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What happened on December 10, 1991
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Key Portion of Prop. 115 OKd by High Court : Evidence: State justices unanimously allow police to present hearsay testimony during a preliminary hearing. Ruling is expected to help speed up criminal trials. PHILIP HAGER, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
Choosing Between Districts: Assessment or Mello-Roos JEFFREY A. PERLMAN and DAVID WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Painful Memories Amid a Time of Joy : Ann Kerr Remembers Her Husband, Malcolm, and Others Who Never Made It Home From Beirut BEVERLY BEYETTE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Press : Gorbachev's Humpty Dumpty
High-Stakes Bond Gamble Could Mean Higher Taxes : Finance: Lake Elsinore, with a population of 19,200, has authorized $500 million to spur new development. DAVID WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LAW : Sex Bias in Schools: High Court Will Decide If Victims Can Sue for Damages DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Buddy System : Program Creates Friendships Between UCI Students and the Developmentally Disabled HERMAN WONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hong Kong Ousts 28 More Boat People : Refugees: It is the second such forced return of Vietnamese since an October agreement. CHRISTINE COURTNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gorbachev Denounces 3 Breakaway Leaders : Soviet Union: President calls their efforts to dissolve the country 'illegal and dangerous.' Some other republics applaud the Slavic states' new commonwealth. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chilling Tales From the Medical Fringe : FROM PARALYSIS TO FATIGUE: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era, by Edward Shorter, The Free Press, $24.95; 400 pages JOHN WILKES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Banks May Lose $1.33 Billion on Maxwell Communication Loans From The Financial Times
Koko, Gorilla That Talks in Sign Language, Is Finally Getting a Mate From Times Wire Services
They Aren't Taking Illnesses Lying Down : Clients of AIDS Services Foundation say exercise workout sessions give them "a sense of accomplishment." JAN HOFMANN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Egyptian Ready for Switch Reuters
Arab Disunity in Wake of Gulf War Marks Islamic Summit From Times Wire Services
National Agenda : When the Lights Go Out at the Kremlin : * There are several scenarios, none good, for the former union. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supreme Court Stays Harris' Execution From Associated Press
Middle Class an Elusive Group, Politicians Find : Politics: Republicans and Democrats want to capture them, but no one agrees on who they really are. JAMES RISEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson Seeks Sweeping Budget Power, Aid Cuts : Government: He outlines a ballot measure that would slash welfare benefits by as much as 25%. DOUGLAS P. SHUIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ANALYSIS : Excess of Experts Intrudes on Intended Role of Jury : Rape trial: High-priced witnesses are impressive but irrelevant. Panels are supposed to render common-sense decisions. BARBARA A. BABCOCK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Babcock teaches criminal procedure at Stanford University Law School and previously practiced criminal law for nine years. and
Public Wants Food, Not Politics : Commonwealth: A weary Moscow shopper says that 'nothing will change.' STEVEN GUTTERMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Quayle Aide Did Not Violate Ethics Laws, White House Says MICHAEL ROSS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Benefit's in a Classic by Itself ANN CONWAY
Marshall Islands Storm Aid Associated Press
AIDS Tests Can Be Powerful Motivator for Safer Sex, Study Finds JANNY SCOTT, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Pennsylvania Seeks Abortion Court Test : Law: State's appeal of a ruling voiding part of its new statute increases chances the justices will rule on Roe vs. Wade before party conventions. DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge, Citing AIDS, Backs Military Homosexual Ban From Associated Press
Capitol Probe Shifts to Coastal Commissioner PAUL JACOBS and MARK GLADSTONE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Experts Find No Quick Fix for Atmosphere : Environment: The problems of global warming and ozone depletion are too big to engineer a solution, they say. LEE DYE, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Forest Protection Initiative Canceled Times Wires Services
Wilson Seeks Broad Power to Cut Budget : Government: He outlines a ballot measure that would slash welfare benefits by nearly 25%. DOUGLAS P. SHUIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Fears Friction From Closed Club in Commonwealth : Breakup: But officials say announcement of the new grouping appears to meet some American goals. DOUGLAS JEHL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Table the Notion of Retrieving Furniture From the Pool JACK SMITH
A Magical Gala for 'Hook' BILL HIGGINS
West Europe Near Accord on One Currency JOEL HAVEMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Changing Lifestyles : Confusion, Fear on Mexican Land : * The government says it has a land reform plan, but farmers are again skeptical. MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Governor's Proposal Gets Negative Reaction : Aid: Welfare recipients and advocacy groups predict that cuts in benefits would increase hunger, homelessness. VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Governor's Proposal Gets Negative Reaction : Aid: Advocates for O.C. welfare recipients say that benefit cuts would increase hunger, homelessness. VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Waste Cleanup Bill Put at $750 Billion : Environment: The total could reach as much as $1.7 trillion if it becomes necessary to destroy the dangerous substances, investigators say. RUDY ABRAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Marcos Charges May Be Resolved Soon BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
20,000 Albanians Demand Food, Heat in Anti-Government Rally From Reuters
Man Crossing Street Hit, Killed by Car
Bush Given a Progress Report on AIDS : Health: President visits agency and says he is eager 'to show a sense of caring.' Top officials tell him more research and money are needed to fight disease. MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nuclear Weapon Bases in the Soviet Union Associated Press
COLUMN ONE : How Much Painkiller Is Enough? : Health care workers are often on guard against giving too much medication. A landmark case against a nursing home has sent a warning not to provide too little. ANNE C. ROARK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS ANALYSIS : Yeltsin's Power Play Envisions a Brash Goliath MICHAEL PARKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Holly's Battle: Looking Ahead LILY ENG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Senators Hear of Hardships Caused by Rising Health Care Costs EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slavic Pact No Nuclear Threat, Its Leaders Say JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Apartment Fire in Chicago Kills 10, Injures One From Associated Press
Worried Europe Will Seek Reassurance : Diplomacy: A special envoy will remind Moscow, Kiev and Minsk of the need to comply with international obligations. WILLIAM TUOHY and TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Israel Broadcasts Interview With Hostage Cleric : Mideast: Sheik Obeid appeals for release of Israeli pilot in exchange for his freedom. DANIEL WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smith May Take Stand Today in Rape Case : Trial: Defense lawyer says his client will testify if questions about other sexual assault accusations are barred. The judge is expected to grant motion. PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Army Changes Training to Curb 'Friendly Fire' Battle Casualties From Associated Press
The Perils of Mining Gray Gold PETER H. KING
Military May Be Tempted, Experts Say : Unrest: Growing frustration and despair are reported among officers, who show disdain for civilian leaders. JOHN M. BRODER and JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Iraq Still Harassing Kurds, U.S. Charges Reuters
Court Freezes Holdings of Maxwell Sons : Finance: The action is the latest step in a bizarre debacle. British officials are trying to figure out how the fraud went undetected for so long. JEFF KAYE and SCOT PALTROW, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Motorcycle Trail to Reopen Despite Threat to Toads JOANNA M. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Regional Outlook : Palestinian Hopes for Home Fading : * The peace talks in Washington have little relevance for hundreds of thousands of refugees living in squalid camps in Arab states. KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENVIRONMENT : Nuclear Dump Study Triggers Tribal Fears : New Mexico's Mescaleros consider government's bid to temporarily store spent reactor fuel. An opponent calls targeting of reservations 'a form of genocide.' MICHAEL HAEDERLE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
THE HUMAN CONDITION / DECEPTIONS : Our Cheating Hearts ELIZABETH VENANT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawsuits Against Deputies Cost $32 Million Since '88 : Sheriff's Dept.: Study shows steady increase in claims and a high number of excessive-force allegations. VICTOR MERINA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slavic Heart of the Soviet Union Associated Press
Louis Harris; Ex-Aide to De Mille Was Nominated for 2 Oscars
Fatally Stabbed Man, Injured Woman Found
Popular Wally Joyner Is an Angel No More : Baseball: He rejects a 4-year, nearly $16-million offer in favor of 1-year, $4.2-million pact with Kansas City. HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Earning Their Net Worth : Squid Haul is Profitable and Free of Regulations CHRISTOPHER PUMMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Knights in Shining Armor Come in All Shapes, Sizes DIANNE KLEIN
ATHENS : Angry Union Protests
Profile : Lights, Camera and Legitimacy: The Sudden Rise of a Palestinian : * Last year at this time, Hanan Ashrawi was virtually unknown to the outside world. Now, after her success at the Mideast peace talks, she's probably the world's second-most widely known Palestinian. DANIEL WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEW DELHI : China + India = ?
Culture : France Loves the Adventurers of the Extreme : * The individual exploit may not be unique to the nation's culture, but French take it to the edge. RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DAKAR : AIDS Impact in Africa
Next Step : A New World Order Finally Plays the Middle East : * The release of the last American hostages reflects a regional attitude shift that is not likely to be reversed. ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Profile : A Clown That Everyone Is Now Taking Seriously : * Vladimir Zhirinovsky's political credo is Russia for the Russians and vodka on every corner. Nobody in the federation's political spectrum is laughing at him now. VIKTOR GREBENSHIKOV, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Culture : Personal Safety in Italy: Figures Often Betray Fact : * Interpol says that Rome is safer than many European cities. But Italians know crime is a matter of time and place. WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAMP DAVID : Visitor From Mexico
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
George Harrison Sues Tabloid for $200 Million
The Bells Toll Often : Crews Constantly in Motion at Busiest Firehouse in Nation BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SANTA PAULA : Car Kills Boy When He Runs Into Street PATRICK McCARTNEY
Tract May End in Blaze of Film Glory : Lancaster: The city is talking to filmmakers who may want to burn down an abandoned development as part of 'Lethal Weapon III.' JOHN CHANDLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Death Sentence Asked for Men in Murder : Penalty hearing: Praying Anaheim wife died instantly; shots paralyzed her husband. GEORGE FRANK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gang Action Blamed as 3 Youths Are Shot; 1 Dies : Violence: Shotgun blasts were fired from a passing station wagon at four occupants of a pickup truck. The slaying victim was a student at Anaheim High, scene of an earlier shooting. DAVID REYES and DONNETTE DUNBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
ORANGE : Ceremony to Honor Former Police Chief MARY HELEN BERG
County Proposes SWAT Team Cut, Work Furloughs LEONARD BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Piru Creek Motorcycle Trail to Reopen : Environment: Biologists warn it may kill the dwindling arroyo toad population. Los Padres National Forest officials say protective measures are planned. JOANNA M. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Family Asks Jury to Waive Death Penalty JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VENTURA : Quake Code Change Gets Tentative OK MACK REED
SIMI VALLEY : Plan OKd to Correct Lab Safety Problems CARLOS V. LOZANO
Group Gets a 2nd Chance to Buy Property : Land: But concerns in Pacific Palisades do not affect the purchase of Fryman Canyon above Studio City. RON RUSSELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Community Policing / Northridge, Van Nuys
COUNTYWIDE : County Agencies Plan Housing Forum JANE HULSE
OXNARD : Man Gunned Down in Street Brawl PATRICK McCARTNEY
BREA : Ruling Preserves Most of Property LYNDA NATALI
Plan OKd to Fix Lab Safety Faults
Agencies Clash Over Commuter Trains and Toll Roads : Transportation: Smog regulators and county officials accuse each other of working at cross-purposes. JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER
Firefighter's Dog Keeps Nose to Grindstone HERBERT J. VIDA
Developer Told to Scale Back Plans for 4 Parcels
Supreme Court Stops State From Setting Harris' Execution Date During Appeal From Associated Press
Council Keeps Slow-Growth Issue Off Ballot : Politics: In a 5-to-4 vote, the City Counicl refused to put the initiative on the ballot, but the issue may surface again. BARRY M. HORSTMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Holden Asks to Spend $280,000 on His Office
A Bit of Haste at the Creation : Will new commonwealth prove a short-lived dream?
3 Sheriff's Deputies Plead Guilty to Theft Charges : Courts: They face six-year prison terms for stealing credit cards from elderly motorists and buying more than $75,000 worth of merchandise. VICKI TORRES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rain Heads West, but It May Return : Weather: Armories open but they have few takers as it dries up somewhat. Fenders are bent and farmers welcome the wet stuff. AJOWA N. IFATEYO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Spreading Holiday Warmth
COUNTYWIDE : Rainstorm Leaves Area Below Average COLLIN NASH
PLATFORM : Nobelists Plea for End to Burmese Suffering Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for two years, is to be awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize today for her nonviolent campaign against the Burmese military junta. The following Nobel Peace laureates are calling for world action on human-rights violations in her country: Oscar Arias, Willy Brandt, the Dalai Lama, Bernard Lown for International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Mairead Maguire, Linus Pauling, Mavis Robertson for the International Peace Bureau, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Elie Wiesel
She Has the Drive to Learn to Be an Automobile Mechanic CAITLIN ROTHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
10 Rooms Vandalized at Van Nuys School
HUNTINGTON BEACH : Plans for Wildlife Facility Revealed JOHN PENNER
3 Hospitalized in Head-On Crash With Patrol Car
COUNTYWIDE : Today Is Deadline for Tax Payments LARRY SPEER
Newport Sets Traffic Rules on Balboa Walkway : Safety: The City Council imposes speed limits and authorizes police to use radar to detect violators. LISA MASCARO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Volunteers Dressed for the Part Distribute Condoms
Boy, 12, Gets Stuck in Home's Chimney
Piper Named to Simi Council CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Worker at Group Home Convicted of Sex Charges
Transient in Abandoned House Killed by Officers
Man Jailed for Racist Messages Receives Reduction in Sentence
Obituaries
FULLERTON : Burglary Suspect Wounded by Officer ERIC YOUNG
SAN CLEMENTE : City May Create Budget Committee GREG HERNANDEZ
Redondo Beach Won't Adopt Park Gang Ban
Helping the Needy at Christmas Times researcher Cecilia Rasmussen
GARDEN GROVE : Police to Conduct Sobriety Checks SHANNON SANDS
EUROPE WATCH : New World Order?
A Touch of Minsk Gets Unity Rolling : Ex-Soviets: The new configuration craftily gets around the appearance of Russian domination. JERRY F. HOUGH, Jerry F. Hough is director of the Center on East-West Trade, Investment and Communications at Duke University and a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution
Store Clerk Is Arrested in Stolen Cigarette Investigation
Weekend Shuttle Bus to Run Along Melrose
Reviving Watts Housing
Panel Hears Noise Plan for Airport : Van Nuys: Neighbors' recommendations to ban the loudest jets and non-emergency night takeoffs and landings will be analyzed. HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cancer Researchers Will Get $150,000 in Grants
San Diegans Reach Out to Help Victims of Fire : Samaritans: Dozens offer aid to those left homeless by Saturday's downtown apartment fire. JOHN H. LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Landfill Expansion Plan to Get Early State Hearing : Garbage: Local officials' pleas result in a January hearing date. San Marcos landfill is close to capacity. NANCY RAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rams Could Lose Lease on Practice Field in Anaheim TERRY SPENCER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
School Officials Try to Calm Fears : Stabbing: Students on the Canyon Country campus complain that concerned parents--mostly Anglo--have unfairly pinned blame for violent incidents on Latinos. HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fumes From Barbecue Overcome 6 in Apartment
San Diego From Staff and Wire Reports
THOUSAND OAKS : Japanese Investors Can Purchase Hotel MAIA DAVIS
No New Charges Planned Against Bush Case Figure RON SOBLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Everyone Hates Those Computerized Phone Calls CHRIS KRAUL, SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUSINESS EDITOR
Animosity Runs Deep at Troubled Jail : Penal system: Racial tension, combined with crowding and an influx of serious offenders, is a recipe for violence at Pitchess facility. Officials are at a loss. AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Developer Strikes Deal With Santa Clarita on Road Bonds : Annexation: The pact frees the city from paying millions of dollars but reduces the amount of land that it had hoped to gain jurisdiction over. TRACEY KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Voters in Oxnard to Decide on New School : Education: Trustees approve placing a bond measure on the April 14 ballot. The $45-million issue would finance a 2,250-student campus. CAITLIN ROTHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
AIDS in Los Angeles County Research: Tracy Thomas
Remap to Cost Planner Nordeck His Post : Redistricting: Newly drawn districts are expected to claim seat of Planning Commission chairman. ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GARDEN GROVE : No Changes Made in Council Makeup SHANNON SANDS
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : City Removes Alipaz from Highway Plan LEN HALL
Youths Held in Slaying to Be Tried as Adults : Crime: The two 17-year-olds are accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside a public restroom at Zuma Beach. GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Housing Tract May End Its Days in Blaze of Celluloid JOHN CHANDLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sea Birds Recuperating After Navy Oil Spill in Bay JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge to Decide Lawsuit Against Evangelist Cerullo From Associated Press
MISSION VIEJO : South County Water Pipeline Completed FRANK MESSINA
Top Air Pollution Penalties
PERSPECTIVE ON SCIENCE : More Than a Test-Tube Tempest : The David Baltimore case make us question what government limits should be in dealing with scientific fraud. BERNARD D. DAVIS, Dr. Bernard D. Davis is emeritus professor of bacterial physiology at Harvard Medical School
Baby Badly Injured in Crash Involving Suspected Drunk Driver : Accident: The infant boy was riding in a car with his family after a visit to Santa Claus at the Brea Mall when their car was struck by another leaving a bar. ROSE KIM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita Moves to Improve Dial-A-Ride
Food Vendor and 4 Helpers Missing; Truck Ransacked LESLIE BERGER and MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
COUNTYWIDE : Presiding Judge for 1992 Elected
Negotiations to Preserve Laguna Canyon Deal Begin LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Transportation Official Gets Raise--to $122,858 a Year JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER
Escondido From Staff and Wire Reports
YORBA LINDA : His Faithful Flock to See Ollie North TED JOHNSON
Boy, 3, Kidnap Victim, Is Found : Crime: Youngster is reported in good health in Ventura. Police arrest a man and a woman. JESSE KATZ and GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Slaying of El Rio Teen-Ager Ruled Manslaughter by Jury GARY GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
12,000 Women Against an Army : Guatemala: Widows' groups are defiantly exercising one basic human right: to bury their dead. VALERIE MILLER and KENNETH F. SHARPE, Valerie Miller is the human-rights education director of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, based in Cambridge, Mass. Kenneth F. Sharpe is a professor of political science at Swarthmore College who writes frequently about Central America
A Death Not in Vain : But don't draw wrong conclusions from Kimberly Bergalis case
Christmas Lights Can Have Dark Side DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inmate Who Held Jailer as Hostage Gets Life
COUNTYWIDE : County Expected to Join Airport Panel JIM NEWTON
Northridge Man Dies From Stab Wounds
Get Healthy Off Welfare, Officials Say : Budget: Two supervisors say thousands of able-bodied adults capable of holding jobs are abusing the county welfare system. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bradley Urges Reinstatement of Nude Sculptures at Building LAURIE BECKLUND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latinos Seek Share of Hospital Contract : Economy: Coalition criticizes plan to give a major design job on a new county facility to an out-of-state firm. Members say the money should stay in the community. RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Left Dead by Youths' Evening of Crime JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Teen-Agers to Be Tried as Adults in Beach Killing
Woman Pleads Guilty to Welfare Fraud : Courts: Teresa Towns used seven identities to claim $163,000 in what may be the biggest such scam in the county.
Jurors in Broderick Trial Rehear Her Testimony on the Slayings MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COSTA MESA : City May Terminate Police Car Lease MARY ANNE PEREZ
VENTURA : Knife-Wielding Man Shot by Officer Dies SHERRY JOE
Maps for Off-Road Vehicle Use Areas Now Available
Tireless Advocate for Rights of Disabled SHANNON SANDS
ENTERTAINMENT
TV REVIEW : 'Nightmare': True Perils, but Pointless CHRIS WILLMAN
THEATER REVIEW : Yule Story Told in Song Is Stunning : Stage: Southeast Community Theatre's production of 'Black Nativity' is filled with soaring gospel music that captures the spirit of the season. JOHN GODFREY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Nasty Notices for 'Nick & Nora'
A Look at the 'Double Life' of a Polish Director : Movies: Krzysztof Kieslowski's award-winning work opens Friday in L.A. With its lighter, joyous images, it is something of a departure by the acclaimed filmmaker. KRISTINE McKENNA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MUSIC REVIEW : Mozart Orchestra at Forest Lawn HERBERT GLASS
STAGE REVIEW : Broadway's 'Nick & Nora' Doggone Bad LINDA WINER, NEWSDAY
ART REVIEW : Romare Bearden: Sharing Senses of Life WILLIAM WILSON, TIMES ART CRITIC
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Weekend Box Office : 'Star Trek' Brings In the Fans DAVID J. FOX
Adam Wolff to Display Keyboard Style on Show DIRK SUTRO
Trickle-Down Theory
Film Program Eliminated by Museum : Arts: Income falls 10% short of budget. Expansion at La Jolla site, however, expected to be carried out as planned. SUSAN FREUDENHEIM, SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARTS EDITOR
O.C. THEATER / JAN HERMAN : 'Angel' Has a Little Bit of the Devil : Charles Busch's gender-bent spoof by Way Off Broadway Playhouse is a nice change of pace for the holiday. JAN HERMAN
Dershowitz on Pat Buchanan
Chieftains Stick to Irish Music Tradition : Band: Ireland's most famous traditional band plays with top popular artists but never strays from Irish music. JOHN D'AGOSTINO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Uncured Hams : Scores in O.C. Try Out Their Routines for 'America's Funniest People' JESS BRAVIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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Sununu Offered Buchanan's Spot as Co-Host on CNN's 'Crossfire' STEVEN HERBERT
MUSIC REVIEW : 'Winter Solstice' Bright Addition to Holiday Fare KENNETH HERMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Israel's Neighborhood
Dershowitz on Pat Buchanan
SPORTS
NBA : Lewis Scores 31 to Lead Celtics From Associated Press
Chapman Women Defeat Stanislaus
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Wisniewski's Replacement Unknown CHRIS DUFRESNE
County Schools Fare Well at State STEVE KRESAL
Tennis From Staff and Wire Reports
NHL : Canadiens Now Lead the Rest From Associated Press
Robinson Seems Prepared to Go : Rams: Coach's comments sound as if he expects this to be his last season in Anaheim. TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
Notes on a Scorecard ALLAN MALAMUD
UCLA Loses in Poll After Winning on Court From Staff and Wire Reports
PREP ROUNDUP : Dana Hills Girls Snap El Toro's Soccer String TOM HAMILTON
Robinson Seems to Be Ready to Go : Rams: Coach's comments sound as if he expects this to be his last season in Anaheim. TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Roundup TOM HAMILTON
Pro Basketball From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL : Angels Will Be Ones Left Crying Over Deal ROSS NEWHAN
College Football From Staff and Wire Reports
Henning Steps Up Official Debate DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
Names in the News From Staff and Wire Reports
Pro Basketball From Staff and Wire Reports
Cross-Country Team Gets Lesson on Turbulent Weather JIM LINDGREN
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
TV Gravy Will Run Out Soon, Vincent Warns : Baseball: He advises restraint by owners when long-term player contracts are being considered. BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAL STATE FULLERTON NOTEBOOK : Zucker's Game Plan for Titans Includes Sticking Around Awhile MIKE DiGIOVANNA
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Rookie Thompson Impresses Robinson TIM KAWAKAMI
Good News Follows Bad : Raiders: After tough overtime loss to Buffalo, team learns it has qualified for playoffs. CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Joyner Picks Royals Over Angels : Baseball: Free-agent first baseman passes on guaranteed four-year deal worth nearly $16 million and signs a one-year, $4.2-million contract. HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bengals Have No Defense Against Marino, 37-13 : AFC: Dolphin quarterback passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over Cincinnati. From Associated Press
Names in the News From Staff and Wire Reports
Valley Roundup : Women's Basketball
PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: FREEWAY LEAGUE : 1990-91 In Review
Kings Know Time for Jokes Is Over : Hockey: Webster returns to hold two practices in one day. Vachon says a trade is possible. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zaragoza Defeats Banke Again, Keeps WBC Title : Boxing: Mexican wins by unanimous decision after they split two super-bantamweight bouts. RICH TOSCHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Their Cherished Lott in Life JIM MURRAY
ANGEL NOTEBOOK : Herzog Optimistic He'll Sign Finley, Not Trade Him HELENE ELLIOTT
Investigation of Forum Boxing Urged by Athletic Commission EARL GUSTKEY
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : McMahon Has Four Broken Ribs Associated Press
Joyner's Move Will Help Make His Career MIKE PENNER
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Michigan's Five Freshmen Help Spark a 112-62 Victory From Associated Press
Jaime Smith
Padres Revive Pitch for Tartabull : Baseball: Manager Greg Riddoch endorses bid to get free agent in Padres uniform. BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angel Fans Are Upset Over Joyner's Departure JON NALICK
Stevens Leads Point Loma Nazarene
THE PREPS : He Helps Athletes Succeed in One of Their Toughest Challenges LONNIE WHITE
Tim Carey
WALLY JOYNER LEAVES THE ANGELS : BASEBALL : Angels Are Left to Cry Over Deal ROSS NEWHAN
Rape Charges Against Mitchell Dropped After Accuser Demurs H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Lights Are Back On at Permian High : Prep football: After being barred in 1990, Odessa's infamous program resumes success in Texas playoffs. DANNY ROBBINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
That Wasn't Quite What Will Meant MAL FLORENCE
PRO FOOTBALL : Backups Are Coming to the Forefront BOB OATES
Rape Charges Against Mitchell Dropped H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stewart's UCI Debut Is Delayed One Game : Basketball: Suspension involves NCAA rules violation while guard was at Marquette. He can play first game Dec. 19. ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL PREVIEW : Mater Dei Boys, Peninsula Girls Start Out at Top of Heap LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
VALLEY ROUNDUP : Blackburn Resigns After 4 Seasons as Alemany Football Coach STEVE ELLING
Caltech Coach Trades Winning for the Joy of Instructing Players MITCH POLIN
Where There's War, There Are No Games : Yugoslavia: With bloodshed in country, sports is used as political tool, but there are no real winners. CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Terry Mann Learns to Keep Game of Basketball in Perspective : Sunny Hills: Forward employs organization and discipline to excel on court, but more importantly, in classroom. TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Basketball '91-'92: Freeway League
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
BUSINESS
Short-Selling of IHOP May Signal Franchising Concern : Restaurants: Analysts say the start-up fee arrangement could be flawed. But the company chairman says the system has worked for 33 years. PHILIPP GOLLNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Banking From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Residential Real Estate Market Still in Doldrums : Economy: Lower mortgage rates help some buyers afford single-family houses, but they aren't sparking overall sales, the realty board said. JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Improved Productivity Spurs Cutbacks at Rohr CHRIS KRAUL
Leslie's Poolmart Profit Rises 53% in 3rd Quarter
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RTC Seeks Bids on 81 State Sites JAMES BATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Taxable Sales Drop in 2nd Quarter : Recession: Figures show how badly the retail industry has been hit. The 6.3% decline is the worst in at least two decades. CHRIS WOODYARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RTC Seeks Bids on 81 State Sites JAMES BATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
130 at Archive's Unit in Michigan Will Lose Jobs
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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY : Small County Firms Showed a Net Loss of Jobs in Past Year Dean Takahashi / Times staff writer
Airline Crunch Isn't Expected to Hurt Boeing From Associated Press
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Businesses Pushing School Voucher Plan DANIEL AKST
Doubts About IBM Send Dow Down 14.75
Canada's Commons Passes Financial Reforms From Reuters
Economic Index Up, but Caution Urged
Traders Wary of IBM Pledges; Stock Off Again JONATHAN WEBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Method of S&L Sales May Save Taxpayer Money : Thrifts: Well-managed but troubled institutions are sold before they become insolvent to avoid costly bailouts later. ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Telecommunications From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Film Equipment Firm Has $1.65 Million Yearly Profit
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Alpharel to Supply Firm's Imaging System
Wynn's International to Take $21-Million Charge-Off in 4th Quarter : Recession: The auto supplies firm blames sagging U.S. car sales. The company expects an annual loss. JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Science/technology Dean Takahashi / Times staff writer
Despite Tight Times, Companies Still Invest in Gifts for Holidays : Marketing: Generating goodwill among clients outweighs possible savings, experts say. CHRIS WOODYARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Insurer Counts on Beating Back Rebate Order : Prop. 103: 20th Century would owe more than $100 million in refunds--and the amount keeps growing. The Woodland Hills firm has set aside less than half the sum. JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rolling On : GM-Toyota Plant Prospers Amid Auto Industry Slump MARTHA GROVES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
United Wins Bidding War for Prime Pan Am Assets : Airlines: The nation's No. 2 carrier beat out American and Delta for the lucrative Latin American routes and blue chip landing slots. From Associated Press
Tight Budgets Mean No-Frill Ads in 1992 BRUCE HOROVITZ
20th Century Bets on Rebate Victory : Insurance: Its reserve for Proposition 103-mandated payouts to policyholders falls far short of its share because the company expects to prevail at a Dec. 16 hearing--and pay less. JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fluor Corp. Reports 9% Jump in Profits for Year : Earnings: Cost cutting, tax refund, sale of Bermuda firm cited as earnings reach $160.8 million. GREGORY CROUCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toshiba Lays Off 60 in Corporate Shuffle DEAN TAKAHASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pay-Fone Systems Inc. Posts 1st-Quarter Loss
Bankruptcy Court Begins Auction of Pan Am Assets : Transportation: The bids ranged from $67.5 million for most of the carrier's Latin American routes to $6 million for 8 airport slots. From Reuters
Minority-Owned Firms Come Together in Directory : Ethnic: New book lists San Diego companies owned by blacks, American Indians, Asians, Filipinos and Latinos to urge other businesses to use their services. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rolling On : GM-Toyota Plant Prospers Amid Auto Industry Slump MARTHA GROVES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surge in Part-Time Workers Ominous HARRY BERNSTEIN
Waiting for Profit : Electronics: America's richest man is among investors in Chatsworth- based Image Entertainment. The laser disc distributor may be turning the corner. PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Emulex, Digital Settle Patent Infringement Suits DEAN TAKAHASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Lincoln Executive Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud : Crime: Bruce Dickson, former president of the S&L, turns on Charles H. Keating Jr. and agrees to testify against him. JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Banking From Times Staff and Wire Reports
2 Former AST Engineers Will Start R&D Firm : Electronics: They will develop computers and communications gear in Irvine for a subsidiary of a Hong Kong manufacturing conglomerate. DEAN TAKAHASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Hotel Says It Can Prosper in Hard Times : Lodging: Loews Hotels is optimistic that its new Coronado resort will buck the trend in the industry. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Weaker Airlines Headed on Same Course as Pan Am : Transportation: Analysts say the industry's long slump may put more carriers under. JESUS SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mexico Lied About Proven Oil Reserves, Report Says From Reuters
State Drillers Get Approval to Export Oil : Energy: Despite concerns about long-term energy needs, the federal government says California firms can ship a heavy grade of crude to Asia. PATRICK LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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