What happened on May 21, 1995

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ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS

Fashioning a New Strategy at Claiborne : Apparel: New Chief Executive Paul Charron brings an outsider's perspective to the struggling designer label. By James F. Peltz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Japanese Not So Hidebound That They Haven't Learned the Game By Robert W. Dziubla, ROBERT W. DZIUBLA, \o7 a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Brand Farrar Dziubla Freilich & Kolstad, practiced law and lived in Japan for many years. He teaches international finance and trade law at the USC Law Center\f7
Coming Monday
Cyberspace For Sale : From Madison Avenue to Silicon Valley, Companes Are Rushing to Market Products Over the Internet By Jane Hall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Money Markets : The Check-Cashing Industry Prospers and Adds Services in Low-Income Areas By Chris Woodyard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Commentary : Need a Good Laugh? Look at Caps on Executive Pay By Graef Crystal, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; GRAEF CRYSTAL, \o7 editor of the Crystal Report and adjunct professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, is a regular contributor to Sunday Business\f7
The Little Things Your Broker May Not Tell You By Russ Wiles, RUSS WILES, \o7 a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds\f7
Do You Use Credit Wisely? Try Our Quiz and See By Kathy M. Kristof
Hiring Domestics Is Still Confusing By Carla Lazzareschi

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OPINION

THE WORLD : ZAIRE : A Geographic Label Is No Match for a Killer Virus By Basil Davidson, \o7 Basil Davidson's most recent book on African history is "The Search for Africa" (Times Books)\f7
POLITICS : The GOP Weighs Support From Christian Coalition By John P. Sears, \o7 John P. Sears, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1976 and 1980\f7
U.S.-Japan: A Closing Door : DIPLOMACY : The Cost of Outmoded Security Ideas Is Trade Deficits Forever By David Friedman, \o7 David Friedman, a fellow at the MIT Japan Program, frequently writes about trade and technology issues. \f7
U.S.-Japan: A Closing Door : Five Misconceptions About How Washington and Tokyo Do Business By Stephan Haggard, \o7 Stephan Haggard is a professor in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego, and the author of "Developing Nations and the Politics of Global Integration" (Brookings). \f7
THE NATION : POLITICAL SPECTRUM : Loss of Predictable Moorings Makes for Political Misalliances By Suzanne Garment, \o7 Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Sh is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times Books)\f7
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Abraham Lowenthal : Redefining U.S. Foreign Policy by Focusing on the Pacific Rim By Steve Proffitt, \o7 Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a producer for Fox News, and a contributor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." \f7
California Could Surely Use This
China About to Make a Move? : Obscure Spratly Islands provide Beijing with a tempting takeover target
Science Panel's Green Light Is More Like a Yellow One : Babbitt should still not rush to judgement on Ward Valley nuclear dump
It's the Law, Not the Violation, That Irks : Immigration: Californians, from the governor on down, make a mockery of attempts to enforce the unenforceable. By Ron K. Unz, \o7 Ron K. Unz, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, ran against Gov. Wilson in last year's Republican primary. \f7
PERSPECTIVE ON TOLERANCE : Our Righteous Self-Image Is a Myth : America and Americans were forged by force into one Anglo image. Who are we to preach to the Bosnias and Chechnyas? By Benjamin Schwarz, \o7 Benjamin Schwarz is a historian and foreign policy analyst. This is adapted from his article in the May issue of the Atlantic Monthly. \f7
THE STATE : Should the Police Commission Get Involved in LAPD Reform? By David D. Dotson, \o7 David D. Dotson served as assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. \f7

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What happened on May 21, 1995

BOOKS

Into the Night Sky : The tale of a modern-day Huck Finn : RULE OF THE BONE, \o7 By Russell Banks (HarperCollins: $22; 390 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

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THE WEEKEND \o7 by Peter Cameron (Plume: $9.95; 241 pp... By Charles Solomon

THE NEW SCIENCE JOURNALISTS \o7 edited by Ted Anton and... By Charles Solomon

AS MAX SAW IT \o7 by Louis Begley (Fawcett/Columbine: $10... By Charles Solomon

VALUE JUDGMENTS \o7 by Ellen Goodman (HarperPerennial... By Charles Solomon

PUMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE \o7 by John Margolies... By Charles Solomon

WITHOUT A HERO \o7 by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Penguin... By Charles Solomon

THE RICE ROOM: Growing Up Chinese-American--From Number... By Charles Solomon

KINDLY INQUISITORS: The New Attacks on Free Thought \o7 by... By Charles Solomon

OUT AND ABOUT : Soto Voce By Charlotte Innes

NEWS

A summary of selected City Hall actions last week affecting Central Los Angeles. By Michael Krikorian

Arizaga's Pitching Wasted as Rams Lose By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Dorsey, Marshall Players Advance to Quarterfinals By Reggie Meadows

SWIMMING : Ramos' Season Ends on Bittersweet Note By Michael Lazarus, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fremont's Scott Sets Marks in Long Jump, 200 Meters : Track: In the City semifinals, the junior leaps 25 feet 4 1/2 inches and clocks in at 21.29 seconds--top qualifying numbers in both events. By Kirby Lee, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

VOLLEYBALL : Loyola Sweeps into Division I Semifinals By Dan Arritt, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Fund Will Ease Burden of Families : Memorial: East Los Angeles College is collecting money to aid relatives of three women killed in a hit-and-run accident May 11. By Enrique Lavin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

MTA Workers Seek to Join the Green Team : Forty-Five Employees Are Undergoing Training for Jobs on the New Rail Line, Which Is Scheduled to Begin Operation This Summer By Jeff Kass, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

HUNTINGTON PARK : Rialto Officer Hired to Assist Police Chief By Enrique Lavin

HUNTINGTON PARK : Construction Begins on Senior Housing By Enrique Lavin

DOWNTOWN : $11 Million Allocated for Homeless Services By Marilyn Martinez

DOWNTOWN : Apartments Target Low-Income Tenants By Marilyn Martinez

SOUTH-CENTRAL : RLA Chief Backs New Advisory Panel By Stephen Gregory

MONTEREY PARK : Young Parents Given Career Options By Mary Anne Perez

WEST ADAMS : Boulevard to Be Scene of Festival, Art Walk By Erin J. Aubry

LEIMERT PARK : Malcolm X Festival Now at Leimert Park By Erin J. Aubry

WESTLAKE : Rezoning Urged for 2 Commercial Areas By Leslie Berestein

Riding The 'Up' Escalator : The Improving Performance of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Only Figures to Get Better After a New Theater Complex Opens Next Month By Erin J. Aubry

Davis Leaves Houston to Play at CSLB By Sean Waters, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Wave G'by to Tradition : Volleyball Was Ruled by Schools Near the Beaches Until Bell and Marshall Came Along to Crash the Party By La Teel Frierson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Safe at Home: LACC Decides to Keep Baseball By Sean Waters, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Bulldogs Hope It's Their Year : Girls' softball: Garfield meets top-seeded Verdugo Hills in 3-A final Tuesday. Both teams boast strong pitching and offense. By Tony K. Jones, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Franklin Set to Defend Its 3-A Title : Baseball: The No. 2 seed will begin first round of City playoffs Tuesday at home against Fremont. Top seeded Bell faces Jordan. By Charles Smith, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Country-Western, the Kind of Music That Soothes Her Soul By Robin Abcarian

SUNDAY PROFILE : Rangers in Paradise : Spending six months snowbound would be hell for most people. But for Dave and Jan Page, patrolling Yosemite is a dream job. By Bob Sipchen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Alas, You Can't Judge a Man by His Genes By Lisa Respers, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Where Space Cadets Rule By Mark Ehrman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

All the Right Props for Your Life at the Top COMPILED BY THE SOCIAL CLIMES STAFF

For Sale: Spectacular, Never-to-Be-Tilled Nature Conservancy Land : Wyoming: Group purchased a 4,000-acre ranch and hopes to sell it for $5.6 million. The hitch is that the buyer must agree never to develop the property, which abuts the Big Horn Mountains. By Matt Kohlman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

With Shrinking Staff, Shrinking Budget, NASA Faces New Woes : Space: Agency's acronym converted to 'Not A Soul Around.' Shuttle safety and future of entire program at issue. By Marcia Dunn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Anger Rebellion: Anti-Government Mania on the March : Paramilitary: Bombing awakens a shocked nation to a fury in its midst. Experts warn that organized opposition has become part of mainstream America in 20th Century. By Arlene Levinson and David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chili Pepper a Day Keeps Ulcer at Bay \o7 Associated Press\f7

Curfew Calls Halt to Kashmir Protests \o7 Associated Press\f7

100 Flee Apartment Fire \o7 Associated Press\f7

Midwest Flight School Spans the World : Illinois: Airgo has trained hundreds of pilots at Centralia Municipal Airport, many of them foreign students. They say they learn quicker here, and it costs them less. By Frank Fisher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mystic Healer Has Ties to Some High Places: The Kremlin and the Cosmos : Moscow: The woman known to millions as 'Dzhuna' commands attention. She is something of a modern-day Rasputin, a cross between Michael Jackson and Josef Stalin. By Dave Carpenter, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Space Alien Studies Hit Turbulence : Harvard: Faculty panel questions whether psychiatrist's research meets school's standards for scholarship. He wrote best-selling book on people who say they've had sex with beings from other worlds. By Anne Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Latvia Calls Halt to Sale of 'Mein Kampf' \o7 Associated Press\f7

Koalas Cute, Cuddly and Kissable, Real Grumps : Marsupials: They have slept their way deep into the Australian psyche and have become symbols for endangered species throughout the world. They are increasingly threatened by development. By Oliver Payne, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

28,000 Civil Service, Outside Jobs Cut By Marcia Dunn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

AA Meetings a Must, Atheist Prisoner Told \o7 Associated Press\f7

Missouri, Mississippi Rivers on Rampage By Carl Manning, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Couple Want Nature Center to Protect Area : Alabama: They raised money for 20-acre site to combat overdevelopment and create an appreciation of natural setting. By Garry Mitchell, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Medical Helicopter Pilot Blamed in Crash \o7 Associated Press\f7

Ancient Increase in Oxygen Tied to Surge of Giant Insects \o7 Associated Press\f7

'Spotlight' on Alternate World : Conspiracy: The publication comes from the Washington-based Liberty Lobby. Like scores of other supermarket tabloids, it traffics in the folklore of paranoia. By Arlene Levinson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doctors Cannot Explain Teen's Cancer Remission By Anne Gearan, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Proposed Bridge Across Famous Creek Has Arizonans in Uproar : Environment: Sedona-area residents are polarized over plan to build highway through scenic Red Rock Crossing, a backdrop for dozens of Westerns. By William F. Rawson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deputy CIA Chief Named \o7 Reuters\f7

Budget Package Without Tax Cuts Would be 'Failure,' Gingrich Says \o7 from Associated Press\f7

Mother, Child Killed in Crash of Small Plane \o7 Associated Press\f7

Chess : International News By Jack Peters, INTERNATIONAL MASTER

Lola Flores; Spanish Singer, Actress Embodied Latin Entertainment \o7 From Times Staff and Wire Reports\f7