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What happened on November 17, 1996
ENTERTAINMENT
Sherrie Levine and the Art of the Remake Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Same Strangers, Different 'Train' Bill Desowitz, Bill Desowitz is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles
The Reich Stuff Justin Davidson, Justin Davidson is classical music critic at Newsday
Unwelcome Intruders at Many G-Rated Movies: The Trailers Mark Silver, Mark Silver is a writer and father of three who lives in Santa Monica
Coming Tuesday
The Hilburn-o-matic
Quality Counts
Inspiring Impresario
In Brief Sandy Masuo
In Brief Natalie Nichols
Longboxes Are History. Are Jewel Boxes Next? Steve Hochman
They're High, Wide and Handsome Kevin Lauderdale, Kevin Lauderdale is a freelancer based in Mountain View, Calif
Tupac to the Top
'Shine': The Life Ron Banks, Ron Banks is arts editor of the West Australian
Curfew Laws Put Strain on Freedom
Forecast Is for Slightly Higher Rates Next Year KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Heiress Apparent GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Why Wolves Don't Howl in Southwest America Tom Wolf, Tom Wolf is the author of "Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains (University Press of Colorado) and adjunct professor of Southwest studies at Colorado Springs
Australia's Identity Crisis: Do We Really Belong to Asia? Ross Terrill, Ross Terrill is the author of "The Australians," as well as "China in our Time," "Madame Mao" and "Mao." He recently lectured at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
'Shine': The Movie Bruce Newman, Bruce Newman is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Cover Boy Steve Hochman
Small Faces
'Moon' Struck Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
A New Peace Framework Is Needed Henry A. Kissinger, Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger writes frequently for The Times
Drive-Throughs: Have It Your Way
Ode To Frank Sinatra
Stirring Up Passion--With Poetry Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker is a Times staff writer
Strains On A Trainer Kathleen O'Steen, Kathleen O'Steen is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles
Beatles Not For Sale Steve Hochman
Where the 'Action!' Is Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Woman Arrested After Car-Bicycle Collision in Newport
NEWS
Experts Claim Romans May Have Established Colonies in Ireland SHAWN POGATCHNIK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alleged Gang Leader, His Lawyer Shot to Death in San Francisco From Associated Press
South Korea Cracks Down on Bullying SANG-HUN CHOE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Costly Flaws Plague Many Grand Parisian Projects MARILYN AUGUST, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manuscript Offers Look at Leonardo Da Vinci's Genius KAREN MATTHEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tomb Hints at Egyptian Colony in Israel MATT CRENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vermonters 'Spread Fred' All Over Ballot From Associated Press
Moon Over 'Apollo 11' : FAMILY CHANNEL DOCKS UP WITH THE MISSION THAT HAD A HAPPY ENDING SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deputies Refuse to Leave Belarus Parliament From Reuters
Deputies Refuse to Leave Belarus Parliament From Reuters
It's a Landslide, and Mudslide, for Clinton From Associated Press
Waste Plant
O.C. Christians Left and Center Join 'Renewal' LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Road Best Traveled VALERIE J. NELSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Blow Against Teen Drinking
Doctors Face Upset on Barring Players From Competition IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Squanto: A Warrior's Tale' Kevin Thomas
'Larry Sanders Show' Is Top Winner at CableACE Awards Associated Press
Policing Leaf Blowers
Defense Taps 2 Finalists for Jet Contract ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT and RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Retracing De Anza's Trek
Ex-KGB Agent Detained by U.S. Returns to Moscow From Times Wire Services
Exercise Cuts Diabetes Risk, Study Shows IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Latinos No Longer Minority at College From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Optimism Fueled an Unlikely Bid for Congress GEBE MARTINEZ and DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Jails Should Stay Close to Courts
Editor, 82, Takes Life a Week at a Time ROBERT WELLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Land Swaps to Save Environment Gain Ground KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russia Mars Probe Fails in Setback for Space Program From Associated Press
House Newcomers Get Early Advice From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. May Reduce Role in Africa Relief Effort BOB DROGIN and JAMES RISEN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
T. Rex Fossil Set for Sotheby's Auction From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Four-Star Films : 'It Happened One Night' Kevin Thomas
Sunbelt Thaws Ice Age Mysteries in Study of 10,000-Year-Old Village From Associated Press
On Day 2, She's Still Toast of Washington GEBE MARTINEZ and DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
A Challenge to Share Your Bounty
Higher Prices Expected as Crab Season Starts Poorly Associated Press
Mother Regains Baby After Carjacking From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ecuadorean Woman Finds New Arms--and New Hope--in America CHRISTINE HANLEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'94 Quake Victims Still Fighting Over Damage Claims BARRY STAVRO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Major Challenges Ahead for Moorpark
Ex-Senator Says He Can't Afford Fine, Restitution in Corruption Case Associated Press
Poisoning Takes Bite Out of Cider Sales ROBERT GREENE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teachers Often Left to Deal With Pupils' Medical Needs MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Seekers' Find Churches Fill Spiritual Void MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Defense Rejects Possible Start Date for Trial of Unabomber Suspect MARK GLADSTONE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Bridge Too Plain: Parisians Criticize Uninspiring New Span JOSEPH SCHUMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Student Chefs Get Rave Reviews for Their Soup Kitchen Haute Cuisine JOANN LOVIGLIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hot Rocks From Red Planet on Auction Block MATT CRENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tolerance Gets Put to a Test CARLA HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Adoptive Couple's Dream Turns Into Nightmare JOHN PACENTI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sybert, Sherman and Shroyer
Hippies, Humph: Seniors Getting Hip to Vegan Diet CASEY COMBS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mother Teresa Honorary U.S. Citizen From Times Wire Services
Scientists Find Gene Linked to Inherited Stroke Disease Associated Press
Man Accused of Killing Brother for Insurance Money DAVE IVEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bob Dole's Hometown Even Quieter After Election Defeat BILL FOREMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Inside Look at 18th St.'s Menace RICH CONNELL and ROBERT J. LOPEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
TURN ON, TUNE IN OR MISS OUT : That wacky Fox couple, 'Ned and Stacey,' return; CBS film raises disaster of 'Titanic'; ABC's 'Hope'
'It Could Happen to You' Peter Rainer
Big Bird's Babies
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : All about pigs on PBS 'Nature' series; new 'Dexter' cartoons; special 'Sesame Street' LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Waiting to Exhale' Kenneth Turan
A Trip to Old Mexico--Via Its Delicacies MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOOKS
Secrets of 'The Panther' : REBECCA WEST: A Life. By Carl Rollyson (Scribner's: $35, 511 pp.) Brenda Maddox, Brenda Maddox, whose 1988 biography of Nora Joyce won the L.A. Times Biography Award and whose "D. H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage " (Norton, 1995) won the Whitbread biography award, is working on the life of William Butler Yeats
The Beat Goes On : WOMEN OF THE BEAT GENERATION: The Writers, Artists and Muses at the Heart of a Revolution. Edited by Brenda Knight (Conari Press: $19.95, 366 pp.) David L. Ulin, David L. Ulin is the author of "Cape Cod Blues" (Red Dust), a collection of poems. He is writing a book about Jack Kerouac for the University of California Press
Nonfiction Frank Levering
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Coming Tuesday
Proof of Discrimination May Not Be Hard to Come By
Lone Ranger : TROUBLEMAKER: One Man's Crusade Against China's Cruelty. By Harry Wu with George Vecsey (Times Books: $25, 328 pp.) Linda Mathews, Linda Mathews, The Times' first correspondent in Beijing, is co-author of "One Billion: A China Chronicle" (Random House) and "Journey Into China" (National Geographic)
'You Mustn't Be Serious My Dear' : NOEL COWARD: A Biography. By Philip Hoare (Simon & Schuster: $30, 605 pp.) : NOEL COWARD & RADCLYFFE HALL: Kindred Spirits. By Terry Castle (Columbia University Press : $19.95, 160 pp.) : MY LIFE WITH NOEL COWARD. By Graham Payn with Barry Day (Applause: $16.95, paperback, 402 pp.) Laurie Winer, Laurie Winer is The Times' theater critic
Russia Has a History of Using Boeing Aircraft
Investing in the Future of the Internet JAMES FLANIGAN
COMMUNISM: R.I.P. : MEMOIRS. By Mikhail Gorbachev (Doubleday: $35, 769 pp.) Dimitri K. Simes, Dimitri K. Simes is the president of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom in Washington DC. He is the author of "Detente and Conflict: Soviet Foreign Policy 1972-1977" (Sage)
COMMUNISM: R.I.P. : THE UNKNOWN LENIN: From the Secret Archives. Edited by Richard Pipes, with David Brandenberger in collaboration with Yury A. Buranov, Russian edition editor (Yale University Press: $27.50, 256 pp.) Herbert J. Ellison, Herbert J. Ellison is a professor of Russian history at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Totally Inappropriate
Dancing the Night Away : ALVIN AILEY: A Life in Dance. By Jennifer Dunning (Addison-Wesley: $30, 480 pp.) : THE JOFFREY BALLET: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company. By Sasha Anawalt (Scribner's: $35, 464 pp.) Donna Perlmutter, Donna Perlmutter, a recipient of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award, is the author of "Shadowplay: The Life of Antony Tudor."
Alpha Microsystems Names Financial Officer
With the Old-Boy Network Dying, Women Rise in Recruiting Field DENISE HAMILTON, Denise Hamilton is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles
The Good Woman of Chinkiang : PEARL S. BUCK: A Cultural Biography. By Peter Conn (Cambridge University Press, $29.95, 468 pp.) Lisa See, Lisa See is author of "On Gold Mountain: The 100-Year Odyssey of a Chinese American Family" (Vintage) and the forthcoming "The Flower Net" (Harper Collins)
Chinese Shadows : LITTLE SISTER: Searching for the Shadow World of Chinese Women. By Julie Checkoway (Viking: $23.95, 232 pp.) Thomas Curwen, Thomas Curwen, a freelance writer living in Long Beach, last reviewed "Swimming the Channel" for The Times
Love and Revolution : TINISIMA. By Elena Poniatowska, translated by Katherine Silver (Farrar Straus Giroux: $25, 357 pp.) Denise Hamilton, Denise Hamilton is a freelance journalist who has reported extensively from Eastern Europe and on cultural issues here and abroad
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Family, Faith Top Former First Lady's List LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
June Levant; Actress Who Co-Hosted '50s Talk Show MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Downside to Local Government Downsizing GERALD J. BROWN
Vote Was Clear, but Jail Space Remains a Problem in O.C.
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life Times staff writer Gebe Martinez, with contributions from staff writer Len Hall
Checkpoint Nets 7 DUI Suspects SCOTT STEEPLETON
Designer Recognized for Excellence on the Job
Dengue Fever Nearly Doubles in U.S. Associated Press
Reuse Question Sparks Heated Response From Times Readers MICHAEL GRANBERRY and RUSS LOAR, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Airport Opinion Staying Divided
Demise of OCTA Service Predictable
Residents Not to Blame for Playa Vista Project Delays
Commitment to Nurture Nature
No-Frills Fanfare DADE HAYES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Adapting to the Changing Face of Crime SCOTT HADLY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Role in Airport Debate Puts Panel in Spotlight RENE LYNCH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Community Park Project Dedicated RODNEY BOSCH
Polanco's Small Steps to a Big Gain BILL BOYARSKY
Grand Jury Exhibits Autonomy DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Camino Real High Wins Super Quiz ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Discovery of Explorer LaSalle's Ship a Treasure-Trove for Archeologists MICHAEL GRACZYK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smaller L.A. Would Benefit All SHIRLEY SVORNY, Shirley Svorny is professor of economics at Cal State Northridge and affiliated scholar at the Milken Institute for Job & Capital Formation in Santa Monica
Tokens of Past Part of Subway's Toll
Ventura Coach, Wrestling Program Honored
Yes: 'We Need a World Class Airport'
City Seeks Public Input on Design HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Boys & Girls Club Council Names New Leader
End is Near for Project That Offered New Start HECTOR TOBAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Should Turn Over Canyons for Use by Public
Simi Valley High Wins Academic Decathlon KATE FOLMAR, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Valuable Lesson
Dally Surprised, Confused Over His Arrest, Lawyer Says NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Harry M. Bardt, 97; Banker, Civic Leader MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dinosaur Crest Debate Runs Hot and Cold MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
No: Citing Noise, Safety, 'Peace of Mind'
Hide-and-Seek Becomes Death-Defying Game in Survival School THOMAS W. YOUNG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Distrust Greets CIA Promise of Crack Probe K. CONNIE KANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
South Gate Man Found Dead in His Pickup in Santa Ana
A Fighting Chance DEBRA CANO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Building a Bomber
El Camino Real Wins Decathlon Super Quiz ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Virginia Martini; Actress in Silent Classic 'City Lights' From Associated Press
Council Will Discuss Chumash Artifacts MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Mentor Makes a Mark in a 12-Year-Old's Life CARLA HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Capturing the Wild KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Black Activists Press for Continued Boycott of Texaco BETTINA BOXALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Scoreboard Crash Sidelines the Sabres Associated Press
Virginia Tech Makes Itself at Home in Miami for 21-7 Win From Associated Press
Esperanza Girls Show They Have Strength in Numbers at Meet MATT FARMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fitch Considers Changing Starters CHRIS BAKER
Alyrob Gets Sent Back to the Starting Gate BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angry Harris Tells O'Neal to Cool Off SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
At This Rate, Even Bulls Can't Stop Themselves MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Gill Nets First New Jersey Win From Associated Press
Holtz Speculation Has Donahue as Possible Successor LARRY STEWART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stadler-Wadkins Show Why It's Called Shootout THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cal Lutheran Fills Up Its Highlight Film, 59-41 LAUREN PETERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pop Goes The Afc--again T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Fe League JEFF LOGAN
Alpha League FRANK CARULLI
Saugus Latest Victim of Thousand Oaks C.C. SANDORFI
Whalers Build Lead, but Avalanche Roars Back From Associated Press
Santa Fe League STEVE GALLUZZO
College Football Spotlight
Surprising Ventura Girls Show Canyon Who's Boss JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blues' Campbell Has a Point to Prove ROBYN NORWOOD
El Camino Real on Rocky Road MICHAEL LAZARUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Little Lindquist a Big Spark for Ocean View WENDY WITHERSPOON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CSUN Basketball Team Signs Oregon Prep
Determined Chapman Rallies to Beat Azusa Pacific, 32-26 MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Golden West Enjoys Thrill of Eighth Title in a Row MICHAEL ITAGAKI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
UCLA Bowled Over by Big Arizona Plays JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unbeaten San Pedro Gets Top-Seeded Spot in 4-A ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jordan Is Not Very Animated Mike Downey
Esperanza Comes Back to Defeat Second-Seeded Dana Hills
Irvine Spoils El Toro's Night, Clinches Berth in Playoffs MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Daly Would Really Like to Have a Few --Victories, That Is Thomas Bonk
Iverson's Injury Hurts Philadelphia Associated Press
Loyola Gets a Kick Out of League Title, 18-7 PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Good Name: Hard to Make, Hard to Keep MICHAEL WILBON, WASHINGTON POST
Defenders Are Crossing Line Between Violence, Brutality BOB OATES
Hope Is Where the Heart Is Jim Murray
Capistrano Valley Christian Pounds L.A. Ribet, 57-0
Burgess Keeps His College Plans a Secret MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brown Calls Audible: 'I'm Sorry, Elvis' Associated Press
Marlins Up the Ante for Belle With 4-Year, $38-Million Offer From Staff and Wire Reports
Cal Lutheran Loses in Regional
Penn State Turns Back Michigan From Associated Press
Wyoming Wins Its Division From Associated Press
California Fumbles Game Away to Oregon From Associated Press
Colorado Still on a Roll With Help of Wheeler From Associated Press
Virginia Rallies Past North Carolina From Associated Press
Hey, if You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em ARA NAJARIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Too Late Early for Harvard PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coaches Must Take Share of the Blame STEVE HENSON
Horse Racing Not Baffling to Baffert, People's Choice Bill Plaschke
Los Amigos Lacks Firepower, Gets Snuffed by Edison DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Eight-man Playoffs
Golden West Boots Chance Against Dons
In Wayne's New World, Sanders Doesn't Get the Ball T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moorpark Floors Santa Monica for the Count of Sixty FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Titans Win a Game, but Lose the Match to Long Beach State
Hicks Sets Record With 18th Score JIM HODGES and ARA NAJARIAN
Racing Executive Kilroe Dies at 84 BILL CHRISTINE
Singles Stars Shine, But Rio Mesa Falters
Adventurous Women Wade Into World of Tweedy Males SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Error-Prone Glendale Gets Passed Up, 18-16 BRYAN RODGERS
Unbeaten Saddleback Stops Riverside in Season Finale STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Northridge Finishes on Big Sky High JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top-Seeded Dana Hills Slams Sunny Hills
Groomed as a Child, Nancy Lopez Was Tiger 20 Years Before Tiger RON SIRAK, Associated Press
Parrish Picks Michigan for Baseball MIKE TERRY
Frontier League ROBBIE CASSEL
Davis, Iowa State No Match for Green, Nebraska From Associated Press
Florida's Bad Game Still Good Enough From Associated Press
Stanford Still in Bowl Picture With 33-17 Win From Associated Press
Cincinnati Finds a Few Hang-Ups About Being No. 1 SHAV GLICK
Michigan Turns It Over to Penn State From Associated Press
San Diego State Gets Floored in Las Vegas From Associated Press
Redlands Defeats La Verne in Overtime to Claim Title From Staff Reports
Pettibone, Oregon State Get Needed Victory From Associated Press
Northwestern Must Settle for Second This Time From Associated Press
Army Surrenders Undefeated Status as Syracuse Wins, 42-17 From Associated Press
No. 2 Ohio State Wakes Up and Smells the Roses From Associated Press
A Quarter of Dillon Too Much From Associated Press
Mississippi State Stuns Alabama From Associated Press
MAGAZINE
Pursuits That Aren't So Trivial
Mona Simpson's Family Values LISA BROADWATER, Lisa Broadwater's last story for the magazine was a profile of poet and children's book author Gary Soto
Tour du Jour / Up on the Roof A. Grey Le Cuyer
Power, Clout and Missing Quarters
Urban Garden / Art Out There Naomi Glauberman
Cream Of The Crop
Chile 'N' Spice S. IRENE VIRBILA
Metropolis / Addressed to the Nines Paul Haddad
Inks For The Memories MARY MELTON, Mary Melton is the magazine's research editor
The Tube / You Are (Not) Here Darrell Satzman
Harry's War SARAH HENRY, Sarah Henry is a San Francisco-based writer whose last article for the magazine was on the white-supremacist group the Church of the Creator
BUSINESS
Wireless Provider Comarco Posts 22% Higher Earnings
Burlington Expansion
National Realty Grows
401(k) Changes Mean It's Time to Review CHARLES A. JAFFE, Charles A. Jaffe is mutual funds columnist at the Boston Globe
Making Cents: Tax-Exempt Bond Funds Out of Favor
TRAVEL
Knowledge That Goes a Long Way HANK KOVELL
Smokers Asked to Step Up to the Bar TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Benefits of Youth: a Flexipass LUCY IZON
Getting a Global Perspective SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH
On the Road
Unhappy Trails
Bugged by Story
Lesson in Frugality
Hong Kong Show Is Illuminating TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
West No Longer the Best for Tourists TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs AMY A. WEBER
Traveler's Notes . . . TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Sweet Path Around a Very Salty Lake JOHN McKINNEY
More Flights Make Getting to Colorado Rocky No More CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Oases in Israel : Relaxing at three comfort zones in the harsh desert DAVID GREEN, Green is a senior editor at the Jerusalem Report and co-author of that magazine's recently published "Shalom, Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin" (Newmarket Press, $24.95)
A Taste of Japan Through Its Cuisine KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Driving Forces Behind a Peaceful Car Trip EILEEN OGINTZ
On the Quiet Side : North of the city lies a respite from outlets, casinos KENNETH TURAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Turan is The Times' film critic
Glowing Away for the Holidays : Tradition alights culturally diverse fests in the West ELLEN MELINKOFF
Oases in Israel : Relaxing at three comfort zones in the harsh desert CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Oases in Israel : Relaxing at three comfort zones in the harsh desert MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Miller is The Times' Jerusalem Bureau Chief
Paying in Cash May Cause Airport Delays TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
OPINION
Foreign Challenges: Full Slate Awaits Clinton's Second Term
Pressure for a Season of Audits
Hunting for Gulf War Syndrome Leonard A. Cole, Leonard A. Cole, who teaches political science at Rutgers University, is the author of "The Eleventh Plague: The Politics of Biological and Chemical Warfare" (W.H. Freeman)
Cancer Prevention Payoff
The D.A. Office That Comes Close to Being Unmanageable Charles L. Lindner, Charles L. Lindner is past president of the Los Angeles Criminal Bar Assn
Election Results
Corcoran Prison
Smoking on TV
Latino Is as Latino Does in Office FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Effects of Passage of Prop. 209
Clinton and GOP Congress
Hollywood Improvements
REAL ESTATE
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