What happened on September 12, 1993

NEWS

BOOKS

Diamonds Are De Beers' Best Friend : THE LAST EMPIRE: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World \o7 By Stefan Kanfer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $25; 374 pp.) \f7 By Samuel G. Freedman, \o7 Samuel G. Freedman, the author of "Small Victories," and "Upon This Rock," writes frequently about South African literature. \f7
We Are Your Future : SMOKED: A True Story About the Kids Next Door, \o7 By Leon Bing (Harper Collins: $22; 289 pp.)\f7 By Rosellen Brown
A Virginia Boyhood : A TIDEWATER MORNING \o7 By William Styron (Random House: $17; 142 pp.) \f7 By Richard Eder
Sleuths, Shamuses and Sidekicks By Charles Champlin, \o7 Charles Champlin, Arts Editor Emeritus for the Times, writes the monthly Criminal Pursuits column for Book Review. \f7
Fiction By Karen Stabiner
Untitled By Richard Kenney, \o7 From "The Invention of the Zero" by Richard Kenney. (Knopf: $20.) This is a book of four narrative poems, four stories: an atomic explosion, war in the Galapagos Islands, a typhoon in the western Pacific, and a frogman in midair. 1993 Reprinted by permission\f7
The Peter Pan Chronicles By Sue Martin
Fiction By Karen Stabiner
Fiction By Karen Stabiner
Fiction By Karen Stabiner
Fiction By Karen Stabiner
Criminal Pursuits By Charles Champlin
ANTONIETTA \o7 by John Hersey (Vintage: $11; 304 pp.). \f7... By Charles Solomon
Labor Intensive : WORKERS; An Archeology of the Industrial Age \o7 By Sebastiao Salgado (Aperture: $100; 400 pp.) \f7 By Jose Galvez, \o7 Jose Galvez is a former Los Angeles Times photographer who now runs a picture stock agency in Tucson, Ariz\f7
Too True, and Not True Enough : JAJOUKA ROLLING STONE; A Fable of Gods and Heroes \o7 By Stephen Davis (Random House: $22; 297 pp.) \f7 By Paul Strobel, \o7 Paul Strobel is a Times staffer. \f7
Keep on Running By Georgia Jones-davis

ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Clinton Again Plays His 'New Democrat' Card : Politics: 'Reinventing government' is a way for the President to get back on track with the moderate voters who put him in office. By Robert G. Beckel, \o7 Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as Walter F. Mondale's campaign manager in 1984\f7
Trapped in the Amber of Public Image : Culture: For years, Michael Jackson was regarded as a child-man. He is one in a long line of celebrities enveloped by their personas. By Neal Gabler, \o7 Neal Gabler, the author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood (Anchor/Doubleday), is working on a book about columnist Walter Winchell\f7
The Latest Attack of the Anglophones : Language: The move to establish English as America's official tongue ignores a central fact. The protection of English is its lack of protection. By Stephen Games, \o7 Stephen Games, a former documentary-maker for the BBC, writes about U.S. affairs for the London Sunday Telegraph\f7
Mercenaries Whose Prime Motivation Is Ideology : Bosnia: The conflict has been turned into the ideologically correct--from the nationalist view--Orthodox Slav vs. Muslim "Turk." By Alex Alexiev, \o7 Alex Alexiev, a foreign-affairs analyst, writes frequently on Russian and Eastern European affairs. He just returned from a two-week visit to Russia\f7
Chasing Demons While America Deteriorates : Budget: The Pentagon's version of reinventing itself--domestic investments can wait. Clinton's pledge to rebuild country is a casualty. By Robert L. Borosage, \o7 Robert L. Borosage is director of the Campaign for New Priorities\f7
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE : Is the CIA's New Openness Just Another Con Job on a Naive Public? By Michael Levine, \o7 Michael Levine, director of the Drug Information Bureau of Cape Cod, is the author of "Deep Cover" (Delacorte) and, with his wife Laura Kavanau-Levine, is the author of "The Big White Lie," which will be published next month by Thunder's Mouth. He was a DEA agent for 25 years\f7
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Shimon Peres : An Architect of Mideast Peace Savors his Long-Sought Break By Michael Parks, \o7 Michael Parks is the Jerusalem bureau chief for The Times\f7
California's Constitution: If It's Broken, Fix It
Giant Step for S. Africa : New compromise could prove to be fatal blow to apartheid
Lessons From a Missed Opportunity : EYEWITNESS: ANDREW YOUNG By Robert Scheer, \o7 Before Andrew Young was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, he was elected to Congress from Georgia for three terms. He later served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. He now is vice president of an Atlanta engineering and environmental consulting firm. As told to Robert Scheer\f7
PLATFORM : Act 2, Without Sax By Larry Bumgardner, \o7 LARRY BUMGARDNER, a former journalist in Tennessee, teaches law and political science at Pepperdine University. He commented on Vice President Gore's appearance last week on "Late Night with David Letterman":\f7
Immigration: The Problem Is Federal Rules : Wilson should cut benefits to force a Supreme Court review. By Tom Bethell, \o7 Tom Bethell is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University\f7
Celebrate Those Who See Our 'Grandness' : Grandparents: Elders can be the mother of self-esteem and the father of self-respect as they pass their wisdom to the young. By Michael Meade, \o7 Michael Meade, an accomplished storyteller, scholar of mythology, literature and ritual in traditional cultures, is the author of "Men and the Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of Men" (HarperSanFrancisco, 1993)\f7

REAL ESTATE

The Homesteading Myth : Some legal experts say homesteading is a waste of time because California's title companies will not recognize time-honored protection that state law grants to homeowners. By Todd Stein, \f7 and SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; \o7 Stein is a Sacramento free-lance writer.
Take Along an Agent in Search of New Homes By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; \o7 Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate\f7
'Hero' Stays in Neighborhood By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Tales From the Trenches : Swift Sellers
Love of Things Old Preserves Community : Harvard Heights: Despite 1992 riots and problems with city services, area's stately and affordable Craftsman-style homes draw residents. By Linda Beth Mothner, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; \o7 Mothner is a West Los Angeles free\f7 -\o7 lance writer\f7
New Law Defines Owners' Rights, Fees By Jan Hickenbottom, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; \o7 Hickenbottom is a past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national nonprofit research and educational organization\f7
\o7 For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions from the...
Gardening : Solving Mystery of Invisible Plant Killer By Kevin Connelly, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; \o7 Connelly is a free-lance writer living in Arcadia\f7

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

THE GIFT OF GAFFE : See Dick Run. See Dick Open Mouth and Insert Foot. See Dick Win. By Patt Morrison
THE BIZ : What's in a Logo? By Michael Walker
L.a. Speak By Judy Raphael
SCHOOL DAYS : Credentials in Baby\o7 -\f7 Sitting By Jennie Nash
IN EXCESS : Del Mar's Owners' Guide By Ellen Alperstein
The Last Hacker : He Called Himself Dark Dante. His Compulsion Led Him to Secret Files and, Eventually, the Bar of Justice By Jonathan Littman, \o7 Jonathan Littman is the author of "Once Upon a Time in Computerland." Cyberpunks can reach him on the Internet at jlittman@well.sf.ca.us\f7
Hard Drives : Computer Nerds, Stop Worrying: Your Obsession Can Make You a Better Human Being By James S. Fallows, \o7 James Fallows lives in Washington, D.C., where he writes about computers, among other things, for the Atlantic Monthly. and \f7
William Gibson's Second Sight : In Meetings of Man and Machine, Ecstacy and Dread, the Cyberpunk Guru Divines the Future By Laurence B. Chollet, \o7 Laurence B. Chollet is a free-lance writer based in the New York City area. \f7
The Obsession of the Otaku : Japan's Techo Kids Have Fashioned a World Driven By Trivia--and Barren of Human Contact By Karl Taro Greenfeld, \o7 Karl Taro Greenfeld is Tokyo correspondent for The Nation. His last article for this magazine was on American bar hostesses in Japan\f7
They Call It Cyberlove : How Can Reality Compete With a Companion That Adores You for Your Mind? By Margo Kaufman, \o7 Margo Kaufman is a contributing editor of this magazine and the author of "1-800-Am-I-Nuts?," published by Random House. Her last article was on pet parents\f7
Style: Fall Beauty : Glorious Makeup
UNIVERSAL JOINTS : Squint at the Neon, Elbow the Crowds, Wait in Long Lines--Then Gobble the Food By Charles Perry

TRAVEL

What happened on September 12, 1993

NEWS

The Devil's Waiting Room : Tracy Kidder looks beneath the surface of retirement homes, revealing that inside those aging bodies there are hearts and souls still lusting to go around the block one more time. : OLD FRIENDS \o7 By Tracy Kidder (Houghton Mifflin: $22.95; 352 pp.) \f7 By Paul Hemphill

A summary of selected City Hall actions this past week affecting Central Los Angeles. By Lee Harris

Plugging In : Foundation Hopes to Help Correct Africa's Shortage of Electricity By Lucille Renwick, TIMES STAFF WRITER

JEFFERSON PARK : Free Job-Training Program to Begin By Erin J. Aubry

HYDE PARK : Riot Recovery to Be Focus of Meeting By Erin J. Aubry

CRENSHAW : Youthful Customers Welcome New 'Gap' By Erin J. Aubry

CRENSHAW : Aging Music School Facing Swan Song? By Erin J. Aubry

EAST LOS ANGELES : Clinic Given 45 Days to Vacate Quarters By Mary Anne Perez

BOYLE HEIGHTS : Program Leads to Jobs in Health Care By Mary Anne Perez

EASTSIDE : TV Show Spotlights Local Chicano Talent By Mary Anne Perez

ECHO PARK : Party for Youths Is Job Program Finale By Iris Yokoi

LITTLE TOKYO : Asian-American Group to Be Honored By Iris Yokoi

HUNTINGTON PARK : Merchants to Help Draft Smoking Ban By Mary Helen Berg

WALNUT PARK : Abandoned House Faces Demolition By Mary Helen Berg

SOUTH GATE : 16-Year-Old Working as Page in Congress By Mary Helen Berg

WATTS : Group Seeks Funds to Revive King-Drew By Sandra Hernandez

SOUTH-CENTRAL : Concerts by Church Choir Raise $65,000 By Sandra Hernandez

WILSHIRE CENTER, KOREATOWN : Group to Offer Redevelopment Ideas By Jake Doherty

WILSHIRE AREA : Residents Panel Goes on Police Ride-Along By Jake Doherty

Would It Work Here? : Cities Grappling With Some of the Same Problems Facing Central L.A. Have Found Effective Solutions By Lucille Renwick

Would It Work Here? : Cities Grappling With Some of the Same Problems Facing Central L.A. Have Found Effective Solutions By Lucille Renwick

Would It Work Here? : Cities Grappling With Some of the Same Problems Facing Central L.A. Have Found Effective Solutions By Lucille Renwick

Parade of Hope By Jake Doherty

MTA Board Member Hears Latino Concerns By Iris Yokoi, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Wage Supplements Key to Milwaukee Program By Lucille Renwick

In Oakland, a Network Tracks Nationwide Remedies By Lucille Renwick

Neighborhood Clusters Tackle Atlanta's Ills By Lucille Renwick

What's Wrong With the LAPD : Management Is Too Far Removed From the Basic Function of Law Enforcement : TED HUNT By Cathy Varela, \o7 Ted Hunt has been a training officer with the Los Angeles Police Department since 1981. He was interviewed by Cathy Varela\f7

Racism Too Important to Be Tried in Denny Case \o7 Outside Looking In is an occasional column reporting on how Central Los Angeles and its issues are portrayed by the news media outside the area. and \f7

Seniors' Club Seeks Funds and Recruits By Sandra Hernandez, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

GAME OF THE WEEK : Washington Picks Off Locke, 30-14 : Generals capitalize on Saint fumbles. But their season-opener at home is marred by shots fired from a nearby car. No one is hurt. By Sean Waters, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

TENNIS PREVIEW : South Gate Sings Praises of Aida By Charles Smith, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

NOTEBOOK : Crenshaw's Kris Johnson Commits to UCLA By Sean Waters, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Unprepared Jordan High Forfeits Game : Football: Without a head coach, the team got a late start in training and processing players for Belmont season opener. School is winless over the past two seasons. By Kirby Lee, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Girl Awarded $10 Million in Medical Suit By Richard Winton, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Quarry Wins City's OK to Remain in Business : Environment: Councilman Stephen Alexander and others say Azusa Rock is polluting the area, however, and vow to keep fighting it. By Richard Winton, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

War of Words--Chinese Style : Papers Fight for Readers Amid Rising Competition, Waning Ad Income By Philip P. Pan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tai Chi Gets on Fast Track By Anne Louise Bannon

Putting a Little Rush Back Into Rush Hour : Traffic: Morning congestion on most valley freeways has been declining in duration and intensity, Caltrans says. The recession is one factor. By Berkley Hudson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Caught in the Middle : Students Wade Into a Sea of Construction at Six New Schools By Psyche Pascual, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Panels Seek to Ease Relations Between Deputies, Residents : Law enforcement: Sheriff's stations are forming citizens advisory committees in response to recommendations of Kolts report. By Duke Helfand, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Conversion of Navy Property Attacked on Two Fronts : Redevelopment: Lakewood says that shopping center proposed for hospital site would hurt the economy. Use of state revitalization zone law is also questioned. By Rick Holguin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

City Looks Again at Homeless Housing on Navy Property : Land use: The plan calls for about 200 units in two naval housing projects to be turned over to a nonprofit group. Council support would reflect a sharp change of course. By Rick Holguin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

First-Day Jitters : Troubled School District Braces for the Worst, but Calm Prevails By Howard Blume, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Long Beach to Play Berth of the Blues By Emily Adams

SPLENDID CHASE: Tim Salmon has already broken with ease... By Zan Dubin and Jerry Hicks

The Young and the Ruthless Rule as Teen Violence Skyrockets : Crime: Murder rate among those 14 to 17 has more than doubled since 1986. Nationally, on average, six teens die violently each day. By Fred Bayles, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scottish Independence Flame Burns Anew : Nationalism: 286 years after forced British union, leaders of current movement tell desire for a peaceable divorce. By Donald Smith, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Will U.S. Like Powell Like It Liked Ike? : Presidency: The retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is popular and viewed as not carrying political baggage. By Mike Feinsilber, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drifter Tied to 600 Murders Bides Time on Death Row : Henry Lee Lucas: He confessed to scores of slayings, but then recanted to all but the killing of his mother. By Michael Graczyk, ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Wave of Indian Writing Sweeps Across Land : Literature: Little reflects the 'noble savage' caricature of the past, some of which turned out to be fraudulent. In any case, devoted readers will discover a new voice. By Michael Bezdek, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas Program Matches Volunteers, People in Need : Aging: Those who need guardians or conservators are linked with those who want to help others. The 13-year-old program is unique in the country. By Dana Fields, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Condition Upgraded for Twin Angela \o7 Associated Press\f7

Earth's 'Swamp Lady' Down and Dirty By Theresa Humphrey, ASSOCIATED PRESS

If This Is Friday, It Must Be What? \o7 Sacre Bleu! \f7 Not New Hampshire? \o7 Associated Press\f7

Self-Esteem, Nonviolence Priorities in Program : Alternatives: Troubled youngsters are teamed with adults to 'show you there is something else out there besides the drugs, the violence, the street life.' By F. Alan Boyce, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Psychiatric Institution Adapts to Trend in Health Care : Merger: Connecticut facility was once a haven for mentally ill rich. But its focus has changed as outpatients outnumbered inpatients; it recently made plans to affiliate with a large hospital. By Lauren A. Borsa, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crack, TV Blamed for Teen Murders By Fred Bayles, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nudists Finding That Life Isn't a Beach By Anne Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dr. Kevorkian Present at an 18th Suicide By Julia Prodis, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Capitol Art Collection's Focus on Whites Challenged : Washington: Tour guides say that more and more visitors, especially minorities and foreigners, are raising questions about the lack of diverse images. By Kevin Merida, WASHINGTON POST

Nigeria College Strike Ends \o7 Associated Press\f7

2 Dead in Murder-Suicide \o7 Associated Press\f7

Braving War's Flames to Nurse the Injured : Aid: An O.C. woman pushes past obstacles to bring surgeons and medicine to victims of Balkan violence. By Danica Kirka, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

O.C. Voice on Smog Panel Is Target of Bill By Eric Bailey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Business Gets Personal in Karcher Enterprises Battle : Corporations: Board dispute over founder's ambitious plans clouds Carl's Jr.'s future. Old friendships are strained. By Susan Christian, TIMES STAFF WRITER

White House to Host Rabin and Arafat : Diplomacy: The two leaders, once bitter enemies, will meet for the first time at the signing of the Israel-PLO accord. By Kim Murphy and Norman Kempster, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Health Package Fails Math Test, Critics Charge By James Risen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Peace Will Alter U.S.-Israeli Relations Too By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES STAFF WRITER

COLUMN ONE : Faith Lost, a Doctor Turns Bitter : A drug used as an animal dewormer is also found to help treat cancer. Its price jumps--for cancer patients. A key researcher feels betrayed. But the maker says it's only recovering its costs. By Barry Siegel, TIMES STAFF WRITER

State Legislators OK Business Tax Breaks : Capitol: Lawmakers adjourn for year as package aimed at stimulating economy gets bipartisan support. By Daniel M. Weintraub and Dan Morain, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Clinton Plan's Preventive Care Sparks Healthy Debate : Medicine: Some experts question costs of screening many people to find few who will develop a disease. By Marlene Cimons, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Reno Aide to Lead New Probe of Iraq Ties Before Gulf War By Ronald J. Ostrow and Douglas Frantz, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

For Chile, No Clean Break From Painful, Bloody Past : Latin America: Conflicting passions are reignited on 20th anniversary of coup. Unhealed wounds still fester. By William R. Long, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Prevention Getting Closer Look in Anti-Gang Efforts : Crime: Many say such programs are more effective than locking up youths. But funding remains uncertain. By Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Teachers Gird for Voucher Battle : Education: L.A. union chief urges members to fight 'Armageddon' of Proposition 174. By Stephanie Chavez, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Steel for China : Workers Dismantling Closed Mill Get Yearlong Lesson About America By Tom Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

CALIFORNIA ALBUM : Downtown Revival Seen as Key to Uniting Moorpark : Population boom, changing racial demographics transform a once-sleepy town. By James Maiella Jr., SPECIAL TO THE TIMES