- Being Taken for a Ride : Many Who Hire Car Shippers Have Horror Stories About Not Getting the Vehicles or Refunds
- ECONOMY
- TRW Inc. said its profit rose 54%...
- 'Time Bandits' Robs Some of Their Senses
- The Human Spirit Works Without a Net
- First Shots Fired Over Development Referendum : Growth: Campaign pits homeowners against political and business interests.
- Each Candidate Has Own Cure for U.S. Health Care
- THEATER REVIEW / 'OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY' : Business as Usual : Plaza Players present the dark comedy about a conniving executive and the family-owned company he wants to take over.
- California IN BRIEF : SAN YSIDRO : Extra Lanes Cut Wait at Border
- Talk of the Campus : Palimony Suit Against Founder a Source of Humor at Harvey Mudd
- 2 Ex-Hostages Sue Iran for $600 Million
- Senior Crime Victims Rally Against Cuts : Finances: Agency says it was given no notice of the loss of funding.
- Presidential Rivals Head Into Round 2
- FESTIVAL : All the World's on Screen at Festival
- Beverly Hills : City Manager Pact Renewed
- NEIGHBORS : Making the Scene : Three artists transform a visiting room for foster children and parents with fanciful murals.
- GOING TRADITIONAL : Cole and Connick aside, Tom Scott says he's not following a trend
- Pasadena : School Site Sale Hearings
- THEATER REVIEW / 'THE ROAD TO PARADISE' : Flashback : The spirited Moorpark show is a faithful re-creation of the film comedies that starred Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
- The Rocker, The Preacher's Daughter, and the Pink Cadillac : He was born to be wild. She wasn't. Now this unlikely couple is making music together.
- Sheriff's Drug Team Makes Bust
- ROSEMEAD : Pilot in Crash Not OKd for Flying in Dense Fog
- Two Arrested in Deadly Holdup at La Jolla Store
- LOS ANGELES : Man Found Guilty of Burning Store in Riots
- MISSION VIEJO : School Is Demanded for Foothill Ranch
- Bluff Protection Plan Debated in Encinitas
- L.A. Quake Lesson Used in Egypt : Safety: In the Cairo disaster, a woman protects herself with information picked up in visit here during desert temblors.
- Seeking the Middle Ground : Bonn struggles to revise its generous asylum and refugee policy
- Debate Scheduled for Anaheim City Election Candidates
- San Diego : Woman Hit, Killed Crossing the Street
- High School District Plans More Layoffs
- TUSTIN : Middle School Gets $500,000 Grant
- Filing Glitch Leaves Water District With 3 Open Seats : Statutes: Instead of being elected, the directors will now be appointed by the County Board of Supervisors.
- Mexico Deports Suspect in Businessman's Killing
- LOS ANGELES : More Aid Is Urged for 'Zones of Need'
- An Island of Learning : Education: The one-room schoolhouse at Two Harbors is unique in the county. But the old-fashioned setup has many modern amenities to keep students in seven grade levels busy.
- Police Seek Help in Finding Missing Elderly Woman
- Obituaries - Oct. 15, 1992
- The Revenge of the Nerds Is Quayle's Triumph : The debates: The 'in crowd' is out, and he's winning points and applause--if not many votes--for conservative issues.
- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Study Says Subway Is Faster, Monorail Is Cheaper
- Fired Co-Worker Held in Engineer's Slaying
- BURBANK : Talent Agent Faces 4 New Sex Charges
- Jurors Reject Allegation of Indirect Sexual Harassment : Trial: In a landmark case, a nurse sued a doctor over his physical contact with others in the operating room at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital. Jurors reached their verdict in less than seven hours.
- $10,000 Anonymous Gift to Aid Sick Boy
- Monterey Park : Sewer Construction Meeting
- Human Racers Have Three Times the Fun
- THEATER REVIEW SAN GABRIEL CIVIC LIGHT OPERA : On Stage and in Audience, Production of 'Oliver!' Spotlights Children
- MUSIC : Classically Cool : Munkafust, composed of four UCSB students, plays a sort of 'bluesy pop funk rock with a backbone.'
- Showmanship Is Secret Ingredient for Salmon
- Santa Monica : Jane Austen Society to Meet
- A summary of significant Los Angeles City...
- Van Morrison "Saint Dominic's Preview" (1972) <i> Warner Brothers</i>
- Mean Thief : Little Girl's New Wheelchair Taken
- Animals Have a Mountaintop Sanctuary Above Malibu
- Woo Makes Bid to Lead Race : Politics: Councilman holds a fund-raiser for his mayoral campaign and offers a preview of his platform.
- SIMI VALLEY : Medical Company to Relocate Here
- Santa Clarita Rejects 2 Route Plans : Roads: Homeowners persuade the City Council to ask Caltrans for an alternate extension of California 126.
- Perspectives on Gay Rights : Who Will Decide? Who Is Next? : When laws are passed that stigmatize certain people and revoke their rights, no one is safe--except the Nazis.
- Sinking the Middle Class
- Fullerton Group to Host Debate for Candidates, Voters
- Toughlove Had a $22,000 Price : Families: When Koendarfers took advice of self-help group and refused to take back their troubled teen-ager, the county hit them with a bill for her care.
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS
- THOUSAND OAKS : Cal Lutheran Must Reapply for Tower
- NEWPORT BEACH : Firms Must Help Pay for Sidewalk Repairs
- San Diego : Champion's Car Found in Compton
- Salk Ends Long Search, Names USC Researcher President : Science: Brian E. Henderson will succeed interim president Renato Dulbecco at the La Jolla institute.
- SIMI VALLEY : Man Arrested in Shooting of Youth
- Retired S.D. Police Officer Arrested in Gambling Raid
- ELECTIONS / 24TH CONGRESSIONAL RACE : McClintock Hired Firm to Solicit PAC Funds : A campaign consulting company says it has contacted more than 500 political action groups on behalf of the Republican candidate.
- Compton Puts Schools Chief on Probation
- VENTURA : Coffeehouse Is Granted Permit
- Man Suspected of Killing Baby, Wounding Self
- Council Approves, Delays Pay Raise : Thousand Oaks: The elected officials give themselves a $79-a-month increase. Criticism forces a year's postponement.
- Vandal Plays Name Game With Candidate : Simi Valley: Some Jim King signs were altered to read 'Elect Rodney King.' 'It's done, we fixed it, and we move on,' he says.
- Countywide : Workshop to Review Farmland Options
- Countywide : OCC Tops Transfers to Cal State Schools
- Wilmington Residents Link Ailments to Explosion at Texaco Oil Refinery : Health: More than 200 show up at a meeting to focus on long-term effects of the blast. A company spokesman says there are no dangerous emission levels.
- Candidates Get a Lesson in Ethics at Training Session
- Fear of HIV Virus Cited in Crossbow Attack
- OXNARD : McGrath Criticizes Takasugi's Travels
- ELECTIONS / 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT : McClintock Hired Company to Solicit PAC Funds
- He Fits Right In With Other Legends of Golf
- County Students Post Gains in Test Scores : Education: The local passing rate for the Advanced Placement exam is 72.5%, compared to 66.1% statewide. Placentia and Irvine Unified are among top districts.
- NEWBURY PARK : School Evacuated Over Bomb Scare
- BREA : Home Rehabilitation Hearing Scheduled
- Obituaries - Oct. 15, 1992
- LOS ANGELES : Frozen Bodies Identified as Restaurant Owner, Manager
- Santa Ana City Races
- POINT MUGU : Navy Crewman Dies in Antarctica Crash
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Mayor of Brea Should Go Now
- RESEDA : Student Shot Near School Campus
- Baseball
- Padre Minor Leaguers to Play in Taiwan
- BASEBALL / NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
- Vedder Isn't Mad, It's His Method : Football: Laguna Hills quarterback trains with Marv Marinovich and an acupuncturist.
- A Canadian Ball for One and All
- Baseball
- KEEPING TABS
- PREP ROUNDUP : Sunny Hills Wins in Water Polo on Schiele's Goals in Overtime
- Sailing
- CSUN's Henderson to Miss Game
- BASEBALL / NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
- AZTEC UPDATE : NOTEBOOK / SCOTT MILLER : Faulk Back After Shaking Flu; Lowery Gets Smaller Back Pad
- Moving Grand Prix Downtown Would Rev Up Local Interest
- Prepared to Ignite Tailback Sparks Itches for More Playing Time at Washington State
- Fisher Quits to Add to CSUN Woes : College basketball: Senior center becomes fifth player to drop from the roster since mid-summer.
- Baseball
- Glendale Win Answered the Question
- Crazy for Dance : As a child, Susan Stroman left marks on the ceilings with canes and shovels. Today, the Tony-winning choreographer is making Kander & Ebb's 'World' go round at the Fonda.
- The restored Helen Lundeberg murals in the...
- Xtra Large Is Trying On Substance and Style for Size
- Dylan Concert to Be Pay-Per-View Cable Special
- DANCE
- Names in the News - Oct. 15, 1992
- BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : America's Team vs. Canada's : AL Game 6: Toronto gets past Oakland, 9-2, to become the first Canadian team to advance to the World Series.
- Ellard's Streak Is Over, but Ram Wide Receiver Doesn't Live in the Past : Pro football: After ending an 82-game string with at least one catch, he has caught 15 in four games.
- Thousand Oaks Dodges Newbury Park, 8-6
- BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : NL Game 7: Braves beat Pirates, 3-2, with three runs in the ninth, the last two on Cabrera's single with two out.
- KPBS General Manager's Retirement a Surprise
- Caldwell Finds Bright Places Out of Spotlight : Pop: While his popularity is greater overseas, the singer-songwriter, who performs in Anaheim, has plenty to keep him busy--including twins.
- POP/ROCK - Oct. 15, 1992
- POP/ROCK - Oct. 15, 1992
- Bledsoe Learned From His Dear Ol' Mom : College football: His dad is a football coach, but Washington State quarterback developed his arm by playing catch with his mother.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Cal's White Tries Different Approach
- Running back Sammie Smith, sidelined since training...
- Long Beach Beats USC in Three Games : Volleyball: The 49ers, without middle blocker Lauri Jones, end Trojans' nine-match home winning streak with 15-13, 15-9, 19-17 victory.
- Timberwolves Sign Laettner
- A Bear of a Freshman Fulfills Aztec Dreams : College football: Point Loma's La'Roi Glover may be SDSU's finest defensive recruiting coup.
- With Pittsburgh Sinking, He Will Not Take a Swim
- NHL ROUNDUP : Small Crowd, Big Victory for Whalers, 4-1
- OAK TREE : Fanatic Boy Makes Santa Anita His Turf in Comeback Victory
- Benefit Helped Raise $50,000
- POP/ROCK - Oct. 15, 1992
- ART REVIEW : Persistence of Grace Shines in 'The View From Within'
- TELEVISION - Oct. 15, 1992
- UCLA Names Blachly Director of Arts Center : Blachly Named Director of UCLA Arts Center
- MOVIES - Oct. 15, 1992
- What's In a Name? : . . . For Robin Hood and Others Who Change Theirs, It Was Years of Bad Jokes and Mangled Spellings
- School District Cuts 43 Aides and Clerks
- 'Mr. Baseball' Is Hit With Little Leaguers
- Event Puts Food in the Bank
- Giving Up Coffee Tied to Withdrawal Symptoms
- Methanol Found to Aid Crops : Agriculture: The chemical improves yields and reduces need for water, researchers say.
- Drunk Driver Receives 4 Years in Death of 18-Year-Old : Sentence: The judge expresses empathy after reading letters from friends and family of Liana Cohen. Defense attorney had requested 16 months probation.
- Foothills : Library Hours Reduced
- The Original White Meat
- Pho-Free Zone
- Forget Tuscany Forget Sicily The Best Food in Italy Comes From Emilia--Romagna : EMILIA-ROMAGNA: Paradise Found
- You don't need to be 18, or...
- Child at 80
- A Slim Blond Fruitcake
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 15, 1992
- PEOPLE
- Brunswick Protests Award of Pact to Israel : Defense: Firm's Costa Mesa division complains that Navy decision to give Israeli group a $21.9-million contract to build aircraft decoys may cost 200 local jobs.
- Secure Horizons Will Offer Plan in Santa Barbara
- State Sells Its 1st Long-Term Bonds Since '92 Budget Crisis
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 15, 1992
- Ailing Digital Equipment Loses $260 Million in Quarter
- Commerce Secretary Drums Up Support for Exports, NAFTA : Markets: Cabinet member plans trade mission to take U.S. executives to Russia. She touts business opportunities there.
- Gannett Co. said higher advertising revenue and...
- INSURANCE
- O.C. Register Editor Promoted to Associate Publisher
- Subcontractors, Striking Drywallers Begin Negotiations to End Walkout : Labor: Southland employers talk with carpenters union. Those who refuse face continuing lawsuits on alleged non-payment of overtime.
- GM Fund for Laid-Off Workers in Danger : Autos: UAW is told the $3.35 billion will run out by year's end, sources say. That could trigger an early reopening of the company's labor agreement.
- RETAIL : Hiring for Newport's Hard Rock Cafe May Cause a Stampede of Applicants
- Stocks Pull Back After Two-Day Rally; Dow Off 5.94 on Profit Worries : Market Overview
- 'Vernon' Documents Laughter
- Cerritos : Capital Improvements Worth $2.8 Million Delayed 1 Year
- CANNERY ROW : Shhhh--Quiet Village South of Lido Marina Is Well-Kept Secret
- RECRUITING / JEFF FELLENZER : USC's Football Fortunes Might Not Be a Victim of Shooting
- Long Beach : Officials Plan to Beef Up Security at Student Dances
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 15, 1992
- How You Might Benefit From Belonging to User Group
- Free Trade Blues
- May the Best Flavor Win
- ETHNIC COOKING : White Corn and Black Pottery
- FANTASY 5 RESULTS
- Day Care Operator Gets 11 Years in Death of Tot : Courts: Mother criticizes the system and the criminal, who struck the 2-year-old after she wet herself.
- How to Improve L.A. County : Vote yes on Nov. 3 for direly needed Board of Supervisors reforms B and C
- Have Hunter, Cunningham Ignored Sedition in Their Own Back Yards?
- 'Deadbeat' Kojima's Ex-Wife May Lose Factory : Families: She wonders why President Bush doesn't ask her former husband, who gave the GOP $500,000, to pay $120,000 in overdue child support.
- VENTURA : Recycling Office Plans Market Tours
- LOS ANGELES : 2 Found in Freezer Were Strangled, Coroner Says
- Jury to Get 1978 Murder Case of Child, 5 : Trial: Panel must decide whether Marcos and Beatriz Morales killed daughter Lisa during a ritual to exorcise demons 14 years ago.
- SANTA ANA : Letter Praising Gang Chief Is Election Issue
- LAGUNA BEACH : Rhodes Pulls Out of Race for City Clerk
- Judges Balk at Cost-Saving Jail Arraignments : Courts: Northern district judiciary withdraws support from plan billed as way to save costs. Proponents not giving up.
- SEAL BEACH : Ammo Truck Fire Injures 2 Workers
- VENTURA : Court Stays Murder Trial for Mannes
- PLATFORM : Meet the New Exurban Nomads--Families Skidding Into Welfare
- ELECTIONS / 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT : Beilenson, McClintock Press Issues in Face-Off
- SAN CLEMENTE : Bilingual Forum Set for Candidates
- Toxic Site Earns Superfund Status : Environment: Black globs oozing up in Westminster neighborhood finally bring cleanup guarantee from EPA.
- SESPE WILDERNESS : Condor Apparently Died of Poisoning
- CALABASAS : Festival Events to Begin Saturday
- ELECTIONS / MEASURE O : Debate Over Water Source Focuses on Cost and Reliability
- NEWPORT BEACH : Hospital to Get City Help on Bonds
- LOS ANGELES : Students Breed Fish for MacArthur Park Lake
- PLACENTIA
- Son Arrested in Killing of National City Couple
- OXNARD : 9 Juveniles Held Over Graffiti Spree
- THOUSAND OAKS : Planners Vote Down Road Link to Simi
- Placentia City Council Candidates
- Pleasant Valley Board to Discuss All-Year Schools
- COLUMN LEFT/ GEORGE BLACK : A Kiss-Off From Baghdad to Bush : His opponents grasp that his reputation as an expert on foreign policy is built on sand.
- The Numbers
- Obituaries - Oct. 14, 1992
- School Reform Needed to Avert More Civil Strife, Business Leaders Told
- ELECTIONS / 24TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT : Beilenson and McClintock Stick to Issues
- OTAY MESA : Dog Sniffs Out Heroin at Border
- LOS ANGELES : Couple Slain Out of Hate, Greed, Prosecutor Says
- That Really Was a Debate : Gore, Quayle and Stockdale mix it up in a less-structured format
- ESCONDIDO : Trial Set in Death of Baby Left in Trash
- Gender Gap May Be a Plus for '92 Women Candidates
- Nassco-Union Talks Fail to Break Impasse
- LANCASTER : Woman's Body Is Identified
- Countywide : Perez Ferguson, Gallegly to Debate
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : 2 Counts Against George Dropped
- 2 Corners of Chicago Reflect New Image of Failure, Success
- Environmental Candidate Elected to MWD's Top Post
- Surprise! O.C. Partisans Say Their Guy Won : Politics: Quayle, Gore boosters mainly accentuate the positive. And both camps use kid gloves in critiquing Perot running mate Stockdale.
- How Pete Will Turn It Around
- Britain's Coal Industry Axes 30,000 Miners
- Volleyball : Caught in the Net : Beach Sport Is Riding Wave, Even in Places Where There Is No Shore
- A Family's Last Resort : When Cara Vanni's parents could no longer control her, they made a desperate decision. They sent her away.
- I'm Black and White
- Today on the Trail . . .
- Manhunt Ends as S.D. Fugitive Is Recaptured : Crime: Escapee and accused killer Johnaton George surrenders without incident at a house in L.A. County.
- Navy Plans Harassment Hot Line
- Taking Uncle Scrooge to the Bank : Pat Hanifin prefers Donald Duck's relative to the more 'whitewashed' Disney characters. His Balboa home is a treasure trove of international collectibles.
- Geological Team Seeking Source of Egyptian Quake
- Moderator Jokes About Sparring
- Justices Agree to Consider 'Junk Science' : High court: Ruling will address whether evidence must be generally accepted by scientists before it can be presented to a jury.
- Coffee, Idle Chitchat and a $15 Wash-and-Set
- 10 Million Workers Stage General Strike in Italy : Labor: Four-hour walkout aggravates nation's greatest economic crisis since World War II.
- Excerpts: Candidates Go Toe-to-Toe on Jobs, Health Care, Cities
- Brea Mayor's Plea Bargain Is in Jeopardy
- German Trip OKd for Gorbachev : Russia: Yeltsin acts to break embarrassing stalemate over court testimony. Former Soviet leader will attend funeral for Willy Brandt.
- When the Buyer Is a 'Free Soul'
- Judge Swears In Panel to Oversee Teamsters : Labor: The three-man board will monitor the union's attempts to investigate itself and to root out corruption and mob influence.
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Most Troops to Leave Region of Hurricane
- LOS ANGELES : ACLU Drops Demand to Suspend Use of Police Dogs
- VENTURA : Decision Due on Palm Trees in Park
- 2 Suspects in Fatal Jewelry Store Heist Plead Not Guilty
- Physician-Assisted Death: Is This Measure the Answer? : Prop. 161--a good try, but it'd be better to go back to the drawing board
- Supervisors Hold Off Final Review of Panel on Perks : Government: A taxpayers' group criticizes the county personnel director for contacting only four of nine prospective members.
- Study Finds Genetic Link to Alcoholism in Women : Health: Research also shows that the extent of their drinking problems is approaching that of men.
- Hughes Rudd; Outspoken Newscaster
- Independent Counsel Denied in Justice Dept. Theft Charges
- 'Chop' Is Hard to Define, Repair
- Photo Frame Can Change Images
- TV REVIEW : Sexual Harassment in 'The Workplace'
- TV Ratings : ABC Bats Well Enough to Be No. 1
- S.F. Troupe: The Last Angry Mimes
- Guitarist Heads East to Boost Stalled Career
- Multicultural Curtain Call : Films: Ayuko Babu hopes the Pan African Festival will help rebuild hope in riot-scarred L.A.
- Bush on Clinton's Trip to Moscow
- 'Sarraounia' to Open Pan African Festival
- STAGE REVIEW : Literate and Accessible 'Gentlemen of Verona'
- Bush on Clinton's Trip to Moscow
- FHP Inc. to Offer Mail-Order Prescriptions to Members : Health care: St. Louis-based firm will provide delivery services and pharmacy data management for Fountain Valley care provider.
- ENERGY
- Video Game Technology Accord Forged : Electronics: Nintendo and Sony say they have agreed to work together on a system that could dominate the next generation of products.
- BANKING
- Hilton Hotels Corp. said its third-quarter earnings...
- Dow Increases 27.01 on Good Earnings News : Market Overview
- Bush on Clinton's Trip to Moscow
- AEROSPACE
- Diceon Has $12.7-Million Loss in '92
- TRANSPORTATION : Kia Corp. of Korea Is Sending Cash to Its U.S. Subsidiary
- U.S. Workers Top Japan's, Germany's in Productivity : Commerce: The key reason is that America's market is more open and thus more competitive, a study says.
- L.A. Gear said it lost $11.4 million...
- ALR to Lay Off 100 Employees, Cut Pay at Top : Computers: Advanced Logic Research anticipates first quarterly loss. Upper-echelon salaries to be chopped 5% to 30%.
- Merrill Lynch Posts a 44% Jump in 3rd-Quarter Profit
- Microsoft Corp. credited the continued success of...
- TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Rule to Disclose Executive Pay Likely
- INSURANCE
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 14, 1992
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 14, 1992
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 14, 1992
- AIRLINES
- Knickle Gets Competition as Gulls Bring In Malarchuk
- Big Pirate Inning Means One Last Shot : Game 6: With eight runs in the second, Pittsburgh wins, 13-4, pushing series to Game 7.
- Titans' Return to Practice, Will Play
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Cal's White Is Bothered by Injuries
- What does Hart High quarterback Davis Delmatoff...
- Back to the 1800s : Mountain-Man Rendezvous Offers Opportunity to Recreate Feeling of Another Era, Family Style
- Home of the Range Revisited : Balboa Actor-Turned-Salesman Returns to Lone Pine, Backdrop for B Movies
- POP/ROCK - Oct. 14, 1992
- Chatsworth's Davila Carries Off a Switch
- Vandeweghe and Brown Together Again : Clippers: The 12-year veteran decides to play for the NBA minimum to be reunited with his former coach at UCLA.
- Big Pirate Inning Means One Last Shot : BASEBALL : This Series Isn't One for the Ages
- PREP NOTES : Wacholder Opts to Attend Colorado to Play Volleyball
- His Biggest Victory Will Come Off the Field : College football: Crespi High's Russell White tackles dyslexia at Cal and now is on pace to graduate in May.
- BASEBALL PLAYOFFS DAILY REPORT : NATIONAL LEAGUE : Phil Niekro Tried to Prepare Braves for Wakefield
- Two From County Advance in Wheelchair Tennis Event
- Robitaille Does It All as Kings Finally Get Away From Sharks
- Miscellany
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : UCI Water Polo Extends Streak to Six in Row