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Retired Marshal, Accused of Molesting Boys, Kills Self
House Subcommittee Clears the Navy of Classifying Murders as Suicides : Military: But panel criticizes NIS for failing to follow standard procedure and for poor relations with victims' families, who dispute report.
Blast in Azeri Subway Station Kills at Least 12
SOCCER : Eligibility Ruling Forces Belmont to Give Up Title
Emperor, Empress to Visit 10 U.S. Cities in June
Troubled Crenshaw Cafe Serves Its Last Customer
Trying to Build a Union Movement in Los Angeles
Booster Shots for Affordable Housing : Two huge programs will be offered in the public and private sectors
The Small-State President : To Understand Rose Firm, Think 'Political Machine'
Gunman Takes $10,000 From Restaurant, Flees
2 Arrested After Series of Shots, Standoff
He's Waiting for NFL's Signal : Pro football: Newport Beach's May hopes that the league will adopt his "audibilizer" in time for him to make enough of them.
PREP ROUNDUP
In Your Face : If Not Your Hair : That's the Phillies' Lenny Dykstra, Who Leads Off, Mouths Off, but Who Never Backs Off
FOR FUND INVESTORS, IT'S NERVOUS TIME : Mutual Funds: Whiffs of scandal raise questions about a trusted industry. The key is knowing what to worry about.
KITCHEN by Banana Yoshimoto, translated from...
THE CARVING OF MOUNT RUSHMORE by...
SOUTH GATE : Old Fire Station May Get New Role
SOUTH : Students' Science Project Gets a Boost
James Bond Retrospective (TBS Sunday) offers three...
Clintons Turning White House 'Green' : Ecology: First Family makes official residence more energy-efficient, installs recycling bins.
ECHO PARK : Pregnant? Bilingual Nutrition Lecture Set
Duel (KTLA Sunday at 6 p.m.) is...
Blame Aplenty for Shrinking Resources : Fishing joins logging on the endangered-jobs list, and again, environmental concerns are made the bogyman.
Two-Alarm Blaze Guts Glendale Warehouse
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : This Look at Draft Takes a Fresh(men) Approach
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : MIDWEST REGIONAL / AT WICHITA, KAN. : Michigan Best in the Stretch, Defeats Texas
JAZZ SPOTLIGHT
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : Living (and Dressing) in the Past
A Philosophical Poet : MATERIALISM, By Jorie Graham (Ecco: $22; 146 pp.)
POSTSCRIPT
COVER STORY : The Light of Day : A Spanish Literacy Programs are Brightening the Lives of Latino Immigrants, Teaching them to be Moe Politically Aware as they Learn to Read and Write
Cause for Celebration : With Gang Truce Holding, Life in El Modena Area Is More Livable
2 Shot by Intruder in Botched Computer Theft
Valley Commentary : The Debate on Bilingual Education Polarizes School Faculties : Teachers opposed to instruction methods aimed at educating limited-English students forget that their own ancestors often spoke in other tongues.
No Matter How You Sluice It, Feisty Gold Miner Fights for Vein : Environment: Oregonian tries to figure out how to work without discharging mud into the Rogue River.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : DIVISION III GIRLS : A Record Fourth in a Row for Brea
Vickers Paces Glendale
Quick recovery: NCAA probation often seems a...
RESTAURANTS : COUNTRY AIRS : Rustica Brings a Little Bit of Tuscany to Beverly Hills. But Maybe Not Enough.
FICTION
PAGAN BABIES by Greg Johnson (Plume:...
The 1993 Southland Home Buyer
WILSHIRE CENTER : Red Line Construction Sound Provokes Radisson's Fury
CSUN Takes Nap, Hawaii Takes Match
ROUNDUP : L.A. Crenshaw Beats Carmichael Jesuit for State Championship; Lynwood Falls Short
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans' Molnar Finishes Second in NCAA Finals
Will 'Lolla' Bypass Blockbuster?
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Peter Barton's law: 'Laughing is good,' with or without a script
Term Limits Taking a Big Toll on Legislature : Politics: Proposition 140 was intended to bring in new leaders. It has succeeded. But the question remains: Has the turnover improved the quality of government?
The Song We Forget to Sing
Clinton Takes His Health Reform Plan to the People
Commentary : THE UPHILL FIGHT OF A DOWNBEAT COMEDY
Vietnamese File Claims for Confiscated Properties
Man Arrested in String of Gas Station Heists
Man Crashes Car, Killing Son
Liberty Dance Ended by Bolt of Carolina Blue
SKIING / WORLD CUP AT VAIL, COLO. : From 13th to First for Aamodt
PREP ROUNDUP : Irvine Wins Race, Loses Bid for South Coast Relays Title
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : DIVISION III BOYS : This Time, Pacifica's Plan Does Not Work
The Hot Sound
YOUR MORTGAGE : Service Keeps Eye on Borrower Credit Health
U.S. High Court to Rule on State's Death Penalty
Rob Reiner appears on The Rockford Files...
For Seniors : A Picture of a Life Stamped by History
As U.S. Leaves, Somalia Braces for Rough Time
CRENSHAW : Cafe Closes After Owner Goes to Prison
On View : The Acting Curve : FOUR OF THE 'WINNETKA ROAD' CAST EXPLAIN WHAT LED THEM TO THE SHOW
Registration Flaws Mar Salvadoran Vote Today
Best Bird in a Supporting Role
A Community in Search of a Reputation
Quake-Zone Legislators Are Quick to Respond : Government: Valley lawmakers are heeding their constituents' calls for change, relief. Some measures already are law.
Metrolink's Fare Cut Is on Right Track : L.A. Can Learn From Bay Area, Where Mass Transit Declined After Loma Prieta Quake
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENTS : Young Terps Make Sweet 16 : Midwest Regional: Led by freshman Smith, 10th-seeded Maryland surprises second-seeded Massachusetts, 95-87.
Agent Tells Clippers Wilkins to Test Market
Death Hits Painfully Close to Home Again for Mickey Mantle
Taper Turns Into a Chekhovian Arena
Italianate Empire Building
Grand Circle Route to Global Exploration
Heed Rules in Taking IRA Funds
'Dracula' Bites on Fixer Condo
Paper View
BRIEFLY : Scholarship: Music Awards Finalists
Thousands of Pupils to Be Fingerprinted
Watered-Down Fun at Auburn
The Love Scenes, by JOHN ASHBERY
JUST THE FACTS : Visa Requirements / Part I
Prices Shows Signs of Leveling Off
End of Balkan War 'Closer,' Clinton Tells Bosnia Teen-Ager
A summary of selected City Hall actions last week that affect the Westside.
Mourning a Loss : Slow Grieving Takes Different Forms for the Westminster Family of a 13-Year-Old Killed Last Year
'Housekeeping'
U.S. to Urge Sanctions for N. Korea : Strategy: National security advisers meet after Pyongyang official storms out of nuclear arms talks with Seoul. Clinton Administration also will pursue joint military maneuvers with S. Korea.
Fifth Grade Boys Shave Heads to Save Classmate's Face : Cancer: Fellow students didn't want friend to feel out of place when chemotherapy caused hair to fall out.
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON HEALTH : Fighting TB Will Require Both Short-, Long-Term Solutions : Apathy allowed the disease to resurface. Doctors, public agencies need a comprehensive plan of action.
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Braves' Prospect to Sit Out Season
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : OSCAR LORE : THE BOUNTIFUL
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue
STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : Unbeaten Brea Sets State Mark With Fifth Title : Division III girls: Ladycats defeat San Jose Archbishop Mitty, 55-44, to finish season with 33-0 record.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENTS : Weak Points Exposed : UCLA: Tulsa immediately exploited problems that turned the Bruins from a 14-0 team into a 7-7 one.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : Penn Keeps on Missing and Loses to Florida
Common Sources of Lead at Home
News, Tips & Bargains : Celebrating the Quilt
Not Quite Japanese : The Cuisine of These Islands Is Bold, Earthy and in Some Ways Closer to China than Japan
What's Really Going On : UNDERSTAND THIS, By Jervey Tervalon (William Morrow: $20; 271 pp.)
Arts High School Holding Auditions
Verdict's In on Verbum Dei's Coach : Trading one court for another, Mike Kearney put a law career on hold to coach basketball at the school. He has taken the Eagles to their fourth appearance at the Division IV Finals in five years.
For years, the cable TV industry was on its own, free to conduct business as it saw fit. But then the federal government stepped in and gave cities the power to regulate rates and services. And customers have flexed their muscles as well, sending a clear . . . : MESSAGE TO THE MEDIUM
EASTSIDE : High School Pupils Voice Their Gripes
'Big Bus': End of the Line : For Crenshaw Seniors Kristaan Johnson, Tremaine Fowlkes, Reggie McFerren and Tommie Davis, It's Been an 'Awesome Run' That Includes Two City 4-A Titles
The Oscars: A Night of Guilt and Redemption
Second Thoughts About 'Barbarous' Acts Against Rapists
Santa Ana Officer Shoots, Wounds Boy, 15 : Violence: The teen-ager fled when he and 2 others, suspected in a drive-by shooting, were stopped in a station wagon, police say. The teen's wound was to his back.
FILLMORE : Film Editor Honored for 'Band Played On'
With a Little Help, Ladycats Look Like No. 1 : Poll: Nation's top-ranked team loses, meaning No. 2 Brea-Olinda likely will take its place in rankings.
MIDWEST REGIONAL AT WICHITA, KAN. : Michigan Lifts Itself at the Line, 84-79
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Traveling Jack Morris Sees Indians as Latest Winner
For Health-Conscious Americans, It's Wheel Love : Cycling: Advances in technology and comfort are also reasons why many folks have apparently rediscovered their love for bikes.
CRENSHAW : School Won't Receive Disputed Tuition
COLUMN ONE : An Unsung 'Schindler' From Japan : Defying his government and wartime danger, a consul in Lithuania saved thousands of Jews in 1940. He sacrificed his own bright future to write precious visas that gave new life to many.
Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Deaths of 12
Rape: The Crime That Is Truly Insane
Reading, Writing and Helping : A Salvadoran refugee has set aside his goal to become a lawyer in favor of teaching literacy skills to Latino adults.
A Needless New Risk of Breast Cancer : Biotech: There are well- founded suspicions about milk from cows treated with the new growth hormone.
Local Arabs, Jews to Speak for Peace : Outreach: Spurred by the Hebron massacre, L.A. groups will create a joint speakers bureau to open dialogue on efforts toward pact in Middle East.
Valley Commentary : MTA Deal With MCA Sells Out the Public : Transit agency's concessions to the entertainment giant over subway station sets a dangerous precedent that will prove costly to the taxpayers.
Notes about your surroundings
TIDE POOL WALKS: The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium...
Graphix Zone Plans to Raise Up to $3.75 Million in a Public Offering
IBM's Corporate Diet Includes Reducing Its Excess Real Estate : Downsizing: In the past three years, the company has vacated nearly half its U.S. office space to help stanch the flow of red ink.
Old Paint, Young Victims : The No. 1 source of childhood lead poisoning is household paint applied 15 to 100 years ago. An estimated 3 million children in the U.S. suffer from lead contamination.
Use Care When Repairing Quake Damage
STYLE : Loincloths and Tunics and Skirts? Oh My!
A summary of selected City Hall actions this past week affecting Central Los Angeles.
ANC Demands Purge of Police
State Alliance Gives Workers Health Clout
Clinic Moving to Larger Site
Noguchi's California
TRACK : Granville Shatters National Record in 800 Meters
5 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaskans Itching for Trial : Pollution: Oil company settled with the state for $900 million in 1991, but other claimants remain. Federal suit starts May 2.
Veteran Battles VA Over Unnecessary Surgery : Medicine: Both sides agree that bladder operation was not needed. Arthur Winters says he suffered complications that should boost his disability payments; VA says no way.
Some Fear NASA Invites New Shuttle Disaster : Space: Budget cuts, problems with parts have some analysts worried. The agency insists it is not lax on safety and has not compromised standards.
United by Tragedy : Arabs and Jews Form Speakers Bureau to Support Peace in the West Bank
Keeper of Ancestral Adobe : Rios Patriarch Relishes Responsibility for Historic Home
The Teen-Age Candidate : Assembly Hopeful Josh Arce May Be Only 18, but He's No Political Novice
Heavy Rain Puts Damper on Outdoor Games
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : EAST REGIONAL / AT UNIONDALE, N.Y. : Dare Can't Handle Huskies by Himself
About 50 Events Postponed by Rain
Kings Win, No Goals for Gretzky : Pro hockey: Los Angeles star's two assists help bring 2-1 victory and team a bit closer to final Western playoff berth.
STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS : This Time, Pacifica Comeback Falls Short : Division III boys: Mariners rally in second half, but lose, 81-61, to Sacramento Foothill.
AND ONE MORE THING: With some of...
Puck Steps In at Spago; Anyone for an Oscar Bash?
Updating Pair of Legends: Casals and Rubinstein
Crenshaw Wins Title Again : Prep basketball: The Cougars defeat Carmichael Jesuit for the Division I crown, 89-79. Johnson scores 27 points.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENTS : Are They Both President's Men?
FICTION
A Wake for the City : THE BROOKLYN BOOK OF THE DEAD, By Michael Stephens (Dalkey Archive: $19.95; 228 pp.)
Japan's Energy Plan May Fuel Spread of Plutonium : Asia: New reactor could be first step in making Japan self-sufficient. But critics say it aids North Korea.
Retro : The Perfect Ending for the Perfect Family : NICK AT NITE BIDS 'DONNA REED SHOW' BYE-BYE FOR NOW
Forum Planned on Business Districts
Paranoia Grips Civilian With Sierra Leone Young Guns
Ventura River Faces Modern-Day Threats : Environment: Development and pollution are the two primary dangers in an increasingly urban world.
County Logs Its Slowest Growth Rate in Decades : Population: Planners say 1.1% may be smallest increase since World War II. Recession blamed in exodus of residents.
3 Men Rob Homeowner at Gunpoint
Can You Hum A Few Bars? : Saluting the Valley in Song
Spiking a Practice Unfair to Taxpayers : * O.C. Cities, Agencies Paying Price for Inflating Salaries
'Contained' Oil Spill Reaches River : Environment: Leak from a Unocal tank flows into the Santa Clara. It's third incident to raise questions about reporting system.
Apaches Go for the Gold in Wooing Radioactive Dump
NHL ROUNDUP : Bruins' Neely Injures His 'Other' Knee
Unmistakably Dinah's Place : Despite Founder Shore's Passing, the 22nd Tournament This Week Will Be More Than Ever Hers, Although It Won't Be The Same Without Beloved Entertainer
THE HIGH SCHOOLS / JEFF FLETCHER : Some Cuts to Clear the Bases
THEATER : Will It Be a Day at the Beach? : 'I'm open to almost anything,' says Michael Greif, La Jolla Playhouse's new artistic director. Fine, but after Des McAnuff, will that be enough?
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENTS : Trojans Survive a Scare : Women: Atwater, Leslie make key shots to help USC defeat George Washington, 76-72, after blowing 13-point lead.
City Recommends Eastside, South-Central for Federal Funds : Grants: Council report offers strategy for Los Angeles' application to HUD officials for 'empowerment zone' funds.
State Probes Spill From Unocal Tank Into River : Pollution: Mixture of crude oil and water is heading toward the ocean. Firm defends its report that said no waterways were affected.
Father, Son on Trial, Accused of Hiring Killer
Inside the Walls : JOHN FRANKENHEIMER RETURNS TO TV DIRECTING AN HBO FILM ABOUT ATTICA
Taxi Firm Without L.A. Permit Fined
In Brief, Do-It-Yourself Lawyers Cite Cost : Justice: Growing numbers of Americans represent themselves in variety of cases.
A Few Deadly Floods Stand Out in County
From 'Black Start' to Full Power : DWP: Energy control center battled crisis after crisis to restore electricity knocked out by the earthquake.
Obituary
Nuclear Plant Siren Wails a False Alarm
Woman Killed, 5 Hurt in Head-On Collision
THOUSAND OAKS : Boy Scouts to Plant Trees in Burn Areas
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Tanana Expected to Be Released
ROUNDUP
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : WEST REGIONAL / AT OGDEN, UTAH : Missouri Has No Problem Dumping Wisconsin
Boxer Hospitalized After Bout
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : They Don't Write the Songs : But Hal Kanter and Buz Kohan do write the Oscar show--most of it anyway. How do they do that?
CSUN Puts Huge Foot on Breaks : College baseball: Things go Matadors' way in 10-7 victory over Cal State Sacramento as Najar survives shaky sixth.
AND THE WINNER IS . . ....
ALBUM REVIEW
GET YOUR TONGUE OUT OF MY MOUTH,...
Weekend Escape: Baja California : Road's Reward : After a Long and Jolting Trek from Ensenada, They Found the Perfect Cocoon in a Rustic Little Mexican Ranch House
80% of State 1993 Home Loans Were Refinances
CRIMINAL PURSUITS
Tower's Final Blast Makes Money
Reception Planned for Rampart Police
Class Consciousness : Education: Children about to make the move from elementary school to junior high or middle school harbor a number of fears.
New Remote Offices Planned, but Many Workers on Road Again : Telecommuting: Lancaster leaders will open two centers despite waning interest after freeway repairs.
Bentt Is Down, Out in London
Did Angels Blow It Initially?
ROUNDUP
WEST REGIONAL / AT OGDEN, UTAH : Syracuse Pops Wisconsin Green Bay's Bubble
BROOOOCE BOOT: Despite Sony Music's legal battle...
ART : He Will Keep You in Stitches : Jim Isermann's world encompasses decoration, design and '50s kitsch--he's into sewing right. There's something high-end about the lowest common denominator of popular design
Alliance Imaging of Orange Reports $14.7-Million '93 Loss
Happy in the Trenches : Recognizing Those Who Don't Want to Be Bosses
CREATURE FEATURE : Friends Don't Let Friends Dive Drunk
* The color impact of your garden...
STYLE : MEN'S SPRING FASHION : Parallel Lines
Gardening : Apricots Challenge to Southland Gardeners
Hundreds of Feet Underground, It's Cold, Dark and Really Fun
OXFORD MISSISSIPPI : Southern Sanctuary : William Faulkner's Mississippi hometown is rich in books, blues and engaging characters
Remains of Last Czar, Family May Be Buried
'Today' Show Critic Hurt
'In Cold Blood' Murders Haunt Death Penalty Debate : Kansas: Opponents and supporters of restoring capital punishment refer frequently to the Clutter family, memorialized in Truman Capote's book.
'The Package'
BRIEFLY : Finances: Tax Help for Senior Citizens
Fresh Air, Open Spaces: All This and You Get a Good Workout, Too?
MIDCITY AREA : Arabs, Jews Unite to Discuss Issues
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Dee Dee Myers : Press Secretary to an Administration Full of Talkers
American Corn Yields to Singapore's Rattan Crop
'Bop': A Fitting Symbol for the New South Africa
A Trail of Bread Crumbs : THE CHILDREN IN THE WOODS: New and Selected Stories, By Frederick Busch (Ticknor & Fields: $21.95; 338 pp.)
Scars and Secrets: the Atomic Trail : Along the Nation's Bomb-making Circuit, Illness and Poisoned Land Mark the Cold War's Lethal Legacy
Kazakhstan Works on Nonaggression Pact With Russia
GOP Efforts to Unseat Harman Move Into High Gear : Politics: Rancho Palos Verdes Councilwoman Susan Brooks and former Palos Verdes Estates Councilman Ron Florance seek Republican nomination.
Marathon Dreamer Suffers the Fits and Starts of Running
$30-Million U.S. Blood Bank Hunt for Rare AIDS Virus Comes Up Empty : Medicine: Some believe the HIV-2 testing was driven as much by fear of violating a fearful public's demand for safety as it was by any real medical need.
Recession Propels Increase in Child Abuse : Families: In Central Los Angeles, neglect cases are 25% higher than in other parts of the county.
25,000 Protest in London
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE : Can Tolerance Be Written Into Higher Education?
Hard Times Put the Squeeze on Dreams
Santa Ana Man Fatally Shot When 'Flyer Party' Is Crashed
Attempted Slaying Suspect Freed 2nd Time by Mistake
Man Takes Fatal Fall From Yard to Channel
Motel Crackdown Is Good Policing Tool : Conditions Placed on Sepulveda Blvd. Establishments Are Reasonable Use of Zoning Rules
SIMI VALLEY : School Officials Reset Public Forum Time
The Boss? Neil Young? Are We in the Right Place?
I MARRIED A DEAD MAN by...
MINIMIZED BY A MINI-MALL : Yet Another Distinctive Cityscape Is Brought Up to Date--but Loses Its Noirish Date, but Loses Its Noirish Appeal
News, Tips & Bargains : California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
CITY ARTS : A Festival of Women
Border Lines : Southern California's Blight of Tagging Is Exported to Tijuana, Where Outraged Residents Have Little Sympathy for Rebellious Youths
State's Top Court Upholds Ban on Logging in 2 Redwood Groves
WILSHIRE CENTER : Red Line Sound, Radisson Fury
ECHO PARK : Door-to-Door Effort to Prevent Gangs
DOWNTOWN : Essay, Poster Contest Is Open to Students
2 Shot, 1 Fatally, From Gunfire Before Crashes End Chase
Visitors Flock to Mission for Swallows' Return
A Job Where Success Means Sorrow : Sierra Madre: Crew members searching for a father and son caught in a flash flood have grieved as they worked. The man's body was found Tuesday.
Homeless Shelter Is Opposed : San Pedro: A coalition vows to fight the proposal to convert empty Navy barracks into housing for 600 people.
Vlasic Would Trade Performance for Title : Pacifica: Senior gets 28 points, 11 rebounds and three steals in loss to Sacramento Foothill.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL / AT LEXINGTON, KY. : Kansas Freshmen Heed Their Elders
NBA ROUNDUP : Heat's Fans Go Along for a Ride
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : How Generation X'ers Would Do Their Own Oscar Show
Calendar's Big Oscars Issue : 'CHICKS IN WHITE SATIN' : Ultimate Wedding Present: A Statuette
Two breakup rumors circulating in recent days...
Hearing Is Held on Big 'Cap Ruling : Appeal: Disqualification of The Wicked North is challenged by Hersh, who is skeptical of chances afterward.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL / AT LEXINGTON, KY. : Robinson Gets Help From His Friends
Top-Seeded Missouri Shoots Down Wisconsin's Upset Bid, 109-96
Telemarketing Firm Accused of Fraud, Shut Down by FTC : Closure: Turcal Inc. in Fountain Valley bilked 10,000 people out of $5 million in time-share sale operation, regulators say.
L.A. SPEAK : Flight Attendants
Valley Home Sales
The Bible as Radical Diet Plan : MILLROY THE MAGICIAN, By Paul Theroux (Random House: $24; 448 pp.)
Rep. Dornan's Advice to Patterson
Day Laborers in Ladera Heights
The Naked Truth About PC Movement
ZIP Code Vexation
No Cruelty Involved in Keeping Bimbo Alive
Suggestions to Help Clear the Air
Remaining Neutral
The Word Is Ego
How Safe is Safe? And How Expensive? : Five years after the disastrous oil spill from the wreck of the Exxon Valdez, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter investigates the tanker industry's commitment to safety : TANKERS FULL OF TROUBLE, By Eric Nalder (Grove Atlantic Press: $23; 294 pp.)
Unions
Oak Park's Pride
Spurious Science
Whisky vs. Whiskey
Africa's Youngest Dictator Keeps Tight Rein...
Speed Limits' Rise Should Take a Fall
Planners Out of Touch
Sen. David Roberti
A Bit of History on the Name 'Canoga Park'
Article on Bathhouse Amounts to Gay Bashing
Crime
EARTHQUAKES AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT
High School Students Learn Techniques in Mediation
Prince and the Paper
Ex-Favorite Spot
Patching Things Up
Can Ads Really Help to Curb Teen DUI?
Why Not OK Gay Weddings?
GM's Penalty for Water Pollution Was Too Light
Too Little Leadership, Too Many Parrots in LAPD
Colleague Is Missed
Reefer Madness, 1994
NOW YOU SEE IT
Charities Not Related