What happened on April 03, 1991

ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIE REVIEW : Erotic but Not Explicit By Michael Wilmington, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MUSIC REVIEW : Minding His PDQs for Last Time (Maybe) By Martin Bernheimer, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC
Dance By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Art By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Music By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
STAGE REVIEWS : Sentimental Journey on 'Charing Cross Road' : Newport Theatre Arts Center Production Celebrates Love Without Resorting to Mawkishness By Mark Chalon Smith, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
POP MUSIC REVIEW : Tanya Tucker Show: Nice, While It Lasted : For the most part, her performance--all 48 minutes of it--at the Crazy Horse Steak House in Santa Ana was genuine and lively. By Jim Washburn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
STAGE REVIEWS : 'Magnolias' Blooms Despite Flaws : Robert Harling's script isn't hurt too badly by the imperfect direction at Huntington Beach Playhouse. And the portrayal of M'Lynn is remarkable. By M.E. Warren, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MUSIC REVIEW : Mehli Mehta Continues Mozart Survey By Richard S. Ginell
STAGE REVIEWS : Pacific's 'Alice' Fails to Adapt By Sylvie Drake, TIMES THEATER CRITIC
STAGE REVIEWS : Theatre 40's 'Ghosts' Has Some Meat on Its Bones By Ray Loynd, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Reviews : 'Living': Thoughtful Look at Risk Assessment By Robert Koehler
TV Reviews : 'MTV Unplugged' for Die-Hard Fans By Chris Willman
A Royal Hello for Norman? By Liz Smith
And Now, for Some \o7 Really \f7 Great TV : Television: Here's proof that the networks have no monopoly on 'creativity.' By Howard Rosenberg
A 'Poison' Pill for NEA? : Todd Haynes' Film Sparks a New Arts Battle By Allan Parachini, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AN APPRECIATION : Martha Graham: Modern Dance's Feminist Rebel By Lewis Segal, TIMES DANCE WRITER
CBS May Close 4 Bureaus to Curb News-Gathering Costs By Jane Hall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CTV: It's No Laughing Matter at Century Cable By Steve Weinstein
48 Million Watch Duke's NCAA Win By Steven Herbert
MUSIC : Musicians Playing on a Smaller Scale : Violist and cellist, once with Pacific Symphony, gave up orchestra work to help form Angeles Quartet. By Chris Pasles
Actors Draw on the Life of a Real 'Shayna Maidel' : Theater: A psychologist's memories of the Holocaust help cast members understand the complexities of the Barbara Lebow play to debut in San Diego. By Nancy Churnin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
People Watch By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7
Manual Scan to Deliver San Diego Sound to London By John D'Agostino
Talks to Focus on Holocaust By Nancy Churnin
TV RATINGS : The Ratings Award Goes to Oscar By Lee Margulies

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What happened on April 03, 1991

ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIE REVIEW : Erotic but Not Explicit By Michael Wilmington, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

MUSIC REVIEW : Minding His PDQs for Last Time (Maybe) By Martin Bernheimer, TIMES MUSIC CRITIC

Dance By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Art By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Music By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Stage By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

STAGE REVIEWS : Sentimental Journey on 'Charing Cross Road' : Newport Theatre Arts Center Production Celebrates Love Without Resorting to Mawkishness By Mark Chalon Smith, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

POP MUSIC REVIEW : Tanya Tucker Show: Nice, While It Lasted : For the most part, her performance--all 48 minutes of it--at the Crazy Horse Steak House in Santa Ana was genuine and lively. By Jim Washburn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

STAGE REVIEWS : 'Magnolias' Blooms Despite Flaws : Robert Harling's script isn't hurt too badly by the imperfect direction at Huntington Beach Playhouse. And the portrayal of M'Lynn is remarkable. By M.E. Warren, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

MUSIC REVIEW : Mehli Mehta Continues Mozart Survey By Richard S. Ginell

STAGE REVIEWS : Pacific's 'Alice' Fails to Adapt By Sylvie Drake, TIMES THEATER CRITIC

STAGE REVIEWS : Theatre 40's 'Ghosts' Has Some Meat on Its Bones By Ray Loynd, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

TV Reviews : 'Living': Thoughtful Look at Risk Assessment By Robert Koehler

TV Reviews : 'MTV Unplugged' for Die-Hard Fans By Chris Willman

A Royal Hello for Norman? By Liz Smith

And Now, for Some \o7 Really \f7 Great TV : Television: Here's proof that the networks have no monopoly on 'creativity.' By Howard Rosenberg

A 'Poison' Pill for NEA? : Todd Haynes' Film Sparks a New Arts Battle By Allan Parachini, TIMES STAFF WRITER

AN APPRECIATION : Martha Graham: Modern Dance's Feminist Rebel By Lewis Segal, TIMES DANCE WRITER

CBS May Close 4 Bureaus to Curb News-Gathering Costs By Jane Hall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

CTV: It's No Laughing Matter at Century Cable By Steve Weinstein

48 Million Watch Duke's NCAA Win By Steven Herbert

MUSIC : Musicians Playing on a Smaller Scale : Violist and cellist, once with Pacific Symphony, gave up orchestra work to help form Angeles Quartet. By Chris Pasles

Actors Draw on the Life of a Real 'Shayna Maidel' : Theater: A psychologist's memories of the Holocaust help cast members understand the complexities of the Barbara Lebow play to debut in San Diego. By Nancy Churnin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

People Watch By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Television By Aleene Macminn, \o7 Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press\f7

Manual Scan to Deliver San Diego Sound to London By John D'Agostino

Talks to Focus on Holocaust By Nancy Churnin

TV RATINGS : The Ratings Award Goes to Oscar By Lee Margulies

NEWS

Bradley Asks Gates to Quit for Good of City : Police: Mayor says they met privately and the chief refused to step down. L.A. is being split apart and must be healed, he adds. By Hector Tobar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mayor's Speech Seen as Part of Careful Strategy : Politics: He tried to put maximum pressure on Gates, set stage for Police Commission action, sources say. By David Ferrell, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nearly One-Third of GIs Have Left Gulf \o7 Associated Press\f7

Easy Daley Victory Foreseen in Chicago \o7 Reuters\f7

Yugoslav Crisis Grows as Rebel Serbs Erect Roadblocks Near Croatia Towns \o7 From Reuters\f7

World IN BRIEF : AFGHANISTAN : Guerrillas Capture Town in Southeast From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Injured Explorer Makes Slow Progress From Deep Cave : Rescue: The woman and those helping her face steep drop-offs, tight passageways. It will be Thursday or Friday before she reaches the surface. \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Interior Official Selected \o7 United Press International\f7

Growing Pressure Seen Behind Mayor's Action : Politics: But sources close to Bradley say the move is part of a carefully planned strategy to oust Gates. By Rich Connell and David Ferrell, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Albania Erupts in Violence; 3 Killed, 58 Hurt By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Prop. 103 Starts Taking Hold--but Rates Go Up : Insurance: Many motorists are receiving increases despite the promise of 20% cuts. Inequities still exist. By Kathy M. Kristof, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wilson Vows Veto of Bills to Raise Taxes : Budget: Many Democrats believe new levies on income and property are needed to solve cash shortage. Brown suggests tax on services. By Jerry Gillam and Douglas P. Shuit, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

COLUMN ONE : Hotshots in Kuwait's Fiery Hell : 3 Texas crews battle some of the 600 or so oil well blazes ignited by retreating Iraqi troops. But they still don't have the water and equipment they need to do their job. By Bob Drogin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Ruled Imperiled By John Balzar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Solar Power Cells May Cut Bills by One-Third : Electricity: Edison hopes to use the new technology to market a system of low-cost panels for home roofs. By Michael Parrish, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Brown Charges That Inquiries Are Racially Motivated By Dan Morain, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Guide to Spreading the Pain By Robert A. Jones

Assault Weapon Amnesty Measure Stalls in Assembly By Carl Ingram, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cal State Identifies 3 Finalists to Run 370,000-Student System : Education: They are a corporate executive and the heads of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Texas Woman's University. By Larry Gordon, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Briton Held for 5 Years by Iran Flies Home to Freedom : Release: London views the surprise freeing of Roger Cooper as an effort by Tehran to repair relations with Britain and Western countries. By William Tuohy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Panel Rejects Restrictions on Logging : Environment: The industry-dominated forestry board refuses a request to declare an emergency to limit the cutting of immature trees in the coastal north. By Richard C. Paddock, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Striking Miners Get Short Rations at Talks in Moscow : Soviet Union: Prime minister focuses on sausages, avoids wage and political demands. Gorbachev stays away. By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gorbachev and Yeltsin Get Equal Time From Nixon; He Lauds Both \o7 United Press International\f7

Reaction to Soviet Prices: 'Horrible!' : Economics: The government's increases take effect. Despite plan to flood markets with goods, there is little to buy. By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER

35 Journalists Flee to Turkey From Iraq : Civil war: They report growing chaos amid the Kurdish rebellion. Thousands more refugees are expected. \o7 From Associated Press\f7

U.S. Ambassador Presents Credentials to Kuwait's Emir, Affirms Support \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Israel Bids Farewell to U.S. 'Scudbusters' \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Iraqis Will Pull Out of Off-Limits Border Zone : Truce: Baghdad heeds a U.S. military warning to adhere to the cease-fire demarcation line. By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

British Columbia's Premier Quits \o7 From a Times Staff Writer\f7

U.S. Agrees to Meetings With Iraqi Dissidents By Norman Kempster, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fuel Efficiency of Cars Fell in '90, Group Says By Rudy Abramson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Secret Nuclear Rocket Described by Scientists : Space: A foundation says the Pentagon is working on an advanced propulsion system as part of the "Star Wars" anti-missile program. By Melissa Healy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Text of Mayor's Statement \o7 Here is the text of Mayor Tom Bradley's call for Police Chief Daryl F. Gates to resign\f7 :

Many Say They Can't Afford Insurance : Motorists: A survey of low-income drivers found that nearly half cannot pay more than $300 a year for coverage. The minimum policy in the L.A. area costs about $900. By Kenneth Reich, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Spelunker Hurt in Fall Makes Slow Progress From Cave : Rescue: She praises those helping her through treacherous passages. It will be Thursday or Friday before she reaches surface. By Michael Haederle, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Daley Wins Chicago Mayor's Race Easily \o7 United Press International\f7

Found, Under $4 Flea-Market Art: A $1-Million Memento From 1776 \o7 From Associated Press\f7

8 Democratic Backers Accused of Spending Violations By Sara Fritz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Rebel Serbs Erect Croatia Roadblocks From Times Staff and Wire Reports

World IN BRIEF : EGYPT : Nasser's Son Not Guilty of Terrorism From Times Staff and Wire Reports

World IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : 5 Suspected Arab Informants Die From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Daredevil Says Some Don't Get the Points \o7 Associated Press\f7

OUT-OF-TOWNERS: Some Leisure World apartment owners blame... By Susan Christian and April Jackson

BYTES OUT OF CRIME: The security chief for a Garden Grove... By April Jackson and Susan Christian

SLOW DANCE: The Pacific Symphony is facing tough times in... By Susan Christian and April Jackson

Judge Revisits O.C. Jails, May Cap Population By Jim Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER