- Los Angeles Times Special Report : On the Fault Line : Southern Californians Take Stock of the Earthquake : Stirred, Not Shaken : A few reflections on technology and earthquakes
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Southland Real Estate Market Jolted Into Limbo
- HEALTH
- General Pessimistic About Somalia
- Activist Joyce Wilson Dies During Quake
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Crime Takes a Holiday--L.A. Arrests Plunge
- No Room for On-the-Job Training : Defense: A post-Cold War Pentagon needs someone who can truly manage and reform the way it works.
- Taking Disaster Down to Basics: Helping Grandma
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : City Opens Inquiry Into 'Big A' Scoreboard Collapse : Anaheim: 'Obviously, a structural flaw' contributed to fall of Jumbotron, city manager says. The $3-million to $4-million repair bill is only major damage in 30 miles.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : O.C. Volunteers Get Chance to Fine-Tune Rescue Techniques
- Russia to Keep Troops in Former Soviet Lands : Military: Assertion raises alarm in Baltics. But Moscow says republics' approval will be sought.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : 'The Corned Beef Still Stands,' and so Will Art's Deli, Owner Declares : Restaurants: The quake and a gas explosion knock out the popular New York-style eatery. Neighbors and patrons drop by to offer support.
- International Business : U.S. Pushing for Greater Role in Asian Financial Services Markets
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Calculating Calamity : Disruption, Losses to the Region Could Hit at Least $7 Billion
- Nikki ClarkFullerton, So.Basketball / GuardClark took the...
- Ducks Tied Up in Stretch : Hockey: Anaheim squanders three-goal lead. Toronto scores with 2:24 left in third period for 3-3 deadlock.
- Diceon Electronics Inc.: The Irvine manufacturer of...
- Mutual Fund Industry Recognizing Gender Gap : Investing: Financial-services group, with the view that women have different outlooks, offer investment seminars.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Area's Long-Term Forecast Calls for Big Temblor : Seismology: Experts say county's numerous faults leave it prone to a major hit 'sometime in the next 1,000 years.'
- MISSION VIEJO : Trustees Promote, Hire Principals
- Countywide : Nominees Sought for Civil Rights Awards
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Devastation May Spur Tougher Building Laws : Fillmore: Officials weigh more stringent regulations after severe damage to unreinforced masonry structures.
- Inman Opts Out : The colorful former admiral withdraws with an intense flair
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Jobs That Lead to Jobs on 'Outside'
- SEAL BEACH : City Seeks to Restore Tram Service at Pier
- Most O.C.-Based Chain Stores Make Fast Recoveries
- Aguirre Has the Last Laugh After Helping Clippers Cool the Heat
- Female Athletes Say Competence, Not Gender, Makes Difference
- SUNSET LEAGUE GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Yamamoto's Big Shot Wins It for Ocean View
- Nestle Plans New Dairy Production in China
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Profit Reports Push Stocks Mostly Higher
- ORANGE : School District Suit Hearing Set
- Boston Chicken Profits $1.7 Million
- Japan OKs Plan to Open Public Works Projects to Outside Firms : Trade: Proposal beats deadline for U.S sanctions, but impact is unclear. Tokyo hopes it will cut domestic corruption.
- Hard Times Persist for Peruvian Mines, Miners : Minerals: Plunging production due to inept management, recession and guerrilla warfare breaks owners, keeps workers dirt-poor.
- Firing Based on Age, Ex-Mitsubishi Manager Says : Courts: But plummeting computer sales caused the man, now 58, to be laid off in 1990 along with 38 others, an attorney for the Cypress-based U.S. subsidiary claims in opening arguments of trial.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Psychologists Find Key Role in Disasters : Counseling: They help alleviate fears by assuring victims that the emotions they experience are normal. Work by therapists with Red Cross is relatively new.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Author to Talk on Getting Kids to Read
- NHL ROUNDUP : Richter Stops the Blues, 4-1
- MUSIC REVIEWS : L.A. Concert Opera's Rewarding 'Count'
- HEALTH
- Airlines' On-Time Performance
- Child Ailments Linked to Breast Feeding, Implants
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : 8,000 Simi Households Wait for Water Service to Resume
- Caltrans Names New Chief for Local District : Transportation: Brent Felker, who is overseeing the Santa Ana Freeway widening, will assume the post of director Monday.
- Amid Ruins, Clues to Deep Mysteries
- L.A.--at Its Very Best When Nature Is at Its Absolute Worst
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Residents of Mobile Homes Are Hit Hard : Simi Valley: Only about 25 of one park's 270 units escaped damage and none had gas or water Tuesday.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Crews Work to Contain Crude-Oil Spill in River : Ecology: A 15-mile slick spreads to Piru after pipeline breaks during jolt. Area is home to two endangered species.
- IRVINE : Neighborhood Park Plans Make Progress
- Shaken Out of Our Sleep, but Probably Not Into Action
- Torvill and Dean Trail in European Event
- Pacifica Ties County Record for Scoring
- Trojan Game Moved : Earthquake: USC will play Arizona State at Lyon Center because of possible damage.
- THEATER REVIEW : 'Joined at the Head' . . . and the Heart : Reminiscent of 'Steel Magnolias,' Catherine Butterfield's play at the Pasadena Playhouse avoids easy sentiment and turns out to be a funny, surprisingly unaffecting work.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : New Mother Grateful for Son's Airlift Out of L.A. : Rescue: He was among five babies evacuated to O.C. UCI neonatal staff seek to reunite a newborn with her Canoga Park parents.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : O.C. Board Orders New Study of Quake Risk to Fire Stations
- Grand Jury in Ark. to Look at Whitewater
- THE IRAN-CONTRA REPORT : Reagan, Officials Denounce Report as 'Fantasy' : Counterattack: Their 1,149-page rebuttal accuses Iran-Contra independent counsel of engaging in 'prosecutorial abuse.'
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Claims Inspectors Try to Reassure Anxious Homeowners : Insurance: Although many firms' offices were closed by the quake, a small army of adjusters examine damage and offer policyholders hope and advice.
- States Call Out National Guard to Help Battle Huge Winter Storm
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Panel Funds Music Programs at Schools
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Officials Expect Disaster Declaration : Recovery: Injuries rise to 800 in Ventura County. Damage estimates are at least $400 million. And many businesses may not be able to weather the catastrophe.
- ORANGE : Coast Guard to Hold Boating Safety Class
- Prudential Settles Texas Case, to Pay $1.5 Million
- Australia Seeks Foreign Investment
- Frozen 91-Year-Old Is Found Alive
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Commuter Rail Service Already Back on Track
- Girl With Swastika Won't Face Charges
- Latest Bosnia Talks Offer Little Hope
- LA HABRA : Free Class to Be Held on Heart Disease
- TUSTIN : Air Base a Factor in Council Campaign
- LA HABRA : Permits for Nude Dancing Put on Ice
- NBA ROUNDUP : Sick, Injured Suns Still Have Enough Against Mavericks
- Burbank's Perryman Commits to USC
- MUSIC REVIEW : Camerata Aspires to Mozart
- Viacom Raises Paramount Bid by $800 Million in Cash, Stock : Mergers: Analysts say the sweetened offer shifts the pressure to rival QVC's Barry Diller to again increase his bid.
- GAMING
- Slow-Starting Kings Fall Short at Dallas
- Rockwell Promotes 3rd Executive to Senior Position : Management: Don H. Davis' ascension may set him up as one of the possible successors to the chief executive job.
- Birtcher Medical Systems Inc.: The Irvine surgical...
- Lotto Winner Has to Split the Loot--With Himself
- QUAKE AFTERMATH
- EXECUTIVE TRAVEL
- Inman Quits as Nominee for Defense Secretary Post : Cabinet: Ex-admiral blames press and politics for his withdrawal. Clinton apparently did not try to stop him.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Politicians Try to Avoid Disasters of Their Own : Aftermath: Officials must approach calamity and human suffering with just the right measure of action and sensitivity. Wilson has had his share of tests this term.
- Italy Sets Two-Day Vote to End Passover Dispute
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Temblor Is Reminder to O.C. of Its Own Fault : Seismology: It underlines Newport-Inglewood fissure's potency.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : As Roads Get Crowded, Metrolink Ridership Expected to Swell : Commuting: Transportation Commission officials consider special trains west to Oxnard or Ventura to help relieve the burden on highways.
- Gerald RhodenGolden West, So.Basketball / ForwardRhoden, from...
- Now Angel Front Office Is Loaded With Rookies
- Matadors Return to Take Stock
- Harding Talks to the FBI : Figure skating: She also talks to the district attorney, seeking to clear her name in the attack on Kerrigan.
- Profit Reports Push Stocks Mostly Higher
- TECHNOLOGY : Sequel to Popular Computer Game Shown by Makers
- Insider Trading Charges Elicit 5th Guilty Plea : Crime: At issue are profits from tips about then-pending Motel 6 takeover. Civil case names 23 people as violators.
- First American's New Name Shows Broader Services
- Los Angeles Times Special Report : On the Fault Line : Southern Californians Take Stock of the Earthquake : Too Close to Home : Yes, quakes come with the territory, but this temblor was different
- Clinton's Health Called 'Excellent'
- Rehnquist Orders Citadel to Open Doors to First Woman
- Home Welcomes 26 Northridge Seniors : Emergency relief: Anaheim Meadows retirement center will house elders displaced by earthquake. So far, the transplants like the change of pace, scenery.
- CalArts Students in 'Dance Works'
- LOS ALAMITOS : Weekend Goes Sunny Side Up for Father-Son Trotting Team
- TV REVIEWS : 'TekWar' Surrenders to Sci-Fi Sillies
- Executive Travel : Hotels Get Down to Business on the Road
- Bill to Keep Spouses From Murderers Defeated : Corrections: Umberg's effort to halt unsupervised visits is opposed by Bay Area liberal assemblymen. He will ask governor to change the policy administratively.
- Women Pilots Accept No Limits in the Sky
- Voices
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : As Walls Topple, Bridges Are Built
- Valley Residents Find Patience a Virtue as Lines Form for Provisions : Aftermath: Shortages abound for goods both essential and comforting. Price gouging is reported in some places.
- Girls' Schools Are Best for Girls : Co-ed settings not only bring missed opportunity, but also dropping out and early pregnancy.
- Against Arrows, a Shield of Gossamer : Politics: Clinton needed military credibility. With his thin skin and bureaucratic maneuvering, Inman wasn't it.
- Dana Hills' Cruickshank Decides on Washington
- Earthquake Causes Hold on Trout Plants
- McDowell Asking for $6.5 Million : Baseball: White Sox talk trade with Yankees for Cy Young Award winner, who leads arbitration parade.
- Ducks Waste a Three-Goal Lead, Are Tied by the Maple Leafs
- THEATER REVIEW : An 'Alice' That Delivers Wit, Silliness
- ART REVIEW : Caution: Bad Art Up Ahead : The Hollywood La Brea Gateway is an unfortunate piece of public sculpture whose biggest fault is its representation of women.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Clinton Plans to Get Firsthand Look Today
- 'Brighter' Benefit Is a Starless Night
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : A 50-Year Nightmare of Carnal and Political Betrayal : BONE TO THE BONE, <i> by Nathan Shaham translated by Dalya Bilu</i> , Grove Press $19.95, 352 pages
- ACEd Out on Respect Perhaps, but They Still Got Some Stars
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Being Prepared Isn't Always Enough : Shortages: One man planned ahead. But disaster puts him in line with others, waiting hours for needed items.
- Riley Urges Marine Base Factions to Settle Differences : Speech: Incoming board chairman also outlines plan to help low-income residents buy homes.
- SAN CLEMENTE : City to Consider Bid to Demolish 5 Homes
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : NFC : Dr. Johnson Pronounces Smith Well
- PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Troy Wins to Take Control in Freeway League
- It Takes Time, but Tuna Make It Worthwhile
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE QUAKE : L.A.'s Fault Lines : We accepted nature's risks to build a dream world of private pursuits. Now we see the price of isolation.
- THEATER REVIEWS : 'Letters' Still Gets a Stamp of Approval : Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows bring graceful naturalism and intuitive timing to the La Mirada performance.
- TV REVIEWS : 'Ishi' Chronicles a Well-Known Tale of Two Cultures
- Government Radiation Tests
- 6 Months After Its Debut, 'Front Page' Still Struggles : Television: Fox's first news product is fighting to establish a somewhat sassy identity along with legitimacy as news program. Dismal ratings have prompted the network to move the show from Saturdays to Tuesdays.
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- Los Angeles Times Special Report : On the Fault Line : Southern Californians Take Stock of the Earthquake : An Imperfect 10 : The Santa Monica Freeway took its toll on the neighborhoods it impaled and the commuters it ensnared. But how will we live without it?
- School Uniforms
- Welfare Cuts
- Teacher Salaries
- Women and Gun Ownership
- Visit to Moscow
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- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Teams With High-Tech Gear Pay Dividends : Mutual aid: Urban search-and-rescue units are called in to assist local fire crew efforts. 'It worked beautifully,' a manager says.
- Southland Struggles to Dig Out : Quake Toll Rises to 40; Services Still Down : Disaster: Aftershocks from 6.6 temblor continue. Many turn neighborhoods and parks into campgrounds while others seek refuge in shelters and hotels.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Improving Commutes : Transportation Officials Are Gearing Up to Offer Alternatives to Autos
- Homeless or Just Fearful, Many Camp Out
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Power Web Frayed : System Is So Interconnected, Quake Knocked Out Electricity in Idaho and Canada
- MORE SUFFERING? The number of children being...
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Temporary Blackout for Theaters, Museums : Arts: 'Sunset Boulevard' is postponed for repairs on its massive set. Some artifacts are damaged, but galleries suffer heaviest toll.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Cash-Strapped Schools Count on State and Federal Emergency Aid : Education: Superintendent orders campuses to remain closed today. At least 170 facilities serving tens of thousands of students have been seriously damaged.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Hospitals Strained to the Limit by Injured : Medical care: Doctors treat quake victims in parking lots. Details of some disaster-related deaths are released.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Crews Race to Contain Oil Spill in River : Santa Clarita: A 15-mile slick spreads after pipeline breaks during jolt. Area is home to two endangered species.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : THE IRAN-CONTRA REPORT : Experts Fear Lessons of the Scandal Lost : Cover-Up: It could happen again, one says. Another believes the public mistakenly views the matter as analogous to Watergate.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Santa Clarita Valley Becomes an Island : Transportation: Collapse of overpasses leaves many in bedroom community stranded. Jammed trains or hours-long ordeals on choked side roads are main alternatives to freeways.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Man Freed From Debris Keeps Faith : Rescue: Surgeons avoided amputating the limbs of Salvador Pena in a five-hour operation. The maintenance worker was trapped beneath a collapsed parking garage for seven hours.
- USC, Clippers Change Venues : Schedule: Sports Arena being checked for quake damage; many high school events postponed.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Truckers Get Goods Moving Again : Commerce: Drivers figure out alternate roads around closed freeways. Rerouting shipments may drive up price of produce.
- Probe Ties Reagan, Bush to Iran-Contra Cover-Up : Inquiry: Report says neither broke law but allowed effort to deceive. Ex-Presidents call conclusions unfair.
- COLUMN ONE : The Long and Uneasy Night After : Demons, real and imagined, haunt residents in the wake of Monday's quake. 'The day is more easy,' one newly homeless woman said. To many, darkness meant anxiety, anguish and aftershocks.
- Commuters Make the Adjustment
- O.C. Freeway Structures to Be Reinforced
- Apartment Collapse Probe Raises Questions on Codes : Safety: Plywood construction was not required when complex was built. Builder says rules were followed.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : For Film and TV, the Show Can't Go On : Delays: Production schedules for some projects will be pushed back. Executives used the day to assess damage to offices and sets.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Assessing the Damage and Danger : Fillmore: Temblor moves the city's refurbishing efforts 'back to square one.' Hundreds wait to see if or when they can return to their homes.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Simi, Fillmore Schools Closed as Damage Is Assessed : Education: Campuses in the Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Oak Park and Ocean View districts are scheduled to reopen to students today.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Santa Monica Dealt Hard Blow : Westside: Destruction skips around city, seriously damaging about 200 structures. Some landmarks are damaged.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Suffering Like Their Owners, Many Pets Are Lost, Injured : Animals: Some disoriented cats and dogs are killed on roads. Others are rescued by strangers, who care for them or take them to busy shelters.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Green and Red Tags Spell Out a Harsh Future in Fillmore : Ventura County: Recently refurbished downtown area of historic rural community suffers damage estimated at $200 million. Fifty are injured.
- Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Gouging on Prices Reported : Law enforcement: A task force is set up to handle the cases. Merchants can be prosecuted under a 1992 ordinance passed in the wake of rioting.
- EARTHQUAKE / THE LONG ROAD BACK : Quake's Timing Was Bad for Budgets
- Death, Fickle in the Ruins, Takes at Least 33
- A Rush of Fear, and Even the Lucky Are Left Shaken
- Blue Chips Hit Record High; Oil, Gold Prices Jump
- Documentary : Giving Euro Disneyland a Whirl : * An American girl finds plenty of <i> joie de vivre </i> at the troubled park near Paris. Prices are another matter.
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : Take Care to Treat Injuries : Health: Basic first-aid skills can help residents help themselves while awaiting professional aid.
- Capriati Putting Career on Hold : Tennis: Teen-ager, ranked 12th in world, not expected to return to tour until after French Open.
- Honors Are Piling Up for Dons, Sneddon
- BOWLING : Williams Has Become a Ringer on Pro Tour
- An Actor Shares Secrets to His Success : Tony Plana Co-Creates the Latino Classical Repertory at Cal State L.A.
- They Get Passing Grades at Talk-Show U : Television: Oprah Winfrey is a model for Bertice Berry and the inspiration for Ricki Lake, both of whom offer enough of a twist on the talk formula to succeed.
- MISSION VIEJO : Drive Is On to Name Stadium After Coach
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : Getting Insurance Help
- The Balboa Bay-Reebok boys' volleyball team rallied...
- Hornist Jerry Folsom to Solo With Orchestra
- Panel to Probe Arts' Role in Healing L.A.
- General Automation Inc.
- Division Head Named
- Bosnia's Serbs Threaten 'All-Out War'
- Quake Will Help Builders in Southland : Economy: Freeway repairs, other rebuilding projects should boost recession-battered construction industry.
- Clinton Report Card
- Big Business in Private Spying
- WASHINGTON : Revitalized Talks
- PERSONAL HEALTH : On Self-Image, Pregnancy Weight
- A Warning About Children and Acetaminophen
- Appoint President Quits
- Yeltsin Accepts Resignation of Economic Reform Czar : Russia: Analysts predict new Cabinet will be more socialist-oriented. Shift would be setback for Clinton.
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : The Silver Lining in L.A.'s String of Perils: Fast Action : Relief: The FEMA director says emergency office is already set up. It is the one still open since the fires, which is the one still open since the riots.
- L.A. Workers Find Post-Quake Haven in O.C. : Commerce: Fleeing mechanical and safety problems, some got down to business at their firms' other offices.
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : Federal Officials Gear Up Relief Efforts : Response: Clinton confers with state leaders and signs disaster declaration. He sends aides to Los Angeles but doesn't plan personal visit yet.
- Opposition to Violence, Assault Weapons Are Focus of King Day
- Trendy Print Advertisers Are Going to School With Dorm-Decorating Collegians
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : Sporadic Looting Reported Citywide : Crime: Thieves hit a fast-food restaurant and clothing and video stores. Police make more than 25 arrests but say there was no free-for-all.
- AGRICULTURE
- BOOK REVIEW: SCIENCE : One Man's Quest for Proof of the Big Bang : WRINKLES IN TIME, <i> by George Smoot and Keay Davidson</i> , William Morrow and Company Inc. $25, 331 pages
- World View : Learning to Give as Much as We Take From Earth : * 'Sustainability' offers hope for activists who say the human species is multiplying faster than renewable resources.
- Stores Driving Shoppers to Buy at Home : Retail: A survey suggests poor service is spurring electronic alternatives. Spiegel, Time Warner announce joint channel venture.
- SMALL BUSINESS : Drug Abuse Is a Costly Habit
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : 'My Only Thought Was to Get Andrew Out of There'
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : City Power Suffers A Pre-Dawn Punch : Utilities: Water, electricity and gas services are hit hard by temblor. Aftershocks could cause new problems.
- White House Shifts Gears on AID Agenda
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : City to Consider Adding 2 Officers
- SEAL BEACH : Council Pushes for Airport at El Toro
- Game Is Last Thing on Minds of Northridge Players
- Quake Spurs Booming Retail Sales of Vital Items
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : Tourist Crosses 'Earthquake' Ride Off the Itinerary
- Open Home Medical Guide and Say 'Ahh'
- Culture : MUMMIES : * The prized remains of Egyptian pharaohs will return to public display in Cairo, aided by the Getty Institute.
- Drawing Line on Boss Digging Into Private Life : Security: Corporate spying to curb drug use or in-house theft is widespread in business. Some contend that a right to privacy is violated.
- Administration Indicates It Will Continue Indonesia's Preferential Trade Treatment : Asia: Move puts U.S. in a diplomatic minefield as it tries to foster human rights.
- Profile : Guatemala's <i> Other</i> Indian Activist : * Tuyuc hasn't won a Nobel. But she wins respect at home for her human-rights work.
- Clinton to Undergo Physical
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : 6.6 in the Southland
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN : Voices
- Wanted: Talent for Turf Battles
- COSTA MESA : School Inherits Office Equipment
- Kerrigan, Harding Practice : Figure skating: They take to the ice at opposite ends of the nation as new questions surface.
- Conducting Herself Well : Music: Lara Webber, 25 and still a USC graduate student, is the first woman to lead the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra.
- Countywide : Assessment Board Positions Available
- Recovering From Earthquake: Now the Commuting Questions
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : SCHOOL CLOSINGS
- Earthquake: Diaster Before Dawn : Anaheim Baby Makes Shaky Debut : Coincidence: Newborn weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces is delivered by flashlight moments after 6.6 quake.
- USC's Powell Voted to College Hall of Fame
- Driehuys Ably Conducts Santa Barbara Symphony
- TV REVIEW : 'Frontline' Coolly Looks at 'Madness'
- Pedestrian Hit by Car Critically Injured
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : Helping Shaken Children Cope : Families: Letting kids talk about their fears and reassuring them of their safety can ease anxiety.
- Titans Back in Holland's Favor After Victory
- Fred Snowden Dies at 57; Ex-Coach, Entrepreneur : College basketball: At Arizona, he became the first black to head a Division I program.
- Some Things Predictable as the Super Bowl Looms
- Most Superior Courts Closed Today
- But What About Michelle Kwan? : Why penalize the Torrance girl? Petition the Olympics for an exception to allow all three skaters.
- A Delicious Way to Honor Premiere of 'Hedda Gabler'
- Platinum Software's Stock Plunges 24% After News of Shortfall in Earnings
- Winter Lays an Even Heavier Hand on Already-Icy Nation
- Rockwell to Invest $150 Million in Modem Plant : Manufacturing: It plans to re-configure the Newport Beach factory to meet demand for chips.
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Changing Lifestyles : For Syria's Jews, a Modern Flight From Damascus : * President Hafez Assad has opened the door for the last 1,250 of the tiny minority to leave their centuries-old quarter.
- MUNICH : A Key Endorsement
- Troubled Water District Seeks Candidates to Replace Chairman : Government: Santa Margarita board will contact community members and those who ran unsuccessfully in November election.
- PERSPECTIVES ON THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE : One Way Is Better Than No Way at All : Beef up buses and fine-tune traffic flow on surface streets to offset the loss of critical freeways.
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : PREPARING FOR THE NEXT TEMBLOR
- NEWPORT BEACH : Goodwill Benefit Will Put on the Ritz
- UCLA Rises to No. 2 in the AP Poll
- MUSIC REVIEW : A Very Little Help From Her Friends
- Diversity Issues
- China Signs Textile Pact; Narrowly Averts U.S. Penalties : Trade: Last-minute agreement allows American inspectors into plants to investigate mislabeling and other export violations.
- Investors Play It Like a Two-Sided Coin : Building Stocks Rise While Muni Bond Ratings Fall
- A Nimble Competitor Succeeds
- Tears and Laughter for Clown Who Died in Train Derailment
- ANAHEIM : Nonprofit Hospice's Opening Delayed
- A Los Angeles Times Special Report : Coping With The Quake : Recovering From Disaster, Preparing for the Future : Homeowners May Be Eligible for Tax Relief on Damaged Dwellings
- Two Neo-Nazis Are Sentenced for Beating Luger
- Don Martin : Strikes Back : Once MAD's maddest artist, the cartoonist who influenced a generation of dark humorists is up to his old tricks in a new magazine. But will his work seem relevant in today's smash-and grab video culture?
- HEALTH
- Bergen Brunswig's Profit Drops
- Blue-Chips Hit 2nd Record High; Oil Prices Sharply Up
- KIEV : Next Nuclear Test
- EARTHQUAKE: DISASTER BEFORE DAWN
- HEALTH WATCH : Women Need Iron to Ward Off Anemia
- Media : Popular Turkish Actor Uses Laughter to Heal Society's Wounds : * Levent Kirca makes comedy sketches out of brutality and torture.'The poor need jokes as weapons against oppression,' he says.
- LAKE FOREST : Help Sought to Buy Mobile Home Park
- LAGUNA BEACH : Sewage Spill Closes Part of Aliso Beach
- PERSPECTIVES ON THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE : Crouched Together In Common Prayer : A family, like the city, comes together as the land is shorn apart, asking for another 100 years of sunlight.
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : City Selects New Fire Dept. Chief
- NHL ROUNDUP : Roy, Damphousse Lead Canadiens, 3-1
- Oiler Mess: Ryan to Stay, but Moon May Be Gone
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bullets Lose Chapman Because of Ankle Injury
- HE'S SIMPLY : A Cut Above the Rest : Hakeem Olajuwon, in 10th Season, Propelling Rockets and Himself to Lofty Heights
- TELEVISIONCould It Be Magic?: Chevy's gone, but...
- Tremors Through the Economy : NEWS ANALYSIS : Prompt Response Can Limit Setback to Area
- Tremors Through the Economy : Losses Could Exceed Loma Prieta Quake
- HEALTH
- Once Again, an Island on the Land
- BUENA PARK : Volunteers Needed for City Committees
- Let's Get to the Point : Another drawn-out King trial? Not if the city can help it
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Kansas Is Latest No. 1 Team to Fall, 68-64
- Irish Firm Seeks to Acquire Disease Detection of Irvine
- Blockbuster Buys Stake in Virgin Interactive Entertainment : Transaction: Irvine-based video game publisher will use expected $30 million from the deal plus infusion by Hasbro to develop new ideas.