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What happened on April 16, 1990
SPORTS
U.S. Women's Team Catches a Rising Star : Skiing: Kristi Terzian didn't win a World Cup race, but 17 times she finished in the top 15.
BOB LOCHNER, TIMES ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Holyfield Spices Up Action at Ga. Golden Gloves Bouts
From Associated Press
With Samuel on Run, Dodgers Win in 10th
BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE SIDELINES : Douglas-King Court Fight Delay
From Times Wire Services
THE SIDELINES : Nos. 7, 8 Lose Nice Matches
From Times Wire Services
Thinking Expansion? County Could Use a Few Shots on Goal
MIKE PENNER
THE SIDELINES : Waldegaard's 4th Safari Victory
From Times Wire Services
He Didn't Want Scouting Trip to End Up a Flash in the Pan
HARLEY TINKHAM
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Welch Proves to Athletics That He's Ready
DAN HAFNER
Lewis Is Mr. Clutch for Celtics
HOWARD ULMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Winning No Problem for Relaxed Reds
DAN HAFNER
Howard Goes the Distance for Cypress : Prep softball: Senior pitcher leads the way with three no-hitters and eight shutouts after an injury limits playing time of her backup.
DONNA CARTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Langston, Bichette Angels of Week
Raiders Face Tough Odds Scoring With Voters in Oakland
MELVIN DURSLAG
Betting With Bob
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Graf Dominates Sanchez Vicario
From Associated Press
UCSD Remains Unbeaten; Advances in Water Polo
UC Irvine to Announce New Athletic Director
ROBYN NORWOOD
Lakers Put Their Fear Far Aside : Pro basketball: Club beats Houston, 113-102, and clinches its ninth consecutive Pacific Division title.
SAM McMANIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reports Say That Former Virginia Player Jeff Jones Will Be Named Cavalier Coach
From Associated Press
Winners, Long Odds Enhance 2-3-4 System
NORMAN DASH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RUNNING BOSTON MARATHON : Even Without Chance for Record, the Best Assemble to Honor Tradition
JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Giants' Bedrosian Can't Close Door on Son's Illness
SUSAN FORNOFF, MC CLATCHY NEWS SERVICE
Fighting Sockers Beaten by St. Louis in Overtime
KEITH SCHILDROTH
THE SIDELINES : Team Canada Beats Germans
From Times Wire Services
Nothing Free About Them for the Nets' Dudley : Pro basketball: He makes one of 18 foul shots, missing last 13 in a row.
From Associated Press
Padres' Sweep Gives Giants the Brush : Baseball: Benito Santiago hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning to power his team past San Francisco, 4-3, Sunday for a three-game sweep of the defending National League champions. It was the team's fifth consecutive victory.
BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Err Is Human--and Very Twins-like : Baseball: Minnesota gets better pitching than anticipated, but defense has fallen on unaccustomed hard times.
ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE SIDELINES : Ditka U. of Pittsburgh Fund Set
From Times Wire Services
HOCKEY STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Capitals Keep Winning With Beaupre in Goal
DAN HAFNER
NBA ROUNDUP : Celtics, Making a Move, Get Past Knicks, 101-94
DAN HAFNER
Brewers' 18-0 Win a Club Record
From Associated Press
LOS ALAMITOS : Attendance, Handle Increase
STEVE SCHUELEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Victory Gives Squall Lift in Derby Field
ED SCHUYLER JR., Associated Press RACING WRITER
Arkansas Derby Field Offers a Mix
From Associated Press
THE SIDELINES : SDSU's Hanks Takes Drake Job
From Times Wire Services
GOLF HERITAGE TOURNAMENT : Payne Stewart Wins 3-Way Playoff
From Associated Press
SURFING AT HUNTINGTON BEACH : Beschen Keeps His Cool in the Final Heat, Wins First Major Pro Title
MIKE REILLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels Beat Twins, 4-1, Await the Arrival of A's
HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes on a Scorecard
ALLAN MALAMUD
THE SIDELINES : 3 Californians on Marathon Team
From Times Wire Services
TRACK AND FIELD / MAL FLORENCE : Ted Banks Has Found Himself Another Star
MAL FLORENCE
Overtime Was Right for Kings : Flames: Calgary's players stay cool, but their coach is testy after goal is disallowed in first extra period.
JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
10 Split $1.3-Million Payoff in Pimlico Double-Triple
From Associated Press
Player's Only Real Problem Is Staying Dry : Senior golf: He overcomes rain and a shot into the water to win as Nicklaus and Trevino fail to make a move.
LARRY BUSH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
1st Olympian Wins in Boston : Marathon: Rosa Mota of Portugal becomes first woman to win three times.
From Associated Press
SANTA ANITA : Grass Is Greener: Saros Brig a Winner Again
BOB MIESZERSKI and Los Angeles Times, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP REVIEW : Division I Membership Appeals to South Coast
TOM HAMILTON
The Hull Truth Is, This Can Be Costly : Sailing: Most entries in the Whitbread Round the World race have no sponsors, and officials are forbidding fund raising.
RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Overtime Was Right for Kings : Hockey: Krushelnyski wondered what the excitement was about after his goal in second extra period.
STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Powerboat Driver Dies of Racing Injuries : Pro boating: Sepulveda's Madelon, 50, was in a craft driven by his son when it flipped near Long Beach.
JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Greta Garbo, Alluring but Aloof Film Star, Dies at 84
BURT A. FOLKART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
44-Year-Old Crime Catches Up With Killer
BARRY BEARAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Thanksgiving': Portrait of a Family's Battle With AIDS
LINELL SMITH, THE BALTIMORE EVENING SUN
Voracious Mormon Cricket on March Across Nevada
JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Longest Measles Outbreak Strikes Young Children : Epidemic: An infant's death from the disease has left his mother warning others about the importance of vaccinations.
NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SOUTHLAND : S&L to Sell Three Palm Springs Resorts in $967-Million Deal
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Yeltsin Nominated to Run for President of Russian Federation
United Press International
Cranston Support Diminishing, Survey Shows
From United Press International
Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : Researchers Issue Ibuprofen Warning
From Times staff and Wire reports
Power Unit Put in Shuttle; Telescope Batteries Charged
from Associated Press
'Brief History' Makes Some of Its Own After 2 Years as Best Seller
BOB SIPCHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LOCAL : $5.5-Million Fire at Cable Firm
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
ISSUE/TAXES : Shifting the Burden
World IN BRIEF : WEST GERMANY : 2 Chancellors May Hold First Summit
From Times staff and Wire reports
12 Injured as Bus Carrying Deputies Home Hits Wall
United Press International
Nepal Reform Talks Collapse; Students Riot
From Associated Press
NAMES IN THE NEWS : Ivana, Donald Reunite for Easter
From Times Wire Services
NATION : Strike Shuts Many Okla. Schools
United Press International and
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
WORLD : King Asks Opposition Leader to Be Interim Nepal Prime Minister
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Rare Condor Chick Hatches in L.A.; 1 Dies in San Diego
CHARISSE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Nostalgic Visit to the Weird Wonders of Venice
JACK SMITH
U.S.-Soviet Mars Mission Called Risky : Space: Committee instead recommends "a graceful path" of coordinated but independent exploration.
From Associated Press
Blast, Fire on India Train Kills 80 People, Injures 65
from Times Wire Services
Clashes Mark Anniversary of Arab's Slaying
From Associated Press
World IN BRIEF : INDIA : New Clashes Erupt in Kashmir Capital
From Times staff and Wire reports
Iran Rejects Egypt Ties
Reuters
LOCAL : Missing 2-Year-Old Boy Found
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
World IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : U.S. Public Support Fading, Dole Warns
From Times staff and Wire reports
WORLD : Food Poisoning Kills 80 in India
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Homeless Advocates Camp Out at Capitol
From Times staff and Wire reports
NAMES IN THE NEWS : Finding Songs a Task for Travis
From Times Wire Services
California IN BRIEF : SANTA ANA : Gunman Opens Fire on Party; 1 Killed
From Times staff and Wire reports
De Klerk Set to End Apartheid Laws, Paper Says : South Africa: The president will reportedly make his proposals to Parliament this week.
From Associated Press
Kremlin Threat Chills Easter's Joy in Lithuania
ESTHER SCHRADER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Poll Rates Thatcher as Least Popular
From Times staff and Wire reports
Havoc to S.F. Bay Possible Due to Big Rise in Seas : Environment: An increase in the ocean level of one meter from global warming could devastate Bay Area, a worst-case scenario asserts.
MARK A. STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HEALTH : AIDS in 1 of 3 N.Y. Prostitutes
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Drug Cartel Splits With Leader Over Bombing
One-Man Protest Stifled in Beijing : China: The lone protester in Tian An Men Square seeks to commemorate last year's pro-democracy victims. He is quickly taken away by police.
DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fisherman Slips Off Rocks, Drowns in Cerritos Channel
NAMES IN THE NEWS : No Welcome Mat for First Lady
From Times Wire Services
Boy Accidentally Kills Twin While Playing With Revolver
JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Police Investigate Cab Driver's Death
From Times staff and Wire reports
NAMES IN THE NEWS : Polly Bergen Files for Divorce
From Times Wire Services
Flying High at East West Fund-Raiser
BILL HIGGINS
London Rock Fans Throng Concert Salute to Mandela
from United Press International
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Wake Held for Youth Killed by Policeman
From Times staff and Wire reports
Christians Flock to Jerusalem for Easter Despite Tensions
From Times Wire Services
California IN BRIEF : SANTA ROSA : 'Easter Bunny' Hops Back to Prison
From Times staff and Wire reports
WORLD : Soviet Satellite Addition Delayed
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Hawaii Sen. S. Matsunaga; Led Fight for Reparations
BURT A. FOLKART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nepal's King Ousts Cabinet, Parliament : Asia: Birendra announces reforms after talks with opposition parties collapse.
From Times Wire Services
LOCAL : Suspect in Shooting Surrenders
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
KGB Office Besieged by Armenians : Soviet Union: A man is killed in the riot following a protest over a chemical plant leak. The incident breaks a 3-month lull in violence in the republic.
JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lithuania to Compromise : Prime Minister Seeks to Head Off Gorbachev Embargo : Leader Hints Giving In on Key Issues
From Times Wire Services
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Cab Driver's Death Linked to 3 Others
From Times staff and Wire reports
Pope Rejoices at Democracy's Rise : Easter: John Paul II hails the fall of 'godless ideologies' and sends words of hope to Lithuania.
WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Walesa 'Not Easy Man to Love,' Wife Says
From Reuters
Environment Concern Comes to Fore in O.C. : Activism: Recent events have sparked a sense of urgency about the quality of life--and some action.
STEVEN R. CHURM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NAMES IN THE NEWS : Sinatra Painting Nets $17,000
From Times Wire Services
LOCAL : Missing Boy, 2, Found Unhurt in Parking Lot
MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Industrial-Strength Design Studio Pays Homage to Past
LEON WHITESON
Spoonful of Ingenuity Pays Off as Bush Whistle Starts Egg Roll
From Associated Press
In cornfield country, good vibes by the bushel
BOB SECTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hong Kong Acts to Stem Exodus Before Takeover
DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Prize and the Passion : Cuban-American Author of Pulsating 'Mambo Kings' Treasures His Roots and a Pulitzer
JOSH GETLIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California IN BRIEF : VENTURA COUNTY : Fire Sweeps Across Los Padres Forest
From Times staff and Wire reports
'Thanksgiving': Portrait of a Family's Battle With AIDS
LINELL SMITH, THE BALTIMORE EVENING SUN
BOOK REVIEW : Powerful Look at Love in an Intolerant Society : BECAUSE IT'S BITTER, AND BECAUSE IT'S MY HEART by Joyce Carol Oates E.P. Dutton $18.95; 373 pages
CAROLYN SEE
Mandela in Britain to Attend Benefit, Won't See Thatcher
From Times Wire Services
Tanks Leak 19,000 Gallons of Fuel at Montana Sect's Fallout Shelters
from Associated Press
Harry Bridges Eulogized as Champion of Working People
From Associated Press
Last-Minute Tax Filers Can Go to 12 Post Offices
Norwegian, 19, Is Crowned Miss Universe
Vapor Trap Explosion Kills Florida Petroleum Refinery Worker
United Press International
State Health Chief Seems to Thrive on Heat : Kenneth Kizer: The 38-year-old doctor has overcome long odds and piled up extraordinary achievements.
DOUGLAS P. SHUIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : Japanese Managers Go Native : America's charms are not lost on Honda executives. After a few years here, some have extended their stays. And their families are 100% behind them.
JAMES RISEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NATION : Drug Suspect Flees Texas Jail
From Times Staff and Wire Service Reports
Court Rejects Hearing Plea on 'Accents' : Justices: Immigrants may be denied jobs if they are unable to speak English clearly enough.
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Horror in a Hospital: Shots, Screams, Death : Killings: Authorities piece together the story of a distraught man's attack at Mission Bay Memorial.
NORA ZAMICHOW and RICHARD SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Marco Aurelio Robles; Ex-President of Panama Who Fled After Coup
From Staff and Wire Reports
BUSINESS
Environmental, Social Issues Top List of Shareholder Concerns : Investing: Many firms are feeling pressure on everything from pollution to divestment in South Africa.
RICK GLADSTONE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
P.M. BRIEFING : Sports Daily Plans Expansion
From Times Wire Services
Major Banks Report Low Quarter Earnings
From Reuters
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : MUTUAL FUNDS
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : FOREIGN STOCK MARKETS
P.M. BRIEFING : IBM Reports 9.2% Earnings Hike
From Times Wire Services
Air-Fare War Hits State for 1st Time in Years : Airlines: Competitors are rushing to match Southwest's $59 one-way trip from Burbank to Oakland. This may be just the start of price-cutting.
BRUCE KEPPEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS
P.M. BRIEFING : Saudis Renew Oil Quota Efforts
From Times Wire Services
Market Watch : Deciphering KBH's Course
TOM PETRUNO
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
Japan Trying to Ease the Way for Imports From U.S. : Trade: Despite stepped-up official efforts, some exporters complain that an 'old boys network' effectively keeps them out of its markets.
TERESA WATANABE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
WILLIAM N. LOBEL : The Boom in Bankruptcies : Law That Allows Debtors to Buy Time Subject to Abuse
Gregory Crouch, Times staff writer
Japanese Disappointed by Lesser Role on Boeing Jet
From Reuters
Pepsico Plans $1.1-Billion Expansion
From Reuters
P.M. BRIEFING : Stock Prices Plunge in Tokyo
From Times Wire Services
P.M. BRIEFING : Orient Express to Rerun Famed London-Istanbul Trip on May 30
From Times Wire Services
US West to Issue $525 Million of New Stock
from Associated Press
A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.
United Press International
Market Watch : European Funds Will Be Hot Spots in Decade Ahead : Investing: With walls falling between East and West, investors are hoping to gain from burgeoning cross-border business.
LANCE IGNON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Treasury Developing Sweeping Bank Reforms : Banks: The rising costs of the S&L bailout add impetus to the movement for change.
KATHLEEN DAY and JOEL GLENN BRENNER, THE WASHINGTON POST
Tuning Into Kids : Entertainment: When it comes to music, children have often been overlooked. But soon they'll have more recordings to choose from and even a radio network.
JUBE SHIVER Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Life Magazine Will Turn Logo Green to Mark Earth Day
Associated Press
High Court to Rule on Suit Claiming Man Was Fired to Avoid Pension Payouts
From Associated Press
Raider Lieutenant Batchelder Strikes Out on His Own
STUART SILVERSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
P.M. BRIEFING : Alcoa's Earnings Down 46%
From Times Wire Services
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
We Knew This Day Was Coming, and Here It Is
JIM CARLTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HUNTINGTON BEACH : Golden West Offers'College Boot Camp'
JOHN PENNER
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Women Run Greater Risk in Heart Bypass Surgery : Research: Twice as many die on the operating table. Study blames a tendency among doctors to ignore symptoms in women.
JANNY SCOTT, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
5-Year-Old Who Was Pulled From Pool Dies : Tragedy: Grandmother describes events that preceded the back-yard incident in which a younger sister was rescued.
TED JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FULLERTON : City Ponders Ways to Keep Car Dealers
TOM McQUEENEY
Residents of Downtown Apartments Flee Fire : Deliberately Set: A woman reportedly suffering from depression allegedly started the fire in the building.
JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
San Diego
From Hollywood Bowl to Skid Row--Easter Rites
JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Stalling the Grim Reaper Studied
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Health Problems Hike Injury Risk
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
BUENA PARK : Residents in Limbo Over Forced Moved
LYNDA NATALI
Battling The Medfly
ORANGE COUNTY VOICES TOBACCO : Smokers Circle Wagons in a Cruel World : Despite growing pressure on users, the weed remains legal and listed as a "food crop" that is subsidized by the government.
JERE WITTER,
Jere Witter is a writer in Huntington Beach.
Wasting Our Future? : The causes of our public schools' problems are hotly disputed by those responsible for finding a cure. : POINT... : We're working to overcome tough problems, including a tide of immigrants. But administrative cost is a phony issue.
LEONARD M. BRITTON
New Feature Scans the Local Economy
Key Water-Saving Role Belongs to Residential Users
LEONARD BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tonight's Medfly Spraying
More Bruises for Health Care
ORANGE : Child-Care Program to Charge Full Fees
MARY HELEN BERG
MISSION VIEJO : Plans Submitted for Major Development
FRANK MESSINA
U.S.-Japan Trade
Carter Meeting With Arafat
Doctors' Fees
Canada's Health Care System
Carter Meeting With Arafat
Metric Measures
Winning Idea
Carter Meeting With Arafat
U.S.-Japan Trade
Canada's Health Care System
ORANGE COUNTY VOICES SAFE ENERGY : Bounty of Clean Fuel and Revenue Can Be Tapped Offshore at Low Risk : Development of the vast natural gas reserves lying off the California coast would benefit the environment.
WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER,
Rep. William E. Dannemeyer (R-Fullerton) represents Orange County's 39th Congressional District. He is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Most Operation Rescue Activists Out of Jail; 2 Held
SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wasting Our Future? : The causes of our public schools' problems are hotly disputed by those responsible for finding a cure. : COUNTERPOINT... : The figures tell the truth. The bureaucracy is pampered while our schools decay.
WAYNE JOHNSON
Man Found Slain in Sepulveda Street
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Ozone Levels Doubled in 100 Years, Experts Say
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Wasting Our Future? : The causes of our public schools' problems are hotly disputed by those responsible for finding a cure. : POINT... : A bureaucracy removed from the schools is spending much of its budget on administration. Students go without.
WAYNE JOHNSON
OCTD Comes Clean on Buses' Puzzling Plates
ERIC BAILEY
Canada's Health Care System
Carter Meeting With Arafat
SANTA PAULA : Search Continues for Single-Engine Plane
Canada's Health Care System
ISRAEL THE ALOOF NEIGHBOR : Patience Is Running Out : An integrated Middle East is inevitable. Arabs will negotiate if Israelis will provide a leadership of pragmatic realists.
KHALED HASSAN,
Khaled Hassan is co-founder with Yasser Arafat of Fatah, the largest faction of the PLO, and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Palestinian National Council. and
SANTA PAULA : Accident Victim Has Heart Attack, Dies
Task Force Arrests 63 in Prostitution Sweep
The Search for Extraterrestrials Could Make Monkeys Out of All of Us
MELVIN KONNER, MD,
Konner teaches medical anthropology at Emory University. His column appears every other week.
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Eggshells May Help Crack Mysteries of History : Archeology: A new technique using shells can determine the age of a site under study. The method has already determined modern humans existed in Africa far earlier than previously believed.
THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Festival Gives a Shot in the Arm to Ailing Health Center
GARY LIBMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Al Davis
Sorting Out Threats by Disturbed, Dangerous : Celebrities: Police sometimes start with only a single letter or phone call and follow their instincts.
GARY LIBMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
School Crime Report Findings in Doubt : Education: Significant differences in how principals approach discipline may skew the figures.
SAM ENRIQUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ORANGE COUNTY VOICES TRANSPORTATION : Traffic Corridors Meet Demands of Modern Era : Just as wartime gas rationing required adaptation, freeway congestion necessitates creative alternatives--such as toll roads.
WILLIAM WOOLLETT JR.,
William Woollett Jr. is the executive director of the Transportation Corridor Agencies.
WESTMINSTER : Restaurant's Owner Kills Alleged Robber
THUAN LE
Southern California Earthquakes In March
Measles Strikes the Young and at Random : Epidemic: Infant's death from the disease has left his mother warning others about the importance of vaccinations.
NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wasting Our Future? : The causes of our public schools' problems are hotly disputed by those responsible for finding a cure. : COUNTERPOINT... : Inflating statistics won't solve anything, and these untruths divert energy from the real issues.
LEONARD M. BRITTON
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Early Ovarian Cancer Care Urged
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
BREA : Landmark Building Destroyed in Fire
TED JOHNSON
Fund-Raising Agency Investigated for Finances, Methods : Donations: The organization raised more than $500,000 in a 19-month period but less than 7% went to programs.
PHIL SNEIDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SIMI VALLEY : Hurt Hiker Airlifted From Rocky Peak
San Diego
2-Year-Old Missing in Sunland Park
ANAHEIM : Body Discovered in Church Parking Lot
JIM CARLTON
Sunrise Celebration : Rainy Easter Still Means Church, Surf and Eggs of 'Different Colors'
HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lottery Results
Getting a Piece of Peace Dividend
HUNTINGTON BEACH : College to Use Gift for Scholarships
The Surgeon and the Acupuncturist : Peru: Voters rejected the hard economic prescriptions of Mario Vargas Llosa to express their infatuation with things Japanese and a hope for painless rescue.
GUSTAVO GORRITI,
Gustavo Gorriti is a Peruvian journalist. He has just completed a book on the Shining Path rebels. and
Nothing Sneaky Here : Contrary to Rumor, Prop.111 Won't End the Gann Limit
WESTMINSTER : Planting of Trees in Parks Planned
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Keeping Tabs on our Changing Earth : Environment: Equipment aboard aircraft and satellites are at the cutting edge of environmental science. One day the devices may enable scientists to predict life-threatening global changes before they can be detected from the ground.
LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Day-Care Is Center of Attention : Benefits: A growing number of employers acknowledge the need to help workers care for their children, but few provide the benefit.
JACK SEARLES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Otay Mesa
Local Officials to Join Study of Cal State Site
SANTIAGO O'DONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marijuana Farmers Pushing Southward : Drug trafficking: Growers from Northern California are trying to elude a widespread crackdown by gradually shifting their operations to forest land in Ventura County.
KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Computer Combat : Military: Marines use cost-effective electronic war games to train command officers for the real thing.
RAY TESSLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gunfire Kills 1, Injures 1 at Cambodian Celebration : Crime: As a group of young people observed the beginning of the Year of the Horse, shots were fired through a kitchen window by a person or persons unseen.
JIM CARLTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Drafts Plan to Trim Legal Expenses : Courts: Budget planners propose law office with in-house staff to handle "conflicts" cases now farmed out to more costly private attorneys.
ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ISRAEL FACING REALITY : Buying Time? Or Buying a Backlash? : The refusal to negotiate with Palestinians must stop before the rest of the world turns on the Jewish state.
YEHOSHAFAT HARKABI,
Yehoshafat Harkabi is a former chief of Israeli military intelligence. In the mid-1970s, his hard-line position began to shift with what he saw as growing moderation on the Arab side. He is a professor of international relations at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the author, most recently, of "Israel's Fateful Hour."
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LESLIE EARNEST
SCIENCE / MEDICINE : Fetal AIDS Drug Holds Promise
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Boy, 13, Kills Twin in Tug of War Over Pistol
ORANGE : Rental Assistance Funds All Used Up
MARY HELEN BERG
OXNARD : 5% Utility Users Tax to Be Debated
KIM KASH
A Son Carries On With the Revival of the Spirit : Legacy: Peter Hilst continues the work of his father, who created a retreat for homeless people and drug abusers willing to have faith in God and themselves.
AMY LOUISE KAZMIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beating Victim Is Suspect's Father
Juvenile Hall Lawsuit Comes to Trial Today : Human rights: Lawyers will argue that these have been taken from young detainees who are tied down, strip-searched or confined in padded rooms.
CATHERINE GEWERTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWPORT BEACH : Snags Still Hamper Annexation Effort
LAURA MICHAELIS
Youth Gym in a Fight for Survival : Austerity: An Oxnard boxing center in a working-class neighborhood could be the victim of city budget cuts.
HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Vote of Confidence for Beleaguered Encinitas
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SHORT TAKES : Heart Attack Killed Robin Harris
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POP MUSIC REVIEW : McCulloch Stands Firm at the Embassy
CHRIS WILLMAN
SHORT TAKES : Film Roman to Do Mandel Series
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Music and Dance Reviews : Barlow Bradford, New Orchestra in Second Concert
DANIEL CARIAGA
More Treasures in Kurosawa Retrospective
KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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STAGE REVIEW : Rediscovering Tomlin's Art in 'Intelligent'
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Ninja Turtles Don't Loosen Hold on No.1 Box Office Spot
PAT H. BROESKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV Reviews : 'David Brower,' 'Profit' Follow Earth Day Theme
CONNIE KOENENN
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JAZZ REVIEW : Hammond Quintet at Roxy's Improvises on the Standards
DON HECKMAN
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Nobelist Marquez
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TV Reviews : PBS Series Examines Illiteracy in America
LYNNE HEFFLEY
OPERA REVIEW : Sendak's Picturesque 'Zauberflote'
MARTIN BERNHEIMER, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
ART : High-Tech Look at World's End Lacks Earthy Originality
CATHY CURTIS
COMEDY REVIEW : Best-of-Year Comic Wallows in Popularity at Celebrity Theatre
MARK CHALON SMITH
Music and Dance Reviews : Moss a One-Man Band at Beyond Baroque
CHRIS PASLES
SHORT TAKES : Old Hollywood Remembers Garbo
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Innocent Pleas Entered to Mapplethorpe Show Charges
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Keeping the Flame of Chinese Cinema Alive in Alhambra : Film: Wu Tian-ming's career was derailed by last year's events at Tian An Men Square, but until he can return home he's trying to work here.
KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N.Y. STAGE REVIEWS : Still a Successful Mix of New Wrinkles on Old Surfaces
T. H. McCULLOH
TV Reviews : 'Working Girl' Title Is Employed, Plot Is Not
HOWARD ROSENBERG
'China Beach' Caught in More Ratings Cross-Fire : Programming: ABC's award-winning series about the women of Vietnam moves to a new time slot tonight--and it could be its final battle.
STEVEN HERBERT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Music and Dance Reviews : DuPeron's It Squad in 'Don't Panic'
LEWIS SEGAL
O.C. POP MUSIC REVIEW : Frankie & Annette: Shtick, Flimsy Pop
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MEDIA : Spike Lee Press Conference: Another Trip to the Dentist
KEVIN BRASS
SHORT TAKES : Ellen Barkin Joins 'Switch' Cast
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'Shame' Still Harvested 30 Years Later : Television: Sequel to Edward R. Murrow's documentary finds that migrant farm workers' conditions remain deplorable.
Perseverance Pays Off for Playwright Hellesen : Theater: After 75 rejection slips, including one from South Coast Repertory, the Orange County troupe will stage his 'Once in Arden.'
JAN HERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Head of the Class in College of Letters, Arts and Rap : Pop music: Two Harvard seniors combine their love of black culture and music to publish The Source--'the voice of the rap music industry.'
ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
POP MUSIC REVIEW : McConnell and the Havalinas Bristle With Energy and Promise
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