What happened on August 03, 1997

BOOKS

Reading L.a.
Why I Refused the National Medal for the Arts By Adrienne Rich, \o7 Adrienne Rich's most recent work is "Dark Fields of the Republic."\f7
VIRGINIA WOOLF.\o7 By Hermione Lee\f7 .\o7 Random House: 867 pp., $39.95\f7 : ART AND AFFECTION: A Life of Virginia Woolf.\o7 By Panthea Reid\f7 .\o7 Oxford University Press: 570 pp., $35\f7 By Regina Marler, \o7 Regina Marler is the editor of "Selected Letters of Vanessa Bell" (1993) and author of the forthcoming "Bloomsbury Pie."\f7
Vision By Thomas Mann, \o7 Thomas Mann was born in Germany in 1875 and lived in Munich from 1893, emigrating to Switzerland in 1933 and to the United States in 1938 (settling in Pacific Palisades), returning to Zurich at the end of his life. The author of numerous works, including "Death in Venice" (1913), "The Magic Mountain" (1924), and "Doctor Faustus" (1947), he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. Reprinted with permission from "Six Early Stories" by Thomas Mann (Sun & Moon Press: 136 pp., $22.95)\f7
Spectator Sport By Jonathan Veitch, \o7 Jonathan Veitch is chairman of humanities of the New School for Social Research in New York and is the author of "American Superrealism: Nathanael West and the Politics of Representation in the 1930s," forthcoming in November from the University of Wisconsin Press\f7
THE MORROW ANTHOLOGY OF GREAT WESTERN SHORT STORIES.\o7 Edited by Jon Tuska and Vicki Piekarski\f7 .\o7 Morrow: 544 pp., $30\f7 : THE PORTABLE WESTERN READER.\o7 Edited and with an introduction by William Kittredge\f7 . \o7 Penguin: 594 pp., $14.95 paperback\f7 : HUNTING TRIPS OF A RANCHMAN AND THE WILDERNESS HUNTER.\o7 By Theodore Roosevelt\f7 .\o7 Modern Library: 795 pp., $20.95\f7 By John Balzar, \o7 John Balzar is a national correspondent for The Times and a contributing writer to Book Review\f7
Fiction UNNATURAL EXPOSURE by Patricia Cornwell. (Putnam...

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

One-Step Therapy By Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco, based in New York, is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Nixon? Moi? By Bob Gunton, Bob Gunton is an actor who has appeared in 22 feature films, as well as on stage and television. His next appearance will be in TNT's "The Buffalo Soldiers" in December. He has just completed his first screenplay
Will 'Hip' Equal 'Hit'? By Greg Braxton, Greg Braxton is a Times staff writer
Long Live the King (Cha-Ching!) By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
700,000 Graceland Visitors A Year Can't Be Wrong
When Bad Guys Happen to Good People By John Clark, John Clark is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Changing Picture at LACMA By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Drawing on Talent Overseas By Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Brian Helgeland / Screenwriter By Steve Hochman
'Career Girl' in Name Only By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
'Mendel & Moses' & the Messiah By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Another Roll of the Dice By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
RECORDINGS : Rekindling Romance With Weber By Daniel Cariaga
Raised Arches and Flatted Fifths By Robin Rauzi, Robin Rauzi is a Times staff writer
Modernism Redux: Back to the Furniture By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Hot Soundtracks Worth the Price of Admission By Ernesto Lechner
A Tool for Change By Sandy Masuo, Sandy Masuo writes about pop music for Calendar
Can You See Forest for the Trees? Not Just Yet By Steve Hochman
Stephenson, Part Ii By Steve Hochman
Cover Boy By Steve Hochman
In Brief By Sara Scribner
In Brief By Sandy Masuo
RCA Set Mines the Sonny Rollins Mother Lode By Don Heckman

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

The Impending Collision of Eastside and Westside. By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, an associate editor at Pacific News Service, is a research fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy
California Like England? Just Consider the Eccentrics By Alexander Rufus-isaacs, Lord Alexander Rufus-Isaacs is president of the British-American Bar Assn. of Southern California. An English barrister whose London office used to be Sir Francis Bacon's bathroom, he has practiced law and lived in Los Angeles for 10 years
The Triumph of Morality By Roger C. Altman, Roger C. Altman served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury in the first Clinton Administration
Campaign Finance By Eric Alterman, Eric Alterman is the media columnist for the Nation and a political commentator for MSNBC. He is the author of "Sound and Fury: The Washington Punditocracy and the Collapse of American Politics."
Politics By Marty Kaplan, Marty Kaplan, associate dean and visiting professor of political communication at USC's Annenberg School, was deputy campaign manager of Walter F. Mondale's presidential campaign
Bosnia By Tad Szulc, Tad Szulc is the author of John Paul II: The Biography (Scribners) and Fidel: A Critical Portrait (Morrow). He recently returned from Bosnia
Israel By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman, an Israeli journalist for Ha'aretz, is co-author of "The Master Terrorist: The True Story Behind Abu Nidal."
Zoran Djindjic By Tracy Wilkinson, Tracy Wilkinson is the Vienna bureau chief for The Times
Say No to the Slumlords
Our Fading Federal Parks
Fraud in Home Health Care Demands a Crackdown
Support for NAFTA Is Unraveling By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Clinton Has Stolen the GOP's Clothes By Robert Kuttner, Robert Kuttner is co-editor of the American Prospect
Airing Arena Contract May Revolutionize Public-Private Deals By Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele writes a column for the LA Weekly

REAL ESTATE

Hey, Hockey Puck, You Missed Out By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Pocketful of Charm By Julie Bawden Davis, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Julie Bawden Davis is a freelance writer who lives in Orange
For Answers, Put Soil to the Test By Robert Smaus, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fitting In: A Place for Everything READER'S DIGEST
Trading Down, But Not Down and Out By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Needs Can Change Quickly for Equity Borrowers By Kenneth R. Harney, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Dust in the Varnish Can Be Sanded Down By Popular Mechanics, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Shoot's Dead, Can the Tree Be Saved? By Joel Rapp, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Up-to-Date Air Conditioner May Save Energy By James Dulley, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Table Ideal for 'Eating Out'
Landlords Must Itemize Move-Out Expenses By Kevin Postema, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Garden Events
Grand Opening

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

'The '59 Godard? Excellent Choice' By Mary Mcnamara
Dodger Blue By Mary Melton
No sleep By Daniel Nussbaum
Rhapsody on Sunset By Danny Feingold
Weird Science
Inside the 1-800 factory By Charles Fishman, Charles Fishman (cnfish@mindspring.com), a magazine writer based in Raleigh, N.C., worked the phones taking delivery complaints for the Miami Herald in 1979. His last article for the magazine was about weather forecasting
Before the Fall
Adding Up: Artful and Art-Filled New Spaces for Working at Home By Aaron Betsky
Square Meals By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on August 03, 1997

BOOKS

Why I Refused the National Medal for the Arts By Adrienne Rich, \o7 Adrienne Rich's most recent work is "Dark Fields of the Republic."\f7

NEWS

Nancy's New Role By Pamela Warrick, TIME STAFF WRITER

Exercising His Vanity License By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Love Affair That Even Modern Times Can't Stop By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

And Baby Makes . . . Two By Janet Kisosian, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

What Is the Right Chip for the Chip Off the Old Block? By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Preparations Reach an Operatic Pitch By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Freakish Punch in Teenagers' School Fight Shatters 2 Families By George Esper, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ancient Well Holds Artifacts From Collision of New and Old Worlds By Matt Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scientists Say Craters in U.S., Siberia Made 35 Million Years Ago From Associated Press

Alaska's Controls Help Preserve Salmon Bounty By Michael Tighe, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wife-Killer's Pending Freedom Splits Amish By Claudia Coates, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spy Some Cool Souvenirs, Declassified, at NSA Gift Shop By Cheryl Lu-lien Tan, BALTIMORE SUN

No-Fishing Hook Baited for Walden Pond By Robin Estrin, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Office Computers 'Retire' to Fun and Games By Kim Curtis, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iceland Uses Fishing Quota to Protect Cod By Bryan Brumley, ASSOCIATED PRESS

China Reaps a Bonanza in Fish Farming By Elaine Kurtenbach, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Change of Leader Means Little in Village By Dianna Cahn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Righty or Lefty May Hinge on Genetic Throw By David Dishneau, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hopes Rise for Women's Rights in the New South Africa By Alexandra Zavis, ASSOCIATED PRESS

For Huang, a Changed Lifestyle, Friends Say By K. Connie Kang David Rosenzweig and Alan C. Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Southland's Water Future May Hinge on Bitter Dispute By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

City Leaders' Changes Jar San Fernando By Darrell Satzman and Karima A. Haynes, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Granjenal's Life Ebbs With Exodus By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Stricken Mir Hasn't Outlived Its Usefulness By Richard C. Paddock, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The 3 Rs: Rebels, Rock and Redemption By Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Big Tobacco Threatened by New Disclosures By Henry Weinstein, TIMES LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER

Beat Icon William S. Burroughs Dies at 83 By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mexican Town Left Behind By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Moving From Welfare to the White House By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Southland's Water Future May Hinge on Bitter Dispute By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

No One Sits on Fence in Barrier Dispute By Carl Ingram, TIMES STAFF WRITER

How They Scrooged Us Again By Peter H. King

Air Pollution Estimates Called Flawed By Marla Cone, TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER

Wrongly Convicted Man Opposes Execution By J.R. Moehringer, TIMES STAFF WRITER

11 Homes Lost in San Diego County Fire From Associated Press

San Diego County Fire Is in Check From Associated Press

Muslims Returning to Serb-Held Town in Bosnia By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Survivor Is Rescued From Rubble of Australian Slide From Reuters

Cambodia Mediators Concede Point From Times Wire Services

Survivor Is Rescued From Rubble of Australian Slide From Reuters

Aides to Try Removing Roadblocks for Mexico City's First Mayor-Elect By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cambodia Mediators Ease Stance on Prince From Times Wire Services

80 Villagers Slain in Raids, Witnesses Say From Times Wire Reports

Hard-Liners Accused of Underhandedness From Times Wire Reports

Hamas Denies Link to Any N.Y. Bomb Plot From Times Wire Reports

Ex-Warlord Sworn In as President From Times Wire Reports

Clinton Touts Budget Deal to a Skeptical America From Reuters

Gulf Veterans' Brain Ailments Identified From Times Staff and Wire Reports

FBI Grants Reward for Cunanan Tip From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Virus in Manatees Worries Researchers From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Fate Lands One Emigre Back Where He Started By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Health Funds Good News for Kids By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Teamsters Set New UPS Strike Deadline From Associated Press

Federal Judges to Meet Again Today on Thompson Appeal By Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Showtime's on 'Track' with stock cars; HBO has Garth Brooks live; USA's greedy 'Ticket' By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The blue wall of silence--otherwise known as a police... By Kevin Thomas