- Parks Agency Says Deal Will Block Landfill : Mandeville Canyon: A county sanitation official denies that the acquisition of 1,500 acres of land would stymie plans for a dump.
- Fugitive in Rape of Louisiana Girl Seized
- Vote on School Secession Delayed
- COSTA MESA : Memorial Service Held at Fairview
- Risky Thrills : Fears of Accidents, Lawsuits Prompt Rancho Palos Verdes to Put Curbs on Parasailing
- Publisher of Discover Magazine Folds
- DDI's One-Step Pregnancy Test Approved for Sale to Doctors : Medicine: Disease Detection International hopes next step is FDA authorization of over-the-counter sales by year's end.
- This Looks Hard; It's Not
- Fresh From the Farm
- Playing With Food : Looking Good at All Costs
- Study Gives High Schools 'F' in Preparing Students for Jobs
- U.S. Will Re-Evaluate 3 Judicial Candidates : Courts: Nominees have been blocked since Wilson recommended them when he was a senator. Reconsideration follows complaints by an aide to the governor.
- The Red Kettle's Food Not as Good as Its Ale
- Wine Institute Uncorks a New Chapter
- Santa Monica : No Shift on Gandhi Statue
- Another Pacino Is Thrust in the Spotlight : Protest: The restaurant and bar owned by the actor's father are picketed by demonstrators who say he sold liquor to minors.
- Carl Urstein; Cantor Wrote Liturgical Works
- Crash Course : What to Do When You Lock More Than Horns on Freeway
- On the Fast Track
- La Verne : Skateboarding Restrictions
- World IN BRIEF : ALBANIA : Thousands Try to Flee Country; 12 Die
- World IN BRIEF : GREECE : New and Leaner Cabinet Named
- Finding Western Duds and Clubs
- Description of 2 Dogs Leads Police to Suspects
- THEATER REVIEW 'MACBETH' : The Bard of Ojai : Director Paul Backer keeps things quick and simple in his third production for the Shakespeare Festival.
- Judge Grants Noriega's Lawyers Access to Classified Documents
- Switch to District Votes Pays Off for Some : Politics: The change from citywide voting was supposed to make getting elected cheaper, as was the case for two. Others spent more.
- Chasm Widening Between Amman, Fundamentalists : Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood has pushed King Hussein. He has responded firmly.
- Council Calls on Police Commission to Order Gates to Let Gay Officers Recruit in Uniform
- Engineer Convicted of Murdering Wife : Crime: Jury returns first-degree verdict in Anaheim Hills slaying. His poems and letters had more than 50 other people targeted for death.
- Questions About a Shooting : Sheriff Block will want to get to the bottom of Ramona Gardens incident
- Body in Desert Identified as Missing Woman's : Crime: The remains of Fountain Valley entrepreneur Kim Martello were found July 25 but weren't positively identified until Wednesday.
- Offer Accepted in Police Brutality Suit : Litigation: Dunbar will take $100,000 and drop his claims. However, officer, ex-officer refuse to drop their countersuits.
- STOCKS : Dow Loses Fraction as Economic Worries Nip Early Attempt to Rally
- She Holds Torch for Sony Pictures Entertainment
- AEROSPACE
- THE ECONOMY
- 2 Armed Men Storm Nomura Securities : Scandal: The pair demanded to see a Nomura official and then later gave up. No one was reported injured.
- The Mother of All Cheese Steaks
- Emergency Pasta
- Treatment of AIDS
- Norwalk : Reward Set in Stabbing Death of School Janitor
- Owners of Flawed Condos to Be Given $13.3 Million : Construction: Two developers agree in a settlement to pay for extensive repairs at the luxury complex.
- The Seedy Side : The crisp veggies contain a variety of nutrients and offer a multitude of tastes.
- The Variety Arts Library Doubles as an Old Jokes Home
- Brain Man : Fred Greenlee Isn't <i> Always</i> Cerebral, but He Does Advise Illiterates to Skip His Show
- Mix Master : Alberta Fins' perspective differs from that of many of her colleagues in Ojai.
- Azusa : Remodeling Rebate OKd
- Closure of Pete Ellis Ford Remains a Mystery : Business: Two months later the agency's failure is still unexplained. City's investment of $700,000 has become a sore point.
- Sun Valley Recreation Center8133 Vineland Ave., Sun...
- Totally Un-Fonda
- For Life on Mars, Add Air, Heat--and 100,000 Years : Space: Scientists say it's a long shot, but man-made greenhouse effect could make the Red Planet habitable.
- Math Riddle
- AIRLINES
- Pacific Enterprises to Cut Exploration, Shed Some Assets
- Hewlett-Packard to Buy Avantek for $82.8 Million
- Motown to Sever Ties With MCA Records : Entertainment: The company says it will switch to another distributor. But MCA says it will enforce its long-term contract.
- Go for That Smart 'Dress to Process' Look
- Japanese Brokerages May Face Suit : Securities: A lawyer for three U.S. investment funds says the Japanese firms covered client losses at foreigners' expense.
- Playing With Food : Making Food Smile for the Camera
- Playing With Food : Cuisine du Cinema
- The Cost of Cooking
- Monrovia : Annual Cleanup Day Urged
- Finding Herself Late in Life : Art: Kate Pedigo started painting 20 years ago. Now the Eagle Rock resident's work is the focus of a retrospective at Occidental College.
- Philip Dick: When Sci-Fi Becomes Real : Books: Was he prescient or paranoid? A flood of releases by the man whose work inspired 'Total Recall' will let fans judge for themselves.
- THE FANS' CHOICES
- Pediatrician Offers a DPT Theory
- Sierra Madre : Man Stabbed at Laundry
- Conservation Hurts if It Hits Home : Parkland: Residents face losing their own wild canyon as part of the Fryman Canyon land swap.
- Music to Their Ears : New Generation Sings the Praises of Those Old-Time Religious Hymns
- Lynwood : Events to Focus on Redevelopment, Home Repair
- RESTAURANTS : Cabo Coast Makes Its Point
- Court OKs Fee on Builders to Pay for Housing
- Underground Parking Plan Is a Winner
- Goodspeed to Head Lucky in California
- Compton : Newest Park Named After Late Mayor Tucker
- Bellflower : Council OKs Pay Hikes for 4 Administrators
- Gavin to Stay Out of Senate Contest
- Having a Ball at the Circus
- Girl Describes Lasting Scars of Cougar Attack
- Appointment of Ronald George
- Cover Story : Graffiti: Young volunteers spread 275 gallons of paint in a day to save the city about $15,000 and six weeks of work.
- Country Style : Favorite Watering Holes
- Fire Agencies Will Share Resources : Brownouts: Agreement will help the Los Angeles Fire Department maintain services despite budget cuts. Pacts with more cities are being negotiated.
- Malibu : Water Group Won't Disband
- The Murals Are Gone, but Owner Faces Trouble--and Graffiti
- OXNARD : Mobile Home Space Rents Decontrolled
- Huntington Beach Man Arrested in Attempted Kidnaping of Girl
- SANTA PAULA : Deputies Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Shooting
- 71 Years of Hairstyling Nets Hall of Fame Status
- Port Hueneme Building Fire Called Arson
- GARDEN GROVE : Brookhurst Way Route to Be Closed
- Suspect Calls Fatal Shooting a 'Mistake' : Crime: A gang member said he was only trying to scare a Westminster woman by firing a gun 'up in the air' during an attempt to steal her car.
- Man Charged in Sexual Abuse of Boys
- FESTIVALS & EVENTS : Country Fair Jamboree Promises a Day of West
- Pomona : Trash, Sanitation Fees Hiked
- The Irish Fades to Orange at Friendly O'Hara's Pub
- Royal Ballet Gets the Red-Carpet Treatment
- Power Plant Agrees to Stiffer Smog Curbs : Pollution: Accord calls for 90% reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions at Grand Canyon by 1999. EPA had sought a 70% cut.
- City Told to Rescind OK of Complex : Seniors: A judge found that the project violates strict, voter-approved building codes.
- Diamond Bar : Development Approved
- The Foothills : Advice for Quake Victims
- Arcadia : Equipment Purchase OKd
- California IN BRIEF : STANFORD : Faculty Member Apologizes
- Downey : Council to Appoint Paul's Interim Replacement
- POINT MUGU : 3 Men Indicted in Fraud Case
- Man Awarded $16,000 in Racial-Slur Case
- Man Sought for 3 Years in 4 Killings Is Captured : Fugitive: An accused drug trafficker is a suspect in the shooting deaths at a San Fernando Valley crack house in 1988.
- Victims of the Economy : Doubt Over Hiring Hall's Future Adds to Day Laborers' Concerns
- Rental Fees Urged for County Departments : Budget: A panel says charges could save $5.5 million a year by forcing agencies to sell or lease under-used properties.
- Axl Rose's Driver to Get Ticket After All
- Inglewood to Cite Axl Rose's Driver
- Air Quality Report
- Man Shot to Death Outside His Apartment
- Wilson Won't Reactivate Search for Boy Scout
- COLUMN LEFT : False Fronts Can't Always Be Left Standing : 'Outing' smacks of repression, but there is a test for rightness.
- Businessman Removes Controversial Murals
- A Remarkable Recovery for Rosy : Accident: Doctors gave the La Puente girl, 14, only a 40% chance of surviving the motor home fire that killed seven members of her family. She will leave the hospital today.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Spending a Little, Saving a Lot
- Man Is Accused of Assaulting 2 Girls, Drugging 1
- Girl Scout Cleans Mural but Leaves Graffiti Memorial as Peace Offering
- Shooting Victim at World Trade Center Identified
- Always a Pro, Len Kennett Lifts an Aging Course to Above-Par : Golf: The USC star's lifelong love of the game can be seen in help he gives young players and the care he extends customers at Lakewood Country Club.
- Altadena : Loud-Party Dispute Settled
- Council Met in Secret, Lewis Says : Dismissal: Judy Chu denies the meeting but admits calling two other members to tell them that she wanted to oust the city manager.
- 'Soft-Boiled' Private Eye Makes Debut : Books: 'A Perfect Death for Hollywood' hero is creation of Huntington Beach author Richard Nehrbass. A second book is already being readied for publication.
- Photographer Dreams of Being Top Banana
- New Data Clouds Debate Over DPT Vaccine : Health: A panel of medical experts says that on rare occasions, the shots may trigger serious side effects, but benefits still outweigh the risks.
- 'Top Secret' Has Lived Up to Name
- SOUTHPAWS : Left Wing : Organization recognizes the needs and frustrations faced by lefties.
- Traffic Signals to Be Synchronized
- FILLMORE : Girl Won't Have to Pay for College by Selling Car She Won
- Terror All Too Close to Home : Law enforcement looks for new weapons against gang violence
- COLUMN RIGHT : Congress Has Ducked Its Responsibility
- Alarm Alerts Mother to Son's Burning Crib
- Man Killed in Gun Battle Linked to Girl's Death
- POLITICIAN WATCH : Quiet Party
- Greens' Product-Testing Feud Heats Up : Environment: Consumer-goods rating services, Green Cross and Green Seal, sign up with high-profile organizations for testing.
- French Group Hops on Bandwagon : Investing: The partners buying Executive Life are the latest to see a good deal and profits in the long term in the United States.
- Bruce M. Withers has been named chairman...
- Union Pacific's Walsh Going to Tenneco
- Chrysler Hopes Offering Will Raise $400 Million
- Rescue Plan for Los Angeles
- On a Roll: A Great Old-Fashioned Cake
- Roll 'Em
- Reagan on Arms Race
- FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO NOTES : Golden Silence : Five silent films, including those of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, will be shown at Olivas Adobe on Aug. 17.
- Mr. Telecaster : Rock's Foremost Sideman Honors His Maker, Leo Fender
- Fishermen's Suit Against Southern Pacific Links Toxic Spill to Junk Bond Financing
- Reagan on Arms Race
- Student Ollie Cantos : West Covina Man Wins Stipend as Top Blind Student
- Rumor: Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart admitted Wednesday in...
- James Winston O'Keefe; TV and Theatrical Producer
- Temple City : Trailer at Church Approved
- THEATER REVIEW 'A FUNNY THING HAPPENED . . . ' : Still Funny : There's still 'something for everyone' in the PCPA Theaterfest version of the 1962 Stephen Sondheim musical.
- I'll Eat My (Non-Taxable) Words
- 96 Cents Saved Is 96 Cents Earned: Carson Drops Trash Rates : Carson Residents to Pay Slightly Less for Garbage Collection
- Program to Field 911 Calls in 24 Languages Praised
- Gardena Memorial Hospital Sold
- NEWPORT BEACH : Teachers to Hone Classroom Skills
- Nothing gums up the judicial process like...
- TUSTIN : Mobile Home Park's Density Increased
- NEIGHBORS : Meatless Market : The popular tri-tip stand was banished from Ventura Farmers Markets.
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Smith Rape Case Set for Trial on Jan. 13
- Dark Clouds, Silver Linings : Everyone talks about the extended spell of gloomy weather, but no one does anything about it.
- TONIGHT: The Ringling Bros. and Barnum &...
- Taking Child's Play Seriously : Lure of Little League Baseball Snares an Unsuspecting Father
- ON BROADWAY: Garden Grove-bred singer James Intveld...
- ANAHEIM : City Rejects Hearing on Housing Proposal
- Six Officers Face Questioning Over Messages : Police: They must explain derogatory remarks transmitted on LAPD computer equipment. Others are likely to be interviewed.
- COUNTYWIDE : 4-Day Week OKd for Welfare Offices
- Mel Blanc's Son Seeks Damages in Santa Paula Airport Collision
- Shooting Spurs Latinos to Reassess Law Enforcement
- Last Croatian Town on 'Greater Serbia' Wish List Has Jitters Despite Cease-Fire : Yugoslavia: Few of Petrinja's residents expect peace to hold. Truce appears to be nothing more than a chance for rivals to reload.
- Toad's Wild Ride
- The Caper That the Oprah Winfrey Show Helped to Unravel
- Dodgers Sharpen Their Edge : Baseball: Ojeda pitches six scoreless innings and Sharperson hits run-scoring triple to beat the Reds, 2-0. L.A. lead over second-place Braves increases to 3 1/2 games.
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Is There Any Room for Valenzuela?
- Tough New Spill Rules Ordered for Railroads : Transportation: The state requires the firms to immediately report potentially dangerous incidents to local agencies.
- Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels Inside Iraq
- ADD NELSON: Long before their album sold...
- Debts, Political Wounds Linger for Galanter Foe
- PUC Issues Rules on Toxic Rail Cargo : Regulation: The order is aimed at improving railroads' communication with local emergency agencies. Its effect is limited because most areas are under federal jurisdiction.
- ANAHEIM : Relocation Pact With Club Is Altered
- Officials Endorse Human Relations Commission
- They Don't Need a Legacy to Stand On : Gunnar and Matthew Nelson Striving for a Style, Identity Separate From Their Late Father's
- LIKE FATHER . . . : Bruce...
- CHARGER UPDATE : Rookie Richard Sure Looks, Hits As If He Is Ready to Play in NFL
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Dibble Fined, but Not Suspended
- Sky High : Boy, Do They Do Windows
- O'Brien Calls Rader's Status a 'Non-Issue' : Angels: Manager's job reportedly in jeopardy. Abbott's strong performance against Twins ends losing streak at seven.
- Council Carves Latino District; Asians, Liberals Seen as Losers
- Metzger, 3 Others Go on Trial : Courts: Defendants hoped to provoke violence by burning crosses in a racially mixed area of the San Fernando Valley, prosecutor charges.
- Two Months After Council Defeat, Gray's Still Paying
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Loss of Peat Creates Problem at Center
- FOREIGN OUTPOST: Orange County, for years in...
- Hundreds Welcome Home Desert Storm Reservists in Encino Ceremony : Peace: Marines had been in Okinawa eight months. Rocketdyne workers who went overseas are also feted.
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS
- They're Out Snooping to Keep You From Being Bugged
- Trustees Can't Cancel Elys' Medical Policy : Benefits: A lawyer says the community college district must pay for coverage despite the couple's convictions on criminal charges.
- Marshall: Two Games Enough as an Angel : Baseball: Former Dodger, still looking for something more than part-time work, is given his release.
- Pan American Games : Small-Town Serenity Suits These Athletes : Santiago: Competitors in sports such as archery and softball have been impressed by the facilities and friendliness in this other host city.
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- Coming to the Defense of Westminster High
- 3 Israeli Soldiers Jailed for Balking at Service
- State Now Says Spill Poses Risk of Birth Defects
- U.S. Military Advisers May Be Sent to Peru
- World IN BRIEF : INDOCHINA : 6 U.S. Congressmen to Probe MIA Issue
- Foresters' Role Is to Help Preserve Biological Diversity, Report Asserts
- Theatre Center Stages Last-Ditch Call for Funding : Entertainment: Officials say they need $250,000 to keep from closing Sunday. Even then, financial problems may be insurmountable.
- 83-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Reagan Scam Gets New Term
- El Cajon
- A Shipyard With a Ghost of a Chance
- Santa Clarita to Pay $11.5 Million for City Hall Building
- San Diego
- Temper Tantrums Over a Dystopian Nightmare : People's Park: The dream has become a blight and the fight to save it serves no one.
- Continued South Africa Sanctions Urged : Apartheid: Los Angeles, Pasadena and West Hollywood officials say Bush's decision to lift embargo against the white-ruled nation comes at the wrong time.
- Oxnard Balks at Annexing Campus Sites : Education: The district superintendent is confident that the high school will be relocated as planned.
- Tell the Arabs: Reforms First, Concessions Later : Mideast: As the West did with Gorbachev, Israel should wait for evidence of credibility.
- TUSTIN : Lawsuit Threatened Over Development
- Encino Man Slain in Van Nuys Parking Lot
- WESTMINSTER : 3 Men Rescue 2 in Freeway Car Fire
- PERSPECTIVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY : The Nasty Business of 'Outing' : Whether it's done in the ranks by Pentagon policy or, as now, to a Pentagon official, it's a dirty, hurtful business.
- Family Claims Racial Bias by Police, Seeks $10 Million in Lawsuit : Courts: Latinos say they were attacked by Santa Monica officers as part of officially sanctioned prejudice.
- San Diego
- Larsen Wins 1,500 Freestyle on Final Day of Swim Meet
- Larsen Pulls Away in 1,500 : Swimming: Her 16:51.63 is 12th-fastest time in the world this year.
- Talk With Beathard Settles Thompson : Chargers: Offensive lineman signs contract, ends holdout after clearing the air in talk with general manager.
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Holdout DeBerg Signs With Chiefs
- The Day in Review : Lenzi Comes Through on Last Dive to Win Duel on the Springboard
- Kings Match Offer and Sign Huddy
- South African Athletes Going It Alone in Worlds
- Quarterbacks May Not Pass Test for Redskins
- Dorsey Player Wins Appeal to City Section
- RAMS : Reed's Days in Camp May Be Numbered
- DANCE : Royal Ballet Revitalized by Dowell's Guidance
- Duo's Brazilian Jazz Transcends Fads
- TELEVISION
- Her Own Political Movement : Performance Artist From UCI to Take Message to Edinburgh
- Carl D. Espy has joined Coldwell Banker...
- Beverly Hills Business Bank: The Laguna Hills...
- How to Protect Yourself After the Trade-In
- Investors Shifting Cash Out of 'Park'
- Fuel-Efficient Automobiles
- L.A. Chamber Makes Insurance Reform Plea : Regulation: Among the proposals at a state hearing was one for 'portable' coverage that a worker could take from one job to the next.
- Henry J. Todd has been named vice...
- CONSUMER NEWS
- BANKING & FINANCE
- 4 School Districts Rescind $50 Property Fee for Upkeep
- Ex-CIA Official May Face Charges in Iran-Contra Case
- Fed Apparently Trying to Lower Interest Rates : Economy: It pours money into the banking system in reaction to credit shortage, a sputtering recovery.
- Parental Choice Facing First Major Test : Minnesota is taking the lead in allowing 'chartered schools.' Control is taken from districts and given to teachers.
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Object Near Atlantis Was Ice, NASA Says
- World IN BRIEF : CUBA : Regime Loosens Rules on Travel
- BOOK REVIEW : Literary Sleuth Solves 19th-Century Mystery : MARY DIANA DODS, A Gentleman and a Scholar, <i> by Betty T. Bennett</i> , Morrow $22.95, 303 pps.
- Drivers Plug In to the Electrical Alternative
- SCENE ON THE STREET : Fashion Trend in Full Flower
- Crash of Tanker Truck Shuts I-5 for 17 Hours
- Woman Who Defrauded Reagans Imprisoned Again
- Suicide Threat Delays I-5 Traffic
- Long-Sought Clinic Opens : 1st Permanent South County Public Health Facility Attracts Lots of Patients After Years of Waiting
- CAMARILLO : Panel OKs Gates to Lock Out Trucks
- Helping the Children of Crack : L.A. supervisors will improve addicted-baby unit at Martin Luther King
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 3, Including Infant, Injured in Car Crash
- IRVINE : Scientist Studying Brain Receives Grant
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : New Hope for Social Services
- Tall, Quiet Inmate Stays Icy Cool as He Gets Treatment
- SOUTH COUNTY : Seymour's Bill to Aid Battered Women
- Simi Council OKs Larger Flood Zone : Insurance: About 15% of the city's basin is included. Local officials said they are working to shrink the expanded area.
- Golf
- Son Two Shots Off Lead in Texas
- Pro Basketball
- U.S. Refuses to Be Treated as Second-Place Citizens
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Holdout DeBerg Signs With Chiefs
- Veteran CBS News Figure Harry Reasoner Dies at 68 : Broadcasting: The commentator, who preferred a light touch, helped to launch '60 Minutes.'
- After initially proclaiming that the Monterey Park...
- Judge Refuses to Lower Bail for Rock Singer Rick James
- San Diego
- Workers Evacuated After Acid Leak at Factory
- LAGUNA BEACH : City to Pay $900,000 for Open Space Land
- LAGUNA BEACH : City Faces Decision on Rent-Control Law
- Littlerock Man Dies in Crash; Driver Held
- SIMI VALLEY : Driver's Training Classes to Continue
- Suspect Freed Mistakenly Is Arrested Again
- Railroad, State Discuss Plans for Cleanup
- TUSTIN : Council OKs Fines for Various Offenses
- Miscellany
- Many the Moochers : Specialized System of Fishing Catches On in Bay Area and Now It's a Popular Item for Party and Commercial Boats
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Reed Returns, May Be Traded
- Another Newcomer Dazzles Angel Hitters : Twins: Willie Banks overcomes rocky start to become fifth rookie pitcher in past month to defeat California.
- RADIO
- Pop Music Reviews : Voice Farm Goes Over the Top at Roxy
- STAGE REVIEWS : Wordy One-Acts at Burbage Theatre
- Ernie D'Leon has been appointed vice president...
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