- Red Ribbons' Message of Awareness
- OTHER NEWS - March 29, 1993
- WORLD IN BRIEF : INDIA : Hijacker Surrenders, Frees All Aboard
- Signs of Neglect : The Avenue: A run-down area is home to a third of Ventura's 16,000 Latinos. They have no political representation, but a new group hopes to change that.
- Little Different From Other Americans : Japanese-Americans, reflecting on WWII history, review the difficult choices of wartime
- China Moves to Entrench New Generation of Leaders : Politics: Jiang Zemin adds presidency to his list of titles. Qiao Shi is named Parliament chairman.
- UCI Study Finds Using Fax Usually Cheaper Than U.S. Mail
- North Gets Warm Welcome From Christian Group : Speech: The key figure in Iran-Contra scandal is greeted with cheers and suggestions that he run for political office.
- County Services Reach Out to East Residents
- Budget Crunch Puts Focus on Sales Taxes
- Centinela Schools Face $2.2-Million Debt : Education: Officials say costs will have to be cut, but teachers and staff are not pleased with the district's proposals, which include eliminating some positions and reducing salaries.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : WEST REGIONAL : Michigan Defensive in Face of Questions
- On the Track or Off It, Marina's Khatib Keeps the Faith
- CS Northridge Softball Team Cooled by Rain
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : Kentucky and Kansas March In : Southeast: There is no Laettner miracle to beat Wildcats in 106-81 victory over Florida State. Freshman Prickett scores 22.
- Bambu Serves Up Sushi and Fries
- Oops, How Time Slips Away . . .
- Alain Prost won the pole position for...
- This Driving Range Was 12 Years in the Making : Golf: The debates and delays over, Saddleback College on Thursday will open its $2.4-million, state-of-the-art facility.
- The Last Windup : A Look at Nolan Ryan, by the Numbers
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : A Gallery of Golden Oscar Memories, 1929-1992
- Pasadena : Reggae Concert Saturday
- Ecological Treasure Hunt Winners Named
- Forget Palm Springs. Lake Havasu Is Now the Place for Spring Break--and Even the Mayor Gets in the Swim : Party Town USA
- It must have been the slick leather...
- Slide Victim Finds Woes Not Over Yet : Disaster: Anaheim Hills resident's house is not officially condemned, hindering her ability to secure financial aid.
- Day-Care Center Plan Under Fire
- Car Hits Pole; 2,000 Briefly Lose Power
- Westlake Village Gets a New City Hall
- A Bat So Good, It Warrants a Special Place in the Lineup
- Boxing
- NCAA TOURNAMENT WOMEN'S ROUNDUP : Inspired Iowa Keeps Rolling Along, 72-56
- Cremins Changes Mind : College basketball: Coach 'made a mistake,' returns to Georgia Tech three days after taking job at South Carolina.
- AUTO RACING : Wallace Credits Success to Being 'a Lot Smarter'
- ANGELS : Springer Probably to Be Sent Down
- Toros Split With No. 3 Cal Poly SLO
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Underdog or Horse? (Bet the Pony) : As our film critic sees it, "The Crying Game" has only a slim chance of spoiling the Clint Fest; 'Unforgiven' seems a lock. As for the rest . . .
- ALBUM REVIEW
- APPLES AND ORANGES: Fresh from their annual...
- Golf Tournament to Aid Cal State Sports Scholarship
- Stalled by Opponents, Homeless Center May Be Scrapped : Social services: The project would offer meals, job counseling and other help in a single location. But nearby residents and business owners fear a negative impact on the neighborhood.
- PLATFORM : Banning Blowers
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : Kentucky and Kansas March IN : Midwest: Balanced Jayhawks exploit weaknesses of top-ranked Indiana, 83-77, as Williams improves to 3-0 against Knight.
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : THE NOMINEES' TRACK RECORDS
- NEW RELEASES : A Fine Example of 4 Guys Sitting Around Playing
- BEETHOVEN: "Hammerklavier" Sonata, Opus 106; Sonata in...
- A Die-Hard Folkie--and Proud of It : Nanci Griffith's album 'Other Voices, Other Rooms' is a tribute to the songwriters who have influenced her. 'It's always made me incredibly angry that the music industry turned its back on folk music,' she says
- Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock : European Nations Are All Together Now; Clocks Go Into Summer at Same Time Today
- Hundreds Oppose Expansion of Landfill : Waste disposal: Sanitation officials say 60 cities will be scrambling for alternatives if the Puente Hills dump site closes on schedule in November.
- Residents Gain Key Density Victory
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / L.A. MAYOR : Forums Rewrite Rules of Campaigning
- For Victims of Violence, Aftermath Is Ordeal : Crime: After enduring the physical pain, they face emotional upheaval. They live with fear, nightmares and anxiety, and worry about being attacked again.
- Riot Still Taking Its Toll--in Evictions : Housing: Hundreds of victims--many of them merchants--are losing their homes. Legal aid attorneys blame slow and inadequate relief efforts.
- Great Example of Stunningly Bad Ethics : Lover of the High Life Shows No Remorse After Taking the Low Road to Riches
- Latest Storm Brings Scattered Rain to Southland
- Police Say Man Caught in Drug Lab
- NHL ROUNDUP : Senators Still Winless on Road
- DODGERS : Good Play Might Prove Costly
- PREPS / KIRBY LEE : Griebenow Takes Time Out for Volleyball
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- HAVE FAITH: Faith No More may have...
- ECHO PARK : Funds Buy Time for Youth Center
- La Puente : Property Maintenance Law
- Clean-Air Bus Plan Plagued by Problems : Transit: The fleet has been idled by ear-splitting transmission noise. And temporary replacements haven't fared much better.
- SANTA ANITA : Absence Simply Makes Backers of Gray Slewpy Grow Fonder
- He Wants to Be the Next Wave in Volleyball : Colleges: Dain Blanton could have played basketball in college, but he decided that volleyball was his game. The Pepperdine junior is hoping to become a force on the pro beach tour.
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Knicks' Reputation Isn't Tarnished, but Reinforced
- Festival Ensures That Bardtalk Isn't Greek to Students
- Young Ballplayers Raise $8,000 for Basketball League
- Baseball Rain-Outs: Hal Said It Would Be Like This
- Building a Democracy : Is This a Russian Government, or Just a Fight Between a 'Donkey' and a 'Fool'?
- PERSPECTIVE ON CULTS : A Craving for Love, Cradle to Grave : The neglected child's lifelong pain is vulnerable to the mprphine-like relief of a 'belief system.'
- Long Beach Shipyard Still Under Cloud : Military: Navy says the base was never on this year's hit list. But now local leaders fear that an independent panel might once again target it for closure.
- Orange School District Throws Curve at Youth Groups : Recreation: Little League and other organizations fight back against plan to charge them for use of fields.
- He's Still Spreading Sunshine and Doing It With Style
- Food Stamp Demand Soars
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : No. 1 Ocean View Wilting in Sunset
- NBA ROUNDUP : A Magic Moment: No. 32
- Winter Rules Always in Play at Northernmost Golf Course
- The Biggest Changes Were in NL West : Baseball: The division isn't letting the strengthened Braves rest on their laurels.
- LOLLAPALOOZA KICKOFF: "Lollapalooza" organizers maintain it's the...
- It's 'janet.' It's Coming Soon. It's Gonna Be Big. Period.
- ART : Greeks Bearing Gifts : The welcome sensual pleasures of 'The Greek Miracle' at New York's Metropolitan : Museum are undercut by a misguided attempt to link democracy and artistic naturalism
- When in Rome . . . : In The Land of 'Picket Fences,' Folks Don't Do What's Expected
- 26-Acre Mall Proposal Is Put on Hold : Development: City Council tells proposed shopping center developer to get input from residents and then return to the Planning Commission with a revised plan.
- JANE ROSENTHAL: The Trying Game
- Where Did Everybody Go? : With Teams Adjusting to Changing Financial Times, Scorecard Sales Could Be Higher Than Ever
- Chili Thinks Angels Finally Have Found the Right Recipe
- PLEASE MR. POSTMAN : Elvis Stamp of Approval
- THE LAST WORD: Advance tapes of Aerosmith's...
- IRISH AIRS AND DANCES. Anisa Angarola, guitar;...
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : SIDE ORDERS
- Ignore Riot Mythology and Deal With Real L.A. : City: Talk of a 'second uprising' is just that. Half-truths now envelop the hard facts about just what happened during last year's riots.
- The Clintonian Oscar: Goodby 'Make My Day' : Honors: It has long been said that movies reflect the times in which they are made. But the same can also be said of the Academy Awards.
- Man Dies After Car Hits Stopped Truck
- 50 Warplanes Sent Into Big Game From Point Mugu : Training: The U.S. and Canadian jets shoot it out in simulated dogfights and bombing runs over Death Valley. It's the largest such exercise of its kind.
- Showers Expected Today, Next Week
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : A Hollywood Legend's List : Veteran director Fred Zinnemann, 85, whose films have won more than 25 Academy Awards, casts his eye over this year's top Oscar nominees
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : Calendar Goes To The Oscars : PUNDIT PARADE : Pat Buchanan, Call Your Agent
- As Tax Proposal Grows, So Does Distrust of Clinton : Politics: Clinton was elected with a mandate to raise the taxes of the well-to-do. But with all his plans, he's beginning to look like a taxaholic.
- Uplifting Tale: Boy and His Bunny Raise God's Attention
- Hearing Planned on Water District Tax
- Denny's Denies Race Bias, Agrees to Train Workers
- Duarte : Wal-Mart Talks Proceed
- ART EXCHANGE: Champagne reception and preview of...
- O.C. Women Among Most Likely in State to Get Breast Cancer : Health: Bay Area is only region where it is as prevalent. Upper-income white women who delay childbearing most at risk.
- Skiing
- Miscellany
- Scoring Is Up in NHL and There Are Many Reasons for the Increase
- WORLD IN BRIEF : IRAQ : Inspection Team Warns Baghdad
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : How Our Nominees Fared Elsewhere : Los Angeles Film Critics:
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Most Big Players Are Sticking With Clint : Industry insiders we talked to believe Eastwood is a lock--as are Al Pacino and Emma Thompson
- Her Newspaper : POWER, PRIVILEGE AND THE POST: The Katharine Graham Story: By Carol Felsenthal (Putnam: $29.95; 511 pp.)
- UNDER THE WEATHER : Coping With the Sun, the Fun and the Flu in Southern California
- Monterey Park : Aid for Nonprofit Groups
- Blacks Often Suspicious About Organ Transplants : Medicine: Many African-Americans refuse to donate, fearing that only Anglos would benefit. Some recipients try to dispel the myths and lessen the shortage.
- World's Most Famous Hare Marks a Century of Storybook Living
- 4 Black Merchants' Resilience Honored
- COLUMN ONE : When Cries for Help Go Unheeded : As families face increasing stress, the number of children killed by their parents continues its grim climb. Strapped child welfare agencies often fail to offer protection.
- Blonde Venus (A&E; Sunday at 8 a.m.)...
- Guided Imagery in Tai Chi 'Dance' Enlisted to Fight Crippling Arthritis : Fitness: A blend of the ancient Chinese exercise, poetry and mental imagery can help sufferers retain and expand their range of motion, proponents say.
- Japanese Veteran Apologizes to Victim of River Kwai Torture
- Loyola Receives $2.2 Million for Scholarships
- KOREATOWN : Candlelight Vigil Protests Violence
- COLUMN ONE : When Cries for Help Go Unheard : As families face increasing stress, the number of children killed by their parents continues its grim climb. Strapped child welfare agencies often fail to offer protection.
- Mining vs. Aesthetics in Wildlife-Rich Area
- Russell Means--25 Years on Warpath Fighting for Indian Causes : Crusader: Through all of his radical activities probing the fabric of American society, he remains a latter-day hero to his people.
- ELECTIONS L.A. CITY COUNCIL : Crime, Not the Environment, Is Issue This Time : Conservationist Marvin Braude went unchallenged for 12 years. Now, opponents fault him for lack of police.
- Boxing
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Hargrove Says Indians Can Handle It
- Delving Into the Nature of Nature
- Grammy-winning dancehall reggae star Shabba Ranks has...
- Earned Income Credit a Boon to Working Poor
- Banking on Buyers for Closed Branches : Real estate: In wake of Security Pacific merger, B of A faces challenge of selling 37 offices in Orange County.
- BROKEN CONTRACT: A Memoir of Harvard Law...
- Serbs Agree to Cease-Fire Starting Today
- Equality of the Sexes Ends With Fashion
- Pinning It Down for Schurr : 2 Prep Wrestlers Are Champions On and Off the Mat
- South Pasadena : Ex-Mayor Sues His City
- The Region : Earth Festival Needs Helpers
- Michael Callan plays Rhoda's strange new boyfriend...
- Southeast : Board Hopefuls Air Views on Schools
- MID-CITY : Market Destroyed in Riots to Be Rebuilt
- N.Y. Community Creates Remedy for Health Care Ills
- WINDSOR HILLS : A New Chapter in Ethnic Heritage
- The 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage...
- Issue: Should L.A. County Require Some General Relief Recipients to Enter Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs?
- Young Authors Spin Tales for Young Readers : Publishing: The works of three elementary school students, written in Spanish, are included in an international collection of stories for children.
- Firstest With the Mostest
- Yeltsin, Chief Foes Agree to Hold Early Elections in the Fall : Russia: President drops bid for April referendum. General balloting will likely be Nov. 21. Accord, which would end the feuding, must be approved by lawmakers.
- Grand Slam a Sure Hit
- GALLERY : Driven to Inspiration
- COLUMN RIGHT / DAN COATS : An Education in Military Life for the Chief : Testimony will show practical negatives of admitting gays.
- Bill Puts AQMD Chief Under 2nd Round of Fire : Smog: If passed, it would allow county cities to remove Henry W. Wedaa as their representative to the board with a simple majority and not two-thirds vote.
- Notes about your surroundings
- PREP ROUNDUP : Woodbridge Wins Championship at Brea Relays
- Valley Waylays 7 Ventura Pitchers, 19-12
- HIGH SCHOOLS / STEVE ELLING : Bryans Deliver Unexpected 1-2 Punch to Trigger Rio Mesa's KO
- Crews Is Eulogized as a Winner in Life : Funeral: About 500 attend service in Florida. Widow tells son that his father is 'in heaven playing baseball.'
- Cromsigt Cements Victory in Opener at Saugus
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Clint, Closing In on El Dorado : Ask Clint Eastwood how he feels about his chances for a statuette, and his eyes drift off. You get the sense he might have preferred a question about his golf game
- The Best and Worst of Gay Culture : THE CULTURE OF DESIRE: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today: By Frank Browning (Crown Publishers: $20; 229 pp.)
- Separating Pork, Beef in Clinton Plan : His Economic Agenda Falls Down Some on Close Scrutiny
- First Black Lifeguard Working to Blaze Trail : Diversity: Russell Walker was first hired in 1965 and recently was promoted to captain. He has helped found a program to encourage inner-city youths to pursue ocean-related careers.
- Warring Somali Faction Leaders Agree to Establish Interim Government
- KCRW Show Speaks Out for 'Prisoners of Conscience'
- Council OKs Toilets for the Homeless
- State to Probe City Slum Task Force : Housing: Inner-city apartment owners allege inspectors apply 'impossible standards.'
- Candidates Show Little Unity on Unifying L.A. : Campaign: Battling crime and priming economy are cited as cure-alls. Critics say generalities are not enough.
- WEST ADAMS : CRA Outlines Its Accomplishments
- Crenshaw : Disney, Realtors Back Local Bank
- The Times O.C. Edition Gets 44 Press Club Awards
- COMMENTARY ON BASE CLOSURES : Considering Real Cost of Shuttering El Toro Marine Station : Orange County residents should support Clinton's proposal only if it benefits taxpayers and national security.
- Inglewood Schools Chief to Ask for Metal Scanners on Campuses
- Dynamic Duo
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Your Academy Awards Ballot. . .and Our Critic's Picks
- Architect Wolf Cited
- Ways to Find Medical Help Abroad : Some credit card companies offer assistance as a benefit to cardholders.
- City Blocks Rebuilding of Riot-Hit Liquor Store
- The 30-Year Checkup : Blazing Hot Plots and Changing With the Times at ABC's 'General Hospital'
- El Monte : Red Cross Office Opens
- BELL : Mayor Price Dies; Joined Council in '58
- Yeltsin Pleads for Time to Make Deal : Russia: In a surprise appearance before lawmakers, he asks for talks with chairman, others. The Congress, after rejecting impeachment bid, reconvenes today.
- As AIDS Casts Shadow of Death, More Churches Find Compassion : Religion: Now that disease has a human face, barriers of prejudice are breaking down. Congregations are more likely to provide comfort.
- White Southerner Helped Spearhead Civil Rights Battle From the Bench
- Mervyn's Ads Say No to Gang-Style Dress : Education: Temple City educator complained of pants for young men hanging below the hips. Oversized white shirts are also out.
- Nationality Issue Threatens to Splinter Russia
- Just One Candidate Is Tough Enough to Pass Luggage Test
- School Race Turns Into Walk for Candidates in Inglewood
- GATE Crashing for Minority Children : Some Educators Say IQ Tests Are Part of the Problem
- Poor Is a Real Catch for Harbor College : Baseball: After struggling through his first semester at Texas, the former El Segundo High standout returned home and became a Seahawk.
- Citizenship Drive Aims to Give Latinos a Voice : Forum: The goal is to empower millions of non-voting immigrants who lack political power.
- NCAA SWIMMING : Stanford Men Claim Title for Second Year in a Row
- Robert Pressley held off Harry Gant by...
- He's a (Bad) Cut Above the Norm
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL : Goal: Play Tar Heels, Not History
- SWEET 16 NOMINATIONS : Britain's Channel 4 Is on a (Bank)roll
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies : Calendar Goes To The Oscars : JAYE DAVIDSON WATCH : 'The Crying Game' Guessing Game Makes Big News in a Slow Year
- Making Nothing Happen
- TRAVEL INSIDER : Winter Showers Have Brought April Flowers : Sightseeing: Here is one writer's pick of six wildflower-viewing destinations in Southern California.
- THE WINE LIST
- SPENCER CHRISTIAN'S WEATHER BOOK by Spencer Christian...
- Wood Cutting Boards Safer Than Plastic, Study Finds
- It's Not Just Talk as Valley Prepares for the Verdicts : King case: Dialogue sessions are common, but rooftop surveillance teams have also formed.
- What Price Gnatcatcher? It's Hard to Say
- IBM Names Nabisco's Gerstner to Reverse Slide
- Line, color, space.The trick in the Japanese...
- Organized Labor : High Rate of Cesareans and Impersonal Care Prompt More Pregnant Women to Turn to Birthing Assistants
- Murray Reviving a Familiar Tune in State Legislature : Lawmaking: Paramount assemblyman again introduces a bill to establish a jazz institute at Cal State Long Beach.
- Incumbency, Fiscal Woes Are Key Issues in Council Race : Election: The 12-year veterans in Districts 1 and 2 each have five challengers. It may be difficult to avoid a runoff.
- Art at Play : An exhibit at LACMA examines the complex contribution play has made to the arts of Japan, particularly during the Edo period
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : 'And the Winner Isn't . . .' : A film aficionado second guesses the academy and offers 'Alternate Oscars'--but Tom Hulce over Dustin Hoffman?
- Who Needs Swifty When Tony's Holding an Oscar Bash?
- Fast-Changing World Offers Interesting Investment Opportunities in '93
- A Change in Tune Could Banish the Blues at IBM
- Restaurants : PARADISE REGAINED : L'Orangerie Restores Its Splendor--and Opens for Luxurious Lunch
- A 1938 House Was Their 'Perfect Starter'
- Guide to the Basics of Tax-Free Exchange
- End of a Banner Year : Willie West & Co. Say Crenshaw Team's Prospects Next Season Are Impressive
- The Peace Agreement That Is a Call to Kill Serbs, Muslims and Croats : Balkans: A map arbitrarily and cavalierly drawn in 1919 has led to war. A map drawn in 1993 seeks to end it. Is history repeating itself?
- Scenic Routes Need Not Be Dangerous : Improvements Ought to Be Carried Out Sooner to Make Deadly Stretches Safer
- Family Honors Man Killed in Carjacking : Chatsworth: About 200 people attend the event. It is intended both as a memorial for the victim and to alert others to the dangers of violent crime.
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : U.S. Loses; Gorman Might, Too
- Garcia Stops Foe in 1st Round
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Despite Putting Problems, Price Holds 1-Stroke Lead
- Meyer's Train of Thought Leads to Tolstoy's Last Days
- fighting words : it seemed like a noble idea--regulating hateful language. but when the university of wisconsin tried, its good intentions collided with the first amendment.
- The Author in Hiding : On William Gaddis
- HOME FRONT : Love Amid the Fault Lines
- Making Room for Grandkids
- Former Police Chief Malatacca Dies at 69
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- The Disturbing Art of Enlightenment
- Aspin Says Budget 'Cautious' on Arms : Defense: Proposed Administration program seeks to save money for use in domestic priorities while keeping the troops well trained.
- Pastor On Lookout for 'Fine Christian Men'
- DOWNTOWN : UCLA Extension Opens at New Site
- A Safe Place to Face Racism
- U.N. Plans Relief Flight to Huambo
- 'Fixation' With Flute Leads to Notable Achievements
- Mental 'Olympics' Applicants Sought
- BASEBALL : Crespi Walks by Loyola, 1-0, in 9 Innings
- Still Alive to Sound of Music : Victim of Brutal Attacker Struggles but Rebuilds Life
- Alice Tyler; USC, Pepperdine Benefactor, Environmentalist
- Standard Is Higher for LPGA
- Zimbabwe's Hanneck Goes After World Record in Carlsbad 5,000
- BASEBALL / SPRING TRAINING REPORT : Valenzuela Still Hasn't Given Up an Earned Run
- WOMEN'S GOLF DINAH SHORE TOURNAMENT : King's 67 Puts Her in Position
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Rancho Santiago Beats Golden West
- Clippers Get Close, Still Fall : Pro basketball: After pulling to within one, team loses 19th in a row at Seattle, 112-108.
- CSUN Concludes Forgettable Week With 7-4 Loss
- NEW RELEASES : In Brief
- CREATURE FEATURE : The Rescuer
- Phantoms of the Opera : THE QUEEN'S THROAT: Opera, Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire By Wayne Koestenbaum : (Simon & Schuster: $22; 241 pp.)
- Venting, and Sharing, the Fear : Forum enables San Fernando Valley students to talk about violence-generated anxiety
- Moral Redemption for the Wrong Generation : PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
- Officials Again Scramble to Guard Perks : Finance: Some county employees decide to cash in vacation time benefit immediately after a cost-cutting plan is announced by two supervisors.
- Study Finds Drug Use in 43% of Youths Held
- OXNARD : Local Women Take Historic Parts
- Trouble Is in the Air : Extra-Rainy Season Means More Pollen Which Means Trouble for Allergy Sufferers
- Police Investigating Property Theft at Orange School District
- ROUNDUP : Prairie Bayou Wins Slow Turfway Stakes
- ROUNDUP : COLLEGE BASEBALL
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans Extend Winning Streak to 10
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : DIVISION II : Cal State Bakersfield Wins Title
- GOLF / MAL FLORENCE : Price to Play in City Increasing
- 'Das Alte Werk' Series Flies Again
- Calendar Goes To The Oscars : Meet Our Oscars Producer : If Paula Poundstone ran the awards show, the Marx Brothers with Margaret Dumont would host, Aretha Franklin would sing every song, and fake banter and dancing would be history
- Almost a Man : SACRED COUNTRY: By Rose Tremain : (Atheneum: $21; 322 pp.)
- Testing the Waters of a New Era on a Voyage to the Baltic States : The Kristina Regina takes 140 passengers on a first run to Tallinn, Riga and other ports of the former Soviet Union.
- High on Hills : Despite Hazards of Fire, Rain and Mudslides, Homeowners Are Sold on Privacy, Rural Feel of Hillside Living
- Lawyering at Warp Speed
- VOLLEYBALL : Toilers Out of Their League in Loss to Palisades
- Program Targets Latinos for Alzheimer's Help : Health: A three-year, $1.5-million federal project will help overcome language barriers, coordinate services and increase awareness of the disease.
- Songbird's Protection May Hike Home Costs : Gnatcatcher: Less land available for new houses will raise prices, some experts say. But plans for a quicker review process could avert costly delays for developers.
- Exotic Aztec Cuisine Enthralls Mexicans
- COMMERCE : Report Cites Drop in Major Crime
- Well-Meaning Concern That Went Too Far : Government reverses drug-research policy regarding women
- Ruling on Songbird Will Permit Trade-Offs : Environment: The tiny gnatcatcher is now a threatened species, but local officials could allow development in its nesting grounds under an experimental state plan.
- Chernobyl Cancer Patient, 15, Victimized by Burglar
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : Calendar Goes To The Oscars : THE GAG TEAM : What's Billy Crystal Gonna Do Without Hannibal Lecter and Jack Palance?
- NCAA TOURNAMENT WOMEN'S WEST REGIONAL : Swoopes Does It All in Victory
- Miscellany
- Down-Home Feeling for Visiting Team
- Allison Wins Darlington Race
- ROUNDUP : Fischer Soars 7-1 to Post National-Leading Mark
- NEW RELEASES : In Brief
- POP MUSIC : For the Beauty of the Word : Producer Daniel Lanois, known for creating rich sounds, tells powerful stories on his new album
- These Awards Honor Goatees : The Nopalotes are the Latino answer to the Academy Awards
- MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies, Nos. 1-3; "Fingal's Cave" Overture....
- The only way to sponsor an L.A....
- STYLE : ARCHITECTURE : Monumentally Modern
- 'Where Shall the Winds Take Us Today?' : So the Captain of a Maine Windjammer Asks Passengers as They Haul Up the Sail
- Fear and Loathing at the Dinner Table : What you eat when you're afloat may not be as important as who you are eating it with.
- Smart Moves : Good 'Listers' Have a Marketing Strategy
- DRAMA
- Scout's Good Deed: Project Nets 4,000 Books to Aid Teacher Center
- Serbs Stay Their Ground on Muslim Land : Bosnia: Conquering warlords bend history and reality in an attempt to justify their spoils.
- Yeltsin Crimes Exceed Nixon's, Foe Says
- Coach Wright of Jefferson Wages a Private Battle
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Workshop to Reveal Silent Risks of Lead