What happened on June 28, 1998

BOOKS

Reading L.a.
The Anatomy of Melancholy By Richard Eder
Paper Chase By Suzanna Andrews, \o7 Suzanna Andrews writes for several publications, including Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Mirabella\f7
Czech Mate By Susan Salter Reynolds, \o7 Susan Salter Reynolds is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7
Hollow Men By Abraham Brumberg, \o7 Abraham Brumberg, former editor of the journal, Problems of Communism, has written widely on Russia and Eastern Europe for American and European journals\f7
Man in Black By Nick Owchar, \o7 Nick Owchar is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7
Lives of the Poet By John Gross, \o7 John Gross is an author and theater critic of the London Sunday Telegraph. His books include "The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters" and "Shylock."\f7
Constructive Engagement By Kenneth Noble, \o7 Kenneth Noble teaches African history at UC Berkeley\f7
Stepping Westward, By William Wordsworth
Man of Steel By Michael Harris, \o7 Michael Harris is an editor at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and a freelance writer\f7
Forever Young By Paul Alexander, \o7 Paul Alexander is at work on a biography of J.D. Salinger\f7
Southern California Rankings: FICTION 1. BRIDGET JONES'S...

ENTERTAINMENT

Week In Preview
Making a Novel Choice By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
Hollywood Finally Gets Its Spanish Lesson By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
Latinos' Reality vs. Rhetoric By Eric Gutierrez, Eric Gutierrez is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Southern Exposure By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
They Fed the TV Monster By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer
No Reservations By John Clark, John Clark is a frequent contributor to Calendar
I Hated Tonto (Still Do) By Sherman Alexie
'Race' Movies: Separate and Unequaled By Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Kenny Bates / Stunt Coordinator By Steve Hochman
There's a Ford (Space) in the Future By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
They Are Women, Hear 'Em Howl By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
Low-Profile Champion of the Piano By Daniel Cariaga
Following His Own Footsteps By Rita Felciano, Rita Felciano is a San Francisco dance writer
Recordings By Mark Swed
Recordings By Mark Swed
She's Back. But She's Never Been Away . . . By Hunter Drohojowska-philp, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar
It's Uniquely Maxwell By Connie Johnson
Putting the Spotlight on Strong Family Ties By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times pop music critic
Record Rack By Robert Hilburn
In Brief By Soren Baker
Record Rack By Randy Lewis
In Brief By Steve Hochman
Pop Eye
Will Grammys Be an L.A. Staple? By Steve Hochman
Pop Eye By Dave Jennings, From London
Pop Eye By Steve Hochman
Versatility and Passion From Cuba By Don Heckman

NEWS

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Preserving the Optimism of Mid-Century Modern Design By Brad Dunning, \o7 Brad Dunning, a designer, is a resident of Palm Springs and former member of the Historic Site Preservation Board there\f7
Do Mergers Threaten Nations? By Peter F. Cowhey and Jonathan D. Aronson, \o7 Peter F. Cowhey is professor of international telecommunications and information industry markets and regulation at UC San Diego. Jonathan D. Aronson is director of the School of International Relations at USC\f7
Of Commerce & Warfare By David Friedman, \o7 David Friedman, a contributing editor to Opinion, is an international consultant and fellow in the MIT Japan Program\f7
Wilde, the Celebrity Paradigm: Punishing the Thing We Love By George F. Custen, \o7 George F. Custen, a professor of film at the City University of New York, is the author of "Twentieth Century's Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck & the Culture of Hollywood."\f7
Will This 'New' Iran Help Bring Peace to Bosnia? By Richard J. Pocker, \o7 Richard J. Pocker, an attorney and former federal prosecutor, served in 1996 as chief counsel to the House select subcommittee investigating Iranian weapons shipments to Bosnia\f7
A Tortured Country Sees Hope By Michael Shifter, \o7 Michael Shifter is a senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and teaches Latin American politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service\f7
A Bigger Piece of the Pie? Feminism Sought New Recipe By Cari Beauchamp, \o7 Cari Beauchamp is the author of "Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood."\f7
What a Difference a Chief Makes
MTA's Four-Step Dance
A Step Against Identity Theft
Has AT&T Begun Its Last Chapter? By A. Michael Noll, \o7 A. Michael Noll, a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the USC, studies and writes about the telecommunications industry\f7
Finding Hope in a Chinese Church By Ying Ma, \o7 Ying Ma is a research associate in Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. She served as the co-coordinator for the February U.S. religious leaders' delegation to China. The opinions expressed here are her own\f7
Caveat Emptor Is No Way to Monitor Drugs By Robert Kuttner, \o7 Robert Kuttner is co-editor of the American Prospect\f7
Charles B. Reed By Kenneth R. Weiss, \o7 Kenneth R. Weiss covers higher education for The Times\f7

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Heart of Palm By A. Grey Le Cuyer
It's a Mad World By Sasha Lillie
Family Affair
20 Years Ago Today
Her Majesty, Queen Bouffant By Sue Mcallister
And There's Margie at Old Faithful By Jill Sharer
Gone With the Winds By Debra J. Hotaling
You're hammering past the pits at Long Beach at 185 mph... By Preston Lerner
New Drivers, New Rules, New Hope By Patt Morrison
Spoiling for a Fight By Hector Tobar, Hector Tobar is a Times staff writer. His first novel, "The Tattooed Soldier," was published by Delphinium Books last week
Just an Exhibitionist By Lynn Cohen, Lynn Cohen is a writer living in West Hollywood
The Perpetual Identity Crisis By Ruben Martinez, Ruben Martinez is the author of "The Other Side: Notes From New L.A., Mexico City and Beyond" (Vintage). This article will appear in a longer form next month in "Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural" (Pantheon Books)
Calm, Cool and Collected
Dealer's Choices By Barbara Thornburg
Burning Bush By Susan Heeger
Delivering Pie in the Sky
Still Setting the Pinot Standard By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on June 28, 1998

BOOKS

The Anatomy of Melancholy By Richard Eder

Paper Chase By Suzanna Andrews, \o7 Suzanna Andrews writes for several publications, including Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Mirabella\f7

Czech Mate By Susan Salter Reynolds, \o7 Susan Salter Reynolds is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7

Hollow Men By Abraham Brumberg, \o7 Abraham Brumberg, former editor of the journal, Problems of Communism, has written widely on Russia and Eastern Europe for American and European journals\f7

Man in Black By Nick Owchar, \o7 Nick Owchar is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7

Lives of the Poet By John Gross, \o7 John Gross is an author and theater critic of the London Sunday Telegraph. His books include "The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters" and "Shylock."\f7

Constructive Engagement By Kenneth Noble, \o7 Kenneth Noble teaches African history at UC Berkeley\f7

Man of Steel By Michael Harris, \o7 Michael Harris is an editor at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and a freelance writer\f7

Forever Young By Paul Alexander, \o7 Paul Alexander is at work on a biography of J.D. Salinger\f7

ENTERTAINMENT

Making a Novel Choice By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar

Hollywood Finally Gets Its Spanish Lesson By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer

Latinos' Reality vs. Rhetoric By Eric Gutierrez, Eric Gutierrez is an occasional contributor to Calendar

Southern Exposure By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer

They Fed the TV Monster By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer

No Reservations By John Clark, John Clark is a frequent contributor to Calendar

I Hated Tonto (Still Do) By Sherman Alexie

'Race' Movies: Separate and Unequaled By Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer

Kenny Bates / Stunt Coordinator By Steve Hochman

There's a Ford (Space) in the Future By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer

They Are Women, Hear 'Em Howl By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer

Low-Profile Champion of the Piano By Daniel Cariaga

Following His Own Footsteps By Rita Felciano, Rita Felciano is a San Francisco dance writer

Recordings By Mark Swed

Recordings By Mark Swed

She's Back. But She's Never Been Away . . . By Hunter Drohojowska-philp, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar

It's Uniquely Maxwell By Connie Johnson

Putting the Spotlight on Strong Family Ties By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times pop music critic

Record Rack By Robert Hilburn

In Brief By Soren Baker

Record Rack By Randy Lewis

In Brief By Steve Hochman

Will Grammys Be an L.A. Staple? By Steve Hochman

Pop Eye By Dave Jennings, From London

Pop Eye By Steve Hochman

Versatility and Passion From Cuba By Don Heckman

NEWS

Idols' Idylls By Stephen Lemons, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Southland Architecture: The Book By Beverly Beyette

View to the Past By Donna Mungen, Special to The Times

School's In for the Out Crowd By Joseph Hanania, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Out And About By Irene Lacher

Reasonable Facsimiles By Michael P. Lucas

Mysteries By Dick Lochte, Special to the Times

Foursome to Compete in National Poetry Slam By Dennis Mclellan

Charity Scorecard By Heather Stewart Jorden

Stay Awake Through the Power of Sleep By Anne Beatts, Anne Beatts is a writer who lives in Hollywood

A Mother's Guiding Hand, From Afar By Marnell Jameson, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

1 Year Down and Plenty of Issues Left to Go By Doug Adrianson, \o7 Doug Adrianson is editor of the Times Ventura County Edition editorial pages\f7

Forging a Common Present From Mysteries of Long-Hidden Past By Ted Anthony, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Researchers Push Limits of Humanity By Chris Allbritton, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Who Owns the Wild Rivers? Some Landowners Say They Do By Allen G. Breed, ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Horse Trainer With a Gentle Touch By Carolene Langie, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan Workplace Driving Employees to Suicide By Yuri Kageyama, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazilian Tribe Strives to Keep Ancient Traditions Alive By Michael Astor, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese Diet Looks West, With Fattening Results By Joseph Coleman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utopians Still Living on the Land After 22 Years By Rick Callahan, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Court, Counties Curb Litigious Nebraskan By Kevin O'Hanlon, ASSOCIATED PRESS

After a Car Crash, Both Body and Mind Need to Heal By Mary Esch, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sea Lions Paddle Inland for Shrinking Salmon Stock By Carol Ann Riha, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lewinsky Due in L.A. \o7 Associated Press\f7

Fraud Squad of Sly Seniors Helps FBI By Jeff Leeds, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Black Farmers Reap a Harvest of Anger By Sam Fulwood Iii, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Minutes That Cost an Eternity By Scott Martelle, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fraud Squad of Sly Seniors Helps FBI By Jeff Leeds, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Partnership Forged in the Heat of Exchange By Jim Mann, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Chinese See TV Face-Off as New Page in History By Henry Chu, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mood of Realism Prevails at World AIDS Conference By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, TIMES MEDICAL WRITER

Clinton, Jiang Spar Over Tibet, Tiananmen in Startling Debate By Jonathan Peterson and Rone Tempest, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Court Taking Workers Out of Harm's Way By David G. Savage, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Gender Equity Still Elusive, Group Is Told By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, TIMES STAFF WRITER

How About the Harriman Cronk Bowl Game? By Mike Downey

'Border Czar' Ends a Highly Visible Reign By Ken Ellingwood, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Returning Falcons Are Hopeful Sign By Hilary E. Macgregor, TIMES STAFF WRITER

The Man Behind the Wheel of Car Tax Repeal By Max Vanzi, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Davidow Confirmed As U.S. Ambassador From Times Wire Reports

108 Killed, 1,000 Injured as Quake Jolts Turkey \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

North Korea Blames South in Sub Deaths From Times Wire Reports