What happened on January 05, 1997

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ENTERTAINMENT

The Mirror Has 36 Faces
The Year In Review
It's Not the Oscar, but an Amazing Facsimile Judy Brennan, Judy Brennan is a regular contributor to Calendar
Pick of the Litter Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Balanchine Lost and Found Susan Reiter, Susan Reiter is a contributing editor at Dance Magazine
The Ins and Outs of Oscar Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
Into the Comfort Zone Alexander Meinertz, Alexander Meinertz is a drama and dance critic of the Danish daily Det Fri Aktuelt
He Was No Ghost
Scrappy Label Thrashes the Big Boys Chuck Philips, Chuck Philips is a Times staff writer
Revisiting the Class of '96
Sony Gets Its Reissue Series Right Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
Get Ready to Boop Till You Droop Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
Mommies Dearest Steven Smith, Steven Smith is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Grammy's Estrogen Influx Paul Grein, Paul Grein, a freelance writer based in Los Angeles, has been forecasting the Grammy nominations for Calendar since 1981
Putting a New Spin on World of Collecting Suzanne Muchnic
A Festival That Has Its One-Act Together Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
'I Tawt I Taw a !#*?!' Hunter Drohojowska Philp, Hunter Drohojowska Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar

SPORTS

OPINION

When Does Friendship Become Cronyism? Ask any President Martin Walker, Martin Walker, a contributing editor of Opinion, is U.S. bureau chief of Britain's the Guardian author of "The President We Deserve; Bill Clinton's Rise, Falls and Comebacks" (Crown)
Cold War Is Gone, But Plutonium Remains Robert A. Manning, Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, was a State Department official from 1989-93. He is the author of "Back to the Future: Toward a Post-Nuclear Ethic," a study of nuclear weapons and proliferation (Progressive Foundation)
Major Issues Fill the Table as Legislative Session Opens
In Holy Land, Peace Is the Unknown Quantity Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz, who writes about the Middle East for the New Yorker, is now working on a book about Israel
Sheriff Block
LAPD, Immigrants
A Season for Bookish Politics
Family Size
Stop Thwarting the People's Will RICHARD J. RIORDAN and DANIEL P. GARCIA, Richard J. Riordan is mayor of Los Angeles. Daniel P. Garcia is senior vice president at Warner Bros. and past chairman of the Greater L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce board
Time Capsule
Time to Define U.N.'s True Purpose Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler, who covered the U.N. for The Times from 1991 to mid-1996, is the author of "United Nations: The First 50 Years" (Grove Atlantic)
HMO Model for the VA
Blending in Maya Culture to Build a New Guatemala Victor Perera, Victor Perera is author of "Unfinished Conquest: The Guatemalan Tragedy" and "The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey" (California)
Housing Laws
Of Ebonics and the Relevance of a School's Curriculum Kevin Weston
Domestic Abuse Penalties
The Stage Is Set for an Open Airing FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Terrorism and Tupac Amaru Rebels in Peru
SRO Housing Embezzlement
Kitty Carlisle Hart Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is project director of the Hajjar and Partners New Media Lab. He spoke with Kitty Carlisle Hart in Chatsworth, where she was visiting her son
Millennium Pandemonium Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His new book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustrations of American Politics" (Little Brown)

BOOKS

One by One : FRENCH CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST: A Memorial By Serge Klarsfeld, Edited by Susan Cohen, Howard M. Epstein, Serge Klarsfeld, Translated by Glorianne Depondt, Howard M. Epstein; New York University Press: 1,881 pp., $95 JOHN FELSTINER, John Felstiner teaches English and Jewish studies at Stanford University and is the author of "Paul Celan: Poet, Survivor, Jew" (Yale University Press)
Paradise Lost : CASTLES BURNING: A Child's Life in War By Magda Denes; W.W. Norton: 384 pp.; $24 JULIE SALAMON, Julie Salamon is the author of "The Net of Dreams: A Family's Search for a Rightful Place" (Random House). She lives in New York City
Reading L.a.
Triumph Without Victory : DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN By Thomas Mallon; Pantheon: 368 pp., $24 RICHARD EDER
On Johnnie Cochran: An Exchange
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea : DEEP ATLANTIC: Life, Death, and Exploration in the Abyss By Richard Ellis; Alfred A. Knopf: 396 pp., $35 DANIEL DUANE, Daniel Duane is the author of "Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast" (North Point Press, 1996)
Is God Relevant? : THE GOOD BOOK: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart By Peter J. Gomes; Morrow: 384 pp., $25 JOHN C. S. KIM, John C. S. Kim is a Presbyterian minister. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, he is a professor of philosophy at Rio Hondo College and the author of numerous books, including "The Art of Creative Critical Thinking" (University of America Press)
The Incandescent Dreams of Jules Verne : JULES VERNE: An Exploratory Biography By Herbert R. Lottman; St. Martin's Press: 360 pp., $26.95 EUGEN WEBER, Eugen Weber is the Joan Palevsky professor of modern European history at UCLA and the author of numerous books, including "The Hollow Years: France in the 1930s" (Norton)
Steiner's Complaint : THE OLD TESTAMENT: King James Version Introduction by George Steiner; Everyman's Library/Alfred A. Knopf: 1,382 pp., $35 ARTHUR HERTZBERG, Arthur Hertzberg is the Bronfman visiting professor of humanities at New York University. He is the author of many books. His next book, forthcoming in 1998, is called "The Essential Jew" (HarperCollins). He is rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanuel in Englewood, N.J

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Police Seek Fillmore Man in Fatal Shooting SCOTT STEEPLETON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Sheriff's Cadet Is Accused of Offering to Kill Classmate's Wife NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Sense of Belonging : Ezra Center fills a vacuum for North County's Jewish community with activities and fellowship. LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Auction Nets Serious Dollers THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Priest Accused of Molesting Altar Boys Commits Suicide From a Times Staff Writer

Awaiting the End of Millennium Malarkey MARVIN D. MAYER, Marvin D. Mayer is an attorney is Orange

Long to Take Office After Lifetime of Preparation CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Grant Will Fund New Victims' Advocate CARLOS V. LOZANO

Simi Tops Thousand Oaks as Safest Large U. S. City DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'The Relics' Maintain a Decades-Old Vision for City MIGUEL BUSTILLO and DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Toddler Hit by Van in Driveway of His Home SCOTT STEEPLETON

Park Grows With Aid of Bond Issue JAMES RICCI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Overtime Jumps as L.A. Schools Try to Save AMY PYLE, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

College Turns Speakers Into Preachers From Associated Press

City Expands With Few Growing Pains Thanks to Master Plan DARYL KELLEY and MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

History of a Dispute Associated Press

Hayden to Launch Mayoral Bid JODI WILGOREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Orchard Sends No 'Lemons' to Finicky Japanese Markets HILARY E. MacGREGOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pirates of P.C. Sail Against Tide of Inequity SCOTT HARRIS

Man, 20, Is Shot at Shopping Center SCOTT STEEPLETON

Let's Regain Our Right to Vote BRUCE L. BIALOSKY, Bruce L. Bialosky of Studio City is a certified public accountant and member of the board of directors of Valley VOTE

Cadet Accused of Solicitation for Murder NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Westminster Announces Cancellation of Tet Festival LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Preservationists Trying to Throw Life Preserver to Wooden Schooner JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Priest Accused of Molesting Boys Takes Own Life From Times staff writer

Keeping an Eye on Whales as They Migrate DEBORAH BELGUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Trio of Burglary Suspects Arrested in Huntington Beach TINA NGUYEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

After a Slow Start, Cities Discover Web FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Serious Crime Falls in Southern California During First Half of '96, FBI Report Says RICH SIMON and CARLA HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Paradise Preserved : Prop. A Funding Secures Forested Oasis in Santa Susanas as Parkland JAMES RICCI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Keeping an Eye on Whales as They Migrate DEBORAH BELGUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Police Seek Suspect in 18-Year-Old's Stabbing SCOTT STEEPLETON

Settlement Reached With 'Prozac Doctor' GEORGE TIBBITS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High-Tech Auto Security Gadgets Make a Lot of Noise With Consumers ALIAH D. WRIGHT, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Legacy of Bitterness : Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute a Century of Pain MICHELLE BOORSTEIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mobile Clinic to Stop at Area Schools REGINA HONG

Thousand Oaks All Part of the Plan DARYL KELLEY and MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Working for a Local Bureaucracy for Eight Years: A Horror Story BENTLEY LITTLE, Bentley Little is a novelist who lives in Fullerton. His next book will be published this year

Rohrabacher Calls for Probe of D.A.'s Office LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kidnapped Boy Reunited With Parents ANDREW BLANKSTEIN and STEVE BERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Victims See Glimmer of Hope DONNA MUNGEN, Donna Mungen is an Altadena freelance writer

NEWS

For Wrongly Accused Day-Care Workers, Freedom Is No Panacea LARRY McSHANE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

FBI Agent Finds Solace in Working on TWA Probe PAT MILTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filling Streets of Belgrade Becomes a Family Affair TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

San Joaquin River Threatens Towns as Crisis Builds MACK REED and MARK ARAX and DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

The Making of Joseph Conrad's 'Nostromo' SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRTIER

Only Children Are Hardly Alone Anymore LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mayor of Serbian Capital Quits to Protest Regime's Stand, Reports Say From Associated Press

Defiant Banner Underscores Dwindling Hope in Peru From Reuters

Congress to Return to Prospect of War, Peace JANET HOOK, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Killer Broke Girl's Skull, Reports Say From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Relentless Rain Causes 63 Deaths From Times Wire Reports

Wilson Seeks to Boost AIDS Treatment Budget DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wilson to Suggest Financial Aid Hike, Fee Freeze at UC, Cal State KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

South Korea Uses Rewards to Encourage Good Deeds PAULINE JELINEK, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Oh, God!' Michael Wilmington

Romanian Leaders Squeezed by Miners TONY CZUCZKA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pope's Trip to Cuba Pushed Back to 1998 From Times Wire Reports

The Sharing Season DEBORAH HOTALING, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Baja Prosecutor Gunned Down; Body Crushed by Van ANNE-MARIE O'CONNOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER

After Holidays, Nome Puts Christmas Trees on Ice ROSANNE PAGANO, ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 French Soldiers Killed in Gun Battle From Times Wire Reports

Clinton Airs Plan to Curb Teen Births ELIZABETH SHOGREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

State's Welfare Program Fails, Study Says DAVE LESHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Soldier Accused of Rape Found Dead From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Crime Drops for 5th Straight Year in Top O.C. Cities SHELBY GRAD and THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Waging a Long Battle to Save a Living Relic : Zoo's Rhino Breeding Program a Success Story Despite Recent Deaths TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Yale Co-Op Loses Lease at University Associated Press

Roundup Is Beginning of End for Herd MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Roundup Mixes Old West, Modern Technology MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ray's Ill Health Gives Urgency to King Assassination Doubts ERIC HARRISON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Group Says Officers Executed as Warning From Times Wire Reports

From Symbol of American Frontier to Dinner MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Joaquin River Endangers Towns as Crisis Builds MARK ARAX and DAN MORAIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Formulas for Math Problems RICHARD LEE COLVIN, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Going Overboard on 'Pirates' DANA PARSONS, Dana Parsons is a columnist for the Times' Orange County edition

Breathing New Life Into Old Main Streets KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER