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What happened on September 18, 1994
NEWS
COVER STORY : SILENT MINORITY : The Plight of Asian American Students : Torn by Pressure From Their Families and Peers, They Often Are Alienated, Overlooked and Misunderstood. DIANE SEO
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : ABC's Smolletts agree life 'On Their Own' is never a drag BETH KLEID, Beth Kleid is a regular contributor to TV Times and Calendar
Couple Sue Disneyland Over Injuries on Ride From Associated Press
Charles Drake; Versatile Film and TV Actor
CRISIS IN THE CARIBBEAN : Contradictory Emotions Overtake Miami's Little Haiti : Reaction: Many feel action is needed. But fear of bloodshed and mistrust of American motivations temper community's enthusiasm. PATRICK J. McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Town May Be Single-Parent Capital of U.S. : Michigan: Benton Harbor leads the way to uncertain era of divorce, early widowhood, out-of-wedlock births. MITCHELL LANDSBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deaf Woman Is First Miss America With Disability Associated Press
Dream Leads to a Prison Term Until DNA Evidence Frees Him : Slaying: Police called Steven Linscott's account a confession, not a vision. Now, 12 years later, he examines lessons painfully learned. SHARON COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tiniest American Library Goes Over Big in Appalachia : Tennessee: The 5-by-6-by-6-foot white structure houses 2,000 volumes, mostly love stories, mysteries, histories and encyclopedias. DUNCAN MANSFIELD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Robert Blair Krueger; Founder of Legal Firm
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : In the Best of Hands : Here and around the world, Dr. Randy Sherman repairs devastating wounds inflicted by nature and accidents. Only family and flying, perhaps, bring him more happiness. DOUGLAS P. SHUIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'A Friendship in Vienna' Lynne Heffley
ECHO PARK : Service Group Seeks Gangs' Participation TOMMY LI
Friday Football Roundup JOHN ORTEGA
Striving to Get Ahead : Salesian High's Cross-Country Team Has a Little Room for Improvement: 1st or 2nd Place KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Profile : What's Up, Doc? : GEORGE CLOONEY RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF A FAMILIAR SET SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Palestinians Want to Control Holy Sites Reuters
Faulty Light Causes Short at White House Associated Press
U.S. Ceding Upper Hand to N. Korea, Critics Say : Asia: Washington wants Pyongyang's nuclear program frozen. But its concessions could invalidate any deal. JIM MANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Congress Hooked on Tobacco Lobby Cash, Group Charges Associated Press
Volunteers Clear Tons of Trash From State's Beaches From Associated Press
Friday Football Roundup ROY JURGENS
Administration Called Slow to Condemn Abuses in Haiti ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cuba to Let Farmers Sell Produce in Markets Reuters
Police Must Be Held Accountable, Inquiry Says Associated Press
The Weight Is Over : Health: China begins sending fat youngsters to an exercise-oriented camp to help shed those extra pounds. From Associated Press
GOP Has Pulpit at Meeting of Religious Right ROBERT SHOGAN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
The Only Game In Town? SUSAN KING
Moonstruck TOMMY LI
Bravo Plays 'Bridge'
Extra Day in Orbit Brings Science Bonus : Space: Astronauts conserve sufficient electricity to power added laser light atmospheric experiments. They are to return to Earth Monday. From Associated Press
Bring-Back-the-Bison Idea No Washout : Great Plains: Proposal to supplant people with buffalo gains standing as ghost towns multiply across prairie. MIKE FEINSILBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday Football Roundup WILL ETHERIDGE
Growing Pains : Agriculture: Corn crop went bust, the EPA is probing possible destruction of wetlands and neighbors threaten legal action over smelly compost. STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ailing Tourist Adds to Odd White House Week Reuters
Fire Guts Former Home of Margaret Mitchell Associated Press
Library Helps Youth Sign On to Internet SIMON ROMERO
A summary of selected City Hall actions in this past week affecting Central Los Angeles. MICHAEL KRIKORIAN
Mono Lake Plan Could Slash L.A. Water Supply MARLA CONE, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Lightning's Deja Vu for Minnesota Man Associated Press
MAYWOOD : Fiesta Helps Mark City's 70th Birthday SIMON ROMERO
CRENSHAW : Kiwanis Will Honor Activist Celes King
Carter Mission Presses Haiti's Leaders to Leave : Caribbean: White House calls first meeting 'serious and constructive.' Two night sessions are also held; more are expected today. U.S. forces are in place off the coast. KENNETH FREED and NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
High-Tech Lobbying Dials Wrong Number : Washington: Special interests can make it appear that their point of view is coming from ordinary folks. JIM DRINKARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOUTHEAST AREA : Consultants Get Down to Business SIMON ROMERO
Thousands Protest Disney History Theme Park Plans From Reuters
New Technology Bringing Government, People Closer : Information: Some of the projects are aimed at restoring faith in the agencies--and they've turned out well. But others are costly failures. THOMAS B. ROSENSTIEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NOTEBOOK : Bell Gardens High Honored With Award KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CRISIS IN THE CARIBBEAN : Scared Residents Take Flight in Port-au-Prince : Civilians: One woman killed in frantic efforts to flee capital city. People fear violence of invasion or retaliation by backers of ruling Haitian army. From Associated Press
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / REPUBLICAN CONVENTION : Stressing GOP Unity, Wilson Backs Prop. 187 : Governor gets warm reception at state party gathering as he formally endorses the immigration initiative and predicts sweeping Republican victory. BILL STALL and DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Stag's Splashy Exit Leaves Laguna Talking : Wildlife: Deer crashes through home, swims to sea. Lifeguards turn it back, but it dies anyway. GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
May It Please the Court, Lawyers Just Want to Be Happy : Psychotherapy: Float past Mars, be one with the solar system, popular seminar counsels. Program borrows from Carl Jung, Zen consciousness, 12-step programs, holistic healing, even Clarence Darrow. MICHAEL HILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rwanda Government Struggles to Gain Cash, Credibility : Africa: The country is bankrupt, its export crops destroyed. But aid flows only to private groups as world weighs whether new leaders can be trusted. JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Grass-Roots Grandma' Turns Her Attention to Associations KEVIN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VENICE : New Youth Club to Be State-of-the-Art
Rural Hospitals Turn to Innovation to Survive as Hundreds Close Doors : Medicine: The rebirth of medical care in a rural North Carolina area is the result of an alliance of hospitals with will to live. FRED BAYLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Advisers' Role in Bicycle Club Offer Raises Questions : Gambling: Trustee says he had no part in picking winner. Attorney withdraws gaming application. JEFFREY L. RABIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Grave Tells of Union Soldier's Final Hour : Archeology: Bones, artifacts taken from Antietam help scientists get a sense of one Union fighter, a casualty of the conflict's bloodiest battle. DEB RIECHMANN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Merridy Street Lies in Heart of Destruction : Northridge: Woodside apartments are the only habitable units on the block. Neighbors have been replaced by rats and feral cats, and residents must dodge the dregs of chaos. TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Koreatown : Surge in Robberies Prompts Warnings LESLIE BERESTEIN
NEWS ANALYSIS : Chaos Likely Without Peaceful Transition DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
You Could Get Exercised Over Wee Sub : Inventions: After three decades building one-person and two-person crafts, former Navy captain is working to perfect a human-powered version. ALLAN DOWD, REUTERS
Moscow Juggles Conflicts in Former Soviet Territory : Russia: An accord brokered in Iran may have defused hostilities in Tajikistan. Two enclaves in Caucasus Mountains remain hot spots. RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boys & Girls Club Opens in Casa Loma ENRIQUE LAVIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Hope in Youth Plans a Thank-You Party
Today Versus Tomorrow PETER H. KING
At Other End of Toll-Free Tourism Hot Lines: Jail Bars DAVID HOLMSTROM, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
'Un Coeur en Hiver' (A Heart in Winter) Kenneth Turan
Vietnam AIDS Spreading Reuters
A New Farm's Growing Troubles
For Kids, Car Nuts and Connoisseurs JOHN BUZBEE
Feuds Take Homeowner Groups to Legal Limits : Property: Bulging association case files in O.C. cover everything from overweight pets to satellite dishes. KEVIN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On View : Tyrants, Treasures and the Hermitage SUZANNE MUCHNIC, TIMES ART WRITER
Death Row Prisoner Is Executed in Texas Associated Press
Health Care Careers Beckon Teen-Agers : West Virginia: University officials hope they can keep predominantly black and economically disadvantaged children interested in professions. DAVID WILKISON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMN ONE : 2nd Wave of Quake Destruction : Some owners let 'ghost town' properties go into foreclosure, leaving stubborn criminal havens. Officials say drastic solutions may be required to avoid festering problem. HUGO MARTIN and JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
U.S. Weighing Controversial Border Crossing Fee, Reno Says : Checkpoints: In Beverly Hills speech, she unveils program to close 'revolving door for illegal immigrants.' JOHN HURST and SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Blue Over Caruso
The Personal Touch : Beyond Shelter made Mari E. Quates and her children 'feel special.' The program, she says, turned her life around and restored stability to her family. MARI E. QUATES, Mari E. Quates, 35, of South-Central, is a mother of three children ages 4 to 10. The former legal word processor lost her apartment and became unable to work after her divorce and the birth of a congenitally ill girl. She turned to Beyond Shelter, a program that places homeless families in apartments and provides up to one year of comprehensive services, including household management, health referrals and legal advocacy. She was interviewed by Nancy Slate.
TRAVEL : Putting on Grand Airs in Golden Triangle MARY MOORE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CRISIS IN THE CARIBBEAN : Military Is Still Uneasy Over Its Mission in Haiti : Pentagon: A truce between Clinton and officers in the armed forces has developed. But it could unravel. MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Magnet School Logs On to Information Superhighway : Education: Students can surf the Internet at the Central Library. The school is first in the nation to focus on electronic information. DIANE SEO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UCLA Will Be Skirting the Issue of Celtic Pride
'Red Rock West' Kevin Thomas
WESTLAKE : Dreams May Spring From the Rubble LESLIE BERESTEIN
FOOTBALL : Ellison, Loyola Get a Whole Lot Out of a Half in Win at Canyon LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Strong Recovery : Health care: A $32-million earthquake repair project will allow St. John's Hospital, minus its north wing, to reopen to inpatient services Oct. 3. KATHLEEN KELLEHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hazardous Waste in Automotive Businesses Is Workshop Topic
Lincoln Heights : Tenants to Own 132-Unit Complex MARY ANNE PEREZ
Friday Football Roundup ENRIQUE LAVIN
WATTS : On Common Ground to Stress Education ENRIQUE LAVIN
Arrested Entertainment
Commentary : WHEN TALK SHOWS GO THUMP IN THE DAY MICHELLE WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Friday Football Roundup MIKE EDWARDS
Friday Football Roundup PETER YOON
Friday Football Roundup GARY CHAVEZ
For Seniors : His Longevity Theory Is Food for Thought LINDA FELDMAN
FRIDAY FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Manual Arts Stuns Dorsey on Last-Minute TD REGGIE MEADOWS
Natural Gas Vehicle Plant Fuels Industry : Transportation: Officials hope a new East L.A. facility will encourage more motorists to tank up with the cleaner, cheaper fuel instead of gasoline. EFRAIN HERNANDEZ JR., TIMES STAFF WRITER
CRENSHAW : Festival Sings Praises of Musical Institute ERIN J. AUBRY
Crisis In The Caribbean : Haiti On The Edge
EAST LOS ANGELES : Big Brothers Seek Latino Monitors
IRA Supporters Step Up Demands That British Withdraw From Ulster From Reuters
Returning in Prime Condition THE SOCIAL CLIMES STAFF
Four-Star Films : 'The Third Man' Kevin Thomas
GAME OF THE WEEK : Fremont Steals 34-28 Win as Time Runs Out KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Friday Football Roundup TONY JONES
Explosion at Air-Bag Factory Injures Seven Associated Press
Friday Football Roundup RICK RAMIREZ
Friday Football Roundup STEPHANIE SMITH
SANTA MONICA : College Chooses Interim President LORENZA MUNOZ
In Seeking Work Despite Law, Day Laborers Try Residents' Patience EFRAIN HERNANDEZ Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Care for a Glass of Beer With That Breakfast? HILLARY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CITY TERRACE : Mural Honors Youth of Mexico, Eastside MARY ANNE PEREZ
Grants: Pepperdine Receives $32 Million
CRISIS IN THE CARIBBEAN : Lawmakers Support Peace Mission, but Still Balk at Invasion : Congress: Carter delegation is applauded, despite criticism of its timing and mandate. ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COVER STORY : Museum Central : Wilshire Boulevard Collections Spur a Resurgence of Miracle Mile Area JOHN BUZBEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Lineup SUSAN KING
UCLA Student Says Medical Center Staff Harassed Him : Law: Emergency room employee's suit says he was subjected to verbal and physical advances by homosexual co-workers. University attorneys say his story is inconsistent. B.J. PALERMO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Deaf Woman From Alabama Crowned 1995 Miss America Associated Press
Taking Us Back to the Ball Game : PBS' 'BASEBALL' HOLDS A MIRROR UP TO AMERICA SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nations Unified In Celebrating Independence : Festivities Spotlight Cultures of Central American Countries and Their American Emigres MARY ANNE PEREZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CHINATOWN : Part of L.A. History May Find a Home TOMMY LI
Man at DMV Shot in Fight Over Woman From a Times Staff Writer
Don't Let the Spirit Crushers Get You Down ROBIN ABCARIAN
The Next Step Toward Home : Tanya Tull helps homeless go beyond temporary shelter and into residential neighborhoods. TANYA TULL, Tanya Tull has worked with homeless families for 15 years, watching from the front lines as the homeless population swelled. She founded and continues to direct Para Los Ninos, a Skid Row agency that helps homeless families, and since 1988, has been executive director of Beyond Shelter, which seeks to place families in permanent housing and help them stay there by providing help with negotiating leases and finding child care, job training and other services. She was interviewed by Catherine Gewertz. and
CRENSHAW : Redlining Charged in Quake-Aid Policy ERIN J. AUBRY
Friday Football Roundup ETHAN ALLEN THOMAS JR.
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : KCAL's 'Boogie's Diner' is the new hangout for hanging-out crowd N.F. MENDOZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
KOREATOWN : Consortium Offers Free Home Repairs
Insect-Borne Fungus Taking Its Toll of Famous Stands of Monterey Pines : Ecology: Scientists urge Californians not to plant the tree in hopes that a moratorium will help limit the affliction. Little else can be done about pitch canker until researchers develop a more resistant pine. CATALINA ORTIZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAGAZINE
Tobacco's Pr Campaign : The Cigarette Papers MICHAEL J. GOODMAN, Contributing editor Michael J. Goodman's last article for the magazine was a profile of Dodger catcher Mike Piazza. Julia Franco provided research assistance for this article
One Man's Battle
The Word : Hollywood Bibliophilia Joseph Hanania
Ever The Twain Should Meet
Mind and Body : Breathing Easier Mark Ehrman
A GOOD TEACHER PASSES : She Recognized the True Nature of This Multicultural Community Before It Knew It Had Become One Jonathan Gold
L.A. SPEAK : Garment Gab Kathleen Moloney
STYLE: MEN'S FALL FASHION : MAN ABOUT TOWN : A cup of Joe and He's on to a Power Breakfast
Prose And Retro-cons
ECLIPSED : Maybe It's Just Something About the Southwest Corner of Melrose and Robertson S. Irene Virbila
Paranoids, Ghosts and The Disappeared : It Was Certainly Mexico's Freest Election Ever, but for One of the Country's Leading Novelists, a Longtime PRI Foe Who Served as a Poll Observer for an Opposition Party, It was Politics as Usual--PRI Politics, Corrupt, Intimidating, Eternal Pablo Ignacio Taibo II, Paco Ignacio Taibo II is a Mexico City-based mystery writer. His most recent book is "Four Hands" (St. Martin's Press). This article was translated by Lorenza Munoz.
Tracking the Killer Bees : As the Fabled Africanized Honeybees Make Their Way Toward California, a Few Men Have Been patrolling the Front Lines of the Invasion: The Bee Cowboys of South Texas. KEVIN COOK, Journalist Kevin Cook lives in Huntington Beach, where he plans to protect his wife, Pamela, and son, Cal, from the "killer" bees when they arrive
THE BIZ : Stage Fight R. Daniel Foster
OPINION
The Way Cleared for a Pentecostal Prophet to Rule Guatemala Again Victor Perera, Victor Perera, who teaches journalism in the Graduate School of UC Berkeley, is author of "Unfinished Conquest: The Guatemalan Tragedy (California) and "Rites: A Guatemalan Boyhood," due out next month from Mercury House
Los Angeles Times Interview : Robert Rotberg : Can Order Come to Haiti After Two Centuries of Chaos? Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt is a producer for Fox News and a contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." He spoke with Robert Rotberg from the historian's home in Lexington, Mass
Bilingual Education
PERSPECTIVE ON ISLAM : The Tyranny of Brotherhood : Authoritarianism, which is endemic to Muslim society, has perverted both secular and religious leadership. MAHER HATHOUT and SALAM al-MARAYATI, Dr. Maher Hathout is senior adviser to the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Los Angeles. Salam al-Marayati is its director.
Is Bill Clinton's Lasting Political Legacy Going to Be the Resurrection of the GOP? Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips is the editor and publisher of the American Political Report. His new book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustration of American Politics" (Little Brown)
When You Have Initiatives on the Ballot, Who Needs Politicians? Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior associate at the Center for Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate School and a political analyst for KCAL-TV
CANADA WATCH : Separation's High Cost
Quayle on Values
Science Meets the Press: Can Media Be Trusted? : Quest for better 'gatekeeping' in covering complex issues
A Reluctant Warrior : The Nightmare That Is Haiti: Gunshots in the Quiet of Night Anne-christine d'Adesky, Anne-christine d'Adesky, a Haitian-American journalist, is author of "Under the Bone" (FSG), a novel about Haiti
Prop. 190--a Needed Light : Measure would lift secrecy from judges' disciplinary hearings
A Reluctant Warrior : With Haiti, Clinton Redefines the Post-Cold War Presidency Sidney Blumenthal, Sidney Blumenthal is the special political correspondent for the New Yorker. He is the author of "Pledging Allegiance: The Last Campaign of the Cold War" (HarperCollins)
Don't Waffle Now on GATT
Sportscasters
Needle Exchange for Drug Users
Campus Correspondence : Finding a 'Safe Place' on Campus for Student Victims of Domestic Violence Rachael Perry, Rachael Perry is editor in chief of The State News, the MSU campus newspaper
Philharmonic's Tour
Film Office Merger
Nuclear-Family Blues: The Fission of Moral Ties That Bind Stanley Crouch, Stanley Crouch, author of "Notes of a Hanging Judge" (Oxford), was a 1993 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "genius" fellowship. He is currently finishing a biography of Charlie Parker
Let Cubans In, and Watch Castro Rot : The invasion metaphor only serves anti-immigration forces. VIRGINIA I. POSTREL, Virginia I. Postrel is editor of Reason, a Los Angeles-based current affairs magazine
ENTERTAINMENT
It's the Screen That Got Small : Do all those cracks about TV bother Gene Wilder, Dudley Moore and Martin Short? Well, now that you ask, let them explain it all to you. Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a frequent contributor to Calendar. and
Does Someone Like This Still Have to Prove Herself? : Mary Steenburgen thinks she does. So, after two high-profile movies, she's doing something that really terrifies her: hitting the stage. Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Kodaly, the Other Hungarian Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief Connie Johnson
OUT OF THE VAULTS : The Sun Legacy in 74 Songs Robert Hilburn
In Brief Randy Lewis
In Brief Steve Hochman
Move 'em Out
More 'Romance'
Sean Nelson, the Sundance Kid Ty Tagami
Waxing Theatrical
JAZZ SPOTLIGHT : A Harmonic Convergence Bill Kohlhaase
'The Collected Plays of Justin Tanner'
Album Review Connie Johnson
ART : Looking for Art That's Literally All Over the Map? : 'inSITE94' features 109 artists, artworks made from tens of thousands of pieces (if you count the animal bones) and covers 37 sites all over San Diego and Tijuana. Big enough for you? Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer.
Will 'Blue Sky' Make It 10-for-10 for Orion? Judy Brennan
Butchered
'Killers' Screenwriter Keeps the Faith Judy Brennan
Album Review Ernest Hardy
Performing Arts : The Composer Tells All (Again) : Ned Rorem has been the center of attention for most of his 70 years, and his latest book--'Knowing When to Stop'--is sure to keep him there. Martin Bernheimer, Martin Bernheimer is The Times' music critic
Hitting The Mark
'Melrose' May Be the Place, but Not for Aimee Mann Steve Hochman
Break Time Is Over : Anita Baker's last album was in 1990. Then everyone thought she was lost to motherhood. Guess everybody forgot to ask the important person: Baker Dennis Hunt, Dennis Hunt is a Times staff writer
Pop Music : A Mellow Trip 'Home' : Michael Franti drops the aggression and evokes soul-R&B traditions to celebrate community, family. Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
William Hurt, Actor
He's Always Moving : Michael Smuin has done ballet, Broadway, movies, TV and a little bit of everything in between. Now he's bringing his 10-member ballet company to L.A. for its first appearance outside San Francisco. Get ready to experience a little guerrilla ballet. Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a Times staff writer
Exposing an L.A. Secret : Justin Tanner--the man who gave the world 'Zombie Attack!' and 'Pot Mom'--is just happy to be writing plays. But, hey, a little global attention wouldn't hurt. Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Wet and Wild Pandas : Making a movie in China's hinterlands presents unique challenges--like paying to film on sacred moss. On location with 'The Little Panda.' Rone Tempest, Rone Tempest is The Times' Beijing bureau chief
Private Lives : Video : Will 'Jurassic' Rule the Earth? : Spielberg's ravenous dinosaurs aren't done yet: There'll be no escaping the video's $65-million push. But can it top 'Aladdin'? David Kronke, David Kronke is a frequent contributor to Calendar
COVER STORY : The Core Groundlings: Where Are They Now? Lawrence Christon
COVER STORY : In Praise of Silliness : Los Angeles' own Groundlings are celebrating two decades of, well, just plain silliness. Is this someone's idea of a joke? You bet and it's paid off. Lawrence Christon, Lawrence Christon is a Times staff writer.
The Second Time Just Gets Better Lorraine Ali
Family Acts
BOOKS
Faces of Revolution : NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME, By Nadine Gordimer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $22; 324 pp.) RICHARD EDER
He bellowed 'Stella!' . . . and acting was never the same : BRANDO: Songs My Mother Taught Me, By Marlon Brando with Robert Lindsey (Random House: $25; 468 pp.) : BRANDO: The Biography, By Peter Manso (Hyperion: $29.95; 1,172 pp.) David Freeman, David Freeman is the author of "A Hollywood Education" and other books
Isn't the Truth Always a Mosaic? : GOLDBERG'S ANGEL: An Adventure in the Antiquities Trade, By Dan Hofstadter (Farrar, Straus, Giroux: $22; 241 pp.) Andrew Solomon, Andrew Solomon's last book is "The Irony Tower: Soviet Artists in a Time of Glasnost" (Alfred A. Knopf)
Fiction DICK RORABACK
Nonfiction DICK RORABACK
Bret 'The Real Thing' Ellis
Quotas In Book Review?
Information Sought
The Price Of Color
Fiction DICK RORABACK
He Snarled, She Snarled : Fierce competitors bent on demolishing their opponents, James Carville and Mary Matalin tell how they survived facing off against each other. : ALL'S FAIR: Love, War and Running for President, By Mary Matalin and James Carville with Peter Knobler (Random House/Simon & Schuster: $24; 478 pp.) Robert Sherrill, Robert Sherrill is the author of "Gothic Politics in the Deep South."
Nonfiction Tom Frick
Brecht's Smokescreen
Take Me in to the Ballgame : The companion book to Ken Burns' PBS series may offer relief to the strike-stricken : BASEBALL: An Illustrated History, By Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (Alfred A. Knopf: $60; 469 pp.) Dick Roraback, Roraback is a free-lance writer
Fiction DICK RORABACK
Back to Nature, by JAMES TATE
Out And About
The Last Gentleman : THE HOUSE OF PERCY: Honor, Imagination, and Melancholy in a Southern Family, By Bertram Wyatt-Brown (Oxford University Press: $30; 454 pp.) James Wilcox, James Wilcox's most recent novel is "Guest of a Sinner."
Fiction DICK RORABACK
PAGE TO SCREEN : Boyd's 'Good Man' JOHN CLARK
Nonfiction DICK RORABACK
A Voice of Moral Reasoning : Shusaku Endo struggled with the themes of right and wrong, defiance and cowardice : THE FINAL MARTYRS, By Shusaku Endo . Translated from the Japanese by Van C. Gessel (New Directions: $21.50; 208 pp.) Karl Schoenberger, Karl Schoenberger is a Times staff writer and former Tokyo correspondent. He studied Japanese literature as a Monbusho Fellow at Kyoto University
BUSINESS
How Fund Failed Them : Teachers' Reliance on Colleagues Cost Dearly When Land Deals Soured DEBORA VRANA and GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Retiree Wonders: What About My Portfolio? RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
BUSINESS PULSE / JOHN BRENNAN : Polls Show More Than Economy Dogs Clinton's Appeal Ratings JOHN BRENNAN, JOHN BRENNAN is director of The Los Angeles Times Poll
Crime Isn't the Way Flanigan Describes It
Where Prop. 103 Mentality Could Lead
Couple Faces a Brick Wall in Finding Earthquake Insurance for Their Eagle Rock Home
Your Money : Where There's a Will... KATHY M. KRISTOF
What Foreign Students Mean to U.S. Schools
Owners Deny Charges : The Two Heads of TMI Have Different Visions of the Future DEBORA VRANA and GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Gifts to Parents Involve Some Risks CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Pacific Gulf Properties Appoints New Executive
Your Money : Live Well, Die Prepared : Personal finance: It's inevitable, so here's our guide to estate planning, funerals and other life-and-death concerns. KATHY M. KRISTOF, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Columnist's Advice on Ethics Unethical
Fortune 500 a Dated Idea in Global Market
TV Networks Evolve From Dinosaurs to Darlings JAMES FLANIGAN
Toronto Film Company Gets 'Southern Exposure' : Entertainment: Debuting Thursday, "Due South" will be the first Canadian-produced series to appear on an American television network in prime time. CRAIG TURNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
From the Ground Up : Rebuilding the Northridge Fashion Center
Separating Love, Abuse for Asians : Culture: Immigrants find that disciplinary measures considered responsible parenting in their homelands may be improper in U.S. DENISE HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latest Casualty Spurs Troops in War Against Child Abuse Dana Parsons
Valley Commentary : L.A. Council Must Fill the Vacancy in 5th District : When Zev Yaroslavsky leaves to join county board, district could be left without a city voice for seven months. But its needs require an interim replacement. JEFF BRAIN, Jeff Brain is past president of the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the Sherman Oaks Town Council. He is a candidate for the 5th District council seat
Break the Gridlock on Mass Transit for Valley : Decisive action and accord on Red Line extension are vital
Residents Protest Hiring of Officer MARY MOORE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Land Trade Feasible for Bolsa Chica
Valley Commentary : Why Our Teachers Don't Trust LEARN Program : Reform plan could help troubled public schools re-create themselves, but teachers are understandably wary of faddishness, financing and risks. ADRIENNE MACK, Adrienne Mack teaches high school English in the Los Angeles public schools
ELECTIONS / 35TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT : Winery Owner and Professor Face Off CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long-Term Day-Care Solutions Needed : Scramble in Capistrano School District Is Example of How Things Shouldn't Work
Neighboring Communities Are Not Acting Very Neighborly : San Gabriel Valley: Communities put up their fists when borders are at stake. Projects from card clubs to freeway extensions spur disputes. DEBORAH SULLIVAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GOP Convention Turns Into Love Fest : Brown, Other Democrats Meet for Rally on Long-Hostile Turf : Politics: Gubernatorial nominee, other candidates and party officials gather to build support for statewide ticket in heart of Republican country. KEVIN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OXNARD : Developer Stops Pumping of Wetlands MIGUEL BUSTILLO
GOP Convention Turns Into Love Fest : Politics: Conservative Republicans voice no fault with candidates Wilson and Huffington. Earlier acrimony is swept aside. GEBE MARTINEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes about your surroundings
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON CURFEWS : Restrictions on Youths Strain Families, Burden Government : Two questions on such laws for juveniles: Are they constitutional? Are they wise? They seem to be neither. ARNOLD BINDER, Arnold Binder is a professor in the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine and is an expert in the field of juvenile delinquency
24TH DISTRICT : GOP Stars Give Boost to Sybert JACK CHEEVERS
County Cannot Act Alone on Jail Plan : Expansion--of Facilities and Decision Making--Needed
OXNARD : Brother Pleads Guilty in Boy's Drug Deals DWAYNE BRAY
Cut Through the Smokescreen Around Beilenson, Sybert Camp Urges
Toll Road Would Cut a Wicked Swath
Flagging Down 'Patriotic' Businesses
Braude's Focus Is on Westside, Not Valley
Let Lenders Buy Their Own Home Insurance
Fullerton Will Gain Tax Revenue From New Use of Hughes Property
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Bicameral Candidate Runs Back and Forth in Two Campaigns at Once
Mail Call Thanks
Volunteer Crews Hit the Beaches for Coastal Cleanup Day : Environment: About 1,300 people pick up unsightly, dangerous trash along the coast and nearby waterways. RODNEY BOSCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marvels Abound Deep Within for Cave Explorers : Mexico: Team descends to 4,839 feet, the deepest that humans have gone in a cavern in the Western Hemisphere. One dies in the attempt. HARRY F. ROSENTHAL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Artists Turn Talents to Restoration Project : Culture: Group is turning historic but run-down Cedar Avenue complex into a headquarters. One building, the Memorial Hall, will reopen Saturday. PHIL SNEIDERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Rams' Front Office Is All Business : Task Force to Save Team Makes Valiant Goal-Line Stand but It Probably Isn't Enough
Boy, 14, Falls to His Death on Hike
Taxpayers Pick Up Alcohol Abuse Tab
Couple Sue Disneyland Over Injuries on Ride From Associated Press
Boy, 16, Shot in Neck From Other Car in Drag Race
2 Killed, 2 Injured in Freeway Crash
Preschool's Only Fault Was Caring : Church's view of child care leads to eviction of Santa Clarita Valley Learning Center
Bands, Bellies, Queens and Cowboys on the March in Simi : Parade: Thousands line up to see the tradition that began in the '30s continue with plenty of small-town spirit. MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Service Group Checks Into Notorious Motel : Activism: Clean-up starts on dilapidated Chateau Motel, once a magnet for crime. Plans call for conversion into a job-training center. TIM MAY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Shielding Simpson Jury Selection in Name of Efficiency BILL BOYARSKY
On the Table: Pay Caps and Thinking Caps SCOTT HARRIS
UCI Takes Scientific Approach to Future : Education: Chancellor hopes to attract research dollars with biomedicine and other rising disciplines. ALICIA DI RADO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Campaign '94: Issues and Answers
The Coast Is Clear, for a Day : 4,538 Volunteers Take Away 22 Tons of Trash LESLIE BERKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Drug Court Shows Promise : Rehabilitation: Treating addicts rather than jailing them saves money. About 100 have enrolled in intensive yearlong program, but future funding is uncertain. CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maimed Youth Cheered by Flood of Mail and Gifts TRACY WEBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L.A. to Bring Recycling Operation to the Westside : Environment: Overburdened landfills and state mandate to reduce trash will likely cause more residents to change their ways. MATHIS CHAZANOV, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lower Standards Fail the Students
A Broad Palate : Taste of Encino Showcases Restaurants, Wineries ABIGAIL GOLDMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anaheim Council, Mayoral Election Draws a Crowd GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Valley Commentary : A Risky Path for Pierce College : A sketchy proposal brings commercialism to an institution worthy of better public funding. But it may be the financially stretched college's last best hope. LES BOSTON, Les Boston is a free-lance writer and editor and a former English teacher at Valley College
3 Arctic Travelers Took Wayward Road
Power Outage Affects 3,000 Oxnard Homes
SIMI VALLEY : Man Dies After Being Hit By Amtrak Train SCOTT HADLY
Goleta Man Held in Camarillo Sexual Assaults : Crime: The 21-year-old is suspected of raping and robbing two female workers in a yogurt shop. SCOTT HADLY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Neighbors Say Man's Home Is a Castle : Real estate: Homeowner draws complaints but says he upgraded neighborhood. City considers ordinance to curb 'mansionization.' VIVIEN LOU CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arming Residents With New Outlook on Police Work : Training: Course familiarizes people with LAPD operations, including arrest procedures, use of force and shooting policies. 'The most surprising thing I learned is that police are human,' a graduate says. BOB POOL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dismayed L.A. Police, Deputies Head for Greener Pastures : Law enforcement: Simi Valley and other Ventura County departments are luring more officers who are searching for a better quality of life. MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Evidence to Back Claim of Voter Fraud: Registrar : Politics: Report disputes Republican charges of illegal registration in central Orange County. GEBE MARTINEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Green Party Aims at New Mexico : Politics: Slate for the November elections includes a former two-term Democratic lieutenant governor, now running for governor. BARRY MASSEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ancient History Lingers Along Ghost Road Through the Forest : New Mexico: Shortcut to a ski resort shelters the story of America long before its present residents or ancestors of the Ute and Apache left their mark. RICHARD BENKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pizza Case Unlikely Focus of '3 Strikes' Debate : Courts: Defense lawyer says suspect doesn't see how what he allegedly did could send him to prison for 25 years to life. Officials back prosecution of small-time street criminal. GORDON DILLOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Season of Woes : Federal Investigation Tops the List of Summer Disasters STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Was the Slaying of Black Man a Hate Crime? : Civil rights: Activists are demanding information about the fatal shooting allegedly by a white youth with a shaved head. GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
South Pacific's Healers May Hold Nature's Ancient Cures : Health: Paul Alan Cox is tapping into island medicines to battle AIDS and other illnesses. But time is short. PEG McENTEE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CSUN President Backs EOP Changes : Education: Answering critics, Blenda J. Wilson says the program for minority students will not be dismantled. JILL BETTNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
From Disaster, Magic at Six Flags : Amusement park's record attendance, expansion plans a bright spot for the region
Times Wastes Space on Cigar Smoking
GOP's Claim of Voter Fraud Disputed
Ineffective Bus-Lights Law Will Give Us False Sense of Traffic Safety
Graffiti Vandal Doesn't Deserve Any Publicity
Police Officers Need Citizens' Support
Trabuco Water District Inefficient
Clayton Moore Is a Real-Life Hero
Speed, Technique Sack State Title for Villa Park Bagger
SPORTS
HYDROPLANE RACING : Boats Are Different, but Their Goal Is the Same SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Passion + Baseball = Ken Burns : Television: The epic 18 1/2-hour study of the sport, has its debut tonight on PBS. HAL BOCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Victory Was Years in Making MIKE PENNER
Perez Sets Pace in Salsa's Victory Over Vancouver LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ACC ROUNDUP : Stanicek Leads North Carolina in 49-0 Victory From Associated Press
LSU's Upset Bid Is Intercepted : SEC: Auburn returns three errant passes for touchdowns in last 13 minutes of 30-26 victory. From Associated Press
ACC ROUNDUP : Brooks Returns to Help Florida State to 56-14 Rout From Associated Press
BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Oklahoma Struggles in Victory Over Texas Tech From Associated Press
A Little Bit of History
MIGHTY DUCKS NOTEBOOK / ROBYN NORWOOD : Ladouceur Gets Some Security With Two-Year Contract ROBYN NORWOOD
Dukes Beat Canadians, Win the Pacific Coast League Title Associated Press
Greatest Happening Since Babe JIM MURRAY
College Football / Spotlight Thomas Bonk, Bob Cuomo and Emilio Garcia-Ruiz
BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Penn St. Humbles Another Foe, 61-21 From Associated Press
Chapman Gets Easy Victory for Starters MARTIN BECK
Good News for Bruins Comes Next Season: No Nebraska ALLAN MALAMUD
Northridge Loses Volleyball Final
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Expos' Joy Is Replaced by Anger ROSS NEWHAN
Quinn's Overtime Goal Stops Sharks as Kings Win, 4-3 Associated Press
EAST ROUNDUP : No. 18 Virginia Tech Defeats Boston College From Associated Press
GOLF ROUNDUP : U.S. Stumbles, Still Holds 12-8 Edge in Presidents Cup From Associated Press
College Football / Spotlight Thomas Bonk, Bob Cuomo and Emilio Garcia-Ruiz
Despite Off Day, Powlus Rallies Irish : Nonconference: After trailing at halftime, 20-7, Notre Dame comes back to beat Michigan State, 21-20. From Associated Press
Stanford Runs Wild, Routs San Jose State From Associated Press
Nebraska Leaves UCLA Seeing Red--in the Mirror : College football: Cornhuskers break modern Bruin record with 484 rushing yards in a 49-21 victory. JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harvard Decides Game Early, 28-7 : High school football: Wolverines score three times in first quarter against St. Bonaventure. BRYAN RODGERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Blocked Punts Help Hawaii Defeat Cal From Associated Press
SEC ROUNDUP : Long Scoring Pass Lifts Alabama Over Arkansas From Associated Press
Rams' Only Hope: a Throwback : Pro football: Going by today's standards, they don't have much of a chance against the 49ers. T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Will Be Lights Out for One or the Other in Toney-Jones Fight MIKE DOWNEY
REGIONAL ROUNDUP : UNLV Receiver Breaks Records From Associated Press
CSUN Exploits Davis Mistakes : Matadors Coast to 52-13 Win That Leaves Aggies Reeling STEVE ELLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ruelas Joins His Brother With Title TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REGIONAL ROUNDUP : Colorado State Upsets BYU, 28-21 From Associated Press
BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Oklahoma Struggles in Victory Over Texas Tech From Associated Press
Valley a Bit Too Much for West L.A. FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Penn St. Humbles Another Foe, 61-21 From Associated Press
Oliver Leads Fresno State to 24-14 Victory From Associated Press
Granzow Paces Faith Baptist's 40-6 Rout
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Saddleback Rallies, but Falls Short STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Much Use for Stock of 'Official' Balls MAL FLORENCE
Holy Bull Eclipses Field in Woodward From Staff and Wire Reports
No. 7 Colorado Rips Wisconsin, 55-17 : Nonconference: Salaam scores four touchdowns for Buffaloes, and interceptions killNo. 10 Badgers. From Associated Press
Fourth-Quarter Rally Carries Hanford Past Highland, 22-21 GERRY PRICE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Chavez Stops Taylor in the Eighth Round : Boxing: He scores a technical knockout at 1:41 to retain his WBC super-lightweight title. TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harper's Got Right Team, Right ($19.4 Million) Money CHRIS BAKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOLF / THOMAS BONK : Albus Thrives as Ironman of Senior Tour THOMAS BONK
EAST ROUNDUP : No. 18 Virginia Tech Defeats Boston College From Associated Press
No Tears for Fears : Alzheimer's Symptoms Strip Memories From Former Ram Great CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FAIRPLEX : Nancys French Fry Wins the Shephard FRED ROBLEDO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SEC ROUNDUP : Long Scoring Pass Lifts Alabama Over Arkansas From Associated Press
SAUGUS SPEEDWAY : Kelley Places 4th to Clinch Pro Stock Title RON STAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Santa Clara Still Without a Victory After 41-6 Trouncing by St. Monica KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Florida Gets Its Point Across : College football: Gators' 31-0 victory is Tennessee's worst home loss in 70 years. GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Utah and McCoy Look Like the Real Thing, 34-16 : Nonconference: Utes stay unbeaten as quarterback passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon. From Associated Press
Camarillo Tailbacks Find Friend in Muller STEVE HENSON
PREP ROUNDUP : Newport Harbor Wins Volleyball Title DAN ARRITT
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Lumberjacks, Cardinal Win UC Irvine Meet
COMMENTARY / MIKE LUPICA : Agassi Win Leaves Brooke Unbeaten MIKE LUPICA
Stanford's Tiger Woods Wins Collegiate Debut at Invitational Associated Press
Prep Roundup
Louisville Field Goal Defeats Arizona State From Associated Press
THE NHL / HELENE ELLIOTT : This Isn't the Time to Lock Out the Players HELENE ELLIOTT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Irvine Valley Women Win in Cross-Country STEVE KRESAL
No. 1 Florida Gains Even More Respect : College football: Two easy games to start the season don't compare with the Gators' 31-0 victory at No. 15 Tennessee. From Associated Press
Ventura Is More Than Respectful BRYAN RODGERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ROUNDUP : Strahan, Mortensen Capture Cross-Country Titles at Mt. Carmel Meet
Community College Roundup
Rivalry Is Least of Concerns : Pro football: Talk is forgotten as Raiders and Broncos, both 0-2, seek to put their seasons back on track today in Denver. STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Templeton Pounds Southern California Christian
Whitey Herzog Will Be Offered Position as Royals' Manager BOB NIGHTENGALE
Parra Last Action Hero for Cal Lutheran in Thriller : College football: Receiver catches 35-yard touchdown pass with 1:55 to play in 37-34 victory. JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chapman Football Makes Impressive Comeback : Debut: Panthers topple Whittier, 30-13, in program's first game in 62 years. MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
RECREATION : Senior Softball Players Live Out Their Dreams on the Diamond STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP CROSS-COUNTRY ROUNDUP : Irvine Girls Again Beat Nationally Ranked Peninsula MATT FARMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Anderson's Breakout Effort Keys Montclair Prep Romp : Football: Junior running back scores five touchdowns. MICHAEL KLEIMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TRAVEL
Cruise: Tips : Top Ten : QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOUR FIRST CRUISE Shirley Slater
New Fees for Expedited Passports
Cruise: Tips : Top Ten : THINGS YOU'LL PAY EXTRA FOR AN AN ALL-INCLUSIVE CRUISE Kay Showker
New York's Newest Tour
Another Viewpoint
Cruise: Tips : Top Ten : WAYS TO LAND THE BEST DEAL: James T. Yenckel and Laura Bly
Temple Talk
California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs MARY FRANCES SMITH
JUST THE FACTS : Driving Ambition
Cruises Trim Fat From Their Sails JUDI DASH, Dash is an Ohio-based free-lance writer
Island-Hopping? Watch Out for Higher 'Head' Taxes : Costs: The swiftly rising charges cruise lines pay for docking are being passed on to consumers. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Back on the Bus--Comfortably LUCY IZON
Color It Autumn in the East
Admiring Auvers
Life Is Hard--but Then There's Austria KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Getting the Most Out of a Family Get-Together on the High Seas SHAWN HUBLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Weekend Escape: Big Sur : The scenery is priceless, the riverside cabins affordable in this rugged 'habitat of the rich' JUDY DUGAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Dugan is a Times assistant Op-Ed editor. and
Cruise: Tips : Top Ten : SKILLS YOU'LL LEARN ON A CRUISE THAT YOU PROBABLY WON'T NEED ASHORE Marty Leshner
Cruise Ships and Contact Numbers HARRY BASCH and SHIRLEY SLATER
Cruises for the Whole Family EILEEN OGINTZ
Cruise: Caribbean : Sailing's Peak Experience : A cruise on the Wind Spirit offers a high-tech taste of the good life under sail LAURA BLY, Bly is special projects editor for the Travel section
Radisson's Diamond in the Rough SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month.
Cruise: Reunions : All Aboard : Three generations create family memories on a Caribbean cruise SHAWN HUBLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Hubler is a writer for The Times Metro section. and
Cruise: Tips : Top Ten : BIGGEST CRUISE SHIPS Harry Basch
Avoiding Serious Illness Afloat : Disease: The shigellosis outbreak aboard the Viking Serenade is being called 'rare.' But there are ways to cut your risks. LAURA BLY, Bly is special projects editor for the Travel section
Cruise: Panama Canal : Fast Facts on the Big Ditch Anne Colby
Rite of Passage : The Panama Canal is 51 miles of 'the greatest liberty man has ever taken with nature'--and a prized jewel in the cruise-lover's crown. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, Times Travel Writer
Top Views in Marin County JOHN McKINNEY
REAL ESTATE
This Quake-Insurance Tale Has a Happy Ending DON McKENZIE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
How to Raise Money for a Down Payment DAVID W. MYERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bulb Planting Season
Expo Offers Tips on City, County Loans
Realty Question Reprints
Valley Home Sales Up
Your Mortgage : Computerized Loan Systems Save Money, Time KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
More People Pay Cash for Homes
Special Low-Down Report : 25 Ways To Turn $10,000 Into a House BRADLEY INMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Low-Voltage Outdoor Lighting JAMES DULLEY
BOOK REVIEW : Realty Negotiation Tactics Made Clear : "Successful Real Estate Negotiation, Revised Edition" by Peter G. Miller and Douglas M. Bregman (Harper Perennial, New York, 1994: $13, 240 pp.) Special to The Times
Try Mediation to Resolve Dispute JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
How to Get Rid of Ant Colonies JACK E. CHRISTENSEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
He's Taken His Act to England RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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