- 'Wizard of Oz' of Weather Works Wonders in Wyoming : Environment: University researcher simulates conditions in one-of-a-kind laboratory.
- It's Better Late Than Never for Three Drivers at Ventura
- He Leaves Freshness of Laurels
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Graff-Ermeling Wins With Meet Record
- Northridge Rushes Past UNLV, 24-18
- San Diego Holds Off CLU, 27-21
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Shaw Takes One-Shot Lead With Another 68
- GOLF / DAN HAFNER : Trevino Makes Late $1-Million Bid
- Bishop Montgomery Holds Off Santa Ana Valley
- Scenic Island's One-Room School Goes All-Out for Only 6 Students
- Charity Run Picketed for Its Sponsors : Environment: Amigos de Bolsa Chica's allowing potential wetlands developers to donate to the preservation group's annual fund-raiser draws complaints.
- MOORPARK : Colleges Plan Meeting on Paris Program
- Values Lesson : Vandalism Gives Students an Up-Close Look at Bigotry
- Auburn Reaches Goal in Improving to 6-0 : SEC: Tigers ensure themselves of first winning season since 1990 with 31-17 victory over Mississippi State.
- Laguna Beach Player Wins Hardcourt Title
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Brethren Christian Plays Flat, but Comes Away With Victory
- SOUTHEASTERN ROUNDUP : Florida Hands LSU Its Worst Loss Ever, 58-3
- Confidence Man : Hal Kaplan Is a Master of the Grifter's Swindle--and Over and Over, Neither His Numerous Wives nor His Business Connections Ever Saw It Coming
- THE MAGIC LANTERN: The Revolution of '89...
- San Diego, Alternatively : They're young, disaffected, and suddenly they have record contracts. Can a few post-punk bands turn San Diego into the next capitol of alternative rock?
- COMING UNBUTTONED by James Broughton (City...
- A Q & A WITH THE MAYOR : The 40,000 Books of Richard Riordan
- Retro : Lassie Comes Home (Again)
- From: The Law Offices of PERRY MASONTo:...
- CRENSHAW : Former Gang Rivals Unite to Fight Fire
- Business From Mainland China Booming : Trade: The growing trend defies the recession, bringing investments in import-export companies, tourism, commercial and residential real estate.
- Listen to the Teachers
- Chief Vows to Increase Police Presence on Streets
- SWAT Teams Go Through a Test of Fire : Law enforcement: Units get training by competing with each other in marksmanship during stressful situations.
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Panel to Mull Fate of Riot-Torn Area
- Subway Builder Fixing Water Leaks in Tunnel : Safety: Some fear that the structure's longevity could be compromised. But MTA says it remains sound.
- Today Computer Lab Darkens; What's Cut Tomorrow?
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS : Smoltz Will Face Jackson in Game 4
- Northridge Enjoys Weekend in Vegas : College football: Trice breaks his school record with 278 yards in 24-18 victory.
- Star Of Cozzene's Hopes for Top Honor Soured
- SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : Hill Returns and Helps Texas A&M; Win, 34-10
- My, What Big Teeth You Have, Grandma
- Ex-Chief of Schools Runs for Board That Ousted Him : Election: There is acrimony among the seven candidates vying for three seats. Former Supt. Caldwell and his lawsuit for reinstatement are at the center of the controversy.
- Former Minister Says New Trial Will Clear His Name : Courts: Arleigh Cox was freed from prison when a judge ruled he had received an incompetent defense against charges that he molested a teen-ager.
- The Secular General Meets the Religious Fanatics : Somalia: Aidid is looking to the leaders of Iran and Sudan to arm and train his militia. The fundamentalists eagerly comply to humiliate the U.S.
- COLUMN LEFT / JESSE JACKSON : End the Silence That Is Killing Our Children : We cannot let alienation from authority and misplaced loyalty protect those who are destroying our neighborhoods.
- Russia: Avoiding the Perils of Weimar : Yeltsin: In Germany after World War I, the bright promise of a new democracy descended into the horror of fascism. Is Russia on this path?
- Recall Attempt Stems From Layoff of Five Firefighters
- O'Neal Might Not Be Olympian
- PREP FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT / Facts, Figures and Comments from Last Week's Games
- Still Paul After All These Years : Simon Celebrates a Musical History--From 'Schoolgirl' to 'Saints'--of Nearly Five Decades
- Campus Blues : L.A. Unified Puts Police Officers in Uniforms to Send a Signal to Troublemakers
- Monitor Sees Progress in Sheriff's Dept. : Reforms: In report to supervisors, special counsel says agency is making headway against use of 'gratuitous force.' But some resist change, he says.
- Writer Passes on the Tricks of His Trade
- The New Bad Boys on the International Block Are Yesterday's Heroes : Policy: As the balance of power shifts, once-prominent politicians who now face marginalization desperately lash out to stay in the game.
- Notes on an Anniversary
- Bernardi Begins Petition Drive Against Redevelopment Agency
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES : Downsized Defense Budget
- Council Drops Support for Prison Center in Lancaster : Corrections: Opposition for a second facility in the community mounts after last week's escape of a convicted killer from the 8-month-old state penitentiary.
- They have mimed for Ronald Reagan and...
- Man Killed in 5-Car Accident
- Noisy Demonstration Calls for U.S. Withdrawal From Somalia : Protest: About 40 demonstrators from conservative youth group burn U.N. flag to oppose America's involvement in war-torn African nation.
- NAFTA a Likely Plus for Orange County : More Jobs, Biomedical Industry Growth Are Predicted
- Ex-UCI Athlete Puts a New Spin on Murphy's Law : Basketball: Tod Murphy has seen things go wrong in his career. But even when they do, he finds a way to take advantage.
- Backup Quarterback Steps Up to Lead SCC to Victory
- Bishop Montgomery Edges Santa Ana Valley
- THE NEW QUOTABLE WOMAN: The Definitive Treasury...
- Peak Experiences in the Himalayas and Alps
- Hot-Cold Flexing Can Curl Composition Roof
- Santa Monica High Gets New Parking Lot
- Mission Impossible : Is The Price in Somalia Too High?
- Man Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole
- BIG TEN ROUNDUP : It's a Struggle but Ohio State Wins
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- BIG EAST ROUNDUP : West Virginia Beats No. 17 Louisville
- Seminoles Do It Right for a Change : College football: They build an early lead and let their defense take charge in a 28-10 victory over Miami.
- Chaminade's Saunders Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury
- Moorpark Gets 3 Fumbles and Pierce Takes a Tumble : College football: Raiders record a 25-7 WSC victory behind a powerful defensive performance.
- Capturing the Spirit World on Film : Albert Chong's artistic recipe blends Jamaica, Catholicism, Santeria and America in an eclectic artistic stew
- Septic Tank Dump Site Is Not Such a Bad Idea : Residents, environmentalists are up in arms about the Sepulveda Basin facility. But state-of-the-art monitoring station would halt disposal of toxic chemicals--and generate revenues.
- Will Freeway Be Road to Riches? : Transit: Cities hope Century's opening will bring new business their way. El Segundo, though, fears it may bring crime.
- A Blind Teen-Aged Freshman Tackles High School Football
- CIF's City Section Turns Athletics Job Over to Fiege : Prep sports: First female commissioner will be in charge of 49 high schools and about 30,000 athletes in ethnically diverse and often troubled district.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Saddleback Is Defeated Again in Rout
- Harbor, Rusty in Return, Loses to Valley : Community colleges: Undefeated Monarchs race to 17-0 halftime lead and cruise to 24-3 victory.
- Suns' Barkley Collapses During Practice Session : Pro basketball: He remains on floor for more than 30 minutes. Team doctor says symptoms are consistent with a disk problem.
- BOSS TALK: Danny Federici, who played organ...
- Not Everyone Can Do It
- En Route to Somalia, Some Troops Are Uneasy About Mission
- SPOTLIGHT / SATURDAY'S GAMES AT A GLANCE
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- BAD NEWS BEARERS: Is the music industry...
- 'Police Academy' Forced to Play by Moscow Rules
- Brown Mixed With Green Becomes Gold
- Will Band Green Jelly Fit MTV's 'Beavis' Mold?
- Through Fire and Water for Firefighters : Public service: Msgr. John Sammon has rushed to fires for 51 years, tending to the spiritual needs of firefighters and fire victims. The 77-year-old chaplain 'is everywhere,' one admirer gushes.
- Bound by Battle : World War I Buddies Remain Soldierly Amid the March of Time
- Salary Negotiations Going to Arbitration
- Victim of Suspected Gang Slaying Buried
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Hernandez Twins Team Up to Lead Unbeaten L.A. Baptist
- BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Colorado Back on Track; Kansas State Still Unbeaten
- Oregon State (669 Yards) Rolls Over Pacific, 42-7
- THE NHL / HELENE ELLIOTT : Hockey's New Operating Plan Sounds Much Like the NBA's
- Walters Helps Fuel USC Past Oregon : Trojans: Freshman rushes for 67 yards in 24-13 victory. Johnson passes for 307 yards and Morton breaks school receiving record.
- DYNAMIC DUO: First Frank and Bono, and...
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Tropical Storm Prado Hits at Cava
- The Screenwriter's Package : Even Showgirls Get the Blue (Treatment)
- CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY : What a Mayor Learns in 100 Days : We need to rework the process and structure of government, and encourage full citizen participation.
- SIMI, THOUSAND OAKS : Cities Join Forces on Landfill Issues
- PREP ROUNDUP : Santa Ana, Santiago Dominate in Cross-Country
- Disabled Couple: Too Costly to 'I Do' : Policy: They live on Supplemental Security Income payments, which would be cut because married couples get less aid than individuals.
- NASCAR Rule Changes Stir Controversy : Auto racing: Earnhardt, Wallace say efforts to reduce speed affect some cars more than others and are unfair so late in the season.
- Michigan Seems to Be Running on Empty : Big Ten: Michigan State stops Wheatley in a 17-7 victory over the : No. 9 Wolverines.
- Rushing Record Raised to 417 : College football: Coe's Bender sets mark in 69-7 victory over Grinnel.
- Pointer's Record Day Leads Washington State : Pacific 10: He scores three times, sets a mark for receiving yards in a 44-25 victory over Arizona State.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Padgett, Bolster Win Wrestling Titles
- Builder Opens Door to Home Customizing : Construction: Fieldstone Co.'s 'home-fitting' program allows buyers to alter designs, an option not usually available with houses starting at $200,000. Competitors are taking notice.
- THE FLOOD OF '93: America's Greatest Natural...
- RESTAURANTS : RINGSIDE AT SUNSET : A Cape Cod-Like Atmosphere With a California Menu That Doesn't Make Waves
- SPORT REPORT : Snow Summit Sans Snow
- South Pasadena : B & Bs Get Tentative OK
- DIVING IN: Nearly 95,000 San Fernando Valley...
- Tanker Explodes in Gulf; 1 Killed, 2 Missing
- Suited to a T : Don't want to wear your heart on your sleeve? Since the humble T-shirt evolved from underwear to mass medium, you can wear your thoughts on your chest.
- Scholars Search for Lessons From Potato Famine : History: Almost 150 years after a fungus struck Ireland's primary crop, conference at Loyola Marymount University considers the ramifications.
- Mahony Clarifies His Remarks on Immigration : Religion: Cardinal says he is not encouraging the illegal entry of more people. But he reiterates his call for humane treatment of everyone.
- A Honeymoon's Over Letter to the Mayor : Riordan must move aggressively on a number of fronts, including fighting crime, prioritizing the budget, improving public schools and revitalizing the Valley.
- Arce Shows Staub Invitational No-Shows : High school cross-country: Palmdale junior paces Falcon victory as two schools hold out best runners.
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
- ROUNDUP : Thousand Oaks Romps at Fountain Valley Meet
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Ready to Carve His Mark : Rams' Jerome Bettis Will Try to Make the Most of His Second Chance to Start
- Parents Voice Concern, Ask for Involvement
- Oklahoma Brings End to the Texas Reign : Nonconference: Gundy rushes for three touchdowns as Sooners snap four-year losing streak against Longhorns, 38-17.
- B&B; Bookings and Brochures
- Don't Blame It on Montana : MONTANA 1948, <i> By Larry Watson (Milkweed Editions: $17.95; 200 pp.)</i>
- REAL ESTATE AND THE LAW : Does City Have Say in Size of Satellite Dish?
- FICTION
- Although I Loathe Opera : VERDI AT THE GOLDEN GATE: Opera and San Francisco in the Gold Rush Years, <i> By George Martin (University of California Press: $30; 343 pp.)</i>
- BALDWIN HILLS : Williams: Police Open to Suggestions
- Profile : The Right Pitch : ROBBY BENSON BUILDS A REPUTATION OFF CAMERA WITH VOICEOVERS (AND DIRECTING)
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on in Georgia : Earthquakes: Suburban Atlanta has been trembling since June, when a series of small temblors began. Seismologists insist it's just water seeping through the granite, not a seismic fault.
- The High Tax Drumbeat
- On the Set : Mom and Mom : 'SCHOOLBREAK' TELLS A STORY ABOUT ACCEPTANCE FROM A KID'S VIEW
- A Maine Institution Stands Pat on Pizza : Food: Farnsworth Cafe has kept college kids in pepperoni for decades. The owner, at 83, is still running the show.
- Voucher Concept Has Come a Long Way : Education: Although promoted by Republicans, Prop. 174 is largely the handiwork of libertarians. Anti-government donors with deep pockets helped boost the idea into the mainstream.
- SOUTHEAST AREA : Fair Outlines ABCs of College Entrance
- The Bottom Line on California Taxes
- 40 Steaks in the Freezer and a Clean Car in Every Garage : German Reporter Finds L.A.'s No Berlin on the Pacific
- Palestinian Attack Kills 2 Israeli Hikers
- HUNTINGTON PARK : Latest 'Bandit' Taxi Sting Nets 9 Suspects
- Somali Warlord Offers Cease-Fire : Africa: Aidid 'accepts' U.S. peace overture, says he is ready for talks with other clan leaders. Clinton welcomes truce bid, made one day after American policy shift.
- Environmentalists Chalk Up Pollution for Clean Air : Ecology: National Healthy Air License Exchange buys sulfur dioxide emission license so that no one can use it. The nonprofit group intends to expand the practice.
- Arcadia : Waste Contract Extended
- USC : Students Want Park Renamed for Chavez
- PICO-UNION : Political Asylum Plan Raises Concerns
- Actress Offers Reward to Find Kidnaped Girl
- Warning Issued on Fatal Hazards in Faulty Playpens
- Zeier Sets SEC Passing Mark: 544 Yards
- At Least the World Knows : The new generation of Chinese filmmakers face tough censors, and their films don't exactly 'open wide' in their own country. But fame in the West has focused the world's eyes on what might be a changing industry
- But Does He Use a Night Light? : Jeff Bridges is everyone's pick as Hollywood's most underappreciated actor. Why doesn't that get him through the nights? It's that fear thing
- The Screenwriter's Package : We're Sure the Offers Came Flooding In
- Los Amantes, By RICHARD GARCIA
- Greyhound Savings for Seniors
- Everything's coming up Ethel Merman this week...
- Is What's Good for Ross Perot Always What's Good for the Country? : Economy: The populist- billionaire says he wants to focus the debate on cutting the deficit. But that also helps his holdings in the bond market.
- CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY : 2.285 on a 4.0-Point Grading Scale : Good 100-day marks for the kinder, gentler Riordan; now, how about some attention to the vision thing?
- COLUMN RIGHT / SMITH HEMPSTONE : Why Wait Six Months? Three Would Do It : Why expose U.S. troops longer? This is tragic sideshow, not national security.
- Numbers on Judiciary Don't Equal Justice for All
- Starr-Crossed Schaeffer Offers Silent Treatment
- His Cold Duck Reception Is Followed by Deep Freeze
- The Sagebrush Poet : Jimmie Dale Gilmore's career hasn't followed a traditional path but his 'Zen country' music is drawing attention with a major-label debut album called 'Spinning Around the Sun'
- INDUSTRY CHATTER: A&M; Records executives are trying...
- Firms Consider Deal: Abbey Healthcare Group Inc....
- The Age of Earnestness
- $5,000 Remodel, and Kitchen Is a Dream
- Ex-Shareholder Files Lawsuit Against International PCBX
- The <i> Real</i> Mr. T : American Culture Is Writ Large in Radio Deejay's Shirt Collection
- Some Diners Get a Rush With Limbaugh Piped In : Politics: Several restaurants offer the conservative talk show as a lunchtime treat for his devotees. One eatery even has fax machines for patrons who want to send off their opinions.
- Travel Warning Lifted
- Secret U.N. Food Pipeline Feeds Bosnia Divisiveness
- Groups Try to Foster Unity, Block by Block : Communities: For years, neighborhood clubs have been an organizing force for blacks in South-Central. Now these organizations are struggling to enlist Latinos.
- Middle Class Gets Hit Again--This Time It's Health Care
- Taming a Nightmare : Statewide Proposition 169--Rx for the budget process
- Merchants Seek to Discourage Panhandling
- Prognosis Needs to Leave Room for Dignity : A first-hand account of how concerns are sometimes expressed for the quality of life for a family's pet dog, but not for a family member.
- Boxing
- Ready to Carve His Mark : Rams' Jerome Bettis Will Try to Make the Most of His Second Chance to Start
- Not Just Another Pretty Celebrity : Howard Stern calls a cease-fire in his hate-hate relationship with the media just long enough to: plug his new book (surprise!), bash the FCC, ruminate on celebrity and explain why radio will always be The Show
- The Concept: Jack-o'-Santa : Tim Burton's new movie for Disney isn't exactly a steal-Christmas-kind-of-thing. It's more like a borrow-it-and-give-it-a-weird-twist-kind-of-thing
- Your Mortgage : Changes in Points and Mortgage Insurance Make Ownership Easier
- FICTION
- DOWNTOWN : L.A. Conservancy Party Takes the Cake
- Burl Ives, 84, Sent Home After Bout With Infection
- Azusa : Quarry Dust to Be Studied
- Monument Dedicated to O.C. Firefighters
- Decision to Support NAFTA Is a Difficult One, but Commendable
- Notre Dame Shakes Up Pittsburgh : Nonconference: Holtz benches six starters before 44-0 victory. The Irish total 539 yards on offense.
- This Rumor Is True: Esiason, Jets Flying : Pro football: Quarterback will lead NFL's No. 1-ranked offense against Raiders today at the Coliseum.
- He Can Really Put It Away, but Says Its No Piece of Cake
- BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : White Sox Tap a Rare Power Source : American League: Johnson homers, drives in four runs as Chicago beats Blue Jays, 7-4, to even series.
- OAK TREE : Phone Chatter Upsets Sardula and Wins the Oak Leaf Stakes
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Tyler Leads Cerritos Past Golden West
- There's Still Life in the Bullpen for This Darned Old Pair of Sox
- Century Manages to Rally, Ends Up With 16-16 Tie
- POP MUSIC : The Magnificent Seven : John Lennon, Elton John and the Jackson 5 are shoo-ins for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but what about reggae legend Bob Marley?
- U.S. Economic Picture Is a Contradictory Collage
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- Cancer Survivors Help Others Through It : Health: New Jersey program matches patients with those who have successfully battled disease. Their counsel is credited with reversing the depression that often accompanies chemotherapy and radiation.
- A Lesson in Love : Act of Affection Turned Into Nightmare for Mother, Daughter
- Ordinary People
- Mogul for a New Age : Bill Ziff's Media Empire Is Built on High Tech-and High Standards
- RESTAURANTS : THE WINE LIST
- Tentative School Pact Puts Chicago Walkout on Hold
- STILL OFF TO SEE THE 'WIZARD'
- No Retreat, No Surrender at Tailhook '93
- 30 Officers Hurt in Police Bus Blast
- Bucket Kills Officer in Tow-Away Dispute
- SUSAN WINSTON : Food for Thought
- The DWP Food Files! (or Reasonable Facsimiles)
- THE MASKED BOBWHITE RIDES AGAIN by...
- Driving Down Cost of Insurance for a New Car
- STYLE: HOME DESIGN : Rooms With A Point of View : One white room. Six distinctive furniture stores. Two hours to furnish it.
- Home Makers : 'Sweat Equity' Helps Families Realize Dream
- Weekend Escape: Santa Maria : Slowing Down on Central Time : In This Part of 'Middle California,' the Aroma of Barbecue Spices the Air and Shady Patios of B&Bs; Suggest a Certain Kicked-Back Attitude
- Tax Rate Debate Includes Which Figures to Use
- Judge Tells Denny Jurors to Calm Down
- San Gabriel : New Bids for Mission Plan
- Diabolique (Bravo Monday at 5 and 9:30...
- Is Tenant Entitled to Punitive Damages?
- No, Not the Part of the Mammy!
- Aidid Son Served With Marines
- DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL . . . : Stretching out the fall season: a painful exercise
- Alleged Mafia Boss Arrested in Killing
- NASA Budget Heads for Stratosphere
- About This Series
- Ferry Capsizes Off South Korea; 150 Are Missing
- Armed With Art
- A Parent Solution : Thousands of Bleary-Eyed Orange County Moms and Dads Are Working Opposite Shifts to Cut Back on Child-Care Costs
- For California, Tolls Herald Return to Old Ways
- FHP Acquires HMO: Health-care provider FHP Inc....
- CRIMINAL PURSUITS
- California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- Flying With a First-Class Cold
- State's Tax System Gets Poor Grades
- County Medical Clinics Still Open for Business : Health: 24 sites, many of them serving the poor, were slated to close today. But $72.8 million in tobacco tax funds will keep them operating.
- Pay Per Drive : As State's First Modern Tollway Nears Opening, Backers Tout It as Wave of Future
- Photoelectric Cells Can Plug In Remote Areas : Science: Developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab, the solar converters bring energy to places where it is too costly to run power lines.
- RAINING PRAISES : Runner Marisol Cossio, a legend in Bolivia, is blistering the track for Cal State L.A.
- General Aims at His U.N. Commanders : Balkans: Ambitious peace plans aren't backed up by enough troops, military leader complains.
- History at the Empire Mine
- Yeltsin Lengthens State of Emergency : Russia: He also disbands nation's Communist-era local councils.
- EASTSIDE : Cafe Serves Up Chicano Art, Music
- Charities Hope Bingo Venture Yields Payoff : Fund raising: Officials see the games as a source of income for community groups. But low turnouts so far could mean disappointment is in the cards.
- THE PINK ROSARY by Ricardo Means...
- Backpack & Budget : Benefits Accompany Student ID
- MELTING POT : Mex-Lite
- Rustic Home for 'Wild' One
- Glendora : City Wins Fight Over House
- Born a Garbage Man : BKK Owner Gets Dumped on From All Sides but Stands His Ground
- Revenge of the Birds: Turkeys Run Afoul : Nature: New England town intimidated by a wild flock of 17 led by a fearsome gang leader, Tom. City officials want them all tossed out.
- Photo Processor to the Stars Focuses on Developing Privacy : Business: Celebrities flock to an Orange County lab that boasts extra security measures to protect them from unwanted exposure.
- DOWNTOWN : Asian Legal Center Celebrates 10 Years
- Israel's Security Becomes a More Subtle Problem
- A Festering Rage : ALICE IN BED: A Play in Eight Scenes, <i> By Susan Sontag (Farrar Straus & Giroux: $25 hardcover, $12 softcover</i> ; <i> 89 pp</i> .<i> )</i>
- Arcadia : 3 City Departments Merged
- MACARTHUR PARK : Otis College at 75: Designs on the Future
- $66,000 Raised for the L.A. Free Clinic
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Private Investors to Manage Golf Course
- An active imagination fuels the animation of 'Doug' and 'Rugrats'
- COMMERCE : City Awarded Prize for Latino Support
- LINCOLN HEIGHTS : Appeal Filed Over Diesel Tank Ruling
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Vendors Complain of Police Harassment
- Taking Back a Home Deeded Away
- CLOSE-UP : Walkin' U.S.A.
- Attractions of the Ukraine
- ROUGH TRANSLATIONS by Molly Giles (University...
- COUSCOUS IN THE CASBAH : Served in a Bedouin tent or a chic city restaurant, Morocco's saffron-scented'national dish' has many styles and venues
- DO-IT-THEMSELVERS : Struggling Inner-City Artists Are a Special Breed of Handyman
- 32 European Nations Focus on Human Rights : Tolerance: Council of Europe members address nationalism, ethnic tensions for first time.
- Harry and the Hendersons (KTLA Sunday at...
- First Lady Kin Pays Price
- GAME OF THE WEEK : Pathfinders Lose Focus, and the Game to Garfield
- Second American Is Stabbed in S. Africa : Violence: Assault in Cape Town comes six weeks after slaying of Orange County woman.
- 'APPLE' POWER
- Pro Prop. 174 Campaign Shows Vouchers Make Strange Bedfellows
- VIEW FROM WASHINGTON / JAMES RISEN : Health Care Fact and Fiction: Cost Cuts Unlikely to Pay for the Package
- Boutiques in a Bastion of Culture
- The Bearable Lightness of Being : THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM, <i> By Francine Prose (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $20; 256 pp.)</i>
- Bhutto's Regional Victory Strengthens Bid for Power
- General Public 'Knows' What Should Be Done : Policy: A new study has found that people depend a lot more on the opinions of their fellow citizens than on all other outside influences.
- Karl G. Henize; NASA Scientist, Flew in Spacelab 2
- As for the Daydreamers . . .
- FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Locke Settles for Tie With Roosevelt
- Yaroslavsky Tunes Out Colleagues at City Hall
- Badge of Honor : The LAPD's Rosemary Sanchez and Rachel Canchola are reluctant role models in the male-dominated world of homicide investigation. They just want to catch killers.
- Pain's Palette, Life's Lessons : Surgery helped Riua Akinshegun find her calling and focus her creative energies. Now she uses her artwork in unique healing sessions. : RIUA AKINSHEGUN
- Thousands of Exiles March Against Castro in Miami
- Council Hopefuls Offer Financial Fixes : Politics: Among the deficit solutions presented at the debate were levying library card fees, tapping the reserve fund and resurrecting the utility tax.
- No Refuge for Refugee : Some in Community Threaten Him for Saying U.S., Vietnam Should Resume Trade
- Rising Crime in Los Angeles: A Program of Counterattack
- Town Rallies for Star Football Player Jailed for Pointing Gun