- STATE : 3-Year-Old Killed in House Fire
- The State
- Long Beach : Fishing to Be Banned at 2 Nature Center Lakes
- Bush Expected to Endorse Parental Choice of Schools
- University Is Short One Sub as Vessel Sinks Off Molokai
- $2.6-Million Renovation of Roxbury Center Approved
- The Nation
- 'Phantom' Fund-Raisers Are Scheduled
- Glendale News Rack Seizures Prompt Call for Hearings : Paper Dealers Seek Meeting With City Officials
- Shuttle Flight Slips 5 Days
- County to Appeal Ruling Upholding Jail Suicide Award
- Vietnam Memorial Forest Saved From Bank Sale
- Azusa : Supervisors OK Project
- Willowbrook : 1 Killed, 1 Wounded in Gang-Related Shooting
- The World
- $21.3 Million Is Just Start of Cash Flow for OII Work
- The State
- Group Calls for Checks on Radon Testing Firms : Consumer Organization Cites Error Rate of 3 Out of 7 Companies in Study
- Drunk Driver Who Hurt 3 Gets 3-Year Prison Term
- Former Czech Diplomat Gets Asylum in Britain
- 2 More LAFCO Members Quit County Panel
- Bottom Line Pushed County to Settle Suit by Landslide Victims
- Crane Knocks Out Power to 800 in Universal City
- Inglewood City Manager Voted Lucrative New Pact
- Here Is the Breakdown of How They Voted in Eclipse Award Balloting
- Pepperdine Plays Host to Boise State
- IN BRIEF : Stanford's First All-American Dies
- Names in the News
- Sports May Be Better, but Not Sportsmanship
- USC Will Attempt to Come Out of Tailspin at Corvallis
- NBA Drug Users Get Minds Back in Shape at Van Nuys Center
- USD Travels to Western Kentucky
- POP/ROCK
- THE PREPS : Simon Seizes Opportunity in Saddleback's Victory
- The NHL / Tracy Dodds : When Bruins Face Devils, Tempers Are Sure to Flare
- MUSIC
- 2 Smaller Theaters Tune In to Radio Days
- FIRST OFF . . .
- ART
- Encinitas
- Local News in Brief : Countywide : Police, Officer's Widow Give $80,700 to CHOC
- Gansz Gets Boot as Kansas City Chiefs' Coach
- Holtz Can't Resist ()1 Final Jab
- High School Roundup
- Pistons' Versace to Lead Indiana Pacers
- ANALYSIS : New NCAA Disclosures May Make a Difference : Athlete Exchanging Information for Eligibility Could Cause Potential Cheaters to Think Twice
- Dominguez Cagers Will Test Unbeaten Grand Canyon Five
- Pacers Set to Name Versace New Coach
- Escondido Work to Continue Uninterrupted : $850,000 Earmarked to Clean Up Toxic Chatham Site
- Ex-DEA Agent in Tax Case Loses Battle for Bail
- Kadafi's Actions Make Libya an Easy but Necessary Target
- Local News in Brief : Talks on Greystone Mansion Collapse
- Mobil Blasts Study Critical of Refinery
- Which Walsh Is Staying and Which Is Leaving?
- Motor Racing / Shav Glick : Driver-of-Year Award Is a 4-Way Battle This Time
- Lazers Play Sockers at Forum Tonight
- British Tackle 'Chronicles of Narnia' for TV
- Jazz Reviews : Big Band Classic Provides Nostalgia, but Little More
- TV RATINGS : Sunday Proves CBS' Night
- Jazz Educators' Meeting Lures a Hesitant Marsalis
- School's Handling of Molestation Allegations Added Ugliness to Case
- NATION : Mother Kills 4 Children, Herself
- Montebello : Coalition Sues to Block Condemnation Power
- Peru Bus Crash Kills 13
- A Good-Neighbor Policy : Mathews' Friend Trained Walker Before Sending the Guard Along to Ventura College
- Azusa : Forum on Growth Plans
- Flights to Las Vegas From Oxnard to Begin on Friday
- Rosemead Hospitals' Latino Units Speak Their Patients' Language
- Nicholas Calas; Poet and Art Critic
- The State
- Key Committee : Beilenson, Berman Win Budget Posts
- Zoo Says TB Probably Killed Rare Chinese Monkey
- Palmer at La Costa After 3-Year Absence : He Is Among 14 Players Age 50 and Over in $250,000 Senior Event
- Xavier More Than a Match for Loyola's Game, 118-113
- Trumpy Hopes to Clear the Air With Miami's Johnson
- College Basketball : Valley Routs Bakersfield With 2nd-Half Surge
- USIU, Shooting 32.9%, Can't Stop St. Mary's
- Libya Plant Adds Urgency to Paris Talks
- F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes
- Sizzling Corsair Cagers to Face Valley After Santiago Tournament Triumph
- Scientology Official Is Granted Control of Hubbard Estate
- Harold W. Zancanata; Pioneer of Space Program
- SPORTS : ESPN Awarded Cable TV Rights for Baseball in $400-Million Deal
- Deukmejian Rules Out 3rd Term, Leaving Public Life : GOP Calls for '90 Bid Rejected
- Flipped Out : Compton Youths Fly Through Their Routines and Walk Away With Prizes
- PUC Warns of Long-Distance Service Fraud
- The World : Guatemala Toll Rises to 78
- NATION : Reagan Farewell Address Jan. 11
- Crest
- San Diego
- Judge's Reversal of Massip Conviction Will Be Appealed
- Local News in Brief : Father of Girl Who Ate Cocaine Freed
- Dornan Gives Bush Some Advice on AIDS
- Local News in Brief : Huntington Beach : Council Votes to Open Talks With Oil Firm
- Yaroslavsky Gives In to Bradley on Plan for Mall
- Guard Sessions Take Precedence : Homeless Can't Use Armories on Weekend
- Local News in Brief : Red Cross Seeks Blood Donations
- Mayor's Vendetta Ousted Him, Says Irwindale Official
- Unbeaten Michael Nunn of North Hollywood will...
- IN BRIEF : No Dome on the Range, Braves Say
- Sneva Named to Replace Guerrero
- Swedish Davis Cup Leader Quits After Defeat by Germans
- Big West Roundup : CS Fullerton Loses to New Mexico State, 65-60
- College Basketball Roundup : Seton Hall Knocks Off Georgetown, 94-86
- 1989 THE YEAR AHEAD : Promising Picks in Performing Arts : From Kirov Ballet to Muti and Philadelphia Orchestra
- TV & VIDEO
- Television Reviews : PBS on the Trail of the Dinosaurs
- Wayne Newton Faces Deadline on Suit Award
- Library Using Grant to Expand Programs
- Lexicographers Reconsidering What's a Slur
- WORLD : U.S., Laos Will Search for MIAs
- U.S. Confirms Sale to China of Top-Line Anti-Sub Torpedoes
- Don't Think Vengeance, Minister Tells Lockerbie
- Rights Talks in Moscow Get Reagan's OK
- One Day in a Cat's Life as Planet Turns
- Inmate Writer : Free Mind Trapped in Convict Body
- Auto Insurance Controversy
- Jet Fighter Crashes Off Oregon; Two in Hospital
- Reagan to Undergo Surgery on Finger
- Cyanide Found in Yogurt Eaten by Teen-Ager Who Fell Critically Ill
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Cugat Treated for Lung Ailment
- Man Found at Bus Stop Died of Hypothermia
- Bernson Proposes Limits on Chatsworth Businesses
- Minkow Aide at ZZZZ Best Gets 8-Year Sentence
- Change in Sports Arena Leaseholder Seen : Purchase of San Diego Entertainment Inc. Expected in 2 Weeks
- Local News in Brief : Computer 'Hacker' Again Denied Bail
- San Diego
- Four Killed When Truck Flips Onto Car Near Dulzura
- NHL Roundup : Propp Scores Pair of Key Goals as Flyers Defeat Islanders, 4-1
- The Travels and Travails of Laffitte : USIU Is Now Home and a Household Word for Gull Guard
- Modell Won't Rule Out Hiring Tony Dungy as Head Coach
- TV & VIDEO
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Gatlins' Clowning Dilutes Their Real Talent
- Folk Dance Festival Taking Its Last Kicks
- STAGE
- Landry Delays Decision on Aikman
- ART REVIEW : Georgia Artist Brings Her Elvis Obsession to Town
- STAGE REVIEW : Comic Lunacy Reigns in 'Rampant Stupidity'
- Television's Ghost Town
- Local News in Brief : Firefighters Contain High-Rise Blaze
- Lucas Trial Begins; Faces Charges in Six Slayings
- IN BRIEF : Jazz Fires Guard After Party Fracas
- Loyola to Play Host to Xavier Tonight
- NCAA Immunity Deal Hovers Over Oklahoma State : Ex-Investigator Confirms Hart Lee Dykes Retained Eligibility in Trade for His Testimony
- This Time, Bulls Stop Clippers in Overtime
- Splash and Dash : Newest Thrill-Sport to Come Along for the Adventurous Is White-Water Ballooning
- Schools Devising Playoff Game Plans : Coaches Map Strategies to Counter the Quirks in New System
- Pate Returns to Pull Another Fast One
- Personal Ensign and Alysheba Top List of Eclipse Award Winners
- Vreni Schneider of Switzerland won her fifth...
- Fullerton Runs Afoul in Defeat
- Enger Gets Some Offensive Help as Vista Wins
- High School Roundup : Pressler Scores 26 to Spark Helix Past Granite Hills
- Tarkanian Wins Again in an Old Haunt, 97-76
- Tom Scott Musical Director of 'Sajak Show'; Rodney Reaps Benefits of Homage to Parker
- S.D. Art Museum Buys Painting by Dubuffet
- FIRST OFF . . .
- A Soviet First : Izvestia Opens Its Pages to Foreign Ads
- IN BRIEF : Keebler Taking Oils Out of Recipes
- More Than Half of Prime Shares Tendered, MAI Says
- Brokerage Trims British Dealing : Security Pacific Unit Pulls Out of Securities Markets
- News of U.S. Clash With Libyan Jets Strengthens Dollar
- Semiconductor companies concentrating in the fastest-growing areas...
- American Health Services Acquires Diagnostics Firm
- Borden Managers to Quit if Buyout Price Isn't Met
- Stocks Rise Sharply but Demand Is Low as Traders Await Report
- Stocks Decline on Profit Taking, Inflation Fears; Dow Loses 23.93
- The State
- New State Budget Seen $1.5 Billion Short of Needs
- The World
- 5.5 Quake Jolts Japan
- Satellite to Track Storks
- The Nation
- Hometown Tells Judy Garland Fans to Hit the Bricks
- Local News in Brief : Man, 24, Jailed in Fatal Hit-and-Run
- U.S. Rule Bars Hugo From Del Mar Reelection
- It's Impressive
- Fire Destroys Restaurant in Fullerton
- Murder Conviction Upset Over Evidence of Robbery
- Local News in Brief : AIDS Testing Clinic Obtains Insurance
- Edison Rolls Out Ad Campaign to Soften Up Merger Opposition
- Pig Carcass Left Outside Home of Jewish Activist
- PUC Warns of Long-Distance Service Fraud
- 2nd Gunman Still Sought in Slaying of 2 in Sepulveda
- Border Deaths of 4 Labeled Unparalleled
- Big West Roundup
- Tar Heels Too Much for Waves
- Statwatch : Press Forgives Missed Shots by Cleveland
- IN BRIEF : U. of Cincinnati Hires Maine Coach
- Seattle Hands Lakers 7th Straight Road Loss
- Outdoor Notes : A Long-Ranger Has a Big Catch
- Minnesota Vikings defensive end Al Baker said...
- Fiesta Bowl Had TV Edge Nationally, but Rose Bowl Was Big Winner in L.A.
- Cal State Fullerton Notebook : Sykes Prefers to Play His Way for Titans
- CALIFORNIA
- COMMODITIES : Coffee Futures Soar Despite Rain in Brazil; Sugar Slides
- Home Fed to Run Bay Area S&Ls; as Separate Subsidiary
- IN BRIEF : Europe's Food Surplus Dwindling
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- House Coalition Reintroduces ERA in Congress
- The World
- The Nation
- $97-Million Settlement Over Malibu Landslide : Agreement Requires County, Caltrans, Insurers to Pay Homeowners for Big Rock Mesa Damage
- Antitrust Review Trips Up Pepsico Purchase of Bottler
- Denny's Sells Headquarters for Cash to Remodel Shops
- The world's largest bank, Tokyo-based Dai-Ichi Kangyo...
- Ex-Competitor Joins Wickes Hosiery Unit
- CALIFORNIA
- The Nation
- Book Review : Freshening Up the Immigrant Saga
- ENTERTAINMENT : 'Working Girl' in Golden Globe Lead
- Rights Talks in Moscow Get Reagan's OK
- Russoniello Reportedly to Quit U.S. Attorney's Post
- Chinese Police Return 24 Africans to Campus
- Gentre Laboratories Inc., a Laguna Hills-based drug...
- LOCAL : Banks Robbed in Tustin, Irvine
- NATION : IRS Sharpens Its Phone Answers
- Navy Official Was Paid for Bid Help, Court Papers Say
- Ex-Sears President Archie R. Boe Dies
- Rights Group Says Torture Is Widespread in Turkey
- Vice President Does Duty, Declares Himself Elected
- 101st Congress Convenes Amid Pomp, Pledges
- LOCAL : County Man Guilty of Cross Burning
- First American of Santa Ana Acquires Minnesota Title Insurance Company
- BP Sells Mining Units, Plans Stock Buyback
- Homeyness
- Factory Orders Rise by 0.3% in November
- IN BRIEF : GM Offers New Line of Minivans
- Denny's Transferring Headquarters to Irvine
- Magazine Picks 35 Best Workplaces for Blacks
- CURRENCY : Worry Over Trade Deficit Helps Drive Dollar Lower
- Construction Spending Rises in November
- $15.8-Million Sale of Western Empire S&L; Wins Last-Minute OK From Regulators
- Poland Reducing Size of Military, Cutting Spending
- Reports of 17 Quake Survivors Denied by Tass
- Judge Tells Dartmouth to Reinstate Student Editors
- U.S. Error Seen in Not Openly Aiding Contras
- Chef Uses Hot Dough to Make Crispy Bread
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Bakker Says God Wants Him on TV
- The State : Tulare County Cuts S.F. Trips
- 50-Foot Gorilla Statue Worth $10,000 Burns
- The World
- The Nation
- Local News in Brief : Orange : Board of Education Seeks to Fill Vacancy
- SDSU Women Defeat Missouri Behind Massie
- CCT Announces Layoff of Workers in Tijuana, S.D.
- Tallest Building in San Diego, Symphony Towers Project, Sold
- Dennis Green Takes Stanford Job : 49er Assistant Is Pac-10's First Black Head Football Coach
- British-Led Group Buys San Diego Development
- Chilly Crespi Thaws in Time for 42-35 Win Over Alemany : Celts Open Del Rey Play With Strong Defensive Effort
- Dukakis Won't Seek 4th Term in Massachusetts
- They're in Command : High-Ranking LAPD, Sheriff's Officers Say Barriers Are Falling for Females
- Pro Football / Bob Oates : Walsh Is Least Appreciated in Hometown
- Doubting Thomas Only Half Right
- Girls' Basketball : Simi Valley Defense Thwarted by Channel Islands' Tauaua
- San Diego College Notebook : Calavita Comes Home as Team's Star Attraction
- College Basketball : CSUN Women Come Up Short at Abilene Christian, 85-69
- NBA Roundup : Knicks Turn Back Celtics, 109-107
- Names in the News
- Riley Not Sorry Role Got Away
- Australia Football Tour in Works
- Quarterback Troy Aikman's outstanding performance in the...
- Prep Basketball Roundup : Rodarmel Scores 41 Points for Capistrano Valley Christian
- TV's Tyne Daly Will Play Mother in 'Gypsy' at Center
- Readers' Missives Start the New Year Right
- Workshop Turns Would-Be Writers Into the Real Thing
- The Charms Are Charmed by Tour Life of Small Gigs
- WEEKEND BOX OFFICE : 'Rain Man' Takes Holiday Derby
- MUSIC
- TV & VIDEO
- 'A Government in Desert Exile'
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- The major creditors of Care Enterprises, the...
- Los Angeles-based Maxicare Health Plans Inc. confirmed...
- U.S. District Judge David V. Kenyon has...
- Jack Kemp
- Chrysler Plans to Bring Out V-10 Engine : Likely to Be Introduced on Trucks in Early '90s
- Heritage to Acquire Landmark Theatre Corp.
- The chairman of Michigan National Corp., Robert...
- British Petroleum Co. said it agreed to...
- Panel Urges a U.S. 'Catch-Up' Effort on Superconductivity
- The Transportation Department complied with a federal...
- The Treasury sold $7.2 billion of new...
- Distinctiveness of 'Lexis' Trademark Cited : Toyota Can't Call Car 'Lexus,' Judge Says
- GTE and AT&T; formed a joint venture,...
- Baja Governor Quits Job Early
- CSX Corp.'s 1988 net income rose 7%...
- Digital Equipment Corp. will announce several new...
- Clemente Fund Under Siege Again : Grace-Pickens Takes Second Bid in 4 Months to Holders
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- Orange County Congressmen Are Sworn In
- The Nation
- Junk Peddler Tries to Make It in America
- Castro Pledges to Release 225 More Prisoners
- 2 Die in S. Pacific Cyclone
- Contras Kill 3 in Year's 1st Raid, Managua Says
- WORLD : Gandhi Killers to Hang on Friday
- Doctors Begin Campaign to Help Battered Women
- Brown Forms Ethics Panel to Mend Assembly's Image
- Leader Suspends Ecclesia Activity in Surprise Move