- SOUTHLAND FOCUS
- Look Who's Talking
- After 21 Grueling Hours, Swordfish Won the Duel
- Sosa Makes Latin Quite a Bit Easier to Understand
- Panther Owner Goes On the Prowl
- Milwaukee Rather Green These Days
- Analysts Say Coke Hurt by Asia, Russia
- Philippine Airline Jet Seized at LAX
- Hyde Schedules Fast Track for Vote on Hearings
- There's a Right Way to Make a Left Turn
- Hollywood's Loyalty to Clinton Put to Test
- Police Believe Man Killed Self by Accident
- A Conflicted Strategy on the Taliban
- Housing Development to Replace Apartments
- Employment and Career Center Celebrates Grand Opening
- No. 4 Santa Margarita (2-0) vs. Dana Hills (1-1)
- Imagine if the Redskins Had Drafted Him No. 1?
- Pan African Festival Seeks Film Entries
- UCLA Game Canceled, by Georges
- Pianist Ray Excels in Rarely Heard Piece
- Gilbert-Rolfe's Art Matches His Words
- AlliedSignal Plays Wait-and-See on AMP
- Consulting Firm, a Milken Investment, Plans IPO
- Genentech Inc. will likely report 1998 earnings...
- Easyrider's Debut
- Honda Seeks Settlement in Kickback Suit
- Foreign Soldiers Move to Stop Looters
- Dairy Charged With Dumping 2 Million Gallons of Cow Waste
- House Lifts Visa Cap for High-Tech Workers
- Cities Crack Down on Portable Hoops
- School Board Seeks Prop. 227 Exemption for 34 L.A. Campuses
- Brokerage to Settle MTA Suit, Sources Say
- Airport Parking Squeeze Prompts Traveler Advisory
- CSUN Considering Sites for New Football Stadium
- Racist Group Tied to Local Hate Crimes
- NHL Finds Way to Really Stick It to a Real Bad Guy
- McGwire Lets His 1 for 3 Do All the Talking
- They're Accident-Prone Tourists
- HIGH SCHOOL
- Shareholders OK B of A-NationsBank Merger
- Another Go at the Blind Dating Game
- Silicon Valley Supporters Rethink Links to Clinton
- First Lady Blasts Actions by Congress
- Clinton's Lawyers Renew Talks on Jones Settlement, Sources Say
- 96 Residents Evacuated From Nursing Home
- Man Honored for Helping Nab Suspect
- Forum Set for College Board Candidates
- He Wasn't Such a Smooth Operator
- McClung, Crew Sailing Back Home
- Team Without a Prayer Does Have a Priest
- Making History
- His Name Is Rice, but He's No Jerry
- Penguins Lose Kasparaitis for 4-6 Months
- Calendar
- Hartsburg Goes Back to Drawing Board
- Complete Schedule
- Smith Recalls Prima Years
- After 3 Years, It's Back to Sitcom Life as They Know It
- COMING SUNDAY
- U.S. Sues Irvine Brokerage Over Shopping.com
- Lone Pakistani Brewery Tapping Overseas Markets to Stay Afloat
- Driver Trying to Hit Border Agent Shot, Officials Say
- Thousands to Rally in Cancer Fight
- Efforts to Keep U.S. Troops on Post Fail
- House Gives Solid Backing to $270.5-Billion Defense Measure
- Summer Sales of New Homes in Region Off 33%
- Shift of Children Out of Group Homes Reported
- 3 Sites in Ahmanson Deal Become Open Space
- Getting a Glimpse of Gleaming New Museum Pavilion
- Thousand Oaks Shows Signs of Getting Tough on Placards
- Agency Moves to Offer Expanded Quake Coverage
- Caltrans Loses in Court
- Bailout of Hedge Fund for Wealthy Rattles Wall Street
- Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Having Sex With Girl Athlete
- O'Meara Steps to the Front by Taking Major Strides
- Virus Blamed for Illness
- Foothill (1-1) vs. Capistrano Valley (1-1)
- This Time, the Marlins Get Stopped by Hurricane Georges
- Huskies Try to Stop the Home Run
- Pacifica Rally Beats Bell Gardens
- Joe Williams Joins Drew Benefit
- What to See and Do Around Southern California
- Cirrus to Slash Work Force by Up to 28%
- Clothes That Look Divan
- Surge in Gang Crime Prompts LAPD to Set Up Special Unit
- Zoning Change Will Allow More Hot Tubs
- Litter, Graffiti Mar Beauty of Landmark Oak
- Jury Rules City Must Pay More for Property
- Beach Blvd. to Close for Railroad Repairs
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Arizona Man Arrested in Double Slaying
- Costa Mesa Woman, 5 Others Charged in Fraud Case
- Javelin Acquisitions
- Benjamin F. Caffey; Civil Engineer, Fluor Daniel Executive
- Less Poverty in '97, Census Bureau Finds
- Next-of-Kin Names Required of Some Airline Passengers
- S. African Archbishop's Battle for Poor
- Group Links Vandalism to National Racist Group
- The King of Skid Row
- Camarillo Premium Outlets Fights Proposal for Nearby Center
- Filming Planned on Hells Angels
- A Day of Atonement for the Market-Induced Ethos of Selfishness
- This Time, Dornan's Lost His Lock on Vietnamese Vote
- August Restaurant Closures
- Hart Enjoys City Walk
- They've Still Got Cause to Sing
- Few Birds, Mammals Stay Monogamous, Studies Find
- Netanyahu Warns on a Palestinian State
- Turks Rally for Islamist Mayor After Sentence Is Upheld
- U.S. May Fly Out Fugitive Ex-Warlord
- Cancer on the Run
- Assembly Candidate Distributing List of Registered Sex Offenders
- Calling on Senior Citizens to Be the Fulcrums of a New Society
- Fair Offers Free Health Screenings and Exams
- USC to Display Rare San Martin Materials
- Softer Stance by Iran
- Bacterial Meningitis Claims Teen; No New Cases Reported
- Souza Goes Extra Mile to Improve
- Making History
- Weibring's 65 Leads Texas Open
- Dolphins' Thomas Has Been Down This Road
- IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION
- 'Just Write' Takes Witty, Romantic Look at Hollywood
- McBride Set Not About Pop but Prowess
- McClelland to Join NationsBanc Montgomery
- Bankrupt Home Builder's Creditor Offers $5 Million as Claim Settlement
- Countrywide's 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises 27%
- FDX's Earnings Drop Smaller Than Expected
- Shades of Moderation in Germany's Greens Party
- County Fair Highlights
- Area White Fly Infestation Has Strawberry Growers Concerned
- Drug Court Turns Out 1st Class of Graduates
- Firefighting Craft Take to the Air
- Study Finds Underuse of TV Ratings
- EBay's Share Price More Than Doubles Since IPO
- Pfizer Will Buy Back up to $5 Billion in Shares
- Crowding Puts Crunch on Classrooms
- Watch the Furniture When Lees Get Together
- Atwater, Wolford Fined $5,000
- Mission Viejo (1-1) vs. Laguna Hills (1-1)
- TODAY'S BEST BETS
- Saxophone Reveals Soul of Tim Berne
- One Ace Gumshoe and Two Pairs of Opposite Siblings
- Day Runner Organizes an $80.5-Million Bid on Filofax
- Who Wouldn't Want 401(k)? Possibly Disneyland Workers
- Donated Arm Is Attached to Amputee
- Reporter Pleads Guilty in Theft of Voice Mail
- Sheriff's Patrol Cars Go Back to Black, White
- Teacher Wins Ruling Over College Chief
- McDougal's Embezzlement Trial Upstaged by Sideshow
- Bousquet Races to Record as Esperanza Beats Marina
- Fullerton's Fate Rests in Hands of NCAA
- Concordia Rallies to Win in Volleyball
- Cedeno Spoils It for Brewers
- No. 8 Brea Olinda (2-0) vs. Sunny Hills (1-1)
- Edison Has No Trouble Defeating Westminster
- THE LOCALS
- A Lean, Mean Machine
- Dana Niguel Library to Be Renamed for City
- Woman Accused of Mailing Cyanide Is Too Ill to Stand Trial
- FRESHWATER
- Sportswriter Kokon, Valley Legend, Dies
- Basketball Greats Join Murray Tribute
- WEEK 4 PRIMER
- Rush Hour a Big Hit for Santiago
- Arco Planning Layoffs, Major Cost-Cutting
- Bergen Brunswig Split
- No Admission Yet for the Golden Arches
- Grenade Attack Dims Hopes for Meetings in Cambodia
- 2 New Drugs Are Strongest to Combat Flu
- Islamic Plot to Bomb U.S. Embassy in Uganda Foiled, Officials Say
- Taking Off the Kid Gloves
- Suspect Arrested in Apartment Robberies
- Former Waste Treatment Plant Proposed for Superfund List
- Moorpark to Hold Election Over Hidden Creek Ranch
- City to Vote Again on Race After 3-3 Tie
- 1st Store Opens on Former Site of GM Plant
- Free Activities Offered on Public Lands Day
- Rubydiver Tends, Alas, to Cool Its Resources
- O.C. Optimism Hangs On
- Regency May Buy Pacific Retail Trust for $1.04 Billion
- Stocks Give Back Most of Greenspan Rally
- McClelland to Join NationsBanc Montgomery
- Iran Withdraws Support for Death Edict on Rushdie
- Campaign to Annex 12 Properties Advances
- Candlelight Walk for Cancer Programs
- Trustees Vote to Make English Key Language
- It Takes Cash to Keep Ideas Flowing
- Quarterbacks Miss Chance
- CHRIS DUFRESNE'S TOP 25
- Red Sox Wrap Up Wild-Card Berth in Style
- 24 Exhibition Games Canceled by NBA Lockout
- A 'Dream' Project
- 'Clay Pigeons' ' Implausible Flight
- Mattel Issues 3rd-Quarter Profit Warning
- Things to Do Today: Offer $80 Million for Filofax
- Morgan Stanley Profit Down 5% for Quarter
- Cell Genesys Inc. said it will fire...
- Tyson the Patient Getting a Workout
- Dodgers Seem to Have Sights on Expos' Alou
- Angels Just About Out of Magic Now
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- Winless Chicago Gets Kicked Again
- Toy Maker Feels Crush of 'Godzilla' in 3rd Quarter
- IBP Loses Appeal Over Lunch Breaks
- Mortgage Rates Decline to 31-Year Low
- The Times Music Index
- D.C. Mayor Has Surgery
- EPA Orders 22 States to Reduce Flow of Smog-Causing Emissions
- Russia to Revive Vodka Monopoly to Raise Liquid Cash
- Zoning Change Will Allow More Hot Tubs
- Elections Seen as Crucial Point for Fledgling Slovakia
- Pair Arrested Over Shooting at House
- 2 Killed, 2 Injured in Collision of Pickup Trucks
- Mater Dei Tickets Remain Available
- Hart Enjoys City Walk
- 'Policy's' Message Feels Heavy-Handed
- House Committee OKs Bill to Fight 'Slamming'
- Putting Humor in a Hammerlock and Counting to 3
- Pint-Sized Punch Lines
- 2 Cities Join Successful Recyclers' Ranks
- Frisbee-Catching Contest Just Made for Sassy, Owner
- Students Attempt to Cash In on Counterfeit-Resistant $20s
- Also. . .
- AT&T; Agrees to Pay $300,000 Fine
- Ventura County Sites Get Open Space Status
- 2 Robbers Escape After Crashing Car
- 1 of 4 Wanted in Bank Robberies Is Arrested
- $1-Million Settlement Possible in Lawsuit Against Mortuaries
- Not a Job for the Marines
- Storr Signs, Leaving Holdouts at One
- Niles and Calabasas Leave No Questions After Victory
- Harvard-Westlake Girls Raise Par
- Commission Inclined to Reject Tyson
- Ex-Matadors File Suit Against School
- War of Words
- 'Urban Legend's' Lack of Originality Is What's Scary
- Making Raunch More Respectable
- Revised GDP and Other Data Point to Resilience
- McDougal's Trial Upstaged by Sideshow
- Heaney Shifts Balance of Power
- Ties to Malone Earn Creech a Job
- Two Too Much in Arizona Rout
- Esperanza, Schuster Run Over Peninsula
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Threads of 'Dirty Laundry' Too Familiar
- 'Sketchy at Best' Packs In Solid Laughs
- Life Is Bleak Along 'Monument Ave.'
- Trial Begins on Rival to Amgen's Epogen
- City Backs Effort to Buy Affordable Units
- Gun Policy That Misfires
- State Law on Fluoride Has No Teeth
- Boy Under Home Detention Pending Trial in Slaying
- Kids Try to Draw $20 on Federal Reserve
- Cub Fans Always Waiting for the Other Fly to Drop
- Dietitians to Staff Free Hotline Today
- Slavery's Weary Burden at Heart of Graceful 'Shadrach'
- With Barreto Silenced by Impasse, KLVE Talks Continue
- Ballot Asks for Best Woman to Seek Presidency
- Hurricane's Stormy Tendrils Reach U.S. Coastline
- Wilson Signs Bills Reforming HMO Surgery Policies
- Like Pakistan, India May OK Test-Ban Treaty
- A Promising MTA Plan
- 12 Inmates Hurt in Brawl at Pitchess Jail
- 96,000 Applications for Rent Subsidies Reported
- Endowment's Success Cheers Latino Leaders
- L.A.'s Pockets of Power
- Donahue's Life Is Anything but Stormy
- Dodgers Interested in Montreal's Alou
- Murder Rate Drop
- Starr's Report
- Enforcement of Immigration Laws
- Stocks Give Back Much of Greenspan Rally
- Capitalism in Russia
- Iverson Killing and Samaritan Law
- Clinton
- Air Bags
- Switzerland
- Obituaries - Sept. 25, 1998
- Obituaries - Sept. 25, 1998
- Water Tank Rupture Could Cost $25 Million
- Prison Guards Can Consult Lawyers Prior to Questioning
- Rogan Counters Charge of Hypocrisy--by Charging Hypocrisy
- Red Hill Lutheran Cooks Up Benefit
- Football Boosters to Hit the Links
- Liquid Ingested by 3 Students Found to Be LSD
- Grant to L.A. Could Add Hundreds of Officers
- Teacher Innovations Get Allergan Boost
- Suspect in Bank Holdups Held in Valencia Robbery
- Suspected 'Three B' Bandit Arrested After Supermarket Bank Robbery
- Loss Estimate in Water Tank Failure Starts at $20 Million
- 3 Sickened Pacoima Students Ingested LSD
- Bayer in Genetic Medicine Alliance
- Cuts Leave 33 Players in Camp
- Summer's Last Splash
- Travel Through Time, Catalina Style
- USC Doctor Proposes Gene Therapy in Womb
- Westminster (2-0) vs. No. 9 Edison (2-0)
- Funding C-130s Straps Budget, Pentagon Says
- MTA, Securities Firm Hold Talks Over Dispute