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What happened on November 17, 1991
NEWS
Family of 3 Slain by Arrow, Strangling : Murder: Rhode Island family had been missing since Sept. 20. Autopsies on the mother and child point to asphyxiation. From Associated Press
Edwards Defeats Duke in Louisiana Landslide : Election: He regains governorship with a resounding 61%-39% victory over the former klan leader. Turnout easily surpasses record. RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Colorado Mining Town Residents Aren't Rushing to Get the Lead Out : Health: Many in Leadville believe hazards are exaggerated. They resent efforts of government agencies. PEGGY LOWE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Device Helps Extend Long Arm of the Law PAT MILTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Writing Home: A Book of Letters From America's Wars : History: From the Civil War to Operation Desert Storm, soldiers, family members and descendants contributed to the publication. RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beirut Uses Radio Jingles to Spur Cleanup HAITHAM HADDADIN, REUTERS
Japanese-Americans Stung by Vandalism at Center DAVID A. AVILA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coach's First-Class Tour of Santa Barbara : Excursions: Don Beck shows visitors the Wine Country, historic churches and 'the other side' of the region from a 1940 limo. LIBBY SLATE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Discover More About the First Year of Life on Family Channel Documentary LAUREN LIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orange County Proves Golden for Candidates : Fund-raising: Politicians come from across the country to mine millions, but not all strike it rich. ROBERT W. STEWART and DWIGHT MORRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Muzak Attack : Store Pipes Classical Music Into Parking Lot to Keep Youths Away PSYCHE PASCUAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Airlines Ask for Rehearing on City Control of Airport Noise
Report Links Top Salvador Officers to Jesuit Slayings From Associated Press
Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Disclosure of Quayle File Probed by U.S. From Times Staff and Wire Reports
County Asks Cities to Pay More for Beach Costs : Budgets: Officials want to be reimbursed for lifeguard and maintenance services. Some cities balk. MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baker Presses China for Concessions : Diplomacy: But as the secretary prepares to return home, there's no sign of movement by Beijing on human rights, other issues. JIM MANN and DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Judge Rejects Suit to Halt Road : Development: A homeowners group was trying to block a $14-million project to widen Base Line Road. BERKLEY HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : DESIGN : Free Form RUSS PARSONS
At 77, He's Leading Fight for Reforms LINDA FELDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ELECTIONS / BALLOT MEASURES : Voters Face Tax and Redevelopment Plans : Revenues: Measure A would allow the city to proceed with revitalization plan. If that fails, Measure B would tax parcels to pay for police services. AJOWA N. IFATEYO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Stage Paris Protest Reuters
City Tries to Bring Vision of Its Future Into Focus : Planning: Effort seeks public consensus on development issues. The hope is to then set an agenda for carrying the ideas through. EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Law Firm Donates Art to College of Design
Guerrilla Cease-Fire Appears to Hold in War-Torn Salvador From Reuters
Sierra Madre : Hearing on Trash Plan
Expected Budget Shortfall Adds to Money Woes : * Finances: Revenues for 1992-93 projected at $1.4 million less than needed. Officials consider options to ease financial problems, including layoffs. GERALD FARIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chemists Group Funds Study on Mountains
Grants Totaling $82,500 Given for AIDS Projects
Caltech Gets Money for Environmental Center
THE HOUSE : Banking Bill
Calling Home: 'Mama, How Are You? I Miss You So Much' MICHAEL QUINTANILLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sierra Madre : Paper Distribution Studied
Visitors Overwhelm a Park in Britain GRAHAM HEATHCOTE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hard Times Bring Venezuelans to Streets JOHN R. ENGEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prime-Time Flicks Kevin Thomas, Kevin Thomas,
Wilson Warns of Health, Welfare Cuts : Budget: Governor tells group of moderate Republicans that 'painful' round of spending reductions may also hit education. 'We cannot go on living in a fool's paradise,' he says. BILL STALL, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
'Miracle' Deer Saved Only to Be Killed by Poacher's Bullet Associated Press
13th Yugoslav Truce Looks Like All the Others--Broken CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Agent's Advice Helps Save Choking Baby From Associated Press
Voters in Duarte Helped Officials Address Issues
Subplot Shocker
Viewer Addiction
Unfairly Sentenced
Crises Put N.Y. Hospitals in Grave Condition : Health: Mayor David N. Dinkins orders a review of the system amid allegations of malpractice and patient mistreatment. JUDIE GLAVE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Free-Trade Talks Raise Questions That Alarm Environmentalists : Commerce: Activists are concerned that the byproducts of such an agreement could be filthy air, foul water and toxic contamination. KAREN TUMULTY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : Can Mexico Clean Up Its Act? : Pursuing a free-trade pact, President Salinas has taken some dramatic steps on the environment. But laws are ignored, enforcement is weak and the problems are massive. JUANITA DARLING and LARRY B. STAMMER and JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Off-Duty Officer Shot in Robbery
Freeway Repairs
Seeking Status With a $225,000 Pond Pet MARK O'NEILL, REUTERS
Interim Head Named for Martyrs Museum
Arrival of U.N. Negotiator Raises Hopes for Hostages : Middle East: A Tehran newspaper dispatch reports that two Western captives, an American and a Briton, will be released soon. NICK B. WILLIAMS Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sierra Madre : Hillside Zoning Approved
Automotive Art: From Road to Wall SUSAN PATERNO
Nation IN BRIEF : WISCONSIN : 100 Abortion Clinic Protesters Arrested From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Hunger for Stardom the Social Climes staff.
Father Charged After 4 Children Die in Garage Associated Press
University High Takes 1st Place in Quiz Part of Academic Decathlon
British Loopholes Let Squatters Take Over Shops : Law: Officials believe there could be 60,000 residential and professional squats in England and Wales, with empty or closing businesses favorite targets. COTTEN TIMBERLAKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women See Big Chance in '92 Voting : Politics: Participants at convention of female state legislators say voters will be looking for outsiders in the next election. CATHLEEN DECKER, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
San Marino : Alcohol Study Extended
Bush Denies His Remarks Spooked Wall Street From a Times Staff Writer
Manzanar and the Big Stall ROBERT A. JONES
Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Slowly Decline Associated Press
Noriega Defense to Stress U.S. Ally Role : Trial: Judge may limit the ex-Panamanian strongman's attorneys from presenting evidence of his willingness to help the Nicaraguan Contras. ROBERT L. JACKSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The 'Honeymoon' Isn't Over SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wetlands Studies Withheld, Officials Say : Environment: White House urged EPA to suppress analyses showing vast areas would lose protection under proposed rules, according to sources. From Associated Press
Baker Presses China for Concessions : Diplomacy: But as the secretary prepares to return home, there's no sign of movement by Beijing on human rights, other issues. JIM MANN and DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sihanouk Wants Khmer Rouge Put on Trial : Cambodia: Interim president also announces formation of a new political coalition and predicts it will win in popular election. CHARLES P. WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Black S. African Fights Sanctions : Diplomacy: First secretary of embassy in Washington says actions, although well-meaning, have backfired in his country. GEORGE GEDDA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canada's Cowboys May Be Endangered Species : Environment: Groups target the practice of grazing cattle on public grasslands, saying it is ecologically harmful. Ranch hands accuse them of hypocrisy. JON FERRY, REUTERS
Bush Mulls Far East Trip Reuters
Coastal Panel Approves Controversial Mini-Mall : Development: The scaled-back project still faces a lawsuit by area residents, who claim it was improperly approved by the city. NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN and COLLIN NASH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Viewers' Quest for Quality Can Make a Difference, Producers Say DAIL WILLIS, Associated Press
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : THE ARTS : Mariachi Hot Line MICHAEL QUINTANILLA
Rainy Season Gets Off to a Rather Dry Start : Weather: First 6 1/2 weeks are not promising. But experts say it is too soon to tell whether a sixth year of drought will occur. VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dolphin Shows Dropped for Being Costly, Unfair Associated Press
Medical Myths Survive Like a Cold You Catch Outside (That's Another!) : Health: Such misconceptions, rooted in the past, hang on when they support cultural beliefs about illnesses. GURNEY WILLIAMS III, AMERICAN HEALTH MAGAZINE SERVICE
'John' Misses Ralph
Developers Win Support-and Some Skepticism : Companies Hoping to Build on La Vina Site Adopt a Good-Neighbor Policy, but Opponents Are Wary JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinics Report Huge Increase in Requests for HIV Testing : * Health: In the wake of Magic Johnson's recent announcement, one local facility reports four times as many people seeking to be tested for the virus that causes AIDS. DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Says Japan Is to Blame if Trade Talks Fail TERESA WATANABE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Orion Says It Will Release 12 Films in '92 : Movies: Company tries to dispel reports of cash-flow problems. Announcement is met with some skepticism in the industry. DAVID J. FOX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Legal, but Fun Anyway BILL HIGGINS
A Family In Pain LILY ENG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FOOD : Pure Pleasure MARK EHRMAN
College Gets $500,000 to Boost Enrollment
2 Cities Team Up on Smoking Bans : Health: Los Angeles and Santa Monica take steps toward a regional ban on restaurant smoking. The plan would blunt a key opposition argument: that smokers would take their business to another city. NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HIV Group Stresses the Courage to Live : Health: Participants in the program are not terminally ill. They say it has provided them with a strong support system, which many had been missing. DUKE HELFAND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Some Cracks Appear in Castro's Fortress Cuba : Communism: Amid lean times and a frayed ideology, he struggles to hold the socialist experiment together. RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FASHION : Piercing Looks LISA MASCARO
Re: "Harmony for Parade Still Elusive" (Times, Nov. 14...
The Man Behind the Vision of Blacks-Only Community TAMMERLIN DRUMMOND
Day Laborer Hiring Area Closed : Business: Attempt to establish site in parking lot of building-supply store fails quickly because of complaints from companies and customers. Organizers will seek to open a new center for workers. MIKE WARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On Shire Ground : Movie Jobs are Fine but Family Comes First for Character Actress SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3rd Tropical Storm Strikes Philippines Associated Press
Khmer Rouge Leader Arrives in Phnom Penh : Cambodia: Sihanouk, meanwhile, denounces the guerrilla group and says its leaders should be tried for war crimes. CHARLES P. WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Three Killed, Eight Injured in Sailboat Fire : Tragedy: The intense blaze erupted on a 52-foot craft that was cruising 2 1/2 miles south of Point Loma. The survivors were rescued after they jumped overboard. DAVID SMOLLAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dow Drops 120 Points, Worst Single-Day Plunge in 2 Years VICTOR F. ZONANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marshall Islanders Charge 'Apartheid' RENE PASTOR, REUTERS
City Eases Sign Rules That It Once Enforced to the Letter : * Advertising: Pico Rivera relaxes strict limitations that included prohibitions on window displays and Christmas promotions. Other local cities have similar laws. HOWARD BLUME, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russia Says Honecker Will Be Expelled MICHAEL PARKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All Her Sins : Soapdom's bad Girl Finds her Name Soiled Again--on Prime Time LIBBY SLATE, Libby Slate is a free-lance writer who contributes regular to TV Times and Calendar.
Viewpoints
Blacks Seek to Channel Anger Over Sentence JESSE KATZ and STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Gas, Guns and Arrests Snuff Out Kenya Protest Rally : Africa: Six more pro-democracy leaders are seized. The Moi regime accuses the U.S. of orchestrating the opposition. MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bob's Back : Cast From Newhart's First Show Reunites and Takes Up Where Dream Left Off SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soka Sect Has Problems in Canada Too : Development: Foes of religious group see a parallel between clashes over projects outside Toronto and here. AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prairie Hamlet Waits for Its Deliverance : Midwest: A missile site brought a boom--and bust--to Nekoma, N.D., in the '70s. With an ear to the Pentagon, the town now hopes for a resurrection JULES LOH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hold Back the Night : Whether it's a hand to hold, a massage, a soothing voice or an attentive ear, Night Light volunteers offer bedside comfort to those dying from AIDS. DUKE HELFAND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Secret Soviet 'Stealth' Sub Photographed From Associated Press
Man Held in Triple Slaying at His Antelope Valley Home JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ukrainian Ethnic Groups Agree on Independent Nation : Soviet Union: Nearly unanimous decision by congress blunts Gorbachev's prediction of strife. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1,000 Iraqi Civilians Died in Illegal Attacks, Rights Group Says : Gulf War: Middle East Watch report cites "needless deaths" in allied air raids. Defense Secretary Cheney rejects the allegations. MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All-Star Nun Keeps College Basketball Players on Academic Toes : Education: Sister Rose Ann Fleming, academic adviser to Xavier University teams, has MVP status. KAY BARTLETT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Quiet County Keeps Deadly Score: 13 Drunk-Driving Deaths : Washington: Alcohol was related to every traffic fatality in six-month period in area south of Olympia. A statistical fluke? DAVID FOSTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Lost Horizon : Allensworth was he dream of an ex-slave who envisioned a place where blacks could live freely. Racism and hard times eventually killed his utopia. But its memory has survived. TAMMERLIN DRUMMOND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Search Continues for Plane That Disappeared With 5 Aboard
Hard Times Put the Shiver in a Bitter Maine Winter : Economy: State has plunged from prosperity to poverty. Old-timers compare it to Great Depression. DAVID LAMB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The History of Allensworth TAMMERLIN DRUMMOND
Edwards Leads Duke in Louisiana Balloting : Election: With 18% of the vote in, he has a 59%-41% edge over the former klansman. Networks project ex-governor as the winner. RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
3rd-Grade Class Has Prayers Answered DIANNE KLEIN
Sky Diver, 88, Says Age Is Just a Number : Thrill-seeker: Her activities include body-surfing and ice-fishing. And she enjoys a good steak dinner--with a gin and tonic. RICHARD GREEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Call for 'Caller'
Autistic Man Finds Life After 70 Years : Mental health: A child's strange behavior landed him in a state hospital for the insane. Released at last with his sister's help, he is learning social skills. MARTHA BRYSON HODEL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haiti Embargo Brings Misery to All but Rich KENNETH FREED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Killed in Apparent IRA Plot to Bomb Concert in Britain Reuters
Messages of Hate : Vandalism at Community Center Angers Japanese-Americans DAVID A. AVILA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Embittered Mayor Steps Down Early Amid Council Rift : * Politics: During a special meeting, Louis Heine is selected as the new mayor. TINA GRIEGO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GEORGE CARLIN: Imagination on Tracks SUSAN KING
Nation IN BRIEF : MICHIGAN : Post Office Reopens After Shooting Spree From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Various Soka Groups Appear Linked : Sects: Despite claims of independence, records and other sources reveal close ties among the religious and school organizations. AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Additional Sentence Given to Drug Lord Tied to DEA Killing Associated Press
Gambling Could Sail Back Into California Waters : Wagering: Bills would allow casinos on U.S.-flagged ships. Law enforcement is cool to the idea. GLENN F. BUNTING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blacks Voice Outrage Over Sentence in Girl's Death : Reaction: Some fear that fragile truce between Korean merchants and African-Americans could be in danger. JESSE KATZ and STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Plan to Curb Auto Theft Gets Off to a Slow Start FRANKI V. RANSOM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'John' Misses Ralph
Profile : Nielsen's Rating Is High : 'Naked Gun' Star Trades Clowning For Charming in a Drama on NBC SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Veteran of LAPD Earns a Tribute for His Services CHRISTINA V. GODBEY
Second-Chance Sam JOE RHODES, JOE RHODES is a Frequent Contributor To TV Times.
Sierra Madre Needs Annual Summer Shakespeare Festival
TRAVEL
When Flying Should Be Avoided HARRY NELSON, Nelson is a former Times medical writer.
Here's the Pitch: Not Enough Legroom for Airline Coach Passengers : Seating: According to a Consumer Reports survey, Delta rates lowest in comfort for its new MD-11s. Midwest Express and Alaska Airlines get good marks. JAMES T. YENCKEL, WASHINGTON POST
Betting on Tourist Dollars in Three Historic Colorado Mining Towns BARRY ZWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Discounts for San Francisco Hotels HANK KOVELL
Australia Now Warning Travelers About AIDS KIM UPTON
Walks in the Olympic Rain Forest JOHN McKINNEY
Heaven Is Hiking the Sierra--With Hot Showers CHUCK MITCHELL, Mitchell is a free-lance photographer and writer based in Eugene, Ore
Shedding Light on Orissa Temples BEVERLY BEYER and ED RABEY
Camel Safaris in Israel and Egypt LUCY IZON
Brittany Dining Inspired by the Sea PAUL LASLEY and ELIZABETH HARRYMAN
Gambling Has Raised Travel Stakes JACK ADLER
Las Vegas Erupts in Bargains : Sin City's Attempt to Lure Families and Low-Rollers Producesthe Lowest Prices in Years BARRY ZWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Street-wise Stroll Into Luxury in Dusseldorf RITA ARIYOSHI, Ariyoshi is a free-lance writer based in Honolulu.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Audit Backs 2nd Public Defender's Office : Courts: The county could save $750,000 a year by replacing a group of private attorneys in cases involving indigents, report says. DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Valley According to Crespi : History: New translation of the Franciscan missionary's diary of the Portola expedition offers a richly detailed picture of life in 1769 California. AARON CURTISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stealth Bombers of the Deep Carry Shocking Arsenal DONALD SMITH, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
A Mere Also-Ran
Slaying Case Takes a New Twist With Security Firm Owner's Arrest : Crime: A. Michael Pascal is charged with arranging the 1984 killing of a prostitute in Van Nuys. He'll be arraigned Monday. MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pumping a New Well--and Some Pockets TONY PERRY
Notes about your surroundings.
True Believers
Police, Residents Launch New Effort Aimed at Curbing Crime : Neighborhoods: An oath is administered to 335 'community representatives' during a festive ceremony at Cal State Northridge. JIM HERRON ZAMORA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Slain Robber Used a Toy Gun PAUL CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SATICOY : Convicted Killer, 16, to Be Evaluated MACK REED
7 Inmates Injured in Latest Brawl at Jail
LOTTERY RESULTS: Nov. 16
Man Arrested in Theft of Computers From Bank
San Diego's No Place to Be in Hard Times ELAINE JOHNSON, Elaine Johnson moved to Lincoln in August, 1990. She is majoring in social work at Southeast Community College and plans to transfer to the University of Nebraska in January. San Diego County has a program that pays child care expenses for certain welfare recipients while they attend college, but it is open only to people who have been receiving Aid to Families With Dependent Children for three of the past five years
Temecula Settler Rode Junk to Success TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
True Believers
Roadwork: Major projects for the week of Nov. 17-23
New Building Boom Is a Mixed Blessing : Optimism Needs to Be Tempered by Concern About Environment, Quality of Life
Fire Prescribed to Cure Ailing Forest : Environment: A policy of battling flames has left a sick ecosystem. Now a U.S. agency plans to allow natural blazes in the right place at the right time. JEFF BARNARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Man Dies After Car Hits Parked Vehicles
Plans to Save Lagoon Bogged Down by Suit : Ailing Batiquitos needs dredging, not court battle
5 Nonprofit Groups Receive Carnival Proceeds
Moorpark Seeks Expansion Views
Game Wardens Fear 2 Big Cats in Fillmore Area
Expanded Rail Service Is on Right Track : Transportation Agency's Ambitious Plan Coincides With the Public's Desires
Check Fine Print About Utility Profits
It's Time for Laws on Pool Safety
Photo Message
Developments Ignite Growth Debate
Yeas, Nays Speak Out on Measure A Rent Control Plan
Honoring Dr. King
Irvine Election Results In, but City's Future Remains Very Much Undecided
Safety Warning
Developments Ignite Growth Debate
Cardiff Library
Yeas, Nays Speak Out on Measure A Rent Control Plan
Developments Ignite Growth Debate
Yeas, Nays Speak Out on Measure A Rent Control Plan
Developments Ignite Growth Debate
Company Sees Inaccuracy Over Open Space
No Wetlands Deal Until People Speak
Rancho Santa Fe Golf
Developments Ignite Growth Debate
Mexican Man Killed Trying to Cross I-5
Immigration Control
Changing Landscape Hinders Families Searching for Utopia
'Sexy' Underwear
Absentee Voters Give Andersen a Narrow Victory : Hawthorne: A complete ballot count leaves Ginny Lambert 34 votes short in the race for mayor. The election results won't be certified until Nov. 25. KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
COMMENTARY ON THE COURTS : Case Backlog, Lack of New Judgeships Necessitate Innovation : Letting judges set attorney fees, taking litigation such as asbestos cases out of the courtroom would help. DONALD E. SMALLWOOD, Donald E. Smallwood is a Superior Court judge in Orange County and in January will become presiding judge of the Superior Court bench. and
AIDS Awareness Hits Home : After Years of Meager Interest, Residents Swamp Local Services KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Ventura County GOP Congressmen Denounce Duke PEGGY Y. LEE and KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Bank Holdup Is a Desperate Cry for Help ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Caltrans Work to Close Off-Ramp in Castaic
MEINERS OAKS : 1,000 Customers Lose Electricity DAVID CIAFFARDINI
Operating Against the Numbers : Medicine: Gang fights keep St. John's hospital hopping. And the county medical center overflows with people seeking care for minor problems. TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yeas, Nays Speak Out on Measure A Rent Control Plan
Changing Channels : Plan to Renovate Venice Waterways OKd After 30 Years SHAWN DOHERTY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coast Guard Beefs Up Fleet With 2nd Cutter DONNETTE DUNBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CITY HALL ROUNDUP : Good news newspaper won't bend the rules--even for its own death notice. DEBORAH SCHOCH and staff reports
True Believers
Alternative Sites Proposed for University House : UC Irvine: Neither of the two new options is environmentally sensitive, unlike the original location, home to a rare breed of bird. KRISTINA LINDGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$8.5-Million Loan to Mall Owners on Carson Agenda ANTHONY MILLICAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
* Eugene L. O'Brien; Musician
VENTURA : Students Attack Graffiti, Weeds PEGGY Y. LEE
Ex-Principal Gets House Arrest for Embezzling Funds JANET RAE-DUPREE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Despite Snarls and Snarling, Seattle Art Museum Is Called Untarnished : Culture: There have been delays, wrangling and bungling, but most galleries in the new building are expected to be ready for public opening by Dec. 5. TIM KLASS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lomita Task Force to Tackle Solutions to Stray-Pet Problem DONNETTE DUNBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Will Weigh Cub Scouts' Refusal to Recite Pledge : Courts: Twins William and Michael Randall say having to swear an oath to God violates their rights. It's one of several legal battles against the venerable organization. MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This 7-Eleven Is Alive With the Sound of Muzak : Thousand Oaks: Southland Corp. hopes the classical tunes will chase away loitering youths. PSYCHE PASCUAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time Is Now, Enact Contribution Cap : $1,000-Per-Election Limit Would Dilute PAC Power
Who Says Dreams Can't Come True? : Hollywood: Couple options movie script after panhandling on a street to lure producers. RON RUSSELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials Fear 2 Mountain Lions Are in Fillmore Area : Wildlife: Game wardens returned another big cat to the wilds after its capture in a Chatsworth condominium complex. PSYCHE PASCUAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teen-Age Drinking
Wilson's Veto Energizes Gay Rights Movement : Bias: Activists say their ranks are growing and that they may expand their political agenda. Governor's rejection of anti-discrimination bill is seen as a turning point. DAVID FERRELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fleet of Planes Fail to Locate Missing Cessna With 5 Aboard : Travel: More than 70 patrol pilots participate in search for craft that disappeared on flight from Arizona to Fullerton on the same day a snowstorm hit the mountains. DAVID REYES and BOB ELSTON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Carson's Special Trash Pickup This Week
100 Evacuated in Garden Grove Fire
Three Killed in Boat Fire Off Point Loma DAVID SMOLLAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irvine Election Results In, but City's Future Remains Very Much Undecided
Irvine Election Results In, but City's Future Remains Very Much Undecided
New Respirator Masks Could Reduce Hazards for Firefighters : Technology: Device is being tested on an elite helicopter crew. Researchers believe the covering will provide protection from carbon monoxide. STEVE GEISSINGER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sorely Tried But Vindicated After Refusing to Cop a Plea DANA PARSONS
State Cuts Put Squeeze on Alcohol Investigators : Budget: With most of Orange County's state ABC officers facing layoffs, police and restaurateurs wonder how the job of enforcement and license processing will get done. ERIC YOUNG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Few Bad Apples in Social Services
Urban Refugees Put Squeeze on Rural Life : Lifestyles: It's a familiar story. Those who were lured to the quiet towns of Temecula and Murrieta are now facing the problems they tried to escape: traffic congestion, crime and pollution. TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irvine's 20th Birthday Will Be Low-Key TOM McQUEENEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Boy, 13, Found Chained, Starving in Trailer, Dies Associated Press
Dismissed Den Leader Once Ran Sex Video Company from a Times Staff Writer
Cultural Care-Giving : Health Clinic Fills Gap by Serving Low-Income Vietnamese THUAN LE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Picnic Held to Show Support for Officer Charged in Killings : Police: Prosecutors are making an example of Alfred Skiles Jr., accused in on-duty shootings, critics say. BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mind Games : High School Juniors and Seniors Compete With Brains, Not Brawn GEBE MARTINEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latino Man's Body Found in Golden Hill
A Lot Is At Stake for Both Sides in Mobile-Home Park Rent Issue : Election: Measure A would cap annual increases at three sites in Laguna Beach. LESLIE EARNEST and LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Industry's Mistakes Tough on School : Environment: Wilmington Park School is located in a heavily industrial area. When toxic fumes escape a plant, or refinery, students and staff suffer. KENNETH J. GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Original Journal Is a Page of History No One Will Publish AARON CURTISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lake Los Angeles Man Held in Killing of 3 Family Members : Crime: Oliver Vann allegedly shot his wife and her son and daughter-in-law to death Friday night. JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
COVER STORY : Hey, Babes! How Old Is Too Old for Hollywood? : Young audiences are coveted by Hollywood and the movie and TV industries cater to them in the films and shows they produce. But is that the only reason writers are getting younger and older writers (and others behind the cameras) don't get work? NINA J. EASTON, Nina J. Easton is a Times staff writer.
Young American Sopranos Compete in Mozart Arias WALTER PRICE
TELEVISION : Primal Secrets From the World of 'Dinosaurs' : Disney reveals both the wizardry and the wizards behind the prehistoric stars of a prime-time sitcom DANIEL CERONE, Daniel Cerone is a Times staff writer. and
MOVIES : The Definitive Ms. M : Don't worry, the Divine Miss M isn't gone; it's just that Bette Midler has all these new responsibilities these days KENT BLACK, Kent Black is a free-lance writer based in Los Angeles. and
U2's Daring Descent Into Darkness ROBERT HILBURN
The Freewheelers Look to Music of the Past for Their Future Album STEVE APPLEFORD, Steve Appleford writes regularly about music for Westside/Valley Calendar
Ice Cube's Frozen Assets Chill Capitol's Expenditures Chuck Philips
ON LOCATION : Golf on a Pyramid? Sounds Rough to Us David Pecchia
Price Is Right for Six-Show Sampler DON SHIRLEY
Chita Stays in Character : Rivera's cabaret act sums up a career's worth of meaty roles in some fabled Broadway musicals--and is short on self-serving chatter DAVID COLKER, David Colker is a Times staff writer.
SNEAKS : Spielberg Walked In and the bzzzzzzz Began David J. Fox
Latin Pulse : World Beat Meets Tradition in 'El Circo' ENRIQUE BLANC, Enrique Blanc writes about pop music for Calendar
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : BETTER THAN FICTION? : Attention All You Conspiracy Buffs: The October Surprise Movie Could Be Plural Andy Marx
A Moving Trattoria Experience LAURIE OCHOA
DYLAN FILE : Times Sure Must Have Been Changin' Robert Hilburn
RADIO : The Prager Prism : Dennis Prager has eight hours a week to talk on the radio about 'the great issues of life'; so, what makes him so important? JOEL ENGEL, Joel Engel is a Los Angeles-based author and journalist who writes frequently about cultural issues. and
MOVIES : You Mean Leslie Nielsen Won't Play Davy Crockett? ANDY MARX
In the Mood for All of Glenn Miller? LEONARD FEATHER, Leonard Feather is The Times' jazz critic.
Band Leaders Marino, Pisano Sail Along With a Brazilian Style ZAN STEWART, Zan Stewart writes regularly about jazz for Calendar
MUSIC : Minimalism to the Max : The controlled music of Philip Glass travels well in collaborative explorations--witness his 'Hydrogen Jukebox' with Allen Ginsberg MARK SWED, Mark Swed is a free-lance writer based in New York.
INTERVIEW : Prisoner of His Image : Nick Nolte is sick of hearing 'ex-this and ex-that.' Hard living is now history and what he really wants to talk about is a - c - t - i - n - g HILARY DE VRIES, Hilary de Vries is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Going Beyond the Seasonal Vivaldi HERBERT GLASS, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar.
Memories of Romania : A Director's Interpretation of 'The Dragon' on a Hollywood Stage Represents His Link to Fellow Countrymen in a Repressed Homeland ROBERT KOEHLER, Robert Koehler writes regularly about theater for Calendar
RESTAURANTS : La Serre in the Shop for an Overhaul KATHIE JENKINS
Nightspot's Prerequisite for Music: Is It Danceable? ZAN STEWART, Stewart writes regularly about jazz for Calendar
ART : An American Foot in the Door : Sculptor Robert Gober is first U.S. artist to exhibit in the Jeu de Paume since it was converted to a contemporary museum SUZANNE MUCHNIC, Suzanne Muchnic is a Times staff writer
MAGAZINE
Close-up Liz Brody, Edited by Mary McNamara
A ROMANIAN JOURNAL : EXILE'S RETURN : The Author Fled His Homeland by Hoodwinking Ceausescu. Now He Returns to Find Small Dramas of Hope Amid a Profound Sense of Isolation PETRU POPESCU, Petru Popescu's latest book, "Amazon Beaming , " was published by Viking. Popescu lives in Los Angeles and is writing a novel about the Romanian revolution.
FIRST AIDE : The Power Behind the Pols, or Getting By With a Little Help From Your Staff Harry Shearer
RESTAURANTS : THE MADDING CROWD : At Enormously Popular and Overcrowded Farfalla, the Din Can Overshadow Dinner Ruth Reichl
STYLE : STYLEMAKER : On a Roll AARON BETSKY
STYLE : Evening News
The Biz Kathleen Moloney, Edited by Mary McNamara
STYLE : Cottage Charm ROBERT SMAUS
Icons Jennie Nash, Edited by Mary McNamara
The Body Politic Sheldon Teitelbaum, Edited by Mary McNamara
School Days Jeff Gordinier, Edited by Mary McNamara
Oh, Grow Up! : The Baby Boomers Are Freaking Out Over the Inevitable Passage of Time JANET LUNDBLAD
STYLE : Soft Touches
Oh, Grow Up! : The Baby Boomers Are Freaking Out Over the Inevitable Passage of Time LYNN SMITH, Lynn Smith is a Times staff writer. Her last story for this magazine was "Daddy's Girls."
Crazy From the Heat : In Mystery Novelist Carl Hiaasen's Florida, Crocodiles Eat Tourists, Eco-Terrorists Kidnap the Orange Bowl Queen, and Mickey Mouse is Filthy Vermin. Gene Seymour, Gene Seymour writes about jazz and popular culture for New York Newsday.
THE GREAT DIVIDE : In the Fight for the Soul of the Southern Baptist Convention, Fundamentalist Convictions Have Vanquished a long Tradition of Individual Belief MICHAEL D'ANTONIO, Michael D'Antonio's next book, "Heaven on Earth: Dispatches from America's Spiritual Frontier," will be published by Crown in February
BOOKS
Philosopher With No Face : MICHEL FOUCAULT, By Didier Eribon, translated by Betsy Wing (Harvard University Press: $27.95; 374 pp., illustrated) Thomas Frick, Frick reports on culture for Art in America, the Paris Review, and other publications
Man Bites Town
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
True Believers
Man Bites Town
The Peddler of Books, By BARRY SEILER
Not So 'Excellent!'
Gleaning the Cube
True Believers
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Fiction Mary Herczog
Louisiana Race
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Women in Film
Censorship, Good Taste and the Big 3 Networks
Reproduction Line
Calling Evelyn Wood
Suicide
Cher the Chameleon
Into Orbit
'Literary Cruelty'
Alive and Armed in L.A. : THE SUN MAIDEN, By Erika Taylor (Atheneum: $19.95; 247 pp.) Anne Thompson, Thompson writes about the entertainment industry for L.A. Weekly and Entertainment Weekly
Criminal Pursuits CHARLES CHAMPLIN
Material Girl : MEDUSA'S GIFT, By Lois Gould (Alfred A. Knopf: $19; 204 pp.) Thomas Mallon, Mallon's latest book is the novel "Aurora 7" (Ticknor & Fields)
Fiction Mary Herczog
Cigarettes, Martinis and Other Deceptions : THE DECEIVER, By Frederick Forsyth (Bantam Books: $22.50; 496 pp.) Ross Thomas, Thomas' latest novel is "Twilight at Mac's Place" (Mysterious Press)
Nonfiction Chris Goodrich
Cry Wolfe
Censorship, Good Taste and the Big 3 Networks
SPORTS
CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS : JUNIOR COLLEGE / STATE MEET : Easy Win Fulfills Expectations of Antelope Valley's Harvey JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
After Mutiny at Poolside, Calm Waters Return to El Dorado BARBIE LUDOVISE
SOUTHEASTERN ROUNDUP : Florida Gets Title--and a Scare From Associated Press
COMMENTARY : LSU Belongs at the Head of the Class TIM LAYDEN, NEWSDAY
U.S., Swedish Women to Open World Soccer Championships From Associated Press
Fumble Provides Impetus for Moorpark's 34-7 Win RON TWERSKY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Walker Reportedly to Leave Vikings in '92 From Staff and Wire Reports
Floyd at 49: Still Steady as He Flows JIM MURRAY
Swinton, Montclair Prep Thrash Marshall Fundamental, 68-0 BRIAN MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Community College Football
Irvine's League Title Drought Comes to an End After 15 Years TOM HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Community College Football Roundup
NBA ROUNDUP : It's Payback Time for Hornets DAN HAFNER
Abba Zabba Jab Wins Commodores Race
Irvine Valley Shares Title, but Gets the Trophy
SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP : Redlands Loses Playoff Chances
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cal Lutheran's Norine Runs to Regional Title
Baseball From Staff and Wire Reports
Smith, Trojans Take the Fifth : USC: Mistakes costly as losing streak reaches five, 31-14. Crayton is the only bright spot with 185 yards rushing. DANNY ROBBINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HOLLYWOOD PARK : Star Of The Crop Wins Prevue BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Auto Racing From Staff and Wire Reports
GOLF ROUNDUP : Persistent Hulbert Gains Victory in Playoff From Associated Press
Spotlight / Saturday's Games At A Glance : The Marshall Plan Mike James
Colorado Snowballs Past Kansas : Big Eight: Down by 14 points, Buffaloes win, 30-24, on Hill's touchdown with 40 seconds left. From Associated Press
PREP ROUNDUP : County Teams Run Well in Section Prelims KIM KUTCHER
CSUN Bids Adieu With Whimper in 55-12 Defeat THERESA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chargers Not Awed by Saints' Success : Pro football: Team ready to prove that it's better than its 2-8 record. T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blast Ends Sockers' Win Streak : MSL: Baltimore overcomes three two-goal deficits to pull out 8-7 victory. From Staff and Wire Reports
Gulls Defeat Phoenix in Overtime From Staff and Wire Reports
Miami Has Florida State's Number : College football: Seminoles' championship dreams ruined again by Hurricanes, 17-16. Possible winning field goal misses with 29 seconds to play. GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pierce Rings Rival Valley's Bell, 34-10 JIM COLEMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Irvine Runners Miss in Qualifying Race
UCSD Wins Regional Tournament
BIG WEST ROUNDUP : Hawaii Plays It Safe, Ties San Jose With a Field Goal From Associated Press
Seahawks Take to Air With Krieg : Raiders: Return of quarterback bolsters offense. The days of Ground Chuck are gone. CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High School Football Roundup ROB SONNER
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Buena Wins Share of League Title TERRY STEED
WAC ROUNDUP : New Mexico Gives Sheppard a Win in Last Game, 38-36 From Associated Press
A Big Loss Is Still Sweet for the Irish : Penn State: Nittany Lions score a 35-13 victory, but Sugar Bowl selects Notre Dame. Penn State's black players will vote about going to Fiesta Bowl. From Associated Press
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Sampras, Courier Roll Into Final From Associated Press
Williams Puts His Signature on Victory : UCLA: Making first start of the season, tailback rushes for 210 yards. THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Freedom of Speech at Stanford: Saying No MIKE PENNER
Community College Football CASPER CAREY
AZTEC NOTEBOOK / ALAN DROOZ : Faulk Quickly Sets Two NCAA Records ALAN DROOZ
Lions Will Try to Raise Roof Again : Rams: Detroit is 6-0 indoors but has struggled since an injury to quarterback Peete. TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vista Seeded No. 1 in the 3-A Playoffs : High school: El Camino picked No. 1 in Division 2-A. DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NHL ROUNDUP : Sharks' Slump on Road Is Extended by Canucks DAN HAFNER
High School Football Roundup GERRY PRICE
Prep Roundup
Basketball From Staff and Wire Reports
High School Football Roundup BEVEN GROSSMAN
JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Antelope Valley Romps to 59-34 Win DARRYL HOWERTON
Bray Loses Decision in First Match at World Boxing Championships From Associated Press
BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Nebraska's Osborne Gets an Eyeful From Associated Press
Sailing From Staff and Wire Reports
Flat Bruins Land Safely in Victory : UCLA: Donahue can walk away to a bowl game after beating Oregon, 16-7. Williams runs for 210 yards. MAL FLORENCE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tie Means No Holiday for Aztecs : College football: Brigham Young wins WAC title when last-minute touchdown ties score, 52-52. SDSU headed for Freedom Bowl. SCOTT MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keyed-Up CLU Produces Noteworthy Victory, 21-10 : College football: Kingsmen stun Redlands to post their fourth consecutive win and record their first non-losing season since 1985. WENDY WITHERSPOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxing From Staff and Wire Reports
The Defense Rests in 123-105 Clipper Loss : Pro basketball: Golden State runs, guns its way to an easy victory at the Sports Arena. SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huskies Have Rout for the Roses, 58-6 : Pacific 10: Washington clinches the conference title and still hopes for a national championship. From Associated Press
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Coronado Rolls Past Mar Vista
His Lifestyle Can't Blunt Pain of Loss MIKE DOWNEY
Cal Has More Than Enough Up Sleeve : Pacific 10: Trick plays help Bears beat Arizona State, 25-6, and earn chance to play Clemson in Citrus Bowl. From Associated Press
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL : El Camino Wins Game Stopped by Brawl TIM DERMODY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
High School Playoff Roundup
Crayton Makes Trojan Tailback Spot a Threesome : USC: When Strother is ineffective, he takes over and rushes for 185 yards in a 31-14 loss to Arizona. LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Relentless Saddleback Rolls On, 38-14 STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Situation Gets Sticky as Kings Lose Again : Hockey: Red Wings win, 5-3. Webster is ejected for throwing stick at referee. Detroit scores three goals in third period. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Hit by Thomas Put Quartz Hill's Golden League Foe on Notice STEVE ELLING
USD Wins Finale, Branch Sets Record From Staff and Wire Services
He Could Be MVP, but He Doesn't Feel Like an MVP ROSS NEWHAN
Dominguez Hills Earns Title Shot : Soccer: Toros limit Lady Bucs to one shot to advance to NCAA Division II title game. IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moiseyev Records His 4,000 Victory Associated Press
Torrey Pines Girls Win 3-A Tennis Title Despite Strong Effort by No. 2-Seed Poway DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Michigan Clinches Rose Bowl Berth by Blanking Illinois From Associated Press
College football From Staff and Wire Reports
Loss Leaves Servite in Jeopardy : Football: Loyola's 14-0 victory takes Friars out of automatic playoff spot and waiting for possible at-large selection. TOM BIRSCHBACH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Pistons and Bulls Carrying Old Grudges in New Season MARK HEISLER
SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : Texas Tech Wins, Eyes Bowl Bid From Associated Press
Early Entries for Midget Grand Prix Upholding Tradition
CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS : HIGH SCHOOLS / CITY SECTION FINALS : Mejia Birthday Win Helps Wrap Up Birmingham's 1st State Meet Berth KIRBY LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
De la Hoya, Bray Lose Decisions at World Boxing Championships From Associated Press
GOLF / SHAV GLICK : Daly Has a Big Appetite for More Success SHAV GLICK
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Golden West Captures State Water Polo Title
Tritons Stumble, but Win JOHN GEIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : From the Start, Sharkey Sparks Calvary Chapel to Victory FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
JUNIOR COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW : Michelson and Valley Primed for Another Big Season RON TWERSKY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
THE NHL / STEVE SPRINGER : Nordiques Still Trying to Get Fire on Ice STEVE SPRINGER
Garcia Leads Century to Third Place in Pacific Coast League SCOTT JONES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
EAST ROUNDUP : Johnson Hands Syracuse 38-16 Comeback Victory From Associated Press
COLLEGE SOCCER / NAIA DISTRICT 3 CHAMPIONSHIP : Master's Upsets Westmont Behind Lone Goal by Roath PAUL OLSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP : Determined Nordhoff Girls Settle a Score Against La Mirada DAVID COULSON
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY : Bell, Belmont Win Titles at City Meet KIRBY LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High School Football Roundup GREG ANAPOL
No Quiet Exit for Tarkanian : College basketball: Relationship between coach and university continues to deteriorate in his final season at Nevada Las Vegas. TIM LAYDEN, NEWSDAY
Stanford Cruises in 49-14 Rout : Pacific 10: Victory over Washington State is expected to give Cardinal berth against Georgia Tech in the Aloha Bowl. From Associated Press
Krenik Leads CSUN to Volleyball Win Over San Luis Obispo
Prep Football Spotlight : Facts, Figures And Comments From Last Week's Games : Holding The Line ROB FERNAS CAP CAREY, DUANE PLANK AND MITCH POLIN
Titans Fail to Challenge Superior Fresno State : Cal State Fullerton: Bulldog defense holds Titans to 144 total yards in 38-7 Fresno State victory. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fresno State Defense Stops Fullerton, 38-7 MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Detmer Helps BYU Ty San Diego State : WAC: He throws six touchdown passes as Cougars trail, 45-17, before gaining 52-52 result. Aztecs' Lowery passes for 549 yards and six touchdowns. SCOTT MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High School Football Roundup STEVE PRATT
SOUTH ROUNDUP : Clemson Wins Over Crowd, 40-7 From Associated Press
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Fullerton Stays in the Running for Bowl Bid BOB BORSUM
COMMENTARY : Betting Bill Hard to Understand ANDREW BEYER, WASHINGTON POST
CROSS-COUNTRY / SOUTHERN SECTION PRELIMS : Late Bloomers From Area Join Advancing Brigade
OPINION
PERSPECTIVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH : Draw the Line at the Knife : Why gamble on the unproven safety of breast implants? Is a shapely silhouette worth the risk of cancer? RUTH ROSEN, Ruth Rosen, a professor of history at UC Davis, is writing a history of contemporary feminism
PLATFORM : More Than School MARY BERGAN, MARY BERGAN, president of the California Federation of Teachers, believes that public schools must aid families as well as educate children. She told The Times:
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE : With 'Peace Dividend' Chatter Rampant, Will MICE Become Endangered Species? Gerhard W. Thielman, Gerhard W. Thielman is an aerospace engineer
EDUCATION WATCH : Broken Chain
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE : Can Magic Breach the Wall of Denial Students Built Around AIDS? Tatiana Litvin, Tatiana Litvin, a senior at USC, is majoring in international relations and ecological studies
Recession and Bush
Recession and Bush
Uninformed
Pay Cuts for L.A. Teachers
Pay Cuts for L.A. Teachers
Recession and Bush
Recession and Bush
Recession and Bush
Recession and Bush
Bashing Bush From Right: David Duke Meets His Peer : Politics: Columnist Pat Buchanan wants to take on the President, but don't expect what's needed--a principled conservative attack. Alan Pell Crawford, Alan Pell Crawford is the author of "Thunder on the Right: The New Right and the Politics of Resentment" (Pantheon)
Why Not Reward a Political Scientist Who Helps a Neighborhood? : UC: Research should be more than specialized investigation. It should include applying scholarship to the classroom and to the world. David Glidden, David Glidden teaches philosophy at UC Riverside
The CIA's Rocky Balboa Faces Even More Beatings : Intelligence: Gates wants more human spies, but until the agency speaks the languages of tomorrow's trouble spots, he's whistling in the dark. James Bamford, James Bamford, author of "The Puzzle Palace" (Penguin), a study of the National Security Agency, is the Washington investigative producer for ABC's "World News Tonight With Peter Jennings."
THE ONE AND ONLY ISSUE FOR CALIFORNIA: Jobs : The power elit fiddles while the state runs into deeper economic trouble: Is there no leadership? Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Center for the New West and an international fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Business and Management
Why Push Them Out of Work? : Congress should eliminate outmoded Social Security earnings test
School for Scandal: Why Japan May Lose Its Competitive Edge : Business: Preferential business practices revealed by financial corruption undercut what makes the Japanese economy go round--trust. David Friedman, David Friedman, director of the Center for U.S.-Japan Relations at RAND, is author of "The Misunderstood Miracle" (Cornell University Press)
Recession and Bush
Campaign Costs
Be Pro-Family, Lose Your Job : Bush should sign sensible family-leave bill
Pay Cuts for L.A. Teachers
Kenneth Guenther : A Voice for Independent Banks Stands Up to the Administration James Bates, James Bates covers banking for The Times. He interviewed Kenneth A. Guenther during a recent meeting of California independent bankers
Why Science Cannot Be Denied : New studies suggest physical differences that cannot be ignored
Violence at Hospitals
BOOK MARK : Street-wise Perestroika: How to Score a Heineken A. Craig Copetas, A. Craig Copetas, who reported from the Soviet Union as Moscow correspondent for Regardie's, is now that magazine's senior correspondent in Paris. For three years, the author worked with young Soviet entrepreneurs inspired by Mikhail S. Gorbachev and the policies of perestroika. They were doomed to failure, the author contends. An excerpt:
COLUMN LEFT / GEORGE BLACK : A Friendly Face for the Next Russian Coup : The August plot failed, but the next one may be better prepared. GEORGE BLACK, George Black is a contributing editor to the Nation
Recession and Bush
PERSPECTIVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH : Choosing Any Surgery Is a Personal Right : Politics, not science, would have millions live without breasts at all; the attack on implants is arrogant and sexist. W. GRANT STEVENS, Dr. W. Grant Stevens is chairman of the department of surgery at Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, Marina del Rey
COLUMN RIGHT / GEORGE WEIGEL : History Has Vindicated Elliott Abrams : Many persecuted people around the world think they owe him a debt of gratitude. GEORGE WEIGEL, George Weigel is president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington
REAL ESTATE
THE ADVICE IS IN THE MAIL : Newsletters: Small real estate investors get high-powered advice on everything from making deals to the latest tax-saving hints. CORRIE M. ANDERS, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
Accessory Units Can Ease House Shortage PATRICK H. HARE, Hare is a Washington, D.C., consultant who specializes in accessory units.
Remodeling Off as Sales Slump From Reuters
Inman Honored by Architects
Average Rates for Residential Mortgages
Installment on Property Taxes Becomes Delinquent on Dec. 10
Building Permit Rise Seen as 1st Wave to '92 Growth From Times Wire Services
Getting Security System Is a Lot Like Being Married DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Many Cities Charge Fee for Security-System Use DAVID W. MYERS
Safety Around Pools a Part of Home Security DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How to Find--and Work With--Manager BENNY L. KASS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Research and References Bring Happy Ending MARY TOKITA, Tokita is the publicist for the UCLA School of the Arts and the School of Theater, Film and Television
Home Improvement : Dryness Sensor Vital Part in Dryer JAMES DULLEY
Automatic Cleaning Fee Not Legal KEVIN S. POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
L.A. Architect Wolf Honored for Design
Sultan to Rule B.H. 'Island' RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Stop a Thief DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Guava Competes With Persimmon as Fall Fruit BILL SIDNAM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Sidnam has written garden columns and features for The Times since 1975.
BUSINESS
Deflation Era a Harsh Reality for Washington JAMES FLANIGAN
City or Town?
A Focus on Long Term Is a Must for the U.S.
In the Swim
Nursing Home's a Poor Route to Saving Assets
Mortgage-Related Investments Are Catching On RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES is an Irvine financial writer specializing in mutual funds
Recession Places Coal in Christmas Stockings of Temporary Workers : Employment: Applicants are finding fewer jobs available as work forces are cut in anticipation of low holiday sales. CHRIS WOODYARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON : Finally, a Capital Gains Break Democrats Like CATHERINE COLLINS, CATHERINE COLLINS is a Washington writer
O.C.'s Jobless Discovering Cruel Realities of Recession : Unemployment: As the downturn drags on, job hunters find themselves competing with thousands of other applicants for low-paying work for which they are often overqualified. MICHAEL FLAGG and JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING HOLIDAY SALES : Retailing: Shoppers across the nation are scaling back purchase plans from last year's low levels. Southland stores, in particular, are in for a tough season. CARLA LAZZARESCHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Matsushita Plays a Low-Key Role at MCA for Now : Entertainment: Most Japanese investors in Hollywood operate under similar rules, on the philosophy that American creativity is what makes its products so popular worldwide. ALAN CITRON and LESLIE HELM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Pay Home Sale's Profit Tax Now--It's Cheaper CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Privatization of Former East German Firms Proceeding at Frantic Pace : Germany: The Kohl government is selling off thousands of former East German companies at the rate of 10 a day. TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Last Big Tax Shelter: Low-Income Housing KATHY M. KRISTOF
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