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What happened on May 05, 1991
SPORTS
A Fistful of Desire : After Winning National Title, Pepe Reilly Takes Aim at Olympics RICH TOSCHES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nate Archibald Is Still Doing His Best Work in a Gymnasium From Associated Press
Water Polo From Staff and Wire Reports
Grossman's Stinging Words Aimed at Chargers' Bosses T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rematch Turns Into a Mismatch in Women's Hard Court Tourney : Tennis: With another victory over Neeld and Garrett, doubles team of Landtroop and Kohler adds a hard-court championship to its clay title. LAURA PALMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE TENNIS TOURNAMENT : Top-Ranked Mall Falls to Unseeded Berris JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Joyner Has Angelic Looks, Devil of a Bat JIM MURRAY
NBA ROUNDUP : Blazers Take Sonics to Court, Win Series DAN HAFNER
Rams Have Cheap Image, but Shaw Doesn't Buy It TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Power Game : These Days the Buck Stops With Rams' John Robinson, Who Is Going Back to the Offense He Knows Best TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Scott Puts Age, Experience to Use : Track: Coming off a down period in training, he follows young guys through brisk wind early, then rolls to 1,500 victory in track-record time at UCSD meet. DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels Get a Shot of Offense, 6-3 ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Padres Pull Out a Zany Victory BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
8 Teams Part of Make Over in District 20 STEVE ELLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : McCaskill Is Frustrated by Too Many Off-Days ROBYN NORWOOD
Football From Staff and Wire Reports
NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Klima's Trick Is a Treat as Oilers Even Series, 7-2 From Associated Press
GOLF ROUNDUP : Kite Takes Two-Shot Lead Over Bunched Field in Texas From Associated Press
Opener Does Italians World of Good KIM Q. BERKSHIRE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Football From Staff and Wire Reports
SAILING : In High Wind, Skippers Find Boats Are Light-Wind Craft RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shockey Earns Respect in CSUN Sweep : College baseball: Matador junior drives in six runs in opener; Kendrena tosses two-hitter in second game. JIM COLEMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Crespi Rallies to Beat St. Bernard, 8-7
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans Beat Santa Barbara to Remain in Second Place
Hockey From Staff and Wire Reports
Volleyball From Staff and Wire Reports
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Gwynn Hits Early, Beats Expos Late DAN HAFNER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Bakersfield Is Next Stop on Road Back for Hershiser ALAN DROOZ
Hayes' Homer Hurts Howell From Associated Press
Names And Numbers ROSS NEWHAN
HOLLLYWOOD PARK : Whadjathink Might Try Preakness BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seven Are Entered in Feature Race From Associated Press
Soccer From Staff and Wire Reports
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
PADRES UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Roberts Says Left Field Lets Him Feel at Home BOB NIGHTENGALE
Everett Will Wait to Give Rams a Grade on Plan B TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Phillies Get the Last Straw ALAN DROOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cleveland Earns Berth vs. Sockers From Staff and Wire Reports
Robinson: No Reason to Worry Just Yet KEN ROSENTHAL, BALTIMORE EVENING SUN
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : How Long Will This Plan Last ? ROSS NEWHAN
Felix Jose's Star Is Shining for St. Louis From Associated Press
Auto Racing From Staff and Wire Reports
Northridge's Vett Finds Surprising Results in Test Drive : College track: Distance runner steps down to 1,500 meters and winds up with a personal-best effort. JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Crossroads for Patrick Ewing, Knicks? : Basketball: After six seasons and a woeful playoff exit, star center says he will consider his options--including free agency. MICHAEL WILBON, WASHINGTON POST
GOLF / MAL FLORENCE : Traffic on City Courses Rivals Freeways MAL FLORENCE
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : James Beats A's With Nine RBIs DAN HAFNER
Canizales Has to Work Hard to Keep Title From Staff and Wire Reports
COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS : Orange Coast Wins Third Straight Title STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : He May Give Up Life of Riley MARK HEISLER
Ryan's Arm Still Amazing Teammates from '69 Mets STEVE JACOBSON, NEWSDAY
Aztecs Upset BYU in WAC Women's Tennis
Unseeded Berris Wins Title in 18s JOHN WEYLER
He's Not the Swinger He Was in His Prime : Yankees' Mattingly Has to Cut Down on Practice Time as Back Trouble Continues to Cut Down His Statistics ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Say Hey Kid' Approaches 60th Birthday From Associated Press
Kyman Highlights CSUN Intrasquad Football Game THERESA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Auto Racing From Staff and Wire Reports
Italians Avoid the Breaks of the Game RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Meadow Star Lost, Antley Gained Strike The Gold BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Springsteen, at 34, Continues Cycle Comeback at Pomona
Football From Staff and Wire Reports
Maybe the Hole in the Ground Could Be Used as the Marker MAL FLORENCE
Parrish's Lesson Pays Off at Plate : Angels: Catcher shows up early to hit off a tee, then tees off on Baltimore with two hits, including a home run. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ROUNDUP : Cal Lutheran Drops Final in Softball, 3-2
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : OCC Men, Women Win State Swimming Titles
Housebuster Wins Carter Handicap Associated Press
Tolson's Biggest Hurdle: Transferring Schools BARBIE LUDOVISE
TRACK AND FIELD : Trojans Not Gaining on Bruins JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marathon Today in Long Beach JULIE CART
U.S. Team Defeats Mexico in Tennis
Football From Staff and Wire Reports
Loyola Stays in Race by Defeating Nevada : Baseball: Lions win two of three games in Reno to set up West Coast Conference showdown against Pepperdine.
Ventura County to Induct 5 Into Sports Hall of Fame
Argentina Cries for Maradona : Soccer: His arrest on cocaine charges has transfixed nation's public attention. EUGENE ROBINSON, WASHINGTON POST
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Gustafsson Gets Past Lendl to Reach Final From Associated Press
Horse's Pursuit of Nuns' $12,500 Isn't So Trivial MIKE DOWNEY
Lakers Face Nelson, Not the Admiral : NBA playoffs: Golden State coach used his little people to eliminate San Antonio, but he says Warriors must be 'better than perfect' to win this series. MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strike The Gold Strikes Roses : Kentucky Derby: Strong stretch run brings 1 3/4-length victory over Best Pal in 2:03. Mane Minister finishes third. BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In the Face of Adversity, Coach Garrido Sports a Smile MIKE PENNER
Dominguez Hills Eliminated From CCAA Title Contention
PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Oilers Give Big Game to Westminster TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CHARGERS UPDATE : MINICAMP REPORT : Bernstine Shows He's Eager to Settle Pact T.J. SIMERS
Johnson's Luck Takes Turn for Better at Saugus Speedway BRIAN MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Life in Minor Leagues Has Been Major Pain : Baseball: Former Rancho Santiago pitcher Chris Shiflett, now with the Tulsa Drillers, is facing the possibility of more surgery on his pitching arm. MIKE REILLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE FOOTBALL : UCLA Can Shield Maddox Better With Ground Game MAL FLORENCE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hawthorne High Is Right on Track ROB FERNAS
MAGAZINE
How Gene Roddenberry and his Brain Trust Have Boldly Taken 'Star Trek' Where No TV Series Has Gone Before : Trekking to the Top Sheldon Teitelbaum, Sheldon Teitelbaum is a frequent contributor to this magazine.
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Life In The Desert Jennie Nash, Edited by Mary McNamara
Style : Looks : Global Appeal CINDY YORKS
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State Of Mind Edited by Mary McNamara
A Guide to the Best of Southern California's Menus : DISHING RUTH REICHL, Ruth Reichl is The Times' food editor and restaurant critic.
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Quick Bites : Seafood Quesadilla
Style : GARDEN : SUMMER STOCK ROBERT SMAUS
Sport Report Jennie Nash, Edited by Mary McNamara
STYLE : FASHION : Romp Around the Clock BARBARA FOLEY
Style : Architecture : Back At The Ranch BEA MAXWELL
$21-MILLION SALUTES : Drop by a Presidential Library and You'll Witness History in the Remaking Harry Shearer
Banking on Bill Seidman : He's Not Blow-Dried. He Doesn't Talk Gobbledygook. And in His Mission to Save America's Banks, He's Even Faced Down George Bush. JAMES FLANIGAN, James Flanigan is a business columnist for The Times.
BOOKS
Ars Poetica by RITA DOVE
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Radiance Is in the Details : A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR, By Mark Helprin (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $24.95; 695 pp.) RICHARD EDER
To Live and Write in California : A LIFE OF KENNETH REXROTH, By Linda Hamalian (W. W. Norton: $25; 439 pp.) : KENNETH REXROTH AND JAMES LAUGHLIN: Selected Letters, Edited by Lee Bartlett (W. W. Norton: $27.50; 241 pp.) Gerald Nicosia, Nicosia is the author of "Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac." His first collection of poems, "Lunatics, Lovers, Poets, Vets & Bargirls," is forthcoming from Host Publications
A Character Assassin Who Kisses and Tells : PRUSSIAN BLUE, By Tom Hyman (Viking: $19.95; 381 pp.) Dick Lochte, Lochte's novel, "The Burial Society," will be published next winter by Simon & Schuster."
To Live and Write in California : CALIFORNIA'S DAUGHTER: Gertrude Atherton and Her Times, By Emily Wortis Leider (Stanford University Press: $24.95; 379 pp.) Carolyn See, See's novel of the Pacific Rim, "Making History," will be published by Houghton-Mifflin this fall
The Real Tinsel : THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA : Volume One--The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907, By Charles Musser : Volume Two--The Transformation of Cinema: 1907-1915, By Eileen Bowser : Volume Three--An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-28, By Richard Koszarski (Scribner's: $60 each volume) Michael Wilmington, Wilmington covers film for The Times and is co-author of "John Ford" (Da Capo Press)
Wanted: The Real Jim Thompson : JIM THOMPSON: Sleep With the Devil, By Michael J. McCauley (Mysterious Press: $19.95; 340 pp.) Tim Hunter, Hunter, director of "Tex" and "River's Edge," is still looking for a copy of "King Blood" to complete his set of Jim Thompson paperbacks
Semper Felix : FELIX: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat, By John Canemaker (Pantheon: $30; 178 pp.) Ian Whitcomb, Whitcomb hosts a weekly radio show on KPCC, 89.3 FM. His latest book is "Resident Alien--An Englishman in Southern California" (Random Century)
REAL ESTATE
New 'Mr. Big' in Malibu Colony RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Build Garage Storage Platform Over Car Hood : Space: This easy project can provide a convenient shelf in what might otherwise be wasted room. A. J. HAND
Record for Service Calls From Times Wire Services
Don't Buy on Impulse When House Hunting ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, THE BALTIMORE SUN
TIME TO BUY : $50,000 Prize Could Help Dream Come True
Story of a 1950 House
Fairness, Sameness Not Equal in Property Tax
Fairness, Sameness Not Equal in Property Tax
What a Good Deal
'Green Thumb' Just a State of Mind JOEL RAPP, Rapp is a Los Angeles free-lance writer , the gardening editor of Redbook magazine and is heard Sunday mornings on KGIL radio.
When 'Rollover' Date Has Passed, Be Creative BENNY L. KASS, Kass is a Washington lawyer and newspaper columnist specializing in real estate and tax matters
Skylight Works Better With White Light Well From Popular Mechanics
YOUR MORTGAGE : Points Are Deductible Without Separate Check BENNY L. KASS, Kass is a Washington lawyer and newspaper columnist specializing in real estate and tax matters
Holding Cleaning Fee From Rent Won't Wash KEVIN POSTEMA, Postema is the editor of Apartment Age Magazine, a publication of the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA), an apartment owners' service group.
Where Elbow Room Is Close at Hand : San Marcos: This fast-growing San Diego County town is still a popular retirement spot with its open spaces and easy-going lifestyle. DIRK SUTRO, Sutro is a free-lance writer based in Cardiff-by-the-Sea.
Fairness, Sameness Not Equal in Property Tax
Tax Deferral Rip-Off
ANGELS FOR THE HOMELESS : Builders Donate Materials, Labor Through HomeAid EVELYN DE WOLFE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Care for Animals Inspires Student in Winning Essay CHRISTINA V. GODBEY
In Mexico, Witches Brew Comfort : Culture: From the peasant to the president, magical powers and potions are part of the daily lifestyle. LAURA CASTANEDA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Queen, Major Honor Dead in Gulf War United Press International
Looks Could Kill as Face-Lift Patient Gets a Gun : Plastic surgery: Suburban Seattle woman shoots her surgeon and herself after complaining of constant pain. The doctor's staff says her problems were psychological, not physical. DAVID FOSTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Every Hat in Sergeant's Collection Has a Story LEE HARRIS
REGIONAL REPORT : Pool Firms Trying to Stay Afloat in Drought : Water: With business down 40% to 70%, industry mounts campaign to promote image of conservation. PAUL FELDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inside O'Farrell Theatre: Live Shows, Nonstop Films GARRY ABRAMS
Irregular Heartbeat Fairly Common Past Age 60 : Diagnosis: Atrial fibrillation can interfere with ability to pump blood. It is usually effectively medicated but can be life-threatening. ROBERT STEINBROOK, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Of Flesh and Blood : Another Scandal--This Time, Homicide--Shakes the Mitchell Brothers' X-Rated Empire GARRY ABRAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Law Can't Stop Powerful PACs : Politics: Committees skirt a conflict-of-interest ordinance and fatten supervisors' war chests. JIM NEWTON and MARK LANDSBAUM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
History's for Sale in San Dimas : Landmark: Mansion built in 1887 as a hotel has been a home and a restaurant. Price: $1.19 million. FRANKI V. RANSOM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Thelma Todd Catalogue SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Road Notes
South Pasadena : School Savings Proposed
Envoy Arrives in London Associated Press
Maglev Line Hopes Vanishing in the Air : Transportation: Financing and problems in Germany slow the development of the high-speed train. KENNETH REICH and JEFFREY A. PERLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Opposing Tax Campaigns Sport New Looks BARBARA KOH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shuttle Crew Solves Recorder Problem : Space: Astronauts follow 97-step salvage operation in last-ditch effort to retrieve information from inoperable instruments. From Associated Press
San Gabriel Woman Wins Scholarship
Azusa Pacific Receives Scholarship Donation
4 Slain in Series of Shootings
359,271 AIDS Cases Are Listed Worldwide United Press International
World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Pilot Sights 'Missile' Flying Toward Plane From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pasadena : City Costs to Be Analyzed
Cable Has Short-Changed Viewers TOM SHALES, The Washington Post
Focus Now Seen Shifting to Quayle : Politics: New scrutiny of his qualifications is likely because of Bush's medical problem, experts say. Pressure to get him off the 1992 ticket could build. DAVID LAUTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Image Enhancement': A New Profile From Associated Press
Kuwait to Soften Israel-Link Boycott From Reuters
Safety Zone : YWCA Child Care Center Becomes an Oasis for Innocents in a Santa Ana Neighborhood on the Skids HERMAN WONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pasadena : Gulf War Rally Canceled
Renovations Begun at Clifton School
Santa Monica Woman Shares a Piece of Her Life With Youth LINDA FELDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sifting 19,150 Donations : Reporters logged 14 years of contributions to county supervisorial candidates, then winnowed the data to eliminate repetitions and inaccuracies. Next, they began to search for spending patterns. MARK LANDSBAUM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : SOUTH KOREA : Thousands Demand President's Ouster From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Tourists' Cameras Capture Robbers of Armored Car Associated Press
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : BOOKS : Mixed Company MICHAEL QUINTANILLA
Quest for Ruling on Rape Names Dropped From United Press International
German Official Calls for National War on Terrorism Reuters
Geezer Memory Back by Popular Demand ROGER SIMON
Child-Abuse Line Offers Counseling
Wary of Parkland Buy
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Ways to Cut Traffic
Thank you CBS for showing the movie "Romero" (April 16...
It was very depressing to hear the announcement of the...
Not Enforcing the Sign Law Is Just a 'Cop-Out'
Thank you Channel 7 for bringing us "Outer Limits" each...
Family Hopes to Spare an Old Equine Pet
Swedish Ferry a Way Station for Refugees : Immigration: Asylum seekers await outcome of requests to go ashore. More than half are denied permission. EVA JANZON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thousands of Armenians Mourn Azerbaijan Deaths : Soviet Union: Both sides point fingers as to what provoked the violence in which 36 people died. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N.Y. Faces Financial Crisis, Dinkins Warns From Reuters
Bangladesh Isle Bears Brunt of Nature's Curse : Disaster: National toll hits 125,000. Vast stretches of farmland are ruined by wave that swept 25 miles inland. BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Watermaster Helps Fund Basin Cleanup BERKLEY HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
She Was a Faithful Aide to a 'Mad Dog'
CrossRoads 'Dinosaur'
Kuwait Looks to Neighbors for Security : Persian Gulf: Faced with a pullout of U.S. troops, the emirate will likely opt for a mix of a U.S. naval presence and friendly Arab forces. KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sen. Ayala Tries to Get Leg Up on Garden Chores, Takes a Fall MIKE WARD and VICKI TORRES
His Personal News Slant Charles Osgood
FREEWAY REPAIRS : Caltrans Issues Motorists' Advisory
Pasadena : Speed Humps Coming Back
Bush Cabinet Ties Official, Personal Trips : Ethics: A Times survey finds no evidence that department heads travel at taxpayer expense for purely private reasons. SARA FRITZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Permanent Zone Seen for Kurds, Bush Reiterates JAMES GERSTENZANG and WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Caltech Gets $500,000 Seaver Research Grant
'Blatant Power Play'
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : NOSTALGIA : Riveting Pinups MARTIN ZIMMERMAN
Wrong Numbers : Phones: A computer glitch caused GTE to overbill as many as 1.7 million customers an average of $2 to $3. The company is not sending notices, but will credit bills later. JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report Says Mosbacher Traveled Free on Bren's Private Plane From Times Wire Services
3rd-World Quest for Nuclear Arms Seen : Military: A chemical arsenal couldn't save Iraq from attack, the Gulf War shows. It may compel countries to seek a stronger 'safeguard.' WILLIAM TUOHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : 3 Sentenced in 'Zona Rosa' Killings From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Mitchells' History
Yugoslav Troops Increase Patrols After Another Death : East Europe: Ethnic violence leads to session of collective presidency. MICHAEL MONTGOMERY and CAROL J. WILLIAMS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Blond Ambition IRV LETOFSKY
Fox's "Studs" brings TV programming to an all-time low. I...
The Art of Attracting Good Students to Science : Education: A UCLA artist in residence uses her work as part of an effort to expand knowledge and awareness of the field. SARAH ARSONE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Claremont's Maguire Joins NAACP Board
A Woman With 'Guts' Keeps Eye on Supervisors JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Seeks to Prove Fires Can Help Forests : Environment: Some conservationists will conduct experimental burns in New York to preserve the natural ecosystem. MARY ESCH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bush Decries 'Intolerance' to Free Speech JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson's Budget Proposal Avoids Suggested Cutbacks : Deficit: Governor resists calls for eliminating Arts Council, state architect and changing Medi-Cal rules. DANIEL M. WEINTRAUB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Criticized for Worsening Water Crisis VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wild and Woolly L.A. LIBBY SLATE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Libby Slate is a Los Angeles free-lance writer. and
Watts Shows Diversity for Cinco de Mayo CHARISSE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rocky Battles : Development: Proposal to expand mining operations in Corona has drawn protest from nearby residents. TED JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Long-Delayed Opening for U.S. Building Seen This Year : Government: When some tenants changed their minds, office space in the federal facility had to be redrawn, delaying contracts. Now there is hope for a 1991 debut. BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Taiwan's New Openness Toward China Raises Hope for Political Reform at Home : Asia: A 43-year-old 'mobilization' ends. The opposition gains a chance to challenge the Nationalists. DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police, in Sting, Recover Stolen Renaissance Art United Press International
States Examine Costs of Classes for the Handicapped : Schools: A 17-year-old sacred cow is scrutinized in the light of looming deficits. Spending and enrollments have soared. LEE MITGANG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bush Honors Gillis for Work With Victims
Baldwin Park : Bulletproof Partitions OKd
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Periled by Man, Nature : Environment: Flooding, voracious starfish and pollution take their toll on the 1,370-mile coral structure. Rescue efforts are under way. DENNIS PASSA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FOOD : Bread Winner BILL HIGGINS
Short-Timers Revisited SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Years of Political Scandals Led to TINCUP's Adoption : In the 1970s, more than 40 Orange County officials and their aides were served with indictments. Voters were fed up and forced the supervisors to act. JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rival Factions Vie to Mold Democratic Agenda : Politics: Liberal activists invoke legacy of New Deal and Great Society. A meeting of conservatives is likely to disavow that position. ROBERT SHOGAN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
HMO Care Is Rated Superior by Study : Medicine: The report, which looked at heart attack patients over age 55, said health maintenance organizations delivered better services than private doctors. ROBERT STEINBROOK, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
COLUMN ONE : A Shelter for Rage, Fear, Crack : 'The Fort' in Manhattan is a vast and dangerous prairie of cots for homeless men that rivals the poorhouses of a century ago. Residents hate it and many who enter never leave. BARRY BEARAK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
America's Farmer Fields Media : Drought: A humble cotton grower emerges as the unofficial spokesman in fight to get state water for San Joaquin Valley crops. JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Japan, Even the Odd Can Have a Museum S.L. BACHMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Making Of A Media Star
Quality of Life Demands Parks, Mature Trees
'Calvin and Hobbes': the Formative Years : Comics: While Bill Watterson takes a break from the rambunctious little boy and his tiger, reruns from strip's early days will appear. CHARLES SOLOMON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Latina's Writing Hits Home for Students DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smith Endures Fresh Hot Air JOE RHODES, Joe Rhodes is a Los Angeles-based free-lance writer who has written for Entertainment Weekly, G.Q. and American Way magazines
Preschool Is a Success Told in 3 Tongues TONY ROGERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thefts Near School Bring Students Heat : Crime: The police and some neighbors want Mark Keppel High School students kept on campus during lunchtime. But school officials are reluctant to close the campus. IRENE CHANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Years After Nino's Death, Miracle Curer's Cult Thrives LAURA CASTANEDA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 CHP Officers, Videotaped Beating Protesters, Suspended Without Pay From Associated Press
Vacancies Cast Pall on Neighborhood : Development: Nine apartment buildings have sat empty for two years, transforming the calm family setting into a magnet for transients, residents say. DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
180-Pound Cyst Taken From W.Va. Woman United Press International
Modern Life Encroaching on Mexico's Indians LAURA CASTANEDA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rich Doctor Works Cheap, Gets Rent From U.S. : Wealth: The once-poor surgeon runs his practice at a loss. Medicine is his first love; real estate is the source of his fortune. PAUL RECER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baldwin Park Student Wins District Contest
Friendship Is . . . THE RSVP STAFF
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : BROWSING : Mother Country KARRE SLAFKIN
Cardinal Mindszenty Gets Wish--Burial in Hungary : Religion: Originally interred in Austria, he wanted to come home when 'the red star of faithless Moscow' fell. CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Curtain Raiser : Adventist Preacher Will Appear Weekly on Soviet Television JAMES E. FOWLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Families Are Victimized by an Act of Carelessness DIANNE KLEIN
Teen-Ager Sentenced to 2 Months in Jail for Videotaping Sexual Exploits Associated Press
As U.S.-Kurdish Ties Become Stronger, Americans Strive for a Sense of Balance : Iraq: They must deal with the refugees at arm's length because building trust risks an increasing level of dependence. HUGH POPE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Maine Lobstermen Dig In as Another Marina Threatens to Expel Them : Industry: Tourists are muscling out fishermen, some say. They fear that the influx will drive up real estate prices and reduce their access to the waterfront. WILLIAM C. HIDLAY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Couples Who Decide Not to Have Children Face Pressures From Society : Families: 500,000 couples ages 35 to 44 in 1988 were childless by choice. Although they often encounter hostility, they enjoy their lifestyles. LESLIE DREYFOUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Has anyone ever spoken to John McLaughlin of "The...
Sweden's Open Door Policy Is Swinging Shut : Immigration: Country is tightening its rules allowing political asylum. New law would allow a ceiling on the number of refugees. EVA JANZON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Homemade Safety Net: Fruit Jars and Fund-Raisers Try to Save a Life : Community: A cancer-stricken Colorado woman needs $200,000 to ransom her future. Neighbors and friends raised half of it--and their appreciation of each other. TAD BARTIMUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Opening of Area's First Methanol Pump Fuels Drive for Cleaner Air BERKLEY HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tichenor House Saved, Will Be Moved to CSULB : Preservation: Developer agrees to pay costs to relocate the historic structure, which is making way for condominiums. JUSTINE SAHLI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Lines Form Here : Any Time of the Day or Night, It Seems Queuing Up Is Part of the L.A. Experience JEANNINE STEIN and BILL HIGGINS, Jeannine Stein is a Times staff writer. Bill Higgins is a regular contributor to View
Bush Hospitalized for Treatment of Rapid Heartbeat : Presidency: He suffers a shortness of breath while jogging at Camp David. His spokesman says that he is in stable condition and 'ready to get back in the game.' JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
King Fears Immigrants Threaten Bhutan : Asia: Sporadic violence has continued since an uprising last year by members of ethnic group that makes up 28% of the population. MICHAEL NEALE, REUTERS
Plan to Abandon Bombs Draws Outrage : Base closures: A federal commission recommended relocating the test site, now in Indiana, to Arizona. But neighbors say a safety hazard will be left behind. CONNIE CASS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Government Surplus Food Destroyed in Fire Associated Press
Their Worst Nightmare : Activist Battles Schools on Rights of Handicapped RICK HOLGUIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ken Olin should get a long-overdue Emmy Award for his...
Baldwin Park : New Limits on Spray Paint
Chamberlain Turns on the Evil JERRY BUCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beloved Ballroom May Soon See Its Last Waltz DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rename Cerritos College?
Club Aids Hearing Testing
True, the '70s Were Tacky--but Also Fun
Council Meeting Crowd Calls Card Club a Bad Deal KAREN E. KLEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TODAY'S NEWS, TOMORROW'S TELEVISION : TBS takes to airports to test new venture; Joan Rivers, host again SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Congratulations to Ted Turner and Leonard Nimoy for an...
Gifted Group Names Teacher of the Year
6th-Grader to Take College Algebra Class
Tern Around : Nature: Scientists are helping the endangered bird make a comeback by creating safe areas for nesting. JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Mothers Of All Videos JOE SALTZMAN
Panhellenic Assn. Awards Scholarships
Pitzer College Selects Ilgen as Faculty Dean
Swoosie's Cue : A winner on Broadway and team player in the movies decides now is a good time for TV SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Putting a Name With That Suffragist's Face
Diamond Bar Students Win Dance Contest
Subway Plans: Wilshire Blvd. Left at Station : Metro Rail: Officials wanted the line to serve the museums and office buildings along the Miracle Mile. But concerns over methane risk put the proposed extension along Pico Boulevard instead. The route could mean big changes for the neighborhoods it touches. MATHIS CHAZANOV, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sun Won't Rise on 'House of Tomorrow'
'The Little Mermaid' makes its TV premiere with a Disney splash LAUREN LIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CHARLES OSGOOD: His Personal News Slant SUSAN KING
2 at Scripps College Are Awarded Grants
Unsolved Hollywood Mystery : NBC Explores The Killing of Thelma Todd IRV LETOFSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
7 Students, Altadena Man Win Fellowships
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Leaks Found in Subway Tunnel Lining : Metro Rail: $2.5 million in repairs are planned to seal punctures in plastic that keeps out dangerous gases. MARK A. STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Rees Family Responds
200 Evacuated in Costa Mesa Toxic Scare : Fire: Residents return--after more than two hours--when smoke escaping from a building being fumigated turns out to be harmless. ANITA M. CAL and JERRY HICKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Conservation Expo Attracts Thousands
Panel Backs Plan to Limit Development THIA BELL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Flawed Tax Measure Still Rates Approval : * Quibbles Should Not Hold Up New Jail Space
Lottery Results : May 4
WATER WATCH: What Cities Are Doing to Conserve Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times
Life on the Edge : Illegal Aliens Run Through Yards, Sewage Seeps in From Mexico. Yet Loyal Residents Extol Border Communities PATRICK McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boy Remains in Critical Condition
Fox Hunt Proves Costly--to All Parties : * Now Denied Freedom, the Animals Probably Would Have Relocated on Their Own
Notes about your surroundings.
Resident Kills Woman He Finds in His Garage
Ways to Maximize O.C. Welfare Funding : * Administrators Should Look Into Recommendations Offered in Agency's Report
Unhealthy Wells
It's Time to Get the Road on the Go : San Diego should accept compromise and open important North County route
COMMENTARY ON MEASURE J : The Jail Initiative: Urgently Needed or a Costly Boondoggle? : Against: Passage of Measure J would waste enormous sums of money; let's try the governor's game, prevention HENRY PONTELL, Henry Pontell is a professor of criminology at UC Irvine and has directed a series of studies on jail overcrowding in California
2 Arrested in Scuffle at Border Rally
Thousands Celebrate Latinos' Day of Pride HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Roberts Seeks 'Big Win' in District 2 Race
The Twins and the Boy Scouts
Dusty Should Have Found New Owner
The Twins and the Boy Scouts
Water-Use Cutbacks
So What if the Developer Loses?
The Council and the Columnist
Rescue of the Freeway Foxes a Case of Misplaced Priorities
The Twins and the Boy Scouts
Cutbacks in Education Serve to Stunt the Future of America
Tasteless Ode
Dusty Should Have Found New Owner
Cutbacks in Education Serve to Stunt the Future of America
The Council and the Columnist
Sepulveda Isn't the Valley's Stepchild
'Thinning Out' Is Fine--for Weeds
Dusty Should Have Found New Owner
Dusty Should Have Found New Owner
Soviet Plane Crew Stops for Bit of Needling
Body Found in Car After Reported Shots
Municipal Court Forges Its Future : Justice: New downtown courthouse is just latest plan in the court's series of proposals to improve the legal system. ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
7 Rescued as Sailboat Capsizes in Race Off Huntington Beach JERRY HICKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Studio Carries Teachings to 6 Million PSYCHE PASCUAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parent Power : 200 Fed-Up School Backers Try to Fix Up Neglected Campus DAVID COLKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chain-Reaction Crash Injures Baby, 8 Others
Transit Pledge Broken, Right on Schedule
CAMARILLO : 11th Annual Fly-In Draws 400 Pilots TINA DAUNT
500 Painters Brush Up on Volunteerism : Community service: Twenty-eight Anaheim homeowners get their houses painted free, making life a bit brighter. ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ROADWORK : Major projects for the week of May 5-11
She's Glad to Be Wrong About Insurers
Thanks, 'Bevie' : Retired Teacher Honored by Ex-Pupils Who Became Pals for Life DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stray Bullet Hits, Kills Man Sleeping in Anaheim Home ANITA M. CAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY ON MEASURE J : The Jail Initiative: Urgently Needed or a Costly Boondoggle? : For: To police officers who have to patrol the streets every day, another 10 years of delay is totally unacceptable. RICK REESE, Rick Reese is a Santa Ana police officer who serves as president of the Orange County Gang Investigators Assn
COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS : Students Protest Squirrel Killing JACI D. ANTRAM
Suspected Burglar May Be Tied to 44 Break-Ins Since January
Cutbacks in Education Serve to Stunt the Future of America
GTE Blames Computer Glitch for Overbilling : Phones: As many as 1.7 million customers were overcharged an average of $2 to $3 on ZUM calls. Bills will be credited later. JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Everyone High on El Toro Air Show
Officials Plug Electric Cars to Recharge Economy : Technology: Proponents say Southern California has the potential to lead the nation. The industry is seen as a way to offset defense job losses. ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surrogacy
Drought Spurs Thoughts on Conserving Energy : Surviving: If we put off energy conservation, the way we put off water savings, we could face brownouts and unrealistic energy bills. CHRISTOPHER STOKES, Christopher Stokes is a consultant with San Diego-based Energy Options
Slot Machine Raids Looked Like a Jackpot --but TILT! SONNI EFRON
Bedeviled Only by the 'True Believers'
The Only Stigma in Naming Rape Victims Is on Media DANA PARSONS
James Watt Is Back in the Saddle Attacking Environmental Causes : Politics: Former Interior secretary believes that special-interest groups pose greatest threat to the West's ecology. JULIA PRODIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Controls Urged on Rising Cable TV Fees : Utilities: Since deregulation in 1984, basic rates have jumped 64% among the county's 15 franchised firms, a survey finds. DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Apartment Dwellers Aren't Gangbangers
10 Hurt as Seizure Triggers Hawthorne Crash KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
USD and Catholicism
Sanctuaries Help Tern Around Species : Nature: Scientists are helping an endangered bird make a comeback by creating safe areas for nesting. JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Game Is Afoot for Griffith Park Irregulars : Sherlock Holmes: Fans of the English sleuth re-enact Reichenbach Falls episode, despite a lack of water. BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Dead, 2 Critical in Highway Crash
USD and Catholicism
Navy Taboo on Gays Keeps Those With Deadly HIV Silent NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
District Delivers Budget Blow to Pregnant Teens' Class : Education: A program for expectant students that allows them to finish school in a supportive setting is being integrated into independent study classes. JOHN PENNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
21 Hurt When Deck Collapses at Party
INS Cavalry Not Needed for Laborers
Televangelist's Soviet Pulpit Will Be a First : Religion: Thousand Oaks-based George Vandeman will take his message where U.S. preachers have failed to make inroads. JAMES E. FOWLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Shot Dead in Gang Fight
Obituaries
Deputies Shoot 2 Youths in Lennox
Sailors With AIDS Virus Play a Role in Research : Medicine: Navy's early detection of infected patients helps doctors at the Navy Hospital in Balboa Park study new treatments. NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irvine Police Put Bicyclists in Their Place : Safety: Officers, responding to motorists' complaints, give cyclists the rules of the road. Tickets will be issued next week. TOM McQUEENEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rescue of the Freeway Foxes a Case of Misplaced Priorities
TV Crews Call Tickets Harassment : Media: Parking news vans on the sidewalk at City Hall used to be standard procedure. Now the police are cracking down, but they deny that it is retaliation for coverage of the Rodney G. King beating. BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Port Firm's Hefty Fireboat Contract Stirs Controversy GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Botched Ojai Robbery's Colorful Victims Grab Murder Trial Spotlight GARY GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Burbank Admits to Lax Enforcement of Toxic Waste Rules : Environment: City is named in an EPA suit charging that it allowed companies to exceed discharge limits. GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cutbacks in Education Serve to Stunt the Future of America
Under the Gun : Shooting Club Under Siege From Developer Fights for Life LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Purse Seine Crews, Spotters Squabble Over Pilots' Cut GEORGE HATCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Arrested in Girlfriend's Violent Death : Slaying: Huntington Beach woman found bludgeoned and stabbed repeatedly. The suspect confesses to police who found him bleeding from a self-inflicted knife wound. ANITA M. CAL and JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Old Ways Given New Whirl on Cinco de Mayo : Celebrations: Families in Moorpark and Oxnard revel in carnivals featuring traditional Mexican foods and games. KIRSTEN LEE SWARTZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Baby Injured in Couple's Erratic Flight From Law AMY LOUISE KAZMIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Cantors Go to Hollywood : An organization of singing Jewish clergy is convening in Los Angeles and the public is invited to share in the music and the prayers MICHAEL ARKUSH, Arkush is a Times staff writer
In Brief DON HECKMAN
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : CAN'T WAIT : We Certainly Hope Everyone Is 17 David J. Fox
Want a Radio Hit? First, Lose Those Guitars . . . PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
In Brief DON HECKMAN
In Brief LEONARD FEATHER
In Brief LEONARD FEATHER
In Brief ZAN STEWART
May Openings: Hilarity and Heartbreak : The darkness of 'The Pawnbroker' is complemented by the wit of 'More Yourgrau' JANICE ARKATOV, Arkatov writes regularly about theater for Calendar
TELEVISION : Flying Blind DENNIS McDOUGAL, Dennis McDougal is a Times staff writer. and
Country 'Research'
The Phillips Story
MOVIES : His Pain, His Gain : Despite a string of comedy classics, life has never been a laughing matter for Blake Edwards--but he's working on it KIRK HONEYCUTT, Kirk Honeycutt is a Los Angeles-based free-lance writer
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : FOR EYES ONLY : Anyone Else Except Tinker Bell Tries to Fly In, Give 'Em the Hook Elaine Dutka
COVER STORY : Stirring Up a Publicity Frenzy : Tiny Miramax is relying on its media ingenuity to sell 'Truth or Dare' PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
*** 1/2 : JON FADDIS : "Hornucopia" : Epic LEONARD FEATHER
Rating The New Rappers STEVE HOCHMAN
'Task' Casting: Pushing Limits of Convention? : The director of the all-black version of Heiner Muller's work, opening Friday at Taper, Too, wants to get past old ideas JANICE ARKATOV, Arkatov writes regularly about theater for Calendar
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : UNCUT (SORT OF) : What'd You Think It Was, NC-1900? Susan King
DIVINYLS : Upping the Ante on a Sensual Image STEVE HOCHMAN
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : WHAT'S THE DEAL? : Sometimes Those Darn Trees Hide That Big Forest Elaine Dutka
Prokofiev at 100: Pleasures and Treasures HERBERT GLASS, Herbert Glass writes about music for The Times. and
Gallery Show Puts Legendary Rock 'n' Rollers in Focus STEVE APPLEFORD, Appleford writes regularly about music for Westside/Valley Calendar
A Wall of Black Pride Dedicated SHAUNA SNOW
DANCE : Dancing With a Mouse : After a life of creating dances the conventional way, Merce Cunningham is learning to choreograph with the help of a computer ROBERT GRESKOVIC, Robert Greskovic is a writer based in New York. and
POP MUSIC : Straight Outta Islam : Movement Ex leads L.A., birthplace of 'gangsta rap,' into the confrontational world of Islamic rap STEVE HOCHMAN, Steve Hochman writes about pop music for The Times. and
ART : Beyond Kahlo : The increase in prices for the late Mexican painter's work has been meteoric. But her popularity is only part of a larger phenomenon--the boom in the Latin American art market. SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Suzanne Muchnic writes about art for The Times.
Forty Years Later, Johnson Is Still a Trombone Master : **** : J.J. JOHNSON : "Quintergy" : Antilles ZAN STEWART
OLETA ADAMS : 'Thirtysomething' Singer Isn't Too Old for Top 10 DENNIS HUNT
ARTS FOR AMATEURS : Stressed-Out Rock Carvers Take Their Crack at Finding the Sculpture Inside the Stone P. K. LERNER, Lerner is a Times staff writer
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : Off-Centerpiece : The Americanization of Cannes or If There Was a Mickey Rourke Film the French Might Not Mind So Much JACK MATHEWS
'Dialogue Guy' Finds Success Writing Plays, but He Doesn't Know What to Do With It ROBERT KOEHLER, Koehler is a frequent contributor to Calendar
COVER STORY : IT'S NOT EASY BEING NOTORIOUS : . . . Unless you're Madonna. Nothing's off limits to the pop icon, whether it's ripping open her shirt to bare her breasts, bickering with Beatty or dumping on Costner. 'Truth or Dare' is her latest Big Event in which Madonna plays Madonna, flirting with reality in a film of her Blond Ambition Tour. PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, Patrick Goldstein writes about pop music and film for The Times
'Bleacher Bums' Strikes Out, but Only After a Long Game DON SHIRLEY
Music Center Feat
Ice-T in Hollywood
STAGE : Artistic success doesn't always breed complacency. Playwright-Director George C. Wolfe, right, is taking another look at his exuberant musical about jazzman Jelly Roll Mortonfor a possible trip to New York after its record-breaking L.A. run : Will 'Jelly' Keep Rolling on Broadway? SYLVIE DRAKE, Sylvie Drake is The Times' drama critic
Blacks Have a Responsibility to Criticize Theater Violence
BUSINESS
USX Forges New Identity in Oil Patch : Manufacturing: Holders are expected to back a split of U.S. Steel from Marathon Oil. Analysts say the move could get the parent firm out of the steel business within a decade. DONALD WOUTAT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Insurance Rating Company Looks Into Future CARLA LAZZARESCHI
WASHINGTON / CATHERINE COLLINS : Riegle Tries to Put the Fast-Track U.S.-Mexico Trade Bill on Slower Path CATHERINE COLLINS, CATHERINE COLLINS is a Washington writer
Work Smarter, Don't Erect Trade Barriers
Free-Trade Pact Is a Threat to U.S. Labor
It's Not the Owl That Made Happy Camp Sad
Free-Trade Pact Is a Threat to U.S. Labor
First Nationwide Thrift May Have Sideswiped Ford : S&Ls: The subsidiary's profits are lackluster, its troubled loans are up and it has regulatory woes. The auto maker has spent enough money on the unit to develop another car. JAMES BATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mexican Restaurants Hope to Feast on Cinco de Mayo Revelry : Holiday: Owners hurt by the recession plan special music and menus aimed at boosting business during the celebration. CRISTINA LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Women's Seminars Spring Up Again, Ruffling Feathers : Workplace: The Southland conferences--one in Irvine, one just held in Brea and one in San Bernardino--aim toward some of the problems that women in business still face. But some activists are critical. ANNE MICHAUD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Both Spouses Should Know Money Situation KATHY M. KRISTOF
Unified Germany Likely to Remain an Economic Giant : Commerce: Analysts confirm the government's 2.5% growth projections despite growing political strains at home and abroad as a result of integrating the east. TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Success Isn't Guaranteed in the Global Marketplace MURRAY WEIDENBAUM, MURRAY WEIDENBAUM is Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis
Confronting Japan in the Post-Postwar Era JAMES FLANIGAN
Moving Averages Can Help in Spotting Trends RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES is editor of Personal Investor, a national consumer-finance magazine based in Irvine.
Look at Home for Equal Opportunity
OPINION
America and the New Immigrant Experience : Los Angeles Times Interview : Gene McNary : Riding the Tiger of U.S. Immigration Policy Jefferson Morley, Jefferson Morley is the political correspondent for Spin magazine. He spoke with Gene McNary in the commissioner's office at INS headquarters near Washington's Chinatown
America and the New Immigrant Experience : They are coming in record numbers, especially to California--a boon to the country, or a potential bust? : Coming Together Peter H. Schuck, Peter H. Schuck, a professor of law at Yale Law School, is the author, with Rogers M. Smith, of "Citizenship Without Consent" (Yale University Press).
COLUMN LEFT : Remembering a Forgotten War--Labor's : Despite the protections enacted in the early '70s, workers still toil in hazardous conditions. ALEXANDER COCKBURN, Alexander Cockburn writes for the Nation and other publications.
PLATFORM : No Meritocracy Blaming President Bush's lack of leadership , the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights recently reported that there has been a rise in racial tension on college campuses throughout the country. BRIAN D. SMEDLEY, a Ph.D candidate at UCLA whose doctoral research examines how African-American students cope at predominantly white universities, told The Times:
COLUMN RIGHT : Spare the Rote, Spoil the Schoolchildren : Education requires a disciplined mind, not self-expression skills. ROGER SCRUTON, Roger Scruton is a writer and philosopher who teaches at the University of London.
The Army's Modernization
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
The Army's Modernization
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Just Say No
The Complex Lesson of the Spotted Owl
Proposal to Hike State Sales Tax
Bush and Education
When the Walls Have Ears : Latest plan for re-securing Moscow embassy deserves congressional support
PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS : The Presidency, by Any Means STUART E. EIZENSTAT, Stuart E. Eizenstat, a Washington attorney, was chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter
Urgent Call to Arms On the Brady Gun Bill : Reducing carnage without gunning down the Constitution
The Army's Modernization
America and the New Immigrant Experience : They are coming in record numbers, especially to California--a boon to the country, or a potential bust? : Coming Apart David Rieff, David Rieff's book, "Los Angeles: the Third World Capital," will be published in the fall by Simon & Schuster.
Rare Books
America and the New Immigrant Experience : PLATFORMS : Home Away From Home: The Struggle of New-Wave Immigrants Platform interviews were conducted by Jeff Levin, a free-lance writer in Santa Monica who has worked in government in New York, Washington and Los Angeles.
America and the New Immigrant Experience : World-Class Tensions: Ethnic Rivalry Heats Up Southern California Halford H. Fairchild and Denise G. Fairchild, Halford H. Fairchild, Ph.D., is a social psychologist who lives and writes in Los Angeles; Denise Fairchild, Ph.D., an urban planner, is director of the Los Angeles office of the Local Initiatives Support Corp.
America and the New Immigrant Experience : Immigration Shock: The World He Lost Waxed Fairer in the Losing : 'Typical American': Yifeng Chang, the novelist's creation, came to New York for a Ph.D., had his name changed to Ralph by a secretary and saw his life changed in ways he never imagined. Gish Jen, Gish Jen, who lives in Massachusetts, is author of the novel "Typical American," (Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence) from which this selection is excerpted.
TRAVEL
Good First-Aid Kit Can Help Make Bon Voyage HARRY NELSON
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Local Visitor and Tourist Bureaus Give Out Information on Sightseeing and Hotels ERIC FRIEDHEIM
Intensified Rebel Attacks Make Ethiopia Risky LARRY HABEGGER and JAMES O'REILLY, Habegger and O'Reilly are free-lance writers living in Northern California. and
Named for Easter
Lower Fares Offered for Flights in Britain JACK ADLER
Brussels' Grand Place Puts All of Life on Stage BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY
Frequent Fliers Are Trying to Find Some Redeeming Value : Airlines: Cashing in mileage awards has become tougher than accumulating them. No laws require carriers to keep at least some seats open. PETER S. GREENBERG
Africa Pilgrimage
Lots of Laughs and Plenty to Eat in the New, Improved San Antonio BARRY ZWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Zwick is a Times assistant news editor. and
Peddling a Variety of Bicycle Tours JAMES T. YENCKEL, WASHINGTON POST
Batting Around the Luggage Issue : Air travel: Many passengers simply don't bother to assess damages to baggage before leaving the airport. But carriers generally offer some form of compensation. JACK ADLER
New Trail Now Open in Susanas JOHN McKINNEY
Giving Peace a Chance on the Island of Hawaii JUDITH MORGAN
Cheers for Red Cloud
Can Nature Tourism Help Save Our Planet? KIM UPTON
B&B Sampler, From Victorian to Avant-Garde JIM HUTCHISON and MARGO PFEIFF
Northern Ireland : Mention Ulster and most Americans think of terrorist bombs and British tanks. But in Belfast and beyond, a native daughter finds a surprisingly peaceful world and one of the best-kept secrets in travel. SALLY OGLE DAVIS, Davis is a free-lance writer based in Ventura
Cozumel Condo
New Zealand Budget Lodging Includes Mobil Home Rental LUCY IZON
Soft-Adventure Trips From a Comfortable Base BILL HUGHES
New York Quilters Show Patterns of Urban Life JENNIFER MERIN
Scot or Scotsman?
Galloping Through Austrian Hills KELLY BRADSHAW, Bradshaw is associate editor at Architectural Digest and a free-lance writer .
VACATION MEMORIES : Not-So-Young Couple Explores the Continent GUS STEVENS, Stevens is a free-lance writer living in Prescott, Ariz.
A Return to Van Gogh's St. Remy VIVIAN RINGER and ROY RINGER
A World Tour of Toronto's Ethnic Restaurants PAUL LASLEY and ELIZABETH HARRYMAN
16th-Century Mexican Hacienda Reminds Visitors of Earlier Opulence JANE WILKIE, Wilkie is a free-lance writer living in Amherst, Mass. and
What Not to Do and Say in Northern Ireland : IRELAND: What an American Ought Not to Do and Say SHAWN POGATCHNIK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Pogatchnik, a sometime resident of Los Angeles, is a Times correspondent and a member of the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen's University, Belfast.
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