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What happened on April 06, 1997
OPINION
A Nation of Cults: The Great American Tradition Sean Wilentz, Sean Wilentz teaches history at Princeton and is the co-author of "The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America" (Oxford University Press)
Charter Reform No Panacea for What Ails Los Angeles Edmund D. Edelman and Steven P. Erie, Edmund D. Edelman, a former city councilman and county supervisor, is a member of the appointed Charter Reform Commission, a Rand senior fellow and arbitrator/mediator. Steven P. Erie, a UC San Diego political scientist, is completing "Global Los Angeles: Growth and Crisis of a Developmental City-State" (Stanford University Press)
Bureaucracies
'Insider' Candidate
Bureaucracies
Stocks Can't Make Up for Low Savings Rates 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
Hostile Drivers
High Hurdle for Vital Prop. BB
Don't Dismiss Grass-Roots' Reach FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Herschensohn on Tobacco Regulations
The Ever More Rocky Road to European Union Robert A. Levine, Robert A. Levine, senior economist emeritus at Rand, served as deputy director of the Congressional Budget Office
The Fat Cat Tax Cut Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of America Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent Book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and Frustrations of American Politics" (Little Brown)
She Was Both Steel and Velvet ADAM URBANSKI, Adam Urbanski is president of the Rochester (N.Y.) Teachers Assn. and a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers. He knew Helen Bernstein for 10 years
Hubbell Affair Is Starr's Last, Feeble Hope BILL PRESS, Bill Press is co-host of CNN's "Crossfire."
Riordan-Hayden Race for Mayor
The Crusade for National Curricula, Tests Rests on Bogus Assumptions Larry Cuban, Larry Cuban is a professor of education at Stanford University
How Do You Beat a Phantom? Joe Domanick, Joe Domanick, author of "To Protect and to Serve: LAPD's Century of War in the City of Dreams" (Pocket Books), is working on a book about the "three strikes" law and the California criminal-justice system
The Past Isn't What It Used to Be
New Focus on Military Might Charles Wolf Jr., Charles Wolf Jr. is dean of the Rand Graduate School of Policy Studies and a corporate fellow in international economics at Rand. Research by K. C. Yeh contributed to this article
The Times' Endorsements in Los Angeles Election
Charter Reform Commission
Reagan, Clinton: a Comparison Lest We Forget LAURA INGRAHAM, Laura Ingraham is a news analyst for CBS News and MSNBC
Mohamed Sahnoun Robin Wright, Robin Wright, who covers global issues for the Times, spent seven years in Africa. She traveled frequently to Zaire and covered the 1977 and 1978 wars in Shaba province
NEWS
Navajo Tribal Police Patrol the Lonely Way MICHELLE BOORSTEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'The Message Is, It's Not Enough Just to Pray' MARY ROURKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wilderness Cemetery Offers Heaven on Earth JOHN FLESHER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tomoyuki Tanaka, 86, the Japanese Producer of 'Godzilla' Movies From Associated Press
Mormon Church Reorganizes Management to Handle Growth From Associated Press
Girl Shot, Killed Near Ice Cream Truck; 3 Hurt Associated Press
The Role of a Lifetime : In Hungary, L.A. Actress McKee Anderson Teaches Police How to Treat the Bad Guys DEAN E. MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nothing's 'Ez' For Jason Gedrick JAMES ENDRST, THE HARTFORD COURANT
Most Teen Girls Still Pass on Team Sports IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saudi Dairy Turns Precious Water to Milk CHARLES J. HANLEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Don't Let Sleeping Tots Lie, Parent Learns ROBIN ESTRIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clinton Calls for 'Season of Service' From Associated Press
Armed Men Block Premier's Convoy From Times Wire Reports
President Disallows Using Force in Crisis From Times Wire Reports
Some Dornan Fraud Claims Appear Suspect DEXTER FILKINS PETER NOAH and KIMBERLY SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Volunteers, Troops Pour In as Rising Rivers Imperil Cities From Associated Press
3,500 GM Workers Walk Off Jobs From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Indiana Lawmaker Not Suspicious Back Home MARC LACEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Offers Plan to Split Off Valley From L.A. Schools DOUG SMITH and LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
U.S. Immigration Official Suspended From Times Wire Reports
Tribute to a Legend : Exhibit Honors Robinson for Breaking Major League Color Barrier in '47 DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Efforts on Hubbell's Behalf May Be a Key to Whitewater DAVID WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Faulty Generator May Shorten Shuttle Flight Associated Press
Dr. Arthur Kling; Educator, Head of Veterans Psychiatric Care
Proving That Fear Isn't a Tamper-Resistant Emotion DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Get Organized
Zaire's Warring Sides Start Uneasy Talks in S. Africa From Associated Press
Cartoonists' Trade Made Her Day
Savage North Winter Brings Runoff Floods STEPHEN BRAUN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Marvin Liebman; Conservative Fund-Raiser, Gay Rights Activist
GOP Launches Gentle Battle on Environment JAMES GERSTENZANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Food for Thought PETER H. KING
Article Was Mighty Tasty Reading
Crowd Cheers at Execution of Killer From Times Wire Reports
Air Force Expands Search for Lost Plane From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Road to Independence Marked by Legal, Political Hurdles LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 FBI Agents Cited in Treatment of Jewell From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Eddie Hanley; Vaudevillian Appeared on Stage, TV, Film
Bomb Threat Cancels Top British Horse Race From Associated Press
Accusations of Double Voting Fail to Pan Out DEXTER FILKINS PETER NOAH and KIMBERLY SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Mother With AIDS Braces for Welfare Cuts CARLA RIVERA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Study Finds Schools Are More Segregated From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Galanos Gowns Dress Up Exhibit Opening MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Blocks Enforcement of Auto Insurance Initiative KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arthur Cunningham; Pianist, Composer and Conductor
Valley Group Unveils Plan to Break Up L.A. Schools DOUG SMITH and LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
In Russia, Crime Without Punishment VANORA BENNETT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Quality of Life' Is Focus of Democrat Convention DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Poet Is Priest' in a Time of Truth and Change ROBERT SCHEER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Chili Con Controversy SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Henriette Wyeth, 89; Portrait Subjects Included Pat Nixon From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Vince Carbone; Personal Agent for Musicians, Comedians
Poet Allen Ginsberg Dies at 70 TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Defense Secretary Warns Seoul Not to Buy Russian Arms PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Animal Houses' Try to Sober Up KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents of Sextuplets Face Press After Record-Setting Pregnancy From Associated Press
Four-Star Films : 'The Ten Commandments' Kevin Thomas
When Did They Take the 'Care' Out of 'Health Care'? LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Cynic Jabs Again MARY SUSAN HERCZOG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Their Data Files Won't Aid Fraud
'Pocahontas' Kenneth Turan
Alabama Police Seize Half-Ton of Cocaine in Banana Shipment Associated Press
Rebels Without Taste SUSAN SPAETH CHERRY, Special to The Times
Air-Purification System on Russian Space Station Broken Associated Press
What Makes a Home Work? CHRIS ERSKINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'David' rules as king on TNT; Fox lathers up 'Pacific Palisades' from Spelling; NBC 'Fired Up' STEVEN LINAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alan Brown Is Sticking His 'Neck' Out on U.S. Tour LOUISE STEINMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : 'It Just Takes One' on USA; 'Reading Rainbow' begins new episodes; Disney's 'Pocahontas' makes debut LEE HARRIS, TIMES WRITER WRITER
'Persuasion' Kenneth Turan
Let's Go Surfin' Now With Those Pentagon Warlords ROBERT BURNS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clear Skies for Weather Channel After Stormy Years DAVID BAUDER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Contamination Site Becomes Cleanup Lab MARY ESCH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
There's a Doctor in the House NANCY WRIDE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prince Charles' Vision of an English Village Rises Amid Praise, Ridicule SUE LEEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Romance SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Breakup of Soviet Union Tongue-Ties New Republics ANGELA CHARLTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rwanda's Genocidal Fighting Forces Woman on a Brutal Odyssey KARIN DAVIES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buyout Holdout Relishes 'Ghost Town' Life MICHAEL RAPHAEL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'The Lion King' Kenneth Turan
The Duesenberg is an American classic, and nobody knows the cars better than Randy Ema. His lifelong love for them shines through each time he coaxes one back to mint condition with his ... : Restorative Powers DENISE MARIE SIINO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ENTERTAINMENT
The Ahmanson: All-Star Stage
Not Exactly Sugar and Spice Sara Scribner, Sara Scribner writes about pop music for Calendar
Taper: A Legacy of Distinction
Smoke-filled Rooms
Courtly Love
Country Comfortable Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Techno Tips
Missing Ingredient
Anti-nazi Films
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
Small Faces
Beatles--the Next Generation Steve Hochman
Album Review Richard Cromelin
A Turbulent Chapter of a Storied Career Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
Shoot Yurbig Movie In Our Gr8state Pleeez John Horn, John Horn, a Los Angeles-based entertainment reporter for the Associated Press, is a National Arts Journalism Program fellow at USC
They Act Like They Know Each Other Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
Oasis For Parliament Dave Jennings, from London
Gordon Davidson's Joy and Burden Diane Haithman
When It Comes to Roles, They Just Say Yes Steven Smith, Steven Smith is a regular contributor to Calendar
John Cusack / Actor-writer Steve Hochman
So Much Music, So Little Time Josef Woodard, Josef Woodard is an occasional contributor to Sunday Calendar
Grammy to Lovett: Hit the Road? Steve Hochman
Rosen Returns for Brahms Year Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
Encore! Encore! Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
The Grand in Central Is Leaving the Station Nicolai Ouroussoff, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Historic Wind Tunnel Blows Its Last Gale KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Backers of School Repair Bond Take to the Streets KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flynn's Beach District Accusations Off Base
Farmers' Market Bullish on Staying Open Until Noon NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Scant Evidence of Riverbed Squatters Found SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Valley Births
The Wrong Place, Time and Sentence
Casa Pacifica Offers Stable Environment
Seniors Embrace Future With Degrees of Zeal, Fear FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officer Kills Would-Be Seller of Allegedly Stolen Cameras JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Thinking on Tolls Turns a Corner
Pursuing a Grand Canyon Plan
In His Second Term, a Mayor to Be Reckoned With LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Property Owners Face Thursday Tax Deadline NICK GREEN
Huntington Students Take Big Step With Walk for Peace
Time for a Change
Man Waits in Line, Then Robs Supermarket
With 4 in Race, Possibility of Runoff Looms JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council Candidates Vie for Votes on Final Weekend KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Airport Feud on Wrong Course
Obituary
Huntington Beach Project on Monday Agenda STEVE CARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
School Bond Measure Backers Go Door-to-Door KEN ELLINGWOOD and JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
McClintock's Plea Dirties BB's Bathwater SCOTT HARRIS
Van Nuys Airport
Development on Indian Site
No Wonder Officials at Odds
Trial Illustrated Deep Divisions
Dropout Rate
Voter ID Problem Causes Alarm
Police Centers
School District Breakup
Internet Report Cards Get an 'F'
Franklin Cary Salisbury; Cancer Foundation Founder
Burbank Airport
Why More Airport Parking?
CSUN Development
Apartment Building Blaze Leaves 4 Families Homeless
Fitness Researcher Seeking 55,000 People to Take a Walk for Science MICHELLE LOCKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dr. Arthur Kling; Educator, Head of Veterans Psychiatric Care
Lawyer Shows Odd Sense of Patriotism
Off-Duty Officer Helps Capture Phone Thieves SCOTT STEEPLETON
Candidates Campaign in Strongholds JODI WILGOREN and JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
UC Riverside
Camarillo State Plan Shuns Donor's Wish
Speeders Targeted Near Country Club SCOTT STEEPLETON
Man Selling Allegedly Stolen Cameras Is Killed JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rare Songbird Offers Sour Note for Builders DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Body of Shooting Victim Found in Griffith Park
Brownies Helped Keep Climbers Alive in Snow Cave From Associated Press
Time Change Sheds Some Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder KEN WOO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deputies Kill Man Pointing Pistol Replica
Awards Ceremony Honors Local Heroes SCOTT STEEPLETON
Korean Missionaries' Murder Case Pits Religion, Culture and Law
World Weather Atlas Owes Utah Plenty MATTHEW BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marvin Liebman; Conservative Fund-Raiser, Gay Rights Activist
Lessons in Crime STEPHEN BYRD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Arthur Cunningham; Pianist, Composer and Conductor
After Freemen Standoff, It's Back to Life and Death TOM LACEKY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Accreditation of Law School
Amelia Earhart
Eddie Hanley; Vaudevillian Appeared on Stage, TV, Film
No Little Dream GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vince Carbone; Personal Agent for Musicians, Comedians
Indians Want to Pluck U.S. Talons From Eagle-Related Rituals SUE MAJOR HOLMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Eagle Repository Has Long Waiting List SUE MAJOR HOLMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Description of Marsh off Mark
Medical Center Salutes 27 Employees
Science Outreach Effort Gives Teachers Chance to Experiment JASON TERADA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Code of West' Sets City Slickers Straight From Associated Press
Jane Russell: Van Nuys High to Stardom DAVID E. BRADY
Making Right Call on Emergencies
Henriette Wyeth; Renowned Portrait Painter From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Teens, Adults Brainstorm on Range of Critical Issues COLL METCALFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Councils Could Help Residents' Power to Surge BILL BOYARSKY
Molester Moves to a Fullerton Hotel LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sanchez Receives a Hero's Welcome PETER M. WARREN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
He's Trying to Get a Handle on His Fear of Hardware DANA PARSONS
Possible U.S. Role at Nixon Library Debated LISA RICHARDSON and HOPE HAMASHIGE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Homeowners Should Be Careful With Whom They Associate MELVIN D. THOMAS, Melvin D. Thomas is a Laguna Hills attorney
'A Little Flavor of What American Indians Are' PETER NOAH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kitten Caboodle RENEE TAWA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Over-40 Dads Pay Price, but It's Worth It DENNY FREIDENRICH, Denny Freidenrich has lived in Orange County for 25 years. He writes from Laguna Beach
Georgia Mercer and Cindy Miscikowski Nancy Hill-Holtzman
Rigid Zoning Laws Compound Garage Apartment Problem
Man Fleeing Police Dies in Crash
Family Ordeal x 2 H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chili Society Was Born of an Unusual Recipe SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Playing Beyond Numbers STEVE HENSON
April 6, 1987: The Nightline That Rocked Baseball STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Familiarity Breeds Success in Doubles Play DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inability to Score Major Deficiency LONNIE WHITE
Don't Forget Rocket Race SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Wilkins' Timely Hit Leads Giants, 2-0 From Associated Press
McDowell: Not Years, but Miles ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clippers Today CHRIS BAKER
Top Cats
Area Players at Home in Cal League JEFF FLETCHER and STEVE HENSON
Experience Necessary in Resume for Doubles DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Homer Hat Trick Propels Hart, 16-5
Brea Boys Set Five Records at Ohio Meet
Lakers Tonight SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Proud Park Is Beaten BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Meola Has a Record Day, but the MetroStars Still Lose, 2-1 From Associated Press
Longshot Goal Left for Kurri: No. 600 ROBYN NORWOOD
Following a 12-Year Hiatus, Dews Is Back in Big Leagues ASSOCIATED PRESS
Storr, Kings Tie the Stars, 3-3 LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Collins Has Almost Seen It All MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Buhner Wins It for JetHawks JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It was a Masterful Round for Golf's History Books RON SIRAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Next Move: Stay Put DAVE KINDRED, THE SPORTING NEWS
Harris' Shingle Is Still Up MARK HEISLER
Lakers Don't Have to Go to College for a Coach MARK HEISLER
What U.S. Needs? Wynalda Says It's Return of Ramos GRAHAME L. JONES
Matadors Count on Home Improvement : Northridge Splits With Long Beach, Prepares for Critical Stretch PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Doubles Trouble for U.S. Again JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE TIMES' RANKINGS: Top to Bottom MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
For Angels, Another Long Night MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Waiting Game Next for Mighty Ducks ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Report: Graf Paid $775,000 to End Tax Probe From Staff and Wire Reports
Report: Graf Paid $775,000 to End Tax Probe From Staff and Wire Reports
Kemp's Troubles Continue Associated Press
Martin Becoming Marked Man CHRIS BAKER
Lakers Missing Some Big Pieces, so No One Should Be That Puzzled MIKE DOWNEY
Woodbridge Breezes Past Crescenta Valley to the Title Game MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huntington Beach's Moser Impressive MATT FARMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Reid Keeps Pepperdine Rolling in WCC Sweep
Laguna Hills Gets Past Thousand Oaks, 2-1 MARTIN HENDERSON
For Northridge, It's Not Like Old Times LAUREN PETERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Kuzmic Powers Cypress Past Riverside, 11-7 STEVE KRESAL
Starks Bounces Back, Leads Knicks From Associated Press
Indians Are Sold on Multiyear Deals ROSS NEWHAN
Calls Turn Out to Be Wrong Numbers in Galaxy Loss GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
All Wright Now PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Northridge Men Take a Decisive Step
Tokarse Leads Way for Titans
Prep Softball / Fountain Valley Tournament
Sharp Cat Run Out of Derby on Rail BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lightning Bolts Back Into Picture From Associated Press
Down to the Wire
Athletics No Match For O'Neill, Jeter From Associated Press
Tigers Win Another Wild One, 15-12 From Associated Press
Suddenly, Everything Looks a Little Less Goofy BILL PLASCHKE
Rachel: 'It's Not Enough' BOB NIGHTENGALE
Walker's Day Anything but Rocky From Associated Press
Sprint Success Nearly Went to His Head MAL FLORENCE
Community College Baseball Roundup
Shi, Rusli Reach National Badminton Finals
Gwynn Gets New Deal With Padres Associated Press
Looking for a Jewel? Go See This Cal-Bred JIM MURRAY
Umpire Knocked Out by Foul Tip
Piazza on Pace, but Can He Last? ROSS NEWHAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
REAL ESTATE
Reverse Mortgage 'Services' Rip-Off Seniors KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Hard Look at the Fine Print ERIC A. TAUB, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Eric Taub is a Westlake Village freelance writer
Real Estate Managers, Bank Help Habitat for Humanity
Garden Events
House of Design Set
Spring Flower Show
Flowers Faring Well From Fall Rain ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Maintaining the Common Areas JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Hickenbottom is a community association management consultant and a founding director of the California Assn. of Community Managers
Keeping 'Bridges' Open to Malibu RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TRAVEL
Between Cancun and the deep blue sea CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Traveler's Notes . . .
Cruise Ship Scores
Rooms to Book in the City HANK KOVELL
Single Retort
Basking in a Strengthened Buck? First, Do Homework CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Refund From Abroad
Canyon Country DAN LEETH, Leeth is an Aurora, Colo.-based freelance writer
Pictures Perfect DAVID ROBINSON, Robinson is a Mill Valley freelance photographer and writer
Making Time for Texas EILEEN OGINTZ
Cabin Fever
Navigating Vows on the Bow SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month
So Much in an Itsy-Bitsy Country LUCY IZON, Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs AMY A. WEBER
On the Rocks VANI RANGACHAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Rangachar is the Travel section's news/graphics editor
Getting a Clue on Outdoor Survival
New Train Route to Scenic Alaska Strait
'English Patient' a Boon for Tunisia
Florida Sues Princess Cruises on Port Fees REUTERS
And Then There Was Light JUDI DASH
Hooked on Trout in Rocky Mountains KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Old California, Missions and Murals C. M. MAYO, Mayo is the author of "Sky Over El Nido" (University of Georgia Press), a short story collection set largely in Mexico, which won the Flannery O'Connor Prize
BOOKS
WHO THE DEVIL MADE IT. By Peter Bogdanovich . Alfred A. Knopf: 849 pp., $39.95 PETER BISKIND, Peter Biskind is the author of "Easy Rider: The Rise and Fall of the New Hollywood," to be published next year by Simon & Schuster. He is also the former executive editor of Premiere magazine
Reading L.a.
blue square, by Brenda Hillman
ARKANSAS: Three Novellas. By David Leavitt . Houghton Mifflin: 198 pp., $22.95 HELLER McALPIN, Heller McAlpin is a novelist and critic. She is working on a novel called "The Compound" and a nonfiction work called "Life in the Compound."
BOGART. By A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax . William Morrow: 676 pp., $27.50 : BOGART: A Life in Hollywood. By Jeffrey Meyers . Houghton Mifflin: 369 pp., $30 DAVID THOMSON, David Thomson is the author of "The Biographical Dictionary of Film." His most recent book is "Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles" (Knopf). He is also film writer for Esquire
BEAR AND HIS DAUGHTER: Stories. By Robert Stone . Houghton Mifflin: 222 pp., $24 RICHARD EDER
ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa. By Patti Waldmeir . W. W. Norton & Co., 303 pp., $27.50 MICHAEL PARKS, Michael Parks is managing editor of The Times. He is a former bureau chief in Johannesburg who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from South Africa
THE UNREAL AMERICA: Architecture and Illusions. By Ada Louise Huxtable . The New Press: 188 pp., $30 NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times architectural critic
RISING TIDE: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America. By John M. Barry . Simon and Schuster: 524 pp., $27.50 JIM SQUIRES, Jim Squires is the author of "Secrets of the Hopewell Box" and "Read All About It: The Corporate Takeover of America's Newspapers."
BUSINESS
Pacific Gulf Gets $5 Million in Stock Sale Dow Jones
The Issue Isn't Stocks; It's Growth, Productivity JAMES FLANIGAN
Creditors Unite to Try to Toughen the Nation's Bankruptcy Code KATHY M. KRISTOF
What Stocks May Need Is More Bond Buyers TOM PETRUNO
It's Tax Time!
Time to Get HMOs Out of Medical Decisions
Better Pay Isn't the Answer for DWP Head
Common Sense Should Apply to Lawsuits
Good News on Jobs Is in the North
Infestation Threatens California Avocados
Consolidation of Big Defense Contractors May Not Mean Big Savings RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Objective Stuff Won't Tell All? We Know That
Investing Lessons
SEC: Enforcement to Be Reckoned With RUSS WILES, Russ Wiles is a financial writer for the Arizona Republic
Mayoral Candidates' Visions Miss the Big Picture J. EUGENE GRIGSBY III, J. EUGENE GRIGSBY III is director of UCLA8s Advaned Policy Institute of the School of Public Policy and Social Research
Looking Past Efficiency in the U.S. Defense Industry
The New Mission: Are defense mergers good for the industry? RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Temp Workers Are Just a Temporary Solution
Working Harder to Stay in Place From Reuters
Rockwell Names 2 Senior Vice Presidents
New Employer Needs Some Tips on Time Off
Repeat of '94? Or the Start of Something Different? TOM PETRUNO
Just Because You Join Hands in Wedlock Doesn't Mean You Have to Join Assets Too CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Bristol Agrees to Acquire Smyth Systems
Workers Must Get Breaks but Not Paid Vacation Time
Shareholders Allege Fraud in Quality Systems Lawsuit
From Sleepless in Santa Barbara, Book Helps Juggle Work, Home
MAGAZINE
Not One Of Her Favorite Things
Record of the Years Emory Holmes II
Studio Stores A. Grey Le Cuyer
Community Guidelines
An Ascending Woman
Basic Instincts NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
East Looking West S. Irene Virbila
The Farmers Market Chair Mary Melton
MixMasters BARBARA THORNBURG
Jerry Buss' Lonely Hearts Club Band Stacie Stukin
Pastrami Postscript
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