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NOW THE HARD PART: Winning the Peace : The Wreckage of Past War Successes By Augustus Richard Norton, \o7 Augustus Richard Norton, on leave from West Point, is senior research fellow at the International Peace Academy, where he directs the program on building security in the Middle East\f7
NOW THE HARD PART: Winning the Peace : Victory Does Not Mean Influence By George W. Ball, \o7 George W. Ball served as undersecretary of state from 1961-1966. His new book, "A Passionate Attachment," about U.S-Israeli relations, will be published this year by Norton\f7
In the Norplant Case, Good Intentions Make Bad Law : Courts: The choice of jail or a contraceptive implant for a woman convicted of child abuse violates her rights--and fails to help her children. By Helen R. Neuborne, \o7 Helen R. Neuborne, an attorney, is executive director of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund\f7
Learning the Correct Lessons From the Gulf War : Strategy: The U.S. military used tactics that worked for Napoleon and for the Germans in World War II. But how will this victory affect the peace? By Gregory M. Grant, \o7 Gregory M. Grant is a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is co-writing a book on the operational lessons of recent wars\f7
POLITICAL FORECAST : How Much Time Left on Hussein's Political Clock? \o7 What will Saddam Hussein's political legacy be? Will he survive politically? The Times asked eight experts and government officials. Political Forecast interviews were conducted by Jeff Levine, who has worked in government in New York, Washington and Los Angeles\f7
Come the Revolution, All Bets Are Off in Soviet Union : Soviets: Even if the Communists leave power, the nation has much more in common with the 'have-nots' than the 'haves' of the world. By Walter Russell Mead, \o7 Walter Russell Mead, who is writing a book for the 20th Century Fund on U.S. foreign policy, spent much of 1990 traveling in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe\f7
BOOK MARK : The Untold Iran-Contra Story--the Great Typewriter-Ball Caper By Jeffrey Toobin, \o7 Jeffrey Toobin, a former member of Special Prosecutor Lawrence E. Walsh's Iran-Contra team, is an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. The fate of the government's criminal case against Oliver L. North for his role in the Iran-Contra affair came down to the prosecutor's cross-examination. An excerpt\f7
King Hussein : The Man in the Middle Is Now the Man in Deep Water By Michael Emery, \o7 Michael Emery is a professor of journalism at Cal State, Northridge. He interviewed King Hussein at the royal palace\f7
Yellow Ribbons? Look to John Wayne By Harry Shearer
Liberating Kuwait Buries the Past, Resurrects Pride in Being a Soldier : The Gulf: On the desert plains of Arabia, a new, better-trained generation of Americans has come of age on the battlefield. By David Lamb, \o7 David Lamb, a member of The Times' Washington Bureau, has been in Saudi Arabia covering the Gulf War. This article was written in part from correspondents' pool reports reviewed by U.S. military censors\f7
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE : A Grandmother's Dreams Still Guide a Student's Life By Kathryn Neal, \o7 Kathryn Neal is a graduate student in journalism at the University of Minnesota\f7
Controversy No Stranger in Valley Town of Visalia : Setting: Local residents, who pride themselves on being innovative, aren't surprised that their town produced the Norplant decision. By Burton Swope, \o7 Burton Swope is opinion-page editor of the Visalia Times-Delta\f7
Cranston: A Sad Tale of a Good Man Gone Wrong : Ethics: If only California's senior senator had remembered the reasons he went to Washington, he might not have lost his way. By Ellen Hume, \o7 Ellen Hume is executive director of the Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government\f7
Moscow Isn't Fooling Anyone
Finally Starting to Get the Lead Out
Can Military Success Help Spur a Recovery? : Bush should try to cash in on popularity to revive economy
PERSPECTIVE ON FREE TRADE : Protectionism in Social-Welfare Clothing By Rosemary Pugh Piper, \o7 Rosemary Pugh Piper is a research fellow at the Hudson Institute in Indianapolis\f7
PLATFORM : Bilingual Education By Luis Acle Jr., \o7 Only 16% of American Latinos go to college, and inability to speak English is often cited as a factor. LUIS ACLE JR., director of Hispanics for English Language Proficiency in San Diego, commented on bilingual education and the importance of English fluency:\f7
PERSPECTIVE ON FREE TRADE : Canada, Mexico: a Kinship Evolves : Their similar political outlooks promise a good counterweight in any three-way free-trade agreement with the U.S. By Jorge G. Castaneda, \o7 Jorge G. Castaneda teaches international studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and at UC Berkeley\f7
COLUMN LEFT : Forget Ideals; Just Give Us a Punching Bag : This time, fronting for oil princes, we couldn't invoke the old defense of democracy; fighting 'evil' sufficed. By George Black, \o7 George Black is foreign editor of the Nation\f7

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Must an Author Be an Assassin? By Edward Zuckerman, \o7 Zuckerman is a free-lance journalist and television writer\f7

Under a Southern Cross : FATHER MELANCHOLY'S DAUGHTER, \o7 By Gail Godwin (William Morrow: $21.95; 512 pp.)\f7 By Lee Smith, \o7 Smith is a fiction writer whose most recent books are "Fair and Tender Ladies," a novel, and "Me and My Baby View the Eclipse," short stories\f7

Mine Canary in a Noxious World : RESUSCITATION OF A HANGED MAN, \o7 By Denis Johnson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $19.95; 257 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

Chasing Their Own Tales : THE OUROBOROS, \o7 By Howard Coale (Ticknor & Fields: $19.95; 288 pp.)\f7 By Pico Iyer, \o7 Iyer is the author of "Video Night in Kathmandu" (Vintage)\f7

The Colossus of 'Roids : MUSCLE: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder, \o7 By Samuel Wilson Fussell (Poseidon: $18.95; 252 pp.)\f7 By Tim Appelo, \o7 Appelo is a senior writer for Entertainment Weekly\f7

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Sales Heat Up Along With War By Elizabeth Mehren

STONES OF ARAN: Pilgrimage \o7 by Tim Robinson (Penguin... By Charles Solomon

WATER & POWER \o7 by Greg Boyd (Asylum Arts: $7.95). \f7... By Charles Solomon

THE CALIFORNIA INDIANS: An Illustrated Guide \o7 by George... By Charles Solomon

HISPANIC HOLLYWOOD: The Latins in Motion Pictures \o7 by... By Kevin Thomas

TRAVELS IN SAN FRANCISCO \o7 by Herb Gold ($8.95... By Charles Solomon

THE IRREVERSIBLE DECLINE OF EDDIE SOCKET \o7 by John Weir... By Charles Solomon

THE DESERT READER, \o7 edited by Peter Wild (University of... By Charles Solomon

NEWS

Anglo Enclave Becomes an Ethnic Patchwork By Edmund Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER

ELECTIONS: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY : Voters in 3 Cities to Fill Council Seats; Utility Tax Is on the Ballot in San Gabriel : Races: Council members will be elected by district for the first time in Pomona. Pasadena school board vacancies at stake. By Mike Ward, TIMES STAFF WRITER

$800,000 Voted to Renovate School in Bonita District By Howard Blume, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Robert D. Ballard, the adventuresome scientist who... By Berkley Hudson

African Chic Transplanted to Monrovia : Boutique: Nigerian who fled city hubbub offers handmade dashikis and other finery. By Franki V. Ransom, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Retired Municipal Judge Dies By Franki V. Ransom, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Despite Opponents' Gains, Pasadena Incumbents Lead in Funds : Election: Two officeholders retain edge in City Director races. In contest for open seat, Sally Mosher loans her campaign $13,000. By Vicki Torres, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mayor Says Utility Tax Needed to Keep Services By Berkley Hudson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Do a Little Research Before Shopping for Study Plan for the SAT By Mary Yarber, Mary Yarber teaches English and journalism at an area high school and SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Quake Brought Shake-Up in Safety : Anniversary: The temblor of Feb. 28, 1990, pointed out deficiencies in emergency planning by cities. Officials believe they'll do better next time. By Edmund Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Port Will Pay $3.5 Million to End Rift Over Trade Center : Development: Both sides are pleased to end the dispute over office space that the harbor leased but never used. By Bettina Boxall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Star Power : Barry Brown Is Bringing Broadway to Long Beach By David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Scholarship Program That Could Turn Even Bart Into an Achiever By Lee Harris

Solemn Bush Vows to Move Quickly Toward Stability in Mideast : Gulf War: The President's mood is tempered by concern for U.S. POWs. He repeats call for Iraqis to overthrow Hussein. From Times Wire Services

Allied Troops Bury Iraqi Dead; American War Deaths Put at 89 By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Peace Movement in the Heartland Includes Activists, Issues, Government : Protest: The result is like a patchwork quilt, divergent pieces for peace. The Iowa Legislature even kicked in $287,000 to fund an institute. By Tad Bartimus, ASSOCIATED PRESS

France Wary of the Past in War Crimes Trials : History: The specter of the Vichy regime's persecution of Jews lurks in background in today's prosecution of suspected collaborators. By Marilyn August, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Worried Man Finds Sister in Kuwaiti News Photo as She Welcomes G.I.s United Press International

Palme Assassination Still a Mystery : Tragedy: Five years after the prime minister was killed, there are no suspects. Scandals have rocked the investigation into the shooting. By Eva Janzon, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cash, Expertise Shortages Slow Polish Economy : Capitalism: After decades of centralized manipulation, it is no longer clear who owns what, what anything's value is, how it can be sold or to whom. By Drusilla Menaker, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Death Spiral' Sends REA Co-Op in Colorado Into Bankruptcy Court : Power: Cheap loans fueled rural electrification unit's spread throughout state. Then it cut its rates while costs rose. Now, it owes more than $1 billion. By Ellen Miller, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Longfellow's Image Due for a Face Lift By Francis X. Quinn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Girl Scouts' 'Cookie Kid' Looks to Politics By Judie Glave, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Khmer Rouge Lets Relief Agencies Into Hidden Refugee Camps : Cambodia: Many former residents have disappeared. Others have resettled in U.N.-aided facilities. By Peter Eng, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Air Bag Stories Keep Popping Up : Safety: Now in wide use, the device seems to offer hope for fewer road fatalities. Some who survived crashes tell of incredibly narrow escapes. By Tom Incantalupo, NEWSDAY

Iraqi POWs Tell Why They Refused to Fight : Prisoners: Threats of death, lack of food, fear for families are recounted in interviews with U.S. troops. By Bob Drogin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Troops Crush Iraqi Tank Column : Clash: The armored unit stumbles into American forces and opens fire. Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, is reported in turmoil. By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kuwaiti Government Plans to Return, Restore Control By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

COLUMN ONE : Flashbacks to Images of the War : Faces of ordinary people have been imprinted on the public mind. Their tales of grief, frustration and solace reveal the conflict's impact on the spirit of the nation. By Patt Morrison and Dean E. Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Bush Laying Plans for Broad Mideast Peace : Diplomacy: The President hopes to use the allied victory to forge a comprehensive settlement of long-intractable issues that have plagued the region, top officials say. By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Response to Drought Will Be Watershed for Wilson : Crises: The record deficit can be resolved, observers say. But divvying up the state's water is more difficult. By George Skelton, TIMES SACRAMENTO BUREAU CHIEF

U.S. Military Finding Key Deficiencies Amid Victory : Lessons: Much went right, planners say. But there are problems with fast, long-range deployment. By John M. Broder, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Stanford to Focus on Undergraduates : Education: Cash bonuses will be offered to outstanding teachers. More emphasis will be put on the classroom instead of research. By Larry Gordon, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

A 3-Way Fight for Custody : Outcome for Surrogate and Estranged Couple Could Set a Precedent By Sonni Efron, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Celebration of Winter--and the Way It Was By Robert A. Jones

Parade Ushers in New Year, Hopes for Chinatown Revival By Christopher Elliott, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Prop. 13 Foes to Go to High Court : Property taxes: U.S. will be asked to rule in two cases where levies are disproportionately higher than those paid by others with similar properties. By Philip Hager, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER

Democrats Battle GOP War Gains By Bill Stall and Cathleen Decker, TIMES POLITICAL WRITERS

Italy to Donate Millions for War Costs, Official Says Reuters

Communications Gone, Iraqis Maneuvered in the Dark By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Reporter Loses Credentials Over Hussein Asylum Story Reuters

Satellite, TV Relay Unit Orbited by French Rocket United Press International

Violent Storms Slash Across Southeast From Associated Press

Quayle to Return in '92, Sununu Says By Oswald Johnston, TIMES STAFF WRITER

California IN BRIEF : OAKLAND : 2 Sought in Holdup of Money Courier From Times Staff and Wire Reports

California IN BRIEF : SAN LEANDRO : 4 Youths Charged in Fight With Police From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Student Drowns After Raft Turns Over in River By Dave Lesher and Anita M. Cal, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Bangkok Blaze Kills 3 Associated Press

Latvian Leader Predicts Victory in Independence Referendum From United Press International

Key Sri Lankan Official Killed by Car Bomb From Associated Press

Ex-Envoy to U.S. Chosen as Thailand's Interim Leader : Prime minister: The military names Anand to take over after Feb. 23 coup. Provisional charter allows a surprisingly long timetable for elections. By Charles P. Wallace, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kenya Arrests Outspoken Law Magazine Editor : Human rights: It is the third time he has been detained for criticizing the government. Action could jeopardize foreign aid. By Michael A. Hiltzik, TIMES STAFF WRITER

American Casualties Of Desert Storm Associated Press

No War in Sight--Flying Blind to Report on Army Aviation By John Balzar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Iraq Frees Captured CBS News Crew; Network Credits Soviet Intervention By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Victorious Allies Start Dividing Up Spoils of War Abandoned by Iraqis : Weapons: The U.S. will likely get the lion's share of tanks, rockets and missiles. Much of the equipment is being destroyed. By Melissa Healy, TIMES STAFF WRITER