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What happened on April 15, 1991

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Stricken Tanker Sinks Off Genoa From Associated Press

3 Vietnamese Brothers in Shoot-Out Led Troubled Lives : Crime: They had problems in school and apparently felt like failures. Some teachers express surprise at violence of siege at Sacramento store. RICHARD C. PADDOCK and LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

In Lebanon, Ramadan Brings New Hope for Orphans : Mideast: An annual fund-raiser coincides with the holy month. Its stars are the poster children whose faces capture the hearts of thousands. MARILYN RASCHKA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Memory Loss THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER

It's Tax 'D-Day': IRS Expects 25% to File at Last Minute From United Press International

Baghdad Accuses Iran of Violating Their Truce Reuters

O.C. Conservative Front Split by Vietnam Debate : Congress: Dornan opposes rapprochement with the Communist government, while Rohrabacher supports it. ROBERT W. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Arab Audience Urged to Become Activists for Peace KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Sudan Delay Concerns Famine Relief Officials Reuters

Carter Urges China to Free Dissidents : Human rights: In a speech to students, the former President encourages better ties with the U.S. DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Food Poisoning Kills 19 Associated Press

New Era of U.S. Transit Aid Has County Worried : Funding: Local officials covet subway and rail money. Administration tabs highways for the biggest increases. MARK A. STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BOOK REVIEW : Solving the Case of the Missing Carmens : DOGTOWN by Mercedes Lambert ; Viking; $17.95, 263 pages CAROLYN SEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

James Schuyler, 67; Oft-Praised Poet Won Pulitzer Prize in 1981 From Associated Press

Gunman Killed by Police After Standoff in Store Associated Press

Police, Kennedy Detectives Visiting Nightclubs From Associated Press

Washington Insight By The Times' Washington staff

Groggy, Queasy Passengers Prompt Flight Diversion Associated Press

Turkey Agrees to Move Kurds Closer to Aid WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Catholic Debate on Abortion : Dialogue: Two Catholic women press opposing points of view in a debate on abortion. One represents a national bishops' group. ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

COLUMN ONE : Black Cops Caught in the Middle : In the aftermath of the King beating, many must suffer taunts of fellow African-Americans. The LAPD officers struggle to sort through conflicting emotions. CHARISSE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mormon Chapel Bombed Associated Press

1 Killed, 5 Hurt as Shuttle Jumps Curb at LAX Times staff and wire reports

Subtle War of Status Erupts at Marine Base : Military: Resentment is festering between Gulf War veterans who have returned to Camp Pendleton and those who had to stay behind. RAY TESSLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Criticism Rains Down on Caltrans Over Sprinklers : Drought: Despite the appearances of water waste along roadways, the agency has cut its usage by 20%. ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ozone Aid for Third World Slow to Arrive LARRY B. STAMMER, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

Federal Law Doesn't End Nursing Home Dilemmas : Care: Some say tenderness and love is what's needed. One Alhambra facility appears to have the solution. CLAIRE SPIEGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Flashback to the '20s: A Farm Center Visit Stirs Memories JACK SMITH

20 Van Goghs Recovered Hour After Museum Theft From Associated Press

Congress Wary of White House Plan for Banks JAMES RISEN and ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

U.S. Pulling Out Troops in Iraq : Persian Gulf: Some of the 40,000 GIs move into a demilitarized zone to await U.N. peacekeepers. Officials say civilians may take shelter in the buffer area. TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Admits It Underestimated Threat to Kurds KAREN TUMULTY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bill Would Require Drug Tests for in-State Truck Drivers JERRY GILLAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FDIC Blitz Stuns Small Texas Town : Shutdown: Liquidation experts pour in, giving bank takeover the feel of a massive police raid. It is in such places that the crisis packs the most punch. JAMES RISEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FASHION : Mirror, Mirror for the Fall MARY ROURKE, TIMES FASHION EDITOR

Cheney Predicts Gorbachev's Fall : Soviet Union: Defense secretary warns that U.S. would rebuild its forces if hard-liners took over the Kremlin. WILLIAM J. EATON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nicaragua Economy Worse After Chamorro's 1st Year RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cynics See Political Motivation for Mexico's Move on Pollution : Environment: The issue threatens a free trade pact with the United States. Opposition parties have it in their platforms. And the skies still aren't clear. JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Lotto Jackpot Could Reach $100 Million TINA ANIMA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Should These Women Have Gone Free? : Backlash: Second-guessing dogged governors in Maryland and Ohio after they granted clemency to wives who killed men they said abused them. GERALDINE BAUM, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Virginia Graham Plans Some Helpful Girl Talk ANN CONWAY

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

Latino and Asian Gangs Engage in Deadly Warfare : Violence: Influx of Cambodians into Long Beach has escalated tensions. 'Cultural misunderstanding' is blamed by some officials. DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Hot Call' Stress Victimizes 911 Operators : Emergency response: The constant handling of life-and-death situations can bring satisfaction, but it also takes its toll on the county's 325 dispatchers. JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM : First-Time Buyers Get City Help LISA MASCARO

3,000 Party Animals Pack Galleria Concert JOHN RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

THOUSAND OAKS : Housing Group Begins CLU Chapter PEGGY Y. LEE

Water District Offers Drought Hot Line KAREN McKEAN

LA HABRA : Cellular Telephone Station Rejected ROSE APODACA

Nobody Home as Car Comes Calling ERIC LICHTBLAU

IRVINE : City Votes to Keep Its Early Meetings TOM McQUEENEY

TUSTIN : District to Hold 2-Day Garage Sale SHANNON SANDS

CAMARILLO : Woman, 69, Teaches Sewing in Nicaragua CAROL WEINSTOCK

MISSION VIEJO : Council OKs Repair of Collapsed Slope FRANK MESSINA

Exodus Festival Celebrates Success : Jewish emigration: This year, many participants are recent arrivals from former Iron Curtain countries. AARON CURTISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SANTA PAULA : Man Shoots Self, Hits Stepdaughter With Same Bullet VIVIAN LOUIE

FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Bingo Proceeds Go to School Programs ROSE APODACA

Caltrans Cuts Back on Water It's Using : Drought: The agency is conserving by changes in freeway landscaping practices. It has reduced consumption by 20% in the last two years and expects further cuts. ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Board to Weigh Plan to Help Employees PEGGY Y. LEE

Science / Medicine : Gene Identified That May Be Tied to Breast Cancer From Times Staff and Wire Reports

NEWBURY PARK : 1 Hurt by Gunfire at Teen-Agers' Party JAMES E. FOWLER

HUNTINGTON BEACH : Mayor to Present Proposal on Flyers BILL BILLITER

HUNTINGTON BEACH : Skateboard Issue to Be Raised Again BILL BILLITER

City Tries to Keep Airport From Landing : Bargaining: Tollway opposition would be muted in return for assurance of open space instead of airplanes in Cristianitos Canyon. JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER

Libraries Will Host Well-Known Readers CAROL WEINSTOCK

MISSION VIEJO : Traffic-Reduction Strategy Approved FRANK MESSINA

Resentment Splits Gulf Vets, Rear Echelon : Marines: Those left behind to man home-front posts say some Gulf War veterans now look down on them. RAY TESSLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

We Are the Beaters; We Are the Beaten THICH NHAT HANH, Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master, poet and human-rights activist, headed the Buddhist Peace Delegation during the Vietnam War. This is excerpted from a speech he delivered during an environmentalists' retreat in Malibu last month. and

IRVINE : Fostering Skills the Write Way DANIELLE A. FOUQUETTE

COLUMN LEFT : Free Trade: a Fast One on the Fast Track : A hasty deal would raise corporate profits on the backs of U.S. and Mexican workers. JESSE JACKSON, The Rev. Jesse Jackson writes a syndicated column from Washington.

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE : Powwow Brings Traditions Alive JEFF SCHNAUFER

PERSPECTIVE ON NICARAGUA : Masquerade of a 'Royal Matron' : Chamorro's government mocks the promise of national unity; its cronyism follows the Somoza pattern. BOSCO MATAMOROS, Bosco Matamoros was an official in the Nicaraguan resistance.

Ventura Theatre Caught in Financial Squeeze : Music: The venue is a key element in the downtown economy. It has been hit with a rent-related court action that could lead to eviction. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Dispute Over Traffic Tickets Escalates Into Legal Battle : Valencia: The case involving a sign that some say was offensive pits a resident against the Sheriff's Department and tears a neighborhood apart. MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ancient Oak May Be Out on a Limb : Nature: The 1,000-year-old Encino landmark is threatened by disease and drought. Experts differ over what to do. STEVE PADILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

North County Legal Defense Crisis Looms : Courts: North County lawyers say they can't afford to defend indigents at the low rates paid by the county. The problem is likely to spread to other areas of the county. ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

CRISIS IN THE LAPD: THE RODNEY KING BEATING : Jesse Jackson Again Raps Gates : Police: He renews call for him to resign. At a support rally outside City Hall, the chief blasts negative media coverage of the Rodney King incident. HENRY WEINSTEIN and RONALD L. SOBLE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

ESL Offers Words of Encouragement KATIA HETTER