- Steelers Win Forgettable Game for Noll
- Special Leader Is Winner in Champion of Champions
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Texas Duo Too Tough for UCSB
- PRO FOOTBALL : SPOTLIGHT / A GLANCE AT THIS WEEK IN THE NFL : STILL KICKING
- Radio Stations Want to See King Arbitron Usurped
- Republic of Georgia Under Siege : Revolt: Battle rages at government headquarters in the capital. Rebels demand democratic reforms, Tass reports.
- Civics I: Main Street in Sauk Centre,...
- Economic Policy 'Extraordinarily Difficult,' Bush Says
- A SPECIAL REPORT: NEW LAWS
- March Against Attacks Draws 700 in Hillcrest : Protest: Parade reflects anger and frustration over the series of violent assaults, including a fatal stabbing, in the largely gay and lesbian neighborhood.
- A High-Risk Trip--for Very High Stakes : Upcoming Asia swing for Bush is redolent with risk
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS: DEC. 21
- Murder-Suicide in Chula Vista Condo
- Militants Get Preference on Move to Arab Areas : Israel: By offering low rent to nationalists, officials seek one-way integration in Jerusalem suburb.
- A Magic Christmas Greeting From Ritz-Carlton
- Simone Beck; America's French Chef
- CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE : Campus Hillel Plans Israel Trip
- Science / Medicine : Light Exercise Lowers Heart Risk
- La Jolla's Isler Wins In Sailing
- FREEDOM BOWL NOTES : San Diego State Moves Practice Sessions to UCI
- Music Reviews : Holiday Fare From Chanticleer
- Luis Valdez's Teatro: Setting the Stage for More Dreams
- MUSIC REVIEW : Getting Handel on 'Messiah' Is, as Usual, a Slippery Job
- Buechler Signs With Golden State : Jud Buechler returned to the West Coast on Sunday, signing a one-year guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors.
- Barkley Jailed for 3 Hours After Postgame Fistfight
- A Revealing Look at Trailers That Deal With Sexuality
- World IN BRIEF : GERMANY : DC-3 Crash Kills Film Crew Members
- PERSPECTIVE ON HISTORY : Gorbachev the Great and Gone : It was his combination of boldness and caution that made the remarkable changes of recent years possible.
- IRVINE : Upscale Pool Hall, Nightclub Proposed
- ORANGE : Soccer Club, Schools Make Deal for Field
- Nativity of '90s Has Gangs, INS : Updated <i> Las Posadas</i> Depicts Mary and Joseph as Illegal Aliens
- Dan Byrne, Journalist and Sailor, Dies
- COMMENTARY : Good Night for Saying Goodby
- 'JFK,' 'Hook' Bring Out the Crowds : Emotions Surge at Re-Creation of Slaying
- Now, Beathard Is on the Spot
- CS Northridge Remains Winless, Losing to San Diego
- SOUTH KOREA
- 1 Column a Week: Cutting Back After 5 Million Words
- So, What Now? : Agents peddling everything from book contracts to lecture tours are circling and saying, 'Gorby, we want you.'
- Waite Denies He Knew of North's Dealing
- An Eccentric's Crazy Guide to Himself : ALTERED STATES: The Autobiography of Ken Russell, <i> by Ken Russell,</i> Bantam Books, $22.50; 352 pages
- 'Tis the Season for Alternatives to Bristol Street
- FULLERTON : City Won't Buy Lot for Senior Housing
- Science / Medicine : Drive to Cut Lung Cancer Deaths Has Mixed Results
- ART : A Season of...
- West County Issue / Condom Distribution...
- 'For the Boys' Shows Wartime Culture From Behind Stage
- Budget Move Could Cause More Trouble Than It Saves : Spending: Facing a big deficit, supervisors have voted to delay staffing three expanded facilities to serve troubled youths. If spring brings its usual boom in juvenile problems, the strategy could backfire.
- Vietnam Veterans
- Paramedics
- Bush on the Economy
- Gorbachev Era Comes to an End
- Gorbachev Era Comes to an End
- California Reapportionment
- Obituaries - Dec. 23, 1991
- TELEVISION - Dec. 23, 1991
- Notes on a Scorecard - Dec. 23, 1991
- Japanese Investments in South China Rise : Economy: The move is seen as part of a bigger shift in Japanese assets to Asia, with a relative decline in emphasis on the United States and Europe.
- Bush to Stress Economics Over Politics in Asia
- Knowing It's Endured Worse, St. Petersburg Scrambles for Food : Hunger: The Russian city faced chronic short supplies and famine in two world wars. Now residents look to the future with brave resolve.
- High Costs of Campaigning Taking a Toll
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 23, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 23, 1991
- THE TRUCK CATERER : Customers in Jobless Line Provide a Steady Income
- * Al Vangelos has been elected vice...
- Hard Times : In This Recession, Misery Has Lots of Company . . .
- Mortgage Insurance May Be Costly, Unneeded
- LIMBO RIVER by Rick Hillis (The...
- It's a New United Europe--but France Might Not Make It to Altar : EC: The price of European union may be too high for some countries, they just don't want to see Germany calling all the shots.
- H. Ross Perot : Investing in America Means Investing in Public Schools
- His Feet Are Wings : Teen-Ager Born Without Arms Soars Over Everyday Obstacles
- Torrance Fears $6 Million in Investments May Be Lost : Finances: City officials announce that money invested with Steven D. Wymer, who is charged with securities fraud, is not where it is supposed to be.
- Cambodian Caroling : Group May Be Buddhist, but St. Nick Still Stars
- New Mexico Battleground Marks Western Limit of Confederate Thrust : History: Glorieta Pass was as far as Dixie went toward conquering the riches of the territories. The site will be part of a national historical park.
- Mini-Dramas, Tension and a Hard Sell at Jail
- Notes about your surroundings.
- An exhibit depicting the progress of the...
- WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Home Court Holds No Solace for Titans After Lopsided Loss to USC
- Only 2 Strokes Away From the PGA Tour Cut : Golf: After two years of playing with the best, Greg Bruckner will have to watch much of the action in 1992.
- Griswold Avenges Match-Race Loss
- Northridge's Optimism Falls by the Wayside in 82-61 Loss to Fullerton
- What Knight Has Here Is Failure to Dominate : College basketball: Indiana coach trying to get message across to young team.
- The Taper Tightens Its Belt--$800,000 Worth
- ART : A Bigger Picture : Spectacle demanded attention, but the year's lasting moments came from many exhibitions that explored 20th-Century history
- MOVIES : 91 YEAR IN REVIEW : The Top 9 in a Year That Came Up Short
- POP MUSIC : The Age of Rage : Led by Guns N' Roses, a brazenly aggressive energy coursed through the top albums of '91
- Decoy in a Deadly Game : TERRY WAITE AND OLLIE NORTH: The Untold Story of the Kidnapping--and the Release, <i> By Gavin Hewitt (Little, Brown: $19.95; 230 pp., illustrated)</i>
- L. A. DECO by Carla Breeze...
- U.S. 'Very Satisfied' by Commonwealth Pact Despite Unsettled Details : Reaction: Baker had called for a single nuclear arms command, but that remains to be worked out.
- 9 Students Win Contest About Bill of Rights
- BACKGROUND: In October, View reported on efforts...
- A Job Well Done : Special education and workplace training helped an autistic man find a place in society.His determination is keeping him there.
- Tracing Hollywood's Christmas Tree
- School District, Parents Seek to Improve Racial Harmony
- Urban Homeless Leave the Streets, Live Off Land : Poverty: A volunteer keeps them down on the farm. The pioneering effort seems to be paying off.
- Crash on Canyon Road Kills 3 and Injures 2 : Accident: A night of drinking at an Angeles National Forest campsite ends in tragedy when a speeding car carrying five friends overturns on a winding road.
- What Is Really Driving California's Budget Woes? : Demographics: There are more and more retirees, more and more children, but those who make the economy go round are fewer and fewer.
- Lawndale City Manager to Face Inquiry
- Robber Suspect Surrenders
- Sailor Charged in Drive-by Shootings
- Ventura Beats Rancho Santiago to Win Pasadena Tournament
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Jurisprudence
- AZTECS UPDATE : Hughley's Absence Won't Make SDSU Alter Preparations
- SOCCER ROUNDUP
- Titans Are Consistent in Victory : College basketball: They defeat Northridge, 82-61. Now comes tough part of schedule, starting Monday at UCLA.
- College Football
- * Thomas B. Gibson has been appointed...
- The Three Magi To Lech Dymarski, By STANISLAW BARANCZAK
- Playing With Your Food
- The Author in His Labyrinth : THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, <i> By Ernesto Sabato, translated by Andrew Hurley (Ballantine Books: $25; 448 pp.)</i>
- Israel Frees 3 Lebanese It Abducted
- California IN BRIEF : YREKA : Ice Storm on I-5 Leads to 2 Injuries
- Denver Buying Spree Triggers an Outcry
- A 'Dive' With a Difference : Circle Bar's Regulars Skip More Chichi Watering Holes for a Warm, Seedy Place of Their Own
- Mixed Season's Greetings
- Diamond Bar : Franchise for Trash Haulers
- KTTV presents holiday-themed episodes of "The Facts...
- China Studies Limits on Nuclear Arms
- Caltech Scientist Wins a $500,000 Fellowship
- Eavesdropping on the Action During Persian Gulf War
- Parental Rights Upheld in Starving Case
- Learning Life's Lessons Along the Way : Coping: It's time to celebrate the season of giving, and of learning to receive. Of feeling safe, of speaking the truths about our lives.
- They Never Ride Alone : MacBeth Memorial Fund Established to Help Those Who Suffer Serious Injuries
- Irvine Stops Its Losing Streak, Beats Bradley
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS : Georgia Tech Outlasts Kentucky
- Anteaters Beat Bradley in Overtime : Irvine: Rogers has 19 points and eight rebounds. Von Lutzow scores 15.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Arkansas Shuts Down Arizona
- Skiing
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Poway Defeats Sluggish Lincoln
- Gulls Catch Golden Eagles on the Rebound : Hockey: One night after a 10-1 loss, San Diego rallies from a two-goal deficit for a 7-3 victory.
- Crazy Horse Monument Is Filling a Tall Order
- THE OXFORD COMPANION TO GARDENS by...
- LEARNING TO LISTEN TO THE LAND, ...
- 3 Questioned, Released Over Wounding of 2 Officers
- San Gabriel : Vote on High School OKd
- Bubbles on a Budget
- Her Mission: Directing Outreach to Gays and Lesbians
- Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
- Odd Circumstances : Offbeat Character Charged With the Mysterious Death of His Wife
- McCrory Chain to Shut Down 229 of Its Stores
- A $50K Shell Game?
- Darkwing Duck saves the holiday in a special show set in his own hometown
- Cooking Up the True Meaning of Christmas
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FOR KIDS : A Blast From the Past
- How Santa Spread Cheer Without Eight Tiny Reindeer
- PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES : California's Version of Apartheid: A MediCal Card
- Father of the Mini-Mall Takes Pride in Offspring
- '91 Seen as Year Gang Wars in County Took Turn for Worse : Crime: More youths start and end conflicts with firearms, and increasingly young members are turning up in areas previously free of bloody turf battles.
- Denver Has Incentive Against the Chargers : Pro football: Broncos seek edge in playoffs. Chargers look for perhaps a proper Henning send-off.
- Ramsey Accused of Using Tapes as Leverage
- Jockeys Threaten Strike Over Insurance
- It's Goodby, in Game for Wages : Rams: Robinson's last game has little riding on it, except that the opposing coach, Knox, might end up in Anaheim.
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Blue Jays Hope New Pieces Finish Puzzle
- MIXED MEDIA : ** "CHICAGO SOUL" By Robert Pruter, <i> University of Illinois Press ($39.95)</i>
- Multi-Broker Setting May Call for Living Trust
- THE BIZ
- More Canadian Shoppers, Lured by Prices, Cross Border : Trade: Everything in U.S. from big-ticket items to packages of chicken represent bargains. Higher taxes add to the incentive to head south.
- Changes in Hungary Echo Through N.Y. Neighborhood : Migration: Young immigrants are building nest eggs in Manhattan's Yorkville area while retirees are returning to their homeland.
- Airlines Park Jets in Mojave, Await Upturn
- Soviet Demise Blamed on Atheism
- PLATFORM : A Proper Struggle
- Yosemite: Jewel About to Lose Its Crown? : Why National Park Service has to be watched carefully
- Recession Puts Charities in Twin Bind of Need, Funds : Donations: Groups are faced with more to help and fewer resources. Some laid-off workers turn volunteer.
- High School Football
- NBA ROUNDUP : Motta Gets Record as a Losing Coach
- The 10 Best Films of Their Year--Three Views
- The 10 Best Films of Their Year--Three Views
- Q & A : John Frohnmayer's Rough Ride
- * Duane H. Davies has joined National...
- * Don W. Dahl is now a...
- With the dramatic turn of events in...
- A Puritan With Passion : SALEM IS MY DWELLING PLACE: A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne, <i> By Edward Haviland Miller University of Iowa Press $35; 648 pp.</i>
- FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND OTHER WRITINGS ...
- Christmas: A Chili Season
- Dallas Museum Preserves Flash of Uncertainty
- Unwed Paternity: Scene Is Shifting From the Courtroom to the Hospital : Birth records: More and more young fathers are acknowledging their babies as newborns. They might be less likely to do so a year later.
- Cambodians Flock to Films With Happy Endings : Asia: Production crews can hardly meet public's insatiable demand. Censors take an active hand in editing; kissing and violence are taboo.
- Suburban Mother's Trip Home Is a Journey Into the Stone Age : Cultures: It was timeless love that helped a young woman make the transition from the Amazon jungle to the urban jungle.
- Salvation Army Rings In Holidays for 100th Year
- Music Links Worlds of Sound and Silence
- CS Northridge Lands 2 Offensive Linemen
- Rating the NBA's Class of '91
- Vachon's List Gets Longer : Hockey: Kings display a lot of needs in 5-2 loss to Red Wings. Gretzky passes Dionne for No. 2 on all-time goal list.
- FREEDOM BOWL : Tulsa's Glad, or a Reasonable Facsimile Thereof : College football: Bowl-hungry community peppered Freedom Bowl with mail, and the Golden Hurricane hopes to deliver against San Diego State.
- UCLA Keeps Volleyball Title : NCAA final: Bruin women lose first two games to CS Long Beach, then rally to win last three. Williams leads the way with 32 kills.
- "CELEBRATION: CHRISTMAS FANFARES AND CAROLS." The BBC...
- * Morgan L. Kramm II has been...
- The Hair of the God : VALENTINO'S HAIR, <i> By Yvonne V. Sapia (Fiction Collective Two/University of Colorado: $18.95, cloth; $8.95, paper; 166 pp.)</i>
- UCLA Student's Debut Film, Made for $20,000, Wins $178,000 Prize
- New Tactic for Family Counseling : Social services: Therapists are going into troubled homes, teaching proper conduct by example. They try to prevent children from being sent into foster care.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : New Entities Now Must Find Their Identities
- "The Image of St. Bernadette" by Kim Abeles, one of books on display in Pasadena.
- Won't Launch 1st Strike, 4 States Pledge
- A Park for All the People : San Fernando gang crackdown deserves a chance
- THOUSAND OAKS : 3 Men Jailed After Gang-Related Fight
- War and Remembrance : A devastating conflict that is killing relatives and reducing their ancestral towns to rubble has mobilized the large enclave of Croatian-Americans in the harbor area.
- OXNARD : Man Hit by Police Car Seriously Hurt
- On a Scale of 1 to 10, This Wish Was, Well, a Bit Scaly
- Torrance Jury Convicts Man of Slaying Fiancee : Court: D. C. Trainer Jr. is cleared of first-degree charge but is found guilty of second-degree murder. He faces 15 years to life in prison at a Jan. 22 hearing.
- CITY HALL ROUNDUP : Hermosa Beach police bid Sherlock a sad farewell.
- Fire Union to Push Paramedics Debate : Health: Owner of the county's ambulance contractor says the call for firefighters' certification is a labor issue.
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL : Gessig Leads USC Past CS Fullerton
- * Forton A. Christoffer Jr. has been...
- * Gary A. Pulford has been appointed...
- THE SPECULATOR : Turning Old Equipment Into New Profit Source
- * Dana E. Miles has been appointed...
- MISSING MARGATE by Michael Bracewell (The...
- STYLE : GARDENS : High & Dry
- Holiday Gifts From Oregon That Come in Pears
- STOCKING STUFFERS
- Fines OKd for Serving Beer With Excess Foam
- STYLE : FASHION : Fancy Leg Work
- THE WINE LIST
- 14 Palestinians Hurt in Gaza Strip Unrest
- Cook's Tour : Excursions: Foodies pile into Dolores Felts' minivan for an exotic safari of specialty sources, from live catfish to <i> mole</i> .
- NASA Program to Study Lightning Effects Is Almost a Flash in the Pan : Science: An uncharacteristic lack of storms for Florida frustrates researchers. But some experiments inspire massive electric discharges.
- U.S., Western Europe Tone Down Bickering Over Assistance to Soviets : Diplomacy: But the two sides remain hopelessly deadlocked on sputtering international trade talks.
- Santa Claus Still Rides High Over This Household
- Historic Conference Offers S. Africans a Reason to Believe : Apartheid: The sight of black and white leaders in the same room, negotiating the division of power, gives ordinary citizens hope that their country will one day heal.
- City Limits Commercial Condos' Size : SAN GABRIEL
- Disabled Officer Defies Odds, Rules to Succeed : Promotion: It once took an act of the Legislature to keep the California Highway Patrol's only legless officer on the job, but now he's a captain and heads the Verdugo Hills station.
- Appeals Court Voids 'Gang Mom' Law
- Ice-Cream Vendor Sought in Hit-Run Death
- Japan Plans Mars Craft
- Thinking Big
- Wilson to Seek Merit Pay for Teachers : Government: Proposal faces fight in the Legislature. Governor also acknowledges that his first budget will run in the red.
- Going Underground
- Driver Ill; Boy, 12, Guides Bus to Safety
- Kennedy Assassination: Bonding a Generation : History: Certain shared experiences shape a generation. "JFK" marks the passing of these memories into the next generation's myth.
- Obsessed Fan Gets Life in Actress' Death
- Body Found in Yard of Missing Woman's Home : Investigation: Police have long voiced suspicions about Leonard Eddington, husband of Vickie Valerie Eddington, who disappeared in 1987.
- City's Oversight Puts Deal in Jeopardy : * Laguna Beach Should Have Read Fine Print in Land Agreement With State, Irvine Co.
- PUC Approves an Increase in Rates for SDG&E;, Decrease for SoCal Gas
- College Trustee Quits to Take Butte County Job : Education: Gregory Kampf, a Ventura elementary school principal, cites a lack of intra-district promotions.
- Thousands of Needy Gather for Giveaway on Skid Row
- Swimming
- Giants Finish Like Champions : Pro football: Hampton's rushing, Simms' passing beat Oilers, 24-20, and let New York end its whimper season with a bang.
- ROUNDUP
- MOVIES : Of Words and Men : From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to a host of new projects, Oscar-winning writer Horton Foote has devoted a career to the personal story
- Gallery Rediscovers Artists From Past
- FICTION
- Oh, Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Trimming Trees Has 2 Meanings in Recession Year : Economy: Orange County shoppers are picking less expensive evergreens for their living rooms this holiday.
- STYLE : LOOKS : Cheers to You
- IN EXCESS
- Oh, Christmas Tree
- Restoration of United Way Funds Saves Shelter : Social services: Home for battered women had been on the verge of closure until new leadership took over.
- Commentary : Day or Night, Doris Is Dandy
- MIKE FRATELLO: Courtside Manners
- Ruling Party Prevails in Taiwan's Elections : Democratization: Voters support the status quo, rejecting any quick move toward a permanent break with China.
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : THE ARTS : Doodle Days
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : BROWSING : Police Store
- Judge Tells Agencies to Negotiate : Courts: Water district has accused watermaster of holding an election in secret and improperly using lobbyists. New hearing set for Jan. 9
- Farmers Dream of Frost-Free Christmas : Weather: A forecaster says this winter will be mild and maybe even wetter than average, unlike last year's killer cold season.
- Junk Mail on Doorstep Irks Beach Residents
- Police Warn of Rise in Yule Con Games
- 'Gang Mom' Law Struck Down
- Sales Tax Rejection a Heavy Blow : County must find legal way to raise revenue for much-needed jails and courts
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Cypress' Victory Impresses Coach
- Favorite Sons No Sure Things : Pro football: Bills and Redskins are teams to beat, but they have no guarantees of reaching the Super Bowl.
- POP MUSIC : 91 YEAR IN REVIEW : A Rock 'n' Roller Coaster : The state of the record industry is more frightening than anything in 'Cape Fear'--and a lot more unpredictable
- They Pull Out a Wild Card : Raiders: Marinovich presents the Chiefs with the unknown factor in game that will decide playoff site.
- JAZZ : A Flourish of Trumpets for 27th Golden Feathers
- RESTAURANTS : Persistence Pays for Watts Franchisee
- MIXED MEDIA : *** "THE INCOMPARABLE NAT KING COLE", Nat King Cole, <i> Warner Reprise videocassette ($19.98)</i>
- Less Sanguine Forecasts of California in the 1990s
- Gov. Wilson's Welfare Reforms
- The Government Dodge on Health Care
- Criticism, Praise for GOP Financiers
- Litigious Society
- Dachau Liberation
- Tree Study Criticized; Researcher Defends It
- Let Prisoners Pay Their Own Fees
- 'Safe Sex' or Abstinence in AIDS Age?
- Light Sentence Sends Wrong Message
- A PERFECT PLACE FOR A WASTE DUMP : That's What Dusty Little Kinney County, Texas, Seemed to Be. But When Outsiders Proposed Storing Radioactive Material There, Its Ranchers and Housewives Went Into Battle Armed With Bake Sales, Tamale Cook-Offs and Righteous Indignation.
- Gov. Wilson's Welfare Reforms
- Gov. Wilson's Welfare Reforms
- Miller's Time : The Producers
- Miller's Time : Hollywood Syndrome
- Council Blasted for Bernardi's $155,000 Severance Payment
- Sleazy or Informative?
- Official's Letter Compared to Twilight Zone
- SCHOOL OF CRUELTY
- 'Safe Sex' or Abstinence in AIDS Age?
- DEEP SOUTH
- Ontkean's Chilling Role
- Civic Light Opera Project Wins Praise
- Miller's Time : The Producers
- Gov. Wilson's Welfare Reforms
- City Should Rethink Budget Priorities
- Mello-Roos Bonds Abused by Greedy Developers
- Miller's Time : The Producers
- Miller's Time : The Producers
- Criticism, Praise for GOP Financiers
- Trucks and Congestion
- Cat Deaths
- THE GREAT DIVIDE
- Less Sanguine Forecasts of California in the 1990s