What happened on July 28, 1996

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ENTERTAINMENT

Get Off on His Cloud By Dennis Romero, Dennis Romero is a Times staff writer
Mr. TV (Executive Branch) By Rick Du Brow, Rick Du Brow is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Just Another Manic 'Day' By Bronwen Hruska, Bronwen Hruska is a freelance writer based in New York
For the Love of Modernity By Michael Webb, Michael Webb is the author of "Architects House Themselves: Breaking New Ground" and other books on architecture and design
Playing With the Mind By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
Reality Bites By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Mother-daughter Comedy Team By David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a regular contributor to Calendar
Tran-spotting By Emanuel Levy, Emanuel Levy is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles
Inner City Center Faces the Future By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Clear-Cut View of a Dark 'Forest' By Janice Arkatov, Janice Arkatov is a frequent contributor to Calendar
A Calmer Look at Prokofiev's Work for Stalin By Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
Hometown Ballet? Dream On By Lewis Segal, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance critic
The Plain and Simple Truths Within By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
A Swan Song That Wails and Soars, *** 1/2, SUBLIME "Sublime," Gasoline Alley/MCA By Mike Boehm
The Rosetta Stone of Rutledom By Steve Hochman
***, FIONA APPLE "Tidal," Work/Clean Slate By Elysa Gardner
***, KEITH SWEAT "Keith Sweat," Elektra By Connie Johnson
Blues Battle By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
Drug Bust By Steve Hochman
Isn't It Ironic?
They're Off to Sell Their Treasures--Again By Donald Liebenson, Donald Liebenson is a Chicago-based freelancer who writes about home video
Agents Of Change
The I-man, Cont.
Gehry-eyed
Changing Times
Heartfelt Plea

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Cardinal's Secular Power Has Many Precedents By Joe Domanick, Joe Domanick is the author of "To Protect and To Serve: The LAPD's Century of War in the City of Dreams" (Pocket Books), which last year won the Edgar Allen Poe award for best fact crime
Finding Who Is Responsible When No Group Takes Credit By Anna Geifman, Anna Geifman, an associate professor of history at Boston University, is author of, "Thou Shalt Kill: Revolutionary Terrorism in Russia, 1893-1917" (Princeton University Press)
When Meaning Eludes Us By Martin E. Marty, Martin E. Marty, who teaches the history of American religions at the University of Chicago, has just published "Under God, Indivisible" (University of Chicago Press )
Flirting With Disaster: Dole's Negative Coattails 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
Gen X Is Active Locally, How About Nationally? By Heather Mcleod and Jamie Cooper, Jamie Cooper is associate director of the Center for Policy Alternatives, a nonprofit public policy and leadership center. Heather McLeod is a founding editor of Who Cares, a quarterly covering youth issues
Another African State Rocks on the Precipice of Genocide By Adonis Hoffman, Adonis Hoffman is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he writes on foreign policy
Ira Yellin By Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is project director at the Hajjar/Kaufman New Media Lab. He interviewed Ira Yellin at the developer's home in Santa Monica Canyon
Economic Cheer, and Gloom Too
Before the Flood: Bracing for Social Security Surge
A New Crisis Shakes the Japanese
Good News Is Here for the Asking By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Gang of Four Tackles TV and Constitution By David Horowitz, David Horowitz is president of the Los Angeles-based Center for the Study of Popular Culture
Free Tibet--One Way or the Other By Tsoltim N. Shakabpa, Tsoltim N. Shakabpa is executive director of the Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa Memorial Foundation
Will Outreach Programs Be the Next Target? By Ruben Navarrette Jr., Ruben Navarrette Jr. is the author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano" (Bantam) and editor of the forthcoming newsletter, Reconciliation

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What happened on July 28, 1996

BOOKS

In Defense of the Prosecution : THE D.A.: A True Story.\o7 By Lawrence Taylor (William Morrow: $25, 400 pp.)\f7 By Bill Blum, Bill Blum, a former death-penalty attorney, is the author of the novels, "Prejudicial Error" (1995) and "The Last Appeal," to be published next year

AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY: Reconsidering America's Past, Rediscovering the Present.\o7 By Michael Elliott (Simon & Schuster: $24; 306 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar

No One Has Affairs to Remember Anymore : SEX AND THE CITY.\o7 By Candace Bushnell (Atlantic Monthly Press: $21, 228 pp.)\f7 By Sandra Tsing Loh, \o7 Sandra Tsing Loh is a columnist for Buzz magazine and the author of "Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays From Lesser Los Angeles" (Riverhead Books)\f7

Bring Down the Lights, Bring On the Narrator : THE FILM EXPLAINER. \o7 By Gert Hofmann, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann (Northwestern University Press: $26.95, 250 pp.)\f7 By Kenneth Turan, \o7 Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic\f7

Balancing Acts : LILY WHITE.\o7 By Susan Isaacs (HarperCollins: $25, 480 pp.)\f7 By Elaine Kendall, \o7 Elaine Kendall is a playwright and freelance writer\f7

Brawling Over the 'Best' By Nick Owchar, \o7 Nick Owchar is an assistant editor for Book Review\f7

From the Inside Looking In : STRANGER AMONG FRIENDS.\o7 By David Mixner (Bantam: $22.95, 358 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar, \o7 John Balzar is a Times national correspondent\f7

Fathers Drink, Women Leave, Mattresses Combust : CRUISING PARADISE.\o7 By Sam Shepard (Alfred A. Knopf: $23, 239 pp.)\f7 By Michelle Huneven, \o7 Michelle Huneven is a frequent contributor to the Book Review\f7

THE ECCENTRIC TEAPOT \o7 by Garth Clark (Abbeville Press... By Cara Mio Dimassa

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

VOLCANO: A Memoir of Hawai'i \o7 by Garrett Hongo... By Charles Solomon

THE BEAUTY OF THE BEASTLY: New Views of the Nature of Life... By Charles Solomon

THE VILLAGE \o7 by David Mamet (Little, Brown/ Back Bay... By Charles Solomon

BLOOD RED SUNSET: A Memoir of the Chinese Cultural... By Charles Solomon

MEN IN BLACK \o7 by Scott Spencer (Berkley: $6.99, 338... By Charles Solomon

IN THE LION'S DEN \o7 by Mitsuaki Iwago, translated from... By Charles Solomon

NEWS

PEG SOLITAIRE\o7 (Klutz Press: $17.95)\f7 : THE TOOBERS & ZOTS TRAVEL COMPANION.\o7 By Liz Doyle\f7 .\o7 Illustrated by Jack Keely (Planet Dexter: $14.99)\f7 : TRAVEL FUN\o7 (Dorling Kindersley: $15.95\f7 : DESIGN A PAPER DOLL YOU\o7 (The Learning Works Inc.: $6.95)\f7 By Martin Zimmerman

When Two Visions of One City Collide By Robin Abcarian

On the Rise By Irene Lacher, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Quite a Tasteful Way to Help Preserve Art By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Locating Deadbeat Dads--for a Price By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

An Orphan's Life By Dawn Bonker, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Video Fun Without the Monsters and Guns By Lynn Simross, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

'Wisconsin Works' Putting Welfare Families on Edge By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cultural Revolution's Scars Mark China By Elaine Kurtenbach, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Night Camp Offers Hope, Fun Without the Sun By Michael Hill, ASSOCIATED PRESS

To Be (Employed) or Not to Be, That Is the Question By Hugh A. Mulligan, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hawaiians Find Better Health in Roots By Meki Cox, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High Schoolers Put Memories on CD-ROM By Richard Lorant, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baseball Out at Home in Beach Town's Parks By John Curran, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Race Tensions Engulf Dallas School System By Melissa Williams, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Osteoporosis Risk to Men, Experts Warn By Landon Hall, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tiny Satellite Dishes Sprout in Rural Areas By Michael A. Giarrusso, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oregon Family Picks Up and Moves--House and All From Associated Press

Tire Dam to Tread on Erosion Problem By Arthur H. Rotstein, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shadowy Group Solicits Money for Foster 'Probe' By Susan Schmidt, WASHINGTON POST

Smoking Ages Women's Skin, Doctors Say From Associated Press

Landslide Kills 20 Soldiers at Barracks in South Korea Associated Press

Games Carry On After Blast Kills 2, Injures 111 By Eric Harrison and Bill Dwyre, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Atlanta's Olympic Spirit Unbowed by Blast By Lisa Dillman and Stephanie Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Record Set in a Day Full of Repeats By Randy Harvey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Level of Security at Park Was Subject of Early Debate By Jim Newton and Jeff Brazil Ralph Frammolino, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

All U.S. on Atlanta's Side Now By Mike Downey

Workplace Revolution Revs Up By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Director of Gatekeeper Probe Is Appointed By Anne-marie O'Connor, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As the Games Go On By Peter H. King

Lonesome Cowboy : He Rides the Trail of Adventure, Roams the West and Stays in Town Only Long Enough to Scrape Up Cash to Move On By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Capitalist Hong Kong: China's New Forbidden City? By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Indonesian Protesters Riot After Raid By David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Religious Jews Hold Huge Sabbath Protest By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Auto Makers Also Assemble Diversity By Donald W. Nauss, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Turkish Inmates Agree to End Hunger Strike From Associated Press

Militant Leader Reportedly Killed From Times Wire Reports

Moscow Accused of Slaying American From Times Wire Reports

Police Evict Dozens From Apartments From Times Wire Reports

Candidates Blow Missile-Defense Issue Out of Proportion By Art Pine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Casinos Stay Open as Legality Is Studied From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Clemency Denied for Spy Pollard From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Substandard Bolt Supplier Sentenced From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Fires Burning Utah Forest, Idaho Brush From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Dole Lays Drug Fault on Fashion and Hollywood From Reuters

Citadel Vows to Treat Women Like All Cadets From Associated Press

Clinton Would Bar 'Extremist' Welfare Reform From Reuters

FBI Sees No Link Between Atlanta Blast, TWA Crash By Eric Malnic and Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Fire Kills 5, Injures 76 on Alaska Cruise From Associated Press

Follow-Up to 'Million Man March' Calls for New Party From Associated Press

Words Can't Describe Mock Faulkner From Associated Press

A Time of Sharing Is Shattered Associated Press

Terrorists May Have Hit Home, but the Fear Fails to Take Hold By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER

World Leaders Call for Tougher Stand on Terrorism From Associated Press

Clinton, Speaking to Latinos, Urges Nation to Come Together From Associated Press

Security for Convention Faces Review By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blast Tears at Flight 800 Mourners From Newsday