- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AFC : Raiders Lose Hostetler for Colt Game
- Company in 'Solitude' : For Essence of Ellington, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine Went to the Source
- PREP FOOTBALL / GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE : Despite Mistakes, Tustin Slips Past Ocean View, 14-13
- MUSIC REVIEW : Orchestra Kremlin's Connection
- MOVIE REVIEW : Wise Guys in Producer Guise : 'Get Shorty' a Comic Look at Mobsters Trying to Break Into the Biz
- Armor All Products Corp.: The Aliso Viejo...
- ADM Executives, Angry Stockholders Face Off
- 'Check's in the Mail' May Soon Get New Meaning
- Broker Sued by ICN Manipulated Stocks, Ex-Secretary Testifies : Court: Rafi Khan, accused by drug firm of violating securities laws, calls former worker 'pathological liar.'
- COMPANY TOWN : Anne Buettner Named VP of Corporate Taxes at Disney
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : Lives of Passion, but No Lasting Happiness : FIVE MINUTES IN HEAVEN <i> By Lisa Alther</i> ; Dutton $22.95, 320 pages
- A Place Where They Take Play Seriously
- Q & A
- CITY SMART : Building a Dream City, Piece by Piece
- Stripper Bilked 71-Year-Old Man, Jurors Are Told
- CAMARILLO : City Picks Orchard as Water Tank Site
- COSTA MESA : O.C. Fair May Bar Boarding of Horses
- Pacoima : Visitation Center Loses United Way Funding
- Flag-Burning Amendment
- It's Important to Leave the Bible as It Is
- More Ways to Reach Out to Children
- We Must Realize AIDS Affects Us All
- Black Men's March
- Don't Treat Astrology Like It's Some Joke
- Passionate Debates
- Three Cheers for the 'Million Man March'
- Nike in Indonesia
- OTHER NEWS - Oct. 20, 1995
- Obituaries - Oct. 20, 1995
- Obituaries - Oct. 20, 1995
- Hollywood Violence: 2 Views : Culture: Universal Studios debuts fiery 'WaterWorld' stunt show. Meanwhile, industry leaders hear pleas to tone down violent images.
- Glitz and Images : Fiery Show Debuts Amid Talk on Violence in Entertainment
- Clinton Holds Off Pledging Time Limit on Bosnia Force : Balkans: Until peace accord is finalized, President won't commit to deploying U.S. troops for just one year.
- CAMERA-SHY? Did you happen to see Rep....
- JERRY'S DEAL: Starting today, Jerry's Famous Deli...
- O.C. Man Wins DMV War but Not Spoils : Bureaucracy: Agency admits $211.01 error but appeals court judgment. Motorist isn't giving up.
- Yaroslavsky Offers Support to the Guy Who Trounced His Wife
- Retail Sales for '94 Set O.C. Record : Consumers: Spurt of long-delayed buys sent taxable sales up 5.4% to top $28 billion. Economists say this year will be even better.
- Bid for a Caifornia Banking Giant : Riordan Blasts First Interstate Takeover Offer : Banking: Mayor says he'll back efforts to resist Wells Fargo's overture. Merger seen inflicting job, real estate losses.
- Report Blames Contractors for Tunnel Collapse
- Scofflaws Evoke Anger, Sympathy on MTA's Buses : Transit: An internal audit found that many passengers on system's 1,700 buses avoid paying fares. For regular riders, it is hardly news.
- Teen Water Polo Player Dies of Apparent Heart Attack
- A Scary Time at Box Office : Movies: Executives bracing for multimillion-dollar losses are trying to figure out why the grisly 'Seven' is the only bright spot in a string of recent disappointments.
- TECHNOLOGY - Oct. 20, 1995
- Medstone International Inc.: The Aliso Viejo medical...
- Generic Drug Firm to Merge With Dye Maker : Pharmaceuticals: Ivax, Hafslund hope their diverse businesses will help them fend off competition.
- ENERGY
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : Three's a Crowd
- ANAHEIM : Visiting Couple Killed When Car Is Rammed
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AFC : Hostetler Expected to Face the Colts
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : THEATER : NOTES : Popular Mysteries Keep the Audience Guessing : The classic 'Mousetrap' offers dinner with suspense; 'Book of Murder' gives patrons a chance to finger the culprit.
- ROUNDUP
- Hariston Corp.: The Costa Mesa company said...
- ESSAY : Authentic, Shmauthentic! : Life Belongs to Those Who Can Adapt
- Former Police Officer Refines the Quick Draw : Makeup: Newport Beach entrepreneur says her basic 'universal color' kits can reduce a woman's application time to 5 minutes with good behavior.
- O.C. Assembly Candidate Called GOP Plant : Politics: In six-way race for Doris Allen's seat, unknown conservative Laurie Campbell could dilute the Democratic vote.
- 3 Arrested in Cellular Phone 'Cloning' Case
- OXNARD : Pair Arrested After 24-Mile CHP Chase
- CYPRESS : Senior Center Gets Computer Lab Funds
- City Vacates Street for Warner Bros. Parking Structure
- Panel Urges Simi to Update Growth Plan
- Westside
- Dole Flips, Flops and Irks : The controversy over gay group's contribution should have been avoided
- North Hollywood : Man Stabbed, Nearly Killed in Robbery
- MIDWEEK REPORT : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL UPDATE : Driving Force in Oxnard Defense
- PHARMACEUTICALS
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : INVESTORS : Capitalizing on Merger Mania
- GI Who Won't Don U.N. Colors Charged
- Balkan Foes to Open Liaison Offices : Bosnia: Sarajevo, Belgrade agree to step toward diplomatic recognition. But truce violations continue.
- Big Privatization Push on Wilson's '96 Agenda : Government: Potentially sweeping transfer of work from public sector is under study, but faces many obstacles.
- VENTURA NEWSWATCH
- Central Los Angeles : Safehouse May Close for Lack of Funds
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment.
- San Fernando Valley
- BREA : Police Given OK to Use Anti-Theft System
- Vancouver Finishes Ducks Off
- Graf Gets Tax Help, but Loses on Court
- Canucks' Flurry in the Stretch Scorches Ducks : Hockey: Up 2-1, Vancouver scores three goals in final 7:07 for 5-1 victory in Anaheim's home opener.
- JAZZ REVIEW : Allen Richly Blends Passion and Exploration
- Lawmakers Condemn Disney for Gay Partner Benefit Plan
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Zenzero Sum
- A Higher Authority : Overseeing the Kosher Boom
- Professional Snowboarder Arrested After Marijuana Crop Seized
- Italy Drops Law Freeing Inmates With HIV, AIDS
- Senate Showdowns Create Leadership Test for Dole : Politics: Majority leader's handling of controversial issues could propel or torpedo his presidential campaign.
- NEWPORT BEACH : City Manager Hires Aide at $72,000 a Year
- Councilwoman Donates $8,000 fo L.A. Police
- ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : An Early Dearth of Ministers
- VENTURA : 1 Woman's Chronicle on AIDS Awareness
- PIRU : County OKs Quake Repair on 8 Buildings
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : CENTERPIECE : Releasing the Inner Poet : Shouts, Whispers, Howls of Budding Wordsmiths Fill Ventura Scene
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : Art Highlights Plight of African Elephant
- Pacoima a Stroke of Luck for Golf Firm : Business: Club maker finds tax breaks, big labor pool in enterprise zone.
- Perot's Progress
- Now, It's Cool to Be Well-Heeled
- VENTURA : Third-Graders Go Back to Days of the Chumash
- COUNTYWIDE : Haig Urges Crowd to 'Use Your Noggin'
- 'Ghost Towns' Still Haunt L.A. : Officials must focus on reviving earthquake-damaged areas
- International Business : Progress Made in New U.S.-China Trade Contracts, Brown Says : Asia: But Beijing warns America about warming relations with Taiwan.
- World IN BRIEF : GERMANY : Court Orders Retrial for East's Spymaster
- Long Beach Lets Boat Ramp Operator Stay Open for Now
- Nonaligned Nations Trumpet Continuing Clout : Summit: Group meets for first time since 1992. Members believe movement can still offset major powers in post-Cold War world.
- World IN BRIEF : CYPRUS : 650 Palestinians Stranded on Ferry
- Enlightenment and the Zen of the 'Zine : Authors: A frustrated novelist issues a cry for help--in the form of an underground publication. But in a twist of fate, Pagan Kennedy's fringe work led her to her dream.
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Star Tours
- Venomous Message : 2 Youths Receive a Stinging Reminder: When the Heat Lingers, So Do Rattlesnakes
- San Fernando Valley : Surgery May Finally Put Smile on Girl's Face
- ROUNDUP : Northridge Swept Again; Losing Streak Reaches 19
- After Fast Start, Kings Tie Flyers : Hockey: Lindros and Granato score in the first 2:10, but then there is no more scoring for the next 62:50.
- Stieglitz, in Sharp Focus : The Photographer's Grand-Niece and Biographer Provides Personal Insights to His Work in Current Getty Exhibition
- TV REVIEWS : 'Rainbow' Takes a Serious Look at Violence
- Valley Weekend : New Version of 2 Oldies: A Good-News, Bad-News Story : Galaga and Galaxian are too hard to see on Game Boy, but bring good memories into focus in the Super Game Boy format.
- Wynn's International Inc.: The Orange-based supplier of...
- Season of the Mix: It's an Herbal, Spicy Age
- Direct Rule in India State After Woman Ousted
- Northridge : Career Fair at CSUN Focuses on Disabled
- Fire Authority Hiring Policy Draws Calls : Employment: Friends and foes respond about recruitment drive that failed to add women to force. Accident forces cancellation of meeting on halting effort.
- People / Spotlight on achievers : Laurann Cook, Fountain Valley councilwoman
- San Gabriel Valley : El Monte Official Remembered for Her Work
- MOORPARK : Library Expansion Plans Advance
- Group Fights Opposition to Mall Project : Development: Business owners and environmentalists team up against an initiative drive targeting Buenaventura improvements.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI : At the Half, Manning and Barnett Have the Lead
- Even Thin Man Can Fatten Up on This Tour
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Yankees' Michael Takes a Step Down
- PREP ROUNDUP : Ocean View Holds Off Rosary in Five Games
- Mustangs Extend Mastery Over Cal Lutheran, 5-1
- OC LIVE! : COMEDY : One-Man Act Gives the Impression of Several
- TV REVIEWS : 'Rap Music' Links Past With Present
- Century 21 Moves Closer to One-Stop Service
- ENERGY
- Thistle Be Good
- Kosher Quiz
- Panel Urges Changes in Polio Vaccinations : Health: Federal advisers recommend greater use of injected Salk vaccine. Move is aimed at reducing number of cases of disease caused by oral vaccine.
- Grand Scenery : Galliano mined art, old movies. Gaultier explored a country off the map--his imagination.
- Nomination Petitions' Validity Questioned
- From the Heart : Latinos Draw on Personal Experiences for Roles in College Play
- Dispute Arises Over Absence at Surgery : Medicine: Doctor charges in deposition that a County-USC Medical Center surgeon left an operation early. He admits leaving but says he returned before patient died.
- SANTA ANA : Officials Learn From Blind Preschoolers
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Scientist Confirms Discovery of Planet 10 Light-Years Away
- HEALTH WATCH : Pediatric Backlash
- PERSPECTIVE ON MEXICO : The Sunny Forecast Is a Snow Job : The danger in the effusive Clinton-Zedillo partnership is that they may really believe all is well.
- Ifeanyi Will Miss Notre Dame : College football: USC apparently stumbles while trying to get a quick decision from NCAA on defensive end's eligibility.
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Yankees' Michael Takes a Step Down
- NHL ROUNDUP : Oilers Hit a Dry Spot in Buffalo
- PREP WATER POLO ROUNDUP : El Dorado Edges Katella, Takes Control of Empire
- LONG BEACH STATE NOTEBOOK / JASON REID : 49ers Are Raw, but Greenberg Ready to Work
- Just Preps : Area News : CENTRAL CITY
- Valley Weekend
- Russian Bank President Shot: The president of...
- World Cups
- BY DESIGN : Spunky & Funky : Dress Codes Are Meant to Be Bent, So Students Strive to Put Their Own Spin on the Basic Uniform.
- Pressure for More Charter Schools Rises : Education: Watchdog group is studying whether to urge end to 100-campus cap. But opponents say there is no overwhelming demand and slots remain unfilled.
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : TONIGHT'S GAME : Not Much at Stake for Steelers, Bengals
- OC LIVE! : SPECIAL EVENT : 'Loves' of His Life : While 'Dobie' Remains Forever Young, Dwayne Hickman Racks Up Experience
- OC LIVE!
- Baseball Does Poorly in TV Ratings Game
- Big Companies, Simpler Services Typify Funeral Industry's Reincarnation : Americans Seek Lower Costs and Greater Personal Influence
- Landmark Bancorp: The La Habra parent company...
- 54 HOURS : It's Pumpkin Time
- 6.7 Quake Hits Japan; Tsunami Alert Issued
- Brennan's Brushups
- Solution on Twins' Future Eludes Judges : Court: Panel hears case but does not rule on whether to keep girls with adoptive family. Lower court ordered their return to birth parents under law preserving Indian tribes.
- Agoura Hills : Pets Up for Adoption at Pumpkin Festival
- LAKE FOREST : City Hall Will Move to Larger, Cheaper Quarters Before April
- Southeast
- LA PALMA : Baptist Church Given OK for Preschool
- If Indians Steal Series, Lofton Will Be the Key : Baseball: Regarded as the best leadoff hitter in the game, he made good things happen against Seattle.
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : NFC : 49ers Get Zendejas to Replace Brien
- Valley Weekend : MUSIC : SOUNDS
- OC LIVE! : Action Over Violence: Martialing the Forces of 'Mortal Kombat'
- Legal Battle With O.C. Boosts Merrill's Costs : Expenses: Firm reports 28% third-quarter increase in lawyers' and professional fees. Earnings rise 30%.
- ROUNDUP : BankAmerica, USAir Profits Beat Analyst Expectations
- Second Half of October
- Feast of (De)lights
- Officials Study Plan for Centralized System to Handle Emergency Calls
- Theft, Faulty Fare Boxes Costly for MTA, Audit Finds : Transit: Report says millions may be lost annually due to larcenous workers, poor cash management, equipment woes, riders' failure to pay and other problems.
- Justice Is a Process That Never Ends
- She Says She's Haunted by Coach's Misconduct : Volleyball: Julie Bremner took six years to come forward with her story of sexual abuse.
- OC LIVE! : RESTAURANTS : Vietnamese Discoveries Double Your Pleasure
- Opinions are by Times reviewers Kenneth Turan,...
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : FRIDAY : TWO-DAY FESTIVAL
- Allergan Inc.: The Irvine health-care company said...
- International Business : Global Markets and Economic Update
- ECONOMY
- Rainbow Technologies Inc.: The Irvine provider of...
- Plants Changed 19th-Century Life : Technology: Manufactured gas brought convenient lighting, heating in era before electricity.
- School District Fined for Class Size Violation
- Loss of Autographed Photos Leaves Carjacking Victim Broken-Hearted : She says they were reminders of her years as a Hollywood seamstress.
- Civic Arts Plaza Brings In a $454,000 Windfall : Finances: Volunteers save the facility a bundle on salaries. Another factor is that the complex was only open nine months.
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Police Cars to Get Mobile Computers
- 'De Donde?' Is a Passion Play for CLU Latinos
- HORSE RACING / BILL CHRISTINE : $3-Million Purse Draws Full Field to Take On Cigar
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : New Stagecoach Route : Q & A : What Would a Merger Mean to Customers?
- PairGain Posts Record Profit of $4.5 million in 3rd Quarter
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : New Stagecoach Route : CEO Known for Toughness Faces Biggest Challenge of Stellar Career
- Why Pumpkin Prices Went Thataway
- Recall Leaders Term Massive State Complaint Overkill
- Woodland Hills : Surgery Scheduled for Girl Who Can't Smile
- Times Sues County Over Plan to Sell Court Records
- Opinions Clash on Rural Development : Growth: Plans call for the construction of about 1,900 homes on farmland that lies under the approach pattern to an airport.
- Best Pal Wins at Santa Anita
- Gaffney, Accompany Man : Jazz: The pianist is best known for backing up top singers. But tonight and Saturday in Huntington Beach, he'll spend some time center stage.
- OC LIVE! : POP MUSIC : Wrapped in Velvet Trappings : Fullerton-Bound Luna Follows the Sound of Underground Royalty
- Valley Weekend : Judicious Shopping May Add to Halloween Options : Magic World sells and rents high-quality costumes--from Pocahontas to an Ito look-alike.
- Valley Weekend : MUSIC : SOUNDS : Pianist's Jazz Career Has a Flip Side in Pop : Up-and-coming musician Greg Kurstin is equally at home in both worlds. His work is marked by a persuasive inventiveness.
- RSVP : The Gagosian Gallery: The Return
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : A Moroccan Morality Tale--Without a Real Moral to It : CORRUPTION <i> by Tahar Ben Jelloun</i> , <i> Translated from the French by Carol Volk</i> ; The New Press $17.95, 136 pages
- Wells Fargo Makes $10.9-Billion Bid for First Interstate : Finances: Hostile takeover attempt could become the biggest bank merger in U.S. history. But analysts say thousands of jobs could be lost as branches close.
- Medicare Plans Fail to Figure on Baby Boomers
- Jimmy Medina; Actor, Creator of Trendy Clubs
- Snowboard Ace Charged With Growing Marijuana
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Mind Over Matter : How Scientists Leap From Facts to Far-Out Ideas
- 2 Students Are Shot in Montclair; Girl Wounded Near Banning School
- Witness Tells How Brothers Acted Day After Killings : Trial: Erik Menendez slept at lawyer's home in bedroom with safe believed to contain Jose Menendez's will, the attorney's wife says.
- Castleton Is Championship Material : Mater Dei: Junior has contributed to the success of Monarchs' football and basketball programs.
- Ducks Burned by Canucks in Home Opener : Hockey: Three goals in the final 10 minutes seal their fate in 5-1 loss to Vancouver.
- U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team to Play Exhibition at Harvard
- Just Preps : Notables
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : OUTINGS : JAUNTS : Santa Paula Offers a Walk on the Weird Side : Ghost tours to be held for the next two weekends will visit the city's oldest residential area to survey architecture and meet some colorful characters.
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : WORDS & IMAGES : Kids Keep Flocking to Library Activities : Story hours and reading programs continue to flourish. Adults clamor for the latest popular novels.
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Fluid Flourishes From Guitarist Paco de Lucia
- Cheese Separates the Sheep <i> and</i> the Goats
- Monroe Wilson; Longtime Clerk for City Council
- WASHINGTON INSIGHT
- Pakistan Arrests Alleged Plotters : South Asia: Three dozen military men are suspected of planning fundamentalist coup.
- House Rejects Cuts in Military Sought by the Democrats
- Central Los Angeles
- Council Narrowly OKs Big Increase in Sewer Bills to Pay for Renovations : Utilities: Backers call the $74 million in upgrades necessary to protect the health of residents. Critics say the project could be funded without hiking fees.
- PORT HUENEME : FEMA Agrees to Pay 75% of Pier Costs
- Applause for the Playwright-as-Hero : Arthur Miller: At 80, he is feted for his genius in wedding the great moral issues to the small, unconsidered moments.
- Rookie Learns the Meaning of Mopping Up : Fire: Nearly 700 work to douse hot spots in wake of 1,325-acre blaze near Piru. Crews carve ring of breaks seven miles in diameter.
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : New Whooping Cough Vaccine Is Safe and Effective, Study Says
- Begging for Change : UCLA's Edwards Says Athletes Don't Get Enough Money to Live On, and He Wants to See Drastic Measures Taken
- USC Guard Harris Out for a Month
- THE COLLEGES / IRENE GARCIA : After Years of Winning, Northridge Lost Way
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : OUTINGS : Placing Important Events of the Past in a Theatrical Context : Monologuist George S. Stuart uses intricately designed historical figures to add an entertainment element to episodes of long ago.
- OC LIVE! : 'The Big Green' and Young Children: A Match Made in Sports Heaven
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : UP THE COAST
- CLUB REVIEW : Sucker's Mixed Bag of Music an Afternoon Delight
- Ford Profit Plummets 68% for Quarter : Autos: But domestic operations show surprising gains. Redesign of models is cited as reason for decline.
- Russia to Sell Majority of Sidanko: The...
- Cutting U.S. Investment in R&D; Is Bad Policy
- Italy Drops Law Freeing Prisoners With HIV, AIDS
- LAUGH LINES : Punchlines
- BOOKS : PEN West Honors Bold Writers
- Idaho Agrees to Store Nuclear Waste Until 2035
- L.A. Prosecutor Appointed Superior Court Judge
- Nomination Is Another 1st for Wilson
- WESTMINSTER : Group Selects City for Home Repair Effort
- Calabasas : Cities in a Quandary Over Tax Decision
- SIMI VALLEY : 3 Officers Suspected in Scheme Resign
- SANTA ANA : Man Gunned Down by Bicyclist Is Identified
- Proposed L.A. Magnet High School Would Be 'Junior Police Academy' : Education: Riordan, other leaders say the plan would improve the quality of law enforcement recruits. But funding appears to be a major hurdle.
- Golden West Ties Rancho Santiago
- Just Preps : Area News : WESTSIDE
- South Coast Plaza Manager Leaving Post : Retail: Jim Henwood, who helped guide the Costa Mesa shopping center's growth and image, will supervise the Fairplex compound in Pomona.
- Trade Gap Shrinks to $8.82 Billion in August : Economy: Figure is smallest of '95. Gains in auto, aircraft exports help, but merchandise deficit still likely to top last year's.
- ROUNDUP
- Gingrich Retracts Offer to Lift Debt Limit, Fearing 'Trick'
- 6 Are Rescued, but 1 Later Dies After Plane Ditches in Atlantic
- Jurors Acquit Former Rep. Lukens
- Political Hindsight Isn't Always 20-20
- South Florida Staggers Under 12-Inch Rainfall
- Meeting Slated on Service Academies
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : Researchers Find Evidence of First Bird With a Beak
- Encino : Seniors Bring Poise to 2nd Bar Mitzvah
- Port Hueneme to Seek Ideas on Future of Wright Center
- And don't mention check-out time:
- New Uniforms Not Taking Off With Rockets
- Just Preps : Notables
- Lower Growth Projected for French Economy: The...
- Big Rivals See New Opponent; Small Rivals See New Openings
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : MERGER OUTLOOK : More Hostile Bids Likely as Trend to Consolidate Grows
- EXECUTIVE TRAVEL : Hotels' New Habit: More Nonsmoking Rooms
- Bid for a California Banking Giant : New Stagecoach Route : THE COMPETITION : Big Rivals See New Opponent; Small Rivals See New Openings
- IN THE KITCHEN : I Fall for Apples
- BY DESIGN : Q & A : BOB MILLER: 'We Do Heightened Reality'
- Action, Not Study, on Racism : The problems are evident: Let's get to work
- County Loses $20,000 in Computer Gear, Cash : Crime: Burglary at clerk-recorder's office is third such break-in in past five months. Officials say no sign of forced entries indicates all the thefts could be inside jobs.
- SEAL BEACH : Regulars Pay Respects to Sam the Sea Turtle
- Westside : UCLA Plugs Dorms Into the Internet
- A Field Day for Fanciers of Flora : Garden Show Crowd Reflects Blooming Passion for Plants Among Boomers
- Just Preps : Area News : SOUTH BAY
- Disney Gets Burned Along With Ducks
- Just Preps
- Just Preps : No Different : California School for the Deaf-Riverside Players and Coach Want to Be Accepted on Their Terms, Which Are the Same as Yours
- RECREATION / IRENE GARCIA : Taking the Plunge : Adrenaline Runs Sky-High When You're Airborne at 3,500 Feet and It's Your First Time Out the Chute
- Valley Weekend : Theater : NOTES : Dysfunctional Families Inspire 2 Playwrights : One piece focuses on how passion can affect relationships, and the other deals with the physical abuse a father visits on his sons.
- TELEVISION'Roseanne' Reverberations: Roseanne was back on her...
- ART REVIEWS : 'Europe Wired': Entangled in Edginess
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Big Companies, Simpler Services Typify Funeral Industry's Reincarnation : Chains Avoid Mass Market Feel as They Step Up Acquisitions
- Sony Pictures Hires Warner Exec for New Columbia-TriStar Post
- BITES : Trick or Grape?
- Aspen's incendiary emeritus is fired up again : Hyperbolic Hunter S. Thompson is back in form, whipping up opposition to expansion of the resort's airport.
- R S V P / ORANGE COUNTY : Dinner Puts Pleasure Before Business--on Center Stage
- Alleged Mexico Cartel Member's Arrest a Fruit of Cooperation, U.S. Says : Narcotics: Capture of man said to have led hit squads is result of meeting last week of countries' presidents, White House aides declare.
- COLUMN ONE : Brazil Gets Set to Wire Rain Forest : The vast Amazon region teems not only with nature but with drug smuggling, looting and other crimes. The government hopes electronic surveillance will protect it. Critics see a boondoggle in the making.
- SCIENCE FILE / An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment. : 'Cane Scrutiny : Scientists try to explain the most active storm year in the Atlantic since 1933.