What happened on March 02, 1997

BOOKS

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Rosie's Got Her Groove Back By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz critic
Victor: Victorians By Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler is a Times staff writer
Snap, Crackle, 'Pop' By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
With a Little Bit of Pluck By Mark Swed, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
Character Building, TV-Style By Chuck Crisafulli, Chuck Crisafulli is a regular contributor to Calendar
A New Kind of Networking By Irene Lacher, Irene Lacher is a Times staff writer
Dealer's Choice By Jordan Levin, Jordan Levin is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Doctoring The Script By David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Resurrecting 'Methuselah' By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
6 Views of Immigrant Experience By 'Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Prodigy's Principle: Keep It Fresh By Tamara Bernstein, Tamara Bernstein is a music critic and writer in Toronto
Ligeti Series Starts Off With Dazzle By Mark Swed
This Redo Involves Breaking Some Eggs By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Once Upon a Hip-Hop Time By Cheo Hodari Coker
Musicians Read, Riff On Kerouac By Angie Chuang, Angie Chuang is a Times staff writer
Trying to Make Tourists Rave About Miami Again By Steve Hochman
Glam Slam By Steve Hochman
H.o.r.d.e. Mentality By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
In Brief By Elysa Gardner
In Brief By Natalie Nichols
In Brief By Steve Hochman
Bono Explains It All for You By Robert Hilburn
Come to the Cabaret--in N.Y. By Robert Strauss, Robert Strauss is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Lounging Around L.A. By Don Heckman

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Limitless Promise, Limited Delivery By John Horgan By John Horgan, John Horgan, a senior writer at Scientific American, is the author of "The End of Science" (Abrams)
What About the Exalted Individual? By 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
Starr and Foster: The Increasingly High Price of Public Service By 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
Building a Better Charity By David Kuo and Marvin Olasky, 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
Three Years Later, NAFTA Proves the Naysayers Wrong By 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)
Is Hurting Cuba Worth Alienating Friends? By 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
Please Hold for a Presidential Premium By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Gerald McEntee By Harry Bernstein
Transport Funds: Unite or Perish
Salvaging Our Greatest Treasure
L.A. Schools Need a Leader Driven by Spirit of Reform
Fighting Drugs With Wrong Battle Plan By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Labor Has Learned How to Tango By Kelly Candaele, Kelly Candaele teaches labor history at the Labor Center at Los Angeles Trade-Tech College
The Day They Threw an Election and Few Cared to Vote By 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

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Rock Climbing By Steve Banks
Turbulence By Michael Walker
The Hack List By Mary Mcnamara
Moon Over Monrovia By Michael R. Forrest
A New Vintage Gallo By Barry Stavro, Barry Stavro is a Times business writer
The Comfort of Friends By 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
Fantasy Settings By Barbara Thornburg
On Tap With a Twofer By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

American History, In Full Bloom By Dale M. Brown, Brown is a former editor at Time-Life Books
Alternatives to Yosemite Are Right in Your Backyard By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Roller Coasters Go Topsy-Turvy
Clearing the Air
Tickets on Sale for the Bard's Theater
Two for the Road in California
Traveler's Notes . . .
LA QUINTA--Main Street Marketplace will set a Mardi... By Amy A. Weber
Zion in Winter By John Mckinney, McKinney writes the Travel section's weekly Hiking column
Full Throttle to Paris Air Show, Normandy By Karin Dominello, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boston's Uncommon Museums By Eileen Ogintz
Hold Everything! By Judi Dash
Island Frolic, Family Style By Joanne Cleaver, Cleaver is a freelance writer based in Wilmette, Ill
Still 'Old' Africa By Jon K. Tillinghast, Tillinghast is an attorney and freelance journalist from Juneau, Alaska
Master Plan for Laguna Getaway By Hank Kovell
More Security at Jamaica Site By Edward Wright, Wright is a former assistant foreign editor at The Times. His column appears monthly
Connecting Tales in a Big World By Lucy Izon
Old Army Base Marches By John Mckinney
Avoiding Some Rough Mishaps on Calm Seas By Harry Basch and Shirley Slater, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month
Travel Clubs Can Save You Up to 40% By Barbara Radin Fox and Larry Fox, WASHINGTON POST
California-Monika B. Carlson, Playa del Rey: "Camellia...

What happened on March 02, 1997

BOOKS

FUGITIVE PIECES.\o7 By Anne Michaels\f7 .\o7 Alfred A. Knopf: 294 pp., $23\f7 By Richard Eder

Truth or Consequences : WHITTAKER CHAMBERS: A Biography.\o7 By Sam Tanenhaus\f7 .\o7 Random House: 638 pp., $35\f7 By Stanley I. Kutler, \o7 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)\f7

Rosemary's Mother : WHAT FALLS AWAY: A Memoir.\o7 By Mia Farrow\f7 .\o7 Nan A. Talese/Doubleday: 370 pp., $25\f7 By Celia Mcgee, \o7 Celia McGee is the publishing industry columnist of the New York Observer\f7

Born in the USA : AN ORIGINAL MAN: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad.\o7 By Claude Andrew Clegg III\f7 .\o7 St. Martin's Press: 377 pp., $25.95\f7 By Anthony M. Platt, \o7 Anthony M. Platt is the author of "E. Franklin Frazier Reconsidered" (Rutgers University Press)\f7

The Road Not Taken : BAYARD RUSTIN: Troubles I've Seen.\o7 By Jervis Anderson\f7 .\o7 HarperCollins: 418 pp., $30\f7 By Dinesh D'Souza, \o7 Dinesh D'Souza, who is John M. Olin scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of "The End of Racism."\f7

An Impenetrable Man : AMERICAN SPHINX: The Character of Thomas Jefferson.\o7 By Joseph J. Ellis\f7 .\o7 Alfred A. Knopf: 365 pp., $26\f7 By Benjamin Schwarz, \o7 Benjamin Schwarz is executive editor of World Policy Journal\f7

Couch Potato Heaven : DEFINING VISION: The Battle for the Future of Television.\o7 By Joel Brinkley\f7 .\o7 Harcourt Brace: 402 pp., $27\f7 By Marshall Jon Fisher, \o7 Marshall Jon Fisher is coauthor of "Tube: The Invention of Television," published recently by Counterpoint\f7

NEWS

He Survived to Fight a Whole New War By Dexter Filkins, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pen Is Truly Mightier Than Sword for Dueling Biographers By Michael J. Ybarra, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

One Dad's Story, Blow by Blow By Chris Erskine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Giving Voice to 'Children of the Dust' By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Memo: Tell Mom Thanks By Kathleen Mallery, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Just How Resilient Can We Expect Kids to Be? By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mathis' Crooning Had the Hearts at the Ball All Aflutter By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Authors Nancy Jo Hoy of Laguna Beach and Nina Vida of... By Dennis Mclellan

17 Minutes of Terror End in Triumph for Boy and Good Samaritans By Chelsea J. Carter, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Ride 'em Cowboy' Rodeos Lasso New Fans in Brazil By Michael Astor, ASSOCIATED PRESS

25 Years Later, Memories of Deadly Buffalo Creek Flood Haunt Survivors By Annie Shooman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

City Looks Over Shoulder for Serial Killer By Sue Anne Pressley, WASHINGTON POST

Federal Botanist Gets Paid for Not Working By Philip Brasher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lincoln's Eloquent Legalese on CD-ROM By Ray Long, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Accent Is on Change in Vermont Dialect By Wilson Ring, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diagnosing Gender Differences in Health By Beth J. Harpaz, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texans Challenge Absentee Voting by Military Personnel By Kelley Shannon, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Is Carp in a Can a Potential Cash Crop? By John D. Mcclain, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police Believe Killer Died in ValuJet Crash \o7 From Reuters\f7

Moons of Newfound Planets May Hold Necessities for Life \o7 From Associated Press\f7

'Miracle' Girl Defies Medical Odds in Surviving Rupture of Major Artery By Patrick Graham, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apparent Bullet Hole Discovered in TWA Jet on Landing \o7 Associated Press\f7

'Pistol-Packing Grandmas' Herd Out Intruders \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Success Was Child's Play for Hot Tenor By Mary Campbell, ASSOCIATED PRESS

At 90, Hans Bethe Shuffles, but He's Still Slide Rule Sharpshooter By Ben Dobbin, ASSOCIATED PRESS

At a Career Crossroads? Try the Kitchen By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mexico Slow to Reveal Escape of Drug Figure By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gunfight Fuels Debate Over Police Weapons By John Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Junk Food Junket: The trip to Washington, D.C., was also a... By Beth Shuster and Aaron Curtiss and Jill Leovy

Gunfight Fuels Debate Over Police Weapons By John Johnson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Democratic Party Lacks Funds to Repay Donors By Ralph Frammolino and Glenn F. Bunting, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

2 Robbers Slain After Bank Heist Identified By Ken Ellingwood and Beth Shuster and Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

'We Were Just Trying to Figure Out How to Stay Alive' By Peter H. King

How Big Clinton Contributor Turned Into Freelance Envoy By William C. Rempel, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Prospect of Human Cloning Gives Birth to Volatile Issues By Terence Monmaney, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER

CSU Fullerton Takes Wait out of Admissions By Randal C. Archibold, TIMES STAFF WRITER

San Diego's Giant Pandas Begin a Delicate Courtship By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Charities Fear Rise in Hunger as State Begins to Halt Aid By Tom Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wilson Urged to Exempt More From Food Stamp Cuts By Virginia Ellis, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Neo-Nazis, Foes Clash in Germany \o7 Associated Press\f7

Leafy Emblem of Ukraine Withering Away By Mary Mycio, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Casualty Decries Colombia's War on Guerrillas By Juanita Darling, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Dalian Rises Again as Japanese Hub By Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Iranian Quake Official Toll Rises to 500 \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

Albanian Leader Promises Cabinet Shake-Up \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

Teenagers Suffer Overdose From Pills Shared at Dance \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Gang Member Convicted in Killing of Boy, 11 \o7 Associated Press\f7

Teens Overdose on Pills Shared at Dance \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Campaign Finance Reformers Shift Gears By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Six Killed as Storms Rake Several States \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Judge Acquits Failed House Hopeful Espy From Times Staff and Wire Reports

10% Tax on Airline Tickets Reimposed From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Chelsea on Broadway for 17th Birthday From Times Staff and Wire Reports

'Mummy' Poster Sets Auction Record From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Deadly Tornadoes, Storms Gouge 5 States; 27 Killed \o7 From Associated Press\f7

CIA Dismisses Unproductive, Unsavory Spies \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

Aid Workers Leave City as Zairian Rebels Near \o7 Associated Press\f7

CIA Purges Payroll of Ineffective, Unsavory Informants By R. Jeffrey Smith, THE WASHINGTON POST

Ordered Out of Their Home, Couple Wandered for Hours By Ann W. O'Neill and Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Anxiety and Souvenir-Hunting Mark Scene on the Day After By Ann W. O'Neill and Beth Shuster and Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Toy Gun Causes Airport Evacuation \o7 Associated Press\f7

Oregon Scientists Report Cloning Monkeys By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER

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 By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In The Fugitive (NBC Sunday at 8:30 p.m.) Dr. Richard... By Kevin Thomas

Songwriter (Bravo Wednesday at 5 and 11 p.m.) Willie... By Kevin Thomas

Boston Law By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : New adventure in Robin's 'Hood' on TNT; a 1981 Cosby concert on Showtime By Lee Harris, TIMES WRITER WRITER

Four-Star Films : 'Anna' By Sheila Benson

'Burnt by the Sun' By Kenneth Turan

'Martha & Ethel' By Kevin Thomas