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What happened on March 23, 1997
NEWS
What'll your teens do when school's out? Hang out at the mall, watch TV? How about getting them into a program that suits their needs and interests? This year, offer them . . . : . . . The Summer Challenge SUSAN JAQUES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Chapter and Verse on Flora Thornton BETTY GOODWIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
16 Years of Painful Waiting for 3 Families LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Central Heat Saps Moscow's Economy RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Restorers Make JFK Sailboat Ship-Shape RICHARD LORANT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scholar Defines Southern Fiction by Dead Mules From Associated Press
Two Sides of an American Identity MARIA ELENA FERNANDEZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Town That Hated Steinbeck Torn on How to Honor Him STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Probe of Wild Horse Slaughter Derailed MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Suit Says School Promotes 'Satanism' JIM FITZGERALD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Museum Ball Proclaimed the Cat's Meow MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
American's Pilots See Contract Progress From Times Staff and Wire Reports
U.S. Exempts 1,000 Counties, Cities From Welfare Reform Law's Food Stamp Cutoff MELISSA HEALY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Congress Grants 50% More College 'Pork' From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Dalai Lama Visit to Taiwan Angers Beijing SILVIA CAVALLINI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hong Kong's Healthy Market Belies Concerns MAGGIE FARLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Greenspan Offers New Rate Hike Clue From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Her Mission: Cutting Deaths From Cancer by Half BEVERLY BEYETTE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Four-Star Films : 'Lawrence of Arabia' Michael Wilmington
Tolls Seen as Road to Expansion DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Webster Hubbell's Deals With 2 Phone Firms Spark Questions GLENN F. BUNTING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
100 Arabs Injured by Israeli Fire in W. Bank REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cost of This Pet Makes Dad Want to Croak CHRIS ERSKINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Off Freeway and Onto Fee Way DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Comp Time' Bill Still on Veto List From Associated Press
Snazzy Snacks
Anti-China Mood Troubles U.S. Businesses EVELYN IRITANI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
32 Slaughtered by Rebels, Reports Say From Times Wire Reports
Bluebloods Are Keeping Stiff Upper Lip MAUREEN JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Horrors Behind the Tidy Landscape CATHERINE KEEFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Catherine Keefe is a writer who lives in Mission Viejo
School Paper Has the Scoop, Gets Censored ED WHITE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Law's Reins on Horse Slaughter Debated RANDY HERSCHAFT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
War and Remembrance STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
7 Kashmiri Hindus Slain by Gunmen From Times Wire Reports
School Breakup Would Tip Scales DOUG SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canada Holds 2 Saudi Suspects in Dhahran Bombing From the Washington Post
Beatles Auction in Tokyo Hits Some High Notes but Fails to Break Records From Reuters
Use of Powerful Insecticide Fills Air With Controversy SHARON BERNSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crowded Minivan Crashes; 3 Passengers Killed, 18 Hurt Associated Press
China's Venerated Passion for Flying Kites Is Soaring JOHN LEICESTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'The Adventures of Milo and Otis' Michael Wilmington
Chess : National News JACK PETERS, INTERNATIONAL MASTER
Stone Railroad Bridges Span Centuries TRUDY TYNAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
L.A. Zoo Elephant Found Dead in Her Pen of Salmonella Infection MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GOP Tries to Enlist Voters in Dornan's Old District NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
British 'Hero of the Hedgerow' Wins Another Case AUDREY WOODS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Legendary Contralto Marian Anderson Hit High Note for Posterity MARY CAMPBELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zaire's Elite Seek to Keep Positions--and Wealth BOB DROGIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Band, New Look, Old Dream PETER H. KING
$2.1 Million Award in KAL Downing Associated Press
They Did Go Home Again SHAWN HUBLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quadruplets Born Against Long Odds From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Alligator Found With Body of Boy After Attack From Associated Press
Black, Cuban Racial Chasm Splits Miami MIKE CLARY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bill Would Force Lottery Winners to Repay Aid JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boy Suspended for Taking Belt of Mouthwash From Associated Press
Toddler in Harm's Way: Abused Boy Returned to Parents, Abused Again LISA HOLEWA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Bull Durham' Michael Wilmington
'Twilight of the Golds' gleams on Showtime; ABC gets Oscar night shift; HBO dissects talk shows BEN ELDER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'The Bridges of Madison County' Kenneth Turan
'Fargo' Wins Six Independent Spirits From Times Wire Services
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : A boy and his dog warm hearts on Family Channel; HBO's 'Columbus' LEE HARRIS, TIMES WRITER WRITER
Deputies Fatally Shoot Man They Thought Had Gun From a Times Staff Writer
Jules in the Networks' Crowns SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
BOOKS
COMFORT WOMAN. By Nora Okja Keller . Viking: 213 pp., $21.95 MERLE RUBIN, Merle Rubin is a writer and critic who writes frequently for Book Review, the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor
PETROLIO. By Pier Paolo Pasolini . Translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein . Pantheon: 470 pp., $27 GEORGE ARMSTRONG, George Armstrong was for 28 years the Rome correspondent for London's Guardian newspaper and is a regular contributor to the Economist and to this paper's Opinion pages
IN THE MEMORY OF THE FOREST. By Charles T. Powers . Scribner: 384 pp., $23 ROBERT CULLEN, Robert Cullen's fourth novel, "Heirs of the Fire," will be published this autumn
KOREA'S PLACE IN THE SUN: A Modern History. By Bruce Cumings . W.W. Norton: 528 pp., $35 DONALD KIRK, Donald Kirk, a journalist, first reported from Korea 25 years ago. He is the author of "Korean Dynasty: Hyundai and Chung Ju Yung" (M.E. Sharpe)
Save the Date
First Stain, Second Stain, by Cal Bedient
IN A PIG'S EAR. By Paul Bryers . Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 278 pp., $23 ASKOLD MELNYCZUK, Askold Melnyczuk is the author of a novel, "What Is Told" (Faber & Faber)
Reading L.a.
THE VANISHING AMERICAN JEW. By Alan M. Dershowitz . Little, Brown: 396 pp., $24.95 MICHAEL LERNER, Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine, is the author of several books, including "Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation." He is rabbi of Beyt Tikkun synagogue in San Francisco
Lust for Life RICHARD EDER
ASYLUM. By Patrick McGrath . Random House: 254 pp., $22 JOANNA SCOTT, Joanna Scott is the author of "The Closest Possible Union: A Novel" (Henry Holt)
A COUNTRY WITH NO NAME: Tales From the Constitution. By Sebastian De Grazia . Pantheon: 432 pp., $27.50 DERRICK BELL, Derrick Bell is the author of "Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism" (BasicBooks)
THE LANGUAGE OF NAMES. By Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays . Simon & Schuster: 256 pp., $22 THOMAS MALLON, Thomas Mallon is the author of "A Book of One's Own," a study of diaries. His novel, "Dewey Defeats Truman" (Pantheon), was recently published
LAST NIGHT IN PARADISE: Sex and Morals at the Century's End. By Katie Roiphe . Little, Brown: 196 pp., $21.95 SUSIE LINFIELD, Susie Linfield teaches in the cultural reporting program at New York University's department of journalism
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Anti-Smoking Ad Shows Woman Smoking Through Throat Opening JAMES RICCI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Per-Mile Taxes, Gas Taxes, Etc.
County Command Center Ready for Any Emergency RENEE TAWA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Vie for School Board Seat as Slavkin Departs LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes about your surroundings
The Road to Fair Compensation : Tollway agencies' pay structure needs careful scrutiny
Speeders Targeted at Construction Site SCOTT STEEPLETON
School Reform Needs Debate, but Leave Ideology Out of It : Political agendas take the focus off students
Medical Center to Host Laguna Blood Drive
Hearing Seeks Input on Block Fund Uses MACK REED
Lowering the Boom : Better solution needed for future Cirque shows at fairgrounds
Skepticism and Hope at Crossroads of Drug War ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City May Reconsider Closure of 3 Streets COLL METCALFE
Transit Agencies Drive Folks Nuts
Van Nuys Airport
It's Time to Bring Order to School System
Voter Fraud Probe Must Be Above Politics
John Dart
Youth Grant Could Aid Local Libraries
A Strange Form of Welfare Reform
Police Trying to Stop Fight Attacked by Crowd SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
W. Awdry; Children's Author From Associated Press
4 Vie for Rare Opening on School Board LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not Perfect Players, but They're in a League of Their Own DANA PARSONS
Cold War Casualty : Nevada Fortress Bombs as the Arms Race Cools ROBERT MACY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mort Diamond : Hot Dog Vendor Turned Candidate Takes Aim at City Hall STEVE HYMON, Steve Hymon is a freelance writer
L.A. Should Ban Clips of Ammo, Hayden Says JODI WILGOREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Photo Fails to Back Safe Cycling
Poster Design Clever, but Price Isn't Right
School Conditions
As Council Bickers, Some Key Staffers in Dana Point Quit KIMBERLY SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Public Safety Effort Praised
Law Not a Solution for Homelessness
CSUN MarketCenter
Laughing at Life : Happy Monk, Temple Attract All Types of People LILY DIZON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura's Thomas Takes Pride in His Record on Fighting Gangs SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Supervising Parolees
Gas Shut-Off Valves
Fire Authority Plan Makes Good Sense
Defense Will Focus on Saving Famalaro's Life GREG HERNANDEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Freeway Lanes and McClintock
No-Show by the Mayor a Tough Lesson for Teens BILL BOYARSKY
Families Settling Land Go Back to Basics MEKI COX, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 Studio Expansion Plans Receive Opposite Reactions
El Toro's Military Runways Won't Fly With Airline Pilots TODD THORNTON, Todd Thornton is a commercial pilot for a major airline and is an Air Force and Desert Storm veteran. He lives in Laguna Beach
Fitzgerald's Latter Years Spent in Encino SHARON BERNSTEIN
Pierce College Rodeo
Westside Story : Gritty Community Council Renews Spirit of The Avenue HILARY E. MacGREGOR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ski Industry Wages an Uphill Battle for Brighter Horizons SANDY SHORE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Healing After Deadly Shootout
Former Teacher Rides Herd on Buffalo Boom From Associated Press
Loud and Proud in Support of the Cirque
Finding Culprits of Beach Erosion
Office Space Demand
Transient's Body Discovered in River SCOTT STEEPLETON
Bullet With Threat Sent to Tribal Chief LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Freeway Feud JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
As Expenses Climb, MetroLink Ridership Growth Is Sluggish MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1,500 Students Make Beautiful Music Together COLL METCALFE
Some Ex-Patients Thrive on Outside, Others Struggle FRED ALVAREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Bitter Pill for Pharmacist, His Customers SANDY BANKS
Man Who Leaped to His Death Identified SCOTT STEEPLETON
Hiker, 50, Falls Down Bank, Dies SCOTT MARTELLE
Comet, Eclipse Are Star Attractions
Family Pays Tribute to Guard Who Died a Hero ANASTASIA HENDRIX, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
Man, 47, Killed in Garden Grove Crash
Keeping the Sacred Circle : Representatives of About 30 Tribes Are Holding a Powwow at Cal State Fullerton MIMI KO CRUZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Teens Learn to Act for Social Change PETER NOAH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Elephant Found Dead at L.A. Zoo MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Donald E. Roberts; Active in Veteran Affairs
V.S. Pritchett; English Writer Hailed for Mastery of Style, Power of Observation GEORGE RAMOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMUNITY PROFILE / West Hills
Wilson's Welfare Plans Clarified
Fair Treatment Policy in Schools
Anaheim at Work on School Crowding JENNIFER LEUER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Judge Wieben Stock, Critic Are Criticized
Wrong Ideas Imperil Airport Plan COL. NORMAN G. EWERS, USMC (Ret.), Norman G. Ewers lives in Irvine. He has many years of experience as a military pilot and in Orange County civilian aviation as an airport planner
Airport Restrictions Should Fly
A Culture in Need of Compassion MOON YOUNG PARK, Moon Young Park is a former special aide to the defense attache with the Embassy of Korea in Washington, D.C. He wrote " 'Lure' North Korea," Foreign Policy magazine, winter 1994-95. He is currently in Seoul
TRAVEL
A Few Great Dives : Below the waves, an archipelago of nether worlds RICK CARROLL, Rick Carroll is a Hawaii-based writer
Lonesome Route of the Prospectors JOHN McKINNEY
Stuffy Skies
Queen for a Day With Discounts HANK KOVELL
In the Footsteps of 'Che' Guevara KEVIN BAXTER
Cruising for Scenery From Dead Sea Boat
Traveler's Notes . . .
Models and Monuments
Tarzan's Hangout
Discount Wars: Jousting for the Bottom Rung CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Water-Laden Loden
Staying Flexible in the Holy Land LUCY IZON, Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer
Local Flavor PHYLLIS C. RICHMAN, Richman is food critic for the Washington Post
Paring Down to One Goal--Bonsai in Japan KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Albania, Rising Chaos and Risk EDWARD WRIGHT, Wright is a former assistant foreign editor at The Times. His column appears monthly
Warning, Con Artists--the Authorities Aim to Punish CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Stick With the Malaria Medicine KATHLEEN DOHENY
Waikiki....7 nights $399* CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Hex Signs of the Times RANDY KRAFT, ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL; Kraft is travel writer for the Morning Call
Train Spotting : Tracking history and character at the Railroad Museum SHERRY STERN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Sherry Stern is the Deputy Calendar Editor
Up a Royal River STEVE BRYNES, Brynes is a freelance photojournalist living in Rockville, Md
Laser Tag Showdown at Times Square
BUSINESS
Boss Should Clarify Requirements of Job
Ads Won't Help You Determine Your Needs CHARLES A. JAFFE, Charles A. Jaffe is mutual funds columnist at the Boston Globe. He can be reached by e-mail at jaffe@globe.com or at the Boston Globe, Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378
Investing Lessons
IRS and State Will Grant More Time for Paperwork, but Not for Paying Taxes Due CARLA LAZZARESCHI
It's Tax Time
Is Greenspan Sure Investors Are Irrational? ROBERT EISNER, ROBERT EISNER is William R. Kenan professor emeritus of economics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. He is the author of "The Misunderstood Economy: What Counts and How to Count It."
Asian American Anger and the China Debate JAMES FLANIGAN
Costa Rica's Big Catch JUANITA DARLING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seacomp Inc. Appoints Edwards as Chairman
Whoever Gets the Most Leisure Dollars Wins GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Players GREG JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Picking Them While They're Down Takes Nerves of Steel TOM PETRUNO
Supervisor Should Spell Out What New Worker's Job Entails
Taking Steps to Protect Employees Amid Rising Workplace Violence MARY J. PITZER, Mary J. Pitzer is a freelance writer based in Woodland Hills
ENTERTAINMENT
. . . and Your Ballot : The Big 8
Small Faces
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon by Susan King
A Director in Overdrive Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
You're Welcome
Party Flavors Mary Susan Herczog, Mary Susan Herczog is an occasional contributor to Calendar
All That Campaigning . . . Is There Really a Payoff? Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
He's Trying to Bring In 'Da Subscribers Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
He Likes to Throws His Weight Around Hunter Drohojowska Philp, Hunter Drohojowska Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Little New, but That's Not All Bad Cheo Hodari Coker
On The Map Steve Hochman
Industry Lowers Volume on Drug Policing Steve Hochman
In Brief Elysa Gardner
In Brief Sandy Masuo
In Brief Cheo Hodari Coker
In Brief Richard Cromelin
In Brief Randy Lewis
League to Underwrite 1998 'Flute' Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
The Crystal Ball Carla Hall, Carla Hall is a Times staff writer
Our Critics' Picks . . . : The Big 8
The Tesh Touch
Easter Bunny Steve Hochman
If It Takes a Winner to Know a Winner . . . Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Yes, but Can They Act? Elaine Dutka
East, West and Improvised Josef Woodard, Josef Woodard is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Radio Shakeout
Texas Twists Chris Reimenschneider, from Austin
Let's Play It Again Susan King
Typecast
The Producer and His Fine Madness Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
They Get the Picture Steven Smith, Steven Smith is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Desert Storm Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
What Was Was and What Was Is Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
OPINION
Whales
Public Deserves Answers About Jail Overcrowding
The Blood Sport of Confirmation Hearings Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
As Asia Rises, Europe Must Revitalize Roger C. Altman and Charles A. Kupchan, Roger C. Altman, an investment banker, served in the U.S. Treasury under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Charles A. Kupchan, a professor of international relations at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, served on the National Security Council during the first year of the Clinton administration
The Summit's Other Issue
At the Precipice, Can Peace Process Survive? Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz, who writes about the Middle East for the New Yorker, is now working on a book about Israel
How Los Angeles Can Become a More Perfect City Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is the State Librarian of California, chairman of the State Sesquicentennial Commission, and a member of the faculty at USC
Tobacco Litigation
Campaign Funds
New Chancellors
School Vouchers
'Living Wage' Begs for Better Job Base FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Animal Health Center at Zoo
A Real People's Revolution Michael Meyer, Michael Meyer covered Eastern Europe and the Balkans for Newsweek from 1988-92
They Had Glamour Then: On Academy Awards Past : PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Ilene Beckerman, Ilene Beckerman is the author of "Love, Loss and What I Wore" (Algonquin Press)
Prop. BB: Crucial to L.A. Schools : Bond measure is desperately needed for repairs and other uses
Spies Look for a Mission, Even an Impossible One David Wise, David Wise is the author of "Nightmover: How Aldrich Ames Sold the CIA to the KGB for $4.6 Million" (HarperCollins)
Space Shortages in State Prisons
The ABCs of Holding Up a New School Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, an associate editor at Pacific News Service, is a research fellow at Pepperdine's Institute for Public Policy
Car Registration
David Brown Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is vice president and director of Hajjar and Partners New Media Lab
Council Passes 'Living Wage' Law
Diane Watson
Rallying Point for Black America JOHN J. JOHNSON and CHARLES J. BROWN, John J. Johnson, director of programs for the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People, and Charles J. Brown, director of Training for Freedom House, returned recently from East Africa
MAGAZINE
The Path DAVID WEDDLE, David Weddle is the author of " 'If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!' The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah" (Grove Press)
Suddenly Famous CLAUDIA PUIG, Claudia Puig, a Times staff writer who covers the film industry, last wrote about Nicolas Cage, who won last year's Oscar for best actor
The Orthodox Way
Bistro for a Bargain S. IRENE VIRBILA
Taking The High Road
Palm Attitudes Mary Melton
Hollywood Agents A. Grey Le Cuyer
Ysitzme: Mr. Endsmog Daniel Nussbaum
Their Big Night
To Sleep, Perchance to Scream --Michael Walker
SPORTS
Just Imagine if Joey Bishop Had Gone Too MAL FLORENCE
Canyons Is Fit for a Tie After Ventura Wins, 6-3
A Streak's Components, Big and Small ROBYN NORWOOD
All of Fitch's Combinations Are Picked Apart by the Jazz CHRIS BAKER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Masking Belfour's Behavior LONNIE WHITE
Kings Win With Young and Lean Look LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Abbott Still on the Bubble MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Uresti Blows Into Bay Hill Lead From Associated Press
Top to Bottom MARK HEISLER, Times Staff Writer
European Ryder Cuppers Face Qualifying Quandry RON SIRAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
After the Goal Rush : Mighty Ducks' Kurri Is Trying to Focus on Playoff Chase Rather Than Scoring Mark ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Robinson, Portland Are at Zero From Associated Press
Sprained Ankle Figures to Keep Wheat on Bench GEORGE DOHRMANN
Clippers Tonight CHRIS BAKER
Junior Partner JEFF FLETCHER TIMES STAFF WRITER
Candiotti's Future Flutters BOB NIGHTENGALE
Trio Propels Palmdale Girls to First Place at Invitational
One Man Makes Difference in MLS From Associated Press
Abbott Still on the Bubble MIKE DiGIOVANNA
Bakersfield Wins Division II Crown From Associated Press
Candiotti's Future Flutters BOB NIGHTENGALE
Van Exel's Gamble Costs Him $10,000 SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes JASON REID
Garland's Understudies Are Starting to Pitch In MICHAEL LAZARUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Oregon State Eliminates Cal State Fullerton, 5-2 LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Vargas Anxious to Get Started VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crescenta Valley Rallies to Beat Newbury Park on the Fly, 2-1
Test Competitions Show Nagano Still Needs Some Fine-Tuning ERIC TALMADGE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vaught Is Always There CHRIS BAKER
Crenshaw's Focus Is Disrupted MARK STRODER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prep Roundup
Windsharp Ready to Go the Distance After Win BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Love It or Hate It, Interleague Play Is Now a Reality BEN WALKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
'Daring' Competitor : Remembering Jackie Robinson 50 Years Later HAL BOCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Easier to Bounce Coach Than Team MARK HEISLER
Waisberg's Double Ends on High Note
Lindros, Flyers Take Lumps in 3-3 Tie With Islanders From Associated Press
Girls' Roundup PAUL McLEOD
Looking for a Few Good Men RANDY HARVEY
Bishop Montgomery Wins Title Again PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Streak's Components, Big and Small ROBYN NORWOOD
Collins Twins Provide the Difference PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big TV Comeback Is Baseball's Goal in Upcoming Season JOHN NELSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Moorer Has Been Down, but He's Up on This Card JIM MURRAY
Lakers Today SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
USC Women End Stanford Reign in NCAA Swimming From Associated Press
Former Titan Wilson Sparks Galaxy Past Club Deportivo MELANIE NEFF, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Riverside Stops Rancho Santiago's Unbeaten Streak STEVE KRESAL
Community College Baseball Roundup
Hicks Throws Together a Nice Finish JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jones Strikes Out 16 in Long Beach Victory
How the Debut Was Covered DICK YOUNG, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Agassi's Slump Continues with Quick Opening Loss From Staff and Wire Reports
Agassi's Slump Continues with Quick Opening Loss From Staff and Wire Reports
George Washington Upsets Carolina From Associated Press
George Washington Upsets Carolina From Associated Press
Game Report : First Half In Review RANDY HARVEY
Minnesota Wouldn't See Stars BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ucla Q&a BILL DWYRE
Henderson Can Contemplate Future TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kentucky in Final Four With Its Elite Eight From Associated Press
Today's Games GEORGE DOHRMANN
Girls' Roundup PAUL McLEOD
Japanese Umpires Hope to Stick in Majors RONALD BLUM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
O'Neal Returns--on Bench SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Lipinski's World Still Small One MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huntington Beach Outshines No. 1 Esperanza in Boys' Volleyball WENDY WITHERSPOON
SOCCER / GRAHAME L. JONES : Nine Hours Later, Keller's Wall Stands GRAHAME L. JONES
McCoy Bruised, so Battle Goes to Bruisers BILL DWYRE, TIMES SPORTS EDITOR
How the Debut Was Covered ARTHUR DALEY, THE NEW YORK TIMES
How the Debut Was Covered BOB COOKE, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE
How the Debut Was Covered RED SMITH, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE
How the Debut Was Covered MICHAEL GAVAN, NEW YORK JOURNAL-AMERICAN
How the Debut Was Covered From Associated Press
How the Debut Was Covered BILL ROEDER, NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM
How the Debut Was Covered From International News Service
How the Debut Was Covered ROSCOE MCGOWEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Crenshaw's Comeback Kids Pull It Out Again ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Heat Announcer Apologizes for Comments About Slaves Associated Press
Don't Throw In Towel Yet BILL PLASCHKE
Minnesota Q&A BILL DWYRE
Kentucky in Final Four With Its Elite Eight JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Opportunity Knocks for Berkeley MARK STRODER
Brewers Building New Stadium and Expectations ROSS NEWHAN
Mighty Ducks Today ROBYN NORWOOD
Funeral for Boxing Great Zale on Monday From Associated Press
Forget the Alamo TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Older AND Wiser : Bash Brothers McGwire, Canseco Reuinted With A's JENNIFER FREY, WASHINGTON POST
Joke May Be on Woods, but He Calls Out GQ for Shots at His Dad Associated Press
How the Debut Was Covered BILL RODER, NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM
Ventura Has Broken Leg Associated Press
Today's Games CHRIS DUFRESNE
Sprained Ankle Might Keep Wheat on Bench GEORGE DOHRMANN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crenshaw Rallies to Win Title ERIC SHEPARD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Only Drama Missing From Last Twin Tale STEVE HENSON
Twin Titles VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Collins Twins Provide the Difference PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura Has Broken Leg Associated Press
FOOD
What Are You Drinking?
The Comfort of Oats ABBY MANDEL, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Biscuit Time
Timing Is Everything MAYI BRADY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Fading Morning Glory WENDY LIN, NEWSDAY
Rethinking Celery RUSS PARSONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spring on Your Table TRACY CROWE McGONIGLE
A New Spring Flame JOAN DRAKE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Get Steamed DONNA DEANE, Deane is The Times' Test Kitchen director
Smile, Then Pig Out Rose Dosti, Dosti is a freelance writer
SOURCES: Ham Delivered
A Fine Balance
How to Cook a Country Ham CHARLES PERRY
The Wilder Shores of Ham CHARLES PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A New Egg Verdict: Not Guilty WENDY LIN
The Versatility of Anna JOAN DRAKE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
You Can Take the Ham Out of the Country, but. . .
When Spain Comes to Call BARBARA HANSEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Armagnac: The Autumnal Spirit KATE RATLIFFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
REAL ESTATE
Tips for Daffodils, Other Bulbs
Unpaid Condo Dues? 3 Top Reasons Why
Kitchen Remodeling Costs Can Be High
Skylights Offer New Features, Shapes, Vents JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Right Neighborly CARRIE SOMMER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Carrie Sommer is a South Bay freelance writer
Tulip Time
The World Still Needs Old-Fashioned Stores
Newest Mogul Hitting Beach RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Landlord Must Give Notice to Enter Despite Lease Clause From Project Sentinel
Camellia Disappoints Glendale Resident ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
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