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What happened on March 02, 1997
NEWS
Police Believe Killer Died in ValuJet Crash From Reuters
City Looks Over Shoulder for Serial Killer SUE ANNE PRESSLEY, WASHINGTON POST
Oregon Scientists Report Cloning Monkeys THOMAS H. MAUGH II, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Mexico Slow to Reveal Escape of Drug Figure MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Robbers Slain After Bank Heist Identified BETH SHUSTER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI and KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Gang Member Convicted in Killing of Boy, 11 Associated Press
Leafy Emblem of Ukraine Withering Away MARY MYCIO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Gunfight Fuels Debate Over Police Weapons JOHN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'We Were Just Trying to Figure Out How to Stay Alive' PETER H. KING
Six Killed as Storms Rake Several States From Associated Press
Giving Voice to 'Children of the Dust' DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Aid Workers Leave City as Zairian Rebels Near Associated Press
Judge Acquits Failed House Hopeful Espy From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Albanian Leader Promises Cabinet Shake-Up From Times Wire Services
10% Tax on Airline Tickets Reimposed From Times Staff and Wire Reports
TURN ON, TUNE IN OR MISS OUT : Marathon miles on KCOP; the spies who came into a new series on ABC; more midseason entries arrive STEVEN LINAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CIA Dismisses Unproductive, Unsavory Spies From Times Wire Services
Iranian Quake Official Toll Rises to 500 From Times Wire Services
Diagnosing Gender Differences in Health BETH J. HARPAZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
At a Career Crossroads? Try the Kitchen MARIA L. La GANGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Burnt by the Sun' Kenneth Turan
Chelsea on Broadway for 17th Birthday From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Teenagers Suffer Overdose From Pills Shared at Dance From Associated Press
Deadly Tornadoes, Storms Gouge 5 States; 27 Killed From Associated Press
Toy Gun Causes Airport Evacuation Associated Press
Campaign Finance Reformers Shift Gears EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Apparent Bullet Hole Discovered in TWA Jet on Landing Associated Press
How Big Clinton Contributor Turned Into Freelance Envoy WILLIAM C. REMPEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : 'Anna' Sheila Benson
Federal Botanist Gets Paid for Not Working PHILIP BRASHER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Charities Fear Rise in Hunger as State Begins to Halt Aid TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lincoln's Eloquent Legalese on CD-ROM RAY LONG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CIA Purges Payroll of Ineffective, Unsavory Informants R. JEFFREY SMITH, THE WASHINGTON POST
'Miracle' Girl Defies Medical Odds in Surviving Rupture of Major Artery PATRICK GRAHAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Diego's Giant Pandas Begin a Delicate Courtship TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Mummy' Poster Sets Auction Record From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Casualty Decries Colombia's War on Guerrillas JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Is Carp in a Can a Potential Cash Crop? JOHN D. McCLAIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Pistol-Packing Grandmas' Herd Out Intruders From Associated Press
O.C. Fire Forces 40 From Homes
Democratic Party Lacks Funds to Repay Donors GLENN F. BUNTING and RALPH FRAMMOLINO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Ordered Out of Their Home, Couple Wandered for Hours ANDREW BLANKSTEIN and ANN W. O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
25 Years Later, Memories of Deadly Buffalo Creek Flood Haunt Survivors ANNIE SHOOMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prospect of Human Cloning Gives Birth to Volatile Issues TERENCE MONMANEY, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER
Wilson Urged to Exempt More From Food Stamp Cuts VIRGINIA ELLIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Martha & Ethel' Kevin Thomas
17 Minutes of Terror End in Triumph for Boy and Good Samaritans CHELSEA J. CARTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Neo-Nazis, Foes Clash in Germany Associated Press
At 90, Hans Bethe Shuffles, but He's Still Slide Rule Sharpshooter BEN DOBBIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moons of Newfound Planets May Hold Necessities for Life From Associated Press
Dalian Rises Again as Japanese Hub RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Success Was Child's Play for Hot Tenor MARY CAMPBELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Rabbit' Gives Kids a Jump on Reading Skills
'Ride 'em Cowboy' Rodeos Lasso New Fans in Brazil MICHAEL ASTOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CSU Fullerton Takes Wait out of Admissions RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gunfight Fuels Debate Over Police Weapons JOHN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Texans Challenge Absentee Voting by Military Personnel KELLEY SHANNON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Accent Is on Change in Vermont Dialect WILSON RING, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teens Overdose on Pills Shared at Dance From Associated Press
One Dad's Story, Blow by Blow CHRIS ERSKINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just How Resilient Can We Expect Kids to Be? LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Anxiety and Souvenir-Hunting Mark Scene on the Day After BETH SHUSTER and ANDREW BLANKSTEIN and ANN W. O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Memo: Tell Mom Thanks KATHLEEN MALLERY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : New adventure in Robin's 'Hood' on TNT; a 1981 Cosby concert on Showtime LEE HARRIS, TIMES WRITER WRITER
Boston Law SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Dead Man Walking' Kenneth Turan
Mathis' Crooning Had the Hearts at the Ball All Aflutter MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He Survived to Fight a Whole New War DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pen Is Truly Mightier Than Sword for Dueling Biographers MICHAEL J. YBARRA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Serial Rapist's Conviction Was First to Involve DNA MATT CRENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police Photographers Focus on Normalcy, Train Lens on Horror JEFF WONG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Officer Hurt in Shootout Recalls Hail of Fire JOSE CARDENAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Closer Look at the Week's 2 Gunfights SCOTT HARRIS
Police Arrest 22 in Prostitution Sting
Getting Into Scrapes PETER NOAH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Their Sunday Best NORA ZAMICHOW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hayden Opens Ventura Blvd. Campaign Office KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Obituaries
Talk to Us, Mayor, From the Heart BILL BOYARSKY
Municipal Taxes to Dominate Tuesday's Elections DOUGLAS P. SHUIT and KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Why County Shuns Meetings on TV
Coverage of LPGA in Glendale
Judge's Custody Ruling Correct
Links to the Past
Future of Big Tujunga Wash
Don't Split Up Library System
Residents Ill-Served by City Hall Conflicts
Very Low Turnout Seen for School Bond Voting REGINA HONG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Controversial Helicopter Pad Helps Save Worker's Life From Associated Press
Idea Deserves Sporting Chance : El Toro complex plan flawed but worth thinking about
Renaming of a Community
Parade Honors 'Peacemakers,' Shows Diversity PETER NOAH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Outreach to President OK
School for 'Johns' a Reality Check on Prostitution JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
4 Accused of Selling Liquor to Minors SCOTT STEEPLETON
Bandit Waits in Line Before Robbing Bank
Hayden Opens Valley Campaign Office KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Talk to Explore Heart Disease in Women DAWN HOBBS
Garcetti Spent $2.4 Million on Race ALAN ABRAHAMSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Twisting Definition of Volunteer Work
5 Found Guilty in 1988 Blast that Killed 6 Firefighters Associated Press
Candidates Focus on Luring Business, Managing City Resources DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hitting the Trail
Striding Prudently to Meet Challenges of Welfare Reform : Properly done, it will move people to jobs and the tax rolls
Voting on Secession
2 10-Year-Olds Burned After Breaking Into School Locker GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents Concerned Over Book Gifts
Dog Alerts Family but Dies in Apartment Building Fire
Trashing Community Spirit
Questions Remain About DNA Evidence After a Decade of Use MATT CRENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORANGE COUNTY VOICES : A Cause for Celebration QUANG PHAM, Quang Pham spent seven years on active duty as a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He writes from Mission Viejo
Another Loss to Violence
Not Just a Pipe Dream
Truck Driver Cited in 8-Vehicle Crash
Dally Slaying Calls for Life Sentence
Youth Care Facility Defends Record
Adventist Health Adds 210-Bed Facility DAVID R. BAKER
A Different Spin on School Crime Data
Wal-Mart Is Focus of Feud Over Land Use MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Memorial Service to Honor Police Dog SCOTT HADLY
Police Plan Meeting on Storefront Move SCOTT HADLY
School Celebrates Covered Lunch Area DAWN HOBBS
Media Image of Mensa
Cellular Tower Risks Taken Too Lightly
1 Killed, 3 Injured in Drive-By Shooting
Japanese Reparations
Replace SWAT Teams With Volunteers
Elizabeth Taylor Suffers Seizure
Distant Neighbors : Moorpark College Isolated From Home DAVID R. BAKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Wal-Mart Store Is Focus of Feud Over Land Use in Simi Valley MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Starr Speaks at Pepperdine, Notes 'Sense of Belonging' KENNETH R. WEISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Playing Politics at School
His Job Is to Get Club Fiscally Fit ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Man Behind a Mouse and Much More DAVID E. BRADY
Mayor Is Right About Palm Trees
Couple Get More Out of Life From Giving to the Poor DAVID REYES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Supervisor VanderKolk Finds Peace in Colorado CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ORANGE COUNTY VOICES : Government vs. Religion: Which Is the Higher Power? TONY ARNOLD, Tony Arnold teaches land use and environmental law at Chapman University School of Law
Tempers Flare Over El Toro
Muslims Seek Removal of Courtroom Carving JOHN DART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Team's Name Strikes Sparks
U.S., Activists at Loggerheads Over Timber Harvesting in Idaho SCOTT SONNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Officials Ponder Possible Solution to Misuse of 911 THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stellar Speller : Dana Point 12-Year-Old Keeps Her Cool and Wins Top Honors in County Bee NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Integrity Pays Off for Bookkeeper Who Found $100 Bill DANA PARSONS
More University Options for County
A Boost for Academic Effort : Renaissance program rewards students for good grades
The Death of a Mountain Lion
Edelman Speaks at Women's Conference COLL METCALFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ruth Segerstrom, a County Fixture for Decades, Dies at 99 LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reflections on the Road to D.C. JAMES E. ROGAN, Rep. James E. Rogan represents the 27th Congressional District
* Floyd W. McIntosh; Retired Salesman
Palmdale's Pay-as-You-Go Plan
Forced to Flee Home, Pair Feel Put Out ANDREW BLANKSTEIN and ANN W. O'NEILL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
People Working Together Is the Cure for Crime
Look Out 'Babe,' Little Horse Has Big Movie Plans COLL METCALFE
MAGAZINE
The Comfort of Friends Anna Quindlen, Anna Quindlen, who won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1992, is the author of six books, including "Object Lessons." She lives in Hoboken, N.J
A New Vintage Gallo BARRY STAVRO, Barry Stavro is a Times business writer
More On Viscott
Fantasy Settings Barbara Thornburg
On Tap With a Twofer S. IRENE VIRBILA
The Hack List Mary McNamara
Rock Climbing Steve Banks
Moon Over Monrovia Michael R. Forrest
Turbulence Michael Walker
BUSINESS
The Mod Squad DON LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Some Comic Books Become Gold Mines; Others Just Become Old KATHY M. KRISTOF
Union Member Must Live by Union Rules
Wondering if You're on the Fast Track? There Are New Gauges to Read These Days CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Coming Tuesday
Will Greenspan Play the Rate-Hike Card? TOM PETRUNO
Firms Commit Child-Care Funds as Study Shows Big Gaps in System NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
Unexpectedly Big Write-Offs Take Bite Out of Apria's Profit JAMES S. GRANELLI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What to Look for in Annual Reports CHARLES A. JAFFE
Satellite Merger Signals a Rising Star JAMES FLANIGAN
Hays Takes Post at Deluxe Color Printers
Once You've Joined a Union, Contract Determines Benefits
An Agency Running From Its Own History : Unbridled Power: Inside the Secret Culture of the IRS, By Shelley L. Davis, (HarperBusiness, $25) Ralph Vartabedian
Times Web Site
U.S. Furniture Is Building a Fine Reputation for Itself Among Japanese ELIZABETH LAZAROWITZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Catch-and-Release: Is It Humane or Not? ANGUS PHILLIPS, WASHINGTON POST
The City of Los Angeles Marathon : Today's Race at a Glance JIM HODGES
Bowe Couldn't Handle Corps Curriculum TONY KORHEISER, Washington Post
'If You Can Walk, You Can Snowshoe,' More and More Do MIKE RECHT, ASOCIATED PRESS
The Race for 2004 Olympics at Hand STEPHEN WILSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rubin Win Gets U.S. Into Fed Cup Tie From Staff and Wire Reports
Golf Follows the Green With the $1,500 Ticket Ron Sirak, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Hey, Mon Hope You Can Take the Heat' GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oates, Carey Biggest Names in Big Deal Associated Press
Ducks Tonight ROBYN NORWOOD
Hill's Hot Hand Can't Save Waves ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Win Smells Sweet to Titans' St. Clair LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hot Kings Still in Streaking Distance LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top to Bottom : CAPSULES AND RANKINGS MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Pac-10 Race
With Fitch in Control, the Clippers Freak Out MARK HEISLER
Clippers Tonight CHRIS BAKER
Buena Takes It Away, 60-33 LAUREN PETERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Esperanza Gets Upset by Fontana
Who Was That Masked Man? CHRIS BAKER
Hasegawa's First: Bonds Lines Out MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Blake's Knee Gives Him Problems LONNIE WHITE
Thompson Leads USC Over Oregon State From Staff and Wire Reports
Lightning's Tabaracci Blanks Panthers From Associated Press
O'Neal Hurts His Rankings SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Trojans' NCAA Footing Gets Firmer With Each Step GEORGE DOHRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cotton, Long Beach Upend Pacific, 79-75 JASON REID, From Staff and Wire Reports
Johnson Steps Back on the Mound Associated Press
Long Beach State Is Back Where It Started After Victory JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oxnard Gets Semisweet Upset Over Simi Valley STEVE GALLUZZO
Hasegawa's First: Bonds Lines Out MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Red Wings Have Been Toughest Foe ROBYN NORWOOD
Chance Too Good for Knight to Pass Up From Staff and Wire Reports
When Around Gentlemen, Don't Expect Etiquette Bill Plaschke
As UCI Season Ends, Baker Watch Begins CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Deja Vu as Nordhoff Beats San Dimas, 71-52 LISA KRANZ
Loyola Pulls Off Big Upset ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lasorda Says He Is Retired for Good BOB NIGHTENGALE
Comeback Victory Means Berth of a New UCLA Era TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Why This Import Is a Hot Item ROSS NEWHAN
Buena Defense Does In Thousand Oaks, 60-33 From Staff Reports
Lakers Tonight SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Parmenter Makes Splash With Two Records
Elvis Has Jumped Out of the Building From Staff and Wire Reports
Crenshaw Back in City Finals, Again GABE LEON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
District's Rule Lacks Balance STEVE HENSON
Valley Christian Drops Brethren Christian, 67-45 MICHAEL ITAGAKI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
El Camino Real Wrestlers on Top of World VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Burrell, Holdip Lift Antelope Valley
Now You Know
Barrancas May Run Through It Again SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
With the Trail Cold at Riviera, Tiger Alert Is Canceled MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brown, Finch Both Get Early Going-Away Presents From Staff and Wire Reports
El Camino Real Wins Close Battle for Wrestling Title PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Torrance Bishop Montgomery Brings Rosary's Run to Halt DAN ARRITT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Florida Invader Formal Gold Could Spoil Gentlemen's Plans BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mater Dei, Brea Olinda to Host Boys' Basketball Semifinals
Mater Dei Beats San Clemente; Hurlbut Injured MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Weathers Leads Cypress to Victory in Softball
Calvary Chapel Again Shows It Is Master of the Wrestling Mat ERIK HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dancing in the Streets of Charleston From Staff and Wire Reports
Arenas of Broken Dreams STEVEN WINE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
L.A. Marathon Has Changed Into a Wheely Big Deal MIKE DOWNEY
Barkley Is Latest Casualty From Associated Press
Rancho Santiago Makes a Game of It With One STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flex Offense Overpowers Northridge JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Leonard Gets Macho Lesson STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
If You Thought Other Packer Stuff Was Too Cheesy . . . MAL FLORENCE
New Mexico State Rallies to Defeat Nevada JEFF FLETCHER
Arenas of Broken Dreams NANCY ARMOUR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Atticus Makes Hay on Grass BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kennedy Makes Matadors Winners in Las Vegas, 11-7
El Camino Real Wrestlers on Top of World PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Loyola Pulls Off Big Upset ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rockets Sign Sedale Threatt Associated Press
Cal State Fullerton Defeats San Diego in Baseball, 6-3
A Scott Is Chasing a Brit THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Might Not Be So Academic for University : Chatsworth Could Challenge Warriors for City 4-A Title MIKE BRESNAHAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
McCarron Goes From Clothes to Open SHAV GLICK and THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
At Length, He Found a Calling JIM MURRAY
ENTERTAINMENT
He Done Her Wrong
Small Faces
In Brief Elysa Gardner
In Brief Natalie Nichols
In Brief Steve Hochman
With a Little Bit of Pluck Mark Swed, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
This Redo Involves Breaking Some Eggs Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Exiled Artists
'The Odyssey,' Cont.
Victor: Victorians Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler is a Times staff writer
Once Upon a Hip-Hop Time Cheo Hodari Coker
A New Kind of Networking Irene Lacher, Irene Lacher is a Times staff writer
Glam Slam Steve Hochman
Prodigy's Principle: Keep It Fresh Tamara Bernstein, Tamara Bernstein is a music critic and writer in Toronto
Musicians Read, Riff On Kerouac Angie Chuang, Angie Chuang is a Times staff writer
Bono Explains It All for You Robert Hilburn
Ligeti Series Starts Off With Dazzle Mark Swed
Doctoring The Script David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Dealer's Choice Jordan Levin, Jordan Levin is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Lounging Around L.A. Don Heckman
6 Views of Immigrant Experience 'Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Trying to Make Tourists Rave About Miami Again Steve Hochman
Snap, Crackle, 'Pop' Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Resurrecting 'Methuselah' Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Come to the Cabaret--in N.Y. Robert Strauss, Robert Strauss is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Character Building, TV-Style Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a regular contributor to Calendar
H.o.r.d.e. Mentality Steve Hochman
Rosie's Got Her Groove Back Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz critic
BOOKS
Zoo Story : THE MODERN ARK: The Story of Zoos: Past, Present and Future. By Vicki Croke . Scribner: 254 pp., $26 JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is the co-author of "When Elephants Weep" and of the forthcoming "Dogs Never Lie About Love: The Emotional Lives of Our Best Friends."
Born in the USA : AN ORIGINAL MAN: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad. By Claude Andrew Clegg III . St. Martin's Press: 377 pp., $25.95 ANTHONY M. PLATT, Anthony M. Platt is the author of "E. Franklin Frazier Reconsidered" (Rutgers University Press)
Save the Date
Reading L.a.
Comic Canon 101 : TOM SAWYER. By Mark Twain . Acclaim: 64 pp., $4.99 : A TALE OF TWO CITIES. By Charles Dickens . Acclaim: 64 pp., $4.99 : ROMEO AND JULIET. By William Shakespeare . Acclaim: 64 pp., $4.99 MARTIN ZIMMERMAN, Martin Zimmerman is a Times copy editor
Couch Potato Heaven : DEFINING VISION: The Battle for the Future of Television. By Joel Brinkley . Harcourt Brace: 402 pp., $27 MARSHALL JON FISHER, Marshall Jon Fisher is coauthor of "Tube: The Invention of Television," published recently by Counterpoint
Hardball : MAJOR LEAGUE LOSERS: The Real Cost of Sports and Who's Paying for It. By Mark S. Rosentraub . BasicBooks: 513 pp., $27.50 ROGER KAHN, Roger Kahn is the author of many books, including the forthcoming "Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art and Writing About It a Game" (Hyperion)
FUGITIVE PIECES. By Anne Michaels . Alfred A. Knopf: 294 pp., $23 RICHARD EDER
An Impenetrable Man : AMERICAN SPHINX: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. By Joseph J. Ellis . Alfred A. Knopf: 365 pp., $26 BENJAMIN SCHWARZ, Benjamin Schwarz is executive editor of World Policy Journal
Wayne's World : JOHN WAYNE'S AMERICA: The Politics of Celebrity. By Garry Wills . Simon & Schuster: 380 pp., $26 TOM ENGELHARDT, Tom Engelhardt is the author of "The End of Victory Culture" and co-editor of "History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past." He is also consulting editor at Metropolitan Books
The Road Not Taken : BAYARD RUSTIN: Troubles I've Seen. By Jervis Anderson . HarperCollins: 418 pp., $30 DINESH D'SOUZA, Dinesh D'Souza, who is John M. Olin scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of "The End of Racism."
Truth or Consequences : WHITTAKER CHAMBERS: A Biography. By Sam Tanenhaus . Random House: 638 pp., $35 STANLEY I. KUTLER, Stanley I. Kutler is the author of "The Wars of Watergate" (W. W. Norton) and "The American Inquisition: Justice & Injustice in the Cold War" (Hill & Wang)
Rosemary's Mother : WHAT FALLS AWAY: A Memoir. By Mia Farrow . Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 370 pp., $25 CELIA McGEE, Celia McGee is the publishing industry columnist of the New York Observer
The Enchantment of Language : TEXACO. By Patrick Chamoiseau . Translated from the French and Creole by Rose-Myriam Rejouis and Val Vinokurov . Pantheon: 401 pp., $27 : SCHOOL DAYS. By Patrick Chamoiseau . Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale . University of Nebraska Press: 156 pp., $35 cloth, $13 paper JONATHAN LEVI, Jonathan Levi is the author of "A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel." He has just completed his third novel, "Blue Nude #1."
TRAVEL
Alternatives to Yosemite Are Right in Your Backyard CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Still 'Old' Africa JON K. TILLINGHAST, Tillinghast is an attorney and freelance journalist from Juneau, Alaska
Traveler's Notes . . .
Avoiding Some Rough Mishaps on Calm Seas 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
Tickets on Sale for the Bard's Theater
Hold Everything! JUDI DASH
Connecting Tales in a Big World LUCY IZON
The Single Traveler
Clearing the Air
Zion in Winter JOHN McKINNEY, McKinney writes the Travel section's weekly Hiking column
American History, In Full Bloom DALE M. BROWN, Brown is a former editor at Time-Life Books
More Security at Jamaica Site EDWARD WRIGHT, Wright is a former assistant foreign editor at The Times. His column appears monthly
Boston's Uncommon Museums EILEEN OGINTZ
Island Frolic, Family Style JOANNE CLEAVER, Cleaver is a freelance writer based in Wilmette, Ill
Full Throttle to Paris Air Show, Normandy KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Two for the Road in California
Old Army Base Marches JOHN McKINNEY
Master Plan for Laguna Getaway HANK KOVELL
Roller Coasters Go Topsy-Turvy
Travel Clubs Can Save You Up to 40% LARRY FOX and BARBARA RADIN FOX, WASHINGTON POST
OPINION
Gerald McEntee Harry Bernstein
Please Hold for a Presidential Premium Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Building a Better Charity Marvin Olasky and David Kuo, Marvin Olasky, a professor of journalism at the University of Texas-Austin, is the author of "Renewing American Compassion" (Free Press). David Kuo is the executive director of the American Compass
The Day They Threw an Election and Few Cared to Vote Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior associate at the Center for Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate School and a political analyst for KCAL-TV
Salvaging Our Greatest Treasure
Transport Funds: Unite or Perish
Starr
New High School
Willie Williams
Is Hurting Cuba Worth Alienating Friends? Wayne S. Smith, Wayne S. Smith is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a visiting professor of Latin American studies at Johns Hopkins University. He was chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana from 1979 until 1982, when he left the Foreign Service because of disagreements over policy
Starr and Foster: The Increasingly High Price of Public Service Susan Estrich, Susan Estrich, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a law professor at USC. She served as campaign manager for Michael S. Dukakis in 1988
Labor Has Learned How to Tango KELLY CANDAELE, Kelly Candaele teaches labor history at the Labor Center at Los Angeles Trade-Tech College
Charter Reform
Three Years Later, NAFTA Proves the Naysayers Wrong Sidney Weintraub, Sidney Weintraub, who holds the William Simon Chair in political economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is the author of "NAFTA at Three: A Progress Report" (CSIS)
Fighting Drugs With Wrong Battle Plan FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Finding Room in the Rotunda for Suffragettes
L.A. Schools Need a Leader Driven by Spirit of Reform
L.A. Mayor Candidates
Debate Over 'Living Wage' Plan
Limitless Promise, Limited Delivery By John Horgan John Horgan, John Horgan, a senior writer at Scientific American, is the author of "The End of Science" (Abrams)
What About the Exalted Individual? Martin E. Marty, Martin E. Marty, a professor of the history of American religion at the University of Chicago and senior editor of the Christian Century magazine, directs the Public Religion Project, a nonprofit group analyzing the role of religion in American life
REAL ESTATE
Red Alert
Garden Events
First-Timers: Tell Us How You Fared
A Very Mooo-ving Ornament
Busy Home Buyers Should 'Work Smart' ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Rocking' Toilet an Embarrassment POPULAR MECHANICS, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Legislators Tackle PMI Overcharges KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Renters Who Smoke Get No Special Legal Protection From Project Sentinel
Garlic 'Leaves' Can Be Grown on Windowsill JOEL RAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Tomato Challenge: Get the Earliest Fruit ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Sticking Door? Some Fixes Are Easy to Do JAMES CAREY and MORRIS CAREY, FOR AP NEWSFEATURES
Remodeling? Make It Pay ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
He'll Have Room for 'Marvin' Now RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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