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What happened on March 03, 1996
BOOKS
Summer Triangle : The country of Alan Jolis' childhood is gone forever : SPEAK SUNLIGHT,\o7 By Alan Jolis (A Wyatt Book for St. Martin's Press: $20.95; 177 pp.)\f7 By Patric Kuh, \o7 Patric Kuh was born in Madrid. He is the author of a novel, "An Available Man."\f7
Apartheid With a Human Face : NONFICTION : THE SEED IS MINE: The Life of Kas Maine; A South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985.\o7 By Charles Van Onselen (Hill and Wang: $35; 649 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder
In the Modern Trenches of Male Despair : FICTION : THE GHOST ROAD,\o7 By Pat Barker (Dutton: $21.95; 278 pp.)\f7 By Peter Filkins, \o7 Peter Filkins is the translator of Ingeborg Bachmann's collected poems, "Songs in Flight." He teaches at Simon's Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Mass\f7
An Unsentimental W.H. Auden : NONFICTION : AUDEN,\o7 By Richard Davenport-Hines (Pantheon: $30; 416 pp.)\f7 By Charlotte Innes, \o7 Charlotte Innes writes about books regularly for LA Weekly, The Nation and many other publications\f7
Master of His Universe : FICTION : THE COLLECTED SHORT FICTION OF BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN,\o7 By Bruce Jay Friedman (Donald I. Fine: $25; 400 pp)\f7 By Tom Nolan, \o7 Tom Nolan is a Los Angeles writer\f7
Some Pride, More Prejudice : FICTION : SOUTHERN EXPOSURE,\o7 By Alice Adams (Alfred A. Knopf. $23; 305 pp.)\f7 By Valerie Miner, \o7 Valerie Miner's latest novel is "A Walking Fire." She is professor of English at the University of Minnesota\f7
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LIFE ON THE COLOR LINE: The True Story of a White Boy Who... By Charles Solomon
GO \o7 by Holly Uyemoto (Plume/Penguin: $10.95; 200 pp... By Charles Solomon
TALKING UP A STORM: Voices of the New West \o7 by Gregory... By Charles Solomon
SIDESWIPE \o7 by Charles Willeford (Dell: $4.99; 310 pp... By Charles Solomon
HARD-BOILED: Great Lines From Classic Noir Films \o7 by... By Charles Solomon
THE STATE OF THE WORLD 1996 \o7 edited by Linda Starke... By Charles Solomon
The Hand, by Pham Ho^
What modern fiction writer accounts for the most volumes... By Roy Harris
NEWS
AND I QUOTE / What Political Boods Are Saying : RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT: And Other Observations,\o7 By Al Franken (Delacorte: $21.95; 266 pp.)\f7 : ENEMIES LIST: A Vigilant Journalist's Plea for a Renewed Red Scare,\o7 By P.J. O'Rourke (Atlantic Monthly Press: $10, paperback; 157 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar
Pistol Whipped
Cool Cat
Stunt Pros
Sounds Like . . .
Grammyless
Cab Classic
Free Offer May Be More Costly Than It Sounds
Controlling Costs on Health Care
What Milken Case Says About 'Success'
Airport Expansion Not Everyone's Cup of Tea
Survey Obscures Top Small-Business Lenders
Living on a Thumb and a Prayer By Robin Abcarian
The 411 on L.A.
'90s FAMILY
Where Dining and Dancing Are the Thing By Tracy Johnson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
OK, Quentin Tarantino He's Not
All Aboard for a Rewarding Ride By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUNDAY PROFILE : Labor of Love : A Passionate Yanira Merino Refuses to Let Fatigue or Threats Stop Her Push to Empower Workers By Kevin Baxter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Most Signposts Are in English Along the Info Superhighway By Dennis Romero, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Valid When Used After . . . By Joal Ryan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SUNDAY PROFILE : Honor Guard : So how did a onetime Democrat come to run the Nixon library? It was the former president's generosity and intellect that inspired a fierce loyalty in John Taylor. By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'90s FAMILY : Miniature Grown-Ups : With Pricey Possessions, Lessons, Sports and Endless After-School Activities, Is It Any Wonder Childhood Is Cut Short? By Valerie J. Nelson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
State, U.S. Politics May Impede Hospital Building Plan By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Weldon Canyon Vote Could Set Precedent
City Councils Should Stick to Their Turfs
Keep Politics Quiet in the Hospital Zone
Horse People as Neighbors
The Crackdown on Street Vending
Parkland Financing
Concealed Firearms
Vocational Track
Presidents Day
Relocating a Magnet School
1,000 Gather for Women's Conference
Jim Cooper's 'Youth Pill' : KOCE Veteran Still Pursues Human Side of News
Troubled Times in Little Saigon
Meeting Wouldn't Be Fair to Twins
The Pitfalls of Managed Care
State Already Has 'Open' Primaries
El Toro Adversaries Air Differences
Did Police Overreact?
Anesthesiologists Play Crucial Role
Program Serves Family's Agenda
Appointed Panels
Anti-Measure T Tax Claims False
Art Museum Merger Hits Hard
13 1/2-Year Coma Ends With a Tear as Family Finally Says Goodbye By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Football Player Runs Up a Different Sort of Score By Mary Campbell, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fire Engulfs N.Y. Building Associated Press
Man Charged in Armed Robbery of Clinton Aide Associated Press
No-Fault Divorce Law Coming Under Legislative Siege By Jennifer Loven, ASSOCIATED PRESS
First AIDS-Afflicted Chimp Is Put to Death Associated Press
Ode to Nudity Avoids Crudity From Associated Press
'Naked Before God' Reverts to Its Basic Meaning By David Briggs, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Russia Has Schools for the Haves--and Have-Nots By Dave Carpenter, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nighttime Is the Wrong Time in Afghanistan's Capital By Ian Stewart, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sinn Fein Leader Granted U.S. Visa Associated Press
Student Brings Yale's Quite Literal Brain Trust to Light By Brigitte Greenberg, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Mexico Power Plant to Stand In for Volcano in Testing Instruments Associated Press
Agonized Confidante Leads Va. Police to Escaped Killer By Anne Gearan, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Depression Casts Cloud Over Wonder Years By Bill Baskervill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
After 20 Years Apart, Lovers Find Happiness By Malcolm Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Looking for Love in Long-Ago Places By Malcolm Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boy's Cough Caused by Swallowed Lego Associated Press
White House Fails to Elude Gender Gap, Report Shows From Associated Press
JUMP-START: A San Fernando Valley education reform group... By John Johnson and Steve Henson
Waiting . . . Waiting for Low-Income Housing By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : GAZA STRIP : Arabs Crack Down on Illegal Weapons From Times Wire Reports
World IN BRIEF : THAILAND : 15 EU and 10 Asian Nations End Summit From Times Wire Reports
Clinton Tells Firms to Rise to U.S. Challenges From Associated Press
Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Red Cross Conducts Disaster Drills From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Prognosis Grim for Cardinal Krol From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : COLORADO : Computer, TV, VCR Sought for McVeigh From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Casino Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 34 From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Shuttle Crew Gets Fired Up Over Research From Associated Press
Princess Shams Pahlavi; Red Cross Leader, Shah's Sister
Malcolm T. Wordell; Much-Decorated World War II Fighter Pilot
The 'Darth Vaders of Direct Mail' By Tracy Weber, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brewery's Herd Sparks Battle Over Wilderness By Frank Clifford, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER
Menendez Retrial Plays Differently By Ann W. O'Neill, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High Seas Turn Back Cuban Exiles' Flotilla By Mike Clary and Juanita Darling, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Clinton to Nudge Enlightened Capitalism Along By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
20 Killed, 10 Injured in Jerusalem Bus Explosion By Marjorie Miller and Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Teacher's Shooting a Story of City's Worst--and Best By Terence Monmaney, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
18 Killed, 10 Injured in Jerusalem Bus Explosion By Marjorie Miller and Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Dole Handily Wins S. Carolina Primary; Buchanan Takes 2nd By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Close Ties Between CIA, Mossad Seen as Fraying By James Risen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crusading Liberal Judge Keeps High Court Busy By David G. Savage, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Link to the Past : California 23 Retains Much of Its Early Character By Mack Reed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilson, Allies Seek to Make Cuts in Welfare Benefits Permanent By Max Vanzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Step Right Up and See the Justice By Peter H. King
Whitewater's Star Witness to Resurface By Sara Fritz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Federal Budget Impasse Hobbles Local Governments By Marlene Cimons, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Serbs Exhume Loved Ones, Mourn Death of a Dream By Dean E. Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Christopher Lauds Cuba's Isolation by Latin America By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Summit Ends Stressing Trade Over Rights Associated Press
Tiny Island of Quemoy Suddenly at Front Line of China-Taiwan Face-Off By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coalition Ousts Labor Party in Australian Vote Times Wire Services
Change of Venue Hearing Set in Gammage Death Case Associated Press
New York City Posts Snow Record as 63.7 Inches Fall Reuters
Lompoc Is Abloom in Politics as Neighbors Size Up GOP Field By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toronto-Bound Airliner Lands Safely Back at LAX After Engine Problems on Takeoff
Doctors Learn to Operate in a New Business Climate By Martin Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alleged Racists Held in Slaying of Tustin Asian By Geoff Boucher and Anna Cekola, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Police Say Suspect Organized Gangs in Two States By Dexter Filkins and Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
An LAPD Crime Scene Photographer Views the City in a Grim Light By Antonio Olivo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alleged Killer Slipped Justice System Grasp By Nicholas Riccardi, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MAKING POLITICS PAY: CASHING IN ON CAUSES : Fees and Costs
Mayor Riordan and Diversity
Dole's Campaign
Future for Electric Cars
Debate Over Changes in Math Education
Blaming Parents
Proposals for Tax Fairness
Woodbridge Survives Foul Trouble By Dan Arritt, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Brea Takes Care of Business, Wins Another Section Title By Martin Henderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vision for Burbank Sports Supremacy Lost Its Focus
A FATHER'S PRAYER: : 'Give Her More Time' : Rod Carew's Daughter Michelle, in a Battle for Her Life, Waits for a Bone-Marrow Transplant
Santa Margarita Keeps Its Pledge
L.a. And The Nfl
Not The Way It Used To Be--good Thing
Zero Tolerance For Abuse
Yes I Can, Yes I Can
Nostalgic Italy
More Trinidad
Spicy Favorite
No Fiesta
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (KNBC Sunday at 8:30 p.m.), a... By Kevin Thomas
The Dark Backward (TMC Monday at 1:55 a.m.) Adam Rifkin's... By Kevin Thomas
Swamped In 'Andersonville' By Phil Kloer, Phil Kloer is television critic for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Of Barbie dolls and comic books on TLC; Disney's other mice are back; 'Speed' to Cartoon By Lee Harris, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : 'Sherman's March' By Michael Wilmington
'Toto the Hero' By Kenneth Turan
'It Could Happen to You' By Peter Rainer
'Body Snatchers' By Kenneth Turan
ENTERTAINMENT
Early Bests: Groups with Glamour By Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
Khan's Voice Illuminates 'Night Song' : *** NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN/MICHAEL BROOK, "Night Song", Real World By Don Heckman and New Albums Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (Poor), Two Stars (Fair), Three Stars (Good) and Four Stars (Excellent). and To Hear Excerpts From The Albums Reviewed, Call Timesline and Press * and The Artist'S Corresponding Four-digit Code. and Khan/Brook *5711 and * Timesline 808-8463 and In 805 Area Code, Call (818) 808-8463.
** 1/2 BAD RELIGION, "The Gray Race", Atlantic By To Hear Excerpts From The Albums Reviewed, Call Timesline and Press * and The Artist'S Corresponding Four-digit Code. and In 805 Area Code, Call (818) 808-8463. and Bad Religion *5712 and New Albums Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (Poor), Two Stars (Fair), Three Stars (Good) and Four Stars (Excellent). and * Timesline 808-8463 and Sandy Masuo
In Brief : ** Neil Young, "Dead Man" soundtrack, Vapor/Warner Bros. By Steve Hochman and * Timesline 808-8463 and New Albums Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (Poor), Two Stars (Fair), Three Stars (Good) and Four Stars (Excellent). and Neil Young *5713 and In 805 Area Code, Call (818) 808-8463. and To Hear Excerpts From The Albums Reviewed, Call Timesline and Press * and The Artist'S Corresponding Four-digit Code.
In Brief : *** Skinny Puppy, "The Process," American. By Skinny Puppy *5714 and To Hear Excerpts From The Albums Reviewed, Call Timesline and Press * and The Artist'S Corresponding Four-digit Code. and In 805 Area Code, Call (818) 808-8463. and New Albums Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (Poor), Two Stars (Fair), Three Stars (Good) and Four Stars (Excellent). and Sandy Masuo and * Timesline 808-8463
In Brief : ** 1/2 Combustible Edison, "Schizophonic," Sub Pop. By In 805 Area Code, Call (818) 808-8463. and * Timesline 808-8463 and To Hear Excerpts From The Albums Reviewed, Call Timesline and Press * and The Artist'S Corresponding Four-digit Code. and Combustible Edison *5715 and Steve Hochman and New Albums Are Rated On A Scale Of One Star (Poor), Two Stars (Fair), Three Stars (Good) and Four Stars (Excellent).
Dynamic Duo By Steve Hochman
Deal For Tlc By Steve Hochman
Arise, Sir Jarvis By Dave Jennings, From London
Small Faces
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT : *** 1/2, CASSANDRA WILSON, "New Moon Daughter", Blue Note By Bill Kohlhaase
Hold the Exhibitions! Look What We've Got! : LACMA reorganizes a huge gallery into smaller venues in order to better show its own collection of European paintings and sculpture. By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Will 'Beatles Anthology II' Do as Fab as 'I'? By Jerry Crowe
Still in Fine Feather By Elaine May
Nephew of the Regiment : The much-decorated all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team figures in almost all of actor-writer Lane Nishikawa's works. His latest effort involves the unit's liberation of Dachau. By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
The Sunshine Girl : Sarah Jessica Parker has avoided typecasting and proved her versatility, but A-list recognition still eludes her. By Bronwen Hruska, Bronwen Hruska, a freelance writer in New York, is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Media Overload? : Valkyries or vichyssoise? Baseball or building supplies? The ever-expanding universe of choices on cable has so fragmented the audience that nobody's getting rich quick. By Richard Mahler, Richard Mahler is a freelance journalist who writes about the media from Santa Fe, N.M
Mother and Child Reunion : Male-dominated family dramas are plentiful, but plays about that maddening, magical bond between mothers and daughters have been quite rare--until now. By Laurie Winer, Laurie Winer is The Times' theater critic
COVER STORY : Coming Down to Earth : Garth Brooks has a history of stratospheric sales, and has the country music world in the palm of his hand. So what would make him consider quitting? By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
RIDDLE ME THIS . . . : Can Carrey Don a More Serious Mask? By Judy Brennan, Judy Brennan is a frequent contributor to Calendar
KINDRED TARANTINO : The Thunder Rolls, Out of Hong Kong By Irene Lacher, Irene Lacher is a Times staff writer
THEATER NOTES : Can Bard Bash Shake Life Into LATC? By Don Shirley
The Soleil Also Rises in Vegas : Oddly, the magic of Cirque's 'Mystere' seems to multiply inside a casino even more than under a big top. By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
FAMILY : Magnolia Tacos and Dancing Vegetables : Texas folk singer and songwriter Tish Hinojosa's first album for children 'is my personal journey that I wanted to share.' By Lynne Heffley, Lynne Heffley is a Times staff writer
Media Overload? : Valkyries or vichyssoise? Baseball or building supplies? The ever-expanding universe of choices on cable has so fragmented the audience that nobody's getting rich quick. By Richard Mahler, Richard Mahler is a freelance journalist who writes about the media from Santa Fe, N.M
Comeback Trail
Mr. B's Expanding Video Legacy By Lewis Segal, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance writer
BUSINESS
Tustin-Based Ricoh Electronics Names President
Agriculture's Example Is Food for Thought By James Flanigan
Putting a Stop to Cyberloafing@Work By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hopes Fade for U.S. Companies Eager to Trade With North Korea By Evelyn Iritani, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bottleneck Blues : Financing, Missteps Hamper Inner-City Beverage Plant By Jesus Sanchez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Can Better Dispose of Castro by Helping the Moderates in Cuba By Edward Gonzalez, EDWARD GONZALEZ is a veteran Cuban expert at the Rand Corp., a Santa Monica-based think tank. He co-authored the 1994 Rand study, "Storm Warnings for Cuba," and has completed another forthcoming Rand report, "Cuba: Clearing Perilous Waters?"
Why Go So Far When Lessons of Habitat Can Be Learned at Home? By J. Eugene Grigsby Iii, J. EUGENE GRIGSBY III is director of UCLA's Center for Afro-American Studies and a professor in the university's School of Public Policy and Social Research
Fidelity Seeks to Put the Boring Back in Bonds By Russ Wiles, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
Tuition Reimbursement: Catch-22 for Employers By Kathy M. Kristof
W-2 Precludes Self-Employed Status By Carla Lazzareschi
Hughes Middle East Operations Awarded $262-Million Contract By John O'Dell
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Wild, Wild North By Jeff Mcdonald, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
State, U.S. Politics May Impede Hospital Building Plan By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinics So Close Yet Also So Far Away By Mary F. Pols, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Miracle' Saves 3-Year-Old Girl Stricken With Eye Cancer By Julyne Derrick, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fledgling Arts Plaza Is Still a Star Attraction By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Conservationist Can't Cut Deal to Save Federal Forest Timber By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS
He's All Thumbs--and Happy to Toe the Line By Martha Mendoza, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out at Waste-to-Fertilizer Center By John Barbour, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rep. Waldholtz to File FEC Complaint Against Spouse By Marcy Gordon, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illness Doesn't Keep Boys From Being Boys By Scott Harris
Valley Perspective : Teachers Read Signals in Varied Clothing : Attire may tell school personnel they should step in to help because a student is leaning toward drugs or gangs. By Norman H. Isaacs, Norman H. Isaacs is principal at Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks
Valley Perspective : Crackdown on Extremist Animal Groups Warranted : Lawsuit over weapons charges is step in right direction
Valley Perspective : Paying Dearly for Inaction : City repairs might have prevented deaths on treacherous curve
Valley Perspective : Pepper, Not Pistols, for Self-Defense : Carrying a concealed gun, even if legal, means carrying risk. OC spray in an attacker's face will let you get away. By Brett Papworth, Brett Papworth is a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department Van Nuys Patrol Division
Postal Program Delivers Peace of Mind to Elderly By Bob Pool, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cuba Is Focus of Educator's Film By Margaret Ramirez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Good Deeds and Derring-Do : Rugged New Wave of Volunteers Actively Fights Crime, Grime as Funds Dwindle By John Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Widening Gap for Rich, Poor Candidates By Bill Boyarsky
Chili Dog Champ Paul Pink Dies By Larry Gordon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
S. Pasadena Probes School Shooting From a Times staff writer
Boy Grazed While Playing With Gun
2 Men Shot to Death in High Desert
Boy Held in Shooting of 2 at S. Pasadena School From a Times staff writer
Unity Is Stressed at LAUSD Breakup Meeting By Lucille Renwick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
6 Schools Advance Toward State Honor By Miguel Helft
Parents Vow to Fight Redistricting Plan By Mary F. Pols
Boy, 5, Run Over Twice but Only Scratched
Ron Howard Wins Directors Guild Award Associated Press
1,000 Gather for Women's Conference By Kelly David
2 Simi Valley Men Hurt as Car Hits Pole By Kelly David
Woman Stabbed With Scissors After Finding Intruder in Home By Kelly David
Fledgling Performing Arts Center Is Still a Star Attraction By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big A, Angels and Disney: What Love Has to Do With It By Dana Parsons
A Planning Guide To March 3-9 In Orange County Freeway...
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Democrats Too Undemocratic for Agran
Conroy Seen as Leader of Pack in 3rd District By Peter M. Warren, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Having a (Safe) Ball : Upstart League Pitches Slightly Softer Approach to the Grand Ol' Game By Antonio Olivo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baugh Admits Error in Finance Reporting By Russ Loar, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Father Mourns Wife's Death, Son's Future By Dexter Filkins, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Asch 'Saddened' by Former Aide's Accusations By Michael Granberry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jim Cooper's 'Youth Pill' : KOCE Veteran Still Pursues Human Side of News By Renee Tawa, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Killed in Gunfire at Santa Ana Party
Playing Politics With Education : Orange Trustees Should Welcome, Not Shun, Offers of Help
Lending an Ear to Troubled Teens : At a Much-Needed Youth Hotline, Callers Will Talk to Peers
Don't Lose Sight of the Forest in O.C. Reserve System Talks : Hammer Out Details to Preserve the Legacy of Land
Vouching for the Importance to All of Public Education By Bruce Crawford, Bruce Crawford lives in Fountain Valley and is a project manager for an engineering services company
Hard Questions Find Managed-Care Flaws By Dr. Robert T. Miner, Dr. Robert T. Miner is a past president of the Orange County Medical Assn. and president of the Orange County Foundation for Medical Care
3rd District Supervisor Candidates
Planting Window Box Gardens
The New Benefactors : Gay and AIDS Groups Carefully Nurture Charitable Bequests By Bettina Boxall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OPINION
The Art of Muralist John Biggers : African American painter is a witness to his time and culture
Get Ready for Buchanan's Politics of Resentment : He plays to common fears, but is short on resolution
Come Out for the Marathon : Spectators can enjoy L.A.'s diversity as 19,000 runners pass by
PERSPECTIVE ON ASIA : Move Beyond Cold War Theories : Taiwan is not Europe and China is not the Soviet Union; we must tread carefully in meeting Chinese threats. By Ted Galen Carpenter, Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute
Toss and Tumble Goes Sponsor's Way : Television: CBS and ABC have obliterated the line between entertainment and advertising. By Ronald K.L. Collins, Ronald K.L. Collins is a visiting legal scholar at George Washington University and coauthor with David Skover of the recently published "The Death of Discourse."
The Core Issue Is Living Standards By Guy Molyneux, Guy Molyneux, a public opinion pollster, is president of Next America Foundation," an educational organization begun by Michael Harrington
WATER : San Diego Takes Aim at L.A.'s Hegemony By Steven P. Erie and Robert V. Phillips, Robert V. Phillips, former general manager and chief engineer of the Department of Water and Power, is president emeritus of Water and Power Associates, an education and service organization. Steven P. Erie, who teaches political science at UC San Diego, serves on its board of directors
CUBA : The Reciprocal Obsession of Castro and Washington By Gaddis Smith, Gaddis Smith is a professor of history at Yale University. His books include, "The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine 1945-1993" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
The Two Faces of Populism By Michael Kazin, Michael Kazin, a history professor currently on a Fulbright fellowship, is author of "The Populist Persuasion: An American History," (Basic Books)
THE NATION : INTELLIGENCE : Has a 30-Year Mystery Unraveled? By James Bamford, James Bamford, investigative producer for ABC's "World News Tonight," is the author of "The Puzzle Palace" (Viking Penguin), a study of the National Security Agency
THE WORLD : Another Terrorist Attack Could Bring Peace Process to a Halt By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman, an Israeli author and journalist for the daily Ha'aretz, specializes in intelligence and terror affairs
THE NATION : Bob Dole Fires Self; Campaign Takes Off : THE JAUNDICED EYE By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Maria Echaveste : Help For the Hourly Worker--From Someone Who's Been There By Donna Mungen, Donna Mungen is a contributing editor to National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." She interviewed Maria Echaveste by phone from the administrator's office in Washington
THE STATE : A Bilingual Program That Threatens to Be Self-Defeating 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
REAL ESTATE
New, Existing Home Market Heating Up By Bradley Inman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Bradley Inman is a syndicated real estate columnist based in Oakland
At Home With Nature : Homeowners do their part to help preserve nature by turning their backyards into wildlife refuges By Kathy A. Price, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Price is a Santa Barbara free-lance writer
CRITIQUE : Center Enriches Santa Monica's City Scene By Leon Whiteson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Leon Whiteson writes on architecture for The Times
He'll Say Bye to Brentwood Hood By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Women's Architecture Scholarships Offered
1996 Gold Nugget Design Competition Taking Entries
Nice Weather but It's Still Winter in Southland By Robert Smaus, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
SPORTS
Bad Old Braves : Atlanta's Success Is a Relatively Recent Phenomenon By Paul Newberry, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Torrence, Johnson Win Sprints From Staff and Wire Reports
Favored Wekiva Springs Wins Gulfstream Park Handicap Associated Press
Once Again, This Is No Place for a Lady By Jim Murray
Bruins Discover a Groove in Stretch By Tim Kawakami, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mr Purple Reigns in the Big 'Cap By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crenshaw Captures City Title By Eric Shepard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A FATHER'S PRAYER: : 'Give Her More Time' : Rod Carew's Daughter Michelle, in a Battle for Her Life, Waits for a Bone-Marrow Transplant By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marathon Reverses Tradition By Jim Hodges, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Player Is the Top One at Ojai By Thomas Bonk, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kenya Lets Wickets Do the Talking By Mal Florence
Money Can't Buy Belle Manners By Mike Downey
Caught In Charlotte's Web : Rookie Zidek Was Impressive After Trade of Mourning, but Arrival of Geiger Has Reduced His Playing Time and Development By Mark Heisler, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clippers Can't Get Over the Hill By Chris Baker, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Celtic Fans Wondering Where's the Leprechaun By Mark Heisler
Magic Is Leaning Toward Being a Laker Next Season By Scott Howard-cooper
Kemp Is Out, but Seattle Stays On From Associated Press
Tverdovsky's Mother Kidnap Victim By Robyn Norwood and Mary Mycio, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Kings, Dafoe Experience Victory By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canucks Stop Red Wing Streaks From Associated Press
Ice Dogs Again Lose in Shootout Associated Press
No. 14 Oregon State Loses at USC, 67-66
Loyola No Match for San Diego in Second Half By Pete Thomas
Pepperdine Pulls Off a Stunner, Defeating Santa Clara, 63-60 By Pete Thomas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Northridge Sets Record: 13 Homers By Steve Henson
Long Beach Gets Share of Big West Title By Jason Reid
USC Has Moments but Not Right One From Associated Press
Central Florida (11-18) in NCAA Field From Staff and Wire Reports
Minor Is Key for Oklahoma in Victory Over No. 3 Kansas From Staff and Wire Reports
Hoyas Win, but Packer Gets Attention From Staff and Wire Reports
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Regan Happy Now but Questions Firing By Bob Nightengale
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Sanderson Roughed Up but Calls It Progress By Mike Digiovanna
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Wakefield Finally Re-Signs With Red Sox Associated Press
Darkness Halts Play at Doral Associated Press
Canoeist Terrell Impresses Coach With 500 Victory By Bob Wolf, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Torrence, Johnson Win Sprints From Staff and Wire Reports
Garfield, Belmont Share Title After Scoreless Tie By Mark Stroder
Palmdale Plan Works, but Peninsula Wins by 2 By Dana Haddad
Third Time More Than a Charm for Dominguez By George Dohrmann
Victor Valley Gets Eye-Opener From Jordan By George Dohrmann, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel Wins With Calavitta's Help By Erik Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington Wins Girls' 4-A Championship By Eric Shepard
Lukas Eyes Derby With Honour And Glory By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Serena's Song Sung Blue Down the Stretch By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report Card: A Look At The NBA's Rookie Class From UCLA By Houston Mitchell
SCC Can't Put an End to Westmont's Streak By Martin Beck, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All Area Representatives Sent Home Empty-Handed By Vince Kowalick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top-Ranked Ventura Knows Way to San Jose By Fernando Dominguez Lauren Peterson..Bd: Times Staff Writer
Orange Lutheran's Norton Is Perfect in Her Varsity Debut
Crespi's Matthews Steps to the Four
Barber's No-Hitter Finishes CLU Sweep
Fullerton Defeats Rancho Santiago, 6-4 By Steve Kresal
Garrido Gets 900th Coaching Victory as Titans Beat Texas By Lon Eubanks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Basheer Leads the Way as Irvine Downs Pacific
Carter Breaks Away to Spark Saddleback By Steve Kresal, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Adjustments at Halftime Do the Job for Saddleback By Mike Wojciechowski, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Harvard Stars Again in Title Role By Dana Haddad, TIMES STAFF WRITER
La Canada, Playing Picture-Perfect, Rolls, 5-1 By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mater Dei Wins Its Fifth Section Title in a Row By Paul Mcleod, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A FATHER'S PRAYER: : 'Give Her More Time' : Rod Carew's Daughter Michelle, in a Battle for Her Life, Waits for a Bone-Marrow Transplant By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach State Gets Its Share of a Title By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Sanderson Roughed Up but Calls It Progress By Mike Digiovanna
Santa Margarita Keeps Its Pledge By Mike Terry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Minus Cotton, Their Profile Doesn't Shrink By Mike Penner
O.C. Players Set to Participate in All-Star Games By Wendy Witherspoon
CSUN Cooks Up a Record-Setting Home Run Feast By Steve Henson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Modena Strikes Quickly, Holds On to Defeat Canyon By Wendy Witherspoon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Calvary Chapel Wins Title With Inspired Performance By Erik Hamilton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Palmdale's Defeat Makes Little Sense By Dana Haddad, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Motta Learned the Coaching Ropes From a Maverick
Village Christian Stopped in War of Crusaders, 62-33 By Peter Yoon, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Third Time's a Charm for Monroe, 1-0 By Kari Cope, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
St. Francis Prevails With Quick Strikes By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crenshaw Outfoxes Fremont to Win 4-A Championship By Eric Shepard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quick Pick-Me-Up Starts Chatsworth on Its Way, 6-0 By Kari Cope, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Vision for Burbank Sports Supremacy Lost Its Focus By Darin Esper and Rob Fernas, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Douglas of Bell-Jeff Receives Santa Fe's Top Award
Washington Wins Girls' 4-A Championship
Long Beach State Gets Its Share of a Title : Big West Standings
Junior College Basketball Playoffs
Girls' Basketball By Peter Yoon
Girls' Basketball By Martin Henderson
Girls' Basketball By Martin Henderson
Community College Roundup
Girls' Basketball By Martin Henderson
Soccer By Mark Stroder
Boys' Basketball By Chris Foster
Soccer
Boys' Basketball By George Dohrmann
Boys' Basketball By Mike Terry
MAGAZINE
L.a. Speak : Monster Trucks By Darrell Satzman
METROPOLIS : The Medieval City
SO L.A.--FORMERLY : A Tale of Two Very Different, You know Spaces By Kate Braverman, Kate Braverman is the author of a trilogy of novels about Los Angeles, including "Lithium for Medea," "Palm Latitudes" and "Wonders of the West." Her short stories have won two Best Americans and an O. Henry award
Style / Interiors : Show & Dwell By Barbara Thornburg
Style / Restaurants : What's Food Got To Do With It? By S. Irene Virbila
HOLLYWOODLAND : Oui, the People... By J.R. Moehringer
The Dots Are Almost Connected....Then What? : MAPPING THE HUMAN GENETIC CODE By Laurie Garrett, Laurie Garrett is science and medical writer for Newsday and author of "The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance," available in paperback from Penguin
First, You Need The Right Tool By Laurie Garrett
Miami L.A.; L.A. Miami By Pat Jordan, Pat Jordan is a free-lance writer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His last article for the magazine was a profile of Olympic athlete Kevin Young
Style / Fashion : Glamorous In Gossamer
THE SCENE : Diebenkorn, You Say? By Mary Mcnamara
TRAVEL
ALASKA / PACIFIC NORTHWEST : Alaska's WILD KINGDOM : SEALS: 'BEACH MASTERS' AND THEIR HAREMS ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS By Bill Sherwonit, Sherwonit is a freelance writer and photographer who lives in Anchorage, Alaska
ALASKA / PACIFIC NORTHWEST : Alaska's WILD KINGDOM : BIRDS: COUNTING THE MILLIONS FROM A LODGE ON THE COPPER RIVER DELTA By Debra Mckinney, McKinney is a freelance writer based in Alaska
ALASKA / PACIFIC NORTHWEST : Alaska's WILD KINGDOM : BEARS: SALMON TIME AND THE LIVIN' IS EASY IN KATMAI NAT'L PARK By Jon K. Tillinghast, Tillinghast is a freelance writer who lives in Juneau, Alaska
O Canada, This Air Pact Is Real Neighborly, Aye? By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs By Mary Frances Smith
Reno Air Adds Seven Flights
Two-Week Stays at Idyll Untours
Cruise Ship Scores
Celebrity Retreat Reopens After Year By Susan Essoyan
Amtrak Returns to Refundable Tickets
Toll-Free Number at Korean Tourism
Weekend Escape: Fresno County : Early Bloomers : First sightings of spring on orchard back roads By Michael Parrish, Parrish is a freelance writer based in Littlerock, Calif
Storming the Deserts of the Southwest By Karin Dominello, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington: San Juan Islands : Peaceful, Easy Wheelin' : Scenic, inexpensive and even largely flat, the rural archipelago is a sensible place for sensuous biking By David Gonzales, Gonzales, a freelance writer based in Colorado, specializes in budget and backpack travel
Seals and Sails in the San Juans By Eileen Ogintz
Paths Into the Past in Blair Valley By John Mckinney
Putting the Lock on Security By Judi Dash
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