What happened on July 14, 1996

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Huggable He's Not By Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Symbol of Ambiguity By Elysa Gardner, Elysa Gardner is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Nothing to Be Afraid Of By Erin Kennedy, Erin Kennedy covers entertainment for the Dominion, based in Wellington
Fred and Ginger and Frank By Dean E. Murphy, Dean E. Murphy is The Times' Warsaw bureau chief
Radical Point of View By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Screen Gems By Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Making Up For A Lost Centennial By Robert Koehler, Robert Koehler is a regular contributor to Calendar
And Don't Call Her 'Princess' By John Clark, John Clark is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Hail to the Fritz! By Pat Launer, Pat Launer is a theater writer based in San Diego
He Subscribes to Intrepid Audiences By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Hard, Soft and Danced All Over By Mary Mcnamara, Mary McNamara is associate editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine
Nurturing Art Songs at UCLA By Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
'Three Ghost Ships' and Their Captain By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Master of Mystique By Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker is a Times staff writer
Oasis Live, Before the 'Glory' Days By Robert Hilburn
Helter Skelter By Steve Hochman
New Nirvana Set Due in October, Minus the Hype By Steve Hochman
Masqued Man By Steve Hochman
Murder, She Sang By Dave Jennings, From London
Small Faces
Hat Trick for Nas

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Resolving the Past : The fight for historic preservation is over more than buildings By George E. Thomas, George E. Thomas, a preservation consultant, teaches historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania
Why State's New Budget Almost Arrived on 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
Safety's Worst Enemy Is a Great Success Rate By H.W. Lewis, H.W. Lewis, emeritus professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, is author of "Technological Risk" (Norton)
Who's in Charge of Security? Everyone By Ben Sherwood, Ben Sherwood is the author of "Red Mercury," a new novel pitting security forces against terrorists at the Atlanta Olympic Games, written under the pseudonym Max Barclay (Dove Books)
Sharon Gets His Cabinet Post, but His Power Is Diminishing By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman, a journalist for the Daily Ha'aretz, is co-author of "Friends in Deed: Inside the U.S.-Israel Alliance" (Hyperion)
This Time, It's Personal: Justice Scalia's Increasing Incivility By David M. O'Brien, David M. O'Brien, a professor of government at the University of Virginia, is the author of several books on the U.S. Supreme Court. His most recent book is "To Dream of Dreams: Religious Freedom and Constitutional Politics in Postwar Japan" (Hawaii)
Los Angeles Times Interview : Anita Perez Ferguson : On Bringing Women-- and the Personal--into Public Office By Kay Mills, Kay Mills is author of "From Pocahontas to Power Suits: Everything You Need to Know About Women's History in America" (Plume, 1995). She interviewed Anita Perez Ferguson in her Washington office
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT : A Victory for Foes of Affirmative Action By Roman Navarrette, Roman Navarrette is a senior majoring in sociology
Galileo's Space Odyssey
A Pro-Islamic Regime in Turkey : Western ties should remain strong, despite shift in government
3-Strikes 'Fix' Would Restore Original Inequities : Bill to limit judges' discretion is misguided
Diversity Is More Than Skin Deep : Preferences promote conformity to a group entitlement 'ideal.' By Gail Heriot, Gail Heriot is a professor of law at the University of San Diego and cochair of the CCRI campaign
Secession Flap Gives Valley an Edge : Los Angeles: It's the original suburban dream neighborhood, and today's dreamers keep the focus true. By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Tolerance Isn't a One-Day Event By Anna Husarska, Anna Husarska, a contributing editor at the New Republic, is serving as a field officer with the International Crisis Group's Bosnia Project
More Power to the Neighborhoods--and to the Mayor By Xandra Kayden, 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 author of "Surviving Power" (Free Press.)

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

URBAN JUNGLE : To Bee or Not to Bee By Ed Leibowitz
L.A. Speak / Bricklayers By Horace Martin
Coming Soon By Michael Walker
Give Him an 'H' By Mary Melton
Southern California's Family By Carla Rivera, Carla Rivera is a Times staff writer who specializes in government and social welfare matters
Packing Light (and Dark, Too)
A Feast of Color By Janet Bukovinsky
Little Old Bistro in Pasadena By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on July 14, 1996

BOOKS

Easy Rawlins: Color Him Older, Wiser and in Trouble Again : FICTION : A LITTLE YELLOW DOG.\o7 By Walter Mosley (W. W. Norton: $23, 288 pp.)\f7 By Dick Adler, \o7 Dick Adler reviews mysteries for various newspapers and Internet sites\f7

The Complex Man Behind the Duke : BIOGRAPHY : LUSH LIFE: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn.\o7 By David Hajdu (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: $27.50, 306 pp.)\f7 By Don Heckman, \o7 Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer\f7

The Half-Life of Albert Einstein : BIOGRAPHY : EINSTEIN: A Life.\o7 By Denis Brian (John Wiley & Sons: $30, 509 pp.)\f7 By Robert Kanigel, \o7 Robert Kanigel is the author of "The Man Who Knew Infinity" and a forthcoming biography of Frederick Winslow Taylor, "The One Best Way."\f7

Chairman of the Surf(Board) : NONFICTION : CAUGHT INSIDE.\o7 By Daniel Duane (North Point Press: $21, 239 pp.)\f7 By David Sheff, \o7 David Sheff's most recent book is "Game Over," recently reprinted by Vintage. He and his son surf at Bolinas Beach\f7

Shock Waves From a Little Boy Lost : FICTION : THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN.\o7 By Jacquelyn Mitchard (Viking: $23.95, 434 pp.)\f7 By Susan Heeger, \o7 Susan Heeger is a freelance writer and editor who frequently contributes to the Book Review\f7

A Rough and Ready Romeo and Juliet : FICTION : THE FLAMING CORSAGE.\o7 By William Kennedy (Viking: $23.95, 209 pp.)\f7 By Lisa Meyer, \o7 Lisa Meyer is a writer living in Princeton, N.J., who is working on a collection of interviews with writers entitled "Literary Mirrors."\f7

CRIMINAL PURSUITS : She Saves the World and Can Cook, Too By Margo Kaufman, \o7 Margot Kaufman's most recent book is "This Damn House: My Subcontract With America" (Villard)\f7

Fiction By Chris Goodrich

Fiction By Chris Goodrich

Nonfiction By Merle Rubin

Nonfiction By Chris Goodrich

Fiction By Chris Goodrich

Fiction By Chris Goodrich

THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE: A Tribute to Wallace Stegner \o7... By Charles Solomon

DEEP RIVER \o7 by Shusaku Endo, translated from the... By Charles Solomon

A DOG'S LIFE \o7 by Peter Mayle, illustrated by Edward... By Charles Solomon

SPLITTING \o7 by Fay Weldon (Atlantic Monthly Press: $12... By Charles Solomon

MEMOIR OF THE BOOKIE'S SON \o7 by Sidney Offit (St... By Charles Solomon

FREE YOUR MIND: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual... By Charles Solomon

THE SIERRA CLUB WETLANDS READER \o7 edited by Sam Wilson... By Charles Solomon

One in a timely batch of books during this election year... By Kathleen Krull

NEWS

STONE WORK: Reflections on Serious Play & Other... By Charles Solomon

As Culture Crashes Into Commerce By Robin Abcarian

Part Dad . . . Part Cop . . .All Business By Beth Shuster, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Praise of One Bowl That's Never Empty By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Too Many or Too Few Rules for Parents? By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Picking Up the Clean Habit By Valerie J. Nelson

Lost in Their Space By Valerie J. Nelson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Female Circumcision Triggers Debate on Rites Versus Rights By Karin Davies, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rural Renaissance Helping a Thousand Small Towns Bloom By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Black Congregations Face Insurance Snarls in Wake of Church Burnings By Patricia Lamiell, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Terror, Scandal Rock Town Where Teacher Is Accused of Framing Stalker By Helen O'Neill, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Landowner Sets Sights on National Park By H. Josef Hebert, ASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. Workers Put 'On Shelf' Paid to Be Idle Under Unwritten Rules By Stephen Barr, WASHINGTON POST

Cockroaches Are a Factor in Severe Urban Asthma, Researchers Warn By Daniel Q. Haney, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Massachusetts 'Prison' Town Rounding Up New Lockups By Michael Tighe, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Boy Governor 'Stassen, 89, Offers to Run as Dole's Veep \o7 From Reuters\f7

'Orphan Train' Reunions Stir Bittersweet Memories By Jean Pagel, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adoption Picnics Put Children on Display By Karen Testa, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Case of Missing Iowa Newswoman Unsolved By Mary Neubauer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Driving Exam Deals With Distractions \o7 Associated Press\f7

West Moves to Outlaw African Rite for Women \o7 From Associated Press\f7

N. Ireland Riots Shatter a Fragile Peace Process By William Tuohy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Plan Similar to Prop. 187 Falls Flat in Arizona By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, TIMES STAFF WRITER

OKLAHOMA : Man Arrested in Motel Explosion From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Pursuit of Viper Militia May Backfire on U.S. By Louis Sahagun, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Japanese Jolted by Demands of Future By Teresa Watanabe and David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Alleged Pyramid Scheme Boasted Impressive Cast By Diana Marcum and Tom Gorman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

U.S. Had Options to Let Bosnia Get Arms, Avoid Iran By James Risen and Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Lowriders Cruising to Japanese Market By John L. Mitchell, TIMES STAFF WRITER

N. Ireland Riots Shatter a Fragile Peace Process By William Tuohy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Heroin Deaths Fuel Music Industry's Soul-Searching By Jerry Crowe, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gunman Seriously Wounds Officer By Matt Lait and Ken Ellingwood, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A Final Harvest of Anger By Peter H. King

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish : Divers Take Underwater 'Census' Hoping to Track Populations and Raise Ecological Awareness By Miguel Helft, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Attrition of Top Educators Erodes State's Reputation By John Chandler, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Chinese Doctor Fights for Right of Terminally Ill to Die By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

RUSSIA : Chechen Villagers Contradict Military From Times Wire Reports

TURKEY : Kurds Can Return, Premier Promises From Times Wire Reports

11 Officers Held in 1994 Blast at Jewish Center in Argentina \o7 Reuters\f7

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA : Gunfire Wounds U.S. Diplomat From Times Wire Reports

Techno-crats Dance Across Berlin \o7 Associated Press\f7

Netanyahu's Visit to U.S. Confirms Palestinians' Fears on Rigid Stance By Marjorie Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Netanyahu Aide Meets With Syrian Official on Talks \o7 Reuters\f7

Jews Clash Over Sabbath Observance \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Saudis Hamper FBI's Probe of Blast, Agent Says \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Dole Calls for Tax Reform, Blasts Clinton for Rate Hike \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

Kemp Criticizes Dole in NAACP Flap \o7 Associated Press\f7

Congressman's Woes Trouble Many in GOP By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton May OK GOP Welfare Plan By Art Pine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Crisis Puts Cherished Ideals to Test By Teresa Watanabe, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FLORIDA : Cuban Exile Flotilla Marks Boat Sinking From Times Staff and Wire Reports

VMI Board Votes to Draft Plan on Women By Donald P. Baker, WASHINGTON POST

LOUISIANA : U.S. Reopens Probe of Police Misconduct From Times Staff and Wire Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. : '95 Called Hottest Year on Record From Times Staff and Wire Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. : Airport Radar Called a Frequent Failure From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Tucker Claims Juror Bias, Seeks New Trial \o7 Associated Press\f7