- Violent Acts Against U.S. Asians Climb : Prejudice: California leads the nation. In Orange County, however, number of reported incidents declined last year.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Balkan War Looms as Croatia Widens Its Reach : Europe: One observer says the 'end game' has begun. Analysts predict Croatian assault on rebel-held Krajina.
- Funds Approved to Beautify Tapo Plaza : Simi Valley: The city votes to give the mall's owners $150,000 for renovation, continuing efforts to upgrade the aging district's appearance.
- AT&T; Will Offer Wireless, Paging to Customers
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Disney Deal Can't Save Dow, Which Drops 7; Yields Fall
- Senate Panel Decides to Hold Packwood Hearings in Secret
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : Diametrical Opposites Join for an Enduring Friendship : FATA MORGANA, <i> by Lynn Stegner</i> ; Baskerville, $22, 357 pages
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- Santa Monicas May Be Left Out of Federal Budget : Conservation: For the first time in more than 10 years, proposals in Congress contain no allocations to buy open space for the recreation area.
- Clinton May Host Chinese President : Diplomacy: A White House summit would ease Sino-U.S. strains. But detention of activist Harry Wu could interfere.
- 2 Cities Retain Polis for Recycling Consulting
- Athletic-Shoe Maker's Earnings Pace Slows
- Company Town: Disney's Mega-Merger : THE INTERVIEW : Charlie Never Thought He'd Work for a Guy Named Mickey
- Company Town: Disney's Mega-Merger : VOICES : What Hollywood's Movers and Shakers Were Saying
- Gingrich Vowed to Bar Gun-Control Bills
- R S V P / ORANGE COUNTY : Sounds Like Night to Remember : The Alzheimer's Assn. of Orange County gets into the mood for its benefit with dancing, top hats and big band music.
- JAPAN: ECHOES OF WORLD WAR II : Next Step : A Reluctant Superpower Agonizes Over Military : The prospect of getting a Security Council veto doesn't thrill Tokyo, which fears it may be forced to send its troops abroad.
- JAPAN: ECHOES OF WORLD WAR II : Ethnic Discord : China City Wrestles With View of Japan : Tokyo's troops killed 300,000 in Nanjing during the war. But the former occupier now brings investment.
- Small Minded : Creating miniatures of real and fantasy life is big business. And we're not just talking dollhouses here.
- Ex-MTA Official Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks, Tax Evasion : Courts: Abdoul Sesay admits taking $105,100 as part of an agreement with authorities. The name of another contractor surfaces in the investigation.
- Long Beach Panel Backs Proposal for Aquarium
- Bullfrogs Wake Up in Time : Roller hockey: With one-goal lead, they score five in eight-minute span of fourth quarter to beat the Blades, 10-6.
- Rockies Deal With Mounting Expectations : Baseball: Dodgers arrive in Denver to find expansion team isn't satisfied leading NL West; it wants to win it all.
- * Sergeant's Mechanical Systems Inc. of Oxnard...
- Company Town: Disney's Mega-Merger : The ABCs of a Deal : THE DEAL : Analysts Call the Price Fair, the Potential Tremendous
- Company Town : DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE
- Company Town: Disney's Mega-Merger : The ABCs of a Deal : Cap Cities and Disney Predict Little Effect on Prime Time : PROGRAMMING
- * Llamas Plastic Inc. of Sylmar won...
- Company Town
- Fit to Be Injured : Can you say <i> sore</i> ? That's the term that describes many folks who rush to look like Jane or Arnold.
- SIMI VALLEY : Signs Announce New Name for Freeway
- GARDEN GROVE : Auto Mall May Gain 5th Dealer
- ELECTIONS / COUNTY SUPERVISOR : Campbell Leads Opponents With $35,000 in Funds
- SIMI VALLEY : City Allocates Funds for Quake Repairs
- North Hollywood : No Charges Filed in Fatal Shooting
- San Gabriel Valley : DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
- San Gabriel Valley : Trading Firm for Class
- Hudler's Enthusiasm Helps Angels Soar : Baseball: Utility player contributes to team with solid play, infectious attitude.
- The Issues Are Finally in Sync With Antonovich
- The River of Hypocrisy Runs Wide and Deep : The Smith case is remarkable, too, for its rank immorality.
- Maleevas Join Players Out of Carlsbad
- Pop Music Review : Snider Takes Audience for Easy Spin on Country Lane
- Westside : Sign Helps Protect Bodybuilders From Errant Drivers
- Council Approves Shuttle for Tourists : Ventura: Members vote to spend $24,000 plus federal funds for a gas-powered trolley to travel between downtown, the beaches and harbor.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Band Boosters Search for School Musicians
- OJAI : Young Man Wearing a Wig Robs Bank
- Hit-and-Run an Ironic End to Cyclist's Life : Fatality: An Anaheim man who warned his loved ones often about the importance of bike safety is killed. A suspect is held.
- Man Killed in Dispute Over Girlfriend; Gunman Sought
- Scorned Lover Gets 11 Years in Knife Attack : Crime: Judge rejects woman's plea for leniency in attempted murder of Ventura veterinarian.
- Temptation and Big Pots of Money : Diversion of transportation funds could prove shortsighted
- Andersen Found Her Place in Surf
- Bennett Puts End to Evans' Streak : Swimming: Florida teen-ager's victory in 800 snaps eight-year run for Olympic champion and could signal beginning of a new era.
- BETTER WATER WORLD? For nearly 25 years,...
- VENTURA : Plaza Players to Stop Livery Performances
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : City Explores Ways to Buffer Street Noise
- Weekend Box Office : 'Waterworld' Off to Splashy Start
- Driving on Hydrogen Power--It's a Gas : NEXT L.A.: A look at issues, people and ideas helping to shape the emerging metropolis.
- Legal Bid Fails; Newport Coast Drive to Close
- SIMI VALLEY : Softball Team Seeks 3rd Win Over L.A.
- Southeast : City to Reimburse Homeless
- Van Nuys : Clinic for Mothers Welcomes the Public
- IRVINE : Council Members Urged to Join Air Station Panel
- North Hills : Weekly Car Washes Help Youth Program
- SEAL BEACH : Main St. Plan to Be Reviewed Next Week
- Grass-Roots Groups Learning How to Play the Numbers Game : Lobbying: More small organizers are busing crowds to meetings. It is seen as alternative to big campaign gifts.
- TRABUCO CANYON : Riding to Rescue of Park's Addition
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Orioles Add Power, Activate Hoiles
- Countywide : Supervisors Delay Vote on Landfill Fee Hike
- Santa Ana's Cambra Wins Second World Title in Bicycle Motocross
- MUSIC REVIEW : Boston Pops Delivers Goods With Polish
- THEATER REVIEW : Old Bolshevik Resurfaces : Tony Kushner's New 'Slavs!' Is a Dark, Poetic, Political Journey
- Hanson to Buy British Utility for $4 Billion
- Rockwell Will Pay Government $23.6 Million
- Court Clears Yeltsin on Chechnya Invasion : Russia: The case was brought by opposition lawmakers. They say ruling is a sign jurists are beholden to president.
- House Reversal Gives GOP Win on Curbing EPA
- JAPAN: ECHOES OF WORLD WAR II : World View : Japan's New Sphere of Power : Its World War II failure to unite 'all corners of the Earth' has been supplanted by industrial clout.
- OAK PARK : Deputies Arrest 4 in Car Burglaries
- Violent Acts Against U.S. Asians Climb : Prejudice: California leads the nation in reported incidents. They include racial slurs, property defacement, beatings.
- Finally Home From the War
- Fleiss Prosecutor Tells Jurors of Tax Evasion
- Northridge : Police Identify Victim of Fatal Shooting
- PERSPECTIVE ON TELEVISION : Mickey Moused Media : Disney's hands on ABC will mean the increasing juvenilization of the news, putting fun over information.
- Westside : JOINT CUSTODY
- LAUSD Gets $1.6 Million for Reform
- Valleywide : Stings Lead to Charges Against Mechanics
- Marrow Testing and Blood Drive Planned
- Cost of Game Is Driven Up : Golf: Plush new courses in Southern California carry a high price tag: Their green fees leave ordinary players on sideline.
- Campaign Reform
- Reality Check : Down the...
- TV Talk Shows
- Military Projects in GOP Budget
- Ireland Peace Process
- Kindness of Strangers : Altruism: Donna Jackson of Laquna was so moved by the story of one Oklahoma City bombing victim, who lost her two children and mother in the blast, that she established a trust fund for her. Months after the tragedy, the two women meet.
- Susan Smith Trial
- Continuing Crisis in Bosnia
- BANKING & FINANCE - Aug. 1, 1995
- BANKING & FINANCE - Aug. 1, 1995
- Notes on a Scorecard - Aug. 1, 1995
- TECHNOLOGY - Aug. 1, 1995
- Obituaries - Aug. 1, 1995
- Obituaries - Aug. 1, 1995
- Ito's Rulings Set Back Simpson Defense Team : Courts: Reporter refuses to testify about socks story, citing protection of shield law. Judge won't help get tapes containing alleged racist remarks by Fuhrman.
- Supervisors' Fights Hinder Budget Talks : County: A month into a fiscal year with a $1.2-billion deficit, they can't agree on how to spend $75 million a year they are seeking to shift from the MTA.
- Flow of Mud Brings Freeway Traffic to Halt : Commute: Slide apparently severs pipeline, sending a gush of water along with soil down the hillside near La Conchita. Drivers are delayed for hours.
- Company Town: Disney's Mega-Merger : BURBANK : For the Butt of All Those 'Tonight Show' Jokes, the Last Laugh?
- Clinton, Dole Announce Competing Welfare Plans : Reform: President tentatively OKs California's 'family cap' program. Senator backs 'block grant' approach.
- Burbank Hopes Deal Will Be Icing on Cake
- COLUMN ONE : It's Back to the Future for Disney : Deal shows those old stalwarts--the TV networks--have gained new life and respect. Now they are seen as keys to the global entertainment age.
- Drivers' Nightmare : U.S. 101 Closed at Ventura-Santa Barbara County Line by Mudslide, Water From Broken Pipe
- South Florida Braces for Hurricane Erin : Weather: Storm is expected to blow ashore today. Residents scramble to board up homes and stockpile food, water. Gas stations are jammed.
- Chemistry Made Talks Quick, Quiet
- Police Call Off Tactical Alert in Eastside : Shooting: Tensions remain high in neighborhood where a teen-ager who allegedly pointed a gun at officers was fatally wounded. Councilman makes an appeal for calm.
- County Says OCTA Can Afford Tax Loss : Bankruptcy: New chief executive disputes the agency's claim that it can't give up $1 billion in revenue.
- Assembly OKs Welfare Cuts; Aid for L.A. Is Last Big Issue : Budget: Democrats back Southland, vow to hold up spending plan. Riordan lobbies for veto of bill to take money from transportation.
- Disney to Buy Cap Cities/ABC for $19 Billion, Vault to No. 1 : Entertainment: Merger of top TV network and media giant with premier movie producer would create global powerhouse. It promises to quicken Hollywood's realignment.