- DWP Needs Hike in Water Rate to Stay Afloat, Official Says : Revenues: The department's board seems likely to accede to his request for an 11% increase. But opposition is building among City Council members, who also must give approval.
- Pet Perils : Recession Is Worst of Times for Man's Best Friends
- Auto Racing
- Players Know Bubble May Burst at Any Time
- Aztecs May Be Ready to Pick a Quarterback : College football: Scrimmage could give Luginbill enough to make a call.
- Burrell Thinks He Can Go Faster
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Dupree, Gary Sit Out Game With Oilers
- Leaving Memories Tops Qualifiers
- Consultant Downplays Private-Public Issue : Prep sports: Southern Section committee told movement to form Orange County section isn't a result of parochial school controversy.
- Ex-Palos Verdes Player Advances in U.S. Open Qualifying Match
- Little Shines in Unearthed Elvis 'Gold'
- Previn and Jazz: No Disharmony : Maestro: The classical musician will be returning to the genre that first earned him a name in his Saturday San Diego concert.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Pastime' Baseball Film Goes a Strong Nine Innings
- MOVIE REVIEW : Branagh's High-Wire Act
- WORLD IN BRIEF : MIDDLE EAST : Belgians, Swiss Bid to Host Conference
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : NORTON AIR FORCE BASE : Rice Promises to Heed Local Views
- Soviet President Feared for His Life : Coup: Gorbachev recounts his 'drama,' tells of rejecting the plotters' ultimatum.
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Blast, Fire Blamed on Leaking Gas
- Couple Attacked, Woman Raped at Motel in San Diego
- Technology Spotlight / NEXRAD : Weather Forecasting for the Next Generation
- REAL ESTATE : Darkness May Bring a Rosy Dawn for Surviving Builders
- NATION IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Teachers' Group Opposes Thomas
- 20 Killed as Fighting Spreads in Croatia : Yugoslavia: The breakaway republic's nationalist president sends new ultimatum to federal leaders in Belgrade.
- Noriega Accuses CIA Chiefs of Gun Deals
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : The Press : Praise Flows for Yeltsin, Soviet Courage
- Murder Trial Juror Sues Defense Lawyer
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : DEL MAR : Tanker Firm Was Cited for Violations
- What a Coup?
- Air Quality Report
- PDA Engineering: The Costa Mesa engineering and...
- General Cinema Acquires Harcourt : Ailing Textbook Publisher Accepts Bid of $1.5 Billion
- AIRLINES
- Care Enterprises Officers to Manage Rebound : *Finances: The now-profitable nursing home chain operator won't renew its contract with a management team brought in to rescue the company.
- Vodka Ads Raise a Glass to Failure of Soviet Coup
- Takaomi Hayashi and James R. Christie have...
- Koll Subsidiary Earns $554,000 in Quarter
- AIRLINES
- Crowd Shouts 'Shoot Them!' Amid Calls for Trials, Purges : Revenge: Lawmakers and Russian leaders echo demands for action against 'collaborationists.'
- Cuban Inmates Continue Tense Standoff : Immigration: Officials conduct negotiations with prisoners holding 10 hostages in apparent protest of laws requiring their deportation.
- * Wax Job: Boris Yeltsin, popular opponent...
- Career Officer Nominated
- Agran Joins White House Race With Liberal Dose of Optimism
- OXNARD : Escaped Youth, 14, Arrested in Burglary
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 7 Bridges to Receive Quake Retrofitting
- MOORPARK : Residents Oppose Shopping Center
- And Put Some Swim Trunks on the David, Would You?
- BUENA PARK : Citizen Studies Take 20-Year Look Ahead
- Lockheed and Others Settle Cleanup Action
- Asia Praises Return
- OJAI : Planners Approve 2 Members' Project
- 3 Arrested in Slaying Prompted by Scam
- Driver Unknowingly Drags Shooting Victim 3 Blocks
- Parents of Paralyzed Boy Settle Suit for $4.7 Million
- 2nd Suspect Held in Market Slaying
- VENTURA : District Affirms It Will Replace Dump
- ANAHEIM : Art Expert Hired for the New Arena
- Redistricting: A New Game on Spring St.
- Baseball
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Red Sox See Beauty in Their Ugly 7-6 Victory
- Bluegrass Is Always Greener : Music: Though he's far from a household name, Byron Berline, who plays tonight in Laguna Niguel, has made a steady career of the genre he has fun with.
- County's Final Budget Proposal Cuts 240 Positions : Spending: Layoffs are predicted if supervisors approve document. Some programs have been spared but Sheriff's Department braces for reductions.
- Gang Member Gets Life for Murder
- Baseball
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Montoya Probably Will Not Play Tonight
- SAILING / RICH ROBERTS : U.S. Drought Now at 22 Years in Admiral's Cup
- Spring Is Back in Youngs' Step : Volleyball: After surgery, El Toro High graduate has better vertical jump, and hopes to help UCLA win national title.
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES
- Prime-Time Coverage Would Be a Real Coup
- MOVIE REVIEW : Skin-Deep Look at Porno Underworld
- FBI Taped Payoff Deal, Jurors Told : Corruption probe: Two former legislative aides are accused of accepting money in exchange for legislation in a sting operation.
- Dahmer Now Accused in 15 Deaths as 3 More Murder Counts Are Filed
- Gorbachev's New Ministers
- Rivalry and Rhetoric
- Two Ways to Get a Loan in Tight Market
- Saudis Sign Off on $1.5-Billion Loan to Reward Soviets
- Sharpening Up the Cutting Edge of O.C. Fashion
- Garden Grove Files Charges Against Alleged Slumlord
- Six Arrested in $2-Million Theft of Rigs
- Irving Katz, Much Quoted Stock Analyst, Dies at 64
- Anaheim Disputes Disney Figures on Extra Revenue From Expansion : Development: City says that additional hotel and property taxes won't come close to the millions that park officials projected.
- Firefighters Find Woman's Body
- COMMENTARY : Team Makes Issue of a 'Non-Issue'
- Hartley Tries to Strengthen His Bid for Summer Games : Rowing: Former SDSU student is in Vienna competing at the World Championships.
- Rosenbach Hurt, Out at Least 6 Weeks
- 'Two for the Road' Is Back In All Its Wide-Screen Glory
- STAGE
- The Motherland Viewed From Afar
- A Sprinkling of News in the Wilson Water Saga
- Captive Gorbachev Tuned In to the BBC, Voice of America
- El Salvador Finds Missiles in Cache of Guerrilla Weapons
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : PORT HUENEME : Residents Sue Over City's 'View Tax'
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Mayor Backs Annual Visits to Sister City
- Woman Critically Hurt as Van for Disabled Overturns
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE SOVIET UNION : Saved From Lies, They Aced the Test : When Gorbachev canceled high-school exams, he broke the chain of ideas that kept the party in power.
- Salinas to Visit UCSD Center
- Graduation Day : Public Housing Tenants Complete a Year of Classes in Learning How to Take Charge
- Film Writer Sy Salkowitz Dies
- Parents Protest School Bus Fee Before Ramona Trustees
- Law to Curb Pension Abuse
- L.A. Pursues Lawsuit Over New Vessel's Soaring Cost : Contracts: Ship's builder denies claims in city suit over the 85-foot oceanographic ship that cost more than three times its original estimate of $1.5 million.
- Suit Seeks to Overturn Beach Tax : Port Hueneme: Homeowner groups call the new levy illegal. Officials say nearby residents should bear maintenance costs.
- Man Pleads Not Guilty to Cashing Stolen Checks
- 3 Arrested in Motel Row Crime Spree : Police: Investigators say the robbers preyed on tourists in the Disneyland area, including one who was raped. Hoteliers were warned but the public wasn't.
- ANAHEIM : Police Name Suspect in Injury Accident
- You know you're hot when . ....
- The Moving Story of an Old House : The Irvine Ranch Water District saved a bit of the past by keeping a building from becoming history.
- Loss to Oilers Shows Rams' Rough Edges : NFL: Los Angeles closes out 1-3 exhibition season by losing to Houston, 16-13.
- Fountain Valley Wins in Pony League Series
- Headlong Pursuit on Horseback : Endurance riding: After plunging zestfully into the sport, Boyd Zontelli, 47, of Agoura has gone on to win the Tevis Cup three times.
- Knick President Is Attempting to Trade Ewing
- A Fitting 'Epitaph' for Charles Mingus, Composer
- Fresh Lessons : Actress: Maria Tucci relishes the chance to again portray Gladys, a bitter woman teetering on the edge of madness.
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : A Blast From the Tropics at the Garden
- 'Friendly Fire' War Casualties
- Quayle on Lawyers
- City's Support for AIDS Programs
- Senate Committee Backs Full Tax Credit for All Renters
- Dornan Decries 'Attack' in Column
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : World View : Holding Out for Hammer and Sickle : There are still several orthodox Communist states in the world. Their reaction to the sudden fall--and return--of Mikhail Gorbachev. : NORTH KOREA : Pyongyang's Odd Drama
- No Tears for GM Workers
- Sen. Cranston
- Captain Quick
- Freeway Confusion
- Dornan Decries 'Attack' in Column
- Dornan Decries 'Attack' in Column
- Helping Children
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : World View : Holding Out for Hammer and Sickle : There are still several orthodox Communist states in the world. Their reaction to the sudden fall--and return--of Mikhail Gorbachev. : CHINA : New Repression in Beijing?
- Quayle on Lawyers
- 2 Officers Who Care
- Slow Growth Challenge
- System That Doesn't Care
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and...
- 'Friendly Fire' War Casualties
- 'Friendly Fire' War Casualties
- Volunteers Indispensable
- Too Hot to Learn
- Bias Against Women
- 'Friendly Fire' War Casualties
- Dornan Decries 'Attack' in Column
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : World View : Holding Out for Hammer and Sickle : There are still several orthodox Communist states in the world. Their reaction to the sudden fall--and return--of Mikhail Gorbachev. : CUBA : 'Option Zero' in Havana
- City's Support for AIDS Programs
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : World View : Holding Out for Hammer and Sickle : There are still several orthodox Communist states in the world. Their reaction to the sudden fall--and return--of Mikhail Gorbachev. : VIETNAM : Hanoi Goes Its Own Way
- Man's Actions Restore Faith
- Help Sought in Search for Suspects in Scheme to Cheat Elderly Latinos Out of Their Homes
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : National Agenda : There's a New Sheriff--and His Name Is Boris Yeltsin : He saved Gorbachev--and the country. As payment, he's demanding a weaker central government and a crackdown on the military, KGB and Communist Party.
- Shocked Over Schimmel Case
- Sen. Cranston
- MOVIES - Aug. 23, 1991
- Commerce in Moscow Has New Feel to It : Optimism, Shift in Power Change Decision Making, U.S. Companies Report
- Speed the Pace of Change by Freeing Baltic States, Bush Urges Gorbachev : Foreign relations: Almost nothing would do more to attract American goodwill, the President declares. Gorbachev is described as 'weakened' after coup.
- 400 Arrested in Federal Firearms Sweep : Crime: The nationwide move targets those with criminal records because penalties are stiffer, officials say. At least 11 are taken into custody in Los Angeles.
- MOBILE BARGAIN: The city of Huntington Beach...
- WORLD REPORT EXTRA: The Coup and Beyond : Documentary : Coup Diary: Soviet Paranoia, Anger and Fear : But while historic Moscow face-off was under way, life went on with surprising calmness in other parts of country.
- WELCOME HOME: "Home Alone" arrived at video...
- HILLY RESCUES: Santiago Canyon Road, scene of...
- The People's Initiatives Are Under Heavy Assault : Legislature: Lawmakers, stung by term limits, consider various curbs on popularly generated propositions.
- NATIVE SONS: Besides former Irvine mayor Larry...
- Names in the News - Aug. 23, 1991
- Names in the News - Aug. 23, 1991
- TELEVISION - Aug. 23, 1991
- Obituaries - Aug. 23, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Aug. 23, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Aug. 23, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Aug. 23, 1991
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Markets Soar After Coup Fails : Dow Jumps 88.10, Biggest Gain Since Start of Gulf War
- Clothestime Beats Recession Blues : Earnings: Despite slowdown, the off-price retail women's apparel chain posts a 21% boost in sales and a 47% increase in net income.
- FDIC Accused of Botching Sale of Failed Banks' Loans
- Choosing Bananas
- A Great Year for German Wines
- 'D.C. Dietary' the Robot Delivers Hospital Dinners With Dispatch : Technology: With flashing lights and a voice warning workers to 'stand clear,' the $6-an-hour machine saves medical personnel from doing routine chores.
- LIFE AFTER 'GRACELAND' : Paul Simon Was the Ticket Out of Africa, But Ladysmith Black Mambazo Now Has Its Own Agenda
- Coach Killed, 3 Hurt as Bolt Hits Football Practice Field
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : High Schools Where the Grass Looks Greener to Some Students
- A DAY IN THE PARK
- Rockin' Reggae : The Jamaican band Third World, which has been together since 1973, hits the Ventura Theatre stage tonight.
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Moscow Coup: Day 3 : The Soviet Union
- State Workers Setting Record for Retirement : Finances: More generous pension plan, hiring freeze have contributed to 16,000 vacancies, raising hopes that threat of layoffs will ease.
- Savory Blend of Indian and Pakistani Cuisines
- Hollywood : Farmers Market Sales Up
- Funds May Be Lacking, but School Board Has Full Slate of Candidates
- Suit Charges Medical Care Kickbacks : Health: Doctors' dispute with Anaheim hospital puts focus on proliferation of financial arrangements that are arousing concern.
- Cleaning Firm Owner Faces Felony Check Theft Charges : Courts: Seung Chul Chang has pleaded not guilty to cashing blank checks allegedly stolen from the city of Inglewood for more than $1.3 million.
- World IN BRIEF : PERU : Police Hunt Two Tied to BCCI Bribes
- MUSIC TUCK AND PATTI : Vocal Marriage : They're a husband-and-wife singing duo who specialize in interpreting the American song.
- Police Denied Look at Tapes of Park Fracas : Investigation: Internal Affairs wants to see the videotapes of officers tangling with picnickers. Owners refuse to release them.
- COSTA MESA : SRO Housing for Working Poor Gains
- LAGUNA BEACH : City to Pay Off Youth Shelter's Mortgage
- TUSTIN : Firefighters Donate to Burn Foundation
- OJAI : Neighbors Protest Apartment Proposal
- ORANGE : City Sending Five Children to Camp
- Forfeiture Laws Give U.S. a Piece of a Casino : Narcotics: Government now owns about 30% of Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, which was built to a large extent with smuggled drug money.
- NEWPORT BEACH : Awards to Be Given for Library Readers
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Hostetler Wins Giants' Job
- Barber Is Ready for His Turn : USC: Outside linebacker led the Trojans in tackles last year but remained outside the limelight.
- Miscellany
- Pianist for the Hear and Now : Jazz: Cecilia Coleman, who plays tonight at El Matador, says that listening to her pieces soon after their creation encourages her growth as a composer.
- HomeFed to Relocate Half of Its Downtown Workers
- The Cost of Cooking
- Shanghai Surprise
- Glendale : Ban on Hillside Building
- FESTIVALS & EVENTS : A Place to Come Out of Their Shells
- Alex Theatre Renewal Plan Arrives Early : Arts Center: Task force on converting the historic movie house will report to the City Council months ahead of schedule.
- Brush Fire Near Wilderness Area Battled by 500
- Ruined, Damaged Appliances Blamed on Power Surge
- Angeles National Forest : Public Input Sought
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Who's In, Who's Out : A FAILED COUP
- MEDICINE / CYSTIC FIBROSIS : Promising New Therapy for Lung Congestion May Check Fatal Disease
- Mervyn Nelson; Actor, Writer, Stage Director
- Arson Suspected in 100-Acre Brush Fire
- Teen-Ager Shot in Attack on Campus
- County Delays Quarry Expansion Decision : Moorpark: Opponents are frustrated that environmental impact revisions will postpone action on the proposal.
- FILLMORE : Property Upkeep Law to Be Studied
- COLUMN RIGHT/ JOHN LENCZOWSKI : Was the Coup Everything It Seemed to Be? : The blunders seem so implausibly great that we can't take events at face value.
- Couple Held in String of 13 Bank Robberies
- THOUSAND OAKS : Man in Shorts Uses Note to Rob Bank
- Gang Feud Ends With 1 Dead, 1 Hurt
- Prosecution Opens Case in Girl's Death : Crime: The state gives its version of how Nadia Puente was kidnaped and killed. The defense delays its opening arguments.
- Air Quality Report
- Living Proof: There <i> Is</i> Hope : Armored-Car Robbery Shooting Victim Who Worked a Miracle Leaves Hospital
- VENTURA : Fire Captain, 28, Dies of Heart Attack
- Bice to Leave Nevada Las Vegas to Play Basketball for USF
- Aztec Linebacker Coviello Sidelined for First Practice
- Celebration of Mexican Culture Set : Art: Two formerly feuding festivals will feature a vast array of events from September through December.
- Soviet Actions Allow World's Economic Hopes to Flourish
- Stockholder Sues Diceon Over Takeover Offer : Litigation: The company is accused of unlawfully failing to consider the bid and of making inadequate disclosures to shareholders.
- Hollis Harris Quits Top Spot at Continental
- TIMES POLL : Nearly 90% in Southland Say Slump Still Here : Economy: Residents are skeptical of official pronouncements about recovery amid reports of layoffs and plant closings.
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : 'The World Should Know of What That Group Was Going to Do'
- Assaults Lead Rise in Rate of Serious Crime : Violence: Increase in reports of domestic violence is cited. Fewer murders and rapes were reported, but overall serious crime went up 7%.
- California IN BRIEF : OCEANSIDE : Dentist Sentenced in Sexual Assaults
- We dreamed we saw Earl Robinson last...
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Several Experts Say Coup Raised Scary Questions on Nuclear Controls : Military: Plotters in the junta are believed to have had all the launch codes.
- STYLE : August <i> Angst</i> : As back-to-school ads appear, parents display symptoms of AFSS-- Anticipated Financial Shock Syndrome.
- What, No Chain Saws? : City Council May Regulate Street Performers' Hours, Noise Levels, Proximity to Residences
- Long Beach : 3 Sought in Death of Man Killed as Daughter Watches
- Swiss Arrest 1 of 3 Suspects in Bakhtiar Death
- The Region : Seismic Work for Bridges
- Whittier : Cable Firm Must Upgrade Under Renewed Franchise
- * He Said, She Said: The minister's...
- THEATER REVIEW 'SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM' : Wordy Music : While aficionados might find much to enjoy, in a perfect world the show would have been mounted in a more intimate venue.
- Alandale's Has Armani Look on C & R Budget
- University to Cut Another $1.8 Million From Budget
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Tide Turned as Tank Unit Joined People : Military: Yeltsin persuaded soldiers to switch sides. That helped doom the conservative coup.
- Delta Burke's House Manager Arrested
- Van Nuys Loses Another Area to Sherman Oaks
- CLIPBOARD : Riding the Rails
- SIMI VALLEY : Husband Arrested in Death of Ex-Resident
- Man Denies Cashing Stolen Checks : Inglewood: The owner of a janitorial firm says he is innocent of stealing blank checks from the city and cashing them for more than $1.3 million.
- Reporter Bill Keene Undergoes Triple Bypass
- International Baseball Game Is Saturday at Dodger Stadium
- NOTEBOOK : PADRES UPDATE : Roberts Misses Teammates, and the Team Misses Him
- Miscellany
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS
- Hart Rewarded for Consistent Excellence in Cross-Country
- For Your Eyes' Sake, Study Monitors
- World Bank Halts Business Dealings With Salomon : Brokerage: The international agency cites the scandal surrounding the firm. Also, federal investigations have widened to include three big investment funds.
- The Hottest Baking Season : Pies: A dough that can be pressed without rolling takes the drudgery out of hot-weather baking.
- STAGE
- Booth Takes Lead in PGA Junior
- Grove Festival, Orchestra Get City Funding : Finances: The council, which approves a total contribution of $35,000 to the groups, had promised it would be more generous to arts organizations.
- Jazz Reviews : Clayton-Hamilton Band Ends Hotel Series
- Pryor Put Back on Senate Panel to Speed Cranston Case
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : NATO Takes Hard Line With Soviets : U.N. Chief Happy
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : With Phone Links Scarce, Soviet Line Is 'Sorry, Busy' : Emigre families: Increasingly overloaded circuits frustrate efforts to make contact with relatives.
- Soviet Coup Collapses : Gorbachev Returns, in 'Full Control' : Kremlin crisis: The Soviet president declares that the high-level officials who tried to topple him will be made to bear 'full responsibility.'
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : Yeltsin Inspires Freedom-Seeking People of World, Reagan Asserts
- CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN : In Moscow, Voices of Relief, Reflection and Apprehension
- Yugoslavs Back Federation for 3 Months : Talks: As separatist battles rage on, the country's financial structure lives on borrowed time.
- Rape Charge Dropped in Skateboarder Murder Case
- Defying History, They Fought Back : Soviet people show their passion for greater liberty
- Bank Robbed of $300 in East S.D.
- Freeway Death Toll at Border Rises to 6
- Browning-Ferris Loses Appeal Over Oak Trees
- Countywide : Candidate Removed From Political Unit
- Carter, Fahs Chosen for Goodwill Series
- NFL Gives Approval to 'Practice Squads'
- A benefit comedy show Monday night raised...
- School Board and Community College District Candidates
- San Gabriel : Cellular Phone Antennas
- Bones of Bering, Straits Explorer, Found on Island
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Dress Code Approved for Orange
- Azusa : Time Limit on Meetings
- Gala Funds Aid Calexico Children
- Pomona : City Asked Not to Help INS
- Pasadena : Salary Evaluation Delayed
- Wolfgang Hildesheimer; Mozart Biographer
- Temple City : Fire Sprinkler Ordinance
- Countywide : Ventura Pair Swing Their Way to the Sweepstakes Award
- VENTURA : Council Candidate Serving Jail Term
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Schools Eliminate Administrative Job
- OJAI : Video on Preventing AIDS to Be Screened
- Driver Is Arrested After Freeway Crash
- When the "Marriage of Figaro" overture kicked...
- Women's Tour Comes to an End With Tournament in Las Vegas
- CHILDREN'S THEATER REVIEW : A Good Share of the Royalties : Buena Park Children's Musical Theatre offers winning Cinderella and dreamy Prince. Villain turns out to be the sound system.
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Reggie Knows What Ails Athletics
- Car Makers Getting With the 'Program' : Marketing: Consumers are finding good deals on nearly new autos that were originally sold for such special purposes as rental or driver education.
- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- Crawford Leaves USDA Inspection Service Post : Government: His departure comes shortly after he admonished poultry industry over its safety record.
- THE FANS' CHOICES