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What happened on April 19, 1992
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
United Airlines' 1st Pilot Takes Controls at 100 : Aviation: E. Hamilton (Ham) Lee is honored by friends and relatives as he co-pilots a DC-3 on a bumpy, half-hour flight from Ontario to Van Nuys Airport. MAYERENE BARKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beauty of Pomo Indian Baskets Endures; Their Value Continues to Rise : Native culture: The weavers combined artistry with materials such as bird feathers and shells to create stunning works. The craft is still practiced. TOM HARNEY, SMITHSONIAN NEWS SERVICES
Tense Death Row Holds 7 From County : * Murder: The unusual cruelty of their crimes has brought them to San Quentin's most fearsome ward. One or more may be executed within five years, authorities say. TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harris Murders Leave Mark on Mira Mesa : Crime: Many newcomers don't even know about the slayings almost 14 years ago, when the area lost its innocence. Longtime residents can't forget. JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mail-Bomb Suspect Arrested in Hollywood : * Crime: Filming of a movie is interrupted as the fugitive is seized in a hotel lobby. He was talking to postal officials in Alaska. From Associated Press
OXNARD : 6 Are Injured in Head-On Collision PEGGY Y. LEE
COUNTYWIDE : Boy, 16, Held After Car Theft, Chase PEGGY Y. LEE
Burbank Man Beaten to Death JIM HERRON ZAMORA
The Last Stop : Wrecked Remains of a Car-Crazy City End Up in Wilmington Junkyards GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS ANALYSIS : Unity Erodes as Officers Point Fingers HENRY WEINSTEIN and PAUL LIEBERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Notes about your surroundings.
A Mission for Peace
WEST COUNTY : VENTURA : Suspect Flees on Foot After Robbing Bank PEGGY Y. LEE
Campaign Calendar : Events of the Coming Week
Judge Blocks Schools on Voucher Bid
Locking Up Criminals
On the Jury
Anti-Citizen Move in Huntington Beach
Scholars--and Nearby County--Could Use Disney Largess
Who's to Blame for Migrant's Death?
Court Investigation
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Scholars--and Nearby County--Could Use Disney Largess
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Measure M: No Full Employment Act
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Censoring Messengers
Sell Idea to Soka
Who's to Blame for Migrant's Death?
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
CITY HALL ROUNDUP : Confidentially, we wouldn't dream of sharing this police secret. GREG KRIKORIAN and staff reports
Local Earth Day Celebration Begins Wednesday
Super Lotto Results
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
New Slow-Growth Council Threatens El Segundo Plan MICHELE FUETSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY ON LEGALIZING DRUGS : Judge's Plan Would Cause More Agony Than It Would Heal EDWARD KAUFMAN, Edward Kaufman, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at UC Irvine and the medical director of chemical dependency treatment at Capistrano by the Sea Hospital. and
Park District Budget Becomes Campaign Issue : Dana Point: Little-known Capistrano Bay board's unusual autonomy and relative riches raise eyebrows. LEN HALL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
OCTA Moves in the Right Direction : In Releasing Measure M Funds, the Agency Keeps Important Projects on Track
The Place for Ideas
High School JROTC
CHULA VISTA : 1 Killed, 2 Injured When Cars Collide
High School JROTC
Summer Weather Makes Beach Hot Spot : Recreation: Unseasonal temperatures and balmy breezes lure thousands to shoreline, with more of the same expected today. LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brother Wounded in Gang Shooting Remains Critical
WEST COUNTY : OXNARD : 2 Men Killed in Unrelated Crashes PEGGY Y. LEE
Winds Blamed for Traffic Accident That Kills Woman
Child Dies of Complications From Burns VIVIEN LOU CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Caltrans' Concern
Politically Correct
The Swift Snag the Prizes at Egg Hunt : Moorpark: There is plenty of competition at the 5th annual Easter event, but almost everybody lands a treat. SANTIAGO O'DONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Secular Jews Deserve Rabbis' Blessing
City Moves Against Apartments : Wilmington: Lawsuit would force the owner to fix problems at drug-plagued Harbor Vista complex or shut down. JANET RAE-DUPREE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Private School Voucher Plan Ignites Debate : Education: Opponents fear the initiative could cost county campuses $25 million. But backers say students will benefit. CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Charity Fraud
Chevron's Wastewater Plan Under Attack : Environment: A permit being considered by the state would allow the refinery to continue releasing treated water close to shore in Santa Monica Bay. GEORGE HATCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parkland Appraisals
Judge's Plea for Legal Drugs Pleases Some, Irks Others
Harassment Case Award Overturned : Courts: Judge rules that a Mission Viejo teacher's $250,000 damage judgment falls within the jurisdiction of the state worker compensation system. MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Atty. Witt Deserves Reelection : It would be a mistake to let any anti-incumbent fever sweep him from office
Easter Season a Time of Promise, Protest : Holiday: Celebration of Christ's Resurrection comes this year amid religious activism against scheduled execution of murderer and proposed welfare cuts. TAMMERLIN DRUMMOND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Biotech Waste Dump
3 County Parks Schedule Festivities for Earth Day
Solid-Waste Industry Treated Unfairly
SAN DIEGO : Man's Body Found in City Heights Area
Police Seek Help Finding Woman Sought in Attack
Gardena Clerk Leans Toward Recount GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NORTH COUNTY : Treasure Hunt
Destitute Widow in AIDS Struggle SEBASTIAN ROTELLA
SAN DIEGO : 3 Deputies Injured in Attack by Inmate
LOCAL ELECTIONS / 45TH DISTRICT : Rohrabacher in Fight for His Political Life ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Fullerton Chief Fighting New Kind of Fire DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tagger Chaka Is Going Hollywood : * Graffiti: He has an agent and may be the subject of a TV documentary. And he isn't returning phone calls. HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keeping a Skeptical Watch on Those in Halls of Justice
Massive Drug, Murder Case Inches Its Way Toward Trial : Courts: Charges against the so-called Bryant Organization grew out of 1988 slayings. Getting verdicts may take years. MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Attorney Keeps a Low Profile as Tables Turn for Rival Lawyer TONY PERRY
High School JROTC
Waste Management
Laotian Immigrant Finds Education the Key to Success : * Refugees: She accomplishes her goal of becoming an exception to the 65% of her countrymen in Central California town who live on welfare. DANIEL B. WOOD, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Poison Hot Line's Loss Will Be Deadly : UCI Med Center Move Will Save Money--but Not Lives
Pioneer Flier Not About to Quit : Aviation: 'I can fly in my sleep,' says Charlie McAllister, 88. He has trained 1,500 pilots at his flying school since 1926. NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Incorporating County Land Too Easy : Areas Seeking Cityhood Should Be Forced to Negotiate Tax Distribution Issues
A Helping PAL : Police Activities League Reaches Out to At-Risk Youths BERNICE HIRABAYASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Platform Defense
Santa Ana Under the Gun to Confront Gang Violence DANA PARSONS
Reno Officer Testifies on His Beating of Suspect From Associated Press
Abandonment Shows Pain of Alzheimer's Cases JOHN K. WILEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Specter of Racism Shadows Highly Touted Poway Schools : * Education: Minority hiring record, coupled with incidents involving teachers and students, trigger criticism of district. JOHN H. LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rollin' Along : Sports: The enthusiasm for roller hockey is picking up speed as the street game gets organized in Ventura County. SCOTT GRAVES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ELECTIONS : Outside Funds Become Focal Point in Races for Congress : All of the leading money-raisers have tapped sources away from their districts. Opponents say the tactic will backfire on the candidates. GEORGE HATCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Access Denied : Ramps for Disabled Student Cost Too Much, School Says KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Memorial Planned for Ex-Seal Beach Mayor Joe Hunt VIVIEN LOU CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fatal Crash, House Fire Are Blamed on High Winds GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harris Murders Leave Mark on Mira Mesa : Families Seek Healing From Harris'Death : * Punishment: Relatives of young shooting victims John Mayeski and Michael Baker apprehensively await a fitting end to their long and very painful ordeal. ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crusaders by Nature : A Passionate Few Lead Environmental Preservation Fights MARLA CONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Ex-Leader Najibullah Waits to Learn if He Will Live or Die : Afghanistan: The U.N. seeks safe conduct abroad for the fallen president. But many of those now in power want the former dictator turned over for trial--and probable execution. MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Murder in Ritzy Neighborhood Plays Like Classic Mystery Novel : Crime: Circumstantial evidence indicated that Jack Koslow killed his wife. Then Ft. Worth police got a telephone call. MIKE COCHRAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Wizard of West' Wove Rare Magic, Left Texas-Size Legend : Personalities: Gambler and bootlegger was called crafty and cunning as a coyote. 'Pinkie' was also widely admired as a civic and political activist. MIKE COCHRAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sierra Madre : Jameson Subdivision OKd
Orange County's Condemned Compile by Jerry Hicks and Mark I. Pinsky
Death's Door : State's Only Condemned Woman Awaits Her Fate MILES CORWIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All the News and Sushi Too DENNIS ROMERO
Man Arrested After Killing Wife, Neighbor Associated Press
Abandoned Iron Ore Diggings Became Gold Mine for Savvy Developer : Entrepreneur: Old hole in the ground has generated fortunes as mushroom farm, bomb shelter, records vault and top-secret think tank. DAVID GERMAIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
On View : ABC's Winning 'Coach' STEVEN HERBERT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
EXECUTION JOURNAL : Add Gas Chamber to the List of Marriage's Stresses AMY WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Harry's Bar That Never Saw the Likes of Hemingway BILL MANSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Retro : From Skits to Sketches SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Media Appall French on Sex, Politics : Scandals: Foreign journalists taken back by American coverage of events taken for granted as facts of life at home. LYNDA BARIL, COLUMBIA NEWS SERVICE
Private Service Planned for Neville Brand
East Valley : Required Water Cuts Eased
Sierra Madre : City Settles Developer's Suit
History Professor Gets Stipend to Finish Book
Baldwin Park : Muralist to Create Rail Art
Experienced Leadership--and an Alignment With Latinos--Won Out Tina Griego
TIMES ORANGE COUNTY POLL : Majority Says Defense Cut Is Worth the Pain : Federal budget: Half want to spend 'peace dividend' on domestic programs, half prefer reducing the deficit. SONNI EFRON and DAN WEIKEL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Council Eases Penalties on Water Usage : Conservation: Interim charges reflect a greater availability of water. Permanent rates are expected to be approved this summer. G. JEANETTE AVENT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Intern for Leadership Program Announced
Namibia Enters 3rd Year Free, Hurting Financially From Reuters
Road Notes
Mixing Messages in the Tyson Case
Mixing Messages in the Tyson Case
Land a Plane Without an OK Now and You'll Really Pay HOWARD BLUME and MARY BECKER
Abortion-Rights Backers Rough Up Pastor Near Clinic From Associated Press
Cash-Strapped School Districts Find Parents Filling Gap DIANNE KLEIN
Pasadena : Forum on Policing Policy
N.D. Officials OK Dump Study, Get Dumped by Voters BOB MOEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Business and Cultural Ties Warm U.S.-Iran Relations ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FAMILY LIFE IN THE RECESSION : Staying Afloat : Hard times are here, and money is tough to come by. This could be you. : To Pay Expenses, a Job to Supplement Benefits DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
FAMILY LIFE IN THE RECESSION : Staying Afloat : Hard times are here, and money is tough to come by. This could be you. : Selling the Business, Making Career Switch DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
Syria, Turkey Sign Anti-Terrorism Accord Reuters
FAMILY LIFE IN THE RECESSION : Staying Afloat : Hard times are here, and money is tough to come by. This could be you. : Rethinking, Retraining After Job Picture Changes DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
The Region : Transportation Forum Set
'Sally's' a Turnoff
FAMILY LIFE IN THE RECESSION : Staying Afloat : Hard times are here, and money is tough to come by. This could be you. : Opportunities and an End to Extravagance DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
Baldwin Park : Youth Commission Proposal
Newly Elected Councilman at Work Before Taking Office : Politics: Alan Lowenthal tells constituents in a crime-ridden area that he will work to create police substations and community planning boards. BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gathering Memories STEVEN HERBERT
Old Foe of Horcher Seeks Funds for New Challenger Mike Ward
Exxon Sued Over Illnesses Allegedly Tied to Cleanup From Associated Press
Outstanding Students Win $1,000 Awards
Caviar Market in Upheaval After Soviet Breakup MAGGIE JACKSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Superfund Goal: The Unleading of Silver Valley : Public health: More than a century of heavy-metals pollution weighs on the area's people. A $100-million cleanup is under way. LINDA ASHTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reactions Muted to House Overdraft List : Ethics: The public seems to be growing weary of the banking scandal. But analysts believe the issue will probably return to haunt incumbents. MICHAEL ROSS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Women Turn to Matters of the Mind : As More and More Women Become Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Psychoanalysts, Theories That Once Seemed Unshakable Are Being Questioned, and 'Far Out' Ideas Are Moving Into the Mainstream KATHLEEN HENDRIX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plan to Settle Russo-Japanese Dispute Offered SAM JAMESON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Syria May Defy Sanctions, Fly Jetliner to Libya From Associated Press
Nursing Professor Wins Human Rights Award
Architects Institute Honors Cal Poly Dean
Abortion-Rights Activists Prepare Attempt to Counter Operation Rescue in Buffalo
County Study Says Ecological Damage Severe : Environment: A consultant calls for drastic changes in development policies. Fish, oak forests and a rare plant near Azusa are at risk, the Regional Planning Commission is told. AMY PYLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trading a Stage for the Small Screen : SOME STAGE DIRECTORS ARE FINDING STEADY WORK IN TV SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making No Choice for Pro-Choice
It's a Suite Deal--If You Have $20,000 or More EDMUND NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making a Music All Their Own PETER H. KING
Another Harris Please for a Reprieve Fails : Execution: Lawyers still scramble to try to win a stay. Victims' family members prepare to see the killer die. RICHARD C. PADDOCK and ALAN ABRAHAMSON, Times Staff Writers
Clinton Strolls, Faces Character Queries : Democrats: Issue again comes up in chats with Pittsburgh voters. Brown courts Philadelphia blacks, drops in at a wedding. PAUL RICHTER and JACK CHEEVERS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : GARDENS : Patch Work MARTIN ZIMMERMAN
A Career in Office : Anti-Incumbent Mood? Don't Tell 30-Year Council Veteran RICK HOLGUIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Caltrans Work Sites Scheduled
Bush Tightens the Economic Noose on Teetering Castro : Embargo: Ships that also trade with Cuba are banned from U.S. ports. The move strengthens the President's hand with Florida voters. JAMES RISEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Government Agrees to Review Denials in Disability Cases From Associated Press
Bush Goes to Maine for Five-Day Holiday Associated Press
A New Lesson on Women in History DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russian Congress Puts New Constitution on Hold : Politics: Former Communist bureaucrats succeed in postponing adoption of a revised legal framework. Now citizens will be asked for input. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents Vow to Fight Plan to Redraw District : Education: The Westside would lose its seat on the school board under a proposal by the Latino Redistricting Coalition. It seeks new boundaries that reflect minority population percentages after each census. LOIS TIMNICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Library Checks Out as Arena for Artists ELIZABETH LOPREST, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Harvey Mudd College's Math Team Places 3rd
Doolittle Fliers Celebrate 50th Anniversary Associated Press
COLUMN ONE : Striking at Society's Moral Core : If Robert Alton Harris is executed, California would reach the crest of a struggle that has made political careers and split the populace. But the wrenching debate will not die in the gas chamber. JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supervisor Fails to Disclose Rent Deal : Politics: Don Roth denies that his living in an Anaheim mobile home park under a no-interest loan agreement was improper. Critics say the arrangement violated state law. ERIC LICHTBLAU and GEORGE FRANK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Validated Ballots Give Challenger a 2-Vote Victory : Election: Robert J. Prida defeats Esther E. Flores, 420-418, two days after the balloting. Officials had earlier set aside 43 questionable ballots. GERALD FARIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foundation Awards Caltech $2.5 Million
Charges Filed in House Post Office Case From Associated Press
Afghan Rebels, Troops Gird for Move on Kabul MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stolen Lamborghini Prototype Recovered Reuters
Perot Supporters Make Progress in Ballot Drive LIANNE HART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Garvey Superintendent Suazo to Be Honored
Making It Her Business on PBS SHARON BERNSTEIN, Free lance Writer
Unless They're Chocolate, Skip the Easter Bunnies KAREN DARDICK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Harris Execution Delayed by Judge : Reprieve: Federal jurist in ACLU suit rules that gas chamber might constitute cruel and unusual punishment. State prosecutors quickly file an appeal. PHILIP HAGER and RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
U.N. Leader Surveys Cambodia Peace Effort From Reuters
Flights Out of Long Beach Airport
FAMILY LIFE IN THE RECESSION : Staying Afloat : Hard times are here, and money is tough to come by. This could be you. : There Is Work, the Kids Are Happy, and the Bills Are Being Paid, but . . . DENNIS McLELLAN, Times Staff Writer
Woman's Own Tissues Offer Natural Alternatives to Silicone Gel Breast Implants LORI DODGE ROSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Remembering Asimov the Great
Continued Fighting in Bosnia Could End EC-Brokered Talks From Reuters
Key Endorsements Rankle Opponents : Politics: Some of Bill Hoge's challengers for the new Assembly seat say the support gave him a fund-raising edge. RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sudan Razes Homes, Relocates Thousands of Squatters to Camps : Urban renewal: People are moved to facilities lacking water, food, shelter outside Khartoum. The country is already heavily taxed by hunger and hardship. JENNIFER PARMELEE, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST
How Do You Really Protect a President? ROGER SIMON
Scandals Shove Speaker's Wife Into Spotlight : Congress: Heather Foley for years has wielded considerable power behind the scenes while fiercely protecting her own privacy. WILLIAM J. EATON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Work as Volunteer Gives Her Life Both Music and Meaning CHRISTINA V. GODBEY
$3 Error Costs DWP $333,407 in Tax Penalties JANET RAE-DUPREE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Helping Others Is Her Reward LINDA FELDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : HANDMADE : A Lifetime Project MARTIN ZIMMERMAN
No Awards for Little
A Party That Will Span the Channel SUSAN PATERNO
It's a Thankless, Slimy Job; So Why Is Perot After It? : Politics: He once derided Washington's glass house. Now he talks candidacy as the binoculars swing his way. J. MICHAEL KENNEDY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Will More Women Mean Less Money, Status in the Field? KATHLEEN HENDRIX
Pasadena : Concert to Aid Sick Student
Flights Out of Long Beach Airport
Panel's Stance on Alcohol Policy Shifts : Business: Planning Commission softens opposition to proposed controls after a show of force from bar owners, restaurateurs and industry representatives. JEFF KRAMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Guide to the Best of Southern California : OUT & ABOUT : Cheap Thrills JEANNINE STEIN
The Pride of the Lions : Film follows the life of Loyola's Hank Gathers until his 'Final Shot' two years ago STEVEN HERBERT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hahn Warns of Home-Repair Scams : Crime: One unlicensed contractor faces trial April 27 in a 54-count criminal misdemeanor complaint. JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pomona : Graffiti Task Force Plan
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Plans Major Expansion MATHIS CHAZANOV, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY : He Heard It Through the Grapevine JOE TORTOMASI
U.S. Urges Syria to Give Back Military Vehicles : Gulf War: Saudis supplied American-made ordnance. Bush denies his Administration authorized transfer. DOUGLAS JEHL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sitting Pretty THE SOCIAL CLIMES STAFF
Salons Make Comeback, Though Not Yet the Talk of Town : Ideas: Gatherings of artists, philosophers and the well-read are scattered throughout the L.A. area, including Long Beach and San Pedro. Some have gone high-tech, with conversations via computers. PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mediators Work to Defuse Escalating Racial Tensions : Neighborhoods: New breed of experts offer counseling and education in a culturally explosive environment. STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal State L.A. Alumna Wins Award of Merit
Logos Are an Eye Sore
Flights Out of Long Beach Airport
Mixing Messages in the Tyson Case
Good Talk : Gertrude Stein had one. So did Mabel Dodge, whose Wednesday nights in new York's Greenwich Village attracted writers, activists and artists. The salon, a gathering of people thrilled by intelligent discourse, is making a comeback throughout the country. In L.A., there are currently more than half a dozen that meet regularly on the Westside alone. PATRICIA WARD BIEDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Profile : Tough Guys Do Change : After a close call with death a year ago, Kirk Douglas takes more time to think about his choices SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Celebrities lend their voices and storytelling skills to Showtime series LAUREN LIPTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Remembering All Holocaust Victims
Disney's Role in the Queen Mary
Anti-Smoking Policy of Mayor
Conduct of Diamond Bar City Council
Mixing Messages in the Tyson Case
Redevelopment in Monterey Park
ENTERTAINMENT
COVER STORY : Xuxa's Very Big Neighborhood : Brazil's glittery godmother of children's TV has conquered Latin America, invaded Europe and set her sights on the U.S. market JEB BLOUNT, Jeb Blount is a free-lance writer based in Rio de Janeiro. and
Pop Music : 10 Essential Industrial Albums JONATHAN GOLD
No Ordinary Address
How the Chili Peppers Got Hot Steve Hochman
New L. A. Country Is Slowly Emerging From Shadow of Nashville STEVE APPLEFORD, Steve Appleford writes regularly about music for Westside/Valley Calendar.
*** 1/2 MICHELLE SHOCKED, "Arkansas Traveler" Mercury MIKE BOEHM
TV Writer Chancing on a Play JANICE ARKATOV, Janice Arkatov is a regular contributor to Calendar.
This Cure Is Not Worth the Pain : ** THE CURE; "Wish" Fiction/Elektra CHRIS WILLMAN
** 1/2 PANTERA "Vulgar Display of Power" Atco JONATHAN GOLD
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : IN SEARCH OF FUNNY : If You Won't Laugh, Neither Will We Jane Galbraith
Playing the Game
Bruce + Bob: Round 2
Bruce + Bob: Round 2
'Basic' Bashers, Cont.
Just Making the Grade
What's New for Taper? Simplification and One Show Less DON SHIRLEY
*** SOPHIE B. HAWKINS "Tongues and Tails" Columbia CHRIS WILLMAN
MONEY & THE ARTS : A Good View in the House : Opera companies are thriving at a time when many cultural institutions are sinking--but can this most expensive of performing arts continue to enjoy good fortune in tough times? JAN BRESLAUER, Jan Breslauer is a frequent contributor to Calendar.
Cheap Means Quality in Beethoven CDs HERBERT GLASS, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : ECO, ECO, ECO : Eat a Pepperoni, Plant a Tree Andy Marx
CARMEN LUNDY : From Gospel to Opera to Jazz LEONARD FEATHER
DON PULLEN : Mingus Grad Stretches Out DON SNOWDEN
OFF-CENTERPIECE : MOVIES : Capra's 'Broadway Bill' Finally Gets Untracked JANE GALBRAITH
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : SELLING SWEAT : Wesley & Woody. Michael & Sharon. Who's Taking Whom to the Hoop Here? JANE GALBRAITH
FILM COMMENT : Here's the Deal: 'The Player' Takes Hollywood Genre One Step Beyond PETER RAINER, Peter Rainer is a Times staff writer.
Checkers Chef Plays Waiting Game KATHIE JENKINS
Museum Makes Learning Easier With Fun, Games BARBARA BRONSON GRAY, Barbara Bronson Gray is a regular contributor to The Times.
A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : HARSH REALITY : A Movie About Jeffrey Dahmer Can't Be a Quick, Sleazy Horror Flick. ( Right !) Andy Marx
Stepping Into the Spotlight : A producer gives seven veteran backup vocalists a chance to sing out as soloists on their own release during a 'live' recording session DON HECKMAN, Don Heckman writes regularly about music for The Times. and
PROFILE : When Worlds Collide : Playing dual roles in the new Broadway play 'Shimada,' Mako embodies the cultural conflicts that are widening the gap between East and West PATRICK PACHECO, Patrick Pacheco is a free-lance writer based in New York.
At Opus, Meat Is Only by Request LAURIE OCHOA
POP MUSIC : It's the Industrial Evolution : Is it the most fundamental change since punk rock? The wail of a doomed generation? Some call it death disco, or just noise music. But after 15 years, it's an overnight success. JONATHAN GOLD and DAVID KENDRICK, Jonathan Gold is a regular contributor to Calendar. David Kendrick, a Los Angeles musician, is a former member of Sparks and Devo. and
COVER STORY : A Hit in L.A. Latino Homes, Xuxa Is Working on Her English DANIEL CERONE, Daniel Cerone is a Times staff writer
MOVIES : Mild at Heart : Willem Dafoe is making the leap from incendiary character actor to romantic leading roles opposite Susan Sarandon and Madonna KRISTINE McKENNA, Kristine McKenna is a frequent contributor to Calendar. and
ART : Art as Public Works Projects : An artist, teacher and writer, Deborah Small will rent billboards to get her messages across SUSAN FREUDENHEIM, Susan Freudenheim is the arts editor at the San Diego Edition of The Times. and
MOVIES : The Majesty of the Moor : Welles' 'Othello' was snared in a web that Iago might have spun; now it can be seen and heard in a restoration superior to the original KENNETH TURAN, Kenneth Turan is the Times' film critic
BUSINESS
Pitching Workers' Comp : Insurance: 'Cappers' work the streets, trying to get passersby to pursue workers' compensation claims. Authorities say the practice increases fraudulent filings. STUART SILVERSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Secretary's Role More Critical in High-Tech Age : Service: Profession heads away from filing into information management. Some think the pay hasn't kept pace. ANNE MICHAUD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ads Painted on Street Are the Same as Graffiti
Some Tips for Those on a Job Search Reuters
Time to Consider a Harsh but Salutary Trend: Deflation JAMES FLANIGAN
Many Farmers Finding That Bankers Taking Hard Look at Loan Requests The Associated Press
Recession Hits Hard at Still-Employed Too : Times O.C. Poll: Workers increasingly disgruntled and dissatisfied with pay and prospects for future. JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One Man's Grief From Anti-Business Climate
Jerry Brown's Tax Reform Ideas Aren't Perfect, but They're Promising DAVID M. GORDON, DAVID M. GORDON is professor of economics at the New School for Social Research in New York
Helping an Illegal Alien Get What's Due to Him CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Global Economy Offers Problems, Promise for U.S. : Trade: As the pace of international commerce accelerates, the lives of Americans increasingly are influenced by business decisions made half a world away. JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Secretaries Find More in Their Job Description--but Not in Paycheck : Careers: Technology and the recession bring added duties and responsibilities. Trouble is, salaries are not keeping pace. ANNE MICHAUD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Consumer Credit Taking Hold in Mexico : Reform: Cars, credit cards and housing become more attainable. But some wonder if the country is ready for such extravagance. JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How You Can Check Out a Limited Partnership KATHY M. KRISTOF
A Little Investment in Employee Satisfaction Pays Off Big : Management: Growing discontentment on job hurts productivity. Addressing worker concerns can help. JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Employers Work to Cut Job Stress : Workplace: Some major O.C. companies have programs to boost morale of employees concerned about recession and career opportunities. JAMES M. GOMEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UC Irvine-Hitachi Link is Badly Misinterpreted
BOOKS
Those Nights on the Harlem Rooftops : JAZZ, By Toni Morrison (Alfred A. Knopf: $21; 226 pp.) RICHARD EDER
Dispatch From the Hood : WAY PAST COOL, By Jess Mowry (Farrar Strauss & Giroux: $17; 272 pp.) Robert Ward, Ward's new novel, "The King of Cards," will be published by Pocket Books in January 1993.
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Nonfiction Kristine McKenna
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Alfred Adler
Untitled, By PETER READING
Do You Love Your Work?
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Documenting the Depression : FDR'S MOVIEMAKER: Memoir and Scripts, By Pare Lorentz (University of Nevada Press: $29.95; 233 pp.) Charles Champlin, Champlin is a regular contributor to Book Review
Swinging on a Starlet : VENUS BLUE, By Gustaf Sobin (Little, Brown: $19.95; 250 pp.) Douglas Messerli, Messerli is a writer of fiction, poetry and drama
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
The Perfect Wife : ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: Volume One, 1884-1933, By Blanche Wiesen Cook (Viking: $27.50; 500 pp.) Brenda Maddox, Maddox, author of "Nora: The Life of Nora Joyce," is working on a book on D.H. Lawrence and his marriage
Sanctified Madness : THE SHRINE AT ALTAMIRA, By John L'Heureux (Viking: $19; 261 pp.) Kathryn Harrison, Harrison is the author of a novel, "Thicker Than Water."
The Polymath and the Pill : THE PILL, PYGMY CHIMPS, AND DEGAS' HORSE: The Remarkable Autobiography of the Award-Winning Scientist Who Synthesized the Birth Control Pill, By Carl Djerassi (Basic Books: $25; 307 pp.) Daniel Kevles, Kevles' most recent book is "The Code of Codes: Scientific and Social Issues in the Human Genome Project" (Harvard University Press)
Just Tryin' to Make a Buck : PRETTY BOY: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd, By Michael Wallis (St. Martin's Press: $24.95; 354 pp.) Robert Roper, Roper is the author recently of "Mexico Days" and "In Caverns of Blue Ice." His new novel, "The Trespassers," is due from Ticknor & Fields
Fiction CHRIS GOODRICH
The Real McCloy : THE CHAIRMAN: JOHN J. McCLOY; The Making of the American Establishment, By Kai Bird (Simon & Schuster: $30; 800 pp.) Robert Sherrill, Sherrill is corporations correspondent for The Nation magazine
Fiction CHRIS GOODRICH
'The Jew Accused'
'The Jew Accused'
The Day Hemingway Quit The following letter from Tom Williams arrived in response to Times writer Mary Walsh's Column One article about the discovery of a new cache of Ernest Hemingway writings from his days on the Toronto Star
REAL ESTATE
State's Top Architect to Speed Works DIRK SUTRO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Sutro is a San Diego free-lance writer
Coloradans Perturbed Over Influx of 'Hollywood Types'
Vacancy Signs
Coloradans Perturbed Over Influx of 'Hollywood Types'
Council Taken to Task
GARDENING : Technology Making for a More Perfect Tomato BILL SIDNAM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Sidnam has written garden columns and features for The Times since 1975.
Let the Sun Keep Your Swimming Pool Hot JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Nitty-Gritty of Carpet Cleaning PETER BENNETT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Bennett is a La Verne-based free-lance writer. and
Little Tokyo Project
OPINION
'Welfare Magnet' Idea Now Draws Skepticism : But there's still a chance for real reform of benefits system
A Tidy Yard, a Suspicious Eye : Character: Bush reminds us of the cranky neighbor who kids love to torment. ROBERT L. NEWTON, Robert Newton is a writer in Reseda. and
COLUMN RIGHT : Earth Summit Is Just a Ruse to Rob the Rich : Blaming the West for Third World pollution is extortion; Bush should stay home. TOM BETHELL, Tom Bethell is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Al Martinez on Hatred
Keating's Sentence
Al Martinez on Hatred
Government Pay
Keating's Sentence
College Paper
Al Martinez on Hatred
College Paper
Judge Gray on Legalizing Drugs
Judge Gray on Legalizing Drugs
Judge Gray on Legalizing Drugs
Being Hard-Nosed Can Pay Off : In the face of California's unyielding clean-air rules, an 'impossible' auto comes to be
Judge Gray on Legalizing Drugs
The Ever-Dwindling Access to Abortion : A fundamental right is being assaulted on both legal and medical fronts
PLATFORM : Another Pot Shot BRUCE E. PEOTTER, BRUCE E. PEOTTER was head of an Irvine group that defeated a ordinance to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in that city. He commented on Laguna Beach's recently passed "domestic partnership" ordinance, which grants gay and lesbian couples some rights enjoyed by married couples. He told The Times: and
Judge Gray on Legalizing Drugs
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Per Anger : Still Hunting for the Truth About His Old Friend Wallenberg Dan Fisher, Dan Fisher is the editor of the "World Report" section of The Times. He interviewed Per Anger while the diplomat was visiting Los Angeles
PERSPECTIVE ON WOMEN : Patience Is No Longer Prudent : The battle on abortion is a battle over the ideology of male power, a rejection of passivity in favor of action. EMILY LEVINE, Emily Levine is a television writer/producer and a performer in Los Angeles. and
Income Tax
MAGAZINE
RESTAURANTS : NO MORE KIDDING : Young, Talented Chef Jean Pierre Bosc Won Fame at Fennel; Is He Losing It at Castel Bistro? Charles Perry Dan Berger
The 'Transopolitan' Novelist : Carlos Fuentes, Mexico's Provocative Broker Among Cultures, Uncovers a New Vision of Latin America in the Rich Layers of Its Past ANTHONY DAY, Anthony Day, a senior correspondent for The Times, has known Fuentes for 10 years
FASHION : Too Tutu JOANNA DENDEL
Solutions Ellen Alperstein
Body Politic Tom Waldman
The Bottom Line Samuel Greengard
Women With Women
Town Bares Teeth
Town Bares Teeth
Town Bares Teeth
The Empire Writes Back
The Empire Writes Back
Women With Women
Women With Women
Women With Women
The Empire Writes Back
GARDENS : Business Is Blooming ROBERT SMAUS
Town Bares Teeth
INTERIORS : Variations on a Theme BARBARA THORNBURG
The Empire Writes Back : Women With Women
The Empire Writes Back
TOUR DE FORCE : Thinking of Moving to L.A.? Come See the Sights and Then Decide. Patt Morrison, Patt Morrison is a Times staff writer.
Mysteries & Secrets : Director Gates Knows The Central Intelligence Agency Must Change. But How--and How Much? JOHN M. BRODER, John M. Broder covers national security affairs for The Times' Washington bureau; his last piece for this magazine was a profile of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Colin L. Powell.
Mystics, Ghosts and Faith Healers : FORCES OF CHINA'S PAST RE-EMERGE IN A NEW OCCULT CRAZE MARLOWE HOOD, Marlowe Hood is an Asia scholar and writer based in New York.
Cliques Paul Gropman
Urban Art Kathleen Moloney
Women With Women
Town Bares Teeth
Women With Women
SPORTS
Despite Loss, West Torrance Shows It Can Play With Best ROB FERNAS
It Takes 2 Dates With Snyder for Scouts to Fall in Radar Love STEVE ELLING
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Cadaret Finishes What He Starts DAN HAFNER
COMMENTARY : To Play or Not: in Pain That Is TONY KORNHEISER, WASHINGTON POST
PADRES UPDATE : NOTEBOOK / BOB NIGHTENGALE : Gwynn's Frustration Surfaces After Struggle Against Harnisch BOB NIGHTENGALE
Ezinwa Fast but Marsh Goes Faster RANDY HARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SANTA ANITA : Bad Luck Changes for Siegels, Mayberrys BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AMERICA'S CUP UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Taylor Says Challenger Trials Are in Good Financial Shape RICH ROBERTS and KIM Q. BERKSHIRE
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL : Stanford Overcomes Errors, Northridge PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pro Football From Staff and Wire Reports
GOLF ROUNDUP : Love Leads by Three in Bid for Heritage III From Associated Press
Pro Football From Staff and Wire Reports
PREP TRACK MT. SAC RELAYS : Jones Wins 100, but Not Relays LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Myers Fails, Padres' Offense Flails in Loss to the Astros : Baseball: Bagwell's homer in the 10th gives Houston a 4-2 victory. BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dead Calm Is Real Calamity for Koch DAVE DISTEL
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
Angels Make It Another Long Day for the Royals From Associated Press
AMERICA'S CUP : Sailboats Don't Sail Without Wind RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Espy Keeps Pirates on Track DAN HAFNER
Kiwis Favored in Challengers' Final KIM Q. BERKSHIRE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels Win Long Day's Journey Into Night, 5-3 : Baseball: Abbott pitches five perfect innings, but it takes Brooks' single to beat Royals in 10th. HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Perhaps, Babe's Karma Has Lifted the Yankees JOE GERGEN, NEWSDAY
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
Pro Football From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Grahe Keeps Eye on the Ball HELENE ELLIOTT
Sockers Win Battle Within, Then Beat Blast : MSL: Thursday's combatants, Dougherty and Woodberry, are Saturday's heroes in 4-3 victory. Sockers advance to finals. JOHN GEIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lions Are Left Out in a Day of Firsts : Baseball: Seventh-ranked Cal State Fullerton opens new stadium by sweeping Loyola Marymount, 8-2 and 11-3. MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL WIVA TOURNAMENT : Northridge Swept Away in Bid for Final Four THERESA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dodgers Knock Out Braves, 7-3 CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rolling Hills Estates' Players Go 1-1 in Junior Tennis Finals From Staff and Wire Reports
Lakers Work for Last Shot : Pro basketball: They defeat Trail Blazers, 109-101. Now they need to beat Clippers and hope Suns beat Rockets. MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Tark Must Go to School on the Pros MARK HEISLER
CSUN Scores at Record Clip Against Southern Utah, 30-1 RON TWERSKY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Guerrero, Worrell Get Into a Fight Associated Press
GOLF/ MAL FLORENCE : Everything Is Not Fine With Calcavecchia MAL FLORENCE
Glynn Steps In, Doubles His Fun : Oilers: He scores twice against Kings, increasing his career playoff-goal total to four. JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP ROUNDUP : Blanton's Eighth-Inning Homer Leads Mater Dei Past St. Bernard
At First, He Knew He Could Succeed JIM MURRAY
Thousand Oaks Player Finishes 2nd in Tennis Event
Short-Term Risks : As Players Gain Long-Term Security, Managers Become Increasingly Expendable ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As Winds Die, Conner's Luck With Him Still : America's Cup: First race of defender finals abandoned with Stars & Stripes trailing America 3. RICH ROBERTS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kings' Power Play Short-Circuits : Game 1: L.A. fails on all nine of its opportunities as Edmonton gains home-ice advantage with 3-1 victory. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rams Mull Trading Draft's No. 3 Pick TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ROUNDUP : Hueneme Wins Tournament Final
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : At 95 M.P.H., Little Dibble Will Do It ROSS NEWHAN
Mills Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of Criminal Damage in Arizona Associated Press
Jurisprudence From Staff and Wire Reports
Gymnastics From Staff and Wire Reports
Who Will Be the First 10-Million Man? : Baseball: Cal Ripken, Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Ruben Sierra, Wade Boggs and Doug Drabek are among those eligible for free agency after the World Series. BEN WALKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Raiders Might Focus on Quarterback CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NBA ROUNDUP : Nets Finish as Sixth Men in the East DAN HAFNER
South Africans Return to Cheers From Staff and Wire Reports
The Winner Will Drive a Yellow Car CHRIS DUFRESNE
Baseball / Daily Report : Dodgers CHRIS DUFRESNE
NHL PLAYOFFS : Jets Strike Down Canucks on a Goal by Olczyk, 3-2 DAN HAFNER
Fit After a Tour, Gaggioli Cycles to Win in Camarillo T. C. PORTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vujic Makes Amends in 1,500 Meters JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Favored Pine Bluff Wins Arkansas Derby Associated Press
Cerven Rallies to Take Flag at Saugus VINCE KOWALICK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
They'll Look to Messier : Hockey: With five Stanley Cup rings, he gives Rangers experience and hope for the playoffs. JIM SMITH, NEWSDAY
Their Life in Romania Didn't Give Them Much to Smile About BARBIE LUDOVISE
Richardson Drives In Eight Runs as CS Northridge Piles It On, 30-1
It Might Be Last Roundup for NFL : Pro football: Odds are a federal court will call the college draft an antitrust violation, but there appears to be negotiating room with the players. BOB OATES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McSpadden Claims 1st Ventura Win PAUL OLSON
N'Cita Wins Decision Over Salud
Bases-Loaded Walk in 10th Gives Simi Valley Title JEFF BABINEAU, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WOOD MEMORIAL : Devil His Due Wins by a Length BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Toro's Terrell Gets U.S. Olympic Canoe Berth STEVEN HERBERT
The Sober LIFE of Briley : After Overcoming His Battle With Drugs, Electrician's Dream of Free Baseball Camps Is Becoming a Reality BRIAN DALZIEL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Markus Upsets Sampras to Reach His First Final From Associated Press
COMMENTARY / HORSE RACING : Laurel Finds Three First-Time Starters Worth a Second Look ANDREW BEYER, WASHINGTON POST
COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Titans Sports Complex Makes Sweeping Debut MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
After a Period of Dominance, Americans Finding Faults : Equestrian: U.S. competitors hoped to do well in Volvo World Cup, but their struggles continue. MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TRAVEL
Packages to the Grand Duchy in Luxembourg : The scenic country is popular with cyclists and hikers. Hostels make it easy and inexpensive. LUCY IZON
Travel Discounts in German Cities JACK ADLER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Frequent Flier Club Members Can Get Upgrades ERIC FRIEDHEIM
Got Their Number
Garden of Eden Perfect
Questions Intrusive
The Right Attitude to Do Europe : A resourceful first-time visitor combines energy and curiosity to live her own adventure. JUDITH MORGAN
New Hostel Near San Francisco Union Square KIM UPTON
Blasting Off for Florida's Kennedy Space Center : It's one of the few educational, historic experiences that children rate on a par with Disney World. EILEEN OGINTZ, Ogintz is a former national reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
Travel Advice From Some Experienced Hands : Tourism: Tour managers who lead overseas trips suggest that travelers show more flexibility, take fewer clothes and know their destinations better. JACK ADLER
Visiting the Southwest, Germany, Florida Keys : New series focuses on car travel to Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado. BETTY MARTIN
They're Back! : In the Antelope Valley, the Hills Are Alive With This Year's Colorful Carpet of Wildflowers, Even if the Poppy Reserve Is a Disappointment ROBIN ABCARIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Abcarian writes a twice-weekly column for the View section .
No Scientific Way to Determine Safest Seat : Airlines: Because each crash is different, experts still can't recommend the best place to sit on a plane. MICHAEL MOSS, NEWSDAY
One Way to Beat the Traffic Around Manhattan : Three-hour cruises offer spectacular views of New York sights. BARBARA MORRIS, Morris is an Alexandria, Va.-based free-lance writer
Some Tours for the Young at Heart : American Youth Hostels offer a variety of trips for travelers 50 and older. BILL HUGHES
Discovering Fiji on Foot Can Be a Natural High JOHN McKINNEY
Preparation Makes for Easy Riding : Extended bike trips are more enjoyable when cyclists start training six months before leaving home. KATHLEEN DOHENY, Doheny is a Burbank-based free-lance writer who specializes in health and fitness.
TRAVEL INSIDER : Jewish Heritage Tours Expanding Worldwide : Trends: Opening of Eastern Europe to tourism has spurred interest among curious Americans with roots in the region. South America is also attracting visitors. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS
Kudos for Kenya
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