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- Consumer Portfolio Stock Falls 20.5% on Fears Over Capital
- Perils of Peddling Frozen Pasta Sauce
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- Red Cross Aids Ethnic Albanians
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- Educator Dies After Long Illness
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- JETHAWKS
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- Imperial Forms Thrift for Small Businesses
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- Robber Sought in Pizza Eatery Holdup
- Racing Career Ends for Indian Charlie
- Quiet on the Home Front
- New Trial Over Boy's Beating Death Opens
- Readying a 'Phantom' Showing
- Yawn Farewell for Old Punk Room
- Kia Sales in U.S. Top 10,000 for July
- Endocare Records Another Loss, But Revenue Climbs
- Microsoft Fights Request for Windows Code
- Info-Management Expert to Speak at Conference
- Bringing Out the Best in Beer
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- Coastline Fall Class Schedule Now Posted
- 2 Men Arrested After Shooting of Suspected Gang Member
- Regulation of Squid Fishing on Agenda
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- Revolutionary Musical Voice Is Silenced
- Carey as Improv Pitchman on Engaging 'Line'
- House of Imports Loses Top Sales Spot to Fletcher Jones
- New Adult Shop Is Found in Violation of Zoning Ordinance
- Men's Wearhouse to Buy Canadian Chain
- Spotlight: Small-Business Web Site
- AlliedSignal Makes Hostile $9.8-Billion Bid for AMP
- CEO of Dense-Pac Microsystems Resigns
- House Backs Web Copyright Protection
- Coming Monday IN HEALTH
- Butterscotch Boulevard
- Fish Bowl
- Missing Chapman Student Phones Home
- NCAA Increases Sanctions, but Doesn't Ban Texas Tech
- No Leniency in Sheffield Case
- Yosemite, 5 Counties Agree on Bus Plan
- Eva Bartok; Acted in U.S., Foreign Films
- Former Mayor Agran Running for Council
- City May Be 5th to Join Regional Board
- Mergers, Food and Fears
- Toll Hike Delayed for Road Upgrades
- Search for Woman's Family Pushed
- Summer Study Session Goes Swimmingly
- Guerrero Brothers' Dream of Playing Together Comes True
- Maris Watch
- Interpore Bone Treatment Gets OK
- Cook's Dream, Times 2
- Financial Planners Answering More Distress Calls
- Rent-a-Cell Trend at Jails Not Always Key to Revenue
- Far Fewer Immigrants Seeking Welfare
- After Alleged Internet Confession, Guilty Plea Seen in Child's Killing
- San Diegans to Vote on Padres Ballpark
- A Is for Art
- A Crack in the Mirror
- Era of Offshore Drilling Comes Crashing Down
- School Board to Fill Vacancy by Calling Special Election
- Encouraging Debut for Prop. 227
- City to Support Lawsuit Against Proposition 227
- County Joins Local Film Commission
- His 'I Have a Dream' Oration Belongs to All Americans
- SPARKS TONIGHT
- Bonds, Bottalico Get Suspensions
- Key Index of Indicators, Hurt by GM, Falls in June
- ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS
- Steep Stock Slide Rattles Some Bulls
- 80 Fired at Apria's Costa Mesa Headquarters
- Ralph Lauren Posts 32% Gain in Profit
- 14% of Women in Emergency Rooms Reported Being Abused in Last Year
- Pornography Issues Focus of Conference
- City Increases Hours of Free Parking in Old Town
- Chief to Hold Town Meetings on Police Accountability Plan
- City Still Undecided Over Appeal of Fine
- Gang Members Barred From Meeting Publicly
- Turner Putting Time as a Titan to Good Use in San Jose
- Swann Song : After 16 years with Crystal Cathedral, organist Frederick Swann will leave a weekly audience of 20 million for duties at a church in L.A. His farewell recital is Friday.
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- City Council Agrees to Aid Valley VOTE
- 3 Are Left Homeless in Blaze; One Hurt
- Woman Says Fear for Life Led to Plea
- Officers in North Hollywood Shootout to Get Highest Honor
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- Pirates Rock Kile in 13-5 Victory
- Kruger Surprises Spirlea in 3 Sets
- Big Waves Coming Soon to the Big Screen
- Angels Display Some New Life in Comeback
- Shari Lewis: Her Heart Sang for Children
- CBS Exec to Head Miramax TV Unit
- Dole Adds to Its Floral Arrangement
- Goodyear to Fire 580 Workers
- Vinik Funds Buy 6.3% of QLogic
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- Punch Lines
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- Emergency Rule Set; Vote Delay Expected
- Congo Region on Edge of Chaos as Revolt Against Kabila Grows
- Group Ranks County Among Worst at Insuring Children
- Ex-Workers' Suit Seeks Back Wages
- Mikels Nominated for Coastal Commission
- City Staff to Study Purchase of Beach
- From Clinic to Classroom
- Outdoor Systems Displays How to Build a Big Billboard Firm
- Turkish Court Jails Islamic Actor for Play
- Queen Mum Marks Her 98th Birthday
- Council OKs Conservative Debt Policy
- City, L.A. Firefighters Reach Cooperation Pact
- Western State College of Law Is Judged Fit for ABA Accreditation
- Officials Reopen Lane of Tuna Canyon Road
- GOP Leaders to Help Dornan Campaign
- Council Gives Secessionists More Time to Prepare Drive
- Park Comes Up Empty Trying to Craft a Shutout
- Contending With 'Private Ryan's' Legacy
- Public Storage Posts 2nd-Quarter Profit Rise
- Cendant Names CEO for Howard Johnson
- All About Sonoma
- Shooting Suspect's Family Denied Visit
- Have a Bite of Broonie
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- Businesses Sought for Welfare Council
- Another Street Camera Is Placed to Film Stoplight Violators
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- Seinfeld Ready for 'Last Time' on Broadway
- Japan's Dreams Come True Pursues American Hearts
- Mamet Versus Writers Guild, the Action Thriller Sequel
- Amazon.com Will Buy Two Firms to Build Web Commerce
- Western WGA Leaders to Discuss Executive Director's Future
- 1994 Bodegas Roda "Roda I Reserva," Rioja (About $40)
- Vacation Begins Even Before the Van Leaves the Driveway
- Fred Bock; Publisher of Choral Music
- WASHINGTON INSIGHT
- The Trick of Turning LAPD Blue Into Greenbacks
- At-Risk Youth Find Sun, Surf--and Newfound PALs
- 2nd Fruit Fly Found; Hand-Spraying Begins
- It's Down to the Wire as Crews Work Out Final Details for Fair
- UCLA Tops Pac-10 Poll; USC Makes Soward Wait
- Daal Not Tricky Enough for Cubs
- Fulfilling Potential
- Living Up to Its Gory Past
- Ramirez, 72, Will Step Aside at Birmingham
- SBA-Sponsored Center to Offer Counseling, Classes
- Expense Report Programs Add Up
- Hussein Seems to Be Timing a Fray Carefully
- New $20 Bill Design to Debut in September
- Cancer Sufferer, 16, Gets His Wish, Becomes a U.S. Citizen
- Kevorkian Lawyer Leads in Primary
- Dow Plunges 299 as Range of Fears Hits Big Investors
- Police Union Official Faces Sex Charges
- Deadline Extended for Census Specialists
- OCC Campus Crime Up 4.8% in 1997-98
- Houston Clinches Conference Title
- Congress OKs Bill on Credit Union Membership
- Comsat Alleges O.C. Man, Others Stole Information
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- WEB SIT REVIEWS
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- Gardeners Organize Caravan to Fight Leaf Blower Ban
- Man Arrested After Chase on Freeway
- Chavez Offered Plea Bargain
- Siblings Find, Meet Long-Lost Brothers
- Mussina Upbeat After His Brush With Perfection
- GALAXY TONIGHT
- Fielder Is Becoming Angels' Odd Man Out
- Kung Shoots Disappointing 79 in U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
- Downtown San Diego Plugs In
- Total Renal's Stock Falls on Medicare Troubles
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- Good to Go
- States Probe Visa, MasterCard Debit Cards
- GRAPEVINE
- Supervisors Back Panel's Proposals on Preserving County's Farmland
- Job Center to Open for Dayworkers' Use
- Ex-Police Chief Sues Officials Over His Firing
- LAPD Officer's Suit Targets Attorney Johnnie Cochran
- TOUR DE FORCE
- Grant OKd for Flood Control Project
- Woman's Death Spurs New Policy
- Candidates Sought for Investment Panel
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- Jury Convicts Drunk Driver in Crash That Killed Woman
- 3-Strikes Law
- Adultery in Armed Services
- SOAR Initiative
- Blacks in L.A.
- Global Economy
- Ranching
- Returned Purse
- Antonovich
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- Reaction to Pastor's Statement
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- Squid Shortage
- Employer Choices and HMOs
- Nuclear Pact
- Sheep-Killing Dogs
- Computers for Simi Schools
- Amy Biehl
- Israel and Netanyahu
- Obituaries - Aug. 5, 1998
- Tale of 2 Cities Worlds and Climates Apart
- Reno Defies GOP Pressure on Donor Probe
- In Ventura, a Big Chill; In Simi, Few Like It Hot
- Suspended Judge Taken Into Custody Again
- Heat Is Best and Worst of Times in Tale of 2 L.A. Cities
- Father of 3 Kills Wife, Children, Self
- Stabbing, Assault on Latino, 2 Friends Being Probed as Hate Crime
- Poisoning a Sanctuary for the Sake of Salt
- Suspended Judge Is Arrested Again
- Rehnquist Rules 2 White House Lawyers Must Testify
- From the Archives: Entertainer Shari Lewis Dies at 65
- Campaign Reformers' Milestone
- It's Not Easy Being The. . .Big Cheese
- Parents Plead Not Guilty in Death of Daughter
- Yankees Nail Oquist for 14 Earned Runs
- 1 Driver Held, Another Sought After Pursuits
- A Pleasantly Laid-Back African Festival
- GlenFed to Pay $18.75 Million in Condo Suit
- Ascend to Acquire Stratus for $822 Million
- Fong Says Terrorism Is Key Issue
- Retail Marketplace to Replace Unsuccessful Restaurant Site
- Jobless Germans Work on Vacation Benefits
- GROWTH CATALYST
- Granatelli Lubricants Plans Infomercial on New Items
- Bergen Brunswig Stock Off 16% on Court Ruling
- AMDL Product OKd
- Chrysler's U.S. Sales Up 3.2% in July
- Beanie Babies Shoppers Leave Manners at Door
- Off-Kilter
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- Real Estate Trends
- Buying Individual Bonds: If You Must, Here's How
- Xylan Signs Pact With Northern Telecom
- No Wild Ride With These Convertibles
- Tech Teachers Are the Prize in Tug-of-War for Workers
- Dames & Moore Buys Unit of Dow Chemical
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- Leadership Declares Unilateral Cease-Fire
- Support-Seeking Smokers Take a Drag on the Internet
- And They Lived Within Their Means Happily Ever After
- Stock Market Barometers
- Patent Is Issued for Biopool Technology
- Xylan, Netcom to Move to Lost Hills
- Dow Slides 96.55; Bond Prices Leap
- Broadcaster Bob Starr Dies at 65
- Instead of Answer, O'Brien Remains Catching Question
- Batista Gives Diamondbacks Just a Pinch
- Can't Trust Anyone Under 30 for This
- G.H. Palmer to Build 636 Downtown Apartments
- Southland Area Called Largest Latino Market
- Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Flap
- Shooting Victim Not Helping Investigators
- Commotion by the Ocean
- Albertson's to Acquire Lucky in $11.7-Billion Deal
- Candidates Sought for Planning Commission Post
- VIGILANTES ON DECK
- A Verdict on Strange World of ABC's 'Maximum Bob'
- Medicare Ruling on Epogen Drug Boosts Earnings for Amgen
- Thousand Oaks Fined $2.3 Million for Sewage Spill
- As Asia Goes, So Goes Rubin's Name
- Putting Power Into Viewers' Fingertips?
- GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS
- 'Midnight's' Finest Hour
- Christian Science Healing Suit Dismissed
- Character Counts at Cal Lutheran Lectures
- Remember the Counties
- Awfully Glad He's Such a Cad
- Tests Negative but Laird May Stay on Vacation
- Exploring the Lore of the Shore
- PRI Keeps 2 States, Loses 1 in Elections
- From Here to Infinity
- Throughout Life, El Toro Has Been His Base
- Jury Weighs Fate of Man Charged in Fatal DUI
- Repovich Was Suspended by LAPD for Sex Harassment
- College District Names New Vice Chancellor
- UCI Scientist Roger Russell Dies at 83
- TV Turns Game Into National Past Time
- Valentine and Lasorda Couldn't Be Much Closer, but That Doesn't Mean Mets' Manager Will Be Coming to L.A
- Governor Signs Nanny Registry Law
- Iron Maiden Shows Mettle in Face of Change