What happened on August 04, 1996

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

THEATER : Beckett's Her Hole Card By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Now That's L.A. By Heidi Siegmund Cuda, Heidi Siegmund Cuda is a regular contributor to Calendar
Independent's Day By Anne Bergman, Anne Bergman is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles
Ace in the Hall By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
They're Driven to Entertain By Judith Michaelson, Judith Michaelson is a Times staff writer
'High School' Confidential By Carla Hall, Carla Hall is a Times staff writer
Great Escapist By Glenn Lovell, Glenn Lovell is a Bay Area writer who specializes in film
Give Him Enough Rope--and He'll Walk It By Scott Collins, Scott Collins is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Class Act Receives High Marks By Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
A Dream Choreographed by Fosse By Susan Reiter, Susan Reiter is a freelance writer based in New York
Modern Art Theory Put to the Test in Paris By Susan Kandel, Susan Kandel is a regular art reviewer for Calendar
Petty Proves He's the One for a Little Humor, Poignancy By Elysa Gardner
As His Nerves Turn By Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
POGUES KISS OFF: After a colorful, 15-year career, the... By Dave Jennings, From London
And It Blends Into a Jerry Garcia Tie By Steve Hochman
MERCURY GLORY: Oasis' "What's the Story (Morning Glory... By Dave Jennings, From London
SMALL FACES: New tracks by Salt-N-Pepa, Jodeci members...
Back in Style
All Aboard for Tracks, Ties and Videotape By Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
. . . And Here's a Little Inside Information By Heidi Siegmund Cuda
Hot Licks by the Lake By Heidi Siegmund Cuda
In Brief By Steve Appleford and Steve Appleford

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Parks Renaissance for L.A.
A Big Fizz, Not a Big Flood
Amid Capitol Hill's Torpor, a Week of Accomplishment
The Presidents Have No Regrets By Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell, Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell are coauthors of "Hiroshima in America: A Half Century of Denial," just reissued in paperback
Paying a Living Wage Is Good for Business By Theodore Williams and Michael Leum, Theodore Williams is chairman and CEO of Bell Industries Inc. Michael Leum is vice president of Pioneer Foods Inc
Two Basketball Teams and America's Global Role By Michael Clough, Michael Clough is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and co-chairman of the Stanley Foundation's New American Global Dialogue
The Quest for Security By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a political analyst for CNN
Why Separate Legal, Illegal Immigrants? By Peter Skerry, Peter Skerry, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, is author of Mexican Americans: The Ambivalent Minority (Harvard)
Dole Pulls a Clinton: Forgive Me, Hollywood By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
Politics Aside, Credit Clinton for Welfare Act By John P. Sears, John P. Sears, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1976 and 1980
Economic Successes Undermine Its Politics By Robert A. Manning, Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, is a former State Department Asian policy advisor (1989-93)
Remembering the Man Who Set the Stage for Today's Comedians By Paul Krassner, Paul Krassner is the author of "The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race" (Seven Stories Press). His album, "We Have Ways of Making You Laugh," will be released this month by Mercury Records
Walter Massey By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace covers higher education for The Times
L.A's Changing Reality May Undercut Its New Growth Plan By William Fulton, William Fulton is editor of California Planning and Development Report, a monthly newsletter. His book on the politics of urban planning in Southern California will be published by Solano Press Books
Declare War on Sponsors of Terrorism By Bruce Herschensohn, Bruce Herschensohn is a distinguished fellow with the Claremont Institute

REAL ESTATE

Q: Where to Get House Smarts? A: At Times Fair
Monument To Identity By Leon Whiteson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Leon Whiteson writes on architecture for The Times
Wallboard First Primed, Then Painted By Popular Mechanics, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
No Matter What It's Called, Deposit Is Considered Security By Kevin Postema, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Loan Payoff Fees Worth Fighting Over By Kenneth R. Harney, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Where Life Moves to Latin Beat By Karen E. Klein, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Karen Klein is a Monrovia freelance writer
Orange County, Orange Hair? By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

From China, With Love By Naomi Glauberman
A Month of Saturdays III By Mary Mcnamara
A Bevy of Bridges By Suzy Beal
City of Lights By Michael R. Forrest
Francis Ford Coppola rarely met a deal he couldn't refuse. From money to movies, he's swung from the highs to the lowes. Isn't it time fo a little middle? By Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein's last piece for the magazine was about Arnold Schwarzenegger
Center of Their Universe By Michael Quintanilla, Quintanilla is a staff writer in Life & Style
Where'd All Those Darn Hot Tubs Go? By Laura Accinelli, Laura Accinelli is a staff writer for Los Angeles View
Built for the Beach By Barbara Thornburg
Rex Still Reigns By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on August 04, 1996

BOOKS

Pretenders to the King's Throne : BIGGEST ELVIS.\o7 By P.F. Kluge (Viking: $22.95, 341 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

The Affirmative Action Debate.\o7 Edited by George E. Curry (Addison-Wesley: $15, paper; 368 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar

Dealt One Hand, Playing Another : VERTIGO: A Memoir.\o7 By Louise DeSalvo (Dutton: $22.95, 288 pp.)\f7 By Carolyn See, \o7 Carolyn See is the author of "Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America." She is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times Book Review\f7

Rich Little Poor Boy : A GHOST OF A CHANCE. \o7 By Peter Duchin with Charles Michener (Random House: $27.50, 380 pp.)\f7 By Georgia Jones-davis, \o7 Georgia Jones-Davis is an assistant editor for Book Review\f7

Bright Lights, Bad Karma : I'M LOSING YOU.\o7 By Bruce Wagner (Villard: $23, 336 pp.)\f7 By John Clark, \o7 John Clark is an occasional contributor to the Los Angeles Times Book Review and Calendar sections, and has written for Allure, Time Out and Premiere magazines\f7

Mother and Daughter Disunion : SUSPICIOUS RIVER.\o7 By Laura Kasischke (Houghton Mifflin: $22.95, 271 pp.)\f7 By Erika Taylor, \o7 Erika Taylor is a regular contributor to the Book Review\f7

No Fair! You Always Get the Database! : THE ZERO HOUR.\o7 By Joseph Finder (William Morrow & Co.; $25, 432 pp.)\f7 By Po Bronson, \o7 Po Bronson's novel about Silicon Valley, "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest," will be published by Random House in March\f7

Nonfiction By Nick Owchar

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

Fiction By Erika Taylor

The great American poet Donald Hall is one of the few... By Michael Cart

Nonfiction By Erika Taylor

SIXTIES GOING ON SEVENTIES \o7 by Nora Sayre (Rutgers... By Charles Solomon

THE ANGRY ONES \o7 by John A. Williams (Norton: $11, 175... By Charles Solomon

ALL MY SINS ARE RELATIVES \o7 by W.S. Penn (Bison Books... By Charles Solomon

NIP THE BUDS, SHOOT THE KIDS \o7 by Kenzaburo Oe... By Charles Solomon

PICTURING THE SOUTH: 1860 to the Present \o7 edited by... By Charles Solomon

WOMEN RESHAPING HUMAN RIGHTS: How Extraordinary Activists... By Charles Solomon

His Own Best Hope : NEW MOON By Richard Grossinger (Frog Ltd., distributed by North Atlantic Books: $25, 600 pp.) By Michael Harris, Michael Harris regularly reviews for Book Review

NEWS

Sister of Mercy By Duane Noriyuki, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Inquiring Columnist Wants to Know . . . By Robin Abcarian

New Science Center Has 'Em Jazzed By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Step by Step By Kathy Price-robinson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

In Matters of Race, Teach by Example By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Declare War on Sponsors of Terrorism By Bruce Herschensohn, Bruce Herschensohn is a distinguished fellow with the Claremont Institute

'The Other France' Is Peopled With Anger, Poverty and Despair By Mort Rosenblum, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nature a Familiar Demon in Bangladesh By Dilip Ganguly, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fear Haunts Survivor of '91 Cyclone That Stole Family By Dilip Ganguly, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eating More Fish May Help Children With Hyperactivity Associated Press

$11-Million Bequest to College Celebrates Hepburn-Tracy-Style Affair By Phuong Ly, WASHINGTON POST

Slain Child's Brother Mired in Adoption Limbo By Tara Burghart, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Rainwater Harvest' Aids Dry Regions By Robert Bryce, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Arizona GOP Congressman Admits He's Gay From Associated Press

Age Is Just a Number for This Runner By Lindsey Tanner, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Food Shortage Fed Tension in Biosphere 2 From Associated Press

Excess 'Compassion' Costs Tax Collector Her Job By Strat Douthat, ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Mexico Showdown Looms Over Tribal Casinos By Sue Anne Pressley, WASHINGTON POST

Lab Molecule Mimics Photosynthesis Associated Press

Field of Dreams Becomes Site of Battle By Mary Neubauer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turks and Caicos Islands Coping With Haitian Influx By Michelle Faul, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doctor Seeks Calm for Hyperactive Boys By Martha Mendoza, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olympic Medals If the Valley was an independent country... By Doug Smith

Burbank Moves to Launch 2nd Media District By Efrain Hernandez Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cowabunga! It's Real Net Surfin' USA By Dexter Filkins, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Therapist Is Accused of Sex Assaults By Ann W. O'Neill, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Witness Against Panthers Among D.A. Informants By Edward J. Boyer, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Canada Outruns U.S. for Gold in 400 Relay By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mother Charged in Boy's Toy Store Abandonment Associated Press

Gore Assails Dole on Education Policy From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Congress' Blizzard of Bills Ushers In New GOP Tactic By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As Drive-By Gang Killings Fall, 'Walk-Up' Attacks Rise By Nora Zamichow, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fatally Wholesome: Jilting TV's 'Christy' By Sheryl Stolberg, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Untested Theory Becoming Tobacco Firms' Top Threat By Henry Weinstein and Jack Nelson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Canada Outruns U.S. for Gold in 400-Meter Relay By Randy Harvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Voters Poised to Execute Another Sharp Turn in '96 By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Laws Governing Charter Schools Is Flawed, Union Study Says By Elaine Woo, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Oliver Garver, Retired Church Official, Dies By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Land Battle Splits Residents of Resort Town By Martin Forstenzer, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Convention Organizers Refuse to Say the S-Word By Tony Perry and Eleanor Randolph, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

3 Palestinian Police Sentenced for Torture Death That Sparked Riot Reuters

Blast Damages New Bridge in Bosnia Reuters

Perry Cites Possible New Risk in Saudi Arabia From the Washington Post

2 Relief Workers Seized in Chechnya From Times Wire Reports

Former Nazi Blames Jews for His Troubles From Times Wire Reports

Armed Forces Chief Killed in Crash From Times Wire Reports

Bacteria Traced to Slaughterhouse From Times Wire Reports

Economic Success May Not Pay Off for Argentine Leader By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

3 Charged for Allegedly Cooking the Family Cat Associated Press

China Finally Looking to Life After Deng By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Missed Cues on New Crop of Radicals By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Check to Christian Coalition Questioned From Times Staff and Wire Reports

FBI Checks Guard's Hair, Fingerprints From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Dole Turns to Variety of Advisors for Input on Economic Blueprint By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

More Bodies, Major Piece of Jet Wreckage Recovered By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cold War Incursion Sows Seeds of Terror By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER