thought undercover officers were going to kill him when he was taken into custody after an encounter in Hollywood.
- Infant Bone Marrow Donor Discharged From Hospital
- L.A. Residents Cut Water Use by 26.5% in May
- PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS : Bush Cannily Goes for 'Cover' : By nominating Strauss as envoy to Moscow, the President hopes to snare bipartisan support for risky policies.
- Parking Deal Lifts Curbs on Hotel
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Cable Firm Hopes to Halt 5% User Fee
- Activist Urges Boycott of Calabasas Festival
- Retarded Woman Reported Missing
- Passenger Killed in Canyon Country Crash
- Trustee Seeks Inquiry Into Transactions
- Arizona State's Mike Kelly a First-Team All-American
- Former San Pedro Coach Pacheco Battles Leukemia
- Grant Makes It Look Easy This Time : Bulls: Chicago forward scores 20 points, several on layups, in Game 2 after shaking Game 1 jitters.
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Langston Won't Miss His Turn
- NCAA GOLF : Four Tied at 1-Under 71; USC Is Fifth
- Angels Turn On Power, 7-2
- NOTEBOOK : PADRES UPDATE : Roberts to Miss One Week
- Video Rental Chart : 'Predator 2' Stalks 'Ghost'
- Taking the Plunge Into a Batch of 'Heavy Water' : Art: French patrons who want to fully experience James Turrell's latest work have to dive under a shaft in a pool to reach a platform where they glimpse the sky.
- Covina : Price of Trash Pickup Rises
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Skateboard Acrobatics Face a Ban
- San Diego
- Holocaust Survivor Sentenced in Threats
- Papers Filed to Expand Help for Salvadorans
- City Budget Formally Adopted by Council
- Drawing Their Own Conclusions on Drugs
- COLUMN LEFT : A Fast Track to Doom for Working Class : The ugly fate of real workers collides with the rhetorical mush of the 'new' Democrats.
- UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
- He Thinks He Can Strike The Gold Twice : Belmont: Zito is confident his Kentucky Derby winner will be ready for the third race in the Triple Crown series.
- Lakers Don't Have to Look Deep to See What Their Problem Is : Bench: Substitutes haven't been making much of a contribution. Teagle hasn't been a factor since first game of the series against Portland.
- U.S. Track Group Suspends UCLA Jumper for Two Years
- College Basketball
- Will Talk Show Serve Miller Light? : Profile: When the former 'SNL' star goes mainstream, he may have to consider softening his blows--or maybe not.
- The Blues Wisdom in Song : Music: Legendary composer, bassist and singer Willie Dixon is among wealth of artists who will take the stage at Saturday's festival in Costa Mesa.
- Not Out of the Woods Yet : No Strangers to Stress, T.S.O.L. Singer and Wife Foresee New Challenges From Solo Careers
- SISTERS SLEAZE : Blanch If You Will, But the DuBois Act Is Pure Orange County
- Children With HIV Infection
- Skateboarder's Lawyer Offers Different View of Murder Case
- Parents Face Uphill Battle for Eastview School Split : Secession: Proposal to leave the Los Angeles district gets a cool reception from members of a key committee. The district may not want to discuss it at all.
- OXNARD : 4-H Changing to Suit Life in Suburbia
- Palmdale Planner to Move to Iowa
- Mayor Tells Residents to Report Gangs : Thousand Oaks: Officials tour the scene of a fatal drive-by shooting. Some neighbors refuse to open their doors.
- Teacher Unions Dealt Defeats in School, College Board Races : Education: Boudreaux captures Walters' seat in L.A. district. Administrator Washington is elected community college trustee.
- Fewer Than a Third Vote as Chula Vista Elects Nader
- Each Vote Weighs More and More : Close races in low-turnout city election paradoxically reinforce importance of voting
- Race Is Over, but Charges Continue : Council: Bernson, Korenstein camps trade accusations of campaign fraud, racial polarization.
- COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES : LSU Routs Florida, 19-8, Advances to Title Game
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Howe Tough on Taunters
- NOTES : Here's a Superstition West Might Rethink
- Passing the Torch : Don Horn Answered the Call, Helped the San Diego State Football Program Take Flight
- From Italy, With Love, From Tornatore : Movies: The director of 'Cinema Paradiso' has received offers from Hollywood, but nothing to woo him from his homeland.
- Camping By the Numbers
- Escondido Council OKs Civic, Cultural Complex : Public Facilities: Initial contracts are for $46.5 million toward total cost of $73.4 million.
- 10 Minutes of Terror Seemed Like an Eternity
- ELECTIONS: INGLEWOOD SCHOOL BOARD : Elected Colleagues Hail Challenger's Victory Over Incumbent
- 12TH DISTRICT : Fur Still Flies as Bernson, Korenstein Attack Each Other's Campaign Tactics
- San Diego
- DANA POINT : Self-Defense Argued in Slaying Case
- Student Who Fought Campus Merger Killed in Car Crash
- Colleges OK $63.5-Million Budget : Finances: With the actual amount of state funding unknown, district officials say more cuts and even layoffs are possible.
- OXNARD : Man Arrested in Counterfeit Case
- A Family Graduation : 2 Sisters Dropped Out in '70s, 1 of Their Sons in 1990; All to Get Diplomas Today
- SIMI VALLEY : Letter Carriers to Picket Post Office
- Fears Voiced on Disney Plan for Expansion : Reaction: Anaheim residents' concerns include an influx of employees who would lack housing and impacts on traffic and schools.
- Busby, Cervantes Are Honored
- FISHING : Captain's Collection Is One for the Book
- Cassidy Given 2-Year Contract
- Chris Donnels Is Recalled by Mets
- SOLVANG : Danish Treat : Everything in this hamlet hints of Denmark.
- Library Bonds Narrowly Approved
- Manager Advises Redondo Council: Be Nice : Politics: Aware that their squabbles looked bad on television, council members asked the new city executive for tips on how to cool it. He obliged.
- Illness Forces El Segundo Councilman to Step Down
- Doctor Facing Rape Charges Loses License
- Car-Pool Lane to Debut on Sepulveda Boulevard
- Federal Judge: NFL Liable for Antitrust
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Prized Will Not Run in Californian
- Builders Fined $40,000 in Fatal Cave-In : Safety: Work in a 10-foot-deep unreinforced trench violated state law. One worker was killed in a collapse.
- Budget OKd With Vetoes by Bradley
- La Canada Flintridge School Tax Measure Defeated by 62 Votes
- Group Gives $440,000 to Schools
- Hammer Time : When Big Money Comes Down From His Son, Lewis Burrell's Dream Sees the Light of Day
- Oxnard College 'Working Hardest' on Saving Its Athletic Program
- INTERNATIONAL
- ORANGE COUNTY
- MEDICINE IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH : Strides Made Toward Multipurpose Vaccine for Third World
- Armenian School Tries to Find Way Through Growing Pains
- STOCKS : Dow Slumps 22.58 on Wave of Profit Taking
- In Case of Theft, Earliest Postmark Wins
- CAMPING OUT : If you want to get away from people, don't try to do it on Memorial Day weekend, when everyone else has the same idea.