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What happened on August 24, 1986
ENTERTAINMENT
Soft On Cybill
Don Johnson: Yes, He Can Really Sing ROBERT HILBURN
Peter Sellars: Boy Wonder Grows Up DAN SULLIVAN
Commentary : Television This Bad Is Really A Sin GREGG BARRIOS, Barrios is a Los Angeles teacher, poet, critic and journalist who is a longtime contributor to Calendar
Rivera The Fat
The Funkiest Place In Town PHIL TRACY, Tracy has spent more time than most in dark, quiet restaurants while covering politics for the Village Voice, New West and other publications
Imperfections
Popping Out Daniel Perez
Imperfections
Field Duty Bill Steigerwald
The Real Neil Lands CHRIS WILLMAN
Lewis Cries 'Fore' DENNIS HUNT
Placido & Friends
Bowled Under
David & Johnny
R&b's Love Couple CONNIE JOHNSON
The Hollywood Closet George Hadley-Garcia
The Stones' Latest In A Minor Key PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
Simon Rolls With A South African Rock CHRIS WILLMAN
Paul Simon's State Of 'Graceland' STEPHEN WILLIAMS, Williams reports on pop music for Newsday
Grave Robbers Marc Shapiro
Dusty Road
Duck Talk
Trivia Fatigue John Voland and TRIVIAL ANSWERS and 1--Three--James Coburn, Charles Bronson and James Leyton. and 2--John. and 3--Wolverines. and 4--Maverick. and 5--Napalm.
Poised Among The Good, The Bad And The Arty WILLIAM WILSON
Royal Literary Fund: Not By Bread Alone MARY BLUME
5 Rules And Some Tips On Tipping COLMAN ANDREWS
Brice Retrospective, Tokyo Design Exhibits JOSINE IANCO-STARRELS
A Mini-course In Japanese Culture MAX JACOBSON
'Manhunter' Resounds With The Mark Of Mann SHEILA BENSON
Redlands Bowl Rolls On And On MARC SHULGOLD
Class Clown Makes Good LEWIS BEALE
Little French Restaurants Compiled by Jane Greenstein
Tasting The Produce Revolution RUTH REICHL
Unhooked On Boy Bill Steigerwald
Railroad Ties Donald Chase
Undersouled
Bad Boy Donna Rosenthal
Glug Craig Modderno
Reagan, Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll
Dear Abby Craig Modderno
Placido & Friends
Sequel Materializes Morgan Gendel
Reagan, Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll
Rite Of Privacy
LANGUID DAYS IN TINSELTOWN : But Those Cashmere-Covered Noodles Are No Slouches JAY SHARBUTT
Muse, Museum In The Park SUSAN REITER
Kblab
Censorship Donna Rosenthal
SUSANNAH McCORKLE HAS HER OWN WAY WITH WORDS LEONARD FEATHER
Commentary : How 'Aliens' Mirrors Feminine Fears NANCY WEBBER, The writer is an artist, photographer and professor of art at Los Angeles Harbor College, where she teaches film appreciation. and
Placido & Friends
A Gross-out Play From The Jacobean Theater LAWRENCE CHRISTON
It's Rambo To The Rescue . . . In Afghanistan Pat H. Broeske
The Return Of Sibelius HERBERT GLASS
Bidu Sayao Played It Straight WALTER PRICE, Price lives in New York, loves opera and writes about the arts. and
Reagan, Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll
Reagan, Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll
Kblab
Feiffer's Slip
Can Rap Survive Gang War? PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
BUSINESS
Cannon Bid as Major Studio Is Cliffhanger : Firm's Future at Risk in High-Stakes Gamble AL DELUGACH, Times Staff Writer
High-Tech Executives in Zschau Fund-Raiser MICHAEL FEIBUS, Times Staff Writer
VIEWPOINT : If Inflation of 1970s Was Bad, Deflation of 1980s May Be Worse LESTER C. THUROW, Lester C. Thurow is Gordon Y Billard Professor of Management and Economics at the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
Firm Scales Back NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
In Swimwear, the Hottest Thing on the Beach Is Raisins BRUCE HOROVITZ, Times Staff Writer
Malaysia Launches Ad Campaign to Put Out the Welcome Mat for U.S. Tourists NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
Newport Bank Posts Record Net Income
Parent Firm's Stock Falls After Story on CareUnits JEFF ROWE
Improve System
Westcorp Is Looking Good, Analyst Says ROBERT HANLEY
'Privatization' Program Is Moving Along at a Leisurely Pace in France STANLEY MEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Orange County Buildings Listed : New Publications Address Office Space Surplus JEFF ROWE, Jeff Rowe is a free-lance writer
Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry in Slump : Horse Farm Sales Pace Slows to a Trot United Press International
Bring Back Stuffy
Can't Escape Ads PATT MORRISON
Not Real World
Tax Bill Tele-Conferences Planned by CPAs, Realtors JAMES S. GRANELLI
Solutions to Gap
Tax Reform Plan May Put a Chill on Merger Fever MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, Times Staff Writer
AIDS Education
Highway of Knowledge Is Old Road
Numbering Plans
Fireworks Hot JUBE SHIVER Jr.
NEWS
British Legend a Hero Only in the West : There's Little Evidence of Lawrence in Arabia JOHN RICE, Associated Press
Activist Memories Fuel Former Red Tide Staff : Radical High School Paper Celebrated in 15-Year Reunion ANN JAPENGA, Times Staff Writer
Second Purported Image of Christ Draws Throngs to Soybean Oil Tank United Press International
Watergate Figure Also Has Real-Life "A-Team" : New Liddy Academy Teaches Counterterrorism BILL LOHMANN, United Press International
Lights Go On Again All Over El Royale Zan Thompson
The Love Match That Rocked China : French Diplomat, Chinese Artist Find Respite at Stanford MICHAEL STROUD, Stroud lives in Portola Valley. and
'How to Win Friends and Influence People' : Best Seller Turns 50, but Its Advice Is Timeless NANCY SHULINS, Associated Press
D.A. Exonerates Monterey Park Councilman in Shooting Incident MIKE WARD, Times Staff Writer
Foes Fear Mansion Will Turn Southampton Into Paradise Lost JULES LOH, Associated Press
Middle East Used Wheat : Corn Slowed Civilization in Mexico, Botanist Says United Press International
Booming Business : Making War for Fun: It's a Direct Hit DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
Enigma of the Desert : Jordan's Ancient City of Jawa Poses Mystery JOHN RICE, Associated Press
Sexual Revolution's Tide Ebbing in the World Capital of Permissiveness BENGT LJUNG, Associated Press
Video Program to Spotlight Scientists JANICE MALL
These Ohio Kids Are Jumping With Joy DOUG FISHER, Associated Press
No Drug Tests Planned for Drivers of 2 Bus Lines JULIO MORAN, Times Staff Writer
60 Boats Boarded in Harbor Drug Raid; 1 Suspect Held United Press International
The Region : Body in Bin Not Linked to Serial Killer
The Region
The Region
The Region
The Nation
The State
Reagan Urges Other Nations to Cut Tax Rates ELEANOR CLIFT, Times Staff Writer
The World
The State
Hearing Set on Building Curbs
The Nation
The House : 55-M.P.H. Limit
'A Political Wash' : Neither Party Seen Gaining From Tax Bill JACK NELSON, Times Washington Bureau Chief
Star to Honor Singer
The House : 55-M.P.H. Limit
Boston Nurses Return After 24-Hour Walkout Associated Press
The Nation
The World
The Nation : 41 Hurt in Trolley Crash
Philippine Guerrillas Murder 11 Members of Religious Sect Associated Press
The World
The World
Mosquito Gene Cloned; The End May Be Near
Military Tests Satellite Weapon Against Far Star Associated Press
Hyping a Slow-Paced Pastime : Chess Boosters Bank on New 'King' to Lift Image TYLER MARSHALL, Times Staff Writer
Possibility of Attack by U.S. Grows, Ortega Says From Reuters
Expectant Mother Appeals to Gorbachev : American Links Visa for Soviet Spouse to Summit WILLIAM J. EATON, Times Staff Writer
Thiokol Cuts 11 Posts in Reorganization United Press International
Man Kills Wife, Son, Self United Press International
5 Turkish Children Die in Military Shell Blast Associated Press
Thatcher to Visit Moscow Associated Press
Soviets Held Eager for Weapons Pact : Kremlin Fears Arms Race Would Harm Economy, U.S. Planners Say NORMAN KEMPSTER, Times Staff Writer
Sapphire Can Be Any Hue but Red : September Gemstone Is Not True to Blue Associated Press
Developments in Brief : Undisturbed Ruins of Small Mayan City Could Unlock Ancient Mystery
New Delhi Phone Workers Strike to Protest Ex-Official's Intrusion Associated Press
China Convicts American of Spying for Taiwan JIM MANN, Times Staff Writer
Mussel 'Glue' May Aid Bone Injury Treatment
Reminder of Hiroshima : Japanese Tourists Shun Europe After Chernobyl MAGGIE JACKSON, Associated Press
Heart Research Targets Poor People, Blacks
Peace Talks to Resume Sept. 19 in El Salvador : Government, Rebels Select War-Battered Town for Long-Delayed Third Round of Negotiations DAN WILLIAMS, Times Staff Writer
Anti-Nuclear Japanese Protest Battleship Arrival From Times Wire Services
Fatal Rooming House Fire United Press International
Soviets Took Korea Jet for U.S. Plane, Magazine Says From a Times Staff Writer
Soviet, U.S. Influence Wanes : Japan Flexes Muscle as U.N.'s No. 2 Bankroller NICK LUDINGTON, Associated Press
Racism Has a Hand at the Ballot Box : State's Minority Candidates Hindered by Bias, Studies Indicate GEORGE SKELTON and BILL BOYARSKY, Times Staff Writers
Sunset for RALPH: Alice Declines a Trip to the Moon JAMES MARNELL
Suicides Increasing in Hard-Hit Oklahoma Oil Town SCOTT McCARTNEY, Associated Press
Jazz Musician Pete Daily Dies of Cancer
A Tale of a True-Blue Terrier : Statue of Famous Dog in Scotland Was Knocked Down--But Not Out GRAHAM HEATHCOTE, Associated Press
Torture a Frequent Companion in Cuba Prisons, Ex-Inmates Say ROBERT BARR, Associated Press
Governors Offer Five-Year Plan for Upgrading Schools ROBERT SHOGAN, Times Political Writer
The Chronology DAVID FERRELL
The State
'We're Fighting Against the Rest of Manhattan' : N.Y. Chinatown: Victim or Beneficiary of Modern Times? JOHN POMFRET, Associated Press
Whoever rates movies for Television Times has awfully bad...
The Region
Retail Center Planned Near Stonewood Clears Key Hurdle in Downey RITA PYRILLIS, Times Staff Writer
The State
19,000 Renters Receive Surveys
End of 50-Year Tradition : Pioneering Jewish Congregation to Disband CARMEN VALENCIA, Times Staff Writer
Peninsula Center Face Lift OKd
The Nation
The Nation
Just when you forgot it's even there, that little oddball...
U.S. Judges Disagree on Whether to Strive for Closer Press Ties WILLIAM OVEREND, Times Staff Writer
Stress Given as Reason for Chief's Leave MIKE WARD, Times Staff Writer
Chess Title Match : Kasparov and Karpov Draw in 10th Game United Press International
Public Hearing Will Consider Adjustments to 3 RTD Lines
Air Force to Review Boeing Severance Pay Associated Press
Peasants Benefit--but Harvests Shrink : Nicaragua Uproots Plantation Owners BRYNA BRENNAN, Associated Press
Salmonella Poisoning Hits Hard in Poland From Reuters
Denial of Rights Continues in Paraguay but Torture has Ended, Monitoring Group Says Associated Press
Transient Dies as 36 Cars of Freight Derail DAVID FERRELL, Times Staff Writer
I want to commend KCET for showing "Tenko," a recently...
More Controllers Tested in FAA Drug Investigation ERIC MALNIC, Times Staff Writer
Silence Over Alleged Israeli Plot Could Lead to Trial From Times Wire Services
Heart of District Draws Council Candidates as Vote Nears DARYL KELLEY, Times Staff Writer
Three-Dimensional Look at Style Changes : Computer Has Design for Home Buyers Associated Press
DEA Agents at Risk, Mexican Aide Says DAN WILLIAMS, Times Staff Writer
Teacher's Story of Scuffle, and Bid for Benefits WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Times Staff Writer
Help! After witnessing Saturday's totally insipid lineup...
Jesse Jackson Meets South African Rebel Leaders in Zambia From Reuters
Fights W. Hollywood Ruling : Landlady Files Suit to Double Rents STEPHEN BRAUN, Times Staff Writer
Blueprints and Red Tape : Westwood Project Shows System at Work DAVID FERRELL, Times Staff Writer
L.A. Council Approves Plan for Graffiti Cleanup PATRICIA KLEIN, Times Staff Writer
Company to Study 3 Slide Areas
Congratulations to Channel 13 for grabbing the BBC...
'Third Termite' Stages a Comeback : Reagan Admirer Heads Drive to Repeal Limit on Tenure BILL CURRY, Times Staff Writer
School District May Sell, Lease Malibu Land to Raise Funds : DISTRICT: Malibu Land JOHN L. MITCHELL, Times Staff Writer
Neighbors Helping Neighbors SUE AVERY, Times Staff Writer
Chinese Opera Dulls Musicians' Hearing Associated Press
Hanoi's Role in Cambodia Remains Stumbling Block to Improved Ties With China NICK B. WILLIAMS Jr., Times Staff Writer
The World
The World : Philippine Rebels Kill 11
The World
Space Center Carved Out of the Amazon Jungle : French Guiana: Of Indians and Rockets STEVE HOLLAND, United Press International
Beverly Hills to Replace Christmas Decor JEFF BURBANK, Times Staff Writer
2 Theaters Under Construction on Roof of the Beverly Center
When Maria Shriver and Forrest Sawyer said goodby to "The...
Salvadoran Factions Try to Capture Hearts, Minds of War's Displaced MARJORIE MILLER, Times Staff Writer
50-Year Tradition Ends as Pioneering Jewish Congregation Disbands CARMEN VALENCIA, Times Staff Writer
Peking Restricts High-Rise Buildings Associated Press
Alaska Cruise Ship Rams Skagway Dock United Press International
Doctors, Health Officials Furious Over Prop. 64 on AIDS KEVIN RODERICK, Times Staff Writer
Heroin Worth $70 Million Seized in N.Y.; 20 Arrested United Press International
Schools Plan Joint Venture for Financing ROD LAZO, Times Community Correspondent
Glacier Ranger Puts His Surest Foot Forward CHARLES HILLINGER, Times Staff Writer
In Balboa Park, It's San Diego vs. the Tourists : Popular Attraction Is Focus of Spirited Fight JANNY SCOTT, Times Staff Writer
FBI Holds Soviet U.N. Employee on Spy Charges ROBERT L. JACKSON, Times Staff Writer
Malibu Creek's Steelhead Trout Are Back, Biologists' Tests Show JUDY PASTERNAK, Times Staff Writer
The Region
Convent Building Will Be Only a Memory JEFFREY MILLER, Times Staff Writer
A Year Can't Ease Anxieties of Attack by Night Stalker KRISTINA LINDGREN, Times Staff Writer
One-Man Crusade for Child ID Tags Gains PATRICK MOTT
Secret Unit : Targeting Nuclear Terrorism United Press International
Case Has Become an Obsession : Mystery Plagues 1984 Disappearance of U.S. Professor in Chile BRADLEY GRAHAM, The Washington Post
Stress Test : Cost of Workers Compensation Soars at Compton Schools; Critics Blame Workplace WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Times Staff Writer
BKK Wins Court Test on Wilmington Plant DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Wilmington's Kind of Guy Climbs Aboard Harbor Panel DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Corona Officer Is Slain by Shooter on Freeway MARK LANDSBAUM, Times Staff Writer
Three Key Players DAVID FERRELL
Two's a Crowd : Store Owner Sues to Halt Competitor's Sale of Collectibles KAREN ROEBUCK, Times Staff Writer
'Pay Radio' Tunes In Charities, Turns Off Some Consumer Groups DAVID JOHNSTON, Times Staff Writer
Homeowners' Suits Pile Up as Their Land Slides Away GERALD FARIS, Times Staff Writer
Peril in the Sky : Acid Rain and Fog Found to Damage Homes, Freeways, Even Steel DELTHIA RICKS, United Press International
It's About Apples, and Growers' Attempt to Make Them Redder Associated Press
Quite by accident, I turned on "Angie" a few months ago...
Clues to Massacre Sought in Slayer's Home Computer From Times Wire Services
Lonely Lompoc Looking for a Lift : Shuttle Woes Leave City Aiming for Tourism, Farming GARRY ABRAMS, Times Staff Writer
Synthetic Bone Makes Dentures Seem Natural CARRICK LEAVITT, United Press International
Where Did the Money Go? To Tiny Indian Wells United Press International
'Sand' Packs Like Concrete : It's Rough Going on Beach in Erie, Pa. BOB DVORCHAK, Associated Press
REAL ESTATE
Safety Glass Law to Affect Escrows : City Will Require Sliding Doors to Be in Compliance on Home Resales DAVID W. MYERS, David W. Myers specializes in business aspects of real estate. and
Kubisak Heads Orange County BOMA Chapter
Courtroom Contract Let
Huntington: Need for City Action SAM HALL KAPLAN
Phoenix Office Space Use, Building Set Mark
Bradford Square Receives Phase 1 Building Loans
Realty Company Opens
Home Federal S&L Moves Corporate Banking Office
Dramatic Growth in Remodeling Industry Seen
Whose Fault Is It?
Koll Co. Buys Ontario Land
Census Official Sees Strong Growth in State : California Expected to Have Population of 29 Million During Next Count in 1990 EVELYN De WOLFE, Times Staff Writer
Ventura County Pace of Housing Sales Takes Jump
Expansion of Hospital Starts
Valley Board Promoting Vote Registration
Has Little Sympathy for Risks of Realtors
Westchester Condominiums Offer One or Two Bedrooms
Pershing Square Tower
Ray Watt Leads Drive to Fund Child Center
'Securitization' Seen Making Progress JERRY DeMUTH, Special to The Times and DeMuth is a Chicago free-lance writer. and
Fullerton Retail Center
Industrial Center Complete
Standard Features Offered in Riverside Single-Family Homes
Work Begun on Pasadena Retail Center
Coldwell Banker Will Open Honolulu Office
3 Companies, Couple Win Energy Awards
Sun City Homes Designed for Active Seniors
Houses at Alamitos Bay Take Advantage of Setting DAVID M. KINCHEN, Times Staff Writer
Hyundai Headquarters Moved to Garden Grove
Anaheim Center for Distribution Nearly Complete
EPA Offers Some Tips for Homeowners DALE BALDWIN
Japanese Firms Acquire 17-Acre Site in Torrance
Opening This Week
$100-Million Center Started in Camarillo : Four-Story, 450-Room Hotel to Be Part of Mixed-Use Development EVELYN De WOLFE, Times Staff Writer
Ponderosa Purchase by Richmond Completed : New Owners Will Complete Four Residential Projects Started Under Former Management
Shopping Center Construction in Valencia Started
$130-Million Project Starts in Long Beach
Housing Sales Boom Keeps Inventories Slim DICK TURPIN
Brock Co. Makes Donation
Administrative Society Seats Sandra Lucero
Construction to Start on Exhibit Place
Hospital Council Moving Downtown
Koll Starts Its Largest Project in Southland
Law firm Leases 13th Floor of Fox Plaza
Stolte Named Airport Builder
Bank Building Child-Care Center
Work Started on Woodbury University's Valley Campus
Catalina Landing Now More Than 50% leased
Work Begins on La Jolla Center
Yee First Asian Elected to Head Contract Board
Device Secures Garage Doors With Openers Dale Baldwin
San Diego Architect Wins Award for Leadership
Hummel Heads Builders' City of Hope Aid Group
Richie Leases Store to Fashion House RUTH RYON, Times Staff Writer
Moir Co. Handles Largest Loan in 59-Year History
Victoria Business Park in Long Beach Opens 45% Leased
MAGAZINE
Karhu of Kyoto : Clifton Karhu, a Former American Missionary, Has Become One of Japan's Most Famous Artists--to Some, 'More Japanese Than a Japanese' ANDREW HORVAT, Andrew Horvat is a Times staff writer based in Tokyo
The Ultimate Red-Eye : Two Pilots Steel Themselves for Their Round-the-World Endurance Test LEE DYE
Off the Pedestal : Los Angeles Doesn't Have Many Statues. And Now One of Them Is AWOL. JACK SMITH
In a Good Light GEORGE HARMON SCOTT and BILL SIDNAM
Walking Home With Danny : 'There Were No Signs of Life, Except for Us' REBECCA FOX, Rebecca Fox is a Los Angeles-area writer.
The Good Seed TEDDY COLBERT, Teddy Colbert is working on her first book, "Magic in My Garden."
In the Swim KATHERINE HOLDEN, Katherine Holden is a free - lance writer living in Santa Barbara.
FYI : Lost and Found
Where There's Smoke : On the Front Line With the Tobacco Lobby BELLA STUMBO, Bella Stumbo is a Times staff writer.
Cabinet Reshuffle : How Four Masterworks of Victorian Furniture Were Reunited After More Than 80 Years of Travels BEVIS HILLIER
A Marriage of Art and Architecture VIRGINIA GRAY, Virginia Gray is an associate editor of Los Angeles Times Magazine
BOOKS
The Alphabet Effect: THE IMPACT OF THE PHONETIC ALPHABET ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONby Robert K. Logan (Morrow: $16.95; 280 pp.) Jonathan Culler, Culler is author of "Ferdinand de Saussure" (Cornell), "On Deconstruction" (Cornell) and other works on linguistic and literary theory. and
NONFICTION : THE MOTION PICTURE GUIDE by Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross and Robert B. Connelly (Cinebooks/Bowker; 12 volumes, $750; 4,400 pp.). Charles Champlin
The Triumph of Democracy in Spain by Paul Preston (Methuen: $32; 274 pp.) Peter Wyden, Wyden's narrative history, "The Passionate War," is available in Simon & Schuster/Touchstone paperback. and
The Serpent and the Rope by Raja Rao (Overlook: $18.95; 407 pp.) Pratapaditya Pal, Pal is senior curator Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. and
A Partisan Stance
Talking to the Animals
'Free' Media and Vietnam
Nonfiction Robert Shogan
Leave of Absence by Ralph McInerny (Atheneum: $14.95; 256 pp.) Carol A. Crotta, Crotta is a Los Angeles-based free - lance writer
FICTION : NO EARTHLY NOTION by Susan Dodd (Viking: $15.95; 224 pp.). Mary Rourke
Idries Shah
Card-Carrying Americans: PRIVACY, SECURITY AND THE NATIONAL ID CARD DEBATEby Joseph W. Eaton (Rowman & Littlefield: $35; 240 pp.) Tracy Westen, Westen is assistant professor for communications law and policy at the USC-Annenberg School of Communications. and
Fascinated by Fascism
The Cabalist by Amanda Prantera (Atheneum: $12.95; 184 pp.) Roberta Smoodin, Smoodin's most recent novel is "Inventing Ivanov" (Atheneum). and
FICTION : SCIENCE FICTION: THE 100 BEST NOVELS by David Pringle (Carroll & Graf: $14.95; 220 pp.). John G. Cramer
NONFICTION : HOW MEN FEEL: THEIR RESPONSE TO WOMEN'S DEMANDS FOR EQUALITY AND POWER by Anthony Astrachan (Anchor: $19.95; 444 pp.). Jim Sanderson
Dioxin, Agent Orange: THE FACTS by Michael Gough (Plenum: $17.95; 300 pp.) Samuel S. Epstein, Epstein is the author of "The Politics of Cancer" and of "Hazardous Wastes in America."
The Shaping of America : A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, Vol . 1: Atlantic America, 1492-1800 by D.W. Meinig (Yale University: $35; 500 pp., 81 illustrations and 6 tables) Carlos B. Hagen-Lautrup, Hagen-Lautrup, a geographer from Chile, is Director of the UCLA Map Library and Research Associate of the UCLA Latin American Center.
Lifestyle by Peter Warner (Viking: $16.95; 212 pp.) Anne Thompson, Thompson, a former New Yorker, is the West Coast editor of Film Comment magazine. and
THE DRAGONS OF NORTH CHITTENDON by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (Little Simon: $2.95; 208 pp.; ages 8-12). KRISTIANA GREGORY
Oedipus Untold JACK MILES, Times Book Editor
Kara Kush by Idries Shah (Stein & Day: $17.95; 575 pp.) M.E. Hirsh, Hirsh's novel, "Kabul" (Atheneum) treats events in Afghanistan from the end of the monarchy in 1973 until the Soviet invasion. and
Regrets Only by Sally Quinn (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 556 pp.) Mary Louise Oates, Oates writes The Times' column "On the Circuit." and
Men's Lives: THE SURFMEN AND BAYMEN OF THE SOUTH FORK by Peter Matthiessen (Random House: $29.95; 340 pp.) Peter I. Rose, Rose reviews for The Christian Science Monitor, where this review first appeared. and
The Year's Best Science Fiction : (Third Annual), edited by Gardner Dozois (Bluejay: $10.95, paperback; 624 pp.) Gregory Benford, Benford's latest novel is "Heart of the Comet" (Boutorn) with David Brin. and
NONFICTION : THE FALL TO EDEN: LANDSCAPES AND IMAGINATION IN CALIFORNIA by David Wyatt (Cambridge University: $29.95, illustrated; 268 pp.). Bonnie Loyd
History of the United States of America During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison by Henry Adams, edited by Earl N. Harbert (The Library of America: Jefferson, $27.50; 1,308 pp.; Madison, $27.50; 1,436 pp.; maps) John Patrick Diggins, Diggins, professor at UC Irvine, is author of "The Lost Soul of American Politics." and
TRAVEL
Grand Estates of Tahoe LORAINE JUVELIN, Juvelin is a Mesa, Ariz., free-lance writer. and
Bargain Traveler's Tips for Independent Types LUCY IZON, Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.
Pint-Sized Collection Fills Big Need JUDITH MORGAN, Morgan, of La Jolla, is a nationally known magazine and newspaper writer
Clean Little Hotel
Good Deals on Wheels JACK ADLER
Dubrovnik's Appeal
San Francisco B&B
Joy in Cotswolds
Baja Road Is Good
Visit With Mrs. Astor Is a Theatrical Event GORDON E. ROWLEY, Rowley is an Esmond, R.I., free-lance writer. and
Dubrovnik's Appeal
Welcome to a Dutch City in the Bloom of Life BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY, Beyer and Rabey are Los Angeles travel writers.
Tickets Offer a Square Deal on Circling the Globe PETER S. GREENBERG, Greenberg is a Los Angeles free-lance writer.
Big Apple Ripe for Sophisticated Bargain Hunts JENNIFER MERIN, Merin is a New York City free-lance writer.
Good Tours Start With Homework BILL HUGHES, Hughes is a 30-year veteran travel writer living in Sherman Oaks.
Gold Dust Days Were Rough on Chilkoot Trail LADISLAW REDAY, Reday is a Newport Beach free-lance writer
YALTA : Russia's Riveria JEAN GILLETTE, Gillette is a Sunnyvale, Calif., free-lance writer.
Good Old Days Return to San Diego MICHELE GRIMM and TOM GRIMM, The Grimms of Laguna Beach are authors of "Away for the Weekend," a travel guide to Southern California.
Town Shares Its Sea-Blessed History CHARLANNE F. HERRING, Herring is a Winston-Salem, N.C., free-lance writer.
Dubrovnik's Appeal
Navigating the Maze of Hotel Room Ratings TONI TAYLOR, Taylor, an authority on the travel industry, lives in Los Angeles.
Strolling Around the U.S. Coast Guard Campus EDGAR J. BRACCO, Bracco is a Lyndhurst, N.J., free-lance writer.
It's All Aboard the Johann Strauss BROOK HILL SNOW, Snow is an Orlando, Fla., free-lance writer
Carnival Launches Its Latest Jewel SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch are Los Angeles free-lance writers.
Peggy's Cove Is a Beacon Along Lighthouse Route FRANK RILEY, Riley is travel columnist for Los Angeles magazine and a regular contributor to this section
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Man Shot and Wounded by Police in Mission Bay Park KATHIE BOZANICH, Times Staff Writer
Children Suffer : Appeals Lead to Long Delays in Adoptions RAY PEREZ, Times Staff Writer
Week in Review : MISCELLANY / NEWSMAKERS AND MILESTONES Robert John Mayer, 17, skipper of a boat carrying six teen-agers that was adrift for 19 hours, hugs passenger Sabrina Clark, 17, after they were rescued., Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Inexperience Experience
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : CITIES : Report Warns of Crime in Asian Communities Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COUNTY : Environmental Agency Director Quits, Cites Clash With Parrish Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Hillside Squeeze : L.A. Wants Time to Set Rules for Tiny Old Lots in Woodland Hills BOB POOL, Times Staff Writer
Commentary : Finding a Pen Pal in a Coat Pocket JERE WITTER, Jere Witter is a writer in Huntington Beach.
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COUNTY : Supervisors OK Testing of Home Incarceration Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
'Figaro is the character I like to emulate . . . happy, no cares.' DAVE GATLEY
Using Old Tracks for a New Road
Irvine
Park 'n' Pride : In Tug of War for Control of Balboa Facility, It's San Diego vs. Tourists JANNY SCOTT, Times Staff Writer
Week in Review : MISCELLANY / NEWSMAKERS AND MILESTONES Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : CITIES : Disneyland to Close Golden Horseshoe Revue Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Week in Review : MISCELLANY / NEWSMAKERS AND MILESTONES
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : CITIES : Council Leans Toward Drug, Polygraph Tests Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Ramona
Squashing Assumptions in the Garden Richard Buffum
Overwhelming Need
Drugs and Strategy
Scrambled Criteria
A Line of Distinction
Expansion and Gridlock
Placentia
Baby Moses Undergoes Minor Surgery to Correct Crossed Eyes From the United Press International
New Year's Eve Could Be a Wet One If High Tide Fits the Pattern NANCY RAY, Times Staff Writer
Popular Shortcut Due for a Slowdown : Costa Mesa OKs Stop Signs, but Neighbors Ask for More JODY BECKER, Times Staff Writer
Economics of Hospitals
Not-So-Grand Jury Articles
AIDS Initiative Draws Wrath of State's Doctors, Health Officers KEVIN RODERICK, Times Staff Writer
San Diego
Church Responds
Extending Car-Pool Lanes All the Way to Corona
Westminster : Manager Arrested in Pizza Worker's Death Mark Landsbaum \f7
Man Sues After Being Fired Over AIDS-Test Order JERRY HICKS, Times Staff Writer
First Policewoman in Corona Killed by Gunfire on Freeway MARK LANDSBAUM, Times Staff Writer
Anaheim : 12 Arrested in Drug Raids on Park, Home Mark Landsbaum \f7
Back to Basics : Zoo Animals' Health, Well-Being Improve on Natural-Food Diet DAVID SMOLLAR, Times Staff Writer
Garden Grove : Police Dog Captures Shoplifting Suspect Mark Landsbaum \f7
2 School Districts Draw Line Through a New Community BILL BILLITER, Times Staff Writer
Mobile Home Park Residents Cheer Ruling on Evictions MARCIDA DODSON, Times Staff Writer
'Great Crash Rash of '86' : RTD Statistics Say Buses Are Safer but the Public and the Drivers Say That's Not the Whole Picture TED VOLLMER, Times Staff Writer
Hands Off 1st District Boundaries, Group Warns City Council PATRICIA KLEIN and RICHARD SIMON, Times Staff Writers
Home-Repair Program Saved at the Brink MAYERENE BARKER, Times Staff Writer
San Diego Gay Community Emerges as Powerful Political Force BARRY M. HORSTMAN, Times Staff Writer
Maintenance at Airport
San Clemente Has Ax to Grind on Trees BOB SCHWARTZ, Times Staff Writer
Steering Clear of Favoritism
Ivar Stands in Stark Contrast : A Library and Bump 'n' Grind, Back to Back PATT MORRISON, Times Staff Writer
State Investigating If Former Commissioner Profited From Role : Attorney General Scrutinizing Actions of '83 Appointee to Panel on Cutting Medi-Cal Costs LYNN O'SHAUGHNESSY and MARK GLADSTONE, Times Staff Writers
Families Fear Uprooting Kin as Home Closes ERIC BAILEY, Times Staff Writer
Panel Is on a Mission of Love : Hopes to Correct 'Insensitive Restoration' of Indian Artwork REGINALD SMITH, Times Staff Writer
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : CITIES : Girl Who Turned In Parents Is Returned to Their Custody Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
State Campaign Finance Watchdog : New FPPC Chief Sees Job as Giving Impartial Data ROD ANGOVE, Associated Press
Take Strong Stand
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COUNTY : Ties to South Africa Cost Fluor a Contract Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Distorted Picture
Striking a Harmonic Chord
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COURTS : Judge Sentences Alcala to Death for Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
Beleaguered Steel Firm to Move Headquarters Associated Press
Garden Grove : Woman Critically Hurt in Crash; Driver Held Mark Landsbaum \f7
Rap Group Invited to L.A. Festival From the Associated Press
City Undercuts Efforts to Save Hosp Grove ANNE MAUCH, Anne Mauch is a Carlsbad community activist. and
Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : COURTS : Eight Accused of Aiding Traffickers in Cocaine Times staff writers Mark Landsbaum and Jerry Hicks compiled the Week in Review stories.
San Clemente : Developers Settle Suit Over Housing Project John Spano
Students Start Saying No to Tatoos, Drugs, Gangs ALICE CRANE, United Press International
SPORTS
Hagler vs. Leonard: The Pre-Fight Hype Has Already Started : Everything Must Be Right Before Hagler Gets Into Ring to Fight WILLIAM GILDEA, The Washington Post
Bears May Get a Kick Out of Perry
Backus Sisters Lead Sailing Race
Calvin Smith Will Move to Arizona Associated Press
Waltrip Outruns Labonte to Win for the 10th Time at Bristol Raceway Associated Press
Ray, Rhoden Not Pleased With Pirates' Effort United Press International
Baseball Miscellany ROSS NEWHAN
Baseball / Ross Newhan : Joyner Is Having Greater Impact on Angels Than His Statistics
Jerue, Laughlin Keep Busy at Linebacker RICH ROBERTS, Times Staff Writer
American League Roundup : Rangers Beat Carlton, 3-1, and Move Within Three Games of Angels DAN HAFNER
Dodgers Beaten, 7-4, and Remain an Imperfect 10 GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, Times Staff Writer
Oklahoma, Michigan Ranked 1-2 in AP Football Poll; UCLA Is 4th From Associated Press
45-Man Rosters Cause Problems for Coaches United Press International
Rams Win on Kick in Overtime : Dickerson Gets Back in Spotlight in 20-17 Victory Over Chargers CHRIS DUFRESNE, Times Staff Writer
Big Ten Football Looking for Record Attendance in '86 Associated Press
A's, Orioles Set Make-Up Dates Associated Press
Flannery Quits as Padre Player Representative TOM FRIEND
Taylor's Special Wins Isaac Murphy Hanidcap at Arlington in Record Time Associated Press
National League Roundup : Mets Win 82nd Game, Equaling Total of '73 Championship Team DAN HAFNER
Ditka Seen As Key to Bears Repeat : On Paper, Pro Football Champions Look Like the Winner United Press International
Several NFL Records Are in Jeopardy United Press International
SDSU Adds Miami, Arizona to Football Schedule in '90s STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer
NFL Press Box Official Overrules Call on Field, Then He Overrules Himself RICH ROBERTS
Injured Alabama Player Declared Brain Dead
Tennis Roundup : Lendl to Play McEnroe Today in Final-Round Match From Times Wire Services
Race Driving Dreams of Young Bobby Hillin Have Different Ending Associated Press
U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament Draws a Field of 282 Players Associated Press
Pass Defense May Be Thing of Past in NFL IRA KAUFMAN, United Press International
Padres Win in 12th After They Monkey Around in the 9th TOM FRIEND, Times Staff Writer
A Laborious Late Night With Wimpy Rich Tosches
World Swimming Championships : Biondi Wins a 7th Medal; U.S. Eges East Germany Associated Press
NFL Exhibition Roundup : Cardinals Score a Decision Over the Bears, 14-7 From Times Wire Services
Houston's Success With Sports Festival Helps North Carolina United Press International
Little League World Series : Taiwan Routs Tucson, 12-0, for Another Title Associated Press
Creditors Sue Minnesota's Kramer, Claiming He Diverted Business Assets United Press International
Hagler vs. Leonard: The Pre-Fight Hype Has Already Started : We Should Ask Ourselves: Is this Fight Absolutely Necessary? THOMAS BOSWELL, The Washington Post
BOARDS OF PARADISE : Val Surf of North Hollywood Serves as a Refuge for Landlocked Surfers Who Still Fight an Old Stigma Along Southland Beaches JEFF MEYERS, Times Staff Writer
THE NEW KID ON THE RACING BLOCK : Wally Dallenbach Jr. Is the Latest Driving Son to Follow in His Father's Lead-Footsteps SHAV GLICK, Times Staff Writer
He Is Not Going Gentle Into October of Career Jim Murray
4 Gulls' Pitchers Combine on 5-3 Victory Over Giants Special to The Times
Golf Roundup : Wadkins Wedges Into Tie for World Series Lead From Times Wire Services
Chula Vista Handicap at Del Mar : Fran's Valentine Wins to Become a Millionaire BILL CHRISTINE, Times Staff Writer
Mauch Tries Pinch of Big Ball but Fails as Angels Lose, 4-2 MIKE PENNER, Times Staff Writer
El Camino Coach Hicks Expects Baseball to Gain Acceptance in Olympics DEREK RASER, Times Staff Writer
Brant Is Buying English-Bred Valley Victory for $1 Million BILL CHRISTINE
Fresno Coach's Son Aiming for Passing Record United Press International
McEnroe Draws Attention; Lendl, Martina Favored United Press International
Waite and Reed Win at Velodrome
CITIES WRESTLING TO LAY CLAIM TO THE 1992 OLYMPICS : Barcelona Says It Needs the Games for Vitality SAM HALL KAPLAN, Times Staff Writer
CITIES WRESTLING TO LAY CLAIM TO THE 1992 OLYMPICS : Paris Believes That Being Paris Is Enough RANDY HARVEY, Times Staff Writer
Band Leader Jumps to a Different Height Chris Dufresne
Dash for Cash Futurity : First Down Dash Wins at Hollypark
Bob Waters Is Fighting a Battle for His Life : HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE A HERO GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, Times Staff Writer
Brykt Wins Next-to-Last Stage, but Hinault Is Close to Bike Victory Associated Press
OPINION
'Sharing the Blame'
'Sharing the Blame'
Crusade on the Cheap
'Sharing the Blame'
America's Poor Millions Need Not Live in Squalor JAMES W. ROUSE, James W. Rouse is chairman of the Enterprise Foundation, based in Columbia, Md
'Sharing the Blame'
'A Settlement That's All Wet'
California's Legislature: More Than a Floor Show Robert Conot, Robert Conot is a political journalist and author who has spent seven months studying the legislative process
Arms Control : THE LINE BETWEEN STEADFAST AND STUBBORN Charles William Maynes, Charles William Maynes is the editor of Foreign Policy magazine.
Smog Smugness
Penny Power
What We Call 'the Left' Is a Timid Distortion JEFF COHEN and LINDA VALENTINO, Jeff Cohen is the director of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, based in New York. Linda Valentino is on FAIR's national advisory board and lives in Los Angeles.
Nonsense on AIDS
A U.S Policy Cornerstone Is Made Rubble in Africa PAUL L. MONTGOMERY, Paul L. Montgomery is an American correspondent based in Brussels.
Mideast Policy Is Snagged on Semantics JEROME SEGAL, Jerome Segal is a research associate at the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
Mars Mission: The Unwise in Pursuit of the Unknown Gregg Easterbrook, Gregg Easterbrook is a Newsweek contributing editor. His book, "This Magic Moment," will be published in December.
The Ideological Education of William Bennett Richard Eder, Richard Eder is a Times staff writer based in Boston.
Soldier of Fortune Loses Love, Freedom in Vietnam David DeVoss, David DeVoss, a Los Angeles Times Magazine writer, was a correspondent in Saigon and has made seven trips to Vietnam since the end of the war
What Is It With the Catholics? : Vatican Authoritarianism Collides With American Values DANIEL C. MAGUIRE, Daniel C. Maguire is a professor of theology at Marquette University. He is author of "The Moral Revolution," scheduled to be published in October by Harper & Row.
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