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- PREMONITION IN THE MIDST OF PLENTY, By Jean Burden
- ROOMS IN THE HOUSE OF STONE ...
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- Proposals Studied to Stop Abusers
- Food Stamps: America's Rising Gauge of Lean Times : Welfare: Aid program is one nearly everyone can live with. But with 27 million on rolls, it belies recovery.
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Institute Provides Skills for the Future
- On the Set : Carpenter's Little Bag of Horrors
- When Anger Against Aliens Clouds Reason : Valley Legislators Need a More Refined Approach
- A Lot of Money--but It's a Wise Investment : House refuses to cut U.S. intelligence budget any further
- Late Errors by Offerman Aid Reds, 9-6 : Dodgers: Bad throws in the eighth and ninth innings prove costly. The shortstop is booed, coming and going.
- Shooting Victim's Family, Anaheim Settle Civil Suit
- Smoking Oasis : Indoors: Persecuted puffers have worn out their welcome almost everywhere. But at Northridge Fashion Center mall, there is still a pleasant place to light up.
- Dumais Family Has Had a Lot of Drive to Dive : Training: Mother steered her children to the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center--a 136-mile trip.
- Raiders Welcome Dry Run : Pro football: In exhibition game against 49ers today at Stanford, they will face offense used by division rivals Kansas City and Denver.
- Booth Wins Girls' Junior Golf Title
- After They Decided, It Was Pointless to Argue : 3 Chaminade Fencers Head for Penn State as Entry on a Mission
- What's Everyone Got Against a Legend? : In his lifetime, Charles Mingus was a rebel and a true giant of jazz. Now the Library of Congress has acquired his works and he's gaining new prominence. So how come nobody plays his music?
- Slaying the Giant : Microsoft Dominates the Vast Market for Computer Software. But by Knowing What Consumers Want, Two Bay Area Firms in Important Niches Are : Intuit Aims to Quicken the Pace of Automation
- Gardening : Nothing Tastes Like Home-Grown : Carrots: Home varieties are bred for flavor, while commercial ones are selected for shipping qualities, resistance to disease, strong tops.
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- HONOR BOUND: A Gay Naval Midshipman Fights...
- TALKING TO THE DEAD by Sylvia...
- On View : Arkin's Next Splash : ACTOR WHO HIT GOLD ON 'NORTHERN EXPOSURE' MINES HIS COMEDY ON 'BIG WAVE DAVE'S'
- City Section Benching the B-Team Program
- Sheep Ratio Dips to 15 Woolies for Each New Zealand Citizen
- Shoppers--Westchester Is Not Just for Travelers
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Clinton Hopes for Better Coordination With GOP : Politics: President to involve Republicans at outset of negotiations on health care reform and free trade pact.
- A Mission of Mercy : Costa Mesa Woman Finds Fulfillment at Red Cross Hospital in Cambodia
- Carjacking Experts Find an Ounce of Prevention Is Pricey : Crime: Despite a rash of confrontational auto thefts, only four motorists pay the $129 tab for a seminar. Organizers will lower the price next time.
- Monrovia : New Maintenance Fee OKd
- County Storm Drain Channel Has Flood of Activity : Arroyo Simi: The seemingly sleepy ditch teems with life. Homeowners, homeless and passersby--as well as wildlife--use it.
- Oil Drilling in Cemetery Stalled by Foes : Courts: Judge invalidates Inglewood City Council's approval of five test wells pending environmental impact report.
- Gunfire From Pursuing Car Injures Youth
- $15-Mil Sale Is Biggest in Years
- LOCATIONS by Jan Morris (Oxford University...
- THE PREGO PATTERN : Nearly 10 Years Old, This Beverly Hills Ristorante Is Still la Epitome di Una Trattoria
- Bill Would License Cashing Outlets and Regulate Fees
- THE WINE LIST
- Of Perfume and Olives on France's Cote d'Azur : From Grasse to Haut-de- Cagnes and Villefranche, tiny museums exhibit local art and history.
- Invitation to Madonna Mania
- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur...
- City Says No More Free Rides on the Queen Mary
- COLUMN ONE : Drivers, Plug In Your Engines : The race is on. The world's auto makers, jolted by state pollution mandates, are rushing to produce electric cars the average Californian will want to drive--before 1998.
- 5 King Jurors Criticize Sentences : Justice: One calls leniency a 'betrayal,' saying Koon, Powell deserved longer terms. Four say punishment is sufficient. Most agree their experience forged a strong bond despite differences.
- How Robin came to know the Bat Cave as home is told on Fox series
- COVER STORY : This Operation Is a Success : Drew Medical School Has Emphasized Primary Care to Underserved Areas for Years. Now Its Methods Are a Major Component of Health Care Reform.
- Russia Backed in Tajik Conflict by 3 Asian Nations
- Pope Struggles to Reverse Church's Ebbing Influence : Religion: In visiting the Americas, he will face the issues that are undermining his moral authority. Can Catholicism develop a human face?
- Costa Mesa Man Held in Drive-By Shootings
- Rams Say Gary, Price Must Take Deal Soon or Pay
- Chang to Face a Tall Order : Tennis: He defeats Adams, but now gets Krajicek, who overpowered top-ranked Sampras to gain final.
- Marine Dies After Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole
- County Job Security Becomes Thing of the Past : Layoffs: In previous years, laid-off employees could take demotions to other jobs or hope to be reassigned. As the budget crunch deepens, government workers with pink slips are facing uncertain futures.
- On the Rebound : Former Titan Derek Jones Is Putting All the Pieces of His Life Back In Order With Help of Basketball
- WESTLAKE : Organization Fights for Tenants Rights
- Riot-Related Sentencings Bring Back the 'What Ifs' : Trial: Turmoil remains in the victims' family as court case comes to a close for men convicted in mob attack that left a brother dead and son injured.
- Missouri's Flood-Weary Officials Start Tackling Tough Job of Cleanup : Disaster: They attend 'summit' to discuss next steps. They are told that $5.8-billion federal relief package would be less than what's needed.
- LITTLE TOKYO : Parade to Kick Off Nisei Week Festival
- International House of TV : SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATIONS FIND MORE THAN A NICHE FOR THE MANY CULTURES
- Retracing Steps in High Southwest and Africa
- Hydroelectric at Capacity, Northwest Is Seeking Alternatives : Resources: The Columbia River provided an energy surplus for all the 1980s. But now the emphasis is on conservation.
- Good Neighbor : Hemisphere's Largest Buddhist Temple Wins Over Residents
- Tennis Club Protests Metro Rail Proposal to Tear Down Center : Recreation: The MTA is reconsidering a plan to convert the facility into a parking facility in light of public outcry.
- Sunday in the park will be a...
- PLATFORM : Toiling Over the Problem of Day Laborers : Location just one problem with city's plan to place a hiring site on Balboa Place.
- Kirby, Masakayan Run Win Streak to Record 21 Games : Pro volleyball: Top-seeded team gives up only 11 points in three matches at Long Beach to set WPVA record.
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies : . . . but Does Tatjana Patitz Know How to Whistle?
- WCC May Lose Automatic Berth to Baseball Playoffs : Colleges: Proposal before NCAA committee would force league champion to play a qualifying series against a Southwestern Athletic Conference team.
- Sexual Ornament or Invitation to Harassment at Hooters Bar? : Lawsuits: A lawyer for several former waitresses calls it a 'corporate culture of misogyny.' But the chain's attorneys and officials say they are only marketing 'sex appeal.'
- Hot Times at the Long Beach Opera
- A Call for Nursing Home Ombudsmen : Volunteers Are Desperately Needed Here to Monitor and Comfort Lonely Patients
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Ojeda Makes Return in Cleveland's Defeat
- TEAM TENNIS PLAYOFFS : Bergh Upstages Connors to Lead Dukes Past Phoenix, Into Final
- ART : Face to Face With Art, Life and TV : Video visionary Bill Viola explores spiritual and emotional realms, using the landscape to portray human consciousness
- Violist's Virtuoso Self-Confidence Leads to Solo Philharmonic Bow
- The World According to Mae
- * Joseph K. McDonnell has been appointed...
- West Coast Bancorp: The Newport Beach bank...
- * Dan Parkovich has joined Bishop Hawk...
- * Max Wasinger has been promoted to...
- Archeologists Dig Up History on Cloister
- Is This Heaven? No, It's South Dakota : Emigres: San Bernardino family finds refuge from city in small town that advertised for new residents. "You couldn't pay me enough to go back to California," woman says.
- No End in Sight : Martina Says She Is Getting Better With Age and Still Enjoys Playing
- Despair, Hope Mark Women's War Memorial : Vietnam: Bronze sculpture will begin its journey from New Mexico to the nation's capital on Aug. 28, stopping in more than 20 cities in 14 states. It will be dedicated Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
- Altadena : Water Board Reelected
- DeConcini's Vote Sparks Recall Bid
- L.A. Councilwoman Seeks to Move Beyond Stereotypes : Politics: She is open about her family life, but Jackie Goldberg says don't label her 'the gay council member.'
- FROM <i> NOVELAS</i> TO HARD NEWS TO WRESTLING, SPANISH OUTLETS SPEAK TO VIEWERS
- Casey Given Stronger Drugs for Mild Rejection of Heart
- Italy Kills Health Tax on the Dead
- Latinos Seek Funding Parity After Black Group Gets City Grant : Social services: The City Council's approval of $250,000 for a church-run program raises questions about fairness in treatment of ethnic groups.
- The Economic Perils of Waiting for Washington : California: The budget ordeal teaches us that size and diversity are not rewarded on Capitol Hill, so it's time to develop our own devices.
- Justice in the Eyes of Those Who Hand It Out : Trial: When choosing between law and order, judges lean toward order, which is why Koon and Powell got 30 months for beating King.
- Benefit at Mall Raises $22,500 for Red Cross
- 49er Linebacker Faces Test vs. Raiders
- Tidland Ousted from Western Amateur
- U.S., Japan Plunge Into 'Inner Space' Race : Oceans: A California exploration team plans to plumb the depths of the Pacific's Mariana Trench, which is nearly seven miles deep--a mile deeper than Mt. Everest is high.
- Fernando Takes Wing : After Earning Another Chance in the Majors, Former Dodger Sparks Orioles' Pennant Hopes
- Hollywood Theaters Not Railing Against Metro Rail
- Inclined Blends Scattered Influences Into Its Debut Album
- Although awesome in its fantasy splendor, Ridley...
- 2 Alleged Rapists Surrender After 5 1/2-Hour Standoff
- Residents ride a wave of optimism for Riordan's visit to the Harbor area.
- Base Motives and Bad Blood Surface in El Toro Tempest
- NAMES AND NUMBERS
- Sanchez Vicario to Get Her Shot at No. 1 : Women's tennis: Spaniard cruises into final, where top-ranked Graf awaits.
- It's Hard to Stop a Love for Game
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Merely a Charge, or Act of Sin?
- NFL EXHIBITION ROUNDUP : McMahon Helps Vikings Beat Bills
- 'The Building Will Not Stand Empty'
- Her Best Stroke Is Her Last; Booth Wins Junior Title : Golf: Twenty-foot putt from fringe on the 18th gives her 1-up victory over Peru's Hayashida in USGA girls' final.
- Center Helps Set Stage for Careers in Musical Theater
- A Crash Course in the Germs
- Clinton's Plan: Time for a Deal
- Irvine Man Undergoing Tests for Hantavirus
- White Guilt Won't Save the Bill of Rights : Sen. Moseley-Braun defeats the Confederacy, but who's taking up the cause of justice?
- Ritualistic Foul Play Suspected in Deaths of Rabbits at School : Investigation: The 10 animals may have been killed as part of a satanic rite or a gang initiation ceremony, police say.
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Snakebite Season
- TENNIS / THOMAS BONK : 'Winning Ugly' Can Mean Looking Good
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Zoeller Zooms to a Four-Stroke Lead With a 66
- Morceli Barely Misses 3,000 World Record
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Saberhagen Will Have Knee Surgery
- All-Star Tribute Album? Ha! KISS Calls It Revenge
- KRIS KROSS"Da Bomb" Columbia* *Last year Chris...
- CHILDREN : Trouble on the Tot Charts : As more marketable 'toons and celebrities move in, established children's recording artists face shrinking musical prospects
- COMMENTARY ON HATE CRIMES : Huntington Beach Should Lead Local Effort to Fight Racism : A regional effort involving churches, schools and law officers can build a framework for tolerance.
- Overdue Books : Plans for the Platt Avenue branch go back to 1970 when a young family thought their children would use the facility as they grew up. Now building has begun but it comes a generation too late.
- POINT MUGU : Ship's Propeller Killed Blue Whale
- 20,000 Enjoy Corny Atmosphere at La Habra Festival and Parade
- Fire Department Under Public Scrutiny : Spending: An audit is under way. Critics say the county agency is too top-heavy and generous with overtime pay.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Shots Heard 'Round the Ward
- PROFESSIONAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL
- Their Home Court Is Where the Achy Breaky Hearts Are
- Cromsigt's Stock Rises With 16th Saugus Win
- Girdlestone Twice Sets Backstroke Marks
- La Habra's Wickersham Loses Fight With Cancer
- SEEING PURPLE: Prince (we can name that...
- Bruising Productions : All-U-Can-Eat Players claim the same desire as The Actors' Gang to bring classics of radical theater directly to the audiences
- PERSPECTIVE ON JUSTICE : A Fervor to Kill in a Doubtful Case : Do we tell the world he was 'just another black man'? Is that why no court heard all the evidence?
- THOUSAND OAKS : Gunman Robs Home Federal Bank and Flees
- Bar Owner Seeks Ghost Busters to Rid Town of 'Irate' Spirits
- Africa's Best at African Fest : Church's Cultural Fair Raises Money for the Victims of Tribal Clashes
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Wilson's a Party Animal in Visit to Costa Mesa
- Hey, He'll Take It : Scarsone Plays Sparingly for Giants, but Who's Complaining?
- Angels Let McDowell Off Hook : Baseball: Close to chasing White Sox ace in third inning, they fail to capitalize during 6-4 loss and pitcher wins 18th.
- Rams Are Burned by Beuerlein : Pro football: Former Raider passes for two touchdowns to lead Cardinals to 24-13 exhibition victory.
- Lynch Trying Out for U.S. 'B' Team
- Despite Loss, Westchester Was Happy With Its Play : Baseball: The Babe Ruth District 2 runner-up advanced to the championship game before losing to Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks, 6-5.
- RACING ROUNDUP : American Winner Sets Hambletonian Marks
- COME AND LISTEN TO A STORY. ....
- MOVIES : Remember Her Sometime : Mae West's 100th (or so) birthday is coming up. What was it about this larger-than-life actress that changed Hollywood forever? A look back by a friend and observer.
- Sentencing for Businessman Is Postponed : Courts: New date is set for Michael E. Parker of Newport Beach, who was convicted of defrauding a Beverly Hills thrift.
- List 'O Lists
- Volcanoes, Glaciers and, Yes, Hostels in Iceland : Package deals make North Atlantic country's wonders more affordable.
- WORK ON THE WILD SIDE : A Job in the Underground Helped Her Meet Expenses, but She Still Needed Moral Support
- Plumbing the Depths as Assn. President
- Clinton's Father May Have Wedded Mother While Married, Papers Say
- Camping It Up : Hundreds flock to the youth program at USC. They also get educational counseling, museum field trips and a math and science program--all for free.
- Iraq on Brink of Famine, U.N. Finds : Destitution: Sanctions are blamed. Studies liken nation to 'disaster-stricken African countries.'
- 400-Year-Old Marlowe Murder a True Shakespearean Tragedy : Mystery: Playwright pioneered blank verse, but his reputation was tarnished by his death, reputedly in a tavern brawl.
- 3 Patrol Boats Get the Gaff in Fish and Game Budget Cut : Regulation: Two of the vessels slated for retirement are based in the city. Officials, activists say the loss will hurt enforcement efforts.
- DOWNTOWN : Latest 'Bandit Taxi' Stings Net 91 Arrests
- An Old American Tradition: The 'Wrath of God' Scenario : Religion: Since the Puritans, Americans regarded natural disasters as signs from God. But they looked within themselves for the reason.
- City Council Clout : Turning Legislation Into Laws
- City Weighs Changes to Zoning Near Slide Area : Development: Proposal would allow construction in 130-acre area of Rancho Palos Verdes. Opponents fear huge projects, lawsuits and Mother Nature.
- Primary-Care Physicians Become a Hot Commodity : Medicine: With the nation moving toward a gatekeeper system, hospitals depart from wooing specialists. Now they are scrambling to recruit family doctors.
- United Voice Needed on El Toro's Future : * If Pentagon Cooperates, So Should Communities
- In Brief
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- Tenants from Hell : Professional Deadbeats, 'Petition Mill' Scam Artists Imperil Small Rental Property Owners Unfortunate Enough to Select Them as Renters
- SOUTH CENTRAL : Neighbors Coming to Aid of Keller Park
- SOUTH GATE : Council Rejects Fee to Maintain Parks
- THE HUMAN CONDITION / WHY WE THINK WE'RE PSYCHIC : Knocking on the Door of the Supernatural World
- San Marino : Library Renovations
- College Proves No Escape as Bills Pile Up : Education: Linda was first in her family to graduate. But now she has no way to repay $20,000 student loan.
- Margin Debt Soars as Borrowers Tap Equities
- BOTTOM LINE : The Green, Green Hills of ... Santa Ana
- Scout Tells of His Tussle With Bear at Campsite : Ordeal: The 12-year-old boy keeps his sense of humor and says: 'I kind of swatted at him and he basically started chewing on my head. It was pretty terrifying.'
- Retro : Series Sprouts
- Grand Canyon Is Whole New World : A calm rafting trip and guided walks prove surprisingly amusing to children. So does an old-fashioned water fight.
- Exorcising the Tenant From Hell
- How the West Was Done : STREETS OF LAREDO, <i> By Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster: $25; 589 pp.)</i>
- * Stephen R. Parry has joined Hamilton...
- Bad Driver Record May Wreck Trip : Car rentals: Companies step up checks for high-risk drivers, who could be denied a car at the rental counter.
- In Northern California, the Granddaddy Lake
- Williams: A New Kind of Police Chief
- Kings, Queens and Commoners Mourn Belgian Monarch
- CITY ARTS : Festival Fever
- San Gabriel : City to Buy Restaurant
- Q & A : Bell Gardens' New Police Chief Vows to Be Fair
- Learning How to Invest: A Survival Kit for Women
- Tustin Divorce Creates Landmark Access to Business Records : Litigation: The California Supreme Court compels a divorcing husband to disclose the tax records of his privately held corporation.
- The Presley Cos.: The Newport Beach-based home...
- Las Vegas MGM Grand Plans an Early Opening
- MAYBE THE MOON by Armistead Maupin...
- Medieval Masterpiece : The Czech Republic's Sleeping Beauty
- Send Us Your Best Shot
- Federal Government Leaning Toward Hybrids : Rules: California's zero-emission rule has survived despite efforts to undermine it on a national level. Case in New York is seen as a bellwether.
- Midwives Deliver a Choice at Gentle Birth Center
- A People's Healer : Understanding Patients' Cultures, Earning Their Trust Are Essential to Community-Based Health Care
- DEBBI MORGAN TAKES HER 'DOCTORING' TO ANOTHER SOAP
- LEGISLATIVE LESSONS: It can be dull. And...
- National Weather Service Plans to Zone Its Forecasts
- ISSUE: Police Officers
- Bear-Weary Scouts Head Home Swapping Camp Stories : Outdoors: Maulings of four campers leave youngsters with a mix of bravado and reflection. Autopsies fail to find rabies or other abnormalities in the two animals.
- Charging It to Uncle Sam : TRUST ME: Charles Keating and the Missing Billions, <i> By Michael Binstein and Charles Bowden (Random House: $25; 417 pp.)</i>
- Irvine Sensors Corp.: The Costa Mesa developer...
- Make Use of Removed Sod
- Helicopter Landing Near Grand Canyon Injures 14
- Remaking the Classics, Clinton-Style : Hollywood: Will Washington- struck movie-makers bring moral flexibility to the screen?
- THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE by...
- Takeuchi Named President of Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America
- Con Artist Tenant Coolly Poses as Serious Executive
- BODY POLITIC : It's Bradleytown, Jake
- HACK ATTACK : Flaming Idol
- Home Foreclosures Level Off Statewide in Second Quarter
- L.A. SPEAK
- WATTS : Free Concert Has Anti-Gang Message
- Life Imitating Art
- Senate Narrowly OKs Clinton Budget : Deficit: Gore's tie-breaking vote makes the final tally 51-50, ending a bitter battle and giving the President a major triumph. Victory was assured when Sen. Kerrey announced he would reluctantly back the plan.
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Homes for Elderly Included in Complex
- SOUTHEAST AREA : Group Helps Make Tomorrow's Leaders
- 10-Run 'Mercy Rule' to Be Proposed for Prep Games
- That's Why Garage Sales Were Invented
- Quality Time With Preschoolers Can Be Easy to Schedule
- Extra Effort Can Speed Home Sale
- The Merlin of the Avant-Garde : Expatriate Robert Wilson, America's Weirdest Theater Director, Is Trying to Come Home--Again
- A Shelter in the Center of the Universe : Park La Brea: 176-acre apartment complex is a neighborhood within the Fairfax district, offering security and reliability.
- Tee for Two at International Resorts : Senior sports group organizes amateur golf tournaments at major courses in U.S., abroad.
- MAURICE JARRE : Ode to David Lean
- Darling (Showtime Monday at 3:30 p.m.) stars...
- WINDSOR HILLS : Affordable-Housing Project Rejected
- * Takashi Kiuchi, chairman and chief executive...
- Weighty Issue of Cargo Flights at John Wayne : Shipping: UPS wants an evening departure from the airport so it can pick up O.C. packages later and avoid its beat-the-clock drive to Long Beach.
- POETIC JUSTICE: Film-Making South Central Style ...
- *Harold A. Ellis Jr. and J. Thomas...
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES : Funds for New Logging Roads
- VERNON : Council Approves Waste Facility
- CITY TERRACE : Children Put On Their Thinking Caps
- Programs May Be a Stroke of Genius : Education: As courses for the gifted dwindle in public schools, colleges begin to pick up the slack.
- SURVING THE SYSTEM : Cynics Have Only Disdain for Partisan Politics
- ELECTIONS / VENTURA CITY COUNCIL : Patagonia's Role in Race Still Unclear
- Backers of L.A. School Breakup Plan New Tactic : Education: Sen. Roberti says he may attach stalled bill to another measure. Opponents picket the strategy session.
- High Country Harmony : Upper Ojai Residents Share Values, Including a Love of Nature
- Bumps on the Road to European Utopia
- Big-City-Style Gangs Find a New Frontier on Plains of Kansas : Crime: In three years, the number of gangs marauding Wichita streets has burgeoned to 90, and drive-by shootings have become commonplace.
- Riding a Wave of Success : Business: Surfboard maker Phil Becker has survived an industry ebb by eschewing frills and building his company on craftsmanship.
- Overtaxing the Rich and the Dead : Clinton's retroactive increase is unconstitutional and breaches faith with the people.
- Surfriders Get Political Over Coastal Pollution : Environment: Local chapter's membership swells to 300. It seems to have lost a battle over a jetty but is making other gains.
- Driver Says Alcohol Is Not Cause of Fatality : Jailhouse interview: Man suspected of running down pregnant woman in the street says he wasn't drunk at the time and that armed men scared him away from scene.
- Doctor Hears the Pain : Physician Recalls Her Own Pain to Inspire Children With Spina Bifida
- PRO BASEBALL / JEFF FLETCHER : Major Changes in Minors for Valley Rookies
- TEAM TENNIS : Bergh Defeats Connors to Spark Dukes
- DEL MAR : Flawlessly Catches Longshot to Win the Ramona Handicap
- LOCAL NOTES : Zubrin, Brown Finish One-Two in U.S. Diving
- Rams Burned by Beuerlein : Pro football: Former Raider passes for two touchdowns to lead Cardinals to 24-13 exhibition victory.
- What Is It About Spago and Really Smoggy Cities?
- RTC Allows Interest Rate Changes
- Libris Horribilis--A User's Guide
- Pain-Free Vacation Begins Feet First : Extra shoes, cotton-blend socks and simple medications help prevent the injuries that can quickly ruin a trip.
- Confused Home Shoppers Can Let Fingers Do Walking
- Middle America's Natural Paradise : Nebraska Sandhills Are an Unlikely Home for a Startling Variety of Wildlife
- Philip Hawkey, city manager of Pasadena, has...
- Florida Roofer Accused of Cheating Storm Victims
- Little League Tourney Considered a Big Catch for Community : Thousand Oaks: Landing the regional competition is like playing host to the Olympics. Supporters have been preparing for weeks.
- Man Stabbed Trying to Stop Fight
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Coleman Won't Be Wearing a Halo
- El Segundo Is Winner at State, 3-2 : Baseball: Unearned run in eighth inning is game-winner in first-round game of American Legion tournament.
- Sampras Upset in Semifinals : Volvo tennis: Krajicek uses strong serve to beat the world's top-ranked player for first time.
- All Day Long, They Ensure Talk Is Cheap
- In Brief
- Tired of Crime, Neighbors Hire Private Security : Law enforcement: Residents agree to pay for patrols after two claim Councilman Alatorre was indifferent to their concerns about police protection. He denies calling problems 'insignificant.'
- A summary of selected City Hall actions affecting Central Los Angeles in the past week. : CITY COUNCIL
- Woman Killed, Pilot Hurt in Crash
- Two famous '60s couples who have since...
- Boys Will Be Boys : More Than 60 Years of Memories Have Kept These Friends Together
- KOREATOWN : Artists Battle Asian Stereotypes in Films
- Riordan's Complex Personality Clouds Crystal Ball
- PLATFORM : Toiling Over the Problem of Day Laborers : Official program would set wages and job conditions. It would ban loiterers.
- Playing Well After Tragic Crash, Zambia Still in World Cup Hunt
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Marlins' Rally Misses by a Foot; Phillies Win
- Moore Gets Chance He Wanted : College: Unable to distinguish himself athletically in high school, the Trojans are offering Kevin Moore an opportunity to earn playing time as a wide receiver.
- Iron Maiden will mark the exit of...
- COVER STORY : Road Trip! : Andrei Codrescu is your basic droll Transylvanian poet and social commentator who was given a '68 Caddy and a mission: Find America and its soul
- MacGregor Advances in Qualifying
- Amal Hayati, Stateutte Win at Saratoga
- Built by Ruth, Threatened by George
- ONE YEAR AFTER : Barcelona Struggles With Debt, High Taxes in Post-Olympic Era
- Searching for Eclecticism? Mysticism? Try Hovhaness
- No Reason to Delay Reward
- CSUN's Tagging Course Leaves the Wrong Mark
- Xavier Hermosillo
- The Little Box in the Lower Left-Hand Corner
- INS Sting
- Street Vendors and the Law
- Assessor's Values vs. Housing Market's
- Warner Center Project Is Too Vast Already