What happened on June 04, 1995

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Reckoning Time in Bosnia : Bombs and bullets, along with strong words, will get the Serbs' attention and force them to stop their aggressive ways. But does the West have the guts to stand fast? By Charles A. Kupchan, \o7 Charles A. Kupchan, senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at Georgetown University, was on the staff of the National Security Council for the first year of the Clinton Administration\f7
THE CULTURE WARS : The Democratic Spirit's Romance With Trash By Neal Gabler, \o7 Neal Gabler is the author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His new book is "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity" (Knopf)\f7
CALIFORNIA : The Withering Away of State Government By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, \o7 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\f7
THE NATION : The President's Unfortunate Use of the 'D-Word' : Clinton's pledge of speedy deportation for illegal immigrants revives painful memories of forced separations. By Ruben Navarrette Jr., \o7 Ruben Navarrette Jr. is author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano" (Bantam)\f7
THE WORLD : CHINA : Is U.S. Playing the Taiwan Card by Granting Its President a Visa? By Tsung Chi and Xiao-huang Yin, \o7 Xiao-huang Yin, an assistant professor at Occidental College, is an associate of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard. Tsung Chi, also an assistant professor at the college, is a frequent contributor to Chinese-American newspapers on China and Taiwan\f7
THE WORLD : IRAN : How to Lose Friends in the Persian Gulf By Shibley Telhami, \o7 Shibley Telhami, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, is on leave from Cornell University, where he is director of the Near Eastern Studies Program. He just returned from a trip to the Arabian Peninsula\f7
Los Angeles Times Interview / Christopher Darden : Shouldering the Burden of Being a Prosecutor By Gayle Pollard Terry, \o7 Gayle Pollard Terry is an editorial writer for The Times. She interviewed Christopher A. Darden in his office at the Criminal Courts Building\f7
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A Series of Misfires in the War on Drugs : Sentencing mandates penalize minorities, anger jurists, jam prisons
Why Single Out Just One? : The strange case of U.S. Air Force Capt. James Wang
PLATFORM : The Human Race By Janet Choi, \f7 and \o7 JANET CHOI of San Gabriel teaches English conversation to Japanese and Chinese students. She commented on reports that all people are descended from a common ancestor:
Sex and Violence: an Unbalanced Indictment : Values: Why do we exalt on-screen torture and reject the depiction of sexual pleasure? By Douglas Abrams Arava, \o7 Douglas Abrams Arava is the religion editor at the University of California Press and the author of a book on male sexuality to be published by Harper San Francisco in 1996\f7
PERSPECTIVE ON DRUG POLICY : FDA's 'Caution' Is Killing People : Unnecessary delays in approval for vital drugs and medical devices are more dangerous than thalidomide. By James P. Driscoll, \o7 James P. Driscoll, an AIDS activist, is vice president of Direct Action for Treatment Access in San Francisco\f7

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THE LOVE OF LOOK : Our Favorite Activity? Not Sports. Not Soaking Up L.A.'s Natural Beauty. It's House-Gazing By Jonathan Gold
RED ALERT : Real Food for Real People. It's as Basic as the Cafe's Namesake Color. By S. Irene Virbila
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CLOSE-UP : No, He Won't Loan You One By Emily Gest
Innermost L.a.
RL's Dream By Walter Mosley, Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles in 1952 and currently lives in New York City. "RL's Dream," from which this piece is excerpted, is his first non-mystery novel and tells the story of an aging guitarist who got his start playing with Robert Johnson. "The blues is the pain of having no name and $2 less than you need to survive," says Mosley, "but you're singing anyway--and in song there is life. "RL's Dream" will be published in August by W.W. Norton
The Tortilla Curtain By T. Coraghessan Boyle
Adventures in Regret IV By David Foster Wallace and David Foster Wallace, David Foster Wallace lives in Bloomington, Ill., "more or less in the middle of a cornfield." He is the author of a novel, "The Broom of the System," a story collection, "Girl With Curious Hair," and a book of nonfiction about rap music, "Signifying Rappers," written with Mark Costello. "Infinite Jest," from which this piece is excerpted, is due from Little Brown in February, 1996. "Part of the book is about tennis, and part of the book is about drugs," says Wallace, "and I learned all sorts of stuff about both things that I didn't expect. I know that's very lame."
Heat By Mari Sunaida, Mari Sunaida is a Los Angeles writer, performer, producer, director and co-president of Pacific Asian American Women Writers West. She is currently working on a new play, "Scenes from an Interracial Marriage." "The Sacramento River Delta has always interested me," Sunaida says, "epecially the isolated communities of Japanese and Chinese. I wanted to evoke it in an earlier time, and write about a woman's experience there."
STYLE : FASHION : DRESSED TO KILL : The New Female Detectives Always Get their Man. And They Do It in Style. By David Wharton, \o7 David Wharton is a Times staff writer. \f7
Cliques : Read. Talk. Read. Kill. By Ella Taylor
OFF AND READING : If you enexpectedly had the next week off, what would you read?
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TRAVEL

What happened on June 04, 1995

BOOKS

Hearing Voices : Learning life while keeping house : THE GOOD NEGRESS, \o7 By A.J. Verdelle (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: $19.95; 299 pp.)\f7 By Diana Abu-jaber, \o7 Diana Abu-Jaber teaches at the University of Oregon. She is the author of "Arabian Jazz."\f7

When Optimism Isn't Enough : A journey of mourning and moving on : THE LATE CHILD, \o7 By Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster: $25; 461 pp.)\f7 By David L. Ulin, \o7 David L. Ulin is book editor of the Los Angeles Reader, and the author of "Cape Cod Blues" (Red Dust), a book of poems\f7

Freedom in a Frying Pan : Nazi Hamburg in the last days of World War II : THE INVENTION OF CURRIED SAUSAGE, \o7 By Uwe Timm\f7 . \o7 Translated from German by Leila Vennewitz (New Directions: $19.95; 217 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Nonfiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Nonfiction By Susan Sullivan

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Probability Theory By Martin Zimmerman

The Further Adventures of Dinosaur Bob By Michael Cart

The Group By David Colker

A VALLEY IN ITALY: The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria... By Charles Solomon

THE MELANCHOLY OF REBIRTH: Essays From Post-Communist... By Charles Solomon

OBJECTS OF DESIRE: The Lives of Antiques and Those Who... By Charles Solomon

PARALLEL TIME: Growing Up in Black and White \o7 by Brent... By Charles Solomon

OFFERINGS AT THE WALL: Artifacts From the Vietnam Veterans... By Charles Solomon

AT ADAIR'S HOUSE \o7 by Adair Lara, illustrated by Ward... By Charles Solomon

MISTER BOFFO SHRINK WRAPPED \o7 by Joe Martin (Andrews... By Charles Solomon

NEWS

Champs! : South Gate Gets Monster Victory Over Narbonne, 9-3 By Charles Smith, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Champs! : Loyola Earns Its 6th Title in Volleyball By La Teel Frierson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Singles Tennis Crown Passes from Williams to Newman By Reggie Meadows, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Silva's All-Around Play Earns Him a Gold Star By Sean Waters, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Mosley Leads Local Boxers to Next Level Staff and wire reports

Ogans Runs 'Til It Hurts; CSLA Women Finish 2nd Nationally By Kirby Lee, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A summary of recent City Hall actions affecting central Los Angeles. By Michael Krikorian

ELECTIONS / CITY COUNCIL : Holden Reign at Stake in Tuesday Vote By Peter Y. Hong

After 'Friday,' She Longs to Be a 'Bad Girl' : Movies: Actress Nia Long, who grew up in South-Central and stars opposite Ice Cube in a new feature film based there, hopes the 'pretty girlfriend part' will become a thing of the past. By N.F. Mendoza, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Humanitarian Service' Operator Faces Charges : Housing: Attorney who lends elderly Filipino vets money to come here is accused of slumlord violations. By Leslie Berestein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

High School Students Deal With Real-Life Issues at Conference : Education: Leaders from 7 Southland campuses discuss topics such as race relations, conflict resolution and apathy among their peers. By Erin J. Aubry, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

CRENSHAW : Holistic Healer's Remedy: Eat Right By Erin J. Aubry

SOUTH-CENTRAL : New Leader Making an Impact at YMCA By Stephen Gregory

CITY OF COMMERCE : Business Park to Customize Buildings By Enrique Lavin

BOYLE HEIGHTS : Artist Brushes Up on His Heritage By John Canalis

PICO-UNION : Supermarkets Top Residents' Wish List By Leslie Berestein

Giving Fabric to Lives Behind the Patches in the AIDS Quilt : Theater: "It's about celebrating and affirming the lives of those that've passed," says Attic's artistic director. By Janice Arkatov, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Loan Justice : For Years, Banking Services in South L.A. Have Been Scarce and Credit Hard to Come By. But Since Opening Its Doors 2 Years Ago, a Credit Union Has Stepped In Where Many Other Institutions Have Feared to Tread. By Stephen Gregory, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Savvy Youths Can Earn 'Extra Credit' and Self-Esteem By Stephen Gregory

Masculine Landscape By Erin J. Aubry

'Mi Familia': Casting for Authenticity By Gregory Nava

Returning to Their First Love By Irene Lacher

Returning to Their First Love By Irene Lacher

She's All for Free Speech, but . . . By Robin Abcarian

THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Always on Stage : For decades, the Beverly Hills Hotel \o7 was \f7 Hollywood. Think mega deals, trysts, parties. After a face lift, can it again be a beacon for the beautiful? By Irene Lacher, TIME STAFF WRITER

Social Climes / Time Out : Life, a Circus? That's Ridiculous By Mark Ehrman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

RSVP / The Social City : Cook's Retiring May Be L.A.'s Loss By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Writing That Springs Fully Formed : Books: Most authors work chapter by chapter. Not Jane Smiley. She'd be the first to tell you that 'Moo,' her newest novel, was finished long before she put word to paper. By Elizabeth Mehren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Oklahoma City Bomb Blew Fortier Onto Razor's Edge : Profile: Tied to the two prime suspects, Arizonan now faces a grave choice. How did he come to this crossroads? By David Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

If You Think \o7 You're \f7 Addicted to O.J., Meet Your Soul Mates : Trial: Illinois woman watches by day and downloads transcripts by night. Then there's the man who drew own blood to test for spatters. By Rick Hampson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

From Overachiever to Nurse's Aide, They Choose 'Abortion Pill' : Research: Women are among 2,100 who are taking part in a test of RU-486. Population Council will make recommendations to the FDA. By Roger Munns, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Love Ages Well, Researchers Learn : Science: UC Berkeley psychologists find that couples in long-term marriages become happier as they grow older, learning to express more affection and defusing conflicts with humor. By Michelle Locke, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Black-Footed Ferrets Win a Reprieve \o7 Associated Press\f7

Manure Pollution Studied \o7 Associated Press\f7

'Right to Bear Arms' Belongs to States, Court Rulings Affirm : Constitution: There's a gulf between what people think it guarantees and what judges say it protects. No federal court has ever recognized citizens' right to own a gun. By Joan Biskupic, WASHINGTON POST

Time Passes, but Few Can Forget Philadelphia Siege : Police raid: Before the flames were out, 11 people were dead in the MOVE row house. Sixty-two homes were destroyed. By Ted Duncombe, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crumbum Boss Could Be 'Best' of the Worst \o7 from Associated Press\f7

Modern-Day Rio Grande Water Wars : Border: Texans are outraged that Mexican farmers are siphoning off the scarce resource. Mexico blames the drought, while Texas says the problem is its neighbor's poor planning. By Robert Bryce, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Oil Workers End Strike \o7 Associated Press\f7

Mystery Mountain Virus Isolates Andean Village \o7 Associated Press\f7

For One Heroic Police Officer, the 1985 Siege Still Sears His Thoughts By Wayne Woolley, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jupiter Afloat in Five Times as Much Water as Estimated, New Study Says \o7 Associated Press\f7

Eating Out Still In Despite Smoking Bans \o7 from Associated Press\f7

Public Feedback on Food Regulations to End July 5 \o7 Associated Press\f7

Increasing Though Still Rare, Meningitis Cases in U.S. Are Traced to Nasty Bacteria : Health: Outbreaks of group C meningococcal diesase are being closely watched. By Brenda C. Coleman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

In Midwest, Cowbirds Stick in the Craw of Songbirds : Environment: Some species are being pushed toward population collapse by the freeloaders, which lay eggs in other birds' nests. By Paul Recer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thieves Loot National Archives of U.S. History : Crime: Filchers are as likely to take works about Nobel laureates as auto-repair manuals. By Fred Bruning, NEWSDAY

Researchers Tuning In to Black Bears : Virginia: Radio collars help answer such questions as how many bears remain and whether their population is growing, declining or stable. By D'Vera Cohn, WASHINGTON POST

Steven Pfiel Murder Trial Is Delayed \o7 Associated Press\f7

JUDGE THEM CRAZY: Months before it became in vogue, the... By Jerry Hicks and Keith Thursby and Jan Herman

Park Agency Chief Decries Proposed Cuts \o7 from Associated Press\f7

Chess : International News By Jack Peters, INTERNATIONAL MASTER

U.N. Strike Force Approved; Clinton Clarifies U.S. Policy : Bosnia: 4,000 troops would protect Balkans peacekeeping mission. Washington to provide air support, equipment. Missing American pilot's fate still unknown. By Scott Kraft, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Ground Troops a 'Last Resort,' President Says By Richard A. Serrano and David G. Savage, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

British Bring Up Big Guns to Bolster Peacekeepers By Dean E. Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Brown Launches Bid for Mayor of San Francisco : Politics: Speaker acknowledges race will be tough. Foes hope to make campaign a referendum on his Assembly career. By Richard C. Paddock, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Older Voters Seen as Key in 2 Council Races By Nancy Hill-holtzman and Peter Y. Hong, TIMES STAFF WRITERS