What happened on May 04, 1997

BOOKS

Ice Storm, By Margaret Gibson
Reading L.a.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SON.\o7 By Norman Mailer\f7 .\o7 Random House: 242 pp., $22\f7 By A. N. Wilson, \o7 A. N. Wilson is the author of such widely acclaimed biographies as "Paul: The Mind of the Apostle," "Jesus," "Tolstoy" and "C.S. Lewis." A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters, he is the literary editor of the Evening Standard (London)\f7
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NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Minimal Fanfare, Please By Mark Swed, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
Charting His Own Course By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Way Beyond Center Field By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
The Sound and the Furor By Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
Cannes Heat
Reeling in the Years By John-thor Dahlburg, John-Thor Dahlburg is The Times' Paris bureau chief
Not Just Any Old 'Shlemiel' By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Go Quietly? No Way! By Greg Braxton, Greg Braxton is a Times staff writer
Sometimes Kevin Bacon Isn't Enough By Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Post-Oscar Poll, Non-Actor Division By Robert Stevens, Robert Stevens is a Times staff writer
Kathleen Quinlan / Actress By Steve Hochman
New Plays, Now Ideas--and No Waiting By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
A Show's Demise: Two Views By Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer
An Inventive Life in Motion By Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Painting in a New World By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
View From the Hill By Cheo Hodari Coker, Cheo Hodari Coker is a Times staff writer
Pssssst--Heard About Michael's New Album? By Jerry Crowe
Wim And Vigor By Steve Hochman
Clown Town By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
Showcasing the Versatility of the Piano By Don Heckman
The 'Roseanne' Shuffle

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Why Isn't Hollywood Giving to L.A.'s Cause? By William Fulton, William Fulton, editor of California Planning & Development Report and a senior research fellow at Claremont Graduate School Research Institute, is the author of "The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles" (Solano Press Books)
Executioner's Myth By Michael A. Males, Michael A. Males is the author of "The Scapegoat Generation; America's War on Adolescents" (Common Courage Press)
Executioner's Myth : The Abyss at the Center of Senseless Killings By Martin E. Marty, Martin E. Marty is a professor of the history of American religion at the University of Chicago and senior editor of the Christian Century magazine
The Rising Language of Latino Media: English By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, associate editor at Pacific News Service, is a fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy
A Sweeping Majority for Modest Change By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Political Cooperation, Not Guns, the Key to a New, Successful NATO By James A. Baker Iii, James A. Baker III served as secretary of state from 1989-1992
Social Security By Jonathan Barry Forman, Jonathan Barry Forman, a law professor at the University of Oklahoma, formerly served as tax counsel to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), on the Senate Finance Committee
Feeding the Starving Masses Doesn't Make for a Coherent Policy By Robert A. Manning, Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute and Progressive Foundation, was a State Department advisor for Asia policy from 1989-93. He recently returned from a visit to Korea
Zacarias Faces a Huge Job in Reforming the LAUSD
Martin Lee By Nancy Yoshihara, Nancy Yoshihara is an editorial writer for The Times. She interviewed Martin C.M. Lee during his recent visit to Los Angeles
Civility Flies Away
The 'Insider' Who Spent His Career Outside By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Still Shocked by What Comes After By S.E. Hough, S.E. Hough is a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Pasadena
Free Speech at LAX Is More Than a 1st Amendment Issue By Barry A. Fisher, Barry A. Fisher, an attorney specializing in constitutional law, opened LAX to free speech in 1974

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

The Pretenders By Mary Mcnamara
To the ATM By Leilani Nisperos
Didya Cmeontv? By Daniel Nussbaum
That's What Fronds Are For By A. Grey Le Cuyer
Palisades Oasis By Susan Heeger
Resurrecting The Champ By J.R. Moehringer, J.R. Moehringer is a Times staff writer. He last wrote for the magazine about a fatal car accident involving eight Orange County teenagers
The Lucy Chronicles By Steven Stark, This article is adapted from "Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events that Made Us Who We Are Today," published this month by The Free Press. Author Steven Stark is a commentator for National Public Radio and has written extensively for the Atlantic Monthly and other publications
Still Alive and, Well, ... By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on May 04, 1997

BOOKS

NEWS

Her Work Has Her Seeing Double By Brad Bonhall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Carving Out a New Future By Nancy Wride, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Life on 'Fast Forward' By D. James Romero, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Honoring Is Not the Same as Worshiping Your Parents By Kathleen O. Ryan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Great Expectations . . . By Joan Kelly Bernard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Interaction (Not Inaction) Needed By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

She's Far From Being Bored With Ironing By Kathryn Bold, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Mother Finds Dad's Shoes Too Big to Fill By Sandy Banks, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Jewel of Russian Absurdity? By Stanley Meisler, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'Bodyscapes': Love, Fashion, Women By Dennis Mclellan Dennis Mclellan..Bd: Times Staff Writer

Theft Suspect Described as a Gifted Student By Stephen Byrd, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Lack of Vigilance on Property Theft Is Too Often a Real Crime By Richard Warchol and Penny Arevalo, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Murder Mystery Haunts Vermont Detective By Wilson Ring, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Sculptor of History and the Present By Mike Feinsilber, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tokyo's Kinder, Gentler Police Force By Yuri Kageyama, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Poverty Reclaims Flavio, a Brazilian Made Famous by Life Magazine By Michael Astor, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zaire Rebel Leader Kabila Shuns Talks at Sea With President Mobutu By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tax Dodging--a National Game of Catch Me If You Can By Ian Phillips, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Family's End a Tale of Sad Recrimination By Will Lester, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Czars' Treasures Head to Texas Associated Press

The Real Prize of This $10-Million Contest: A Weekend Getaway in Space By Connie Farrow, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Competition, Controversy for Maverick DNA Researcher By Matt Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Sweethearts Bound by Murder By John Macdonald, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Microbes: A Gene Hunter's Latest Quarry By Matt Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Welfare Reform Hits Dairy Farmers Hard By Philip Brasher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Big Muddy's Present Is a Pale Reflection of Its Pioneer Past By Matt Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rambunctious Rabbits a Hop, Skip and Jump From Jets By Joseph Schuman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Old Ironsides' Readied for Seagoing Birthday By Jon Marcus, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Prejudice, Poverty Batter Korea's Amerasians By Sang-hun Choe, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Child Care Major Pitfall in Welfare Reform By Melissa Healy and David Lesher, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Trouble in the Mecca of Reading By Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Beijing Is New 'Air Apparent' as Smog Capital By Henry Chu, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Separatist Siege Ends in Peaceful Surrender By Jesse Katz, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Education Gets Big Boost Under Budget Deal By Richard T. Cooper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Lead Prosecutor to Quit After McVeigh Trial By Richard A. Serrano, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Indonesian Financier Sought Senators' Favors By Alan C. Miller and William Rempel, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

In This Town, the Raisin Is 'Who We Are' By Stephanie Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

State Democrats Take Aim Again at Saturday Night Specials By Max Vanzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blaze Hits London's Royal Academy of Arts Reuters

Winnipeg Escapes Serious Damage as Flood Destroys 100 Homes in Suburb From Reuters

Husband Says Despair Led Wife to Kill Child By Bonnie Hayes, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Field of Expertise By Scott Martelle, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blair Rounds Out Cabinet, Emphasizing Diversity By William D. Montalbano, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Villagers, Police Slain in Pre-Vote Violence From Times Wire Reports

Rostropovich Offers Music, Life for Peace From Times Wire Reports

Blinding Sandstorms Claim 22 Lives From Times Wire Reports

Problems Outweigh Progress of U.N. Tribunal By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rebel's Letters Show Peru Siege as Bid to Reunite Family From Associated Press

Zaire Rebel Chief on Ship for Talks By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Heston Wins Seat on NRA Board From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Kasparov Defeats Deep Blue in 1st Game By Jack Peters

Hundreds Riot After Bonfire Is Put Out From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Budget Agreement Puts Clinton in Odd Position By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Accord Includes Clinton's Promise to Fix Welfare Law By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Proposal Leaves Seniors Relieved By Robert A. Rosenblatt, TIMES STAFF WRITER

AT&T Assures FCC It Plans to Pass Along Lower Costs From Associated Press

Killer Who Fled Prison Hospital Held After Heist From Times Wire Services

Bodies of 2 Brothers Who Tried to Cross River Discovered From Times Wires Services

Despite Official Return to Phonics, Many Endorse 'Whole Language' By Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES STAFF WRITER

O.C. Families Get Education in College Cost By Randal C. Archibold, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Theft Suspect Described as Gifted Student By Stephen Byrd, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Big Windfalls Lose Gusto in Unclaimed Property Case By Michael G. Wagner, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tracing the Apparent Fall of a Model Mother By Bonnie Hayes, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Beginning of the End : Move to Costa Mesa Starts Shutdown of State Hospital By Fred Alvarez, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Death Penalty for Drunk Driver Sought From Times Staff and Wire Reports

'Invasion' by Cook on NBC; as Jack Paar 'Was Saying' on KCET; 3-D and a 'Tidal Wave' hit ABC By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER