What happened on August 18, 1996

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

In Short Order By John Clark, John Clark is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Riding a '60s Splashback By Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Playing the Name Game By Scott Collins, Scott Collins is a regular contributor to Calendar
Now, There Are Bigger Sharks in the Water Every Summer By Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
In and Out of Sync With Audiences By Steven Smith, Steven Smith is an occasional contributor to Calendar
A Scottish Renaissance? By David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a regular contributor to Calendar
Escape From . . . (You Fill in the Blank) By David Kronke and David Kronke Is A Regular Contributor To Calendar.
Hollywood's New Look for Young Women By Kathleen Craughwell, Kathleen Craughwell is a member of The Times' film staff
Fans of Musicals Have to Learn a New Tune By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Finally, You Can Look Them Up By Mark Swed, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
Chamber Composers' Hangout By Daniel Cariaga, \o7 Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer\f7
It Takes One to Film One By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
Sam Francis: A Force of Nature By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Trees, Trains and Other Things Worth Spotting By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Secret Formula By Dennis Romero, Dennis Romero is a staff writer for The Times' Life & Style section
Are We in the Mood for Tricky's Bleak Side? By Dennis Romero
SAM PHILLIPS "Omnipop (It's Only a Flesh Wound Lambchop... By Elysa Gardner
* Black Crowes, "Three Snakes and One Charm," American... By Steve Appleford
Alanis Ascending
Sarah McLachlan Getting Even With the Guys By Steve Hochman
STAR TIME: Can Kenny (Babyface) Edmonds get any more... By Steve Hochman
SMALL FACES: Whether or not she signs up for the Lilith...
Romantic and Sophisticated By Don Heckman
LEON PARKER "Belief" Columbia * * * Less is more on... By Bill Kohlhaase
A Veteran of the Airwaves--at Age 13 By Lynne Heffley, Lynne Heffley is a Times staff writer
Album Review By Chuck Crisafulli
Duck In, Skull Out

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

A New Kind of Terrorism: Silence Is Deadlier By Bruce Hoffman, Bruce Hoffman is director of the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St. Andrews University and a Rand consultant
The Clinton Republicans By Martin Walker, Martin Walker, U.S. bureau chief of Britain's The Guardian, is author of "The President We Deserve; Bill Clinton's Rise and Falls and Comebacks," which will be published next month by Crown
Kemp Means California Won't Be Ignored This Time By 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
Turkey's Ambitions Raise Stakes for Russians in Chechnya By Steven Merritt Miner, Steven Merritt Miner, a professor of Russian history at Ohio University, is a contributor to "The Diplomats" (Princeton University). He is working on a book, "Selling Stalin," about Soviet propaganda
Real Science: Clinton Is Suddenly Vulnerable By John P. Sears, John P. Sears, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1976 and 1980. He is now working on Jack F. Kemp's campaign
Dole: 'Laconic'? Kemp: 'Garrulous'? Time for a New Cliche! By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Are These Guys Really From Mars? By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
Theodore Sizer By Elaine Woo, Elaine Woo covers education for The Times. She spoke with Theodore R. Sizer by phone from his office in Harvard, Mass
The Money's Yours, Not the Boss'
Air Quality Plan Needs Fast and Effective Doctoring
Busy, and Smart Too
What, Exactly, Is 'Sacred' in a Life? By John E. Seery, John E. Seery is the author of "Political Theory for Mortals" (Cornell Press) and teaches politics at Pomona College
Confessions of a Mars Skeptic By J. William Schopf, J. William Schopf is professor of paleobiology and director of UCLA's Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life. He discovered the oldest evidence of life on Earth, microscopic fossils from nearly 3.5 billion years ago
Is the Price of Deregulation More and More Blackouts? By Michael T. Moore, Michael T. Moore, former executive director of Public and Employee Communications at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, is a member of the board of director of Water and Power Associates, an education and public-service organization

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

L.A. Hope By Bill Stern
Why I Drive Alone By Mary Mcnamara
Mind Game By Chris Rubin
Prop Department lingo By Evelyn Sheinkopf
Sports Stars and Hollywood Celebs--Why America Loves Them All the Way to the Bank By Michael Walker
Too much ain't enough: Handicapping Shaq's big score
A Childhood Tale From the City of Second Chances By Kate Braverman, Kate Braverman's last piece for the magazine was another episode in her continuing adventure of relocating to rural western New York state after a lifetime in Los Angeles. She is the author of a trilogy of novels about Los Angeles, numerous short stories, essays and poems. She has won two Best American Short Story awards and the O. Henry
French With A Twist By Susan Heeger
Staples from Naples By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on August 18, 1996

BOOKS

The Last Dance : PSALM AT JOURNEY'S END.\o7 By Erik Fosnes Hansen\f7 ,\o7 translated by Joan Tate (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $24, 371 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860-1996.\o7 By R. Craig Sautter and Edward M. Burke (Loyola Press: $19.95, paper; 284 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar

A Spirit on the Move : ANATOMY OF RESTLESSNESS: Selected Writings 1969-1989.\o7 By Bruce Chatwin (Viking Penguin: $23.95, 206 pp.)\f7 By Paul Theroux, \o7 Paul Theroux's new book, "My Other Life," will be published in September by Houghton Mifflin\f7

The Mourning After : IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A WATER LANDING.\o7 By Christopher Noel (Times Books: $23, 273 pp.)\f7 : DRIVING MY FATHER.\o7 By Susan Wicks (Basic Books: $18, 137 pp.)\f7 By Kathleen Doheny, \o7 Doheny writes about health issues for The Times\f7

Don't Know Much About Herstory : OUR LADY OF BABYLON.\o7 By John Rechy (Arcade: $23.95, 353 pp.)\f7 By Sara E. Melzer, \o7 Sara E. Melzer is writing a book about cultural myths. She is a professor of French literature and communication studies at UCLA and also teaches women's studies\f7

Back in the Land of the Crazies : GOING LOCAL.\o7 By Jamie Harrison (Hyperion: $21.95, 323 pp.)\f7 By Charles Champlin, \o7 Charles Champlin is at work on a second edition of "George Lucas: The Creative Impulse" for Abrams\f7

Name That Toon : DERBY DUGAN'S DEPRESSION FUNNIES.\o7 By Tom De Haven (Metropolitan Books: $23, 290 pp.)\f7 By Russell Miller, \o7 Russell Miller is the author of a forthcoming memoir, "Capitals, or My Fourth Decade in America."\f7

WINSLOW HOMER IN THE ADIRONDACKS \o7 by David Tatham... By Susan Salter Reynolds

PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: A Collector's Album \o7 by Laurence... By Susan Salter Reynolds

GLENN GOULD: Some Portraits of the Artist as a Young Man... By Susan Salter Reynolds

FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY: Debating the Limits of Patriotism \o7... By Susan Salter Reynolds

HARRY CALLAHAN \o7 by Sarah Greenough (National Gallery of... By Susan Salter Reynolds

In Winning Ways, a much-needed history of American female... By Kathleen Krull

THE COMPANY OF WOLVES \o7 by Peter Steinhart, illustrated... By Charles Solomon

HEARTBURN \o7 by Nora Ephron (Vintage: $11, 179 pp.). \f7... By Charles Solomon

MAPPING THE FARM: The Chronicle of a Family \o7 by John... By Charles Solomon

MONKFISH MOON \o7 by C. Romesh Gunesekera (Riverhead... By Charles Solomon

A WOMAN'S PLACE: Yesterday's Women in Rural America \o7 by... By Charles Solomon

INUIT WOMEN ARTISTS \o7 edited by Odette Leroux, Marion E... By Charles Solomon

Royal Pain : DIANA: The Lonely Princess.\o7 By Nicholas Davies (Birch Lane Press: $22.50, 286 pp.)\f7 : THE UNRULY QUEEN: The Life of Queen Caroline.\o7 By Flora Fraser (Alfred A. Knopf: $35, 560 pp.)\f7 By Margo Kaufman, \o7 Margo Kaufman is the Book Review's official royal watcher\f7

NEWS

Yes He Can By Bettijane Levine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Camping? It's a Piece of Cake By Chris Erskine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fun in Baghdad by the Bay By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Control Panel By Joseph Hanania, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

You Can't Blame Those Temper Tantrums on the Terrible Twos Anymore By Kathleen Kelleher, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Root Suits By Martin Henderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tourist's Serene Woodland Hike Turns Into 30 Seconds of Terror By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

In India's Sundarbans Reserve, the Eye of the Tiger Is Trained on Man By Thomas Wagner, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hijacked Cuban Plane Crashes; 4 Rescued Reuters

Credit Card Use and Debt Rise in India By Ashok Sharma, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rhino Population Is Charging Back From Brink of Extinction By Karin Davies, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aircraft Wing Flap Falls Onto N.Y. Street Reuters

Diet, Exercise Researchers Disagree if Plump Is Bad By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mother Worries About Large Toddler By Mary Esch, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A British Bequest Seeded an American Treasure By Ken Ringle, WASHINGTON POST

Gorilla Rescues Toddler Who Fell Into Zoo Exhibit Associated Press

Erosion of Academic Freedom in Sudan By Anthony Shadid, ASSOCIATED PRESS

What to Do When Attacked by a Bear By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Predators' Comeback Challenges Man By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Prescription Fraud: Abusing the System By Dan Weikel, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Inspectors Found Many Problems on Tunnel Job By Jon D. Markman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

U.S. Military in Bosnia Beats a Hasty . . . Reshaping By Art Pine and Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Arena Dreams A proposal to bring the Lakers and Kings to a... By Jose Cardenas

Dole Confronts Steep Climb on Campaign Trail By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Perot Wins Reform Party Nomination By Sam Fulwood Iii, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Quake Insurance Accord Said to Be Near By Kenneth Reich, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A 'Harvest in Hell' By Mark Arax, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Defending a Thesis By Elaine Woo, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Fingers on the Buttons By Peter H. King

More Jordanians Riot Over Bread From Reuters

Sabbath Driving in Israel Stirs Fewer Passions By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kremlin's Own Chechnya Conflict By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Russian Aviators Escape Their Afghan Captors From Associated Press

Once-Repressive Argentina Now a Nation of Lampoons By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Protesting Students Defy Police Pressure From Times Wire Reports

President Is Married in Catholic Rite From Times Wire Reports

Greek Premier Vows to Support Cypriots From Times Wire Reports

Once Isolated, Russia's Western Naval Beachhead Begins to Blossom By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Dole, Kemp Trail Leads to Land of Lincoln By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Assails Dole Fiscal Plan By Sheryl Stolberg, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Girl at Illinois Fair Falls From Ride, Dies Associated Press

Clinton Calls for Unity in Speech to Gays From Associated Press

Hackers Deface Web Site of U.S. Justice Department From Associated Press

Auction of Deadbeat Dad's Goods Held From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Army Called In to Fight Fires in West From Times Wire Services

Service Pays Tribute to TWA Crash Dead From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Boy Saved by Gorilla Improves at Hospital From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Don Simpson's Death Showed Depth of Abuse By Chuck Philips, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Autopsy Report Says Belli Died of Natural Causes Associated Press

350 Meet to Promote Vietnamese Reforms By Binh Ha Hong, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Pillowcase Rapist's' Condition Improves By Bob Pool, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Reversal of Fortune at Laguna Beach Unified By Renee Tawa and Leslie Earnest, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Suspect Wanted to Kill Someone, Witnesses Say By Efrain Hernandez Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER

Presidential Support Plane Crashes in Wyoming Times staff and wire services

Irish Prisoner Moved; Backers Fear Extradition From Reuters

Finding a Need, and a Place, to Serve By Tracy Weber, TIMES STAFF WRITER

With Help, Burn Victim Has Chance at Fresh Start By Tracy Weber