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- Eight Is Enough for Kings : Hockey: Gretzky has five points against Oilers as winless streak finally comes to an end, 8-3.
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- Waves Go Cold and Lose to Boise State, 66-56 : Pepperdine: Team is scoreless in the final 3:12 as Broncos pull away for a nonconference victory.
- 'Big Three' Coaches Not Over the Hill Yet
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Saddleback's Free Throws Hold Off MiraCosta, 82-80
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : St. Genevieve, Assisted by Rodriguez, Claims Mojave Championship
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- SNAPSHOT / A GLIMPSE OF THE SYSTEM : A Drunken Fight, a Killing--and 18 Months in Prison
- Downey Police Union Critical of Chief : Law enforcement: Poll of officers shows morale problems. There is talk of a vote of no confidence in D. Clayton Mayes' administration.
- Walnut May Close the Book on Directories
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- Port Reopens Its Search for Firm to Run Parking Lot : Services: The current operator accuses the Harbor Commission of bad faith over the way it handled a competition for the five-year contract worth about $2 million.
- Donated Books to Be Flown to Troops
- Matzen Benefactor Says Fugitive Was Suicidal : Crime: The convoluted plot thickens further as the murder suspect is held in psychiatric ward of County Jail.
- Lawndale Ex-Councilman and Wife Arrested in Property Line Dispute
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE WATER SHORTAGE : Agriculture Holds Key to Future Plenitude, Not Developers : New homes, with water-saving fixtures throughout, are nearly 25% more water efficient than older homes.
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Battle of the Canyons Goes to Canyon Country in OT
- El Camino Places 8, Southwest 1 on All-State JC Football Team
- CANYONS TOURNAMENT : Pierce Beats Riverside in Final, 77-57
- Charting the Seattle SuperSonics' Slide
- Wing Goalie Holds Off Gulls, 6-4 : Hockey: Gulls' shot total of 45 is most this season.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Georgia Southern Wins I-AA Title
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- T-Bone Gets His Due : "The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954" display the bluesman's seminal influence on the genre
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- Job-Training Program Is Still Struggling : Pasadena: After three years, GAIN still has no permanent leader and is charged with bias.
- Restaurants Join Effort to Avoid Drunk Driving : Holidays: A program on the Westside that offers free soft drinks for designated drivers is being copied in other areas of the city and county.
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- Gunshot Wound Forces Early Retirement for Redondo Officer : Law enforcement: Len Knott, 41, was awarded the Medal of Valor after he was shot in the face in September. Chronic, debilitating pain has put an end to his 14-year career.
- After a Year, Kidnaping Is Still a Mystery : Bleak Christmas: Family is not celebrating as a trail of clues in the abduction of Leticia Hernandez, 8, of Oceanside has hit a dead end in the wilds of northern Florida.
- Mass Graves Discovered
- Drawing the Line on Pool Safety : * A County Panel Is Writing Tough Rules to Safeguard Youngsters
- Councilman Led 2 Lives During Private Turmoil : San Fernando: Daniel Acuna's financial and personal problems have led some to question his ethics and suitability to serve the city.
- College Drama Classes Help Students Become a Hard Act to Follow : Thespians: Lawyers use theatrical training to improve their chances of success in jury trials and psychologists to interact better with clients.
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Cerritos Slows Mission Viejo, Wins at Brea
- TENNIS GRAND SLAM CUP : Gilbert Fights Way Into Final Against Sampras
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- Aztecs Bury Their Worries In an Anthill
- PREP WRAPUP : Gene Vollnogle (289 Wins, 10 City Titles) Exits a Legend : Football: State's top coach is "going to be hard to replace," says Jim D'Amore, his heir at Carson.
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : Mt. Carmel Girls Give Coach Special Victory
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- Time to Rein In the Monopoly of Cable : Television: As cost of basic service increases, the need grows for control--through regulation or competition--of the cable industry.
- Curtis to Quit as Prosecutor in Riverside
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- Witnesses See Man, 21, Slain Execution-Style
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Rigid Discipline Straightens Out Ex-Cons : Rehabilitation: Anaheim's Celebrate Freedom Outreach stresses religion and regimen. No one has returned to jail.
- Harvard's Moran Receives Honor for Water Polo
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Master's Upsets UC San Diego, 90-83
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- MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : SCC Survives a Late Burst by Biola
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- Yanai Wins 200th as Toros Plod Past N. Colorado, 49-46 : College basketball: It wasn't pretty. Only 77 people watched. But the Cal State Dominguez Hills basketball coach reached a career milestone.
- What the World Needs Now--Ears That Listen Up : Relationships: The problem is not so much a failure to talk to one another as it is a hesitancy to hear what the other person or side is saying.
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- Syracuse Runs Over Cal State Long Beach : College basketball: Third-ranked Orangemen make amends for unimpressive victory over Canisius by picking on the 49ers, 94-79.
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- Sooner Boomers Blow Off Loyola, 172-112 : Lions: They become Oklahoma's 51st consecutive victims at home as Price scores 56 points. Lowery has 41.
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