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'Brothers Grunt' a Reason to Say 'Ugh'
Jazz : Long Beach Festival a Feeling of Deja Vu
AUSTRALIA
Work's Challenges Keep Electrician Energized
Aspirin Reported to Curb Colon Cancer
FULLERTON : Students to Take Part in Test of Medication
BEACH VOLLEYBALL : Dodd, Whitmarsh Win at Seal Beach
SOCCER / GRAHAME L. JONES : World Cup Stars Scattered Across Europe
Via Borghese Never Headed in Winning Diana Handicap
Brazil Gives Cobham New Beat and Outlook : Music: The drummer, who plays the Coach House on Tuesday, found inspiration for new album while doing UNICEF project.
'Heartbeats' Looks at Love Links
Language Immersion Schooling Draws Praise, Sparks Fears
PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Knox Criticizes Offensive Line
Getting a Big Charge From Capacitors : Manufacturing: Owner of ceramic electronics plant has strategy of making more efficient units, charging more.
Heavy Hitters
Mitchell, Dole Dig In Over Health : Senate: Appearing side by side, the men spar over merits of Democratic bill. The GOP leader concedes a compromise may be possible but doubts that the votes are there.
World IN BRIEF : BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA : Both Sides Agree to Anti-Sniping Pact
Vietnam Vet Scars Persist, Study Shows : Psychology: UCI researcher finds emotional distress most severe among those who experienced intense combat, especially those who were wounded.
Word Cup of Scrabble Under Way : Tournament: Three hundred players compete in Universal City for top prize of $15,000 and national title.
Driver in Crash That Killed Woman Flees : Hit-and-run: Pickup slammed into stalled auto, leaving one dead and five injured. The man who drove the truck ran away.
Former Aide to McNall Facing Federal Charges : Jurisprudence: Orehek accused of helping conspirators fraudulently obtain loans.
Splash Falters Against Sacramento, 6-5, as Trip Goes On
Critics Shouldn't Dictate 'Loca's' Artistic Content
Baseball Team Takes a New Type of Walk
Reheating the Gridiron : Chapman University Decides 62 Years Without a Team Is Enough
Seoul Willing to Offer N. Korea Nuclear Reactor
OAK PARK : Library to Close for Maintenance Work
Domenigoni: A Dam Site Too Expensive : MWD: A huge new reservoir would cost $2 billion, but water to fill it is problematic and there are cheaper alternatives.
Mass Culture
Mayor Riordan's Clean Air Plan
Government Wants to Teach Brazilians That if They Shop Till They Drop, Then Prices May Too : Economy: Inflation taught consumers to buy fast, before money lost value. Now they're being told to look for best deals.
Recall Elections
Recycling
Health Reform Proposals
TB Screening
ELECTIONS / PROPOSITION 187 : Mexican Official Denounces Ballot Measure : Campaign: Deputy foreign minister says his government will work with foes of the plan, which would deny most services to illegal immigrants. Initiative backer accuses him of interference in U.S. affairs.
Contradictory Ideas
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Woodstock Wraps Up With Wet, Wild Finale : Concert: The end of the '94 festival plays like a '69 flashback, with confusion, congestion, mud prevailing. About 300,000 fans attended over weekend.
Designers in the Driver's Seat : Innovative Southland Firms Are Having a Profound Influence on the Shape of the Auto's Future
Heat Sets No Records, but Surf Packs a Punch : Weather: Slight relief from triple-digit temperatures in sight. Hundreds in O.C. plucked from rip currents.
Stop the Slide in Corporate Philanthropy : Charity: The aid often accomplishes what government can't, and business and the community get a stronger base.
Despite Hot Weather, Spirits Stay High at Christian Music Fest
The Cameras Loved Her : In John Gregory Dunne's dark Hollywood novel, one girl knows how to make an entrance--the other makes quite an exit : PLAYLAND, By John Gregory Dunne, (Random House: $25; 494 pp.)
STYLE: GARDENS : Disorder in the Court
From Russia, With Love
On Waiting for a Fire to Be Lit
A summary of selected Los Angeles City...
Topics / SCIENCE : Space-Age Programs Target Black Children
NATO Chief Woerner Dies; Presided at Cold War's End : Europe: Former West German defense minister was 59. He guided alliance's search for new security role in the '90s.
HUNTINGTON PARK : Street Fair to Salute Mexican Culture
German Police Confirm Seizure of Nuclear Fuel Smuggled From Russia : Europe: Cache on flight from Moscow was third found this year. Officials think it was headed for black market.
'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Predicting Black Jurors' Votes on Simpson No Easy Task
Teachers Often Find Pay Is Linked to Class Size : Education: Some districts raise salaries rather than hire staff for more students.
WEST ADAMS : Seminar Will Help Seniors Avoid Fraud
Program Takes the Healing Arts Into the Neighborhoods : Workshops: Local artists spread the word to inner-city youths about song, dance and theater.
Asia's Response to AIDS Marked by Fear, Denial : Health: Continent's HIV infections may hit 10 million by 2000. Many doctors in Japan refuse to treat victims.
There Ought to Be a Law Against Crime-Bill Delinquents
Man Slain as Feud Between Neighbors Turns Violent
A Reason to Celebrate : Blythe Street: Residents hold a festival, promising a new era in the crime-ridden neighborhood.
Fullerton Fights Odds to Keep Hughes Plant : Jobs: City touts low tax rates as grounds for big employer to stay, but its high property values could be deciding factor to leave.
SAME SPIN, NEW CYCLE : A Visit With Thomas Keller, Formerly of L.A.'s Checkers, Now in the Napa Valley
DOROTHEA LANGE: American Photographs by Therese...
Destination: Canada : Green Gables and Lobster Dinners : Prince Edward Island is the place to gorge on shellfish, 'Anne' mania . . . and peace
Thomas Fulton; Conductor at Metropolitan Opera
VERNON : Toxic-Waste Foes: Victory in Defeat
NEWS ANALYSIS : Ailing Health Reform Could Stage Recovery
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : 'Animaniacs' get on the peace train; Disney's 'Red' gets a court trial
EAST LOS ANGELES : Golden Gate Theater Is Safe--for Now
LAPD Officers Faulted in 3 of 4 Shooting Cases
Our Father Figure Who Art in Heaven : Feminists who argue for a gender-neutral Bible should stop to consider the consequences.
Obituaries : William Grossbach; Assistant Schools Chief
Where Smoke Won't Get in Your Eyes : American Cancer Society Yellow Pages Provides a Guide to Night Life With Fresher Air
Campaign '94: Issues and Answers
Pair of Hikers Missing for 2 Days Found in Good Condition
The L.A. River's 'Natural' History : Until 1825, the Los Angeles Basin was vastly different from the current desert. What was the area's environment in the distant past?
Thousand Oaks Builds on Culture for Future : Arts: At a crossroads, city works to mesh creative push for several new museums with the desire to keep its semirural ambience.
Problems With Too Much, Little Moisture
News, Tips & Bargains : Program Guide for Aloha Festival
JUST THE FACTS : Baggage Allowances and Charges on Domestic Flights
George R Voigt; Consultant for California Politicians
Manual Labor : As a coach and a counselor, Andrea Anthony will help give her players a game plan on and off the basketball court.
A summary of selected City Hall actions this past week affecting Central Los Angeles.
Babbitt Joins Effort to Put Out Wildfire
The State : The Lazy Politician's Way to Win: Embrace Virtue
Truck Runs Off I-5 Into Ditch, Killing Driver
Feds Target Software Expert Who Developed Code to Encrypt Data : Computers: Among some civil libertarians, Phillip Zimmerman has achieved a kind of cult-hero status in the growing debate over electronic-privacy issues.
Fire Destroys Arco Towers Machinery Room : Blaze: Forty to 50 workers are evacuated from Downtown high-rise. Flames are extinguished in about 45 minutes.
Over and Under
STYLE: DESIGN : Out of the Blues
Default Liability Depends on Loan
What the Unhandy Need This Summer
The Pleasures of Reading, by CHARLES SIMIC
The 1992 TV movie The Secret (CBS...
WORLD IN BRIEF : IRAQ : 1 U.N. Officer Killed, 2 Hurt in Ambush
Winging It : DC3, the Santa Monica Airport restaurant, has a little of everything. Jet on over for a jazz combo, balcony dining and child care.
NOTEBOOK : A Soccer Title--at Last--for Garfield
Building in Some Unstructured Time
Japanese Official to Quit Post
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Forever On Call : By day, Dr. Scott Hitt tirelessly--and with much compassion--wages war against AIDS. By night, his focus turns to what he calls the last civil rights struggle.
N. Korean Sees New Era in U.S. Relations
Can Steinberg Repeat Gigantic Feat in O.C.? : Sports: Deal-maker who helped San Francisco keep its baseball team now fighting to retain Rams.
Merchants, City Hope to Revive Prosperous Past of Olvera Street : Business: A newly appointed commission begins work on reversing the decline of the Downtown historical landmark.
COLUMN ONE : A Dose of Reality Hits Cedars : One of the nation's premier hospitals struggles to reinvent itself in an era of managed care. Shift in priorities sparks reforms, but also internal strife.
WORLD IN BRIEF : SAUDI ARABIA : $4-Billion Contract Signed With AT
Reversing Incentives to Dependency : Welfare payments must have a time limit, work must be a requirement rather than an option and family planning must replace out-of-wedlock births.
Inescapable Concerns : Porous Lancaster State Prison Still Doesn't Have a Warden to Call Its Own
Gays Examine Serious Issues at UCI Festival : Community: Pride Celebration includes seminars to mark 25th anniversary of Stonewall riots that ushered in rights movement. The event continues today with music, food, merchandise and discussions.
Theft Ring Sold Cars in Europe, Authorities Say : Crime: Four Romanian nationals jailed after five-month investigation. 'They made a lot of money' taking Jeeps, Caravans and Voyagers from beach cities, alleges head of CHP task force.
Who Left the Sauna On? : Heat: Many Angelenos shrug off searing temperatures by lounging in Griffith Park or joining the estimated 1 million people at the beach. Some golfers take advantage of sparse crowds.
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON BASE CONVERSION : Initiative Can't Guarantee Airport, but It's Sure to Cost a Lot : Before sealing a deal with Irvine Co., why not see what El Toro's worth on the open market? We'd be foolish to do otherwise.
STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS
Boone's Mill Easily Wins Sapling Stakes for Lukas
A Ford Filmography: More Than Just Indiana Jones and Han Solo
RTC Wants Receiver for Plaza Alicante
For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
CRIMINAL PURSUITS
BEING THERE : Bike Bust
Checklist Forms Available for Renters
At Home in the World : JULIP, By Jim Harrison (Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence: $21.95; 275 pp.)
Texas' Laguna Madre Merits Protection, Caretakers Say : Gulf Coast: Vast saltwater bay provides a home for marine birds; it's also worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy. But pollution is encroaching and lagoon faces destruction.
Sports Agent Plays Hard as League Leader in His Game
Retro : Cable Bows to the King : FAMILY CHANNEL, TBS AND TNT ROLL OUT ELVIS FILMS FOR 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH
Moscow Fears Cholera
Bombs Rained on Florida Family in 1944 : World War II: Four family members died when Army Air Corps plane accidentally unleashed its munitions during training mission. Survivors recall their living hell.
Preservation Acts: Keeping Traditions Alive in Chinatown : Don Toy never lost track of his rich heritage. He's taking steps to see that others don't, either.
Helping Conservation Take Root in Rain Forest : Biology: Visiting Brazilian hopes to set up volunteer and public education programs in jungle similar to those she witnessed on Channel Islands.
Los Angeles Times Interview : Reed Tuckson : Taking the Healing Art to Underserved Communities
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : 'Pork' in Anti-Crime Bill Is Too Much to Swallow for Local Lawmakers
Some Bake, Some Bask as Sizzling Heat Continues : Weather: More than 250,000 people seek a sandy refuge from the unrelenting heat wave, but others find air-conditioning more to their taste.
SAUGUS SPEEDWAY : Cromsigt Wins Crash-Marred Main
COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : USC : New Players Evoke Fond Memories
Dodd, Whitmarsh Dig Way Into Final : Volleyball: Defending champions reach today's final at Seal Beach by beating Kiraly and Steffes.
Sometimes, Three Does Not a Trio Make
Making the Best of Unwind Time
Cheaper Air Fares Present More Confusion in Choices : Advertising: Consumers will need to read ads warily as more airlines compete on shuttle flights, especially in California.
Beach Blanket Books
CRENSHAW : T. J. Maxx Store Gives Plaza a Boost
N. Korean Sees New Era in U.S. Relations
CRENSHAW : Plaza Officials Hope Outlet Gives Boost to Sagging Mall
African Blends
CHINATOWN : Residents Inspect Rail Walkway Plans
BELL GARDENS : Top Poker Faces Are at Club for Tourney
How Do You Know If It's the Right Time to Sell?
FICTION
YOUR MORTGAGE : Disclosure on Credit Ratings Gets FTC Push
Cottage Fit for a Kingsley
LOS ANGELES: An Architectural Guide by...
KOREATOWN : He Hopes Merchants Will Sign Up for Idea
WORLD IN BRIEF : RWANDA : More Hutus Flee as French Troops Leave
'Freedom Summer' Legacy Can't Wipe Out the South's Problems : Mississippi: 1964 civil rights drive signed up 80,000 black voters. But many fail to cast ballots today, and black history is obscure.
LADERA HEIGHTS : Armenia's President Will Visit Church
Murders All Dolled Up for Detectives : Education: Graphic crime scenes are depicted with tiny plaster people in dollhouses to teach police about crime-solving. All they have to work with is what they see, along with a bit of written information.
Four-Star Films : 'I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang'
PERSPECTIVE ON THE ECONOMY : Start Issuing U.S. Bonds in Yen : It would ease pressures on the dollar, reassure world markets and revive Japanese investment in America.
MEXICO ON THE CUSP : The Tale of a Revolutionary and an Assassin
THOUSAND OAKS : Heat Linked to Death of Man Riding Bike
On the Waterfront : Little Port Hueneme Toughs It Out in Shipping World
Woman Shot Dead in Her Living Room
Steelers Have It at Finish : Pro football: Raiders unable to hold onto leads and Pittsburgh rallies for a 29-17 victory.
THEATER NOTES : Latino Lab Looking to Leave Taper
She's S-s-s-smokin'! : India burned up the Latin charts, with her '93 debut, 'Llego La India.' Her new 'Dicen Que Soy . . . ' goes beyond the hot dance-club sound and dips deeper into her Caribbean salsa roots.
PRIVATE LIVES : FAMILY : Creating a Synergy Along the Miracle Mile
It's Time for Real Change, Not Clinton's Status Quo : Our well- intended welfare system destroys initiative and self-discipline. We must stop subsidizing idleness, teen-age illegitimacy and non-citizens.
A Grief That Is Shared : Loved Ones of Murder Victims Gather to Vent Their Anguish
Don't Tie Hands of Air Base Developer : Initiative on El Toro's Future Should Be Defeated
The Second-Biggest Season : Exhibition Games Get Football Fans' Attention; NFL Needs One Improvement: Better Play-Calling
Tu Talks, Tu Answers, Tu Rallies to Take Tennis Title
He's a Talented Gaffe-Maker : Cowboy Leon Lett Works Hard at Forging Positive Reputation
COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Freshmen Quickly Make the Cut
BOXING ROUNDUP : Cheap Shot Leaves Bowe With a No-Contest
Big Men on Chart
2nd Arrest Made in Alleged Racial Attack on Teen
VENTURA COUNTY FAIR : A Fairway Into 'California Country'
Riding a Wave of Concern About Beach : Surfers Push an Environmental, Sea-Front Restoration Project for San Juan Creek
Officer Stabs Suspect During Arrest
These Cardinals Are Still Playing, Still Winning : Team of Orange County Stars in the Connie Mack World Series
Four More Years for Rothenberg : Soccer: FIFA influence felt as World Cup '94 chief is reelected on second ballot in close USSF presidential race.
No Ace but Victory Was in Cards for Northridge : Little League: Valley squad advances, 10-0, behind Gentile.
As Pomo as They Can Be : Pomo Afro Homos (that's post-modern to you) have been fighting Pomo no-nos--racism and homophobia. No surprise. But it's the way they do it that gets them the attention and the laughs.
PLATFORM : The Landfill Numbers: Fact or Fiction?
Rams Collapse Before Patriots : Pro football: Weak offensive line makes it a miserable night for Los Angeles quarterbacks as New England wins, 28-10, in Anaheim.
TENNIS : Edberg, Chang in ATP Final
BEWARE OUT THERE : EXAMINING DANGERS IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Retirement a Bad Word in Portuguese
Salsa Finally Takes Slight Revenge, Beats Colorado Foxes, 3-0
PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Everett Sharp, but Saints Lose to Vikings, 21-17
Mexico Likely to Stay High on Investors' Lists
Bare Ruined Choirs : A Western Hunger for Gothic Madonnas and Renaissance Angels Has Fueled the Sacking of Eastern Euopean Churches--and Limited Attempts To Save Them.
Real Answers
CHINATOWN : Photographer Pays Tribute to 4 Women
CITY TERRACE : Service Program Aids Adult School
County Museum Plans to Whet L.A.'s Palate
For Seniors / Westside : LINDA FELDMAN : For This Doctor, Sculpting Became Salve for His Pain
Mediators Seek Key to Reopen Baseball Talks
LINCOLN HEIGHTS : It's His Business to Help Youths
Not for the Squeamish : Don't read this over a meal--we're serious : CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CANNIBALS: The End of the Old South Pacific, By Michael Krieger (The Ec c o Press: $23; 291 pp.)
ASK THE INDOOR GARDENER : Try Ivy Better Suited to Life in Pot
ARCHITECTURE : Rebuilt to Tilt
SCILLY SEASON : Nothing much happens on the Isles of Scilly. But that's exactly the point of visiting a spot reminiscent of rural England generations ago.
EL SERENO : Townhomes Open With Financing Deal
A Warning About the Dangers of Self-Involvement
Panel Rejects Proposal to End Affirmative Action Programs
Regional Report / Westside : MID-CITY : $50,000 Reward Is Offered for Information on Killer of Minister
Thousands to Oversee Mexico Vote : Election: Goal of observers is to deter fraud. Some decry restrictions on first-ever foreign poll watchers.
Commuter Carriers Pick Up the Spoils as Major Airlines Retrench : Transportation: Their business is literally soaring as they find a niche in the abandoned shorter routes.
Los Angeles High School Scores a New Head Coach : Prep sports: Kareem Gurgis, former Westchester High assistant basketball coach, debuts this fall. He replaces Craig Murray, who returns to college.
Bailey Scores Points With Teammates : Basketball: Incoming freshman at UCLA, playing against and alongside current Bruins, helps lead squad to the Say No Classic championship.
Trailblazer Paul Gonzales Finishes a Golden Career : Boxing: East L.A. hero became the first Latino to win an Olympic gold medal. But life as a professional fighter brought mixed results.
Tourists, Wild Horses Clash on Atlantic Barrier Islands : North Carolina: The task of segregating animals and vacationers on the Outer Banks has proved insurmountable. Only 23 of the 'bankers' remain alive and face extinction.
Earth Feels Crunch of 5.5 Billion People
The World : Don't Allow the Atlantic Alliance to Languish Into Irrelevance
Crash Kills Driver, Injures Passenger
Hiking: Richardson Grove : Hugged a Redwood Lately?
THE EVIL EYE : If Looks Could Kill, She and Her Husband Would Be Dead on Arrival
SOUTH LOS ANGELES : Group Seeks to Save Deteriorating Parks
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Landlord Fined for Slum Violations
An Artist Settles Into a Lifelong Pattern : Momo Nagano was attracted early to the Navajo art form of weaving. Eventually, it helped her appreciate her own ethnic heritage.
Toward a State of Drought : If California is to avoid extreme problems, water reform is essential
Soon to Be Entitled to Bankruptcy? : Entitlements panel does the scary math
MILES FROM NOWHERE: In Search of the...
Being on Waterway Is Like Living Outdoors : Venice Canals: Secluded island-like living along community's six canals is only minutes away from congested Venice streets.
News, Tips & Bargains : Help's on the Line at Big Bear
OUT AND ABOUT : It's Been Said
3 Sites Chosen for Anti-Graffiti Project : Tagging: Under the $500,000 pilot plan, markings will be removed within 24 hours of being reported.
Getting Fired for a Living : Circus Fans Are Thrilled by Special Caliber of Human Cannonball's Daring and Skill
Seeking Justice, Honor for Slain Daughter : South Africa: Linda Biehl is on her third trip to Cape Town for key proceedings in which four men accused of killing the Fulbright scholar might be freed.
Post-Quake Contractor Fraud Widens : Aftermath: Rise seen in number of unlicensed repairmen soliciting or performing work.
SOUTH LOS ANGELES : South L.A. Youth Get Northern Exposure
Doing Tennessee Two-Step With California Charm
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE by Lillian Lee,...
Mexico Poised for Economic Vote of Confidence
2nd Attempt to Lift Robot Out of Volcano Succeeds
Soap Maker to Appeal for Parking Lot
Commentary : COME RAIN OR SHINE, THE WEATHER CHANNEL CONNECTS US ALL
Walls of Frustration Haven't Tumbled in Jericho : Mideast: Many in the West Bank town are as unhappy with self-rule as they were with Israeli occupiers.
2 Candidates: Time for Change
National Park Attendance on the Decline : Recreation: Drop in visitors, which began two years ago, is bad news for businesses that cater to tourists.
Woodstock Rocks and Rolls--on Time
Anxious Family Seeks Bone Marrow Donor for Ailing Daughter : Health: Leukemia patient Monica Shek, 6, will go into an incurable relapse in five months unless a match is found, doctors say.
The Moral Challenge of Another Police Beating
When Innocence Died and Marketing Set In : Woodstock: The anarchic celebration proved the size of the new youth audience and corporate rock was born.
California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
Thom Gunn's Sense of Movement : He Left England a Generation Ago to Seek a New Life in the Bay Area. Today His Austere Poems of Love and Death Have Put Him in the Forefront of American Poetry.
The Zen of Handy : Home repair: People who have never used a screwdriver discover that being handy is an attitude.
Shopping: North Carolina : Armchair Traveler : Buying Discount Furniture in the Shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains
WESTSIDE / COVER STORY : Getting Hip to the Strip : With Its Hundreds of Upscale Shops and Restaurants, Brentwood Has Become a Hot Spot While Businesses and Residents Struggle to Cope With New-Found Fame
'Antonia & Jane'
Learning Never Gets Old for Those in 80s Club : Aging: Group is part of a larger one called TARP, a continuing education and personal enrichment program open to all retired men and women. It's been called a lifesaver.
DOWNED PLANE: A private plane leased by...
TENNIS / ELLIOTT ALMOND : 'Stupid System' Blamed for Navratilova's Defeat
He'll Do His Hitting on a Different Field : College football: Freshman cornerback Roques played two years in Padre system before donning pads at UCLA.
AND ONE MORE THING: The conservative country...
Music Guild: 50 Years Old and Growing : The chamber-music presenter will offer 24 concerts in '94-95.
FILM COMMENT : Wise Words From Mouths of Babes : Childlike innocence is in, parental role-modeling is out in the summer crop of kidpics.
Notes about your surroundings
Raiders Falter to Steelers : Pro football: Pittsburgh gets 368 yards in the second half and comes back to win, 29-17.
Fertile Ground Found to Create Field of Esteemed
'Chicken Hawk': The Controversy
Sure, Now They're Interested : The scenario: Play is rejected in America. Play is produced in London. Play is a hit. Now, David Beaird's '900 Oneonta' is bound for Broadway--and maybe the movie screen.
It's Time to Account for Grade Tampering : Brea Olinda High Principal's Actions Were Inexcusable and Should Bear Consequences
Residents Hit Beaches, Parks to Escape Heat
PROVIDING THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : What the Talk Means : The Players' Donald Fehr and the Owners' Richard Ravitch Have Mastered the Sound Bite--but the Strike Has Deeper Roots
Pedestrian Killed on 101 Freeway
Radar Gun Law Triggering Hikes in Speed Limits : Safety: Rule focuses on prevailing traffic pace. It's tough to defend and maddening for residents worried about speeders.
Firefighter's Son Accused of Arson
Grossman Goes Distance Again to Reach Final : Tennis: Her 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 semifinal victory over Halard is fourth three-setter in four matches at Manhattan Beach.
Homes Lose Power Amid Heat Wave
Backpack & Budget : Alone and Vulnerable in Bangkok
Bosnian Serbs Spurn U.N. Envoy's Plea on Behalf of Peace Proposal
Senate OKs Dietary Supplement Bill
KOREATOWN : Forum Seeks Peaceful End to Korea Conflict
Topics / BRIEFLY : Scholarships: 3 Students Win $1,000
CALIFORNIA WATCH : Fighting Back
Concern for Lazarus the Abused Dog Keeps Rising : Animals: The Rottweiler mix has recovered after being bound and left to die. But public response continues, with offers of aid and even vengeance.
A Grief That Is Shared : Mother of Slain Honor Student Makes Tentative Foray Into Public Arena
Ocean Drowning Victim Identified as Alaska Resident
Smoking Ban Catches New Fire in Rolling Hills : South Bay: Lighting up is allowed only inside homes. On the books since 1978, the law will now be enforced, officials say.
Defying the Odds : San Gabriel Valley: Rising Economic Star
SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME: Stories, Plays...
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Elementary School Construction to Begin
Cal State Dominguez Hills to Offer MBA Via Television
COULD IT REALLY HAPPEN? ASK THE CONSULTANT
CRENSHAW : Scholarships Offered in Dance Instruction
Regional Report / Westside : WILMINGTON : Cemetery Dispute Mars 38-Home Development
CLOSE-UP : Indigenous Rock
Weekend Escape: Del Mar : RACING FORUM : And they're off . . . for the summer racing season at the recently rebuilt beachside track with the famous Hollywood past
IN EXCESS : Pain, Pain, Go Away
Huatulco Week Fits to a Tee
Rare Weekend Health Care Senate Debate Bogs Down
Santa Monica Airport Neighbors to Air Complaints : Aircraft: Three fatal crashes add urgency to residents' calls for tighter flight controls. They will be able to share their concerns with local and federal officials at a community meeting Tuesday.