What happened on August 24, 1986

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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
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.
'Sharing the Blame'
'Sharing the Blame'
Crusade on the Cheap
'Sharing the Blame'
Penny Power
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'
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.
'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
The Ideological Education of William Bennett Richard Eder, Richard Eder is a Times staff writer based in Boston.
Arms Control : THE LINE BETWEEN STEADFAST AND STUBBORN Charles William Maynes, Charles William Maynes is the editor of Foreign Policy magazine.
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.
Smog Smugness
A U.S Policy Cornerstone Is Made Rubble in Africa PAUL L. MONTGOMERY, Paul L. Montgomery is an American correspondent based in Brussels.
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.
Nonsense on AIDS

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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
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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.
Grand Estates of Tahoe LORAINE JUVELIN, Juvelin is a Mesa, Ariz., free-lance writer. and
YALTA : Russia's Riveria JEAN GILLETTE, Gillette is a Sunnyvale, Calif., free-lance writer.
Strolling Around the U.S. Coast Guard Campus EDGAR J. BRACCO, Bracco is a Lyndhurst, N.J., free-lance writer.
Town Shares Its Sea-Blessed History CHARLANNE F. HERRING, Herring is a Winston-Salem, N.C., free-lance writer.
Gold Dust Days Were Rough on Chilkoot Trail LADISLAW REDAY, Reday is a Newport Beach 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.
Dubrovnik's Appeal
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.
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
Navigating the Maze of Hotel Room Ratings TONI TAYLOR, Taylor, an authority on the travel industry, lives in Los Angeles.
Carnival Launches Its Latest Jewel SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch are Los Angeles free-lance writers.
It's All Aboard the Johann Strauss BROOK HILL SNOW, Snow is an Orlando, Fla., free-lance writer

What happened on August 24, 1986

NEWS

A Year Can't Ease Anxieties of Attack by Night Stalker KRISTINA LINDGREN, Times Staff Writer

British Legend a Hero Only in the West : There's Little Evidence of Lawrence in Arabia JOHN RICE, Associated Press

Second Purported Image of Christ Draws Throngs to Soybean Oil Tank United Press International

Peril in the Sky : Acid Rain and Fog Found to Damage Homes, Freeways, Even Steel DELTHIA RICKS, 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

Three Key Players DAVID FERRELL

Foes Fear Mansion Will Turn Southampton Into Paradise Lost JULES LOH, Associated Press

Activist Memories Fuel Former Red Tide Staff : Radical High School Paper Celebrated in 15-Year Reunion ANN JAPENGA, Times Staff Writer

'How to Win Friends and Influence People' : Best Seller Turns 50, but Its Advice Is Timeless NANCY SHULINS, Associated Press

These Ohio Kids Are Jumping With Joy DOUG FISHER, Associated Press

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

Two's a Crowd : Store Owner Sues to Halt Competitor's Sale of Collectibles KAREN ROEBUCK, Times Staff Writer

Stress Test : Cost of Workers Compensation Soars at Compton Schools; Critics Blame Workplace WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Times Staff Writer

Watergate Figure Also Has Real-Life "A-Team" : New Liddy Academy Teaches Counterterrorism BILL LOHMANN, United Press International

60 Boats Boarded in Harbor Drug Raid; 1 Suspect Held United Press International

Reagan Urges Other Nations to Cut Tax Rates ELEANOR CLIFT, Times Staff Writer

'A Political Wash' : Neither Party Seen Gaining From Tax Bill JACK NELSON, Times Washington Bureau Chief

Boston Nurses Return After 24-Hour Walkout Associated Press

Philippine Guerrillas Murder 11 Members of Religious Sect Associated Press

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

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

Reminder of Hiroshima : Japanese Tourists Shun Europe After Chernobyl MAGGIE JACKSON, Associated Press

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

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

'We're Fighting Against the Rest of Manhattan' : N.Y. Chinatown: Victim or Beneficiary of Modern Times? JOHN POMFRET, Associated Press

Retail Center Planned Near Stonewood Clears Key Hurdle in Downey RITA PYRILLIS, Times Staff Writer

End of 50-Year Tradition : Pioneering Jewish Congregation to Disband CARMEN VALENCIA, Times Staff Writer

Schools Plan Joint Venture for Financing ROD LAZO, Times Community Correspondent

Chinese Opera Dulls Musicians' Hearing Associated Press

BKK Wins Court Test on Wilmington Plant DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer

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

FBI Holds Soviet U.N. Employee on Spy Charges ROBERT L. JACKSON, Times Staff Writer

Chess Title Match : Kasparov and Karpov Draw in 10th Game United Press International

No Drug Tests Planned for Drivers of 2 Bus Lines JULIO MORAN, Times Staff Writer

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

Peking Restricts High-Rise Buildings Associated Press

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

Beverly Hills to Replace Christmas Decor JEFF BURBANK, Times Staff Writer

Hanoi's Role in Cambodia Remains Stumbling Block to Improved Ties With China NICK B. WILLIAMS Jr., Times Staff Writer

Heart of District Draws Council Candidates as Vote Nears DARYL KELLEY, Times Staff Writer

Corona Officer Is Slain by Shooter on Freeway MARK LANDSBAUM, Times Staff Writer

Wilmington's Kind of Guy Climbs Aboard Harbor Panel DEAN MURPHY, 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

50-Year Tradition Ends as Pioneering Jewish Congregation Disbands CARMEN VALENCIA, Times Staff Writer

Teacher's Story of Scuffle, and Bid for Benefits WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM, Times Staff Writer

'Pay Radio' Tunes In Charities, Turns Off Some Consumer Groups DAVID JOHNSTON, Times Staff Writer

Case Has Become an Obsession : Mystery Plagues 1984 Disappearance of U.S. Professor in Chile BRADLEY GRAHAM, The Washington Post