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What happened on August 25, 1993
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
MOORPARK : New Hours for Teaching Zoo JAMES MAIELLA JR.
'Omitted Truth,' Says Witness : Courts: Jose Menendez's sister testifies that in initial police interview she did not mention abuse of the brothers. ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Omitted Truth,' Says Witness : Courts: Jose Menendez's sister testifies that in initial police interview she did not mention abuse of the brothers. From Associated Press
THOUSAND OAKS : 2 Charged With Theft of Wooden Pallets JULIE FIELDS
Parents of Boy Killed by Santa Ana Officer File Lawsuit : Police: Fatal shooting occurred after street encounter between 15-year-old victim and rival gang members. MARK I. PINSKY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Countywide : Officials Say Coyote Problem Growing LESLIE EARNEST
SANTA ANA : Man Fatally Shot Outside His Home THUAN LE
A Fair Attempt to Be a Winner : Skill, Not Chance, Governs the Games at the County Carnival MAIA DAVIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LOS ANGELES : Hearing on Streamlining State Court System Set
One-Day CPR Training to Be Offered on Oct. 3
ORANGE : Total of $270,000 in Bills Written Off MARTIN MILLER
Kim's Ailing Company Gets New Owner : Investors: Legislator's son-in-law will head engineering company. Man who bought firm is ousted. CLAIRE SPIEGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COURT WATCH : The Jury's Still Out
MOORPARK : Mayor Elected to Local League Post JAMES MAIELLA JR.
Council OKs Fiedler for Seat on CRA JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Money Sought for County Health Services : Spending plan: At a hearing on '93-94 budget, which includes a 14% cut in care, supervisors are told that county is failing to keep pace with a growing crisis. KEVIN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Fight Against Crime: Notes From the Front : For the Addict There's No End to Humiliation DAVID COLKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One Good Option in Somalia
King Ordered Into Alcohol Treatment Program : Rehab: Misdemeanor charges are also filed after his weekend arrest on charges of drunk driving. Officials, saying his use of liquor is a parole violation, send him to recovery facility. JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Sharp Eye for City Hall : L.A. ethics panel, with state agency, unearths campaign money laundering
CAMARILLO : Area Teachers Get a Peek Into Future JEFF MEYERS
SIMI VALLEY : Blaze Burns 81 Acres of Brush in Hilly Area PATRICK McCARTNEY
Vaughn Street School Rejects Funding Offer : Finances: The district raises its proposal. But the facility insists on the full $3,100 the state allocates per student. CHIP JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Written Records of Contacts With Lobbyists Proposed MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BURBANK : Choir Group Staging a Benefit Musical ED BOND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY : County Will Try to Find Use for Empty Courtrooms
Corner Businesses
LOS ANGELES : Teacher to Be Honored by Council of Negro Women
LA HABRA : Youngsters Cheered by New Clothes MIMI KO
Colleges Blame Low Turnout on Cuts, High Fees KURT PITZER and JEFF SCHNAUFER
Man Convicted of Violating Order : Blythe Street: The alleged gang member is the first person found guilty under the sweeping court injunction. The case is expected to test its legality. THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Man Booked in Fatal Shootout at Club ANN W. O'NEILL and SHARON MOESER
HUNTINGTON HOTEL : SHERMAN OAKS : Insomnia Cafe Will Appeal Restrictions
WEST HILLS : Change in Park's Closing Time Delayed JILL LEOVY
PASADENA : Ritz-Carlton Huntington Gets Last-Minute Reprieve
Vaulting Ambitions : Horse Program Welcomes Children With Special Needs MATTHEW HELLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LOS ANGELES : MWD Orders Study of 4 Sites for Headquarters
MTA May Seek Federal Rescue of Valley Line : Transportation: A Riordan aide reaffirms the mayor's support for the key link to the subway system. HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OXNARD : Car Theft Leaves Boat Owner High and Dry KAY SAILLANT
James Jordan
Woman, 26, Testifies That Rock Singer Tortured Her Over Missing Drugs : Courts: She says Rick James carried out a forced-sex scenario that she likened to his 1981 hit 'Super Freak.' JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unusual Police Powers Lead to Conviction : Courts: Teen-ager, who possessed a pager and glass bottle, is the first person found guilty under a sweeping injunction designed to stem gang activity. Both sides call the prosecution a test case. THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Grand Jury Holds Public Open House JULIE FIELDS
Restaurant Smoking
Defendant Not Called to Stand in Slaying Trial : Moorpark: Decision comes after the judge rules that James Linkenauger could be cross-examined if he testified. JEFF McDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WESTMINSTER : Mayoral Panel Begins Immigration Study ANDREA HEIMAN
County Offers Laid-Off Workers Welfare Jobs : Budget: Librarians and museum curators may get some of the 500 positions created as eligibility workers and fraud investigators. TRACEY KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Homeless Advocates Tell County More Affordable Housing Needed TINA DAUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Los Alamitos : City Seeks to Ease Lumber Yard Noise BERT ELJERA
Agency's Plan to Import Trash From San Diego, L.A. Counties Is Scrapped KEVIN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hospital's Fund-Raising Drive Concludes on a Successful Note PATRICK McCARTNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MISSION VIEJO : City Deflates Soccer Celebration's Budget FRANK MESSINA
Obituaries
Details of Illegal Donations Revealed : Inquiry: Authorities describe shipping firm's elaborate scheme to funnel $170,000 to California politicians. Company was ordered to pay record fine. RICH CONNELL and RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
OXNARD : District to Offer Contract Proposal JEFF MEYERS
BURBANK : Adult School Says It's in the Black for Year ED BOND
What I Did for Summer Vacation : City Camp is an opportunity for inner-city kids to experience nature and the world of possibilities. ELIZABETH WONG, Elizabeth Wong's play, "Letters to a Student Revolutionary," will have its West Coast premiere at East West Players in May, 1994.
South County Cities Reaffirm Their Bid for El Toro Control : Planning: Municipalities' position hardens as they refuse to join county supervisors' panel. GEBE MARTINEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Putting a Lid on It : Long Debate Ends With MWD Vote to Cover San Joaquin Reservoir LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officials in Oxnard Vote to Promote Tourist Visits : Recreation: Council agrees to reopen visitors bureau. A proposed bed tax hike will help pay for the center. FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Law on Sex Harassment by Students Could Be Harrying Dana Parsons
ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : First, You Gotta Have a Plan
Smell the Coffee : Entertaining the Valley's Caffeine-Crazed Researched and written by Julie Sheer/Los Angeles Times
Lawsuit Over Fullerton's Camping Ban to Be Dropped : Jurisprudence: Legal Aid Society says that since city has no immediate plans to enforce the law, 'we don't feel a present need to challenge it.' MARK LANDSBAUM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Gets 16 Years in 3 Bank Robberies JULIE FIELDS
GLENDALE : Arrest of Suspect Ends 2-Year Manhunt TOMMY LI
OXNARD : Furniture Store Pays Penalties Over Ads KAY SAILLANT
Feinstein Urges Clinton to Name L.A. County Prosecutor to Bench : Courts: Sources say senator backs Audrey B. Collins, highest-ranking black in D.A.'s office, for U.S. judgeship. HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
SAN FERNANDO : New Principal Seeks Police Partnership JAMES ZOLTAK
LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Suit by Slain Rancher's Family Is Dismissed
CYPRESS : Anti-Skateboard Law Tentatively OKd MIMI KO and MARTIN MILLER
Motorist Beaten in Riots Cannot Identify Attackers : Denny case: Video shows beating of man at intersection where trucker was assaulted. EDWARD J. BOYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Battle Over Hermosillo: It's Just the Start BILL BOYARSKY
Man Pleads Guilty in Beating Death of Newbury Park Busboy : Courts: Raul Paul Urquidi will face a sentence of at least 27 years in prison after the surprise agreement. JEFF McDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
THOUSAND OAKS : New Composting Bin on Display at Workshop STEPHANIE SIMON
Transient With Contagious TB Shows Up at Hospital DWAYNE BRAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Rewards Offered for Information in Shooting SHARON MOESER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Red Phoenix Rising Over Russia : Hard-liners may imperil democracy movement
PERSPECTIVES ON THE BALKAN CONFLICT : Stop Blaming Serbia; Lift the Sanctions : Lack of food and medicine is hurting children and the sick. Belgrade isn't responsible for the Bosnian Serbs. VOJIN JOKSIMOVICH and VOJISLAV KANDIC, Vojin Joksimovich, a Serbian-American, is president of a San Diego consulting company. Vojislav Kandic is a lecturer in marketing at the University of Belgrade
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : City OKs Flood-Control EIR Despite Concerns : Environment: The council approval paves the way for a $100-million project. Report notes water quality, traffic and wetlands will suffer. SHARON MOESER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
VAN NUYS : Koranic School Struggles to Reopen SUSAN BYRNES
PERSPECTIVES ON THE BALKAN CONFLICT : Why the Serbian-American Silence? : Refusal to condemn the atrocities committed by Serbs against innocent Croats and Bosnians is morally unjustifiable. GEORGE MITROVICH, George Mitrovich is a San Diego civic leader.
LA CRESCENTA : Not Guilty Pleas Entered in Drug Case TOMMY LI
Motorist Beaten in Riots Cannot Identify Attackers : Trial: Prosecutors fail to link assault to men accused of trying to kill Reginald O. Denny. From Associated Press
Valley Obituaries
Fraternity, NOW to Hold Seminars : CSUN: The groups will present 'empowerment days'--on sexual harassment and violence against women--in wake of disputed party flyer. AARON CURTISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Gets Life Term in Death of His Ex-Wife JULIO MORAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Jews in China
SHERMAN OAKS : 2 Hurt Battling Altadena Blaze Undergo Surgery
Memorial to Slain Officers Is Unveiled ELAINE TASSY
Veterinarian Pleads No Contest to Allowing Illegal Care by Son THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Countywide : Free Immunization for Children Offered JON NALICK
Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Truck Driver's Murder ANDREA FORD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NORTHRIDGE : Donor Funds CSUN Armenian Studies JILL LEOVY
Conflicting Views of Rabbi Given as Fraud Trial Opens HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
SANTA ANA : Elementary Schools Get 3 New Principals JON NALICK
County Democratic Vice Chair Garcia Wants Top Job : Politics: With no challengers in Sept. 20 election, she is likely to be the first woman and first Latino in post. Chairman Howard Adler is retiring for health reasons. DAVE LESHER, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
NEWPORT BEACH : Councilman Ousted From Tollway Panel BOB ELSTON and JEFFREY A. PERLMAN
Tougher Simi Smoking Law Urged : Health: City will discuss whether a more restrictive ordinance for restaurants and workplaces should be adopted. PHIL SNEIDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Consent Form May Preserve Drug Program : Schools: The Saddleback Valley district threatened to end the state-funded student counseling but a compromise requiring parental approval may have spared the service. ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jackson Probe Reportedly Centers on Claim of Abuse : Inquiry: Singer's spokesmen blame investigation on extortionists. AMY WALLACE and SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Analyzing a Suicide for All the Wrong Reasons : The media: Self-absorbed journalists failed to recognize the true cause of Vincent Foster's death: mental illness. TOM ROSENSTIEL, Tom Rosenstiel, based in Washington, writes about the media for The Times and is the author of "Strange Bedfellows: How Television and the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics, 1992" (Hyperion Press).
Abuse Allegations Blamed on Jackson Extortionist : Inquiry: Accusations were made after singer refused to pay $20 million, a spokesman says. AMY WALLACE and SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
SEAL BEACH : Home's Dome Must Go, Council Rules SHELBY GRAD
Fathers, Rights, Responsibilities
3 Colleges Plan for Next 6 Years KURT PITZER
NORTH HILLS : City Denies Appeal for Religious Center JEFF SCHNAUFER
IRVINE : Fuel Tanker Overturns Near Base GREG HERNANDEZ
Immigration Controversy
MISSION VIEJO : School Trustee Backs Voucher Initiative ANNA CEKOLA
Standing Tall in the Saddle : Recreation: Vaulting program brings together youths and horses. It's proven to be a real confidence builder, particularly for the disabled. MATTHEW HELLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Mission Viejo : City Council Won't Restrict Leaf Blowers FRANK MESSINA
NEWS
O.C.'s Builder's Emporium Will Close Its Stores DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alleged Marine Porno Kingpin Held : Arrest: Suspect faces hearing on whether he violated parole by saying he would flee San Diego area. Military probe so far identifies only one serviceman linked to the operation. MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : The Deadly Risks of Research : One patient suddenly fell ill. Then he died. Now four are dead and three others very sick. And doctors testing a new hepatitis drug realize they are caught in a nightmare. MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
White Male Applicants Struggle for LAPD Jobs : Employment: Even perfect test scores may not be enough. New hiring rules are urged for former officers. JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just Before Dying, Killer Refused to Make an Appeal RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baguette to Gain Protected Status Reuters
BOOK REVIEW : A Modern-Day Look at a 19th-Century 'Cultural Tragedy' : ONCE THEY MOVED LIKE THE WIND: Cochise, Geronimo and the Apache War by David Roberts Simon & Schuster: $24, 320 pages JONATHAN KIRSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
U.S. Judge's Order Averts Nationwide Amtrak Strike NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kim's Ailing Firm Gets New Owner : Investors: Legislator's son-in-law will head engineering company. Man who bought firm is ousted. CLAIRE SPIEGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chinese Missile Deal May Bring Sanctions From the Washington Post
Transient Sets Himself on Fire at Capitol Park
Residents Worry About Buildup of Real Grunge : City is proud of its position as a trendsetter in music, fashion and other fields. But urban problems mar the image. JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Wetlands Rules Unveiled by White House MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ruling May Spur Phone-Cable Competition CARLA LAZZARESCHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mars Probe Still Silent; Hopes Dim : Space: Critical moment passes with no signal from craft that it achieved planetary orbit. Scientists hold out faint hope that Observer quietly carried out maneuvers. ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES SCIENCE WRITER
Germans Allegedly Paid to Have Hostel Torched : Extremism: Account of arson directed at foreigners appears in Berlin paper. An investigation is ordered. TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One State Gives Juveniles a Hand Instead of a Cell : Crime: Places studying reform look to Massachusetts' good record of deterring offenses while cutting costs. RON HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
400 More GIs Part of New Effort to Neutralize Aidid : Somalia: If the Rangers cannot capture the fugitive warlord, they will move to isolate him physically, military experts say. ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson Shifts Tack on Illegal Immigration : Reform: Governor endorses bills making it harder for undocumented immigrants to get services. He says the state must do all it can to stem flow. DANIEL M. WEINTRAUB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
18 Minutes on a Warm Bay Night PETER H. KING
6 Ex-Soviet Nations Plan to Share Air Defenses : Military: Pact calls for pooled resources, space collaboration. Heads of state could scotch agreements. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Iraqi Ambassadors Defect, Condemn 'Reign of Terror' WILLIAM TUOHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report Finds Rise in Killings of O.C. Teens GEOFF BOUCHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
U.S. Loan Program May Bar 900 Schools : Education: The colleges and trade institutions, including one Orange County school, face expulsion because so many students have failed to repay borrowed funds. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pool work glamorous? No. But for those who enjoy peace (and the occasional moment of weirdness), it's easy to be . . . : Swept Away ROY RIVENBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alcohol Still a Problem for Military, Study Finds RICHARD A. SERRANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
President Sleeps Till 10 as Silence Falls Over U.S. : Recreation: In first real vacation in 4 years, Clinton keeps policy-wonk side quiet, stays out of sight, parties. DAVID LAUTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Loan Program May Bar 900 Schools : Education: The colleges and trade institutions face expulsion because so many students have failed to repay borrowed funds. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Begins Food Airdrops to Besieged Bosnian City ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Poisoning Case Mistrial Disappoints O.C. Jurors MATT LAIT and RENE LYNCH, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jury Excused After Yearlong Recess From a Times Staff Writer
Masking Mars : Picketers Say NASA Is Faking Satellite Problems to Hide Gigantic Structures Associated Press
Thieves Take Over an Entire British Village Reuters
Woman's Enrollment at The Citadel Blocked by Federal Appeals Court From Associated Press
World IN BRIEF : PERSIAN GULF : 3 Killed, 1 Hurt in Navy Copter Crash From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nathanson Gets Nearly 5 Years for Extortion : Crime: Former state coastal commissioner is sentenced for soliciting bribes from people seeking construction permits. Judge gives him six months less than the maximum term. PAUL JACOBS and MARK GLADSTONE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Mother Who Sold Baby to Buy Trailer Gets Jail Associated Press
Handshaking Marathon Associated Press
Summer Games : The Power Plays of the Season Are Those That Get Children to Have Fun in the Sun MARK CHALON SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CULTURE WATCH : Ferris Wheel Took 1st Spin in Chicago STEVE TICE
L.A.'s Cross-Cultural Clothing Movement MAUREEN SAJBEL
Anti-Gay Vote Cuts Art Funds in Ga. County ERIC HARRISON and EDITH STANLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Clinton Trying to Give a Lift to U.S. Civil Aircraft Industry ROBERT W. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lottery Winner Still Has Lots of Class Associated Press
World IN BRIEF : NORTH KOREA : Nuclear Accident Said to Kill Hundreds From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Up to 100,000 Azerbaijanis Reportedly Fleeing Armenians : Transcaucasia: Iran is said to be refugees' goal. They were displaced by an Armenian offensive launched from enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House Report Calls for Quick Fix of INS RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4,300 to Lose Jobs as Builders Emporium Closes DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Floridians Celebrate Renewal, Year After Andrew From Associated Press
U.S. Judge's Order Averts Nationwide Amtrak Strike NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Physician Stabbed in Hospital Stairwell : Violence: Assailant flees after the surprise attack in San Bernardino. The doctor does not require surgery. TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marking the Phantom's Disappearing Act BETTY GOODWIN
Descent Into ... Well, Actually, a Bit of Heaven in a Subway ROBIN ABCARIAN
In the Mind's Eye? : Battle Rages Over Whether Repressed Memories Are a Key to Long-Forgotten Evils or a Pandora's Box of False Accusations SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
In the Mind's Eye? : Battle Rages Over Whether Repressed Memories Are a Key to Long-Forgotten Evils or a Pandora's Box of False Accusations SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
SPORTS
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Linebacker Anthony Bell Released STEVE SPRINGER
Miscellany From Staff and Wire Reports
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Padres Score 13 in First, Defeat Cardinals, 17-4 From Associated Press
Snow Comes Back to Familiar Sight : Angels: First baseman returns in time to see Finley's two-hitter wasted in 1-0 loss. BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Strawberry Back in Swing of Things MARYANN HUDSON
For the Record
Powell Hopes to Hurdle From Glendale to Pac-10 JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : McCants Is Cut; Okoye Out for Season Associated Press
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Mets to Make Decision on Coleman Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Blue Jays Beat Indians, Move Ahead of Yankees From Associated Press
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Easley Has Surgery on Right Leg BOB NIGHTENGALE
Mammoth Area to Get Major Plant
Ocean View's Kollar Quits as Coach of Boys' Soccer
COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Ailments Slow Top Two Tailbacks EARL GUSTKEY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Some Shuffling of Depth Chart JIM HODGES
And How About the First Time Ted Williams Played Baseball? MAL FLORENCE
Bullfrogs Roll to 15-8 Victory in Playoff Opener MICHAEL ITAGAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Giants Beaten Again : Baseball: The Braves score their 14th victory in the last 16 games, 6-4, to pull within 5 1/2 games of San Francisco. ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW : Smith, Van Buren: Opponents' Nightmare JASON H. REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOLF / STEVE ELLING : Working Men Get Their Chance to Play STEVE ELLING
Dodgers Out-Muscle Pirates : Baseball: Gross, Pittsburgh's Leyland are focus of brawl as L.A. rolls to 13-4 victory. MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES : Long Beach Bounces Back to Defeat Richmond PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Tracy Austin Decides to Bypass U.S. Open From Associated Press
Whitaker-Chavez: They Meet at Last : Boxing: Previous promotions for Sept. 10 bout featured only one fighter. GREG LOGAN, NEWSDAY
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Piel, Bracken Are Among 13 Released JOHN WEYLER
GOLF NOTEBOOK / MARTIN BECK : Improved Play Helps Quiet Dauphin's Nerves MARTIN BECK
SWIMMING / THERESA SMITH MUNOZ : Alumni Coming to Bruins' Aid THERESA SMITH MUNOZ
Bockrath Gets Texas Tech Job From Staff and Wire Reports
LOS ALAMITOS : Bargain Price Drew No Takers, So He Ended Up With a Steal STEVE ANDERSEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Spencer-Marquez Gets CSUN Coaching Post
Barring Bad Weather, Dove Opener Should Be One of the Best PETE THOMAS
On Second Thought, He Rails Anew MIKE DOWNEY
A Comfortable Phifer Is Making Foes Uneasy : Rams: Beefed-up linebacker says he finally can play by his instincts without fearing for job. JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tough Enough : Rams' Phifer Adds Some Muscle to His Finesse Game JOHN WEYLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Players Fired Up for Season Warm-Up : High school football: After a two-year absence, section's traditional Hell Week returns when practice starts today. STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pac-10's Hansen Under Consideration by NCAA DANNY ROBBINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NCAA Is Next Up for Disney MIKE PENNER
Mariners' Pirkl Finally Hears Call : Former Los Alamitos Standout Gets Promoted Later Than He Expected DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Raiders Trade Graddy to Rams : Pro football: Former Olympic runner, 29, sent across town for a draft pick. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Fast Start to the Season Isn't Enough : UCLA: Running back Washington says he has learned a lesson from his past inconsistency. JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huskies' Reiner Stung by James' Resignation : College football: Reserve center from Harvard High, other Washington players with area ties express their dismay over coach's decision. SAM FARMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Marcaccini Says Arrivederci to Indiana, Knight : Basketball: Notre Dame High star to forgo Hoosier scholarship, will play instead for a club team in Italy. STEVE ELLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
These Dudes Hang Zen : Grueling Catalina Classic Tests the Strength--and Psyches--of Top Paddleboarders PETE THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Journey Into Self : Through Taekwondo, L.A.'s Choi Finds His Korean Heritage--and His Father WENDY WITHERSPOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
THEATER REVIEW : 'Narrow Road' a Bumpy Trip to a Dead End RICHARD STAYTON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Murderer Goes Out in a Blaze of Coverage : Television: Serial strangler David Edwin Mason was given the red-carpet treatment on the way to the death chamber, while his victims got barely a mention. HOWARD ROSENBERG
TV REVIEW : 'Larry' a Witty Bit of Monkey Business HOWARD ROSENBERG
TV Ratings : It's a Winning Week for the Newsmagazines DANIEL CERONE
Silent Films, Early Talkies at Convention
Pan African Film Fest Scheduled for October
Rolling Up the Charts : Cypress Hill Parlays Pot to Album, Merchandise Success CHUCK PHILIPS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
His Saxophones 'Sing' a Story : 'Mister Magic' Grover Washington Jr. Will Bring Sense of Spontaneity to the Coach House ZAN STEWART, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
French Film Festival Slated in Baldwin Hills for September
Some ABC Affiliates Won't Air First 'NYPD Blue' Show GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV REVIEWS : View From Women's 'P.O.V.': A Micro and Macro World ROBERT KOEHLER
TV REVIEWS : Randy Travis Tries on Acting Hat RICHARD CROMELIN
Garden Grove Stays in Race for Museum : Art: Many Southland cities are willing to provide home for Southwest, the showcase for Indian artifacts that is looking to move from cramped L.A. space. ZAN DUBIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
People Watch SHAUNA SNOW, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
O.C. Q&A WITH PAUL APODACA : 'Museum Is a Place of Cultural Ceremony' Benjamin Epstein
MUSIC REVIEW : Ford's 'Summer Nights': Something for Everyone DANIEL CARIAGA, TIMES MUSIC WRITER
TV Review : 'Tall Hopes' Is Short on Humor Howard Rosenberg
MOVIE REVIEW : A Quirky, Likable 'Monkey Zetterland' KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MOVIE REVIEW : Two Sides of Gibson Emerge in 'Man Without a Face' KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
POP MUSIC REVIEW : 'MTV Alternative Nation': A Rocky Notion of Diversity STEVE HOCHMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BUSINESS
Real Estate Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Company Town Annex From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Blue-Chips Post Seventh Record High in 2 Weeks : Markets: Dow closes at 3,638.96, up 32.98, fueled by heavy buying of industrial stocks and by another bond rally. From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Calif. R&D Eclipses Japan's Rising Sun AMY HARMON
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
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Retail Specialist Joins CB Commercial Real Estate
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Microsoft Probe Could Last Years : Antitrust: A Justice Dept. inquiry will try to determine whether the software giant stifled competition in its bid to dominate the PC arena. From Reuters
3 Drugstores' Higher Profits Cited in Wal-Mart Suit : Retailing: A CPA testifies for the defense that the plaintiffs' businesses have thrived despite their rival's low prices. From Associated Press
Autos From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Real Estate Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
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Consumer News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
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Birtcher Medical Loses $1.9 Million for Year
Report Due on Promotion of Key U.S. Exports : Commerce: Clinton will reveal plan to boost American industries overseas and ease technology transfer controls. From Reuters
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Technology From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gilding the Golden Years : Save Early, Often and Wisely or Risk Retiring in Poverty KATHY M. KRISTOF
Yen's Gain Leads to Losses: Jobs at U.S. Mazda, Profits in Japan : Trade: It's tougher now for Japanese firms to hold down U.S. prices. Honda and Matsushita have seen overseas earnings erode. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Auto Industry Woes Widespread : Cutbacks: Tough competition means hard choices for many manufacturers. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blue Cross Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Charity : Health care: Deal repays California for the insurer's tax-exempt status now that much of its business goes to a for-profit subsidiary. THOMAS S. MULLIGAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Researchers to Join Baxter Division's Gene Therapy Unit
REAL ESTATE : Lenders, Brokers Unite to Check Out Ways to Boost Slow Hotel, Motel Sales Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Real Estate Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Builders Settle $20-Million Condo Lawsuit : Courts: Nearly 500 Stanton residents alleged faulty construction by the William Lyon Co. and its subcontractors. DEBORA VRANA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Top Executives Get Ax at Mazda : Autos: 175 jobs are cut at the Japanese manufacturer's Irvine-based sales offices as the yen's surging value batters imports. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rockwell to Build Auto Parts Plant in Mexico : Expansion: Seal Beach firm cites a growing demand in that country. It says that no jobs will be lost at North American factories. DEAN TAKAHASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Court Is Asked to Overturn NAFTA Ruling : Trade: White House argues the President is responsible for pact, making it exempt from environmental law. GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cable Firm to Offer Internet Data Network to Subscribers : Technology: Plans call for eventually feeding the information into television sets. Other firms may follow suit. CARLA LAZZARESCHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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