What happened on July 21, 1996

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Nobody's Fool By Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
On a Fast Track By David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a regular contributor to Calendar
Yo! Romeo! By Shasta Darlington, Shasta Darlington is a researcher in The Times' Mexico City bureau
Staying True to Form By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
From Critic to Creator By Justin Davidson, Justin Davidson is classical music critic at Newsday
The Girl Can't Help It By John Clark, John Clark is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Cockroaches Are People Too By Connie Benesch, Connie Benesch is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Constructing 'Stonewall' By Joseph Hanania, Joseph Hanania is a freelance writer based in Santa Monica
Long Beach Group Gets Equity's OK By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Time to Focus on Just One Artist By Jan Herman, Jan Herman is a Times staff writer
Their Tuxedos Have Gone Into Storage By John Henken, John Henken is editor of the just-published "The Hollywood Bowl: Tales of Summer Nights" (Balcony Press)
Casting the Net Over the Local Scene By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Here's to the Good Life--and the Jerks By Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker is a Times staff writer
Down to Serious Business By Lorraine Ali, Lorraine Ali writes about pop music for Calendar
Gahan Speaks Out After Drug Death By Steve Hochman
The Other Side By Steve Hochman
Rimes With 'Blue'
Small Faces
Houston, We've Got A Problem By Steve Hochman
Olympic Torch By Steve Hochman
*** 1/2, PETER WENIGER, "TipTap," Mons Records; ***, RENAUD GARCIA-FONS, "Alborea,"Enja Records By Don Heckman
Discovering Wonders Along Museum Row By Valerie J. Nelson, Valerie J. Nelson is a Los Angeles-area freelance writer
Art + Summer = Camp LACMA

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Equity for American Artists
A Message to Myanmar
Some Official Clarity on a Misleading Proposition
A Parable on Property Rights By Joseph Farah and Richard Pombo, Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Tracy) is chairman of the House task force charged with reforming the Endangered Species Act. Joseph Farah is executive director of the Western Journalism Center. Their book "This Land Is Our Land" will be published this fall
Poverty Drives Girls Into Early Motherhood By Ruth Rosen, Ruth Rosen, a professor of history at UC Davis, writes regularly on politics and culture
The Last Palestinian Option By Daoud Kuttab, Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalists and television producer. He is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Jerusalem. His e-mail address is
Heading Into Darkness Once Again By Richard Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is author of "Days of Obligation" (Viking-Penguin.)
Against All Odds : Running for president can be habit-forming. Perot is but the latest in a long line of perpetual candidates. By Robert Dallek, Robert Dallek is a historian who has taught at six universities, including UCLA and Oxford. His latest book, "Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents," will be published in September by Hyperion
Sic Transit Schoenberg: The Melody Doesn't Linger On By Paul Boyer, Paul Boyer, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the author of "Promises to Keep: The United States Since World War II" (Heath)
Advice for Dole From One Who's Been There By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
Who Do You Trust? Not the President! By John P. Sears, John P. Sears, a political analyst, was a political advisor to Richard M. Nixon and served as campaign manager for Ronald Reagan in 1976 and 1980
Franco's Dark Legacy Hovers Over Madrid's New Regime By Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler served as the Madrid bureau chief for The Times in the late 1970s and has returned to Spain often since then
Labor Market, Not Schools, Will Aid Latino Education Woes By Richard Rothstein, Richard Rothstein is research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and adjunct professor of public policy at Occidental College
THE JAUNDICED EYE : Dole's Olympian Feats By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Los Angeles Times Interview : Ronald George : Defending the Role of Judges in 'Three Strikes' and Beyond By Molly Selvin, Molly Selvin is an editorial writer for The Times
The Hot Spot for Latino Businesses--Southern California By Gregory Rodriguez and David E. Hayes-bautista, David E. Hayes-Bautista is executive director of the Alta California Research Center. Gregory Rodriguez is a fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy and author of an upcoming study on the Latino middle class. They are associate editors at Pacific News Service

REAL ESTATE

Avalon Retains Quaint Village Atmosphere By Lisa Berke, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Lisa Berke is a Los Angeles freelance writer
How Owners Can Speed Up Quake Repairs By Jan Hickenbottom, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'J.R.' Will Sell Malibu Spread By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Real Estate Trends
How to Choose Between Old or New Neighborhood By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bill Would Eliminate Unneeded Payment By Kenneth R. Harney, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tell Us About Your Remodel
Home's Water Can Be Heated With Solar Panels By Popular Mechanics, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Real Estate Watchdog Is as Close as the Web By Bradley Inman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Dog Days Dining By Stacie Stukin
It Don't Matter if You're Black and White By Paul Dean
Museum Gift Shops By Allison Cohen
Tulle and Tuxedo By Mary Mcnamara
Spy Vs. Spies By David Wise, David Wise, who lives in Washington, is the author of "Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold the CIA to the KGB for $4.6 Million."
National Icon-in-the-Making? By Gregg Zoroya, Gregg Zoroya is a freelance writer based in Northern Virginia
L.a. Retro By William Wilson
Take Your Pick By Barbara Thornburg
The Border Between Bold and Bland By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on July 21, 1996

BOOKS

As 'The Family' Turns : THE LAST DON.\o7 By Mario Puzo (Random House: $25.95, 496 pp.)\f7 By Gene Mustain, \o7 Gene Mustain is co-author of three nonfiction books about organized crime, including the just-released "Gotti: Rise and Fall," which is the basis of an HBO movie to air in August\f7

Literary Alchemy : PALINURO IN MEXICO.\o7 By Fernando del Paso (Dalkey Archive: $14.95, paper, 557 pp.)\f7 By Charlotte Innes, \o7 Charlotte Innes is a regular contributor to the Book Review\f7

AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : AT CENTURY'S END: Great Minds Reflect on Our Times.\o7 Edited by Nathan P. Gardels (ALTI: $24.95; 309 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar

The Chaos of Freedom : NONFICTION : WAKING THE TEMPESTS. \o7 By Eleanor Randolph (Simon & Schuster: $26, 448 pp.)\f7 By Jane Taubman, \o7 Jane A. Taubman, professor of Russian at Amherst College, is the co-author of "Moscow Spring" (Summit Press, 1989)\f7

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

Nonfiction By Kevin Baxter

A GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS: Bioengineering and the... By Charles Solomon

MOVING VIOLATIONS: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and... By Charles Solomon

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: An Angler in Midstream \o7 by Wayne... By Charles Solomon

Fiction By Susan Salter Reynolds

THE DROWNING POOL \o7 by Ross MacDonald (Vintage: $11... By Charles Solomon

MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA \o7 by David Hays & Daniel Hays... By Charles Solomon

TRILOBITES \o7 by Riccardo Levi-Setti (University of... By Charles Solomon

NEWS

The Son Also Rises By Janet Wiscombe, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Say What You Mean, Do What You Must By Robin Abcarian

When Medicine Takes a Toll By Kathleen Doheny, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Las Madrinas Is Introduced to 19 Debs By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Men Can't Be Good Dads If Moms Block the Way By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Lesson in Madness By Adrienne W. Anderson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Help for Getting the Teaching Started By Adrienne W. Anderson

Ballerinas' Dads Trade the Beer Bar for the Ballet Barre By Dave Wielenga, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Mourning the Loss of a Man She Wishes She Had Known By Mary Cook, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Balancing the Books By Brad Bonhall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Newly Discovered Jefferson Letters Hint of Loneliness and Love By Bill Baskervill, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kaczynski's Dissertation Would Leave Your Head Spinning By Matt Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Refugees Seeking New Lives in the West Are Stranded in Eastern Europe By Bogdan Preda, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Asian Women Face Higher Breast Cancer Risk By Eileen Glanton, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rootin' Tootin' Teutons Still Thrill to Old West in Modern Germany By Terrence Petty, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Girl Shortage Bodes Ill for Future Korea By Ju-yeon Kim, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olympic Games Off to Showy Start By Larry Mcshane, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chess Is King, but No One Rules at the Park By Donna Abu-nasr, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High Court's 'Colorblind' Mandate on Redistricting Angers Minorities By Paul Shepard, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Here's How to Keep Them Down on the Farm Once They've Seen Paris By Pierre-yves Glass, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Party Isn't Over in This Tiny Town in Missouri By Karen Testa, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ex-Soldiers and Their Foes Work Together to Learn Farming in Uganda By Susan Linnee, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mozambique Begins Slow Process of Rebuilding in Wake of Costly War By Donna Bryson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Palestinian Convicted of Hijacking Airliner in '85 \o7 Associated Press\f7

O.C. Toll Panel Weighs Firing Lockheed Unit By Mark Platte, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Face of Fear, Will Higher Costs and More Hassles Fly? By Gebe Martinez and Richard T. Cooper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Face to Face With Pain, Pride of the Past By Andrea Ford, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Affirmative Action Ban Still Divides UC By Amy Wallace, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Russians Develop Economy and an Impoverished Class By Amy Harmon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Face of Fear, Will Higher Costs and More Hassles Fly? By Gebe Martinez and Richard T. Cooper, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Not Your Traditional Charismatic Service By Rene Lynch, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Voters Back Prop. 209, but Margin Declining By Bill Stall, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Crews Scour Ocean Floor for Crash Evidence By Richard A. Serrano and Eric Malnic, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Crews Scour Ocean Floor for Crash Evidence By Richard A. Serrano and Eric Malnic, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Au Naturel By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As Chechen War Escalates, So Does Cynicism By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER

An E-Ticket That's All but Golden By Peter H. King

Transformation of Charismatic Church a Sign of the Times By Rene Lynch, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rash of Deaths Haunts Police Departments By Jim Newton, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rally Seeks to Add Multiracial Category on U.S. Census Forms \o7 Associated Press\f7

Perot, Lamm Vie for Votes at Reform Party Gathering By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Out of the Shadows, Into the Bull's-Eye \o7 Associated Press\f7

Firm Awarded $22 Billion From Marcos Estate Over Stolen Treasure \o7 From Associated Press\f7

200 Tutsi Refugees Die in Revenge Attack by Hutu Rebels in Burundi \o7 From Associated Press\f7

ASEAN Grants Observer Status to Myanmar \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Hundreds Killed as Tamil Rebels Lay Siege to Sri Lankan Army Base \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Israel, Hezbollah to Trade Soldiers' Bodies, Prisoners \o7 From Reuters\f7

16 Killed by Three Bombs in Algeria \o7 Associated Press\f7

Police, Rioters Resume Clashes in N. Ireland \o7 From Reuters\f7

Scalia Comes to Reside in State of Dissent By David G. Savage, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Dole Given a Clean Bill of Health in Latest Checkup By Terence Monmaney and Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

KANSAS : 125 Abortion Foes Rally Outside Clinic From Times Staff and Wire Reports

'Good Samaritan' Nearly Beans Fake 'Attacker' \o7 Associated Press\f7

GEORGIA : Gingrich Criticizes Drug Comments From Times Staff and Wire Reports

PENNSYLVANIA : Disaster Declared After 2 Die in Floods From Times Staff and Wire Reports

OREGON : Physician Faces Euthanasia Charge From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Clinton Threatens to Veto Welfare Bill By Sam Fulwood Iii, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FLIGHT 800: TRAGEDY'S AFTERMATH : Couple Met, Died on Flight 800 \o7 Associated Press\f7

FLIGHT 800: TRAGEDY'S AFTERMATH : TWA Crash a Grim Reminder of Pan Am Disaster in Scotland By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

FLIGHT 800: TRAGEDY'S AFTERMATH : Security Breach Delays United's Flight From Germany; Man Held \o7 From Reuters\f7

Chess : International News By Jack Peters, INTERNATIONAL MASTER

Bomb Injures 33 at Airport in Spain \o7 From Reuters\f7