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What happened on April 05, 1994
NEWS
Profile : New Envoy Aims to End Pakistan's 'Rogue' Image : Maleeha Lodhi's credentials include an eye for power, a blue-blood pedigree, a career in journalism and a thousand-watt smile. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Held in Plot to Kill His Wife : Violence: Police say the husband's girlfriend schemed with him to make incident look like a random shooting. They allegedly hoped to collect a $500,000 insurance payoff. JENIFER WARREN and RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Market Scene : 'Killer' Bees Make Honey of a Deal With Brazil : Production has soared since the ornery invaders took over beekeepers' hives. MAC MARGOLIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Widows of Suicide Share Pain and Recovery : Relationships: A group in Santa Ana offers support to women dealing with feelings of grief, guilt and rejection. MARK CHALON SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Changing Lifestyles : Bosnian Village Goes From Rags to Riches--and Back : Medjugorje enjoyed a religious tourist boom in the 1980s until war drove away the visitors. Now U.N. troops camp there. CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
$3.7-Billion Breast Implant Settlement Wins Tentative OK : Courts: Federal judge sets deadlines for filing claims under record-breaking, class-action accord. It would compensate thousands of women who claim injury. HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
Ames Could Be Forerunner of Other Spy Cases JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dow Drops 42, but There's No Panic Selling JONATHAN WEBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Court Ruling Questions Military Policy on Gays BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
JERUSALEM : A Nation Remembers
Defect Search Forces Shuttle Launch Delay From Associated Press
Strawberry to Undergo Drug, Alcohol Treatment MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council to Discuss Boy Scouts' Gay Ban From a Times Staff Writer
Midday Riots Mark Israel's Jericho Pullout : Mideast: Soldiers are pelted with debris for third day as military post is dismantled. They fire back with tear gas, grenades. MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LEGISLATION : Crafting of Welfare Reform in Hands of an Inside Few, Critics Complain : Administration officials defend the process, contending that it really is an attempt at 'collaborative' policy-making. ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dow Drops 42, but There's No Panic Selling JONATHAN WEBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N. Korea Snubs U.N. Appeal for Nuclear Inspections Times Wire Services
Breast Implant Settlement Wins Preliminary OK : Courts: Judge sets deadlines for filing claims. He also mandates that 75% of the $3.75 billion fund be spent on women who were injured. HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
LAPD Slow to Enact Many Christopher Panel Reforms : Police: Money, bureaucratic snafus are main barriers. Oversight commission says commitment is still strong. JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
S. Africa Whites Fear Post-Vote Armageddon BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / GOVERNOR : GOP Challenger Unz Plans Media Blitz This Week AMY WALLACE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wave of Help : Surfers Coalition Seeks to Turn Tide Against Pollution DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Pledges Air Support in Bosnia : Balkans: U.N. troops scheduled to enter a besieged Muslim enclave could count on U.S., the President says. They would act as shield against Serbs. STANLEY MEISLER and DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
BOOK REVIEW / NOVEL : A Look Through a Skewed Kaleidoscope : GLORIA: A Novel by Mark Coovelis ; Pocket Books, $21, 242 pages CHRIS GOODRICH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
High Court Denies Fee Hikes for Out-of-State Garbage : Law: Justices bar an Oregon statute that set a two-tier rate system. A ruling is also expected on consumer suit over frequent-flier program. DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Northrop Wins Battle to Purchase Grumman : Industry: L.A.-based firm outbids Martin Marietta with $2.17-billion offer. Deal will not stem loss of jobs. JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reinstating Principal Who Banned Interracial Dating Brings Boycott From Associated Press
EDUCATION : College-Bound Students Win in Georgia Lottery : Critics say game-funded scholarships are too generous, but Gov. Miller says it's about grades, not income. EDITH STANLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
7 Accused of Plot to Kill Mexican Candidate Colosio : Inquiry: Special prosecutor implicates organizer of presidential front-runner's Tijuana security. Five suspects have been arrested; two others remain unidentified. JUANITA DARLING and SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
First Lady's Broker Used Improper Block Trading : Market: Practice could allow unfair split of profits, losses. There is no evidence that Mrs. Clinton benefited. SARA FRITZ and JOHN BRODER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Biosphere Project Air Seals Broken : Environment: Two former inhabitants are suspected of opening doors to contaminate the ecology experiment. One says she acted for safety reasons, not sabotage. ROBERT LEE HOTZ and ADAM S. BAUMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Clinton OKs Welfare Plan That Phases In Time Limit : Reform: Only younger recipients would initially be subject to the measure. They would have to exit the rolls and get a job after two years. ELIZABETH SHOGREN and RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Intifada Architects Prepare to Head Home : Israel: Palestinian uprising's leaders are returning to pave way for self-rule in occupied areas. Some were exiled six years. KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLUMN ONE : Russia's Epidemic of Shame : As venereal diseases rise, Moscow tries to convince citizens that treatment is now humane. Fearing the spread of AIDS, officials must undo mistrust created by a harsh Soviet system and gulag of VD hospitals. SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Head of Nuclear Research Lab Resigns Under Fire : Science: John H. Nuckolls was under increasing pressure to leave Lawrence Livermore because of alleged mismanagement. The action comes at a time of major restructuring at the University of California facility. RALPH FRAMMOLINO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
5,000 Undergoing Radiation Tests, With Consent, for U.S. From Associated Press
PERSONAL HEALTH : Measuring Out a Cuppa Caffeine KATHLEEN O. RYAN
Level of Interest Rates Too High, Clinton Says : Economy: He sees solid stock market and believes rates will 'come back down.' He contradicts Fed on the possibility of renewed inflation. JOHN M. BRODER and ROBERT C. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
World View : DEALING WITH JAPAN : Two Ways to Cut a Trade Deficit TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strawberry to Get Alcohol, Drug Treatment MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BELFAST : IRA Cease-Fire Begins
NEW DELHI : The Talbott Mission
Angolan Rebels Cut Power to Capital Associated Press
Audit Questions Bernson's Use of Campaign Funds JOHN SCHWADA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HEALTHWATCH : Patient Grows Hair--and Another Problem This health roundup, compiled from wire-service reports, appears in View on Tuesdays.
Market Focus : Goodby to 'Red' Bread as Russians Try Capitalism : No longer subsidized by Communists, the price is rapidly rising. New entrepreneurs confront many obstacles. SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton's Day Turns Into a Real Ball : Vacation: He attends the opening game at Cleveland's new baseball stadium. Then he sees Arkansas win the NCAA basketball championship. JOHN M. BRODER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nolan Begins Sentence at Prison Camp From a Times Staff Writer
Treasure Trove of Fossils Found in Gobi Desert From Associated Press
They Help Injured Hummingbirds for a Song : Retirees Jim and Helen Bishop of Anaheim give their time and money to rehabilitate and release the delicate creatures. CINDY K. MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Market Scene : Puffs of Worry Cloud Cuba Cigars : A big exporter, the industry has been left largely alone. But several factors threaten its prized product. KENNETH FREED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VATICAN CITY : Sistine Reopening
Culture : Family Law : Palestinians in Israeli-occupied lands turn to tribal traditions for justice, leaving the PLO and military officials on the sidelines. KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strawberry Has Substance Abuse Problem, Won't Play From Associated Press
No Starving Artist Here : Someone is painting the great chefs of Los Angeles. Now, he's attracting notice--and some just desserts. JIM MITCHELL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Senate Panel Passes Measure to Repeal 'Prisoners Bill of Rights' DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doctors' Dilemma : Physicians attending executions? Increasingly, many are wrestling with their consciences--and saying no. SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
A Seine Existence : Lifestyles: Abandoning his apartment for a boat gave Mort Rosenblum a fresh view of Paris--and served as fodder for his new book. SCOTT KRAFT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Culture : Do Britons Mind Their P's and Queues? Not Anymore, Social Critics Contend : The breakdown is a 'great threat to our sense of stability and order,' one frets. Even royalty is trashing the tradition. WILLIAM TUOHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Woman Turns Tragedy Into Crusade : Activism: After the murders of her son and brother, Collene Campbell champions victims' rights. DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BUSINESS
TV Commercial Featuring Gay Couple Creates a Madison Avenue Uproar BRUCE HOROVITZ
Desert Dig : U. S. Borax Still Mines 'White Gold,' but Much Has Changed Beneath the Surface for the Company PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Metal Bellows Division Sale in Moorpark to Cost 120 Jobs Jack Searles
United California Savings to Merge With CenFed : Banking: The Anaheim-based thrift's directors will receive the bulk of $7-million minimum purchase price. JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Radio & Records Names New Chief Operating Officer
Disney Team Was Example of Rare Stability ALAN CITRON
Banking & Finance From Times Staff and Wire Reports
BioSource International Narrows Loss for Quarter
Banking & Finance From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Airlines From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Real Estate Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Quality Systems Opens as a Winner
Securities From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Airlines From Times Staff and Wire Reports
OroAmerica Reports 71% Profit Boost for Quarter
House of Fabrics Reports Sharp Decline in Profits
International Remote Posts Record Profits in '93
Golden Systems to Open 3rd Overseas Plant Jack Searles
Amgen, MIT Reach Research Agreement
3 Out of 5 Local Stocks Decline in 1st Quarter : Investing: Overall loss of 3.5% reflects the Northridge earthquake and the recent reversal in the broad market. DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nancy Mayerson Opens Own Publicity Agency Jack Searles
Real Estate Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Fortune Petroleum Reports Yearly Loss of $3.65 Million
Incomnet Rebounds to Show 4th-Quarter Profit
Camera Platforms Posts 4th-Quarter and '93 Loss
Dole to Consolidate Part of Division Into Fresno Plant
U. S. Investigating Fraud in Earthquake Aid Programs Ron Galperin
Downey Savings Chief Abruptly Retires : Banking: Robert L. Kemper had planned to leave in June. He is credited with stabilizing the thrift. JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Some Contractors, Boom Expected After Quake Has Been Bust : Construction: Plenty of Valley buildings still need repairs and some firms are doing more business. But increased post-disaster activity doesn't add up to instant cash for all. JILL LEOVY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Amerigon Lands Rights to Radar Technology for Cars
Also-Rans in the Name Game JANE APPLEGATE, Jane Applegate is a syndicated columnist and author
Builder Plans 158 Homes in Dana Point DEBORA VRANA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coping With Tragedy JAMES BATES and CLAUDIA ELLER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Malaysia Conglomerate Will Acquire 20% of Costa Mesa-Based STM : Technology: The deal, part of the ongoing globalization of O.C.'s business community, will pump $7 million cash into firm's coffers. JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Amgen Moves Up to 304th in 1994 Fortune 500 List Jack Searles
CPC Names President of Key Psychiatric Facilities Division : Mental health: Kay E. Seim will head a company unit that has 38 hospitals in 17 states and Puerto Rico. ANNE MICHAUD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REAL ESTATE : Newport, S. Korean Firms Team Up to Build Rancho Santa Margarita Homes Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Cherokee Banking on New Leader for Turn-Around : Clothing: Joe Elles, formerly the No. 2 executive at Lee Apparel, has pared down the line and is using his contacts to win back major retailers. But whether customers buy Cherokee's new look will not be known until the fall. DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Manufacturing Rises in March, but Winter's Torrid Pace Slows : Economy: Purchasing managers report orders improved following bad weather in East and Northridge earthquake. From Associated Press
Analysts Expect Bidding War for Four Seasons Hotels Chain From Reuters
Infomercial Maker Files for Public Stock Offering
Other News From Times Staff and Wire Reports
For the Record
Company Town Annex From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Domestic Market Share
Insurance From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Renewed Selling Spree Clobbers Bond Market : Interest rates: Analysts wonder what it will take to lure buyers back into market, as securities continue to plummet. TOM PETRUNO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
General Mills Will Cut Prices : Marketing: The cereal maker drops coupons in favor of reducing prices on some of its most popular brands. From Bloomberg Business News
Nationwide Trucking Strike Approaches; Negotiations Stalled : Labor: Companies scramble for replacement freight haulers. A Teamsters walkout could start as early as Wednesday. JESUS SANCHEZ and STUART SILVERSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Iwerks and Japanese Firm to Build 2nd Cinetropolis
Revco Drugstores to Double in Size by Buying Hook-SupeRx From Bloomberg Business News
Coping With Tragedy : Disney President's Death Leaves Huge Void at Company JAMES BATES and CLAUDIA ELLER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Supermarket Robber Convicted of Murder in Van Nuys Case THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tougher Home-Business Rules Offered : Thousand Oaks: Proposal would ban a dozen occupations and allow city to revoke permits for others creating unwanted noise or clutter. STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 Wounded in Shooting at Vietnamese Cafe : Violence: Attack by three gunmen who fire into a Garden Grove restaurant is third such incident in county in just over a week. MARK I. PINSKY and MARK PLATTE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Mother Defends Her Son : Violence: She says Raymond Butler, accused in the fatal carjacking of two Japanese students, is troubled but innocent. She believes 'the system' has failed him. SUSAN MOFFAT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Police Say Man Pointed Gun at Officer
PORT HUENEME : Man Accused of Shooting at Wife JULIE FIELDS
Kay Maintains the Largest War Chest MIGUEL BUSTILLO
ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : A Prudent Look Before Leaping
Charter Status Pays Off, in Cash : Vaughn school has $1.2-million surplus in first year of statewide program
Tafoya to Run Again for College Board CONSTANCE SOMMER
We Already Number Too Many : Emotional or prudish public responses are impeding urgently needed, fact-based talk about curbing global population. DONELLA MEADOWS, Donella H. Meadows is an adjunct professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College
THOUSAND OAKS : City to Consider Purchase of 27 Acres STEPHANIE SIMON
BUENA PARK : Fire Service Topic of Residents' Concerns DEBRA CANO
Freeway Quake Repair to Cost $500 Million Less : Recovery: Caltrans asks to spend leftover federal aid on bridge strengthening. RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prosecutor Says Suspect Tried to Run Over Deputy : Courts: Trial opens for Jeffrey Hedlund of Newbury Park, who is charged with selling drugs and assaulting a police officer. DWAYNE BRAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ANAHEIM : Injured Councilman Regaining Strength TERRY SPENCER
LAGUNA NIGUEL : Kindergarten to Have Orientation Sessions
Student Arrested in Beating, Multiple Rape of Ex-Girlfriend
Countywide : AIDS Group Offers New Education Plan WILLSON CUMMER
PERSPECTIVE ON WHITEWATER : A Diversion That's Costing Us All : This media-driven inquest is reminiscent of the witch hunt that distracted our top AIDS researcher for four years. DEBORAH TANNEN, Deborah Tannen is University Professor at Georgetown University and author of "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation" (Ballantine). and
A Japanese Tells What He Likes About U.S. : Tragedy: In wake of the slaying of two college students, an executive and longtime resident focuses on nation's diversity, creativity, generosity. TAKASHI (TACHI) KIUCHI, Takashi (Tachi) Kiuchi is the chairman and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric America in Orange County. He has recently written a guide for Japanese businessmen and their families living in America. and
Vote Delayed on Restructuring Schools
City May Change Seismic Standards JENNIFER OLDHAM
YORBA LINDA : City May Apply for Urban Parks Grant DANIELLE A. FOUQUETTE
Nerve-Jolting Ride in the Markets : The Fed must signal stability in interest rates
OXNARD : Candidates Sought for Economic Board FRED ALVAREZ
LAKE FOREST : Mobile Home Rent Pact to Be Considered FRANK MESSINA
Israeli Government
Time to Organize
Health Care
Wildlife Priority
Computer Access
Dangerous Chase
'1 Strike' Bill on Sex Offenses Stalls in Senate : Legislature: Panel finds bill mandating life sentences for rapists, child molesters too broad. Bergeson gets more time. ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
District to Study School's Big Savings SUSAN BYRNES
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Bernardi's Condition Upgraded to Stable
County Residents Healthier Than Most, State Finds LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council to Consider Cutting Cable Rates ED BOND
BREA : 'Taste' Fund-Raiser to Be Held Sunday MIMI KO
DANA POINT : Council to Vote on Headlands Project LEN HALL
Report Is Critical of Bernson Use of Funds : Government: Audit by city ethics staff finds $158,000 in questionable expenditures. Councilman blames problem on confusion created by embezzlement by a former bookkeeper. JOHN SCHWADA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chemical Warfare : Man's Fight to Halt County Spraying in Yard Goes to Council MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Onerous Price for Tidiness : Singapore has little graffiti . . . and little individual freedom
Officials Seek Intervention in Dispute With Nurses : Health: Supervisors will be asked to force the hospital workers, who are threatening to strike, to accept a contract that cuts their pay and benefits. PHYLLIS W. JORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LOS ANGELES : Abduction, Beating Charges Against 2 Deputies Dropped
Scripps Global Warming Study
Radar Risks Are Feared
Ex-Chamber, Rotary Official Dies
Misleading Photo
Rancher Gets No Prison Time in Sentence Change DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES : Rapper, 2 Others Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder
Obituaries
VAN NUYS : Repeat Sex Offender Gets 78-Year Term --THOM MROZEK
4 Agree to Plead Guilty to Making False Claims for Quake Relief RICHARD LEE COLVIN
Anxiety in Venice : Debate Over the Financially Sagging Boardwalk's Future Intensifies KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Camarillo Panel Weighs Project for Lemon Orchard : Development: Commission will consider change in zoning that could lead to building of homes and golf course on 236-acre site. J. E. MITCHELL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Leaders in Thousand Oaks Urge 'Buy Local' Campaign : Business: City Council members tonight will consider a proposal encouraging residents to spend money inside the city limits. STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jury Selection Begins for Tay Case Defendant RENE LYNCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CITY OF COMMERCE : Counselor Critically Injured by 2 Youths in Escape Try
EL TORO MARINE BASE : 2 Marines Honored for Somali Tour FRANK MESSINA
WOODLAND HILLS : Dancers Behind Street Styles in the Spotlight VIVIEN LOU CHEN
L.A. Railroad History
HUNTINGTON BEACH : Man Leaps From Overpass to Death
Making a Differene in Your Community : Volunteers Fulfill Needs of the Patients REBECCA BRYANT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Federal Court Orders Release of Man Imprisoned for Murder HENRY WEINSTEIN and JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Open House Focuses on Wildflowers NONA YATES
All Aboard for Oxnard Metrolink Rail Station : Transportation: Despite a few snags, the center services its first passengers. It is the last of seven stops added to help ease post-quake freeway congestion. SARA CATANIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Magnolia School Board Will Try to Evict Rams TERRY SPENCER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SIMI VALLEY : Meredith Drops Out of Supervisorial Race MARY F. POLS
Gem Dealers Feud in Court Over Alleged Ruby Theft : Trial: The four men accused say the dispute is a misunderstanding. Complex case offers insight into how business is done at the jewelry mart. THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
O.C.-Based Park Maintenance Chief Indicted ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VENTURA : Club Gets $2,500 for Outreach Project PATRICK McCARTNEY
Rites Friday for Justice Henry Moore
Japanese Views on Guns
Homeless Get Reprieve From Eviction : Ruling: Appeals court issues stay temporarily barring Caltrans from ordering residents to leave an encampment beneath a freeway overpass. MARK PLATTE and LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
IRVINE : Teen-Age Safe Ride Program Faces Cuts SHELBY GRAD
Dear Darryl Strawberry: Say It Ain't So : The way things are going, it looks like we might have to do the wave for you. The wave goodby. SCOTT HARRIS
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Tower : Ojai: Jurist rules that there is no evidence to support residents' claims of hazards from the weather antenna. JEFF McDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LOS ANGELES : 4 Held in Rape During Home Invasion Robbery
CIVIC WATCH : Mountain Climber
VILLA PARK : Residents Still Fighting Mansion MIMI KO
Briseno Alters Testimony : Lawsuit: Officer now believes that Rodney G. King was struck on the arm instead of the head. His new account is based on an enhanced video of the baton blows. from Associated Press
Yearly Phone Book Recycling Drive Starts MATTHEW MOSK
OXNARD : Health Fair Will Offer Several Tests PATRICK McCARTNEY
For Once, Lasorda Is Mum : Smiling Wax Figure of Dodgers Manager Boards Flight for Florida DEBRA CANO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bernardi's Condition Improves CHAU LAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Burbank Airport Authority Gets Camera Shy HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWPORT BEACH : Public Introduced to Canine Officer Ado SHELBY GRAD
BURBANK : Experimental Garden Brings Life to School ED BOND
Pierce Student Faces Rape, Beating Charges JOSH MEYER and KAY HWANGBO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CALABASAS : Natural-Gas Station May Be Opened KURT PITZER
Boy Dies After Collapsing on Ball Field During Lunch : Thousand Oaks: A hospital official says the death of Gi Lee, 15, may be linked to a congenital heart problem. BRENDA DAY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
P-51 Mustang Kills Cow, Calf in Chino
SIMI VALLEY : Reagan Library Exhibit to Focus on First Ladies SCOTT HADLY
A 'Discriminatory' Test That's Valid : LAPD: Women have to pass the wall test as long as physical ability, like good eyesight, is crucial in police work. WILLIE L. WILLIAMS, Willie L. Williams is chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Obituaries
FULLERTON : Man Pleads Not Guilty in Molestation RENE LYNCH
Briseno Alters Testimony : Lawsuit: Officer now believes that Rodney King was struck on an arm instead of the head. New account is based on an enhanced videotape. JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Express Bus Stop Is Made Permanent MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Groups Benefit From Quiet Zone Theatre WILLSON CUMMER
SANTA ANA : Forums on Family Problems Offered JON NALICK
We Should Tax Consumption, Not Property : Michigan is the latest state to come to terms with this unjust way of raising revenue. JOEL FOX, Joel Fox is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn.
Lynwood Market Shooting Tests Open-Mindedness of Community BOB POOL and K. CONNIE KANG, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
CALABASAS : Skit Gets Message Across to Students TERESA ANN WILLIS
New Law in Orange Requires Fire-Retardant Roofs
LAGUNA BEACH : Council to Discuss Boy Scouts' Gay Ban LESLIE EARNEST
2 Studies Fuel Arguments for Propane Vehicles H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington
River Appreciation
Judge to Face Battery Charges Against Lawyer : Courts: Workers' compensation jurist denies detaining and fondling an attorney. He claims the case is a setup because of his rulings. JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Water Co. Hearing to Be Televised
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Lessons on AIDS Get Good Marks : Education: Program was once thought too graphic for elementary children, but survey of parents shows most approve of material. DOUGLAS ALGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Lee Looking Forward to Challenges as Pierce College President
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : FBI Arrests Man After Alleged Threat to Bomb Air Force Base PHIL SNEIDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Businessman's Operations Placed in Receivership : Courts: Monthly payments were allegedly demanded from unwitting investors after a temporary restraining order was issued. CHIP JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Testifies Against Man Charged in Multiple Rapes THOM MROZEK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Puente Hills Landfill Wins Its Court Fight to Keep Operating RICHARD WINTON
Action Condemned
SANTA ANA : Odeh Statue to Be Unveiled at Library JON NALICK
4 Plead Guilty to Making False FEMA Claims RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
O.C. ART / CATHY CURTIS : Laguna Museum Dismisses More Than a Director CATHY CURTIS
Weekend Box Office : Baseball Film in a League of Its Own DAVID J. FOX
CBS News Exempts Osgood From No-Commercials Policy JANE HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
POP MUSIC REVIEW : Pleasant Ooze From the Cocteau Twins STEVE APPLEFORD
Josh Charles: Success on His Own Terms JAMES GRANT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Look! Up on the Screen! It's . . . Lois Lane? : Television: But this time around, Phyllis Coates will play the reporter's mom on 'Lois & Clark' season finale. RIP RENSE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
POP MUSIC REVIEW : Stewart: Plugged In, but the Connection Is Weak : The 49-year-old rocker's fast-paced show at the Anaheim Pond seems geared toward fulfilling audience requirements, thus keeping the artist fairly detached. RICHARD CROMELIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
THEATER REVIEW : Finding Love, Strength in Sisterhood PAT LAUNER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV REVIEW : 'Kevorkian Files' Probes Death Ethics : PBS' examination of the controversial pathologist and his patients shows them all to be driven by strong belief. ROBERT KOEHLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Q&A WITH VIN SCULLY : 'I Want People to Believe Me' MICHAEL ARKUSH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
POP ALBUM REVIEW : Floyd Familiar, If Not in Pink CHRIS WILLMAN
The Documentary as a Weapon : Movies: 'Defending Our Lives' won an Oscar for a trio of activists who wanted to 'do something' for battered families. ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
For the Bruins, Introductions All Around : College football: UCLA has added four new assistants as spring practice opens today. JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lindsey Collins : Fountain Valley, Fr.
How Thurman Shot the Socks Off Duke : Key play: His three-point basket with 51.7 seconds to play is crucial to victory. THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME : It's Arkansas by a Hog's Snout, 76-72 : Moment Is Sweet for Richardson MIKE DOWNEY
PREP BASEBALL : Daedelow, Huntington Beach Stage Another Comeback CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Valley Area High School Roundup
College Basketball / Ncaa Men's Final Notes MIKE DOWNEY
THE PREPS / ERIC SHEPARD : Redlands Senior Makes Fast Rise to the Top ERIC SHEPARD
Notes on a Scorecard ALLAN MALAMUD
BASEBALL '94 / SEASON PREVIEWS FOR ANGELS, DODGERS : Angels Are Thinking How West Can Be Won BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lasorda, Players React With Dismay to Strawberry News ( Los Angeles) : Baseball: Dodger manager is upset and angry at latest escapade and the players believe Strawberry's time on team is over. Tim Kawakami
College Basketball / Ncaa Men's Final Notes THOMAS BONK
A Night When 76ers' Defense Parted Quicker Than Red Sea --MAL FLORENCE
Sanchez's Home Run Celebration Worth the Wait STEVE KRESAL
Strawberry Chronology Associated Press
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME : Blue Devils Aren't Downcast by Loss : Reaction: Pride is evident in the Duke locker room despite the team's championship defeat. LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Strawberry's Trials Make for Long Day : Baseball: Claire says that the Dodgers were initially 'very close' to releasing the slugger, but acknowledgment of substance abuse changed that. TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP NOTES : Eggleston Chooses Cal Poly Pomona
VALLEY AREA HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Kozlowski, Kavanagh Propel Simi Valley JEFF FLETCHER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S FINAL NOTES : Williamson Is Tournament MVP as Three Razorbacks Are Honored LONNIE WHITE
Dalis 'Disappointed,' but Harrick Will Stay : College basketball: UCLA athletic director says coach told him: 'It's my fault.' THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finishing Second Was Not All Bad for Coyotes ARA NAJARIAN
NHL ROUNDUP : Lemieux Ejected in Victory From Associated Press
Kernen's Doghouse Fills Before CSUN Win STEVE ELLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Key Proves a Perfect Opening-Day Pitcher From Associated Press
THE NHL / HELENE ELLIOTT : Rangers Still Rule, but the Devils Are Getting Their Due HELENE ELLIOTT
Opponents Crack, but Meyers Keeps His Composure DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S FINAL : It's Arkansas by a Hog's Snout, 76-72 : Title game: The Razorbacks finish on top after a dramatic seesaw battle with Duke for the NCAA championship. GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Our Little Masters Has Become a Foreign Affair JIM MURRAY
BASEBALL '94 / SEASON PREVIEWS FOR ANGELS, DODGERS : It's Time to Play Ball as Dodgers Focus on '94 MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chad Wanders : San Clemente, Sr.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Cubs Lose Despite Rhodes' 3 Homers From Associated Press
Cleveland Christens Its Brand New Era With a 4-3 Victory : Baseball: President Clinton watches the Indians rally to defeat Mariners on Kirby's single in the 11th inning during debut of new home stadium. ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Michael Irvin Leaves Team Meeting From Associated Press
New Manager Hired for Coliseum From Associated Press
PREP SOFTBALL : Unbeaten Upland Beats Mater Dei in Title Game MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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