- PERSPECTIVE ON U.S. POLICY : Suddenly, the World Doesn't Count : When Washington awakes in January, it will find much damage done by election-year self-absorption.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Robbins Sentencing Delayed by 'Glitch'
- Democrats Forming New Group in 67th
- Wittman Gears Up for Blast : Soccer: Sockers' midfielder faces former employers in playoffs.
- College Pitches Buoy Hoover's Evans
- Volleyball's Timmons Back on U.S. Team
- Four ART Works Planned for Company's '92-93 Theater Season
- They Love Him (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah) : Pop music: George Harrison uses his first London show since 1969 to promote the Natural Law Party in Britain's national elections on Thursday.
- Dow Dives 61.94 After Market in Tokyo Plunges : Securities: The 3.5% drop in the Nikkei average raises fears that Japanese investors may have to sell U.S. equities to obtain cash. Inflation worries are also a factor.
- Bank Insurance Hike Is Put Off
- REAL ESTATE
- General Motors Fills 2 Posts in Continuing Executive Shake-Up
- Deficit Seen as Threat to U.S. Standard of Living : Economy: Past and present heads of Congressional Budget Office present a grim growth forecast.
- ENERGY
- Magazine's Safety Advice Assailed
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Caltrans Using Razor Wire to Curb Graffiti
- Roberti Leads With 36% in New District; Runoff Seems Likely
- Public's Help Asked in Monitoring Wildlife
- Journey to Fulfill a Modest Dream Came to Tragic End in Fatal Fall
- Museum to Open Branch in Burbank : Media City Center: The City Council approves leasing a site in the mall for the satellite facility. Construction will cost $900,000.
- SAN DIEGO : Man Held in Kidnap of Ex-Girlfriend
- DANA POINT : New Ferry Service to Catalina Set for June
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Clemens Takes First Loss in Stride
- Timmons to Go for Another Gold : Volleyball: He rejoins U.S. national team in hopes of winning record third consecutive Olympic medal in Barcelona.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Gibbons Extends Scoreless Streak to 31 Innings in Oak Park Win
- Williams Enjoys Being on USD Stage
- Ground balls and success at Granada Hills...
- TV Ratings : Seven's the Lucky Number for ABC
- Defense Giant Alters Pay Plan
- Marian Mullin Hancock, 88; Philanthropist
- New Source for Cancer Drug Found : Medicine: Researchers say they can now make taxol from the leaves and branches of yew trees instead of the bark. The finding means forests that are home to spotted owls would not be devastated.
- Playing Into Enemy Hands : Peruvian rebels may be big winners in Fujimori's ill-conceived 'self-coup'
- Bill Requires Subway for Freeway Rail Route : Legislation: The state Senate Transportation Committee approves a measure calling for an underground line rather than an elevated monorail.
- UC IRVINE NOTEBOOK / ELLIOTT TEAFORD : Quinn Didn't Kill Himself Over Trying to Set This Record
- Official Pleads With Builders to Join Environmental Effort
- Genetically Engineered Pigs May Provide Quantities of Rare Anti-Clot Agent : Medicine: If it proves a match with the substance found in human blood, it could be used to help heart attack, stroke and surgery patients.
- Glow of Heightened Expectations Casts Shadow on Chargers' Friesz : Football: Third-year quarterback knows this is the season he is expected to produce.
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Reimers Closes Fast to Make Angels' Opener
- PREP ROUNDUP : In Angelus League softball:
- QUOTABLE
- Maori Exhibit Blends Traditional, Modern : Roots: Museum of Man show successfully fuses centuries-old forms with modern sensibilities, showing great craftsmanship and skill throughout.
- GE Sells Jet Engines to Fiji-Based Airline
- Statistics Mask New U.S. Reality
- Lenin Forgotten, Moscow Workers to Honor Easter
- CAMARILLO : Attorney to Speak at Women's Day
- LAKE FOREST : Residents Robbed of $40,000 in Jewelry
- How About a <i> Maximum</i> Wage? : Taxation: F.D.R. wanted to cap incomes of the wealthy--an idea whose time may have come again.
- SANTA ANA : Excessive-Force Suit Is Settled for $32,000
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : IRVINE : Poison-Control Hot Line to Close
- WOODLAND HILLS : School's Team on Way to National Decathlon
- OUTDOOR NOTES / PETE THOMAS : Hunter Was No Turkey, but Mountain Lion Not Convinced
- 3 Store Clerks Say Councilwoman Tried to Shoplift
- Miscellany
- Kanza Puts Conner in a Crunch : Sailing: Penalty assessed Stars & Stripes after collision gives Melges important victory.
- White Sox Put 10-4 Pin Into Angels' Gala : Baseball: Langston doesn't make it through the fourth inning, and defense is sloppy as season-opener hex continues.
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Opening With a Loss Exactly What Angels Didn't Need
- Richardson, Mowl Spark Northridge to 11-4 Victory : College baseball: Matadors collect 16 hits against the University of San Diego in notching fourth win in a row.
- Owners' Group to Meet to OK Sale of Mariners
- COMMENTARY : Opening-Night Critics Aren't Kind
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Finley Scheduled to Skip His First Turn
- Miscellany
- Supplier of Intravenous Products Strikes Licensing Pact
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Phone Lines Jammed by Callers Seeking Jobs at Caterpillar
- Patriot Missile Kills Exaggerated, Congress Is Told
- Molecule for Beefy Taste Discovered
- U.S. Indicts 2 in Plot to Bribe INS Agent : Immigration: A Santa Ana man and his partner paid nearly $200,000 to a woman posing as an official to prepare phony work permits, prosecutor says.
- Judges Seek to Reimpose Jail Sentence for Sheriff : Law: Appeal is based on concerns that early releases by Brad Gates negate courts' authority to punish wrongdoers.
- How Nice to Be So Rich : Indefensible county spending now has Antonovich up in arms
- NLRB Charges Canter's With Unfair Practices
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Glavine Shows Braves That He's Ready to Go
- He Hopes to Woo 'Em Again : Masters: Although Ian Woosnam's name is more recognizable after last year's victory, some people still have problems pronouncing it.
- FDIC Delays Hike in Premiums Until '93 : Banking: Risk-based insurance charges are put off under pressure from the industry.
- China Unveils Plans to Send Astronauts Aloft by Year 2000
- 5 at Impoverished School in El Paso Gain Entry to MIT : The university says they make up the largest single group of Latinos ever offered admission from regular U.S. high school.
- Molly Picon; Broadway, Yiddish Theater Star
- State Justices Hear U.S. Challenge to Unitary Tax
- CONSUMERS : Baseball Pocket Computer Hits a Homer
- MAKING IT WORK : Don't Give Up on Help
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Italy Votes Pox on Both Houses, but Now What? : Election: The long-term prospect of effective government to prepare for a role in a united Europe seems nil, experts say.
- Redistricting Could Put Ethnic Majority in Control of Council
- Developer Plans to Build Habitat for Gnatcatcher : Wildlife: Unocal Land & Development will revegetate 60 acres with coastal sage scrub in exchange for construction on hilltop Fullerton property.
- Councilmen Cleared to Keep Event Tickets
- Panel Urges Halt to Building at Van Nuys Airport : Transportation: Council committee wants construction stopped until a master plan for the facility is adopted.
- Lawrence J. Lynch III; Television Executive
- Testimony of Briseno Contradicted : King case: Two officers say he did not seem upset at beating of motorist and told them there was no police misconduct. This is the direct opposite of his portrayal of himself on stand.
- Countywide : March of Dimes Plans WalkAmerica
- BURBANK : Woman Hurt in March Crash Dies
- Contract Awarded on Border Sewage Plant
- Shaking Late-Season Blues, Gulls Primed to Play Peoria : Hockey: Waddell hopes team can carry over momentum from final victory to best-of-seven playoff.
- Joint Profits for O.C. Banks Plunge 89%, to $4.6 Million in 1991
- American May Slash Business Travel Fares : Transportation: Travel agents expect the airline to unveil the plan at briefings Thursday. The airline refused to comment.
- 'Very Grateful' Tsongas Is Taking Time to Think
- Poison-Control Center to Close Its Doors in O.C.
- One Killed, 18 Injured in Texas Gas Explosion : Tragedy: An underground pipeline in the countryside bursts into flames, shaking the ground as far away as 100 miles. A boy, 6, dies.
- CULTURE WATCH : For Many, Metrics Don't Measure Up
- Marines Learn to Hit Civilian Life Running : Military: Reverse boot camp designed to ease the transition from life in the service as Pentagon reduces ranks.
- A's and Bs Equal 10s and 20s for High Achievers
- Dodger Skipper Does the Waves for Charity
- SAN CLEMENTE : Citywide Recycling Program Gets OK
- VAN NUYS : Reseda Man Admits Stabbing His Wife
- Grant Strands 13 in 1-0 Loss to Monroe
- Jurisprudence
- NBA ROUNDUP : Olajuwon Still Prominent, Leads Rockets Over Spurs
- Recession Taxing for Filers : April 15: It is a depressing week for filers and those who help them cope with annual rite.
- AMD Reports Twentyfold Rise in Profit
- Clinton Problems Linger in the Shadows : Campaign: Amid delight at primary showing he is bracing for a rough ride ahead--dogged by voter skepticism about his character.
- Ireland to Hold New Abortion Rights Vote
- Fatal Attraction : Professor Devotes His Life to Tracking the Deadly but Lovely Jellyfish
- SIMI VALLEY : Panelists to Debate Voucher Initiative
- However the Padres Perform, Remember, It Could Be Wurst
- Nearly 4,000 Officers Pay Tribute to Slain Deputy
- Cellular-Phone Hero Cited for Blow on Crime
- TUSTIN : Flags Unfurl as Tribute to Diversity
- AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- SIMI VALLEY : Madera Off-Ramp to Be Closed 3 Days
- COUNTYWIDE : Union Chief Accuses County of Blunders
- SUN VALLEY : Decomposed Body Found in Hedge
- Meter Change Could Save Drivers Some
- Scorekeepers Kept Busy on a Mad Monday
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI : No Doubt About It: The Best Team Won
- AMERICA'S CUP : Conner's Crash Causes Loss to Kanza
- Musicians Strike a Chord With an Enthusiastic Audience : Education: It's an unusual gig, but soon the audience is dancing to 'America's own art form.' Jazz Goes to School has arrived, and the children love it.
- Trimmed by Disney, He Goes to Court : Lawsuit: An executive on a European project says he was fired over his mustache. The company says it was his job performance.
- Refunds of Illegal Sales Tax Contribute to Budget Woes : Revenue: State and local governments must repay U.S. at least $800 million collected from aerospace contractors.
- Yeltsin Report Tames Lawmakers : Russia: He says he will continue economic reform and pleads for help to move from brink of collapse.
- Man Says He Lived With Lindsay's Girlfriend : Trial: He testifies that he resided in the woman's home for about a year before the councilman died. She is accused in a suit of bilking the city official out of money and property.
- Behind Bush's Malaprops Is . . . Nothing : The President: He can't speak straight because he doesn't know what he wants to say.
- ANAHEIM : Coal Canyon Homes Project Is Approved
- Another Look at Subsidies for Redevelopment
- FANTASY 5 RESULTS
- Lakers Thrown for a Loss, 117-88
- Olive Finds His First Step as Loyola Coach Is a Sidestep
- Opening-Night Critics Aren't Kind
- CIF Rules Violation Forces Surrender of Track Medals by Orange Lutheran
- Ledbetter Wins at Sailing Trials
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Kershaw Fiddles, His Act Sizzles
- Gloria Newman, artistic director of the Orange-based...
- TV REVIEW : 'KTLA at 45' Serves Feast for L.A. Nostalgia Buffs
- Drama Pulitzer Breaks N.Y. Monopoly : Awards: Playwright Robert Schenkkan, whose 'Kentucky Cycle' just closed at the Taper, hopes the honor will add life to the production.
- Unisys Will Consolidate Some County Operations
- Arafat's Plane Missing in Libyan Sandstorm : Mideast: The PLO leader was on a flight from Sudan. U.S., other nations are urged to assist search.
- 'I Have Just Begun to Fight,' Brown Assures Supporters : Candidate: He is gracious in defeat. His battle cry may well refer to general political reform, not further pursuit of the nomination.
- BOOK REVIEW : The Spy Who Came in for the Cold War : THE SPY WHO SAVED THE WORLD; How a Soviet Colonel Changed the Course of the Cold War, <i> by Jerrold L. Schecter and Peter S. Deriabin</i> , Charles Scribner's Sons, $24.95, 352 pages
- Rent-Control Law Ordered by County : Mobile homes: Board seeks an ordinance to limit the amount park owners can charge when a coach is sold.
- In Battle of Neighbors, the Mountain Lion Is the Loser
- ANAHEIM : Bold Public Art Sought for Arena
- Killer Bees Have Public Buzzing
- EAST COUNTY : CHP to Use Radar on Rural Highways
- National City Card Room Again Being Sought
- CYPRESS : 2 Kidnaping Suspects Released on Bonds
- McClintock Plan Angers Women's Commission : Government: The group criticizes his attempt to cut a related state panel. He dropped the proposal after finding prison funds elsewhere.
- Town Council Sues to Stop Tract : Development: Leona Valley officials claim the environmental report submitted to the city of Palmdale for the 7,200 houses was faulty.
- ANAHEIM : Shuttle Bus System Will Be Put to Test
- His Motivation Is Also His Distraction
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES
- STAGE REVIEW : Troupe's 'Night' Is Too Dark : The gloomy staging by Rancho Santiago College's Professional Actors Conservatory steals a lot of the joy from Shakespeare's phantasmagoric comedy.
- COLUMN ONE : Professor of Terror in Peru : An owlish intellectual turned ruthless zealot has opened the way for upheaval in Peru. His guerrilla army could wreck the government and economy.
- Stormy Weather Friends : A former nurse found few understood her illness when she became depressed. Support from a peer helped her through it.
- Venezuela Reinstates Suspended Rights
- City Board Says Flame Mural Must Go, but Store Owner Vows to Fight
- COUNTYWIDE : Registrar Seeking Election Volunteers
- Black-Korean Unity Concert Becomes an Extravaganza : Lifestyles: The idea for an amateur event in Lancaster burgeoned into a cultural exchange at the Shrine Auditorium.
- COUNTYWIDE : Official Documents Available by Phone
- Anti-Gang Rally, March Planned
- Riley Rejects Celtics' Dunk in Mind Game
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Playing on His Best Surface, Agassi Loses in First Round
- Charting the Course : Baseball Scouts Always on the Lookout for Talent
- Soccer
- Warren Rudman
- Announcing Bus Stops
- Smoking in Restaurants
- First Lady
- Cuba on Way to Ecotopia
- Legal Expenses of Defense Firms
- Capital Losses
- Smoking in Restaurants
- Scientists Say Asimov Put the Stars in Their Eyes : * Legacy: His writings inspired many to careers in space, technology by making the fantastic seem possible. 'I remember reading the first robot stories and deciding I was going to build them,' one MIT scholar recalls.
- Cuba on Way to Ecotopia
- Cuba on Way to Ecotopia
- Helping the Poor
- Cuba on Way to Ecotopia
- Adams, Melvin McClund, 88, of North Hills,...
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- SCOUTING LONG: The California Angels, just about...
- ELECTIONS / ANTELOPE VALLEY : 2 on Hospital Board Face Recall Vote Tuesday
- SANTA ANA : Attorney Pushes His Gang Strategy
- Troopers Feared Murder Suspect Would Open Fire
- PRIZE UNWON: "Sight Unseen," Donald Margulies' play...
- DOCTOR, NO: Supervisor Thomas F. Riley, at...
- Planners Reject Art Plaza Tower : Jungleland: Thousand Oaks mayor believes action against the planned 9-story structure near the freeway will be reversed by the council.
- Son Mourns a 'Brave Soldier' : Shooting: Man says his father survived the killing fields of Cambodia only to die in a senseless robbery attempt in his Santa Ana apartment.
- District-Election Proposal Proves Divisive : Anaheim: Residents at debate sharply disagree over the need to eliminate at-large voting.
- Developer Finding a New Way to Survive : Real estate: With commercial development in a slump, Voit Cos., Warner Center's biggest landlord, turns focus to property management.
- Benton Oil's Net Income Falls 39% in 4th Quarter
- Rexhall Reports Loss of $1.1 Million in Quarter
- A.E. Cohen has been elected to the...
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Donald McGrath II has been appointed by...
- Mark A. DeBoskey has been appointed a...
- Pan Pacific Hotel has named Gary J....
- TI to Shut Down Tennessee Plant
- LONDON : Tight Parliament Race
- COLUMN ONE : A Deadly Virus Hides Its Past : The latest theories on the origin of HIV, while drawing skepticism, renew interest in the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic. Primate-to-human transmission is the best guess, but exactly how?
- China Denies 2 Senators' Visa Requests
- Teacher Puts His Ideas to the Test
- Trips to Joshua Tree Monument Planned
- Top Air Pollution Penalties
- 2 Finalists for LAPD Chief's Job Cleared in Misconduct Inquiry : Police: The third candidate accused by a Latino group may have violated a department rule, commission finds.
- Man to Be Confined to His Home for Role in Fraud : Sentencing: Erwin H. Muller also must pay $90,000 in restitution and a $100,000 fine. The scheme victimized the Point Mugu naval base and Unocal.
- A taste of Hollywood: At least one...
- Man Wanted in Deputy's Death Killed in N.Y. Pursuit
- LOS ANGELES : Last Community Hearing on Redistricting Is Tonight
- Remodeling Work to Start on Day-Care Center
- Arazi to Help Clear Derby Fog Today : Horse racing: Future-book favorite for Kentucky will have first race since undergoing major surgery last fall.
- Trying for a Few More Good Scripts : Stage: <i> Wunderkind </i> playwright Aaron Sorkin, whose 'A Few Good Men' opens here tonight, hopes the play's success will be repeated on film.
- ART
- ICN Pharmaceuticals Profits From Eastern European Partnership
- Stephen B. Goodell has been appointed president...
- Dasia Signs $27-Million Deal With Japanese Firm
- AEROSPACE
- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Ex-S&L; Chief Spiegel's Bond Appeal
- Valley Federal Savings & Loan said Scott...
- Environment : Danes No Blowhards on Alternative Energy : * Ambitious program would make their country the first to get a major portion of its power from wind.
- Publisher Can't Ignore Doubts on Story, Appeals Court Rules : Media: Although there is no obligation to investigate a story before publication, questions about accuracy must be resolved when raised, federal judges say.
- S.D. to Get $1 Million to Fight Inner-City Crime
- Clinton Wins Battle of Headquarters High-Tech
- PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS : Is Perot Serious or a Spoiler? Both : The Texan's quixotic candidacy caps a career of can-do success, but in many ways, he's too much for the Oval Office.
- ORANGE : Foundation Honors Chapman University
- GLENDALE : Accused Arsonist's Book Is Ruled Inadmissible
- Man Shot, Wounded in Home by Robbers Trailing Woman
- SAN DIEGO : Robbers Strike Fast-Food Eateries
- Trial Opens in Suit Over Jail Injury
- Humane Policy Under Siege
- COUNTYWIDE : Grant Will Train Child-Care Providers
- Just Call Him Special K From Now On
- NOTES
- Giants Get Gold-Medal Performance : Opening day: Swift returns to Dodger Stadium for the first time since the 1984 Olympics.
- Reinventing the TV Station
- Geotechnical Engineering Firms Announce Merger
- Robbers Seize $1 Million at Vegas Casino
- Mother Teresa Will Appeal to Spare Harris
- County Consultants' Costs Come Under Fire : Government: Firm hired by the health department has been paid $25,000 in parking fees, $13,359 for leather furniture and $6,332 for a granite table. Legal Aid lawyer calls the expenses 'outrageous.'
- CALABASAS : Hiker Critically Injured in Fall
- TUSTIN : District to Wage War on Choice Initiative
- Pressure Mounts Against Dump : Environment: Neighbors of the Campo band of Mission Indians turned out at hearings to decry placing a landfill on tribe land.
- From Fab to Drab in a Half : Michigan: Led by the five freshmen, Wolverines shoot 29% after intermission, then don't congratulate Blue Devils.
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Cardinals' Jose Has Hamstring Injury
- Orange Empire Baseball Race Boils Down to Familiar Scenario
- TV Ratings Low for Women
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Injured Toe Might Sideline Finley
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Changing Lifestyles : 'Coca' Habit Hard to Break : * Rising cocaine prices and technical foul-ups are thwarting U.S. efforts to get South American farmers to switch to non-drug crops.
- Scenes From a Mall: Few Buying the Democrats : Politics: From Long Island to Orange County, suburban voters are unhappy with the status quo but also with the messages of change.
- NASA Test-Fires Engines of New Space Shuttle
- Report Says Brown Sought China Industry Deal
- President's Pitch Falls Short--Again
- Doing Business : Recycling Law Ignites Trade-Barrier Debate : * Critics say Germany's strict rules put foreign products at a disadvantage.
- Sharon Asks More Housing for Jews in East Jerusalem
- OJAI : Insurance Agent Sentenced in Thefts
- Caltrans Work Hurt Desert, Agency Says
- RIGHTS WATCH : Poisonous Sting
- DOWNEY : Mother Gets 3 Years' Probation in Truancy Case
- PORT HUENEME : Information Sought on School Break-Ins
- CALABASAS : Soka Group to Offer Hikes in Mountains
- NHL Sides Are Further Apart on Free Agency : Hockey: Strike continues as owners reject players' proposal and counter with another one of their own.
- TRIPLE CROWN RATINGS
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Detective Sanchez' on the Case
- Whittaker to Increase Payroll After Acquisition
- Carl Strunk Named Executive V.P., C.F.O. of Fidelity National
- Elisabeth C. Schutz has been appointed first...
- Biopool Reports Loss of $202,000 in 4th Quarter
- Defense Firms Aim for New Markets : Technology: Declining military spending is forcing contractors to find ways to translate existing knowledge into commercial sales.
- Japan's Trade Commission Pursues JVC Antitrust Case
- Glenn Grant has been named director of...
- Italian Vote Rocks Establishment Parties : Election: Protest parties gain, but no clear mandate is awarded. Another center-left coalition is likely.
- JUSTICE : 'Fatal Vision' Doctor Waits for Ruling on New Trial : MacDonald would be free today if fiber evidence in the 1970 killings had been presented, lawyers say.
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- ENVIRONMENT : Logger Foe Puts Dollar Value on Leaving Old Forests Alone
- Beilenson Fails to Get Backing of Teachers : Elections: A 35,000-member union withholds its endorsement because he favors a bill denying citizenship to U. S.-born children of illegal immigrants.
- VENTURA : Council Relaxes Water Ordinance
- CAMARILLO : Parks' Future to Be Subject of Forums
- VAN NUYS : Center to Meet Needs of Children, Elderly
- Slain Businessman May Have Been Shot During an Ambush : Crime: His bullet-riddled car was found three blocks from his condo in Tarzana. Police say another possibility is that the victim was attacked by follow-home robbers.