- DODGERS REPORT : Valdes Has Quality Start, but Bullpen Can't Finish
- PREP EXTRA : The Big Day Again Near at Mater Dei
- AROUND THE MAJORS : Surgery to End Ripken's Season
- He's at a Real Loss to Describe It
- NEWSWIRE : Wooden Classic to Stay at Pond Through 2004
- COVER STORY : Museum Quality : Crafts aren't just for flea markets anymore as new exhibit in Newport Beach proves.
- BEST BETS: Thursday 9/23 : all day: Museum
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : PIGSKIN PROPHECIES
- THE INSIDE TRACK : Hoosier Stars Don't Have Anything on Golden State
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Neuheisel Must Feel Alone in His New Home
- TV Smarts
- WWW.CALENDARLIVE.COM : Main Street Montrose
- Theater : Theater Review : Revue Coasts Along : A revival of 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' passes the time but fails to find that spark of ignition.
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Pacoima : Modifying Dam's Spillway Authorized
- 3 Pasadena Intersections Make List for Red Light Crashes
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA HILLS
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SEAL BEACH
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / USC : Soward Trying to Break Out
- NFC DAILY REPORT : Lions Reiterate Sanders Is Not in Their Plans
- ORANGE COUNTY ON THE GO : HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY : Laguna Hills' Rocha Finds Times Get Lower as Grades Rise
- PREP FOOTBALL GAMES AT A GLANCE : Tustin (1-2) vs. No. 2 Los Alamitos (2-0)
- Surfers Up Next for Russell
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : COMMITMENT TO SURVIVAL : Raider tackle Chuck Osborne and his mother have found their way back from devastating physical setbacks.
- Pop Music Review : Train Twists and Pulls on the Folkie-Rock Tradition
- MARKET SAVVY : Savvy Confidential: A Briefing for Investors : Securities Group Proposes Timetable for Switch to Decimals
- THE CUTTING EDGE : Guide to the Week Ahead by LATimes.Com : Events on the Internet
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / FINANCIAL SERVICES : Experian Selected by Morgan
- ADVERTISING & MARKETING : Notes
- COMPANY TOWN : Chinese Wiring the Countryside for Satellite TV : Television: Program is the first experimental step in building a nationwide direct-to-home system.
- California, Here They Run . . . : Why I Ride : Following Her Bliss Down the Angeles Crest Highway : She projects Honda Civic, not Harley- Davidson, and her loved ones worry. But she doesn't get the same rush on four wheels.
- SPECIAL SECTION / RYDER CUP : Join The Club
- So Will Their Fines Be Reduced by $6?
- Top Teams in South Coast Field
- MARKET SAVVY : Next Play Could Be the Fans' if YankeesNets Offers Shares to Public
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : State's Largest Life Insurance Firm Grows : Pacific Life of Newport Beach buys majority stakes in Beverly Hills-based brokerage and a related company.
- DRIVER'S ED. : Collector Hits the Road on Behalf of Antique Recreational Vehicles
- Section Gee! Advice, Humor, Comics, Horoscope, Kids : Actor Wants to Play Leader of the Free World
- Group Sues U.S. to Protect Tiger Salamander, 9 Other Species : Ecology: Activists want them listed as endangered animals and accuse Fish and Wildlife Service of delays.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Nearing Budget Wire, GOP's Fiscal Austerity Dissolves : Congress: Many of the tactics once employed by Democrats are now being used by Republicans who earlier pledged discipline. Critic calls it 'Ponzi scheme.'
- Drivers Snarled in Court Chaos
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- SCIENCE FILE : Science in Brief : New Gene Therapy Method for Muscular Dystrophy Uncovered, but Hurdles Remain
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Ventura : Man Indicted in Girlfriend's Slaying
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LA PALMA
- Individuals Named as Belmont Prosecution Targets
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : TUSTIN
- There Might Be Unpopular Decision in Karros' Future : Dodgers: First baseman has the statistics, but his contract runs out next season and Malone isn't giving extensions.
- NEWSWIRE : Salt Lake City's Welch Unlikely to Get a Deal
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / UCLA : Poli-Dixon Breaks Wrist
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : TODAY'S LIVING BEST BETS
- Passengers Tell of Hellish Times on Disabled Cruise Ship : Travel: They describe raw sewage in hallways and cabins while vessel was adrift in rough seas after an engine room fire. Firm vows refunds, free flights home.
- Links Between U.S. Bank, Yeltsin Relative Confirmed
- Your Wheels : Traffic Tickets Snarled in Court Chaos, Putting Drivers at Risk
- SPORTS EXTRA / RYDER CUP : Europe
- FBI to Open New, Expanded Probe of China Spy Case : Inquiry: Officials to examine more than 500 possible suspects with access to nuclear secrets. Investigation shifts from focus on one scientist, Wen Ho Lee, at Los Alamos.
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Countywide : Data on Worker Morale Not Released
- L.A. County Fair Highlights
- THE INSIDE TRACK : MORNING BRIEFING : Connors Shows He Can Still Talk a Mean Game
- PREP EXTRA / A weekly look at the high school sports scene in the Southland : GAME OF THE WEEK
- Arts Zone : Spunky 'Anastasia' Leaps From Page to Stage
- Commentary : It's Sale Time on American Jobs : Trade: Lifting tariffs on imports from Caribbean basin nations is unwarranted and beggars our own workers.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : NEWPORT BEACH
- Commentary : Unilateralism Must Give Way to Internationalism : Intervention: To avoid future Kosovos and East Timors, the United Nations must be empowered to do its job.
- SPORTS EXTRA / RYDER CUP : TEE for TWO : The Best Golfers From the United States and Europe Have Turned the Ryder Cup Into One of Sport's Most Intense Rivalries : U.S. Has the Best Team on Paper--Again--but They Have Been Burned Before
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Reseda : Youth Charged With Making Threat
- VENTURA COUNTY NEWS : Elder Care Home Suit Settled for $2.2 Million : Courts: Ex-owner of Oxnard facility agrees to pay survivors of woman allegedly left for hours in own vomit.
- PIGSKIN PROPHECIES
- ORANGE COUNTY ON THE GO : Step by Step : Alcala Hopes Race for the Cure Will Help Her Reach Olympic Trials
- Out of Town: Las Vegas
- BEST BETS: Friday 9/24 : all day: Movies
- RADIO : Around the Dial : Ira Fistell Endures : Career and personal setbacks have not kept the radio veteran from pursuing his one true ambition.
- COVER STORY : Hit the Ground Laughing : Fond remembrances from veteran Groundlings Jon Lovitz, Cassandra Peterson, Kathy Griffin.
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Maxwell Technologies Shares Fall 35%
- Dole Vows More Money, Autonomy for Schools
- Nation IN BRIEF / ASHINGTON, D.C. : Workers Question Nuke Plant Safety
- New Plan to Move Patients to Pomona Center Criticized
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
- SCIENCE FILE : I Didn't Know That ...
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Simi Valley : Man Suspected of Carjacking Held
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : KEEPING TABS : Former Pupils Are Getting In Painful Kicks Against Davila
- IN THE MOOD : Scrambles
- Itinerary: Back to School at UCLA
- California and the West : Wasps to Put a Sting in the War on Mealybugs : Agriculture: Officials in Imperial Valley hope to stop invasion of pests that ravaged crops in Caribbean, Hawaii.
- Lane-Hoppers Alert: Other Cars Not Moving as Fast as They Seem
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : MISSION VIEJO
- Multiplex Plans Show 2 Pictures of San Fernando : Culture: City with Latino majority is split over whether to feature Spanish-language films or go mainstream Hollywood.
- Baseball Secondary for Bruins' Manning : College football: Twins' minor leaguer quickly moves into major role in UCLA defensive backfield as walk-on freshman.
- PREP EXTRA : CITY SECTION REPORT : Stadium to Be Named for Wilson's Cuccia
- The Day in Sports : COUNTDOWN TO 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: SEPT. 23, 1978 : Life of Bright Star Snuffed Out at 27
- Community Groups Plan Anti-Gang Rally
- PREP FOOTBALL GAMES AT A GLANCE : SCHEDULE Tonight
- THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : Heads-Up Play by Avila Sparks Matadors, 2-1 : College soccer: He is knocked out scoring tying goal that gets Northridge going in victory over Azusa Pacific.
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK : Starr's Penalty Repealed by Panel
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL : Lampkin Can Coach, Teach Life Lessons
- Theater Review : Sweeping 'Madness' From These Monsters
- Weekend TV : 'Murder,' 'Friends,' 'Jesse,' 'Hope,' 'Frasier': Old Favorites Are Back
- Yogi Bear Gets a Bit of the Ren & Stimpy Attitude : The much-loved character and friends, created by Hanna-Barbera, are back--but with John Kricfalusi's twist.
- The Highway 1 List: AN OFF-CENTER LOOK AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE CAR : Going the Extra Mile With Retro Cruiser
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : YORBA LINDA
- Funding Loss Threatens to Close Eastside Homeless Shelter : Services: After 13 years, the program at Dolores Mission, a godsend for day laborers and migrant workers, may not survive the month.
- Phelps Dodge Boosts Bid for Merger With Asarco, Cyprus
- MARKET SAVVY : Savvy Confidential: A Briefing for Investors : Think It's Gonna Rain? Wanna Bet?
- CALIFORNIA : Pacific Life to Acquire Majority Stake in M.L. Stern
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Lincoln Mercury to Stop Producing Mystique
- City National Looks North With Bid for Pacific Bank : Financial services: Proposed $153-million acquisition is seen as a springboard into the lucrative Silicon Valley.
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Also. . .
- BRIEFLY : BIOTECHNOLOGY
- THE CUTTING EDGE/TECHNOLOGY NEWS : MORE ON TECH : Xerox to Buy Tektronix's Printer Unit for $950 Million
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : O.C. New-Home Prices Still Soaring : Real estate: New houses are 4.5% costlier than a year ago, with last quarter's median at $371,990, study says.
- THE CUTTING EDGE/TECHNOLOGY NEWS : MORE ON TECH : Sprint PCS in Deal With Motorola, Samsung
- SPORTS EXTRA / RYDER CUP : The James Gang : With Seemingly Nothing to Lose, Europeans Are Shooting Straight From the Lip
- SPORTS EXTRA / RYDER CUP : It Won't Pay Players to Revisit Issue : Golf: Compensation for participating in event shouldn't be distraction during Ryder Cup.
- California, Here They Run . . . : Why I (Still) Ride : How Do You Know When to Hang Up the Helmet? : A rare spill for a biker at age 60 stirs up some worry. Could it be that the end of his motorcycle riding days is fast approaching?
- 3-Alarm Homecoming Awaits Shooting Victim, 5 : Recovery: Benjamin Kadish, hospitalized since the attack on the North Valley Jewish Community Center, will be borne home on a firetruck under police escort.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / FINANCIAL SERVICES : O.C. Lenders Will Expand Into Internet With Sub-Prime Loans
- MARKET SAVVY : Most Stocks Fall; Dollar at 3 1/2-Year Low Against Yen
- THE CUTTING EDGE/TECHNOLOGY NEWS : MORE ON TECH : Also
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Insurer Sues Ex-Employee and Body Shops
- 94 Arrests 'Wipe Out' Huge Drug Ring, DEA Reports : Crime: Syndicate, part of Mexican Juarez cartel, shipped cocaine, marijuana for U.S. distribution, authorities say.
- DRIVER'S ED. : Rearview Mirror : Rebel Without a Chance: Dean's Final Ride
- Interiors : Sophisti-kids : Pricey, scaled-down versions of grown-up furniture are replacing cartoon motifs in children's rooms. Have kids' tastes changed, or are parents really pushing adult styles on youngsters?
- A Devastated City Mourns Quake Victims
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SANTA ANA
- Out & About / Ventura County : Theater Notes : Casting a Worthy 'Godspell' : 3rd recent production entertains; Lloyd Webber saluted in T.O.
- Grand Canyon
- Water Quality
- LAPD Probe
- California and the West
- You Could Look It Up: Writer's 'Rationalization' for Spectator Slowing Was Indefensible
- Gun Violence
- SCIENCE FILE : War on Germs Is Enough to Make You Sick : Some researchers say the fight against infectious diseases is being waged at the expense of our immune systems. As exposure to such maladies drops, they say, susceptibility to things like bowel disease goes up.
- Pat Buchanan
- Secret Jews of Spain and Portugal
- Gates' Scholarships
- TV 'Brownout'
- Medical Marijuana
- Obituaries - Sept. 23, 1999
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Valleywide : State Board Releases Funds for Schools
- County's Fiscal Work Earns Credit Upgrade : Bonds: Moody's Investors Service gives O.C. its highest rating since the 1994 bankruptcy, brightening its financial picture.
- Zacarias Considering Defamation Lawsuit : Education: L.A. schools chief threatens action against his own appointee over report blaming managers for Belmont problems.
- Publisher Puts OC Weekly, Other Papers Up for Sale : Media: The owner of the company, which includes Village Voice, says his children don't want to continue in the business.
- E. Timorese Emerge From Hiding to Seek Food, Family : Asia: Some refugees loot supplies before being turned back. Capital tense despite peacekeepers' presence.
- Targets of Gang Injunctions Were Named by Officers in Police Probe : Rampart scandal: Seven alleged 18th Street members were arrested on the basis of sworn statements by LAPD members who were disciplined or are now under suspicion.
- Witnesses Say Officer Killed Unarmed Suspect
- SPECIAL SECTION / RYDER CUP : NOTES : Crenshaw, U.S. Team Looking for Love in All the Right Places
- Doris Allen, First Female Speaker, Dies : Obituary: O.C. political pioneer was a GOP pariah in final years. Cancer claims her at 63.
- 'WE TRUST THEM' : In Rampart, Support Strong : Neighborhoods: Many residents applaud success of scandal-plagued police division in combating crime and drugs.
- Secret Dissection Class Held in UCI Laboratory : Scandal: The unauthorized course for premedical students took place in Willed Body Program's facilities.
- Hayden May Be Ready to Back Gore--and Bulworth, Too
- Cadaver Dissected in Secret at UC Irvine : Scandal: Firm's private classes were held in Willed Body Program's lab in apparent violation of university policy.
- Gun Show Sues County to Overturn Fairgrounds Ban
- PREP EXTRA : SOUTHERN SECTION REPORT : Volleyball Takes Center Stage Today
- Cigarette Makers Denounce Suit as Official Hypocrisy : Law: Tobacco industry vows to fight effort to recover health care costs, says U.S. colluded with it for decades.
- Tobacco Industry Says Suit Is Government Hypocrisy : Law: Cigarette makers vow never to settle, say U.S. has backed product. Others say 'unclean hands' won't matter.
- California and the West : Doris Allen, First Female Speaker of Assembly, Dies : Politics: Brief, stormy, Democratic-backed tenure of the Orange County Republican led to her recall. She was 63.
- Island to Expand Online Trading Hours : Securities: Overnight session, aimed at overseas investors, is expected to begin within three months.
- California and the West : Sierra Trout Killed in Bid to Save Frogs : Wildlife: Anglers decry action at two lakes. Officials reply that frogs dominated the area before fish were introduced and say there is plenty of fishing elsewhere.
- Morning Report : ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- PREP ROUNDUP : Carlson, Irvine Win in 5 Games
- Kreitzer Rejects Chairmanship Offer
- Front Burner : CULINARY SOS / ROSE DOSTI : The Coconut Groove
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Long Beach OKs Preliminary Pact With Edison
- Front Burner : FARMERS MARKET REPORT : Organic and Mellow: Arizona Avenue
- The Next Fusion Cuisine? : At St. Sophia's festival this year, Greek and Mexican flavors intermingle.
- Civilian Panel Asserts Control Over LAPD
- Scientist Listed Critical After Rattlesnake Bite
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Web Watch : Wanted: A Wife (Will Pay $10,000)
- Safety Belts in School Buses Offer No Help, NTSB Says : Health: Federal agency says seats should be redesigned instead. Study follows California bill mandating restraints.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Heidi Fleiss Leaves Prison After Serving 3 Years
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : NEWPORT BEACH
- Supervisors Reject Plan to Study Expansion of Board
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : PLACENTIA
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : Starr Makes His Point; Clausen Delivers
- COMING THURSDAY
- TV: Reviewing the New Season : A Dreamy Case of Double Exposure : Alan Ball captures the big screen ('American Beauty'), then shoots for the small screen ('Oh Grow Up').
- Gifford's Clothing Label Under Fire Again
- Front Burner : SITINGS : Cooking Stars
- Page 2 / NEWS, TRENDS, GOSSIP AND STUFF TO DO : PLANNING AHEAD
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SANTA ANA
- CALIFORNIA : First Alliance Agrees to Settle Fraud Complaint
- MORE ON TECH : 3Com Reports 38% Rise in Profit for Quarter
- Dinner Tonight! : LOW-FAT COOKING / DONNA DEANE : The Gentle Lentil
- MORE ON TECH : PeopleSoft CEO Steps Down
- Stocks Dive as Fears Over Earnings, Economy Rise : Wall St.: Some analysts say broad market's woes now are spreading to blue chips. Dow's 225-point loss is worst since May.
- Online Chats With Famous Authors
- VALUES: Our culture, our beliefs, our responsibilities : Pilgrims' Progress : The growing friendship between a rabbi and a devout Muslim becomes the focus of an interfaith journey to Israel.
- MARKET SAVVY : Bank of Japan's Yen Stance Riles Markets : Asia: Stocks dive after central bank refuses to loosen monetary policy, despite yen's strength.
- SMALL BUSINESS : BUSINESS TOOLS: Software, Technology and new Products to Help Your Company : ECongo.com Offers Free Way to Open Your Online Store
- MORE ON TECH : HP, Oracle in E-Commerce Deal
- MARKET SAVVY : SAVVY CONFIDENTIAL: A Briefing for Investors : SEC Chairman Will Present Several Ideas
- MONEY SAVVY : Subsidy Best Way to Add Home Buyers, Study Says
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / SMALL BUSINESS : The Science of Venture Funding
- COMPANY TOWN : Seagram Stock Plunges on Growth Concerns : Finances: Analysts fear its music business won't grow as rapidly as expected in fiscal first half.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY NEWSMAKERS : Producer Hired for Company's Buy It Channel
- BRIEFLY / AIRLINES : Delta Sparks New Round of Air Fare Cuts
- SMALL BUSINESS : BofA Honors 6 Small Firms in L.A. County
- Freddie Mac, Colleges Aim to Improve Credit
- MORE ON TECH : Also
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Bestfoods to Buy Corona Sauce Maker
- BRIEFLY / TOBACCO : Court to Review Pro-Industry Ruling
- MONEY SAVVY : Consumers' Debt Records Improving : Finance: Bankers group reports rise in on-time credit card payments in second quarter. Loan delinquencies at 4-year low.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Sports Memorabilia Dealer Guilty of Fraud
- SMALL BUSINESS : Captive Work Force Filling Labor Gaps
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Ventura : Firm to Inspect City Hall Damage
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Sherman Oaks Man Given 5 Years for Tax Fraud
- Today, Churches Shed Light on AIDS Vigils
- Suit Against Robinson Is Settled
- NEWSWIRE : De La Hoya Fight Gets Big Numbers
- Prime-Time TV Rankings : Sunday 'Amy' Helps CBS Close Summer With Win
- BRIEFLY / AEROSPACE : UT Unit to Cut 1,500 Jobs, Close 2 Plants
- TIMES PAST : The Amazing Disappearing Cookie
- Support Tepid at Latest Anti-Milosevic Rally : Yugoslavia: Rain, cynicism dampen turnout as campaign to oust president starts. Key opposition leaders fail to attend.
- Grand Jury Begins Probe Into Botched Merger : County: Panel aims to determine who is to blame for costly mental health agency debacle. Koester has testified, and Flynn will be questioned this week.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / USC : Hackett Wants No More Celebrating
- It's a G'Day for Williams and a Bad One for Giants : Dodgers: Rookie gets a victory in first major league start and L.A. hits four homers in 9-4 victory over San Francisco.
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
- Ortiz's Five Innings Give Angels a Look at a Promising Future : Baseball: Striking out Canseco twice, the right-hander provides a hint of what might come in 7-5 win over Tampa Bay.
- Send Proper Signal, Chief : It's a test of his leadership to comfort an LAPD wounded by serious allegations and at the same time respect and reassure a public raising important concerns.
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Seacliff : Donation Aimed at Restoring Surf Spot
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : YORBA LINDA
- Investigators Seek Suspects in String of Trash, Mail Fires
- Obituaries : Richard Allen; Retired Naval Base Welder
- Commentary : Pardons Are Prerogative of the President Alone : Executive privilege: Deliberations on freeing of Puerto Rican militants are for executive eyes only.
- Boy, 14, Arrested After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Classmates
- THE INSIDE TRACK : Morning Briefing : Don't Call This Tiger Margaret, or Fists Will Fly
- Planning a Return Trip : Mother Hips, After a Recent Move Into Alternative Country Music, Is Ready to Go Back Home to Rock
- GET OUT!
- Organ Transplants: A Most Intimate Form of Sharing : Television * After his own transplant, James Redford asked a friend to make a documentary about 'The Kindness of Strangers.'
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SEAL BEACH
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : DIGEST : SOFTBALL
- Alone at the Top : As the Best Player in the World, Woods Carries the Burden of Reversing U.S. Fortunes in the Ryder Cup
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / UCLA : Coleman Makes an Impression
- Theater Review : Bit Too Much Empty Space on the '23rd Floor' : * Sluggish timing trips up Huntington Beach production of Neil Simon comedy, about his days writing for a hit TV show.
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : CROSS-COUNTRY : Oak Park Takes Early Strides Toward Joining Elite Company
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : MISSION VIEJO
- EDUCATION : Old School : Garvanza Elementary is celebrating 100 years as a Los Angeles campus. In fact, it's older than that, having been founded in 1885; only six in the district are older.
- EDUCATION : LAUNCH POINT : This week's subject: Light
- Insurance Czar Warns Against Legislation : Consumers: Quackenbush says reopening courts to bad-faith suits would raise rates.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : BREA
- Droughns Is Back in the Running : Football: Oregon tailback is regaining form after severe leg injury cost him second half of last season.
- KINGS REPORT : Lindberg Gets Wish
- Theater Review : 'Greeks' Shows Its Achilles' Heel : Wildly uneven two-part play soars stunningly and falls dramatically. It redeems itself by taking risks.
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK : It's No Illusion, Unbeaten Agoura Is Early Surprise
- Jazz Review : Toshiko Akiyoshi Orchestra Revisits Joy of Ellington's Sound
- Rights Group Holds Police Abuse Hearing : Inquiry: Misconduct is widespread problem, Amnesty International says. Event was set before Rampart case broke.
- Board Chooses Reporting Plan for Restaurants : Safety: Rejecting letter grades, supervisors require restaurants to provide inspection papers on request. Health Care Agency to give public more information.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA : Teacher Charged in Internet Sex Sting
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : CYPRESS
- Commentary : Hawk Plus Dove Makes Unpersuasive Policy : A Rand report calls for a middle course on China between hostility and engagement; it's not a solution that will sell.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : COSTA MESA
- AROUND THE NATION : UC Davis' Paneno Has Leg Amputated
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : IRVINE
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Board Sets up Protocol for Bias Complaints
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Valleywide : Council Says Banner Proposal Won't Fly
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Heroes of Rampage at Jewish Center Honored
- Judge Orders Prison Term for Defendant in Tax Refund Case
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Showers Expected From Storm's Remnants
- Teen Held in Alleged Bomb Threat : Arrest: Anonymous letter claims the student wanted to blow up classrooms at Lutheran school. No evidence is found.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : WESTMINSTER
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : No Passing Fancy : David Parker of Saugus Is Proving His Junior Season Wasn't a Fluke
- DUCKS REPORT : Selanne Upset by Lack of Effort
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LA PALMA
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : HUNTINGTON BEACH
- Commentary : A Shot of Ectoplasm to a Dull Season : Politics: Buchanan's flirtation exposes the freak show also known as the Reform Party.
- Heroes of a Day of Horror : Ceremony: Board of Supervisors and victims of Jewish Center shootings salute those whose courage saved lives at the Granada Hills preschool.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : GARDEN GROVE
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
- U.S. Won't Help Fix Flawed Freeway Welds : Safety: Federal officials fault Caltrans' oversight and refuse funding for Orange Crush problems. State may go after contractor.
- Orange Apartments Owner Sued Over Alleged Asbestos Violations
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LOS ALAMITOS
- This Man Is Truly the Artful Dodger
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : VILLA PARK
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : FULLERTON
- Free Speech Proves to Be Costly Issue : Controversy: Irvine Valley College, school district are mired in litigation over alleged violations of 1st Amendment rights.
- It's Too Late for Scioscia in L.A. : His departure is no footnote to direction of the Dodgers, even if it is treated that way.
- Jailers Who Released Inmate by Mistake May Be Disciplined : Corrections: Ventura County officials are examining procedures after the second such walkaway in a year. Escapee called authorities from North Hollywood.
- ANGELS REPORT : Candidates Chambliss, Macha Available to Talk
- McGwire, Sosa Take Back Seat
- EDUCATION / SMART RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS : Beating Bias : In San Clemente High Class, to Be Featured in PBS Series, Students Study Intolerance and Confront It in Their Own Lives
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA : Caltrans Won't Get U.S. Funds for Orange Crush
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA BEACH
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Simi Valley : Land Sale by School District in Dispute
- HOME RUN RACE
- The Day in Sports : COUNTDOWN TO 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: SEPT. 22, 1927 : Tunney Survived When It Counted the Most
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : DIGEST : Kennedy, Fick Hoping to Rise in Fall League
- MORE ON TECH : Post, Tribune in Net Venture
- U.S. Trade Deficit Balloons to Record in July : Economy: Influx of Asian, European goods helps push imbalance to $25.2 billion. Figure is higher than expected.
- Harvesting Memories
- Texas Executes Killer Diagnosed With Hepatitis C
- Section Gee! Advice, Humor, Comics, Horoscope, Kids : Off-Kilter : ROY RIVENBURG : Politicos of the Future Get Tough on Crime: Use a Deejay, Go to Jail
- California and the West : Phone Company Makes a Borderline Exception : Utilities: In a stalemate involving cut-off California customers, Nevada company agrees to hook up ailing woman, 85. But other residents must pin hopes on settlement proposal.
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Burbank : Freeway Collision Injures Cab Driver
- EDUCATION : ON LEARNING : Advanced Courses and Minorities: No Simple Solutions
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