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What happened on December 22, 1985
SPORTS
Kirk Gibson, Dave Rozema Marry Sisters Associated Press
Elvin Hayes Jr. a Walk-On at Tiny St. Francis College Associated Press
Washington Arrives for Freedom Bowl MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Ditka's Sleeping Bears Awoke Against the 49ers United Press International
Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions : Brea-Olinda Loses in OT to No. 1 Team in Nation STEVE LOWERY, Times Staff Writer
Adding Foreign Accent to an American Way of Playing Soccer Match STEVE HENSON, Times Staff Writer
Northridge Guards Pile It On, 106-92 GORDON MONSON, Times Staff Writer
Madden Leads USD Past Alaska-Anchorage, 78-64
Commentary : There Are Real Risks in Hiring David Shula TONY KORNHEISER, The Washington Post
Stanford's Oden Player of Year in Volleyball Associated Press
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Boys' Roundup : Five Orange Lutheran Players Hit Double Figures in Easy 81-59 Win
Capricorn Belle, Justicara Square Off Today in Dahlia
Troubled New World : Sutton Takes Over at Kentucky Just as New Charges of Wrongdoing Surface JOHN FEINSTEIN, The Washington Post
San Diego Women's Basketball : Hawaii Warms Up to Defeat USD
North, Maltbie Join Spalding Golf Tourney Field Associated Press
Miller-January Team Wins in a Playoff Associated Press
CS Long Beach Comes Up Short
Golf : Pro-Am Event at Monterey Opens Season
In Some Ways, Cubs Turned Out to Be Most Quotable Team in League in 1985 United Press International
Canyon Out-Scores Victor Valley, 135-108
Area Roundup : Lucas Paces Southern California College, 69-55
Oakley's Adjustment to NBA Needs a Little Adjusting United Press International
Saints Vote Not to Submit to Year-End Drug Testing
Purse of $500,000 for Legends Golf Tournament Associated Press
Names in the News
Point Loma Streak Is Stopped by Muir STEVE LOWERY, Times Staff Writer
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Names in the News
$143,900 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park : Innamorato ($29.20) Pulls Hearty Upset BILL CHRISTINE, Times Staff Writer
Arkansas Favored by Two in Tonight's Holiday Bowl United Press International
NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament Will Return to Kansas City Next Season Associated Press
Sey Leads San Francisco State Over Chapman College, 76-66
DePaul's Comegys Seeks to Improve Image by Concentrating More United Press International
In Order to Win, All UCLA Does Is Translate Homer JIM MURRAY
Maris Then; Tudor Now? : Plotting the Mortal Pain of an Immortal Chase THOMAS BOSWELL, The Washington Post
On Cold Days, Bud Let Their Fingers Do His Freezing
Cherry Bowl : It Was the Pits for Organizers, Syracuse as Maryland Wins From Times Wire Services
First Amateur in Tournament of Champions : Verplank Not Awed by Pros, He Beat 'Em Before
Simi Valley Finishes Fifth in Las Vegas Tournament MIKE HISERMAN, Times Staff Writer
College Basketball Roundup : Georgetown Survives DePaul Challenge, 85-70 From Times Wire Services
Holiday Bowl VIII: It May Not Fit Pattern CHRIS COBBS, Times Staff Writer
And for a Mere $726.69 . . . : A Rose Is a Rose, but a Christmas Rose Isn't That Good of a Gift Idea After All RICK VAN SANT, United Press International
Redskins Stay Alive; Cardinals Fire Hanifan CHRISTINE BRENNAN, Washington Post
After 42 Years in Baseball, MacPhail Is Retiring Associated Press
Davis Cup Final : Wilander and Nystrom Team Up to Put Sweden in Command, 2-1 From Times Wire Services
Georgia Southern Wins in Division I-AA, 44-42 United Press International
NHL Roundup : Canadiens Power Past Sabres, 3-1, and Gain Share of Adams Lead DAN HAFNER
Dickerson Is Still in Doubt RICH ROBERTS
Eagle Owner Would Like to Hire Shula--That's 26-Year-Old David, Don's Son United Press International
Chargers Want to End Season on Winning Note MARC APPLEMAN, Times Staff Writer
'Tis the Season for a Nice, Neighborly Battle : Rams, in Their Fashion, Are Perfect Gentlemen; No Grudges--L.A. Is OK GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, Times Staff Writer
'Tis the Season for a Nice, Neighborly Battle : Raiders, in Their Fashion, Want to Put the Squeeze on Orange County Rivals MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Maxwell Lends Hand; Clippers Beat Kings SAM McMANIS, Times Staff Writer
Oregon State and USC Meet in Pac-10 Opener Tonight at Sports Arena MAL FLORENCE, Times Staff Writer
UC Irvine Women Upset Arizona, 68-61
UCLA's Women Top Notre Dame
One King Defeat Leads To Another : After Oilers, It's Canucks, 6-2; Now Russians Are Coming CHRIS BAKER, Times Staff Writer
Tournament of Champions : Mater Dei Tops Santa Monica in Controversial Finish, 53-52 SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, Times Staff Writer
Sexon and Boryla Will Be Inducted Into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Associated Press
NBA Roundup : 76ers Come From Behind, Beat Celtics, 108-102 DAN HAFNER
Shoeless Joe's Running Puts Giants in Playoffs GARY POMERANTZ, Washington Post
Twin Tragedies of Brussels and Bradford Helped Intensify English Soccer's Woes Associated Press
Rio Mesa Girls Hold Off Hueneme, Stay Unbeaten TONY M. BURTON
San Diego State Gets First Victory STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer
Trojan Women Play Oregon St. Today JULIE CART
Waves Are Beaten by Kentucky From Times Wires Services
Rams and Raiders Don't See Eye-to-Eye on a Charity Basketball Game GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, Times Staff Writer
When Pam Shriver Isn't Playing, She Is Working SALLY JENKINS, The Washington Post
Drumalis Scores Upset at Bay Meadows Associated Press
Arizona State, Arkansas Had Change of Plans, Decided to Take Holiday CHRIS COBBS, Times Staff Writer
Minnesota's Gutekunst Gets a Good Start With 20-13 Win From Times Wire Services
Mathiasen Leads Denver Past USIU in Hockey
Cal Lutheran Again Comes Up Too Short at the Buzzer, 60-58 GARY KLEIN, Times Staff Writer
PREP BASKETBALL : Mater Dei Barely Hangs On Against Santa Monica, 53-52 TOM HAMILTON, Times Staff Writer
Girls' Roundup : Fountain Valley Tops Compton
THIS HATFIELD IS THE REAL McCOY : Arkansas Coach Shoots Straight From the Hip CHRIS COBBS, Times Staff Writer
This Bowl Is Not a Holiday for Crawford : Arizona State's Senior Tailback Was Hoping for Pasadena, Not San Diego DAVE DESMOND, Times Staff Writer
All of a Sudan, It's a New Bol Game : Manute Impresses Lakers, but Bullets Come Up Short, 96-84 THOMAS BONK, Times Staff Writer
Johnny Gray Goes After 800 Record in Sunkist Meet Jan. 17 at Sports Arena
Four U.S. Olympic Boxers Win, Then Another One Is Married United Press International
Dream Comes True, Syracuse Loses : Only 30,000 See Maryland Win Cherry Bowl Game, 35-18 From Times Wire Services
CSUN Coach Roughed Up on This NCAA Kicking Penalty STEVE SPRINGER
ODIS McKINNEY : A Homesick Raider Catches Fast Ride Back From the Plains of No Return RICH TOSCHES, Times Staff Writer
Miami Is No Vice for UCLA : Bruins Have It Easy in 109-64 Win Over First-Year Hurricanes TRACY DODDS, Times Staff Writer
ENTERTAINMENT
Not Taking It With You: A Tale Of Two Estates DANIEL CARIAGA
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : ARATA ISOZAKI : ARCHITECTURE'S GLOBAL CITIZEN BARBARA ISENBERG
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : PHILIP GLASS : FROM THE ROCK HALLS TO OPERA ELIZABETH VENANT
Slavish Dedication
Quirky Quote
'Help Wanted': Digging Deep Into Human Need LAWRENCE CHRISTON
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : ALAN PAKULA : BOY WONDER IS LATE BLOOMER PAUL ROSENFIELD
Rock Wars
Monkey Breath John M. Wilson and \f7
Misaligned
The Heartbeat Of Rock Returns To America ROBERT HILBURN
Rock Homework
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Imperfections
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Take A Memo
Disgusting Deal
Taxmann
Talking Dirty
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
A Staple Product
Talking Dirty
Talking Dirty
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : ALICE WATERS : THE QUEEN OF CALIF. CUISINE BARBARA ISENBERG
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : MICHAEL MANN : FILMING WITH A 'FULL PALETTE' BARBARA ISENBERG
County Museum Of Art Says 'Oh, What A Feeling' JOSINE IANCO-STARRELS
CHOOSING THE TASTE MAKERS : They Won't Share the Stage With Just Anybody DAVID FOX
Viva Las Vegas
Steak Houses: The Fat & The Lean RUTH REICHL
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : PAULINE KAEL : AND YOU CAN QUOTE THAT . . . PAUL ROSENFIELD
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Pairs To Open
TASTE MAKERS : People Who Shape and Define Matters of Taste : PETER SELLARS : FROM THEATER TO POP VIDEO PENNY PAGANO
Exhibit Is Frosting On Thiebaud's Cake SUZANNE MUCHNIC
Star Knish Warmer
A Chorus On The Unemployment Line Sonny Gower
The Growth Of Leaderless Orchestras HERBERT GLASS
Big Deal Pop Annex : What A Pop World
Where Credit Is Due
BOOKS
God's Fool The Life and Time jof Francis of Assisi by Julien Green (Harper & Row: $ 16.95; 273 pp.) Steven Englund, Englund lives in Paris where he teaches French Revolution at the University of Paris-VIII
A History of Religious Ideas Vol.3: by Mircea Eliade, translated by Alf Hiltebeitel and Diane Apostolos Cappadona (University of Chicago: $27.50; 348 pp.) Niaian Smart, Smart, who teaches at UC Santa Barbara, is author of many books including "Worldviews" (Scribner's). and
Fiction DON CAMPBELL
Nonfiction ED BERENSON
The Sun Didn't Set . . .
Nonfiction DONNA PERLMUTTER
The Games People Play
The Roots of 'Yuppie'
Nonfiction SUE MARTIN
'Good Words to You'
Fiction CARLOS QUIRINO
Fiction JUDITH FREEMAN
GIFT BOOKS 1985 : Photography MARILYN SANDERS, Sanders is a photographer and writer
Fiction BETTY LUKAS
Julian Green NICOLE ZAND, Le Monde
DeLorean by John Z. DeLorean with Ted Schwarz (Zondervan Books: $17.95; 349 pp.) : Hard Driving: My Years With John DeLorean by William Haddad (Random House: $17.95; 193 pp.) Michael Connor, Connor is a correspondent for ABC News. and
William Carlos Williams SELECTED POEMS, edited with an introduction by Charles Tomlinson (New Directions: $17.95; 302 pp.) John Espey, Espey is professor emeritus of English at UCLA. and
Uncommon Clay by Burke Wilkinson (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $22.95; 408 pp., illustrated) Gerald M. Ackerman, Ackerman's monograph of J.L. Gerome, the 19th-Century sculptor and painter, will be published in January by Harper & Row. and
The Harvard Book of Contemporary American Poetry edited by Helen Vendler (Belknap/Harvard: $20; 440 pp.) Carol Muske, Muske's most recent book is "Wyndmere" (University of Pittsburgh). and
Selected Poems by John Ashbery (Elisabeth Sifton/Viking: $22.95; 349 pp.) RICHARD EDER
Made in America by Peter Ueberroth, with Rich Levin and Amy Quinn (Morrow: $17.95; 401 pp.) Bill Dwyre, Dwyre is The Times' sports editor. and
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Lottery Ticket Scratcher Latest Get-Rich Scam Associated Press
Plaque Taken Off Oliver Hardy's Crypt Found in Locker EDWARD J. BOYER, Times Staff Writer
Shoppers Dial 911 to Help Police Catch Holdup Suspect DENISE HAMILTON, Times Staff Writer
Medical Treatment Gains Seen in Manipulating Cells STEVE WILSTEIN, Associated Press
Police Overtime a Problem for Geneva United Press International
Bias Plagues L.A.'s Growing Asian-Pacific Population From United Press International
Southland Marks Christmas Countdown : Good Will Rules as Gifts and Free Food Brighten Holidays for Thousands in L.A. SANDY BANKS, Times Staff Writer
Metro Rail: Money Bill Deals Foes a Setback RICH CONNELL, Times Staff Writer
L.A. District Agrees to 6.4% Pay Increase for 32,000 Members of Teachers' Union
Boat Parade Lends a Newport Touch to Season's Cheer AMALIA DUARTE, Times Staff Writer
Oceanside
For 1986, Trendy Ways to Tell Days From Associated Press and
The Best Present : Boy, 7, Released From Hospital in Time to Spend Christmas at Home SIBYL JEFFERSON, Times Staff Writer
Companies Rev Up Ride-Sharing Programs GREG LUCAS, Times Staff Writer
A Super Idea Gets on the Road
Professor Spends Year Putting Ideas to Work on Arms Control STEVEN R. CHURM, Times Staff Writer
San Diego
Security to Be Reviewed at No. 10 Downing St. From Reuters
Red Cross Plans Study of Long-Term AIDS Effects From Times Wire Services
East San Diego
The Cost of Insurance Premiums for the County's Cities
Olympics' Surplus Could Be Used to Help the Homeless
Escapee from 'North'
Costa Mesa : Segerstrom Offers to Inspect Home Damage Heidi Evans \f7
National City
'Elves' Filling Christmas Wishes : Better Watch Out! Others Cut Into Santa Claus' Act From Associated Press
Museum Proposed as Showcase of Latinos' American Roots MARITA HERNANDEZ, Times Staff Writer
Santa Ana Woman Hit by Car Is Hospitalized
Nice Work, Eh? : Canadian Teachers Fill the Job Bill DAVID HALDANE, Times Staff Writer
Lessons From Canary Islands and San Diego Plane Crashes
Ancient Pakistani Civilization Uncovered Associated Press
Presto, a Church Is Born CATALINA CAMIA
Hijack Policy Includes $1-Million Reward Associated Press
Message From the Lab Is Tiny but Timely: Merry Christmas Associated Press
200 Crash Santa Ana Event to Protest Housing Rule RAY PEREZ, Times Staff Writer
Belfast Prisoner Starts Protest Fast From Reuters
Robert Desmond, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies
Peace on Earth?
Stonehenge Site of Vigil in Observance of Winter Solstice Associated Press
Hope for Homeless
County Board May Face Suit on Divestiture TOM GREELEY, Times Staff Writer
Inglewood Police Chief to Join Airport Security
Newly Successful Romance Writer Lets Her Imagination Do All the Adventuring Herbert J. Vida
Businessman Dies After Being Beaten by Robber
Placentia : Law Expected for Adult Entertainment Shops Roxana Kopetman \f7
Pair Get Year in Prison in Theft of White Tigers Associated Press
Top Poinsettia Grower Goes for All the Pizazz Associated Press
Brea : Council Votes to Extend Old Town Moratorium Roxana Kopetman \f7
Sea World With Disney Twist : Huntington Beach Studies Plans for Cousteau Center SUSAN SEAGER, United Press International
Countywide : Cab Companies to Offer Free Rides to Drinkers Mark Landsbaum \f7
Andropov Gets New Post Associated Press
Lynwood Commuter Bus Firm Obtains Insurance, Will Continue in Operation
Turning the Page : County's Last 1-Room Schoolhouse Will Expand but Philosophy to Remain LEONARD BERNSTEIN, Times Staff Writer
San Diego
7 Arrested in L.A. Airport Baggage Scam
Man Killed in Leap From 46th Floor
Suspect in Slaying Eludes Manhunt : Police Scour University Heights, North Park for 7 Hours KATHLEEN H. COOLEY, Times Staff Writer
Residents Search Ruins of Hotel for Belongings CARLA RIVERA, Times Staff Writer
Alcohol-Free Libations Help Keep Drinkers From Ending Up Smashed JOHN M. LEIGHTY, United Press International
San Diego
Kitty Hawk Returns to Fanfare; Probe Called Closed Matter GLENN F. BUNTING, Times Staff Writer
Children of Divorce : S.D. Court Is Caught in Holiday Tug of War JIM SCHACHTER, Times Staff Writer
Nevada Upholds Death Sentence for Murderer of 2 Teen-Age Girls Associated Press
Brazil Bans Whale Hunting Off Coast for 5 Years Associated Press
Southland Marks Christmas Countdown : Bargaining Is Both Brisk and Bilingual as Tree Buyers Invade Trackside Market JANET RAE-DUPREE, Times Staff Writer
Navy Converting Oil Tankers Into Hospitals United Press International
First Stringfellow Wastes Headed for the Pacific
Maxine Waters' 'Project Build' : Job Training Program Goes Right to the Housing Projects for People CATALINA CAMIA, Times Staff Writer
2 Versions of a Tragic Event: The Court Will Decide JENIFER WARREN, Times Staff Writer
N.Y. Woman Shakes Up Kern County Police School Associated Press
Fog in Seattle Grounds Thousands : Holiday Air Travelers Scramble to Find Way Out of Town Associated Press
Yule Shopping : Beverly Hills Has It All for Right Price JEFF WILSON, Associated Press
View in Privacy of Home : Women Form Big Market for Hard-Core Porn Tapes Associated Press
Kitty Hawk Ends Tour; Waste, Fraud Inquiry Called a Closed Matter GLENN F. BUNTING, Times Staff Writer
Donors Find Joy, Surprises in 'Adopting' Poor Families STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, Times Staff Writer
Fullerton : $800,000 Set Aside for Proposed Parking Area Sibyl Jefferson \f7
Not Asked to the Dance : Black Parents Charge That Racism Barred Children From Being Invited to Join Cotillion BOB BAKER, Times Staff Writer
Tales of 'Long Ago'
Agents Fight Military Fraud From Base in Laguna Niguel JANE APPLEGATE, Staff Writer
Questions Linger Over Killing at Salvage Yard JENIFER WARREN, Times Staff Writer
Unreliable Drivers and Public Safety
Christmas Carol Ball and Its Critics
Shopping for Gifts With Children Loads Parents With Problems BOB POOL, Times Staff Writer
Researchers Are Urged to Adopt a Hacker Associated Press
Stricter Rules Will Not Cut Noise at Main Valley Airports T. W. McGARRY, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Saudi Prince Rides Space Shuttle to Heights as Modern Muslim Hero ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press
Deputies in Lynwood Spot Probation Violators : Mug Shots Help Snare Prostitutes LEE HARRIS, Times Staff Writer
Tree-Trimming Anecdotes, Wartime Blackouts : Dreaming of a White House Christmas HUGH A. MULLIGAN, Associated Press
Animal's Bad Reputation Undeserved, Owners Say : Ferret-Face Becomes Pet Name TARA BRADLEY-STECK, Associated Press
Monrovia Schools to Put Collier on Leave SUE AVERY, Times Staff Writer
Cartoonist Declares War on GI Joes, Violent Toys MICHAEL SEILER, Times Staff Writer
University Medical Center Designed With Patients' Needs in Mind : Ultramodern Medicine Gets Ultramodern Home in Michigan JOHN BARBOUR, Associated Press
The State
Justice Dept. Admits Ordering Conrail Sale Papers Destroyed Associated Press
Winter Brings Relief to Plains but Snow Falls in Midwest, East From Times Wire Services
The State
The State
Winnie Mandela Defies Ban, Is Pulled From Home MICHAEL PARKS, Times Staff Writer
The Nation
Kennedy, Sons Visit Midwest Farms Associated Press
The World : Pravda Cites Afghan Rift
The Nation
The House : Superfund Financing
Shopping for '12 Days of Christmas' : Items in Song Only $4,901, but That's a One-Shot Deal MYRIAM MARQUEZ, United Press International
Energy Official Vows Tight Rein on Trash Plants MIKE WARD, Times Staff Writer
The World
The Region
Woman With Jarvik Heart Remains Stable Associated Press
The State
The Nation
The Nation : Minority Hiring Upheld
The House : Superfund Financing
Norway Buys Grieg Papers for $617,000 From Reuters
The Region
Looking at Language
If "St. Elsewhere" gets any funnier, I'm going to have to...
We are sorry that "Fame" is not as good a show as it was...
The Nation
Fremont Plant Called Huge Success : U.S. Car Workers Adapt Well to the Japanese Way HENRY WEINSTEIN, Times Labor Writer
Growing Ranks of Homeless Put Shelters to Test SCOTT KRAFT, Times Staff Writer
Panel OKs Malibu Mall; Project Seen as Trend-Setter JUDY PASTERNAK, Times Staff Writer
The Region
The Region
Some Democrats Back Reagan : Liberals Split on Whether to Support Aid for Contras DOYLE McMANUS, Times Staff Writer
The World
The World
The World
Reagan Warns Against Any Tax Increase : Hails Balanced-Budget Bill but Vows to Veto Levy to Cut Deficit MARLENE CIMONS, Times Staff Writer
Halley's Comet--Find It if You Can LEE DYE, Times Staff Writer
The World
In First Public Address During Her U.S. Visit, Bonner Thanks Jews for Support Associated Press
Israeli Lightens Computer Research With Cartoonist's Whimsy DAN FISHER, Times Staff Writer
Even Friends of Justices Pose Problem in Campaign FRANK CLIFFORD, Times Staff Writer
Winners Unwrap $400 Million in Spain's Christmas Lottery United Press International
Food Bank Receives a Grant of $10,000
In Sweden, Even the Heirs Can't Take It With Them
China Slowly Moves Into Computer Age Associated Press
The Nation
Plane Lands Safely After Pressure Loss Associated Press
Socialist Lawyer Garry Stays Busy Fighting System ROBERT STRAND, United Press International
Salvador Mines Taking Higher Army Toll : Rebel Blasts, as Opposed to Direct Combat, Cause 42% of 1985 Losses MARJORIE MILLER, Times Staff Writer
New Spy Suspect Reportedly Took House Papers MICHAEL WINES, Times Staff Writer
Bicycle Makes Police Officer a Big Wheel on His Ohio Beat Associated Press
Suicide Bomber Called Hero by Arabs : Lebanese Village Honors Teen-ager Who Attacked Israeli Post JUAN-CARLOS GUMUCIO, Associated Press
Buses Remain Most Popular Transportation : Seoul's New Subway Is Short of Riders EDWIN Q. WHITE, Associated Press
The Party Game That Isn't a Game JANICE MALL
No Place to Go : Afrikaners: Certainties Gone Now MICHAEL PARKS, Times Staff Writer
Teacher Cottons to Rabbit Breeding : High School Instructor Pulls a New Career Out of Hat CARLA KALLAN, Kallan is a Santa Monica writer and
A Collection on the Cutting Edge : Library Displays Implements From Medicine's Past MIKE EBERTS, Eberts is a Hollywood writer. and
Soviet Arms Pact Violations Listed : Reagan to Report Gains by Moscow; Reciprocal U.S. Buildup May Follow SARA FRITZ, Times Staff Writer
Hijacking Suspect Had Guns in Wine Bottles From Reuters
Talkative Customers Supply Her With the Heady Stuff : Beautician Turns Gossip Into Romance Novels MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press
Presents Delivered by Women in Bunny Costumes : Christmas in Japan--Traditional Touches and a Raucous Time ANDREW HORVAT, Times Staff Writer
Decking the Column With Yule Wishes ZAN THOMPSON
Santa's Mail Is High-Volume Business in Scandinavia LAURIE WEINSTEIN, United Press International
The Nation
State Prison System's 'Heaven on Earth' : Although Overcrowded, Men's Colony Has Less-Violent Environment JOHN HURST, Times Staff Writer
Many Taxpayers Would Gain From House Bill : An Estimated 88% of Individuals Would Profit or Break Even if Overhaul Plan Becomes Law TOM REDBURN, Times Staff Writer
At 17, She's Writing a Novel, Planning a Play : Young Poet Chooses Metaphors Over Money NANCY SHULINS, Associated Press
The State
Gunmen Surrender to French Police : Drama Comes to End When Hostages Are Freed at Airport United Press International
Japan Gives Itself Another Day of Rest From Reuters
Once Considered Shameful, It's Now Fashionable : Australians Proud of Convict Ancestors RICHARD BILL, Associated Press
Sen. Nunn Ridicules Fighting Man's Fruitcake : Recipe by Pentagon Called Half-Baked BOB SECTER, Times Staff Writer
Owner of Landmark House Feared City Would Act Against Him : Demolition Catches Santa Monica by Surprise JEFF BURBANK, Times Staff Writer
California's Increasingly Violent Prisons JOHN HURST, Times Staff Writer
The Region : 'Skid Row Slasher' Loses Bid for Parole
His Dealing Leads to Wheeling SHIRLEY MARLOW
Pleasure of Being Santa for a Day : Bringing Wonder to Children Has Adult-Size Rewards LARRY BORSTEIN
FDA Backs Carcinogen in Decaffeinated Coffee Associated Press
Bumpy Sleigh Ride : Chamber Draws Fire for Being Co-Sponsor With Scientologists STEPHEN BRAUN, Times Staff Writer
Settlers Fled Political Turmoil in S. Africa : Boers: as Argentine as the Gaucho ANTON FERREIRA, Reuters
A Refuge for Scandinavian Seamen : San Pedro Church Offers a Holiday Haven in L.A. Area JUDY GABRIEL, Gabriel is a Studio City writer. and
Upstate N.Y. Program : Inmates Learn New Skills Tending Old Race Horses JAMES CARBONE, United Press International
Centers Viewed as Alternative to Nursing Homes : Arizona Provides Day Care for Elderly FRED SMITH, Associated Press
Testimony at Hearing : Option Offered for Bill Easing Rent Controls MARK GLADSTONE, Times Staff Writer
The House : Superfund Financing
I want to thank CBS, Dick Clark and of course Barry...
CBS, you sure know how to rain on a parade! The celebrity...
Boo to NBC for managing to trivialize a person as...
Cut Airport Noise With Lure of More Flights, Study Says : Panel Says Quieter Jets, Maneuvers Can Allow More Traffic ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writer
A Bittersweet Yuletide for Divorced Families : Don't Use Children to Fight the Holiday Blues, Experts Say, Because It Could Worsen Situation ALLAN PARACHINI, Times Staff Writer
Public Given Access to Catalogue by Computer : Libraries Turn Page in Technology MARINA MILLIGAN, Times Staff Writer
Foundation to Confer Heart Saver Award
The Power of the Press
Equity Waiver at Long Beach College : Professionals Will Take Campus Stage
Essence of Vista Del Mar
Police Captain Who Sued City Elected to Lead Union ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writer
Redondo Targets Out-of-Town MDs for Business Fees DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Trolley-Like Transit Called Just the Ticket STEVEN R. CHURM, Times Staff Writer
Drawn to Bugs Like Moths to Flame : Entomologist Has Sense of Humor to Go With His Job ROBIN DUNITZ, Dunitz is a Los Angeles writer. and
Closely Watched Trains--The Southland Version : Railfans Ogle Locomotives; Rail Firms Eye Fans TERRY SPENCER
Congratulations to executive producer Philip Capice and...
Math, Science Whiz, 15, Drops Out of High School, Drops Into M.I.T. ELIZABETH LU, Times Staff Writer
Budget Includes $8 Million for Mountain Park MYRON LEVIN, Times Staff Writer
Compton College Trustees Elect Clegg President
Homes for Elderly Seek Holiday Cure for the Lonely DEBORRAH WILKINSON, Times Staff Writer
Water Valves Left Open : Ether Removal Sets Off Whittier College Flood STEVE CHURM, Times Staff Writer
Mark McGann's portrayal of John Lennon was limited to...
Chinese Move to Protect Dolphins Associated Press
As a longtime fan of KTLA's News at Ten, I am terribly...
Rodeo Lassos a City Boy's Heart : Spectacle Makes a Believer Out of Ex-Photographer MILES BELLER, Beller is a Los Angeles writer. and
Good Pat on Back Is Retiring Chief's Goal MICHELE L. NORRIS, Times Staff Writer
40 Santas Save Christmas for Ailing Boy and Family LEE HARRIS, Times Staff Writer
The Power of the Press
Instead of being surfeited with "Dynasty" (which I used to...
What a delightful treat to enjoy Sylvia Fine Kaye's...
Santa Monica-Malibu Schools Chief Given $80,000-a-Year Pact JOHN L. MITCHELL, Times Staff Writer
Outpouring of Friends at Holiday Tea MARY LOU LOPER, Times Staff Writer
491 Claims Filed After Health Club Shuts Down JAMES RAINEY, Times Staff Writer
Holding the Line on Fans' Violence : Extra Police, Cutting Beer Sales Help to Keep the Peace GARY LIBMAN
Malibu Little League Strikes Out in Bid for Permanent Site JUDY PASTERNAK, Times Staff Writer
Biggest Foe for Iranian POWs: Boredom : After 5 Years in Model Iraqi Camp, Views on Khomeini are Mixed TOD ROBBERSON, Reuters
'A model for the real meaning of giving.' --Harriet Prichard, founder of Alternative Christmas Market : COW: Gifts From Alternative Christmas Market : A Cow! Now How's That for a Present? MARINA MILLIGAN, Times Staff Writer
Torrance Officials to Meet With Manufacturer : Safety Dispute Keeps New Buses Out of Service JULIO MORAN, Times Staff Writer
Calling Meeting on Role of Governors' Spouses : Wisconsin First Lady Sheila Earl to Host Second Gathering in Madison CHARLES HILLINGER, Times Staff Writer
Norwalk Council Candidate Says Indictment Won't Stop Bid RALPH CIPRIANO, Times Staff Writer
These Families Face Extra Holiday Stress : Experts Advise Parents in Second Marriage to Make Christmas Plans One Step at a Time SHEARLEAN DUKE
FOOD
Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins (Workman: $11.95 paperback; $19.95 clothbound). ROSE DOSTI
Maida Heatter's Book of Great American Desserts, by Maida Heatter (Alfred A. Knopf: $25, 383 pp.) ROSE DOSTI
Martha Stewart's Pies and Tarts, by Martha Stewart (Clarkson N. Potter: $18.95, 216 pp., illustrated.) ROSE DOSTI
Jane Brody's Good Food Book, Living the High-Carbohydrate Way (W. W. Norton: $19.95, 700 pp., illustrated). TONI TIPTON
A Dinner in Praise of the Potato : A French Celebration Focuses on the Humble Vegetable ROSE DOSTI, Times Staff Writer
The Cook's Magazine Cookbook (Simon & Schuster: $18.95, 288 pages). MINNIE BERNARDINO
Cake Decorating Simplified, by Lawrence M. Rosenberg (Dodd, Mead: $19.95, 166 pp., illustrated.) TONI TIPTON
If you still need a few last-minute gifts, don't panic. Just think "cookbook." Some of today's new food books belong in the kitchen. Others are more a feast for the eyes than the tummy and belong on a coffee table. But somewhere out there among the current crop of cookbooks is one that will suit even the most difficult-to-buy-for person. To whet your appetite, The Times' Food staff has reviewed a small sampling of the season's offerings. If these don't appeal, you should find plenty of others available at your nearest bookstore. : Herbs, Gardens, Decorations and Recipes, by Emelie Tolley and Chris Mead (Clarkson N. Potter: $30, 244 pp., illustrated.) BETSY BALSLEY
The New Doubleday Cookbook (Doubleday: $16.95, 965 pp., illustrated). TONI TIPTON
The Dessert Lover's Cookbook by Marlene Sorosky (Harper & Row: $22.50, 229 pp., illustrated). JOAN DRAKE
The Pasta Book, by Luigi Veronelli (St. Martin's Press: $16.96, 188 pages, color photographs.) BARBARA HANSEN
Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking by Julie Sahni (William Morrow: $22.50, 511 pages). BARBARA HANSEN
Creative Korean Cooking by Frances Koh (East-West Press: $12.50, 148 pages). BARBARA HANSEN
Cheap and Nutritious (And Delicious) Cookbook--A Project of the Gray Panthers of San Francisco ($8.50, 126 pp.). JOAN DRAKE
Tastes of Liberty--A Celebration of Our Great Ethnic Cooking (Stewart, Tabori & Chang: minimum $20 contribution, 256 pp., illustrated). MINNIE BERNARDINO
Martin Yan--the Chinese Chef by Martin Yan (Doubleday: $10.95, 179 pages, illustrated). MINNIE BERNARDINO
The Perfect Setting by Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold (Harry N. Abrams: $35, 207 pp, illustrated). BETSY BALSLEY
Make-Ahead Entertaining, by Mable and Gar Hoffman (HP Books: $8.95, paperback, 160 pp., illustrated.) BETSY BALSLEY
Satisfying Consumers' Growing Appetite for Videocassette Cookbooks : Back-to-Basics Approach Designed for Novices TONI TIPTON
The Joy of Pastry by David Munn (Barron's: $14.95, 227 pages, illustrated). MINNIE BERNARDINO
Asian Pasta, by Linda Burum (Aris Books: $22.95 clothbound; $12 paperback, 222 pp.) BARBARA HANSEN
Two's Company, by Bev Bennett (Barron's: $14.95, 195 pp., illustrated.) JOAN DRAKE
Is Salami and Eggs Better than Sex? by Alan King and Mimi Sheraton (Little Brown: $15.95, 215 pp.). ROSE DOSTI
False Tongues and Sunday Bread, a Guatemalan and Mayan Cookbook by Copeland Marks (M. Evans: $24.95, 408 pages). BARBARA HANSEN
The Enlightened Cuisine by Rene Verdon (Macmillan: $19.95, 398 pp. illustrated). ROSE DOSTI
Outdoor Pleasures, by Elizabeth Sahatjian (Stewart, Tabori and Chang: $29.95, 240 pages, illustrated.) MINNIE BERNARDINO
Piret's, the George and Piret Munger Cookbook by George and Piret Munger (Houghton Mifflin: $18.95 cloth, $12.95 paperback). BETSY BALSLEY
Spa Food--Menus and Recipes From the Sonoma Mission Inn by Edward J. Safdie (Clarkson N. Potter: $19.95, 170 pp., illustrated). ROSE DOSTI
Tapas, the Little Dishes of Spain by Penelope Casas (Alfred A. Knopf: $22.95 hardcover; $12.95 soft cover, 219 pp., illustrated). ROSE DOSTI
Glorious American Food by Christopher Idone (Random House: $50, 359 pp., illustrated) ROSE DOSTI
Chez Panisse Desserts, by Lindsey Remolif Shere (Random House: $17.95, 341 pp., illustrated.) ROSE DOSTI
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