- Septic Tank Cleaning Firms Protest L.A. Plans to Change Rules, Fees
- AGOURA HILLS : Community Band Selects Director
- Keeping Watch at River's Edge
- Storm Troopers : Labor: Rain makes some jobs unbearable. For police officers, mail carriers, school crossing guards and others, there is no escape.
- Saving the Last Dance : Friends Honor Legacy of Tap Master and Teacher Eddie Brown
- Like Lots of People, Elster Looking for a Job : Baseball: Following surgery on his throwing shoulder, former Met shortstop is a free agent hoping to revive his career.
- COMMENTARY : Thousand Oaks Fans Deserve Truth About Gomes Case
- Panthers Find Winning Touch Against South
- The West African Dances of Life : Workshop: With a little abandon, any skill or fitness level can enjoy the OCC class, which the teacher says celebrates human experience from birth to death.
- Shift at Capitol-EMI Noted as End of an Era
- Vinegar Tips
- Trail Users Must Buy $23 Permit : Recreation: Hikers, bikers, joggers and equestrians must pay the fee. Officials say funds are needed to maintain 330 miles of dirt trails.
- Delicate Envoy of Birth Control : As couples search for satisfactory forms of contraception, some 'rediscover' a traditional method; others are introduced to birth control by an unconventional messenger.
- Hungry as a Bear? Quiet the Growling With Lunch From This Cafe
- Quayle Makes It Official: Clinton, Gore Win Election
- String of Races Awaits Appointed Senator : Bentsen successor faces as many as four elections in two years to keep his seat.
- A Commitment to Excellence : Basketball: St. Bernard High's Joi Turner decided in November to sign a letter of intent with San Jose State. Now she says she can focus her energies on helping her team win Mission League, CIF and State titles.
- Whittier : School Board to Decide How to Fill Trustee Vacancy
- A High Season for Tea and Debutantes
- Numbers Paint Picture of California Schools
- GM Defends Fuel Tanks of Its Pickups
- CALABASAS : Students in SAT Case to Retake Exam
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Beach Trash Pickup to Go Automated
- Robinson Hires a Former Player : USC: New coach selects former Ram center Doug Smith to coach Trojan defensive linemen.
- City to Ask to Pay Slide Damages Bit by Bit : Lawsuit: Owners of Palos Verdes Estates house object to any installment payment plan and are asking the court for $940,000 interest in the 10-year-old case.
- Peninsula Ends South's 12-Game Winning Streak : Basketball: Matt Acres scores a game-high 25 points as Panthers improve to 9-5. South is 12-2.
- NHL Needs to Know by March When New Teams Can Start : Hockey: League imposes a deadline so it can realign and set a schedule for 26 teams in 1993-94--if necessary.
- ART REVIEWS : American Modernists: The Unofficial Story
- SECURITIES
- Youth Groups Won't Pay Field-Use Fees
- BOOK REVIEW : Exploring the Depths of Human Solitude : THE ISLAND. Three Tales by Gustaw Herling. Translated by Ronald Strom , Viking $20; 151 pages
- Kids to the Rescue : Regional contest will give children the chance to find a solution to our environmental problems.
- ELECTIONS / REDONDO BEACH : 4 Candidates Challenging Parton for Mayor's Seat : Politics: Three other City Council positions and the city attorney's job will be on the March 2 ballot. Five propositions also will be decided.
- Japan Prince to Wed Aspiring Diplomat
- Postal Service Challenges Bush in Federal Court
- Newport-Mesa Board Postpones Choice on Interim Superintendent
- BREA : City OKs Lots Sale for Affordable Units
- Candidates for Mayor Receive Radio Grilling : Politics: Riordan, Katz, Woo and Wachs take some heat from callers and field tough questions during spirited discussion.
- GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE ROUNDUP : La Quinta Cleans Up in Opener
- Return of Cole Sparks Oxnard to 79-64 Victory Over Canyons
- Hockey
- Eddie Powell is scoring more than he...
- Sonny Kelly, a junior linebacker at Saddleback...
- O.C. EARNINGS
- Keating, Son Guilty of Federal Charges : S&Ls;: Verdict in the government's biggest thrift fraud case comes while former Lincoln chief is already serving state prison sentence.
- Chile Scenes of Winter
- Issue: Revival of Downtown Shopping Districts
- Four Cities Unite Against Gang Crime
- City Fears It May Lose Super Bowl Fees : Contract: NFL work crews waited anxiously while the City Council wondered if there is some way to guarantee the $1 million it expects from advance ticket sales. There isn't.
- Huntington Park : Cheerleaders Raising Funds for Trip to National Contest
- Mustard Gas Test Victims to Be Aided
- La Canada Flintridge : City Gets New Recycler
- Knight-Errant Helps Puncture Taxing Dragon : Mello-Roos: When Rande King found he was paying to build a school already paid for, he went into action. School trustees kill the tax but give their own reason.
- Laurence Marks; Radio, Television Writer
- PASADENA : Roses From 9 Floats to Be Sold in East as Potpourri
- Peace and Love . . . in L.A.?
- A Minority of One, Beck Believes Golf Is a Fair Game
- Reggie's Three-Homer Night a Real Hall of Fame Moment
- Hockey
- ROUNDUP : Hot Shooting in Second Half Helps Los Alamitos Win Big
- Racing Officials Set Deadline for Next Step Involving Coalition
- Filing Opens, With Fields Already Crowded : Elections: City Council and school board races already have seven announced candidates each. Other races are for college board, city clerk and treasurer. Nominations close Jan. 28.
- Text of Governor's Address: A Focus on Jobs, Economy
- South Gate High Gets an A (and Dividends) for Attendance
- Brown Says His Lobbyist Past Poses No Conflict : Hearing: Commerce nominee sees no problem with ethics, insists he'd promote U.S. business interests fairly.
- Bassett : Schools Plan Home Visits
- Bipartisan U.S. Support Vowed for Haiti Talks
- THE CLINTON TRANSITION : Transportation Nominee Brought Denver Grand but Costly Dreams
- Cerritos : Cerritos Arts Center Dedication to Be Held
- Assembly Republicans Scold Horcher for Accepting Post
- Club Owners Gamble With New Measure : Card clubs: A proposal to expand a Sunset Boulevard facility will appear on the ballot. The city would make money, but opposition is building.
- Torrance Tests Cameras to Catch Aircraft That Break Curfew
- LOS ANGELES : No Evidence Slain Father Abused Girl, Police Testify
- Holiday Is Over for Basketball Teams; the Quest Begins for League Championships
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : NFC : Schembechler on List to Replace Ditka
- Beverly Hills : Low-Cost Transit Program
- High and Mighty : Harbor Crane Operators Can Lift 40 Tons at a Time With Their Fingertips
- Nation IN BRIEF : ARKANSAS : Clinton Confers With Auto Makers
- Pomona : Police Contract Approved
- THEATER REVIEW / 'LETTICE AND LOVAGE' : Gem by Shaffer : Solid performances mark the Plaza Players production of the wry English stage comedy. The show is literate yet funny.
- MUSIC / DAVID CROSBY : Rock 'n' Recount : A well-traveled legend is returning to his hometown to help raise funds for a politician pal.
- LAGUNA BEACH : Council Endorses Day Labor Penalties
- VENTURA : 120 Workers Fired From Marina Hotel
- VAN NUYS : Students to Mount Skit at Inauguration
- NEWPORT BEACH : Toll on Coast Drive Isn't Really a Change
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Rodriguez Gets Three Goals in Santiago's Victory
- Baseball
- SEA VIEW LEAGUE ROUNDUP : No. 4 Irvine Gives Tustin a Victory
- Firms Target Employee Thefts : Security: Fearing declining worker loyalty, retailers and others are turning to specialists for protection.
- High Life: A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Fullerton High Rings in New Year With Golden Bell
- The following are selected entries from the...
- War Stance Gave Aspin Edge for Cabinet : Transition: Nunn chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee and was the leader on defense issues until he opposed action in the Persian Gulf.
- The Five Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain; "Deep River" Elektra Nonesuch American Explorer .
- Legends Nureyev, Gillespie Die : Jazz Trumpeter Sparked Be-Bop Revolution
- Being a Parent Has Its Privileges
- Walnut : Boy to Have 2nd Transplant
- POMONA : Suspect Arrested in Taxi After Restaurant Hold-Up
- Man Admits Plan to Set Up Brother in Murders : Trial: Prosecutors say the pair hired hit men to kill their parents in 1985. One has been convicted and is testifying to escape the death penalty.
- Clinton Urged to Ban Foreigners' Abductions : Camarena case: Lawyers for Mexican doctor acquitted after being kidnaped to stand trial urge President-elect to issue a permanent order.
- GARDEN GROVE : Mental Health Center Gets Eviction Notice
- BUENA PARK : Fedco's Interest in Mall Applauded
- County's Trail Fees Leading to Confusion : Recreation: Annual passes costing $23 are required as of Jan. 1. Violators will be fined $100 beginning next month. Hundreds have called with inquiries and complaints.
- The Smoking Gun in a Key Health Issue : EPA's findings on secondhand smoke buttress the demands for statewide restrictions
- A Real Bear of a Coach : Love Ditka or Hate Him, There's No Denying the Impact He Made on Team
- Jurisprudence
- Estancia Wrestling Event Features No. 1 El Modena
- Clippers Are Beaten, Then Meet to Try to Figure Out Why
- Group Protests PBS 'Self-Censorship' : Television: Hollywood coalition questions refusal to broadcast certain highly regarded projects.
- STAGE REVIEW : Marriage, Malice Co-Exist in Stylish 'School for Scandal'
- Mammoth's Uphill Effort : Resort Hopes New Air Service Will Help It Regain Lost Skiers
- UCI, IBM Help Keep Cielo Vista Pupils On-Line
- The Waiting Game : Some view it as a stopgap, but many women have been professional waitresses for decades. They do it because they enjoy it.
- Taking the Natural Option : As couples search for satisfactory forms of contraception, some 'rediscover' a traditional method; others are introduced to birth control by an unconventional messenger.
- Beverly Hills : City Clerk on League Panel
- THE VOIGT STUFF : Hail the Conquering Soprano
- $2-Million Disposal Pact OKd
- BURBANK : Ex-TV Star Charged With 2 Felonies
- SIMI VALLEY : March of Dimes Honors Volunteer
- Valley to Move Michelson to Men's Post
- Ruth Brown's Birthday Blues : Awards: The singer, who turns 65 the day she enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has mixed feelings about the tribute's timing. 'Feels like it's been a little long in coming.'
- United Airlines Will Lay Off 2,800 Workers : Reductions: Carrier will also seek union concessions, cut executive pay, end some flights. O.C. impact is not spelled out.
- RETAIL / RESTAURANTS
- Hawthorne's Moala Earns Division III Honor
- Marcaccini, Notre Dame Rout Crespi
- Artsplace Voted Year's Top Pacer
- AN APPRECIATION : Gillespie . . . Jazz Loses a Beloved Innovator
- Anaheim Arena Will Give Us More Industry Insiders
- 1992: Vintage News
- SCOREBOARD / FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS : PREPS
- RETAIL / RESTAURANTS
- The Dinner Sour
- COLUMN ONE : '92 Vintage Bitter for Gorbachev : Indignities visited on the ex-Soviet leader ranged from having most of his office space seized to a charge he aided terrorists. Though Russians feel he's irrelevant, he's not so sure.
- Silent Partners of the Plate
- Food for Playing With
- Tough Economic Times Shouldn't Sfaze Sfuzzi's
- 6,000 Tickets Available for Jan. 20 Inauguration
- Retailers Draw Line on Some Returns
- Recycling Rate Reaches Record 89% in State
- Whittier : Money Crunch May Imperil Center for the Blind
- TASTE-TEST : Mayonnaise
- Bank Hit With $100,000 Fine for Alleged Credit Bias
- O.C. EARNINGS : Day Runner Sales Rise 28% in Quarter
- It's Parsley's Time
- Cerritos : City's Dial-A-Ride Program Adds Van for Weekday Trips
- Her Last Chance for Glory as a Prep St. Bernard Standout Turner Wants to Go Out as a Winner
- Producing Electric Cars
- Hunger Committee
- Producing Electric Cars
- Bush Visits Somalia
- Conflict in the Balkans
- Planned Parenthood's Proposed Clinic
- Conflict in the Balkans
- Abramson, Stanley, 73, of North Hills, businessman....
- Bush Visits Somalia
- Angelini, Louis O., Jr., 47, of Thousand...
- State Judges
- Conflict in the Balkans
- U.S. Economy
- Bush Visits Somalia
- MOVIES - Jan. 7, 1993
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- ON THE RADIO: The 103rd Congress convened...
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- Family Rescued After Being Lost in Snow for a Week : Storm: Soldier walks for help after leaving his wife and baby in a cave. All three are in good condition.
- An occasional look at South Bay classroom news : Carson Faces Vote on Whether to Operate Its Own Schools
- DIVA: Soprano Deborah Voigt (OC Live!, Page...
- Death Penalty Called Possible in Tay Slaying
- Here's to a Watershed Year in the Waves and in the Economy
- Paying a Bill May Be the Easy Part
- THE CLINTON TRANSITION : Justice Post May Go to Van de Kamp
- 5 Charged in Death of Honor Student : Crime: Prosecutors say 18-year-old masterminded the brutal slaying of Stuart A. Tay and could face death penalty. Four other teen-agers face murder counts.
- Storm Pulls Its Punches : Weather: Emergency crews stand by, but system fails to produce major flooding. Steady rain will continue today, and potential for heavy precipitation remains.
- TIMELY RETURNS: If police catch your children...
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- Agency Pinched by Separate Losses : Advertising: Salvati Montgomery bids goodby to a vice president, who is leaving to teach. It also loses better part of a $6-million account.
- PREP ROUNDUP : Capistrano Valley Girls Defeat
- Success Ruined Ditka the Coach
- A Reel Look Inside 'Latin America' : Film: Touring collection of shorts from 12 countries stops at Newport Harbor museum in five-week series.
- Channel 9 to Carry Wilson Speech Live : Politics: KCAL, KFI, KABC and KNX plan live coverage of the governor's talk at 5 p.m. today.
- AGUA DULCE : Discarded Embers Ignite House Fire
- MISSION VIEJO : Man Hit, Badly Hurt on Freeway Shoulder
- LANCASTER : 3 Hurt When Truck Rams Fire Engine
- Tim Carey: 'I Couldn't Have Picked a Better School'
- LEGACY : Artist's Legacy Winds Up in Warehouses
- Countywide : $400,000 to Be Spent for Cleaner Air
- LANCASTER : 5 Hospitalized After House Fire
- SIMI VALLEY : Outage Affects 2,800 Customers
- Group Rebuked for Anti-Roberti Mailer
- Jackson Stands Alone : Baseball: No one else comes close to getting enough votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
- Kirschke Named State's Player of Year
- Airey Leaves Loyola, Enrolls at Irvine Valley
- Ouster of Smith Concerns Harrick : Administration: USC move prompts UCLA basketball coach to ponder his future.
- TV Ratings : ABC's 'Fisher' Is King
- Hearst Will Leave Georgia for NFL Draft : Football: UCLA's Henderson, Dawkins of Cal, Bettis and Carter of Notre Dame also say they are turning pro.
- ABT Casting Set for Orange County Visit
- Frances Oda
- ABT Sets Casting for Center
- Miscellany
- HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK : Multifaceted Steffe Pumps Up Hart : Basketball: Senior swingman leads Indians to title of their own tournament with his all-around play.
- UC IRVINE NOTEBOOK / ROBYN NORWOOD : Swim Teams Prepare for Their Invitational
- TV REVIEW : Tapping Ore in Williams' 'Last Summer'
- J. Clayworth; Broadway and Film Actress
- NEWPORT BEACH : She Counsels From Tragic Experience
- Man Missing With 4-Year-Old Girl Sought by Police
- Local Recruits Wonder What USC Switch Means
- Miscellany
- Latino FM Station Hits No. 1
- Jurisprudence
- FULLERTON : Man Pleads Not Guilty in Toxics Case
- Racing Sets Goal of Unity : Business: Panel will be formed to reach agreement on the best way to revive an ailing thoroughbred industry.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : No. 2 Kentucky Defeats Georgia in SEC Opener
- NBA ROUNDUP : Ewing Leads Knicks Past Cavaliers
- Tackle Cortez Kennedy of the Seattle Seahawks...
- THOUSAND OAKS : Authorities to Sell Late Actor's Estate
- Bracing for the Storm : Residents Sandbag Property and Sheriff's Department Puts Cities on Alert
- LOS ANGELES : Woo Urges Steps to Make Council More Accessible
- Girl Found Slain in Vacant Apartment Near USC Campus
- LAKE FOREST : New Fire Station Will Be Dedicated
- Countywide : Thieves Tie Up Man and Son, Steal Car
- OXNARD : Youth to Be Tried as Adult in Slaying
- 2 Local Kingpins Apply for Post at St. Francis : High school football: Redell coached Crespi to Big Five title in 1986, and Cuccia guided Poly to City 3-A championship in '91.
- 'Terminated' Coach Hit With Countersuit
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / PACIFIC 10 : Raveling: Parity Has League Up for Grabs
- Worker Barred From Navy Base in Fraud Inquiry
- GARDEN GROVE : Festival Gives $90,000 to Local Groups
- Doctor Pleads No Contest to Felony Sexual Battery
- Circuit City Forum Flares Into Argument : Thousand Oaks: Council members and critics exchange heated comments. Both sides express frustration about a wall of mistrust.
- THOUSAND OAKS : University's Plan to Build Antenna OKd
- Jurisprudence
- Hot Pep Talk Sparks Lakers : Pro basketball: Pfund gets angry, then uses a smaller, younger lineup and L.A. defeats Bulls, 91-88, to sweep season series.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- TV REVIEW : Fasten Your Seat Belts, It's Gonna Be a Derivative Ride!
- Countywide : 3 Supervisors Take Oath to Begin 4th Consecutive Terms
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : District to Boost Development Fees
- YORBA LINDA : Homage Being Paid to President, King
- Salinas' Vision: After NAFTA, the World : Trade: Mexico is investing heavily to improve the environment for foreign business, and Asia is welcome to complete the Pacific circle.
- Listless Clippers Humbled Again : Pro basketball: Brown questions team's character after a 114-106 loss to Pacers.
- Swinton Tops Area Picks on All-State Team
- Snowfall Has Drought in Retreat : Weather: Not only is snow plentiful, hydrologists at one site find its water content is four times last year's level.
- Leaking Oil Pollutes Soil, Water in Two of Alaska's National Parks
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Court Allows Out-of-State Shiley Suits : Medicine: State panel refuses to overturn ruling permitting hundreds of heart valve recipients to file claims here.
- Hood: Detective Partly at Fault in Slaying
- THOUSAND OAKS : Paraplegic Man Found Dead in Van
- Wilson's Message Previewed in Plea to 'Pull Together' : Governor: Outmatched by Assembly Democrats, he distributes a videotape calling for a spirit of cooperation to turn the state's economy around.
- Wood Ranch Pact Threatened by Non-Payment
- SANTA PAULA : Council Repeals Sport Teams' Fee
- SUNSET LEAGUE GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Marina Hits the Boards, Beats Huntington Beach
- Trabuco Hills, Wulf Find a Way to Beat Capistrano Valley
- Bountiful Time for a Baby
- SKI COLUMN / CHRIS DUFRESNE : All This Snow Appears to Be Taking Its Toll
- COLUMN ONE : Saying No to Birth Control : Americans can't stem rampant unwanted pregnancies despite huge strides in science. A 'psychic' barrier born of taboos and guilt is blamed for failure of contraceptive 'revolution.'
- RETAILING
- THOUSAND OAKS : Embezzler-Arsonist Sentenced to 1 Year
- 8 Armed Teens Rob Bus Passengers
- Jerome S. Hardy; Former Publisher of Life Magazine
- CAMARILLO : Driver Found Dead After Hitting Pole
- Quincy Plays Role Well, Offering Token Resistance in Pepperdine Loss
- PROFILES : 2 Class Stars: 1 Ends Up a Victim, Another a Suspect : Stuart Tay was an outspoken nonconformist. Robert Chan was quieter, an academic decathlete.
- Hot Managers of Small-Stock Funds Still See Bargains
- SANTA PAULA : Company to Pay for City Plant Upgrade
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Escaped Murder Suspect, 15, Caught
- TUSTIN : No Dice on New Fortuneteller Shop
- OXNARD : School Board to Consider Fee Hike
- PACOIMA : City Council Fails to Defeat Project Veto
- WEST HOLLYWOOD : Warner Bros. Gets OK for Studio Overhaul
- BOWLING : As the Season Gets Started, the Game Is Seeking a King
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Humphreys' 24 Help Master's Post Rare Win Over Westmont
- Wannstedt Favored to Become Giants' Coach
- Supervisors Limit Aides' Power to Award Contracts : Ethics: The action follows news stories about votes by a Dana appointee favoring his top political contributor.
- 'Mad About You' Goes in Search of a New Audience : Television: Show's switch to 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays is when much of the target audience is out on the town. 'We're very accessible,' says producer-star Paul Reiser.
- Parks Dept. Seeks Funds for Murals : Art: Two Echo Park graffiti works painted over before Christmas were financed by another city agency.
- Freeloading Bed-Hopper Flits and Flops All Over
- Rethinking Higher Education : Tenure, campus autonomy, unfettered research--these may be ideas whose time has passed in California.
- Stephen Harvey; Associate Curator at N.Y. Museum of Modern Art
- PLATFORM : Charities Caught in the Squeeze
- PERSPECTIVE ON REBUILDING LOS ANGELES : What Will You Do for Your City? : Let's see everyone who spent '92 on the sidelines pitch in, starting with a pledge to more courtesy and less L.A.-bashing.
- Late Flurry Lifts CSUN Past Loyola
- Kevin Carlson
- Basketball Coach Sees Her Grand Illusion Become Even Grander
- Tuned Up for a New Season of Classics : 1993 Opens With Opera Pacific Performing 'Il Trovatore' and a Mixed Repertory From ABT
- Lucchesi Goal: More Film in the Pipeline : Movies: The former agent and current Paramount producer is on his third Hollywood career.
- MARKETS: Growth Stocks Lead Dow Lower : Dow Off 1.35; Growth Issues Slide : Market Overview
- Inaugural March Seems Bound to Step on a Few Toes : Transition: Events likely to be a ringing success despite hurt feelings of traditional participants, bumped in the cause of diversity.
- Marines Oppose Ecological Preserve for Camp Pendleton
- SANTA ANA : Man Fatally Shot While Driving Car
- SUNLAND : Unidentified Body Discovered in Brush