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What happened on June 09, 1996
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Woman's Death Means Husband's Killer Finally Will Inherit Estate MIKE CARTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Valedictorians
Avon Founder Buried His Doorbell Deep in Las Vegas MICHELLE DeARMOND, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'90s Bring More Hardship and Decline to Valley
525-Mile Journey Brings Home a Lesson MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Valley Secession
Heartfelt Thanks for Ballet Report
Interest-Free Loans Made Available for Fullerton Businesses MIMI KO CRUZ
Notes about your surroundings
Secession Faces Tough Sell, Hayden Tells Group NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN TIMES STAFF WRITER
Intersection Targeted for Added Enforcement STEPHANIE BROMMER
It Will Be a Long Time Before Bankruptcy Is a Thing of the Past GARY L. GRANVILLE, Gary L. Granville is county clerk-recorder
Down and Downsized JOCELYN Y. STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clarify Different Projections on Use of Southland Airports : Discrepancies Add to Confusion on El Toro Base's Future
Balance of Government : Supervisor Schillo Remains Fiercely Committed to District CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kids to Learn of 4 Cultures Through Arts STEPHANIE BROMMER
Brush Fire Burns 20 to 30 Acres in Forest PAUL ELIAS
Audits Proposed for Campaign Finances TRACY WILSON
Applicants Sought for Two Panels in Laguna Beach LESLIE EARNEST
Future of City--More Than a Name ROSANNE WELCH, Rosanne Welch is a Van Nuys writer whose credits include an episode for "Picket Fences." Her e-mail address is rosewelch@aol.com
Times Targets Republicans
Bill Attacks Local Services
Trustee Benefits From U.S. Funds
Posting INS at Jails Only Feeds Bias
O.C. Jobless Rate Doesn't Say It All
School Clinics Not the American Way
Clinic Seeking Public's Help
More Help Needed For the Disabled
Mayor Needs to Extend a Hand to Rest of L.A. Bill Boyarsky
County Worker Worth Debated
Not Looking in the Right Place
Fear Persists in Wake of Falling Crime Rates : High-profile cases shouldn't obscure hard-won progress
Obituaries
Don't Blame Teachers Unions
Their Best Feet Forward : Saint Joseph Ballet Program Gives Teens a Positive Outlet
Bill Attacks Local Services
Aliso High
Airport, Jail Plans Have South County Officials Circling the Wagons
Study Vindicates Airport Foes
Suspect Arrested in Rape of Girl
Prayer Vigil Held in Hopes of Saving Cathedral FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Where's the Beef? The High Court Renders Its Decision Dana Parsons
Job Cuts Dash Dreams for Middle Class MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Buy Now! Get Your Piece of Paradise, a Home on the Marin Headlands JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Real Valley Girls
Man Shot in Leg, Drives Back to Bar
2-Day County Festival Is Greek for Good Times NICK GREEN
Air Panel to Focus on Solvent Emissions CARLOS V. LOZANO
Streets Are Not Safe for All
Teen Playing With Gun Fatally Shoots Self in Head GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vote Shortchanges Students : Orange Trustees' Vote to Reject Grant Driven by Ideology
Children Absorb International Arts Fest PAUL ELIAS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
High School Graduations
Enrichment Program at CSUN Is Thriving ROB O'NEIL
Security Guard Killed in Shooting Accident
Libraries Will Get New Fax Machines SHELBY GRAD
Gay Bingo Nights Find Niche in Seattle AUDRA ANG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arabic Classes Bridge Culture Gap ENRIQUE LAVIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Essay Winner Can Budget Her Resources LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Historic Notes for Sears Employees
Treasured Island of Wilderness KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Remembering Ritchie Valens
Burst Pipe Nearly Floods Orange Apartment Garage GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kids Learn the ABCs of Beach Safety LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Planning Guide To June 9-15 In Orange County
Effort to Map Old Pipelines Falls Short of Expectations MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Torrance, Every Day Is Independence Day ERIC SLATER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Student Job Fair Today at Mission Viejo Mall
Ink, Politics and Sex Blot Burbank Again Scott Harris
A Site for Sore Eyes
Altercation Among 4 Carloads of Youths Leaves 1 Man Dead GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sisterhood of Silence MATEA GOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Son of Former Rams Coach Is Arrested
Many High Schools Drop a Graduation Tradition : Best & Brightest: Ventura County Valedictorians. JOANNA M. MILLER and KELLY DAVID and MIGUEL HELFT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Joanna M. Miller is a Times staff writer, and Kelly David and Miguel Helft are correspondents
Basin Recreation
Joseph Louis Pecora; World War II Veteran
Given Their Marching Orders : High School Drum Majors Vie for State Honors in Anaheim MARTIN MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Diva Hits a High Note With Opera--and Comedy LOUINN LOTA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bike Lanes: Nice, Cheap Traffic Solution DON HARVEY, Don Harvey is executive director of the Orange County Bicycle Coalition
NEWS
Murder, She Writes DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Max Factor Jr., Cosmetic Company Legend, Dies JODI WILGOREN and HENRY WEINSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
How Far Can a Piano Fly? RICHARD E. MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kenya Rancher Game for Replacing Cattle With Zebra, Eland, Even Giraffe PAUL RAEBURN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Young Lovers' Triangle Sparks Odyssey of Hope, Despair, Death JULIA PRODIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alfred A. Poulin Jr.; Poet, Editor, Publisher
'I Love You Mom So Please Forgive Me' From Associated Press
Life Goes On : At an Anniversary Vigil, Juditha and Lou Brown Will Again Mark the Day That Changed Their Lives--and Gave Them New Purpose ANN CONWAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Firefighters Get Edge on Alaska Blaze From Times Wire Services
Willy Went Free, but Will Keiko? LAURA NOTT and DAVID HALL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
2 Santa Ynez Men Are Presumed Dead After Plane Crash Near El Capitan Beach Associated Press
Big Battle Over a Little Grave in Vermont ANNE WALLACE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illegal Sedative Used on Rape Victims JACKIE HALLIFAX, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stockholders Vote to Close Shipyard of Solidarity Fame Associated Press
Half of City Residents Favor Breaking Up L.A. Schools LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
5,000 Burmese Risk Punishment to Hear Dissident Speak From Associated Press
O.C. Road, Park, Redevelopment Plans Are Put on Hold as Funding Is Diverted SHELBY GRAD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
O.C.--AFTER THE BANKRUPTCY : O.C. Can Expect the Bills to Keep Coming DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEW MEXICO : Reusable Rocket Makes 3rd Flight From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Cheese Maker Recalls 28,000 Suspect Pounds Associated Press
Genetic Study Shows Remains Are From Czar Associated Press
FLORIDA : ValuJet Cited for Safety in '95 Flights From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Train Kills Pedestrian Reuters
Official's Killing May Derail Chechnya Talks From Times Wire Services
AIDS Tests Resources in African Nations ANGUS SHAW, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Negotiators and 'Freemen' Hold More Talks Near Ranch Associated Press
On the Other Hand . . . PETER H. KING
Dole's Large Legacy Buried in Fine Print RICHARD T. COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Too Young to See an Unlevel Playing Field ROBIN ABCARIAN
China Frees Prominent Dissident Held 7 Years Reuters
A Hairy Auto Crash Associated Press
Post Office Seeks to End Special Delivery Service Associated Press
Woman Begins Cuba-to-Florida Swim From Associated Press
O.C. Will Feel Cost of Insolvency for Years MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Learning What Trip Really Means MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chess : International News JACK PETERS, INTERNATIONAL MASTER
China Detonates Nuclear Blast but Vows to Join Ban MAGGIE FARLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
President Condemns Arson at Black Churches ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : 'The Palm Beach Story' Michael Wilmington
O.C.--AFTER THE BANKRUPTCY : Attorneys Turn Their Attention to Post-Bankruptcy Legal Battles DAVAN MAHARAJ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
China Detonates Nuclear Blast but Vows to Join Ban MAGGIE FARLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gulf Widens Between Average Libyans and Elite MARIAM SAMI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Papers Support Claims of Viet Commandos DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dole Assails Clinton as He Shares Stage With Gingrich EDITH STANLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Leaders Call for All-Arab Summit on Mideast Peace JOHN DANISZEWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Begins to Acknowledge '21 Race Riot LOIS ROMANO, WASHINGTON POST
Mysterious Nigerian Group Says It Killed Abiola's Wife Associated Press
Bankruptcy Over, Recovery Not MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'The Sum of Us' Kevin Thomas
'90s a Rude Awakening From Suburban Dream MYRON LEVIN, This story was reported by Times staff writers Myron Levin, Lucille Renwick, Doug Smith and Jocelyn Y. Stewart. It was written by Levin
McGovern Hopes Daughter's Death Will Teach Others DONNA ABU-NASR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kasparov Will Leave Russia if Zyuganov Wins Associated Press
'Twister' Shakes Loose Bad Memories in Tornado-Racked Texas Town SUE ANNE PRESSLEY, WASHINGTON POST
Russia's Central Bank Gives In to Yeltsin's $1 Billion Demand From Associated Press
Belarus Newspaper Defies Suspension From Reuters
Cocaine Traffic to U.S. Finds Holes in High-Tech 'Fence' MARK FINEMAN and CRAIG PYES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pollution Pact to Sharpen View in U.S. Parks MARLA CONE, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Woman Begins Cuba-to-Florida Swim From Associated Press
Quest for Hidden Riches Becomes Man's Obsession JIM SALTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Sisters trade places in ABC's 'Thick and Thin'; more weighty topics in Disney's 'Heavyweights' LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Community Is a Mecca for Canadian Consumers BILL MC ALLISTER, WASHINGTON POST
'Go Fish' Kevin Thomas
'The Santa Clause' Kevin Thomas
Armchair Travelers in Search of Dinosaurs
'A Big Guiding Light' NANCY ROMMELMANN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Beat Goes On JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pointers For Parents
A Charity Event of Olympic Proportions MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The 'Wheels' of Culture SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOOKS
As It Is, By Dorianne Laux
A Losing Battle : SMOKE AND MIRRORS: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure, By Dan Baum (Little, Brown: $24.95; 396 pp.) Michael Massing, Michael Massing, a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, is working on a book about the drug problem in America
Poetry in Gritty Native Ground : POETRY : THE SPIRIT LEVEL, By Seamus Heaney (Farrar Straus & Giroux: $18; 82 pp.) RICHARD EDER
Lured by Their Beauty : ART : TROUT: An Illustrated History, By James Prosek (Alfred A. Knopf: $27.50; 158 pp.) John Balzar, John Balzar is a national correspondent for The Times. He can be reached at John.Balzar@LATimes.com
How to Break Your Own Heart : FICTION : A DESERT OF PURE FEELING, By Judith Freeman (Pantheon Books: $24; 273 pp) Julia Cameron, Julia Cameron is the author of "The Artist's Way." The focus of her current work is music- and sound-healing
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Fiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
The High Life From the Bottom of a Bottle : MEMOIR : DRINKING: A Love Story, By Caroline Knapp (The Dial Press: $22.95; 258 pp.) Elizabeth Houghton, Elizabeth Houghton is a writer who lives in Manhattan
Nonfiction Jenny Cornuelle
Riding a Ghost Train, Gatsby-Style : FICTION : THE LAST OF THE SAVAGES, By Jay McInerney (Alfred A. Knopf: $24; 271 pp.) Carter Coleman, Carter Coleman's first novel, "The Volunteer," which is set in Tennessee and Africa, will be published next year by Warner Books
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Detours From the Information Superhighway : ESSAYS : MINUTES OF THE LEAD PENCIL CLUB: Pulling the Plug on the Electronic Revolution, Edited by Bill Henderson (Pushcart Press: $22; 234 pp.) John Balzar, John Balzar is a national correspondent for The Times. He can be reached at John.Balzar@LATimes.com
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
The Cozy Beneath the Macabre : BIOGRAPHY : ANGUS WILSON, By Margaret Drabble (St. Martin's Press: $35; 716 pp.) Peter Lewis, Peter Lewis is an English journalist, reviewer and author of "The Fifties--Portrait of a Decade."
AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : THE EMPEROR: Downfall of an Autocrat, By Ryszard Kapuscinski (Translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand; originally published by Henry Holt in 1983; currently available in paperback from Vintage International, $9) John Balzar
Remains of the Decorator : BIOGRAPHY : NANCY LANCASTER: Her Life, Her World, Her Art, By Robert Becker (Alfred A. Knopf: $40; 426 pp.) Mary Anne Dolan, Mary Anne Dolan is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles
His Daughter, the Alcoholic : NONFICTION : TERRY: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle With Alcoholism, By George McGovern (Villard: $21; 208 pp.) Michael Walker, Michael Walker is an editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine
TRAVEL
'Sex Tours' Can Be Risky Business KATHLEEN DOHENY
Camp Revivals : The welcome mat is out at some of the Adirondack Mountain retreats built by the country's richest families MARGO PFEIFF, Pfeiff is a freelance writer based in Quebec, Canada
Coming Clean
Choice Seats Are Few for Those Trying to Cash in Miles CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Train Talk
Gibraltar Border Delays to Continue
Mountain Villages, Monasteries in China HANK KOVELL
Social Climbing . . . Physically and Mentally JOHN MUNCIE
Airport Taxes
Advance Tickets for Holocaust Museum
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs MARY FRANCES SMITH
High Octane Fuel
Italian at Heart COLMAN ANDREWS, Andrews is the executive editor of Saveur magazine and the author of "Flavors of the Riviera," to be published this fall by Bantam
More on Rosarito
A Penny for Thoughts on Europe Cheaply LUCY IZON
Close Encounters in Eastern Canada KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Catalina Catamaran Begins Service
3-Mile Bridge Links England and Wales
Fossil Fest: A Look at Vertebrates' Past
Day Breaks STANLEY RADHUBER, Radhuber is poet and freelance writer who lives in New Jersey and France
Mapping Out Future Journeys LAURA BLY
Peak Experience of the Coast Range JOHN McKINNEY
Not Santa Fe, Yet : A tiny town, the quiet desert and a historic inn to calm the city folks ANNE HURLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Hurley is the Sunday Calendar managing editor
SPORTS
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : U.S. Women Scored On but Win Easily Associated Press
UNWELCOME MAT : Dave Schultz's Widow Struggles to Keep His Wrestling Dream Alive, While Others Get Financial Support From Alleged Murderer Du Pont BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : Dawes Earns a Historic Repeat Sweep Associated Press
Rooterville, U.S.A : Bulls Are First Team in the Second City, Where Fans Cheer the Team Bus, Tattooed T-Shirts Are Hot Items and There Is Even a Billboard of Jack Haley MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Johnson Is Getting Set for Bigger Role With Jacksonville From Associated Press
Crandall Finds Return to Baseball in Minors Quite Manageable JEFF FLETCHER
Ahead by Six, Els Likes Chances From Staff and Wire Reports
Fick Leads U.S. to 11-1 Win
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : Upset Victories Come With Concerns BILL PLASCHKE
Unexpected Pleasure for Men's Finalists JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brave New World for Rockies From Associated Press
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : He's Not Quite Like Mike, but Watch Out MARK HEISLER
JetHawks Blow Past Stampede DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maybe He'll Change His Mind Now BOB NIGHTENGALE
Angels Can't Get It Together MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nadadores' Sorgi Wins Outdoor Diving Meet
It's All Falling Into Place for Avalanche HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : USC's Jones Homers Twice in U.S. Rout Associated Press
Angels Can't Get It Together MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dallas Defeats San Jose, 4-1 Associated Press
Star-Crossed Game Rife With Chaos VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lewis Beings Another Olympic Quest This Week ROB GLOSTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pitchers Get to Ply Their Trade Today MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Butler Gives Dodgers a Lift BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fight Gross Looking Like a Record LARRY STEWART
Pitchers Get to Ply Their Trade Today MIKE DiGIOVANNA
JETHAWKS REPORT : Sealy Misses Wife, Her Expertise DANA HADDAD
Computer Links : Anaheim Firm Books Tee Times So You Don't Have To STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woodbine Gets Reprieve, Retains Breeders' Cup BILL CHRISTINE
Castro Team Wins at Olympic Trials
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : Dodd, Whitmarsh Earn the First Berths Baltimore Sun
Belmont Is Particularly Noteworthy BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ahead by Six, Els Likes Chances From Staff and Wire Reports
LSU Homer in Ninth Deflates Hurricanes From Associated Press
Graf Is Best in Another Grand Finale JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Schott's Case, Free Speech Comes With a Price ROSS NEWHAN
Let Bob Do It Does His Thing Again BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Former Clipper's Redemption SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Loss Was Really the Pits JIM MURRAY
Two Is a Very Good Number for the Tigers From Associated Press
Bullfrogs Hold Off DareDevils PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Umpire Says He Had to Eject Belcher Associated Press
Mortensen Ends Season With Victory From Staff Reports
Sam and the Shark : Norman Has Not Won a U.S. Golfing Major; Snead Never Won Open CHARLES MOREY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
If Chavez Is Seeking a Rematch, De La Hoya Isn't Backing Down TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OLYMPIC REPORT / 40 DAYS TO THE GAMES : Twigg Wins Third Trip to the Games Associated Press
Salkeld Passes Field Test : Finally Back at Dodger Stadium, Ex-Saugus High Right-Hander Resurfaces as Cincinnati Starter JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Olympic Scene : Devers Story Could Get Even Better Ending RANDY HARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Would Have Won Gold--for Bad Taste MIKE DOWNEY
Karl May Be on the Outside Looking In Again EARL GUSTKEY
Players Not Breaking the History Barrier BILL PLASCHKE
ENTERTAINMENT
H-e-e-e-e-r-e's Rosie Robert Strauss, Robert Strauss is a regular contributor to Calendar
Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Interpreter Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Rolled Stone Steve Hochman
Making A Splash
Lizardo-like
Smashing Debut
Buffett Fan
Of the People, by the People . . . Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Generation X Steve Hochman
In Brief Sara Scribner
In Brief Cheo Hodari Coker
Stylist
Rock Purist
Thriving on Shaky Ground Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Enigmatic
Duranie
Stirring It Up With Latino Hip, Hip-Hop Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker writes about pop music for Calendar
On the Short List
In Brief Robert Hilburn
Small Faces
Pilots in Holding Pattern Steve Hochman
Real Work of Art History Suzanne Muchnic
On His Own, Not a Complete Unknown . . . Elysa Gardner
Hidden Treasure Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
The Starlets Next Door Irene Lacher, Irene Lacher is a Times staff writer
Sliding On Back to His Beginnings Don Heckman
You Won't Find Any Documentaries Here Donald Liebenson, Donald Liebenson is a Chicago-based freelancer who writes about home video
Fiddle Me This Don Heckman, Don Heckman writes about jazz and world music for Calendar
Easing On Down Life's Road With Her Own Songs Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
$11.3 Million . . . Digest That Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Creative Concepts From Blue Note Don Heckman
L.A. Chamber Concertmaster Moves On Daniel Cariaga
Listen to Their Rap Todd Boyd, Todd Boyd is a professor of critical studies at the USC School of Cinema-Television
MAGAZINE
Southwest Airlines Is the (_____) Company on Earth : a) Zaniest b) Savviest : Answer: Both JESSE KATZ, JESSE KATZ is The Times' Houston bureau chief. His last article for the magazine was a personal essay on his work covering L.A. street gangs
Rain Man Eric Enno Tamm
Foie Out!
If Fresno Could Write Lisa Broadwater, Lisa Broadwater's last story for the magazine was a profile of author Dagoberto Gilb
Land Of The Brie
Orange Blossoms
Blue Streak Jamie Wolf
And the Homes of the Braverman
Better, Better, Best!
The Magic Carpet Ride Michael R. Forrest
Massage Therapists Sue McAllister
New-age Hucksters
Shanghai Surprise S. IRENE VIRBILA
BUSINESS
Suddenly, 13 Screens Seems Small : But Cinemapolis Owners See Quality as Key to Success GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Investment Watch
Mutual Funds: the Opportunity for Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs MICHAEL SCHRAGE, MICHAEL SCHRAGE is a consultant and a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of "No More Teams! Mastering the Dynamics of Creative Collaboration."
Ex-Labor Secretary Continues Battle Against Discrimination MARTHA GROVES
Online Fraud Is Probably Easier to Spot
Airline Ticket Tax Winners and Losers
O.C. Hotel Occupancy Rises in April; Rates Follow Suit MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Other Clues to Age Discrimination
Promises and More Promises, Losses and More Losses TOM PETRUNO
Making Cents: Americans Prefer Low-Risk Investments
Understanding Trusts KATHY M. KRISTOF, Times Staff Writer
Inflation-Protected Bonds a Smart Move
The Multiplex Frenzy GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Up and Humming : San Diego's Back, With the Help of Telecom and Tourism CHRIS KRAUL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Much Workers Can Do to Circumvent Union Rules
Beckman Instruments Inc. Appoints 2 Vice Presidents
Some Get Burned by Electricity's Bright Future JAMES FLANIGAN
Making Cents: Finding the Elusive Fee-Only Planner
Small Portfolios Face Struggle to Get Listed RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
Don't Feel Pressured to Take Company's Stock Buyout Offer; Weigh Your Options CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Care in Setting Up Family Trusts Can Head Off Problems KATHY M. KRISTOF
Exactly Why Porky Should Be Retired
REAL ESTATE
There Are Some Complaints That a Manager Can't Resolve KEVIN POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Workshops Set for Home Buyers
Do I Replace Flat Roof, or Keep Patching? Special SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Million-dollar Homes
Home Warranty Sales on the Rise
Garden Book Is Available
Flag Daze DEENA HIGGS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Deena Higgs is an Irvine freelance writer
Builders-Survey Reprints on Sale
Balloon Reset, 2-Step Loans Need Attention KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
How to Survive Apartment Living
Selling a Home She Never Sees RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Super-Efficient Air Conditioner Saves Money JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Fig Tree That's Missing Only the Figs JOEL RAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
An Early Crop of Tomatoes--On the Coast! ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
OPINION
Federal Audit of Cordoba Contract
U.S. Must Do More Than Wait Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami, director of Cornell University's Near Eastern Studies Program, is currently a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. He is the author, among other things, of a book on the Camp David Accords
New Building as Catalyst Frances Anderton, Francis Anderton, formerly the editor of LA Architect, the American Institute of Architects' local publication, has just co-authored a guide to architecture in Las Vegas
Hurting Friends to Hurt a Foe JORGE G. CASTANEDA, Jorge G. Castaneda is a political scientist and writer in Mexico City. His latest book is "The Mexican Shock" (New Press, 1996)
Bosnia Peace Must Not Stand in Line Behind Vengeance : Elections should take place despite the cries for justice first
Dunce Cap for Fund-Raising Plan : Community colleges board needs to go back to school on this one
Will Netanyahu Have the Will to Fight for Peace? James A. Baker III, James A. Baker III served as secretary of state from 1989-1992
Study on County Budget Crisis
To Truly Inspire--Offer Evangelical Fervor Robert Dallek, Robert Dallek is a co-author of "Character Above All: Ten Presidents from FDR to George Bush" (Simon & Shuster) and the author of "Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents" to be published in September by Hyperion
The Downtown Cardinal : Mahony's Amazing Temporal Power Harold Meyerson, Harold Meyerson, executive editor of the LA Weekly, is writing a book on American labor unions
Creating a Vibrant Area Alexander Garvin, Alexander Garvin, a member of the New York City Planning commission, teaches urban planning at Yale University. He is the author of "The American City: What Works, What Doesn't" (McGraw-Hill)
The Political Game Behind the Valley's Rebelliousness 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 Bonuses
It's Up to Dole to Stake Out the Battlefield : Clinton hopes to win just by being inoffensive. Voters want reasons to reject him. JOHN H. TAYLOR, John H. Taylor is executive director of the Richard Nixon Library Birthplace Foundation
Church Always Builds on Its Past Michael J. Lewis
Cathedral Battle
A World Model in Third World : Brazilian city takes exemplary approach to the problem of poverty
Teen Smokers
Confessions of a Saturday Morning Subversive : TV: It's an adult world where nothing is too weird or too violent if it sells ads and toys--which adults pay for. Why? JIM RYAN, Among the animation credits Jim Ryan is proud of are "The Pink Panther," "Tom and Jerry," "Scooby Doo" and "The Flintstones."
Sound It Out
Joel Robuchon : France's Finest Chef Reflects on the 'French Paradox' Scott Kraft, Scott Kraft, is Paris bureau chief for The Times. He interviewed Joel Robuchon in his restaurant
Thirty Years After Miranda Ruling, Suspects Still Talk Yale Kamisar, Yale Kamisar is Clarence Darrow Distinguished Professor at Michigan Law School
Whitewater Convictions and President Clinton
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