- Conner Finds a Way--Again
- WOODBRIDGE SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : El Toro Advances on Tiebreaker Run
- Miscellany
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : El Dorado's Weitzman Starts and Finishes Strong in Victory
- OXNARD : Volunteers to Help Clear Beach Debris
- IRVINE : Council to Vote on Cable TV Contract
- FILLMORE : Council to Choose Project Architects
- Collector Savors Bad Taste of His 'Last Suppers'
- Voters From 5 Cities to Decide Municipal Races
- Accidents on Initial Subway Segment Twice National Average
- DWP Pays $25,000 to Find Out Why It Failed : Water: City agency hires USC's crisis management center to evaluate city's rejection of its rate hike request. Bewildered council members say they'll explain for nothing.
- A Clean Slate : Ex-Graffiti Tagger Seeks to Refine Art Skills at College
- LOS ANGELES : USC Economist Backs 'Buy American' Measure
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Mets Put Coleman on Disabled List
- Miscellany
- COMMENTARY : Documentaries Offer Lesson in Getting Real
- STAGE REVIEW : Superfluous 'Shirley Valentine'
- THOUSAND OAKS : Deputies Arrest 14 in Marijuana Case
- Teufel Not Playing as Much as He Had Hoped : Padres: Utilityman spurned move to Giants. Now he's behind Stillwell, Sheffield.
- TRACK : With All the Overturned Suspensions, Drug Testing Losing Credibility
- Lakers Just Keep Walking Fine Line : Pro basketball: They hold off Nuggets and pull even with Rockets for the last playoff spot.
- Dance, Music Reviews : Menahem Pressler Guests With 'Mischa'
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : U2's Search for the Real Thing
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Stink Re-Raised Over Trash Hauler's Yard
- Carnesecca Retires as St. John's Coach
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Expos Finally Get Home and Beat Cardinals, 3-2
- Dance, Music Reviews : Chinese Acrobats at Japan America
- Post Offices Will Accept Tax Forms Up to Deadline
- LAPD Expert Cites Chances to Halt Blows : Trial: Officers had five opportunities to cease King beating, a use-of-force supervisor testifies.
- M.D. Training for Abortions on the Decline : Medicine: Abortion foes cheer result of survey, but medical school professors warn of possible dangers.
- Del Mar City Council Race Pits 'Greens' Against 'Grays'
- Nelson Has Learned to Play the Mental Game
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bulls Ease Up, Rest Jordan and Still Win
- Beilenson's Not So Bad
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Niagara' Creates a Splash at IMAX : The work, released by Brea-based filmmakers, makes its debut at theater in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The five-story screen enhances the spectacular shots.
- TV With a Hitch in It : Wedding Bells Are Ringing on at Least a Dozen Series This Season
- OJAI : Assemblyman to Meet Constituents
- SANTA ANA : Coordinator Named a Top U.S. Educator
- IRVINE : College's Home Plan to Go Before Council
- Scott Seal
- Basketball
- AMERICA'S CUP : Stars & Stripes is Still Flying High : Sailing: Conner avoids elimination with victory against Kanza.
- Religious Science
- Business Leaders Support Hoag Expansion Proposal : Development: Hospital officials stress community needs as Newport Beach City Council hears more testimony on the controversial plan.
- SANTA PAULA : City to Decide on Park Carnival
- ESCONDIDO : Officer Shoots Dog After Stopping Car
- WORLD SPORTS SCENE : Catalonians Hope to Make Their <i> Lloc</i> at Barcelona Olympics
- Peoria Completes Sweep to Knock Gulls Out of Playoffs
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Yankees in Class by Themselves
- Debate Over Death Penalty
- 'Human' Star Risked It All for Dream
- What a Grim Outlook for City Where Bullets Rain
- Woodland Hills Man Slain Trying to Stop Thieves : Crime: The victim was chasing three people leaving a store with stolen beer. Friends and relatives said his effort to help was typical of him.
- SIMI VALLEY : Singer Has a Tune for the President
- Outspoken Judge McCartin Removed From Murder Trial
- VENTURA : Insurance Agent Indicted in Tax Case
- LOS FELIZ : Marshall High Runner-Up in Mock Trial Contest
- ELECTIONS SCHOOL BOND : Turnout Is Expected to Be Low for Local Issue
- Basin Served Its Purpose
- COUNTYWIDE : AIDS Group Decides to Rescind Job Offer
- ORANGE : Freeway Accident Injures 4
- VENTURA : Students Are Moved by Cultural Event
- PLACENTIA : District Forming Advisory Group
- Sockers Wasting Competitive Fire on One Another
- Edison's Ediam Chooses Princeton
- For Couples, It Was a Real Game of Inches : Golf: He somehow avoided a Masters disaster at the 12th hole when his ball didn't go into the water.
- Hercules Painting & Decorating in Northridge won...
- S.D. Home Prices Dip; Sales Remain Anemic : Real estate: Builders blame recession, loss of defense jobs as lower interest rates fail to spur sales.
- Ex-Astronaut Plans to Move Company Out of California
- Dole Food Co., a Westlake Village-based food...
- Key Union Panel Urges AFL-CIO Backing for Clinton : Labor: The federation is expected to endorse him at a meeting next month. The candidate, due in California on Wednesday, still has voice problems.
- COLUMN ONE : An Ethic Dies With Gang Chief : The stakes these days are drug money, not turf. The transformation has eroded the code of unity, and violence is out of control as member turns against member.
- Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Underage Drinking Linked to Crime
- Azusa Pacific's Davidson Ezinwa Runs 100 in 9.91, Year's Best Time
- More Security in Social Security : Change in earnings test would keep older productive workers in labor pool
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Kearny's Feistel Bounce Back With Victory
- Sometimes, They Not Only Write the Games, They Run the Teams
- 3-D Systems Considers Reincorporation in U.S.
- Ellen B. Richstone has been appointed senior...
- Barry Controls in Burbank won a $679,000...
- Ken Siers has joined Nordquist Associates as...
- Galleon's Treasure Put at $400 Million
- Kinnock Quits as Chief of British Labor Party : Politics: Deputy leader will also step down in wake of Tory election victory. Fight to replace them begins.
- Stuffed Gulls Nose Out Camel in Taxidermy Test
- PYONGYANG : Birthday Party
- Defendant Says He Didn't Stab Missing Man : Court: The vanished purported victim bloodied himself, says alleged assailant filmed by security camera. Convenience store witnesses say he knifed the victim.
- SIMI VALLEY : City Paves Way for Street Light Refunds
- Molina Withdraws Demand; Plan to Expand County Board Gets Boost : Government: Supervisor no longer links proposal to ethics reform. Action removes a major obstacle to placing the measure on the November ballot.
- IRVINE : Council to Discuss Campaign Gift Limit
- Supervisors Urged to Join Gnatcatcher Plan : Environment: Officials say the county should be the leader in setting aside preserves for the rare songbird.
- LOS ANGELES : 2 Men Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 18-Month-Old
- Voters Get an Education on Bond Issues : Election: Fallbrook school board turns to ballot for fourth time in attempt to alleviate crowding at district's only high school.
- Three High School Baseball Players Make Oral Commitments to Fullerton
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Webster Has an Illuminating Start
- No Surprises : Orioles' Ripken Has Become Baseball's Most Enduring Star by Staying Prepared
- Christine Frahm has been appointed a representative...
- Aluminum Co. of America announced that first-quarter...
- COMMUNICATIONS
- Food retailer Safeway Inc. reported a first-quarter...
- TECHNOLOGY : State of Art Inc. Signs Deal With IBM for Accounting Software
- AST Plans New Effort in Japan Computer Mart
- Iraq Permits Flight by U-2 After Warnings
- Revenge Rapist Sentenced
- Campbell's Ads Emphasize 'Pro-Choice'
- SEVILLE : Spain Invites World
- Panel Makes Slow, Quiet Progress in Selection of Chief : LAPD: Working under intense public scrutiny, the Police Commission is determined to avoid a choice that might become tainted by scandal.
- High and Dry Russian Yacht May Be Demolished : Scuttled: The Age of Russia, a would-be America's Cup contender, may wind up in a landfill without ever touching water.
- Orange's Peterson Wins at Easter Bowl
- Favorite Son Nathan East Returns in All-Star Quartet
- Amperif Will Fight Patent Suit Filed by Unisys
- American Mobile Systems Sued Over Cash Transfers
- Earth Summit
- Culture : Mongolia Looks Back in Pride at Fabled City : * The ancient capital of Karakorum was a symbol of glory. Today, it is in ruins, though there is talk of restoration.
- Russian Cabinet Quits in Clash : Politics: Economic reforms are endangered in battle between ministers and legislature. Yeltsin has not yet accepted the resignation. Some foresee a compromise.
- Polite Talk Rules Out Abortion
- Regional Outlook / Mideast : Arafat's Close Call: What Would Have Happened if . . . : * Palestinians and the rest of the world began trying to answer that after the PLO leader survived a plane crash.
- Debate Over Death Penalty
- Home, weird home: The Armand Hammer Museum...
- SIMI VALLEY : Citywide Cleanup to Be Held Saturday
- To Protect and Love Animals, We Must First Experience Them : Zoos: They serve to educate and conserve wildlife, in as natural a habitat as possible.
- This Birthday May Be a Real Blast : North Korea: Kim Il Sung turns 80, and tradition dictates a lavish gift--perhaps completion of his nuclear bomb.
- Bertrando Has Fever, Won't Run in Derby
- JAZZ REVIEW : Lackluster Show by High-Powered Band : At Coach House Concert, Fourplay Shows Little of What Has Made It a Supergroup
- Ford to Put $3 Billion in Plants, Add 1,000 Jobs : Autos: The overhauling of factories in Kentucky and Canada is a rare piece of good news for the beleaguered industry.
- Underwriters Reinsurance Co. in Woodland Hills named...
- Whittaker Corp. in North Hollywood won a...
- Matthews Unit Agrees to Buy Centerline Assets
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Court Use of DNA Tests Questioned
- INSECTS : Northwest Set to Take to Air in War on Moth : Some fear spraying will affect more people than Asian caterpillars.
- WASHINGTON : Missing In Vietnam
- Israeli Port Paralyzed
- Haben Industries Under New Management
- Others Stand to Gain From Cat Fight
- Michael J. Forrest has been named pharmacology...
- Nu-Med Unit Agrees to Sell 3 Hospitals
- Founder of Bridgford Foods Dies : Obituary: Hugh H. Bridgford opened a butcher shop during the Depression that became Anaheim-based maker of frozen and refrigerated edibles.
- Williams to Head TRW's Space Unit
- Wells Fargo Bank appointed Kerwin Brown manager...
- Idaho Infant Strangled by a Toy Basketball Net
- A Liberal Turnout of Activists : Politics: About 500 members of Americans for Democratic Action attend the annual Eleanor Roosevelt Awards dinner.
- PLATFORM : We Ignore Nature's Dictates at Our Peril
- No Degree of Satisfaction : Pregnant Student Who Became Ill Is Told She Can't Graduate
- Richard M. Drysdale, who was chairman of...
- Storage Equities Offers to Trade 15% of Its Stock
- 23% Increase in Workers' Comp Rates Requested : Insurance: An industry group tells the state that premiums are inadequate. Employers say rates are already too high.
- First-Quarter Profit for Hilton Hotels Advances 80% to $22.2 Million
- Pollution Research Sells Air Monitor to Kuwait
- IHOP Gets $15-Million Line of Credit From Bank
- Behind the Story : Peruvians Get Close-Up Look at the 'Fujiway' : * After President Fujimori moved to rule by decree, observers agreed that he is full of surprises.
- Man Rushes Reagan on Stage, Smashes Statue
- STATES' RIGHTS : High Court Tries to Clear Up Disputes Over Waste Disposal
- Bush OKs Order on Political Use of Union Dues
- Volvo Import Site Purchased
- Michael Duffy has been promoted to co-creative...
- AEROSPACE
- T. Patrick Stubbs has been named director...
- Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. in North...
- OAS Denounces Fujimori's Power Grab : Peru: The Latin organization deplores the president's actions but declines to impose economic sanctions.
- Hydro-Aire in Burbank won a $712,608 contract...
- Mandelas' Marriage Fails to Survive 2-Year Reunion
- Jennifer Woolery has joined the staff of...
- Tailored Baby Files for Chapter 11 Protection
- Special T Fasteners in Chatsworth won a...
- Former Chrysler Rescuer Will Run Olympia & York : Real estate: Gerald Greenwald takes over the property developer, which is $20 billion in debt.
- Pink Slips Have Harvard Grads Singing the Blues
- First Citizens Bank Reports Surge in Profits
- Ultimate Rebellious Daughter (Castro's) Calls Father 'Tyrant'
- A Straight Shooter Energizes Troubled NIH : Health: Dr. Bernadine Healy is a force to be reckoned with. 'Whether you like what she does or not, she has very strong leadership,' a fan says.
- Depot Plan Draws Jeers in Encinitas
- Promote Education Over Image
- SAN DIEGO : Visiting Greek Sailor Drowns in S.D. Bay
- New Phone Sales Scam: Wireless Cable Licenses : Communications: Sales of application services to small investors are plagued by deception. Few ever obtain approval to open TV stations.
- Tutor Saliba in Sylmar won a $16,433,633...
- Charter Pacific Bank Cuts '91 Profit to $1.3 Million
- The 65 Roses Sports Club has named...
- 2 Stocks' Gains Help Raise Dow by 14.53 Points : <i> Highlights of Monday's market activity, compiled from Times staff and wire reports: : </i>
- Dale R. Switzer has joined Wheeler, Wimer,...
- Unifying Germany Proves Costly : Massive Aid to East Takes Big Toll on Nation's Economy
- Bettejean Kelly has been named vice president...
- L.A. Gear Loses $8.2 Million in Its 1st Quarter
- Furon Sells Division in Restructuring
- GM Leader Stempel's Pay Drops by a Third to $1 Million in '91
- Next Step : Elections Fail to Brighten Ulster's Outlook : * A weary public changes little in the political lineup. Moreover, the defeat of Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams makes peace a distant prospect.
- Eve Merriam; Award-Winning Poet, Dramatist
- Environment : In Colombia, Recycling Is a Deadly Business : * Destitute people sift through trash to eke out a living. But now a series of related murders has the country reeling.
- ANAHEIM : Complaint Filed in Disney Ticket Case
- Speaking of... : INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSES
- Brown Resumes His Sharp Criticism of Clinton
- O.C. Economy to Get a Measure M Jump-Start : Transportation: More than $100 million in tax revenue will be spent this year on road and rail projects.
- Chernobyl: Grim New Assessment : Fallout: Study says 'hundreds of times' more people may have suffered fatal exposure than had been thought.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Group to Discuss Area's Water Future
- Auctions Help Buyers Benefit From Real Estate Slump
- Calnetics Tentatively OKs Plastic Science Purchase
- Marie G. Kelley has been named by...
- HemaCare Will Redeem its Stock Purchase Warrants
- PERSONAL HEALTH : Type A Babies Can Blame Mom
- Gadfly Blocks Bond Sale, Costing L.A. Thousands : Government: Legal challenge adds $190,000 a month, officials say. Man says he's trying to teach city a lesson.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : A Judge's Right to Rile
- OCTA Settles With Supervisory Group, OKs Union Contract
- SANTA CLARITA : Transportation Panel to Be Formed
- CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST : Controlled Burns Planned in Forest
- Witness Denies Being Influenced by Gates : King case: Commander tells defense attorney he concluded on his own that excessive force was used.
- COUNTYWIDE : Gillespie Expected to Head Sheriffs Group
- BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : New Addition Valera to Start Wednesday
- Miscellany
- TRIPLE CROWN RATINGS
- Tibet Festival Focuses on People's Plight
- Weekend Box Office: 'Sleepwalkers' on Top
- It Isn't the Police We Fear
- Vaulting Over Wall Street : Securities: A stock index of companies based in the San Fernando Valley area did better than the overall stock market in the first quarter.
- INSURANCE
- BOOK REVIEW : Glare of Chernobyl Shows Other Disasters : ECOCIDE IN THE U.S.S.R.: Health and Nature Under Siege, <i> by Murray Feshbach and Alfred Friendly Jr.,</i> Basic Books, $23; 320 pages
- Miyazawa Pushes Peace Missions for Japan
- NEW YORK : Libyan Decision Day
- Programs to Teach Doctors How to Do Abortions Plummet
- Relationship of Detective, Informant at Issue in Drug Case : Courts: Officer had sex with dealer's girlfriend, she says in affidavit. The statement is introduced in an effort to overturn the convicted man's 24-year sentence.
- Boxer Johnny Tapia has pleaded not guilty...
- Cal Trading Relocates to Oxnard, Changes Name
- Litton Systems Inc. in Woodland Hills won...
- 50 More Cities to Be Served by Burlington Air Express : Transportation: Switching operations to airport in Toledo, Ohio, allows extension of next-morning deliveries by Irvine-based company.
- Hughes Aircraft Co. in Canoga Park won...
- Democrats Plan $8-Million 'Unity' Campaign
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Parolee Confesses to Serial Slayings
- A Need to Know : Better Access to Holocaust Data May Help Ed Haven Learn His Mother's Fate
- Six Months Later, Memories but No Clues to Amanda
- VALLEY AREA : 3 Post Offices to Stay Open Late
- U.S. OKs Phone Calls, Faxes to Vietnam : Diplomacy: The conciliatory move allows residents to get in touch with relatives back home. It is seen as a step toward normalizing relations.
- GLENDALE : Police Arrest 57 Suspected Gang Members in Roundup
- U.S. OKs Calls to Vietnam in Move Toward Conciliation : Diplomacy: Members of Orange County's Vietnamese community express excitement over prospect of phone links to their homeland.
- You Can't Get There From Here
- Bad Inning Stops Dodgers : Baseball: Offerman can't handle grounder that fuels Astros' six-run burst in the first. L.A. loses, 8-3.
- Prep Polls : BASEBALL
- Follow the Bouncing Recession
- BW/IP International Inc. in Van Nuys won...
- Shopping Center to Make New Fashion Statement : Marketing: Irvine Co.'s Fashion Island is planning an ad campaign that spotlights some of its inexpensive stores.
- Micropolis Profit Drops 55% in 1st Quarter
- Gene Castelluccio has been named executive chef...
- Sandra L. Palmer has been named employee...
- Baker, at OAS, Offers Peru Carrot or Stick
- Third Person Dies of Burns Suffered in Gas Explosion
- Armed 10-Year-Old Is Arrested in Drug Sale
- 28 Killed in Philippines
- Rare European Quake Leaves 1 Dead, 46 Hurt
- Effectiveness of AIDS Drugs Compared : Health: Early analysis of study indicates that DDI may be better than AZT in slowing symptoms of the disease. Research raises questions about treatment.
- LOS ANGELES : Man Pleads Not Guilty to Lewd Conduct With Girl
- COUNTYWIDE : Sun Shines on Spring Breakers
- Elvis Gets Out the Vote
- Staking Out Nature's Turf : Students Take to the Wilderness and Receive a Push Away From Gangs
- * Gary Adam Lehman; Attorney
- CULTURE WATCH : Innocents Abroad
- COUNTYWIDE : Democratic Caucus Sessions Scheduled
- Secular Seder Celebration : Controversial Jewish School Sponsors a Non-Religious Passover Service
- NORTH HILLS : Man Found Shot to Death in Alley
- City Adopts Auto Theft Tactic: Decals Flag Police
- Basketball
- Delay of Games at New Park Almost Over
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Flipper, Dwarves at the Whisky
- Casting Bread Across the Waters : U.S. Eateries, Including Foodmaker's Chi-Chi's, Expand Overseas
- Short-Term T-Bill Rates Hit a Low
- Device Gives Cars a Look of Luxury : Enterprise: The man who turned Armor All into a multimillion-dollar business is now trying his hand at selling plastic hubcap facades.
- Star-Crossed Starr : Film Based on Comic to Open After 5 Years in Legal Limbo
- Regional Outlook / East Europe : Tough Times : * The rapid pace of change in the wake of communism's collapse has fueled fear, anger and disappointment.
- Republicans Vote Their Anger, Democrats Don't, Study Finds
- CAMARILLO : Hearing Delayed in Farm Labor Case
- SAN CLEMENTE : Council to Consider Ban on Development
- Residents Tell Concerns Over Scientologists' School Plans : Green Valley: Under the proposal, 250 students would board at the campus. A county spokesman says approval of a permit would be based on land-use issues.
- Romantic Inscription on Bench Sits Well With Boulevard Sweethearts
- Abbott, Angels Hobble Rangers : Baseball: He gives up six singles in 7 1/3 innings. Harvey finishes 3-0 victory.
- MOORPARK : City to Give Excess Paint to Residents
- Miscellany
- Destiny Mollison
- INTERNATIONAL
- N.Y. Firm Acquires 25% of Astro Sciences Corp.
- Dataproducts Corp. said Irvin W. Maloney, its...
- Competition Forcing Ad Firms to Reinvent Themselves
- Steve Rubin has been named director of...
- INSURANCE
- March Housing Sales Up 12% Over '91 Pace : Real estate: Low mortgage rates helped spur buyers. The average price of residences sold during the month was lower.
- Documentary : On the Road Again: Life as a Mideast Reporter : * The memories of the last three years remain as vivid as the numerous cities visited, from Kuneitra to Baghdad.
- Naturalist to Lead 'Wildflower Walk'
- Prolific 'Chaka' Seeks to Change His Tag From Vandal to Artist : Graffiti: Daniel Bernardo Ramos, who served time for his scrawlings, says he has turned his life around and hopes to enter Cal State Northridge. He has even found an agent.
- CONEJO VALLEY : School District Considers Bus Fee
- NHL ROUNDUP : Only 9,164 See Arbour Tie Coaching Milestone
- ART REVIEW : UCSD Fountain Is a Drink of Cold Water : Aesthetics: Michael Asher's bland addition to the Stuart Collection fails to make a splash.
- Conner Is Still In After a Sail-Off : America's Cup: He staves off elimination by leading Kanza from beginning to end.
- MUSIC REVIEW : Muscovites Make 'Em Wanna Shout
- Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...
- Madalyn Seyer has been named research director...
- Lockheed Advanced Development Co. in Sunland won...
- Another Round of Cuts at IBM; Earnings Due Today : Downsizing: The trims are being made through voluntary buyouts and attrition, the firm says.
- Wilson Favors Some Changes in Health Coverage
- Ventura Must Slice 6% From Spending to Counter Shortfall
- Minorities Poised for Gains at Ballot Box
- Man Goes to Trial in Case Alleging Sign Was Offensive : Courts: The Santa Clarita Valley resident says free speech entitled him to tape the note in the window of his van. It was aimed at a deputy who ticketed him.
- Seeing Beyond the Immediate : Challenge: Saddleback College radio host Doug Wells is determined not to let a degenerative eye disease discourage him from becoming a professional disc jockey.
- Miscellany
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Watson Asks Burke to Disclose Clients' Names
- It's Anchors Aweigh Among UCI's Sailors : Sailing: Second-ranked Anteater team receives help from the Naval Academy.
- A judge in Miami ordered a mental...