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What happened on March 17, 1996
TRAVEL
Nine Little-Known Airlines With Get-Acquainted Fares CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Pablo Neruda's CHILE : The poet's three houses are open to visitors and, like the hit film in which he's a character, they are a feast for the senses JOHN MUNCIE, Muncie is books columnist and special sections editor for the Times Travel section
Lowest Airline Fares
Camping Sites at National Parks
Treasured in Sierra Madre HANK KOVELL
Asia Ports
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs MARY FRANCES SMITH
Memorable Bumps on the Road EILEEN OGINTZ
When Pupils Leave, Tourists Follow LUCY IZON
Destination: North Carolina & Virginia : Ridge Running : Rolling along the scenic spine of the Appalachians EDITH BRIN, Brin is a Milwaukee freelance writer and former reporter for the Milwaukee Journal
To the Land of Ice and Snow SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH
A Royal Reason to Visit Thailand KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reservoir: Fountain of Activity JOHN McKINNEY
Medical Memo
Sour Experience
Traveling in Style
Weekend Escape: Palm Springs : Desert Versailles : Let them eat celery flan! at the new Givenchy Spa MIMI AVINS, TIMES FASHION EDITOR
Destination: Malaysia : Highlands Fling : Misty hillsides and vestiges of Scotland in Southeast Asia STEVE HEALEY, Healey is a Liverpool, England, freelance writer
Court OKs Ban of T-Shirts in Waikiki SUSAN ESSOYAN
Las Vegas Lore
Tracing the Flight of John Wilkes Booth ELLEN MELINKOFF
NEWS
Woman Held in Death of Her 5th Husband TERRY KINNEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cannery Woe FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Navy Searching for 2 Pilots in Crash From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Afghan Women Fear Losing Rights Under Taliban Rule KATHY GANNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Treasure or Time Capsule? RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Antelope Valley Hitches Hopes to Shuttle's Heir PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
You Can't Have Too Much Self-Esteem
Miami Location Chosen for Military Command Reuters
Residents Leave as Aleutian Volcano Rumbles to Life Associated Press
Mentally Disabled O.C. Woman Is Sought
'Germinal' Kevin Thomas
Recuperating Pope's Schedule Is Cut Back Associated Press
World IN BRIEF : GERMANY : Thousands of Turks Clash With Police From Times Wire Reports
Gingrich Won't Seek to Be No. 2 on Dole Ticket Associated Press
World IN BRIEF : PERU : Ecuador Reportedly Violated Peace Pact From Times Wire Reports
Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Salvi Not Allowed to Testify, Lawyer Says From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Upgrade of County Hospitals Beset by Woes, Audit Finds JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Social Security Plans New Tests of Disability Pay ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Christopher Urges Russians to Attend Meeting on Bosnia NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Campaign Trail
A New Look for Business
World IN BRIEF : PAKISTAN : Avalanche Kills 32, Flattens Houses From Times Wire Reports
World IN BRIEF : ZIMBABWE : Voter Turnout Light in Disputed Election From Times Wire Reports
A Note From My Doctor PETER H. KING
'Guarding Tess' Kenneth Turan
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Solve a mystery with 'Shelby Woo' on Nick; tracing Lassie's career on Family; 'Ice' on HBO LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Urges Killing of Gulls on Island Associated Press
Measure S Not Exactly a Yes or No Proposition RENE LYNCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Antelope Valley Hitches Hopes to Shuttle's Heir : Competing Designs PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russians Attack Rebels Entrenched in West Chechnya From Reuters
AT&T to Reduce Layoffs From 30,000 to 18,000 Associated Press
Woman Found Slain in Burning Home Identified
World IN BRIEF : MOLDOVA : President Suspends Firing of Minister From Times Wire Reports
East St. Louis Wins in Riverboat Gamble FRANK FISHER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Many Masters Compete to Chart LAPD's Course JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dole, Buchanan Plan Different Strategies Before State Primary BILL STALL, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Differing Schools of Thought DIANE SEO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : PERU : Life Sentence for U.S. Woman Upheld From Times Wire Reports
Man Gets Life for Restaurant Slayings Associated Press
Youth, 14, Convicted of Manslaughter Associated Press
China Tackles Cleanup of Foul Huai River CHARLES HUTZLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Time It's Roe vs. Abortion Clinic Worker Associated Press
Palestinian Protesters Decry Closure as 'Policy of Hunger' From Associated Press
U.S. Military's Mission Frozen in Cold War Footing ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Past Traumas Afflict Many Former East Bloc Orphans MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soldier Presumed Dead Says He's Sorry for Disappearing From Reuters
Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Einstein Work Fails to Sell at Auction From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Perry Sets $80-Million Upgrade For F-14 Jet TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
St. Petersburg Sits on a Bomb, Experts Fear STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Food-Supply Contamination Possible CHARLES HUTZLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dale Harris; New York Dance and Music Critic
Police Seek Parents of Newborn Boy Found Dead in O.C. Trash Bin
China Denies Promising Not to Invade Taiwan From Times Staff and Wire Reports
School District Anti-Gay Policy Splits N.H. Town NANCY ROBERTS TROTT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cuba Shown CIA Data on Downing From Associated Press
Carson Music Teacher Being Welcomed Back to His School for an Encore TRACY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Slaying of Foster Parent Spurs Social Service Changes MITCH WEISS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRA Bombings Cast a Pall Over St. Patrick's Day WILLIAM D. MONTALBANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Niles Merton; Former Publisher of the Advocate
Some Gulf War 'Human Shields' Say Experience Set Them Free LESLIE DREYFOUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adams Walks in N.Y. St. Patrick's Parade From Associated Press
Wary Circling by Buchanan, Dole Points to Risks for GOP STEPHEN BRAUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arab Youths in France See Doors Closing on Them AMY BARRETT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flag Ignites Battle in Southern Schools ROBERT TANNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
On Threshold of Death, Singer Attains Dreams LESLIE DREYFOUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cherishing the Wonders of Childhood, Then and Now
The Big Picture DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Map of the Human Heart' Michael Wilmington
Messages From the Mouths of Babes Around the World
How Old Is George Plimpton?
UCLA Chief Admits Possible Favoritism RALPH FRAMMOLINO and MARK GLADSTONE, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Russia in Game of Chicken Over U.S. Imports CAROL J. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Is How 'Love Story' Became 'The Money Pit' ROBIN ABCARIAN
This Village Is Helping to Raise Its Children LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Neglected homework, forgotten chores. Mom and Dad put the blame squarely on the computer and came up with . . . : A New Game Plan MOLLY SELVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canadian Teen Visiting Florida Is Fatally Shot Associated Press
Knee Cartilage Surgery Still Questionable
Clinton Vows to Veto Measure on Product Liability JUBE SHIVER JR., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : 'Stairway to Heaven' Michael Wilmington
Where Dignity Lives BARBIE LUDOVISE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hitchhiking's Not Smart, but It's Legal
Pueblo, Colo., a.k.a. Catalog Country DUANE NORIYUKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Walking Tall : CHUCK NORRIS PROVES TO CBS HE'S A 'COMPETITIVE GUY' STEVE WEINSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
He's Helping Out Children in a Million Ways MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
Projections and Reflections : MOCA's 'Hall of Mirrors' looks at art's impact on film, cinema's influence on artists and the unpredictable results when the two worlds collide. Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
MOVIES : Actor Anonymous : Scott Wilson hopes 'Dead Man Walking' will lead to the visibility that has long eluded him in films. Glenn Lovell, Glenn Lovell, film critic for the San Jose Mercury News and Knight-Ridder Newspapers, is currently a National Arts Journalism Fellow at USC
Life's Been a Cabaret : Lyricist Fred Ebb and composer John Kander have turned out hits ranging from 'New York, New York' to the current musical 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.' Next stop: 1933. Barbara Isenberg, Barbara Isenberg is a frequent contributor to Calendar
*** MARK EITZEL, "60 Watt Silver Lining", Warner Bros. Sandy Masuo 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 To hear excerpts from the albums reviewed, call TimesLine and press * and the artist's corresponding four-digit code. and *5715 Mark Eitzel and In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.
Voice of the Past
Small Faces
LOG ON L.A. : Surfing Channels Online Jaclyn Easton, Jaclyn Easton is the host of "Log On U.S.A.," which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on KIEV-AM 870
They Look, but They Don't Bite Judy Brennan, Judy Brennan is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Tuned In
Equal Billing
Daddy Dearest
Off The Wall
Tip No. 1: Keep It Fresh : Some of TV's most successful producers agree that even the best series can go on too long. How do some shows come back from the dead? And how do others manage to bow out on top? David Kronke, David Kronke is a regular contributor to Calendar
Many Steps to This Dance Project Jan Breslauer
ALBUM REVIEW : *** 1/2 LOS LOBOS, "Colossal Head", Warner Bros. Richard Cromelin and New albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). and Hear Los Lobos and * To hear excerpts from "Colossal Head," call TimesLine at 808-8463 and press *5713. and In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.
Open-Eyed in L.A. : Choreographer Pina Bausch takes in the streets, tourist sights, bistros and bars, soaking up the images and emotions of the city for a piece on America's West. Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
ART NOTES : Auctions Spring Into Spring Suzanne Muchnic
Another Fine Mess
Wolves Out of the Den : Los Lobos have been lying low, or as low as you can when you're working nonstop. With their new album 'Colossal Head,' they're back running with the pack. Jerry Crowe, Jerry Crowe is a Times staff writer
Rotten Dew Steve Hochman
*** THE AFGHAN WHIGS, "Black Love", Elektra Richard Cromelin 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 To hear excerpts from the albums reviewed, call TimesLine and press * and the artist's corresponding four-digit code. and *5714 Afghan Whigs and In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.
A True Mystery
In Step With Her Passion Jordan Levin, Jordan Levin is a freelance writer based in Miami
JAZZ SPOTLIGHT : *** 1/2 ELLIS & BRANFORD MARSALIS : "Loved Ones", Columbia Don Heckman and Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good, recommended) and four stars (excellent).
Plant a Tree, Split an Eardrum Steve Hochman
A Few New Tidbits for Beatles Fans : *** THE BEATLES, "Anthology 2", Apple Robert Hilburn 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 To hear excerpts from the albums reviewed, call TimesLine and press * and the artist's corresponding four-digit code. Beatles *5714 and In 805 area code, call (818) 808-8463.
VIDEO : Rediscovering 'Cuba's' Artistry Donald Liebenson, Donald Liebenson is a Chicago-based freelancer who writes about home video
Finding Her Path Along the Way : Anne Ayres has all the background she needs to be a curator, but don't think she planned it that way. Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
They're Not Gonna Take It : Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler play spurned 50-ish women who vow to give as good as they got. Welcome to 'The First Wives Club.' No men allowed. John Anderson, John Anderson is a staff writer for Newsday
Rush To Judgment Steve Hochman
Icon of Baton: Furtwangler in All His Glory Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Knight With Noble Intentions : Shirley Knight has picked up her share of stage, film and TV accolades, but it's the inner rewards in her acting career that keep her satisfied. Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Lessons of a Favorite Uncle : Killing off Uncle Tupelo was a great career move after all for its members, who went their separate ways to form Wilco and Son Volt. Steve Appleford, Steve Appleford is an occasional contributor to Calendar
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Monster Magic : Bringing Fantasy to Life Through Animatronics JULIE SHEER
Woman Hurt in Boat Accident 'Critical' TRACY WILSON
Cannery Castaways : Nabisco Plant Closing Leaves Largely Latino Work Force of 650 Without a Lifeline FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High School Students' Art Featured in Exhibit PAUL ELIAS
Obituaries
Conejo Free Clinic Fills Doctors' Orders KELLY DAVID, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Volunteers Strive to Preserve Rare Wetlands AMANDA COVARRUBIAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Irish Skies Smile for St. Pat's Parade NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
School District's $1-Million Shortfall Stuns Community DAVID REYES and LESLIE EARNEST, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Truly Sorry State of El Toro Reuse Planning : County Should Reject Measure S, Then Fix Measure A
This Time, the Odds Solidly Favor Burke PETER Y. HONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The 67th Needs a Fresh Start : Baugh's Tainted Victory Argues for a New Leader: Cecilia Age
Valley Perspective : The Day the Music Died : If Glendale residents want a symphony, they must support it
Catalog Technology May Spike Net Users' Privacy ELIZABETH WEISE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday Briefing : On a Mission
Thousand Oaks Council to Discuss Transportation MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Foes of Ahmanson Plan Turn to Public for Support MARY F. POLS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plan Threatens Fiscal Health of the County LAURA DAHLGREN
Debate on Airport at El Toro Rages
Debate on Airport at El Toro Rages
Housing Aid Fuels Fairness Concerns
A View of Pierce College
The City Attorney on Road Safety
Democratic Process Destroyed
Proposition Positions
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : GOP Candidates Get Down to 'Business'
Keep Dana Point the Way It Is
Wait for a Better Reform Plan
Hospital Feud May Go On and On CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harriet Tubman
Views Diverge on Museum Merger
Funeral for Police Officer Expected to Tie Up Streets
New Rules Adopted to Restrict Sex Shops JEFF McDONALD
Endorsement Will Help Needy and Taxpayers DR. LANYARD DIAL
District Attempts Test Scoring by Outsiders AMY PYLE, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Cuba Embargo
Judges Often the Stealth Candidates of L.A. Elections BILL BOYARSKY
Rat-Race Refugees Seek Sanity, Serenity in Rural Mexico DAVID E. KALISH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kids Rewarded for Playing Mind Games GEOFF BOUCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Steering Clear of Sacred Cows and Hype ALAN B. UNGAR, Alan B. Ungar is co-chairman of VICA's federal issues committee and Valley chairman of the Concord Coalition
Woman Hospitalized After Car Crash TRACY WILSON
UC Irvine Follows Policy of Reprisal
After the Fire : Deadly Force
Uniforms and Schools
Helping Vietnamese Youths Avoid Prison's Revolving Door : The key is helping them reenter their community. The alternative is a return to gangs--and crime. NGHIA TRUNG TRAN, Nghia Trung Tran is executive director of the Vietnamese Community of Orange County and serves on the State Commission on Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency Prevention
A Planning Guide To March 17-23 In Orange County
Spotting Any Swallows Is Mission Improbable From a Times Staff Writer
Making a Living Is No Picnic, Expatriates Often Discover Associated Press
Jackson Plans Oscar Protest GREG BRAXTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries : Roger Doherty; Retired Teacher
He Has the Right to Die, but He's Too Busy SCOTT HARRIS
Crash Kills 5, Critically Injures 1 on Artesia Freeway in Carson
Victims' Family, Friends Left With Pain, Questions JON D. MARKMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Contracting Was Healthy Move for Nearby County CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Within GOP, 38th District Is Becoming a Battlefield KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Proposed ID Cards Threaten Liberty MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM, Matthew Cunningham is co-founder of the Conservative Round Table of Orange County
'Rubble Rousers' Fight Dump PATRICK J. McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Conejo Valley Days Parade Entries Sought MIGUEL BUSTILLO
After the Fire BETH SHUSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Still Nancy, in Any Case : The teen sleuth has changed with the times, to the dismay of a local fan club. Why would anyone feel a need to alter the beloved heroine? It's all a mystery. RENEE TAWA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sides Argue Best Way to Fill in a 'White Hole' DEBRA CANO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bill Moses Dies; Longtime Publisher of Tustin News FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Firearm a Matter of Self-Defense SAM BRUNSTEIN, Sam Brunstein of Glendale is a retired aerospace engineer and a member of the NRA
Latinas Urged to Pursue Professional Careers LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Within GOP, 38th District Is Battlefield KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Wake of Burbank Scandals, Are Worst Revelations Over?
Trustees Have Earned Reelection : County Department of Education Challengers Offer Weak Case
BUSINESS
Little Fund With an Eye-Catching Bonus RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
Mutual Funds Don't Always Practice What They Preach TOM PETRUNO
Newport REIT Names New Vice President
Realizing Technology's Promise for the Economy JAMES FLANIGAN
Alpha Microsystems Tallies Year's Losses
To Our Readers
Graphix Zone to Stores
Boyds Wheels on a Roll
Investment Watch
Maybe Managers Need an 'A-Chip'
The Jobless Recovery : California's beleaguered aerospace industry is on the rebound, but new hiring is the exception JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Making Cents: When Your Fiance Has Lots of Debt
Little Fund With an Eye-Catching Bonus RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
Making Cents: Much Ado for Minimal Results
Pinnacle Hires Accountants
Legitimate Reasons Do Exist for Merchant Preference for Cash Rather Than Checks CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Tucson-Bound Carrier to Resume Flights MARLA DICKERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Forum an Excellent Example of a New Trend in Adult Education Judy B. Rosener, Judy B. Rosener is a professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine. She is the author of "America's Competitive Secret: Utilizing Women as a Management Strategy,"
Competition Within the Workplace Hurts the Company and Employees From Reuters
Choking on Column About Agriculture
It's Teatime for Coffee-Soaked Pacific Northwest From Associated Press
Deregulation Brings Thai Beer Wars to a Head From Associated Press
At Netscape, the Attitude Is Can Do and the Competitor Is . . . Itself MARTHA GROVES
How Saying 'Charge It' Can Save You Bucks KATHY M. KRISTOF
Insurers Have the Right to Your Social Security Number
The Jobless Recovery : California's beleaguered aerospace industry is on the rebound, but new hiring is the exception JAMES F. PELTZ and JOHN O'DELL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
SPORTS
Mounties Off High Horse MICHAEL LAZARUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huntington Beach Upsets Pacifica in Softball, 3-2
Ivanisevic Wakes Up His Serve, but Foot Remains Asleep BILL DWYRE, TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Southeast Regional JIM RHODE
Give Bruins Another Year to Prove--and Improve--Themselves TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Archer Manages to Turn Things Around Just in Time Steve Kresal
Midwest Regional JIM RHODE
Playoffs an Option--With Selanne Robyn Norwood
Schroeder Enjoys Playing on His Terms Mike Penner
Seahawks Have Deal With Anaheim to Practice From Staff and Wire Reports
Thompson Seeking That Winning Feeling BOB NIGHTENGALE
Tennessee at Home Is Virtually a Sure Thing From Associated Press
Colbert's Five-Shot Lead Not Necessarily Safe MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Barber Wins on Best Day; CLU Sweeps PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Colbert Breaks Away With His Steady Play MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anthony Is Latest Red to Be Injured Associated Press
Mater Dei Goes on Tear, Wins the Title MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Place Like New Home to Canadiens From Associated Press
West Regional JIM RHODE
Nothing Special About This No-Hitter MIKE DiGIOVANNA
East Regional JIM RHODE
Gretzky Return Stirs a Great Deal of Interest LISA DILLMAN and ROBYN NORWOOD
Kings' Result Has Familiar Look LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fullerton Rallies Past Golden West, Ends Skid at Three
Championship Notes MICHAEL LAZARUS
Mortensen Gets Personal, Outruns Field for Easy Victory JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seahawks Have Deal With Anaheim to Practice From Staff and Wire Reports
Title Fits Perennial Winners Yet Again ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mercy! 0's, K's Cause Z's ANDY SAMUELSON
Tigers Turn Into Lambs TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Princeton's Run Is Over From Associated Press
Sure, It's a Little Bulkier, but Just as Accurate MAL FLORENCE
The Silence Was Broken and So Was The No-Hitter VINCE KOWALICK
Nothing Special About This No-Hitter MIKE DiGIOVANNA
He Looks for Ways to Defeat Himself Jim Murray
Sure, It's a Little Bulkier, but Just as Accurate MAL FLORENCE
UConn Catches Breath, Catches Up TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'The Lake Show' Goes Prime Time Beginning With Magic SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Up First for the First Time, Fick Fires Up Northridge STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nothing New Under the Sun: Graf Prevails JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pepperdine Sweeps Gonzaga
After Belting Bruno, Tyson Gets a Belt Back STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Tyson Better Than I Thought'--Bruno ALLAN MALAMUD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fullerton Beats BYU for Sixth Straight Victory
Bakersfield Rakes Over Valley, 11-6 JOHN LYNCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Purdue Not Saved by Bell This Time From Associated Press
Boros Shoots 66, Ties Burke for Lead at Bay Hill From Staff and Wire Reports
Knight Can Carry Stanford Only So Far From Associated Press
Bottom Drops Out on Crespi in Seventh
Weaving His Way Into Hall of Fame DAVE KINDRED, THE SPORTING NEWS
Cecil Gets Victory at Santa Anita With Sandtrap BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gondringer Celebrates Big Day PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Newbury Park Is No Picnic for Ferreira, 4-1 PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disqualification Keeps Irvine in Second ERIK HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Just Collins in Harvard Title Mix MICHAEL LAZARUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Quite a Day for the Knights From Associated Press
Top Pro Prospects Run Hot, Cool Mark Heisler
'Israeli Ice Man' Is the Name and a Starring Effort Is the Game Mike Downey
Owner Sings His Own Tune After Victory BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Utah Wins the Right to Meet Kentucky CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McGwire's Heel Injury Has A's Reeling Ross Newhan
These 'Cats Are Unbearable : Under Bob Huggins, Cincinnati Is About as Subtle as a Punch in the Face--and Proud of It CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trainer, Groom Face Fine, License Revocation From Associated Press
Mater Dei Has Another Title, but This Time Girls Win It MARTIN HENDERSON
Esperanza Stuns Huntington Beach WENDY WITHERSPOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Ifs, Ands or Butts, Rodman Is Raging Bull From Associated Press
Oft-Injured, She's Now Healthy : Mary Slaney Is Hoping to Get One Last Shot at Olympic Competition BERT ROSENTHAL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Collins Twins Rule Division III ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hoopla Hits Northridge : Street Basketball Tournament Comes to CSUN Next Weekend ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REAL ESTATE
East Suits 'West' Star RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Builder Survey Reprints
Utility Bill Help
First-Time Home Buyers, the Uninitiated Need You
There's No Opting Out of Association JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Credit Repair Clinic
Soft Water Could Cause Green Stains POPULAR MECHANICS, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Stepping Stones Ideal on Rainy Days ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Some Bulbs Need Extra Help to Rebloom JOEL RAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MAGAZINE
Heart of Lightness Richard Ross, Photographer Richard Ross is chairman of the art studio department at UC Santa Barbara
Where Hollywood Goes for a Night Out
Urban Jungle : Finks No Longer Ed Leibowitz
Going to Extremes Michael Walker
Is She Family? : How That Question Has Become So Very Complicated. April Smith, April Smith is the author of "North of Montana" (Ballantine)
Style / Restaurants : An Ocean Away
The Face of the Presidency
Science Friction
Art Alfresco : Indian in the Stone Janet Kinosian
Side Trips / Air Fare
Berlin Without Walls Jack Holland, Jack Holland lives in Berlin and is author of the "Rough Guide to Berlin" (Penguin)
Metropolis : The Inflatable City Jim Heimann
L.A. Speak : Landscape Designers A. Grey Le Cuyer and Sherman Sylvan
Style / Fashion : Anything But Straight-laced
Cairo's Pyramid Scheme Christopher Reynolds, Christopher Reynolds is The Times' travel writer
Science Can Be a Beautiful Thing : Art Is in the Eye of the Beholder. Well, Behold All This Sci-Art and Judge for Yourself. K.C. Cole, K.C. Cole is a Times science writer
Grass Facts
Happy 100th Birthday to the 'Resort for the Rank and File of the Plain People.' : With That, Col. Griffith J. Griffith Donated the Land That Would Became Griffith Park. So How Has Our Urban 'Resort' Aged Over the Last 100 Years? Considering All That's Happened, Pretty Gracefully. Frank Clifford, Staff writer Frank Clifford covers environmental issues for The Times. His last article for the magazine was on the changing American West
The Other Side of Paradise TIM APPELO, Tim Appelo is the film critic of the Portland Oregonian. His last story for Traveling in Style was on Washington's Olympic Peninsula
Viva, Uh, Laughlin! Mary McNamara, Mary McNamara is an associate editor of the Times' Sunday magazine
BOOKS
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AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : RUNNING IN PLACE: How Bill Clinton Disappointed America, By Richard Reeves (Andrews & McMeel: $8.95, paper; 107 pp.) John Balzar
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Taking the Measure of His Soul : FICTION : THE SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS, By Albert Murray (Pantheon Books: $25; 369 pp.) John Gregory Brown, John Gregory Brown is the author of the novels "Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery" and the forthcoming "The Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur."
A Prophet of Doom Lightens Up : NONFICTION : THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: A Journey at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century, By Robert D. Kaplan (Random House: S27.50; 442 pp.) George Packer, George Packer is author of "The Village of Waiting," a memoir about Africa, and "The Half Man," a novel. He has reported on several countries in the Third World
Nonfiction SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
Inhuman History : FICTION : HORSEMAN, By Mike Nicol . Illustrations by David Jackson (Alfred A. Knopf: $23; 196 pp.) Peter Filkins, Peter Filkins is the translator of Ingeborg Bachmann's collected poems, "Songs of Flight." He teaches at Simon's Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Mass
Tied in Knots : NONFICTION : MISS MANNERS ON (PAINFULLY PROPER) WEDDINGS, By Judith Martin (Crown: $14; 208 pp.) Elizabeth Houghton, Elizabeth Houghton is a writer who lives in New York
The Odd Couple of Europe : STORIES : CROSS CHANNEL, By Julian Barnes (Alfred A. Knopf: $21; 211 pp.) RICHARD EDER
Damaged Body, by HAL SIROWITZ
Wake-Up Call for 'Well-Meaning Weenies' : NONFICTION : WE'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE WRONG: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives, By James Carville (Simon & Schuster: $10, paperback; 183 pp.) Jeff Silverman, Jeff Silverman is a freelance writer
'We Cannot Know What Is Right Unless We Think About It First' : NONFICTION : INTEGRITY, By Stephen L. Carter (Basic Books: $24; 277 pp.) Chris Goodrich, Chris Goodrich took two classes with Stephen Carter while a journalistic fellow at Yale Law in 1986-'87
OPINION
Mexico Reporters' Rights in Peril
The Big Tent Isn't Big Enough MARVIN LIEBMAN, Marvin Liebman is a Washington-based gay activist and columnist and the author of "Coming Out Conservative."
Scheer on Role of Religion
Leaving a Home
Wiring Schools for Internet
Life in a Gun Sight: Coping With Daily Terror Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz, author of "The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier" (Simon & Schuster), is a staff contributor to the New Yorker
AT&T Layoffs
A Tale of Two Migrations, One White, One Brown David E. Hayes-Bautista and Gregory Rodriguez, David. E. Hayes-Bautista and Gregory Rodriguez, associate editors at Pacific News Service, are, respectively, executive director of the Alta California Research Center and research fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy
Honoring Treaties With Indians
Quality Education, at a Distance
The Political Cost in Dole's Mordant Wit Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His new book is "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Cult of Celebrity" (Knopf)
Schwartz on Stalin and 'Il Postino'
Los Angeles Times Interview : James Bascue Molly Selvin, Molly Selvin is an editorial writer for The Times
For District Attorney: John Lynch
With Taiwan, U.S. Misreading of Its Influence on China Continues Robert Dallek, Robert Dallek is a professor of history and policy studies at UCLA. His latest book, "Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents" will be published in August by Hyperion
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