- Names in the News
- NFL Players Backed by Solicitor General
- Nave Dies; USC's Hero in '39 Game
- 2 Girls Thrown From Camper in Freeway Crash
- Sheriff Denies Guards Formed Gang to Beat Up Black Inmates : Castaic: A six-month inquiry finds that 'Wayside Whities' was just a mocking name for white guards. But a former prisoner who says they broke his leg has sued.
- Gallegly to Join Saudi Tour Led by Beilenson
- Salinas Assails Abuse of Mexican Migrants
- Disneyland Rolls Out Red Carpet to Military Families : Salute: The Magic Kingdom offers free admission again tonight in honor of those serving in the Persian Gulf.
- Group Barred From Mall Settles for $720,000
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT : WEEKDAY UPDATE : AROUND THE NFL : Paul Brown in Hospital With Blood Clot
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT : WEEKDAY UPDATE : CHARGERS : Injuries Force Team to Seek Receivers
- Wilhelm Set to Face Raiders If Esiason Can't
- A Fine Vines : Some Call Him Best Tennis Player Ever, but He Was More
- POP/ROCK
- RETRENCHMENT AT SECURITY PACIFIC : Closing of Merchant Banking Unit Means End to Executive's Dream
- Eagle-Picher Asbestos Suits Consolidated: U.S. District Judge...
- RETRENCHMENT AT SECURITY PACIFIC : More Banks, S&Ls; Expected to Boost Loss Reserves
- Scholar Would Seek Tomb of Alexander the Great Under Mosque
- SPECIAL REPORT: Seeking a New World : On America : What Role Will It Play in the Next Century?
- Other Officers See Verdict as Sad but Just Conclusion
- Iraq Beefs Up Kuwait Force to 500,000
- WORLD : 12 Children Each to Get a Castle
- CLIPBOARD : BREEDING BIRD: WESTERN SCREECH-OWL (Otus kennicottii)
- Balloon Hits TV Tower, Falls; 4 Aboard Killed
- BOOK REVIEW : Animal Sounds, Human Talk and Beyond : LANGUAGE AND SPECIES, <i> by Derek Bickerton</i> . University of Chicago Press, $24.95, 297 pages
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW HAMPSHIRE : Nine Homes Hit by Shotgun Sniper
- NATION : Malcolm X Slayer Denied Parole
- Algerian President Plans Gulf Meetings
- 'Censored' Fails as Carol; Again It's 'Christmas'
- Youth Shelters Threatened : Social services: Five temporary centers for battered and abused youngsters stand to lose about $600,000 a year, possibly forcing closure of some or all.
- UCSD Prepares for Big Step Into Gene Therapy : Medicine: School prepares to apply gene transplant research at the bedside when its new hospital opens in 1993.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT : WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAMS : Robinson's Goal: Just Wins, Baby
- College Football
- Names in the News
- NAMES IN THE GAMES
- Rams Are Trying to Get Handle on Gary : Pro football: Robinson indicates he might bench running back against 49ers.
- Holmquist Is Back, and So Is Biola at 8-1
- Fairleigh Dickinson grounds U.S. International
- Memberships Open in Mediocre Millionaire Club
- Baseball
- Vines: Today's Stars Can't Compare
- TV & VIDEO
- HIGH TECHNOLOGY : General Automation Purchases Rights to 2 Computer Systems
- Martin Lawrence Ordered to Stop Delivering Prints
- David E. Wilkinson has joined Barney &...
- Sales of Existing Houses Plunge 22% in November
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- Foothill to Occasionally Issue Stock as Dividends
- P.M. BRIEFING : Operators Accused of Sleeping
- RETRENCHMENT AT SECURITY PACIFIC : NEWS ANALYSIS : Bank Made Push Into a Field Now Judged Too Risky : Financing: It hoped to reap large fees from the type of merchant banking activities that brokerages carry out. But there were too many players.
- GM's Van Nuys Plant Will Close for Holidays
- Hussein May Help U.S. Shipping
- Anne E. Zeck has joined Wenrick &...
- The Marquardt Co. in Van Nuys won...
- ENERGY : Project to Store Heat From Sun Underground : System uses retained warmth year-round. It could revive interest in solar technology.
- STATE : Olympic Club to Open Its Doors
- SPECIAL REPORT: Seeking a New World
- Take a Few Notes From History
- OCTC Approves $85-Million Rail Expansion Plan
- Ordeal in Iraq Has O.C. Man 'Still Shaking'
- 2 Teens Guilty in Central Park 'Wilding' Case
- 120 Million in Pakistan
- P.M. BRIEFING : Electricity Stocks Soar in Britain
- Gary Gross has been named bookmaking manager...
- Ford Will End Most Rebates to Consumers
- With Hammer Gone, Oxy May Become Target
- NWA Buys Stake in Hawaiian Air, Key Route : Airlines: The troubled island-based carrier gets $13 million, a loan and a linkup into a frequent-flier program. Northwest gains a route to Australia.
- GE Says PCBs Break Down Naturally: General...
- Joyce Campbell has joined Panda Group as...
- Thrift Operators' Suits Settled: Federal regulators have...
- Martha Frank has been named account supervisor...
- Judge Approves Class-Action Suit Against Great American
- Trade Deficit Jumps Sharply in Third Quarter : Economy: High oil prices and military spending lead to 13.9% hike, reversing an encouraging trend.
- OPEC Meeting Will Begin: Ministers of the...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Real Estate Saps Bank Profits
- P.M. BRIEFING : GTE-Contel Merger Approved
- Suspected Drunk Driver Broadsides Car, Kills Man
- * Paul R. Hutchinson; Retired Attorney
- Plan Asks $48-Million Subsidy for Hollywood Project : Land use: Councilman Mike Woo says helping the vast Promenade complex will bring important tax revenue. Close council scrutiny of the proposal is expected.
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Last of Accessible Asbestos Removed
- D.A. Will Reportedly Clear Detective in Shooting : Fatality: In being cleared criminally, he is, however, expected to be criticized. The memory of the shooting plagues him still, he says.
- Lemon Grove
- Names in the News
- Fullerton Wrestlers Upset Northwestern
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Kennedy Soccer Wins on Late Save
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Good Neighbors Come in All Shapes
- Notes on a Scorecard
- Big East Schools Planning to Form Football Conference
- College Basketball
- Rams Trying to Get a Handle on Gary : Pro football: Robinson indicates he might bench running back against 49ers.
- Italy's 'Bomba' Returns to Form, Wins Cup Slalom
- College Athletics
- Senator Sees Need to Regulate Insurance Firms:...
- 2 Companies Ordered to Pay Overtime Wages
- Norman C. Arndt has joined Rick Engineering...
- Anti-Semitism in Poland
- Norman Cousins' Accomplishments
- Mideast Rationale
- Norman Cousins' Accomplishments
- Anti-Semitism in Poland
- Anti-Semitism in Poland
- Pay Raises
- Anti-Semitism in Poland
- Councilman Lindsay
- Locker Rooms
- Councilman Lindsay
- Expansion in the Works for Grand Slam Cup : Tennis: Officials of the tournament, which debuts Tuesday, say they plan to include women in the event.
- Mistakes Are Ram Undoing
- Bills Clinch Playoff Spot, 31-7 : AFC: Buffalo defeats Indianapolis, ensuring third consecutive postseason appearance.
- SPOTLIGHT / A GLANCE AT THIS WEEK IN THE NFL : CAN'T KEEP HIM DOWN
- Jack Clark Rips Padre Manager
- Water Polo
- Ram Hope Ends on the 9-Yard Line : Pro football: With time expired, they are given a second chance to beat the Saints. They don't, losing 24-20, to fall to 5-8.
- Giants Win With a Game Plan Tried and True : NFC: After two defeats following 10 consecutive victories, they go back to basics, beat Vikings, 23-15.
- A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
- A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
- Volkswagen Wins Skoda Bidding War : Auto makers: The German firm will pay up to $5 billion to take over the Czechoslovak company, reports say.
- Long Beach Women Beaten by Pacific in NCAA Volleyball
- COMMENTARY : Rams Should Put Their Troubles in the Hands of Gary
- He Is the Man on the Hot Seat : High schools: Just who is CIF Southern Section Commissioner Stan Thomas? The answer tends to depend on whom you ask.
- (%*/!! Why Can't The Times Print <i> All</i> the News?
- POP/ROCK
- Dance : Park Explores Personal, Cultural in Hollywood
- Dance : <i> Kathak </i> Program at Occidental College
- TONIGHT: "Coming Home to the Grove," a...
- Barbie's Doting Sister : Toys: Jill Elikann Barad is guiding Mattel's legendary doll into the 1990s after solid successes with other lines.
- Sparks Likely at State School Board Meeting : Education: Members are expected to discuss a memo that calls for more power to set policy. Supt. Bill Honig sees the move as an intrusion into the workings of his department.
- This Year, Holiday Boat Parade Goes Off <i> With </i> a Stitch
- Soviets Ask U.S. for Food and Medicine
- PLAN AHEAD: Speaking of arts grants (above),...
- NATION : 'Desert Shield' Costs to Double
- California IN BRIEF : RIVERSIDE : Bank Robberies Go Through the Roof
- NBA : Pierce Leads Bucks, Now 10-0 at Home
- Music : Yuri Temirkanov Returns to the L.A. Philharmonic
- The Battle Over Pop Censorship Moves to Texas : Law: A San Antonio store owner will be tried for the sale of a 2 Live Crew album. The case differs from the one in Florida because of allegations of prior restraint.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Joe Sample Could Stand to Take Risks
- Music : 'Brandenburgs' by Brown, LACO
- TV REVIEWS : A Mushy Story of the Wizard Behind 'The Wizard of Oz'
- 'As Nasty' Obscenity Case Dropped : Rap: San Antonio record store owner is 'pleasantly surprised.' Judge says he'll recommend dismissing any future cases based on the 2 Live Crew album.
- MOVIES
- TV Management Positions Still Going to White Males
- PEOPLEWATCH
- ANAHEIM : Boy Running Across Street Is Hit, Killed
- El Cajon
- NEWPORT BEACH : Council to Consider Weed Abatement
- Bid by 900 Households to Join San Marino Gets Cool Welcome : Annexations: Two affluent areas north of the rich San Gabriel Valley city would gain better schools and higher property values if their petition is OKd.
- Paul Brown Suffering From Blood Clot
- There's No Logical Explanation of How Boxers Are Matched
- NAMES IN THE GAMES
- NAMES IN THE GAMES
- MUSIC REVIEW : Camerata Puts Niceties Aside for Phrasing
- Feldman Receives Fine, Probation
- MOORPARK : Growth Workshop Changed to Jan. 14
- Real Estate Pendulum Swings to Buyers : Homes: Some builders have to pay closing costs and provide upgraded flooring and elaborate landscaping to make sales.
- Break in the Sanctions Impasse? : Mandela's eyebrow-raising letter suggests a change toward South Africa
- VENTURA : Oxnard Man Dies After Freeway Crash
- Court Reform Law's Effects Start to Show : Initiative: Orange County-born Prop. 115, designed to speed up the legal process, is slowly beginning to make a difference in court docket.
- COUNTYWIDE : 100 Reservists Leave for Ft. Ord Hospital Duty
- Pick Yourself Up and Try Again
- BY THE NUMBERS
- SHORT TAKES : Delta Burke May Pay Price for 'Designing Women' Feud
- Pop Music : Vanilla Ice on Track and Off Base at Mayan
- Notes on a Scorecard
- METRO CONFERENCE PREVIEW : League Games Beat the Christmas Rush
- Putnam Wears Out Bryson in Tennis Final
- SANTA ANA : Latinos Are Targeted in Donor Hunt
- What Better Way to While Miles Away
- NAMES IN THE GAMES
- ACC Teams Take Top Two Spots in AP Women's Basketball Poll
- Is an Actor's Courage Always to Be Condemned?
- 'Rookie' Gets Lesson From Pair of Punks : Box office: 'Home Alone' whips competition with $14.6-million week. 'Edward Scissorhands' takes in a nice cut with limited release.
- X-Ray Supports Authenticity of Van Gogh Work : Art: A self-portrait housed at a Connecticut museum has been doubted since 1954. The image of an early sketch beneath the paint adds credibility.
- ART REVIEW : Filling Up With Ed Ruscha : A 1989 retrospective of the artist's work at the Museum of Contemporary Art shows that the American standard isn't what it used to be.
- Man Sent to Prison for Assault on Police Horse
- Baker Discusses Gulf Crisis Peace Scenarios : Mideast: U.S. troops would stay in region, he says. Iraq says it won't let dispute over dates block his visit.
- Sahara Club Revving Up to Claim Ecology Groups' Turf : Environment: The group came to public attention last month when five members were arrested for racing motorcycles on protected desert land.
- OAK VIEW : Civic Council Asks Greater Recognition
- SANTA PAULA : Fire Chars 50 Acres of Dry River Bottom
- Will Written and Duffel Bag Packed, a Reservist Waits
- LAGUNA BEACH : Homeowners Group Splits on Politics
- PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST : Steal Iraq's Thunder on 'Linkage' : The coalition arrayed against Saddam Hussein should grab the opportunity to settle the Palestinian issue.
- Oceanside
- San Diego
- Science / Medicine : Doctors With Equipment Test More
- COUNTYWIDE : College Trustees to Elect New Leaders
- Cyclist Killed Trying to Outrun Police
- Science / Medicine : Observatory to Study Volcano
- Giants Coach Parcells Out of Hospital
- COLUMN LEFT : Free Trade Also Means Fallow Fields : Should the French farmer go broke to help out the American feed producer?
- They Are Novices No More : San Diego Marathon: Martinez, Smith, relatively new to long-distance running, christen a new course with victories.
- BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH
- Golf
- Seattle Doesn't Wait Until Final Second, 20-14 : Interconference: After four games decided on last play, Seahawks finish off Packers with a minute left.
- Winter Sports
- With Championships Decided, the Memories Are Taking Hold
- Charter Savings Deposits Sold: In a transaction...
- P.M. BRIEFING : News, Unions Agree to Mediation
- WORLD : Aquino Replaces Chief of Staff
- Tenure Fight for Theologian Is Defused
- Walesa Gets to Work After Landslide Win
- Iraq Frees 1,000 More Hostages : Gulf crisis: The pace of freedom flights picks up. The new group includes 175 Americans. Some give poignant accounts of long, dark days hiding out in Kuwait.
- Oscar Millard; Novelist and Screenwriter
- British Communists Vote to Drop Marxist Ideology
- Blast Rips Through Soviet Petrochemical Factory
- Freed Hostages Headed Home
- Report Urges Shuttle Flights Be Cut Back
- Back to Earth--and Cigarettes--for Cosmonaut-Journalist
- ANALYSIS : Cranston Was Most Active of 'Keating 5'
- Peter Stringfellow Imports British Brand of Charm
- Hemingway's hideout: bring your own mood : Here there are no tourist gimmicks, no souvenirs of the author. Just his room, his memory and his grave.
- Japan's Thirst for Hollywood Is Unquenched
- Robert Chesley; Wrote 1st Play on AIDS
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Telescope Facility to Be Built at Park
- MOORPARK : Torres Appointed to Planning Panel
- Lemon Grove
- OJAI : Elementary Students to Get Food Lessons
- SEAL BEACH : Toxic Waste Tank Hearing Scheduled
- Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Protested
- Reparations Sought for Black Americans : Slavery: Activist says government should compensate descendants of captured Africans enslaved in America for 'loss of culture and of humanity.'
- ON SCIENCE / DANIEL S. GREENBERG : Science / Medicine : Higher Milk Production Isn't Worth the Money Spent on It
- COLUMN RIGHT : Would the City Rather Cut or Privatize? : L.A. has alternatives to freezing police hiring.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Arby's Robbed; Suspect Captured
- The Only Thing Filling This Traffic Gap Is Aggravation
- San Diego
- McCarron on Track for 11th Riding Title at Hollywood Park
- Ex-El Camino Standout Gilley Is Transferring to USIU
- Sockers Down Dallas in OT : Indoor soccer: Defense limits Sidekicks to seven shots in regulation. Dougherty's goal wins it.
- TV & VIDEO
- NEWS ANALYSIS : It's 'Hi Mom,' Not Hard News, From the Gulf : Press coverage: More critical print reporters are kept at bay in favor of emotion-laden broadcasts.
- SHORT TAKES : Dolly's Hubby Avoids Limelight
- PEOPLEWATCH
- ART : Sculptor McKay Digs Up the Dirt on Society
- Decorator Turns Malls Into Yuletide Wonderlands
- A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
- Booby-Trapped Gun Mailed to Deputy
- Gorbachev Sends Envoy for Nobel Prize
- Pasadena Ex-Hostage Sees His Son for the First Time : Reunions: The 19-week ordeal also ends for Kevin Bazner, who is welcomed in Palm Springs.
- California IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Marchers Protest Immigration Tide
- STATE : Ex-Sen. Carpenter Sent to Jail
- Japanese Firms to Do 21% of Work on the Boeing 777
- P.M. BRIEFING : Northwest, Hawaiian Air to Link
- Market Watch : Finding Believers in Bonds
- Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS
- P.M. BRIEFING : Fairfax Group in Receivership
- LVMH Buys BSN's Champagne House: Luxury goods...
- Families Still Keep Grip on S. Korea's Conglomerates
- Tombstones Have CrumbledTombstone purveyor Curt Mohl is...
- A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
- Activists for Homeless Decry Disney Doll
- Shuttle Crew Solves Clog, but Weather Woes Loom : Space: A cold front at the landing field may mean flight still has to come back a day early. Vehicle's full waste capacity is restored.
- LOCAL : Shots Fired Outside High School
- Pop Star Paula Abdul Hurt in Car Accident
- GADDI AGAIN: His name had fallen off...
- CYPRESS : Youth, Man Held in Holdup, Theft
- LOTTERY RESULTS : DEC. 8
- OXNARD : Teacher Co-Writes Book on Disability
- West Bank Link Is to Poland : Israel: It's not Kuwait but the fate of former German territories that provides a meaningful parallel.
- Club Has Its Share of Mothers and Fathers of Inventions : Workshop: Members trade information about protecting intellectual property and cashing in on their brainstorms.
- New Designs Are Great, but Where Does the Waste Go? : Latest nuclear-power technology still has no solution for deadly spent fuels
- Beautifying a City Eyesore : Huntington Beach Council Members Are Allocating $50,000 for Next-to-Final Phase in Development of Bluff Top Park
- FULLERTON : Norby Replaces Catlin as Mayor
- VENTURA : Park Rangers Share Tales of Sea Birds
- THE SIDELINES : Seattle Swaps Taylor for Hood
- UCLA Considering Plan to Build Luxury Boxes at Pauley Pavilion
- Winter Sports
- Steelers Get Noll No. 200, Leave Rust Stuck on 1 : AFC: Pittsburgh overcomes early mistakes to turn back New England, 24-3.
- NHL ROUNDUP : Hextall Is Back, Has Big Game for Flyers
- Chiefs Place This One in the Personal Column : AFC: They give Schottenheimer his first victory over the Broncos after six defeats, 31-20.
- Sales of Mail-Order Edibles Are Mushrooming : Food: Many California firms are getting a slice of the $1.2-billion market, which is busiest during the holidays. Overnight delivery service has helped.
- Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS
- P.M. BRIEFING : Drastic Financial Shifts Planned
- TECHNOLOGY : Japan Likely Winner in 'Smart' Factory Plan
- Mexico Chooses Lead Buyer for Its Phone System : Telecommunications: A consortium led by St. Louis-based Southwestern Bell will pay $1.756-billion for the controlling interest. It's part of Mexican privatization.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Japanese Workers Get Bonuses
- The Annual Christmas Check May Be Going the Way of the Dinosaur : Workplace: Today, many companies are giving bonuses only if individual employees and the entire organization perform well.
- CLIPBOARD : October Restaurant Health Permit Suspensions
- OJAI : 100 Protest U.S. Role in Middle East
- OXNARD : Gunshot Victim Drives to Hospital
- Tragedy Brings Samoans Together : Race Relations: Slaying of girl may be the shock that spells an end to the long-standing isolation of Oceanside's community of some 5,000.
- ROUNDUP : Primal Wins Sixth Stakes, Tops $1 Million in Earnings
- THE SIDELINES : Mexican Wins San Diego Race
- GOLF
- Tyson Will Fight Ruddock Next : Boxing: Former heavyweight champion also will sign $120-million deal with Showtime, King says.
- Finally, Showtime for Teagle : Pro basketball: He scores 17 points--nine during the fourth quarter--to power L.A. past Washington, 106-99.
- Waiting Is a Part of Game
- Best Pal Is Best Runner in Hollywood Futurity : Horse racing: Gelding pulls past stablemate General Meeting to win $1-million race for 2-year-olds.
- Gordon Wins Race, Shuman CRA Title
- Chemical That Masks Steroids Finds a Market
- Cardinals' Big-Play Defense Keys Victory, 24-13 : NFC: Mack and Turner make the difference for second week in a row as Phoenix beats Atlanta.
- Golf
- Coronado's Bid to Bar Tour Buses Gets Stranded on the Beach
- L.A. Deputies Convicted : 6 Guilty of Skimming Drug Money
- Evidence of Racial Tension Mounts as O.C. Urbanizes : Hate: Racist diatribes, skinhead attacks and vandalism directed at minorities raise fears for future.
- Anniversary: It was exactly a year ago...
- Edward Binns, 74; Actor Played Tough-Guy Roles
- STATE : Pomona Ticket Wins $4.7 Million
- Reinaldo Arenas; Cuban Novelist, Poet
- NEWS ANALYSIS : On His Day of Nobel Recognition, Soviets See Gorbachev as an Option : Reforms: Domestic issues demand nearly all his energy, and their size and number diminish his stature internationally.
- Walesa Headed for Landslide Polish Victory
- Jordan's King Calls for Arab Talks on Crisis