- PROMOTION: An unprecedented seven death penalty cases...
- SECURITY: Shootings this year at courthouses around...
- Under Surveillance? : 'S.I.S' Producers Wonder If LAPD Unit Is Focusing on Them
- On Top of the World in Canada : Despite the harsh climate, the High Arctic is hospitable and provides an opportunity to observe and absorb northern culture at a leisurely pace.
- The Novelist and the Murderer : CROSSED OVER: A Murder, A Memoir <i> By Beverly Lowry</i> , <i> (Alfred A. Knopf: $22; 247 pp.)</i>
- 1992 Edgar Allen Poe Awards
- Canada's Chateau With the Friendly Face : Whistler Luxury Hotel Turns Casual and Affordable During the Summer Season
- Grandma's Alzheimer's Afflicts Family
- Bush Moves to Link Clinton With Carter
- Burning Vessel Sends Smoke Signal to Hussein : Persian Gulf: U.S., Kuwaiti sailors blow up old Iraqi ship. Message implied: Comply or else.
- Investors Arbitration Inc. of Woodland Hills announced...
- Feel-Good Ideas for Long Flights : Good planning is essential. Wear comfortable clothes, exercise during the flight and drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
- Randy Klose; Developer, AIDS Activist
- A Personal Guide To Watching TV
- Alison Gertz; Contracted HIV at Age 16
- STAGE REVIEWS : Occidental Theatre Festival Tries Something Different : EAGLE ROCK
- School Recall Election Misses Ballot Deadline
- 5 Will Be Arraigned in Slaying at Festival : Santa Barbara: Police say alleged members of a Ventura gang clashed with rivals. A 16-year-old is fatally stabbed.
- Teachers Union President Calls for Removal of Supt. Anton : Education: Helen Bernstein outlines aggressive plans to drive home the effect of pay cuts, including a campaign to discourage businesses and people from coming to Los Angeles.
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Mittermeier Style Rates a Thumbs-Up at Airport : Transportation: Despite some problems, administrator has kept John Wayne running smoothly and won the support of county and airline officials.
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : DRINKS ON SPAIN
- NFL EXHIBITION ROUNDUP : After Gannon Signs, Salisbury Leads Vikings
- Schatz, Buenaventura Team Sparkle at Swim Nationals
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : Now, Their Silence Is Golden : Track: U.S. sprinters, earlier outspoken and feuding, set world records in men's 400 and 1,600 relays. Women place first in 400 and second in 1,600.
- ART : It's No Place for Trinkets : The inaugural exhibit at Sante Fe's Institute of American Indian Arts dazzles the eye while jarring some notions
- Lost Rachmaninoff Tragedy 'Monna Vanna' Gets Its Day
- HANDEL/MOZART: "Acis und Galatea," K. 566. Lynne...
- BLACK KOREA: Media Action Network for Asian...
- * Terry A. Schroeder has been appointed...
- More Americans Turning to Their Credit Cards to Purchase Groceries : Retailing: Consumer groups decry the trend, saying it drives up shoppers' food costs. Card issuers say the practice offers convenience.
- GUIDEBOOK : Chilling Out in Canada
- TRAVEL INSIDER : Agents Really Can Help You Save Time, Money : Bargains: Linked by computer to rate schedules, veterans can get the best deals from airlines and hotels.
- Diamond Bar : Opposition to General Plan
- Council OKs 18-Foot Height Limit on Homes : Government: Still unresolved are square-footage caps on new housing and proposed restrictions covering building on slopes.
- Timing and Networking Pay Off for Job-Seeker : Recession: One man's story has a message for others who are frustrated by the quest: 'You can find work.'
- His Legacy Is More Than a Medal Here or There
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : Spain Edges Poland, 3-2, to Win Gold : Soccer: Ferrer's goal in the final minute sparks celebration by crowd of 95,000, including royalty and Samaranch.
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : MAPS CAN'T BE DRAWN FAST ENOUGH AT GAMES
- Teen Can Have IRA, but There Are Drawbacks
- Architect's Plan to Cut Remodeling Woes
- GUIDEBOOK : Bustling About in Brugge
- Another Leonardo : RUM PUNCH <i> By Elmore Leonard</i> , <i> (Delacorte: $21; 297 pp.)</i>
- "The Best of Television" (Sunday at 4...
- FICTION
- Key to Landlord's Access Hinges on Duplicate
- SPECIAL REPORT : Hassle-Free Remodeling : TRAUMA AMID THE DUST : Spare the Children
- BOTTOM LINE
- From Russia With Mixed Feelings : THE WILD BEACH: And Other Stories, <i> Edited by Helena Goscilo and Byron Lindsey</i> , <i> (Ardis: $39.95; 352 pp.) </i>
- TOURING THE LOS ANGELES AREA BY BICYCLE...
- School's Back Aug. 18 for 400,000
- Looking for Camelia in the Polka Beat World of <i> Norteno</i>
- Consumer Debt Load Down 1.7% in June
- William Weatherby; Journalist, Biographer
- U.N. Chief Urges Force of 30 South Africa Observers
- Converse Professional Group announced that Algirdas G....
- * Zeev Kalansky has been appointed director...
- Branson Lures Country Music Lovers to Ozarks : Missouri town draws a passel of visitors with its theaters, arts communities and folksy style.
- THE VENICE OF BELGIUM : Beguiled by Brugge, a Flemish village of romantic history
- GUIDEBOOK : Blazing a Trail to Fire Island
- House, Senate Candidates Are Raising Money at a Record Pace
- Man Confesses to Killing Girlfriend
- If you haven't attended a concert in...
- ORANGE COUNTY OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK : Barton Fades in Stretch, Winds Up With a Bronze
- Seasoned Surfers : San Onofre Club Celebrates Four Decades of Wave-Riding Camaraderie
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : OVERSEAS BOX OFFICE : South Africans Fall Bigtime for the Uncut 'Basic Instinct.' (We're Not Surprised.)
- Civic Light Opera Opts for Package Deals
- Peter J. Lynch has been named chief...
- California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- FASTER! CHEAPER!The Flip Side to the Art...
- Isolate Pests to Prevent Spread to Other Plants
- PULLING A FAST ONE : A Speed Demon on the Open Road Faces the Urge to Fly by Night
- KIDS' STYLE
- OAKS OF CALIFORNIA by Bruce M....
- 87 Children Among Arrestees at Clinic
- Top Sri Lankan Rebel Fighter, 9 Officers Killed
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : Mandela, De Klerk Have Direct Contact
- Researcher Finding Little Evidence of New AIDS Virus : Medicine: In 15 of 17 cases studied, no link is found to the class of viruses that includes HIV. But work on AIDS-like disease is not finished.
- Nickelodeon fills up Saturday's prime time with four for the family
- Deathwatch (KCAL Sunday at noon). Bertrand Tavernier...
- Airport to Pay Its Share of Road Improvements : Development: The action is welcomed in City Hall, but it snarls a revision of the ordinance that determines how fees are assessed on all projects.
- New Look at Scrooge: He Was Just Depressed : Health: Fifty years before Freud, Charles Dickens not only portrayed the problem of depression in the aged, he outlined the treatment.
- SAN DIEGO : Truck Crash Kills 1
- Network of the Killer Bs
- Time for Credit Horror Stories to End : House measure, if amended properly, would be a valuable safeguard for consumers
- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE : My Favorite School Class: Involuntary Servitude
- Companies Lured From Tarnished Golden State : Economy: Recruiters target businesses in O.C. and elsewhere in California frustrated by increasing costs and regulations.
- Passenger Killed in Car Crash
- One-Hitter for Indians' Nagy
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : DEVERS STORY TO GO HOLLYWOOD
- Pacific Conference to Match Investors With Developers
- Home Improvement : Blocking Sun's Heat With Barrier in Attic
- CALIFORNIA ALBUM : Fans Say Move Is a Giant Mistake : San Francisco natives are restless over plan that would send ballclub to Florida. Some fear that a string of municipal mishaps has put the city on a cable car to nowhere.
- Duarte : Cable Office Closing 24 Hours
- Nazi Survivor Saves Sarajevo Kin of Rescuers
- LILY TOMLIN : LAUGHING MATTERS
- Midwest Cancer Patients Dial Up a Sympathetic Ear
- East L.A. Boxer Punches Out a Gold Medal Win
- Coastal Commission Staff Opposes Proposed $2-Billion Port Expansion : Shipping: The report cites a loss of marine resources and waterways. The stage is set for a showdown Wednesday between the commission and port officials.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : RUSSIA : Troops Destroy Armored Vehicles
- Seeking an Environmental Consensus : * Input, Not Bloodletting, Is Needed on Proposed Widening of Laguna Canyon Road
- Woman Killed in Motorcycle Accident
- Rohrabacher Lauds Closure of Loophole He Used : Congressional privilege: Despite being the only O.C. representative to have sent newsletters at taxpayer expense to non-constituents, he says he always opposed the practice.
- Roads to Be Closed for Resurfacing
- Taking the Magic Out of a Campaign
- 19-Year-Old Arrested in Killing of Youth at Sylmar Street Race
- LAX Offers to Pay Its Share of Regional Street Improvements : Development: The action is welcomed in City Hall, but it snarls a revision of the ordinance that determines how fees are assessed on all projects.
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : This Task Is Easier on Hands : De La Hoya: Gold-medal lightweight obliges autograph seekers after victory.
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : TEAM SOUTH AFRICA
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : For Lithuania, It's Personal : Basketball: Team's bronze-medal victory over the Commonwealth of Independent States brings joy to a nation.
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : TORRENCE WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK HER MIND
- Electric Shadow Productions, the film company which...
- Want to Rent a Russian <i> Dacha?</i> It'll Cost You
- A PROMISE TO REMEMBER: The Names Project...
- Lost Amid the Water People
- Waste Station Opponents Cite Traffic, Pollution : Environment: Residents voice concern over potential health hazards of trash facility. Proponents say the project will bring jobs, revenue to the city.
- Mississippi Lawmaker Shot to Death
- Q & A : If Only We Had an 8-Day Week . . .
- Tough Stand Over Use of a Gun : Crime: Prosecutors successfully petitioned to have Arronn Pinkney, 16, tried as an adult for attempted murder. He never fired a shot. A passenger in his car did, and missed.
- Endless Bummer : Environment: Ah, the joys of summer--sun, sand, surf. Oh, the worries of summer 1992--sewage, scum, sickness. Just how bad <i> is</i> the coastal pollution?
- Karate Students Put Their Best Feet Forward to Benefit Charity
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Trash Doomsday Fails to Materialize; Officials Revise Warning to '93 : Landfills: Recession, recycling and possibly faulty assumptions are cited as a predicted crisis has yet to engulf L.A. County.
- Country Music Bust for Rural Folks : Missouri: Town of Branson in scenic Ozarks is fast becoming a city, full of urban woes, as it eclipses Nashville as the place to go to see live country at its best.
- Stanton Has Become a Popular Stop for Prostitutes : Crime: The L.A. riots, favorable weather, numerous cheap hotels and a change in sheriff's deputies' beats have made it an attractive place for women who travel a loosely defined circuit of cities.
- Commuter Rail a Tie Closer to Reality
- Sheffield Stays Hot; So Do the Padres : Baseball: He homers and drives in three runs in 7-5 victory over Houston. Padres are 10 games over .500, but McIlvaine still taking wait-and-see stance on Riddoch.
- Rumors of a Mellow Ditka Are Only That
- Corona del Mar's New Coach Faces a Unique Challenge : Volleyball: In taking over a successful and prestigious program, Lance Stewart will be in the spotlight.
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : SHOTPUTTER DASSE TESTS POSITIVE
- DEL MAR : Inside Job for Another Review
- In Brief
- BUY NOW: Everybody's waiting for--and whispering about--Madonna's...
- REISSUES : In Brief
- "WORLDS." Dusan Bogdanovic, guitar. M-A Recordings M009A....
- Bill Clinton's Economic Plans: They're Good, but They're Not Perfect
- Mindy Tucker has been named vice president,...
- WIND AND STONE by Masaaki Tachihara,...
- KIDS' STYLE
- SPECIAL REPORT : Hassle-Free Remodeling : It Isn't Easy, but There Are Ways to Avoid the Many Traps
- 1st Pomona Mayoral Candidate Emerges
- Probe Begins on Grounding of QE2 Liner
- Jazz Up a Dinner in Pasadena
- 1 Bell Company Reaches Pact as Talks Continue
- A Clean Sweep : It's a dirty job, but someone has to get rid of household grit and grime. What a way to spend a weekend!
- 32 Killed, 84 Injured as Explosion Rips Through Turkish Cafeteria
- Escapee Recaptured After Holdup
- The Days of Los Angeles Are Numbered--and They Ought to Be : Governance: The megalopolis should be divided, the city down-sized into the communities from which it was originally constituted.
- Romance Will Take Flight--Couple to Be on Next Shuttle
- Sharts Reluctantly Relinquishes Bat, Focuses on Mound : Baseball: Indians' organization forces former Cal State Northridge slugger to concentrate on pitching.
- Easy Target : Battle-Scarred Monica Seles Is Still Reeling From Her Experiences in a War Zone Called Wimbledon
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : Being World's Eighth-Best Is Still Worth Something
- XMAS TIDINGS: "A Very Special Christmas II"...
- COVER STORY : Toontown Terrors : Two twisted characters and their anarchistic animator have made cable's 'Ren & Stimpy' a ready-for-prime-time phenomenon
- STAGE : Can There Be a Second Time Around? : Singer-songwriter Hollye Leven seemed well on the road to fame when she was nearly crippled in a fall; now's she got a musical that may go to Broadway
- REISSUES : In Brief
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : THE VANISHING : 'Death Becomes Her' and the Lost Ullman Ending
- AeroVironment Chief Joins NEC Board
- * Kenneth Artz has joined the Newport...
- Pitch-O-Matic : A Tour of Infomercialand, Where Schlock Can Be Strangely Seductive
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : DAILY REPORT : RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS : Alexandra Timoshenko Near Perfect, Wins Gold
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : SHE STRIKES A BLOW FOR BARCELONA
- Make-Over Time on Main Street
- REISSUES
- Phone Workers, Bell Companies Continue Talks
- The Killings at Coalisland : British Tactics Under Fire After Deaths of 4 Young IRA Members
- Economic Setbacks Shattering African Families
- Is America Marching to Folly Once Again? : Yugoslavia: Stories of atrocities coming out of Bosnia have given NATO's future a second wind. But Bush should let old alliances die.
- EL CAJON : Barber Found Slain in Her Shop
- Family Values Celebrated at Black Reunion : Culture: Event at Exposition Park explores the diversity and successes of the home unit.
- Speedup of Transit Funding to Aid County : Transportation: Bush Administration will make money available for Metro Red Line without waiting for local agencies to raise matching dollars.
- Delegates Optimistic About Bush : Republicans: Activists from Ventura County scoff at negative signals in the polls and anticipate a unified convention in Houston.
- TEAMTENNIS : Navratilova Beats Dukes in Every Fashion, Atlanta Wins
- Event Promotes Asian Unity : Celebration: People from various cultures gather at Mile Square Park for the two-day festival, the first of its kind in Orange County.
- Auto Racing
- PADRE UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Montreal Expresses Interest in Making Deal for Santiago
- Developing a Bid for a Class-A Ball Team : Baseball: Self-taught designer is working hard to build a stadium in Oxnard and attract a California League team.
- Carlsbad's Smith Wins in Cleveland
- A High Price for Gold? : Now that female athletes are pushing their bodies more they find peak performance can also bring long-term health risks.
- Ex-Soviets' Newest Fear: Mushrooms
- A Chance for Wilson to Do the Right Thing : Prisons: The governor should heed a Latino Caucus proposal to abandon an East L.A. site that the state may no longer need.
- Researchers Try to Bring Back Youthful Sleep
- Police Seek 'Avon Lady' in Kidnaping of 6-Month-Old Girl : Abduction: Woman claiming to be sales representative befriends infant's mother, then takes off with the child.
- Past Time to Curtail the Loss of Wetlands : * Mitigation Projects Are No Substitute for Real Thing
- Sanitation Officials Shelve Mountain Landfill Proposals
- Tennis
- AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL : STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS : Newbury Oaks Wins Behind Curran, 9-5
- Krickstein Hurt, Woodforde Moves On : Tennis: Unseeded player and his doubles partner, Krajicek, meet in final today.
- It's Friday at 6:30 p.m., and we're...
- THE HOUSESpace StationBy a vote of 237...
- KAY KOPLOVITZ: THE WOMAN BEHIND USA
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Alexander Dubcek : The Former Czech Leader Surveys Another 'Prague Spring'
- Victims of Victory : In the harsh light of reality, old spies must face up to old lies
- 'UPSTARTS': Student works from the summer programs...
- Raiders' Play Is Spotty in a 24-10 Loss to 49ers : Pro football: Marinovich, young receivers play well, but Dickerson gains only 22 yards in debut with team.
- Chapman Blazes a Trail in Amateur : Bowling: Former football player from Landover, Md., becomes first black to win U.S. championship.
- Abbott Returns, as Do Angels' Wayward Ways : Baseball: He lowers his ERA to 2.85 but stays at 4-11 as bullpen fizzles in 8-2 loss to the White Sox.
- Shuttle Lands in Florida; Tether Failure to Be Studied
- An Unfair Burden for Olympic Competitors
- Priest's Arrest Tries Faith of Some Followers : Reaction: Parishioners are trying to adhere to church tenets and not judge Father Piroli as he faces an embezzlement charge.
- The 'Best' of All Worlds for a California Politician : Budget: The state has no money, but it keeps on running, which means difficult decisions can be avoided. That leaves plenty of time for fund-raisers.
- FREEWAY REPAIRS : Caltrans Issues Advisory About Scheduled Freeway Work Areas
- Pitch In to Clean Up the Freeway Mess : * Caltrans' Adopt-a-Wall Program Involves Citizens in Turning Back the Graffiti Blight
- Tests Detect Wide Contamination at Military Fuel Depot : Environment: Study finds tainted soil and ground water under homes 500 feet south of the 50-acre facility. But officials say the problem does not pose a health threat.
- Bug Trappers Man Front Lines in the War Against Crop Pests : Infestations: With about 5,000 traps, a county crew watches for insects that threaten the state's $16-billion agriculture industry.
- Though Illegal, Polygamy Part of African Life
- Attack Memo Had To Be OK'd by Higher-ups
- A Tough Sell : Economy: At Village Del Amo in Torrance, eight of 22 storefront spaces are empty. Some businesses have vanished virtually overnight.
- Roadwork: Major projects for the week of Aug. 9-15
- COMMENTARIES ON THE DRYWALLERS' DISPUTE : Strikers Resorting to Violence and Intimidation to Gain Ends : They must work through the system to gain representation, rather than impose a reign of terror at job sites.
- 100 Evacuated After Chatsworth Solvent Spill
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : CLOSING CEREMONY THE PLACE TO BE
- Two-Year-Old Gilded Time Starts Poorly, Sets Record
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : They Enjoyed the Inevitable : Basketball: Johnson advises keeping the pros coming after U.S. ends its gold-medal quest with a 117-85 victory.
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : Barton Can't Out-Paddle New Technology : Kayaking: Double gold-medal winner at Seoul settles for one bronze, despite faster times.
- Preservationists Try to Sway Monks to Their Cause : Landmark: Religious order wants to raze earthquake-damaged monastery building, but some Sierra Madre residents are trying to save it.
- COMMENTARY : You Can Count on the Bizarre
- Secrecy, Delays Cloud Look at Slayings by British Forces
- N.Y. Man Who Admitted Killing 6 Is Indicted
- She's Banking on Susan B. Anthony
- Clinton Plans Bus Trip to Steal GOP Limelight
- Former Congo Dictator Loses Bid for New Term as President
- Bring Home the Movie House
- Deaths Apparent Murder-Suicide
- SUMMER GAMES SPOTLIGHT : BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : KIDS OF ALL AGES AT THE ARCADE
- SWIMMING / JUNIOR NATIONALS WEST : Phoenix's Hall Sets Record in Boys' 100 Freestyle Race
- Understanding, but Not Sympathy: The View From Abroad : THAILAND
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS: Aug. 8
- Redondo Beach Police Hoping to Round Up a Video Posse : Crime: Authorities want to equip 20 volunteers to help officers with stakeouts. Critics say the program smacks of Big Brother and doesn't ensure the participants' safety.
- Montana's Mother Lode Spurs Hopes, Worries : Environment: New mine would offer $40,000-a-year jobs but further threaten the fragile Blackfoot River.
- Auto Racing
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : Team Fernandez Steals Spaniards' Show : Tennis: Americans upstage Martinez/Sanchez-Vicario in doubles final before partisan crowd, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Ojeda's Door Is Open
- BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / DAY 15 : A Team That Lived Up to Its Legend
- Former Gang Members, Minister Call for Jobs to Keep Post-Riot Truce Alive
- Devers' Medical Woes Baffle Physicians
- Fur Fanciers, Animal Activists Remain at War
- REISSUES : In Brief
- POP MUSIC : Rock's Dream Team : They said the Guns N' Roses/Metallica tour could never happen, but the bands worked it out over dinner at Le Dome
- GORECKI: Symphony No. 3. Dawn Upshaw, soprano;...
- Symphony in Search of an Audience
- COVER STORY : The Fans: Isolated Loonies or Crest of a New Wave?
- Sculpturing With Sound : Mineko Grimmer uses ice, pebbles and other materials to create works that are as pleasing to listen to as they are to look at.
- A Pack Trip Triathlon : The Story of a Four-Day Hunting, Fishing Extravaganza for Six in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of California
- MOVIES : Schroeder's Dark Vision : In the view of a worldly director, influenced by great art and modern movies, man is not good
- Pop Band Jump in the Water Prepares to Finally Take the Plunge
- Nicolas Drop L.A., Aren't Dropping L.A.
- OFF-CENTERPIECE : MOVIES : Movie Perfect: A Filthy Rich Duke With Five First Names
- "SONS OF THUNDER: MUSIC FOR ST. JAMES...
- POP MUSIC : Views From Inside Rock's Dream Team : SLASH / GUNS N' ROSES
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : HIGH-CONCEPT TIME : Greece, 411 B.C. to South-Central L.A., the Present
- REISSUES : The Quincy Jones You May Not Know
- SARAH McLACHLAN : Hysteria and Tears Help Canadian Singer Bring Out the 'Good Stuff'
- It's Snack Time With INXS
- POP MUSIC : Views From Inside Rock's Dream Team : LARS ULRICH / METALLICA
- Lowery Is Still Considering Options
- Messing With History : CLAIRVOYANT: The Imagined Life of Lucia Joyce <i> By Alison Leslie Gold</i> , <i> (Hyperion Books: $19.95; 159 pp.)</i>
- Industry : Housing Law Exemption
- Redesigned for Disaster : Mail Truck Transformed Into Lean, Mean Emergency Machine
- CRIMINAL PURSUITS
- Wildest Coastline in California
- Mystery Helps Charity
- WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET, PLEASE? ...
- FICTION
- WORLD IN BRIEF : CANADA : Guns N' Roses Fans Riot in Montreal
- Barring Mainstream to Blacks Said to Cost Economy Billions : Bigotry: While fretting about foreign competition, the United States ignores a potent resource waiting to be discovered.
- Keith A. Hauge has retired as chairman...
- CLOSE-UP
- Taubman, Milken Offer Clues to the '90s
- FICTION
- Taking the Wheel at Fox : Murdoch Moves Swiftly to Take Charge After Replacing Diller
- Fire Island Ignites Dreams of Escape : Near Manhattan, off of Long Island's south shore, is a quieter, gentler world once populated by pirates.
- SMALL FRY : <i> At the Daily Grill, Keeping Youngsters </i> and <i> Their Parents Happy Is Child's Play </i>
- Waters: No Apologies for Her Calling the President a Racist
- A Different Battlefront : Armed forces: Decorated colonel who was honorably discharged is fighting Pentagon's anti-gay policies. She says the support she has received proves homosexuals do not harm the military.
- Bosnian Serbs OK Camp Inspections : Balkans: The offer to the Red Cross comes in the wake of disturbing footage of emaciated prisoners, but there are signs many inmates have already been moved.
- Altadena : La Vina Plans Approved
- * John C. Marlow has joined Capp...
- James G. Stanley has joined Sierra On-Line...
- THE SCOOP
- Northern Gothic : WOMEN OF GRANITE <i> By Dana Andrew Jennings</i> , <i> (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $21.95; 295 pp.) </i>
- District May Face Charges or Closure for Faulty Alarms : Schools: A state inspector finds the fire-warning systems at three campuses deficient--or not even installed.
- Judge Voids Retrial Date for Powell
- Fighting Back When Health Insurer Won't Pay
- Diversity's Champion : When Elsie Cross Takes on Racism and Sexism in Corporations, She Strives to Free Everyone--Even the White Men at the Top
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- View Home Fits Rapper to a T
- No Easy Answer to Bosnia Crisis, Bush Stresses
- ROAD NOTES
- * David C. Wensley has been appointed...
- Harry L. Usher, prominent sports marketing executive...
- The Shadow Shogun : In Japan, Shin Kanemaru, a black belt in political Judo, is the maker of kings. Tired of the commute to Tokyo, he may even get the capital relocated to his home prefecture.
- * David B. Greenberg, Jeffery L. Morris...
- Savoy Pictures Entertainment Inc., a New York-based...
- 'Backpacker's Pass' to New Zealand : Packaged transportation services and trips allow budget travelers to venture independently.
- Glendora Picks San Marino's Police Chief
- Death Reaches Somalis Faster Than Aid Can : Africa: The delivery of relief is hampered by the near-total collapse of government authority.
- Sharp, fast and funny, Allan Arkush's 1983...
- WORLD IN BRIEF : CONGO : President Loses Bid for Another Term
- Brad Johnson has been named president of...
- Local Phone Companies Brace Themselves for New Competition