- Receiving junk phone calls at home or...
- Plan for Quake Safety Bond Measure Advances
- Gotch to Campaign for Killea's Vacated Assembly Seat
- Turnaround Was Simply Taylor-Made : 49ers: John Taylor receives credit for igniting San Francisco's comeback.
- Activists Protest Canoga Park Firm's Use of Rain Forest Wood
- Jury Sees Tape of Brown After Deprogramming : Courts: Defense lawyers in the kidnaping case attempt to show that the alleged victim was laughing about her parents' deprogramming attempt, and not mentally shaken as she insists.
- Judge OKs 1st Use of DNA Evidence in County Trial
- BUENA PARK : Worker Counseling Program Honored
- America Is Losing Its Luster as the Shining City on a Hill : Democracy: The rest of the world is becoming 'more like us' as we used to be, outpacing us in citizen interest, political dynamism and competitive capitalism.
- Greg Robinson Gets New Title at UCLA
- Don't Be Fooled by These 49ers
- Royals Sign Mark Davis to $13-Million Contract
- NOTEBOOK : Irvin Says Fumbles, Poor Pass Coverage Helped Taylor to His Big Night
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Jazz Butcher Blasts Out Glib, Familiar Slices of British Life
- CAPSULE REVIEW : 'City of Angels' Takes a Chance
- Escondido Student Named Rhodes Scholar
- Videos Try to Bridge a Wide Cultural Gap : Race relations: The two productions are aimed at instilling police with feelings of respect and sensitivity when dealing with Latino and Southeast Asian residents.
- 2nd Medfly Spraying Scheduled for Tonight
- A Dramatic 'Rescue' Portends New Calamity : Bangladesh: Poverty, not flooding, is the main problem. So aid shouldn't be wasted on costly and inefficient embankments.
- Carlsbad Woman's Lung Transplant May Be a First
- Drug Loot Uses Stir Curiosity of Supervisors
- Surviving Officer Figures He Was Spared for a Purpose
- Judge Bars U.S. From Deporting 2 Soviet Spies
- Countywide : Group Aids the Needy of Tijuana
- THE SIDELINES : No Date Yet for TV NHL Replays
- THE SIDELINES : McCallum to Defend WBA Title
- * Ronald Casner has joined the Robert...
- Top-ranked Steffi Graf, who won three of...
- Music Reviews : Brent Pierce Leads the Mormon Choir at Pavilion
- To Girl Scouts, Their 'Miz Em' Is a Divine Leader
- Congressman Says Postmaster Needn't Be Fired to Solve Problems
- Countywide : Gionis Loses Bid to Visit Daughter
- Adults to Get Help in 2 of the R's : Education: Orange Coast College, with help from businesses and corporations, gears up to teach illiterate adults to read and write.
- Kings Get 2-2 Tie on Somber Night
- Cal State Fullerton's Gene Murphy and Ram...
- Boggs and Mistress Settle Palimony Suit
- N.C. State Basketball Placed on Probation for Rules Violations
- Prominent Skating Coach Jim Hulick Dies of Cancer
- Quake Relief
- QUOTABLE
- WEEKEND BOX OFFICE : 'Roses' Burns 'She-Devil' in Opening Bout
- Shareholder Group Sues Chevron: A Chevron Corp....
- AMI to Sell Some Hospitals: American Medical...
- SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY : Douglas' Delta II Launches Air Force Navigation Satellite
- ART/LA89 Draws Mixed Reviews From Local, Out-of-Town Dealers
- Priestess Gets 360 Days for Probation Violation
- Top 10 Forecasts
- * Albert Waxman has been named chairman...
- * David Wiegman has been appointed controller...
- Dealers Advised to Boost Chevrolet Orders: The...
- U.S. to Loosen China Sanctions : Diplomacy: Bush is expected to clear the way for the Chinese to launch American-made satellites.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Emerson Buys French Motor Co.
- Craig P. Womack has been promoted to...
- Big Steel Exporters Agree to U.S. Quotas : Trade: Nations agree to end subsidies and keep markets open to U.S. steel. Some fear domestic firms will lose competitive edge.
- National Semiconductor Corp.: The Santa Clara, Calif.,...
- AUDIBLE GROAN: Like doctors concerned about the...
- Liver Transplants Pose Dilemmas for Parents, Experts
- Prague's Fast-Paced Politics Puts a Prisoner Into Power
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Cavett Goes Home for the Arts
- High-Calorie Dressing Can Add Sodium, Fat to the Salad Days
- New Lodgings for Leona : Hotel Queen Gets 4 Years in Prison, $7.1-Million Fine : Her Tearful Plea Leaves Judge Cold
- * Marc Lawrence has been named director...
- U.S. May Regain Top Exporter Status : Trade: A new GATT study says the battle to reduce the trade deficit is far from over, however.
- * Roger L. Steward has been named...
- TURMOIL IN THE EAST BLOC : THE 4-POWER ACCORD ON BERLIN: KEY POINTS
- Drug Ring Leader Found Guilty in Murder of N.Y. Rookie Officer
- * Patrick O'Connor has been named a...
- Felix Gutierrez, a dean and journalism professor...
- * Michael DiMatteo and Pam Cytron have...
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Gillespie Rejects 112% Rate Increase
- Britain Delays Deportations of Boat People
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : 'Baywatch' Lifeguard Marries
- * Charles Bloom has been elected president...
- * Frank Moreno has joined the Carlsbad...
- Marriott Plans to Open Auckland Airport Unit
- Stock Deal Investigation Targets Daiwa
- Court Rules a Standoff in Hot Patent Case : Pharmaceuticals: The decision may force Amgen and rival Genetics Institute to split the market for an anemia drug. Sales of the drug could exceed $1 billion in the 1990s.
- TURMOIL IN THE EAST BLOC : Croatia Communists Call for Free Elections as Yugoslav Splits Widen
- Duffy Won't Seek Reelection : Law Enforcement: In an angry statement, the San Diego County sheriff blames the media for driving him from an office he has held since 1971.
- Van de Kamp Proposes Fellowships to Lure Teachers
- SOUTHLAND : 310 Area Code to Join County's 818 and 213 in February, 1992
- P.M. BRIEFING : Kobe Increases Stake in Komag
- Man Charged With Attempted Smuggling: A Las...
- Ads of '90s Will Go 'One-on-One' With Consumers, Aim for the Heart
- * Valorie Thompson has joined Woodward-Clyde Consultants...
- SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
- 3 Races in Desert Are Banned : Environment: Conservationists consider the action a major victory. BLM cites the threat to the endangered desert tortoise.
- NATION IN BRIEF : KENTUCKY : Intoxication Denied in Crash Fatal to 27
- Cricket Club Votes to Admit Women
- Hong Kong Deports Viet 'Boat People' for First Time
- Sri Lankan Buddhists Unveil Stuffed Elephant
- Retailers Reveal This Year's Tortoises and Hares in Christmas Gift Items : Consumers: Nancy Reagan's book and big diamonds flee the shelves; ski clothes and candelabras languish.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Program Trading to Be Resumed
- Spiegel Played High-Risk Game in Thrift Industry : S&Ls;: Columbia Savings' top executive, who has announced his resignation, was considered more an entrepreneur than a typical thrift chief.
- Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, Mass., said it...
- Bennett Assails Intellectuals on Legalized Drugs
- Soviet Reformers Lose Vote on Party Monopoly : East Bloc: Parliament reaffirms Communists' power. Gorbachev wins, but 1,139-839 tally is closer than many expected.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Deukmejian Names New Press Secretary
- Old Rules Apply When Marking the Millennium
- P.M. BRIEFING : Stock Halt Sparks Volvo Rumors
- Ex-Official of Bolivia Flown to U.S. for Trial
- Back to the Future : Trends: After examining its 1989 forecasts, the World Future Society looks to the '90s and beyond to envision major changes at home, on the road and at work.
- Bulgarians Get Party Pledge of Free Elections
- NATION IN BRIEF : EAST, MIDWEST : Wintry Storm Brings Snow and Frigid Air
- 'Don't Recall' Warning Poindexter, North Says
- Ginji Yasuda; Owned Vegas' Aladdin Hotel
- Bush Vows Action on Drunk Driving
- Hill Street Blues
- Victim to Receive Her Molester's Pension
- San Diego Sheriff Drops Election Bid, Blasts the Media
- Gorbachev Explains Computerized Vote 3 Times for Deputies
- Board Gets Options for Easing Crisis at Schools : Education: Plans call for every elementary school in the L.A. district to adopt some form of overcrowding relief.
- ANAHEIM : Public Utilities Manager Resigns
- The Pro Football Writers of America asked...
- The New York Jets, mired in losses...
- Padres on Hold: No Sale . . . Yet
- Drivers Hail End of Perilous Straight : Le Mans: Motor racing's governing body has ordered that the long and spectacular Mulsanne stretch be broken up by small turns.
- Pop /Rock
- KUDOS
- New S&L; Disposal Agency Accused of 'Doing Nothing'
- AT&T; Plans to Cut 8,500 Jobs During 1990
- * William J. Hoffman was elected president...
- Poinsettia Ranch Ready for Peak Holiday Season
- Magma to Close Plant
- STOCKS : Dow Declines 3.20 Points in Listless Trading
- * JoAnn Hyatt, Darryl Gloudeman and Tricia...
- Poland Reform Plan Due Soon, IMF Chief Says
- Hawaiian Airlines Deal Is Revised to Provide Capital
- Long Hours, Stressful Jobs Begin to Produce Backlash
- P.M. BRIEFING : France to Lift Ban on Cash Flow
- NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Arts Groups Given Millions in Grants
- NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Navigation Satellite Rockets Into Orbit
- SOUTHLAND : Taiwan Visitor Killed by Gunmen
- Hold a Good Thought for Wetlands
- This Land Is His Land, From San Francisco to Disneyland
- Coach Agrees He Broke Rule, but Questions His Punishment
- PERFORMANCE ART REVIEW : 'DELIQUIUM in C' at Highways
- SHORT TAKES : Ailey's Mother Chief Beneficiary
- TV REVIEW : Trying to Make Sense of 'Chaos' in Management
- Countywide : Bechtel Commits $12 Million for Train
- Yankees Get Leary From Reds
- NHL ROUNDUP : Toronto, Laforest Stop St. Louis, 3-1
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Primitives' Pastiche Lacks Panache
- Purchasing Managers See Growth, but Fear Future
- Ciba-Geigy to Sell Units: Ciba-Geigy Ltd., based...
- PacTel Venture Wins British License: Pacific Telesis...
- Bass to Acquire Holiday Corp.: Bass PLC...
- Former Milken Associate to Testify for U.S. : Securities: Ex-Drexel junk bond executive Gary Winnick has been ordered to appear. He will receive immunity.
- Youths, Police Skirmish in First Violence of Chilean Campaign
- Contract Brightens Cloudy Nassco Future : Shipbuilding: Looming defense cuts continue to plague the only remaining shipyard on the West Coast.
- European Soybean Subsidies Ruled Illegal
- Iowa's Skipper Agrees Sabotage Caused Blast but Refuses to Say Hartwig Did It
- 'Not at War,' Fisherman Says After Face-Off at Sea
- Hunter Guilty on Four Counts; Jailed as 'Risk'
- Was This Trip Necessary?
- ANAHEIM : Mayor, Teens to Star in Anti-Drug Videos
- Keeping the Faith at the Battlefront : Religion: Liberalism combined with creative worship has resulted in unusual gains for All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
- Community in Newhall Gets Road Nobody Wants to Use
- With Duffy Out, It's a Wide-Open Race for Sheriff : Election: The strategy will change markedly as the field of candidates tries to find a new campaign focus.
- Swear at It or Swear by It: Artificial Turf Still Polarizes Sports
- Shell Tries to Downplay Kingdome Effect : Raiders: After years of frustration in Seattle, L.A. must find a way to win an important game in the noisy Dome of Doom.
- Alberto Tomba, Italy's No. 1 skier, will...
- Music Reviews : New American Orchestra Presents a Leviev Premiere
- Arredondo's 51-Point Effort Is Los Alamitos Scoring Record
- THE SIDELINES : Blues Trade Ewen to Montreal
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Hiroshima Has the Potential to Lead the Way for Culture-Crossing Groups : Music: Fusion band combines Latin rhythms with Asian instrumentation and rock attack. It could well set the pace for music mix in the '90s.
- SHORT TAKES : $5.9 Million a China Art Record
- Will CBS Find Beautiful Ratings in 'Beast'?
- Homeless Families to Be Sent to Special Shelters
- 7 Men Plead Not Guilty in Record Cocaine Bust
- Family Awarded $2.5 Million in Prisoner's Jail Death
- 3 Ordered to Trial in Racial Attack
- NATION : Stalin Aide Charges Dropped
- LOCAL : Winds Due to Return After Lull
- Ex-Building Inspector Pleads No Contest in Bribery, Tax Case
- LA HABRA : City's OK Expected on Housing Units
- Teen-Ager Is Found Slain in Pacoima Alley
- Jury Spares Life of Man Who Killed El Cajon Reporter
- Section Basketball Championships Need a Home
- Rookie Quarterback Tolliver Shows Flashes of a Charger Future
- An Infant Democracy Needs Time : Eastern Europe: After the euphoria subsides, the West can expect to see periods of growing pains not entirely to its liking.
- Man Dies From Fumes of Barbecue
- Jets Quarterback O'Brien Doubtful for Rams Game
- Veteran Zurbriggen Wins His 1st Ski Race of Season
- Padres Lose Davis; Royals Get Relief With Top Salary : Baseball: Kansas City's four-year, $13-million contract is lure enough to sign relief pitcher when Padres give up and sign Lefferts.
- CLASSICAL MUSIC : Going to the Mountain for Musical Inspiration
- Rhodes Scholars Chosen From 3 California Schools
- Aides Ponder Bradley Demands on Porter Ranch
- 'Genetic Fingerprinting' Cleared for Use in Trial
- Minors in Foster Care, Custody Put at 500,000 : Children: An 'alarming' rise in numbers is linked to abuse, homelessness and drugs. Many such youths live in California.
- Judges Look Into Law to Demand Court Space
- Countywide : Transit Commission Studies Alternatives
- Noise From Bakery Trucks Irks Neighborhood : Homeowners: Residents want Los Angeles to enforce an ordinance that limits truck traffic on residential streets.
- Promoter in Payola Case Avoids Prison Term : Justice: The judge is persuaded that he has turned his life around. He's sentenced to 60 days in a substance abuse treatment program.
- SAN CLEMENTE : Plans Center on Pier and Casa Romantica
- Council Puts Housing on Front Burner : City Hall: New majority votes to create $54-million "trust fund" to assist poor and low-income residents.
- MUSIC REVIEW : Chanticleer Sings a Joyous Christmas Program in Long Beach
- SHORT TAKES : Kurosawa to Get Honorary Oscar
- Duo Voice Message With Humor, Candor : Performance: Singers Romanovsky & Phillips, who played to a cheering Irvine crowd, say their gay pride theme goes further in conservative areas.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Enemies' Is a Near-Perfect, Bittersweet Trip
- Navy Fires Coach Despite Beating Army
- Favorite Sir Sprite Wins in $25,000 Snark Purse
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Michigan Trounces Chicago St.
- THE NBA : SuperSonics Eye Problems at Home and Listen to Offers
- Oregon Risks Suit by Adding NBA to Lottery
- He May Be Older, but 'I Feel Like I'm Better Now' : Jazz: Despite a new album, veteran musician Mose Allison is still doing what he does best: performing live at small clubs.
- Dance Awards Ceremony, Complete With Baryshnikov, to Be Broadcast From San Diego
- Multiple Transplant Patient Suffers Setback
- J. David Fraud Case Figure Guilty of Tax Evasion
- Funds to Aid Low-Achieving Schools Voted
- Council to Consider If It Will Retain 2 on Port Panel
- Lab Owner Who Supplied Drug Dealers Gets 40-Year Prison Term, $250,000 Fine
- LAGUNA BEACH : Transit Officials Denied Tram Funds
- Cranston Plans Tour of Laguna Laurel Site : CANYON: Cranston Will Get Firsthand Look
- Making Peace Work
- 2 Teen-Agers Found Safe After Night in Forest
- NFL Playoff Picture Far From Settled
- Ehlo Is on (Three-Point) Target for Cavaliers
- 49er Rally Takes a Load Off Cofer's Mind
- LOS ALAMITOS : Nibble Hook May Eat Up His Trotting Competition
- Disposing of Plastics
- Notes on a Scorecard - Dec. 12, 1989
- Names in the News - Dec. 12, 1989
- Names in the News - Dec. 12, 1989
- Names in the News - Dec. 12, 1989
- Names in the News - Dec. 12, 1989
- TV & Video - Dec. 12, 1989
- CBS May Announce Entertainment Chief
- Bush Assailed by Democrats on China Initiative
- Freeway Traffic Projections Skyrocket : Transportation: Even with present freeway and road expansion plans, traffic from Riverside County could overload the system by 2010.
- Billy Martin, former New York Yankee manager,...
- Trouble Blows In on 100-M.P.H. Santa Anas
- Trouble Blows In on 100-M.P.H. Santa Anas
- TURMOIL IN THE EAST BLOC : Allies Discuss Berlin; Baker Urges Caution on German Reunification : Diplomacy: The secretary wants full consultations before considering a WWII peace treaty.
- Attempted Coup Stirs Doubts on Intelligence : Philippines: U.S. officials and others ignored or misinterpreted warnings of the coming uprising.
- He Might Quit, Party Is Warned by Gorbachev
- Countywide : Festivities to Honor Mexico Patron Saint
- Newspapers to See Sluggish Sales Growth
- P. M. BRIEFING : Taiwan Group to Acquire Wyse
- WORLD : Baltic Radicals Winning Posts
- Moscow Police Break Up Rally and Arrest 20
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON STATE : 2,000 March for Rights in El Salvador
- Human-Powered Copter Lifts Off--Briefly
- S. Africa Blacks Ask Whites' Aid in Reform Bid
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Bellows Going to MediaNews
- Gorbachev Lays Strife to Tardiness of Reforms
- Apartments Give Disabled a Special Place to Call Home
- Fuel Spill Forces Evacuation of Lancaster Service Station
- Sidewalk Handouts for the Homeless Hurt Downtown Businesses, Shop Owners Say
- Pacers Finally Make Their Move
- Prep All-League Teams
- Packers' Magic Disappears : Kansas City: Chiefs limit Majkowski to 123 yards passing in 21-3 victory.
- Sockers Push, Shove to Overcome Crunch
- Browns Miss Chances, and Colts Win : Indianapolis: Interception returns and Bahr's errant field-goal tries defeat Cleveland in overtime.
- Non-Traditional Bandy Abandons Barroom Tunes
- Stock Manipulation Conviction: The former head of...
- Bridging the Business Communication Gap With the Japanese : Protocol: U.S. executives who do business with the Japanese are discovering that using an interpreter is not enough. They're turning to "cross-cultural" consultants.
- LOCAL : Fumes Cited in Van Nuy's Death
- WORLD : 16 Killed in S. Africa Province
- Archbishop Assails U.S. on Murder Probe
- 50,000 Cheering Bulgarians Demand That Officials Resign
- AIDS Group Sings Opposition to Catholic Church Condom Policy
- Jail May Have More Critics Than Inmates - Design: The man who runs the El Cajon facility says it's the worst he knows, and county Supervisor George Bailey wants a full review of the building that prisoners can literally kick their way out of.
- LA PALMA : Property Auction Set for Saturday
- Science / Medicine : Outsider's Earthquake 'Discovery' May Rattle the Experts
- Science / Medicine : Is Vitamin A Cream a New Wrinkle in Skin Care, or Just Soft Soap?
- Eagles Gun Down Cowboys : Philadelphia: Maybe no bounties, but there are plenty of penalties on both sides.
- SHORT TAKES : 'War of the Roses' Knocks Out 'She-Devil' at the Box Office
- BOOK REVIEW : Feminism Lives, Despite Timely Reports of Demise, in Short-Story Collection
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Connery 'Sexiest Man' for 1989
- LA HABRA : Church Land Sought for Homeless Shelter
- 4 Held in Kidnap That Ended in Shooting : Crime: Suspect wounded by officer after being driven to police parking lot by one of the alleged victims.
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Bowling Joints Want You to Strike the Word <i> Alley</i> From Your Vocabulary
- Phil and Steve Mahre made history of...
- Coach Wyche's Ban on Press May Cost Bengals
- Mark Breland successfully defended his World Boxing...
- Aim Our Guardian Eye at Young, Vulnerable : Police: Let police monitor released convicts, freeing the Probation staff to work with troubled kids before it's too late.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Oregon State Turns to Payton in Overtime, 96-90
- P. M. BRIEFING : British Water Sale Swamped
- 'Blood Bath' in Bank Stocks May Get Worse : Wall Street: Investors are worried about bad debts accumulated by banks and thrifts in the real estate market.
- Limit on Bank Investments Not Expected to Fall : Law: A proposal to repeal Glass-Steagall gets a mixed reaction. Few banks in California are moving to take advantage of broader powers.
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Malfunction Delays Delta 2 Rocket Flight
- Green Meadows Center Greets Santa's Helpers
- NATION : 500,000 Children Termed Adrift
- Airborne CHP Uses Pacing Method to Catch Speeders
- LOCAL : Teen Found Slain in Pacoima
- Caltrans Works to Reopen Part of Freeway Link
- COSTA MESA : 2,500 Flock to Touring Bird Bazaar
- Dolphins Defeat Patriots to Move Closer to Playoffs
- Chargers Let Another One Get Away : San Diego: Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs gets 100th NFL victory in 26-21 comeback win.
- Desormeaux Debut Lacks Tinsel : Jockey: Holder of record for victories in a year comes west to Hollywood Park for a day, but doesn't add to his total of 564.
- THE SIDELINES : 13 Test Negative for Drugs
- DANCE
- Bergen Gets Golden Apple, Barr the Sour Apple
- Ian Hunter Is Back and Ready for the Big Time : Rock 'n' Roll: The Mott the Hoople veteran and his longtime sidekick, Mick Ronson, begin a Southland tour tonight in San Diego.
- WestAir to Expand East in Acquisition of Feeder Air Routes
- COLUMN ONE : 'Customer' Poll Shapes a Church : A minister discovered why people don't attend. He founded one of the nation's most successful congregations.
- Athletes Need Fluids
- Church Pledges 'Living Tree' Funds to Fight Child Abuse