- Praying for a Miracle to Close a Long Quest
- Doctor Convicted of Insurance Fraud
- Ventura Council Members Wrap Up Retreat Session With a City Hall Overhaul
- Would One Rather Watch Grass Grow or Watch Faldo Hit?
- California Gains Share of First With Victory
- POP MUSIC
- Winter's Opportunities Don't Last Long
- AGUIRRE: The Re-Creation of a Sixteenth Century...
- Republicans Have Joined the Party--and They're Loving It
- BUILDING PEACE IN THE BALKANS : Russia-U.S. Alliance Met With Scrutiny, Skepticism
- Three expert actors--slickster James Woods, fighting machine...
- U.S. Executions
- Sierra Leone Coup Leaders Name Cabinet
- Winter Whipsaws U.S. With Snow, Floods
- THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT : Latino Films, TV, Music Make It Big in Hollywood
- Waves' Coach Abruptly Resigns
- Mater Dei Holds Off Struggling Brea Olinda
- Waving Goodbye : Unwanted After 40-Plus Seasons of Tennis at UCLA, Bassett Lands on His Sneakers at Pepperdine
- PERFORMING ARTS: CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, OPERA : Slonimsky Stories Live On
- POP MUSIC : Will Lollapalooza Be Getting a Metallica Paint Job? : Other artists being considered for '96 tour include Soundgarden, Bjork, Patti Smith and Waylon Jennings.
- Burning Bush
- MAKING THE FOREIGN FAMILIAR : Is There an Envelope in the Future for 'Postman'?
- Arizona--Nancy Du Bose, Palm Springs: "Casa Sedona...
- FREE ENTERPRISE : To Wong Foo, Thanks for the Tupperware
- 2 Airlines Add Routes, Flights
- Destination: Ecuador : Crafty Folk : Art and handicrafts that are lovely, diverse and easy on the wallet
- Iowa Points Up Abortion Dilemma for GOP Hopefuls
- Dyslexia Seminar Addresses Warning Signs
- Valley Perspective : LAUSD Playing Numbers Game With Exam Program : Increasing the number of students taking Advanced Placement classes won't automatically add up to higher pass rate, but district hopes it impresses public.
- Pepperdine Coach Abruptly Resigns
- Santa Ana Wrestlers Win San Clemente Tournament
- Fraternity Pin : Wrestling Has a Hold on Sibling Coaches and 6 Pairs of Brothers at Ventura
- COMMENTARY : Connecticut Ice Rink Lures Leading Skaters
- POP MUSIC: ROCK, COUNTRY, R&B;, RAP, LATIN, JAZZ : Lady Macbeth Had Nothing on Her : From worshiping men to burning them, Tori Amos taps into some volcanic emotions with her new album 'Boys for Pele.'
- Surf's Up for Mickey's Boss
- CAR CULTURE : Your Assignment: Drive Like a Bat Outta Hell and Back : A Quick Trip Across Montana in the Age of No (Speed) Limits.
- Metrolink Hires Company That Was Fired by MTA
- A Bohemian Rhapsody for Aspiring Artists
- Blacks and Clinton: a Fidelity Test : Politics: He enjoys an unusual level of ease and acceptance, but this is a constituency easily alienated.
- Valley Perspective : Injured Vets Need More Than a Band-Aid Station : Billions are spent elsewhere, but Sepulveda hospital services have been slashed. More shuttles to West L.A. facility and 24-hour emergency care are needed.
- Buyout Blues Shortchanging Frazzled Bank Employees
- Cavaliers Slow, but Lakers Slower
- Drawing on the Bright Side of the Brain : 'Inventions of the Future' Fair Lets Area Students Show Their Stuff
- Faces Should Be Red Over Blue Language
- A Run for Their Money : Fishermen, Struggling Harbors Cash In on Bumper Crop of Squid
- 'NATURAL' PROGRESSION : More Tricks Up His Sleeve?
- SNEAKS '96 : OPENING SOON : Big stars like Travolta, Demi and Julia aren't waiting for summer; neither are arty types like Kenneth Branagh and John Dahl. So why should we?
- ZAGAT SURVEY: Los Angeles / So. California...
- Mayor Brown: The Emperor Has Clothes
- Pet Reindeer Is Tip of the Iceberg of Alaska Woman's Uncommon Life
- O.C. Takes a Growing Interest in Soccer : Quality Club, Youth and Semi-Pro Leagues Form Base to Build on for Future Tourneys
- Convalescent Patients Flee From Fumes
- UCI Gets Colorful Victory Over UNLV
- Clippers Have Energy Crisis in Defeat
- THE FAN MAIL DILEMMA : To Answer or to Ignore, That Is the Question
- Parker Hannifin to Add to Irvine Aerospace Unit
- Counting Social Security Credits
- An Eye for the Old : WHITE RABBIT,<i> By Kate Phillips (Houghton Mifflin: $19.95; 213 pp.)</i>
- Destination: The Rockies : Hot Springs Eternal : Funky hot springs offer a warm welcome to weary skiers
- Serial Killer, Prosecutor Collaborate to Revive a Death Sentence
- Police Dog Trained to Sniff Out Cancer
- THEATER NOTES : Long Beach Theater Eyes Center Stage
- POP MUSIC
- POP MUSIC
- PERFORMING ARTS: CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, OPERA : The Stern Treatment : The latest offerings in CBS-Sony's 44-CD retrospective of the master violinist's career concentrate on chamber music.
- THEATER : He Knows How to Handle Evil : Andrew J. Robinson has gone from 'Dirty Harry' villain to directing a revival of Pinter's mean-spirited 'The Homecoming.'
- Cruttenden Roth Names Senior Health-Care Analyst
- Interscience Buys Laser Support Firm
- CRIMINAL PURSUITS : The Insiders' Stories
- Selecting the Right Home Inspector
- FLASHBACKS: Twenty-Five Years of Doonesbury by...
- THE WORLD OF THE SEA OTTER ...
- 'Squanto: A Warrior's Tale'
- Science Is Hot on Heels of Bigfoot Legend
- PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH CARE : Hippocratic or Hypocritic Oath? : Doctors should refuse to sign gag orders from health maintenance organizations limiting what patients can be told.
- Notes about your surroundings
- White Sox Find Leadoff Hitter in Phillips
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Such a Deal: Clippers Up, but Prices Still Down
- Kariya Is Anything but a Flop
- Sled Accidents Pile Up in Record Snows
- Pepperdine Feeling Empty After Fuller's Resignation
- If All It Takes Is Money, Wrap Up Super Bowl
- Watson General to Buy Missouri Software Firm
- Reno Air to Add Five Daily Round Trips to San Jose and Two to Reno
- L.A. Speak : SHOP TILL YOU DROP
- Is Walter Cronkite the Last Trustworthy Man in America? : Well, If He Isn't, Then Even He's Having Trouble Finding Someone to Believe In
- STYLE / FASHION : FIRST BLUSH OF SPRING
- OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN by Jean Rouaud,...
- Bird's-Eye View Below Sea Level
- Eternal Flames
- Tavern Sued Over English-Only Policy
- Drought, Fundamentalism Put Pressure on Morocco's King Hassan II
- Limits on GIs in Bosnia Hide 'Human Face' of Peace
- THE STATE : Single-Sex Schools: Why Ruin Good Experiments With Politics
- No Stars for Sylmar's Marquee Matchups
- It All Works Out for Bourque
- Almost Since Pandora's Era, Inflation Has Been Hard to Contain
- NEO GEO : Turn! Turn! Turn!
- STYLE / RESTAURANTS : SOPES FOR A SONG
- 'Rudy'
- Continuing the Quest for Peace
- Four-Star Films : 'La Dolce Vita'
- LAPD Attrition May Pit Mayor Against Chief
- Calamari to Go : Ventura Area's Bumper Crop of Squid Is Satisfying Appetite of Overseas Markets
- THE WORLD : A Drug Trafficking Arrest Made for the Political Stage : Deprived of his political protections, Garcia Abrego became a hunted fugitive--and Zedillo masterfully exploited it.
- If All It Takes Is Money, Wrap Up Super Bowl
- Inspectors Are Learning Code of Cautiousness
- Obituaries : * Charles Glenn Ranum; Ventura College Printer
- Basketball Helped Resilient Goffredo Bounce Back
- Hornets Lose; Anderson Trade Is Placed on Hold
- With Almeida Injured, Dollase Finds Solis a Jewel in El Encino
- Merchants at Anaheim Music Show Tune In to Affluent Baby Boomers
- Armed Robbers Hit Costa Mesa Gas Station
- Teen Suspected of Shooting at Officer
- O.C. Republican Committee Honors Rohrabacher, Lam for Their Party Leadership
- Clinton 'Do- Nothing Liberal' Who Blocks GOP, Gingrich Says
- A Notorious Neighbor Leaves City in Quandary
- Youth Is Served as Teenager Beats Sampras in Three Sets
- Hits, Misses and True Confessions
- 4 of 5 Dentists Recommend . . .
- Efforts to Aid Burbank Museum Were Limited
- Electronic Mail Drives Internet's Growth
- Public Library or Concession Stand?
- Link External Tanks to Make Space Stations
- Compromising Positions on Bolsa Chica
- ONE WHO MATTERED
- OZ WIZARDRY
- Government No Help to Unwanted Animals
- Dog Park Opponent Should Pay a Visit
- Criminals Steal Legally Purchased Guns
- Joe Dircks
- Money Issues Hamper Quality Child Care for Most
- Study Suggests It Is Just Nature's Way
- LAX Catalog
- Millennium's Starting Point an Arbitrary One
- Custodial Care Isn't Same as Health Care
- Thousand Oaks Under Monarchy
- No Vote Was Taken on Coyote Trapping Ban
- SNEAKS '96 : SUMMER : Hot enough for ya? Try this: a singing 'Hunchback of Notre Dame,' a chunky 'Nutty Professor,' a Cruise-ing 'Mission: Impossible' and a pumped-up "Independence Day.' To chill, try 'Moll Flanders,' 'Pinocchio' or Tom Hanks' directing debut, 'That Thing You Do.'
- Environmental Laws
- Playa Vista
- Let's Not Take Safe Cities for Granted
- Japanese Weddings Often Very Western
- Crystal Cove Plan
- All That It's Cracked Up to Be
- Mayor's Generosity Deserves Notice
- Priorities
- SNEAKS '96 : FALL/HOLIDAY : The prestige factor takes over, with bio-pics like 'Michael Collins' and 'Surviving Picasso,' 'Evita,' 'The Crucible' and the return of Francis Ford Coppola with 'Jack.' But you also get Brad Pitt, several dozen Dalmatians and untold 'Fierce Creatures.'
- MENACE TO SOCIETY
- CREATURE FEATURES
- School's Palm Trees Were Worth Saving
- WHO'S FIRST
- Bilingual Education
- WHAT GIVES?
- Figure skating: Kwan wins women's title; Bobek is denied an injury waiver onto the U.S. team.
- A FAIR COP
- Crime Spoils Lure of Beach at Night
- You Cheatin'...CPI, Oh Why Did You...
- Trash Business Going in Circles
- Questioning of Stress Claims
- Traveling by Bus Not Viable Option
- The Retailing of Religion
- Sea Here, Mr. Hercules
- Sinatra-Brand Italian Sauce Not to Her Liking
- Times Should Support Aggressive Policing
- Neighbor Says No Thanks to Tillman Water Supply
- Discuss Background Checks With Applicants
- Hardheaded Adults Need Bike Helmets
- Cyberspace Censorship Not the Answer
- Nationalists Profited at U.S. Enron's Expense
- The Two Sides to El Toro Reuse
- Gun Legislation Can Be Reasonable
- Voters Deserve Say in City Subsidy of Mall
- Bankruptcy Reverberates Throughout
- Pollution
- More of Those Second Wives' Tales
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- NONFICTION - Jan. 21, 1996
- KEEN OBSERVATION: You must go to another...
- Feathered Furor : Flap Arises Over Mission's Decision to Change the Day It Observes Swallows' Return to Capistrano This Year
- Friends Recall Late Producer's Hard-Charging Life
- Port Charges and Other Sails Tricks
- NCL Takes Over Royal Cruise Line
- Palestinians Vote in First Election
- LETHAL CHOICES: Until Friday's postponement, Burbank killer...
- POP MUSIC: ROCK, COUNTRY, R&B;, RAP, LATIN, JAZZ : MIXED MEDIA : Lasers Open 'Doors' for a New Look : * * * * THE DOORS, "The Doors Collection", MCA/Universal, Home Video laser disc
- Alleged Drug Lord's Arrest to Bring More Violence, Not Fewer Drugs
- Officer Injured in Tussle With Suspect
- Legal Caution Slows Progress Toward Final OK of Mall Expansion
- Judge Releases Man Who Allegedly Shot Burglar
- Rabbi's Aide Gets 22 Months for Molesting Girl on Flight
- Report Hints Enrollment Slump Over
- A Vote for a Palestinian Candidate Is Also a Vote for an Independent State
- Big Storm Expected to Hit Sunday
- Kirkpatrick Wins 2-Month Stay of Execution, Gets New Lawyers
- 'Put Them to Work in Chain Gangs'
- Splatter Shot : Paintball Course Opening in Oxnard Takes Aim at Companies and Families
- Philosophical Differences : Teacher Says He's in Trouble Over His Words of Wisdom
- Instrument of Praise : Finding Sweet Music in Unaccompanied Psalms
- Tapes of '92 Meetings Go Out With the Trash
- Don't Be Shy, Say How You Really Feel About Cowboys
- Ceballos Has a Big Night Despite Flu
- Pavement Steers Clear of Mainstream Traffic
- Sound Like Your Kind of Job?
- Variety Is the Splice of Life : Backyard Growers Branch Out by Grafting Wood From One Fruit Tree to Another
- World IN BRIEF : PHILIPPINES : Talks Over Marcos Fortune Break Off
- World Perspective : MEXICO : Politics, Pests Fuel Debate on Michoacan Avocado Imports
- Torching of Black Churches Stirs Civil Rights-Era Pain
- Rebuilding of Old Barn Can Continue
- King of Elvis Impersonators Stars at CLU
- Posh Beverly Hills Retreat Puts a New Face on Privacy
- At Hope, Dirt Rises to the Top
- Sylmar Needs All 34 Points by Roberson to Beat Grant
- Mo Vaughn Asks for $6.1 Million in Arbitration
- GAMING
- O.C. Adds 5,900 Jobs in December
- A.G. Gaston, 103; Parlayed $500 Into a Fortune
- Jack P. Foreman; Warner Hollywood Studios Manager
- Stretch of California 150 to Reopen at Last
- Philosophical Differences : Teacher Says He's in Trouble Over His Words of Wisdom
- Red Tape Slowed Quake Recovery, Panel Told
- City Trash Contract Extended Six Months
- Teenager Arrested in Shooting Death
- Countywide : County May Levy Fee to Process Parcel Maps
- Calabasas : Council May Switch to 2- Year Budgets
- City May Have to Raise Utility Rates
- IBM Leads Dow up 60 as Optimism Returns
- Kenneth S. Halpern; Urban Planner, Architect
- April Hearing Set on Officials' Prosecutors
- Countywide : Student Conference Addresses Diversity
- Rocketdyne Warns of Booming Noise
- Mexico Reaches Final, 1-0
- Woodbridge Advances at Sacramento Tournament
- ALBUM REVIEWS / POP
- World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Maxwell's Sons Are Cleared of Charges
- CAMPAIGN '96 : Dole and Forbes: Ultimate Insider Duels an Appealing Outsider
- ALL'S FAIR: With Christmas over, can the...
- Judge Grants Kirkpatrick 2-Month Stay of Execution
- Sherman Oaks : Same Staff to Return to Rebuilt Sav-On
- 2 Die in Apparent Murder-Suicide, Police Say
- San Gabriel Valley : Man Leaves Newborn on Porch, Drives Off
- Philosophical Differences : Teacher Says He's in Trouble Over His Words of Wisdom
- Mo Vaughn Asks for $6.1 Million in Arbitration
- Fullerton Stops Losing Streak Against Lancers
- The 23rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme...
- Boys' Soccer Game Postponed by Rain, Equipment Troubles
- Loyola Spoils the Nash Show
- Blue Collar : Utah's Keefe Goes About Job With Down-to-Earth Work Ethic
- All-Stars Standing Behind Superstar
- ALBUM REVIEWS / POP : Loveless' 'Truth' Is Just Shy of Daring : ***, PATTY LOVELESS, "Trouble With the Truth", Epic/Nashville
- Primaries Affected by Term Limits
- North Hollywood : Center Offers Health Care in 4 Languages
- Surfside Anticipates High Tides, Storm
- Funds for La Colonia Housing Plan Sought
- Grade School's High-Tech Fair Is Today
- School Officials Upset by Takasugi's Letter
- Baker Is Top Gun as Burbank Shoots Down Burroughs, 74-72
- Piranhas Announce Arena League Schedule
- THE NFL / BILL PLASCHKE : Real Game Begins After Super Bowl
- Chrysler Reports Surprisingly Strong Quarterly Earnings of $1 Billion
- INSIDE & OUT : Wall Wares
- Les Baxter; Music Arranger, Composer
- Sense of Foreboding Settles Over Bosnia Peace Mission
- UC Irvine Cancer Research Center Given $2.4 Million
- O'Connell to Hold Street-Corner Session
- Fullerton's Sa Responds to Critics on Citizenship Issue
- New Muslim Panel Decrees a Date for Start of Ramadan
- Pops' Lockhart Pilots Steady Performance
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Dow Rises 60 Points as Tech Shares Rebound
- NEWS ANALYSIS : MD-11 May Be Doomed, Analysts Say, but McDonnell Says No Way
- Russia's Neighboring States Pledge to Fight Terrorism
- Trial Postponed in Truck Assault Case
- Public May Hear Blasts of Pendleton Training
- Calabasas : Panel Seeks Input on Community Center
- Crescendo to Children's Studies
- Bilowitz Named National Soccer Coach of the Year
- It's an Age-Old Debate on Ice
- La Quinta Gets Bad News but Wins
- Cypress Defeats Irvine Valley, 75-69
- Saugus Closes Case of Coach Accused of Hitting Player
- In other conference games:Rancho Santiago 95, Orange...
- Nielsen Ratings Rise and So Does Royal
- ALBUM REVIEWS / POP
- ALBUM REVIEWS / POP
- Emergency Drills Scheduled Today
- Obituary : Martha Hancock; May Co. Seamstress, Thousand Oaks Resident
- A good gag is timeless:On Friday, the...
- Pepperdine Comeback Bid Falls Short, 89-79
- Rain, Wind Can't Stop Davenport
- High Hopes : Villa Park's Chenowith Wants More Than a League Title
- Cautious Nets Trade Anderson to Hornets
- 3 Lanford Wilson 1-Acts . . . Not Half Bad
- Matadors Make Short Work of 4 Opponents in Santa Barbara
- Pepperdine Discovers Another Way to Lose, 89-79
- Countywide : Proposed SEC Settlement to Be Considered by Supervisors