- Valley Center OKs Tax Plan
- This Guy Kept Foes in Check
- Stephen F. Austin Puts the Freeze on USD
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Hatcher Released; Helton Signed
- Video Rental Chart : 'Backdraft' Burns Up 'Lambs'
- It Probably Isn't Fair, but It's Reasonable : Redistricting tilts toward GOP, but Democrats asked for it
- Poway Educator to Head Hart District : Santa Clarita: Walter L. Swanson will take $95,000-a-year school superintendent post by Feb. 1.
- THEATER REVIEW 'MR. PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS' : Happy Endings : Unity arrives with the second act in this adaptation of Dickens' first published work of fiction.
- More Shops Offer Used Sports Items
- Arboretum Holiday: Saturday-Sunday* The historic Queen Anne...
- FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO FILE : Small But Diverse : The Videola in Santa Paula offers an eclectic sampling of family-oriented and religious videos. It even sells office supplies.
- Santa Monica : Ken Genser Becomes Mayor
- Glendale Fire Investigator Charged in 3 Store Blazes : Crime: Head of arson unit wrote novel about a firefighter who sets blazes. Other fires are under review.
- TV Obscures Smith Accuser's Identity in Testimony--Usually
- Comic Book Super-Hero : Trends: To collector Gary Carter, who turns the pages of first editions with surgical gloves, Superman is up there with Shakespeare. Investors are beginning to agree.
- MUSEUM TOUR : A Tale of Banditry : Historian Richard Senate will tell the story of the daring Olivas ranch robbery and the gold that was never found.
- Arcadia : Building Ban Extended
- CIA Races to Assess the Soviet Collapse : Intelligence: 10 major reports are due in 3 weeks. Baker's itinerary also reflects a stepped-up effort to keep up with fast-changing events.
- Leaders in Toxic Releases : Pollution: Four firms produced 95% of air emissions around Glendale in 1990. The overall amount declined 10% in Southern California, but rose 6% in Glendale.
- Gang Member Held After Gun Fired at Junior High
- Triggerman Gets Life in 'Cotton Club' Murder
- Tip Leads Authorities to Abused Mountain Lion
- Anaheim's Victores Quits as Football Coach
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE
- Reyes Makes Short Work of Rehab
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE
- Buck Coach Resigns but Stays in Front Office
- TV REVIEW : An Overview From Both Sides of 'Pearl Harbor'
- TECHNOLOGY : Japan to Receive New Collider Pitch : Research: President Bush will ask Tokyo for $1.25 billion in equipment for the project. That is a lot less than a request the Japanese turned down.
- HEAVY INDUSTRY
- EC Takes Big Step Toward Common Currency : Commerce: Finance ministers of the 12 European nations approve a tentative agreement. It must win further approvals<i> ,</i> however.
- Spicy Reading : Save Time, Lose Weight : DIETS THAT WORK, <i> By Deralee Scanlon with Larry Strauss (Lowell House: $19.95, 279 pp.)</i>
- THEATER REVIEW 'BILOXI BLUES' : Salute to Comedy : Ventura College produces the second of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy this year. 'Broadway Bound' is upcoming.
- Mexican Customs Officers Are Replaced En Masse : Border: Sweeping shake-up and reform are designed to increase efficiency and stem corruption.
- CAMARILLO : CYA Inmates Were 7th, 8th to Escape
- Northridge Women to Begin NIVC Play
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL / BOYS' TOP 10 : Even With Its Losses, El Camino May Win
- Arkansas Coasts to 82-Point Victory
- Baseball
- Hoping to Be as Tough on Hitters as Catchers : Dodgers: For knuckleballer Candiotti, fooling batters can be only half the battle.
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE
- Still Mad Over Mozart : * Music: Today marks the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. L.A. orchestras offer tributes with a dozen weekend concerts.
- Joffrey Cancels N.Y. Performances
- Singers Still Get Flak Today for 'Tomorrow'
- Q&A; : Revising Your Travel Plans
- Monrovia : Utility Tax Proposed
- THOUSAND OAKS : Health Officials Close Restaurant
- Remembrances of War and Unsung Heroes
- Holders of Worthless Bonds Cheer, Say Justice Is Served : Crime: Some believe the conviction will help lawsuits they have pressed against Keating's attorneys and accountants.
- Barbara B. Ralph; Teacher
- 2 More Phony City Checks Discovered
- Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
- $4 Million in U.S. Funds OKd for Transit Line Study
- San Diego Mental Health Chief Accepts Top Post in L.A. County : Personnel: Areta Crowell, 55, will return to a department beleaguered as a result of funding cuts.
- NAACP Head Criticizes Site of King Trial : Race relations: The local chapter president says a fair hearing in Ventura County is impossible. Officials call the comments inflammatory.
- Community Policing
- Mission Marks 100 Years
- Mother of Slain Baby Urges Parents to Be Cautious : Crime: The woman says she ignored warnings about leaving the 13-month-old with her boyfriend.
- Police Privacy Law Comes Under Fire : Misconduct: Two department chiefs are among those telling NAACP hearing that restrictions on release of information should be changed.
- It's No Miner Victory for USC Over Gonzaga
- Swim Teams From CSUN Face Challenge
- Miscellany
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE
- THE ANTHONY MILLER MYSTERY : Injury Shackles Charger Receiver
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Kelly Has Good Coliseum Memories
- STAGE REVIEWS HOLIDAY SHOWS : Lots of Good Spirits in 'A Christmas Carol'
- Newport Production Gets Lost on the Way to 'Philadelphia'
- Banning Alumnus Gives Something Back--by Teaching Math at School : Education: Manuel Arellano could have escaped Wilmington, but he chose to return some of his good fortune to the community.
- Shipyard Worker May Sue as a Seaman, High Court Rules : Justice: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Spring Valley man's right to file suit against Southwest Marine for disabling injuries.
- L.A. Limits Building on Northeast Valley Slopes
- CSUN Plans Cuts, Layoffs of Part-Time Instructors : Education: Notices will be sent to 29 faculty members. The anticipated action prompts a campus demonstration by 250 protesters.
- Duo Becomes Building Blockers for El Cap
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SAUGUS TOURNAMENT : Peek Scores 31 to Boost Hart Past Quartz Hill
- PREP NOTES
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL MOORPARK TOURNAMENT : Mt. San Antonio Takes Charge in 2nd Half to Upend Raiders
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE
- Pacific Shores Tournament Field Reduced to Four : Prep basketball: Inglewood's late rally falls short as Morningside advances with a 76-70 victory. It will play Peninsula, a 74-51 winner over Redondo, in a semifinal game tonight.
- Pacific Shores Tournament Field Reduced to Four : Prep basketball: Mira Costa is too much for Carson, 60-44. The Mustangs will play top-seeded Lakewood, an 80-69 winner over San Pedro, in a semifinal tonight.
- ART REVIEWS : An Education in the New York School of Abstraction
- PEOPLE WATCH
- COUNTYWIDE : Gangs Task Force Weighs Parent Fines
- NHL ROUNDUP : Adams, McLean Lead Canucks Past Canadiens
- It's Great to Have Confidence, but It Won't Put Points on Board
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Vikings' Burns to Retire After Season
- For Second Time in 2 Years, Sockers Move Practice Site
- MUSIC REVIEW : Sylvano Bussotti at LACMA
- HDTV Partners Get Key Boost
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Late-November Car Sales Climb 17.5% : Autos: But analysts caution that the increase is a rebound over a very poor period last year. And even though the monthly sales pace picked up from October, sales for all of November were off 4.6% from a year ago.
- Spicy Reading : You Look <i> Maaarvelous</i> ! James McNair and His Gorgeous Food
- Huntington Park : Council Splits 3-2 in Voting Against Proposed $61 Raise
- COVER STORY : Kids Keep Music Alive : Young Voices Soar, Meet Music Challenge
- Covina : Raise for Part-Timers
- 4 Are Hanged in Iran for Heroin Smuggling
- Santa Monica : Restaurant Permit Extended
- First the Country, Now the Dacha?
- UC Names Panel to Seek New President
- Glendale : Recycling Pact Extended
- NEIGHBORS : Toy Fever : An early 1800s rag doll is just one of the items featured at the Albinger Museum's annual exhibit of antique playthings.
- Counties Imposing Jail-Booking Fee Get Cold Hard Response, Not Cash : Finances: Issue winds up in court as many municipalities refuse to pay charge authorized by Legislature to ease impact of funding cuts.
- Part of a traditional Christmas in Mexico...
- Long Beach : Los Altos Redevelopment Plan Gets City Council OK
- Voicing the Spirit of Christmas
- THE HOUSE : Anti-Crime Bill
- Council Gives Hawkey $11,000 Merit Raise : Government: The city manager's pay will increase 9% despite some members' criticism of his performance.
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : What Class Drives You the Craziest?
- * Housing Crisis: Mikhail S. Gorbachev's ...
- Desi Arnaz Jr. Touches Heyday of His Father in 'Mambo Kings'
- Davis Predicts State Budget Shortfall Will Hit $4 Billion : Finance: In his darkest projection yet, controller says this is the first time since the Depression that income from tax sources has dropped from one year to the next.
- BOOK REVIEW : Tale of Girl's Slaying in 1985 Is Elevated to the Level of Myth : "MISSY'S MURDER" <i> by Karen Kingsbury</i> ; Dell Books $4.99, 390 pages
- A summary of significant Los Angeles City...
- REGIONAL REPORT : Counties Get Protests but Not Jail Fees
- Lancaster Will Fund Shelter for Homeless Youths
- New Yorba Linda Mayor Is Chosen
- Pan Am's Fate Bad News for Plane-Leasing Firm
- Leadership Change at Data-Design: Data-Design Laboratories Inc.,...
- How to Bake a Better Cookie
- Epitome of Success, Keating Became Symbol of Disaster : Judgment: Assertive S&L; chief who once basked in publicity, found himself jailed, derided--even assaulted and slapped with a wig.
- Crash Rate of Police Cars Spurs Call for Safety Course : Law enforcement: All but three of the department's 101 patrol cars were involved in collisions last year. More than half the 155 accidents could have been prevented, a memo says.
- Que Pasa? : PEOPLE
- Celebrating the Poinsettia
- Survey Rates the Quality of Big City Life : When it comes to cleaning the air, water and streets, research group finds Honolulu has best record and, surprise, Santa Ana worst.
- Hostage Outcome Offers Lessons for Extremists
- Marathon Off and Running
- Garden of Eatin' : The anniversary of Pearl Harbor recalls the victory gardens that fed much of a nation--a spirit that lives on here and there.
- City to Consider Mobile Home Rent Stabilization : Finances: A split council votes to take up the question in January in the wake of tenants' complaints.
- 300% Increase Sought in Vista Court Space
- Gang-Related Trials Raise Security Issues
- Recount Is No Help as Challenger Loses by 2 Votes
- City Council Votes to Spend $20 Million to Fund New Downtown Court Complex
- Keating: Cold Comfort, and a Warning
- San Diego
- Methamphetamine Lab Raided in Reseda
- PREP BASKETBALL '91-'92: SUNSET LEAGUE : 1991-199 IN REVIEW
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NATIONAL ROUNDUP : North Carolina Catches Seton Hall on Off Night
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- Baa--No Humbug
- Spicy Reading : With Love From Simca : FOOD AND FRIENDS: Recipes and Memories From Simca's Cuisine, <i> By Simone "Simca" Beck with Suzanne Patterson</i> (<i> Viking: $30; 528 pp.)</i>
- Sparks Fly Between Wilson, Garamendi Over Quake Coverage
- Blasts Kill 9 in India
- Good Time to Sample an Eclectic List of Jewish-American Literature
- THEATER : Costume Designer Knows Wear It's At
- SPORTSCOPE : Pepperdine and UCLA Meet in NCAA Volleyball Playoffs
- La Verne : Campus Parking Enforced
- The Region : Forum on Ground Water
- John Mayall's Blues : The 'Godfather of British Blues' says his music is his 'own individual brand.' And, it rocks.
- Fairfax District : Melrose Shuttle Planned
- Crime Log
- Glendale : Hearings Set on Brand Plan
- COVER STORY : Kids Keep Music Alive : Sound of Music Stirs Civic Youth Orchestra
- Essay on Columbus Takes First Place
- Recall Pearl Harbor? Easy, It Was Their (Canceled) Wedding Day : People: Artesia couple finally will get the large reception they missed out on 50 years ago.
- El Cajon
- Poison Pills End Drama in Courtroom : Justice: Informant swallows fatal dose of cyanide after being convicted of drug crime that would have put him in prison for 25 years.
- Remap Creates Hard Choices for Lawmakers : Redistricting: One district will disappear. Others are carved up and reconfigured. Some incumbents may be forced to move.
- Council Refuses to Approve 11% Water Rate Hike : Services: DWP asked to submit proposal for more modest increase. Council members reluctant to raise costs while asking public to continue conservation efforts.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Campaign-Funding Law Change Rejected
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : New Councilman, Mayor Are Selected
- Picus to Run for Congress' New 24th Seat, Unless Beilenson Does
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Simple Solution to Finding the No. 1 Team: a One-Game Playoff
- Renovation Funds Approved on Angels' Next Spring Home
- DeLaveaga Blooms but CLU Wilts
- Baseball
- Hockey
- Baseball
- STAGE REVIEWS HOLIDAY SHOWS : Heartache of AIDS Keeps Holiday Vigil
- STAGE REVIEWS HOLIDAY SHOWS : Holiday Readings at the Itchey Foot
- STAGE REVIEWS HOLIDAY SHOWS : A Sampler of Seasonal Offerings : Unwrapping a Fresh 'Child's Christmas'
- New Corporate Pricing Tool Could Be Costly to Consumers
- AIRLINES
- Japan Expo '91 Moves to Anaheim Convention Center
- Like Moths to the Flame
- Dow Gives Up 17.89 on Weak Economic Data : Market Overview
- Murder-for-Hire Troupe Brings Fatal Mischief to Party's Midst
- Iceland's History Memorialized by Sagas : Culture: Ancient manuscripts are to these northern folk what castles and monuments are topeople of other nations.
- Group Gets a 2nd Chance to Buy Canyon : Land: Neighbors have a month to win approval for a special assessment district to fund the purchase.
- COMEDY : Tom McTigue Takes Life--and Runs With It
- Drama in B-Flat : Tchaikovsky Scandal Is Focus of Play
- Arcadia : Grant on Behalf of History
- Here's One All-Night Party That We Will Never Forget
- Californians Pitched Political Message in Ukraine : Elections: Sacramento consultants were tapped by independence leaders to produce TV commercials for campaign that ended in landslide victory.
- NAACP Official Criticizes Venue Change in King Case : Courts: Head of local chapter says residents of mainly white, conservative Ventura County will never convict officers accused of beating black motorist.
- Funds to Help Save Habitat
- Driver Training Program for Officers Studied
- Ex-Pastor Gets 38 Years in Sexual Abuse of Teen-Ager
- PORT HUENEME : Man Faces Charges of Cruelty After Son's Bones Broken
- COUNTYWIDE : County to Form Economic Panel
- The Rodney G. King case could produce...
- THOUSAND OAKS : Reward Offered in Attacks on Women
- Poway Educator Takes New Job
- COUNTYWIDE : Loans Offered to the Homeless
- SKIING : Terzian's Knee Injury Sets Back U.S. Women
- Baseball
- Vlade Divac, who underwent surgery for a...
- COMEDY REVIEW : McTigue's Gamble Pays Off--for Audience : * He risks losing the crowd with his teasing, stop-and-start rhythm, but he manages to pull it back in with deft skill. He's at the Brea Improv through Sunday.
- Go West, Young Filmmaker, Go West
- Manhattan Investors Buy Irvine-Based Geneva Cos. : Sale: In the past five years, the mergers and acquisitions firm has initiated and closed more of its specialty deals than any other company.
- New Yardstick Finds Anemic Growth : Economy: The measure of the nation's gross domestic product grew at a weak 1.7% in the third quarter.
- Chestnuts Roasting Over an Open Fire
- It's Walnut Season--Get Cracking!
- Remap Has Politicians Uncertain : Redistricting: The court plan has clouded the political futures of some lawmakers, whose districts were dramatically redrawn.
- Lights! Camera! Party! : When companies and individuals celebrate, they're turning to theme events that draw a curtain on the mundane world.
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : High Court Hears Hate-Crime Case
- For Imaginations Without Walls
- Smith's Accuser Testifies to Rape at Kennedy Home : Trial: Sometimes tearful, she tells her assertion of a 'disgusting' crime but says she cannot recall some events.
- IN SEASON / Pomegranates : Crimson Fruit Adds Taste to The Season
- Bono Backs Tax Cuts, Incentives to Aid Economy
- 3-Month-Old Baby Dies in Blaze; Nanny Is Charged
- Winners and Losers in Keating Case
- COLUMN ONE : Japanese Roots Still Ignite Bias : Many Japanese-Americans say they continue to suffer from misconceptions that led to internment of their parents or grandparents.
- Spreading Ho-Hos and Decking the Halls
- Holders of Worthless Bonds Cheer, Say Justice Is Served : Reaction: Conviction of Keating, whose firm owned Irvine-based Lincoln S&L;, may help bondholders' suits.
- Downey : Holiday Parade to Mark City's 35th Anniversary
- Buckled Up for Survival : Boy's Cry for Seat Belts Saves 2, Rescuers Say
- Judges Press Case on Early Jail Releases Against Gates : Justice system: Local jurists ask state appeals court to find sheriff guilty of contempt. The county is paying legal expenses of both sides in the long battle.
- OXNARD : Stocks Reelected School Board Head
- Immigrant Carries Out Values on the Job
- SIMI VALLEY : Mediator to Hear Teachers' Grievance
- Isles Chosen New Brea Mayor
- Former San Diego Police Chief Wesley Sharp Dies at 93
- 2 Former UCI Students Plead Guilty to Stealing Tests
- Southern Section Basketball Preview : PACIFIC LEAGUE
- PREP NOTES : Division Switches Likely for Playoffs
- Football
- Navigating the Political Mainstream : Congress: Former Villa Park swimming standout is having the time of his life as an administrative assistant to Rep. Christopher Cox.
- High School Basketball Preview : Peninsula Will Take Its Case to the Courts : Panthers' Goal Is to Prove Worthy of Nation's Top Ranking
- Starlight Season Includes S.D. Premiere of 'Chess'
- Spicy Reading : So You Want to Write a Cookbook?
- Riding Again at the Autry
- The Region : Heart Assn. Branch Expands
- Latinos Confront AIDS Issue After Magic Makes Disclosure
- All Math and No Play Brings Change in Curriculum at Special Academy : Education: In its second year, school meets student concerns by offering more sports and social activities.
- California IN BRIEF : MADERA : Paraplegic Hurt as Blanket Catches Fire
- Holiday Array That Has a Local Flourish
- Montebello : Trustees Take Stand Against Initiative on School Choice
- Region : Teen-Agers Need Homes
- HEAVY INDUSTRY
- Spicy Reading : Crock Tales: The Handbook of the Slow-Cook Revolution
- RETAIL/LEISURE
- Sutherland Says He Tried Suicide 3 Times While He Was Held Hostage
- BOOK REVIEW : A Quietly Sexy Teller of Tales : TROLLOPE: A Biography <i> By N. John Hall</i> ; Clarendon Press/Oxford $30; 581 pages.
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Bush Signs Expanded Jobless Benefits Bill
- SCOREBOARD : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS : PREP BASKETBALL
- Acting Chief Is Named to Fire Post : Services: Richard Hinz, a 27-year veteran, will head the department. He has been in the position since October.
- Violent Crime Is Up Sharply in San Diego
- THE HOUSE : Anti-Crime Bill
- Lakewood : Specially Lighted Tree at Mall Will Benefit Hospice
- COMMENTARY : Plain Talk About Sex, AIDS Is a Matter of Life and Death
- FISHING : Area Fleet in Search for Rock Cod This Winter
- STAGE REVIEWS HOLIDAY SHOWS : Odd 'Miracle Play' at Oddity Theatre
- Artworks Are Dead Ringers : Macabre <i> Calavera </i> Figures Exhibited at Fullerton Museum Center
- Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' Is No 'Thriller' : * Pop music: Sales of 326,500 copies are well below first-week figures for Guns N' Roses and Metallica.
- Spicy Reading : Learning Bad Taste : AMERICAN GOURMET, <i> By Jane and Michael Stern (HarperCollins: $25; 270 pp.)</i>
- Wilson Got His Wish in Remap Plan : Politics: Even so, Republicans may have a hard time wresting control of the Legislature from the Democrats.
- Odds & Ends Around the Valley
- GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Coming to Life : The time-honored 'Nutcracker' ballet will be presented this weekend in Santa Barbara.
- Season of Rituals : Holidays: Immigrants and their descendants have been eager both to assimilate into mainstream culture and to hold on to their traditions.
- ARCHITECTURE : Two Rodeo Drive--A Collage of What Beverly Hills Is All About
- Brazil Takes Unnatural Course in Delivery Room : Health: One-third of all births in the nation are by Cesarean. Doctors and patients like it, but critics call it an epidemic.
- Born Under 2 Pounds but All Fight : Families: Tiny infant, almost four months premature, is home after miraculously beating all the odds.
- California IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : City Council Bans Cigarette Machines
- Cuomo Advisers Forming Political Team
- Thai Leader to Visit U.S.
- BLUES : The Family That Plays Together . . .
- Charities Make It Easy to Give, Receive
- Democrat Alatorre's Aide Also an Activist for the GOP : Politics: Shirley Minser sees no conflict between her two roles. Her boss doesn't either.
- Son of an Anti-Gang Activist Faces Drive-By Murder Trial
- Oxnard Man Gets 6 Years in Pimping, Pandering Case : Courts: Prosecutors say Henry Hardy Jr. ran the largest prostitution ring in the county.
- Candles on the Highway
- PLATFORM : Simply Overbuilt
- U.S. Judges Asked to OK New Trial for Driver : Crime: Diane Mannes' lawyer argues that someone once charged with murder would be 'twice put in jeopardy' by another proceeding.
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Aliso Viejo School Decision Postponed
- CS Long Beach Needs Rally to Stop Northridge, 76-67
- Glendora : Housing Plan Revised
- San Gabriel : Commercial Condos OKd
- MUSIC : Eleven Adds Up to 3 : Group's rock 'n' roll songs are introspective investigations of the ring of truth around the bathtub of life.
- Long Beach : Waste Firm Will Pay Fine to Resolve State Complaint
- West Hollywood : 4-Day Work Week OKd
- BENEFITS : Dogs Get on Band Waggin' for Charity
- Bell's Runners Ring Up Some Respect
- * Karl Marsh of Glendale has been...
- MUSEUM GIFT SHOPS : Unusual Finds : Jewelry, original art, toys, cards and books are for sale this season. Many items relate to local history.
- Azusa : Fire, Maintenance Taxes End
- Man Hears Verdict, Takes Cyanide, Dies
- Covina : Rules for Indoor Swap Meets
- Transit Agencies in L.A. Approve Merger Proposal
- Regal Gazzella: Rich From Start to Finish
- MORE KID STUFF : Rustling 'The Pickwick Papers'
- Quality of Life Has Fallen, Poll Indicates : Survey: City residents blame overcrowding, foreigners, crime and traffic. They are losing faith in redevelopment as a provider of new jobs and money.
- A Former Hostage Feels Relief--and Bitterness : Reaction: David Jacobsen of Huntington Beach cries on hearing of release, but expresses anger at Iran.
- SOUNDS AROUND TOWN ELMER BERNSTEIN : A First in His Career : Composer: From 'Cape Fear' to 'The Grifters,' all of his film scores this year are different. On purpose.
- COUNTYWIDE : Irvine Backs Out of Border Change
- Arts, Rights Groups Protest Removal of Nude Sculpture
- Hare Krishna Devotee Gets Life in 1983 Slaying
- Paraplegic Rescued From Fire : Arson: Firefighters drag 60-year-old man away from flames after caller says: 'You are going to fry.'
- Smith Is Halfway Back : Clippers: He shows that his game, at least for now, is defense in a 92-81 victory over Spurs.
- Gathers Trial Date Expected to Be Set by Judge Today : Lawsuit: A voluntary settlement conference is scheduled for Friday.
- Baseball
- Miscellany
- PREP ROUNDUP : Long-Range Work by Airey Sparks Capistrano Valley