- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- Guns
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- Guns
- California / IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Carpenter Campaign Reports Questioned
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- Guns
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- U.S. Embargo Against Cuba
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- Waco
- Inner-City Youth Shows What It Takes to Succeed : Inglewood: Jewerl Ross is heading to Yale University on a scholarship, the culmination of years of preparation. Adults who know him say self-confidence is his trademark--but he's no stranger to constructive worrying.
- Italian Government
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- GOP Defeat of Stimulus Plan
- NEWS ANALYSIS : TV Stations Across U.S. Wrestle With New Cable Rules : Television: Broadcasters must choose between two options for inclusion on cable. It could have a profound effect on viewing.
- One Year Later, Hope and Anger Remain : Riots: Events marking the grim time are as diverse as the city.
- Disneyland, Civic Leaders Oppose Card Club : Gambling: Magic Kingdom president, others say concept is at odds with Anaheim's reputation as a family entertainment center, and could foster crime. Mayor says he's willing to listen to proposal.
- Obituaries : Estelle R. Brisker; Interior Designer, Activist and Professor
- Ex-Astronaut Moves Firm to Lancaster
- Santa Monica City Council Acts to Raise Taxes to Fight Shortfall : Government: The lawmakers' action includes a 10% levy on water bills. The city is seeking to close an $11.2-million budget gap.
- Huge Drug Seizure in Valencia Leads to Guilty Plea
- OJAI : Well Owners May Face Water Charge
- 2nd Valley School to Vote on Autonomy : Education: Fenton Avenue teachers weigh charter status to gain more control over staffing and finances.
- Newport Off Hook on Legal Fees : Courts: Judge rules city does not have to pay for defense of fired police chief and aide in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by 10 current and former female employees.
- BUENA PARK : Plan Unit Approves Fedco as Mall Tenant
- Iceberg Lettuce Starting to Carry Gourmet Price Tags : Produce: Heavy winter rains are blamed for causing several weeks of a shortage. The leafy green heads reach $1.99. Some shoppers are outraged.
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : District Considers More Year-Round Schools
- California / IN BRIEF : SONORA : Ellie Nesler Fires Lawyers--Again
- Simi Valley Woman Arrested in Health-Insurance Scandal
- Car Crash Closes Laguna Canyon Road
- Miscellany
- Big Man on the Sand : Expectations Are High on the Pro Beach Volleyball Tour for Former Mira Costa High and UCLA Player David Swatik
- Sayyedati Is Winner in 1,000 Guineas Race
- ROUNDUP : Sylmar Routs North Hollywood Behind Velazco's Gem
- Miscellany
- Building Permits for Single-Family Homes Down Slightly for County
- Designing Fantasies : There's Not One Prevailing Mode of Interior Decorating Here, but, Rather, One Prevailing Mood: (Almost) Anything Goes
- Digging Up Your Roots : The Southern California Genealogical Society's 24th annual Jamboree will be held this weekend at the Pasadena Center.
- EXPORTERS : Shine Is Off Price of Copper, but Chile Worries Less Now
- Bosnia Foes Will Hold New Talks : Diplomacy: The Vance-Owen plan is revived as Bosnian Serbs promise to reconsider their rejection of it.
- Base Closures in O.C. Now Put at $1.2 Billion
- Waco Cult Body Toll Rises to 77; Finding More Seen as Unlikely
- Firm Tries to Smooth Out Testing Procedure
- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Drug Trade Blamed in Ex-Official's Death
- New Figures Show Slump in Economy : Recovery: Government says growth slowed from 4.7% to 1.8% during first quarter. White House says report demonstrates need for stimulus program.
- Buckingham Palace to Be Opened to Sightseers
- U.S. to Back Iraqi Group Seeking to Oust Hussein : Mideast: Administration shifts policy amid reports of foiled Baghdad plot to kill Bush on his Kuwait visit.
- First American Financial Executive Takes Over for Father : Management: Parker S. Kennedy succeeds Donald P. Kennedy as the fifth president of the 104-year-old title insurance holding company in Santa Ana.
- Dense-Pac Microsystems Inc.: The Garden Grove manufacturer...
- Dollar Slides Against Yen; Silver Takes Off : Market Overview
- World IN BRIEF : ANGOLA : Regime Hardens Peace Talks Position
- A Growing Arsenal Aimed at Stopping the Criminals
- PIONEERS : 'Hostages' Want Out of Russia's Far North : Settlers in Communists' industrialization drive are now victims of cruel economics.
- Tobacco Lobby Raises the Ante in State : Politics: The amount that the industry spends on California lawmakers is twice what it spends per member of Congress.
- Big and Beautiful : Extra Touch marks down its high-end designer apparel for the full-figured, fashion-conscious woman.
- U.S. Plans to Crack Down on Economic Spies
- VOICES OF TWO VICTIMS' FAMILY AND FRIENDS : Sorting Out the Pain : Donald Aragon: His widow is angry. 'Don was a very loving person. He had a very useful life ended by these thugs.'
- The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...
- Practical Applications From the Makeup Pros
- Cancel My One O'Clock With Cristophe!
- PERSPECTIVES ON BOSNIA : Are We Prepared to Go the Distance? : Slowly escalating the military pressure on Serbia will work only if America is prepared to occupy Belgrade.
- VENTURA : City Will Auction Some Offbeat Items
- Letters and Litter : Complaints Put Duffy the Cat, the Post Office Mascot, in the Hot Seat
- California / IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Carpenter Campaign Reports Questioned
- MISSION VIEJO : Council Names Park After Robert Curtis
- ANAHEIM : Police Sweep Nets 4 Suspects in Slaying
- GLENDALE : 'Old Man Bandit' Suspect Is Captured
- Attorney Who Falsified Records Gets 60-Day Jail Sentence
- A Shrinking Harvest : Once-Despised Urchins Are Now a Lucrative Sea Crop, but State Rules Limit the Take
- Suspected Burglar Shot and Killed by L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy
- Shooting Victim, 15, Dies in Santa Ana's 5th Slaying in Week
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Man Offers Guilty Plea in Killing
- CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS : Cinco de Mayo festivities will fill the streets with the sights and sounds of Mexico.
- RESEDA : Murder Suspect Faces New Charges
- Ex-Assemblyman Bane Named by Brown to Unemployment Insurance Appeals Post
- College basketball
- Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Testing of Propellers Is Ordered by FAA
- The Play Is the Thing : CalArts' five-day theater festival showcases 17 original works by students and alumni whose specialties are anything but writing.
- Tobacco Lobby Ups State Ante : Politics: The amount that the industry spends on California lawmakers is twice what it spends per member of Congress.
- Residents Offer Views on Arleta's Future
- $412,700 in Suit Can't Buy Peace of Mind, Man Says : Courts: Jury sides with plaintiff who claims partial loss of sight from being struck by a sheriff's deputy. Money won't put his life back as it was, he says.
- Measure Would Give Bidding Preference to Local Businesses
- 2-Car Crash Kills S. County Woman
- Man Working on Truck Shot During Gang Confrontation
- WESTLAKE VILLAGE : Mobile Car Washers May Be Regulated
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Fire Dept. Wants City to Buy Ambulances
- Funding of Teams' Pool in Doubt
- VENTURA : Lawyer Sentenced for Forgery of Evidence
- Group Hopes to Link Trails Across County : Recreation: Supervisors Kildee and Howard form the advisory panel after receiving pleas from residents for a more complete system.
- Ducks Set Up Phone Line for Season-Ticket Buyers
- BANKING & FINANCE
- Accounting Changes Boost Day Runner
- LAX, Other Big Airports to Test Electric Service Vehicles
- New Accounting Method Raises Downey S&L; Net : Earnings: Company reports profit of $22.3 million for the first quarter, up from $11.3 million a year earlier.
- U.S. Economy Seen Leading Others : Recovery: Economist Henry Kaufman says nation has already gone furthest in business restructuring and financial rehabilitation. But the growth rate will be slow, he says.
- Fund Spree Begs the Question: Is This Maniacal?
- RETAILING
- Gains, Lingering Pain : Merchants File Sweeping Suit to Recover Money From Insurers
- Dollar Slides Against Yen; Silver Takes Off : Market Overview
- Final Flight : Pentagon Cuts Put Norton's 53rd Squadron Out of Business After 51 Years
- What's Hot: Stores
- Forget Brown-Baggin' ItBill Blass takes the shopping...
- Nina Warren; Former California First Lady
- Gang Members Converge on Kansas City for Peace Summit
- VOICE OF A CARJACKER : 'Stealing Cars Is Lots of Fun'
- Clinton Praises Reno's Waco Testimony : Government: He also announces 7 nominees in first Justice Department visit, including Al Gore's brother-in-law and a lawyer who has sued him.
- Lasting Memories : If you'd like to preserve your family's history, two Encino women are in the business of videotaping talkative relatives.
- THEATER REVIEW : A 'Reunion' That Rivets Attention : Though flawed, a drama about blackmail over a long-ago death is vibrantly performed.
- BURBANK : University Raising Funds for Buildings
- Garden Grove : City Acts to Shield Development Funds
- Valley Obituaries
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : City Unveils Plan to Restore Crime-Ridden Neighborhood : Redevelopment: Single-family houses will replace apartments. The cost is expected to be at least $4.75 million.
- Mexican Officials Arrest Guadalajara Jail Guard in Death of L.A. Man
- A Cross Hangs in the Sky
- Woman Reported Missing Is Found at Friend's Home
- Council May Order Licensing of Horses
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD : Boy Hurt in Hit-Run; Police Seek Driver
- OXNARD : 3 Face Trials in Landlord's Slaying
- Death Sentences Upheld for 2 in Slaying of Officer
- Magic Saves KMPC, but Station's Report Was Still Off Base
- NBA PLAYOFFS / UPDATE : CLIPPERS : Garland Burns His Former Team
- Italy's New Leadership Splits Within Hours Over Scandal
- Tobacco Lobby Focuses Funds, Attention on California Officials
- Visit the World War II-vintage ship Lane...
- SANTA ANA : A Hands-On Approach to Music
- SAN CLEMENTE : City Has Chance at Bargain on Building
- VAN NUYS : School Observes Day of Peace and Justice
- BREA : Residents Voice Gripes at Meeting
- Stop Coddling the Booze Industry : Tax reform: Clinton should raise rates and cut subsidies to wineries and distillers.
- KENTUCKY DERBY : Shoe Has New View of Old Place
- Football
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- Activist Is Thorn in Side of Corporate America : Shareholders: Ralph Whitworth is tenacious as head of an advocacy group for investor rights and has won major concessions from corporations. But some think he is only an opportunist.
- $12 Billion Is Cut From S&L; Cleanup Bill : Thrifts: A key House panel, with the Administration's blessing, pares the $42-billion request for funds.
- Advanced Logic Research Posts $1.3-Million Loss
- Printronix Inc.: The Irvine maker of computer...
- GM Reports $513-Million First-Quarter Earnings; Cost Controls Are Credited
- A Star Hotel: The Anaheim Hilton has...
- INSURANCE
- U.S. Computer Chip Venture Faces Setback
- Marketing Substance Precedes Style at 24-7
- On the Road to Trouble : Carjackings, freeway snipings, smash-and-grab rip-offs, bump-and-run assaults--criminalskeep finding new ways to violate what used to be the safe haven of our rolling cocoons.
- Fitting the Bill : Traditional on the job, but given to fits of over-casualness, President Clinton receivesa mixed approval rating when it comes to sartorial style
- Wisconsin Officials Lift Advisory to Boil Water
- Fischer Makes His Climb in Overdrive : Camarillo Junior Hurries Up List of Top Prep Jumpers
- Baseball
- GOLF ROUNDUP : McCallister (64) Takes Houston Open by Storm
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Clubhouse Policy Clarified
- Peninsula Beats : Santa Monica, Earns Share of Bay Title
- Discount Magic May Drop 'Aladdin' to $13 in October
- Promising 'Winter' Needs More Resources
- TV REVIEW : 'Proust' Gets Lost in the Translation
- DANCE REVIEW : High-Stepping Energy From KanKouran Troupe
- MOVIE REVIEW : A Comical 'Night We Never Met' : Warren Leight's film is a delightful romantic comedy of errors about time-sharing a Greenwich Village apartment.
- THE ARTS
- Valvano Loses Fight With Cancer : College basketball: Respected but embattled, the former coach and commentator dies at 47 after a 10-month battle.
- COMMENTARY : Managers' Version of R&R;: Rant and Rave
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Williams Hits Long, but Bonds Hits Two
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
- TV & RADIO
- 'Bound by Honor'--Boyz 'n the Barrio : Background: Disney, nervous about the movie's gang theme, sticks with plan to postpone L.A. opening of the film, which will be released today in 30 cities.
- The Visceral Form of 'Basic Instinct'
- 'Eccentric Buffet' a Showcase for Actor
- 'Windows': Art as a Social Service Project
- Money Talks and I Am All Ears
- Taking a Turn for the Better : Music: Conductor Lorin Maazel, appearing with the Pittsburgh Symphony in Cerritos and Costa Mesa, enjoys calm after tussles.
- JAZZ NOTES : Carrying On the Tradition: Small Clubs, Good Music
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Wilkes Sparks Saddleback
- Valvano's Death Is Mourned
- TV & RADIO
- PEOPLE WATCH
- TV & RADIO
- Former Dairy Farmer Is Big Cheese : Golf: Senior PGA Championship victory two weeks ago has made Wargo a crowd favorite for Las Vegas Classic.
- Hot Seat : Little-Known Panamanian Wigberto Ramos Will Ride Bull Inthe Heather in His Kentucky Derby Debut
- Soccer With a Different Beat : As Salsa Opens Season, Officials Hope to Avoid Mistakes of Predecessors
- National Video Rentals : 'Passenger 57' Jumps Into Top 10
- Names in the News
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : El Modena Shuts Out Villa Park, Gets Revenge
- PREP ROUNDUP : Persistent Laguna Beach Defeats Irvine in Volleyball
- On the Bright Side, She Was More Diplomatic Than Bush
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Stieb Defeats Brewers in White Sox Debut
- Pius X's Sandoz Signs With UCI
- Miscellany
- UC Berkeley Goes on Offensive Over Proposed Budget Cuts
- Unique partnership brings Natural History Museum branch to Burbank mall.
- Errant Ball Blamed in Death of Avid Golfer and Tourney Organizer
- 18 Justices Freed; Kidnapers Seized : Costa Rica: Gunmen are duped with promises they could leave, then are captured at the airport.
- Meter Mad : Bradley Is Siphoning Off Revenue to Balance Budget, Yaroslavsky Says
- League of Their Own II : Glendale Man Making His Pitch to Bring Back Women's Professional Baseball
- UNIVERSAL CITY : Permit Expected for Wolfgang Puck Cafe
- Lakers' Last Stand? : NBA playoffs: Series against Suns could be the end of the line for Scott, Green and Pfund.
- NBA PLAYOFFS / UPDATE : LAKERS : Edwards May Get Some Time
- IRVINE : Council Backs Plan for Fire District
- Add Parking: Speaking of parking, it costs...
- Watered-Down Whiskey? You Bet
- RETAILING
- TOURISM : Wayne Airport Now Taking Credit Cards at Some Parking Lots
- Free Trade Pact Wins Conditional Support From Senate GOP Majority
- INSURANCE
- AIRLINES
- GB Foods Secures Distributor in Omaha
- REAL ESTATE
- Characters on Menu: The Disneyland Resort, a...
- Gay Sergeant Told He's Not Welcome in Army, for Now
- What's Hot: Furnishings
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Sadly Suburban Servings : Happy Palace is a swank, comfortable Chinese restaurant with an extremely nice staff in Chatsworth. But the food is disappointingly bland.
- Galant Mixes Value, Vigor
- Getting It Right : Tools to help listeners do a better job of rearing their kids are the topics of KIEV radio's 'Parent Talk.'
- COLUMN ONE : Devices Languish in FDA Limbo : Medical community says agency is threatening patients' lives with protracted reviews. But U.S. is also winning support for flexing regulatory muscle.
- Shade Makes the Grade : A fragrant garden of many colors blooms beneath spreading walnut trees at a Sherman Oaks home.
- Ravel Revels in Versatility : The CSUN-trained keyboardist and composer has played with an array of artists and reflects a spectrum of influences.
- A Creek Runs Through It : Water is again running through Cheeseboro Canyon. And a hike along the watercourse can be uplifting.
- Phil Kerby; Times Editorial Writer Won Pulitzer Prize
- Who's Hot: Designers
- TOUGH SELL:
- An Unknowable 'Right Answer' : Could officials have averted the Waco tragedy? . . . Question is likely to remain open forever
- Camarillo OKs 1.6% Pay Hike Over Protests
- Plight of the iguana: When 8-year-old Alex...
- Berman and VICA Bury the Hatchet--Just Below the Surface
- Big Shake-Up at Lloyd's After Huge Losses Are Posted : Insurance: The firm lost $6 billion because its underwriters failed to charge sufficient premiums to cover disasters.
- BANKING & FINANCE
- Dressing Cool : Keep It Long, Loose and Sleeveless
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Ex-General, Senators Spar Over Gays Issue
- <i> Snapshots of life in the Golden State.</i> : Revolt Can't Buck Trend of Big Campaign Spending
- Britain's Observer Newspaper Saved From Closure
- Pssst--Wanna Know the Secret to Be a Hit at Parties? OK, <i> Listen</i> . . .
- ENTERTAINMENT NEWS : Fund-Raiser for the Arts : CSUN school will hold a silent auction in a bid to bring in $50,000 for programs. About 200 donated pieces will be featured.
- 'Everything Goes' : Children's stories run wild once a week at 'Imagination Station.'
- VOICES OF TWO VICTIMS' FAMILY AND FRIENDS : Sorting Out the Pain : Sherri Foreman: Her boyfriend sometimes feels 'a deep depression. . . . I cannot believe she is not coming home.'
- ARREST WITH CARE? Former Newport Beach Police...
- A Film Premiere Tempered by Loss : Memories: Brandon Lee's death made the opening of Bruce Lee's bio a poignant event. But the elder Lee's widow said it was a tribute to both.
- King Verdict's Message: Time for Change
- Man With Double Identity Is Freed After Sentencing : Courts: Gary Elliott gets time already served for falsifying a passport, along with a two-year probation that will include psychiatric counseling.
- Nearness Doesn't Always Bring Wisdom
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Deputies Kill Suspected Burglar at Remote Ranch
- California / IN BRIEF : EL TORO : Base's Closure Costs Too Low, Marines Say
- Obituaries : Frank Arthur Vanderlip Jr.; Developer of Palos Verdes Peninsula
- SIMI VALLEY : Completion of Road Project to Be Marked
- THOUSAND OAKS : Stowaway, 3, Returns Safely After Being Taken for a Ride
- Eugene D. Kilmer; Industrialist, Developer
- Pact Approval Monday Would Negate Strike Vote by Teachers
- Thousand Oaks Consumers Are Urged to 'Buy Local'
- Former Prep Football Star Shot to Death; Suspect Arrested : Crime: Mike Reddington, once a standout at Leuzinger High, is killed in the apartment of a woman he had been dating. Police hold her ex-boyfriend.
- Obituaries
- BURBANK : Agent Found Guilty of Assaulting Actresses
- Football
- Section Adds Line for Girls in Basketball
- LOS ALAMITOS : Cardoza to Ride Again as Meet Opens Tonight
- SCC in Third Place at District Tennis
- Making Grahe Matter : Angels' Closer Has an Image Problem--He Doesn't Have One
- College basketball
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- Two Hurdlers Sign With CSUN
- PREP ROUNDUP
- La Habra Hires Football Coach
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Sanders on Disqualified List
- THEATER REVIEW : North Coast Goes 'Abroad,' but Not Far Enough : Richard Nelson's dark and insightful play about American professors living in England loses too much of its bite in the Solana Beach production.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : An Engaging Debut for Ceremony
- 'Kosode' Exhibition Wins Curator's Award
- PEOPLE WATCH
- Gains, Lingering Pain : Minority-Owned Contractors See Progress, but Not Enough
- Budget Cuts Threaten Market-Checkout Scanner Inspections
- Nutri-System in Negotiations With Potential New Owners : Fiscal crisis: The company is looking for a buyer to bail it out of a financial mess that forced 280 diet centers to close.
- InVitro Gets Federal Exemption on Product to Test Corrosiveness
- Death of Refugee With AIDS Renews Controversy : Immigration: Haitian's case sets off new criticism of Clinton's policy of refusing to parole sick migrants. Guantanamo is called 'a potential Waco.'
- BOOK REVIEW : Driven by a Mother's Passion for Secrecy : WHERE BLUE BEGINS <i> by Janice Deaner</i> . Dutton; $22, 423 pages
- Stealing Wheels
- Women Can Tie One On Without Looking Like Grandpa
- Former Head of Israeli Missile Project Jailed
- In Praise of Alma Mater : Proud of their art school's legacy and impact, Chouinard alumni will celebrate the institution with reunion events.
- Heels That Give Women a Lift Are Grounded in a King's Vanity
- No King Holiday in New Hampshire
- Bombings in Peru Capital
- SO SOON THEY FORGET: This one would...
- DEFENSE OFFENSIVE:
- Countywide : Special Olympics Expects 300 Entrants
- How to Rebuild L.A.--Everyone Must Pitch In : Garcia report is an exceedingly useful reality check
- Flurry of Lawsuits by Victims Marks 1st Anniversary of Riots : Courts: Dozens, including trucker Reginald O. Denny, file legal actions over beatings, deaths and devastation. Some doubt the legal merit because of state immunity laws.
- VAN NUYS : Priest Given 8-Year Term for Molestation
- KCAL Garners a Record 58 Emmy Nominations : Television: KABC comes in second with 49. Winners of the local awards will be announced June 5.
- Art Exhibition Benefits Abused Children
- Express Bus Route Through Oak Park to Be Considered
- Food Collection for Homeless to End
- Some of the most coveted seats in...
- State Law Jeopardizes Adult Classes : Oxnard: The high school district says a 5% cap on overhead charges makes the program a financial liability.
- Obituaries : Joy Baker; Wife and Daughter of Former GOP Senate Leaders
- Obituaries : Thomas J. Long; Co-Founder of Longs Drug Stores
- Teachers' Strike Vote May Be Academic : Labor: The school board is expected to ratify a contract Monday, averting a walkout. About 83% of union members vote to walk off the job May 7 if pact is unsettled.
- Countywide : Lung Group to Hold Clean Air Festival
- Countywide : AIDS Care Receives $10,000 Donation
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- "OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE:"
- THOUSAND OAKS : Commissioner Quits Post Due to Injury
- VENTURA : Beach Party Draws More Than 25,000
- Speaking Up for Education : Rancho Santiago College Students Protest Fee Hike That Would Force Many Out of School
- Dodgers Can't Get Over Hill : Baseball: Expos chase Martinez early, collect 14 hits during 7-3 victory.
- With a Little Help, Austin Returns to South : Prep football: He is expected to share coaching duties with Mike Christensen, who was a Spartan assistant last year.
- Clippers Fall to New Low at Summit : NBA playoffs: Olajuwon leads Rockets to 117-94 victory--their 15th in a row over L.A. at Houston--and 1-0 lead in best-of-five series.
- Things Get Weird, but Stauber Gets the Best of Flames : Kings: With 42 shots fired at him, goaltender can't take a breather. But he's ready for Canucks.
