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What happened on April 27, 1994
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RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : The Western White House in San Clemente Was the Setting for Some of Nixon's Diplomatic and Political Successes; Then Watergate Drove a Humiliated President From Office, and La Casa Pacifica Became a Fortress and a . . . : House of Sorrows MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trackers Hunt Mountain Lion That Killed Jogger From Associated Press
Scandal Imperils Young Political Career : Politics: After months of denial, a Riverside congressman admits sexual relations with a known prostitute. 'I was feeling intensely lonely,' he says. TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DMV Spent $44 Million on Failed Project : Technology: Agency's director says six-year effort at computer modernization can't be saved. Legislative probe is ordered. CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Richard Nixon: 1913-1994 : Reflections On Nixon's Legacy
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : FOR MORE YEARS : From '-Gates' to 'Checkers,' He Made a Lasting Impact on Pop Culture STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fall Buyers Can Be Choosers ROSE-MARIE TURK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Another Funeral of Note PETER H. KING
Billboards Draw Ire of Cancer Patients : Advertising: Popeyes Chicken orders signs taken down after complaints that an intended joke is offensive. SUSAN BYRNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
S. Africans Cast Historic Votes : Election: Hospital patients, the disabled and retirees flock to polls in high spirits on first day. A bomb explodes at Johannesburg's international airport. BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PUBLIC OPINION : Polls Find U.S. Is Unwilling to Force Tobacco's Last Gasp JOHN BRENNAN, TIMES POLL DIRECTOR
CIA Spy Suspect, Wife Reportedly to Plead Guilty RONALD J. OSTROW and ROBERT L. JACKSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Nixon's Body Is Returned to California JAMES GERSTENZANG and REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
L.A. Monsignor Slain on Visit to San Diego From a Times Staff Writer
'90s FAMILY : Every Picture Tells Her Tale : Author-illustrator Jan Brett thinks children's stories should ring with optimism--and ancient legends are a good place to start. ELIZABETH MEHREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : The Book on Nixon: No Biographer Has Had the Last Word DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Rain, Hail Pelt Library Mourners : Weather: Unseasonable storm may return during outdoor Nixon burial. Chilly temperatures likely. ELAINE TASSY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'90s FAMILY : The Pregnancy Zone : A woman who's expecting a baby can look forward to dreams filled with beasts, disasters and water, water and more water. DAWN BONKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rocket Launch Called Off Associated Press
Sen. Boren Reportedly to Quit, Head University Associated Press
School Workers Can Mourn Nixon, but Not on Overtime From a Times Staff Writer
Mitchell Offers 3 Options to Speed Up Health Reform : Legislation: The choices eliminate or cut employer contributions. They are meant to ease the financial burden on small businesses, the plan's biggest foes. KAREN TUMULTY and EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Navy Tests Delayed to Protect Marine Life DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Contributors to Nixon Coverage
LAUGH LINES : Jokes
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Courts in Nixon's Home Base Will Stay Open Today : Law: Central District of California, which includes Orange and L.A. counties, won't close on national day of mourning. The irony isn't lost on federal officials. MARK PLATTE and JEFF BRAZIL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Thief Takes Tons of Shorts Reuters
Food Safety Bill Targets Chemical Rules, Pesticides : Health: The proposal draws mixed reviews from environmental and industry groups. It would encourage farmers to use safer pest control. MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Voters, Including Bomb Victim, Relish Making Mark on History : South Africa: Whites and blacks wait side by side at polls. It's something many thought they would never see. SCOTT KRAFT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
State Bill Would Jettison 'Junk Laws' JERRY GILLAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns Amid Criticism Over Plan from A Times Staff Writer
2 State GOP Officials Join Gay Republican Club BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Accord Clears Way for New Arms Sales to Taiwan JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Japan's Premier Faces Prospect of Minority Government SAM JAMESON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
S. Africans Cast Historic Votes : Election: Hospitalized, retirees and disabled flock to polls in high spirits on first day. Problems with balloting are widespread--but no major violence is reported. BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: SEATTLE : Northwest Is Not Ready for the Big Ones : Warnings of a major quake, tsunami and volcanic mudflows are being ignored by most residents. JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Texas City's Historic Downtown Leveled by Tornado That Killed 3 From Associated Press
'House of Horror' in Britain for Sale Reuters
Fred Kilian; Pioneer TV Producer
Abortion Doctor's Attacker Gets 11-Year Term, Shows No Regret From Associated Press
April Glowers and Whitens Parts of Southland With Snow, Hail ERIC MALNIC and CHIP JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
U.S. Official Retires Amid Freeway Repair Grumbling : Bureaucracy: Federal highway administrator may be a casualty of the state's handling of post-quake projects. VIRGINIA ELLIS and NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Judge Reinstates First-Degree Rape Charges Against 5 Men Associated Press
COLUMN ONE : Turkey Retrieves Its Riches : Tired of seeing its heritage stolen away, this cradle of ancient wonders scours the world for purloined pieces, then uses a $50-million carrot and stick to bring them home. WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russia, Israel Plan Stronger Ties, Rabin Says CAREY GOLDBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Law Agencies Weave Net of Security : Funeral: Secret Service, sheriff and local police join in a tightly organized air-land protection plan for Presidents, dignitaries. DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Aid Plan for S. Africa Criticized as Shifting Funds : Assistance: Some lawmakers say it would hurt other African nations by diverting money from them. PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ordinary Folks Say Farewell to Famous Friend : Nixon: Ex-President's relatives and classmates eulogize him as diplomatic and a team player. His brother recalls the early years with 'a great man.' BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Scientists Get to the Bottom of the Top Quark Puzzle : Physics: Team believes it has found evidence of the elusive subatomic particle that is part of all matter. ROBERT LEE HOTZ and JUDY PASTERNAK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Yorba Linda Weathers Storm of Ceremony : Scene: With the coffin arrives chaos, and a commitment to a native son. Respect for Nixon rises above the din of a media-event state funeral. FAYE FIORE and ANNE MICHAUD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Storm Produces Funnel Clouds, Showers; Wind Topples Trees From Associated Press
German Ban on Holocaust Denial Upheld : Justice: Rightists sued Munich after a speech was forbidden. But high court says the 'Auschwitz Lie' is not protected. MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Exempts 2 Students From State CLAS Test : Education: Order temporarily allows parents who objected to the exam to prevail. The state Education Department has yet to issue a policy on such cases but appears to be softening its stance. CYNTHIA H. CRAFT and SHARON MOESER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Richard Nixon: 1913-1994
White House May Dilute Racial Justice Act : Sentencing: Officials are publicly quiet about the controversial plan. But they are discussing ways to ease Death Row measure through Congress. RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
'90s FAMILY : Tell Kids the Sober Truth on Drug Past LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bosnian Serbs Avert Air Strikes With Pullback CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House Panel Approves Bill Banning Assault Weapons : Crime: Victims' relatives join supporters of measure that would outlaw 19 models of rapid-fire guns. Legislation still faces its toughest test. WILLIAM J. EATON and GLENN BUNTING, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Nixon Stamp Expected to Be Issued on Jan. 9
Beastie Boys Member Sentenced in Attack
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : A Will to Win Office, Respect STEPHEN E. AMBROSE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Stephen E. Ambrose is Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and author of a three-volume biography of Richard Nixon. and
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Closed Today Researched by LESLIE BERKMAN and AILEEN CHO / Los Angeles Times
The Staff for "Richard Nixon In Memoriam"
Solemn Rites Mark the Return of Nixon's Body to California : Services: Miles-long line of mourners who waited hours in rain begins passing the flag-draped casket at the presidential library in Yorba Linda, where the funeral will be held today. JAMES GERSTENZANG and REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Hot Cargo of Goats Delays Airliner Flight Associated Press
Nixon, Graham Were Close for 44 Years : Friendship: Minister who will officiate at funeral had the former President's trust. JERRY HICKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : How One Man Can Be Remembered in Such Diverse Ways DANA PARSONS, TIMES COLUMNIST
Richard Nixon: 1913-1994 : Orange County Remembers
Chefs Share Themselves and Feast on the Fun KATHRYN BOLD
L.A. Adds More Crews to Remove Quake Debris HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'90s FAMILY : THE FAMILY FILE compiled from wire service reports
261 Die in Crash of Taiwanese Jetliner in Japan DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Richard Nixon: 1913-1994 : In Memoriam
Nightmare at the Multiplex: Killer Popcorn Robin Abcarian
Smoke Signals : ACTIVISTS SOUND AN ALARM ABOUT YOUR WOMEN, MEDIA IMAGES AND TOBACCO JEANNINE STEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : DATELINE: YORBA LINDA : Some Drenched by Rain, Others Soaked by Fellow Citizens Mark I. Pinsky
BOOK REVIEW / NOVEL : Haunted by Twin Crises of Love and Faith : MESHUGAH by Isaac Bashevis Singer translated by the author and Nili Wachtel; Farrar Straus Giroux $22, 240 pages JONATHAN KIRSCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tyler Thompson; Missionary Imprisoned by Japan in WWII MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Breaking Vows, Breaking Habits : When a marriage ends, a partner may hang on out of obligation, fear, passion or friendship. But getting over divorce is essential to moving on, say local therapists. CINDY LaFAVRE YORKS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : National, World Figures Top Guest List : Dignitaries: Diplomats from 86 nations, plus Clinton and all four ex-Presidents, will attend. ERIC LICHTBLAU and ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
RICHARD NIXON: 1913-1994 : Burst of Sun Heralds Body's Arrival : Ceremony: The rain eases long enough for the somber military rites to take place at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. H.G. REZA and JODI WILGOREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Getting Help to Begin to Let Go CINDY LAFAVRE YORKS
Buddhists' Use of Swastikas Focus of Cultural Conflict : Religion: Emblems on gates of Chatsworth home mean peace, not Nazism. TERESA ANN WILLIS and SAM ENRIQUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Thousands Brave Lines to Pay Final Respects : Turnout: Mourners shared their memories of the late President as they waited. Later, police began urging that no more people come. DAN WEIKEL and DOREEN CARVAJAL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Yorba Linda's 'Gracious' Motto Being Put to the Test : Hometown: Despite crowds and chaos, few would pass on the chance to pay final tribute to one of their own. FAYE FIORE and ANNE MICHAUD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Bringing Up Baby--Magda's Way : Child specialist Magda Gerber tells moms and dads to relax. Let the baby be an initiator, explorer and self-learner. IRIS SCHNEIDER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Richard Nixon: 1913-1994 : The Nixon Chronology
SPORTS
Padres Arrested for Propositions : Baseball: Scott Sanders and Derek Bell charged with misdemeanor of patronizing a prostitute in New York. From Associated Press
A History of Ticket Trouble : Rose Bowl: Mazzone was accused of buying players' tickets in 1978. UCLA's Young regrets recent decision. ELLIOTT ALMOND and RICK HOLGUIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Holyfield Is Stopped by a Heart Condition TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Two Padres Accused in Crime Sweep : Baseball: Scott Sanders and Derek Bell are charged with misdemeanor of patronizing a prostitute in New York City. From Associated Press
Really Bad Is Good Enough in This Division MIKE PENNER
Boys
Now Garman Might Soften Tough Softball Schedule LON EUBANKS
Prep Voices : Those in Spotlight Must Also Accept the Glare Voices was compiled by Prep Sports Editor Bob Rohwer
PREP TENNIS : This Match Never Had a Chance DAVE McKIBBEN
Connecticut's Marshall Giving Up Final Season From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : DeShields Says He Still Has Headaches MARYANN HUDSON
Finnerans Won't Play in County All-Star Game
Prep Voices Voices was compiled by Prep Sports Editor Bob Rohwer
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Rockies Can't Solve Tewksbury From Associated Press
It's Time for Annual Highway 395 Slalom PETE THOMAS
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Urbani Promotion Becomes Demotion Associated Press
MIGHTY DUCK NOTEBOOK / ROBYN NORWOOD : Kariya Leads Canada Past Lowly Austria, 6-1 ROBYN NORWOOD
PREP ROUNDUP : Newport Harbor Bounces Back, Easily Defeats Tustin MELANIE NEFF
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Toronto's Carter Ties Mark With 29th RBI From Associated Press
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Edmonds Is Given Scare of His Life BOB NIGHTENGALE
Payton's Place : He's Under Control, Running SuperSonics MARK HEISLER
Bigger Bluegill Getting Enthusiastic Response
Top-Ranked El Toro Spikes Dana Hills MICHAEL ITAGAKI
Pitino Is Put in His Place MIKE DOWNEY
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Edmonds Is Given Scare of His Life BOB NIGHTENGALE
Top-Ranked Sylmar Was Bottoms Up
Girls
Your Vital Signs Could Depend on Remembering This Statistic MAL FLORENCE
Prep Roundup
ROUNDUP : DiDomizio Defeats, Dominates Oxnard on Two-Hitter
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Eastwood's Goal Lifts Maple Leafs From Associated Press
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Errors Help Saddleback Upset First-Place OCC in Softball
North Hollywood Didn't Take Worst From Best PAIGE A. LEECH
Prep Voices Voices was compiled by Prep Sports Editor Bob Rohwer
Four Community College Athletes Announce Plans
Cloudy Future Despite NCAA Gymnastic Titles WENDY WITHERSPOON
Reporter's Notebook : Like It or Not, All Athletes Are Models for the Impressionable
HOLLYWOOD PARK : The Wicked North Is Among Top Horses Gracing Meeting BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Tennis
Dodgers Run Wild, Still Win : Baseball: Despite strange plays, they rally to defeat Phillies, 4-3. Worrell gets the save. MARYANN HUDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crespi on Wrong Side of the Net : Volleyball: Celts lose to Loyola and have a losing record for the first time in eight years with Slattum as coach. KENNEDY COSGROVE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hankins Will Sign With UNLV JEFF FLETCHER
Boom OR Bust? : SuperSonics Possess the NBA's Best Record, but Not the Respect a Top Team Can Expect MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irgun Has a Sore Hoof, to Skip Kentucky Derby BILL CHRISTINE
LOS ALAMITOS : At 53, Jockey Lambert Isn't About to Quit Competing Any Time Soon JODY BERGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prep Voices Voices was compiled by Prep Sports Editor Bob Rohwer
Birmingham Group Loses Annual Meet : Track and field: Sponsor's lack of manpower cited for National Scholastic Outdoor Championships' move to N.C. State. JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rain Washes Out High School and Community College Events
No Doubt About Trout : Heavy Stocking Brings Teeming Waters to Eastern Sierra; Wind-Damaged Crowley Lake Dock Repaired and Ready for Boon PETE THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Names in the News From Staff and Wire Reports
Birthday Is as Sweet as 16 for Angel Rookie BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coach Popovich Quits Marina Basketball
Anderson Ends Up in Atlanta, Not in Limbo : Pro football: Nearly passed over in the draft, he knows he faces uphill battle--but that's nothing new. DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rams Release Irv Eatman in Salary-Cap Maneuver MIKE REILLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coaches Punished for Recruiting : Prep basketball: Two Fremont assistants cut off from the school, which is also put on probation. ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES PREP SPORTS EDITOR
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Boy Dies in Apartment Fire : Fatality: Mother manages to save 2-year-old, who is said to have ignited the blaze, but couldn't save son, 6, who was trapped by fire. Twenty-eight tenants are left homeless. GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Koon Again Testifies That King Beating Was Justified JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALABASAS : Pair Mourn Son Who Bridged Cultural Gap JEFF SCHNAUFER
GLENDALE : Giving Kids a Hands-On Look at Farm Life JENNIFER OLDHAM
Obituaries
Clashing Symbols : Swastikas on Gates of Valley Buddhist Temple Are Signs of Peace, but to Many They Are a Painful Reminder of the Holocaust TERESA ANN WILLIS and SAM ENRIQUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Pilots Urge End to New Safety Rules JOANNA M. MILLER
BREA : Hometown Hoopla for the Ladycats MIMI KO
Restaurant to Remove Controversial Signs SUSAN BYRNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
IRVINE : Education Group to Honor Teachers SHELBY GRAD
Perspectives on Richard Nixon : A Reconciliation in the Political Family : The Democrat buried in the Nixon landslide of '72 pays his respects. GEORGE McGOVERN, George McGovern, a former U.S. senator from South Dakota, was the Democrats' 1972 candidate for the presidency.
PERSPECTIVES ON RICHARD NIXON : Ironies Crowd the Statesman's Bier : He embodied the best and worst of America's era of transition; we who elected him share his honor and his shame. ROGER MORRIS, Roger Morris' "Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician," won the National Book Award silver medal and other distinctions. His book about the Clinton presidency, "Promises of Change," is due out later this year.
HEALTH WATCH : Purging Popcorn
GARDEN GROVE : Forum to Help Those Buying First Home BILL BILLITER
Obituaries
50 Workers to Help Reassess Properties TRACEY KAPLAN
Campaign Calendar
LAGUNA BEACH : Aid Deadline Passes for Victims of Fire LESLIE EARNEST
MOORPARK : Housing Project Up for Reconsideration SCOTT HADLY
Face Up to Haiti's Ruling Thugs
Quake Damage Update : Assessment of Valley Destruction Rises By a Third
NEWBURY PARK : Jurors Find Man Guilty in Drug Case DWAYNE BRAY
Bill Addresses Quake Insurance Payments JILL BETTNER
THOUSAND OAKS : Recycled Jugs to Make Debut as Trash Bins STEPHANIE SIMON
PIRU : Federal Grant Sought for Historic Areas JOANNA M. MILLER
STUDIO CITY : Ventura Blvd. Panel Urges More Dialogue KAY HWANGBO
Feuding Council Expects Tough Job Finding Manager : Ventura: An executive search firm may be enlisted to help locate candidates to replace John Baker. CONSTANCE SOMMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Put the Bucks Along the Border : Developing a sensible immigration strategy
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Nixon Observance May Cost School District SHARON MOESER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Pointed Gun at Officer Before Fatal Shooting CHRISTINA LIMA
County Gets Grant for Flood Channel JOANNA M. MILLER
'3 Strikes' May Help Client, Lawyer Says DWAYNE BRAY
LOS ANGELES : Griego Plans to Open RLA Offices in Poor Areas
County to Spend More to Battle Tuberculosis : Health: Supervisors OK $1.5-million outlay for additional workers at schools, clinics and jails. Testing program is planned at schools. ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THOUSAND OAKS : Applicants Sought for Habitat House STEPHANIE SIMON
LOS ALAMITOS : Pipeline Operation Agreement Renewed BERT ELJERA
Portrait of a Whistle-Blower BILL BOYARSKY
Countywide : Conference to Cover 'New World Order' SHELBY GRAD
LOS ANGELES : Additional Crews Working to Remove Quake Rubble
Countywide : Plan of Action for Bees' Arrival OKd ANNA CEKOLA
Lowered Rating Could Affect Laguna Art Museum Grant ZAN DUBIN and CATHY CURTIS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Just Down the Road in Yorba Linda, a Driven Newcomer Dana Parsons
Judge Blocks Controversial State Test for 2 Students : Education: Youths' parents object to the exam. Both sides claim victory in the Superior Court's temporary ruling. CYNTHIA H. CRAFT and SHARON MOESER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GLENDALE : 2 Men Convicted of Firebombing Home CHAU LAM
1-Day Sickout Strains Services at Orange Schools : Labor: Action by 900 non-teaching employees idles school buses as well as after-school programs. Union wants to reopen contract talks with district. MARTIN MILLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SANTA PAULA : Hearing to Study Renaming School JEFF McDONALD
DWP Vulnerable to Abuse in Contracts, Audit Finds ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THOUSAND OAKS : Arts Plaza Gets $50,000 Donation FRED ALVAREZ
17 Valley Schools Seek to Join District's LEARN Reform Plan : Education: Officials pleased with cross-section of campuses. Teachers and parents would get broader power to design programs. BETH SHUSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Local Military Bases to Observe Day of Mourning : Nixon: Naval facilities in Point Mugu and Port Hueneme will have minimal operations. Postal deliveries will be suspended. MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWPORT BEACH : Groups Weigh In on Building Height Rule BOB ELSTON
BUENA PARK : Students' Photos to Go on Display
SEAL BEACH : Council Backs Bills on Liquor Licenses SHELBY GRAD
FEMA Suspends Funds for Emergency Basin : Newbury Park: Federal government wants an environmental report on project's effect on a wetland. STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Apartments in Industrial Area OKd by Planners MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Forest Shooting Area to Close May 2-4 MYRON LEVIN
Closed For Nixon Funeral
L.A. Helps Pave Way for Speed Humps : Roads: Council OKs a plan to let neighborhoods request the asphalt hillocks to slow traffic. JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Festival Aims to Appeal to a Spectrum of Tastes STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OJAI : DeVito Selected Mayor for 1994-95 TRACY WILSON
County Urged to Reconsider Plans for Hospital Wing PHYLLIS W. JORDAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ORANGE : The Setting Was Grounds for Marriage MARTIN MILLER
20 May Face Charges in Phone Calling Card Fraud MARY HELEN BERG and PATRICK J. McDONNELL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Critically Hurt as Pickup Hits Tree
Bank Pulls Out of 2-Year Slide : Economy: A. Levy officials optimistic after reporting $1.36-million quarterly gain. MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Bars Underwater Explosions for Testing : Channel Islands: Federal court injunction temporarily blocks Navy detonations over fears of harm to marine life. DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hughes Says Bulk of Move From Valley to Be Finished by August DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MISSION VIEJO : City to Pay Upkeep of Nadadores' Pools FRANK MESSINA
Prosecutors Will Fight Nicholson's Legal Move : Courts: The actor plans a 'civil compromise' over charges stemming from a dispute with another motorist. THOM MROZEK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Drops Plans for Jail at Tustin Base : Land Use: In a compromise with city officials, the Board of Supervisors instead intends to move an animal shelter there when the Navy leaves in 1997. ANNA CEKOLA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What's Open, What's Closed
SANTA ANA : 1,000 Are Expected at Special Olympics JON NALICK
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Utility Files 2nd Suit Over City Redevelopment Plan : Litigation: Castaic Lake Water Agency officials say the $1-billion Santa Clarita proposal goes beyond quake rebuilding. DOUGLAS ALGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tearful Briseno Insists He Tried to Stop Beating : Courts: 'Is it only me that's admitted something wrong happened out there?' he says in testimony at trial of Rodney G. King's civil case. LINDA DEUTSCH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Voting Stirs Emotions for South Africans in L.A. : Civil rights: They line up at consulate to cast absentee ballots. The milestone election inspires everything from jubilation to fear of new turmoil in their homeland. MILES CORWIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Magic Johnson, Sony to Open 12-Screen Theater in Baldwin Hills ERIN J. AUBRY
ARLETA : Residents to Protest ZIP Code Rejection MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Becoming the Master of Disaster
Pass the Salt : The Great Popcorn Scare Fails to Break Habit of Matinee Crowd SHAWN HUBLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Students Put Stock in Playing the Market FRANK MESSINA
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : H. Clyde Smyth Still Comes Out on Top After Recount : Election: In race for third council seat, Jill Klajic is defeated by 15 votes in tally requested by her campaign manager. DOUGLAS ALGER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
U.S. High Court Orders Review of Murder Case : Ruling: State justices are told to reconsider the conviction of a man on Death Row for killing a 10-year-old girl in 1982. He was not read his rights until 30 minutes after police picked him up. DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Laguna Pride' Festival Gets OK Despite Some Protest : Event: Opposition to the gay and lesbian 'block party' activities surfaced in the past week or so. The festivities begin Friday. LESLIE EARNEST, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ANAHEIM : Apartment Owners Can Get Free Toilets MARTIN MILLER
GRANADA HILLS : City Renews Reward Offer in Yoo Killings HUGO MARTIN
GLENDALE : Same-Sex Charges of Harassment Filed JENNIFER OLDHAM
Group Says Hate Groups Targeting Valley Students : Education: Anti- Defamation Leage tells Las Virgenes board to fight racist flyers that are being put in student lockers. ABIGAIL GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Driver Sentenced to Prison in Fatal Car Crash, Insurance Scam JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Children's Librarian Wins County Award JENNIFER OLDHAM
Oxnard Council Will Consider Tightening Smoking Ordinance : Health: Officials agree to review portions of the law, considered by many to be one of the most lenient in the county. JEFF McDONALD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Dana Point Vote Binds City to Headlands Plan : Development: Landowners win right to build $500-million hotel and 370 homes on prime coastal parcel. Approval comes over environmentalists' protest. LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Hearing Begins in Strangling of Martial Arts Expert MARK SABBATINI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prosecutors Defy D.A. Order : Superior Court: Some deputy district attorneys refuse to sign affidavits swearing they believe Lawrence Storch is biased. DWAYNE BRAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES : City to Challenge Homeless Right to Surplus Property
The Fight Against Crime: Notes From the Front : No Glitter in This Couple's Detective Work ANN O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of South Africans Cast Votes in Irvine E.J. GONG JR., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Death Penalty Delays Cloud a Father's Life LARRY GORDON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Strange Weather Day' in Southland : Precipitation: North Hills area receives light snowfall. The blustery storm system hopscotches across the region, also dropping some hail. CHIP JOHNSON and ERIC MALNIC, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Relief Effort for Bosnians Stalls on San Pedro Wharf GORDON DILLOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fullerton Man, 22, Dies in Car Crash
Terrorism
FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Firefighter, Officer Win City Honors DEBRA CANO
Boy Says He Doesn't Recall Fatal Stabbing : Trial: Phillip Hernandez, 13, testifies he blacked out after victim punched him at Simi Valley school Feb. 1. PEGGY Y. LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAMARILLO : FBI Investigating Defense Contractor PEGGY Y. LEE
The Next Feminist Revolution : Today's adolescent girls face all the freedoms their mothers won, plus all the expectations their mothers ignored. MARLENE ADLER MARKS, Marlene Adler Marks is a columnist for the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Her book, "Jewish Girls," will be published next year by E.P. Dutton.
Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Commuters' Daughters to Ride Free
I Knew Kurt Cobain's Sickness; Once, I Was Kurt Cobain : Suicide: Money and applause are meaningless when one's soul is empty; he just couldn't climb out of the well. DALLAS TAYLOR, Dallas Taylor is the former drummer of Crosby, Stills & Nash and author of the autobiography "Prisoner of Woodstock" to be published in June by Thunder's Mouth. and
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Mestres Out as President of Disney Unit : Entertainment: His resignation from Hollywood Pictures was expected after string of unsuccessful films. A successor is not named. ROBERT W. WELKOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How to Profit as Yields Jump on Cash Accounts TOM PETRUNO
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U.S. Needs to Stop Lecturing Japan and Make Its Own Luck JAMES FLANIGAN
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Monarch Bank Plans Stock Offer : Finance: If approved by regulators, institution will issue $2.5 million to $7 million in new shares. JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Metalclad to Acquire Mexican Waste Firm
The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : POSTCARDS FROM CYBERSPACE : Exploring the Depths of the Internet ADAM S. BAUMAN
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See Mommy Work : Daughters Day Strikes a Chord--and Some Criticism STUART SILVERSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : PLOWSHARES : Rockwell Device Offers Drivers Pointed Advice JAMES F. PELTZ
Problem Solving Is Foremost in UCI Job : Profile: Aide to assistant vice chancellor is part of a smaller staff doing more. Computer skills help. DEBORA VRANA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Textbook Nixon : He Added a Key Date for Economics Students: 8-15-71 MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C.'s Fidelity Moves In on US Facilities : Acquisitions: Title insurer comes on strong, offering $15 a share and saying it will fight if the Costa Mesa company refuses. GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Job Bias Law Not Retroactive, Justices Rule : Workplace: Civil rights advocates denounce the Supreme Court decision, while corporate lawyers express relief. DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nona Morelli's Will Acquire Denver Firm
Consumer Confidence Is Still Climbing : Economy: Analysts say April index shows Americans unshaken by interest rate hikes or market fluctuations. JONATHAN PETERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : Paging Through the Many Options of Communicating With a Pager LAWRENCE J. MAGID, LAWRENCE J. MAGID is a Silicon Valley-based computer writer
Hallmark to Buy TV Movie Producer RHI Entertainment JOHN LIPPMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Cigarette Unit to Be Sold to British Firm : Tobacco: Proposed $1-billion sale of American Brands' domestic subsidiary is said to illustrate pressures on the industry. JESUS SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dow Falls 6 Ahead of 1-Day Closure From Times Wire Services
U.S. Plans Aid to Help Computer Companies Compete With Japan : Technology: The proposal would provide millions of dollars to domestic suppliers of flat-panel display screens, with part of the package coming from the Pentagon. An announcement is scheduled for Thursday. JAMES F. PELTZ and RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Sphere of Influence : Unocal Reissues Its Little Orange Pop Icon SUSANNE GAYLE HARRIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : CASE STUDY: How technology changed a business : Making a Case for the Paperless Courtroom : Technology: Using computers, Orange County Probate Court has reduced its crushing burden of paperwork. DEAN TAKAHASHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tightened Pink-Collar Ranks Call for High-Tech Savvy : Office: Computer advances are cutting the demand for O.C. secretaries. Those who survive will be technologically adept. CHRIS WOODYARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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TV Review : 'Beirut to Bosnia' Warns of Hatred of West ROBERT KOEHLER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Screening Room : Nuart Offers a Delightful Look at Early Campion KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Movie Review : Martin Lawrence's Family Values KENNETH TURAN, TIMES FILM CRITIC
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Jazz Review : The Freddie Hubbard Five Minus Four at Union Station LEONARD FEATHER
Theater Reviews : Cast 'Measures' Up, Concept Doesn't T.H. McCULLOH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Inspector Tennison Returns in Some 'Prime' Viewing Howard Rosenberg
TV Ratings : Barney's a Bust in His Prime-Time Debut LEE MARGULIES
Pop Music Review : Billy Dean: Capable but Emotionally Flat JIM WASHBURN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pop Music Review : Eagles Regain Peaceful, Easy Feeling ROBERT HILBURN, TIMES POP MUSIC CRITIC
'Tommy' Takes Pinball to the Desert : Theater: Palm Desert is about to find out what happens when the Pinball Wizard meets the golf ball wizards at McCallum Theatre. DIANE HAITHMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C. Theatre Review : UCI 'Hamlet': Inventive and Intuitive : Charles Huston fits the role perfectly, and Stephen M. Burdman's superior direction brings fresh insights to the classic work. T.H. McCULLOH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Folk Tunes With Jazzy Russian Spin : Music: With ankle bells for percussion and everyone in the group on balalaika, Limpopo plays it for fun. BENJAMIN EPSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
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