- POP/ROCK
- He Faced Hard Choices in Taping Competition : Television: In taping the Moscow competition for PBS, producer Robert Dalrymple missed out on an American vocalist who created a sensation.
- TV & VIDEO
- Landmark-Founders Bank Talks: Landmark Bancorp of La...
- NOTICE TO READERS
- Chrysler Speeds Up Payments: Chrysler Corp. said...
- Offbeat Suissa Ad Agency to Stretch Its Creative Boundaries to Include TV Shows
- N.Y. Financier to Buy Independent Nelson Studio
- * Herbert Salzman; International Economist
- Pope's Holiday Message: A Plea for Peace : Religion: The Christmas Mass includes an Arabic prayer apparently directed at the gulf crisis.
- Tel Aviv Is 1st Target, Hussein Reportedly Says
- Storyteller Behind Peter Rabbit's Tales : Books: Beatrix Potter as a writer was thoroughly unpretentious. That trait provided a strong theme throughout her work.
- 12 Homeless Pasadena Families Relocated
- Yule in Qatar: Troops Make Do if Not Merry : Military: For 900 Americans in Tent City, it's no place to spend the holiday. But they are coping.
- Orange County 1990 The Year in Review : Drawing the Curtains on 1990 : 3 Critics Look Back on the Highs, Lows and What Went on Behind the Scenes : THEATER
- QUOTABLE
- Wine With a Phony Pedigree Prompts Federal Investigation
- Mideast Crisis Has Some Military Ad Planners Revising Their Strategies
- Tobacco Firm Won't Appeal Ruling: Brown &...
- Diver Saved After 27 Hours in Sea Off Channel Islands
- Rushdie Disavows Parts of His Novel 'Satanic Verses' : Literature: Author who provoked Muslim wrath embraces Islam. He now feels 'safer' from death threats.
- Gershom Schocken; Israeli Editor Urged Civil Rights
- One En-Chanted Christmas Eve : At St. Michael's Abbey, Midnight Mass Is Sung in Both Latin and Gregorian Chant
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : 13-Year-Old Shot During Jacket Theft
- Brazil Reports 65% Decline in Amazon Deforestation
- For Baghdad's Christians, No Ho-Ho-Ho : Religion: The insecurity of Mideast minorities and uncertainty about the prospects of war have dulled holiday spirits.
- O.C. Homeless Kids Get 'Hope' for the Holidays
- Cheney, Powell Back From Gulf, Meet With Bush : Military: 'America is behind you,' President tells troops in a broadcast message for the holiday.
- Mandela Urges Peace, Marks Freedom
- Image Entertainment Signs With Disney Unit
- Short-Lived Cheer for Homeless
- Woman Killed After Car Slams Into Pole
- Hard Times Their Good Times : Economy: Pawnbrokers are lending so much that they're running out of cash. Their success is often a sign of recession.
- Joint Venture Expands Call-In Versions of Game Shows
- Benton Oil & Gas Raises Stake in Louisiana Field
- San Diego, Here They Come . . . : 1992 GOP Convention Could Bring the City $100 Million--if It Happens
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- Freedom Bowl : NOTEBOOK : An Understudy for Now, O'Neil Prepares for First College Test
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAMS : Newberry Might Play Center
- Tennis
- Names in the News
- Tes Whitlock
- Athletics at USIU in Peril : Financial woes: Basketball coach says he hasn't received a paycheck in two weeks.
- Critics Find Chief's Policy on Police Shootings Lacking
- Matthews Studio Equipment Posts Profit of $456,000
- CULTURE WATCH : They're an Item
- San Diego
- DANA POINT : Fatal Mobile-Home Fire Started in Bed
- Ex-Hostage of Hussein Finds Joy in Mundane : Reunion: Bill Nelson was one of Iraq's human shields. Today, his voice breaks when recalling children caroling at a mall.
- BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH
- Auto Racing
- COMMENTARY : Family Pride Can Be Burden on the Court
- Tenneriello's Record of 74, Set in 1968, Still Stands : Prep basketball: His performance is among several memorable ones. In 1965, a Lasuen player scored 70 points in a game in which halftime lasted three days.
- Table Tennis
- Top New York Dealer of Asian Arts Closes Doors : Antiques: For decades a source for museums and leading collectors, William Wolff is calling it quits after a huge rent increase.
- Mixed Reviews for Coppola's 'Godfather III' : Movies: Critics are divided over concluding episode of gangster saga but most agree it is well worth seeing--particularly in light of the weak holiday competition.
- Orange County 1990 The Year in Review : THEATER
- MOVIES
- SANTA PAULA : 2 Women Die in Head-On Collision
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- Superior Industries Faces $5-Million Pretax Charge
- Last-Minute Shopping Has Its Moments : Christmas: A Newbury Park man visited 10 pet stores, called 15 more and contacted vets and animal shelters before locating a kitten for his daughter.
- Hamilton Tournament Has Fiery Finish
- PRO FOOTBALL : Bills' Victory Puts Them on Super Bowl Express Track
- Names in the News
- Names in the News
- MOVIES
- TV REVIEW : 'Tchaikovsky': Vivid Human Drama
- Making a List and Checking It Twice
- Orange County 1990 The Year in Review : THEATER
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Rare Pelicans Wintering in County
- Not Kin but Kindred, Pair Will Put Official Seal on Their Status : Relationships: Using an old state law in a new way, widowed lifelong friends will have themselves declared a family.
- Flamemaster Corp. Nearly Triples Year-End Earnings
- Growers Count Losses, Find They Got Off Easy : Freeze: Local agriculture escaped cold snap with moderate frost damage, but the toll is much worse elsewhere in the state. Consumers will pay later.
- ARTS
- Perceptronics Wins Air Force Contract
- COUNTYWIDE : Last-Day Blitz Fills Mall Parking Lots
- Convention Bookings Rise Despite Boycott: Tourism officials...
- Woman Kidnaped, Raped, Beaten by 2 Claiming to Be Gang Members
- GULF WATCH: Day 145 : A Daily Briefing Paper on Developments in the Crisis
- Cold Front Chills Eastern Warm Spell; Death Count From Weather Rises to 79 : Freeze: At least two people die overnight on the streets of Chicago. Rain sends Alabama rivers over banks. Thaw lets broken pipes flood Denver homes.
- $20,000 Collected for Survivors of Deadly Fire
- 1990 Influx of Immigrants to Israel Largest Since 1949 : Mideast: Approximately 187,000 emigres, most of them Soviet Jews, have arrived since January.
- Charity League Debs Take a Bow : Debbing at the Ritz
- Marines Find New Reality in Christmas
- It's No Dream: After 12 Years, Beirut Gets Back on Santa's List
- California IN BRIEF : SANTA ANA : Transient's Death Is Ruled Suicide
- The Gift That Filled the Hole in My Heart
- Coup Reported Staged by Army in Suriname
- Thailand Warned About U.S. Copyright Violations: The...
- Nicaragua Devalues Currency: The Nicaraguan government devalued...
- NWA Said to Be Making Bid for Pan Am Shuttle : Airlines: A subsidiary of a Portland, Ore., utility reportedly would finance the deal. The news comes a week after TWA made a new bid for all of Pan Am.
- Mobil to Pay Alaska $32.7 Million: Mobil...
- Nationwide Health Terminates 2 Leases: Nationwide Health...
- MTM May Be Put Up for Sale...
- Tracor Closing Santa Ana Division: Because of...
- Fears of Recession Haven't Cut Christmas Tree Sales
- AT&T; Says Bid for NCR Has Regulators' OK
- Revelers Warned to Dodge Flying Corks
- Mexico Cold Snap Kills 6
- Maurice Chez; Businessman, Public Servant
- COLUMN ONE : In Africa, a Nation Withers : Mozambique lives in desperation 15 years after gaining its independence. A rural insurgency has displaced millions.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Many Arabs and Israelis Losing Hope for Coexistence : Occupied areas: With the uprising in fourth year, patterns of tribal conflict have hardened.
- * Karl H. Hinke; Started MasterCard Operation
- As Allies of Perestroika Fall, Conservatives Rise : Soviet Union: The shift forces Gorbachev to retreat. Of his original team, only the prime minister remains.
- SOMETHING OLD: They are not on the...
- SAD TIMES: Christmas dinner at the Salvation...
- No Ram Emotion in Defeat : Pro football: Robinson says Dupree will get lengthy look in season finale at New Orleans on Monday.
- ANALYSIS : West Becomes Best in NL--for a Price
- McKinney's Career: Triumph and Tragedy : Skiing: Despite Olympic disappointment, she overcame adversity to become one of the greatest American skiers.
- The Improvisation comedy clubs in Irvine and...
- Arts Master Plan May Spark a 'Battle' : Funding: While many of the study's recommendations require no new funds, others ask the city to reallocate existing money and spend an additional $2.7 million over the next three years.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : In the End, Funk Gives Crowd a Hot Foot
- POP/ROCK
- PEOPLEWATCH
- 'Baywatch': A New Wave of Popularity Overseas : Television: The NBC series that drowned in low ratings gets new life in syndication. It has been sold to more than 40 nations.
- ARTS
- ART REVIEWS : 'Letters': Demystifying the Men Behind the Works : Museum exhibit offers a fascinating peek at the private lives of a group ranging from Rubens to Picasso as well as the times that they lived in.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : AROUND THE NFL : Browns Will Clean House
- Shawn Viloria
- Notes on a Scorecard
- Paramount's Epic 'Godfather III' Struggle : The Studio's Mancuso Pushes the Film to Completion; 18 Coppola Scripts Later, the $55-Million Sequel Opens
- STAGE : 'Phantom' Jobs Have Meant Plenty of Work for Actor
- Messages of Hope, Though Far Between
- TV & VIDEO
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Old Airport Owners Say City Broke Deal
- Dominguez Hills Women Going in Right Direction
- Names in the News
- Being at Wrong Mall Works Out Right
- Body of Homeless Man, 20, Is Found Hanged on Pole
- Pontiac Offers Insurance Subsidy to Boost Firebird Sales : Incentives: GM division tries to spark a lagging market by paying half of the car buyer's high deductible on a claim if the driver has an accident.
- Friesz to Replace Tolliver as Chargers' Starter
- Family at Crossroads : Camarillo Clan Holds to Its Ranching Traditions but Estate Is Shrinking
- A Good Samaritan Saves a Life : Traffic: An off-duty firefighter, with the help of two other witnesses, rescued a Garden Grove man pinned in his car after a fiery crash on the San Diego Freeway.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : CHARGERS : Butts Probably Out Sunday
- S.F. Bumps Deadline on Computer-Safety Legislation to 4 Years : Labor: Mayor Art Agnos says he will sign the compromise measure. The original plan passed last week gave employers only 2 years to comply.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAIDERS : Shell Has Secret for Players
- The Other Chang Has Own Timetable : Tennis: Michael's brother, Carl, plays, too, but he also has the opportunity to explore other avenues while attending Cal. He hasn't decided if he wants to turn pro.
- Parents Called Vital to 'Operation Hammer'
- Chargers Will See What Friesz Can Do Against the Raiders : Pro football: Rookie quarterback will come off injured reserve for his NFL debut, replacing Billy Joe Tolliver.
- Japanese Introduce Latest Batch of Gadgets : Retailing: Products range from clothes that change color with the temperature to fabric that kills ticks and a cure for computer 'viruses.'
- Performance Tests vs. Drug Tests
- All Those Lawyers? There Oughta Be a Law
- Carolco Says It Is Innocent: Independent movie...
- Answering a Long-Distance Call for Help : Health: Caring for a sick relative is tough enough. Trying to do it from far away can be traumatic, experts say.
- Gorbachev Gets OK for Votes on Land, Unity Pact
- Thomas Erwin; Eight-Term Assemblyman
- Look for the One With the Signs in Front : Private Highway Rest Stop Serves 2 Men--and Plenty of Friends
- Consumers Can Help Get the Lead Out
- QUESTION: What's the biggest shopping day of...
- MCA Sale Clears Another Hurdle: The Federal...
- 2 Drexel Traders Still Paid Over $1 Million a Year
- No Rush for Iran's Oil After Import Ban Lifted : Trade: The Administration made the change to replenish Iran's account at the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in The Hague, which is used to pay claims against Iran.
- Pawnbrokers' Brisk Trade an Ominous Sign
- Germ Warfare Alert Issued: The federal government...
- Orange County Bank Deal Proposed: Landmark Bancorp,...
- Orange County 1990 The Year in Review : 1990 Brought Tech Companies Their Share of Trouble : Performance: The sector was once the darling of local analysts, but this past year proved it was not immune to a degenerating economy.
- TONIGHT: Walt Disney's World on Ice opens...
- Suriname Army Seizes State TV, Reports Takeover
- Orange County 1990 The Year in Review : Year in Review / HIGH-TECH HIGHS AND LOWS : Early Promise Faded With Economy
- STOCKS : Dow Off 12.37; Volume Slides to a 4-Year Low
- Preliminary Data Shows Sharp Slide in Mergers in '90
- Vicks VapoRub: 100 Years and Counting : Medicine: Sales have fallen since the '60s, but it remains one of the world's most popular remedies.
- Riley Can't Believe Fuss Over Her 500th Victory
- SEA WORLD HOLIDAY BOWL : At Long Last, Ty's Heisman Came Calling : College football: Brigham Young University quarterback Detmer never let the crunch affect him--and his roommates made sure he stayed humble.
- The Three Bears : Harbaugh Is Super-Competitive and Injured, Tomczak Is an Overachieving, Blue-Collar Type and Willis Is a Rookie With a Bright Future
- Freedom Bowl : His Lean Years Have Passed : College football: Coach Bruce gave Mike Gimenez, Colorado State's quarterback, his big break.
- A Shock to the System : Is Crass Comic Really a Softy at Heart?
- ART REVIEW : 'Grace' a Bracing Look at Lives Shaped by Survival : A photographer finds beauty and dignity amid the desperate poverty of Third World nations.
- Shops Defy Sunday Trading Ban: Hundreds of...
- Getting on the Right Track : After Years of Decline, Lionel Train Is Making a Comeback
- Christmas Spirit Keeps On Living With Rented Trees : Yuletide: Entrepreneur hopes his service will prove an alternative to providing fodder for compost heaps.
- KEEPING FIT : Your Subconscious May Need to Get in Shape Too
- NASA Puts Chances of Space Station Ever Reaching Orbit at About 50-50 : Exploration: Congress ordered spending cuts of $6 billion because of deficit. Aerospace firms scramble to keep pieces of the shrinking pie.
- CLIPBOARD : BREEDING BIRD: BLACK SKIMMER (<i> Rynchops niger</i> )
- Johnson Commits to USC : Football: El Toro High School quarterback says he'll play for Trojans and is expected to sign in February.
- Thomas Advances at Surf Contest
- Wide Receiver Goes Long for Holiday
- This New Formation Fit Stanford's Team of 1940 to a 'T' : College football: With Shaughnessy's innovative offense, the Indians, who won one game in 1939, went undefeated and beat Nebraska in the Rose Bowl.
- POP/ROCK
- TV & VIDEO
- MOVIE REVIEW : A Starry-Eyed 'Alice' in Woodyland : This is Mia Farrow's 11th film for director Woody Allen. While it's one that might be considered a piffle, it's a charming piffle.
- Christmases Past and Present : Redefining Our Sense of Family Has Special Holiday Poignancy
- BOOK REVIEW : Polemical Horrors of the Nuclear Winter : A PATH WHERE NO MAN THOUGHT: Nuclear Winter and the End of the Arms Race, <i> by Carl Sagan and Richard Turco</i> . Random House Inc. $18.95, cloth; 320 pages
- Court Voids Part of Crime Initiative : Law: Prop. 115's limits on the rights of defendants are overturned by state justices. Other portions of the sweeping measure stay in effect.
- 46 Auto Insurers Granted Rate Increases by Gillespie
- Adele Erenberg of Hollywood passed along a...
- HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- 15 Killed by Violence in Days Before Christmas : Crime: Shootings and stabbings keep police busy, but not as busy as usual, a spokesman says.
- CHRISTMAS
- Two La Habra Retail Stores Are Hit by Armed Robbers
- Nation IN BRIEF : MISSOURI : Court Refuses to Halt Starvation of Patient
- California IN BRIEF : SANTA NELLA : National Cemetery One-Third Finished
- Parents Put to the Test Before Kids Start School : Education: Program helps families make the most of essential preschool learning years. Early results show that it works.
- U.N. Sanctions Limit Medicine, Doctor Says
- Nation IN BRIEF : GUAM : Disaster Declared in Wake of Typhoon
- COUNTYWIDE : 2 Sheriff's Deputies Fired After Inquiry
- Merry Christmas From Moscow : KGB chief would like to purge perestroika
- COUNTYWIDE : Snapping Up These Gifts Saves Lives
- PacTel Gift Lets Homeless Ring Up Some Cheer
- 17,900 Arrested for Drugs
- 9 Killed, 22 Injured in Kashmir Valley Raids
- LIGHTS OUT: Missing some outdoor Christmas light...
- Medicinal Combo Against Flu
- U.S. Soldier Dies in Training Accident
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- San Diego
- Dutch Airline to Use Airvision Equipment
- Boy's Simple Dream Ends in Collision : Refugee: A Vietnamese youth who died with three friends in a train-auto crash had begun to flourish at Canoga Park High School.
- 7 Arrested, $200,000 in Stolen Property Recovered in Raids
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- San Diego
- Economic Shift Tests Patience of Hungarians : Policy: Government deficits and soaring inflation are making it difficult to create a free-market system.
- All the Same: Vice President Dan Quayle...
- * Cecil Effinger; Composer, Inventor of Music Typewriter
- Del Mar
- Rohrabacher Sees Change in Vietnam
- Johnson Will Go to USC
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / ROSE BOWL NOTES : James Says This Husky Team Bigger, Stronger
- Growers Take Stock of Losses as Freeze Wanes
- Runoff Race Is No Holiday for Arizonans
- ENVIRONMENT : Campaign Seeks to Plant Billion More Trees a Year : The nationwide reforestation effort aims to restore woodlands and shade city streets. It could help stabilize global climate.
- Some Give Ornish Diet Heartfelt Support
- Man, 26, Killed When Car Skids Into Pole
- Dentists Discuss Good and Bad Aspects of Pacifier Use
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Bandit Armed With Shotgun Robs Pair
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE SOVIET UNION : Gorbachev Must Control the KGB : A main threat to Soviet democracy is not loss of Gorbachev, but Gorbachev himself, and his use of the KGB.
- GARDEN GROVE : Immigrants Enjoy First U.S. Christmas
- Woman, 26, Dies After Truck Rolls
- From the Pulpit This Year, Peace Is the Message : Religion: The county's clerics offer sermons filled with hope as the specter of the Persian Gulf shadows the holidays.
- Caring for Families Left Behind : Selfless volunteers tend to separation anxieties at holiday time
- A Gift of Dignity for the Homeless
- San Diego
- IRVINE : Youth Class Teaches the Basics of Singing
- VICA Membership Grows to 300 After Merger
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- COUNTYWIDE : 1991 RESOLUTIONS: John Dean, Orange County Superintendent of Schools
- Blame Saudi Religious Bigotry, Not Islam
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- From Sea to Shining Sea, It's California : Lifestyle: Why uproot yourself from 'back home' when you can have tofu and a tan without the smog and gridlock?
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Woman Kidnaped, Beaten and Raped
- Syncor Reports Slightly Higher 2nd-Quarter Profit
- Vista
- The Folks Who Bring You Christmas . . .
- Police Arrest 3 Over Reseda Man's Slaying
- COSTA MESA : 1991 RESOLUTIONS: Mary Hornbuckle, Mayor of Costa Mesa.
- Missing Diver Safe After 27 Hours at Sea
- Anxious Growers Brace for Another Cold Front : Agriculture: Most county crops were spared major damage in last week's cold snap. Strawberry plants, however, might not produce as much fruit this season.
- Ex-Official's Vote Might Be Violation of State Law : Oxnard: Robert Munoz acknowledges that he received $10,000 from Boskovich Farms in the months before acting on the grower's contract extension.
- New Image Agrees to Buy Camera Company's Assets
- Poway
- SOMIS : Firefighters Put Out 40-Acre Brush Fire
- California's Water Problems
- California's Water Problems
- Consequences of Term Limits
- Military Pets
- Military Pets
- Club Memberships
- California's Water Problems
- Favoritism Charged Over Court Site
- Moments of Comfort and Joy :...
- California's Water Problems
- California's Water Problems
- 'Keating Five'
- Consequences of Term Limits
- Consequences of Term Limits
- Consequences of Term Limits
- Dow Slips in Abbreviated Yule Session
- Newcomer Helps Unify Contentious City Council : Government: Bob D. Simpson has brought harmony in Anaheim. Mayor Fred Hunter and rival Irv Pickler have apparently buried the hatchet.
- California Has Major Interest in Wind Power
- Countywide : Mall Rush Centered in Parking Lot
- Countywide : Orange County 1990-1991 Resolutions
- Chargers' Taylor Makes Return to NFL In Style
- WORLD SPORTS SCENE / RANDY HARVEY : 1990: Germany Reunites, and the South Rises : <i> Ten stories that shook the World Sports Scene in 1990:</i>
- Basketball
- The Sidelines : 'Greased Lightning' Scott Dies
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POLL : La. Tech Ends 12-Year Top 10 Streak
- NHL ROUNDUP : Other Lemieux Devil of a Player in Victory
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Winner of Hoist The Flag Provides Satisfaction ($25.60) to His Backers
- Miscellany
- In Football, There's No Place Like Home for the Postseason
- For the Cougars, Postseason Is Still a Proving Ground : College football: Brigham Young wants to reinforce its top-10 status--and to expunge the bitterness from its loss to Hawaii.
- Date With the Past : Performer Builds Career on Songs of Gershwin, Porter, Berlin
- ART : Hall of Frame : Recounting the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Scenes in and Out of the Museums of Orange County in 1990
- Jazz : Graham Raises the Standards
- A TV News Dream Team Puts a Nightmare to Flight
- Short Takes : 'Godfather of Soul' Furloughed to Entertain Soldiers on Hold
- Short Takes : Coppola Shoots for Big Audience
- Butler Tops Men's Field in Table Tennis Finals
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Murdock (45) Can't Beat Arizona by Himself
- PREP BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW : Mater Dei Prepares for Orange Holiday
- Well Well Well Wins at Aqueduct
- NAMES IN THE GAMES
- The Sidelines : Wright's Ankle Found Sprained
- Japanese Fall to Ivy League, 47-10 : Football: Yokohama college all-stars lose steam as they fumble away ball on 1-foot line. Hooper of Pennsylvania is game's most valuable player.
- NOTEBOOK : Color These Offenses Pretty Well Balanced
- Notes on a Scorecard
- MOVIES
- Pop Music : 'Acoustic Christmas': An Electrifying Benefit
- Study Backs Einstein Idea of Cosmological Constant
