What happened on July 20, 1997

NEWS

BOOKS

Jurassic Con By Richard Ellis, Richard Ellis is the author of "Deep Atlantic," "Monsters of the Sea," "The Book of Whales," "Dolphins and Porpoises," "The Book of Sharkes," "Men and Whales" and "Great White Shark" with John McCosker
James Davis, rare books librarian: "The Club Dumas" by...
Deconstructing Modernism By Frederic Morton, Frederic Morton is the author of numerous books including "A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889," "The Rothschilds" and "Crosstown Sabbath."
Endangered Species By Russell Jacoby, Russell Jacoby is the author, most recently, of "Dogmatic Wisdom: How the Culture Wars Divert Education and Distract America" and "The Last Intellectuals" and is a co-editor of "The Bell Curve Debate." He teaches in the departments of history and education at UCLA
Infinitive by Giacomo Leopardi
Once Upon a Time By Dale A. Russell, Dale A. Russell is the author of "An Odyssey in Time: The Dinosaurs of North America." He is a dinosaur paleontologist at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Out of Africa By Donald Johanson, Donald Johanson is the author of numerous books, including "From Lucy to Language" (with Blake Edgar) and "Ancestors: The Search for Our Human Origins."
Light Reading By Sidney Perkowitz, Sidney Perkowitz is author of "Empire of Light: A History of Discovery in Science and Art" (Henry Holt). He is Charles Howard Candler professor of physics at Emory University
Harum-scarum By Michael Shermer, Michael Shermer is the author of "Why People Believe Weird Things" (W. H. Freeman) and publisher of Skeptic magazine. He is the director of the Skeptics Society
Willow In Spring Wind: A Showing by Jorie Graham
Gender Bender By Adam Mars-jones, Adam Mars-Jones is the author of "Monopolies of Loss" (Random House) and "The Waters of Thirst" (Alfred A. Knopf)
Fiction DECEPTION ON HIS MIND by Elizabeth George...

ENTERTAINMENT

Agony, Yes. Ecstasy? Not Yet. By Bruce Newman, Bruce Newman is an occasional contributor to Calendar
X Marks the Flop By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
The Selling of the President By Gene Seymour, Gene Seymour is staff writer at Newsday
She's Still Chasing Rainbows By Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco, based in New York, is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Each Character Is an Inheritance By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Exile in Sensitive Guyville By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Elya Baskin / Actor By Steve Hochman
They Found Themselves in Their Own Documentary By Kathleen Craughwell, Kathleen Craughwell is a member of The Times' film staff
Having It Both Ways By Michael Szymanski, Michael Szymanski is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer
Dramatic 'Rent' Dispute By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
A Big Move to a Smaller Scale By Emory Holmes Ii, Emory Holmes II is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Preserving a Colorful Past By Victoria Looseleaf, Victoria Looseleaf is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Van Cliburn Winner Gets . . . Advice By Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
Fit to Print By Kristine Mckenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
Garth Brooks Holds the Dice By Steve Hochman
His Drum-and-Bass Is Served With Some Spice By D. James Romero, D. James Romero is a Times staff writer
Brooking The Gap By Steve Hochman
Stay Up Late By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
More Treasures From the Vaults By Don Heckman
'Boy, I've Had Some Swift Life' By Patrick Pacheco

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

A Sideshow in America's Culture Wars By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is an associate editor of the New Republic
How Environmentalists Can Keep Piling Up Victories By David Friedman, David Friedman, a contributing editor to Opinion, is an international consultant and fellow in the MIT Japan Program
The Changing Face of America By Joe R. Hicks, Joe R. Hicks, former executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is executive director of the MultiCultural Collaborative. He is working on a book about American race relations
Draining a Swamp: Take Money Out of Politics By Carl Bernstein, Carl Bernstein is the co-author, most recently, of "His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time" (Doubleday)
Tax Plans: Duel Over Who's 'Fair' By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Despite Outrage at Killing, Basques Still Press Nationalism By Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler covered Spain's transition to democracy for The Times during the 1970s and has returned there often, most recently in February
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas By Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times. He interviewed Cuauhtemoc Cardenas in his office in Mexico City
Versace, a Cultural Subversive, Made 'Street' Into Fashion By Richard Martin, Richard Martin is curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Time of Uncertainty as Military Peers Ahead
The New Discrimination
Images of L.A.'s Real Treasure
Citizenship Through Acting Collectively By Sanford D. Horwitt, Sanford D. Horwitt is the author of "Let Them Call Me Rebel," a biography of Saul Alinsky
Labor, Too, Flirts With Pluralism By Raul Trejo Delarbre, Raul Trejo Delarbre is a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the author of several books on labor. He also is the publisher of the weekly etcetera and a political columnist for the daily La Cronica
Flying Without the Safety Net of Knowledge By Edwin A. Locke, Edwin A. Locke, a professor of management at the University of Maryland, is a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute in Marina del Rey. Web address: http://www.aynrand.org

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

My Kid Could Do that By Debra J. Hotaling
60-second Appraisal By Ed Leibowitz
Jury Dooty, Daybydy By Daniel Nussbaum
A New York State of Mind By Mary Melton
Legacy of the Eastside Boys By Erin J. Aubry, Erin J. Aubry is a staff writer at the L.A. Weekly
The Book on Amazon.com By Jonathan Littman, Jonathan Littman, author of "The Watchman' (Little, Brown), lives in Mill Valley and writes about technology. He can be reached at jlittman@well.com
Breaking the Modern Mold By Barbara Thornburg
Food With a View By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on July 20, 1997

NEWS

At Your Service By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

To Assimilate or Not to Assimilate? By Charlotte Innes, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Tapping Into the Fear of Being Unknown By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Male Studies--Not Just a Guy Thing By Ben Dobbin, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Home Truths By Jessa Vartanian, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Celebrating 84 Years and 60 Million Bucks By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gary Pat Macha has updated and revised "Aircraft Wrecks in... By Dennis Mclellan

Reliance on Fingerprints Coming Out All Thumbs By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Murder an Act of Friendship, Prosecutors Say; Town Rebels By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

One More McTown, but Main St. Retains Special-Order Character By Ted Anthony, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baby Eagles, At-Risk Youths Help Each Other to Soar By Maud S. Beelman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Caribbean Islands Are Unprepared for Killer Tsunamis, Experts Warn By James Anderson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Schools May Be Out, but Reading Isn't By Robert Greene, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Catholic Group Angry at Disney Associated Press

Fast-Food Chains Toning Down to Fit In By Ted Anthony, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Town With $17 to Its Name Wonders Where Mayor Went By Vicki Smith, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bottled Water May Take a Bite Out of Dental Health By Calvin Woodward, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thin Camouflage for Preparedness Expo By Jennifer Brown, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Elderly Women's Tough Talk Deters Would-Be Robber Associated Press

Former Students Give Teacher a Gift of Memories Associated Press

New Technique Breaks Patterns Into Numbers From Associated Press

Coin Designs Don't Make Sense, Boy Says By Valerie Bailey, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bull Totals Car After Falling Off an Embankment Associated Press

Housing Crisis Revealed in City of Dead By Salah Nasrawi, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hurricane Stays Put, Flooding Homes From Associated Press

Cunanan Doesn't Fit Serial Killer Mold By Tony Perry and Judy Pasternak, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Behind Each Suit, a Poignant Story By Esther Schrader and Nick Anderson, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

White House Helped Boost Trie Onto Asia Trade Panel By Glenn F. Bunting, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Says L.A. Joining Program to Trace Guns By Marlene Cimons and Patrick J. Mcdonnell, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Exile Shrinks Lives, Hopes of Cambodians By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER

IRA Trades Truce for Spot at Talks on N. Ireland Peace By William D. Montalbano, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Restrictions Mire Holocaust Reparations By Lee Romney, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Housing Laws No Cure for Slums' Ills By Hector Tobar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Prisoners of Legacy of Repression By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Big Ships, Tight Water, High Pay By Peter H. King

Couples' Tales Formed Basis for UC Deal By Nick Anderson and Esther Schrader, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Cultivating Change in Santa Paula By Nick Green, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

'Legend' Taught Generations, and at 80, Is Still Ready to Ride By Kate Folmar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Times Wins Top Award From Publishers Assn. From Associated Press

Munitz Leaving Tough Shoes to Fill By Amy Wallace, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Show of Force by NATO in Bosnia From Times Wire Services

Jordanian Gets Life Term for Killing 7 Israeli Schoolgirls From Associated Press

Liberians Jam Polls in Peaceful Vote From Reuters

Diary Entries Call Japan Murders 'Sacred' Associated Press

Taiwan Reinforces Independent Status Associated Press

Flinn's Ex-Classmate Avoids Court-Martial From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Merger Terms Met, Phone Firms Say From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Planes Collide Over Lake, Killing 6 From Times Staff and Wire Reports

DNA Helps Return Rapist to Prison From Times Staff and Wire Reports

62 Deaf Mexicans Freed From 'Virtual Slavery' in N.Y. From Associated Press

LAPD Abuse Probes of Its Officers Called Lax By Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITER

After Deluge, Danny Is Demoted to Tropical Storm From Associated Press

Donor Inquiry Finds Gingrich in Tough Spot By Marc Lacey and Alan C. Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Once-Pampered Intellectuals Get a Hard Lesson By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bus Hijacker Dies After Passengers Attack From Associated Press

Tax Cut Will Aid U.S. Women, House GOP Says From Associated Press

Cunanan May Be Disguised as Woman, Police Say From Times Staff and Wire Services

Episcopalians Narrowly Reject Call to Bless Same-Sex Unions By Larry B. Stammer, TIMES RELIGION WRITER

Air Shows' Popularity Soaring By Martha L. Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Sightings' Pour In, But Cunanan Remains At Large By Mike Clary, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Cunanan Doesn't Fit Serial Killer Mold By Judy Pasternak and Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Happily Over Their Heads By Amy Pyle, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Virtual College By Elaine Woo, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Colleges Warned of a Fiscal 'Time Bomb' By Amy Wallace, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

History of 'Crimes'; KCET airs 'Evening at Pops' with k.d. lang; Karen Black is 'Hungry' for Showtime By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Captain Ron (KTLA Tuesday at 8 p.m.) A 1992 seagoing comic... By Kevin Thomas

To Have and Have Not (KCET Saturday at 9 p.m.) Fishing and... By Kevin Thomas

The Cavalry Rides on TNT By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

High school oddballs are Nickelodeon heroes; 'Gadget' goes to the Smithsonian and to N.Y. By Lee Harris, TIMES WRITER WRITER

'Here Comes Mr. Jordan' By Michael Wilmington

'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story' By Kevin Thomas

'Maybe . . . Maybe Not' By Kevin Thomas

'The Beans of Egypt, Maine' By Peter Rainer

BOOKS

Jurassic Con By Richard Ellis, Richard Ellis is the author of "Deep Atlantic," "Monsters of the Sea," "The Book of Whales," "Dolphins and Porpoises," "The Book of Sharkes," "Men and Whales" and "Great White Shark" with John McCosker

Deconstructing Modernism By Frederic Morton, Frederic Morton is the author of numerous books including "A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889," "The Rothschilds" and "Crosstown Sabbath."