What happened on March 05, 1992

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All Great Ideas Are Simple CHARLES PERRY
Paso Robles: Unsung King of Cab DAN BERGER, TIMES WINE WRITER
An Alternative to Chicken MARCIA CONE and THELMA SNYDER, Cone and Snyder are cookbook authors
The World According to Putnam CANDY SAGON
Going With the Grain ROSE LEVY BERANBAUM, Beranbaum is a cookbook author
Big Sister Is Watching What You Eat CANDY SAGON, THE WASHINGTON POST
Tofu, or Not Tofu? FAYE LEVY, Levy is a cookbook author
Reducing the Fat in Chowders MARIE SIMMONS
Pizza Pronto MINNIE BERNARDINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hey, There's Chocolate in My Soup ROSE DOSTI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Romancing the Sponge ABBY MANDEL
The Boonville Birthday RUTH REICHL
Fried Gray Tomatoes CANDY SAGON, THE WASHINGTON POST
Tough Talk From New Fed Inspection Chief DANIEL P. PUZO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chowder: Call Me Hungry MARIE SIMMONS, Simmons is author of the recently published "Rice, the Amazing Grain" (Henry Holt) .
The Hottest Tamales JONATHAN GOLD
CELEBRATING AMERICA'S MOM : For Marion Cunningham's birthday, 100 cooks, bakers, writers and restaurateurs threw a surprise party at the Robert Mondavi winery RUTH REICHL, TIMES FOOD EDITOR
Buckwheat Cakes, Salisbury Steak ROSE DOSTI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Cookie With a Past FRANKI V. RANSOM, TIMES STAFF WRITER

What happened on March 05, 1992

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Deputy Could Be Fired Over Slaying : Law enforcement: Officer who shot teen-ager has been notified by Sheriff's Department of plan to terminate him, his attorney says. STEPHANIE CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Judge Upholds Suspension of Church's Bingo Operations ANTHONY MILLICAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fraternity Songbook Celebrates Violence on Women : UCLA: Action is being considered against Phi Kappa Psi, which distributed the publication to its pledges. ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SANTA PAULA : Airport Association Schedules Air Show LARRY SPEER

NORTHRIDGE : Review Sought of Nude Club Ruling JOCELYN STEWART

New Taxi Service Wins Tentative OK : Transportation: The City Council votes to allow a second cab company to operate in the Valley. The action ends an eight-year monopoly. HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Escondido Man Will Stand Trial in Slaying of Female Hitchhiker : Investigation: Charge comes from task force probing deaths of 45 prostitutes and transients. The defendant will also be charged with attempted murder, rape. MARK PLATTE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mission Viejo Rapist Sued for $2 Million by a Victim MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER

ANAHEIM : November Vote on Utility Tax Pushed TERRY SPENCER

Torrance Trustees Won't Open School After All : Education: The eleventh-hour reversal leaves overcrowding problems unresolved, pending further study. DEBORAH SCHOCH and KENNETH GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Sales Tax Revenue Declines in 4 of 5 Cities : Budgets: The size of the drops suggests that the recession might be starting to bottom out locally. Only Simi Valley posted an increase among large municipalities. SANTIAGO O'DONNELL and LARRY SPEER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Workers Camp at Closed Factory : Recession: They are maintaining a 24-hour vigil at the plant, claiming that it is their only collateral for more than a month of unpaid wages. JESSE KATZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

HUNTINGTON BEACH : Barriers Approved for Cascade Lane BILL BILLITER

Getting Children Ready to Read MARY LAINE YARBER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Mary Laine Yarber teaches English and journalism at an area high school.

MOORPARK : Planners Seek Input of Council on Status MAIA DAVIS

COUNTYWIDE : Member of Public Sought for LAFCO JANE HULSE

LOS ALAMITOS : City Finance Officer Faces Assault Charge DONNETTE DUNBAR

COUNTYWIDE : Young, Old Mark Lent's Beginning AJOWA N. IFATEYO

4.2 Quake Centered Offshore Is Felt in South County FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

AIDS in Los Angeles County Research: Tracy Thomas

COUNTYWIDE : Health Inspectors Close 3 Food Outlets CHRISTOPHER PUMMER

OXNARD : City Seeks Extension for State Park Funds PATRICK McCARTNEY

There May Be a Glint in Future of the Starlight : Burbank: Several nonprofit groups propose staging fund-raisers at the amphitheatre, which has been dark since '88. GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ready to Burst : Expectations Riding High for Best Desert Wildflower Show Since '75 TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

CAMARILLO : Trustees to Consider 2 New School Buses CAITLIN ROTHER

PORT HUENEME : Council Disbands Planning Panel CHRISTOPHER PUMMER

Storm Expected to Bring Rain, Cold Air Today PAUL CHAVEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER

BURBANK : Court to Examine Decree for Cleanup MYRON LEVIN

EL TORO : 2 Injured as Armed Robbers Loot Home LEN HALL

Silva Quits Contest Against Rohrabacher : Politics: Huntington Beach mayor says he was persuaded by GOP officials. He is the second city official in the county to withdraw from party's primary in two days. BILL BILLITER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

GRANADA HILLS : Sketches of Suspects in Slaying Released LORNA FERNANDES

School Board Often Told of Looming Fiscal Crisis : Education: Top finance officer warned trustees about their spending practices at least 8 times in 3 years. He and others were suspended over a $130-million shortfall. SANDY BANKS, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

ORANGE : Special Olympics Skaters Go for Gold MARY HELEN BERG

COUNTYWIDE : Hospital Rescues Rape Crisis Center LARRY SPEER

Learning to Break a Pattern : Education: Dominguez Hills academy is attempting to boost the number of women and minorities in the fields of science and math. MICHELE FUETSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SIMI VALLEY : Robbers With Knife Steal Athletic Shoes PATRICK McCARTNEY

LAGUNA BEACH : Alley to Be Renamed in Honor of Activist LESLIE EARNEST

Santa Ana School District Panel Lists Potential Cuts in Budgetary Squeeze JON NALICK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Penny Saved : Gadfly's Probe of Public Spending Led to Fall of Hawthorne City Clerk KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Muse Grows in Simi Valley : Widely Circulated Literary Magazine Produced by 3 Local Residents Is Nearing Its 3rd Anniversary CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Inglewood's High-Tech Lifeline Lends a Hand to Police, Firefighters MICHELE FUETSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

History Is Alive for Her at Cemeteries HERBERT J. VIDA

BUENA PARK : $720,000 in Grants Allocated by City LINDA NATALI

LAGUNA BEACH : Repair to Begin on Sewer Line Rupture LESLIE EARNEST

Gunmen Tie Up 5, Steal Microchips : Robbery: The high-tech warehouse holdup netted about $300,000 worth of items. It is the latest in a string of such crimes. VIVIEN LOU CHEN and THUAN LE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

SANTA CLARITA : Judge to Review General Plan Suit TRACEY KAPLAN

SANTA CLARITA : College Trustees Oppose Vouchers MAYERENE BARKER

NEWPORT BEACH : Newspaper Employee Sentenced for Theft LISA MASCARO

N. HOLLYWOOD, LANCASTER : Disaster Assistance Centers to Open LORNA FERNANDES

Groups Criticize Report on Laurel Plaza Expansion : North Hollywood: Residents fearing an increase in traffic and crime aren't satisfied with proposed remedies for the $150-million project. JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 Students May Face Charges in Scheme to Alter Grade Records : Peninsula: School officials say the pair broke into the counseling office, while 12 others knew of the plot and did not report it. KIM KOWSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Condemned Child Killer Wins 45-Day Stay CHRISTOPHER PUMMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

City Orders Permits for Landlords of Some Homes : Thousand Oaks: The new law is intended to ease tenant crowding. Critics call it biased. PSYCHE PASCUAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

MOORPARK : Girls Told Risks of Sexual Activity MAIA DAVIS

ANTELOPE VALLEY : Agency Created to Oversee Bus Service JOHN CHANDLER

Intermittent Use of Shelter Is Approved : Homeless: State law forced Escondido to end continuous operation of the facility after Feb. 15. Weather prompts reopening through April 30. JONATHAN GAW, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hollywood Subway Tunnel Project OKd MARK A. STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Lancaster Says Next Deals Will Be Public : Meetings: City officials reverse the policy on real estate decisions. But they deny their actions violated the Brown Act. JOHN CHANDLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Tightens Scrutiny of Tribal Gambling Halls PAUL LIEBERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gates Will Head Misconduct Probe : LAPD: He is ordered by the Police Commission to investigate allegations against three of his possible successors. Critics decry such a role for the chief. RICHARD A. SERRANO and RICH CONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

OXNARD : Lemonwood Student Is Berry Honored CAITLIN ROTHER

L.A. Detective Tells Details of Fatal Shooting : Civil rights: The officer is testifying in federal court as a defendant in a suit alleging the Special Investigations Section killed three unarmed robbers. MICHAEL CONNELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

LONG BEACH : Acting Police Chief Picked for Job ROXANA KOPETMAN

Beaten Japanese Visitors Don't Hold It Against U.S. JOHN H. LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

ELECTIONS : Ousted Torrance Official Blames City's Fiscal Woes : Timothy Mock loses council seat. Incumbent George Nakano wins, as do a teacher and an insurance broker. DEBORAH SCHOCH and GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

GARDEN GROVE : Church Officials Ask City Help in Dispute ROBERT BARKER

Appeal Panel Hears Lawyers' Debate on Sentence by Karlins : Courts: Prosecutor argues she should be forced to order prison term for grocer in girl's death. Her attorney says she followed the law. HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Firm to Investigate Pipeline Rupture : Sewage: Failure Analysis Associates, which looked at Challenger explosion and Exxon Valdez spill, is called 'best in the business.' MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Students Get a Lesson on Holocaust : History: In the wake of a fifth-grader's talk on Adolf Hitler, an Auschwitz survivor tells youngsters about the horrors of the death camps. SHERRY JOE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Deputy Is Punished for Role in Slaying : Law enforcement: Unspecified action is taken by Sheriff's Department against officer who shot and killed teen-ager. From United Press International

NORTHRIDGE : Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Pole JAMES HERRON ZAMORA

Guilt Conceded in Motel Murder : Trial: Attorney is trying to spare convicted killer James Gregory Marlow from the death penalty in a Huntington Beach strangling. MARK I. PINSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In the Swim for 60 Years : Landmark Huntington Beach Pool Is Called Safe from Demolition DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Jury Convicts Encino Man in Wife's Slaying : Trial: Melvin M. Green is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for arranging the murder. JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

NEWPORT BEACH : Firefighters Disavow Fund Solicitation LISA MASCARO

King Crime Record Not Admissible : Trial: Judge bars attorneys for LAPD officers from telling jury why motorist was imprisoned. They may mention that he was on parole, however. COLLIN NASH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Card Players Robbed at Gunpoint : Crime: Newport Beach couple accosted after winning at Bell Gardens casino. They wind up losing cash, jewels and car. ERIC YOUNG, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Appeal Panel Hears Lawyers' Debate on Sentence by Karlins : Courts: Prosecutor argues she should be forced to order prison term for grocer in girl's death. Her attorney says she followed the law. HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER