What happened on October 29, 1995

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POLITICS : Perot's Success Spells Trouble for State Politicos 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
Personal Perspective : The Americanization of Sarajevo's Angst By Alma Lazarevska, \o7 Alma Lazarevska is a Sarajevo essayist who has not left the Bosnian capital since the beginning of the Serbs' siege in May, 1992\f7
On a Collision Course : Presidential politics is forcing Clinton, Dole and Gingrich not to compromise on the federal budget By Kevin Phillips, \o7 Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" (Knopf). His most recent book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustration of American Politics" (Little Brown)\f7
THE NATION / POLITICS : The Poor, Not New Deal, Are GOP's Real Target By John Heilemann, \o7 John Heilemann is Washington correspondent for the Economist\f7
North Korea Hints at Change, but U.S. Isn't Paying Attention : A year after a nuclear deal defused a crisis, the world's most secretive society is opening its door even as Washington still dwells on the nuke threat. By Robert A. Manning, \o7 Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, was a State Department policy adviser from 1989-93\f7
THE NATION / CULTURE : Racial Harmony Won't Trickle Down From Above--It Must Percolate Up By Joel Kotkin, \o7 Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a public-policy fellow at Pepperdine University and a senior fellow at Pacific Research Institute. He is also the author of "Tribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy" (Random)\f7
John J. Sweeney : Can the Vigor be Restored to America's Labor Movement? By Harry Bernstein, \o7 Harry Bernstein covered labor issues for The Times for 32 years. He interviewed John J. Sweeney after the convention ended in New York\f7
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT : College Smokers: Old Enough to Know Better By Amy Wu, \o7 Amy Wu is senior at New York University\f7
Must Needy Students Be Locked Out? : California's legal immigrants especially will suffer if Pell grants are severely restricted
Energy Use Standards Under Attack : Any weakening of rules by Congress could injure both consumer and national interests
A High-Risk Vote on Quebec 'Divorce' : Secession would have enormous negative impact on Canada
Fear of Flying With Only a Right Wing : Liberals must define what they stand for or risk losing gains of the last 50 years. By Lila Garrett, \o7 Lila Garrett is a longtime Democratic Party activist in California. and \f7
PERSPECTIVE ON LABOR : Empowerment Has Its Problems : The sudden prominence of the service workers' union belies the trouble the old guard has with its base of minorities and women. By Frank Del Olmo, \o7 Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist\f7
THE STATE / GOVERNANCE : Does Los Angeles Really Want a Strong Ethics-Code Enforcer? By Xandra Kayden, \o7 Xandra Kayden, a political scientist at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research, is writing a book on the political structure of Los Angeles. She is the former executive director of the commission that drafted the city's ethics code\f7

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BOOKS

A View From the Top of the Food-Chain : IN A DARK WOOD, \o7 By Alston Chase (Houghton Mifflin: $29.95; 535 pp.)\f7 By Frank Clifford, \o7 Frank Clifford is a Times staff writer\f7

A Collector of Lost Souls : HOW TO READ AN UNWRITTEN LANGUAGE, \o7 By Philip Graham (Scribner: $21; 256 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

It's Not Easy Being Green : An alternate history of the Wicked Witch of the West : WICKED: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, \o7 By Gregory Maguire (ReganBooks/HarperCollins: $24; 406 pp.)\f7 By Robert Rodi, \o7 Robert Rodi's fourth novel, "Drag Queen," is due in November\f7

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

The parent's annual fall question: Since I was once again... By Martin Zimmerman

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Call It Courage By Stefan Kanfer

Airplane Reading By E.W. Alexander

NEWS

Jack Stack's strategy to expose all aspects of finance and operation to every employee has paid off handsomely. Executives are learning the value of OPENING THE BOOKS By Martha Groves, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Closeted No Longer : Magazines: Increasing ad revenues, mainstream media interest and attractive demographics have made an increasingly diverse gay press a vibrant market. By Joseph Hanania, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

RSVP / THE SOCIAL CITY : Good and Plentiful By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SOCIAL CLIMES : A Fantasy of California By Hillary Johnson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

The Sunday Profile : In Good Faith : Values. Education. Jewish culture. They're just a few of Rabbi Wolf's passions. No wonder he can't slow down. By Mary Rourke, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Other Words : O.C.'s Wycliffe Bible Translators Approaches Its Global Work With a Missionary Zeal By Rick Vanderknyff, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Critics Say Wycliffe Efforts Can Be Exploitative and Destructive By Rick Vanderknyff

STRANGE BREW: Brewing beer at home is all the rage... By Aaron Curtiss

Chechen Rebels Free Russian Soldiers Associated Press

Environmentalists Protest France's Nuclear Testing Associated Press

GOP Cool to Clinton Offer of Debt Limit Compromise From Associated Press

4 Algerians Held in French Bombings Reuters

S. Korea's Kim Accused of Taking Payoffs, Keeps Mum : Asia: President sets meetin with party leaders on predecessor's confession that he amassed enormous slush fund. Scandal widens. By Sam Jameson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

People at Ft. Bragg Try Making Sense of Sniper Attack From Associated Press

Senate OKs Landmark Budget Bill : Government: The Republican-backed measure includes $245-billion tax cut, sharp curbs on spending, social programs. President repeats veto promise. By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

THE RIGHT SPIRIT: The Nixon Center for Peace and... By Jerry Hicks and Keith Thursby and Rick Vanderknyff

Soldier Battles Disrespect for Old Glory : Military: Sgt. Maj. David Faiello is cracking down on those who disregard flag-lowering ceremony at Maryland base. His efforts are drawing some fire. By Deb Riechmann, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Time for a Change Associated Press

Rubie's Offers Udder Delight to Halloween Fans : Business: When the time is late and you need a cape, who ya gonna call? Batman and Barbie top this year's choices, but cow disguise really milks trend. By Sheila Norman-culp, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gap Between Rich, Poor Is Biggest in U.S., Study of 17 Wealthy Nations Finds Associated Press

Mrs. Clinton Turns 48 Associated Press

Madalyn's Missing--but Don't Bother Praying for Her : Atheism: Rumors have spread that O'Hair is dead, ailing, or even in hiding. She still has a forum on cable. By Sue Anne Pressley, WASHINGTON POST

More Women Sought to Lay a Foundation as Bricklayers : Labor: U.S. is trying to break down a wall that has kept them out of the 'trowel trades.' Experts say the hurdle isn't attracting females, it's keeping them once they start. By Robin Estrin, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sharing of Anti-Terrorist Building Tips Urged By John Mintz, WASHINGTON POST

Thousands Rally Against Quebec Secession : Canada: The gathering, seen as the nation's biggest, comes days before a vote that could propel the French-speaking province toward independence. By David Crary, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unabomber Will Kill Again, Says Ex-FBI Agent in Intriguing Profile : Crime: John Douglas sees the culprit as a meticulous underachiever in his late 30s or 40s, smart and relatively anti-social. By Richard Cole, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Substance Found in Rat Brains May Lead to New Painkiller Associated Press

A Historic House at Mere 48 Years Old : Suburbia: It was among first built on Long Island by William J. Levitt, who provided 'mass housing for the masses.' The landmark has its original pine tree. By Ken Moritsugu, NEWSDAY

She Has Right Background to Run Ellis Island By Rick Hampson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exercise Has Its Limits in Fighting Osteoporosis : Health: Workouts can restore up to 2% of bone mass in postmenopausal women in year's time, researchers find. Estrogen therapy can restore twice that much, and combining it with workouts can boost benefits. By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Romanians Get Music--and Hard News--From Radio By Alison Mutler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bataan Survivor Seeks Compensation : San Diego: Leon Beck escaped during '42 death march and waged guerrilla war on Japanese troops. U.S. paid his salary, but he also wants it to cover his rations and shelter. By Amanda Covarrubias, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crime Fighters Roll Out High-Speed Weapon in Philadelphia : Public safety: A group of volunteer in-line skaters are the latest evolution of the Neighborhood Watch. Cruising streets at night, they act as the eyes and ears of local police. By Michael Raphael, ASSOCIATED PRESS

New 2-Day Weekend Has Chinese Packing By Charles Hutzler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Britain's Ancestral Manors Threatened as Bluebloods Hit Hard Times : History: Scions of aristocratic families find castle upkeep costly. Some open their homes to the public in return for tax breaks; others simply put them on the auction block. By Maureen Johnson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Class Teaches New York Singles Art of Flirting By Joe Ungaro, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Radar Sharing in Drug War Is Questioned By Josh Lemieux, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Founder of Islamic Jihad Reported Slain By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER

COLUMN ONE : How Public Health Care Got So Sick : From computer snafus to political infighting, a long string of mistakes and mismanagement has worsened L.A. County's crisis. By Jack Cheevers and Josh Meyer and Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

GOP Budget Plans Would Put Burden on the Poor : Congress: Republicans agree the needy will be the hardest hit. But they say spiraling costs must be brought under control. By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Quebec Steps Up to Ponder a Great Divide : Canada: Debate is heated before province's Monday vote on secession. By Craig Turner, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Florida Poll to Be Crucial Test in GOP Race By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Atlanta Braves Finally Master the World Series By Ross Newhan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tribe's Claim on Death Valley Raises Questions for Park By Frank Clifford, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

Grief, True Grit Lead to Memorial for Slain Son : Education: Since mother opened a South-Central youth center, it has become a haven from crime, gangs. By Miles Corwin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Chumash Face Fight for U.S. Tribal Status By Marc Lacey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Laguna Playhouse Sets Stage for New Role : Theater: Institution marks 75 years of history with a bold move forward. By Jan Herman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

O.C. Crime Lab Detects Decline : Law enforcement: The renowned facility's daunting backlog grows as budget cuts become criminal's accomplice. By Geoff Boucher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

NEWS ANALYSIS : Balkan Negotiators Face Huge Hurdles to Peace : Bosnia: Parties are far apart on many issues, including future of Sarajevo. U.S. talks begin this week. By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bid for Tribal Status Divides Chumash : Native rights: The process for official recognition is often costly and lengthy and has prompted sniping between rival groups. But the rewards can mean federal benefits, casino rights--and dignity. By Marc Lacey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Double Life: Busting Drunk Drivers : Safety: A consultant by day, a Costa Mesa reserve officer specializes in nabbing DUIs at night. By Lee Romney, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Putting Off Justice : Forensics: Crippled by budget and staff cuts, Orange County crime lab has been forced to curtail some investigations. By Geoff Boucher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Political Soap Opera--With Soap By Peter H. King

Russia-Watchers Still in the Dark on Yeltsin's Health By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Israel Courts Arab Business Partners--Gingerly : Mideast: Delegation to economic conference in Jordan will stress that Jewish state does not seek to dominate the region. By Marjorie Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Queen Tricked Onto Airwaves From Associated Press

Ancient Canal Found Near Giza Pyramids Associated Press

Powell Could Top GOP Field, Poll Says Associated Press

3.6 Quake Shakes Southern City in Puerto Rico Associated Press

Clinton Warns GOP to 'Back Off ' From Cuts : Budget: Setting the stage for a veto, President says he'd rather default on U.S. debts than accept plans to cut Medicare growth, other programs. By Robert L. Jackson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rep. Studds Won't Seek a 13th Term From Associated Press

The Probable Jesse James Is Reburied From Associated Press

Dow Chemical to Pay $3.9 Million in Implant Case From Associated Press

Immigrant Care Costs Fuel Debate : Finances: Fuzzy data on the undocumented makes it hard to gauge the extent of the public subsidy, experts say. By Jack Cheevers and Patrick J. Mcdonnell, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: What Impact? By Patrick J. Mcdonnell