- Sluggish Splash Kicked Around by Sacramento
- Fans, Former Teammates Mourn Mantle: 'We Lost a Legend Today' : Baseball: Ex-Yankees remember team player, good friend.
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Rep. Mel Reynolds' Defense May Not Call Any Witnesses
- Tobacco Ad Curbs Face Uphill Fight, Experts Say : Law: Clinton's proposed restrictions have ignited battle over free-speech rights. The conflict appears headed for a Supreme Court test.
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Montgomerie Does Everything but Win : Golf: He birdies the last three holes at Riviera, but narrowly misses birdie putt in playoff, as has been his history.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : White Puts Fans in Mood for Love
- Orange County
- Jerry Garcia Memorial Draws 20,000
- Australia Marks 50th Anniversary of WWII Victory : Remembrance: Debate flares over Japan's refusal to give an unconditional apology for aggression.
- Office Complex Casts a Lure at Fly-Fishing Aficionados
- Ranch Jamboree Raises Money for the Disabled
- Sherman Oaks : Plan Calls for Growth on Ventura Boulevard
- POP MUSIC REVIEWS : Touch of Irony: Pennywise, Joykiller
- Avocados Go Home : State's Growers Oppose Plan to Import Fruit From Mexico
- Iraq Offers to Reveal Arms Data : Mideast: Monitors are invited to examine previously withheld information on weapons work. Move comes one day after defector vows to oust Hussein; Baghdad says he kept material from U.N.
- Pro-Business Candidates Dominate Race
- Valleywide : 13 Nominated for the Fernando Award
- The Best Memory of Mantle Is Taken From Player's Past
- POP MUSIC REVIEWS : A Few Fine Moments Keep Wheel Aligned
- WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN': A Ventura company has...
- CHINA
- Haiti Vote Is Orderly, but Few Turn Out
- Diver Missing Off Santa Cruz Island
- Universal City : Young Performers Hit Big Time in Musical
- When L.A. Exploded With Joy : V-J Day: The end of World War II sent people dancing into the streets 50 years ago today. For those who had lost loved ones, it was also a bittersweet time.
- THEATER REVIEW : When Postwar Reality Meets 'Folly'
- 'Breakfast Time' Serves Up Funny Mornings
- JAPAN
- Casting a New Light on the Workplace : Recreation: An Irvine office complex hopes to hook tenants by providing a place for fly-fishing.
- LAUGH LINES : PUNCHLINES
- Changes on Discipline Panel Worry Judges : Judiciary: Even backers of commission's altered makeup are troubled by political leanings of some new appointees.
- 75,000 Mark 25th Year of Ghana King's Rule
- As GOP Budget Ax Falls, Some Programs Escape : Congress: Veterans benefits, space station are among survivors. Parochial politics spared other projects.
- Thailand to L.A., a Life of Debasement : Thai slaves: The women found in a garment sweatshop were conditioned by their culture to accept fate.
- SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment.
- Confused Sign Readers Afraid of Getting a Bum Steer
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Mondesi May Stop Head-First Approach
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Braves Knock Rockies Out of First Place, 3-2
- Blades Put the Bullfrogs in Dangerous Position : Roller hockey: Anaheim loses, 10-8. It must win Game 2 and a mini-game to advance to the second round of the RHI playoffs.
- JAZZ REVIEW : Feel-Good Tunes Find a Home at Long Beach Fest
- Scholastic Baby-Sits Its Girls' 'Club' : Movies: The publisher of best-selling books geared to preteens takes an active role in the making of the film version.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE : Perseverance Led Family to High-Tech Niche : Electronics: Express Manufacturing specializes in the assembly of computer circuit boards.
- BANKING
- Gay Parade Draws Array of Marchers
- OXNARD : Mexican City to Get Aging Fire Engine
- SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Journal Reports New Evidence That Earth Will Keep Warming
- Neighbors Divided by Shelter : Community: A battle rages between Anaheim Hills residents and a couple who plan to open a refuge for battered women and children.
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Griffey to Rejoin Mariners on Tuesday
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Canseco, Wakefield Extend Red Sox Streak
- At Peace With Wartime Decisions
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Social Security Called Safe for Next 35 Years
- Agenda
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Success Depends on Good Tree Shot : Golf: Secret on final hole at Riviera is to aim for the correct palm and hope for the best.
- MOVIESHead of the Class: Hollywood Pictures' "Dangerous...
- JAZZ REVIEW : Long Beach Fest Carries On Party Tradition
- BANKING
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Nursing Home Site of Killings, State Alleges
- Director Defends Angle of 'Hiroshima'
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Riviera Turns Into Elkingtown : It Was a Lurker's Paradise
- Tentative Contract Reached at American
- Nation IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Heat Wave Returns, Kills 2 in Chicago
- SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Star Tours
- Rustic Neighborhood's Residents Cling to Past : Zoning: Proposed commercial use of homes would spoil flavor of historic district, they say.
- Orange County Focus is dedicated on Monday to analysis of community news, a look atwhat's ahead and the voices of local people. : PERSPECTIVE : Home of Disney Resists Becoming Home of Sex Shops Too
- Youth Killed, 3 Hurt in Car Crash
- Dodgers Catch Pirates in Strange Ending : Saturday's game: Umpires rule in L.A.'s favor after catcher's interference in 11th inning.
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : One Berth Leads to Fast Birth : Golf: Faxon goes through labor pains on way to 63 and the Ryder Cup.
- Martin Wins Third in a Row at Watkins Glen
- Let's Be Honest Here: Limbaugh Is Real Target
- Competition Gains on Colonel Sanders in Japan : Food: Other chains and supermarkets are selling fried chicken. KFC stock has dropped 27% this year.
- A Time to Eat, Drink and Come as You Are
- Shannon Faulkner's First Full Day: Tests, Prayer and Goodby : Education: President of The Citadel, who had opposed her admission, says, 'I cannot legislate respect.' Chaplain's sermon ignores her.
- SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Moonlight Makes for Off Year to View Perseid Meteor Showers
- Sylmar / San Fernando : Metrolink Station to Offer Child Care
- Mom Shows No Emotion, Police Say
- BEACH VOLLEYBALL / MEN AT MANHATTAN BEACH : New Partner, Same Result for Adam Johnson
- U.S. Decathlete Dave Johnson Cleared of Possible Drug Use
- MUSIC AND DANCE REVIEWS : Oguri and Renzoku Make a Splash in the Watercourt
- WEEKEND REVIEWS : Dance : Collaborative Night Belongs to Klezmatics
- Fans Guessing Raiders Would Be a Hot Ticket Get Burned
- Affirmative Action
- Drug Prohibition
- Gabler on Simpson Trial
- Sen. Barbara Boxer
- Depression Often Undetected in Latinos : A meeting of the Psychiatric Assn. highlights the problem of misdiagnoses in patients who complain of physical symptoms. : SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment.
- Christian Influences
- Wilson Candidacy
- Archives: Baseball great Mickey Mantle dies of cancer
- Los Angeles County - News from Aug. 14, 1995
- Los Angeles County - News from Aug. 14, 1995
- Los Angeles County - News from Aug. 14, 1995
- Obituaries - Aug. 14, 1995
- Notes on a Scorecard - Aug. 14, 1995
- Air-Show Flyby a Salute to Late Pilot : Memorial: Seasoned flier is honored the day after fatal crash at aviation event. FAA is investigating.
- 'Kids' Is Honest Look at Real Issues
- TECHNOLOGY - Aug. 14, 1995
- Columbia Gas Powering Up to Shed Bankruptcy : Leadership: Rick Richard's fresh, innovative style is expected to bolster his company and the industry as a whole.
- URBAN ART : Sweetart
- Garden Goofs : A dozen expert gardeners admit their first (and worst) planting mistakes
- Better Alert London Bobbies
- The Buck Stops in Bakersfield : Buck Owens has been thumbing his nose at something his whole life--poverty, Nashville naysayers and other demons. Now he's building a measure of immortality back where it all began.
- Big Falls, Little Falls--Big Walk, Little Walk
- Police Clash With Catholics in N. Ireland : Europe: Ten civilians, 12 officers are hurt in fracas before march by Protestants. Incident is called threat to peace.
- Buchanan Attack Upstages Dole at Perot Conference
- Psycho (KTLA Sunday at 8 p.m.) is...
- Profile : He Who Talks Smart, Often Will Last : DICK CAVETT, ERUDITE JESTER OF THE CHAT-SHOW HOSTS, FINDS HIS STYLE IS STILL APPRECIATED
- Iraqi Calls for Ouster of Hussein : Mideast: President's son-in-law emerges from hiding, vows to overthrow regime. General who built war machine says he fled because he couldn't reverse nation's decline. Baghdad media denounce 'traitor.'
- Terrorist Threat Leads to Tighter Security at 3 N.Y. Area Airports
- Well-Timed Report Could Help County : It Calls for Fundamental Reform of Local Government
- Probate System Under Scrutiny Again : Politics: David A. Elder, an appointee of Lt. Gov. Gray Davis, resigns as a referee because of a possible violation of state law. The move adds fuel to reform movement.
- Group Turns Daily Coffee Break Into 10-Year Friendship : Lifestyles: Beach walkers who say they have little in common share java and swap tales at a seaside snack shop, seven mornings a week.
- Police Block Streets After Gas Leak Causes Minor Fire
- Program Helps Police, Residents Feel at Home : Glendale: COPPs, a community-based approach to law enforcement wins kudos. Expansion is under way.
- Remains Found Along Trail
- Gallery Therapist Helps Free Artistic Minds
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : 'Honey, Do You Mind Getting My Divot?' : Golf: Steve Stricker and his wife/caddie Nicki make a good team on the course.
- He's Got Personality to Spare
- THEATER : Forty at 30: Staging Gracefully : Avant-garde? Hardly. Cutting-edge? No. But Theatre Forty is far from the stodgy old troupe that its long tenure might imply.
- What Widows Should Know Before Remarrying
- YOUR MORTGAGE : Borrowers Get Chance to Avoid Foreclosure
- Festivals, Feasts & FairsPETALUMA--The 10th annual Petaluma...
- Texas Locks Up Market in Spare Jail Beds : Penology: Lone Star State rents its surplus cells to other states and could even make a profit.
- RSVP / THE SOCIAL CITY : Deep Roots and a Happy Marriage
- Best Way to Clean Oil and Grease Off Concrete
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : Better to Play It Safe Than Be Sorry : Golf: Trying to reach the green from the tee might be the gutsy thing to do, but on the 10th hole it's much better to dink than drive.
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Fans Should Be Forgiven if They Pass Up the Party
- Kidvid Comes of Age : More and more pre-kindergarten children are watching videos, but quality programs are scarce. Marketers are now rushing to fill the void with such titles as 'Preschool Power,' 'Baby Animals' and Disney's 'Spot.'
- Rhode Island--S.A. Crose, Redondo Beach: "The Hotel...
- So, you're sitting at the office, alternately...
- OLD-HOME WEEK : Visiting a Former Haunt, He's Confronted by Ghosts of the Past
- Hitting Soccer Ball With Head May Cause Impairment : Sports: Study finds that skilled players who take at least 10 head shots a game score lower on IQ test.
- Bus Veteran Rolls With the Punches : Transportation: Riding is 'better than Zen,' says Van Arsdale France, 82, a booster of mass transit. But it doesn't hurt to keep your whisky handy.
- N. Korea Releasing South's Rice Ship
- It's Time for a Fresh Look at Red Line Subway Plan : MTA brings in top soil and geology experts for reassessment
- THE STATE : An Opportunity to Reinvent the Police Commission
- Going Public : Riordan Raises His Profile After Poll Ratings Show Slippage
- LAPD's Problem Is Not Reform, but Funding to Fill the Ranks
- Volunteers Clear Ventura River Bed of Camp Debris
- Alleged Serial Rapist Faces More Charges in Attacks
- Is This Season End of the Line for Wallach? : Baseball: Lure of a World Series keeps third baseman going. Dodgers lose to Pirates, 7-6.
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : Els Surpasses Even Lowest Expectations : Golf: At 16 under, he has a three-shot lead over Maggert and O'Meara after shooting the lowest 54-hole score in major history.
- UCLA Seeks a Fullback and Punter : College football: Donahue welcomes 104 players on Bruins' first day of practice.
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : He's 23 Going On Less Than 71 : Golf: Leonard is nine strokes under par and seven behind the leader regardless of what his birth certificate says.
- These Guys Are After <i> Really</i> Golden Oldies : Early music recordings are hot and upstart L.A.-based label RCM wants a share of the pie.
- COMMENTARY : A Blue-Chip Gallery Sees Blue Skies in L.A. : When New York heavy hitter PaceWildenstein lands next month, what will that mean for its competitors here?
- Moler Remains Upbeat Despite Series of Bad Breaks : Baseball: Former Esperanza and Cal State Fullerton standout is taking some time off because of injuries.
- Let Market Forces Prevail in the Deregulation of Electric Utilities
- Some Cracks in the 'Marble Model' : Flirting with young women; flinching from confrontation : ROBERT E. LEE: A Biography, <i> By Emory M. Thomas (W.W. Norton & Co.: $30; 472 pp.)</i>
- CHESS : FIFTY YEARS AGO
- Missing Kittens Add to Mystery in Pennsylvania
- Civil Courts Also Feel Squeeze of '3 Strikes' Cases
- 'Deadhead' Vigil Makes for Colorful Day in Bohemia
- OXNARD : Developer Owes $100,000, City Says
- SIMI VALLEY : 'Armed and Female' Author Will Speak
- OXNARD : City Asked to Delay Vote on Development
- Victims' Family Agonizes Over Cause of Fatal Crash : North Hills: Suspect in pursuit broadsided car, killing parents, just after police called off chase.
- BASEBALL / JOHN LYNCH : Brouhaha With Fan a Lesson for Young
- Allen Johnson Makes Most of Opportunity : Track and field: On the day U.S. men falter in 400 relay, hurdler wins 110 meters in 13.0 seconds.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Smith Has Credentials to Be a Teacher
- Failure of Baseball League Leaves Many People Flustered : Business: Rosamond franchise took a tumble along with the league, prompting plenty of questions and complaints.
- Movies : The Thing That Goes <i> Oo-Wee-Oo</i> : 'Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey,' a biopic of a musical inventor, proved to be a personal odyssey as well for its filmmaker.
- Hot, Cold and Gold : Olympic Medals, a World Cup Championship and Its Best Performance in 20 Years. So Why No Parades for the U.S. Ski Team?
- Man Guilty of Shooting Father, Hacking Body
- Replay of '80s Not Flattering to Clintons : Whitewater: Hearings paint picture of Arkansas get-rich-easy scheme and a hint of a capital cover-up. But how is the story playing across the country?
- THE MOLE PEOPLE: Life in the Tunnels...
- Rising Popularity of Exotic Pets Opens Up New World for Veterinarians
- History Meets Hollywood at Jamestown : Pocahontas: Hit Disney movie focuses spotlight on archeological dig unearthing colony where the Algonquian princess lived. But truth can be jarring.
- VENTURA : Fire Kills Woman in 2nd-Floor Bedroom
- Hunt On for Inmate Who Escaped While on Work-Crew Duty
- A Super Lesson on Superfund Cleanup : Recently Completed Westminster Project Is Model Example of Expeditious Effort
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : THE Bat Man : He barely made it out of Cuba. Then he bet his life savings on crafting the hottest sticks in baseball. Life for Juan Faxas hasn't been boring.
- Notes about your surroundings
- Rubin Calmly Dispatches Sanchez Vicario : Tennis: Louisiana teen-ager's 6-3, 6-1 upset puts her into today's final against Conchita Martinez at Manhattan Beach.
- THE ARTS : Garden of Hope : Heading off a projected financial shortfall, the Huntington is finding ways to boost revenues, including increased membership and mandatory entrance fees.
- PERFORMING ARTS : Tuning Up at the Movies : When composers like Richard Einhorn and Philip Glass take on film classics, it's the music--performed live--rather than the image that leads the eye.
- The Longest Yard Sale
- Why the Corporate 'Quick Fix' Sometimes Fails in Government
- THE PURCHASE OF ORDER by Gail...
- Books to Go : Literary Collectivism
- The Scholars of War
- Antarctic Cleanup Moves at Glacial Pace
- TOURS DE FRANCE : Pedaling through Provence, two neophytes learn the truth--a biking trip is incredibly hard work . . . but worth it
- TOURS DE FRANCE : In the heart of the Dordogne, 40 miles a day from castle to chateau through the heart of foie gras and truffle country
- Russia Orders U.S. Army Man Expelled
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : The opposite of Lassie and Timmy? That would be Showtime's 'Johnny & Clyde'
- Sweden Pulls In Welcome Mat for Immigrants : Europe: Stagnating economy and European Union pressures alter Stockholm's policy toward refugees, asylum-seekers.
- Boating Safety : Minding the Law on the Valley's Waterways
- County Fair Culminates a Yearlong Team Effort : Entertainment: The event, which opens Wednesday, involves 6,000 workers to plan the carnival rides, food, music and exhibits.
- Angels Not Up to Parra, Lose to Twins, 6-4 : Baseball: Former Dodger gets first major league victory by keeping potent offense from erupting.
- Ovations From the Edge of L.A.
- SPECS HEX: Lisa Loeb left her glasses...
- Destination: Turkey : Inn-side Istanbul : In the shadow of the Blue Mosque, Ottoman-era mansions become modern lodgings
- Death Row Inmate Is Saved, Then Executed
- Palestinians Already Working to Smooth West Bank Transition : Mideast: PLO hopes planning will make adjustment to new rule easier than it was in Gaza.
- Retro : Loving Him Tender : TNT AND FAMILY CHANNEL MARK THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY THE KING DIED
- The Happiest Company on Earth Gets Risque
- Woman Drives Car Into Lake but Daughter Lives
- Conservancy Talking With Soka About Settling Suit : Calabasas: Short of funds, the agency may have to curtail its vision for the Santa Monica Mountains parcel.
- Doggone Days of Summer
- Search Broadened for Suspect in Killing : Crime: Volunteers distribute flyers publicizing $40,000 reward and including sketch of man wanted in June 10 shooting death of Fountain Valley jogger near her home.
- Hot Weather, Intense Rays Due in Return Appearance
- Oakland Welcomes Raiders Back Home : Pro football: An estimated 46,000 turn out to see 27-22 exhibition victory over Rams.
- Tu Perseveres Despite Bumps in Road : Tennis: She has moved up 517 spots in 9 1/2 months to a No. 119 world ranking, but her coach says she is destined to be No. 1.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : A's Put McGwire Back on DL
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Nomo Could Miss Next Start
- COVER STORY : The Love Machine : Courtney Love has been a celebrity widow, an occasional near-OD case, a meltdown in the making. Don't think it doesn't take a lot of work.
- In Brief
- SAME-SEX UNIONS IN PREMODERN EUROPE by...
- Bank's Promise Overwhelmed by Reality : Finance: Today the bloated bureaucracy of the African Development Bank is accused of waste, nepotism and corruption. It also serves as a metaphor for the dire straits of the continent it was meant to save.
- Commentary : HOW ONE LITTLE MTM KITTEN STARTED SOMETHING BIG
- All Keyed Up : Two Orange County Siblings With Striking Piano Skills Prepare for Juilliard School
- Nixon Aides Ran a Covert Polling Operation : Presidency: He hid information even from his senior Administration officials. He used it to shape policy and manipulate popular opinion.
- Veteran Pilot Killed After Plane Spins Out of Control at Santa Paula Air Show
- Waste No More Young Minds : School districts: Spend all of state windfall on basic instruction and safety
- Thai Sweatshop Workers Savor Freedom's Joys : Labor: The 72 reportedly held as virtual slaves in factory 'went from hell to heaven,' one community leader says. Two suspects are still fugitives.
- Clean, Safe and Affordable : Successful Costa Mesa Project Offers Housing That Works for the Working Poor
- For Northridge, Spotlight Has Dimmed but Not Desire
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : It's a Hill of a Way to Finish a Round : Golf: Caddies certainly earn their pay on 18th, but what happened to the tow rope?
- WORLD TRACK AND FIELD NOTES : Humbled U.S. Sprinters Resolute After Down Performance
- Bryans Win Doubles Title
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : Maggert Can Steal Spotlight
- Three More Tenors
- Taking Stock of Schwab : Discounter Scores Again Pitching Mutual Funds
- LOS ANGELES MURALS and LOS ANGELES MURALS...
- Drought Parches Plains in Spain
- Once Upon a Time in Warm Hawaii ...
- Landscape with Onlooker, by William Matthews
- Child-Custody Cases a New Battleground From 'Dirty War' : Argentina: Dozens of children apparently were born in captivity during military's deadly campaign against suspected leftists in the '70s. Officers illegally adopted some of them.
- Treasure Hunts Leave Their Mark : Florida: Underwater explosions, known as 'mailboxing,' are coming under renewed scrutiny because of the damage they can cause to the delicate sea grass, coral, fish- spawning ecosystem.
- Club Baywatch
- Under the Gun
- France Seeks to Make Case for Nuclear Tests in Pacific : Atomic weapons: Last planned explosions draw global ire. But Paris says they are safe and necessary.
- PROFILE : Survival of the Wittiest : Julia Sweeney nursed her brother until his death, then learned that she too had cancer. And then there was divorce and 'It's Pat.' Turning to life-affirming laughter, she found a new character: herself.
- After 'Waterworld,' a 'Cable' Lifeboat
- Rivers of Scenic Returns
- Empowered by Metaphysics : HUNTERS AND GATHERERS, <i> By Francine Prose (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $20; 247 pp.)</i>
- Dr. Memory's Journeys Into Cyberspace
- Fool's Paradise : SONGS IN ORDINARY TIME, <i> By Mary McGarry Morris (Viking: $24.95; 740 pp.)</i>
- CATCHING MY BREATH: An Asthmatic Explores His...
- Weekend Escape: San Diego : Park Places : Taking time to explore Balboa Park's eclectic mix of museums and the Old Globe
- Denver Airport's Latest Woe: Fumes From Raw Sewage
- 'Love Field'
- Entertaining Fantasies? Don't Worry, Everyone's Doing It
- THE NATION : PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE : Jerry Garcia on Tour: The Way We Were
- State Budget Is Built on Pixie Dust : The Sacramento 'imagineers' balanced the books on a miracle 1996 economy and federal funds that may not come through.
- Four-Star Films : 'A Tree Grows In Brooklyn'
- Encroaching Violence Stirs Fear in Simi Valley : Crime: Recent episodes, including the slaying of a policeman, raise concerns among residents that the city's shield of safety is eroding.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Whitaker Not Ready to Quit After 8-2 Win
- BEACH VOLLEYBALL / WOMEN AT LONG BEACH : Reno, McPeak Thrive During Day of Upsets
- Another Upset Lands Rubin in Final : Tennis: She defeats top-seeded Sanchez Vicario in semifinals at Manhattan Beach.
- No Such Thing as a 'Dead' Check
- For Now, California Leads Nation in Going Broke
- Vanguard Group Enjoys Some Smooth Sailing
- RESTARANTS : The Big Appeal
- Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Nintendo : Music: O.C. family is gifted with a pair of piano prodigies, ages 11 and 8.
- 'Laws of Gravity'
- Ex-Tobacco Lobbyist Joins Clinton in Fight on Smoking : Address: Former industry spokesman, who is dying of throat cancer, gets together with President for radio message. He makes his appeal to young people.
- Accident Victim Is Put in Morgue by Mistake
- THE BALKANS : The Croatian Offensive: Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Sri Lankan Rebels Reject Peace Plan
- Oscar Handlin : The Transforming Power of the Immigrant Experience
- Gay Festival Turns Focus to Families : Lifestyles: Increasing numbers of gays and lesbians are rearing or considering having children.
- Rod Guru : Angel Hitters Go to Carew, Their Man on the Mountain, and Erupt Like Mount St. Helens
- A Second Helping of Melon, With Kazoo
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Smith a Good Teacher Too
- 1995 77th PGA / RIVIERA : The Real Pressure Is on Everyone Els
- Avoid Overheating on the Road
- L.A. Speak : Barbie Babble
- Senate Slams the Door on Fairness
- THE WORLD : A Paradox in a Fog: Stablization, Russian-Style
- Hurricane Felix Grows, Aims for Bermuda
- The New Centurion : MTV Creator Brings Youth Culture and Energy to Selling Homes at Century 21. But Will He Keep Those Gold Jackets?
- FICTION
- New Awards Honor Public Places That Unite America : Sights: L.A. Public Library makes the list but Manhattan's Washington Square does not. Selections kindle debate on what makes a place people-friendly.
- ON-RAMP : Slow at any Speed
- ROAD TRIP: The first Los Angeles City...
- Treasury's No. 2 Confirmed
- Yellowstone's Shooting Stars
- Buses Fuel a Way of Life for O.C. Poor : Transit: Some fear for their jobs if OCTA funds go for fiscal recovery.
- Museum Obtains Garrett Letter on Billy the Kid Death
- <i> A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life</i> : Whitewater Inquiry Has Some GOP Congressmen Staying In During Recess
- THE NATION : POLITICS : Despite His Reputation, Perot's Anything but the 'Great Commoner'
- After Unkindest Cuts, Hope Grows Anew in Timber Towns : Northwest: Five years after the northern spotted owl's addition to the endangered species list, communities are seeking new identities. Now, for the first time in years, some see cause for hope.
- Agassi, Chang Beat Heat, Semifinal Foes
- The Big Dive : Mark Lenzi Found Life After Olympics Way Too Depressing, so He's Giving It Another Try for '96
- Little 'Brothers' in Big Time : Ed Burns' low-budget film made in his parents' home is opening with the sort of buzz that a young filmmaker dreams of.
- Soupy Sales
- Beating the Odds : The owner of Los Alamitos Race Course is betting millions that his track can succeed amid a nationwide decline in horse racing and competition from other gaming outlets.
- Great Public Places
- Style / DESIGN : MAKING HISTORY
- Destination: Nova Scotia : The Cradle of Canada : The 200-mile Evangeline Trail, the province's Main Street, offers a long look at nation's past
- THE END OF VANDALISM by Tom...
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- CARRIE FISHER : Close to Home
- A Long, Strange Trip, Etc.
- Experts Try to Trim Hype on Fat Hormone
- A Valley Filled With Monumental Efforts
- Thai Sweatshop Workers Savor Freedom : North Hollywood: About two dozen of those released find sanctuary at Buddhist temple dedicated to community service.
- PERSPECTIVES ON ISRAEL : . . . or a Perversion of Principles? : Raising the specter of civil war, religious zealots poison hearts disposed toward peace and sully the faith.