- Punch Lines
- L.A. Community Development Bank to Announce First CEO
- Catapult From TV Show to Send Old Computers to Skies
- Military Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Killing 4
- Serious Prank in Scholarly World
- Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Rises to 11 in L.A. County
- Titans Are Overcome With Emotion After Loss
- Dons Win, Move Into Title Game
- Brazil's Telebras a New Darling of Wall Street
- 6-Car Accident Injures 4, Backs Up Holiday Traffic on Ventura Freeway
- Boutros-Ghali Has Outstayed His Welcome : United Nations: The Clinton administration should weigh in on the new secretary general.
- . . . and Upstarts Jimmied at Start
- 'Twister': Give the Actors Credit
- Real Estate Company Casts Net for Tenants
- How the Net Can Make Your Job Easier
- Competitiveness Yearbook Puts U.S. at No. 1
- He Joined the Club, and Now He Runs It
- WW II Veterans Recall Pride --and Prejudice
- Caught EarlySimi Valley is the latest city...
- Against All Odds, They're in for the Ride of a Lifetime
- Jet Engine Catches Fire in Hong Kong
- Slaying Suspect May Have Been Acting as Spy
- Aides Go to Head of the Class
- Walking on Air : Elated Chapman Grads Rejoice With Loved Ones
- Aliso Viejo Turns a New Leaf With Planned Library
- Jones' Goal Gives U.S. 2-1 Victory
- Belle Makes Bell Pay by Hitting 20th Home Run
- O'Bric, Kuhn Perform Well
- Langston Could Be Friday's Starter
- ENERGY
- Saudi King May Go to Spain--and Stay
- Into the Mystic
- New Laws Clip Wings of Teenage Nighthawks
- CENTRAL I
- Salmon Aware of His Dwindling Home Run Production
- OTHERS
- There's More to the Mix Than the Actors' 'Seasoning'
- Bay Area's 4.7 Quake Puts a Dent in Access to USGS Web Site
- Retail Beef Prices Drop to a Five-Year Low
- A Home Even James Bond Would Envy--but Could He Afford It?
- Neighborly 'Hood
- Scofflaws Warned of Patrol Crackdown
- Man Questioned in Hit-and-Run That Killed Boy
- For Vasser, the Soreness Comes Later
- If It Looks Like Indy 500, Sounds Like Indy 500 . . .
- Symbolism Well Rooted in Nature
- 'Mission' Is a Runaway on Cruise Control
- Junk Mail: The Battle Continues
- Skipper in Cruelty Case Now Fugitive on High Seas
- PERSPECTIVE ON AMERICA : The Spirit of GI Joe
- Titans Buried by Rice
- 'Luminarias' Sheds a Bright Light
- 'Heartbreak' Women Have the Spirit
- When the Earth Shakes, KCBS' Prattle Gets on a Roll
- Cambodia King Feeling Better After Paralysis
- Don't Hog the Trackball
- Forbes Says Dole Plans 'Dramatic' Tax Stand
- Deadly Shootout Still Echoes for Officer
- 'Free and Fair' Bosnia Vote Faces Obstacles on All Sides
- Homeless Traveler has to Downsized His Dream
- Washington, Arizona in Final
- Stricker Fifth First-Time Winner on PGA Tour
- He Always Enjoyed Life in the Slow Lane
- Stockton's Shot at Redemption Is Off Mark
- Leader of Central African Republic Pleads for End to Mutiny
- Researchers Try to Fix Laser for Data on Satellite
- BOOK REVIEW / BIOGRAPHY : Cut From the Same Cloth and Born to Run : KENNEDY & NIXON: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America by Christopher Matthews;Simon & Schuster $25, 377 pages
- The Valley Remembers its Veterans
- Group Searches Along River for Missing Woman
- Aides Being Tapped as Bilingual Teachers
- An E-Mail Primer
- Langston Could Make Return to Mound Friday
- WEST
- Antespend, a California Girl, Is Back on Track
- Moody Blues Try Seizing Days Long Passed
- Asian Pacific Fest to Close With Compelling Works
- 'Still/Here' Focuses on Forceful Dance
- Heather Locklear Makes 'Mind' Matter
- H. Grossman; Led Efforts Against Nazis
- Catholic Church Is Inaugurated in Mongolian Capital
- It's Better Late Than Never for Penguins
- Climber Missing After Everest Ascent
- It was supposed to be in the Capitol's Rotunda. But no one, including a committee of GOP women, can agree on what to do with a statue of three suffragists. So much for sisterhood. : Ladies Who Languish in a Basement
- Laguna Hills Firm Finds a Bull Market
- THIS WEEK* Tuesday, 2 p.m.: Canadian singer...
- To Spoon-Feed or Not to Spoon-Feed
- Ruling on Law Targeting Gays
- Bilingual Reform
- Solution for Organ Shortage
- Controversy Over 'Star Wars' Defense
- Gas Prices
- Porn at the PX
- Internet Not Immune to Copyright Law
- What Is Truly a Fair Share for Latinos in Hollywood?
- Community College Assessment Fee
- OTHER NEWS - May 27, 1996
- Seeing Might Be Wearing : Clothes, Furniture Carry Information
- Peres Faces Off With Challenger in Feisty Debate
- Sleepers in Jaipur, by Jane Kenyon
- AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : WHY I AM A DEMOCRAT,<i> By Theodore C. Sorensen (Henry Holt: $20; 234 pp.)</i>
- FLORIDA : Backhoe to Help Excavate Crash Site
- U.S. Baritone Wins Belgium Singing Competition
- Tracking New Uses for Old Rail Corridor
- Borodislew Wins Hawthorne
- Foothill Beats Calvary Chapel for a Title Worth Savoring
- Making a Bigger Noise
- Bergen Buys a Bond Home
- Tending the Light
- Exhibit to Feature Landscape Painters
- COMMENTARY : Average U.S. CEO Boosted Pay 21% in '95, to $4.5 Million
- Clinton Lauds Members of Armed Forces
- First Lady Says She's 'Hoping' for 2nd Child
- Here's to Those Who Provide the Local Color
- Fire Kills 2 in Florida
- Upshot of Myanmar Crackdown: Democracy?
- A Far, Far Place From 'Melrose'
- Exit Laughing
- It's Time to Throw In the Towel--and Pick Up Another
- Distance Runners Select Universities
- Northridge Edges Closer to Omaha
- Nothing Wrong With Taking a Short Break
- Multiple Bogeys Drop Booth Into Second Place
- Records Fall at International Swimming Meet in Irvine
- Call Him the 'Code' Breaker
- Wynn's International Sells Unit in Texas
- Riding the Wave
- Gun-Control Advocates Decry Army Weapons Giveaway
- Kids Learn From Peers That Smart Is Not Cool
- Macaws Face Extinction in Guatemala
- Graduation Selections Can Speak Well for Colleges
- The Diminishing Returns of Slapping China for Piracy of U.S. Copyrights
- Crowning Achievement : A Determined Tustin Artist Finally Designs a Stamp That Sticks--in Hungary
- 3-Day Valley Heritage Fair Opens
- Red Sox Power Past the Angels
- Ashley Delivers Fine Reminder
- Detroit Pays the Penalty
- Dent Rolls to Title With Borrowed Racket
- WEST REGIONAL REPORT : Kennedy: Regional Appeal
- Bringing the Classics Back Home
- Official Business Should Be on TV : Supervisors Need to Open Government to a Wider Audience
- FICTION : MONA IN THE PROMISED LAND,<i> By Gish Jen (Alfred A. Knopf: $24; 304 pp.)</i>
- Custom Help at LAX
- Case of the $2-Million Paint Job : Another step is taken in evolution of law on punitive damages
- Spare Us the Politics at Graduation : Commencement speeches should be high-minded; Bill Clinton and Kermit the Frog have their own forums.
- County Paid $7 Million to Employees in Perks in 1995
- Property Sales Will Help Fountain Valley Schools
- Many Driven to Distraction in Camarillo
- USC Freshman Mamiit Wins to Advance to Men's Final
- Prosecutors Consider Filing Charges in 1981 Death
- New England Wins Shootout
- Polish Town Goes Wild Over Wilder
- SMALL FACES
- Philippines Rated Least Safe
- FICTION
- 'Bebe's Kids'
- Russia's Reformists Agree to Disagree
- Immigration Debate About to Resurface
- Woman Held in Slayings of O.C. Man, His Mother
- Drought, High Winds Dry Up Crops, Hopes in Wheat Capital
- At Least 4 Die as Kashmiris Vote
- Stress of Being Poor Takes Its Toll
- Deconstructing Los Angeles : The San Fernando Valley thinks it's independent enough to secede from the city. But instead of dwelling in self-pity, the region should become the engine of L.A. reform.
- Aerial Movie Promotion Puzzles Many Residents
- Cypress' Cosgrove Quiets Fresno
- Williamson Takes Kemper Open Lead
- When the Heat Is On, DeCinces Gets Hot
- Rancho Santiago Reaches Semifinals
- United to Begin Service to Kona
- Virgil Ross; Animator for Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera
- Shelter on Stage
- In the 1994 TV movie David's Mother...
- S. Korea Says Gear of Pilot Who Defected Indicates Poverty in the North
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Wilson Buffs Image by Just Following School Funds Law
- A PLANNING GUIDE TO MAY 26-JUNE 1 IN ORANGE COUNTY
- CSUN Program Takes Lead in Addressing Issues Facing Blacks
- Residents Asked to Help Name New Park
- Character Assassins Strike Again : It's easy to ruin the image of a public servant like Adm. Boorda; today's lynch mobs use the media to do the job.
- On the Rocks : Fashion Island Neighbors Raise Decibel Level After Hotel Sues Restaurant Over Late-Night Dance Music
- Scofflaws Warned of Patrol Crackdown
- SCC's Carlson Wins High Jump Title
- Freshman Changes Rackets, Makes Dent in Singles Final
- Rice Beats Indiana, Earns Another Shot at Titans
- THE STARTING FIELDS
- Tressed for Success
- Looking at Life Through Rose-Colored Sunglasses
- The Writing's on the Wall
- New Natural Gas Air Conditioning Is Very Efficient
- FICTION
- BETH
- 'Doomsday Gun'
- Turkey's Premier Resists Resignation
- Errors on Tax Returns Cost Clintons $3,400
- For 2 Young Voters: Same Dream, Different Leaders
- CHESS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- Seniors Find Tai Chi Helps Prevent Falls
- THE JAUNDICED EYE : Coming Soon to a Theater Near You--Run!
- Murder Mystery Reopened
- Drivers Turn Up Sober at Holiday Checkpoints
- Community Development Bank Takes Important Step
- Working Together for Common Good
- Bullies Don't Allow Magic to Fight Back
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Fan's Racial Taunts Infuriate DeShields
- NCAA BASEBALL / REGIONAL ROUNDUP
- COUNTRYPOLITAN
- Your Ticket to African Cinema
- Absolutely Fab-ulous
- Q. I bought a condo several years...
- Overages Settlement Will Affect All Borrowers
- A WOMAN OF THE WORLD : RUINED BY READING: A Life in Books,<i> By Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Beacon Press: $18; 119 pp.)</i>
- WASHINGTON, D.C. : Protesters End Fast Over Gift to Cuba
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Forget Jekyll and Hyde, the Chameleons Are Here
- Foreign Legion Has a Field Day
- They Found a Better Method: Mixografia
- A Primer on Executive Pay
- FICTION
- Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- SLEEPING AT THE STARLIGHT MOTEL AND OTHER...
- FICTION
- Straw Votes : A loop around the Out Islands to see hand-woven hats, baskets and totes
- PASSAGE TO ARARAT by Michael J....
- Heat Poses Greatest Threat to Homeless in Phoenix
- Former Bulgarian King Seeks a Crowning Glory
- New Routines Try to Keep Aerobics On Right Foot
- NEW MEXICO : Couple Weds Again After Memory Loss
- SHELTER ON STAGE
- ALICIA
- Romanov Prince Hopes Russia Looks to Future
- Housing Project Overhaul Raises Eastside Hopes
- Iguana Owner Takes Gripes to Maine Governor
- War on Sex, 1966: Read It in the Fish Wrap
- A Painful Lesson in Suburban Renewal : Block's Comeback Was Frustrated by False Starts, Politics
- Piranhas Still Undefeated Despite a Sluggish Start
- He Remains in Control Second Time Around
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Tigers Traveling on a Rocky Road
- Oldies but Goodies
- Kidney Donor Inmate May Face 'Third Strike'
- ARACELI
- The Other Parent
- Bosnian Croat Police Detain UNICEF Group
- Suicide of an Admiral, Exploitation in the Press
- South County's Needs Must Not Be Discounted : Incorporation Movement Speaks to Area's Frustrations
- Young Family Finds Ways to Scrape By
- Nightmare for Bonilla: He Strands 8
- Five Records Are Bettered in Irvine Meet
- Investment Watch
- Looking Truth in the Face : MEMOIR : THE SHADOW MAN,<i> By Mary Gordon (Random House: $24; 274 pp.)</i>
- 'Litle Women'
- Mir Cosmonauts Walk in Space, Install Battery
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Nickelodeon's 'Body Trap' teaches kids about image; animation offers lessons in diversity on Disney
- THE LIVES OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS ...
- Hawaii--Dona Lee Courtney, Hacienda Heights: "Kula Lodge,...
- Riding the Wave
- Mystery, She Writes : Critics consider her the master of the modern British whodunit. But Elizabeth George of Huntington Harbour, teacher and self-taught writer, is more apple pie than scones and tea.
- MARCO
- Election Offers a New 'Showdown at Gender Gap'
- Slowing the Flow : Habits Learned During Drought Continue to Promote Conservation
- This Is Not Cheeriest of Ideas by Far
- Track and Field
- Classroom and Board for Lawson at Malibu
- Moral Antarctica : FICTION : THE END OF ALICE,<i> By A.M. Homes (Scribner's: $22; 270 pp.)</i>
- Legal Advice for Homeowner Groups
- The Slinghot (TMC Tuesday at 11:25 p.m.)...
- This Show Came Off Like It Was Old Hat
- How About a Sitcom on Ageism?
- WASHINGTON, D.C. : Budget Shortage Is Disaster for Morgue
- Clinton Gets Clean Bill of Health at Checkup
- House, Senate Immigration Bills at a Glance
- Voices
- Train Buffs Find Their Daily Fix in Glendale
- Richard E. Mahoney; Retired Area Surgeon
- Old West, New Dudes : City Slickers Turn Back the Clock With Vacations at Western Ranches
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Stanley Is OK After a Beaning by James
- Abilene Christian Men, Women Sweep the Field
- Naeve Powers Mira Costa to Unbeaten Season, Title
- Wichita State Is Making Its Pitch
- U.S. Born, Nurtured in Denmark
- Builder Hits Top Spot
- As Usual, It's California's Fault
- Class of '96 Aces Test in Adversity
- Fighting to Fill the Values Gap
- A Tale of Two Classmates: One a Cop, One a Killer
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Jean Marie Le Pen : The Strong Voice of France's Far Right
- Tripped Up by Ethnic Imbalance : Newport-Mesa Schools Did Well to Reverse Boundary Ruling
- Cougars Cannot Slow Mira Costa
- Vinik, Like Citron, Had to Fold When Aces Stopped
- SOUTH OF HEAVEN: Welcome to High School...
- Reading Beyond the Words
- Secrets Accidentally Spilled : FICTION : WOMEN IN THEIR BEDS: New and Selected Stories,<i> By Gina Berriault (Counterpoint: $25; 363 pp.)</i>
- Violence in Central African Mutiny Appears to Be Easing
- Labor Pains Jolt Couple Unaware of Pregnancy
- Leap of Faith : San Diego City Council Tries to Curb Deaths of Young Thrill-Seekers at the Clam
- 7 Hurt in Plane Crash
- JOSE LUIS
- Endeavour Crew Checks Up on Self-Stabilizing Satellite
- New Thinking on Growing Old : The aging of America calls for revision of government programs
- Neagle Fixes a Minor Flaw and Strikes Out 10 Braves
- May Madness Drives JetHawks Crazy Again
- The $400-Million Fan : In Philanthropist / Techno-Nerd John Moores, the Padres Finally Have an Owner Who Really Cares About the Team
- Northridge Escapes, Then Ousts Stanford; UCLA Stays Alive
- COMMENTARY : Putting Ripken at Third a Big Error