- PLATFORM : How Detroit Thinks
- TV'S TOP DOGS
- Women Are Better Able Than Men to Survive Calamity, Research Finds : Anthropology: Body fat, metabolism and temperament cited in study of Donner Party death patterns.
- Roadwork: Major projects for the week of Jan. 12-18
- Blame the Weather If Your Roses Were Disappointing
- Travelers who have had their fill of...
- Just Over the Underground
- Doggie Hall of Fame
- Health Clinics Overwhelmed by Cash-Strapped Patients : Just when services need to be increased, corporate and individual donors are less able to give.
- Playing Along With Shari : Puppeteer Lewis is Back with a PBS series for kids and their parents
- 'Eight Elders' Wield Power Behind the Scenes in China
- Requiem for an Institution: California's Legislature : Politics: Prop. 140, reapportionment and economic recession have combined to kill what Jesse Unruh created. And Wilson isn't singing the blues.
- COLUMN RIGHT/ MICHAEL M. BERGER : L.A.'s Zoning Wounds Are Self-Inflicted : The city resorted to wordplay to restrict use of Warner Ridge.
- Share the Wealth? : City Harbors Hopes of Getting More of Port's Profits
- FICTION
- Man Who Stole Church Funds Gets Prison Term
- In the New Era, What Time Is It?
- Cambodia Remains May Be Those of 2 Americans
- Dance of Life : Holocaust Survivor Helps Others Escape Traumatic Experiences That Imprison Them
- ROAD NOTES
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Brown Expects Robinson to Be Perfect All the Time
- 3 Men Arrested Over Car-Stripping Insurance Fraud
- COMMENTARY : Pete Rose, as a Baseball Player, Was What a Hero is All About
- SMALL FACES: The coolest rock contest prize...
- Broncos Might Need a Miracle : AFC: But they will have a quarterback who can provide one when they play the Bills at Rich Stadium.
- He Does Everything Else Right
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Evans' Shot in Final Seconds Gets Golden West Past OCC
- Pospich Loses in Straight Sets
- Stokowski and the Era of the Gods
- More on the Hunt Saboteurs
- JAZZ : NEW RELEASES : In Brief
- MOVIES : Let the Games Begin : If 81 critics can't agree, what will Oscar voters do? Our expert knows . . . sort of.
- Planned Resort Tests Dana Point Council : * Proposal Will Show How Committed City Is to Its Community Housing Standards
- Parking on the Fly : Burbank Airport's Year-Old Valet Service Makes a Success of Convenience
- Winter Sports
- Arizona Streak Gets Martinized : UCLA: Senior guard hits the winning shot as Wildcats' home string ends at 71 games. MacLean scores 38.
- FIGURE SKATING U.S. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS : Bowman Wins Safely; Eldredge Gets a Spot
- Holmgren New Coach of Packers
- Madkins 'Just Lost It' After Bruins Won It
- Ross Adds Four to His Charger Staff
- JOHN McDONNELL'S BUMPY RIDE
- In Brief
- GEIGER COUNTER: The man behind last summer's...
- Large Quake in Northwest Likely, Researchers Believe : Science: Evidence shows coastline racked by high-magnitude temblors during the past 7,000 years.
- Winter Sports
- NBA ROUNDUP : Knicks Top Shorthanded Celtics
- MIXED MEDIA
- Beginner's Pluck : USC's Ervins Quickly Has Established Himself as a Top Running Back for the Redskins
- California IN BRIEF : SAN JOSE : NAACP Investigates Fast-Food Restaurant
- Column on Psychiatry Derided as Demeaning
- Fund Drive for Oxnard College Backfires : Foundation: Officials say a $2-million goal may be too ambitious. Meanwhile, they worry about making a $45,000 loan payment.
- Gates Overstepping Authority, Members of Police Panel Say : LAPD: Commission president Sheinbaum contends that the chief's plans to implement a community-based policing program violate the City Charter.
- Nightclub Worker Dies in Russian Roulette Game
- Motorcycle Racing
- California IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Children's Programs Supported, Poll Says
- Winter Sports
- French Win in Practice Race
- MIXED MEDIA
- In Brief
- Campbell Hall Unable to Handle Dugar, Crossroads
- Winter Sports
- Veteran Stars & Stripes Crew Has Some Wins in Its Sails : Sailing: Conner's group probably has a big edge in experience.
- Custom Coffins Can Give Last Goodby a Personal Touch
- New Mexico State Struggles but Beats Long Beach, 67-51
- Torrance High Boys Are Latest Victim of Surprising Inglewood
- SANTA ANITA : Stevens Wins San Carlos Again; Answer Do Beats Individualist
- Using Your Noodle at Matrixx
- Car Salesman Won't Give Up on Stalled Auto Industry
- CSUN's Big Sky Ties May Hinge on Football
- GOLF / MAL FLORENCE : Faster-Play Plan That's Right on the Mark
- Clippers Limp West With Losing Record : Pro basketball: Loss to Bullets, 107-96, makes them 2-4 for the trip and 18-19 for the season.
- All-County Team Will Be Honored Today in Anaheim
- Peninsula Girls Hold Off Brea-Olinda : Basketball: Nation's top-ranked team needs four free throws from Kristen Mulligan in the final 19 seconds to secure a 48-42 victory.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS : Freshman Helps Minnesota Beat Michigan, 73-64
- The public is invited to spend an...
- Miscellany
- El Camino's Paul Takes the Long Way Home : Community colleges: Former Morningside High standout returns to Inglewood after becoming homesick as a freshman at Clemson.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL PACIFIC 10 ROUNDUP : Stanford Shoots Down Oregon in Second Half
- In Brief
- He Still Dreams of Jeannie : TV memorabilia collector has her bottle but is dying to find the Partridge Family bus
- Ivar Producer Seeking Angels for 'Payments Due'
- PAY DAY: The term pay-per-view ...
- Hollywood's Oldest Storyteller : Soon to be 100, the man who put Harold Lloyd, 'Our Gang' and Laurel and Hardy on the screen has a lot to talk about
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Fades in Stretch, Loses at UC Riverside
- College Football
- Protesters Target Clinic They Say Misleads Women Seeking Abortions
- Files Stolen From Cemetery That Is Target of Lawsuit
- Okada Upset in His Opening Match at Judo Trials
- Lions Fall to Waves by 94-84 : WCC: Loyola Marymount's Lowery is sidelined for disciplinary reasons as Pepperdine wins league opener for both teams.
- 'Jersey Girls' Actress Reaches Into Her Past to Create 5 Characters for Her Solo Show
- Newport Beach's Pricey Rex Shuts Its Doors; Schwarzenegger's Schatzie's Ready to Open
- TWO LIVES IN THE THEATER
- ARQUITECTONICA, by Beth Dunlop (AIA Press:...
- Good Return but No Tax Break on Second
- COLUMN ONE : Swamped by Debtors and Abuse : The Southern California bankruptcy system is struggling under a deluge of cases, both legitimate and fraudulent. Bogus filings are pervasive, and consumers pay the price.
- Thousands of Kurds Face Hard Winter in Mountains
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : SHOPTALK : A New World of Possibilities
- Oh, Deer! : Bumper Crop of 'Bambis' Makes Them a Nuisance in Many Parts
- * Dolores (Rain) Slook; Teacher
- Strickland Puts Spark in Toreros
- Gov. Clinton, Others Respond to Buck Johns' Attack on Clinton
- Rose Parade and GM Float
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : CALL IT SENSITIVITY
- Race Relations, Reporting and Rights
- Can't Lawmakers Find Real Issues?
- Non-Album of the Year?
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Affordable Housing
- Gov. Clinton, Others Respond to Buck Johns' Attack on Clinton
- Affordable Housing
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- State of the Art?
- Muslims
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Affordable Housing
- Individual Rights
- Politicians
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : CALL IT SENSITIVITY
- Evaluating the District's Evaluation of Teacher in Creationism Dispute
- Gov. Clinton, Others Respond to Buck Johns' Attack on Clinton
- Ticket Quotas
- Mountain Crosses
- '80s Boom
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Aid to Poor
- Rose Parade and GM Float
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : CALL IT SENSITIVITY
- Fight Against Smog
- Jail Tax
- Non-Album of the Year?
- Day for Recognition
- Trendy 'Torkelsons'
- Graffiti: Vandals' Blight, Not Art
- Keep 'Indiana' Home
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Investment Losses
- Race Relations, Reporting and Rights
- With Few Options, It's Worth the Bet
- City Treasurer Questioned for Putting Funds Into Mortgages : Torrance: Thomas C. Rupert invested $1 million in 10-year HUD loans. At least one council member says that may violate the city's policy of making short-term investments, raising new concerns about the treasurer's authority.
- Time to Help Your Hungry Neighbor
- Affordable Housing
- Officials Grossly Negligent About Mine
- Race Relations, Reporting and Rights
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT'S CENSORSHIP
- Evaluating the District's Evaluation of Teacher in Creationism Dispute
- Non-Album of the Year?
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : CALL IT SENSITIVITY
- COVER STORY : ON LOCATION...
- Non-Album of the Year?
- Legalizing Drug Trade
- Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : CALL IT SENSITIVITY
- COMMENTARY ON LIVABILITY : How to Keep County From Becoming Another Paradise Lost : Diminishing satisfaction of residents is a clear danger signal to public and private institutions alike. But policy-makers can still reverse the trend with a few corrective measures.
- Unfair to Revive Old Nordeck Flap
- Names in the News - Jan. 12, 1992
- Names in the News - Jan. 12, 1992
- Names in the News - Jan. 12, 1992
- Obituaries - Jan. 12, 1992
- NONFICTION - Jan. 12, 1992
- Algeria President Resigns in Crisis : North Africa: Election victories of Islamic fundamentalists believed behind Chadli Bendjedid's move. Runoff vote likely to be canceled, sources say.
- Why More U.S. Exports to Japan Won't Amount to a Hill of Beans : Trade: U.S. products cost more in Japan because of non-tariff barriers. The evidence comes from the Japanese themselves.
- Dream of Total Disarmament Could Become Reality : Arms Control: With the recent world events--and the U.S. atomic energy agency--the machinery is in place for an end to nuclear proliferation.
- Cash-Strapped Cities Hobbling Into 1992, Face Cuts in Service : Revenue: The Legislature has passed more costs on to municipalities, straining budgets further in Orange County and the rest of the Southland.
- Professor Sues College District Over Grade Raise : Education: Academic standards are compromised by bumping a 'D' up to a 'C' in response to a student's appeal, he says.
- THEY WERE EXPENDABLE : 'Hudson Hawk' Buried in a Landslide
- THE LOST COMMANDOS : The Ill-Fated Recruits of a Top-Secret U.S. Program Are Emerging Years Later From the Shadows of Vietnam
- HEROES UNSUNG: Nhi Hung Dinh of Huntington...
- Bush Seeks to Put Asian Trade Trip in Best Light
- Hungary Can Appease All Kinds of Appetites
- DISINTERESTED: Low interest rates on bank savings...
- BOTH SIDES NOW: Democratic presidential candidate Bill...
- TEQUILA WATCH: Seal Beach residents tuning in...
- FBI Investigates Lamb Realty for Alleged Fraud Against Banks : Financing: The inquiry is to determine whether the company illegally overstated homes' selling prices to lenders.
- HUD Asks Refund on Patrols : Law enforcement: The federal agency's audit claims that $4.3 million was 'unnecessarily' paid for special protection at housing projects, including Lomita's Harbor Hills.
- It Was a Very Good Year--<i> Not!</i> : 81 film critics don't agree on much--except that 1991 had little to recommend
- HOME IMPROVEMENT : Proper Pool Cleaning Keeps You Out of Hot Water
- DO-IT-YOURSELF : Rental Tools: As Good as New
- AFTERMATH OF THE BUSH TRIP : Experts Offer Opinions on Trade Mission
- Joe D. Bain; Insurance Executive, Music Center Founder
- THOUSAND OAKS : Consultant Hired in Cal Lutheran Search
- Energy Agency Will Fund Rockwell Worker Health Study : Environment: The federal department OKs an additional $500,000 for the long-awaited survey at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
- WESTMINSTER : Janitor Who Helped Fight Fire Honored
- Jazz, Jabs Mark Sewage Plant Dedication : Oxnard: Expansion of the city's waste-water treatment facility is completed. Officials gathered for festivities trade pointed political remarks.
- Wyman Will Seek New Seat in Congress; Fiedler Rules Out Bid
- Salvatore Mauriello; Barber
- California IN BRIEF : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : District OKs Settling of Teacher's Charges
- KCET Plugs Into Local Programming : Television: 'Life & Times' is the first five-day-a-week public affairs program the station has produced in 10 years.
- Rainbow Choir With a Beat : Music: UCSD's Gospel Choir has become a hot property on this secular university campus. It has grown to 915 students from almost every race and background.
- San Diego Spotlight : Violinist Doesn't Regret His Career Change a Bit
- Retiring Lobbyist Sees Gains for Women in Legislative Arena
- LA HABRA : Man, 22, Sentenced in Gang Slaying
- Soka Buying 20 Acres for Faculty Housing : Development: Park officials and Calabasas homeowners criticize the university's acquisition.
- Services Held for Hotelier J.W. Colachis
- GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Rancho Alamitos Rolls Over Bolsa Grande
- AMERICA'S CUP '92 : Hardships Sink Slovenian Bid
- Knox Hires 4 Former Assistants From Seahawks to Join the Rams
- NHL ROUNDUP : Two-Goal Burst Feeds Flames
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Club of Hearts' (Formerly 'The Cemetery Club'): RIP
- Warhol Art Damaged in Czech Museum
- RETAILING
- ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA
- GATT Pushes Its Trade-Talk Deadline Back
- 'Indigenous Peoples Day' to Replace Columbus Celebration
- Marriott Settles Suit Over Bradley Contributions
- Recession Deals Winning Hand to Gambling Clubs : Economy: Local casinos are reporting higher revenues. Players seek escape or a windfall and are bypassing Vegas.
- Countywide : Seymour Predicts Sespe Creek Accord
- Jurisprudence
- Crescenta Valley Uses Perfection to Breeze Past Glendale, 71-51
- Mixer Tips to Help You Stay on the Beaten Path
- Sticky Situations Keep These Birds Humming
- Azerbaijan Calls for Peace Talks
- Block Asks Repeal of Rule Barring His Reelection
- Bill Naughton; Irish-Born Author Created the Character of 'Alfie'
- Preserve That Piece of History! : Should the Herald Examiner building really be razed for a parking lot?
- BUENA PARK : City Departments Get New Phone Numbers
- Home for Disabled Gets Extra Time to Improve Conditions
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Hold Fast to Dreams
- Trakh Gives Brea-Olinda Its Annual Test : Girls' basketball: Ladycat coach matches county's No. 1 team against Palo Verdes Peninsula, USA Today's top-ranked team.
- Short-Handed Goals Torment the Kings, 7-4
- MUSIC REVIEW : Perick, L.A. Chamber Group Play Haydn Symphonies
- DANCE REVIEW : 'St. Petersburg's' Stark Beauty : Premiere: Nancy McCaleb's engrossing 'Vivat St. Petersburg' leads uneven program at UCSD.
- What Does Halt of 'Love' Mean for Sitcoms? : Television: Twentieth TV cites limited syndication value and production costs in stopping the series, but the move raises concern about support for quality comedies.
- SPORTS ON WEEKEND TV : Pro Football and Skating Titles
- PORT HUENEME : Council OKs Police Contract, Plan Study
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Desperation Shot Lifts Highland
- Kramer Left More Than the Cowboys in Disarray : Pro football: Chuck Ferrero of Valley College remembers when Detroit quarterback also picked apart his team's defense.
- Boxing
- Clippers Lose; Polynice Hospitalized : Pro basketball: L.A. center suffers severe stomach pain in the final seconds of a 102-90 victory by the 76ers.
- TV Reviews : Poignant Story of a Mother's 'Last Wish'
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Heyman: '60s Throwback Who's Found His Niche : New Yorker stays true to his Beatles-Byrds roots, but he also offers enough twists of his own.
- Starr Parodi Hated Piano Lessons, but Now Plays for Fun and Profit
- A 'Voz' for Latino Listeners : All-Talk Spanish-Language Station Begins Broadcasting Monday
- RETAILING
- ENERGY
- They're Small, Cheap and Gaining on PCs : High tech: Once dismissed by the industry as gimmicks, these pocket-sized 'electronic organizers' are rapidly becoming more sophisticated.
- COMMUNICATIONS : Carrier Pigeons Make Comeback in War
- Gretchen Poston; Former Social Secretary to Rosalynn Carter
- Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Try to Molest Girl
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : City to Join Study on Police Services
- Palmdale Passes Joshua Tree Protection Law After 4 Years
- BOWLING / PBA AT TORRANCE : Webb Gets Hot, Passes Holman on Way to Today's Televised Final
- Height Advantage Pays for Estancia : Prep basketball: No. 3 Eagles open Pacific Coast League play with 66-45 victory over No. 10 Laguna Beach.
- UCLA, Looking to Close Gap, Plays Arizona : College basketball: Wildcats have won eight of their last nine games against the Bruins, including four in a row.
- RETAILING
- Peregrine Falcon Breeding Project Hailed : Wildlife: The once-endangered predatory bird has recovered so well that captive procreation program will be stopped.
- At 9.3%, Illinois Unemployment Is Worst Among 10 Industrial States
- 5th Suspect Arrested in December Killing
- Russia, Ukraine Call for Talks on Black Sea Fleet
- Dutch Pilot Killed in Crash
- NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Barry May Be Moved to Different Prison
- Coupons Replace Rubles in Ukraine : Currency: Soviet paper money becomes worthless overnight in state-run stores. The move seems sure to heighten tensions with Russia.
- Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage May Be Expanded : Environment: Stalemate over low-level dump is forcing officials to consider three other facilities in state.
- LAGUNA HILLS : Right-to-Die Author to Address Retirees
- Bail Denied in Threats to Skater : Prosecutors Say Westminster Man Also Harassed Governor
- IRVINE : Free Environmental Advice for Businesses
- Laguan Beach : Remap of Political Boundaries Sought
- Sax Goes to White Sox as Yankees Get Perez
- No one ever said that artist Michael...
- Time-Share Owners Meeting: The Consumer Timeshare Owners...
- RETAILING
- NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Two Get Maximum Term in Gay's Death
- DECORATING ADVICE : Flowers Can Make Room Size Blossom
- Question for Georgia Now Is, What Next? : Upheaval: A showdown on the country's direction could come when opposition forces gather Monday.
- Martin Goodman; Producer, Manager of Noted Entertainers
- 9 Die in Israeli Air Raid in Lebanon
- Workers Exposed to Radiation at Sealed Nuclear Weapons Facility
- PLAYING SUPER LOTTO
- Countywide : Public Employees Start Ballot Petition
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Rejection Urged for Care-Center Project
- Palmdale, County Urge Widening of Boulevard
- Wife of Villa Park Councilman Dies : Karen Ann Bell Did Much Volunteer Work in Community
- Boxing
- Newly Formed Conference Might Include CSUN Teams : College athletics: Big West, WAC and Pac-10 officials are expected to offer membership to Northridge's minor sports.
- Corigliano's 'Ghosts' May Have Many Lives : Opera: The Met is seeking to bring the new work back, the Chicago Lyric Opera plans a premiere for 1995, and there may be a Paris production.
- DANCE REVIEW : Contraband Trio Explores Male Bonding in 'Mandala'
- JAZZ REVIEW : A Solid Set From Freddy Cole at Cinegrill
- Sushi Series to Showcase 'Fresh' Dance : Art: Mehmet Memo Sander's company will be the first to perform in 5 contemporary programs called 'Danse Fraiche.'
- Muhammad I. Kenyatta; Civil Rights Activist, Law Professor
- HOME IMPROVEMENT : Wooden It Be Nice to Get a Few Workshop Pointers?
- Right-Wing Death Squad Leader Killed in Colombia
- City's 2nd-Largest Bingo Parlor Loses Its License
- Heart Attack Might Have Killed Driver
- Ben Johnson Says He's at only 90% of Top Speed
- Knox Proves That He's in Charge : Rams: Georgia Frontiere asks her new coach to keep Jeff Fisher. But defensive coordinator is fired, changing team's long-range plan.
- Hot Third of a Round Earns Half of Lead : Golf: Geiberger's streak ties him with Lee Trevino for first in Senior event.
- Relationship, Career Seminar at Baptist Church
- Dinah Manoff Knows Full Well to Appreciate 'Empty Nest' Benefits
- RETAILING
- HOME IMPROVEMENT : Great Rooms--Once You Reduce Noise Level
- Violent Crime Explosion Staggers Santa Ana Police
- Power Lines Hit Vehicles on Freeway
- Effort Begun to Derail Pact for Driverless Trains : Green Line: Katz calls for starting the project over because of questions about costs and contractors. The transit board head agrees, but key support seems lacking.
- Beauty Contestant Says Pageant Standing Her Up : Contest: Runner-up needs prize money for law school, but organizers say she breached her contract.
- Armored Truck Driver's Assailant Gets 25-Year Term
- Infant Declared Brain Dead; Parents Are Held
- Proposition A Tax Collection to Stop, Pending Its Appeal
- Palmdale Council OKs Mervyn's for Mall
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bulls Hold Jazz to 90, Win by 15
- Track and Field