What happened on December 29, 1985

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Wittgenstein : The Man and His Philosophy by A.J. Ayer (Random House: $17.95; 224 pp.) Richard J. Morris, Morris is writing a study on learning to read Wittgenstein. and
Memory of Fire: Genesis by Eduardo Galeano; translated by Cedric Belfrage (Pantheon: $17.95; 293 pp.) Allen Boyer, Boyer, a former student of Latin-American history, teaches law at the University of Oklahoma. and
Chinese Gold : THE CHINESE IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION by Sandy Lydon (Capitola: $29.95, hardcover; $18.95, paperback; 550 pp., illustrated) Jade Snow Wong, Wong is author of "Fifth Chinese Daughter." and
Billy Baldwin AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billy Baldwin with Michael Gardine (Little, Brown: $19.45; 352 pp., illustrated) Hutton Wilkinson, Wilkinson is a Los Angeles-based interior designer and a member of the board of directors of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation and the Anthony and Elizabeth Duquette Foundation for the Living Arts. and
Fiction ELISSA RABELLINO
Contemporary Chicana Poetry : A CRITICAL APPROACH TO AN EMERGING LITERATURE by Marta Ester Sanchez (University of California: $32.50; 377 pp.) Jack Schmitt, Schmitt is a professor of Latin American literature at Cal State Long Beach whose latest work is a translation of Pablo Neruda's "Art of Birds" (University of Texas Press, 1985). and
The Painted Witch : How Western Artists Have Viewed the Sexuality of Women : by Edwin Mullins (Carroll & Graf: $25; 230 pp., illustrated) Bram Dijkstra, Dijkstra's book "Idols of Perversity: The war on Woman in turn-of-the-Century Culture" will be published by Oxford University in 1986
Nonfiction JOHN VOLAND
Nonfiction DONNA PERLMUTTER
Fiction STEVEN TICE
Fiction ELIZABETH BENEDICT
Fiction MEREDITH BRUCKER
Nonfiction CHRIS PASLES
Fully Alive by Roy Laurens (Saybrook: $14.95; 254 pp.) Marilee Zdenek, Zdenek's latest book is "The Right-Brain Experience" (McGraw-Hill). and
Nonfiction : Alternate Means Of Transport CAROL MUSKE
Fiction ROBERTA SMOODIN
Nonfiction CHARLES SOLOMON
Fiction BETTY LUKAS
What The Movies Made Me Do : by Susan Braudy (Knopf: $15.95; 233 pp.) Meredith Babeaux Brucker, Brucker is the author of nine paperback original novels.
Cataclysm by William Clark (St. Martin's: $15.95; 312 pp.) Mitchell Koss, Koss works for "The Nightly Business Report" and "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour," on public television
Megatraumas : AMERICA AT THE YEAR 2000 by Gov. Richard D. Lamm (Houghton Mifflin: $16.95; 245 pp.) and TOWARD THE YEAR 2000: WORLD BUSINESS LEADERS SPEAK OUT ON THE FUTURE, edited by Ruth Karen (Morrow: $18.95; 341 pp.) Lionel Olmer, Olmer, a Washington lawyer and former corporate businessman, was under secretary of commerce for International Trade in 1981-1985. and
Fiction BETTYANN KEVLES
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy by Bernard Williams (Harvard University: $17.50; 239 pp.) Arthur C. Danto, Danto is Johnsonian professor of philosophy at Columbia University and the author of, among other books, "Mysticism and Morality."
Loving a Woman in Two Worlds by Robert Bly (Dial/Doubleday: $12.95; 78 pp.) Holly Prado, Prado's novel "Gardens" was just published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. and
The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood by Jan Marsh (St. Martin's: $21.95; 408 pp., illustrated) : Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form by Marina Warner (Atheneum: $25; 417 pp., illustrated) Celia Morris Eckhardt, Eckhardt is the author of "Fanny Wright: Rebel in America" (Harvard University)
The Woodpecker and the Mouse : THE WALTER LANTZ STORY WITH WOODY WOODPECKER AND FRIENDS by Joe Adamson (Putnam's: $19.95; 254 pp., illustrated) and DISNEY'S WORLD by Leonard Mosley (Stein & Day: $18.95; 330 pp., illustrated) Charles Solomon, Solomon serves as animation programmer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Good Year for the Atlantic Alliance Lord Carrington, Lord Carrington, former British foreign secretary, is now secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Creationism in the Schools
Lampooning
12 Wild Ideas to Back Up Gramm-Rudman GEORGE MAROTTA, George Marotta, a former bureaucrat, is senior research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
The World and America: Taking Stock : For U.S. Ideals, not U.S. Control Charles William Maynes, Charles William Maynes is editor of Foreign Policy magazine.
If There's to Be a State for the Palestinians, It Must Be the Already-Palestinian Jordan CLINTON BAILEY, Clinton Bailey teaches the history of Palestinian nationalism at Tel Aviv University. He is at Oxford University this term.
Afghans' Cruel Fate
In Struggle for Palestine, Suspicions Are the Obstacle to Peace : Two Peoples, One Land: Domination by Either Is No Answer HANNA SENIORA, Hanna Seniora is editor of the East Jerusalem newspaper Al Fajr.
Despite 'Problems,' China Presses Economic Reforms Jim Mann, Jim Mann is The Times' correspondent in Peking.
Soviet System Slow to Change
Looting of a Culture
Water in the West : Growing Beyond Nature's Limits Wallace Stegner, Among many works, Wallace Stegner is the author of "The Sound of Mountain Water: The Changing American West" (1969); "Angle of Repose," which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1972, and "The Spectator Bird," winner of the 1977 National Book Award.
Two Centuries Later, 'Chunnel' May Come True Betty Ann Kevles, Betty Ann Kevles writes a science column for The Times' View section and is an editor for the University of California Press.
Creationism in the Schools
Containment Then and Now : What most needs to be contained now is not so much the Soviet Union as the Weapons race itself. George F. Kennan, George F. Kennan is former ambassador to the Soviet Union and professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study; this article is based on a lecture he delivered last month at the National Defense University

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What happened on December 29, 1985

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Motivator's Message for the $8,000 or $40 Audience: Believe It's Possible LIZ McGUINNESS

Naturalist Dian Fossey Slain at Camp in Rwanda : American Was Expert on Mountain Gorillas; Assailants Hunted From Times Wire Services

Bird Wins Reprieve in Battle of the Bulbul MARY BARBER, Times Staff Writer

Racial Protest Splits Urban Neighborhood : Philadelphia Black Couple Forced to Move; Interracial Pair Plans to Stay Despite Threats GEORGE ESPER, Associated Press

The Top 10 Stories of 1985 From the Associated Press

Monsoon Rains Bring Green Valleys to Desert Oil Kingdom : In One Corner of Saudi Arabia, Most Abundant Liquid Is Water ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press

Canadian Teachers Get Top Marks in Filling Long Beach Shortage DAVID HALDANE, Times Staff Writer

Women Style Mini to the Max in Truck Club CARMEN VALENCIA, Times Staff Writer

Trauma Care : Centers Save Lives--Yet Draw Foes JOSH GETLIN and MARCIDA DODSON, Times Staff Writers

The What-to-Do-After-Christmas List Zan Thompson

Reporter Has a Language Problem : Potential for Insult Great When Misspeaking Chinese TED GUP, The Washington Post and Ted Gup is a staff writer for the Washington Post. He will be teaching journalism--in English--for a year in the People's Republic of China as a Fulbright Scholar. and

Avoided 'Displeasing KGB' : Bonner Makes Second Call to Sakharov but It Is Jammed From Reuters

State Bar to Drop Lesser Disciplinary Investigations BOB EGELKO, Associated Press

Bond Denied for 3 Officers Held in Deaths Associated Press

Seeking Help Can Be Risky for Victims of Injury, Shock JOSH GETLIN and MARCIDA DODSON, Times Staff Writers

Odessa, Tex., Civic Group Will Cook for 35 or 35,000 : Well-Heeled Barbecuers Don't Beef About Job MIKE COCHRAN, Associated Press

Miners Protest Job Cuts From Reuters

Bitter Fight on Number of Products on Sale : Groups Seek Restrictions on Legal Drugs MICHAEL RANK, Reuters

'It sounds like our own little newspaper war' : --Brian Moore, community leader : Old Pros Give Big City Flair to Hometown Newsletters STEPHEN BRAUN, Times Staff Writer

Japanese Cabinet OKs 1986 Budget : Measure Calls for Boost in Defense Spending, Foreign Aid Associated Press

No Smooth Path Found to Carefree Commuting GEORGE STEIN, Times Staff Writer

'We Face a Long Fight . . . It Will Take a Long Time' : Afghan Rebels Goal: A Quagmire for Soviets BARRY RENFREW, Associated Press

For AIDS Counselor, No Time for Sorrow : Clients' Exposure to Disease Gives Him Chance to Change Lives WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Times Staff Writer

Rabies Outbreak in Indonesia Kills 7 United Press International

Diamond Bar Cityhood Petition Drive Extended PAT BRENNAN, Times Staff Writer

U.S. Warns Israel Not to Retaliate : Restraint Over 2 Airport Attacks Called Important to Peace Process MICHAEL WINES and DOYLE McMANUS, Times Staff Writers

Trauma Care : Centers Save Lives--Yet Draw Foes JOSH GETLIN and MARCIDA DODSON, Times Staff Writers

Kuwaitis Urge Egypt to Free Slayer of Israelis From Reuters

'86 Shuttle Plans Include Teacher, California Launch United Press International

'Retired' Worker May Be the Wave of the Future PETER WEAVER

Grades 3, 6 Improve in Basic Skills Scores but 8th-Graders Drop ELAINE WOO, Times Staff Writer

Concern Raised Over Illnesses Carried by Ticks GINO Del GUERCIO, United Press International

Reassessing the Situation : Condo Owners Hope Sagging Market Means Lower Taxes : CONDOS: Tax Cuts JAMES QUINN and BARBARA BAIRD, Times Staff Writers

West L. A. Schools Slump, Defying Upward Trend JOHN L. MITCHELL, Times Staff Writer

Stress Test Raises Pomona's Pulse : Study Amuses Some, but Mayor Says It Hurts City's Image PAT BRENNAN, Times Staff Writer

A-Bomb Tests X-Ray Laser in Nevada Desert ROBERT SCHEER, Times Staff Writer

Union Meatpackers Reject Offer to End Four-Month Strike Associated Press

Stone May Become World's Largest Polished Diamond : Cutter Works Secretly on Fabulous Gem PENNY PAGANO, Times Staff Writer

Toll 18; Revenge for Raid on PLO Termed Motive WILLIAM TUOHY, Times Staff Writer

L.B. Chamber Severs Ties to Political Group DARYL KELLEY, Times Staff Writer

U.S. Tourists in Vietnam Find Welcome Mat Is Out for Them DENIS D. GRAY, Associated Press

Oil Price Cuts Will Curb Inflation, Jolt Producers VICTOR F. ZONANA, Times Staff Writer

'Oxford of E. Africa' Tries to Rise Again : Uganda's Esteemed Makerere University Crippled by Amin's Terror, Neglect, War DAVID CRARY, Associated Press

Christmas Gift for Wife All Wrapped Up in Confusion CONNIE STEWART

Reagan Bars Eviction of Shelter Residents From the Washington Post

Lebanon Militia Leaders Sign Peace Accord CHARLES P. WALLACE, Times Staff Writer

Spate of Highly Publicized Tests : 'Star Wars': All-Out Push to Gain Funding ROBERT SCHEER, Times Staff Writer

Willingness to Take Risks Equated With Accidents : Studies Link Smoking, Drunk Driving GINO del GUERCIO, United Press International

Eager to Adopt : Couple at 9--and Counting JULIO MORAN, Times Staff Writer

Weekend Cowboys Keep the Rodeo Circuit Alive BOB DVORCHAK, Associated Press

10 Protesters Arrested Associated Press

Rage Against Alzheimer's Bears Fruit UCLA/USC Long Term Care Gerontology Center

Bringing Chamber Music Home : Da Camera Society Enjoys Pleasures of Listening, Playing MONA GABLE, Gable lives in Los Angeles

Temperatures Rise in Florida : Lake Erie Area Sets December Record for Accumulated Snow From Associated Press

Therapy for Some Patients Works Like . . . Well--Magic GERALD FARIS, Times Staff Writer

Terrorists Who Killed Lebanese Jew Threaten to Kill Other Three Hostages Associated Press

Reagan Vows Recited at Quaint Chapel : Little Brown Church Makes a Big Splash as Celebrity Wedding Spot ROSALVA HERNANDEZ, Times Staff Writer

Special Police Patrols on the Road : Driver Who Nips on New Year's Is Asking to Be Pinched GERALD FARIS, Times Staff Writer

States Spending More to Lure New Business REBECCA LaVALLY, United Press International

County Schools Mirror State in Basic Skills Tests ELAINE WOO, Times Staff Writer

Peru Seizes Assets of U.S. Oil Company Associated Press

Madrid Reviving 400-Year Tradition of Night Watcher JULES STEWART, Reuters

Mixed-Race Family Copes With Tensions in the Area GEORGE ESPER, Associated Press

U.S. Will Back Afghan Peace Accord but Soviets Must Pull Out First, Reagan Says DOYLE McMANUS and MICHAEL WINES, Times Staff Writers

Egyptian Who Killed 7 Israelis Gets Life Term MICHAEL ROSS, Times Staff Writer

8th-Graders' Test Results Pose a Mystery for Educators ELAINE WOO, Times Staff Writer

Pro Life Group Plans Anti-Bird Ads From Times Wire Services

Mexico Recognizes Texas' Independence Associated Press

One Dead in Hotel Fire United Press International

'Too Much Concrete and Cleanliness Makes for Weak Children' : Last Japanese to Surrender Offers Lessons of 29 Years in Jungle RICHARD WADDINGTON, Reuters

Test Scores Show Slump in 8th Grade ELAINE WOO, Times Staff Writer

S.F.'s Famed Fisherman's Wharf Is Tottering STEVE BREWER, Associated Press

County Schools Mirror State in Basic Skills Tests ELAINE WOO, Times Staff Writer

Smaller Version of Project Preferred by Planners : Hotel Would Add to Westwood Congestion, Study Says BARBARA BAIRD, Times Staff Writer

Six Volumes : Tiny County Has History Covering All CHARLES HILLINGER, Times Staff Writer

Educator Breaks the Chains of Ignorance : The Journey From Lawbreaker to College President GARRY ABRAMS, Times Staff Writer

This Elephant Is Not Endangered : Victorian Relic Built in 1881 Is the Pride of Beach Town CHARLES HILLINGER, Times Staff Writer

References to Past Raise Questions : N.Y. Man's Story of Amnesia Remains a Mystery to Friends Associated Press