- Seeking Solutions for the Many Problems of '91
- Nevada School District Slaps Freeze on Most Expenditures
- Tired and Homeless, He Gave Up on Life
- Tennis
- Tritons Rally to Win La Jolla Classic
- IN EXCESS
- Tough Times Just Seem to Get Tougher : Jobs: The move of Focus on the Family from Pomona to Colorado Springs left a big gap in the local economy. Some who stayed behind wonder if they made the right decision. : POMONA
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Cuba Seeks Return of Defector Copter
- Watch for a moral to Showtime's story of 'The Monkey People'
- All Things American Are In-Things in Bulgaria : Idealism: Observers fear that nation's expectations of the United States are unrealistic and probably unhealthy.
- West Covina : City Appeals Sewer Awards
- Hearing on Condo Conversions Set
- 'Definitely a Bummer' for Eclipse Aficionados : Celestial phenomena: Hundreds flock to viewing points in the county, only to be denied their goal by thick clouds.
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Gulls Blow Another Lead, Fall to Peoria : Hockey: Hoover sparks Rivermen with a third-period hat trick, spoiling Kvartalnov's big night.
- King Seeks Another NHL Crown
- POP MUSIC : It's All the Rave : The British import has taken hold in L.A.'s underground party and dance circuit. But now big-time promoters are moving in and fans wonder whether the phenomenom will survive
- Not Much Separates 'Six Degrees' From the Doolittle
- In Brief
- Activist, Entertainer's Life Is a Timeless Story : More than 10 years after first playing Paul Robeson in a controversial play, an actor continues to reprise the part
- Poem in Praise of My Husband, By DIANE DI PRIMA
- Toasting the Civilized Set
- More Anglos Leave Church
- Prototype Is Better Idea of a Dream : Technology: Stephen Stringer's futuristic Quimoto is only a calling card for his company. Someday, he hopes it will be a reality.
- A Day of Digging : Following the nose of two of L.A.'s in-depth TV reporters
- Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a beautiful Gypsy...
- Mental Patients Awaken--to Rip van Winkle World : Health: New drug can arrest schizophrenia. But some people discover whole chapters of their lives are missing.
- Protester Locks Herself to Car at Auto Show
- Carson's Mayor Failed to Disclose Loans of $97,000 : Politics: State law requires politicians to list loans on statements of economic interest. One lender was a planning commissioner.
- Tennis
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Saddleback Wins Its Sixth in a Row
- Matsuno Brings Lyon to Little Tokyo
- Three-Pointers Rain, Pacific Falls at CS Long Beach, 86-78
- In Brief
- Surround Murals Provide Rooms With a View
- Netherlands Will Host 'World's Fair of Flowers'
- Alter Ego : BIOGRAPHY, <i> By Celia Gittelson (Alfred A. Knopf: $19; 261 pp.)</i>
- Dillon Rides Again
- THE TIMES POLL : Happiness Not Tied Strongly to Religion : Environment: Most people say they are satisfied with their lives. But those who attend church are less likely to be dissatisfied.
- The Winter Break That Never Ends : Schools: Many families are only now beginning to face the reality of the two-month vacation and what it involves.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Ending the Salvadoran Civil War Won't Automatically Bring Peace : Central America: Accords aim to defang army and bring rebels into mainstream--but tension will remain.
- REGIONAL REPORT : Regulation of Birth Centers Urged to Ensure Quality
- Working Toward a Better FBI in the 1990s : More bureau resources to be targeted at domestic crime?
- Opposition Leaders Move to Solidify Their Hold on Georgia : Power struggle: Pair claim to have ended the rule of President Gamsakhurdia, still holed up in Government House.
- HOUSEHOLD WASTE: The Los Angeles Department of...
- Off to Biology's Icy Mecca : Science: An Orange Coast College marine researcher is headed for Antarctica. For him, it's 'like winning the lottery.'
- PORT HUENEME : Bank Robber Flees on Foot
- RITTER RANCH: The Palmdale City Council on...
- Rain Can't Ease Fears of Drought : Water: Though communities cut usage 15%-20% last year, Southern California is facing its sixth consecutive dry year.
- SCHOOLS IN CRISIS : GOOD SCHOOLS IN BAD TIMES : WITH IMAGINATION, DISCIPLINE AND INVOLVED PARENTS, SOME L.A. TEACHERS CREATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT SHINE
- SPORT REPORT
- THE FINAL CLUB by Geoffrey Wolff...
- EXPLOSIONS AND OTHER STORIES by Mo...
- Heritage Hotels : Time Stands Still at Four Historic Arizona Hotels Rife With Amusing Quirks and Characters of the Old West
- Global Media : Strategy: With many major players heavily indebted, some observers wonder anew about the viability of worldwide enterprises.
- The Head-On Debate Over Crash Safety : Automobiles: U.S. and industry officials are locked in a controversy over which dummies best simulate a motorist's injuries in an accident.
- SCHOOLS IN CRISIS : GRIM DAYS AT GRANT HIGH : FIGHTS, ABSENTEEISM AND RESENTMENT ARE INCREASING, AND LEARNING IS SUFFERING, AS A ONCE-PROUD SCHOOL DEALS WITH RELENTLESS BUDGET CUTS
- Petal Pushing in a Caribbean Garden of Eden
- Logging Town Looks for New Ways to Survive : Economics: Residents of Butte Falls, Ore., are struggling to deal with the impacts of construction slump and the spotted owl controversy.
- Sampson Will Leave NBA to Play in Spain
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Massachusetts Stuns Oklahoma
- Boring? All Knox Does Is Win
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- College Football
- Prime Shostakovich Pianism From Tatiana Nikolayeva
- MOVIES : FILM COMMENT : Disney's 'Beauty' Revives Classic Flair in Story, Style
- In Search of Time to Promote Artists and Create Collectors
- Bushels of Books Show Literary Charity Isn't Overdue
- Conner Up to His Old Tricks
- UCI Starts Fast, Then Fades : Basketball: Anteaters stay close in first half, then Rebels run away for a 71-57 victory.
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- Tennis
- Watley's One-Note State of 'Affairs'
- DJ QUIK : For This Hot Rap Upstart, Compton Is Party Central
- BOB BELDEN : His Not-So-Big Band Finds Less Is More
- PREP ROUNDUP
- Another Golf Season Beckons
- SANTA ANITA : Stevens Makes Right Choice, Guides Icy Eyes to Victory in La Centinela
- Toreros Fall to ASU in Overtime
- Loyola-Bound Anthony Shows He Belongs With Nation's Best : Preps: The Peninsula senior earned distinction in the 30-team Las Vegas contest by averaging more than 22 points a game.
- GRAINGER: "Lincolnshire Posy"; Hill Song No. 2....
- CHARLES GRINKER : Looking at Our Century
- Last of Old Maine Granite Quarries Keeps Alive Solid Tradition : Crafts: Four men are all that is left of an island industry that once employed thousands. But the business may be in the midst of a renaissance.
- Economic Leaders to Meet
- Revolution Sweeps Aside Soviet Consulate in S.F. : Diplomatic corps: Russian flag now flies. Delegation wonders what's next for them--and their country.
- Albanians Strip Trees Bare for Firewood
- Homey 'Community' Is Structure for Education : Education: The public-private partnership in Miami is an innovation. Various ways to improve teaching are being tried on a school-by-school basis.
- British Muslim Leader Calls for Defiance : Religion: Faithful told to resist laws that go against their faith.
- Amid Frantic AIDS Cure Search, Wonder Drug Discoveries Fade : Medicine: It's easy to take antibiotics for granted, but the tens of millions of people they have rescued worldwide is also beyond estimate.
- Mother Teresa's Condition Upgraded
- Exploring Green of Whittier Hills
- OF KINKAJOUS, CAPYBARAS, HORNED BEETLES, SELADANGS ...
- COMMENTARY : 1992 Casts Major Sports Figures in Surprising Roles
- Canyons Upends Oxnard in Double Overtime, 95-92
- PREPS / MITCH POLIN : Panthers Put Bay League on Notice With Their Surprising 13-3 Start
- Sockers Reap Benefits From Their Giveaways : MSL: Promotions credited with improvement this season in home attendance.
- THE NBA : Teammates Snap Back at Barkley
- Lean and Mean : Trends: Ostrich ranchers say the big, meaty birds may be cash cows of the '90s. But neighbors' feathers are ruffled.
- In Brief
- COVER STORY : The Arledge Solution : Once the king of TV sports, Roone Arledge has transformed ABC News: It's got the stars, the ratings and shows that turn a profit
- Geary's Five Free Throws Rescue Mater Dei
- MOVIES : Out to Lunch With the Guru of Gross-Out : David Cronenberg says the only way he could be faithful to William S. Burroughs' celebrated 'Naked Lunch' on film was to betray it
- Keefe Dominates as Stanford Crushes CSUN, 80-59
- ART : The Artist as Vagabond : Mexican artist Alejandro Colunga places himself in the world of suffering to illuminate life's tragic comedy
- In Brief
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : SUPPORT WOES : There's Always Door-to-Door
- GEOFF KEEZER : Teen Learns to Solo as Blakey Protege
- PIONEERS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC: Music by Vladimir...
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : THOSE WERE THE DAYS : Next, a Musical About the KGB
- Sanders vs. Smith Is Game Within a Game
- Dead Sea Scrolls Victory Gives New Life to Research : Religion: But Fountain Valley Prof. Robert Eisenman remains a maverick with his theories linking the documents to early Christianity.
- Financing Woes Push Opening of Resort at Marineland Site to '95
- NFL PLAYOFFS : Aikman Might Be Ready, but Beuerlein Is Set to Start : NFC playoffs: Cowboys are 6-0 with former Raider at quarterback. Kramer is unbeaten since taking over the helm for Lions.
- Parcells Says No to Green Bay Job
- The NFL will not take down the...
- Mother Teresa Shows Marked Improvement
- Johnson Styles Cowboys Into Winner Again
- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer coach Richard Williamson...
- It's Showtime for Green, but Bruins Beat Georgia
- During Leisure Hours, They Tie One On : Fly-fishing: Members of the Pasadena Casting Club work to promote the sport and conservation efforts.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS : Arkansas Introduces Itself to the SEC, 110-92
- In This Battle of Salomes, It's No Contest
- BOOK REVIEW : Sell-It-Yourself Advisory Skips Over Some Topics
- SCHOOLS IN CRISIS : THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE : THE POINT MAN FOR THE EDUCATION PRESIDENT IS SMOOTHLY SELLING THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEA OF FIXING SCHOOLS WITHOUT JUST THROWING MONEY AT THEM
- Plugging In to Clothes Outlets Near Manhattan
- THE DASHIELL HAMMETT TOUR by Don...
- BODY POLITIC
- VERBATIM
- RESTAURANTS : IL NUOVO MADHOUSE : Los Angeles' Favorite Westside Italian Restaurateur Goes Over the Hill
- New Law Rewrites Book on 'Medigap' Coverage
- Caribbean Collage : GREEN CANE AND JUICY FLOTSAML: Short Stories by Caribbean Women, <i> Edited by Carmen C. Esteves and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Rutger's University Press: $34, cloth; $11.95, paper; 273 pp.)</i>
- Manuals Fit for Mayhem--by Mail : Publications: Firm in Port Townsend, Wash., offers 800 titles and had sold the book on money laundering found in the home of jailed investment adviser Steven D. Wymer.
- COAST-TO-COAST
- Irvine's Hardiness Institute Teaches Companies the Bright Stuff : Education: Seminars, for firms looking to improve management skills and employee morale, stress optimism.
- Edward Kaul of Encino asks for the...
- SCHOOL DAYS
- How the West Was Unsettled : IT'S YOUR MISFORTUNE AND NONE OF MY OWN: A New History of the American West, <i> By Richard White (University of Oklahoma Press: $34.95; 634 pp.)</i>
- VALENTINO'S FORTE IS ITALIAN wines; that's the...
- STYLE : DESIGN : California Collectibles
- THE FIREWORKS OF OSCAR WILDE, edited...
- DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE by A....
- STYLE : FASHION : Cold Snap
- Japan Studying 219-M.P.H. Train
- Dip Into the Punchbowl : The Geological Marvel at the Mojave Desert's Edge Is a Popular Destination for Exploring
- The Arsenio Way : No Carson Copycat, Hall Woofs Up His Audience By Making His Own Rules
- The King of Swing, Benny Goodman, will...
- War of the Woods : Maverick Prosecutor Feuds With Veteran Plumas County Officials
- Himalayan Mountains Rising a Few Millimeters a Year, Scientists Say
- $20-Million Harassment Claim Filed Against City
- Southern California's Shooting War
- Perseverance Pays in 'Loser' Case : Courts: Lawyer Marc Stern refused to give in as two giant law firms buried him under paper. The result: a sad lesson about our legal process, but a victory for his client after 12 long years.
- OXNARD : Man Held in Rape of 10-Year-Old
- La Costa Novelist Finds Time for a Pig, French Horn, Hats, TV Game Shows
- Ikea's Takeover of Stor Leaves Carson Officials Seeing Green : Revenue: The city expects even more money to flow into its coffers, thanks to the merger that will close Stor's Torrance outlet and avert a fight for dollars between furniture giants.
- Early Birders : Nature: Instead of nursing hangovers, a group of bird-watchers spent New Year's morning taking in the view of dozens of avian species around Malibu Lagoon.
- 3 Arab States Delay Leaving for Peace Talks
- COLUMN LEFT / ALEXANDER COCKBURN : Russia, the New Latin America of Economies : Outside the core of the West, capitalism brings only an extreme rich/poor split.
- Patrons Flee Restaurant Fire; Cook Injured
- Artist Draws on Depths of Experience : Mural: John Jennings, who survived a traumatic youth and a tour of duty in Vietnam, is going to paint an ocean scene for no charge on a wall near the Oceanside Pier. It is his 'welcome home' to Gulf War troops.
- If Christmas carols, Hanukkah songs, Kwanza rhythms...
- Wilder Offers $57-Billion Poverty Plan : Politics: Democratic presidential aspirant would give tax credits to the poor, divert funds from other programs.
- A Tale From the Ashcan of History
- Eagle Scout Rank Earned
- The Caring Fields : Nurse Lisa Bohm of Huntington Beach struggles to brighten lives in a Cambodian border camp.
- Belfast Offers Daily Lessons in Mayhem : Northern Ireland: Real life drama is far more chilling, life-threatening than the make-believe on the silver screen.
- Hyundai Founder Plans Political Party
- Prince Sihanouk : Yet Another Chapter in the Many Lives of Cambodia's Ruler
- Council Videos Get a 10 : TV: Politicians and gadflies agree: Tapes of lawmakers in action are the hit of the season. 'It's good for anybody who needs an ego trip,' one observer says.
- * Ada Beth Lee; Chorus Co-Founder
- Bush Eases Hard Line on Trade : Diplomacy: Not in 'aggressive mode' for visits to Seoul and Tokyo, he says. And his aides try to distance the President from tough stand of Big Three U.S. auto executives.
- Police Captain Moved to 77th Street Division
- Her Last Act Was Typical of a Selfless Life
- 6 Former Soviet States Now Opt for Own Armies : Military: Shaposhnikov says that only 5 of the 11 commonwealth members want to join in unified forces. But all agree on central nuclear command.
- Clashes Mar Latest Truce in Yugoslavia
- THE TIMES POLL : Organized Religion's Hold on Valley Residents Weak : Churches: Only 39% of respondents are congregation members. Most have liberal views on theological issues.
- Tough Times Just Seem to Get Tougher : Economy: Unemployment is up, sales are down, and city governments are barely staying afloat. Few people in the region see any signs of an impending turnaround.
- Pay Now and Save on Medical Costs Later : * County Needs Help to Avoid Cuts in Nutrition Program for Women and Children
- Cuban Defectors Commandeer Copter
- Mirmans to Be Honored for School Service
- Rose-Colored Glasses Found to Reduce Migraines
- Promises of '88 May Dog Bush in 1992 Race
- Taking a Shine to Natural Ingredients : Beauty: Customers seem to like fruits and veggies in their shampoos. But chemists say these 'healthy' additives do nothing for hair.
- STYLE : LOOKS : Factoring In the Big Chill
- Sheriff Ordered to Stop Making Crack Cocaine
- Exiled Haitian President May Accept Foe as Premier
- The Quest for a New Job: Profiles of 3
- The Year of the Gun : The region is battered by an alarming increase in gun-related deaths
- Putting the Petal to the Metal : Rose Parade: Floats designed by Raul Rodriguez have won more than 180 awards in the past 17 years.
- ROAD NOTES
- 8 Ex-Republics Get Debt Break
- Inmate Says Barry Made Threat After Sexual Act With Woman
- His Dead Sea Scrolls Victory Gives New Life to Research : Religion: But CSULB Prof. Robert Eisenman remains a maverick with his theories about the documents' link to early Christianity.
- Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Pentagon Says Bill From MIT Too High
- Reagan Invites Gorbachev to Presidential Library
- Marty James; Gay Activist Aided Suicides
- Much Was Given, but the Need Grows : * Holidays Highlighted the Plight of the Homeless
- Some Women Opt for Preventive Mastectomies
- Preserving a Storied Past Amid Growth : * A Relentless March of Asphalt and Construction Must Pause Sometimes for History
- No Pain, No Gain : Studio City Restaurant a Favored Hangout for Men-of-a-Thousand-Falls
- U.S. Bread Prices Are Rising; Some Say It's Gouging
- How the United States and Japan Can Resolve Their Rift
- 'Youngblood Hawke' Is No Turkey
- FICTION
- Afghan Guerrillas Free American Aid Worker
- Pathways of Faith
- Majority in the Survey Say Gays Should Not Be Barred From Serving in the Clergy
- West Covina : Judge Retires on Disability
- Tough Times Just Seem to Get Tougher : Slow Car Sales Reduce Jobs and Pinch City Revenues
- Closing of Its Timber Mill Drives a Stake Into the Heart of Hayfork : Industry: Residents fear that it may become a ghost town. Recession and technological advances forced the shutdown, but some blame the efforts to protect the spotted owl.
- No Pain, No Gain : Old-Time Stuntmen Gather Over Coffee to Trade Movie War Stories
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Gives Away Its Chances
- BOYS' SOCCER SIMI VALLEY TOURNAMENT : Simi Valley Tripped in Shootout, 2-1
- Winter Sports
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : The Wonders of Scheduling
- There Will Be No Hiding From Playing Mater Dei
- Hawks Ruin Rivers' Homecoming
- GOLF : Edwards Leads at Pebble Beach
- UNLV Plays It Cool, Turns Up Heat, 71-57 : Big West: Rebels fall behind by eight before beating Irvine.
- Nostalgia Provides the Impetus for New Material from Lighthouse All-Stars
- In Brief
- OUR TEEMING SHORE : When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Tell the Wretched Refuse to Go Home
- Songs of Sisterhood : WISE CHILDREN, <i> By Angela Carter (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $19.95; 234 pp.)</i>
- COLUMN ONE : When Sex Just Isn't Worth It : With the AIDS scare, there is a renewed call for abstinence. Most teens are not convinced. But a defiant minority cite fear of pregnancy, disease or parental disapproval.
- 'Belching' Caldron Is No. 1 Nuclear Waste Problem
- Seniors Face Bias on the Job : Trends: Older workers are careful and flexible, according to research. But their co-workers seem to view them as just the opposite.
- Planned Visits Mark Warmer China-Japan Ties : Asia: Communist Party chief Jiang will go to Tokyo, and Emperor Akihito might travel to Beijing this year.
- Owners Seek to Expand Illegally Run O.C. Mine
- The Sacrificial Man : Christopher McDonald's new series is his 'T&L;' vindication
- Tough Times Just Seem to Get Tougher : Car Seller Trades In His Lavish Lifestyle
- PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE : Trade Hawks Threaten the Peace : The Administration appears ready to risk war so that Toys R Us can sell Barbie dolls to Tokyo suburbanites.
- Colorado Woman's Home Is on the Range : Rural life: Evelyn Horn, a middle-aged mother, is one of the nation's few female cattle ranchers. Her late husband's diaries are her guidebook.
- Brothers Missing Off Anacapa
- Roadwork: Major projects for the week of Jan. 5-11
- COMMENTARY ON THE NEW YEAR : Positive Thinking Can Make 1991 Problems Ancient History : We solve difficulties by controlling how we feel and how we see ourselves in the daily situations arising in our lives.
- NFL PLAYOFFS : Redskins Leave Falcons in Mud : NFC: Washington forces six turnovers while committing none and advances to conference title game, 24-7.
- Nets' Fitch Maintains Sense of Humor Amid Rumors
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Jackson Heats Up in Antelope Valley Win, 64-62
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL THOUSAND OAKS TOURNAMENT : Jones' Basket Gives Lancers Championship
- Baseball
- HILLERMAN COUNTRY: A Journey Through the Southwest...
- 33 Inches of Snow in Iran
- China, Uzbekistan Formalize Relations
- China Watch
- Last Local News Source in Spanish Stops Presses : Media: With El Eco del Valle's demise, experts wonder if the area can support such a paper.
- Mayor's Biography Lists Nonexistent MBA Degree
- BOYS' BASKETBALL GRANT TOURNAMENT : Near-Perfect Carlisle Leads Grant Over Kennedy in Final, 44-42
- Feudal Appetite Fuels Pork-Barrel Plan : Civic affairs: City Council is considering reneging on plans to use Prop. A money for city roads and instead spend it on "neighborhood improvements projects."
- Plea for Assistance
- We Need Miracles to Renew Our Hope
- Happy to Trade Homes
- Packard Undermined Parklands Rule
- Role Clarified by Dean at USC
- Abortion Issue
- Encore San Francisco
- How to Help Prevent Disabled Airport Service for Handicapped Travelers : Airlines: Though U.S. carriers generally do a good job of providing wheelchair assistance, conflicting systems and hectic schedules cause occasional slip-ups. Get help from airline, not airport, representatives.
- Smoke-Free Stadium
- Encore San Francisco
- Single Travel
- Mutual Understanding Between Jews, Christians Goes Beyond Joint Parties
- Immigrant Funds
- SCOTT JOHNSON'S MAIN CHANCE
- QUOTH THE MAVEN
- Mutual Understanding Between Jews, Christians Goes Beyond Joint Parties
- Up to the Minute
- To Shoot or Not to Shoot Coots
- Encore San Francisco
- Business Climate in Los Angeles
- Stone's Not Alone
- Waikiki Beach
- To Shoot or Not to Shoot Coots
- Encore San Francisco
- All the Town Needs Is Love
- Changes for Soviet Media
- Homeless as 'Reminder of Society's Failings'
- TV's Missing Faces
- CZECH-BOOK DIPLOMACY
- Indication of Horse in Pain Dismaying
- Thanking the Heroes
- Conrad's Sculpture 'Chain Reaction' Hit as '40 Years Late'
- Gays in Hollywood
- Reviewing Our Year-End Review
- Reviewing Our Year-End Review
- Out of Shadows
- Reviewing Our Year-End Review
- All the Business World Is a Stage. . .
- PALM LATITUDES
- Soliciting Comments
- Where Credit Is Due
- THE LAST DAYS OF YUGOSLAVIA
- Molokai Madness
- QUOTH THE MAVEN
- Reviewing Our Year-End Review
- SCOTT JOHNSON'S MAIN CHANCE
- Another Life Needlessly Lost
- Adding to the Indifference on Indians
- Threat to Cougars
- Stone's Not Alone
- Election Polls
- KESEY AT THE BAT
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