- Lawn Bowlers Are a Retiring Sort, Who Take the Game Seriously : Sport Keeps Rolling Along, Hoping to Draw New Blood
- LEE KICKS BACK : They Said Ex-Bruin Couldn't Miss, but He Did, Too Often to Suit Cardinals
- Christian Okoye, who led the Kansas City...
- THEATER AND FILM / Jan Herman : ART Troupe Hopes It Wasn't Just Curiosity That Produced Those Lines at the Box Office
- FIRST OFF . . .
- Synastry Ends Dry Spell at Del Mar
- SCARRED PAST : For Basketball Star Tina Hutchinson, Line of Demarcation Begins With Knee Surgery, Continues on a Troubled Course
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Standard of the Breed' Standard Steppling Fare
- Kirk Douglas' Autobiography Introduces the 'Ragman's Son'
- Jazz Reviews : Gillespie and Superspace Band at Pacific Amphitheatre
- Bulldozers Would Put Wrigley Fight in a Different Light
- West Bank Stew
- Drug Cartel Accountant Gets 30-Year Prison Term
- Nature's Way: Wrigley's Big Night Rained Out
- MUSIC REVIEW : Institute at Royce Hall
- EXIT LINES
- Ram Notebook : Brown's Rights Might Be Dealt to Colts or Bucs
- No Fast Comeback for Austin (0-2)
- Langston's Confidence Gets a Boost
- Jazz Reviews : Karen Briggs Rises Above the Room
- The Renaissance of Michael Keaton : Latest Role in 'Clean and Sober' Puts a New and Serious Spin on the Screen Image of an Actor Who's Best Known for Comedy
- Astros Cut Dodger Lead to 1 1/2 With 10-0 Win
- Peters Announces His Resignation as U.S. Gym Coach
- Charger Notebook : Spanos Issues Ultimatum to Linebacker Banks
- Copter Fired on; 6 Men Arrested
- More Letter-Bomb Murder Indictments May Widen '80 Case
- TV REVIEWS : Five Different Views of America in 'P.O.V' Series
- Hussein's Main Targets? Try U.S. and Israel
- McCaskill, Angels Fall to Seattle : Langston Wins Pitching Duel With 4-3 Mariner Victory
- All But One Seeded Player Wins in Boys' Tennis
- U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials : Myers Wins 100 Meters in U.S. Record Time
- Local News in Brief : Santa Clarita Council Terms to Be Staggered
- Peters Announces His Resignation as U.S. Gym Coach
- 'Greenhouse Down to Earth'
- MUSIC REVIEW : Mozart, Marzipan, Pavarotti at Refreshing Salzburg Festival
- "Writers are competitive again. I was already...
- Local News in Brief : Sewer Bill Approved
- ZZZZ Best Appraiser Sentenced to 8 Years
- Local News in Brief : Anaheim : Residents Asked to Join National Crime Drive
- WEEKEND BOX OFFICE : 'Cocktail' Is Potent Audience Draw
- Monitor Technologies reported second-quarter earnings of $331,925...
- Sanat Dutta has joined Micro D, a...
- Deadly Fire Follows False-Alarm Prank
- Book Review : Witty, Detailed Chronicle of Two Montana Families
- Bush Explains His Priorities to GOP Platform Panel
- PASSINGS
- Board Considers Smoking Ban at San Diego Stadium
- Local News in Brief : Santa Ana : Suspects in Shooting Captured After Chase
- Suitor Pledges Rate Cut After Utilities Merge : SCEcorp Chief Prods SDG&E;, Lists 'Benefits'
- N.Y. Investment Group Raises Stake in PerfectData
- Pacific Southwest Profits Rise 3% for 3rd Quarter
- Titan Corp., a San Diego-based defense electronics...
- Southland Communications to Expand : Santa Ana Paging Firm to Acquire A+ Beepers
- Average Price of a House Hits Record $265,300
- Strong Effort Among Jews Urged : Blunt Memo by Advisers Prods Yaroslavsky Camp
- The World : 2 Afghans Defect in MIG
- Catholics, IRA Riot in N. Ireland
- Some Poisoning Guidelines for Parents, Children, Baby Sitters
- Ancient, Distant Galaxy Found
- Judy Cottrell has been appointed program director...
- Zschau Named CEO of Censtor, a Disk Maker
- 5 Reported Killed in Lebanon Clashes
- Beryl Sweeps Over New Orleans
- Separate Commercial, Private Traffic Sought : Badham Pushes Flight Plan
- Duffy Endorsement of Filner : Decision Delayed on Aguirre's Mailer Lawsuit
- Killer Takes Over Defense in Penalty Phase of Trial
- He's Vigilante in the War on Street Grime
- Hussein El-Ghoroury has been promoted to senior...
- Kevin D. Hill has joined Golden Triangle...
- Olympic Sponsors View Promotional Tie-Ins as Golden Opportunities
- In Britain, the Royal Family Is Still Putting on Heirs
- Soft-Spoken Judge at Hub of Bitter Controversy
- Senate Passes Record Drought Relief Bill
- Local News in Brief : Santa Ana : Investigators Seek Cause of 2 Early Morning Fires
- Social Center Fulfills Cambodian Refugees' Dream
- San Diego
- On the March : Summer Heat, Drought Force Ants to Seek Shelter in Homes
- Poll Responses Show Frustration, Confusion
- Jeanne M. Bonk has been promoted to...
- Ralphs Grocery plans to sell $400 million...
- Flamemaster Reports 42% Hike in 3rd-Quarter Profit
- Marcia L. Marcus has been named general...
- Datron Systems Reports 51% Gain in Net Income
- Plastics Fire Forces Evacuation in Houston
- But Longer-Range Predictions Can Be Like Checking Caterpillars : Farmers Glued to Weather Reports
- Palestinian, 14, Slain by Israelis
- Ex-Boyfriend Held in Kidnaping of Woman
- Local News in Brief : Fall Into Ravine Kills Topanga Canyon Man
- People and Events
- Encinitas
- Bank Robber Had a Taxicab Waiting Outside
- Johnson: World's Fastest Human Is a Multinational Commodity
- Senior Golf : Gary Player Shoots 68 to Beat Charles in Playoff
- Wengerd Struts to Assist AIDS, Dance Workshop
- S.D. Symphony Violinist Is Named Concertmaster
- History of Santa Clarita Valley
- Prudential's Merchant Banking Subsidiary Will Move to Dallas
- International Remote Imaging Ends Joint Study
- Humphrey Inc., a gyroscope and electronics component...
- Fantasizing Disneyland as a Laboratory of the Mind
- NetAir International Posts Loss of $346,884 for Year
- Carol A. Rocha has been promoted to...
- Mesa Limited Partnership would like to buy...
- Odetics Gets Army Contract to Look Into the Future of Unmanned Tanks : SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
- Boat Wake Probed as Cause of Crash
- 1st Latino Named to Cabinet : Texas Tech's President Will Head Education
- Virus Kills 134 Seals Off West Germany
- Audit Finds 95 Overcharged Defense Dept.
- Court Reinstates Law Requiring Parental Permission for Abortions
- Cosmonaut Levchenko, 47, Dies
- GOP Platform Draft Reiterates 'No-Tax Pledge'
- The Nation : Retraining of O'Hare Controllers Urged
- TOP AIR POLLUTION PENALTIES
- Dispute Over Bird Habitats Snarls Bills on Tollways
- Local News in Brief : Union Probe of Lockheed
- Alzheimer Prober Partly Vindicated by UCLA Panel
- FIRST OFF . . .
- James K. Stenderup has been named senior...
- Fed Boosts Lending Rate; 'Temporary Blip': Reagan : Mortgage, Credit Card Hikes Seen
- No Choice but to Cut Benefits, Hike Premiums, Blue Cross Says
- 20 Vehicles Hit by Driver in Hijacked Truck; Suspect Seized
- U.N. Study Says Men Should Be Kind to Women, Less Virile
- Suit Disputes Ballot Statements on Safety Unit
- The State : Lower Phone Rates Urged
- Neighbors Call Shooting Death a 'Mystery'
- Local News in Brief : Warrant in Fraud Case
- Face to Face: Surgeons Trade Secrets
- Brazil Clinic Robbed of 480,000 Condoms
- Fire Sale in a Rain Forest
- Family Flies to Hawaii in Cliff Tragedy
- Local News in Brief : El Toro : Jet Noise to Increase With Training Exercise
- County Fire Chief Englund Will Retire
- American League Roundup : Twins Get 3 Little Indians at Once in 7-2 Win
- Spanish Conductor Favors the German Repertory
- McCarthy
- McCarthy
- Britain's leading commercial banks, heeding a signal...
- Barbara M. Whitman has joined Fisher Communications...
- Price Is $211 Million Less Than NBC Paid for Rival Station : CBS to Buy Miami TV Station for $59 Million
- SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
- South Korean companies paid $321 million in...
- Clive Woolf has joined San Diego Hilton...
- Richard D. Gastellum has been named chief...
- 'Greenhouse Down to Earth'
- Oil Rig Workers and Tourists Flee Tropical Storm Off Louisiana Coast
- Deukmejian Predicts Bush Will Win State Without Him
- State Takes Control of Finances in Yonkers, Threatens Charges
- The PRI Cranks Up Its Steamroller : Forcing Through of Dubious Tallies Tarnishes Mexican Vote
- Dwindling Student Aid
- U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials : Biondi, on Record Pace, Fades in 200 Freestyle
- Former Houston Oilers running back and Heisman...
- Mike Eggert has joined Design for Living...
- Mike McQuitty has been promoted to quality...
- Profile Low, Union Influence High in Dukakis Campaign
- Cubic Corp., a defense contractor and elevator...
- A Chemical Success Formula : Glendale's PRC Concentrating on Putting Its Seal on Coating Market
- Katie Peabody has joined Catamaran Resort Hotel...
- The Treasury sold $6.8 billion of new...
- Larry Rossi has been named area manager...
- Senate Votes to Reorganize Nuclear Panel
- 4 Die Laughing After Inhaling Dental Gas
- 10 Die in Sri Lanka Clash
- Hussein, Assad Discuss West Bank Issue
- House OKs No-Tariff Canada Trade Bill
- There was one title, "So You Always Wanted to Teach."
- Slip In This Name Among Leaders in Slips of Tongue
- A DIZZY LEGACY : Museum Dedicated to Colorful Career of Baseball's Dean
- BRIEFLY . . .
- Milt Jackson Marches to Beat of Two Jazz Foursomes
- STAGE REVIEW : Raw Power Fuels Norman's 'Getting Out'
- Interco Rejects Buyout Offer
- Britain's Grand Metropolitan PLC may sell off...
- New Century Entertainment Corp. has changed its...
- George Viglotti has been named manager of...
- Meese Approves Rescue Plan for Detroit Papers : Some Business Operations to Be Combined to Avert Shutdown of Free Press
- Obituaries : Alan Napier, 85; Played Butler to Batman in '60s TV Series
- Homeless Vets Sought Out by Uncle Sam for Rehabilitation
- Sihanouk Visits Japan
- Farmers Group filed a notice of appeal...
- 72 Die on Spanish Roads
- Catch in U.S. Visa Law Splits Many Chinese Students, Spouses
- Local News in Brief : 3 Die in Gang Shootings
- Councilman Woo's Deplorable Consistency
- Reagan, in Ohio Speech, Says Democrats Would Endanger Economic Gains of '80s
- Local News in Brief : Fugitive Killer Arrested
- OCTC Will Devise Plan to Unify Transit Authorities
- Extradition of Condemned Prisoner Blocked
- Local News in Brief : Group Plans to Fight Transfer of Principal
- L.A. to Restripe Ventura Blvd., Curb Parking on Congested Streets
- Rival Accused of Breaking Election Law : Slow-Growth Group Claims Violation
- Local News in Brief : Huntington Beach : Growth Group to Hear About Oil Opposition
- Ameche, Star for the Baltimore Colts, Dies at Age 55 After Bypass Surgery
- Gretzky May Join the Kings : McNall to Talk With Oilers Wednesday, Denies Deal Is Set
- Coe, Ovett Left Off British Olympic Track Team
- John McEnroe says he is going to...
- Jockey Hospitalized Following Spill at Los Al
- Jazz Reviews : Sam Riney Proves to Be a Man of Many Horns
- Kroger Holding Talks to Sell Florida Assets
- A federal judge ruled that the tiny...
- 'Dangerous Deception'
- Zenith National Insurance Profit Declines 5%
- Coleman Co. said it has agreed to...
- GOP Calls for Gas Tax Hike to Aid Roads
- U.N. Chief Sets Aug. 20 as Gulf War Cease-Fire Date
- Accusations of Racism : Japanese Businesses Unfair, Blacks Say
- Satellite Corp. Nominee
- Opposing Sides Have Much in Common : A City of Two Tales: Black, White Version of Yonkers
- PASSINGS
- National League Roundup : Pirates' Reed Pinches Off Mets in First Start, 1-0
- NBC to Debut New Prime-Time Series Beginning Oct. 3
- Most Valley Firms Report Robust Quarterly Profits
- Push for Stadium Smoking Ban Stirs Up Cloud of Controversy
- Urbanized West Needs New Water Laws
- City Council Puts Landmark Growth Measure on Ballot
- Local News in Brief : Grant for Job Training
- 3 Child Witnesses in McMartin Case Refuse to Testify
- Test After Title Bout Detects Drugs in Lora
- Sprint ace Davis Phinney of Boulder, Colo.,...
- Keeper of These Greens Likes His Lawn Smooth, Hard and Dry
- 'Greenhouse Down to Earth'
- Provena Food Stock Jumps $1.25 on Takeover Rumors
- Texas Investor to Buy Maker of Hobie Cats
- Western Co. Files Proposal to Reorganize : Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Gives Stock to Creditors
- Walt Disney Co. and Amblin Entertainment Inc....
- Jill Bechard has joined North Island Federal...
- Murdoch May Be No. 1 Media Mogul With Triangle Deal
- Worries Over Inflation, Rates Depress Stocks : Dow Loses 11.73 on Fears of Contraction in Credit
- Dee Thomas has been named assistant branch...
- More Sales, Tax Benefits Helps Diodes Turn a Profit
- Gina Ringe has joined University and State...
- Peter Wallner has been appointed vice president...
- Obituaries : J. Devereux; Led Heroic WW II Force
- ICC OKs Sale of Southern Pacific
- New USC Gerontology Program for Ph.D.s May Be First in Nation
- Governors End Talks With Bitter Amendment Debate
- Dukakis Guards Lose Guns and ID in Hotel Burglary
- 'Sex Without Sex' Comes to a Complete Stop
- 100 Reported Dead in Burmese Protests : Troops in Rangoon Fire on Thousands Marching in Streets
- Local News in Brief : Suspect Dies in Plunge
- Local News in Brief : Subcontractor Sentenced
- These Boys of Summer Were Really Sizzling in the Heat of 1968
- Comic Havey Is Now Sure of Himself--and His Audience
- Pact for Fullerton Firm
- Group Buys More Shares of House of Fabrics Stock
- CREDIT : Long-Term Bond Prices Rise on Auction Optimism
- The Henley Group has boosted its stake...
- Edison Says It Would Cut SDG&E; Rates 10% : No Response Yet to Rival Merger Proposal; Both Utilities Say Deadline Could be Extended
- Amgen's Anti-Anemia Drug OKd for Swiss Sale
- Martha Altus, Nancy Klahn and Brenda Wolfer...
- Fernando Orvananos Lascurain has joined Burnham Investment...
- Medical Properties Reports Drop in 2nd-Quarter Profit
- Ronald J. Butlin has been named manager...
- PASSINGS
- N.Y. Won't Enforce Curfew at Parks to Prevent Riots
- 4 Democratic State Chairmen Seek Probe of Bush's Spending
- Nutrients Vs. Disease: An Update
- Inflation Takes a Bite at Beijing Zoo Feedings
- Bill Lifting 18% Lid on Retailer Interest Passes
- Local News in Brief : Budget-Cutting Steps
- Vista
- 2 Top Officers Replaced in Shake-Up at Maxicare : Some Attribute Removal of Wasserman as CEO and Anderson as President to Pressure From Lenders
- Steve Salmons and David Russ have been...
- San Diego Zoo Hires a New Ad Shop
- Vacancy Rate in the Valley at 12% : Office Rentals Changing to Landlord's Market
- As the stock market continues in its...
- Iran Troops Told to Stop Firing 11 Days Before Truce
- S.F. Reaches Tentative OK on Nurse Pact
- Local News in Brief : Santa Ana : Girl Dies, Boy Hurt in Motorcycle Accident
- TAKING OFF : Airport Expansion Is Under Way, but Not Everyone Thinks It'll Fly
- Janet Lea King has joined BSA Advertising...
- COMMODITIES : Rain in Midwest Hurts Soybean Prices
- A Friend Indeed : S.D. County Firms Give Ex-Convicts 2nd Chance at Life on Outside
- Keith Glorfield has joined M/A-COM Government Systems...
- June Bowerman has been promoted to catering...
- PRC Scientist Must Be Economist Too : Chemical Architect Builds Polymers to Order
- Raul A. Sandoval has been named vice...
- Texas Air Posts $255.9 Million Loss in Quarter : TWA's Profit Nearly Doubled in Same Period
- 8 Killed as Thousands in Burma Protest New Regime
- Spate of Eights : Repetiton of Number in Monday's Date Seen as Once-in-a-Lifetime Lucky Combination by Chinese
- Vincennes Saves 5 Iran Fishermen Adrift for Week
- Vietnam Refugees Tell of Deaths at Sea, Cannibalism
- Janitor Accused of Molestation
- Obituaries : Jean Porter Dubos; Tuberculosis Expert
- Robert Ricci, Founder of Perfume House, Dies
- San Diego
- Theft to Get Beer Money Cited as Motive in Transient's Slaying
- Local News in Brief : Drinking Water Gets OK
- Aerospace Industry's Hiring Policies Hit
- Curtis Childers has joined Information Systems Group...
- Cheryl Flategraff has joined Nuffer, Smith, Tucker...
- CURRENCY : Dollar Gains Despite Intervention by Fed, W. Germany
- David N. Sundwall has been named vice...
- Micom Systems' Profit Up 164% as Revenue Rises 19%
- Congress Gives Its Final OK to Housing Laws Strengthening Federal Enforcement
- 1 Million Lack Food and Shelter After Floods in Sudan's Capital
- Angola Truce OKd; S. Africa to Withdraw
- Bomb Blast Hits Shultz Motorcade : No One Hurt as Dynamite Damages 4 Cars in Bolivia; Drug Dealers Blamed
- U.S. May OK Shipping Plutonium by Sea : Lawmakers Opposed; Weapons-Grade Material Going to Japan
- New Chairman Named for Civil Rights Panel
- Nurses Strike Continues at Seven Private S.F. Hospitals