- Holiday Gifts : For Investors, Guides Can Keep on Giving
- Iran Takes a Hard-Line Stance in Oil Pumping, Arms Buildup
- GATT Negotiators Aiming for New Global Trade Treaty by End of Year
- AGRICULTURE
- Consortium to Help Boost O.C. Business Climate : Group: It aims to persuade companies that are already here to stay as well as attract firms from elsewhere.
- REAL ESTATE
- The 'Best' New Toys
- BOOKS WE LOVE : Essential Thai : REAL THAI, <i> By Nancie McDermott</i> . <i> (Chronicle Books: $9.95; 218 pp.) </i>
- BOOKS WE LOVE : The Perfect Book for Imperfect Bakers : THE SIMPLE ART OF PERFECT BAKING, <i> By Flo Braker</i> . <i> (Chapters Publishing Ltd.: $19.95; 392 pp.) </i>
- Queen Now Will Pay Taxes, Boost Support for Family
- King Karpen; Founder of Bedding Firm
- The Word on What's Hip and What's Hype : Tightknit
- De Klerk Offers 1994 Open Vote; ANC Wants 1993
- RENE'S THEME: The St. Joseph Ballet in...
- U.S. Offers GIs to U.N. for Somalia : Famine: In major turnabout, Administration says up to 30,000 troops may guard food for the starving. If secretary general agrees, 6,000 could leave in 24 hours.
- If It's the Thought That Counts, Then Think About the Recipient
- Meatless Youth
- Hesitation
- Irredentism in the Balkans
- Jobs and Regulations
- City Attorney and Anti-Encampment Law
- California AIDS Measure
- Irredentism in the Balkans
- Superman RIP
- 'A River Runs Through It' Runs...
- Irredentism in the Balkans
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS
- Irredentism in the Balkans
- Assessing Blame
- Building Codes and Collapsed Balcony
- Widened Roads and a Tree's Death
- The Old School : Would-Be Attorneys Learn the Law Lincoln's Way, by Apprenticing
- Malibu City Plan and Mobile Home Parks
- Failing Government
- Questions About 20th Century Fox Expansion Plan
- Names in the News - Nov. 26, 1992
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Will Cowboys Stuff Rookie Graham?
- Harvard-Westlake Drops Water Polo Final in Overtime
- MOTOR RACING / SHAV GLICK : Home, Hearth Not in Holiday for McSpadden
- SOUTHERN SECTION WATER POLO FINALS : DIVISION III : Petersen Finds the Net to Help Costa Mesa Take Title
- Northridge Dealt Another Cruel Blow : Basketball: Father of guard McLinn dies five days before luckless team's opener.
- Payoff Finally Comes for Barons, Gail : Football: Standout receiver played on teams that won three games in two years. This season, Fountain Valley has a berth in Division I quarterfinals.
- Baseball
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : SOUTHERN SECTION PREVIEW : DELPHIC LEAGUE
- Carson Brushes Off Jefferson, 27-7, in City 4-A Playoffs
- Names in the News - Nov. 26, 1992
- NHL NOTES : Winnipeg Remains Patient With Host of Europeans on Roster
- Violence Puts Early End to Chatsworth's Playoff Win
- Coleman Speaks Up, Nets Cut Down Lakers : Pro basketball: Star player rips Daly and teammates, helps rally New Jersey to a 100-98 victory.
- '92-'93 PREP PREVIEW: BOYS' SOCCER : SANTA MARGARITA
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : SOUTHERN SECTION PREVIEW : CHANNEL LEAGUE
- AZTEC NOTEBOOK / SCOTT MILLER : Faulk Believes He Will Be Able to Play
- Early Defense, Late Touchdowns Lift Sylmar Past Crenshaw, 28-2
- SOUTHERN SECTION WATER POLO FINALS : DIVISION II : Poly Caught in Esperanza Squeeze Play
- SANTA CLARITA : Shopping Mall to Offer Free Bus Rides
- A Heartbreaking Scandal : In an era of crisis in the state's schools, Newport-Mesa district is facing a bitter loss
- Oxnard Looks Into Hiring of Former City Clerk
- Special Election to Fill Oxnard Council Seat
- VENTURA : Fire Kills Dog Locked Inside Car
- SAN DIEGO : Woman Killed in Drive-By Shooting
- College Basketball
- Master's Soccer Team Thwarted Again Because of Margin of Win
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / CITY PLAYOFFS
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Harold's Late Block Helps Cypress Women Hold On
- Names in the News - Nov. 26, 1992
- It's His Turn : After Three Seasons in Brother's Shadow at Notre Dame, Reggie Brooks Steps Out With a Senior Year for the Ages
- Peninsula's Net Result: A Trip to Magic Kingdom : Tennis: The players earn a just reward after completing a 24-0 season with 18-0 rout of Dana Hills in the Southern Section Division I championship.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / CITY PLAYOFFS
- PERSPECTIVE ON A GRAYING AMERICA : The Baby Boom Will Bust Us : Simple math demands rethinking entitlements for the elderly, most of whom already can and should work past 65.
- Academic Decathletes Take Big Win in Stride
- ENSENADA : 4 Fishermen Leap From Burning Boat
- Obituaries - Nov. 26, 1992
- Officials to Share $288,673 to Retire Early : Golden handshakes: Critics are angered by the amount the county will pay the departing sheriff and auditor-controller.
- Pacifica's Heckel Quits as Basketball Coach
- Team Turmoil : Injuries, Illness Are Only Some of the Problems Confronting Hawthorne Football Team As It Prepares for Playoff Game
- More Allegations Leveled Against Reds' Schott
- NHL ROUNDUP : Senators Finally Win Again
- ROUNDUP : Garcia Spurs Antelope Valley to 71-57 Victory Over Sequoias
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Alabama, Texas A&M; Have Games Today
- Dye Quits as Coach at Auburn : College football: Resignation is announced on eve of game against Alabama. Pittsburgh's Hackett also resigns.
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : SOUTHERN SECTION PREVIEW : CAMINO REAL LEAGUE
- Veterans Step Up, Step on Bruins in Loss to Seton Hall : College basketball: Pirates use 11-2 run to finish off 73-64 victory over UCLA in preseason NIT semifinals.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / CITY PLAYOFFS
- Chargers' Seau Plays Life at 100 M.P.H. : Pro football: Inspired performance by former Trojan linebacker earns him a niche in San Diego.
- Pitt Coach Hackett Is Forced Out
- PEOPLE : Determination and Scholarship Separate This Man From the Dropouts
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- Giving Thanks : Spirit Can Soar by Lending a Hand at Interfaith Council
- Scott ColemanSean WilliamsSchool: Dominguez HighSport: FootballPositions: Coleman,...
- 'Performance' Gets a New Meaning at Los Naranjos
- Celebrating Without Breaking the Bank : GIFTS : Making Gifts a Personal Endeavor
- A Youth Movement at Cal Poly Pomona : Basketball preview: Kevin Patterson, 32, who was an assistant to Dave Bollwinkel for five seasons, takes over as Bronco coach.
- Nostalgia Steps Out at the Stairways : Landmark: Roaring '20s tunes, a tap-dancer in vintage attire, bubbles and a red ribbon made the reopening of Hollywoodland's granite steps a gala affair.
- Big Talent, High Hopes at Crossroads : Prep basketball preview: The Roadrunners return two of the area's best players and have plenty in reserve as they vie for another Southern Section V-AA championship.
- 3 Parkinson's Studies Find Benefits in Fetal Tissue Use : Medicine: Patients' mobility, quality of life improve. Doctors hail controversial technique as a 'major step.'
- STRUCTURES / OJAI INN AND COUNTRY CLUB : Hilltop Hacienda : The original nucleus of the pastoral property is intact and the new buildings are only flawed by comparison.
- Spike Lee's Earlier Films Work Up to 'Malcolm X'
- The Region : Air Quality Workshops
- Lawmakers Approve Czechoslovakia Split
- Dr. Cary Presant, an oncologist at San...
- 'B' BOPPIN' : Andrews Sisters and Other Heavenly Bodies Inspire Lively Program of Paul Taylor Works
- Army Cancels Defense Project at McDonnell
- Guidelines to Help Americans Shake Salt : Health: Labels will soon flag sodium in processed foods, giving consumers a better chance of preventing high blood pressure.
- CRAFTS : It's a Small World of Ornaments
- COLUMN ONE : Bombay--Epicenter of Disaster : India is heading for an AIDS epidemic spread mainly by the sex industry in its leading metropolis and prostitutes nationwide. Deaths could exceed those in Africa.
- PEOPLE : Baby, I Want to Marry You
- Chef Sprinkles Class With Chocolate Tips and Sweet Revenge
- Earth's Magnetic Field May Be Visible Aid to Migrating Birds : Science: There are new clues to the mystery of how some animals sense Earth's magnetism. The answer may be that they actually see it.
- Bellflower : Deputy City Atty. Kelton Named to Replace O'Shea
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Portfolio? Smile! Thanks. Next! : A teen model's life is not all big bucks and glamour. There are auditions, long hours, expenses and disappointments.
- Oh, Babe, Is This the End of a Feminist Revolution?
- Capsized Yacht Boarded; Sailor Presumed Lost
- A Marine Comes Home : For 26 years, Joe Trujillo's friends, family wondered if he'd return from Vietnam. The agony of waiting is over, but questions linger about the sergeant's complex life.
- Culver City : Police Join Drug Task Force
- Parents Adopt Cautious Attitude on School Summit : Education: Participants of the districtwide meeting question what Supt. Vera Vignes will do with their wish list.
- Hollywood Parade
- Group Agrees to Stop Seeking Donated Funds
- TRIED & TRUE : Fight or Flight: Simulator Puts Pilot in Earthbound Cockpit
- Board Takes Long View on Marina Leases : County government: Supervisors want more revenue from waterfront properties. Gloria Molina warns that adjustments geared to the recession would be a mistake.
- City Stunned by Weekend Shooting Toll: 3 Dead, 4 Hurt : Crime: Police have no suspects in the three separate incidents. Gang members may have been to blame in all cases.
- Back in the Swim : Volunteer Pools Her Resources to Help the Handicapped
- Holiday Closings
- OXNARD : 5 Are Arrested in Anti-Gang Sweep
- A Thanksgiving Break From the Streets : Holiday: Runaways gather for free food but have mixed feelings about circumstances that drove them to homelessness.
- LA PALMA : Man Mysteriously Shot in Back Survives
- Officers' Actions in Man's Death Appear Justified, Sheriff Says : Law enforcement: He says the deputies appeared to have done all they could to deal peacefully with a suspect who reportedly was wielding a knife aggressively.
- Suspect Is Arrested in Double Slaying
- Luci Luhan's What's Cooking: It's Definitely Upscale--and Terrific
- SOUND TRACK / VENTURA COUNTY'S TOP SINGLES
- 8 Area Football Teams Reach Second Round of CIF Playoffs
- A summary of significant Los Angeles City...
- Compton : Meeting Planners Criticized for Neglecting Latinos
- It Was a Hot Time at the IMAX Theater
- Disney Expansion Gets Agency's Qualified OK
- State Justices Let Stand Rejection of DNA Evidence : Law: Court refuses to hear case in which appellate panel questioned statistical validity of 'genetic fingerprinting.' Method is used to link suspects to crime scenes.
- SITE SEEING : At Westminster Mall, Browsing Is Half the Fun, and That Half Is Free
- Bargain Dinners Bring Pasta Lovers to Villa
- Judge Won't Bar Teacher Pay Cuts : Schools: Ruling that labor board has initial jurisdiction in case staves off insolvency for L.A. district, but possible strike looms. New contract offer is made.
- A Glass More Than Half Full of Reasons for Thanks
- Hypertension Responds to Primary-Care Doctor
- State Fines Wilson Campaign $100,000 for Disclosure Errors : Politics: Governor and his operatives admit violating reform laws. Penalty is among 10 biggest imposed by FPPC.
- Museum Celebrates Asian History in U.S. : Culture: Everyday objects are an important component of the institution's series of grass-roots history projects.
- Plot to Kill Professor Broken Up, Police Say
- J.B. HUTTO'S BOY : Lil' Ed Learned the Blues at the Feet of a True Master
- After the Surrender, Love for Paris Burns Bright in Her Heart
- 4.1 Aftershock of Landers Quake Follows Pattern North of Barstow
- Art Fit for a Family of Dolls : Lifestyles: A retired husband and wife craft unique dollhouses in their basement. They do it for the fun, not the money.
- Cerritos, Norwalk : State Issues Warnings on Delinquent Housing Plans
- Celebrating Without Breaking the Bank : CATERING : Taking Work Out of Holiday Parties
- U.N. Military Action in Bosnia Urged in U.S. Senate Report
- Glendale : Enrollment Grows 3.8%
- Driver Charged in Fatal Chase
- Grafts Help 2 Patients Start Lives Anew : Treatment: A retired man finds he is able to travel again. A woman who had been nearly immobile has resumed her education.
- Tsongas Tests Discover Cancer, Paper Reports
- A Player Worth Hearing
- Gargoyles Become Hot Items on American Boutique Scene : Catalogues: Brooklyn firm's stock-in-trade is antique reproductions, most of them recreations of grotesque ornamental wood and stone pieces.
- Why It's High Time We Listen to Reason
- Miracle Cures or Just False Hopes? : Medicine: A U.S. doctor believes a Moscow hospital will be able to treat myriad illnesses with fetal tissue. But others are skeptical.
- Colony Theatre Co. Outgrows Its Venue, Begins Hunt for New Home : Arts: The troupe will stay put this season but is looking for a house with at least 250 seats.
- Abdo Wins Mayoralty by 5-2 Vote : Politics: Her election solidifies the re-emergence of power by the more moderate faction of Santa Monicans for Renters Rights. : NEWS ANALYSIS
- Santa's Workshop : A Thousand Oaks good Samaritan converts junked parts and tires into workable bicycles for needy children.
- Rattlers Vent Their Venom : The vipers bite 200 people a year. That total would be higher if not for the snake's own reluctance to strike.
- NOTEBOOK : Nine Area Football Teams Resume Action Friday in Southern Section Playoffs
- Beverly Hills : City Honors Donald DeWitt
- Well, It's Like the Meaning Has Changed : Language: The word can be used as a 'discourse marker,' as well as for emphasis and to stress a point of special importance in a sentence.
- High Life : A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Brea-Olinda Program Gives Attention to Needy Students
- Firefighters Battle River Channel Blaze
- City Cruises Into Age of Parking Meters
- 90 Nations Agree on More Steps to Protect Ozone Layer : Environment: Measures include an earlier halt to use of damaging CFCs and eventual ban on substitute.
- Manto Recalls Heart and Sole of Christmas Past
- Lowering Blood Pressure the Old-Fashioned Way
- UCLA Names Director of Medieval Studies
- Beverly Hills : Hotel Make-Over Cleared
- Meetings Indicative of Clinton's Ideas for Cabinet
- Long Beach Area : Ports and Railroad Agree to Muffle Train Noises
- Getting in the Act for Police Academy II : Development: Community leaders say selection of the old Franciscan ceramics site for the $40-million training facility would make financial sense.
- THEATER REVIEW / 'THE HOT L BALTIMORE' : Check Out Time : Lanford Wilson takes an affectionate look at characters who cling to hope in the face of inevitable decline.
- Place to Call Home in Downtown : Lifestyles: Fir Lofts in Little Italy has put home ownership in the hands of many, with well-designed, low-cost units.
- PLATFORM : Citizen-Police
- Man Is Charged With Bank Robbery
- Metrolink Accident Revives Old Questions : Transit: With commuter trains making a comeback, the issue of rail crossing safety is being raised across the nation.
- Carson Gets Sister City in Mexico : Culture: The new arrangement, which had been in the idea stage for 20 years, will help convey Carson's ethnic makeup, Latino activists say.
- Roache Says Budget Makes Grand Jury Report 'Futile'
- TIJUANA : 3 Men Arrested in Kidnaping of Boy
- Fare Is Not Fowl at Club Veg's Dinner
- LAGUNA HILLS : Mall Expansion Gets Green Light
- Reserve Proposed for La Jolla's Seals : Environment: City Council proposes to ban sightseeing, swimming and diving around Seal Rock area. Marine groups are opposed.
- WESTMINSTER : School's Program One of Best in State
- BUENA PARK : Board Hears New Plea From Parent
- Kidnaping Suspect Told to Stand Trial : Courts: He says he loves woman, 98, and that she asked him to take her away from Mission Viejo home.
- Once Again, West High School Is the Class of the Competition : Education: Months of preparation help put the team on top for the third consecutive time in the Academic Decathlon.
- Best and Brightest of Area's Teachers Love What They Do
- Man Charged With Murder in Car Chase : High-speed pursuits: He is the fourth person in the county since 1981 to face such a trial in an alcohol-related road death.
- Chef Garcia Shapes Feast for 10,000
- SANTA PAULA : City Clerk to Leave Post for New Job in Sierra Community
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Benefit Scheduled for 'Boat People's Rights'
- Puzzle Pieces : Paleontology: Fossils from freeway construction site reveal what San Diego County was like during the Ice Age.
- Thanksgiving--a Time to Begin Giving : An extra dollar to spare? Some charities could surely use it
- CANYON COUNTRY : Boy, 9, Is Fatally Injured by Auto
- Fox Expansion . . . Steady but Sure : A worthy project that could mean badly needed jobs and new tax revenues
- Dee Hardison Decides to Join Field for '94 Mayoral Race : Torrance: The councilwoman says she made up her mind to run after George Nakano said he didn't want the job.
- A High-Tech Device With Everything From A to Zzzzz
- City Council Orders Audit of Treasurer After Error : Budget: Investment income was overestimated by $21 million. Shortfall could lead to more cuts in police and fire services.
- A Day Warmed by Giving : Helping: Firefighters, school team up to carry food, cheer and holiday blessing to low-income neighborhoods.
- Miscellany
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : SOUTHERN SECTION PREVIEW : ALPHA LEAGUE
- Van Nuys Wins With Touchdown on Last Play, 36-30
- USD Backing Up Tough Talk with Tougher Defense : Soccer: Buoyed by victory over UCLA, Toreros are confident going into Sunday's NCAA quarterfinal against Indiana.
- Riotous Humor : Doo Dah Parade: Nothing is sacred when a group of skaters spoofs the police, looters and the National Guard. They hope spectators agree that the serious subject merits laughter.
- 'Skyshapers' Program Teaches Children Self-Esteem, Values
- Coming Home
- COUNTYWIDE : Therapists to Help Hurricane Victims
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Pickup Runs Off Road, Kills Driver
- 250 Evacuated From Tarzana Medical Site
- COSTA MESA : Water Pipe Breaks, Slows Down Traffic
- 3 Sought in Juvenile Hall Escape : Crime: A 17-year-old armed robbery suspect is freed by two teen-agers who may have had a key. Security measures at the facility are questioned.
- Deputies and County Near Wage Accord : Law enforcement: A tentative agreement has been reached and would give them a 4.7% wage increase. It would cost the county $3.8 million.
- Shooting by Off-Duty Officer Called Accident
- Grace Hanson Peterson; Store Owner
- Protein May Be Key to Kidney Health : Medicine: Researchers also believe findings may lead to treatments for diseases where organs are destroyed by scarring.
- VAN NUYS : Motorcyclist, 15, Dies in Collision
- Disney Project Impact Report Clears Hurdle : Planning: Regional planning agency official says draft environmental assessment 'appears to pass muster.'
- COLUMN LEFT / GEORGE BLACK : Stop Saddam From Killing More Kurds : An expiring U.S.-Turkey pact facilitating overflights of Iraq is a Bush time bomb for Clinton.
- Former GM Workers Say Police Beatings Unprovoked : Lawsuits: Responding to a civil action by 17 plaintiffs, officials say force was needed to disperse 600 employees outside the Van Nuys plant in 1985 incident.
- Soffer Loses Appeal on Storage of Vehicles
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : College Donations Will Go to the Needy
- '92-'93 PREP PREVIEW: BOYS' SOCCER : El Dorado Goalkeeper Back After Bad Break
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : SOUTHERN SECTION PREVIEW : PACIFIC LEAGUE
- Baseball
- NBA ROUNDUP : Barkley Has Big Hand in Portland's First Loss
- Salvadoran Man, 67, Shot to Death While Visiting Relatives : North Hollywood: The victim is hit while his grandson is showing off the gun. A neighbor is arrested.
- Feeding the Spirit : Needy Receive Thanksgiving Dinner and Words of Hope From Boy
- Putting the UC System Under the Microscope : Ever-rising fees underscore the need for full public scrutiny
- Guilty Pleas Leave Lone Defendant in Roca Drug Trial
- PIRU : Truck, RV Trailer Collide, Closing Road for 3 Hours
- A Taste of America : Russian Exchange Students Kick Off 6-Day California Visit With a Warehouse Shopping Spree
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : City to Release EIR for Hilltop Project
- World Travelers Don't Leave Home Without Him : Medicine: For three decades, trusted needle in hand, 83-year-old Armenian-born physician has been the inoculator to the stars.
- Left on Life's Doorstep : Boy Investigates Strange Noise, Finds Newborn in Gym Bag
- Watercolorist Wins Top Prize
- SAN DIEGO : Council Panel Urges Pavilion Holiday Fee
- NEIGHBORS / SHORT TAKES : On the Map : Oregon company can plot Newbury Park, but spelling the name of the town correctly is another matter.
- Ruling Leaves Teachers Outraged, Apprehensive : Schools: Some say they are willing to strike over a pay cut. Others say a county or state takeover is the best way to resolve the district's problems.
- WORKING THE POLLS : Tireless Patriotism : Helping voters makes you feel really good, but the hours are long and the work is trying.
- Bolton Is Fund-Raiser's Bread and Butter
- Monrovia : Man Sentenced for Loitering
- Malibu : City Hall Sites Studied
- COLUMN RIGHT / ALAN J. STOGA : Keep the Axis of U.S. Policy Tilted South : Clinton must build on Bush's groundwork for partnership with Latin America.
- Border Patrol Gets 1,000 Pounds of Pot in Four Smuggling Busts
- MOORPARK : Detectives Seek Clues to Laborer's Killing
- 21 Officers Given Distinguished Service Awards
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Baja Magic Still Strong for Writer
- Judge Reduces Former Officer's Assault Charge : Sentence: Ex-Gardena lieutenant's offenses are declared misdemeanors. He is ordered to pay $500 fine.
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS
- NEWHALL : School Schedule Requests Granted
- Grocer Du's Request to Visit Korea Is Withdrawn
- Free Thanksgiving Day Meals
- Experts Offer Tips for Holiday Fire Prevention
- Independent Dealers Claim Chevron Inflated Their Gas Price : Business: Independent service stations allege in suit that oil giant is attempting to drive them out of business.
- City Unlikely to Set Another Slaying Record : Crime: Downturn in murders, among other things, is hard to explain, officials say.
- PACOIMA : Group Seeks Space to Sort Donations
- Woman Killed After She Resists Purse Snatching
- Mystery Lovers Hear It Here First--Direct From Authors : Books: Writers and readers gather regularly by the hearth at a specialty bookstore to share their love of crime stories.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Conejo Valley Chief of Schools to Retire
- 2 Sailors Ordered to Stand Trial in Carjack, Kidnap
- Obituaries - Nov. 26, 1992
- SIMI VALLEY : Man Plans to Protest Police Officers' Trial
- O.C. PLATFORM : RV Parking Ban OK
- FULLERTON : Students in Need Find Helping Hand
- Drunk-Driving Conviction Voided : Law: Appellate court says police sobriety checkpoints are illegal without advance publicity.
- IRVINE : Police Chief: Outside Investigation Needed
- GARDEN GROVE : Court Action Sought for Removal of Wall
- THOUSAND OAKS : Arraignment in Arson Case Delayed
- Foothold on Rock Climbing
- Heat Is On Again to Somehow Avoid Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner
- Celebrating Without Breaking the Bank : Planning Ahead for 'Spending Season'
- It's Almost Worth It
- ANC Makes Key Concessions on S. Africa Power
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- Crenshaw : New Firm for Plaza
- Thanks but NO Thanks : Holidays: Everyone dreams of the tender bronze turkey, but Thanksgiving Day reality can be a far cry from a cover photo of Good Housekeeping.
- Garage Rapes Worry Patrons of Downtown Shopping Mall : Retailers: Police and private security guards say they have beefed up protection in and around Long Beach Plaza, where businesses were already feeling the recession.
- Duarte : Van Doren Elected Mayor
- In Touch With the Beyond--or Is It Balderdash? : Occult: Skeptics caution those who use Ouija boards that the spirit they call up may be more haunting than helpful.
- Bone Bonus : Experts Excited as Fossils Yield Ice Age Secrets
- Man Charged With 2 Murders
- Whittier : Council Passes 45-Day Ban on Building Guest Houses
- Judge Stops La Vina Trial Before It Gets Under Way
- Trading Cards Are Scoring Outside the Sports Arena : Collecting: Sellers report increasing demand for series on subjects ranging from politics to nude dancers.
- Mayor's Vehicle Stolen During Council Meeting
- Old Bungalows to House Homeless AIDS Patients
- At Santa Ana's Red Onion, the KROQ Generation Is Hair Apparent
- $3.6 Million Goes to City of Hope
- 'THE NUTCRACKER' : Fancy Footwork : Patrons may notice changes in this year's performance of the perennial holiday story.
- Madrigal Dinner
- WORDS AND IMAGES : Bound to Please : Support literacy during the giving season by buying books as presents or patronizing museum and library gift shops.
- French Threaten Farm Trade Veto
- Big on Laughs : After nearly a decade on the road, the comedy veteran is ready to conquer the Southland in search of his first big break.
- THEATER REVIEW / 'YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU' : Choice Chestnut : Santa Paula Theater Center's production proves there's still life in the Kaufman and Hart classic.
- School Official Who Criticized District Demoted : Education: Van Christopher claims the district siphoned $742,000 from a state grant for dropout-prevention programs he headed. His detractors have accused him of mismanagement.