- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Companies to Make Environmental Disclosures : Accord: The voluntary action falls short of CERES principles adopted in 1989.
- New Computer Mice Will Be Handier than Ever : Computers: In addition to being more efficient and durable, the latest generation of the pointing device is ergonomically correct.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE : Thai Piracy Likely to Top U.S. Hit List : Property rights: The entertainment industry, among others, is pressing for sanctions to protect copyrights and patents.
- Israel to Allow 30 Palestinian Exiles to Return
- On the March
- Shots Fired in Observatory Parking Lot
- FBI Reports Fewer Serious Crimes in U.S.
- Announcer Has Passion for Games He Cannot See
- Worthless Debris Holds Rich Lode of Priceless Memories
- Best Foot Forward : To Podiatrist-Philanthropist, Route to a Better Life Starts With a Better Pair of Shoes
- Russian Urges 'Strong,' but Not Unilateral, Bosnia Steps
- Hidden Camera to Record Taggers : Graffiti: The remote-controlled video device will be equipped with infrared technology to work at night.
- AUSTRALIA
- PacifiCare Names Senior VP for Secure Horizons
- * Kenneth Field has been appointed Southern...
- New Hope for a Nut With a Past : Nutrition: Hawaii's macadamia growers are counting on a boon from preliminary research that points to health benefits.
- Franchise Fever Grips Mexico in Modern-Day Gold Rush : Trade: With the hope of free trade on the horizon, entrepreneurs hurry to grab a slice of a <i> grande </i> cash pie.
- Words from a Ragin' CajunPresident Clinton political...
- A Marque of Luxury--the Utopian Turtletop : Autos: Coming up with a car name isn't as easy as you might guess. What does 'Inferno' make you think of?
- Glacier Water : OCEANSIDE
- Overlooked Portfolios Offer Steady Track Record
- HONG KONG
- * Gary Dawson has been promoted to...
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE : Tougher Patent Law Expected From Brazil : Reform: But some say the action would be too little too late, and U.S. blacklisting looms again.
- Orders Rise for American-Made Machine Tools
- Diversity Makes Them Singularly Successful : Members of public relations firm pride themselves on helping businesses find inoffensive approaches to marketing in a multiethnic society.
- OTHER NEWS - April 26, 1993
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Gathering Seen as Both Defining and Two-Edged
- Clinton Defends His First 100 Days as Start of Basic Change
- Famed Cellist Strong Yeltsin Backer
- State Officials Urge Panelists to Save Bases : Military: Gov. Wilson, Sen. Feinstein tell commission the closure plan is economically unfair and strategically unwise. Members appear impressed with California presentation.
- College Exam in Japanese Is a First : Education: Admission test is expected to boost interest in the language.
- Russian Choice: 'Free System' vs. Socialism?
- CHINA
- ANGELA KEEFE : President, Local 681, Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union
- * Hugh Gray has been chosen for...
- INSURANCE
- * William S. Thompson has joined Pacific...
- Rainbow Technologies Inc.: The Irvine computer-products company...
- INSURANCE
- Is Weak Dollar to Blame for Stocks' Slide?
- STREET SMART: Why have the Winnetka Avenue...
- 2 Girls Killed in Drive-By Shooting
- Search Ends for Victims in Tulsa Tornado; Toll at 7
- INSURANCE
- Ropak Posts Loss; Rainbow Gains 76%
- Burpee's Big Boy Gets the Boot
- Police, Gang Members Trade Gunfire in Park
- PERSPECTIVE ON CITIZENSHIP : Los Angeles: City of a Million Non-Participants : Disenfranchisment is a two-way burden; all would benefit if the federal government promoted citizenship.
- Clinic Takes Vaccines to Community
- COUNTYWIDE : Don't Be Quiet About Your Library
- SIMI VALLEY : City Will Host Jobs Fair for Teen-Agers
- Fire's Threat to Wetlands Averted : Arson: Officials say youth admits setting spectacular blaze in stacked utility poles. Creosote kept from marsh.
- Generic Cigarettes Are a Big Draw in a Tough Economy
- Exposes Come Naturally to Super Sleuth : Inquiry: Robert Penney Jr. uncovered city government irregularities in wealthy Bradbury. But digging and persistence into civic matters is only his latest obsession.
- MISSION VIEJO : City to Consider Running TV Channel
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE : One Foundation's Approach: Day care for Severely Disabled Kids
- Yes, Sometimes Guns Do Kill People : Permissive laws add to the sense of the region as one huge killing field
- Testimony : ONE PERSON'S STORY ABOUT WORKING IN A COMMUNITY IN DISARRAY : 'The People Have a Resiliency'
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Strawberry Says Artificial Turf Hurts
- COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Arizona State Widens Gap in the Pacific 10 Conference
- NFL DRAFT : The Day Goes as Planned : Overview: Bledsoe and Mirer go 1-2; Jet-Cardinal deal works out well for both teams.
- Stauber Gets Angry, Kings Get Even by Beating Flames : Stanley Cup playoffs: Goalie answers challenge by Melrose and stops 28 shots for 3-1 victory in his first postseason game. Series is tied at two games apiece.
- Slowpokes Make Point at 55 M.P.H.
- THOUSAND OAKS : University to Salute Women in the Arts
- From Big to Small, Vintage Autos on a Roll at Ford Show : Hobbies: More than 70,000 turn out at Knott's to ogle restored cars--including pedal-driven miniatures.
- VENTURA : Volunteers Receive Awards From City
- COSTA MESA : Pizzeria Honors Charity Worker
- In Business, Parochialism Doesn't Sell : Industry: Globalization requires going for the best, even if it means bringing foreign talent into the executive suite.
- MINOR LEAGUE NOTEBOOK / SCOTT MILLER : Forecast of Snow Prompted Angels' Barbara to Leave Vancouver
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Another Double-Digit Score for Tigers
- Everything You Need to Know About Everyone in First Round
- Even a Rocket Can't Slow Down Angels
- Doors in Sound Walls Give Workers Entree to Repairs
- Hundreds Mourn Chavez, Propose Making His Home a Landmark : Oxnard: Admirers of the labor leader want to seek historical status for his boyhood house in La Colonia. The present owner would have to agree to the request.
- Valley Chronicles : A Kitten's Odyssey: A Tight Spot, a Dramatic Rescue and a New Home
- Community Essay : Students' Sorrows Teach a Teacher : A college instructor seeks ways to deal with the inequities, the sense of powerlessness and loss, in his urban classroom.
- Today's Agenda
- GARDEN GROVE : Midnight Limit Put on Karaoke Studio
- No Close Shaves : Bragging Rights on This Day Belong to Those Bearded Gents and the Chili Cooks
- VILLA PARK : Approval Expected for Fire District Plan
- Boy, 13, Seriously Wounded in Shooting
- Hernandez Comes Home to Forum to Defend Title
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- Cal State Fullerton Overcomes Shaky Start to Beat Grand Canyon
- Dale Earnhardt will replace the late Alan...
- Beathard Might Look Like a Genius : Chargers: He uses advice from Walsh to grab unheralded cornerback Darrien Gordon of Stanford in first round.
- Getting Answers : How Can We Prevent Mail Theft? : BETTY FREEMAN, Sherman Oaks
- Mobile Home Hit by 2 Fires Sunday
- Trade: Good Policies and Bad Postures
- MOORPARK : College to Hold Multicultural Day
- Taft 2nd in Academic Decathlon : Contest: In national event, team comes agonizingly close to victory. Texas school wins for fourth year in a row.
- OXNARD : Man Shot, Bleeds to Death; Arrest Made
- HE'S NO. 1: The National Football League...
- WINNING PICK: The Rams can only hope...
- Abortion Access Dooms Saddleback Drug Program : Students: On-campus counseling funded by Medi-Cal is canceled because it also offered family planning services.
- CALL MY AGENT: This year's draft, which...
- Music Center Head Sought Payment for Political Gifts : Arts: Esther Wachtell denies getting reimbursed for contributions. Internal probe cannot confirm allegations.
- Exit Polls Point to Win for Yeltsin : Referendum: Surveys show apparent victory for Russian president and his reforms. But low turnout could thwart his efforts to end power struggle with hard-line Congress.
- El Toro Closure Would Cost O.C., Panel Told
- Concerns Raised Over Wachtell's Future Role : Reaction: One board member calls her an 'outstanding fund-raising' person. But representatives of Disney and Chandler families raise concerns about her continued involvement.
- WAITING GAME: A good draft doesn't always...
- Reforms Sought for Water Districts : Orange County: In wake of Santa Margarita scandal, a number of people are calling for more accountability by agencies that have worked for years in obscurity.
- Bob Eddy has been appointed vice president...
- O.C. EARNINGS
- Tough '90s Make Restaurant Chains Stumble, Refocus : Eating out: Excesses of the go-go '80s have dealt harshly with three Orange County groups.
- In Dixie's Land, He Took His Stand : STROM THURMOND AND THE POLITICS OF SOUTHERN CHANGE, <i> By Nadine Cohodas (Simon and Schuster: $27.50; 498 pp.)</i>
- Where This Buck Stops : REBEL POWERS, <i> By Richard Bausch (Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence: $21.95; 400 pp.)</i>
- A NEIL JORDAN READER: Night in Tunisia,...
- Doctors Seeing the Light in War Against Jet Lag : Many remedies, including a hormone pill to be used in sync with the sun, are being studied.
- Disabled Are Entitled to Timely Repairs too
- The Demons Are Out : THE FURIES, <i> By Janet Hobhouse (Doubleday; $22.50; 293 pp.)</i>
- WATTS : Job Skills Bloom at Garden Project
- A City's Instant Reflects
- UNIVERSITY PARK : 11 Teachers to Be Honored for Work
- Coalition Geared to Averting Riot Not Eager to Disband : Community: We CARE says it wants to keep a good thing going, and it wants answers to the death of a man after a police pursuit.
- Man Accused of Using Pit Bull as a Weapon
- South Pasadena : Council Elects Hodge Mayor
- O.C. Water District's Fund Decisions Raise Questions
- Steeling Wheels
- Florida Aid Flotilla Heading Toward Cuba
- Lesson of the King Case: The Risk of Shuttle Justice : Law: Moving urban blacks and Latinos to white suburban enclaves for trial undercuts the perceived fairness of the ensuing trial and verdict.
- Anaheim Needs to Drive Hard Bargain : * City Can't Give Away Store to Get Disneyland Resort
- OXNARD : March Organized in Memory of Chavez
- Close-Knit Cuisine : After 10 Years in the Restaurant Business, the Nizetich Family May Get a Taste of Leisure
- Bruno Defeats Williams in Final Round
- Dodgers Fall Into Last Place : Baseball: L.A.'s offense improves, but the defense collapses as the Phillies win, 7-3.
- Bettis Expected to Be Rams' Top Selection : Football: Because Georgia's Garrison Hearst apparently will be taken earlier, the team has switched its attention to the Notre Dame running back.
- Journey Around the World Put Taub on the Right Track
- Craigs to Try Another Toss of the Derby Dice
- PREP SWIMMING ROUNDUP
- COMMENTARY : It's Not a Pretty Picture : Budget and staff problems beset the L.A County Museum of Art, but that doesn't excuse lackadaisical work or a scarcity of exhibits
- Mud Flats Grow Up to Be Posh Islands : Newport Harbor: Imagination of early developers culminates in creation of eight residential islands.
- Publishers, By WENDY COPE
- Decaf or Unleaded?
- L.A. SPEAK
- N.J. Boy Dies After Falling Into Sinkhole
- The Strikeouts
- Community's Fast Action Can Soften Blow of Closure : Compromise: Experts say shutdowns will be less painful in areas that quickly agree on future plans for the sites.
- 5 Service Groups to Share $77,000 in Federal Grants
- THE SMARTS: The kids from Taft High...
- OVER THE NET: Results were mixed for...
- BACK IN THE EMBARRASSMENT GAME
- National Corn King Grows Ripe for Another Trophy
- The King-Case Verdicts Angered Me: Those Truly Responsible Got Off : PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
- Helping Gang Members Change Course : San Fernando Program Pays Off by Giving Youths a Chance to Chart a New Future
- Probation Camps Deserve Saving : Rehabilitation: Youth offenders, as well as society, are well-served by the facilities. Budget problems threaten their existence.
- ROUNDUP : Win Puts Canyons on Brink of WSC Title
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Easley Bothered by Shin Splints
- Argentina's Julio Cesar Vasquez retained the World...
- Now, the Dearly Departed Can Still Be a Part of Any Foursome
- NAMES AND NUMBERS
- Courtney Takes Last Lap As Hawthorne Track Coach
- Citing exhaustion, Alice in Chains canceled the...
- O.C. EARNINGS
- An Unraveling Safety Net : Baltic Fishing Fleet Feels Pain of a Europe Long Divided by Communism
- TRAVEL INSIDER : How To Play It Safe When Visiting American Cities : Tourism: It's easy to learn about crime and safety overseas, but data on domestic hot spots is sketchy.
- Jewish Contributions Toward Building L.A. to Be Recognized
- CITY ARTS : Revisiting the Flames
- Private I : THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET: A Portrait of Georges Simenon, <i> By Patrick Marnham (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $25; 322 pp.)</i>
- Tom Bosley plays a warlock named Ferdy...
- LITTLE TOKYO : Family Fun for Children's Day
- 6th-Grader Places Second in Elks Essay Contest
- Studio Helps Provide an Academic Debut : Education: Paramount Pictures turned over a park for use by a Head Start program that helps neighborhood children.
- Officials Vow to Fight Crime, Push for Jobs
- Workers Rally to Keep Shipyard Open : Navy: Gov. Wilson and thousands of employees urge base closure commission to spare Mare Island facility.
- VALLEY BRIEFING: The thin blue line is...
- Back in the '60s, Dad and I...
- It's Time for the Candidates to Campaign Like a Mayor : Election: No more snatching support from narrow constituencies. What's needed is an overarching vision of governance and community.
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Paul Rudnick : Changing the Way America Thinks About Gays
- Education the Cure, Not the Disease : Youth: The Norplant program at San Fernando High is a valuable service in preventing unwanted pregnancy.
- Aspiring firefighters will feast on coffee shop's old home.
- A Neighborly Approach to Saving Low-Income Housing : Activism: Taking advantage of a new federal law, more than 400 tenants band together to buy their apartment buildings.
- Motor Racing
- Inspired Collections Celebrate the Many Sides of Ella
- Sy Ellis has been appointed president and...
- O.C. EARNINGS
- A World of Lodging at Disney World : Florida park's new, less- expensive resorts still cost more than most off-site hotels. But they offer hard-to-beat convenience.
- MIXED SIGNALS : And You Thought Educational Programming Was Just for Kids
- Barbie Lives!
- MARTIN CHAMBI: Photographs, 1920-1950 Foreword by...
- SCENE OF THE CRIME : Superman's Dead, but . . .
- Shades of Gray : A Break Was Nice But the 'Dallas' Star Aims to Get Busy
- KOREATOWN : LAPD May Revamp Division Boundaries
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Acrimony Seems This Council's Hallmark : Politics: Ken Genser and Kelly Olsen have staked out a distinctly contrarian agenda. They prefer to call it a vision for the city.
- S. Africa Communists Pick Successor to Hani
- EAST : City Launches Local Mediation Program
- TENNIS : Bell, South Gate Fall to Experience in Ojai Doubles Matches
- Church Will Salute 31 for Heroics During Riots
- Sharing Emily's Struggle
- BASEBALL : Bell Ties for 2nd Place by Beating Roosevelt
- Uganda Beckons, but Those Exiled Are Cautious : Africa: Some are invited to reclaim their property. But successful recovery has been mixed because of residents' resistance and an ailing economy.
- A Voice of Justice, Following the Gospel : Cesar Chavez: His faith and commitment to nonviolence brought dignity to farm workers across the Southwest.
- A System Sentencing Itself to Despair : Congress, Clinton must work fast to change sentencing law
- After Seeing Horrors, Emergency Crews Need Emotional First Aid : Mental health: Tough workers are not immune to stress disorders, counseling group says. Talking about traumatic incidents is vital.
- Notes about your surroundings
- ORANGE COUNTY ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES / BOYS : Short South All-Stars Come Up Big on Defense
- Bleszynski Survives Lapses to Win Title : Tennis: Thousand Oaks player rebounds after losing first set in girls' 18 singles final at Ojai tournament.
- SPORTSCOPE : WBA Junior Lightweight Champion to Defend Title Monday Night at Forum
- Mock Draft
- AND ONE MORE THING: Music journalists have...
- Dressed to Excess : It's the Clothes That Make This Club One of L.A.'s Most Popular
- Irreconcilable Differences (KCOP Sunday at 2 p.m.)...
- Wolfe Chosen for MWD Post
- SOUTH GATE : Residents, Officials Discuss Crime Issues
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / L.A. MAYOR : Riordan Goes to Rival's Home Turf to Solicit Gripes About Woo : Politics: Candidate receives complaints about his opponent while on a walking tour of Hollywood Boulevard. The councilman calls it a 'cheap shot.'
- With Riordan and Woo, You Get Too Little or Too Much
- 'Pop Quiz' Leaves Reporter Wanting to Make Quick Escape to New York : Competition: The task seemed simple: Take the Super Quiz along with the contestants. Fortunately, he found some students he could match wits with.
- Moorpark Smoking Ban Under Debate
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Canseco, 11-Run Inning Power Rangers Over the Brewers, 15-4
- Taking It All In : When photographer Lee Friedlander opens his shutter, he records images filled with an array of objects, people and even his own shadow
- Regal Songsmith : Ben Weisman is the man behind 57 tunes that are part of Elvis' repertoire; he was once called 'a virtual assembly line of hit songs'
- The Cycle of Violence on Roads Nationwide
- The Region : Gang Awareness Coalition
- Views of South Central from teens who want to heal a city's wounds
- DOWNTOWN : Russian Police Get a Taste of L.A.
- Jalapenos Cool Alongside Hot Cocaine Haul
- Beach-Fest Goes to the Dogs--and Pigs
- Oliver Tambo; Led ANC in South Africa
- COVER STORY : Hard Time : Charges of Poor Medical Care for Inmates Have Plagued the County Jail System for Years. And Treating Prisoners With AIDS Could Further Tax a System That's Overburdened.
- Scientists Still Seeking a Precise Measurement of Gravity : Science: The known figure is accurate enough for now, physicists say, but far less precise than the established speed of light. The problem? Gravity is so weak that it is difficult to quantify.
- PERSPECTIVE ON JUDAISM : Back to the Fold, Not to the Faith : Since the Six-Day War, formerly indifferent Jewish intellectuals discovered not the Torah, but Jewishness.
- Deterrent for Drunk Drivers Weighed : Jurisprudence: Judges consider expanding a program that requires offenders to meet with family members of people killed in alcohol-related accidents.
- FBI Reveals Probe of Barber's Death : Inquiry: Agency took action before U.S. rights panel called for investigation into death of Michael James Bryant, who was hogtied in back of police car.
- Themes in jazz and classical music will...
- Trawlers Find Something Fishy in Ruling
- Public Forum Considers Uses for Tustin Base
- Kurtela Boosts Anteaters to Relay Victory
- Motor Racing
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Barkley Was Jordanesque in Landing This MVP Vote
- Miscellany
- Zoe Baird Named to Intelligence Board
- STATE OF MIND : Zen and the Art of Executive Maintenance
- Rains Open Floodgates to a New State Gold Rush : Prospecting: Raging currents in Sierra unearth a new bounty, but many are skeptical that it will pan out.
- Walnut Student to Lobby Congress for Teen-Agers
- 'Other' Chavez Didn't Pull Punches Either
- Fiddle Pickin' : Scores of People Trek to Forest to Harvest Fern Used in Asian Dishes
- Get Involved to Bring Change, Blacks Told : Race relations: Now that Rodney G. King federal civil rights trial is over, panel tries to plot a course for African-Americans wondering, 'Where do we go from here?'
- San Francisco Zoo Has Chance to Claw Its Way Back Into Favor
- Neighbors Get Their Disaster Plans Together Ahead of Time : Preparedness: Huntington Beach program that organizes citizen emergency response teams hailed by state officials as a model for other cities.
- Agonizing Progress : New Options Open for Sufferers of Disabling Pain but the Medical World Slow to Adapt, Critics Say
- Hearst Tantalizes; Bates Has Appeal, Though Not a Lott : Rams: Georgia back is appealing but probably beyond reach because of the price to trade up. Bettis is possibility.
- Kruseman's Fortunes Improve in Midget Win
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Sabo, Oliver Hit Grand Slams for Reds
- You Bet Your Life, Young Fan Isn't Going to Pass Up a Chance
- N.Y. Hopes to Help Homeless by Reviving Single Room Occupancy Hotels : Poverty: The city legislated to reduce the SROs decades ago. Now, it blames that policy for forcing people to live on the street.
- Public Officials' Actions Scrutinized
- Responsible Parenting Or Ecological Disaster?
- WORDS OF HATE
- Year-Round Schools
- Thoughts on TIS
- District Should Use, Not Sell, Schools
- West Hollywood's Proposed Utility Tax
- David + the Reporter
- Couple Put Up a Big Sign of the Real Estate Slump : Housing: They write 'For Sale' in huge letters on their lawn, hoping to attract attention from passengers in planes and jets on flight path to LAX.
- Wieder Is a Leader for All Interests
- Student Rights
- The Future of El Toro Marine Air Station
- Jeepers Keepers
- King Trial Outcome
- Parent, Teacher and Students Uphold Valencia High Virtues
- Airport Noise Decreasing
- Better Ways to Choose Teachers
- David + the Reporter
- Wieder Is a Leader for All Interests
- AIDS and the Theater
- Old 'Order' on NBC
- Picus' Rumor Mill
- King Trial Outcome
- Shouldn't the Insomnia Cafe Be Welcomed and Encouraged?
- Garden Grove Volunteers Inspire Pride
- The Future of El Toro Marine Air Station
- Arts Funding
- Room for a View
- Yoko? Oh, No!
- L.A. Election Results
- Travel Tips
- Thoughts on TIS
- Pay-at-the-Pump Doesn't Make Sense
- Being a Family Doctor Can Be a Specialty, Too
- King Trial Outcome
- Parent, Teacher and Students Uphold Valencia High Virtues
- Seymour's 'Galactica' Nights
- Gratitude
- AIDS and the Theater
- Parent, Teacher and Students Uphold Valencia High Virtues
- Public Officials' Actions Scrutinized
- Mafia a Go-Go : The...
- 'Rangers' Return Requested
- Ability, Not Color, Is the Issue for Voters
- WORDS OF HATE
- Paris When It Sizzles : IMAGINING PARIS: Exile, Writing, and American Identity, <i> By J. Gerald Kennedy (Yale University Press: $30; 269 pps.)</i> : DEEP ARE THE ROOTS: Memoirs of a Black Expatriate, <i> By Gordon Heath (University of Massachusetts Press: $25; 201 pp., illustrated)</i>
- A Growing Arsenal Aimed at Stopping the Criminals
- Yoko? Oh, No!
- Academics Should Be a Higher Priority
- Duty Bound
- L.A. Election Results
- Station's 'Action' Questioned
- 'Cliffhanger' III