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What happened on December 28, 1986
ENTERTAINMENT
Don't Play It Again, Phil
DON'T ASK : Typically, Viewers Saw the Good, the Bad and the Ugly HOWARD ROSENBERG
'Eight Million Stories' JOSINE IANCO-STARRELS
THE CRITICS' TOP 10s KEVIN THOMAS
The Clown & Clownettes Of The Year PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
Fancy Food Compiled by Steven Smith
Screenwriters Of The Golden Age PAT McGILLIGAN
Bowled Over
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits L. N. HALLIBURTON
Shaka Shakeout Peter H. Brown and Jim Pinkston \f7
Poppicks
The Latest Fox Pat H. Broeske \f7
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits RUTH REICHL
ERRATIC : This Year's Films Were Like a Roller-Coaster Ride SHEILA BENSON
A Rich Story
No One Is Up For A Downer PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits MAX JACOBSON
Sketchbooks: Picasso Power WILLIAM WILSON
Casting Around . . . Craig Modderno
THE CRITICS' TOP 10s MICHAEL WILMINGTON
Hot Cruise Jim Pinkston \f7
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits COLMAN ANDREWS
Fright Nights Pat H. Broeske \f7
Calendar Gripes
More Underpinning
Ruthlessness
Rona & Kfi
Tasty Times
King David Rules
Calendar Gripes
POP MUSIC '86 : BOSS : Springsteen was the year's blockbuster, but Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon also made personal, passionate and richly satisfying music ROBERT HILBURN
Decadent Art
ART '86 : GRAND : A Rising Tide That's Lifting Hopes Worldwide WILLIAM WILSON
Tasty Times
This Is The Year That Will Be : Movies Compiled by Calendar writers
Video '86 : Some Light Gets Through TERRY ATKINSON and CHRIS WILLMAN
North Star
Attacking Xmas
On The Record '86 : The Best Of The Cd Crop HERBERT GLASS
A Hindsight Look At Outtakes Pat H. Broeske and John M. Wilson \f7
THE VCR-ING OF AMERICA : Videocassettes Have Fast-Forwarded Into Our Lives CHARLES CHAMPLIN
THE CRITICS' TOP 10s PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits CHARLES PERRY
THE CRITICS' TOP 10s SHEILA BENSON
LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits ROBIN GREEN
Year Of The Celebrity
Musical 'Time Machine' JANICE ARKATOV
Last Laugh : Eddie's Last Laugh
North Star
God & Angel Gabriel
Music/dance '87 : The Beckmesser Awards Of 1986 MARTIN BERNHEIMER
THE INDUSTRY THAT KEEPS ON GIVING : Is Hollywood getting cheap? Jon Brain \f7
Infiltrating -izations
JAZZ '86 : RENAISSANCE TIME : A Year of Breaking Down the Dikes : GOLDEN FEATHERS LEONARD FEATHER
Grin And Bare It
Don't Touch The Dog!
Pop Music '86 : The Old Guard Rocks On RICHARD CROMELIN
STAGE '86 : TROUBLED WATERS : Unprofitable Shows, but Still There's a Payoff DAN SULLIVAN
The Siren Song Of A Few Of His Favorite Things COLMAN ANDREWS
Noble Calling
Import-ballet Boom, Local Dance Crisis LEWIS SEGAL
Wang Chung: No Chinese Connection DENNIS HUNT
Infiltrating -izations
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Jailed Drifter Dies Awaiting Trial in Slaying of His Parents ANDREW REVKIN, Times Staff Writer
Pulitzer Winner Was 94 : Dumas Malone, Noted for Jefferson Biography, Dies From Times Wire Services
Falconry: It's Flying High Once Again in the Southland KATHLEEN NEUMEYER, United Press International
Known for Her Poster Art Serigraphs : Artist Chronicles 'Extravaganzas of Our Lives' KATHLEEN NEUMEYER, United Press International
California's War Against Marijuana Growers Puts Crimp in Supply on Streets From United Press International
On-Time Justice Is Judge's Policy : 'Maximum Marion' Given Credit for Most Productive Courtroom TERRY PRISTIN, Times Staff Writer
Knowing How to Keep Marriage Intact Is a Gift Richard Buffum
Ex-Dentist Accused in Murder Case a Success Story Gone Wrong TOM GORMAN, Times Staff Writer
Commentary : Sifting Through Year's Opinions
Two Chinese Held as Spies for South Korea From Reuters
Officer Disarms Man on Bus at Terminal : Officer Disarms Man on Crowded Bus
U.S. Man Found in Mexico Still in Serious Condition
Some of the Faithful Are Miffed : Democrats Hope New Club Will Help Revitalize Party BARRY M. HORSTMAN, Times Staff Writer
Hot Fudge Sundae on the Noggin Helps Foil Purse Snatcher Associated Press
Fire at Nearby Firm Closes Train Tracks
Dog Steals Final Scene as Man Bows Out of Chase Drama PATRICIA KLEIN, Times Staff Writer
Old Woes Haunt New Year
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : EDUCATION : Doubt Cast on Future of Bilingual Programs Bill Billiter
4 Unhurt in $175,000 Studio City House Fire
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : MEDICINE : AIDS Concerns Outline Agenda for Public Health Marcida Dodson
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : JAILS : Board of Supervisors Faces Thorny Problem of Relieving Overcrowding John Needham
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : POLITICS : Bitter Race Expected for State Senate Seat Josh Getlin
2nd Park Closed After Discovery of Cougar Tracks KAREN KUCHER, Times Staff Writer
'I remember making a very conscious decision: I guess I am a drunk. I went with the flow.' Nancy Reed, Times Staff Writer
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
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O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
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O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
Wedding Bells Are Music to Pastor's Ears JENIFER WARREN, Times Staff Writer
Developments in Brief : Genetic Link to MS Found in Canada --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
Burbank Expected to Pay $3.8 Million in Suit on Rock Ban PATRICIA KLEIN, Times Staff Writer
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
Man Stabbed in Car-Theft Attempt
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
Jailed Drifter, Suspected in Slaying of Parents in Canoga Park Home, Dies
Frantic Grab at Loopholes Rings Out Old Tax Year STEVE EMMONS, Times Staff Writer
Man Killed in Collision With Officer's Van
Man Stabbed to Death in Alley
Developments in Brief : Supernova Lights the Christmas Sky --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : IMMIGRATION : For Thousands of Aliens, a Chance for Legal Status Bob Schwartz
Requires Disclosure of Condition : New Home Sales Law Could Trip Up Owners Associated Press
SROs Fill Vital Housing Role
Developments in Brief : Second Stranding of Pilot Whales Off Cape Cod May Hold Key to Behavior --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
O ur readers wrote letters throughout 1986 expressing their viewpoints on a variety of issues. Here are condensed versions of some of those letters. We appreciate their taking the time to share their viewpoints and look forward to hearing from you in 1987.
Inspired Rise of the Aztecs
Chula Vista Motorist Dies in Colorado Crash From Times News Services
San Francisco Hotel Has Suite Deal for $20,000 From the Associated Press
350 Mourners Attend Funeral of Slain Girl, 7 DAVID HALDANE, Times Staff Writer
Little Tokyo Takes on City Hall Again CATHLEEN DECKER, Times Staff Writer
Drug Tests : Schools' Call for 'Volunteers' Is Not the Answer to the Problem DIANE CALKINS, Diane Calkins is a free-lance writer
Youth, Man Wounded in 2 Police Shooting Cases
ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : GROWTH : Struggle Over Development Tops Agenda John Needham, Jeffrey A. Perlman and Lanie Jones, with Times cities \f7 writers
Ancient Rocks Reveal New Data to Scientists on Cycles of Sunspots DELTHIA RICKS, United Press International
Farm Would Reap Electricity From Wind : Tehachapi Firm Hopes to Harvest Energy on Rangeland at Gorman ANDREW C. REVKIN, Times Staff Writer
Motorist on Topanga Canyon Blvd. Shot MYRON LEVIN, Times Staff Writer
2 Men Control House Fire With Garden Hoses
Battered Women
Automated Highways May Solve Future Traffic Jams Associated Press
Compton Teacher Held in Slaying of Ex-Wife
Temporary Paradise : 50 Proud Fools Aren't Kidding About Nonsense FRED T. SHUSTER, Associated Press
Hungry Falcons Prey on San Francisco Pigeons From the Associated Press
M. C. Husted; Who Created, Portrayed Betty Crocker, at 94 United Press International
Just Plane Fun on Kite Hill BARRY S. SURMAN
Clawing From the Depths of a Drug Pit The writer, age 16, moved to Carlsbad from another Southern California city. His name is being withheld
Developments in Brief : Low-Dose Rabies Vaccine Developed --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
A Catholic Education T. W. McGARRY, Times Staff Writer
Allred Barred From Steam Room, Blisters N.Y. Hotel From Times Wire Services
James Scripps Dead at 75; Ran 2 Newspaper Groups
FLORA OF THE VALLEY : Tumbleweed GABE FUENTES
Developments in Brief : Ruptured Appendix May Cause Infertility --Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
Auto Thieves Cashing In on Junkyard Dogs ANDREW S. DOCTOROFF, Times Staff Writer
Eight Men Arrested in Breakup of Southland Bookmaking Operation From United Press International
BUSINESS
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Fashion to Flatter MARJORIE S. DEANE, Marjorie S. Deane, a merchandising and fashion consultant, is chairman of New York-based Tobe Associates
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : High-Technology CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Greenhouses Replace Man With the Hoe BRUCE KEPPEL, Times Staff Writer
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Oil Services LESLIE BERKMAN
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Leisure Less Leisurely HAROLD VOGEL, Harold Vogel is a vice president of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and author of "Entertainment Industry Economics," Cambridge University Press, 1986
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Tourism MARY ANN GALANTE
The Price is Right? Not at Some Firms JOHN F. LAWRENCE
Los Angeles County
'86 Economy Was Sunny, but With Some Clouds FREDERICK M. MUIR, Orange County Business Editor
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Defense CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Los Angeles County
Networks Send Upsetting Signal to Local Stations PAUL RICHTER, Times Staff Writer
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Affording Homes GLENN E. CRELLIN, Glenn E. Crellin is vice president for economics and research of the National Assn. of Realtors
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Housing Construction LESLIE BERKMAN
California
Heavy Takover Toll
It's Criminal to Kill Firms That Are Thriving
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Health Care ROBERT HANLEY
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Auto Sales to Rise J. DAVID POWER III, J. David Power III is president of a Westlake Village automotive consulting firm bearing his name
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Banking JAMES S. GRANELLI.
Los Angeles County
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Menu Eclecticism CHARLES BERNSTEIN, Charles Bernstein is chief editor of Nation's Restaurant News, a New York industry publication
Ketchup Games Picking Up the Pieces After 1st Chopstick Mailing Went Awry NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
Fragrant Float MARTHA GROVES
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 LESLIE BERKMAN
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Food Services MARY ANN GALANTE
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Agriculture JEFF ROWE
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Higher Gas Prices TRILBY LUNDBERG, Trilby Lundberg is publisher of the Lundberg Letter and president of Lundberg Survey, a research firm based in North Hollywood
Is Anyone Hiring?
Minding Manners Abroad : A Finishing Touch for Businessmen in Spain From Reuters
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Deferring Taxes LAWRENCE A. KRAUSE, Lawrence A. Krause is head of a San Francisco financial advice firm that bears his name
California
Britain Becomes Japan's Favored Outpost in Europe ROBERT W. GIBSON, Times International Economics Correspondent and
VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Rise in Air Fares GEORGE W. JAMES, George W. James is president of Airline Economics Inc., a Washington consulting firm.
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Retailing MARY ANN GALANTE
Newport Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Cosmetics Scheme JANE APPLEGATE, Times Staff Writer
A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Apparel JEFF ROWE
Comics Software
Nation
First Priority Is Quality
NEWS
4 Americans Among 11 Killed in Fiji Plane Crash United Press International
Psychologist Helps Police Screen Recruits : Consultant Keeps the Power Hungry, or Meek, Away From the Badge ANDREW S. DOCTOROFF and JERRY HICKS, Times Staff Writers
The World
The World
The World
For Harbor City Hostel, It's Time for Traveling On to Angels Gate DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Delaware History Lives On in Its Corners and Crossroads CHARLES HILLINGER, Times Staff Writer
The Teacher in Salinas
The Teacher in Salinas
Veteran Pilots Eagerly Return to Skies : Pan Am Recalling 600 Furloughed Fliers, Some After 16 Years PENNY PAGANO, Times Staff Writer
L.A. Firm Recruiting for Posts in Moscow : Americans Take Over Embassy Jobs JERRY COHEN, Times Staff Writer
Drivers' Habits Change; Nearly Half Buckle Up : California Seat-Belt Law Begins to Click PATT MORRISON, Times Staff Writer
The State
The Nation
The Region
14 Holiday Murders Recorded in Soweto From Reuters
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Trashing Bev Hills DAVE LARSEN
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 8 : 'America Cannot Do a Damn Thing'
1st Violation of Philippine Cease-Fire Confirmed United Press International
Soviets Reprimand Former Party Leader From Reuters
The State
The Nation
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Young Do-Gooders JEANNINE STEIN
Singapore Moves to Reclaim Its History From Reuters
Death in an Instant: Officer Recalls How Partner Could Have Been Saved PATT MORRISON, Times Staff Writer
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Politics of Polygamy ANN JAPENGA
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : A Closed Chapter PAUL DEAN
Probe Begins in Collision of Small Planes GEORGE STEIN, Times Staff Writer
Triathlete Wins Race Against Cigarettes, Injury MARY BARBER, Times Staff Writer
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Reason Foundation GARRY ABRAMS
The World
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : A Saggy Dress Story Stirs America BETTY CUNIBERTI
The Nation
Captured S. Africa Rebel Slays Two Policemen, Escapes From Times Wire Services
The State
Soviets Help U.S. TV to Air Sakharov Views WILLIAM J. EATON, Times Staff Writer
The Region
The World : Extremists Kill 10 in India
Gifts Reflect Hopes of Hostage's Family Associated Press
The Iran Deception: Reagan's Greatest Crisis
The State : San Francisco Considers Olympics Bid
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Fifth Time the Charm DAVID JOHNSTON
The World
End Afghan War, Reagan Urges Soviets : Warns of a 'Higher Price'; World Protests Mark 7th Anniversary DOYLE McMANUS, Times Staff Writer
Leaves Behind a White House Troubled by Iran Crisis : Reagan in California to Start New Year JAMES GERSTENZANG, Times Staff Writer
Shanghai Calm in Wake of Student Turbulence From Times Wire Services
The Nation
The World
Passer-by Braves Fire, Rescues Man Associated Press
The Nation
Champs Take Their Cues From Mr. Clean of Billiards LARRY PRYOR
The Region
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Reflections of Vietnam PAUL DEAN
N.Y. Rally Marred by Hecklers in Tense Standoff : 5,000 March to Protest Racial Attack Associated Press
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : The Investigations: A Growth Industry
No Magazine Appears Today
He'd like to give an enlightening definition of : the concept of leisure, but he's too busy dining Jack Smith
The World
67 N.H. Skiers Rescued After Ski-Lift Cable Slips Associated Press
When Oklahoma Woman Turned Bank Into a Home, She Got a Lot for Her Money Associated Press
Half a Century on Campaign Trail : TV Convinces Veteran Political Volunteer That It's Time to Quit JEFF BATER, United Press International
The Region
I watched "The Christmas Toy" and absolutely loved it. It...
The Teacher in Salinas
Santa Monica's Epstein Ponders a Comeback : Out of Office but Not Out of Town ALAN CITRON, Times Staff Writer
Door-to-Door License Squad : Dogged Scouts Collect Late Fees at the Source CARMEN VALENCIA and HARRY BERNSTEIN, Times Staff Writer
The Nation : Philadelphia Bars Hirings
Recapping a Year's Advances, Setbacks JANICE MALL
Two Gondolas Plunge 40 Feet in France, Injuring 36 Skiers From Times Wire Services
Scientists Fish for Answers in Troubled Waters JILL STEWART, Times Staff Writer
New Tax Law Takes Its First Bite This Week JONATHAN PETERSON, Times Staff Writer
Sewage Sleuths : Small Army of Researchers Follows Pollutants to Ocean, Monitors Their Effects JILL STEWART, Times Staff Writer
Book Commemorates Mao From Reuters
Vodka, Drugs Seen Fueling Soviet Riot From the Washington Post
May a Lamp Brighten Your Days Zan Thompson
Ball-Bearing Gun Used in London Art Theft Associated Press
Two Boys Killed in Fire as Father Leaps to Safety United Press International
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Home for Homeless Finds a Home KATHLEEN HENDRIX
S.F. Hotel Has a Suite Deal--for $20,000 JACK SCHREIBMAN, Associated Press
Better Than Ever? : TV News: Demise Is Exaggerated DAVID SHAW, Times Staff Writer
I've always thought I had sophisticated television viewing...
Why a well-written, well-acted show like "Downtown" has...
The State
The State
$200-Million Project Planned to Rid It of Pollution : India to Cleanse Its Holy River--the 1,500-Mile-Long Ganges RICHARD M. WEINTRAUB, The Washington Post
Blast Rips W. German Ski Resort Hotel; 7 Die, 16 Hurt From Times Wire Services
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 4 : Threat of a Communist Iran Was the Stick
The State
Bokassa's Trial to Go On Till March to Hear All Witnesses United Press International
U.S., State Approve Closing of BKK Toxic Waste Area MIKE WARD, Times Staff Writer
Ammunition Blows Up in Tehran Accident Associated Press
Fakes, Technology Are Weapons in Pottery War TAMARA JONES, Associated Press
Man Serves Time, but Was He Guilty? : Murder Case Dropped After 15 Years Associated Press
Boat Owners Request Slip Fee Moratorium BARBARA BAIRD, Times Staff Writer
Even for the Best and Brightest, Finding the Right College Takes Its Toll PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, Times Staff Writer
Zionism's Sacred Cows Satirized : Israeli Comedian Helps Nation Laugh at Itself DAN FISHER, Times Staff Writer
Soviet Leader Shakes Up System : Gorbachev Faces Huge Obstacles to Reform WILLIAM J. EATON, Times Staff Writer
CAMP Program Putting a Crimp in Supply : War on Marijuana Growing Forcing Up Street Price From United Press International
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 6 : Did the CIA Need an OK in Writing?
Azusa Voters to Decide Status of Elective Mayor : Council Acts Amid Friction With Moses; Country Club May Also Be on Ballot MIKE WARD, Times Staff Writer
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Too Much Support? GARY LIBMAN
Crowd Forms in Cerritos for Soon-Vacant Council Seats STEVEN R. CHURM, Times Staff Writer
Volunteers Move Facility to Angels Gate : South Bay Hostel Travels to Park in San Pedro DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Falcons Make City Unsafe for Pigeons Associated Press
The Teacher in Salinas
Animal House : Stuffed-Toy Collector Poses for Family Photo With Cast of a Thousand KAREN ROEBUCK, Times Staff Writer
Community TV Goes on the Air : Pasadena Prepares to Become Video Village ASHLEY DUNN, Times Staff Writer
Enough already on who has a better show, Johnny Carson or...
'Five Sisters' and Others
Digging for Indian Pots : Brazen Thieves Plunder History With a Shovel TAMARA JONES, Associated Press
Caffeine in Coffee Found Beneficial to Asthmatics DELTHIA RICKS, United Press International
To all those involved in "Andy Williams and the NBC Kids...
Montreal Store Chain Removes English Signs Associated Press
Minicomputer Helps Dentists Create Porcelain Fillings GAYLE YOUNG, United Press International
Having read the entire series of "Anne of Green Gables" by...
7 Killed as 2 Planes Crash in Bay Area, Kern County DEAN MURPHY, Times Staff Writer
Rhode Island Landfill Expected to Become Huge Butte KEN FRANCKLING, United Press International
Many East Coast Cities Running Out of Space, Answers for Trash KEN FRANCKLING, United Press International
Residents 'Pillaging and Sacking San Juan County for 100 Years' : Pothunters Resent Enforcement of Federal Law TAMARA JONES, Associated Press
Apartment Building in Crossfire of 2 Cities' Rent Control Border War JOHN L. MITCHELL, Times Staff Writer
David and Maddie of "Moonlighting" are a lot of fun. Their...
A Child's Dilemma : Boy, 10, Turns in Mother, Stepfather to Police for Marijuana Possession JESSE KATZ, Times Staff Writer
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 7 : Iran Gets Its Missiles, the Contras Get Guns
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 10 : Looking for the 'Smoking Gun'
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : The Unfolding of the Iran Deception : A Chronology
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : It's Not All in the Game JOHN DREYFUSS
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Well, What's in a Name, Anyway? LYNN SMITH
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 2 : Mocking Reagan's Pledges of Strength
Stakes, Tensions High in College-Entry Race PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, Times Staff Writer
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 9 : The Money Winds Up With the Contras
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : The Money Flow: How The Deals Were Made
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 11 : Reagan Finally Got the Message
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 1 : 'Come See! Come See! They're Taking Mr. Buckley!'
Survey Finds Opposition to Use of Public Lots for Valet Parking KAREN ROEBUCK, Times Staff Writer
A new star has appeared. It's Mark Greenstreet ("Brat...
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 3 : Enough to Make a Middleman Smile
He Left His Heart in Baltimore : Hollywood TV Writer, Novelist Can't Forget Hometown MARJORIE MARKS, Marks is Los Angeles free-lance writer. and
Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Fund-Raising Walk for Parkinson's
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : Staff for The Iran Deception Special Report
Mother Margarita's Dreams and Prayers Sustain Her Hospital EDMUND NEWTON, Times Staff Writer
The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 5 : Reagan Called Ollie North 'My Marine'
Witnesses Sought to Accident that Killed Pedestrian Dec. 17
TRAVEL
What to Do If You Miss a Flight or Lose a Ticket TONI TAYLOR, Taylor, an authority on the travel industry, lives in Los Angeles.
Brochures Tell About Tempting '87 Destinations HANK KOVELL, Kovell is a veteran journalist in seniors' interests.
Big Plans for Big Bear During Winter Season FRANK RILEY, Riley is travel columnist for Los Angeles magazine and a regular contributor to this section
Step Up the Gangplank to Choose Your '87 Sea SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch are Los Angeles free-lance writers.
Vacation Memories : Finding the Spirit of Christmas in August on a Train Ride in Italy WALTER HACKETT, Hackett is a Boston free-lance writer.
The Moor Reigns Supreme in the vast, Isolated Countryside of Northwestern Ireland, Which Is Largely Peat Bog, Wind-Swept, Barren Donegal BETH REIBER, Reiber, of Lawrence, Kan., is the author of the 1986 "Frommer Dollar-Wise Guide to Japan and Hong Kong." and
Standby Rates at N.Y. Hotel
Where Asian Pepper Pot Meets the Melting Pot BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY, Beyer and Rabey are Los Angeles travel writers.
Palomar Mountain Is Place for the Star-Struck MICHELE GRIMM and TOM GRIMM, The Grimms of Laguna Beach are authors of "Away for the Weekend," a travel guide to Southern California.
BOOKS
Book Review of the Year Lee Dembart
Ultramarine by Raymond Carver (Random House: $13.95; 114 pp.) David St. John, St. John's most recent book of poems is "No Heaven" (Houghton Mifflin). He was the 1984 recipient of the Prix de Rome and teaches at Johns Hopkins University. and
THE FINANCING OF TERROR by James Adams (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 265 pp.) Robin Wright, Wright, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is the author of "Sacred Rage: The Wrath of Militant Islam" (Simon & Schuster). and
NONFICTION : HEROES AND VILLAINS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BEACH BOYS by Steven Gaines (New American Library: $17.95; 374 pp., black-and-white photographs). Don Waller
Critics' Choice 1986 : The best books of 1986? The Times asked its regular book reviewers to choose one or two titles each to carry away into 1987. Here are the results.
Closing the Books on 1986 JACK MILES, Times Book Editor
NONFICTION : ENEMY IN THE PROMISED LAND: AN EGYPTIAN WOMAN'S JOURNEY INTO ISRAEL by Sana Hasan (Pantheon: $18.95; 324 pp.). Howard Kaplan
Family Treason: THE WALKER SPY CASE by Jack Kneece (Stein & Day: $17.95; 240 pp.) Ted Allbeury, Allbeury writes spy novels and was a counterintelligence officer in British Intelligence. and
BETWEEN THE WOODS AND THE WATER by Patrick Leigh Fermor (Elisabeth Sifton Books/Viking $18.95. 248 pp.) Richard Eder
Market Street: A CHINESE WOMAN IN HARBIN by Xiao Hong; translated by Howard Goldblatt (University of Washington: $14.95; 152 pp.) : Love Must Not Be Forgotten by Zhang Jie; translated by Gladys Yang and others (China Books & Periodicals: $16.95; 207 pp.) Caroline Wakeman, Wakeman is co-author of "To the Storm: The Odyssey of a Revolutionary Chinese Woman" (University of California Press). and
PUBIS ANGELICAL by Manuel Puig; translated from the Spanish by Elena Brunet (Vintage: $6.95, paperback; 250 pp.) Jay Cantor, Cantor is the author of "The Death of Che Guevara" and the forthcoming "Krazy Kat." and
FICTION : HOLLYWOOD HUSBANDS by Jackie Collins (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 543 pp.). Tom Nolan
FICTION : POTBOILERS: THREE BLACK COMEDIES by Charles Marowitz (Marion Boyars: $11.95, paperback; 256 pp.). Mark Schorr
NONFICTION : OF PRISONS AND IDEAS by Milovan Djilas; translated by Michael Boro Petrovich (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $17.95; 150 pp.). Steve Wasserman
Selling Money: A YOUNG BANKER'S FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND EXTRAORDINARY FALL OF THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL LENDING BOOM by S. C. Gwynne (Weidenfeld & Nicolson: $16.95; 182 pp.) John M. Broder, Broder covers banking and international finance for The Times.
Deep Black by William E. Burroughs (Random House: $19.95; 389 pp.) Philip J. Klass, Klass, a senior editor with Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine for nearly 35 years, authored the first book on spy satellites published in 1971 ("Secret Sentries in Space," Random House). and
FICTION : RAINBOW DRIVE by Roderick Thorp (Summit: $18.95; 394 pp.). Don Campbell
A Constitutional Documentary JONATHAN KIRSCH
NONFICTION : PEOPLE OF CHACO, A CANYON AND ITS CULTURE by Kendrick Frazier (Norton: $19.95; 224 pp.). Hartman Lomawaima
Jaguar: ONE MAN'S STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH THE WORLD'S FIRST JAGUAR PRESERVE by Alan Rabinowitz (Arbor House: $19.95; 360 pp., illustrated) Mel Sunquist, Sunquist has studied tigers in Nepal and now teaches wildlife ecology at the University of Florida. and
NONFICTION : DIVO: GREAT TENORS, BARITONES AND BASSES DISCUSS THEIR ROLES by Helena Matheopoulos (Harper & Row: $25; 384 pp., illustrated). Walter Price
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR by Jane Goodall (Harvard University: $30; 673 pp.) Bettyann Kevles, Kevles writes about science for The Times
NONFICTION : THE MANLY ART: BARE-KNUCKLE PRIZE FIGHTING IN AMERICA by Elliott J. Gorn (Cornell University: $24.95; 316 pp.). Earl Gustkey
Passage Through Armageddon by W. Bruce Lincoln (Simon & Schuster: $22.95; 637 pp., illustrated). Nathaniel Davis, Davis, Alexander and Adelaide Hixon Professor of Humanities at Harvey Mudd College, served in Moscow, Prague and Sofia, as Soviet desk officer at the State Department, and as senior adviser on the U.S.S.R. in Lyndon Johnson's White House. and
Left Out in the Rain by Gary Snyder (North Point: $14.95; 212 pp.) Schuyler Ingle, Ingle is a writer and critic living in Seattle. and
Power Struggle: THE HUNDRED-YEAR WAR OVER ELECTRICITY by Richard Rudolph and Scott Ridley (Harper & Row: $19.95; 305 pp.) Victor Gilinsky, Gilinsky is a former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. and
SPORTS
Has Card, Won't Travel : After Playing Way Onto PGA Tour, Lehmann Can Stay in U.S. GORDON MONSON, Times Staff Writer
Gator Bowl : Stanford's Rally Falls Short of Clemson, 27-21 Associated Press
IT WAS 'BU WHO?' : Aztecs Saw Their Hopes of 'Big Time' Go Awry STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer
Maryland Wins Delayed Opener, 76-58 : Lewis Scores 23 Points to Make Wade's College Debut a Success Associated Press
YEAR IN REVIEW : 1986 : Deaths of Bias, Rogers Overshadow Sport Achievements JOHN NELSON, Associated Press
The Sale of Celtic Stock Raises Some NBA Salary Cap Questions WILLIAM D. MURRAY, United Press International
Redskin Kicker Max Zendejas Says Teammates Know How to Hurt Guy CHRISTINE BRENNAN, The Washington Post
TENNIS' ADAMS FAMILY : A Southland Teen-Ager Attempts to Follow the Road to Athletic Stardom His Father Has Plotted LISA DILLMAN
Aloha Bowl : Arizona's 30-21 Win Ends 65 Years of Futility Associated Press
Racing at Santa Anita : Delahoussaye Gets Gift, Victory BILL CHRISTINE, Times Staff Writer
Winter Sports Highlights : Palisades Boys Tournament DAVE DESMOND
Winter Sports Highlights : Simi Valley Girls Tournament MARK LANGILL
Clippers, Less Than Max, Lose to Celtics, 114-101 CHRIS BAKER, Times Staff Writer
UC Irvine Opens Anteater Tournament Against Eastern Washington at Long Beach
Eiland Leads Irvine to a 78-55 Victory
Keenan Goes to the Line to Help Westlake Defeat San Fernando STEVE ELLING, Times Staff Writer
It's Ugly, but Bruins Beat 49ers : Richardson Takes His Best Shot, Makes It for a 67-65 Victory SAM McMANIS, Times Staff Writer
Vermeil Turns Down Job Offer From Falcons
USD Enjoys an Easy Time for a Change, 87-60 CHRIS ELLO
One Man's Wishes for New Year
HIGH SCHOOLS : Watts Waiting, Healing For Track Season JOHN LYNCH, Times Staff Writer
Zungul Takes Care of Sockers in 2nd Overtime DWIGHT PERRY
USC Erases 19-Point Deficit, Wins in Overtime Associated Press
Rams, Redskins: Wild Cards Unfold : Both Teams Holding Similar Hands and Hopes Today CHRIS DUFRESNE, Times Staff Writer
Lazers Try to End Tailspin Against Sting PETE THOMAS
America's Cup : Conner Tries a Quick Check of Kookaburra III RICH ROBERTS, Times Staff Writer
Gibbs Fines Manley $1,000, but He'll Play Against Rams United Press International
Aztec Indicates That He Failed Cocaine Test STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer
Huston, Samuelson Lead Chapman
HIGH ON ENDANGERED LIST : 10-Year Quarterback Veterans Becoming a Thing of Past in the New Most-Dangerous Game GARY POMERANTZ, The Washington Post
Boys' Roundup : University Keeps It Close for 3 Quarters, but El Toro Still Wins
Even Soviets Not Certain They Can Keep Sabonis From NBA After Olympics Associated Press
Hackett Talks to USC, Gets No 'Formal Offer' MAL FLORENCE, Times Staff Writer
NBA Roundup : Knicks Find Hubie Brown Was Right, Beat Bucks for Third Win in Row DAN HAFNER
Kings Get Tough, Beat Bruins, 2-1 JULIE CART, Times Staff Writer
NFL Notes : Some Progress Is Reported for Black Officials GARY POMERANTZ, The Washington Post
Breeders' Cup Doesn't Show Who's Best : Winning One of Its Races Apparently Means Little in Long Run ANDREW BEYER, The Washington Post
Girls' Roundup : Mater Dei Hangs On for Victory
Aloha Bowl : Arizona's 30-21 Win Ends 65 Years of Futility Associated Press
Morris and Steinbrenner: A Radically Altered Baseball Climate : Yankee Boss, the Scrooge of '86, Brings to Mind the Question: Just What Is It the Owners Are Trying to Win? THOMAS BOSWELL, The Washington Post
Orange County Soccer Roundup : Preview of Girls' 4-A in the Making : Mission Viejo Will Meet Torrance for Tournament Title ROBYN NORWOOD, Times Staff Writer
The Dean of Tar Heels Is in the Minority, He Likes the 3-Point Basket Associated Press
Harris' Only Basket Worth Bushel to USC Associated Press
Redskins Aren't Nearly as Long, Sharp of Tooth Mike Downey
For a Non-Passer, Jason Buck Has Done the Outlandish at BYU JIM McCURDIE, Times Staff Writer
WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS : Poly Survives a Battle of Turnovers Against Monroe, 72-63 JIM COLEMAN
NHL Roundup : Canadiens, Lemieux Fatten Up on Whalers, 6-2 DAN HAFNER
Orange Tournament : Aqueveque's Free Throws Give Foothill Upset Over Dominguez TOM HAMILTON, Times Staff Writer
The Three-Point Shot Debate : SHOOT IT: NCAA'S Long-Shot Gets Rid of Some Push 'n Shove, and Brings Back Some of the Skill TONY KORNHEISER, The Washington Post
AFC WILD-CARD GAME : Chiefs, Jets Hope That Lightning Can Strike Again BARRY WILNER, Associated Press
Late Cleveland Rally Beats Calabasas, 65-63 JOHN SKILBRED
Muslim Disorders in Egypt End From Reuters
Cocaine Used by Conyers : SDSU Receiver Admits Drug Test Was Positive STEVE DOLAN, Times Staff Writer
England Plans to Construct a 120,000-Seat Stadium From Deutsche-Press Agency
Community College Basketball : Olivares Paces Cypress
ORANGE COUNTY 1986 YEAR IN REVIEW : BITTERSWEET MEMORIES : 2 Outstanding Rookie Debuts Dulled by Teams That Fizzled MIKE DiGIOVANNA, Times Staff Writer
This Boat Goes From French Kiss to French K RICH ROBERTS
Next Season, Chargers Had Better Be Super
JIM HARBAUGH : Quarterback's Relationship With His Coach Goes Back to When He Was a Cocky 9-Year-Old SHAV GLICK, Times Staff Writer
New York City Marathoners Finished What They Started United Press International
Trojan Women Beat North Carolina, 79-72
San Diego High School Basketball : Morse Defeats Mira Mesa, 60-54, in Kiwanis Unlimited Title Game
Waves Do a Turnabout, Rout Columbia : Middlebooks and Howard Lead Way in 91-67 Win Over Lions JERRY KARPOWICZ
Davis Cup : Cash Beats Pernfors to Give Australia Its 26th Title Associated Press
USC's Emanuel Can't Sidestep Criticism : Tailback Has Missed 3 Games With 'Sprained Toe' and Hasn't Heard End of It MAL FLORENCE, Times Staff Writer
COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Major Bowl Games Have No Plans to Eliminate Conference Ties IRA KAUFMAN, United Press International
Tennis : Here's the Best, and the Worst, for the Sport in a Very Confusing 1986 Lisa Dillman
He's Great, but Where's the Gold? Jim Murray
Hooligans Disrupt Italian Soccer Matches as Country Awaits the 1990 World Cup Associated Press
OPERATION FAREWELL : DR. J : Julius Erving Is Making Last Scheduled Stop Here Against Lakers Tonight GORDON EDES, Times Staff Writer
JOHN COOPER : 'Whatever It Takes,' Is Arizona State Coach's Philosophy, and That Includes Waving a Towel RANDY HARVEY, Times Staff Writer
Ross' 30 Trigger Aztec Win : Freshman Reaches His Career-High in SDSU's Victory MARC APPLEMAN, Times Staff Writer
A Virginia Tech Tackle, Barred From Bowl, Admits Steroid Use From Times Wire Services
College Basketball Roundup : Freshman Chapman Leads Kentucky Rout at Louisville, 85-51 From Times Wire Services
James G. Scripps Dies; Head of Two Newspaper Groups, Ex-Navy Officer From United Press International
FOOD
New Flavors Make a Trendy Pizza JANE SALZFASS FREIMAN, Freiman is a New York-based food writer
Some Basic Stuffings With a Kick : Hot Sausage, Green Chiles, Curry Add Spice to the Bird
Light Fare Will Reign Supreme in 1987 Cuisine ANNE WILLAN, Willan, a cooking teacher and author, is founder and president of La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris. She lives in Washington. and
Variation on a Classic Wassail
Count Blessings After Holidays BONNIE McCULLOUGH
SOUPS : Now that you've had your fill of the rich sweets and other spectacular holiday delights, take a break with a comforting bowl of hot soup. BETSY BALSLEY, Times Food Editor
Cajun Shrimp a First Course for New Year's
Bourbon Balls Are From Mom ROSE DOSTI, Times Staff Writer
Cocoa Is Warm, Comforting Food That's Perfect for Chilly Weather : For Adults, You Can Mix In Coffee or Lace With Alcohol and Liqueurs; Holiday Cookies Are an Added Treat for Light Ending to a Filling Dinner
Appetizers Usher In the New Year : Simple-to-Prepare Tidbits Made in Microwave Oven
REAL ESTATE
Realtors Claim Stories Unfair to Profession
Office Aims for 'One-Stop' Real Estate Services
Realtors Claim Stories Unfair to Profession
15-Year Loans on Upswing : Shorter Home Payoff Time Proves Attractive DAVID W. MYERS
Mission Viejo Co. Project Stalled by Legal Dispute DAVID W. MYERS
Land Purchased for Trade Zone
Soft Touch Finishes Job DALE BALDWIN
Law Firm Signs Office Lease for 15-Year Term
'Nouveau Victorian' Lifted for More Space Dale Baldwin
Newport Beach Towers Completed : Two MacArthur Court Office Buildings 30% Leased
Canadian Office to Relocate to California Plaza
San Diego Approves $115-Million Center : Mixed-Use Complex Will Occupy City Block in Downtown Redevelopment Area EVELYN De WOLFE, Times Staff Writer
Executive Still Gets Name Recognition at Merrill Lynch RUTH RYON, Times Staff Writer
L. A. Schools Place Fee on Construction : Levy on Homes, Other Developments to Help Pay for Classrooms
OPINION
Star Trek' Entered Our Homes, Pointing Us Toward the Possible JOHN J. NANCE, John J. Nance, a dedicated Trekkie, writes on aviation and air-safety issues.
The Attack of the Killer Guzzlers
Congress Must Go Slow on Immunity : Committees Can Do Their Work, but Let Walsh Also Do His PHILIP A. LACOVARA, Philip A. Lacovara is an attorney in the Washington office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed law firm. During Watergate, he served as counsel to special prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski.
Prophets and Politics: When True Belief Differs From Belief in Truth David Glidden, David Glidden is an associate professor of philosophy at UC Riverside.
Silent Emergency Needs Voicing
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Rosalind's Critics
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Silent Emergency Needs Voicing
A Groaning Planet
Of Mice and Men
Soviet Schoolbooks Teach West's Cruelty Robert Gillette, Robert Gillette, The Times' correspondent in Warsaw, has been on assignment in the Soviet Union, where he was previously based.
Ribbon Round the World : Voyager: The Next Step for Humankind Michael Parfit, Michael Parfit first wrote about the Rutan brothers in 1976. He is a pilot and author of "South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent" (MacMillan).
Democrats Must Preach the Positive Eric B. Schnurer, Eric B. Schnurer, a former speech writer for Walter F. Mondale, is now a lawyer
Blood Cholesterol
For CIA: To Find the Right Wise Man Richard Harris Smith, Richard Harris Smith, author of "The OSS" (UC Press), is currently working on a biography of Allen Dulles.
Controlling Your Own Life and Fate
Immunity Can Work if Used With Care G. ROBERT BLAKEY, G. Robert Blakey is the O'Neill Professor of Law at the Notre Dame Law School. In 1970 he was the chief counsel of the McClellan Committee, which drafted the use immunity statute; in 1979 he was the chief counsel of the Stokes Committee
The Society on Trial: Has Mafia's Time Past? George Armstrong, George Armstrong is an American journalist based in Rome.
History by the Decades: America's Pop Nostalgia Florence King, Florence King is writing a screenplay for her book "Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady" (St. Martin).
Dinosaur Frills
Colombia Suffers a Narcotics Overdose Cecelia Rodriguez, Cecelia Rodriguez is the West Coast correspondent for El Tiempo, Colombia's largest daily newspaper.
Tempo's Tires Test Tempers
Silent Emergency Needs Voicing
SDI, a Two-Edged Sword: Defense or Destruction? PETER D. ZIMMERMAN, Peter D. Zimmerman, a physicist, is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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