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What happened on March 16, 1997
MAGAZINE
A trip to Planet Oakley ED LEIBOWITZ, Ed Leibowitz's last article for the magazine was on Vans sneakers
Cultural Allure John Muncie
And The Force Is Still With Us
Media Rare Naomi Glauberman
Someplace Like Home
Beauties Of The African Desert AMANDA JONES, Amanda Jones is a native of New Zealand. She lives in the Bay Area, where she is a writer and photographer
Living Large Mary McNamara
Turn to the Rites Ellen Melinkoff
Where Music's In The Air Donald W. George, Donald W. George is editor of Wanderlust, an online travel magazine
From Craps to Cranberry Juice TOM GORMAN, Tom Gorman is a Times staff writer. His last story for the magazine examined how architects and designers stylize Las Vegas' image
Voice Mail Janet Kinosian
Maps to Anywhere Bill Stern
Good Evening, Vietnam S. IRENE VIRBILA
Genuine Genoa COLMAN ANDREWS, Andrews is the editor of Saveur magazine and the author of "Flavors of the Riviera: Discovering Real Mediterranean Cooking." (Bantam)
Side Trips GRACE LICHTENSTEIN
THE IMPORTANCE of BEING WELSH Christopher Reynolds, Christopher Reynolds is The Times' travel writer. His last article for the magazine was about Cairo
Patt And Her Dad
Passage To India OCTAVIO PAZ, Octavio Paz is the literary patriarch of Mexico and one of its most trenchant social critics
REAL ESTATE
Rules for Subleasing When You Must Leave Town KEVIN POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Postema is the editor of Apartment Age magazine, a publication of AAGLA, an apartment owners' service group, and manager of public affairs for the California Apartment Law Information Foundation
1929 Charmer to Get Face-Lift RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'96 Home-Buying, by the Numbers
Don't Take Up Floor Unless It's Necessary POPULAR MECHANICS, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Senate Studies Home-Office Tax Relief KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Garden Events
Design Competition Entries Sought
Antique Flowers ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Ethnic Background of Home Buyers in Los Angeles County
Where to Find More Storage Space ALAN FIELDS and DENISE FIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BOOKS
MUSIC, THE BRAIN, AND ECSTASY. By Robert Jourdain . William Morrow: 320 pp., $25 TED LIBBEY, Ted Libbey is the author of "The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection" and the forthcoming "NPR Encyclopedia of Classical Music." He is heard every week on National Public Radio's "Performance Today."
LIFE AND DEATH: Unapologetic Writings on the Continuing War Against Women. By Andrea Dworkin . The Free Press: 267 pp., $23 DAVID FUTRELLE, David Futrelle edits a media column for the online magazine Salon, www.salonmagazine.com
Charlie Chaplin and His Times. By Kenneth S. Lynn . Simon & Schuster: 604 pp., $35 DAVID ROBINSON, David Robinson was for many years resident critic of the Financial Times and subsequently the Times of London, to which he still contributes regularly. His many books include "Buster Keaton," "Chaplin: The Mirror of Opinion," "Chaplin: His Life and Art" and "Charlie Chaplin: Comic Genius."
THE MAKING OF NEW WORLD SLAVERY: From the Baroque to the Modern, 1492-1800. By Robin Blackburn . Verso: 582 pp., $35 PETER KOLCHIN, Peter Kolchin is the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is author of "Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom" (Harvard, 1987) and "American Slavery, 1619-1877" (Hill & Wang, 1993)
A PEOPLE'S TRAGEDY: A History of the Russian Revolution, 1891-1924. By Orlando Figes . Viking: 923 pp., $39.95 MARTIN MALIA, Martin Malia is the author, most recently, of "The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991."
LITERATURE OR LIFE. By Jorge Semprun . Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale . Viking: 310 pp., $24.95 : THE LONG VOYAGE. By Jorge Semprun . Translated from the French by Richard Seaver . Penguin: 236 pp., $11.95 CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, Christopher Hitchens writes the Fin de Siecle column for Vanity Fair and Minority Report for the Nation
Reading L.a.
Above Half Moon. By James Galvin
For a Child of Seven, Taken by the Jesuits. By Charles Martin
WRY MARTINIS. By Christopher Buckley . Random House: 291 pp., $22 D.T. MAX, D.T. Max is a contributing editor to the Paris Review
GIRLS. By Frederick Busch . Harmony Books: 288 pp., $23 RICHARD EDER
LOVE AND LONGING IN BOMBAY. By Vikram Chandra . Little, Brown: 288 pp., $22.95 MICHAEL FRANK, Michael Frank is the author of essays and short stories. His work has appeared in Antaeus, the Southwest Review, Glimmer Train and the New York Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Only Dummies Make the Fast-Track at This Supersonic Test Facility CHRISTOPHER SMITH, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Clues Scarce in Slaying of Neo-Pagan MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura County Fire Chief Takes Heat for His Bids for a Big-City Job CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Trabuco Hills Team Tied for Second Place in Quiz LUCILLE RENWICK and LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Big Tujunga Wash
Elusive Probst's Mansion on Market MIGUEL BUSTILLO and PENNY AREVALO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Historians Keep the Saga of the 'San Patricios' Green JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Patrick's Festivities Have Parade of Celebrants COLL METCALFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
City May Apply for Grant to Repair Pier HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Harley W. Snodgrass; Maintenance Foreman
Woman Killed, Man Injured in Plane Crash JOSE CARDENAS and KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Loophole Needs Closing : Sources of funds for post-election battle should be revealed
California Floods Sting Washington Beekeepers From Associated Press
Different Tunes on Orchestra
Direct Money to Parks, Not Officials
Courtroom Carving
Voting Stories Raise Concern
Reagan's Legacy
Rogan's Travels
Casa Pacifica Fills Gap in System
Laura Chick HUGO MARTIN
Deadline on Peirano Deal May Be Delayed HILARY E. MacGREGOR
Border Patrol Deserves Thanks
Legislative Patriarch Maps Plan to Perpetuate Service CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flight Fight : Noise Is the Focus of Heated Debate Over Future of Van Nuys Airport MARTHA L. WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Airport Would Choke Roads
Simi High Aims for the Top in Tight Decathlon Race LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pair Die in Crash When Car Bursts Into Flames JOSE CARDENAS
Killing of Mountain Lion
Police Officer Has a Problem
When Dad Ruled as King With the World as His Court DANA PARSONS
Death Penalty Defended
Police Target Speeders on Erbes Road SCOTT STEEPLETON
Obituaries
Entitlements
CSUN Mall
Who Could Protest a Demonstration? CATHY L. JENSEN, Cathy L. Jensen is an American Civil Liberties Union volunteer attorney who has a law practice in Tustin specializing in criminal bankruptcy
Bucking Tradition
Show Time in the Valley
Financially, the Future Looks Bright for County : A variety of economic reforms are paying dividends
Hayden Launches Campaign Bus Tour JODI WILGOREN and JAMES RAINEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Uplifting Article
El Camino Real Ties for 1st Place in Academic Decathlon's Super Quiz LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
She Drops Strong Hints About Dogs Leaving Droppings RENEE TAWA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CalOPTIMA Working Well
On Free Exercise of Religion
Article Unfair to Art Museum
Laws Already Protect Gays
Collector's Auction of Vintage Caddies Revs Up Hopeful Bidders JAMES RICCI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Young Irvine Ballplayers Open Season With Tribute to '87 National Champs : A Little Inspiration PETER NOAH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inside Look at Casa Pacifica Reveals Crises and Quiet Moments DAWN HOBBS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Just Saying No : Education fund-raiser did well to resist big tobacco's money
Alumna Donates $1 Million for Chapman University Chapel
For Five Hours a Semester, a Look at How the Other Half Lives HOPE HAMASHIGE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Path of Dissension KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Art and Ads
Fluoride Story Misconstrued Quote
SCAG Freeway Plan Draws Fire
Humans Migrate to Mission : Not Many Swallows Present, But People Still Flock to San Juan Capistrano for the Festivities LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vets Bring Old Hospital to Life for Students SANDY BANKS
Town That Can't Stay Dead Facing Doom CHRISTOPHER SMITH, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Mouseketeer Funicello Still Sprightly MICHAEL P. LUCAS
Plane Crash in Pacoima Kills Woman, Injures Man JOSE CARDENAS and KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Alleged Deadbeat Dad Arrested in Washington SCOTT STEEPLETON
Molester's Neighbors Protest Outside Placentia Apartment Complex MIMI KO CRUZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Study Envisions Rising Sea Levels, Disaster DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Salmon Season Catches Sport Fishers' Fancy SCOTT STEEPLETON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tunes Change, but Mob Aura Stays the Same BILL BOYARSKY
End Is in Sight for Construction at the El Toro Y FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Broderick's Debt to Society
Case of Favoritism Points to Bigger Problems in Glendale
Private Ambulance Companies Have Served O.C. Taxpayers Well BYRON DE ARAKAL, Byron de Arakal is a media relations consultant who has represented various private ambulance firms in the past. He writes from Newport Beach
SPORTS
Surviving Life's Winding Road JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angels' Finley Hit in Face by Errant Bat, Injured MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DeGrammont Sets Hurdles Mark MATT FARMER
Santa Monica Crossroads Silences Some Critical Fans DAN ARRITT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Villanova Falls Under California Spell, 75-68 CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stankowski Leads by One From Associated Press
Kentucky Dumps Iowa, Tourney Streak Hits 8 From Asssociated Press
Love for College Football Kept Manning With Vols IVAN MAISEL, NEWSDAY
A Whimsical Win for Davenport JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Laguna Hills Upsets Brea Olinda MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nicholls to Miss Rest of Season Times Wire Services
Wright Given Short Lesson CHRIS BAKER
Captain Bodgit Has Last Word by Taking Pulpit at the End BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crenshaw Runs Past Mater Dei Again, 71-66 ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deadline Looms for Fielder Associated Press
Prep Track And Field Roundup
Gold Medalist Reid Ready for Pro Debut ED SCHUYLER JR., ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fresno St. Needs No Invitation to Sweep Matadors JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fielder to Stay With Yankees Associated Press
Seedy Play Bothers Collins MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Top to Bottom MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
Real Surprise Would Be Another Big Season GEORGE DOHRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Finley Hit by Bat, May Miss Opener MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Streak's Four Ties May Haunt ROBYN NORWOOD
Four Guards Suit Bertka SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Crenshaw Beats Narbonne for Division I Title ERIC SHEPARD
Butler Ready for Season BOB NIGHTENGALE
Bruins X Out Xavier From Associated Press
Cougars Take Fall, Not a Trip FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ
A Few Bumps Don't Derail Graham MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Graham Has His Share of Problems, but Strong Finish Gives Him Lead MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fans Want Good Old Line Change LONNIE WHITE
Drexler to Try to Return Today Associated Press
Nothing Could Be Finer for the Dean of Carolina CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bell-Jeff's Girls Run Out of Gas PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Crenshaw Foils Mater Dei's Bid for State Berth PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kor Pitches Rio Mesa to Westside Red Title
Long Beach State's Manarino Gets His 500th Career Victory
What's Being Said About Dean Smith
Chang Shows Muster That He's the Master BILL DWYRE, TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
Calvary Chapel Falls in the Finals, 57-45 MICHAEL ITAGAKI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Stanford Gets a Scare, but Not From Howard From Associated Press
U.S. Has No Room for Bunch of Zeros GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Wolverines' Title Comes With a Kick VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bulls Avoid Consecutive Losses From Associated Press
UCLA Files Away Xavier TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hart's Fortune Leads to Riches in Tournament DANA HADDAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Laguna Hills Has Clear Vision of Big Victory MELANIE NEFF, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Xavier's Best Shot Only Takes Out McCoy TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Assistant Coaches No Longer Relegated to the NFL Sidelines RICHARD JUSTICE, WASHINGTON POST
Seedy Play Bothers Collins MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Charles' Timing Is Right On STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mater Dei's Season Ends on Old, Familiar Note MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pettyjohn Silences Northridge
Rancho Santiago Breezes Past Fullerton in Baseball
COMMENTARY : The Umpires Strike Back DAVE KINDRED, THE SPORTING NEWS
Bruins' Balance Upsets Xavier's Equilibrium MIKE DOWNEY
Andreychuk Gets 500th Goal as Devils Win, 3-2 From Associated Press
Griffey and Buhner Give Till It Helps ROSS NEWHAN
USC Women Supportive of Thompson EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rangers Get Some Very Bad Luc From Associated Press
Chang Survives Champions Purge JIM MURRAY
Dominguez Wins Third Consecutive Title ERIC SHEPARD
Second Time Around : Ventura Saves Best For Canyons, 68-59 FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Baffert Goes to Great Lengths Today BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Former Laker Gets Basketball Kicks in Weekend League KEVIN MERIDA, WASHINGTON POST
At 14, She Has Veteran Maturity NANCY ARMOUR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Newbury Park Gets Bruised, Hart Cruises TRIS WYKES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMENTARY : Six Degrees of Dean Smith TONY KORNHEISER, THE WASHINGTON POST
Robinson Finally Sick of Kings, 5-2 LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach State Track Teams Finish Second
Esperanza Beats Tustin, Wins Tournament
Golfers' Early Walk Not Spoiled CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Zodiac Comes Back to Tie Galaxy in Exhibition Debut DAVE McKIBBEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Right Side Of The Wall : Junior Welterweight Champion Lopez Fights Back From Self-Imposed Adversity VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bulls' Humbling Came in Knick of Time MARK HEISLER
Senior Scoreboard
St. Joseph's, Bey Use Long Ball to Keep Boston College at Bay in 81-77 Victory From Associated Press
It's Masterfully Beautiful, Just Not That 'Great' SHAV GLICK
Arizona Ends Charleston's Dream GEORGE DOHRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Reggie White Says Police, Conspiracies Pose Problem From Staff and Wire Reports
Reggie White Believes Police, Conspiracies Pose a Problem From Staff and Wire Reports
Iowa State Wins With a Twist TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Computers Revolutionize Printing in Braille AMY SANCETTA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FBI Agent Faces Discipline for Interview With Jewell PIERRE THOMAS, THE WASHINGTON POST
Senator's Son Fined $50 in Fatal Accident Associated Press
A Few Words on Celebrities' Favorite Words DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Experts Doubt INS Able to Verify All O.C. Voters DEXTER FILKINS and NANCY CLEELAND and PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Electronic Device Designed to Work as Underwater Shark Repellent MICHAEL WHITE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Owners' Rifle-Toting Kin Keep Albanian Coca-Cola Plant Safe Associated Press
5 Face Charges in $7-Million Coupon Scheme Reuters
A Battle for Hearts and Soles LISA DILLMAN and ERIC SHEPARD and GEORGE DOHRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Drug Dealers Adopt Much Lower Profile KATHERINE HUTT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Sad Tale of the Bad Peanut, Jimmy Carter's Wayward Nephew RICK HAMPSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Project Sets Out to Mend Besieged Brazilian Forest TODD LEWAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Radiation Figures Revised in Accident From Times Wire Reports
Former Iraqi Envoy Defects, Urges Coup From Times Wire Reports
Search for Downed Helicopter Crew Ends Associated Press
Militants Deny Carrying Out Slayings in Egypt Times Wire Services
Jones Says His Decision Isn't Political Although the Issue Is PETER M. WARREN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Nearly Half Don't See Gore as Good President, Poll Says Reuters
With No Apologies, Watson Fights On JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Kevin Thomas
Politicians Are Done to a Turn at Journalists' Gridiron Sendup From Associated Press
Rural Income Growth Exceeds That of Urban JOHN D. McCLAIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Thorough' Fund-Raising Probe Vowed From Reuters
Ex-Mexico Prosecutor Left an Unfollowed Money Trail MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irregularities Found in L.A. Registration HENRY CHU, This story was reported by staff writers Jose Cardenas, Efrain Hernandez Jr., Henry Chu and special correspondent Susan Abram. It was written by Chu
Budget Bipartisanship Is Sinking Fast JANET HOOK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Activists Assail AMA Policies on AIDS Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ohio Flood Crest Reaches Mississippi From Associated Press
Bid to Verify All O.C. Voters Assailed, Praised DEXTER FILKINS and NANCY CLEELAND and PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Chinese Executive Puts New Spin on White House Visit STEVEN MUFSON, THE WASHINGTON POST
Quebec Separatists Elect New Leader From Times Wire Reports
Arafat Seeks Help to Halt Israeli Plans in Jerusalem MARJORIE MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Young Man Displays Courage Under Fire
Living Legal CONNIE KOENENN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ohio Flood Crest Reaches Mississippi Times Staff and Wire Reports
Harsh Winter, State's Actions Kill Off Half of Park's Bison Reuters
British Priest's Situation Ethics: Location Decides if Theft's Immoral From Times Wire Services
Albania, Trying to Quell Chaos, Arms Volunteers TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ravenous EU Looks to Dine on Riches With Hungary, Other Eastern Kin JEFFREY ULBRICH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indecency on Internet Faces High Court Test DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Collections Turn Classics Into Mood Music CALVIN WOODWARD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Under Every Rock, Agents of Diversity PETER H. KING
Moms Try to Revive Their Ophelias LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Classic Easter
Voices
Coins Roll In to Aid Meter Feeder Associated Press
Product of a Society at Risk DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Semen at Killing Scene, Paper Reports Times Staff and Wire Reports
When Push Comes to Bite SHARI ROAN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER
NATO Tries to Calm Russia on Troops From Times Wire Reports
Zairian Rebels Claim Victory in Key Port of Kisangani From Associated Press
Prime Minister Bans Lavish Weddings From Times Wire Reports
Bank Guard Wants to Return to Job Times Staff and Wire Reports
19th Century Hoax Now Just an Interesting Relic ROGER MUNNS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
IRS Cutbacks Curb Audits by L.A. Office RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Couple Sets Sights High for Birds RON WORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Who Are the Real Deadbeats? DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Saudis Offer Arabs' First Modern Encyclopedia SALAH NASRAWI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sheep, Golfers Butt Heads Over Use of Desert DIANA MARCUM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Methamphetamine Now Races Through the Heart of America SHARON COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Road to County Action Paved With Gold TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Due Back at White House Today SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Hunchback From Hope SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harsh Winter, State's Actions Kill Off Half of Park's Bison Reuters
TURN ON, TUNE IN OR MISS OUT : The Bee Gees go to the vault on VH1; HBO visits the sporting life on film; USA scores Louganis bio STEVEN LINAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bellwether or Battleground? MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Savannah, Ga., They Have St. Paddy's on Their Mind HUGH A. MULLIGAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Talk Radio's Don Imus: A Sight To See FRAZIER MOORE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clinton Due Back at White House Today SHERYL STOLBERG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Longtime Residents of Lanai Struggle as Pineapple Era Ends Associated Press
Desperate Clinton Team's Dash for Cash Left It Blind to Political Appearances RICHARD T. COOPER and JACK NELSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
New Camel Cigarette Draws Protest TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kind Act Grows into Hunger Crusade DEB RIECHMANN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pakistan Bride Who Defied Family Is Missing From Associated Press
Bellwether or Battleground? MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boxes of Aborted Fetuses in Dirt Lot Prompt Inquiry GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CIA Finds Itself Out in Cold With U.S. Allies JAMES RISEN and DOYLE McMANUS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Capitalism Reigns as King in Kremlin's Shadow MAURA REYNOLDS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harmed, But Not 'Destroyed'
Comments Don't Hold Up to the Facts
An Interior Mind IRENE LACHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Well, No One Can Say He's Timorous
A Little Boy Hurt by Pop Psychology
Two States Are Sued Over Female Inmate Abuse From Reuters
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Buffy's got boy troubles on WB; 'Social Studies' has a cool teacher on UPN; more baby talk on Family LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Grand Gala for Antiques Aficionados MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Color Guard Returns Fort to Its Proud Cavalry Roots DICK LIPSEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRAVEL
Galaxy's New Universe Is Cold Alaska 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
City Tips
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Discounted Hawaiian Islands Idylls HANK KOVELL
Early Peak Forecast for Cherry Blossoms
Traveler's Notes . . .
Just Like Being There
Traveling in Style
Mariachi Music, Dancing and Food ELLEN MELINKOFF
AMONG the GIANTS BOB NEUBAUER, Neubauer is a freelance writer based in Jenkintown, Pa
Post Impressionist : Mailing cards to herself keeps memories fresh ALICE STEINBACH, Steinbach is a staff writer with the Baltimore Sun
That Classic Decor on Old Ships Now Is a Fire Hazard JAMES T. YENCKEL, WASHINGTON POST
Rollin' on Columbia to Pendleton Roundup KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Training to Tour Europe on the Fly
Friendship Abroad
Join the Crowds at Festival Time LUCY IZON, Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer
Light as a Feather Falls JOHN McKINNEY
Some Menu Additions
Canvassing the Campuses EILEEN OGINTZ
Getting Charged Up Over Windmills
In the English Manor BETTY LOWRY, Lowry is a Wayland, Mass., freelance writer
Uruguay Uncovered JILL KNIGHT WEINBERGER, Weinberger is a freelance writer who lives in New Britain, Conn
Desert Campaign JOHN MUNCIE, Formerly special projects editor for the Times' travel section, Muncie is Arts and Entertainment Editor of the Baltimore Sun
OPINION
Hip-Hop: When Blacks Control Their Culture Dipannita Basu, Dipannita Basu, a sociology professor at Pitzer College, has done social research for the British government and the Center for Afro-American Studies at UCLA
Council Gets an Ethics Message
Knock the Police Chief Off His City Pedestal Ruben Martinez, Ruben Martinez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is currently working on a book about life and death in the borderlands for Metropolitan/Holt
More Calls From Al Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Has Anyone Heard From the Speaker? DAN SCHNUR, Dan Schnur, a Republican commentator and analyst, is a visiting instructor at UC Berkeley's Institute of Government Studies
Willie Williams
Conservatives
Debate Over County Hospital
This Bridge Is Going Nowhere ROBERT L. BOROSAGE, Robert L. Borosage is codirector of the Campaign for America's Future
It's Never too Early to Plan for Campaign 2000 William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Drive-By Victims of DNC Greed Don T. Nakanishi, Don T. Nakanishi, a political scientist, is director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and a professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
When the Game Isn't Moving, Punt FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
The Real Scandal : Obsessed With Image--and Money Suzanne Garment, Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times)
He Saves the Rain Forest by Buying It Victor Perera, Victor Perera, the author of "The Cross and the Pear Tree: A Sephardic Journey" (University of California), is writing a book on the whales of Patagonia for Alfred A. Knopf
Charter Reform Measure Deserves Voter Support
The Force Behind China's Strategy Tad Szulc, Tad Szulc is the author of John Paul II: The Biography (Scribners) and Fidel: A Critical Portrait (Avon)
Los Angeles Mayor's Race
Tenure Reform Moves in Universities
Zoo Health Center
Society Still Needs Its Warriors KURT SCHLICHTER, Kurt Schlichter, a lawyer in Los Angeles, served as an Army officer during the Gulf War and writes frequently on military issues. E-mail: kaschlicht@aol.com
Charles Dederich
Remembering 'Enemy' Orphans
Raymond Fisher Jim Newton, Jim Newton covers the Los Angeles Police Department for The Times
U.S. Must Cut Ties to Mobutu Helen Watson Winternitz, Helen Watson Winternitz, who has lived and traveled in Africa, is author of "East Along the Equator: A Journey Up the Congo and Into Zaire" (Atlantic Monthly Press)
ENTERTAINMENT
These Students' 3 Rs Include Record Deals
Thankful Writer
Films Of Faith
Coming In Loud and Clear Mary McNamara, Mary McNamara is associate editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine
For This Director, Challenges Rarely Take a Holiday Philip Brandes, Philip Brandes is a regular contributor to Calendar
His Dance Fever Can't Be Cured Paul Ben-Itzak, Paul Ben-Itzak is news editor of Dance Magazine
From Snarl to Slick in 1 Long Hour Robert Hilburn
Small Faces
Inside The Process Robert Stevens, Robert Stevens is a Times staff writer
Cabaret Scene
No Irony. No Angst. No Problem. Sean Mitchell, Sean Mitchell is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Causes and Effects Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Word From Their Sponsors STEVE HOCHMAN
In the Game at Last Eric Gutierrez, Eric Gutierrez is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Mac Attack
The Offspring
Opera Both Exalted, Restrained Mark Swed
An All-Grrrl Band at Heart Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
Consultants Upbeat on L.A. Scene Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
In Brief Natalie Nichols
The Dance of the Dial Steve Hochman, Steve Hochman writes about pop music for Calendar
Buck Henry / Co-writer, "The Graduate" Steve Hochman
Top Of The Pulp Robert Stevens, Robert Stevens is a Times staff writer
It's an Old Story, No Lie Steven Smith, Steven Smith is an occasional contributor to Calendar
A Revival You Can't Refuse Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
How a Little Fish Swallowed the Big Fish Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
BUSINESS
Wiz Technology Loses $924,687 in Quarter
Mexico's Peril and Promise JAMES FLANIGAN
Coming This Week
Digital Arts Aid
Columnist's Inability to See U.S. Bias Is Understandable
Irvine Co. to Increase Stake in Its Apartment Company
L.L. Knickerbocker Co.'s Income Rises
Reduction of Fees Paid to Lawyers
Investing Lessons
Strategies Conference
Micro Therapeutics Posts $5.6-Million Loss
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At a time when diversification is often suspect, the Japanese auto giant, guided by a historical perspective, is moving into other areas such as prefab housing and, especially, telecommunications. : Toyota Heads Down a New Road DAVID HOLLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Watch That Vacation Pay--Time Is Money
Rulings in Prudential Case Are Questioned SCOT J. PALTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Credit Card Issuers Can Drop You if Any Doubt About Your Credit-Worthiness CARLA LAZZARESCHI
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