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- COUNTRY CLUB PARK : County Restores Youth Group Funds
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- Large Number of Patients Seek 'Unconventional' Therapy : Medicine: Naturopathy, which emphasizes the healing power of nature, is among the popular alternatives for treating and preventing ailments.
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- Auditors Say Computer Report Misled School Board : Management: County education staff overstated need for $8.6-million machine, report states. Officials deny wrongdoing.
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- Melrose Changes Tune : NHL playoffs: After watching Kings score flurry of goals against Calgary, he embraces wide-open style for series against Canucks.
- Contreras Finds Form in Record Performance : College baseball: CSUN right-hander shows early-season brilliance in his third shutout, a 6-0 win over Hawaii.
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- Mira Costa Takes a Royal Beating : Volleyball: The Mustangs are defeated, 15-9, in semifinal match of tournament. Poway defeats Royal to win the championship.
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- End of the Line for Beefed-Up Bus Patrols : Crime: Funds run out for extra policing on the No. 204 line. The increased presence of officers had been credited with a marked drop in vandalism and graffiti.
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Golden Gate Theater Renovation OKd
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- U.S. Unveils $190-Million Somali Aid Plan : Africa: The assistance shifts the focus of America's role from armed intervention to reconstruction.
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- East L.A. Wins in 8th, Again
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- Conversion of El Toro Base: Will It Fly?
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- A summary of selected City Hall actions affecting Central Los Angeles in the past week. : CITY COUNCIL
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- Helping Baby Boomers Raise Their Young : Parenting: Lawrence Kutner has become a latter-day Dr. Spock by providing user-friendly advice and appealing to working couples.
- A Gallery Big as All Outdoors : Art Comes to the People as Part of New Exhibit
- Plane Truth About Airlooms : Aviation: The maintenance costs of Anaheim executive's collection of vintage aircraft are putting him in the red.
- Hart Picks Family Life Over Life as a Candidate : Politics: Citing 'the prospect of being an absent father,' the state senator dropped out of the race for state schools chief and will not seek reelection.
- R Is for Revolution in Modern Mystery Genre : Literature: Hard-boiled private eyes are giving way to women, professors, accountants, even a Siamese cat named Koko.
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- Echo Park : Community Party a Resounding Hit
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