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What happened on March 17, 1991
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Plane Crash Kills 8 in Singer's Band : Air tragedy: Two crew members also died when jet struck mountain. Reba McEntire and husband were on a 2nd plane. MICHAEL GRANBERRY and H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Life Beyond the Grief : Two years ago, Beverly Todd's only son was beaten to death. 'You never get over it,' she says. 'You just learn to function.' PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gates Battles to Restore His and the LAPD's Image : Law enforcement: Chief goes on offensive to defuse beating furor and its impact on the entire department. JESSE KATZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On a Wing and a Dare : Recreation: For the adventurous, ParaPlanes--half-parachute, half-Go Kart--can set spirits to soaring. BETH ANN KRIER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
8 Country Band Members Die in S.D. Air Crash MICHAEL GRANBERRY and H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
VINCENZO LABELLA: : Making Michelangelo Human SUSAN KING
Fred Segal Is Banking on the Green Stuff DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bombing Caused 200,000 Iraqi Troops to Desert, U.S. Estimates DOUGLAS JEHL and TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Crimes Break Peace of Quiet Neighborhood : Safety: Belmont Heights residents gather to demand more protection from theft, violence. Some blame the presence of 'outsiders.' SUSAN PATERNO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Singapore Goes 'Ozone-Friendly' by Implementing Ban on Chlorofluorocarbons RUTH YOUNGBLOOD, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
'Stray Voltage'--a Shocking Barnyard Woe BOB SECTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
San Diego Mayor Among Top Water Users in City : Drought: Discovery of second meter shows Maureen O'Connor averaged 3,248 gallons a day in 1990. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Superpowers Join Up for Siberian Tigers MERCER CROSS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Left High and Drywalled : Million-Dollar Homes Adjoin Ghost Town of Houses Left Unfinished in the Recession STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents Rally for Ousted Whittier Principal : Education: Backers of Phelan Elementary's Kirk Reeve want him reinstated, citing his work at the school and in the community. HOWARD BLUME, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Gain Seen From the Loss of Buffums BETTINA BOXALL and FAYE FIORE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Boiler Accident Disables Navy Ship in Caribbean Associated Press
Little Kernels a Big Issue in Rhode Island KAREN SCHWARTZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stylized Reality? Not a Problem : FOX'S 'PARKER LEWIS' COMBINES IMAGINITIVE DUBBING AND CREATIVE EFFECTS DANIEL CERONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huntington to Reopen as Rich Blend of Old, New VICKI TORRES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nickelodeon gets inside the head of a 13-year-old named Clarissa Darling LAUREN LIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Algerian Telethon Raises Funds for Iraq Reuters
5 Die in Chicago Apartment Blaze United Press International
Hoffa's Son Seeks Spot on Teamsters Union Ballot Reuters
Council Candidate's Financial Report Omits $9,850 in Debts JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Schools' Fiscal Health Not as Bad as It Seems : Education: Bonita Unified and El Monte City are on list of financially distressed districts. But officials say they would be unable to pay their bills only under worst-case circumstances. DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moroccan Relief for Iraq Reuters
La Verne : Suit Filed to Stop Theater
Salvador Returns Show No Real Winners : Elections: As counting nears end, President Cristiani's party fails to capture a majority. RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California IN BRIEF : RICHMOND : $575,000 Awarded to Ex-City Worker
Most Americans Found to Favor Renewed War United Press International
To Our Readers:
Poetry Helped Her Put Ordeal in Perspective HERBERT J. VIDA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. and Iraq to Discuss Moving Some Warplanes Associated Press
Rosemead : Vote Recount Confirms Loss
Pasadena : College Appoints Dean
Baker Plans New Talks on Arab-Israeli Peace : Diplomacy: He sees 'a window of opportunity' after his 10-day trip if the United States moves quickly. DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Network of Farewells
I would like to thank ABC publicly for canceling three of...
Solutions to Ticket Ills
Pauling Brings Respectability to Vitamin
Gore Ponders 1992 Bid for White House Reuters
Son's Tour in Gulf War Brought Pride, Fear to Councilman STEVE HIRANO and Longtime Monrovia Unified School District administrator Louise K. Taylor was appointed superintendent of the district this week by a unanimous vote of the school board. and Taylor, 44, was formerly associate superintendent of personnel services. She will replace Donald A. Montgomery, 58, who is retiring on June 30 after six years as superintendent. and "We are all here for one purpose: to help Monrovia students develop to their greatest potential," Taylor said in a prepared statement. "I look forward to working . . . to provide the best possible learning environment for our . . . youth." and In her 11 years with Monrovia Unified, Taylor also has served as the district's coordinator of pupil services. In addition, she has worked as a consultant and psychologist. Before that, she was a teacher at the Glendora Unified School District. and Taylor received her doctoral degree in educational psychology from the University of Southern California in 1980. She lives in Glendora, where her husband is an assistant superintendent in the Glendora School District. Their 14-year-old daughter, Laura, is in the ninth grade at Glendora High School.
Costner Wins Directors Guild Award for 'Dances With Wolves' From Associated Press
Backward Look at Women in the War
U.S. Rice Exhibit Goes Against the Grain in Japan Associated Press
THE HOUSE : Aid to Israel
Elder Statesmen Win Applause
Excess Preservation
Wife in Arranged Marriage Convicted of Killing Husband Reuters
Nigerian Airlines Fires 3 in Drug Use Reuters
Focus : A Real Writer's Show : THE RETURN OF 'SHANNON'S DEAL'--AND SCRIPTS WITH BIG NAMES ATTACHED SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Worker Caught in Machinery Dies
War Stories Arrive Home Along With O.C. Warriors ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Even Targets of Criticism Recognize Value of Human Relations Panel : Cultures: Honest, direct communication is the objective, and the commission's work in bringing opposing groups or individuals together has met with praise. CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Researchers Encouraged by Cancer Therapy Advance THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Action on Canyon Project Delayed : Development: Coastal Commission grants developer's request for more time to work on grading plan for tract in Malibu's Encinal Canyon. RON RUSSELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ELECTIONS / CITY COUNCIL : Galanter Must Now Run on Her Record : Politics: Some say that she has not delivered on slow-growth promises that swept her into office. NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Carson to Stop Funding Branch of Traffic Court ANTHONY MILLICAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baker Visits Shevardnadze--It's 'the Old Team,' They Agree DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What in the World? : SPRINGTIME FOOTBALL STARTS AS NEW LEAGUE PROMISES 'FUN' AND UNTRADITIONAL COVERAGE STEVEN HERBERT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 O.C. Schools Win State Titles in Basketball From a Times Staff Writer
Hussein Tries Carrot-and-Stick Ploy in Seeking National Unity : Iraq: Beleaguered strongman mixes promises of political reform with threats of hard retribution against uprising. NICK B. WILLIAMS Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chalk It All Up to Norman Schwarzkopf ALICE KAHN
Stanford Could Show Imelda a Thing or Two ROBERT A. JONES
California IN BRIEF : DUCOR : 2 Children Killed, 1 Hurt in Cave-In From Times Staff and Wire Reports
San Gabriel : Curbside Recycling OKd
Economy, Rains Beset Australia Farmers MICHAEL PERRY, REUTERS
Students Gain Skills as They Build Dormitory for Homeless Classmates : Education: A Bronx school turns an empty building into a haven. Vocational training is a large side benefit. BETH J. HARPAZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
State to Settle Suit by Farmers Over Loss of Water : Drought: Rich land is the first to feel effects of heavy exports, letting the sea flow in from San Francisco Bay. VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Australian Firm to Get Grant to Design Contact Lenses Specifically for Asians Reuters
China Seeks Modern Man as Model Mate SARAH LUBMAN, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Wine Seller Vows Good Taste; Council Swallows It DENNIS ROMERO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pauling Brings Respectability to Vitamin
The Piranha May Be Getting a Bad Rap : Fish: The name is synonymous with flesh-eating ferocity, but the Amazon dweller may not be as bloodthirsty as people think. DONALD SMITH, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Italian Fights City Hall to Protect Vineyard From Odoriferous Trash Dump JOHN FOLLAIN, REUTERS
Proposed Pipeline Would Carry Oil From Bakersfield to Carson
Soviet Workers Split Over Crippling Miners' Strike : Protest: The spreading coal walkout for economic and political goals threatens industrial jobs and the sick economy. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lawrence Freeman, 84; Developed Chicago-Style Jazz From Reuter
2 Found Guilty in Plot to Sell Drug Formulas From United Press International
Freed Killer Convicted in Girl's Slaying Reuters
Voluptuous Woman May Pay the Price
Beverly Hills Urged to Drill for Water : Drought: Public Works Commission presents plan to tap into city's abundant underground sources. The project would protect city from Metropolitan Water District rate increases. KENNETH J. GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Swiss Reportedly Reject Surgery on Korean Leader
Japanese Find Weird Burgers Easy to Swallow ERIC TALMADGE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Population Explosion Threatens Future of Beleaguered Pakistan : Birth control: Severe overcrowding, social unrest and food shortages may be ahead, experts say. Conservative attitudes hamper family planning. MARTIN HOWELL, REUTERS
Native Oaks Fall in Name of 'Progress' : Conservation: Groups are fighting to preserve the trees, which are rapidly being destroyed by developers and private property owners. EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Comrades in Arms : With Their Own Bittersweet Memories Behind Them, Vietnam Vets Welcome Home Troops From the Gulf GERALDINE BAUM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
S.D. Mayor's Water Use Soars With 2nd Meter : Drought: Corrected figures show that the O'Connor household is in the city's top 100 of residential users. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : New Cause in Death of Elephant Keeper From Times Staff and Wire Reports
California IN BRIEF : SAN RAFAEL : Porn King Pleads Innocent in Killing From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Moscow, Bidding for a Voice in Mideast, Offers Proposals for Regional Security : Diplomacy: Soviets call for 'addressing without delay . . . the Arab-Israeli conflict.' But they come up with few specifics. MICHAEL PARKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Freeway Repairs
Ellis Island Project Will List Immigrants DANIEL R. LEVINE, COLUMBIA NEWS SERVICE
Ex-Defense Chief Denies Lying Over Bank Sale : Finance: Clark Clifford tells '60 Minutes' he had no idea a foreign firm had an illegal stake in the institution. He helped get the deal approved. PAUL HOUSTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : The Rule of Work in Japan : The nation's youth are supposed to be a new breed. But despite government efforts, they are being molded into 'organization men'--just like the old breed. LESLIE HELM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
W. Texas Communities Hope Hospitality Will Draw Doctors to Hospitals CHIP BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crowd at St. Patrick's Day Parade Boos Dinkins From Associated Press
Native Oaks Fall Before Onslaught of 'Progress' : Conservation: Groups are fighting to preserve the trees, which are rapidly being destroyed by developers and private property owners. EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spousal Homicide Law: 'Open Season' on Men--or Domestic Violence? : Courts: Battered women who kill their tormentors raise legal questions. When is it self-defense to shoot a sleeping man? KAY BARTLETT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lawlessness and Frontier Justice on the Rise in Brazil's Vast Interior : South America: Economic troubles, coupled with the lure of gold in the Amazon, have sparked a crime wave. The police seem powerless. MICHAEL STOTT, REUTERS
Far East Silk Trade May Not Have Had Smooth Sailing Thanks to Pirates DONALD J. FREDERICK, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
California First Lady Will Honor Philanthropist at Century Plaza MARY LOU LOPER
Santa Fe Engine Restoration Picks Up Steam in Fontana MARK A. STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Profile : My, How Rob Petrie's Changed SHERRY STERN, TV TIMES EDITOR
Income Study Says, Like Father, Like Son FRANCES ANN BURNS, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Corona Has Ambitious Plans to Bring 'the Circle' Around TED JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CSULB Debates Adopting Speech Code : Bias: Campus incidents spur proposed ban on statements that insult people based on race, religion or sexual orientation. DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How to Manufacture a Menagerie of Glass From Grains of Sand CHARLES HILLINGER
Battered Wife Can't Count on the System to Keep Her Safe DIANNE KLEIN
Stylized Reality? Not a Problem : Fox's 'Parker Lewis' Combines Imaginitive Dubbing, Creative Sound Effects DANIEL CERONE, Times Staff Writer
New Breed of Japanese Women Savor Life in Fast Lane VIBEKE LAROI, REUTERS
Kuwait to Lack Water, Power for 3 More Weeks KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FBI Enters Compton Shooting Case : Investigation: The bureau will evaluate the gunshot deaths of two Samoan brothers, based on allegations of a civil rights violation. MICHELE FUETSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Some GIs, Peace Is Harder Than War : Iraq: 'All the homeless, all the hurting,' one says of civilians. 'That's something I didn't need.' BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Agency of Social Conscience CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Singapore Hotel Adds Chickens to Guest List Reuters
Democracy Must Wait Until Kuwait Is Rebuilt, Senators Told From Reuters
KGB Ring Camera Brings $22,400 at Christie's Auction Associated Press
Elder Statesmen Win Applause
California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Man Faces Death in Killings of Two From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Cheerleader Case: the Ultimate Stage Mother? SUSAN FAHLGREN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S., Britain Issue Tough Terms for Iraq Peace Accord : Persian Gulf: Topping the list are the 'supervised destruction' of Baghdad's chemical arsenal and setting aside of oil revenues to pay for devastation in Kuwait. DAVID LAUTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soviet Unity Vote Divides Ukrainians JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Yugoslav Republics Go on War Footing Amid Crisis CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Walnut : Street Vendor Ban Studied
Duarte : Landlord May Raise Rent
On View : TV Series Is a Treat SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Santa Monica Woman Row, Row, Rows Way to Title SHAWN DOHERTY
Excellent is the only way to describe the outstanding...
"Jake and the Fatman" (CBS) is once again back in Los...
TODAY'S NEWS, TOMORROW'S TELEVISION : CBS morning anchors go prime-time when they walk on 'F.Y.I.' SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
KCOP's Police Lineup SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Murder Victim's Parents Bitter After Man's Retrial Is Ordered CHRIS TORCHIA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Girl, 15, Shot to Death Over Orange Juice
Parents Seek Reforms in Adoption Law : Custody: A San Juan Capistrano couple who lost their adoptive child lead the charge to end the legal limbo for such children. SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lack of Water Dilutes Board's Past Obscurity : Drought: The low-profile water authority panel now attracts standing-room-only crowds, thrusting its 34 directors suddenly into the limelight. AMY WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Should U.S. Legalize Low-Fat Ice Cream? DIANE DUSTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Youths Get Support in Resisting Gangs, Drugs : Conference: Young people who once ran with the wrong crowd mingle with those still vulnerable. The gathering continues today. TOM McQUEENEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sick Way to Treat Desperately Ill : Demise of County Medical Services program must be averted to save lives
Hip and Heavenly : Chapel Gathers a Teen Flock by Playing Rock JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Assailant in Passing Car Shoots Driver
Day of Helping: Patrons and Protesters KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mission Viejo Student Wins Super Citizen Crown in Quiz HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bike Patrol Won't Be Glitzy, Just Effective : * Dana Point Officers Will Cover More Ground and Be More Accessible on 2 Bicycles
Big Decision, Weak Field for 35th Senate : * Reed Stands Out, but Conflict Inquiry Gives Pause
Notes about your surroundings.
Ruling Affirms Cities' Right to Control Growth KIRSTEN LEE SWARTZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Toxic Discharges
Lottery Results : March 16
Rain Expected Today, May Pelt Area for 3 Days
Aspirin Can Reduce Women's Risk of Heart Attacks, Study Concludes From Associated Press
Cutting Schools to the Bone
Storm's Runoff, Drought Raise Issues of Conservation, Waste
Health Care Priorities
Health Care Priorities
Hospital Merger
Vasquez Says His Letter Didn't Oppose Bird's Endangered Tag
Vasquez Says His Letter Didn't Oppose Bird's Endangered Tag
Storm's Runoff, Drought Raise Issues of Conservation, Waste
Storm's Runoff, Drought Raise Issues of Conservation, Waste
Beach Booze Ban
Water Crisis
Health Care Priorities
Water Crisis
Vasquez Says His Letter Didn't Oppose Bird's Endangered Tag
Volunteers Help Clear Island So That the Least Benefit the Most GREG HERNANDEZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Inglewood Board to Vary Meeting Sites
Image of LAPD Is First Concern for Valley's Top Cop : Police: Deputy chief took over job on the day four officers were indicted in the brutal assault on a motorist. MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Photo Exhibit Facts
Ramadan
Deputies Call Off Hunt for Man, 78, Missing in Desert
Woman Slain in Robbery Attempt in Store's Parking Lot IRENE CHANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cram Course Is Needed for Measure J : * Proponents Have Their Work Cut Out for Them in Quickly Informing the Voters
Water Watch: What Cities Are Doing to Conserve
Red, White, Blue and Green : Luck of the Irish Blesses Both Returning Troops and Parade Under the Sun SONNI EFRON and ANITA M. CAL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Woman Dies in Fire; Husband, Son Flee HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Job Losses Send More Families to Welfare Office : Recession: Bad weather and plant closures have contributed to a 40% rise in two-parent households seeking public aid. HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY ON PROPOSITION 140 : Limiting Legislative Terms Is No Way to Attract Top People : The measure may save taxpayer dollars but it cannot affect the integrity of those who serve in Sacramento. JULIE FROEBERG, Julie Froeberg of San Clemente , who spent nearly 20 years as a staff assistant to state legislators, the last 12 as chief of staff to state Sen. Marian Bergeson (R-Newport Beach), was one of the 608 staff members who accepted the post-Proposition 140 severance package and left state service
Caltrans' Games Won't Work
Naming a New City: El Toro Evokes History While Lake Forest Flows From Vanity
Former Social Worker Serves as Conscience of the County : Government: Chauncey A. Alexander's cajoling and prodding championing indigent health care have won him victories and grudging respect. LANIE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Suit Filed Over Plan for Ventura Boulevard : Sherman Oaks: A developer says the city illegally blocked his three-story building. He wants the law overturned or his project exempted. GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Band-Aids for the Body and the Mind Eliminating half of the nurses in San Diego city schools is just one of $37 million in cuts that the school district has proposed to balance next year's budget. Two nurses and two teachers discuss how this would affect their students
1 Man Stabbed, Another Beaten at Restaurant HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Shot in Car After Party Fight
VENTURA : Police Dog Captures Robbery Suspect KAREN McKEAN
State Bar Contemplates Anti-Bias Rule for Lawyers : Courts: The proposal would punish attorneys whose speech or actions display any kind of prejudice. Critics say it is too vague and could infringe on free expression rights. PHILIP HAGER, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
For Many, Faith in Scriptures Still Firm
* Byron T. Robinson Sr.: Retired Fire Engineer
Caltrans' Games Won't Work
SIMI VALLEY : Suspect Arrested in Bank Robbery KIM KASH
Parade Brings Out Red, White, Blue and Green : St. Patrick's Day: Support for troops home from the Gulf makes the celebration more American than Irish. KIM KASH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE : Students to Vote on Child Center LIORA FORMAN
Enough Grit to Produce a Pearl : Blind since birth, peninsula writer, singer, composer, athlete, husband and father was determined to achieve a remarkable life. GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Winging It Through Airlines in Wartime JEFFREY A. PERLMAN
4 Colombians Arrested in an Alleged Scheme to Retrieve Drugs From Ship AMY LOUISE KAZMIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Man Swept Up in the Furor : Friends, Family Say King Was Sometimes Lost but Never Violent ASHLEY DUNN and ANDREA FORD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Rev. Jackson Joins Call for Gates' Ouster, Scolds Bradley : Protest: The civil rights activist tells demonstrators at police headquarters that the mayor should speak out "more clearly and decisively" on the King beating controversy. ELAINE WOO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vasquez Says His Letter Didn't Oppose Bird's Endangered Tag
The Weather May Turn Out to Have Swing Vote in 35th DAVE LESHER, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Family, Friends Eulogize Pilot Killed in Gulf as a Special Hero MAYERENE BARKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Families of Fire Victims Need Help Now
Naming a New City: El Toro Evokes History While Lake Forest Flows From Vanity
Supervisors Unswayed on Jordan Land Swap : Development: Officials remain concerned about Bob Hope's offer despite support from the interior secretary and governor. DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No-Frills Schools Help Troubled Teen-Agers Salvage Their Studies DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pumping Threatens to Sink High Desert's Future JOHN CHANDLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Krishnas Fear a KO : Religion: Laguna Beach temple may be lost if high court upholds a $5.3-million 'brainwashing' judgment in favor of Robin and Marcia George. JERRY HICKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Storm's Runoff, Drought Raise Issues of Conservation, Waste
Crespi Senior Wins 1st Place, $500 in Academic Competition
Just Another 'Santa Ana Case,' Unless You're the Widow DANA PARSONS
House of Yahweh Plans Stir Turmoil : Redevelopment: A City Council hearing on the charity's proposed new building is scheduled Thursday. KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marketplace: Model of Superb Swap Meet
Wreckage of Plane With 3 Aboard Is Found in Mountains AMY LOUISE KAZMIN and MAYERENE BARKER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Town Rejects AIDS Shelter, Calling Occupants 'Lepers' : Health: A fear that the homeless will bring drug addiction is cited. A new ordinance bans such boarding homes but a lawsuit is threatened. ELISE HARTSTEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Unsung Heroes? : Navy Launches Campaign to Let the Public Know of Its Role in the Persian Gulf War NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
COVER STORY : WAR OF THE RAP EGOS : VANILLA ICE : Why Is Everyone Still Fussing About Ice? ROBERT HILBURN, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic.
INTERVIEW : Beyond the Stereotype : Comedian Tamayo Otsuki can dish out the superficial ethnic jokes, but her thoughts about her hard road to American prime time run deep LAWRENCE CHRISTON
'Better Days' May Mean Gregg Henry's Tough Times Are Over ROBERT KOEHLER, Koehler writes regularly about theater for Calendar
JAZZ : ALBUM REVIEW : *** MILES DAVIS : "Pangea" : Columbia BILL KOHLHAASE
Art-Jazz Meets Rural, Folk Sounds STEVE HOCHMAN
Quibbles & Bits
If It's Oscar Time, It's Party Time DAVID J. FOX
Start the Presses From John M. Wilson \f7
POP MUSIC : MIXED MEDIA : ** 1/2 MARIAH CAREY : "The First Vision" : SMV Enterprises ($19.98) DENNIS HUNT
Zeroing In on a Comparison of the '90s Art Scene and the Nazi Era
Exploring the Jim Morrison Era
Jackson's Flaws
Putting a Price on the Boz's Movie Debut
Zeroing In on a Comparison of the '90s Art Scene and the Nazi Era
Rating Joni Mitchell
Jackson's Flaws
Zeroing In on a Comparison of the '90s Art Scene and the Nazi Era
2 Shows Feature Women Authors in Performing Roles JANICE ARKATOV, Arkatov writes regularly about theater for Calendar
A Marriage of Ideas in 'The Wedding' JANICE ARKATOV
POP MUSIC : MIXED MEDIA : *** "THE FUTURE OF THE FUNK" : L.L. Cool J : SMV Enterprises ($19.98) DENNIS HUNT
Surprising Copland Sampler From Sony HERBERT GLASS, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to The Times.
Bruce Willis Got 'Hawk' for a Song John M. Wilson \f7
RESTAURANTS : French, Mexican, Japanese, Italian . . . and Midwestern : Chef David Slay's style at La Veranda is California-eclectic with a heartland sensibilty CHARLES PERRY, Charles Perry is a frequent contributor to Calendar. and
POP MUSIC : MIXED MEDIA : In Short, Gabriel Offers Dramatic Point of View : ****"POV" : Peter Gabriel : Virgin Music Video ($19.98) ROBERT HILBURN
Exploring the Jim Morrison Era Jim Morrison
Hit Album by Jane's Addiction Doesn't Squelch Rumors of Breakup STEVE APPLEFORD, Appleford writes regularly about music for Westside/Valley Calendar.
Damn Yankees' Vets Ride 'High Enough' DENNIS HUNT
Computerized Tour of Nash Show STEVE APPLEFORD
A Horn Man's Search for Singularity : Benn Clatworthy wants to be able to speak as freely on the sax as he can in conversation ZAN STEWART, Stewart writes regularly about jazz for Calendar
'Entartete Musik' GRETA BEIGEL
Green Sunday Kathie Jenkins
MOVIES : Why Do Critics Love These Repellent Movies? : COUNTERPOINT : Sometimes arresting, intelligent films happen to be about seamy subjects. Case in point: 'The Silence of the Lambs' SHEILA BENSON, Sheila Benson is film critic for The Times
POP MUSIC : MIXED MEDIA : ** THE DOORS : "The Doors Live in Europe 1968" : A*Vision($19.98) RICHARD CROMELIN
Exploring the Jim Morrison Era
MUSIC : It Wasn't Music to Their Ears : An exhibition opening Thursday re-creates the Nazis' 1938 denouncement of 'degenerate' composers GRETA BEIGEL, Greta Beigel is a Times staff writer.
MOVIES : Happily Out of Step : In between arrests, actor Martin Sheen finds time to direct a Vietnam War-era drama, 'Cadence,' that's in step with his crusades SEAN MITCHELL, Sean Mitchell is a frequent contributor to Calendar.
Exploring the Jim Morrison Era
Ray Manzarek Slams 'The Doors' Patrick Goldstein \f7
Wanna Talk to Axl? Just Sign Right Here PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
MOVIES : Why Do Critics Love These Repellent Movies? : POINT : Moviegoers looking for guidance are becoming alienated by reviewers' penchant for grotesque violence STEPHEN FARBER, Stephen Farber is an author and film journalist.
L.A. Gets a Look at the Photos of Musician Graham Nash : Rocker's black-and-white images focus mainly on the late 1960s and capture moments with his musical circle of friends STEVE APPLEFORD, Appleford is a regular contributor to Westside/Valley Calendar
A Man Called Horst Pat H. Broeske \f7
TELEVISION : It's Not 'Masterpiece Theatre' : But 'American Playhouse' is less predictable, too, with an eclectic lineup ranging from Tony-winning drama to non-commercial gambles MICHELE WILLENS, Michele Willens is a New York-based free-lance writer. and
ARCHITECTURE : Arata Isozaki's Global Village : A 30-year retrospective of the architect's work reflects his international standing and style WILLIAM WILSON, William Wilson is The Times' art critic. and
COVER STORY : WAR OF THE RAP EGOS : M. C. HAMMER : Well, the Hammer'll Be Glad to Clue You In CHRIS WILLMAN, Chris Willman writes about pop music, television and movies for The Times
Rating Joni Mitchell
SPORTS
Athletic Shoe Industry Goes Beyond Big Business BILL BRUBAKER, WASHINGTON POST
Irvine Could Put Its Women's Program on the Right Trakh BARBIE LUDOVISE
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Grossmont Stifles Fallbrook Again
STATE PREP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : County Teams Have a Perfect Day : Tustin Uses Trap to Snare a Title TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ORANGE COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME : Angels' Coach, Ex-Olympian Among Honorees
Recruiting Allegations Against Harrick Revived : College basketball: Documents written by Don MacLean's high school coach state that UCLA coach made improper visit. And a former Bruin assistant claims university cover-up. ELLIOTT ALMOND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Search of a City of Racial Fairness DAVE DISTEL
Loyola Loses Doubleheader to Pepperdine ALAN DROOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TENNIS : Just as Connors Gets Going, Rain Puts Comeback on Hold From Associated Press
Distance Running From Staff and Wire Reports
Fit To Scout Wins Miss America
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Orange Coast Men, Women Win Invitation Swim Meet
SOCCER NORTH AMERICAN NATIONS CUP : U.S. Displays Sock in 2-0 Victory RANDY HARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Meadow Star Romps at Aqueduct Associated Press
NHL ROUNDUP : Blackhawks Win Despite Hull's 79th DAN HAFNER
COMMENTARY : To Restore Growth, It's Time to Shrink ANDREW BEYER, WASHINGTON POST
Southeast Missouri Routs Cal Poly Pomona Associated Press
Winter Sports From Staff and Wire Reports
Dehere Lifts Seton Hall Past Creighton From Associated Press
Lions' Rallying Call: Wait Until Next Year : Basketball: It's full speed ahead for Loyola Marymount Coach Jay Hillock, who is optimistic the Lions can rebound from a disappointing 1990-91 season. ALAN DROOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Long Night in Long Beach for Trojans : West Regional: 49ers dominate USC, 83-58, to advance to semifinal meeting against third-ranked Georgia. PETE THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blake Laughs Last; Kings Edge Flames : Hockey: Rookie defenseman proves he is not merely a power-play scorer in leading Los Angeles to 4-3 victory over Calgary. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foul-Plagued Master's Drops NCCAA Final
After Slow Start, St. Bernard Wins 11-3 STUART MATTHEWS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
2nd-Period Rally Lifts Rivermen Over Gulls From Times Staff and Wire Reports
STATE PREP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : County Teams Have a Perfect Day : This Time, Brea-Olinda Gets It Right CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP TRACK ROUNDUP : Church Goes 47-2 1/2 in Triple Jump KIM KUTCHER
GOLF ROUNDUP : Sieckmann Leading in the Rain From Associated Press
Sockers Sweep Up the Blast From Staff and Wire Reports
NBA ROUNDUP : Kevin Johnson Rallies Suns Past Hawks, 128-116 DAN HAFNER
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Freshman Pitches Simi Valley to Title, 1-0
Performances Had Some Rough Spots MIKE PENNER
Irvine Needn't Fret, Carlesimo Didn't Want Celtic Job, Either MAL FLORENCE
Politicians Take to the 1993 Super Bowl Field : NFL: League will determine whether L.A. or San Diego will inherit host's role from Phoenix. BOB OATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bowling From Staff and Wire Reports
Fly So Free Is Early Favorite to Win Derby MARTY MCGEE, BALTIMORE SUN
Dodgers Are Shopping Valenzuela, But Padres Aren't Interested BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BASEBALL NOTES : Baltimore's Losses Are Milwaukee's Gains PETER SCHMUCK, BALTIMORE SUN
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Dykstra Meets With Vincent
When Titans' Miller Sits, Stanford Makes Move : West Regional: With Fullerton star on the bench with three fouls, Cardinal has 16-4 run on way to a 91-67 victory. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pro Basketball From Staff and Wire Reports
Arizona State Coach Won't Let Barber Cut Into His Schedule
SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' SWIMMING RELAYS : San Marino Outlasts Capistrano Valley for Team Title STUART MATTHEWS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prep Track Roundup
ANGELS : Finley Regains His Touch in a 6-2 Victory HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Motor Racing From Staff and Wire Reports
Bakersfield Wins Division II Regional
Irvine Assistant a Candidate for Top Job ROBYN NORWOOD
Texas Ends UCLA's Track Streak From Staff and Wire Reports
Motor Racing From Staff and Wire Reports
Toros Split Doubleheader
Williams Would Welcome a Familiar Face : Basketball: Center plans to play at UCI next season. She says the Anteaters should consider hiring Brea-Olinda Coach Mark Trakh. TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Down the Stretch in the Wild, Wild West MARK HEISLER
Haas Gives Washington Fans a Game They'll Never Forget : Incident: After scoring 27 points, Estancia forward is punched by irate spectator. CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Irvine Men's Tennis Team Beats No. 10 Kentucky STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tustin Turns On Afterburners in Third Quarter to Rally Again : Comeback: There were no long faces in the Tillers' locker room at halftime despite a nine-point deficit. CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : MIDWEST REGIONAL : Duke Goes After Earl to Handle Iowa, 85-70 From Associated Press
Morningside Collapses in Stunning Defeat to Berkeley ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SAILING CONGRESSIONAL CUP : Dickson Beats Coutts at Ramming Speed RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DODGERS : Game in Mexico Becomes a Carnival BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cast Adrift in the Home of the Braves MELVIN DURSLAG
High School Basketball Girls' State Championships : Division Iii ROB FERNAS
THE HIGH SCHOOLS / STEVE ELLING : Camarillo's Hile Comes to Life Against Chatsworth Dynamo STEVE ELLING
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : Hoyas Are Uneasy in Underdog Role : West Regional: Georgetown remains proud and defiant going into today's game against Nevada Las Vegas. GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ROUNDUP : James Madison Erases Deficit, Then Holds Off No. 1 Penn State From Associated Press
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GIRLS' DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP : Berkeley Ends Morningside's Run ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES PREP SPORTS EDITOR
Lite Light Wins Oaks the Hard Way BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE WRESTLING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : Six Finalists Give Iowa's Gable 10th Title
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : Williams Helps Cut BYU to Size : West Regional: Six-foot-10 center outplays 7-6 freshman Bradley, scoring 24 points as Arizona advances, 76-61. RAY RIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Indiana's Bombers Bury Florida State From Associated Press
COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Fielder's Choice Helps CLU in Sweep of Biola
Best Friends Take Time for a Fight WILLIAM GILDEA, WASHINGTON POST
FIGURE SKATING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : Yamaguchi Leads a Sweep by U.S. Women From Associated Press
High School Basketball Boys' State Championships TOM HAMILTON
Tarkanian Encourages the Inquiry of MacLean and UCLA : College basketball: The UNLV coach, a longtime target of NCAA, also faces allegations about his recruitment of star forward. He harbors grudges against Harrick, UCLA. ELLIOTT ALMOND and DANNY ROBBINS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jones Adds to Pace-Setting Resume MIKE GLAZE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hurst Balances Life in Baseball With His Beliefs BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Northridge Ends 19-Match Drought Against UCLA JIM COLEMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Santa Clara on Track for 1991-92 : Prep basketball: After losing state title game to Hayward, Saints heartened by the return of four starters. BRIAN MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Titans' Miller Sits, Stanford Roars : West Regional: With Fullerton star on the bench with three fouls, Cardinal has 16-4 run on way to a 91-67 victory. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moorpark Finally Hits a High Note in 13-12 Victory BRENDAN HEALEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harmony Puts USD's Team in Tune : Tennis: Coach Stephens has Toreras' program on the upswing. DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Creighton Beats CSUN for Title at Fresno MIKE HISERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Best Fighter in the World JIM MURRAY
FLORIDA DERBY : Fly So Free Is Winner of a Waiting Game RICK TALLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Are Ruddock's Fists Razor-Sharp, Too? : Boxing: Heavyweight talks a strong game and is impressive in workouts for Monday night fight against Mike Tyson. WILLIAM GILDEA, WASHINGTON POST
TENNIS / THOMAS BONK : U.S. Davis Cup Team: Survival of the Unfittest THOMAS BONK
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Cypress Scores Six Runs in Third Inning, Pounds OCC STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TRACK ROUNDUP : Morse's Luck Runs In Streaks JOHN GEIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dave Parker: a Strawberry or a Lemon MIKE DOWNEY
St. Joseph Overcomes Fremont LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inconsistently Enforced Rules May Undergo Some Changes BOB OATES
STATE PREP BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : County Teams Have a Perfect Day : Last Obstacle Is Overcome by Estancia TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GIRLS' STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS : Brea-Olinda and Palos Verdes Win Titles ERIC SHEPARD
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL : Suttons Extend Family Tradition From Associated Press
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BOYS' STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS : Tustin Turns to Defense for Division II Title LONNIE WHITE
Eckersley Keeps Gibson Homer in Perspective TOM VERDUCCI, NEWSDAY
PREP ROUNDUP : Honikel's Homer in Seventh Gets Servite Past Mater Dei TOM BIRSCHBACH
Blueprint for Perfection : Fifteen Years Ago, Indiana Embodied Team Play as It Became the Last NCAA Champion to Finish Undefeated GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxing From Staff and Wire Reports
Prep Roundup
Two Marks From Mark Help PLNC to Title
Palos Verdes Girls Breeze to a Title : Basketball: The top-ranked Sea Kings end the season with a lopsided 58-42 Division III victory to bring home their first state championship. ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OPINION
Of Death and Dying: Not a Simple Case of Acute Leukemia : Ethics: A patient's decision to forgo treatment and hasten the end by suicide, aided by her doctor, is a choice society unfairly condemns. Timothy Quill, Timothy Quill is a physician. This article is excerpted from information appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making," Vol. 324, 1991
Before We Rush to Condemn the Department's Leadership, Examine the Facts : LAPD: Rapid recruitment has strained system, but there is no institutional anti-black bias. Vast majority of officers are models of duty and valor. Ed Davis, Ed Davis, LAPD chief of police from 1969 to 1978, is a state senator (R-Santa Clarita)
PLATFORM : Soaking the Rich BILL McCANN, With mandatory rationing in effect, many California water districts have said that households found to exceed their allotments will repeatedly be hit with flow restricters, which reduce water to a mere trickle. BILL McCANN is general manager of the Purissima Hills Water District in the posh Los Altos Hills community in Santa Clara County, an area forced to cut back water usage 75% from pre - drought levels. He told The Times:
Any Other Stanfords Out There?
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
Overreaction to LAPD Beating
Is This Any Way to Treat a Saver? : Yes, if the new Bentsen IRA bill is passed
Downfall of Sen. Cranston
COLUMN LEFT : Why Bush Wants Hussein Kept in Power : Washington stiff-arms the Iraqi opposition, fearing a fundamentalist Islamic regime. GEORGE BLACK, George Black is foreign editor of the Nation
Oops, Oops and Oops : Hey, we didn't mean to sign it, not know it, say it
Reserve Doctor
Bush's Words
Colombia Fights Drugs Its Own Way : War: The Government, tired of paying in blood and money, turns America's Saddam fixation into an opportunity to cut a deal with traffickers. Cecilia Rodriguez, Cecilia Rodriguez is a Colombian journalist based in Mexico
When Department Integrity Suffers and Public Support Falls, the Chief Must Quit : Beating: Gates' repeated claim that the King pummeling was an "aberration" is an attempt to escape responsibility, a tactic he's prone to exploit. Joseph D. McNamara, Joseph D. McNamara has been San Jose Police Chief for 15 years
China's Dissidents All Alone : Freedom: Since 1971, Washington has retained a studied obliviousness to Beijing's human-rights record in deference to geopolitics. Edward A. Gargan, Edward A. Gargan, former Beijing bureau chief for the New York Times, is the author of "China's Fate" (Doubleday)
The Way It Was When Stopped by LAPD 26 Years Ago Roger Wilkins, Roger Wilkins is professor of history and American culture at George Mason University. The above commentary was first delivered on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," March 15, 1991
Make Saddam Hussein the Last Dictator We Pamper CLAIBORNE PELL, Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
JAPAN WATCH : Rice Wars
Daryl Gates : With LAPD Under Sttack the Chief Defends Himself JESSE KATZ
Gorbachev Hopes to Parley Referendum on Renewed Federation Into More Power : Soviet Union: The President wants a mandate so he can break his deadlock with Yeltsin, the standard-bearer of economic reform. Susan Eisenhower, Susan Eisenhower is president of the Eisenhower Group, Inc., consultants to Western business on the political and economic situation in the Soviet Union
BOOK MARK : 'They Wished We'd Go Back to Africa, but Chicago was Close Enough' Nicholas Lemann, Nicholas Lemann, who lives in New York City, is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. From the Mississippi Delta, thousands of African-Americans headed for Chicago as mechanical cotton pickers replaced them in the fields. There were other reasons, too, as this excerpt explains
TRAVEL
Exotic Delights of Hiking in Tahiti and Moorea JOHN McKINNEY
Cunard Discounts Transatlantic Fares on QE2 SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH
Many Hotels Offer Domestic Discounts JACK ADLER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Qualifying for Special Privileges in Costa Rica ERIC FRIEDHEIM
Traveling in Style Today
Falling for City of Brotherly Love BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY
Postwar Mideast, Europe Also 'On Sale' ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New From Hawaii: Fresh-Cut Prices SUSAN ESSOYAN, Essoyan frequently reports on Hawaii for The Times
Here's One Revolution That Has Left a Good Taste in Everyone's Mouth : Food: No longer do travelers eat "in" only as a last resort. Now in almost every major city, some of the best restaurants can be found in hotels. PETER S. GREENBERG
India's Mystery, Ireland's Charm BETTY MARTIN
A Complicated Past Spices Caribbean Cookery PAUL LASLEY and ELIZABETH HARRYMAN
Chatting With Top-Drawer Clerks JUDITH MORGAN
The Little Village That Wouldn't Change : Carmel Has Resisted 'Progres' for 75 Years and Visitors Still Wish They Could Stay For Good JERRY HULSE, TIMES TRAVEL COLUMNIST
Ultimate Trip Liability Rests With the Traveler : Vacations: When booking through a travel agent, consumers should carefully read all disclaimer forms before signing, and ask plenty of questions. JACK ADLER
Not Uncommon to Feel Royal in Gilded Vienna JAMES T. YENCKEL, WASHINGTON POST
AYH Trips Available for All Ages LUCY IZON
Cruising Through the Russia of Peter the Great CHARLES JACOBS, Jacobs is a free-lance writer living in Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
Casting a Vote for Mettle of Singapore Pewter JENNIFER MERIN
Travel Company Ranks World's 10 Best Walks Compiled from Times staff and wire service reports
BOOKS
SLAYGROUND : AMERICAN PSYCHO By Bret Easton Ellis (Vintage: $11, paper; 399 pp.) Henry Bean, Bean is the author of the novel "False Match" and the screenplay for the movie "Internal Affairs."
KITTY HAWK AND BEYOND: The Wright Brothers and the Early Stages of Aviation by Ronald R. Geibert and Patrick B. Nolan (Wayne State University Press: $29.95; 160 pp.). Kenneth Turan
If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Write a Book : YOU'LL NEVER EAT LUNCH IN THIS TOWN AGAIN By Julia Phillips (Random House: $22; 592 pp.) Jean Vallely, Vallely is a Los Angeles-based writer.
Nonfiction
Fiction Michael Harris
Fiction Michael Harris
Fiction Michael Harris
The Arabs
The Arabs
The Arabs
Zimmerman Unmasked
Zimmerman Unmasked
Something Is Rotten in Rivertown : DOWN BY THE RIVER By Monte Schulz (Viking: $19.95; 432 pp.) Tom Nolan, Nolan is a contributing editor at Los Angeles Magazine. and
Freedom Road: The Pathfinders : THE PROMISED LAND: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America By Nicholas Lemann (Alfred A. Knopf: $24.95; 320 pp.) Harry McPherson, McPherson, former special counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson, practices law in Washington.
Zimmerman Unmasked
A Ford Is a Ford Is a Ford : FORD MADOX FORD By Alan Judd (Harvard University Press:$27.50; 488 pp.) Frederick Busch, Busch's most recent novel is "Harry and Catherine" (Alfred A. Knopf). He is Fairchild Professor of Literature at Colgate University.
Fiction Michael Harris
From . . .Sarah By PHILIP APPLEMAN This fragment of the haggling between Abraham and God (over how many righteous men had to be found to save the city of Sodom from destruction) is an excerpt from the longer poem "Sarah," in "Let There Be Light" (HarperCollins: $21.95). 1991 by Philip Appleman.
The Arabs
Fiction Michael Harris
The Arabs
The Americanization of Chang : TYPICAL AMERICAN By Gish Jen (Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence: $19.95; 296 pp.)
No Heroes Without Combat : PETTIBONE'S LAW By John Keene (Simon & Schuster: $19.95; 363 pp.) Kevin McIlvoy, McIlvoy is the author of "Little Peg."
The Arabs
Freedom Road: The Pathfinders : FREE AT LAST?: The Civil Rights Movement and the People Who Made It By Fred Powledge (Little, Brown: $29.95; 711 pp.) David J. Garrow, Garrow is the author of "Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King , Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference," which received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
THE BOOK OF SEQUELS by Henry Beard, Christopher Cerf, Sarah Durkee, and Sean Kelly (Random House: $16.95; 144 pp.). Sonja Bolle
Brief Encounter
The Arabs
BUSINESS
Biotech Firms Hit Their Stride : Pharmaceuticals: Sales may reach $4 billion by 1993. A more mature industry will smooth the wild fluctuations in company fortunes and stock prices. CHRIS KRAUL, SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUSINESS EDITOR
Viewpoints : Businesses Raise Old Glory, Sales Receipts GERALD C. MEYERS and SUSAN MEYERS, GERALD C. MEYERS, a professor at Carnegie Mellon's Graduate School of Industrial Administration in Pittsburgh, Penn., is a former chairman of American Motors. Susan Meyers is a free-lance writer and former newspaper editor living in Boston. and
Q & A : What Led to Lag and When Will It End? JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Recovery Is People Buying Homes Again JAMES FLANIGAN
REGIONAL REPORT : Southland CEOs Think Recession Has Bottomed : Economy: The same sampling of business leaders recognized the severity of the downturn before economists did. Now their timetable for a recovery is more optimistic than the experts'. NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Customers Formerly Loyal to Sears Say Poor Service Has Driven Them to Shop Elsewhere
Customers Formerly Loyal to Sears Say Poor Service Has Driven Them to Shop Elsewhere
Labor Board Stifles Freedom of Workers
SACRAMENTO : Many Are Calling, but Few Will Be Chosen, by Governor for State Jobs BRADLEY INMAN, BRADLEY INMAN is an Oakland writer specializing in California business issues
Minimizing the Tax Bite When You Sell Shares RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES is editor of Personal Investor, a national con s umer-finance magazine based in Irvine.
BUILDERS GO BACK TO BASICS : Housing: The developers who have been able to constrain themselves when they saw the market slowing are the ones who will survive the current slump, some of the experts say. JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
T-Bills, CDs Hold Few Mysteries for Investors CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Customers Formerly Loyal to Sears Say Poor Service Has Driven Them to Shop Elsewhere
Deposit Insurance Rates Should Be Tied to Risk
Beware of Sales Pitch Offering 'Valuable Prizes' KATHY M. KRISTOF
Workers' Comp Reforms Fail to Quell Discontent : Insurance: With medical and litigation costs up to 40% higher than elsewhere in the state, employers and insurers ponder whether they should stay in L.A. or even California. DONNA K. H. WALTERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REAL ESTATE
Your Mortgage : Slow Market Spurs Financing Help by Sellers : Housing: Many are willing to 'carry back' a second mortgage, pay closing costs or toss in other 'goodies' to clinch sale. DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orange County
Home Buyers Can Get Loan Advice at Two Times Fairs
Huffman Installed as CAI President
In Defense of Scorned 'Bottom Feeders'
In Defense of Scorned 'Bottom Feeders'
Star Buys Near 'Pretty Woman' RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Defense of Scorned 'Bottom Feeders'
Architect Honored for Mentor Role RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Home Improvement : Test Can Resolve Fear About Formaldehyde From Popular Mechanics
Riverside County
3 Scholarships Offered by Women Architects
When Board Is Run Like 'Secret Society' JAN HICKENBOTTOM, Hickenbottom is past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) .
Bone Mot
Gardening : If Bitterness Is a Problem Grow a 'Newer' Cucumber From Associated Press
Gardening : Work in Raised Beds to Control Soil Content Bill Sidnam
Calculate Your Electric Costs Gadget by Gadget JAMES DULLEY, Dulley is a Cincinnati-based engineering consultant
Los Angeles County
Buyers vs. Builders in Down Market : Gamble: People don't ask a broker for refunds when a stock falls; why should they think buying a house is any different? CATHERINE COLLINS, Collins writes from Washington on real estate issues.
'Wide Spot' on Route 66 Grows Up : Rancho Cucamonga: The former backwater with a funny name attracts new residents with its low home prices and high quality of life. GORDON DILLOW, Dillow is a La Canada Flintridge free-lance writer.
In Defense of Scorned 'Bottom Feeders'
Nuts, Bolts & Savvy
MAGAZINE
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : Lexington : Kentucky's Best Bet : For Horseracing Purists, Keeneland Is a Little Green Corner of Heaven WILLIAM MURRAY, Murray is a staff writer for The New Yorker whose latest novel about the racetrack, "The Getaway Blues," was published last year by Bantam.
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : London : The Essence of England : Staying to the Genteel Connaught Is a Little Like Being Accepted at London's Finest Private Club LEONARD GROSS, Gross is the roving editor of Conde Nast Traveler. and
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : Manhattan : Rhapsody in Deco : Think Gershwin When Contemplating the Chrysler Building: Complex Rhythms, Monumental Chords, a Certain Lightness JOSEPH GIOVANNINI, Giovannini is a former architecture critic for the Los Angeles Herald - Examiner and architecture writer for the New York Times. He is currently writing a book on deconstructivist architecture, to be published next year by Alfred Knopf Inc
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : Kids' Resorts : Quality Time : Traveling With Children Doesn't Mean Having to Give Up Fine Food and Hotels. Here's a Sampling of Luxury Resorts Where Children Are Not Merely Tolerated but Welcomed. DOROTHY JORDON, Jordon is co-author of "Great Vacations With Your Kids" and other family-vacation books. TWYCH (Travel With Your Children), the company she founded, publishes Family Travel Times newsletter
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : Hawaii : In Hawaiian Legend, Halemaumau, on the Big Island, Was the Place Where the Earth Itself Was Born JAMES D. HOUSTON, Houston is the author of "Californians: Searching for the Golden State" and five novels. A frequent visitor to Hawaii, he lives in Santa Cruz. and
Traveling in Style
Traveling in Style : PLACES OF THE HEART : Mexico City : The Arena Coliseo Has the Sights, Smells and Feel of the Mexico of Memory PETE HAMILL, Hamill, a novelist and a journalist, writes a column for Esquire.
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