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What happened on January 28, 1990
BOOKS
Little Red (Chinese) Schoolhouse : TO OPEN MINDS Chinese Clues to the Dilemma of Contemporary Education by Howard Gardner (Basic Books: $21.95; 326 pp.) Thomas Cahill, Cahill, former North American education correspondent for the Times (London), is editor of "The Bookperson," a new mail-order book review. and
Mex-America: A State of Mind : MIGRANT SOULS by Arturo Islas (William Morrow: $16.95; 224 pp.) David Rieff, Rieff, the author of "Going to Miami," is a frequent contributor to Book Review. and
DEATH WORK A Study of the Modern Execution Process by Robert Johnson (Wadsworth/Brooks-Cole Publishing Co., Belmont, Calif. 94002: $16.25; 174 pp.) SONJA BOLLE
VETERAN'S DAY A Vietnam Memoir by Rod Kane (Orion Books/Crown Publishers: $18.95; 307 pp.) SONJA BOLLE
In Chile: The Lingering Stench of Fear : MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE by Ariel Dorfman; translated from the Spanish by George Shivers with the author (Viking Press: $17.95: 167 pp.; 0670 82021 0) Margarita Nieto, Nieto is a free-lance writer.
GATHERING HOME by Vicki Covington (Penguin: $7.95) CHARLES SOLOMON
Cello Music by JAMES LASDUN
Off-the-wall Street
Card File
Off-the-wall Street
Shaw Business
AN ORPHAN IN HISTORY One Man's Triumphant Search for His Roots by Paul Cowan (Anchor: $9.95) CHARLES SOLOMON
THE DEMON by Hubert Selby Jr. (Marion Boyars: $19.95; 312 pp.) Tom Clark
A. Nonny Mouse and Other Children's Poets KRISTIANA GREGORY, Gregory is the author of "Jenny of the Tetons" (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) and "The Legend of Jimmy Spoon" (HBJ), due in May
Fiction
EVERGLADES by Connie Toops : THE SKY ISLANDS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA by Kate Crowley & Mike Link (Voyageur: $14.95 each, illustrated) CHARLES SOLOMON
THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE by Marshall McLuhan & Quentin Fiore (Touchstone: $8.95) CHARLES SOLOMON
KING SOLOMON'S MINES by H. Rider Haggard (Oxford: $2.25) CHARLES SOLOMON
THE MODERN WORLD Ten Great Writers by Malcolm Bradbury (Penguin: $8.95, illustrated) CHARLES SOLOMON
THE PRISON EXPERIENCE by Morrie Camhi (Charles E. Tuttle Co., 28 South Main St., Rutland, Vt. 05701: $29.95; 140 pp.) SONJA BOLLE
Safe With Her in the Darkness : EASTER WEEKEND by David Bottoms (Houghton Mifflin: $17.95; 198 pp.; 0-395-51528-9) Andre Dubus III, Dubus is the author of "The Cage Keeper and Other Stories" (E.P. Dutton and New American Library.) and
Ava's Loves, Ava's Life : AVA'S MEN The Private Life of Ava Gardner by Jane Ellen Wayne (St. Martin's Press: $19.95; 260 pp.; 0-312-0394-5) Aram Saroyan, Saroyan, author of "The Romantic," a novel, is working with Artie Shaw on Shaw's autobiography. and
BAOTOWN by Wang Anyi translated by Martha Avery (W. W. Norton: $17.95; 144 pp.) Carolyn See
A Pynchon Of Salt
Tracing An Artist
Lying In Wait?
Caustic Curmudgeon
The Biggest Deal of All Time : BARBARIANS AT THE GATE The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (Harper & Row: $22.50; 515 pp.; 0-06-016172-8) : TRUE GREED What Really Happened in the Battle for RJR Nabisco by Hope Lampert (New American Library: $18.95; 259 pp.; 0-453-00719-8) Scot J. Paltrow, Paltrow is a financial correspondent in the Los Angeles Times' New York bureau.
Artist's Memorabilia
Off-the-wall Street
Going Home to the Galapagos : MY FATHER'S ISLAND A Galapagos Quest by Johanna Angermeyer (Viking: $19.95; 303 pp.) Jonathan Kirsch, Kirsch is a frequent contributor to The Times' View Section. and
Mexico and Her Late Father : THE FALSE YEARS by Josefina Vicens translated by Peter G. Earle (Latin American Literary Review Press: $11.50, paper; 94 pp.; 0-935480-40-4) Alejandro Morales, Morales teaches Mexican literature at the University of California, Irvine. and
Off-the-wall Street
The East Coast From Maine to Brazil : THE VOYAGE OF THE SANDERLING by Roger D. Stone (Alfred A. Knopf: $19.95; 304 pp., illustrated) David Graber, Graber is a research biologist with the National Park Service.
A Pynchon Of Salt
Shedding Old Light on Feminism : ON HER OWN Growing Up in the Shadow of the American Dream by Ruth Sidel (Viking: $18.95; 243 pp.; 0-670-83154-9) Wanda Urbanska, Urbanska is the author of "The Singular Generation: Young Americans in the 1980s" (Doubleday: 1986). and
Little Pleasures In Baotown
NEWS
White-Knuckle Commuting : Thousands Zip to Work on Motorcycles Despite Documented Risk RONALD B. TAYLOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Southern France, Exiled Duvalier Is Just Part of the Posh Landscape : Diplomacy: The ex-Haitian despot was supposed to stay only a week. Now, 'he bothers no one; no one bothers him.' MORT ROSENBLUM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adult Bookstores Investigated for Alleged Sales of Obscene Materials : Crime: Police say they will ask that charges be filed against the alleged owner of three so-called 'porn shops' for selling illegal X-rated videotapes. JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : Town That Tells Time on a Rolex : Beverly Hills is a small place really. It's money and glitz that make it different and, for most, irresistible. DAVID FERRELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Americans and Soviets Melt the Ice Curtain CHARLES HILLINGER
INS Aims High Beams on Border to Catch Illegal Crossers PATRICK McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Horse Show Fans Kick Up Their Heels at Benefit MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Top Ceausescu Aides Admit Complicity in Genocide : Romania: They are the first senior officials of regime to go on trial before a military court. The four are said to have confessed to all charges. From Reuters
New Interview Tools Help Crime Victims, Witnesses Recall More MALCOLM RITTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Romania Defector Has Happy Reunion in U.S. : New life: Daughter joins father in Washington 11 years after high-ranking Bucharest official sought asylum in the West. JUDITH WEINRAUB, THE WASHINGTON POST
Police Pooches Sniff Out Arsonists, Succeeding Where Crime Labs Fail KAY BARTLETT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
She Counsels Prisoners Awaiting AIDS Sentence ELIZABETH LIGHTFOOT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Record 2,700-Acre Estate Seized in Drug Case United Press International
King in Exile Awaits Chance to Reclaim Albania GREG MYRE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Radio Devices Will Help Police Track Stolen Cars ELENA FARRINGTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pomona Students Fall Into Lap of Luxury ELENA FARRINGTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UCLA Guest House Needed for Families
Wall Should Go to Waste, Party Says Associated Press
Van de Kamp, Wilson Target Environment KEITH LOVE, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Pasadena Hopes to See the Lite on Utility Bills BERKLEY HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Barry Case, the Double Standard Is Alive, Well ROGER SIMON
Azerbaijanis Offer to Restore Order : Ethnic strife: Popular Front says it will 'stabilize' the republic if Soviet troops are withdrawn. But the defense minister says his role is to crush the organization. MICHAEL PARKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Americans Back Long-Term Care Insurance from United Press International
Communists Act to Dissolve Polish Party CHARLES T. POWERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Try a Little Tact and Taste When You Want to Network People ALICE KAHN
Cities' Suit Over Prop. 13 Funds Dismissed SIOK-HIAN TAY KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deukmejian Strongly Backs Medfly Spraying : Environment: He says state cannot surrender to the pest. Potential catastrophe for agriculture cited. ASHLEY DUNN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flash From The Past
2,000 Attend Services for Muslim Killed by Deputy LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Knowledge of Laws Helps Research MYRA V. GORMLEY
30 Dead, 27 Missing in Tunisian Floods Reuters
'Dumbth' Article Hits Close to Home
Nation IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Lack of Planning Cited in Violence From Times staff and Wire reports
World IN BRIEF : GUATEMALA : 6 Held in Slaying of Leftist Activists From Times staff and Wire reports
Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : NASA Cuts Flight From 1990 Schedule From Times staff and Wire reports
Pacific Northwest Drenched by Storm From United Press International
Walnut Valley Superintendent to Retire
Soviet General Says Azerbaijanis Planned a Coup From Associated Press
Official Halts Gutting of Building from a Times Staff Writer
World IN BRIEF : SAUDI ARABIA : Caravan Kicks Off Anti-Drug Drive From Times staff and Wire reports
'Anatomy of Bullet Wound'
World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Attacks on Israeli Troops Halved in '89 From Times staff and Wire reports
Rothenberg Reported in Bay Area : Parole: An Alameda County supervisor says sources told him man who burned son in 1983 might be in Oakland. NANCY WRIDE and JIM HERRON ZAMORA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Close Calls in L.A. Sky Dip by 47% : Air safety: By contrast, the number of near collisions over Orange County increased 125% in the first 10 months of 1989. JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : New Sunday Paper Begins Publication From Times staff and Wire reports
The L.A. Coffeehouse Scene KEVIN ALLMAN
5 Ethnic Albanians Killed by Police in Yugoslav Riots From Reuters
Lebanon Cleric Escapes Car Bomb Blast From Associated Press
Only Witness to Murder Killed Associated Press
Nation IN BRIEF : UTAH : Pair Sentenced in Air Force Thefts From Times staff and Wire reports
Leave Marxist Roots, Pope Urges Guinea-Bissau : Africa: John Paul II advises the revolutionary government to avoid corruption and abuse of power as it moves toward a more open society. WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Collapse of East Bloc Fans Flames of Ethnic Conflicts DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
EPA Wants 1 Agency for Water Cleanup : Pollution: Officials want a single leader as 'the driving force' in the effort to tackle pollution in the San Gabriel Valley. MARK GLADSTONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hill Top Fund-Raiser in 31st District Race : Politics: Financial statements show that the assemblyman's war chest is almost seven times greater than the next largest fund. DAVE LESHER, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Proposed Payroll Tax Cut Assailed by Rostenkowski WILLIAM J. EATON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Airport Officials Reject Proposal to Put Solar Plant on Palmdale Site JOHN CHANDLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panama Pullout Is Near, Quayle Tells Latin Chiefs DAVID LAUTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Winds Blamed for Road Perils, Boating Death JESSE KATZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Library Reappraises Exhibit on Convicted Councilman BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Paying a Price for Cost-Conscious HMOs : Medicine: There is no clear evidence the system of rewards for doctors hurts care. But worrisome anecdotes abound. DANIEL Q. HANEY and FRED BAYLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rothenberg Reportedly Paroled to Bay Area : Prisons: Notorious parolee is in or on the way to Oakland, Alameda County supervisor says he was told. Corrections officials will neither confirm nor deny it. NANCY WRIDE and JIM HERRON ZAMORA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
New Budget Gives Darman Chance to Leave a Legacy TOM REDBURN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rumbling Buses Spark Petition, Soil Tests Near West L.A. Route JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cuba Pressing Its Nuclear Power Program Despite Outsiders : Energy: The island's first plant is now under construction. It's an eyesore for some. But others see it as guaranteeing cheaper future fuel bills. PASCAL FLETCHER, REUTERS
Mandela's Terms for Release Related by Wife : South Africa: He refuses to leave prison until the government ends the state of emergency and legalizes the ANC, Winnie Mandela says after a visit. SCOTT KRAFT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Political Wife Effi Barry Stands by Controversial Husband SUSAN BAER, THE BALTIMORE SUN
Reformers Assail Redistricting Process : Politics: Two experts on redistricting, a Republican and a Democrat, want to change the way it is done. One says the most recent redistricting, in 1982, was 'unconscionable.' EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : 'Robin HUD' Plans to Enter Guilty Plea From Times staff and Wire reports
Voice of Experience : Painful Memories Buoy Leticia Quezada's Fight for Bilingual Schools MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vina Delmar; Adapted 'The Awful Truth' for the Screen
200 Years Later, Pitcairn Celebrates Its Bounty ROBERT WOODWARD, REUTERS
Rough Homecoming for Repatriate Boat People : Vietnam: Those who voluntarily return from Hong Kong are hard-pressed to support themselves. The key is economic reform now being pushed by Hanoi. DAN BIERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guest House Needed at UCLA Hospital
Java Joints : What's One of the Hottest Things Brewing in L. A.? : Coffeehouses--Some Sedate, Some That Percolate KEVIN ALLMAN
Doctoring Up a Moving Experience ZAN THOMPSON
Kashmir Militants Burn India Flags During Break in Curfew From Associated Press
Cambodian Papers Wage War of Words : Media: Once the target of barbs in the local Cambodian newspaper, a community leader has responded with his own publication. DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Panama Arrests 2 in Slaying of U.S. Canal Official Associated Press
$900 Raised for Tot Left Behind SHELBY GRAD
U.S. Reviews Drought-Aid Checks, Asks Ineligible Farmers for Refund : Windfall: The program was found to compensate farmers for common perils. Critics urge Congress to tighten disaster-relief rules. SCOTT McCARTNEY and FRED BAYLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Love Story to Tragedy: a Too-Often-Told Tale : Domestic violence: A young Orange County woman is slain by her ex-lover. It's not that uncommon. CATHERINE GEWERTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Engineers Bored Holes in Earth, Tested Air
District Delays Reopening of School Closed by Sticky Ooze TINA GRIEGO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trendy? It Grows in Malibu : Business: A TV writer whose career is fallow at the moment turns his hand to organic farming. His crops: herbs and glamorous greens and edible flowers that are served at fancy restaurants. PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hotel Workers Go on Strike at Horseshoe Club From Associated Press
Lewis Mumford, 94; Author, Critic and Commentator on Urban Growth KEITH LOVE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Archeologists Date Farming in N. America to 2000 BC : Prehistory: Evidence suggests the early aboriginal peoples of eastern North America were more advanced than believed, and that the area was one where agriculture developed independently. SUSAN OKIE, THE WASHINGTON POST
Detroit Parents Campaign to Save City's Children : Violence: Every year dozens of children are shot down on the mean streets. Parents of some victims have formed a group to fight back. JIM IRWIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 Marengo Block Buildings Will Escape Wreckers VICKI TORRES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Battle Lines Are Being Drawn in Area Code Split : Phones: When the 310 area code takes effect in 1992, some residents will have to dial long-distance within their own city. Local officials say they'll fight the phone company plan. DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Convict-Turned-Snitch Dodges Death and Enjoys His Dull Life BILL CRIDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pilots Reported Fuel Shortage 45-50 Minutes Before Avianca 707 Crash : Aviation: Investigators say all of jet's engines were dead before it hit the ground. The condition of the fan blades is a key clue. HECTOR TOBAR and JOHN J. GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Battle Lines Are Being Drawn in Area Code Split DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Anatomy of Bullet Wound'
Cities' Suit Over Prop. 13 Funds Dismissed SIOK-HIAN TAY KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Anatomy of Bullet Wound'
Ouster Looms for Head of Lynwood's School District LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Anatomy of Bullet Wound'
MAGAZINE
Pure Gore : His Novel, 'Hollywood,' Is Just Out, but the Great Curmudgeon Is Not Celebrating BARBARA GRIZZUTI HARRISON, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's latest book is "Italian Days" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).
WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? : The Pope, the King of Spain and Other Luminaries Will All be There to Commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Columbus' Discovery. If They Can Only Find the Right Place. DON A. SCHANCHE, Don A. Schanche is The Times' Caribbean bureau chief, based in Miami.
Dry Cycle : New Moisturizers Replenish the Body's Natural Protection Against Parched Skin PADDY CALISTRO
Dessert of Distinction : Silky and Luscious, the Classic Tiramisu Is a Dish That Defies Precise Definition RUSS PARSONS, Russ Parsons is food editor for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FAVORITES : Where a Book-Review Editor Goes to Browse JACK MILES, Los Angeles Times Book Editor
Prophet and Loss : He Has Seen the Future, and It Is Small, Hip and Profitable HARRY SHEARER
Maureen O'connor
Maureen O'connor
Maureen O'connor
Pet Stores
Maureen O'connor
Morris Dees
Camp Pendleton
Maureen O'connor
Morris Dees
Path of Glory : Movable Brick Paving Replaces a Labor-Intensive Lawn With a Flexible Cottage Garden ROBERT SMAUS, Robert Smaus is an associate editor of Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Fret Alert : Top 10 Reasons to Brace Yourself for Still Another Year of Living With Anxiety JACK SMITH
Pet Stores
Raymond Chardonnay Robert Lawrence Balzer
Maureen O'connor
The Perils of Caroline : An Excerpt From Vidal's Latest
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : KIDS : A Close Crawl KAY DIEHL
Clothes Make the Movie : The New Edith Heads of Hollywood PADDY CALISTRO, Paddy Calistro is the author of "Edith Head's Hollywood."
ICONS : Rolodex: A Rotary File Comes Full Circle DAVID LASKER
TRAVEL
Lodging in Hong Kong Monasteries Is Divine LUCY IZON, Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.
Contemporary Cuisine of New Zealand Is Hot PAUL LASLEY and ELIZABETH HARRYMAN, Lasley and Harryman are Beverly Hills free-lance writer s.
In the wake of the Lady Rose : A voyage aboard the veteran coaster provides tourists with an insight into the lives of the British Columbia fishermen and lumberjacks who rely on her daily visit JIM HUTCHISON, Hutchison is a free-lance writer who lives in Westmount, Canada.
Tour Company Offers Flexibility BILL HUGHES, Hughes is a 30-year veteran travel writer living in Sherman Oaks
It's a Suite Life Aboard Many Ships These Days SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch are free-lance writers who live in Los Angeles
When Cold Cuts Into Travel Plans JUDITH MORGAN, Morgan, of La Jolla, is a magazine and newspaper writer
Dogma Disputed
Trunk Trouble
For Travelers in the Gray '90s, It's About Time : Trends: A poll recently disclosed that half of all adult Americans expect to vacation outside the continental United States during the next 10 years. RICHARD MORIN, From the Washington Post
Taking Flight On India Air Passes JACK ADLER
Echoes of an Empire Linger on in Lahore FRANK JOSSI, Jossi is a free-lance writer living in Neenah, Wis
Cornwall Village Is Steeped in Legend of King Arthur and Mystique of Round Table Knights ELINOR LENZ, Lenz is a Los Angeles free-lance writer. and
In Training
Churchill's Hidden Headquarters MARGUERITE OLIVER, Oliver is a San Diego free-lance writer.
Shenandoah Valley Is History Buffs' Delight BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY, Beyer and Rabey are Los Angeles travel writers
Baggage Charges Have Become Excess Headache : Airlines: There are no standardized rules governing excess baggage charges. As a result, passengers are often being forced to pay large amounts of money with no recourse. PETER S. GREENBERG, Greenberg is a Los Angeles free-lance writer .
Soft Adventures Easy on Tourists JACK ADLER, Adler is a Los Angeles free-lance writer
Ex-Con Has a Captive Audience on 'The Rock' DON BEDWELL, Bedwell is a free-lance writer living in Grapevine, Tex
There Are Plenty of Nuts in Merced MICHELE and TOM GRIMM, The Grimms are Laguna Beach free-lance writers/photographers
Irish Books Are Tribute to Princess SALLY OGLE DAVIS, Davis is a free-lance writer living in Ventura.
Tour Gets to the Bottom of Seattle's Bawdy Past CANDY NALL, Nall is a free-lance writer living in Torrance.
Taking a Stroll Among Paris' Baby Boutiques JENNIFER MERIN, Merin is a New York City free-lance writer .
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Numbered but Nameless in Death : Coroner: Thousands of bodies come to the county morgue each year. Four remain there from 1989 that can still only be called John or Jane Doe. JAMES ROBBINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Expressing the Jewish Experience Through Artworks : Culture: The six-week 'Celebration: The Jewish Experience' offers workshops, theater events, a cantors' concert and a cooking class. GERALD FARIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Malathion Spraying and Cancer Risk
Commentary : Malathion Options Need Be Found PETER GREEN, Peter Green is a biology instructor at Golden West College and mayor pro tem of the City of Huntington Beach, which was targeted last week for malathion spraying. and
Pilots Lower Their Takeoff Decibel Level : Aviation: Fullerton fliers intentionally get noisy to find ways to keep quieter for airport neighbors. They listen and learn sound methods. TOM McQUEENEY
Irvine Man Found Critically Burned Inside Scorched Car
Irwindale: A Little City's Big Dreams Turn Sour : Raiders: Residents, hoping to lure pro football to the San Gabriel Valley, now feel they were used by Al Davis to get better offers from Los Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento. IRENE CHANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
IUD Victim Who Fought Back Awaits Her $725 Apology DIANNE KLEIN
Lottery Results
Much of County Is Spared Ravages of Fierce Wind JESSE KATZ and JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Placentia Bank Robber Escapes With About $800
Dispatcher Knows Address Right Off Associated Press
Commentary : Early Preview of Life's Harsher Side : Extortion caper: A mother suddenly realizes how defenseless her child is against the tentacles of a world she wishes could be different. TERRI HAMLIN, Terri Hamlin teaches third grade at Rohr Elementary. She is the mother of two children.
Commentary : Men in Day Care: Guilty Without Trial DANA PARSONS, Dana Parsons is a Times staff writer in Orange County
Reagan-Basher Beilenson Has This President's Ear : Politics: The liberal West Valley congressman and President Bush regularly discuss intelligence issues. They like each other too. ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Love of literature keeps them reading--and debating. Tim Waters
Dog Owners Must Heel to Beach Rules
Residents Have Mixed Response to 2nd Dose of Malathion Spraying ADRIANNE GOODMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Dies After Police Chase
Events in the news this week.
61 Arrested at Anti-Abortion Rally
P.V. Schools Plan Meeting on Busing
Prudential Plans 'Living Payouts' to Terminally Ill United Press International
1st Private TV Outlet in Spain Tweaks Regime Associated Press
Health Leaders Say Insurance Plan Is Good Medicine : Medical costs: Orange County officials are receptive to the Deukmejian Administration proposal, although some say it leaves too many people without coverage. LANIE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's as Good a Time as Any for City to Assure Gay Rights
Land for Park
Anti-Abortion vs. Quality of Life
Let Downtown Grow
Politicians, Tax Hikes and Gas Tax Measures
Studio City's Real Needs
Caltrans' Great Idea: Freeway Orange Angels
Nonprofit Housing
Rothenberg Release and Media Coverage
Sheriff Gates and Public's Tax Burden
Loyal Iowans Reunite as Boone Companions MICHAEL ASHCRAFT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man and Dog
Notes about your surroundings.
John Wayne Airport, Aviator Eddie Martin
Motorcyclist Is Killed in Crash
Cities' Challenge of Tax Allocation Under Prop. 13 Dismissed by Judge SIOK-HIAN TAY KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wike Followed the General Plan
Malathion Spraying and Cancer Risk
Camp Builds Trust to Rebuild Young Lives FRANK MESSINA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N. Hollywood Residents Go on the Alert to Avert Arson
Upper Midwest Digs Out After Storm Cuts Off Power, Closes 3 Airports Associated Press
Wilmington Society Keeps Youth Calendar Promise SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Adoption Law Creates a No-Win Situation
Debate on Refinery Acid Report Delayed by AQMD Officials : Safety: Critics say the overly pessimistic report is stacked against using hydrofluoric acid and favors sulfuric acid. GEORGE STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Drought Is Tightening Its Grip on Ranchland : Rain: For the first time in 50 years, wells are all but dry in the San Juan Creek area of Orange County, forcing farming and ranching tenants to buy expensive, piped-in water. JAMES M. GOMEZ and WENDY PAULSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Events in the news this week.
3 Area Cities Miss Deadline to Show Quake Safety Compliance HUGO MARTIN and ADRIANNE GOODMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Fitness Needn't Be an Exercise EVE BELSON
Stop Innuendo at R.P.V. Meetings
Teen Drug Panel Gives State Experts Some Sage Advice LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pit Bull Attack Sends Man to Hospital With Deep Cuts KRISTINA LINDGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
During Tet Festival, It's Not-So-Little Saigon THUAN LE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Worker Hurt When He Falls Into Plant Boiler
San Marcos Goes to Town : Small Community Lays Big Plans Based on New University and City Hall TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Malathion Spraying and Cancer Risk
Caltrans' Great Idea: Freeway Orange Angels
Sheriff's Race May Hinge on Who Holds Key to Jails RICHARD A. SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Indians Reared Off the Reservation
Santa Clarita Dedicates Biggest Park GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Children Fear Sprayings for 'Madfly' May Hurt the Caterpillars : Malathion: 5-year-olds tell teacher they're afraid of chemical's effects. City attorneys are trying to speed a hearing on the aerial assaults before the next dousing. TONY MARCANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Transfer Pact Lures Students to UCSD DAVID SMOLLAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inglewood, Torrance Form Panels to Obtain Better Count in Census MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Murder Suspect Captured After 100-Mile Chase Over 4 Freeways SANTIAGO O'DONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
John Wayne Airport, Aviator Eddie Martin
2,000 Attend Services for Man Killed by Deputy LOUIS SAHAGUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jail-Control Fight Leaves Scars in Another County : Detention System: After a hard-fought battle, Santa Clara County wrenched control of its jails from the sheriff. How is it working? Opinions are varied. RICHARD A. SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pickets Protest UCI's Shift on Gays in Family Housing ROSE ELLEN O'CONNOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Volunteers Plug Homeless Health Care Gap GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nonprofit Housing
Informed View of Shootings by Police Officers
John Wayne Airport, Aviator Eddie Martin
'We had some tough times and some good times. We just kept on' G. Jeanette Avent, Times reporter
A Church With a Heavy Cross to Bear : Religion: St. Cross Episcopal has been buffeted by the McMartin case, recent molestation charges against a youth counselor, and now, the loss of its rector. SHAWN HUBLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Sobering Story of Progressive Parents and Grad Night Fun BILL BILLITER
Political Forgery a Crime
500 Marchers Protest Verdict in McMartin Case MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawyers and Luck : Superstition: They're trained in case law, logic and analysis, but some lawyers believe that good-luck objects or rituals can help sway a jury. The results are mixed. PATRICIA KLEIN LERNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newcomers Changing Face of Chinatown : Communities: Immigrants tied only by a common Chinese ancestry have brought a heterogeneity--and a divisiveness--to the neighborhood north of City Hall. PENELOPE McMILLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prosecutors to Make Case Against Appointment of Capizzi as D.A. JERRY HICKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mexican Police Say Baja Murder Case Solved : Crime: The girlfriend of a slain Newport Beach businessman is cleared by police, who said that two men have confessed to the 1988 robbery-killing. MARY LOU FULTON and MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Opossums Under and in the House
SPORTS
NBA NOTES : Best Has Yet To Come for Robinson BILL BARNARD, Associated Press
Getting Back on His Feet : Boxing: Henry Tillman, a one-time felon caught against the ropes of life, is trying to resurrect a once-promising career. RICH TOSCHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Living the NFL Dream : Super Matchup: What would happen if the team of the '70s faced the team of the '80s? Funny you asked . . . JIM LITKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Landry Firing Is Still Haunting Jerry Jones DENNE H. FREEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASEBALL : Players Stimulate Money Market on Both Sides of Bay ROSS NEWHAN
Gardena Runner Hopes to Win 10-K, Then Marathon PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Skins Game Takes TV Timeout : Senior golf: Officials call slow-playing foursome off course after seven halved holes. Entire $450,000 still on the table. DAN HAFNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mature Larry Lockley Gives El Camino More the 2nd Time Around : JC basketball: He always had the ability. But when Banning High's Larry Lockley first played for the Warriors, in 1986, his life was out of focus. A stint in the Army and a family changed that. IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foote Resigns as CHRB Secretary BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Super Slip-Ups Keep Him Second Banana JIM MURRAY
He's Still a Forum Favorite : Nicholls: Fans welcome him back with flowers, banners and cheers. He also scores third goal in last two games for Rangers. HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gabarra Revives Sockers in Overtime DON PATTERSON
Armour Leads by Three at Phoenix Associated Press
BIG WEST ROUNDUP : New Mexico St. Beats Utah St. From Associated Press
COMMENTARY : No Reason for NFL to Block Underclassmen THOMAS O'TOOLE, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
Canyons Beats Oxnard for 3rd Win in a Row KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Names in the News
Valley Beats Moorpark, Clings to 1st BRENDAN HEALEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
They Both Have Points to Make : 49ers Trendy Choice to Wear Crown Again CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Krickstein Won't Be Ready for Mexico : Davis Cup: U.S. will turn to Agassi or Berger for first-round match next weekend at La Costa. THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Improving Dominguez Hills Splits 2 PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Milwaukee' Play Doesn't Work : Clippers: Manning gets career-high 39 points, but L. A. loses to Portland, 118-115, for fourth consecutive defeat. SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Betting With Bob
Bradshaw Struggles, but Gulls Still Win RICK HAZELTINE
Gonzaga Slows, Can't Stop Loyola : Lions: Victory over Bulldogs, 99-88, results in three-game lead in WCC race, hints of first-round tournament disparity. ALAN DROOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP WRAPUP : Basketball Teams to Watch in the Home Stretch ROB FERNAS
NHL ROUNDUP : How Sweet It Is for Islanders at Home From Associated Press
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Shut Down by Bakersfield
A Bleak Situation Suddenly Improves for Harness Racing
THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Granada Hills Wins With Players' Choice STEVE ELLING
Everyone Is an Expert at Picking This Game GARR KLUENDER
THE COLLEGES : Fearless Forecast for a Few Feats and Fumbles in 1990 MIKE HISERMAN
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Balanced Attack Leads Valley Women to Rout of Moorpark, 79-49 BRENDAN HEALEY
CSUN Falls From Lofty Heights After Loss to Riverside JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CSUN's Teobaldi Reaches Final of Tennis Tournament
GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : No. 2 Ocean View Falls to Fountain Valley in Overtime
Landry Going to Canton, but Davis Misses Again : Hall of Fame: Griese, Hendricks, Buchanan, Harris, Lambert and St. Clair also elected for enshrinement. BOB OATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Happy Haunting for Nicholls, 3-1 : Hockey: Forum fans love it as center returns and gets the final goal in Rangers' victory over slumping Kings. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
49ers Look to Overlooked McKyer for Aid in Defending Elway BOB GLAUBER, NEWSDAY
CSUN Volleyball Team Places 6th in Santa Barbara
COMMENTARY : Sudden Death No Way to End a Professional Football Game BUD GREENSPAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES: B ud Greenspan is a producer-director of documentary sports films
Mitchell's Foul Shots Save 49ers : CS Long Beach: Only 51% from the free-throw line, he makes two in the clutch in an 85-83 victory over San Jose State. DICK WAGNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Student Says Miami Quarterback Punched Him
Southlanders Are Favored in Super Bowl Race KEVIN LINDSEY
College Basketball Roundup
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Syracuse Ends Georgetown Home Streak in Big Way From Associated Press
Poor Shooting Dooms Pepperdine : Waves: They play without leading scorer Dexter Howard and make only 39% of field-goal attempts in 82-67 loss. RAY RIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NOTEBOOK : Head Bear Isn't Bullish on the 49ers LARRY STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HORSE RACING : Pincay to Be Sidelined for at Least a Month With Broken Collarbone JAY HOVDEY
Holbert Keeps Getting Better, Leads USD Past Santa Clara From Staff and Wire Reports
MOTOR RACING : MOTOCROSS AT ANAHEIM : Bradshaw Crosses Up Veterans, Holds On to Win TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Madkins' Acting No Flop for UCLA : College basketball: Bruin guard takes charge as Payton draws fourth foul in key play of 94-80 victory over Oregon State. JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trojans Lose Track of Time in Loss : USC: Nobody asks officials to stop the clock after Oregon takes 66-65 lead with four seconds left in the game. CHRIS BAKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
College Guard Makes 15 Three-Pointers Associated Press
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Montclair Prep Slips Past Western Christian, 76-74
GOLF : Touring Pros May Become Worldbeaters SHAV GLICK
NEWPORT PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT : Claar Scores Clear Victory, Winning by 5 MARCI HANOVER
WOMEN'S ROUNDUP : Long Beach Rallies to Victory
They're Checking the Standings Before the Ledger : Pat Bowlen: Bronco owner has knocked heads with the old guard with an unabashed style. His technique is working. MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Than Stroke of Good Luck : Australian Open: Edberg, Lendl reach final with different but efficient styles. STEVE WILSTEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Long Beach's Brian Jones Moving to Dominguez Hills PAUL McLEOD
Bryan Murray: Ties to the Washington Capitals Still Bind WILLIAM GILDEA, WASHINGTON POST
Improving Easy as A, Plan B, C : NFL: Talent scouts, Chargers' Bobby Beathard among them, look to upgrade teams in second year of free-agent program. CURT HOLBREICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TIMES INDOOR GAMES : An International Field Is Set for Meet
PACIFIC 10 ROUNDUP : Pittsburgh Ends Arizona's Dominance of the Big East From Associated Press
El Camino Shocked by Mt. SAC--Again IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Golden West Survives a Big Chill STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE BASEBALL PREVIEW : Matadors Preparing for Prime Time With Hard-Hitting Schedule GARY KLEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
They're Checking the Standings Before the Ledger : Eddie DeBartolo Jr.: 49er owner knows what he wants and is willing to spend whatever he thinks is necessary to get it. BOB OATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Jessie Wins It, but Defense Is Key for Edison MICHAEL ITAGAKI MICHAEL ITAGAKI
SUPER BOWL POLL : Bakker Has Inside Information From Scripps Howard News Service
WCC ROUNDUP : McWhorter Leads USF Win From Associated Press
Edberg Pulls Up and Pulls Out : Australian Open: Lendl wins when Swede defaults with injured stomach muscle. From Associated Press
Six More UNLV Players Suspended for Unpaid Phone Bills From Associated Press
Craig Meets Heavyweights Every Week MIKE DOWNEY
Driver Filion Is Still Very Much Driven ED SCHUYLER JR., ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday Silence Selected 1989's Horse of the Year JAY HOVDEY
Smith Shares the History, but Lott Owns the Rings : Players: Defensive backs have been competing for more than a decade, even when they were roommates at USC. MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NBA ROUNDUP : Malone Eloquently States His Case, Scoring 61 Points in Jazz Victory From Associated Press
Struggling Aztecs Win Big Against 1-16 UC Irvine
BUSINESS
Chicago Board of Trade Faces Life After Scandal : Commodities: The exchange is seeking ways to prevent the kind of trader fraud that resulted in last year's federal probe. From Associated Press
On The Record
Foreign Businesses Show Interest but Move Cautiously in Eastern Bloc : Eastern Europe: Predictions of an impending investment boom are exaggerated, experts say. Businessmen are wary of primitive conditions and political instability. ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Energy, More Opportunity Than Crisis JAMES FLANIGAN
Archbishop Mahony Objects to a Column on Union Organizing of Cemetery Workers
Reforms in the East Will Help West IRWIN L. KELLNER, IRWIN L. KELLNER is chief economist at Manufacturers Hanover in New York
Viewpoints : The Chip Industry After U.S. Memories SHARON BERNSTEIN, Bernstein is a free-lance journalist
Home Prices Stay High Amid Perpetual Gloom
Western Firms Taking It Slow in the East Bloc : Eastern Europe: Predictions of an impending investment boom are exaggerated, experts say. Businessmen are wary of primitive conditions and political instability. ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Where Have All the Raiders Gone? : Takeovers: In the past decade, brash corporate predators rose to fame, reshaped the business landscape, then fell from glory. What became of them? KATHY M. KRISTOF, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State's Two Car Plants--Study in Sharp Contrasts : Automobiles: At the NUMMI operation in Fremont, Japanese-style management is having positive results. The same cannot be said of GM's Van Nuys facility. BARRY STAVRO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Theme Parks Take a Wild Ride to Catch Disney : Entertainment: MCA's studio tours and scare rides, Sea World's Forbidden Reef and new roller coasters all over are aimed at cutting into the industry leader. MARY ANN GALANTE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
On the Run With TV's Marathon Man : Producer Dean Hargrove specializes in solving mysteries--zillions of 'em IRV LETOFSKY
A Day In The Life
The Baffling, Alluring World of Kate Bush TERRY ATKINSON
L.A. Center for Photographic Studies Finds a Home SHAUNA SNOW
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
'Daydream Believer' Disillusioned With Record Industry MICHAEL ARKUSH
Films going into production: David Pecchia \f7
*** THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS "Flood" Elektra : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). CHRIS WILLMAN
Starting Out Right Kathie Jenkins \f7
And Lest We Forget: PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
Dramatic Difference at South Coast Repertory Rick Vanderknyff
CAAccess
Quibbles & Bits
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
Secret Ingredient
A Matter of Gravity
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
*** 1/2 DEF JEF "Just a Poet With Soul" Delicious Vinyl : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). JONATHAN GOLD
Baker, at Last From Stacy Jenel Smith
Spin Cycle: PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
'Why is it that the pop critical establishment has turned into a stronghold : for pretense?'
Joss: The Next Stage in Chinese Restaurants : From the decor to its menu to the Sunset Boulevard prices, it has a style all its own RUTH REICHL
If Your Movie Mouth Runneth Over, Please Do Not Disturb the 'Avids' Randy Lewis
Support for Gay Stage
Tombstone Territory From Pat H. Broeske
Look It Up
Terrorist Torch
A Matter of Gravity
Imperfect 'Mermaid' From John M. Wilson
Trade War on the Art Front : A designer tries to provide a graphic and sometimes irreverent explanation of the trade inequities between Japan and the United States RICHARD STAYTON
A Child Prodigy . . . 90 Years Later : Though his eyesight and hearing are fading, pianist Horszowski manages an active career at age 97 JOHN G. ZAWADZINSKI, Zawadzinski is a free-lance writer who has reported on Horszowski for nearly 20 years, frequently for the Nowy Dziennik (Polish Daily) newspaper based in New York
Sara Hickman's Down-Home Irony STEVE HOCHMAN
*** 1/2 DESERT ROSE BAND "Pages of Life" Curb/MCA : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). RANDY LEWIS
Grandmother's Tale Inspired 'Piano' JANICE ARKATOV
Celebrating a Non-Celebrity Quintet HERBERT GLASS
Creators Revive Their Broadway Baby : Can a 25-year-old failed Broadway musical about a love-struck member of the Communist Party find an audience in Pasadena? MARTIN GOTTFRIED, Gottfried's biography of Bob Fosse, "All His Jazz," will be published this year by Bantam Books. Next year, Harry N. Abrams Inc. will publish his sequel, "More Broadway Musicals." and
*** QUEEN LATIFAH "All Hail the Queen" Tommy Boy : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). DUFF MARLOWE
Stars Lending a Hand for AIDS Benefit in Pasadena DANIEL CARIAGA
In Search of . . . Andrea McArdle From Mary Helen Berg \f7
Two Soviet Artists Conquer the West : 12 years after emigrating, Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid receive critical praise and see their works sell like hotcakes KRISTINE McKENNA
Getting Soaked by the Pacific : Survey of major U.S. orchestras finds only one in the country with higher top ticket prices RICK VANDERKNYFF
Joss: The Next Stage in Chinese Restaurants : THE WINE LIST : Joss offers 200 selections, diversity and bargains--plus a resident expert DAN BERGER
What's Cooking for Tet Celebrations? LINDA BURUM
Japanese Originality
Mining the Third World's Uncharted Regions : Alfredo Jaar's Minimalism-influenced show at La Jolla attacks Western stereotypes CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT
Movies : COMMENTARY : Artistic Vision--Still a Hard Sell : The art of film making vs. the business of making movies: Mazursky's 'Enemies' is another case study PETER RAINER
The Last Doors Letter
Reliving a Life in 'Show and Tell' : Veteran performer recalls his Broadway triumphs and his alcoholism in a one-man show JANICE ARKATOV
*** 1/2 THE O'KANES "Imagine That" Columbia : Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). Randy Lewis
Prague Is Calling, Even If Spielberg Isn't PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
World Beat Collections--Striking the Right Notes DON SNOWDEN
Once upon a time, there was a man who had a great idea for an afternoon talk show on television. That was 23 years ago. But then America changed and TV changed. So Phil Donahue had to change too. : Donahue's Dilemma: Balancing Truth, Trash DENNIS McDOUGAL
For Some, the Pop World Is a Kids World
Support for Gay Stage
The Jewish Renaissance Flowers Anew : Skirball Museum's epic 'Tradition and Revolution' exhibition has present-day reverberations WILLIAM WILSON
Milcho Leviev No Longer Has to Imagine ZAN STEWART
Not the same places, Not the same old egg roll : It's Haute Chinese LAURIE OCHOA
OPINION
Second-Class Water, First Class Idea
East Bloc: Mercy Beats Old Ideology : Justice: Vengeance could be theirs, but the new leaders in the old Warsaw Pact prefer more oranges and working cars : to Final Truths. David Glidden, David Glidden is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
Using Drugs
The Course of China's College Protests: Students Keep Mum, Keep the Movement : Repression: Ordered to spy on one another, under the scrutiny of police, students continue a private pro- democracy curriculum. Donald Fodell, Donald Fodell is a pseudonym for an American student who plans to continue his graduate studies in China.
Fast Break by East Bloc: Short Pants, Stuff Shots "Y", "Y," a.k.a. Harry Shearer, produces and hosts a weekly radio program, "Le Show," on KCRW and is a columnist for The Los Angeles Times Magazine
Moynihan's Plan to Cut Payroll Taxes Snags GOP in a Political Role-Reversal Jonathan Rauch, Jonathan Rauch is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.
WHEN POLITICS COME TO PUSH & SHOVE : Republicans: George Bush surfboards over issues but Democrats could ride the waves of change--on taxes, abortion and tussles in world trade. Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips is the publisher of American Political Report and Business and Public Affairs Fortnightly
Spraying for Medflies, Stirring Up a Backlash : Agriculture: Malathion may be a 'safe' insecticide, but dousing by helicopter isn't what it was intended for and hasn't been adequately studied. Mary Nichols, Mary Nichols is a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Who'd Fight Whom in Europe?
L.A. Election Returns: Costs Up, Confidence Down, Apathy All Over Warren Christopher, Warren Christopher is the chairman of O'Melveny & Myers and a member of the California Commission on Campaign Financing, a nonprofit research organization that published a major 1989 report on Los Angeles campaign financing: "Money and Politics in the Golden State: Financing California's Local Elections."
Dragon in Our Own Back Yard
Medfly Music
Lack of Vision
A New Day Dawns for Rail Transport as the Highway Lobby Climbs Aboard : California: Rail is no longer a dirty word--trains, even trolleys, are viewed as allies in the fight against congestion and smog throughout the state. Ed Salzman, Ed Salzman is a former editor of Golden State Report and California Journal magazines.
Gorbachev Won't Make It Without More of Our Help : Perestroika: Soviet leader's near-miraculous success owes more to Yuri Andropov than most realize, but he needs George Bush as well. Arthur Macy Cox, Arthur Macy Cox, a long-time specialist in Soviet affairs, is secretary of the American Committee on U.S.-Soviet Relations.
Death Penalty Controversy
Mirror, Mirror, Let Us See Who Is Purest of the Three? : Politics: The race for state insurance commissioner sets off infighting within consumerist circles. Joe Scott, Joe Scott is a Los Angeles political journalist.
Kids Need to Earn 'A' in Self-Confidence : Competence: The better students judge themselves, the more they are emotionally linked to school, the better their classroom performance. BILL HONIG, Bill Honig is state superintendent of public instruction.
Self-Esteem: A Matter of Life, Death : Gangs: 'Padre, I have nothing to lose,' says the 13-year-old after a 'homeboy' dies. This despair is stronger than anything the law can do. GREGORY J. BOYLE, Father Gregory J. Boyle, SJ, is pastor of Dolores Mission Catholic Church east of downtown Los Angeles. and
Freed East Bloc Nations Rush to Embrace Israel : Eastern Europe: The new governments are quick to reach out to Jerusalem. It's partly pragmatic (to impress the West), partly an expression of kinship among long-suffering people. John P. Hannah, John P. Hannah is deputy director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Shaking the Very Foundations of AIDS Orthodoxy : Kaposi's Sarcoma: Two studies of this condition pose a question once considered a heresy: What if HIV is not the cause of the epidemic? KATIE LEISHMAN, Katie Leishman, a national correspondent for the Atlantic, is the author of "Epidemic," to be published by Doubleday.
Haiti: All That Talent, Wit, Magic Under a Nightmare State of Siege : Terror: Citizens live amid fear and murder while the president returns triumphal from travel to a "traditional ally" in Taiwan. Herbert Gold, Herbert Gold, the San Francisco novelist and journalist, is a long-time observer of Haiti. His newest book is "Travels in San Francisco" (Arcade-Little Brown).
Death Penalty Controversy
Death Penalty Controversy
Death Penalty Controversy
A Day for the Finder, Not the Grinder : Attorneys: Law firms, once proud institutions in their communities, are being savaged by partners who grab client portfolios as they head for the door. Robert W. Hillman, Robert W. Hillman is a professor of law at UC Davis and the author of "Law Firm Break-ups: The Law and Ethics of Grab bing and Leaving" (Little, Brown & Co.)
Former Justice Arthur Goldberg
Death Penalty Controversy
Aide Sees Aquino
REAL ESTATE
Liven Up Those Old Kitchen Countertops A.J. HAND, (c) 1989, Los Angeles Times Syndicate. and
Two Anaheim Projects
Los Angeles County
YOUR MORTGAGE : Making Sense of Lenders' Terms BENNY L. KASS, Kass is a Washington lawyer and newspaper columnist specializing in real estate and tax matters.
REAL Estate FACTS : What Older Americans Like About Their Homes BRADLEY INMAN
Makers Of New Products For The Home David W. Myers
Places Volunteers Can Receive Training
A 'Bargain' House Is No Bargain If It Has Incurable Property Defects ROBERT J. BRUSS
Can a Majority of Owners Amend the CC&Rs? JAN HICKENBOTTOM, Hickenbottom is past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national nonprofit research and educational organization.
Robert Culp Spies a New Area to Live RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Training Gardeners Who Want to Grow : Expertise: The master- gardener program provides opportunities to work with veteran gardeners and learn their time-earned secrets. JEMI REIS McDONALD, McDonald is a Los Angeles free-lancer.
Ins and Outs of Using 'Over-55' Tax Break in Sale of Residence ROBERT J. BRUSS, Bruss is a San Francisco-area lawyer, author and real estate broker.
WHAT'S IN FOR THE HOME : Trends: The hottest, newest products unveiled at builders' trade show will soon be available to homeowners nationwide. DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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