What happened on August 24, 1997

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Best Foot Forward?
If the Slipper Fits . . . Laurie Winer, Laurie Winer is The Times' theater critic
The Quiet Man Behind the Getty Center Suzanne Muchnic
The Artful Dodger Avoids the Pigeonholes John Clark, John Clark is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief Steve Hochman
Beyond the Bowl for Gershon Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is a Times staff writer
Teacher, Teacher Steve Hochman
Euroboss
In Brief Cheo Hodari Coker
In Brief D. James Romero
Straight And Narrow Steve Hochman
A Feud Good Men
Coolio Stays the Line and Comes Out Fine Cheo Hodari Coker
Summer '97: So Many Tours, So Little Interest Steve Hochman
Talking Trash
Dream Actress
Coolly Out of Step in the '50s and '60s Don Heckman
Great Debate
Small Faces
Bill Duke / Director Steve Hochman
A Divine Intersection Nicolai Ouroussoff, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
Long on Entertainment Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Sheldon Epps' Plans for the Playhouse Don Shirley
The Break They Need? D. James Romero, D. James Romero is a Times staff writer
Blasts From the Past Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Brass Ceiling Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
In Defense of Rach 3 Greg Sandow, Greg Sandow writes on classical music for the Wall Street Journal and other publications. He will be teaching a course at Juilliard this fall about classical music in a world of pop
American-Born, Flamenco-Bred Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Sets and Sensibility Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar

OPINION

March by Virgins
Change in Arena Agreement: A Good Deal Just Got Better : City Hall, however, must avoid poisoning the atmosphere
Out of Steps? David Friedman, David Friedman, a contributing editor to Opinion, is an international consultant and fellow in the MIT Japan Program
Gloria Allred
Human Rights
Affordable Housing
The Erogenous 12-Step Diet for Reducing Book Glut Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. He is author of a memoir "Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada."
Crystal Cove
Don't Stint on Charter Reform : L.A. City Council should vote funding for the elected panel too
TV Ratings
Learning to Value a Jewel : A broad alliance holds hope for Mexico's Selva Lacandona forest
Cruz Bustamante Mark Z. Barabak, Mark Z. Barabak is a political writer for The Times
Selection of New L.A. Police Chief
Once Again, Man Triumphs Over Machine--to NASA's Chagrin Corey S. Powell, Corey S. Powell is a member of the board of editors of Scientific American
The Oslo Process Needs an Overhaul Henry A. Kissinger, Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger writes frequently for The Times
Profiting From a Public Resource DOROTHY GREEN and CARLA BARD, Dorothy Green, founder of Heal the Bay, is a former Department of Water and Power commissioner. Carla Bard is a former chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control Board
Sports Arena Proposal
Brutality in the Name of Public Safety Joseph D. McNamara, Joseph D. McNamara, who served as police chief in Kansas City and San Jose, Calif., is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Why Violence Is Growing Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Michael Huspek, Michael Huspek is an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at California State, San Marcos. He is currently writing a book on Operation Gatekeeper
America's New Racial Divide Is East-West, not North-South Gerald Horne, Gerald Horne is director of the Institute of African-American Research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and author, most recently, of "Fire This Time: The Watts Uprising and the 1960s."
The 'Double Moral' That Keeps Abortion Off the Political Agenda Louise Palmer, Louise Palmer is a MacArthur Foundation fellow at the Center for International Journalism
Shayne York

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Reading L.a.
Battling Bunk
We have amazed by our great sufferings, by Pierre Jean Jouve
What Is Poetry About? CYNTHIA OZICK, Cynthia Ozick is the author, most recently, of "The Puttermesser Papers." Her essay was delivered May 5 as the keynote address at the annual awards ceremony of the Academy of American Poets in New York City. It is printed here with the kind permission of the author and courtesy of the American Poet, the publication of the Academy of American Poets
Memory Speaks THOMAS McGONIGLE, Thomas McGonigle is the author of "The Corpse Dream of N. Petkov" and "Going to Patchogue."
One-Off ROBERT FAGGEN, Robert Faggen is associate professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author of "Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin" (University of Michigan Press) and the editor of the forthcoming "Selected Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson" from Penguin this fall
The Curse SABINE REICHEL, Sabine Reichel is the author of "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Growing Up German."
I know the truth--give up all other truths! by Marina Tsvetayeva
East of Eden OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON, Osha Gray Davidson is the author, among other books, of "The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South" (Scribner), which was nominated for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in History
Nature's Miracle ERNST MAYR, Ernst Mayr is the author of numerous books, including "This Is Biology: The Science of the Living World" (Harvard University Press). He is professor emeritus of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
A Moral Responsibility?
When I have a stomachache, by Yehuda Amichai

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What happened on August 24, 1997

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Ellie Nesler: Avenger in a Gray Hat PETER H. KING

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Two Times Triplets Equals Family's Joy Times Six PETER S. GOODMAN, WASHINGTON POST

Packing Nutrition Into Lunch : There Are Tasty Ways to Get Kids to Eat--and Eat Right--Even When You're Not Watching Them J.J. POPE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

VIP Bomb Shelter Evokes Eerie Memories MIKE ALLEN, WASHINGTON POST

Last Inning a Heartbreaker BONNIE HAYES SHELBY GRAD and TRACY WEBER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Go, Speed Racer, Go MICHAEL J. YBARRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

SUPPLIES AND DEMANDS : Of course KIDS feel anxiety about the new school year. But that's nothing compared with what PARENTS feel trying to outfit them. MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

180 Days of Learning : HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH JOHN CANALIS

180 Days of Learning : BREA OLINDA UNIFIED J.J. POPE

'Kansas City' Kevin Thomas

Nuclear Effort Warming Ties for 2 Koreas SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

180 Days of Learning : MAGNOLIA HOPE HAMASHIGE

Tomorrow's Teachers Get a Handle on Today's Science ROBERT GREENE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

180 Days of Learning : CYPRESS JULIO V. CANO

Dairy King of Rock 'n' Roll Wows Fair-Goers KEN FUSON, BALTIMORE SUN

180 Days of Learning : TUSTIN UNIFIED J.J. POPE

180 Days of Learning : SANTA ANA UNIFIED JEFF KASS

180 Days of Learning : PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED CATHY WERBLIN

Federal Government Offers to Pay Hospitals Not to Train Doctors From The Washington Post

180 Days of Learning : WESTMINSTER J.J. POPE

India Accused of Killing 3 to Derail Pakistan Talks From Reuters

180 Days of Learning : LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED LESLIE EARNEST

180 Days of Learning : OCEAN VIEW STEVE CARNEY

180 Days of Learning : ANAHEIM CITY DEBRA CANO

180 Days of Learning : CAPISTRANO UNIFIED KIMBERLY BROWER

Plea for Help With One Changing Role of Dads BRUCE M. GALE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

180 Days of Learning : ORANGE UNIFIED LESLEY WRIGHT

Mir Crew, Support Staff Take Breather From Times Wire Reports

180 Days of Learning : FULLERTON MIMI KO CRUZ

'Blood and Wine' John Anderson

180 Days of Learning : GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED CATHY WERBLIN

180 Days of Learning : ANAHEIM UNION DEBRA CANO

180 Days of Learning : FOUNTAIN VALLEY JOHN CANALIS

180 Days of Learning : NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED HOPE HAMASHIGE

Town Honors Slain Civil-Rights Worker From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Asian American Needs Are Focus of New Group K. CONNIE KANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER

New Study Suggests Smoking Damage May Be Long-Lasting Reuters

Little Leaguers Learn a Life's Lesson BILL PLASCHKE

GOP Presidential Timber Sow Seeds at Conference From Associated Press

180 Days of Learning : IRVINE UNIFIED JOHN CANALIS

Israeli Raid Said to Kill 3 Lebanese Guerrillas From Reuters

FBI Asked to Probe Tampering in 737 From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Clinton Aims for Broader Backing on Trade Bill ART PINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

More of Yugoslavia Grows Restive TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Baby Boomers Last Generation to Run for Fun? DICK LIPSEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Friends & Relations PATRICK MOTT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

O.C. Taxi Driver Leads Police in High-Speed Chase STEVE CARNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Slain State Troopers Saluted at Funeral From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Native Americans Take Lighthearted Approach to Dispel Indian Myths CAROL BRADLEY, GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE

A Voice of Resolve on Sidewalks of N.Y. DAVID RICHARDS, WASHINGTON POST

CEOs Back in Business Trying to Shape L.A. JIM NEWTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

180 Days of Learning : CENTRALIA LESLIE EARNEST

Working Women Behind the Mr. Moms LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Friends Raise Bail for Convicted Killer From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Crackdown on Assault Weapons Has Missed Mark JEFF BRAZIL and STEVE BERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Little Leaguers Learn Life's Lessons BILL PLASCHKE

They've Gotta Have It : Some Things Are Inevitable, Like Fall, Puberty and Virtual Pets ROSE APODACA JONES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Bosnian Serb Hard-Liners Defy President on Cabinet Appointment Times Wire Services

180 Days of Learning : LA HABRA CITY MIMI KO CRUZ

Kenya Leader Seeks Return of Investors and Tourists From Associated Press

180 Days of Learning : SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED KIMBERLY BROWER

An Ancient Quest for Fertility in Egypt SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Female 'Rats' Impress in 1st Week at VMI From Associated Press

Zambia's Ex-President Wounded at Rally From Associated Press

U.S. Expected to Back Angola Rebel Curbs From Times Wire Reports

Visitors Flood U.S. Parks Despite Fees H. JOSEF HEBERT, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Parents Battle to Keep Sun Shining on Park GINA CHON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quest for Sister's Art Draws Beauty From Pain HELEN O'NEILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

180 Days of Learning : LOS ALAMITOS UNIFIED JULIO V. CANO

Freed Death Row Inmate's Fairy Tale Ends in Tragedy MARY BETH SHERIDAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Crew Actions Tied to Fatal Train Crash Associated Press

Rescued 'Dancing Bears' of Greece Learn the Rhythms of Nature ELENA BECATOROS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sage Advice for Students : Tips to Get Along, Get Ahead and Get Past the First Few Days, From Some Seasoned Experts KIMBERLY BROWER DEBRA CANO and HOPE HAMASHIGE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Unfinished Business SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Heard on the Martha's Vineyard Grapevine From a Times Staff Writer

Making a Crisis Out of an Anthill TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER