What happened on November 16, 1997

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'Dream' Deferred No More Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
In Brief Connie Johnson
He'd Like to See You Squirm Elaine Dutka, Elaine Dutka is a Times staff writer
Arnold Stiefel / Producer Steve Hochman
Huntington to Swap Lawnmowers for Art Suzanne Muchnic
More Prowess Than Passion for Dion; Not So for Metallica Elysa Gardner
Yes, She Sings Too Elysa Gardner, Elysa Gardner is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
In Brief Elysa Gardner
In Brief Steve Hochman
Unpalette-able
White Buck Grunge
All Apologies
Q And A
Broadway Unbound Eleanor Randolph, Eleanor Randolph is a Times staff writer
It's Getting Bigger, Brighter in Long Beach Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Founding Son
Album Review Elysa Gardner
DeJohnette Goes on Percussion Safari Don Heckman
'47 'La Boheme': Thanks for the Memories Chris Pasles
L.A.'s Most De-Voted Theatergoer Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
What Gives?
Let's Review the Evidence Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
After Doolittle: A Dance Debacle Lewis Segal, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance critic
He's Huge in This Town Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer
P.O.V. The Screenwriter JOHN LEE HANCOCK
Preaching What She Practices Judith Michaelson, Judith Michaelson is a Times staff writer
Does SoundScan Count en Espan~ol ? STEVE HOCHMAN
More Muscle Than Fluff Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar

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Child Care
Enough of Sanctions: Take Saddam Hussein Out Howard R. Teicher, Howard R. Teicher is the co-author of "Twin Pillars to Desert Storm" and served as director of Near and South Asia political-military affairs on the National Security Council from 1982-87
Heading for a Fall Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His newest book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustrations of American Politics."
Public Policy, for the Heart
Children's Ward at Metropolitan
Court Clerks
Debate Over Coliseum Site
New Light on Home Businesses
L.A. City Charter Reform: First, Shaky Gains Are Made
James Wolfensohn Adrian Wooldridge, Adrian Wooldridge, the West Coast correspondent for the Economist, is co-author of "The Witch Doctors: What the Management Gurus are Saying and Why it Matters."
Boeing Learns a Lesson in Predictability HOWARD H. STEVENSON, Howard H. Stevenson, a professor of business administration at Harvard, is the author of "Do Lunch or Be Lunch: The Power of Predictability in Creating Your Future," just published by Harvard Business School Press
DWP Layoffs and Union Ties to Mayor
Economic, Political Pressures Strain Pakistan's Civil Society Paula R. Newberg, Paula R. Newberg, author of a study of Pakistan's judiciary, "Judging the State," observed the 1995 Lahore blasphemy trial on behalf of Human Rights Watch/Asia. She returned from a two-month stay in South Asia last week
The GOP's Own Asian Connection: Rev. Moon Robert Parry, Robert Parry, who was a correspondent for Associated Press and Newsweek, is editor of I.F. Magazine, a new investigative-political publication
Teen Pregnancies
Public Policies
LBJ as the Clinton Paradigm Robert Dallek, Robert Dallek, who taught history at UCLA for 30 years, is currently a professor at Boston University. Volume II of his new biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, "Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973," will be published next April
Deputy's Sentence
Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu . . . HARVEY J. FIELDS, Harvey J. Fields is senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple and cochair of Israel's 50th Anniversary Community Celebration Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Berlin: A Belief That Man Could Be Better Alan Wolfe, Alan Wolfe, a contributing editor to the New Republic, is University Professor at Boston University and the author of the forthcoming "One Nation, After All."
British Nanny Trial Not the First to Defy Expectations Charles L. Lindner, Charles L. Lindner is past president of the Los Angeles Criminal Bar Assn
Does the Black Community Need Another Charismatic Leader? Michael Datcher, Michael Datcher is the co-editor of the essay collection "Tough Love: The Life & Death of Tupac Shakur."
Hollywood 10 Were Villains, Not Victims MICHAEL BERLINER, Michael S. Berliner is executive director of the Marina del Ray-based Ayn Rand Institute, which describes itself as an advocate of reason, individualism and capitalism. Website: www.aynrand.org

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Rate Isn't the Only Factor to Consider When Getting Loan LEW SICHELMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Realtors Celebrate, but Cautiously BRADLEY INMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Will Remodel for Donuts KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Nursery Can Provide Rare Native Plants ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Water Stains Aren't the Only Problem Facing Owner JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Hickenbottom is a community association management consultant and a founding director of the California Assn. of Community Managers
Garden Events
Her Beat Goes On in Malibu RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Type of Glass Used in Windows Is the Key JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Free Seminar Geared to First-Time Home Buyers

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What happened on November 16, 1997

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Ex-Lawman Reportedly Confesses to Killing Hippie in '71 AARON J. LOPEZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS

UCI Forum Focuses on Diversity of Faiths RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton's Giving Them Nothing to Talk About DANA PARSONS

R U Ready 4 Doom? ROBERT A. JONES

Ahmanson Still Faces Big Hurdles COLL METCALFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Latino Group Celebrates Its 35th Year DADE HAYES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Cold Front May Bring More Rain LISA FERNANDEZ, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Church Seeks OK to Build New Sanctuary COLL METCALFE

St. Bonaventure Team Is Geography Champ COLL METCALFE

Remembering That Other Great Daily SCOTT HARRIS

O.C. Can Trust Election Process --but Not Without Changes BILL JONES, Bill Jones is California secretary of state

Police Schedule 21st Sobriety Checkpoint VERONIQUE de TURENNE

Time Has Come for Valley to Take Control of Its Transit Needs RICHARD ALARCON, Richard Alarcon represents the 7th District on the Los Angeles City Council and chairs the Transportation Committee

Making the Tough Calls--Daily BILL OVEREND, Bill Overend is editor of the Ventura County Edition of The Times

Court Clerks' Strike Settled With 4% Raise GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bringing Harmony to the Streets SOLOMON MOORE, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing LISA FERNANDEZ

Project Is No Longer in Neutral RICHARD WINTON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Male Driver Sought in Hit-Run Accident -COLL METCALFE

Riding Shotgun With the Sofa Mortician LARRY GORDON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Defeated School Bond Measure Will Rise Again PATTI YOMANTAS, Patti Yomantas is a mother of two Conejo schoolchildren and served as co-chair with fellow parent Pat Phelps on the Committee for Measure Q

Records in Claim Against D.A. Sealed GREG KRIKORIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Authorities Baffled Over the Mysterious Death of Lone Hunter MATTHEW YI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Safety 'Net for 'Forever Families' SUSAN GALLAGHER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

L.A. School Rolls Surge by 2%; Half of Growth in Valley DUKE HELFAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER

City Officials Advise Against HMO Tax Break KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

State Race Has Garden Grove Council in Tight Quarters CATHY WERBLIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Homeless Clinic Offers Alternative Care for Alternative Lifestyles JAMES L. ENG, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Give-and-Take on Dealing With Panhandlers BRENDA LOREE, Brenda Loree is a Times correspondent

Cedillo Assails Torres for Taking NRA Campaign Aid DAN WEIKEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Plane Returns to John Wayne Safely After Engine Fire THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Driver Killed, 2 Passengers Injured When Car Hits Tree KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

For Sale: Lumber Town, History MARTHA IRVINE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

'And Now Our Country Needs Us' H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Tale of Ghostwriters and Alien Landings ANN W. O'NEILL

Air Board Seeks More Surveys on Port Coal KEVIN O'LEARY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Huxley's World Still Brave STEVE CHAWKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER

County Not Immune to the Plague of Hate Crime TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Cities on Low Ground at Highest Flood Risk SHELBY GRAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Has Learning Been Forgotten in Rush to Reform? MYRON H. DEMBO, Myron H. Dembo is the Stephen Crocker professor of education at the University of Southern California's School of Education. He lives in Tarzana

Mitzvah Day '97 Events Scheduled in Valley Area KARIMA A. HAYNES

3 Held in Armed Robbery at Fast-Food Restaurant KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Mayor Who Stood for Reform CECILIA RASMUSSEN

Deaths of Sea Lions Do Not Concern Experts LISA FERNANDEZ

Oil Tank Fire Emits Hydrogen Sulfide COLL METCALFE

Holes in the Dike SHELBY GRAD, TIMES STAFF WRITER

New Hope, New Challenges for HIV-Positive JOSEPH HANANIA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Sleeplessness Likened to Drunkenness Associated Press

2 Are Killed in Crash of Small Plane in Big Bear STEVE CARNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

NEWS

Ivy League's Secrets of Admission Revealed ANNE WALLACE ALLEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dilbert's Creator Strikes a Believable Pose in Hoax From the Associated Press

Long-Missing Lear Jet Eludes Discovery ERNEST F. IMHOFF and FREDERICK N. RASMUSSEN, BALTIMORE SUN

Orphans of Addiction SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER

High-School Student Charged With Robbing Banks as Cowboy, Ghost Associated Press

Crash Kills 4 in Ute Tribe; Alcohol Use Is Suspected Associated Press

Disney's 'Wonderful World' Encompasses The Orphan Story And Stars Richard Dreyfuss SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER

'The Preacher's Wife' Kevin Thomas

A Bold, New Scent for Elk Hunters RICH TOSCHES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Leaders End Ruling Body, Form New One From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Carter Extending Hand to a Former Protector Associated Press

Plan to Ease Minority Home Buying Is Set From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Foundation Pledges $100 Million to University Reuters

Culture Watch BETTIJANE LEVINE

Powerful Iraq Attack Urged if Talks Fail JOHN DANISZEWSKI and ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Ousted Co-Premier Offers 'Compromise' From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Nations Large and Small Carefully Watch Unfolding Crisis ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Audio Books ROCHELE O'GORMAN FLYNN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Australia's Plan for North-South Railway Gathers Steam ROHAN SULLIVAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

5.3 Temblor Jolts Eastern Sierra, White Mountains KENNETH REICH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Toll High Among Elderly Ousted by Flood JOHN MacDONALD, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reinstated Soldier to Run for Congress From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Up All Night Michael Quintanilla

Clinton Arrives for Weekend of Fund-Raisers JONATHAN PETERSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

NAACP Lets Baptist Board Member Quit From Times Staff and Wire Reports

U.S. Violent Crime Maintains Dip RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Volunteer Pilots Give Environmental Groups a Boost ANNE WALLACE ALLEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Powerful Attack on Iraq Urged if Talks Fail PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER