What happened on November 22, 1987

ENTERTAINMENT

TRAVEL

Unglazed Ceramics May Be Dangerous for Food TONI TAYLOR, Taylor, an authority on the travel industry, lives in Los Angeles.
Isle of Menacing Cliffs WILLIAM C. BRISICK, Brisick is a free-lance writer living in Westlake Village
Vivaldi in Vermont
None of Those Problems
Surprising Bookstore
Bad INS Experience
But It Cost Us
Canberra: Where the City and Country Meet FRANK RILEY, Riley is travel columnist for Los Angeles magazine and a regular contributor to this section
The Savvy Traveler : Lion Rock . . . Africa at Its Purest PETER S. GREENBERG, Greenberg is a Los Angeles free-lance writer
Bad INS Experience
Movable Microbrewery
A City in Ruins With Buddhas Looking On JAMES F. LEE, Lee is a free-lance writer living in Lewisburg, Pa
Taxi to Huatulco
A Whiff of Rich Scents and Hundreds of Items JENNIFER MERIN, Merin is a New York City free-lance writer .
A Maze of Options for Over-60s BILL HUGHES, Hughes is a 25-year veteran travel writer living in Sherman Oaks.
What's Down Under? LUCY IZON, Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.
New Ramada Discount Available Worldwide JACK ADLER
Touring in Depth
Retreat to Lake Como JUDITH MORGAN, Morgan is a La Jolla free-lance writer.
Cornish Meat Pie
A Chalet in Leavenworth
On a Roll Through Napa's Sleepy Wine Country CHRISTOPHER P. BAKER, Baker is a free-lance writer living in Oakland
Stranded and Alone, She Finds 'Family' in Tokyo AUDREY TERRILL, Terrill is a Santa Clara free-lance writer
Cozy B&Bs Beckon From Lake Arrowhead Area MICHELE GRIMM and TOM GRIMM, The Grimms of Laguna Beach are authors of "Away for the Weekend," a travel guide to Southern California.
The Brontes' Country ELAINE BERMAN and ART BERMAN
Is This Any Way to Treat Your Spouse? Yes! BOB O'SULLIVAN, O'Sullivan is a nationally known travel writer who lives in Canoga Park
Good Food and a Slow Pace on the Isle of Ischia BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY, Beyer and Rabey are Los Angeles travel writers .

MAGAZINE

NEWS

FOOD

REAL ESTATE

BOOKS

Four Generations Down Under : IT'S RAINING IN MANGO by Thea Astley (G.P. Putnam's Sons: $17.95; 208 pp.) Valerie Miner, Miner's fifth novel, "All Good Women," was just published by The Crossing Press. and
NONFICTION : THE ESSENTIAL TILLICH: AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE WRITINGS OF PAUL TILLICH, edited with a preface by F. Forrester Church (Macmillan: $19.95; 288 pp.). John K. Roth
Let the Unknown Be X : XMAN by Michael Brodsky (Four Walls Eight Windows: $14.95; 448 pp.) Stewart Lindh, Lindh received his doctorate in semiology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, where his research director was the late Roland Barthes
In Defense of 'Paco's Story' JACK MILES, Times Book Editor
Nonfiction Michael Krepon
Fiction Tom Nolan
Fiction Michael Harris
Lessons of History
One Poem a Week
Storytellers : Trials of the Beautiful People KAREN STABINER
Gift Books 1987: For Children : A Dinosaur for Christmas EVE BUNTING, Bunting's most recent picture book is "Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour" (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin). and
First of the 'Policy Intellectuals' : LIBERAL Adolf A. Berle and the Vision of an American Era by Jordan A. Schwartz (The Free Press: $24.95; 422 pp.) Richard Lingeman, Lingeman, executive editor of the Nation, is author of "Don't You Know There's a War On? A History of the American Home Front, 1941-1945" (G. P. Putnam's Sons) and "Theodore Dreiser: At the Gates of the City, 1871-1907" (Putnam's). He is completing the second volume of the latter biography. and
Mysteriously Ordinary Henry Moore : THE LIFE OF HENRY MOORE by Roger Berthoud , (E.P. Dutton: $29.95; 454 pp., illustrated) Gerrit Henry, Henry, the author of "Janet Fish," a monograph on the contemporary painter published by Burton Skira, Geneva, is a contributing editor for ARTnews. and
Biography of Collins
The Best of Dickens?
Nin Was Married to Guiler
Fiction Stewart Lindh
Christmas Secrets : TIDINGS by William Wharton , (Henry Holt: $17.95; 259 pp.) Larry Heinemann, Heinemann is the author of "Paco's Story" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), recently named the winner of the National Book Award for fiction. and
The Rapid Rise of Stand-Up Comics : COMIC LIVES by Betsy Borns (Fireside Books: $8.95; 304 pp.) Lawrence Christon, Christon is a Times staff writer.
The Slaughter of the Shoshone : SHOSHONE MIKE by Frank Bergon (Viking Press: $17.95; 296 pp.) Louis Owens, Owens is author of "American Indian Novelists" as well as numerous articles on American Indian writing. and
Beware the Eighth of August : A DARKER MAGIC by Michael Bedard (Atheneum: $13.95; 183 pp.; ages 10-14) Joan Lowery Nixon, Nixon's most recent children's book is "Beats Me, Claude" (Viking)
Corpo Lifer Jailbreak : THE GRAND LIFE by Jan Novak (Poseidon Press: $16.95; 256 pp.) Gary Dretzka, Dretzka is a journalist living in Chicago. and
Poetry Lesson Number One by Wanda Coleman
Strange Love in Australia : DREAMHOUSE by Kate Grenville (Viking: $14.95; 170 pp.) Judith Freeman, Freeman's first collection of stories, "Family Attractions," will be published by Viking in winter, 1988. and
Lloyd Wright's Necessary Noise : MANY MASKS, A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright by Brendan Gill (G.P. Putnam's Sons: $24.95; 560 pp., illustrated) Ross Miller, Miller teaches English and American studies at the University of Connecticut. He is a frequent contributor to The Book Review. and
Androgynous Old Men and Healthy Old Women : RECLAIMED POWERS Toward a New Psychology of Men and Women in Later Life by David Gutmann Elizabeth Janeway, Janeway's latest book is "Improper Behavior," a study of making and breaking rules (Morrow). / (Basic Books: $24.95; 336 pp.) OURSELVES, GROWING OLDER Women Aging With Knowledge and Power by Paula Brown Doress and Diana Laskin Siegal and the Midlife and Older Women Book Project in cooperation with the Boston Women's Health Collective (Simon & Schuster: $24.95, cloth; $15.95, paper; 415 pp., illustrated)
Theater of the Absurd in a Czech Prison : MY COMPANIONS IN THE BLEAK HOUSE Novel by Eva Kanturkova; introduction by Vaclav Havel (The Overlook Press: $19.95; 314 pp.) Rose Styron, Stryon is a poet and journalist who has worked extensively with Amnesty International and the Helsinki Watch Committee . She has made frequent trips to Eastern Europe, including Czechoslovakia.

SPORTS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

There's No Benefit in Nationwide Polling Hours DANIEL HAYS LOWENSTEIN, Daniel Hays Lowenstein is a professor of law at UCLA.
'New Problems for Playa Vista'
Passing Time at LAX
The Elusive Search for the Political 'New Generation' Ronald Brownstein, Ronald Brownstein covers politics for the National Journal
How to Help Your School
Words of Wisdom
Concentrating on Smog
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
War and Peace
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
Campaign Marathons and Juggling Families Patricia Schroeder, Patricia Schroeder is a member of the House of Representatives from Colorado
Sunraycer
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
When a Tract House Is Not a Family Home Dolores Hayden, Dolores Hayden is professor of urban planning at UCLA and the author of "Redesigning the American Dream: The Future of Housing, Work, and Family Life" (Norton).
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
Wading Through 'Wacko' Airline Prices or the Perils of Not Reading Fine Print Gregg Easterbrook, Gregg Easterbrook is a contributing editor to Newsweek
Covert Actions Remain Necessary : We Need Only Careful Adherence to Existing Rules LEE H. HAMILTON, Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-Ind.) is chairman of the House select committee that investigated covert arms transactions with Iran.
After the Horror in Enniskillen Mary Breasted, Mary Breasted is an American journalist who has lived in Dublin and London.
Wright, Reagan on Nicaragua
Changes
U.S. Bases: Hangover in History Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler is The Times bureau chief in Paris and regularly covers Spain. and
An 'East of Suez' Debate to Define U.S. Commitments Geoffrey Kemp, Geoffrey Kemp, a senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was special assistant to President Reagan for national security affairs from 1981 to 1984

BUSINESS

What happened on November 22, 1987

ENTERTAINMENT

The Short Life of Elizabeth Hartman : Instant Stardom in 'Patch of Blue,' Then Unemployment, Then Suicide SANDRA HANSEN KONTE, Konte is a San Francisco journalist

Reassessing the Legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe WILLIAM WILSON

Sean Gets a Lift Nikki Finke

Major Marketing Leonard Klady

Breathing Again Leonard Klady

A Free-Form Approach to Denizens of the Dance World JANICE ARKATOV

Silent Treatment Pat H. Broeske

Giving Thanks for Places That Don't Serve Turkey : Delicatessen With a Chinese Viewpoint MAX JACOBSON

Dog Days Beth Ann Krier

Giving Thanks for Places That Don't Serve Turkey : La Bruschetta: Unusual Italian RUTH REICHL

Commentary : 'Maurice's' Message for Today's Audiences DOUGLAS SADOWNICK, Sadownick is a Los Angeles-based writer who frequently contributes to Calendar and is published in New York Native, the Advocate, High Performance and L.A. Weekly. and

Blazing a Path for Black Repertory Troupe DOUGLAS SADOWNICK

Off Again, Off Again Leonard Klady

Sexy Angle John M. Wilson

A Sneeze Odyssey Connie Benesch

Black Music Fans Say They Can't Always Get What They Want CONNIE JOHNSON and DON SNOWDEN

Radio's Blackout : Why Are So Many Acclaimed Black Artists Ignored by Black Stations? CONNIE JOHNSON and DON SNOWDEN

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : Whodini? Who Cares? KRISTINE McKENNA

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : Puppet Tunes GINA ARNOLD

Allard Finds There's Music After Chorale CHRIS PASLES

Boardwalk Romance STEVE HOCHMAN

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : Ironic Act CHRIS WILLMAN

Indian Fare Far Afield From the Ordinary FLORICE NEWBERY

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : Cher in the Shallows CONNIE JOHNSON

A Mushroom Lover's Dream COLMAN ANDREWS

Between the Lines Leonard Klady

Book Burning Pat H. Broeske

Food From Cold Climates Compiled by David Pecchia

SNUB-bing MTV for Rock-Video Wild Side TERRY ATKINSON

Formula Movies Craig Modderno

CD CORNER : Catching Up on Ray & Sam ROBERT HILBURN

Sultan Draws From the Past and the Present ZAN DUBIN

A Name in Vain Patrick Goldstein

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : The Queen of Soul Returns to Church CHRIS WILLMAN

A Treasure of Jug Band Tunes TERRY ATKINSON

Chorale Looking to the Future CHRIS PASLES

Laguna Takes Some Heat From HBO Movie Randy Lewis

Another Hit Film Song Has Jennifer Warnes Dancing PATRICK GOLDSTEIN

No Justice for Pre-Presidential Peccadilloes : Sorry, Babe, but Candor and Campaigning Don't Mix PATRICK GOLDSTEIN

* * * * Great Balls of Fire * * * Good Vibrations * * Maybe Baby * Running on Empty : : Post-Split Supertramp DUNCAN STRAUSS

Stereotype or Truth? : Business Insiders Review Harsh 'Glengarry Glen Ross' HERMAN WONG

Sad Timing Pat H. Broeske

Musicians Union and LACO Out of Tune? JOHN HENKEN

Bill Watrous Gets His Second Wind LEONARD FEATHER

Why Actresses Are in Love With 'Babbitt' DENNIS McDOUGAL

Def Leppard: From Hot to Cold to 'Hysteria' DENNIS HUNT

Les Anges Chef Trading L.A. Smog for Island Trade Winds COLMAN ANDREWS

TRAVEL

Unglazed Ceramics May Be Dangerous for Food TONI TAYLOR, Taylor, an authority on the travel industry, lives in Los Angeles.

Isle of Menacing Cliffs WILLIAM C. BRISICK, Brisick is a free-lance writer living in Westlake Village

Canberra: Where the City and Country Meet FRANK RILEY, Riley is travel columnist for Los Angeles magazine and a regular contributor to this section

The Savvy Traveler : Lion Rock . . . Africa at Its Purest PETER S. GREENBERG, Greenberg is a Los Angeles free-lance writer

A City in Ruins With Buddhas Looking On JAMES F. LEE, Lee is a free-lance writer living in Lewisburg, Pa

A Whiff of Rich Scents and Hundreds of Items JENNIFER MERIN, Merin is a New York City free-lance writer .

A Maze of Options for Over-60s BILL HUGHES, Hughes is a 25-year veteran travel writer living in Sherman Oaks.

What's Down Under? LUCY IZON, Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.

New Ramada Discount Available Worldwide JACK ADLER

Retreat to Lake Como JUDITH MORGAN, Morgan is a La Jolla free-lance writer.

On a Roll Through Napa's Sleepy Wine Country CHRISTOPHER P. BAKER, Baker is a free-lance writer living in Oakland

Stranded and Alone, She Finds 'Family' in Tokyo AUDREY TERRILL, Terrill is a Santa Clara free-lance writer

Cozy B&Bs Beckon From Lake Arrowhead Area MICHELE GRIMM and TOM GRIMM, The Grimms of Laguna Beach are authors of "Away for the Weekend," a travel guide to Southern California.

The Brontes' Country ELAINE BERMAN and ART BERMAN

Is This Any Way to Treat Your Spouse? Yes! BOB O'SULLIVAN, O'Sullivan is a nationally known travel writer who lives in Canoga Park

Good Food and a Slow Pace on the Isle of Ischia BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY, Beyer and Rabey are Los Angeles travel writers .

MAGAZINE

Descent Into Devil's Hole : Underground and Underwater in Death Valley HILLARY HAUSER

Polanski's Pictures Linden Gross

Sasanqua Camellias GEORGE HARMON SCOTT and BILL SIDNAM

In Exile : It's Been 10 Years Since Roman Polanski Set Foot in Hollywood. Now He Has a New Movie--and Friends Are Quietly Trying to Arrange His Return to Los Angeles MICHAEL CIEPLY, Michael Cieply is a Times staff writer.

DESIGN : The Thrill of the Chase : Forays to Out-of-the-Way Farmhouses Can Turn Up a Rare Antique That Sells for Six Figures HAROLD SACK and MAX WILK

Word For Word : The Evolution of Our Language Apparently Owes as Much to Common Misusage as to Common Usage Jack Smith

Naughty & Nice Mary Rourke, Mary Rourke is a Times staff writer.

On the Edge in L.A. : This Year We're Thankful for Our Health, Our Home, and the Survival Kit in Our Closet DELIA EPHRON, Delia Ephron's most recent book is " Funny Sauce ."

Checking Out the Personals : The Home-and-High-Tech Life Style Has Created a Demand for New Appliances That Pamper and Groom PADDY CALISTRO

Wines for the Bird : Champagne and Zinfandel Are Perfect Complements to the Thanksgiving Turkey ROBERT LAWRENCE BALZER

Radio Noir : On the Air, a Voice Like Dirty Honey Tells Stories Grim as Nightmares. If You Think Radio Is All Top 40, You Haven't Heard Joe Frank. JAMIE DIAMOND, Jamie Diamond is a fiction writer and free-lance journalist.

FOOD : Remembrance of Things Pasta : Cookbook Writer Elisa Celli Knows What Makes Good--and Bad--Italian Food BETSY BALSLEY, Betsy Balsley is The Times' food editor.

Buying Predacious Snails ROBERT SMAUS and PAUL B. ENGLER