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What happened on November 21, 1988
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIE REVIEW : 'Fresh Horses' Slips, Yet Still Has Much to Offer MICHAEL WILMINGTON
Hirsch's Return in 'Dear John' Is Love Letter to Comedy STEVE WEINSTEIN
OPERA REVIEWS : Dominick Argento's 'Aspern Papers' Premieres WILLIAM ALBRIGHT
Tv & Video JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Screaming Tribesmen Are a Mild Bunch CRAIG LEE
Pop & Rock JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Dance and Music Reviews : Glendale Symphony Plays Familiar Classics GREGG WAGER
Stage JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Tv & Video JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Movies JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Media Watch JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Dance and Music Reviews : Mester, Symphony Open 61st Season DANIEL CARIAGA
MUSIC REVIEW : Is the S.D. Symphony as Good as Best? On Occasion the Answer Can Be a Yes KENNETH HERMAN
Bulgarian Choir Dazzles With Seductive Simplicity KRISTINE MCKENNA
Pop & Rock JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
MUSIC REVIEWS : Pianist Thibaudet, Symphony Perform TERRY McQUILKIN
By The Numbers
First Off . . . JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Jazz Reviews : An Experienced Austin Interprets the Greats DON HECKMAN
Louisiana Aces Master the Down-Home Sound DON WALLER
Good Business Ties Pay Off--Again--for Children's Museum MARK I. PINSKY, Times Staff Writer
POP WEEKEND : Los Lobos Returns Musically to East L.A. Roots at the Pantages ROBERT HILBURN, Times Pop Music Critic
Television Reviews : Special Goes 'Inside the Sexes' Tonight on CBS LYNNE HEFFLEY
Pop & Rock JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Television Reviews : Channel 28's 'Saucers' Finds a Funny Subculture BILL STEIGERWALD
ART : Illustrating Weisberg's Weakness Cathy Curtis
Movies JOHN VOLAND and STEVE WEINSTEIN, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Gilley Is Enjoying Honky-Tonk Life Once Again HOLLY GLEASON
Sonic Youth Revels in the Cacophony of 'No Wave' Rock CHRIS WILLMAN
Dance and Music Reviews : Rudy Perez Performance Ensemble at Campus Theatre LEWIS SEGAL
'Amerika' Brings Reality Into Focus KEVIN THOMAS, Times Staff Writer
MUSIC REVIEWS : Orange Coast Chorale Performs Poulenc BRUCE BURROUGHS
Jazz Reviews : Yokoyama Faithful to Duke With Mercer Ellington LEONARD FEATHER
OPERA REVIEWS : San Francisco Presents Pavarotti, Freni in 'Boheme' MARTIN BERNHEIMER, Times Music Critic
It's No "Geraldo!" Show but Seniors Are Speaking Out KEVIN BRASS
Stations' Promotions Aren't Always Winners KEVIN BRASS
NEWS
Liberace Ex-Lover Gets Jail Term From Associated Press
Bird Grounds Departing Jetliner With 25 Aboard United Press International
Short Briefly Cuts Power to Thousands
Court Rejects Claim of Disproportionate Penalty, Upholds Killer's Death Sentence PHILIP HAGER, Times Staff Writer
Kremlin Offers Concession on Powers of Baltic States Associated Press
The State
Apartment Fire Kills 2 United Press International
The State
The Nation
5 Sikh Gunmen Killed in Police Shoot-Out From Reuters
The World
The World
The Nation
China Great Wall Blast Kills 2 From Reuters
Latino Directory Available at USC
The World
Killer, 3 Others in Jailbreak
State Court Rules Chicago Must Elect Mayor in 1989 Associated Press
The Nation
The World
Carter, Ford Cite Need for Higher Taxes Associated Press
Ex-Banking Heiress Earns Beatification From Pope JAMES MARNELL
The Nation
The Nation
Hubbell Still in Critical Condition Associated Press
GAO Questions Low IRS Pay Associated Press
Israel Assails Egypt's Action on Palestine From Reuters
U.S. Doctors Plan Soviet Visit United Press International
Future Role Uncertain : Scorn of Quayle Builds Despite GOP Victory DOUGLAS JEHL and JAMES GERSTENZANG, Times Staff Writers
The World
The State
Tropical Storm Hits Mexico From Times Wire Services
The World
Likud, Labor Talk of Forming New Coalition DANIEL WILLIAMS, Times Staff Writer
Amid Blizzard, Albanians in Kosovo Rally Associated Press
Furor Marks Start of Israel Parliament : 15 Leftists Refuse to Take Oath Over Issue of Arab Expulsions Associated Press
OPEC Warned Over Stalemate Associated Press
The State
Reagan Action on North Urged : Judge Says President Must Decide on Trial Question Associated Press
Gorbachev Urges U.N. Afghan Effort : Gandhi, Soviet Leader Seek Action to Shape Government in Kabul RICHARD M. WEINTRAUB, The Washington Post
Prince's Friend Wins Libel Suit From Reuters
Protest Against War Toys Is Scheduled for Santa Monica
Cuomo's Plane Makes Emergency Landing United Press International
L.A. Man Arrested Over Disturbance on Jetliner DAVID FREED, Times Staff Writer
Iran-Iraq POW Swap Date Set United Press International
The Nation : 23 Tornadoes Pummel Areas of South
Book Review : Make a Pledge to Pass on This One CAROLYN SEE
Engine Fumes Kill 4 Asleep in Stranded Car United Press International
Rep. Garcia, Wife Indicted in Wedtech Case Associated Press
The World
Bhutto at the Brink : She's Private, Western Educated and Aristocratic, but Could Benazir Bhutto Lead Islamic Pakistan? MARK FINEMAN, Times Staff Writer
Doctor Who Broke Restriction on Fetal Tests Under Attack THOMAS H. MAUGH II, Times Science Writer
Salmon Face an Uphill Swim, Thanks to Heat AMY STEVENS, Times Staff Writer
The World
Bush Holds Over 2 More in Cabinet, Picks Budget Chief : Att. Gen., Education Boss to Stay Associated Press
Robbery Suspect Held After 100-M.P.H. Chase From United Press International
East Germany Bans Soviet Magazine as Protest Against Glasnost Policy From Reuters
CIA Says Income in U.S. Is Double Pay in Soviet Union Associated Press
Fund Draws Young and Committed Marylouise Oates
Some Say Bomber Portends More Headaches for U.S. Than for Enemy : If Stealth Is Nightmare, Critics Wonder Whose MELISSA HEALY, Times Staff Writer
The World : Hostage Escape Bid Told
'Luv' Will Find a Way in London Jack Smith
Suffers Economic, Legal Woes : Crumbling East St. Louis Stalled in Bid for Rebirth ERIC HARRISON, Times Staff Writer
The Nation
The World
The Nation
The Nation : 3 'Skinheads' Charged in Beating Death
The State
But Church's Struggle for Religious Freedom Continues in Lithuania : Catholic Cleric Overcomes 25-Year Soviet Exile MICHAEL PARKS, Times Staff Writer
Bhutto Dealt a Setback in Pakistan : Her Opposition Party Loses Elections in 3 of 4 Provinces MARK FINEMAN, Times Staff Writer
The State : Church Halts Mass for Gays
Self-Taught Cartographer Mapped Out Career, Helps Others Find Their Routes JAY GOLDMAN, Times Staff Writer
NATO Warns of Soviet Peril From Reuters
Get Me to the Airport, Fast--and Make It Cheap LYNN SIMROSS, Times Staff Writer
Jennie Lee; Widow of Britain's Aneurin Bevan
Canada's National Identity at Heart of Today's Election : Analysis STANLEY MEISLER, Times Staff Writer
No Art Found in Rancid Butter Associated Press
3 Offers Raise Ante in Battle for RJR Nabisco JIM SCHACHTER, Times Staff Writer
Hussein Orders Son to Be Tried in Aide's Slaying From Reuters
Ernest Matthew Mickler; Wrote 'White Trash Cooking'
High Soviet Toll in Mines From Reuters
Increase in Espionage Feared : U.S.-Soviet Thaw Worries Some Intelligence Officers WILLIAM OVEREND, Times Staff Writer
Christina Onassis Died of Fluid in Lungs, Argentine Judge Says Associated Press
Stuffed Bear Back in Cal's Fold United Press International
Assessing J.F.K. : Historians Lost in Mists of 'Camelot' STANLEY MEISLER, Times Staff Writer
'The Poor Little Rich Girl' : Autopsy Held as Friends Mourn Christina Onassis JAMES F. SMITH, Times Staff Writer
KGB Setbacks Only Temporary, Defector Says WILLIAM OVEREND, Times Staff Writer
J.F.K. Era Survivors, Then and Now
40 Scientology Leaders From 7 Countries Detained in Spain From Times Wire Services
Palestine Recognized by Egypt : Only Arab Nation to Accept Israel Backs PLO Decree MICHAEL ROSS, Times Staff Writer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Mother Can't Recall Crash That Killed Her Infant Son MARK LANDSBAUM, Times Staff Writer
Valley Cities Jewish Center Fetes $850,000 Expansion of Preschool AARON CURTISS, Times Staff Writer
'Force Feeding' Helps Mothers, Daughters Lock In on Values LUCILLE RENWICK, Times Staff Writer
Man, 19, Is Injured in Drive-By Shooting
Local News in Brief : Costa Mesa : Late-Night Argument Erupts in Gunfire
Science / Medicine : Control Is Key for Diabetics Compiled from staff and wire reports
Shot From Passing Car Kills Man in Pickup
$250,000 Grant From Rohr for Pacific Rim Studies at UCSD
Science / Medicine : Fossil Hunter's Big Day Compiled from staff and wire reports
Palestinians Liberate a Dream : Words Are Plagiarized From an Israel Now Short on Vision ANTON SHAMMAS, Anton Shammas, a visiting fellow at the Humanities Institute at the University of Michigan, is a Palestinian Israeli and the author of "Arabesques," a novel (Harper & Row, 1988).
Transient Dies in Fire at Fairgrounds Building
Flirting With Energy Chaos
Council Candidate Hopes to Walk His Way Into Early Lead ALAN CITRON, Times Staff Writer
Local News in Brief : Costa Mesa : Truck Driver Held After Rig Overturns
Local News in Brief : East County : 2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Auto Plunge on Santiago Peak
Local News in Brief : Garden Grove : $250,000 Office Fire Attributed to Arson
Getting to Know You
Local News in Brief : Costa Mesa : 2 Women Injured After Running Into Traffic
How to Help the Homeless
'Genocide as a Political Science'
'Genocide as a Political Science'
'Genocide as a Political Science'
Low Voter Turnouts
Social Security
Recipients of Milken Generosity Rally Round GABE FUENTES, Times Staff Writer
Lottery Results Nov. 19
Cancel Your Dinner Plans
California Remembers
Local News in Brief : Anaheim : Superintendent Is in Running for Award
'Genocide as a Political Science'
Charter Review Panel Sees Volatile Changes for S.D. BARRY M. HORSTMAN, Times Staff Writer
Veterans of Verbiage
Real Men Don't Drive 55
Historical Society Looks Toward Future PAMELA MORELAND, Times Staff Writer
Local News in Brief : Santa Ana : Couple Killed in Texas Crash; 2 Passengers OK
Local News in Brief : County : Bus Agency for Frail Gets New Director
Fuller's Ties to County Firms Seem Unlikely to Be Renewed JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, Times Staff Writer
Low Voter Turnouts
Local News in Brief : 3 Teen-Agers Rescued from Ledge Unharmed
Orangutan Tries to Give Zoo Handlers the Slip, Again From Associated Press
Local News in Brief : Mississippi Man Killed by Auto in Pacoima
Builder, Owners Patch Things Up After Roofing Dispute MARIANN HANSEN, Times Staff Writer
Science / Medicine : 2 Win Lasker Awards for Genetic Research Compiled from staff and wire reports
L.A. Teacher's Song Fires Up Baltic Rebels T.W. McGARRY, Times Staff Writer
'Genocide as a Political Science'
4 Escape County Jail, Including 1 Accused of Murder MARK LANDSBAUM, Times Staff Writer
Wave of Development Threatens to Erode Surf City's Culture NANCY WRIDE, Times Staff Writer
Science / Medicine : Anesthesia Study Compiled from staff and wire reports
Dealing With Pier Pressure Has Its Price NANCY RAY, Times Staff Writer
A Museum's Lively Laboratory for the Would-Be Astronaut Nona Yates
A Maverick's Return Puts Her Critics on Guard GENE YASUDA, Times Staff Writer
Using Magnets to Peek Inside the Body FREDERIC GOLDEN, Golden is a free-lance writer based in San Francisco.
Local News in Brief : 3 Jail Visitors Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges
A Construction Project by Any Other Name . . . ANTHONY PERRY
Local News in Brief : Arson Suspect Arrested in Agoura Hills Blaze
A Veteran Too, She Battles for 'Boys' of WWII Herbert J. Vida
Police Seek Public's Help in Searching for Attacker LONN JOHNSTON, Times Staff Writer
Back on Track : CSUN Alumni Follow Up on Plans to Put Student Experiment in Space T.W. McGARRY, Times Staff Writer
Science / Medicine : Clues to Depression Compiled from staff and wire reports
$4.5-Million Santa Clarita Post Office Opens Today STEVE PADILLA, Times Staff Writer
Losers Who Win : Probation Camp's Football Team Gives Players a Clinic for Success BOB BAKER, Times Staff Writer
'It's Only Money' Is Battle Cry as Auction Bidders Snap Up Condos LYNN SMITH, Times Staff Writer
Bush Foreign Policy Must Reverse Obstinate Idealism of Reagan Years MARY EBERSTADT, Mary Eberstadt is a contributing editor of The National Interest, a journal published in Washington.
A School Where Cheating Isn't Tolerated
SPORTS
Tennis Roundup : Sabatini Dominates Shriver at New York From Times Wire Services
USC VS. NOTRE DAME: THE BATTLE FOR NO. 1 : Perfect? Never Before Like This : USC-Notre Dame Will Match Unbeaten, Untied Teams MAL FLORENCE, Times Staff Writer
Czechs Finally Win a Game, Thanks to Titans ROBYN NORWOOD, Times Staff Writer
Trail Blazers Down Nets Associated Press
Another Loss, Another Search for Solutions GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, Times Staff Writer
USC Women Lose to Australia
Golf Roundup : Couples 4-Putts 18th to Give Green the Win From Times Wire Services
Chargers Take Wind Out of Rams, 38-24 : Big Plays Have a Big Impact in Turnaround BRIAN HEWITT, Times Staff Writer
Browns Take to the Air to Rout Pittsburgh for the Sixth Straight Time Associated Press
Four County Teams in Volleyball Regionals
CHARGERS 38, RAMS 24 : It Was Curtains for Rams : Chargers Have a Dramatic Turnaround by Finally Making Some Big Plays BRIAN HEWITT, Times Staff Writer
Names in the News
Big Apple NIT Roundup : Syracuse Routs Wyoming, 107-81 Associated Press
National Titles Cap a Stellar Season at UCSD Rick Hazeltine
Padre Notebook : Committee Puts Free-Agent Offers in Same Ballpark SCOTT MILLER
3 Moon Shots Down Cardinals : Oilers Win, 38-20, on Scoring Passes to Givins, Hill From Associated Press
Names in the News
Raiders' Touch for Touchdowns Is Gone : Lowly Falcons Are Good Enough to Gain 12-6 Win MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Names in the News
Los Angeles Turns Tables on Raiders, Abandons Them Scott Ostler
Chargers Take Wind Out of Rams, 38-24 CHRIS DUFRESNE, Times Staff Writer
Wyoming Rebounds With Win by Holding Off Hawaii, 28-22 Associated Press
Bengals Don't Let Up, Cut Down Dallas, 38-24 From Associated Press
Three County Community Colleges Get Bowl Bids STEVE KRESAL
Manning Has Made Immediate Impact SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, Times Staff Writer
Bears Maul Tampa for 3rd Straight Win : Chicago Makes It Easy for Ditka to Keep His Cool From Associated Press
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PREVIEWS : Measuring Up to Last Season May Be Impossible STEVE LOWERY, Times Staff Writer
No Relief for Rollie in This Ad
Golf : Charles' Winning Touch Is Better Than Ever Dan Hafner
Portland Eliminates UCLA in NCAA Soccer Regional, 2-0
Former Aggie Denies Hush Money Accusations
Elliott Takes Sunday Drive, Wins NASCAR Title : Though Wallace Finishes First at Atlanta, Georgia Driver Is Overall Champion Associated Press
Lions Win in Debut by Fontes : Murray's Kicks Send Green Bay to a 19-9 Defeat From Associated Press
Irvine High School Receives No. 1 Seeding in the Girls' State Volleyball Regionals MIKE KENNEDY
Aztec Basketball Team Opens With Exhibition
New England Wins on a Miss, 6-3 From Associated Press
Broncos, Elway Shoot Blanks : Hebert Throws 3 Touchdown Passes in Saints' 42-0 Victory From Associated Press
NHL Roundup : McBain, Duncan Lift Jets Over Oilers, 7-4 Associated Press
Sherrill Investigated for Hush Money Claims
Prep Review : Dana Hills Parent Hungry for More : Cross-Country Team Has to Win State or He'll Eat His Hat Barbie Ludovise
Titans Wonder Again What Might Have Been : Fullerton's Promising Season Becomes Dominated by Injuries and Frustrations ROBYN NORWOOD, Times Staff Writer
Luginbill Expected to Keep 4 of Stolz's SDSU Assistants CURT HOLBREICH, Times Staff Writer
Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park : Forlitano Nips Precisionist at Wire, Breaks Stakes Record He Set in '87 GRAHAME L. JONES, Special to The Times
Chiefs Give Seahawks Boot Again, 27-24 : Lowery's Field Goal With :46 Left Hands Seattle Seventh Straight Defeat in Kansas City From Associated Press
Vikings Stop Dickerson, Colts, 12-3 From Associated Press
Philadelphia Edges New York in Overtime : Eagles Use a Bizarre Play to Throw NFC East Race Into a Three-Way Tie for First Place From Associated Press
Buffalo Wins AFC East Crown : A Wild Celebration After Bills Get First Title Since 1980 From Associated Press
49ers, Redskins Try to Save Sinking Ships From Associated Press
Bruce Answers Bo's Challenge Like True Tiger STEVE SPRINGER, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Instant Executive Suites Ease Hassle of Starting Out NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
Bombs Away
Care Advised in Seeking Trade Pact With Japan NANCY YOSHIHARA, Times Staff Writer
Corporate Arts : Businesses Are Honored for Their Cultural Contributions JOHN O'DELL, Times Staff Writer
Iran-Iraq Feud on Oil Quotas Stymies OPEC : Lower Prices Feared if There Is No Compromise WILLIAM TUOHY, Times Staff Writer
Japanese Executives Flock to U.S. to Gain Expertise in Service Industries JOHN BURGESS, Washington Post
Rentals Grow as Office Furniture Adds Frills : Everything From Fancy Desks to Plants, Art Is Available NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, Times Staff Writer
Group Tries to Halt Drop of Latinos in MBA Programs JUBE SHIVER Jr., Times Staff Writer
Rent-an-Office NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
Gasoline Prices in West Taking Dip for Holidays JESUS SANCHEZ, Times Staff Writer
Mauritius Breaks Out of Africa's Poverty : Free Export Zone Works Economic Wonders for Tiny Island BLAINE HARDEN, Washington Post
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