What happened on September 29, 1996

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Another Dramatic Finish By Jack Mathews, Jack Mathews is the film critic for Newsday
Wonder of Wonders By Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
Cutthroat Weekend By Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
Interplanet Hollywood By Robert W. Welkos
Madonna's Double Feature By David Gritten, David Gritten, who lives in England, is a regular contributor to Calendar
That Thing You View By Richard Cromelin
Coming . . . Eventually By Judy Brennan, Judy Brennan is a regular contributor to Calendar
Going Head to Head to Head By Patrick Goldstein
2 Troupes Postpone Seasons By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
A Busy Stage in His Career By Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Quartet Watching: Five by Four By Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
Grown Up, but Young at Heart By Susan Reiter, Susan Reiter is a freelance writer based in New York
Surrealism in a City Increasingly Surreal By William Wilson, William Wilson is a Times art critic
Silencio Gets Its Point Across Loud and Clear By Enrique Lopetegui, Enrique Lopetegui writes about pop music for Calendar
Alive and Screaming By Robert Hilburn
Managing Nicely By Steve Hochman
Re-ledded By Dave Jennings, From London
Who's Doing That Thing? Wonder No More By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
In Brief By Connie Johnson
In Brief By Elysa Gardner
In Brief By Steve Appleford
In Brief By Jean Rosenbluth
In Brief By Steve Appleford
Something to Crow About By Lynne Heffley, Lynne Heffley is a Times staff writer
New and Improved

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Why Wilson Wants Welfare Reform--Now By 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
The Death Rattles of a Monopoly By Sidney Weintraub, Sidney Weintraub holds the William E. Simon chair in political economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Fruits of Peace? By Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz, who lives in Jerusalem, is a staff contributor to the New Yorker
Redefining the One-China Policy: Can a Federation Work? By Ross Terrill, Ross Terrill has written six books on China including "China in Our Time" (Simon & Schuster) and "Mao" (Touchstone Books). He has visited China regularly since 1964, and Taiwan since 1970
Women Do Support the GOP By Mary Matalin, Mary Matalin, co-author of "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" (Random House/Simon & Schuster), is host of the Mary Matalin Show on CBS Radio. She served as deputy campaign manager for George Bush in 1992
His Back to the Wall, Dole Gets Ugly--Again By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
The Delicate Birth of a Democracy By Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a presidential fellow at the World Policy Institute. He is the author of "Mortal Splendor: The American Empire in Transition" (Houghton Mifflin) and is writing a book about U.S. foreign policy
THE JAUNDICED EYE : Even Bigger Secret Doings Than the JFK Jr. Wedding By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Janet Marie Smith By Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is project director at the Hajjar & Partners New Media Lab. He interviewed Janet Marie Smith from her home in Baltimore, Md
Do It Right This Time, FAA
Smog Check II: Necessary, but in Need of a Tuneup
Life Is Short, Art Is Long
Human Nature Always Wins Out By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
A Better Deal Needed in the Public Arena By Joel Fox, Joel Fox is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn
Clinton Rides High on the Economy By Lenny Goldberg, Lenny Goldberg, executive director of the California Tax Reform Assn., is a consultant and public-interest lobbyist in Sacramento
An International Energy Frontier By Edward Witten, Edward Witten is professor of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J
How DWP Can Become Competitive When Deregulation Hits By Michael T. Moore, Michael T. Moore, former executive director of Public and Employee Communications at the DWP, is a member of the Board of Directors of Water and Power Associates, an education and public-service organization

REAL ESTATE

A Place To Pot By Robert Smaus, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
A Time to Sell for Busy Actor By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Small Homes Deserve Big Marketing Push Too By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Association Has Final Word on Paint By Jan Hickenbottom, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Hickenbottom is a past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Assns. Institute, a national nonprofit research and educational organization
Many Areas Showing Signs of Home-Price Stabilization
Designers Schedule Self-Guided Showcase
House Tour Set
Circulating Hot Water Can Save You Money By Popular Mechanics, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Skylight Tube Kit Is an Easy Way to Add Light By James Dulley, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales Tuesday: A talk on...
Some Plants Do Well With Wet Soil By Robert Smaus, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Bonsai Evergreen Will Do Better Outdoors By Joel Rapp, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Happy Together By Dave Gardetta
Metropolis : Pun City By Bill Stern
Brooklyn Rising By Danny Feingold
L.A. Speak / Paramedics By Hillary Broome
Drug Story By Hillary Broome
Warning: Not Pretty Pictures
Back at the Ranch By Susan Heeger
South Bay Sizzle By S. Irene Virbila
Hey, Who Needs a Prescription? By Linda Marsa, Linda Marsa's book, "Prescription for Profit", about the pharmaceutical industry, will be published by Scribner in May 1997. Her last article for the magazine was about the drug AZT

TRAVEL

What happened on September 29, 1996

BOOKS

The Electronic Republic: Reshaping Democracy in the Information Age.\o7 By Lawrence K. Grossman (Penguin: $12.95, 290 pp.)\f7 By John Balzar

A Story Told by Two Liars : THE SWEETHEART SEASON.\o7 By Karen Joy Fowler (Henry Holt: $23, 352 pp.)\f7 By Richard Eder

High Tea, Deep Rage : HEAT WAVE.\o7 By Penelope Lively (HarperCollins: $22, 215 pp.)\f7 By Fay Weldon, \o7 Fay Weldon's books include "Splitting," "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" and, most recently, "Worst Fears."\f7

Sex, Lies, Videotape and Murder : MANHATTAN NOCTURNE.\o7 By Colin Harrison (Crown: $24, 355 pp.)\f7 By Jim Dwyer, \o7 Jim Dwyer, winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, is a columnist for the New York Daily News\f7

The Life Force Triumphs : ANGELA'S ASHES: A Memoir.\o7 By Frank McCourt (Scribner: $23, 364 pp.)\f7 By Mary Morrissey, \o7 Mary Morrissy is the author of "A Lazy Eye" and "Mother of Pearl." She reviews fiction for the Irish Times\f7

Iconoclasts in God's Image : A PASSION FOR LIFE: Fragments of the Face of God.\o7 By Joan Chittister and Robert Lentz (Orbis Books: $30, 132 pp.)\f7 By Mary Rourke, \o7 Mary Rourke writes about religion for the Life & Style section of The Times\f7

Insights and Aliens : THE WALL OF THE SKY, THE WALL OF THE EYE.\o7 By Jonathan Lethem (Harcourt Brace: $23, 294 pp.)\f7 By Charlotte Innes, \o7 Charlotte Innes is a regular contributor to the Book Review\f7

The Speech of Fire : TALKING TO MY BODY. \o7 By Anna Swir, translated by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan (Copper Canyon Press: $14, 160 pp.)\f7 By Christopher Merrill, \o7 Christopher Merrill is the author of several books of poetry, most recently "Watch Fire" (White Pine Press)\f7

Fiction By Michael Harris

Nonfiction By Kenneth Turan

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

Fiction By Michael Harris

COMING OF AGE: The Story of Our Century by Those Who've... By Charles Solomon

FAT CITY \o7 by Leonard Gardner (University of California... By Charles Solomon

MOVING TO A SMALL TOWN: A Guidebook for Moving From Urban... By Charles Solomon

MILKY WAY RAILROAD \o7 by Kenji Miyazawa, translated and... By Charles Solomon

THE VISION OF KINGS \o7 by Michael Brand (National Gallery... By Charles Solomon

MAD ABOUT THE SEVENTIES: The Best of the Decade by "The... By Charles Solomon

SIMON SAYS : REWRITES.\o7 By Neil Simon (Simon & Schuster: $25.00, 397 pp.)\f7 By Steve Allen, \o7 Steve Allen, a comedian, playwright and novelist, is also an actor, vocalist, pianist, composer, lyricist and recording artist\f7

NEWS

CLIMB YOUR FAMILY TREE: A Genealogy Detective's Kit\o7 (Hyperion Paperbacks for Children: $12.95)\f7 : FAMILY HISTORY\o7 (Dorling Kindersley: $15.95)\f7 : HOW TO FLY\o7 (Nova/Curiosity Kits: $20)\f7 : SUPER PAPER FLYERS BOOK & KIT\o7 (Sterling: $24.95)\f7 By Martin Zimmerman

Power and Prestige in a Puff of Smoke By Robin Abcarian

Steeped in Tradition By Kim Kowsky, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

The Children Reap the Joys of Tradition By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Sandwich Generation By Idelle Davidson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

They're Made of Snakes and Snails and . . . By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Greek Americans Fear They May Have Been Black-Market Babies By Nikos Konstandaras, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hurricane Hunters Eye the Gathering Storm By Bill Bergstrom, ASSOCIATED PRESS

S. Africa Raises Barre in Black Townships By Alexandra Zavis, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pilot-Training Programs Taking Off By George Tibbits, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hikers Conquer Age--and a Mountain By Mike Recht, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drug Users Convert Raw Meat to Currency By Joe Mathews, BALTIMORE SUN

Fido-Munching Toads Take Florida by Leaps and Bounds By Tom Wells, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Witches' Brew Bubbles Up in Courthouse Archives By Richard Lorant, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Poetry Merges the Rhythms of Life and Death By Frank Fisher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Concerts Caught in Kuwaiti Culture Clash By Diana Elias, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Life Imprisonment for Rapist Eases Victim's Pain By Lisa J. Adams, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Florida Message Has Bite: Please Don't Feed the Gators From Reuters

Germany Seeks to Tighten Tap on Spas By Tony Czuczka, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Lomography' Clicks With Shutterbugs By Lynn Berry, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ride-Along in Rio Offers Terrorizing Start to Day By Gary Richman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'No-Rules' Motorists Drive Brazil to World's Worst Safety Record By Gary Richman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Insect Guide Identifies Splats on Windshields From Reuters

Stone Age Tribe Leaps Into 21st Century By Bart Jones, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Palestinians Keep Order but Tensions Simmer By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

What If History Suffers Amnesia? By Barry Bearak, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Toned Down Bill on Immigration Passes in House By Marc Lacey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Scourge Threatens State's Wine Producers By Martha Groves, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Massive Tide of Naturalized Citizens Swells Voter Rolls By Hector Tobar and Jeffrey L. Rabin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

House Approves Spending Package to Avert Shutdown By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Headwaters Deal Saves Redwoods but Not Forest By Frank Clifford, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

HIV Now Haunts Streets of Former Soviet Model City By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER

David Duke: Notes On a Debate Card By Peter H. King

Voters to Decide on Minimum Wage Hike By Max Vanzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER

No Simple Solutions By Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITER

G-7 Nations Approve Debt Relief Plan From Times Wire Reports

Troop Presence Decreased in Capital From Times Wire Reports

Breakaway Rebels Agree to Peace Terms From Times Wire Reports

Colombia's Drug Cartels Give Way to Smaller, More Flexible Traffickers By Juanita Darling, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Taliban Halts Drive North of Afghan Capital From Times Wire Services

Policeman Linked to Bhutto Death Reportedly Slain From Associated Press

Ukrainians Seek Wealth of History in Ancient Graves By Mary Mycio, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

New Note of Optimism Sounds in Russia's Dispirited Military By Vanora Bennett, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Palestinian Youth Fighting Mad, Expecting Death By Marjorie Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Attorney Working on Whitewater Quits From Times Staff and Wire Reports

U.S. Moves to Help Protect Farmland From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Tough Abortion Law Scaled Back From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Tanker Mishap Halts Fishing, Lobstering From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Toilet Paper Theft Brings 40-Year Term From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Some Counts Against Gingrich Dropped, but Ethics Probes Continue By Glenn F. Bunting, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Offers New Child Support Tools By Jonathan Peterson and Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Kemp Courts Minority Voters in L.A. By Bob Sipchen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Living Proof That Teen-Adult Marriage Can Work By Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Nagging Source of Contention: Reuse Report By Rene Lynch, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Is This a Fair Fight, or a Flight of Fancy? By Dana Parsons

Killer of 3 O.C. Men Eulogized By J.R. Moehringer, TIMES STAFF WRITER