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What happened on January 11, 1998
BOOKS
PARADISE.\o7 By Toni Morrison\f7 .\o7 Alfred A. Knopf: 324 pp., $25\f7 By Richard Eder
Reading L.a.
THE BIRTH OF BEBOP: A Social and Musical History.\o7 By Scott DeVeaux\f7 .\o7 University of California Press: 574 pp., $35\f7 By Phil Schaap, \o7 Phil Schaap is the host of a weekly radio show, "Bird Flight," heard on WKCR-FM in New York. A winner of six Grammy awards, Schaap was recently honored with ASCAP's Deems Taylor award for best broadcaster of 1997\f7
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Life and Letters.\o7 By Styra Avins\f7 .\o7 Oxford University Press: 880 pp., $45\f7 : JOHANNES BRAHMS: A Biography.\o7 By Jan Swafford\f7 .\o7 Alfred A. Knopf: 704 pp., $35\f7 By Ted Libbey, \o7 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."\f7
THE AMERICAN OPERA SINGER: The Lives and Adventures of America's Great Singers in Opera and Concert From 1825 to the Present.\o7 By Peter G. Davis\f7 .\o7 Doubleday: 626 pp., $40\f7 By Michelle Krisel, \o7 Michelle Krisel is assistant to Placido Domingo, artistic director of the Washington Opera\f7
TWENTIETH CENTURY'S FOX: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Culture of Hollywood.\o7 By George F. Custen\f7 .\o7 Basic Books: 435 pp., $27.50\f7 By Thomas Schatz, \o7 Thomas Schatz is the author of "The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era." His most recent book, "Boom and Bust: The American Cinema in the 1940s," has just been published by Scribners. He is a professor of film at the University of Texas at Austin\f7
EATING CHINESE FOOD NAKED.\o7 By Mei Ng\f7 .\o7 Scribner: 252 pp., $21\f7 By Heller Mcalpin, \o7 Heller McAlpin is a novelist who reviews frequently for the Los Angeles Times and Newsday\f7
CHARMING BILLY.\o7 By Alice McDermott\f7 .\o7 Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 280 pp. $21\f7 By Richard Eder, \o7 Richard Eder is The Times' Book Critic\f7
Fiction COLD MOUNTAIN by Charles Frazier (Atlantic...
NEWS
THE HISTORY OF JAZZ:\o7 By Ted Gioia\f7 .\o7 Oxford University Press: 426 pp., $30\f7 : BLUES UP AND DOWN: Jazz in Our Time.\o7 By Tom Piazza\f7 .\o7 St. Martin's Press: 148 pp., $21.95\f7 : BLUE: The Murder of Jazz.\o7 By Eric Nisenson\f7 .\o7 St. Martin's Press: 272 pp., $22.95\f7 : SEEING JAZZ: Artists and Writers on Jazz.\o7 Edited by Elizabeth Goldson\f7 .\o7 Chronicle Books: 144 pp., $22.95\f7 By Jonathan Levi, \o7 Jonathan Levi is the author of the novel "A Guide for the Perplexed" and has toured and recorded as a jazz violinist with a number of bands. He is a contributing writer to Book Review\f7
PORTRAIT OF THE BLUES.\o7 By Paul Trynka\f7 .\o7 Photographs by Val Wilmer\f7 .\o7 Da Capo: 160 pp., $25\f7 : A CENTURY OF JAZZ.\o7 By Roy Carr\f7 .\o7 Da Capo: 256 pp., $28.95\f7 : HEART & SOUL: A Celebration of Black Music Style in America 1930-1975.\o7 By Bob Merlis and Davin Seay\f7 .\o7 Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 160 pp., $40\f7 : RHAPSODIES IN BLACK: Art of the Harlem Renaissance.\o7 By Richard J. Powell and David A. Bailey\f7 .\o7 University of California Press: 182 pp., $60 cloth, $34.95 paper\f7 By Marc Carnegie, \o7 Marc Carnegie is a critic living in London\f7
To the Editor:
Oscar Field
Longitude
Wave Of The Future
Smart Aleck
Different Drummers
Flying Pillows By Nancy Wride
A Sculptor of Fine Works By Irene Lacher
Every Dog Can Have His Cape By Michael Quintanilla
T Is for Tireless By Tracy Johnson
Books, They Wrote By David L. Ulin
Call It the Second French Revolution. By Joseph Hanania
Laugh Lines : Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Audio By Rochelle O'Gorman Flynn, Special to The Times
Punch Lines
Smart Aleck
Radio Via the Net Shows It's a Small World After All By David Colker, TIMES STAFF WRITER
If It's for a Good Cause, Let Us Know
They're Going Postal Over Billion-Dollar Profits By Anne Beatts
Elizabeth George Comes Clean About 'Deception' at UCI By Dennis Mclellan
Post-Studio 54, His Life Doesn't Have the Same Flash By Frank Ahrens, WASHINGTON POST
School Spending by Foundations
A Question for the Piecemakers
Roars of Protest at Cougar's Killing
Resources Exist for Adoptees, Parents
Reassessing Drug Education
Two Views of Airport Editorials
'You Have to Be From Here'
A Community or a Commodity?
Fast Food Outlets Bad for Capistrano
Clinton Economy; Votes by Boxer
2 Strikes Against Judge in DUI Case
Adventure Pass Is a Good Deal
The Downside of Hill Canyon Course
Comments an Insult to College Mediator
Simi Sports Bar Isn't Good Neighbor
EPA Failing to Enforce Standards
Defeat Turned Into an 'Accomplishment'
Majestic Oaks Need Our Protection
Calabasas Project
Chandler Median
Lakes for Recreation Area
Homeless Shelter
Rose Parade Float
Valley Secession
Burbank Airport
CSUN Athletics
'Greening' of the Back-to-Nature Movement Walls Off Shangri-La By Judith Kohler, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today's Silk Road Carries a Different Kind of Import: Heroin By Dave Carpenter, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Opium Habit a Growing Woe Among Hopeless of Central Asia By Dave Carpenter, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Slave Ship Makes Final Painful Journey By Chris Newton, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scientists Test Once-Polluted Harbor's Crop Potential By Jon Marcus, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Basketball Players Sink Teeth Into Dunks By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Skeleton in the Septic Tank Reopens Mystery of Missing Millionaire By Terrence Petty, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Retrial Set for Woman Jailed in Mate's Death By Pauline Arrillaga, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police Order Pizza to Arrest Delivery Man Associated Press
Wife's Suicide Mirrors Man Accused of Trying to Kill Her By Andrew Blasko, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mother Convicted of Abuse in Death of 680-Pound Girl Reuters
Prison Starvation Death Raises Questions By Larry Lopez, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Raps Burundi Killings Associated Press
Employers of Underage Workers Rarely Punished By Martha Mendoza, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reunion With Son Eases Decades of Grief By Karyn Hunt, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leaf Blower Issue a Clash of Expectations, Realities By Bettina Boxall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Child Abuse Reports Swamp County System By Sonia Nazario and James Rainey, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Clinton Urges Quick Ban on Human Cloning By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boeing Gears Up for Retooling of Long Beach Site By Ralph Vartabedian, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O.C.'s Efforts to Enforce Child Support Pay Off By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Driven to Extremes in the Northwest By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pope and Cuba Split on Goals of Coming Trip By Richard Boudreaux and Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Shootings Leave 3 Men Dead at Edwards AFB By T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Years Later, Many Still Shaken by Quake By Hugo Martin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foes Push Indonesia's Suharto to Act or Quit By Maggie Farley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Children Get Part of DHL Founder's Estate By Mary Curtius, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Convicted of Rape Challenges Law on Registration of Sex Offenders By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Case of Wanton Weeding By Peter H. King
Will San Simeon Coast Become a Playground? By Frank Clifford, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Washington Monument Will Close for Repairs Associated Press
Northeast Is Cold, Dark in Storm's Wake From Times Wire Services
Maryland Schools Remove 2 Black-Authored Books By Annie Gowen, THE WASHINGTON POST
DNC Ends Ban on Money From Legal Residents Washington Post
48 Killed, 2,000 Hurt by 6.2 Earthquake in China By Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hotel Director Shot to Death From Times Wire Reports
Alleged Cult Leader Charged in Plot From Times Wire Reports
Russian, Chechen Leaders Agree on Economic Plan From Associated Press
Former President Faces Coup Charges From Times Wire Reports
Hebron Protest Ends in Clash Associated Press
Insurgency Marks 6th Anniversary From Times Wire Reports
Palestinians, Israeli Troops Clash Amid Hebron Crowds Associated Press
On His First Trip to Northern Ireland, a Kennedy Symbolizes Hope By William D. Montalbano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Discovery of Bug Reportedly Jeopardized Visit From Associated Press
GOP Offers Alternative to Clinton Child-Care Plan From Associated Press
500 Postal Workers Protest Privatization From Times Wire Reports
U.S. Report Accuses Sheriff of Brutality From Times Wire Reports
Microsoft Wins TCI Deal on Cable Boxes By Sallie Hofmeister and Leslie Helm, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Searching for Alternatives By Sonia Nazario
Film Festival Announces Award in Bono's Honor From Associated Press
AIDS Vaccine to Get Large-Scale Trial From Reuters
Long-Term Disaster Trauma Is Common By Hugo Martin
Ailing Gorilla at L.A. Zoo Dies After Tests From Times Staff and Wire Reports
AIDS Vaccine to Get Large-Scale Trial From Reuters
Improving LAUSD Performance
Bill Clinton
Vacant Judgeships
Alatorre
County Jail Woes
Cleaver on Racial Dialogue
Leaf Blowers
L.A. Improvements
Region's Population
'Titanic'
Towers of Power
Pot Calls the Kettle?
Needle Note
Knocked Sensible
The subject is science in 5-part KCET series; the people speak and the 'Choice' awards are given By Ben Elder, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Movie Spotlight By Kevin Thomas
The Strangest Species By Steve Parks, NEWSDAY
Amusing yourself with facts on scary rides; 'Annie' gets a Disney premiere By Lynne Heffley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tech Training Via Videos By Martie Zad, THE WASHINGTON POST
'Lone Star' By Kenneth Turan
'Denise Calls Up' By Kenneth Turan
'Jerry Maguire' By Kenneth Turan
ENTERTAINMENT
Week In Preview
A French Connection By Lanie Goodman, Lanie Goodman, based in France, is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Unbound by Tradition By Yvette C. Doss, Yvette C. Doss is editor and co-publisher of frontera, a national Chicano/Latino music and culture magazine
Revolutionary Moves By Jordan Levin, Jordan Levin is a Miami-based dance writer
The Chaplin Paradox By Bill Desowitz, Bill Desowitz is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Inside Conan's Laugh Factory By Jane Hall, Jane Hall is a Times staff writer
A Posthumous Embrace for a Passionate Director By Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
Rod Steiger / Actor By Steve Hochman
'Sunrise's' Lasting Shine By Bill Desowitz, Bill Desowitz is a frequent contributor to Calendar
The Fearless Flight of 'Burning Blue' By Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
Awards Rivalry Heats Up By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Taking the Critical Second Step By John Henken, John Henken is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Photo Synthesis By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Williams Keeps to Her Eccentric Musical Path By Natalie Nichols
Cutting a Sharp Figure By Elysa Gardner
RULE BRITANNIA: The year-end album polls of Britain's... By Dave Jennings, From London
SMALL FACES: With her planned film role as Janis Joplin...
Get Ready to Crank Up Your Computer By Steve Hochman
Lovano and Rubalcaba Prove a Dynamic Duo By Don Heckman
Five Picks for Sampling Chicano Alternativo By Yvette C. Doss
BUSINESS
Markets' Judgment: Government Is Good By James Flanigan
Gas Engine Is Not About to Go By Donald W. Nauss, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Why the Fed Needs to Slash Interest Rates By Tom Petruno
The Real Retirement Crisis By Kathy M. Kristof, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Determine Your Needs, Learn Fee Schedule Before Retaining Financial Planner By Carla Lazzareschi
Be Tax-Savvy in Picking Funds for a Roth IRA By Russ Wiles, Russ Wiles is a mutual fund columnist for The Times
Southland Campaign Seeks to Prove Better Parents Make Better Employees By Nancy Rivera Brooks
Is It Sex Discrimination or Performance-Based Action?
Will You Have Enough in Retirement By Kathy M. Kristof
Worker Must Prove He Is Sex Bias Victim
UCI's De-Acceleration : Rumors Fly After Business Program's Sudden End By Patrice Apodaca, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Knickerbocker Sells Part of Stake Dow Jones
Gentle Dental to Offer Shares Times Wire Reports
Bergen Brunswig Gets an Exclusive Dow Jones
Prosoft Founder Leaves Company Dow Jones
Canon Wins a Round in Patent Lawsuit Bloomberg News
Dense-Pac Loses $493,449 for Quarter
Hormel, El Torito Make a Deal Dow Jones
Parr Named Regional Director for Neuberger & Berman
Big Mac Shakes Up a Small Town By Ted Anthony, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trans-Asia Railroad Plans Finally on Track By Denis D. Gray, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Seeking Death When Family Members Slain By Greg Hernandez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Auto Insurance Fraud Case Reveals Bold Alleged Scams By Michael G. Wagner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Father Was Wrong--but Was County Right? By Dana Parsons
Foul-Weather Friends By Tina Nguyen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Development Spurs School Boundary Debate By Hope Hamashige and Liz Seymour, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Proven Track Record By Mimi Ko Cruz, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Trustees Still Quiet on Superintendent By Liz Seymour, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Sought in Shooting, Rape Attempt in Irvine
Residents Mobilize By Hope Hamashige, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Outage Hits 1,100 Edison Customers By Steve Carney, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Killed, 1 Hurt in Ortega Highway Crash By Steve Carney, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time for Trustees to Act
City's Skate Park Risk Paid Off
Open the Books on Bankruptcy
O.C. Poised for Payroll Growth as NAFTA Rules Move Forward By Dennis Aigner, Dennis J. Aigner is professor of management and economics at the Graduate School of Management, UC Irvine, and a faculty associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development
All Students Deserve Scientific Approach By Nathaniel Lamm, Nathaniel Lamm is a retired administrator with the Orange County Department of Education. He writes from Santa Ana
Tied Up in Traffic, Robbery Suspect Gets Rounded Up By Steve Carney, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Megan's Law Questioned in Local Case By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Man Behind the Money By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
At AA, Survivors Tell of Lives Lost--and Won
Gee Rating By Regina Hong, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sewage Spill Closes Part of Beach in Ventura By Scott Steepleton, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Passerby Discovers Man's Body in Van By Robert Gammon
Council to Discuss Animal Control Pact By Coll Metcalfe
Kiwanis Fund-Raiser to Aid Abused Children By Coll Metcalfe
Councilwoman Seeks to Lower Appeal Fees By Kate Folmar
Academic Decathlon Puts Students to the Test By Lisa Fernandez
Magnet School Seeks New Students By Lisa Fernandez
Obituaries
* Jane F. Cazavelan; Psychologist, Horsewoman
Justice Is Not Served
A SOAR Spot for the Farmer By Saylor S. Milton, Saylor S. Milton is a third-generation citrus grower in Fillmore
Something to Hide?
Plan Not Elementary for Parents By Elaine C. Mckearn, Elaine C. McKearn is a member of the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education
Not the Right 'Component'
Man Shoots Tenant, Kills Self, Police Say By Jon Steinman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Splitting Image By Jill Leovy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fernando: Fighting the Brave Fight By Scott Harris
Valley Quake Repair
Slaying of 19-Year-Old Believed Gang-Related By Jon Steinman
Valley Woman Dies in Rain-Related Wreck By Jon Steinman
Youth Revitalizes Political Scene
Good Art, Good Governance
Efficiency and Justice Can Mix
A Skewed Equation
CSU Planning an Unholy Alliance By David Klein, David Klein is a mathematical physicist and professor of mathematics at Cal State Northridge. E-mail: david.klein@csun.edu
Shot Down Before He Even Got Off the Ground By John Flynn, Flynn worked for the Associated Press, Life magazine, CBS and NBC before serving on the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Commission
No Foundation to Cosmetics Lawsuit, Actress Stevens Says By Ann W. O'Neill
4 Years After Northridge, Recovery Isn't Over By Hugo Martin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ill Inmates Transferred to Twin Towers By Tina Daunt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How Washington and Hollywood Each Wag the Dog by the Tail By Robert A. Jones
SPECIAL REPORT * Torrance residents, once worried by facility in their midst, can now breathe more easily. As eight-year effort to improve safety winds up . . . : Mobil Refines Its Image By Deborah Belgum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Here's to Hank, Say Sad Friends of a Very Special Saloonkeeper By Michael Krikorian, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Most Motorists Get Failing Grade on New Law, School Bus Drivers Say By Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nature Reigns
Possible Murder-Suicide Leaves 3 Dead at Base By T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
South L.A. Group Seeks to Form School District By Dan Weikel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Owner Who Survived Riots Slain in Robbery By K. Connie Kang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Boxing, Gym Drew Them All By Cecilia Rasmussen
4 Men Shot to Death at Compton Car Shop By Nicholas Riccardi, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ailing Gorilla at L.A. Zoo Dies After Undergoing Tests From Times Staff and Wire Reports
'Income City' Devours Lake Tahoe Charm, Sense of Community By Brendan Riley, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun Valley Housing Official Can't Afford a House By Dan Gallagher, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Growth Transforms Once-Sleepy Oregon Town From the Inside Out By Jeff Barnard, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holding Out Hope for Housing in Jackson By Jon Sarche, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New-Age Slums Infiltrate Trendy Sedona By Patrick Graham, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big-City Access Frees Park City of Economic Problems By Greg Beacham, ASSOCIATED PRESS
OPINION
Seeking Moral Justice by the Return of Looted Art By Hector Feliciano, Hector Feliciano is author of "The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art."
Great Expectations By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, an associate editor at Pacific News Service, is a research fellow at Pepperdine's Institute for Public Policy
Benjamin Netanyahu: The Empty Center By Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz, who writes for the New Yorker and the Nation, is working on a book about Israel
The Long--If Intermittent--Battle Over the Courts By David M. O'Brien, David M. O'Brien, a professor of government at the University of Virginia, is the author of numerous books about the Supreme Court, including "Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics." He previously served as a judicial fellow at the U.S. Supreme Court
Workers' 15-Year Nightmare By Sidney Weintraub, Sidney Weintraub is an economist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is the author of "NAFTA at Three: A Progress Report."
The Allure of Hot Air By Christopher Corbett, Christopher Corbett is the author of the novel, "Vacationland."
The Man Who Can Bring Pro Football Back to L.A. By Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele is a staff writer and columnist at the LA Weekly
Kim Dae Jung By Bernard Krisher, Bernard Krisher, a journalist, was formerly Tokyo bureau chief for Newsweek. He interviewed Kim Dae Jung at the new president's home in a suburb of Seoul
Funding the Best of Science
School-Centered Campaign
The Human Soul Is Not for Cloning By Robert H. Schuller, The Rev. Robert H. Schuller is the founder of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove
The Getty Can Help Us See Ourselves By Harold M. Williams, Harold M. Williams was president and chief executive officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust for 17 years. He became president emeritus on Jan. 5
L.A. County's Dual Standard of Justice Marches On By Charles L. Lindner, Charles L. Lindner is past president of the Los Angeles Criminal Bar Assn
REAL ESTATE
Cooking Up a Dream By Kathy Price-robinson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Kathy Price-Robinson is a freelance writer who has written about remodeling for eight years. She can be reached at: KathyPrice@aol.com
Verdict Is Now Up to the Buyer By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toiletology 101
Moving Up? Home Loan Rules Have Changed By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Pride of Ownership Has Hefty Price By Lew Sichelman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Real Estate Trends
Marina del Rey Tenant May Lose Dogfight Over Pets By Kevin Postema, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Send Us Your Remodels!
That Noise You Hear Is Weathering, Not Settling
Masonry Fireplace Heats Entire Home By James Dulley, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Remove Old Foliage From Rose Plants When You Prune
Garden Events
SPORTS
Utah State, Rice Stand Tall Against Long Beach State By Jim Hodges
UC Irvine Takes a Major Step Forward By Lon Eubanks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harmon Flies In for the Winning Basket By Chris Foster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gonzalez Has the Kick for Half-Marathon Victory By Dan Arritt, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Exposure Is the Key for Pros and Preps By Martin Henderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Eagles Fall to Poway in Wrestling
Concordia Falls Short in Overtime, Loses to Caldwell
Victorious Kwan Close to Perfection By Mike Penner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In the End, UCLA Has to Steal It By Tim Kawakami, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He's the Mouth That Scored for Lakers By Jim Murray
It's S.F. vs. G.B. for NFC, OK? By Mike Downey
Injustice Corrected By Thomas Boswell, WASHINGTON POST
The Lost Olympian : The Glory Was Swift and the Decline Slow for Rodney Milburn By Helen O'Neill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Broncos, Steelers Work on Rivalry By Joe Kay, ASSOCIATED PRESS
49ers Look to Tilt Balance of Power By Dave Goldberg, ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 1 Guarantee: Alliance Does Not Guarantee a No. 1 By Joe Gergen, NEWSDAY
Inflation at a Standstill Except in Sports World By Thomas Boswell, WASHINGTON POST
In This Final Four, He's the Jolly Good Fellow By Bill Plaschke
Ditka Could Fill an Opinion Page All By Himself By Mal Florence
Victory at Pond Has a Homey Feel for the StingRays By Earl Gustkey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Education-Reform Group Takes Shrinking Stage By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
He's No Master of Tact, but Zoeller Is Still in Demand as a Spokesman Associated Press
He's Quite Willing to Jaw About His Game By J.A. Adande, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stingrays Today By Earl Gustkey
Xplosion's Campbell Has Hot Hand From Associated Press
Carlos Palomino Facing Long Odds in Comeback By John Nadel, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Retooled Oilers Are Beginning to Jell By Lonnie White, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Messier Gets 1,000th Assist From Associated Press
Penalties Costly in Other Areas By Lonnie White
Wolves Outlast Ice Dogs Associated Press
Ice Storm Freezes Out Canadiens-Rangers Game Times Wire Services
It's Motivation, Not Mind Games By Elliott Teaford
Tar Heels Might Find There Is No Substitute for Quality Depth Staff and Wire Reports
Arizona Has Look of Champion Again From Associated Press
Today By Steve Henson
UC Irvine Finally Passes Road Test By Lon Eubanks
Up Next By Tim Kawakami
Bibby Draws the Line, and Trojans Convert By Greg Sandoval, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Martin Powers UCLA Past Oregon, 80-75 From Associated Press
Up Next By Greg Sandoval
Pepperdine Is Put in Its Place By Rob Fernas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Roundup By Jim Hodges
Southland Roundup By Chris Foster
Southland Roundup Associated Press
Top-Level Talent Keys Contenders in Super Chase By Bob Oates
For Nuggets, 10 Victories Would Be the Mother Lode By Mark Heisler
The Times' Rankings Top To Bottom By Mark Heisler
'New Guy' Helps Bulls, but Jordan Still the Star From Associated Press
Jordan Is Starting N.Y. Rumor From Associated Press
Pepperdine Zigs and Gets Run Over by Gonzaga, 77-64 By Rob Fernas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sports Arena Stats Questioned By Scott Howard-cooper
Taylor Finding His Groove By Chris Baker
Bleszynski Attempts Experiment in Fun By David Wharton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In a Flash, It May Just Be Fillmore By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rhyme and Reason for Matadors to Hire Redell By Eric Sondheimer
McNeeley Goes Down, Winds Up Winning By Vince Kowalick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Afc Championship By Steve Springer
Weather Grounds Air-It-Out Football
Nfc Championship By T.J. Simers
Packers Get Some Concrete Practice From Times Wire Services
Paraclete Streaks Past Village Christian at the Finish
Rio Mesa Penalized for Ineligible Player By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ventura Satisfied Despite Low Finish
Reception in Philly was Chilly By Mike Penner
Pepperdine Saves Starters, Which Finishes Its Chances By Mike Bresnahan, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Northridge Women Routed in Montana
A Little Downsizing Pays Off for Dowd By Shav Glick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
VanLandingham Gives the Angels a Versatile Arm By Mike Digiovanna
Agassi's Comeback Hits Snag With Loss to Teenager From Staff and Wire Reports
Baseball Notes From Staff and Wire Reports
More Rain Could Wash Out College Tennis Tournament By David Wharton
Short Names and Long Odds Equal Upsets By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mickelson Leads, but He Can't Rest By J.A. Adande, TIMES STAFF WRITER
North Hollywood Is Not Going South Any Time Soon By Lauren Peterson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
El Camino Real Leads Field With Blumfield By Lauren Peterson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Like It or Not, a Promise to Bring the World to You By Grahame L. Jones
Fillmore Seems to Be Running on Empty By Tris Wykes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MAGAZINE
Log Rhythms
THE WALL : Inglewood's overlooked WPA jewel By Jim Heimann
The Retroman By Lisa Leff
Now Arriving... : Coming into Los Ang-uh-lese
Lookupp Indasky By Daniel Nussbaum
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
Redemption for a Man of Hatred By Patt Morrison
The Devil and Denzel By Hilary De Vries, Hilary de Vries' last article for the magazine was a profile of publicist Pat Kingsley
Ye Olde Guitar Shop By Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman is the author of 11 novels, most recently "Serpent's Tooth" (William Morrow). Jonathan Kellerman is the author of two volumes on psychology, two children's books and 13 novels, most recently, "Survival of The Fittest" (Bantam). Faye plays mandolin; Jon plays guitar
The Eco-Wizard By Alan Weisman, Contributing editor Alan Weisman's next book, "Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World," will be published this spring by Chelsea Green
Tough Luxe
Wood For Welcome Warmth By Michael Webb
Winter Migration By Susan Heeger
Pretty in a Pickle
Kyoto Raises the Bars By S. Irene Virbila
TRAVEL
Heart & Crafts By Jeannine Stein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Off to Learn the Lingo By Gregory Curtis, Curtis is editor of Texas Monthly
Off to Learn the Lingo By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Want to Be Alone? Some Hot Spots to Avoid in 1998 By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs By Amy A. Weber
Shroud of Turin to Be Displayed
Insuring Against a Rainy Day (or Two)
A Nice Way to See Nice Museums
Traveler's Notes
Travel Agents vs. the Internet
A Motel to Wait for By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Up and Above for Layout of the Land By John Mckinney
10 Top Head Trips By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Preventing Winter Sports Injuries By Kathleen Doheny
Internet Bargains to Keep an Eye On By Laura Bly
California--June Hague, Santa Monica: "Moonstone Inn Bed...
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