- PERSPECTIVE ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE : Choice: A Settlement or Settlements : Israel has ignored its promise not to expand the settlements, and the United States just looks the other way.
- Brea Mall Shoppers Evacuated in Bomb Hoax
- AIDS Memorial Grove an Oasis for Grief, Healing : San Francisco: A bowl-shaped dell in Golden Gate Park is seen as a place for memorial services, a place for remembering, honoring victims of the disease.
- Boys' Night Out Became a Nightmare : There Are Still Questions About Crash That Left Seahawks' Frier Paralyzed
- LOS ALAMITOS : Refrigerator Ices One on Meeting's Final Night
- Gifts for the Fiscally Aware May Pay Dividends
- An American's Odyssey : WHAT I LIVED FOR, <i> By Joyce Carol Oates (Dutton: $23.95; 624 pp.)</i>
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- Taking a New Look at Segregation in Classroom : Education: In trying to settle 22-year-old lawsuit, Philadelphia officials will focus on learning results rather than a head count.
- E.W. Swackhamer; Emmy-Nominated TV Director
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : PERSONAL REPERCUSSIONS OF FUND CRISIS
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Residents Urged to Surrender Guns
- DOWNTOWN : Budding Musicians Offered Free Training
- Will Roberson, 36; Off-Broadway Director, Playwright
- GIRLS BASKETBALL : Battle-Toughened Washington Beats Morningside to End Skid
- Helena Enize Humann; Actress Won Praise for "Lonesome Dove"
- Orange County Voices : O.C. IN BANKRUPTCY : Easy Money's Just a Fairy Tale--but the Sky Really Was Falling : Irvine is paying a high price for jumping on the county investment pool bandwagon. View it as a civics lesson for all of us.
- Democracy 101: Obey Voters on 187 : The school board and the City Council are spending taxpayer funds to challenge the election's mandate. Bizarre districting helps them get away with it.
- Here, the Play's the Thing : Toys Are the Life of the Party for Needy Kids
- 72 Years Later, Lions Should Arrive on Time
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Defensive Key Unlocks Indiana Upset
- VIDEO : Celebs Tag Films as Top Gift Idea
- Triumphant 'Trovatore' From Levine
- Soundtrack Albums Get Wordier
- Titans Spoil Home Debut for UNLV's Grgurich
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Late Blocked Shot by Dean Clears Way for Golden West
- Referendum May Kill Other Northridge Programs : Budget: Athletic director says that without a fee hike, the university will field just 14 programs.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- Loyola Marymount Passes Test in 80-71 Victory
- It's Love, Sweet Love for His Horse World
- The Studio Shuffle : JOE ROTH
- Coming to Terms With Mom : Georganne Deen's work is a nakedly personal inquiry into her demons and obsessions.
- Nisei Fought Secret War of Words : World War II: Linguists drawn from America's internment camps in the '40s served in every major battle in the Pacific. They culled critical information from Japanese captives and the airwaves.
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- Volunteers Bring Cheer of Season to Needy : Holiday: Santa gets help from Arleta agency that shares Yuletide joys with Valley families, offering food and gifts.
- Woman Walks Out of Costa Mesa Jail
- Charities Rely on Creative Fund-Raising : Philanthropy: Nonprofit groups turn to entrepreneurial methods of obtaining money as donations decline.
- SIMI VALLEY : Deadline Extended for Repair Loans
- Sanders Leaves Vikings Grasping for Air : NFC: Lions all but clinch playoff spot while Minnesota loses game, 41-19, and quarterback Moon to injury.
- Tarpley Feeling Heat Again : Pro basketball: His run-in with Dallas Coach Dick Motta results in one-game suspension and renews doubts about Maverick center.
- The Panache is Back : Paul Salamunovich has restored the L.A. Master Chorale's to its former glory; now, there's the audience problem.
- FILM CLIPS / COUTURE ON CAMERA : When Show Biz Takes On Fashion Biz, One Size Fits All
- Robert R. Lind has been appointed vice...
- Travel Agents Trying New Ideas to Keep Your Business : Innovation: One agency tries to lure new customers with its own frequent-flyer program.
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- THE CUTTING EDGE: SPECIAL REPORT : O.C. Software Firm Finds a Quick, On-Line Solution
- Store Is a Gift Trove for Movie Buffs
- WEST ADAMS : Doll Exhibit Reveals Shifts in Black Image
- ECHO PARK : Group Seeks to Name School for Advocate
- Rounding Up Western Artists
- TREASURES : For the Homeless, a Few Secial Effects
- Relics From 2 Wars Still Kill Europeans : Arms: Officials estimate that millions of pounds of bombs, artillery shells, land mines, grenades, torpedoes and other explosives are lying around in Europe or just off its coasts.
- All I Want for Christmas Is Northridge Fashion Center : Holiday shopping just isn't the same without a mall to call your own. What do you do when the stores penciled in on your list remain buried in the rubble?
- Ventura's Classroom on Wheels Lets Adult Students Feel at Home : Education: School uses 32-foot-long trailer to bring courses in English and computers to those who lack transportation.
- Yes, America, There Was a Christmas Eve in War-Torn Italy : World War II: As a B-17 bomber pilot, James McGarry flew 29 missions over Europe. He later wrote this remembrance of one memorable night.
- SOCCER : Garfield Cruises to Victory on Cordoba's Hat Trick
- Chinese Crabs Found in San Francisco Bay
- Philip M. Hove has been appointed chairman...
- The Right Way to Draw on an IRA
- Theodore D. Konopisos has been appointed executive...
- DREAM FACTORIES : Historical Drama
- The Traditions Vary, but Still It's Christmas : Holiday Celebrations Have a Decidedly Ethnic Spin Within L.A.'s Neighborhood Enclaves
- South-Central L.A.'s Small Miracle : At 5-Foot-7, Mark Mcmillian Beats the Odds to Become a Starting Defensive Back in the NFL
- New Fear From Food Science: Stealth Allergen : Biology: Genetic engineering will make it more difficult to know what really is inside the casserole dish.
- Court Reaffirms Dim View of 3 Million Yule Lights
- Carter Embarks to Try Mediating Bosnia Conflict
- The Legacy of Prop. 13 and its Progeny--Bankruptcy
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : If Riley, Knicks Survive This, More Power to Them
- Lyght Goes On, but Others Sit While Young Rams Play Bears : Pro football: Defensive back says team is better than 'terrible' 1991 club as it tries to snap five-game losing streak in Chicago.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL / IRVINE WORLD NEWS TOURNAMENT : Santa Ana Valley Defends Its Title
- Nunn Loses Decision in Challenge to Liles
- Devaluation of 'The Nut' : It's a holiday tradition and a cash cow too. But have all those sugarplum fairies and waltzing flowers produced a 'Nutcracker' glut?
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- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Fox's 'Rimba's Island' is a place where the animals can talk to us
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Arye Gross is more than happy to be a girl's best friend--especially if her name is 'Ellen'
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : VOICES
- On Hold For Dear Life : In the Automated Phone Age, a Call for Help Can Go Unanswered
- Yao Yilin; Ex-Vice Premier of China, Conservative Economist
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : $56.5 Million OKd for Redevelopment Plan
- Soviet-Era Immigrants to America Greet Newcomers With Suspicion : Human relations: Those who fled Eastern Europe for political reasons say new arrivals are simply out to get rich quick.
- Philippines' 'Dodge City' Starts Over : Southeast Asia: The port city of Davao was marked by crime and violence. Civic leaders hope trade and business will take their place.
- Crenshaw Reflects on Bitter End : Football: The team was one game away from erasing some of the distance between it and the school's vaunted basketball program. Maybe next year.
- Stogies--or Cigars--Are in a Comeback : Tobacco: Demand is so high, some tobacconists can't keep popular brands in stock. Today's connoisseurs shun cheap brands of yesteryear. Many spend as high as $20 apiece for premium, hand-rolled smokes.
- Bullets Fired at White House; No One Injured
- Gary S. Lynch has been elected to...
- THE CUTTING EDGE: SPECIAL REPORT / HOT TIPS : What's Coming, When, and Why It's a Big Deal : Nation Will Get Wired, but Not All Will Benefit
- AIA Selects New President
- Amid Mists and Mystics in Ojai
- MARKETS : Holiday Sweets : Where Santa Shops for <i> Speculaas</i>
- THE BABY TRAIN AND OTHER LUSTY URBAN...
- THE CUTTING EDGE: SPECIAL REPORT : Reality Check : In '95, Technologies Will Thrive on Profits--Not Promises
- Melting Pot : Building Good Will
- MALIBU : Deadline Nears for City Nonprofit Groups to Apply for Federal Funds
- Why Fruitcake?
- WATCH IT MADE IN THE U.S.A.: A...
- Life With a Hyphen : Obsessed with the idea of playing the first Chinese Charlie Chan : GUNGA DIN HIGHWAY, <i> By Frank Chin (Coffee House Press: $24.95; 404 pp</i> .<i> )</i>
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Willie Brown : Still in Control Though Just Another Assemblyman
- Insurance Company Appoints VP for Costa Mesa Office
- CREATURE FEATURE : Doggie Donors
- 1 Wounded, Another Kidnaped in Somalia
- A summary of selected City Hall actions...
- Fresno's War on Crime Heats Up : Police: In response to surge in violence, including sniping at patrol cars, SWAT teams are responding to gang-controlled neighborhoods.
- Ex-Official Details Trauma in Year at Small Hospital : Medicine: Susan Garrett tells of grappling with soaring costs, rapid changes in technology and increased regulations. Her new book, 'Taking Care of Our Own,' delves into the system's inner workings.
- In Chechen Capital, Mood Is Warlike : Russia: The republic has been chafing under Moscow's rule for two centuries. People now express a mixture of resignation and wrath.
- THE CUTTING EDGE: SPECIAL REPORT / HOT TIPS : What's Coming, When, and Why It's a Big Deal : The Betting Continues on Wireless Revolution
- SHELF LIFE : Shot in the Dark?
- Memorable Eats in Four Italian Regions
- Christmas Eve in Bruculinu : The Salad in Balance
- STYLE: GARDENS : Good as Gold
- Young Investors Were Betting Future on Trust
- REGION : Santa Monica Hospital Weighs Sale, Merger
- CRENSHAW : Director Selected for Auto-Skills Center
- Pope Is Time's Man of the Year
- Highway 80, by DONALD RAWLEY
- MALIBU : City Gets More Time to Adopt General Plan
- Max H. Schoen; Retired UCLA Dentistry Professor
- A Breakfast of Champions : Locke's Parker, Crenshaw's Smith and Garrett Take Top City Times Honors
- Anchors Aweigh (KCET Sunday at 3 p.m.)...
- Jan Person Gardiner was appointed to the...
- CHESS : CHESS OLYMPIAD
- NOTEBOOK : City Section Gets Added Berths in State Basketball Tournament
- Mystery of Korean War's Secret Air Force Mission Is Unraveled : Military: Relatives say they finally have pieced together how a U.S. spy plane and its crew members were shot down in 1950 by the Soviets.
- Profile : She Honestly Loves Life: OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN EMBRACES EVERY DAY AND A CHRISTMAS STORY
- Simon Bolivar Still Stirs Passions 164 Years Later : History: When an unflattering painting of the revolutionary hero was included in an exhibition at a London gallery, South Americans were incensed.
- Clinton Airs Appeal for Tax Cuts : Budget: In weekly radio address, the President warns of a growing education gap in society. He touts his 'middle-class bill of rights.'
- THE CUTTING EDGE: SPECIAL REPORT : Tax Proposal Seeks to Meet the Future by Degrees
- Weekend Escape: Tucson, Arizona : Two people pack in a lot of desert for a little money
- BOOK REVIEW : 2 Cute 2 Be Cooked : THE VIVID FLAVORS COOKBOOK, <i> By Robert Wemischner (Lowell House: $25; 302 pp.)</i>
- Hints to Ease Holiday Traveling
- Monumental Project in Washington, D.C.
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- Fiasco Makes Children Victims Again : Bankruptcy: Injury trust funds threatened by Orange County crisis.
- 3-D, Computerized Cadaver on the Internet : Medicine: The 'Visible Man' is a detailed atlas of the killer's body, assembled digitally from thousands of X-ray, magnetic and photo images of cross-sections.
- NORTH OF RELIANCE: A Personal Story of...
- Grandma Hits: The Sauce
- THE BIZ : Uncovered
- WILSHIRE : Officers Exchange Squad Cars for Bikes
- On View : Tru Family Values
- NASA to Detail Chlorine Link to Hole in Ozone
- Report Calling Santa Monica 'Mean' to Homeless Irks Officials
- Four-Star Films : 'Lost Horizon'
- Newt Gingrich
- Neighborhood Public Schools
- Making Room for 'Life'
- Motorists at Fault
- VETTING EDDIE
- High Risk Is Out of Place in Managing Pension Funds
- Fashion: Praise for Karl Kani as Role Model
- Haitians Want It Known That Haitian Heroes Aided American Revolution : Georgia: Display in museum depicts the 1779 Battle of Savannah and recalls the 'Chasseurs Volontaires'--infantry volunteers from Haiti. Placard salutes the bravest feat "ever performed by foreign troops in the American cause."
- He Laughed Till He Cried
- Hub-and-Spoke Routing Won't Help Bus System
- Budget Premise Based on Flawed Comparison
- A Patient Thankful for Surgical Teams
- Spy Vs. Spy : Cold...
- Free Trade and Capitalism
- Raising a Toast to Jack Smith
- County Bankruptcy Prompts Advice, Encouragement, Recriminations
- Cadaver Prosection Is Ethically Done
- Thank You, Taz, for a Job Not Well Done
- History or Myth? : Even...
- Foreign Aid Is 'Most Unnecessary' Expense
- O.C. Bankruptcy
- Distinction Drawn
- Good Job, Pulido
- Super Scooper
- Friendly Neighbors Add to Lake Manor Allure
- Airport Food
- HORROR MONGER
- Taiwan Talkback
- Sicilian Story
- CHURCH CHAT II
- It's Time to Overhaul Jury Selection Process
- Redefining Japan
- Abandoned Military Houses Home to Homeless Families : Screening: U.S. has approved applications from 42 groups to provide housing for about 7,000 people a year nationwide. Applicants are asked whether they take drugs, go out drinking, if they practice birth control.
- Cord Concern
- Lawyer on the Line
- City Hall Lights
- LAPD: Wake Up and Go After Real Criminals
- Let Owners Rebuild Just What Was Damaged
- Elsmere Canyon Pact Eases County Trash Crisis
- Venice: Another View on Low-Income Housing
- A Positive Note
- Better Schools Aren't Built on Prayer Alone
- School Land Is There--Let's Use It
- Picture Perfect
- A Shorter Move
- The Framing of Joe Burrows : The Story That Sent Him to Death Row for Murder Changed Many Times From the Day It Was Told By His Accuser, a Woman Known for Her Convincing Lies. But the Justic System Had Decided He Was Guilty, and It Took a Lawyer's Bond With a Sociopath to Set Him Free.
- Spy Vs. Spy : Cold...
- Applause for an Informative Story
- Teach America's Christian Traditions
- Attack on Sierra Club Unwarranted
- MIX MASTER
- A REAL PUZZLER
- West Hollywood: Conflict of Interest Allegation by Councilman Is Challenged
- Nasal Pitch
- Numbers, Please
- Crime: Not Every Incident Gets Reported
- NONFICTION - Dec. 18, 1994
- NONFICTION - Dec. 18, 1994
- NONFICTION - Dec. 18, 1994
- GOP Contract a Reversal of Decades-Old Federal Policies : Politics: Deep cuts in social programs to offset tax reductions would help upper-income Americans most. Balanced-budget amendment also planned.
- HMO Wins Medi-Cal Pact Despite Critical Audits : Health: Sen. Watson was listed as board member when contract was awarded. Officials deny receiving favors.
- Citron Was Embittered, Defensive, Friends Say : Profile: As criticism mounted over the year, the former Orange County treasurer took it personally and hard.
- Russia Takes Hard Line on Chechnya : Caucasus: Kremlin withdraws offer for peace summit with breakaway republic, says it is preparing to bomb capital. Moscow launches rocket attack on village.
- U.S. Seeks Talks With N. Korea on Copter Crew
- BEARING DOWN: Rams countdown to St. Louis:...
- Newt's a Healer, Not Just A Hollerer : Despite what liberal pundits say, Gingrich has moved from 'wedgislating' to legislating.
- Anaheim Officer Held in Slaying of Corona Man : Violence: Riverside County investigator says shooting stemmed from a relationship the victim had with the veteran policeman's wife.
- The Studio Shuffle : The top jobs in Hollywood practically come with an expiration date. What's life like after leaving that power, money and status on the lot?
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : A Blemish on Paradise : Irvine, Which Prides Itself on Its Planning, Did Not See the Fund Debacle Coming
- Officer Held in Slaying of Former Friend Over Affair With Wife
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Besieged County Seeks to Pay Nonprofit Groups : Bankruptcy: Emergency council will be asked to release monies for such services as foster care, counseling.
- Gore Seeks a Warming Trend in Moscow : Russia: Vice president dismisses an earlier warning by Yeltsin of a 'cold peace.'
- O.C. Jobless Rate Falls to 4.8% in November : Employment: It's lower than October's 5.1%, but more important, analysts say, it is also lower than the same 1993 period.
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- Sale of Cornerstone S&L; to Cal Fed Wins Approval
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : L.A. Transit Agency Drops Merrill Lynch
- Going Mobile : No one ever said a trailer has to look unsettled. The fact is, once in place, most never move again. Some people give a final-destination look to homes that are only technically still on wheels. : THE MOBILE-HOME LOOK
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : ROUNDUP OF THE INVESTIGATIONS
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Nonprofit Agencies Feel Pain of Fiscal Crisis : Services: Some paid employees are now volunteers as county funding is suspended to groups that, even in normal times, struggle to exist.
- COLUMN ONE : Profiting Off the Frightened : Preoccupation with safety has fueled a booming industry. But those who reap riches by selling security stand accused of manipulating emotions as often as they are praised for devising solutions.
- World Perspective : CAMBODIA : Hand Outstretched, Army Tries to Reform : Phnom Penh seeks foreign aid as it struggles with ill-equipped troops and the Khmer Rouge rebels.
- A Pipe Dream Comes True in Fullerton : Preservation: A team of volunteers is restoring and introducing computer technology to a Wurlitzer organ at Plummer Auditorium.
- The Christmas season brings unconventional, as well...
- VENTURA : Transient Found Dead in River Bottom
- No New Leads in Beating of Knott Kin, Despite Reward
- Introductory Course Has Believers, Critics : Recruiting: Skepticism surrounds the booming business of matching high school athletes with college athletic programs.
- DECORATING : Rose Tarlow Sees Beauty in How Things Were, How They Will Be
- PLANTS : Hybrid Gardening Brings East and West Together
- N.Y. Times Critic Canby Promoted
- I'll See Your Tax Cut, Raise You a Tax Cut : But does transparent politics make for good economics?
- Obituary
- Girl, 15, Hit and Killed on Way to School : Accident: The van driver who struck her apparently failed to see the Huntington Beach High student, who had run into traffic to catch a second bus.
- Base Delegation Has Meeting at White House : Navy: Officials talk with Chief of Staff Panetta about facilities' fiscal importance.
- MEN'S BASKETBALL / GLENDALE TOURNAMENT : Glendale Reaches Final, 74-60
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Mulligan Not Impressed With Team's Victory
- DO-IT-YOURSELF : Indulging Woodworking Instincts
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : O.C. Schools' Fiscal Woes Magnify Their Differences : Education: One suspends a field trip. For poorer districts like Santa Ana's, it means ending computer labs.
- Cuomo Blasts GOP for Worst Kind of Politics
- Aid to Kenya Resumed
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : NEWS ANALYSIS : Suits Target Many, but Deepest Pockets May Be Merrill Lynch's
- Gallegly to Head Task Force on Immigration : Politics: House Speaker-designate Newt Gingrich names Simi Valley representative to lead special congressional panel that will draft reform legislation.
- SIMI VALLEY : Molestation Victim's Fear Cited by Mother
- TUSTIN : Officers Honored for Rescue, Civic Work
- SAN CLEMENTE : Photo Opportunity With Surfin' Santa
- Moorpark Hopes to Lure Away Newhall Firm : Business: City helps assemble $8 million in state and local tax breaks. Special Devices Inc. is considering a move to Arizona.
- Holiday Jobs Offset by Drop in Farm Work
- THOUSAND OAKS : Binge No Cause for Leniency, Judge Rules
- Crossing Over : Three-Time All-Pro Lineman Is a Hit in Broadcast Booth
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL LA QUINTA CLASSIC : Esperanza Handles Ocean View
- Body Stolen From a Grave Is Recovered
- Food Drive to Help Needy All Year : Ventura: The increasing success of Cheers for Children allows the expression of goodwill to go on after the holidays.
- VENTURA : 'Sandbag' Gun Used to Subdue Patient
- Pope Moves to Resolve Holocaust Blame
- WESTMINSTER : Rice Makes Presence Felt on Council
- Still-Life Masterpiece : Members of Camarillo Church Pose to Re-Create Famed Nativity Painting
- AROUND THE NFL : RAMS : Anderson Wanted Ellard in Pro Bowl
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS
- Familiar Rivalry on Court : Volleyball: Perennial powers UCLA and Stanford meet today in Texas with an NCAA championship on the line.
- LAPD to Launch Civilian Police Academy in Valley : Van Nuys: In latest push toward community-based law enforcement, 80 residents will receive 30 hours of training. Program begins Jan. 25.
- Calabasas Bank Robbed Twice in 3 Days : Crime: The FBI is studying whether one person is responsible in both holdups, in which armed man asked to make withdrawal and asked for $100 bills.
- Mission Accomplished : Military: Illegal immigrant who has been a U.S. Marine for 11 years gets his green card in an emotional ceremony. He is happy, but worries about the status of his wife and two of his children.
- State Helps County Collect $29 Million in Child Support
- COSTA MESA : New College Board President Pledges to Maintain Quality
- SIMI VALLEY : Judge Restricts Doctor's Practice
- Ballot Vote on Adventist Project Urged : Newbury Park: Before the shopping center plan could proceed, city's open space restrictions would have to be loosened.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK : At Least Someone Can Find a Silver Lining
- Israel, Palestinians Face 'Hard Choices' in Pivotal Meetings This Month : Negotiations: Two sides reportedly talking about allowing elections to go ahead before Israeli army leaves West Bank, contrary to original pact.
- U.S. Troops to Safeguard U.N. Evacuation From Somalia
- Airline Says Doomed Plane Wasn't Repaired
- Louisiana Democrat Weighs Leaving Party for GOP : Politics: Rep. Billy Tauzin's defection could be first of several. He says Southern conservatives are tired of being shunned by dominant liberal wing.
- U.N. Expects to Resume Troop Flights : Bosnia: Reopening of Sarajevo's airport would be first in nearly a month. Karadzic's vows credited.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : NOTEBOOK : Building Up Wieder Is Too Much for Some Rossmoor Residents
- Laguna Fire Confessor Guilty of Fullerton Arsons
- Wilshire Square Group Gives Neighbor Award
- BUENA PARK : Pedestrian, 75, Killed While Crossing Street
- BOYS' BASKETBALL IRVINE WORLD NEWS TOURNAMENT : Santa Ana Valley Beats Trabuco Hills
- INSIDE & OUT : BRIGHT IDEAS
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Jobless Rate Continues to Fall in Orange County : Employment: November's 4.8% is the lowest since 1991. Fiscal crisis has not yet had impact.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : VOICES
- Huffington Denies Report of Plans to Sell Home
- VENTURA : Plea Bargain Struck in Voter Fraud Case
- CALABASAS : Christmas Show to Feature Real Snow
- BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS : Mater Dei Completes Rout After Cotton Loses Control
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY
- Con Man Gets Almost Full Prison Sentence : Courts: The used-car salesman promised marriage but took women for their money. The former Laguna Niguel man was guilty of grand theft and 'excessive taking.'
- LOS ANGELES : State High Court Allows Use of Menendez Tape in Trial
- Au Pair Agencies, Hosts Blast Regulation Plan : Families: New guidelines sought by U.S. Information Agency would require increased benefits and set new age and other qualifications. Critics call them well-meaning but too restrictive.
- Aylsworth Picks Up the Slack for Westlake
- THE TIMES 1994 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Tritons' Gardner a 'Cut Above' Athlete of the year: Six-foot-9 senior goalkeeper raised San Clemente's defense to a higher level.
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Hoskins Might Fill In as a Safety Valve
- INTERNATIONAL
- An Odd Couple of Bruins : Edney and Zidek, From Different Worlds, Have a Lot in Common
- ALBUM REVIEW
- Keaton Has No Regrets About Dropping Batman Role : Entertainment: The actor takes stock of his career. 'There are a lot of other things I wanted to do, on stage and off stage,' he says.
- Els Leads by 6 After Shooting Another 64
- JAZZ REVIEW : Elliot Moves Crowd, but He's Stuck in the Same Place