- Recalling Glenn Gould: An Inspired Introvert : Music: The artist in the film bears a striking resemblance to the man who left an indelible mark. But no one ever played as he did, and no one could persuasively imitate him.
- CLUB REVIEW : Lethargic New Agers Should Feel at Home at Living Planet
- Region : Extended Post Office Hours for Tax-Filers
- ELECTIONS : Asian Americans' Expected Gains Fail to Materialize : A notable exception is Sheng Chang's council victory in Arcadia. All three candidates in Monterey Park election are defeated.
- Women's School in Appalachia Lights a Beacon of Hope : One woman's plight helped launch the New Opportunity School in Kentucky. It builds self-esteem and self-reliance.
- CITY ELECTIONS
- Grants Pick Up Earthquake Pieces
- Elections '94: Day of Surprises : MALIBU : Moderates Jennings, Harlow Win Seats on City Council
- Daily Planet Cub Reporter's World Is a Stage
- CARSON : Earth Day Events to Have Cultural Focus
- Sports
- SPOTLIGHT : MEAL TICKETS : Ballgames, Concerts Serve as Entree to Cornucopia of Entrees
- As Time Runs Out, Candidates Stand Tall in Face of Defeat
- Tustin Pulls Its Money Out of County Portfolio : Finances: City cites what it calls risky investment strategies. Treasurer Robert L. Citron thinks bid to unseat him is motive.
- Quake Hurts Community College Enrollment
- CYPRESS : Anti-Harassment Policy OKd by Board
- IRS Targets Preparers in Fraud Cases : Finance: The agency is keeping an eye out for those making bogus earned income credit claims electronically for taxpayers and then keeping part of the refund.
- OJAI : City to Study Legality of Landfill Initiative
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Invitation to Abuse
- PREP TENNIS ROUNDUP : Sunny Hills Suffers Doubles Trouble in Loss to Palos Verdes Peninsula
- Lakers Routed by Suns, Then Ripped by Magic
- This Time, Titans Hoping They Don't Panic After Losing Series to Long Beach State
- Many Legislators Relieved at Recall's Failure
- Report Faults NSA Over Its Women, Minority Hiring Practices
- Elections '94: Day of Surprises : BEVERLY HILLS : Favored Incumbent Is Ousted
- Fair Wages and Standards Spur Growth : Workers' rights shouldn't be abandoned in GATT.
- Rules of Road Important on the Dance Floor : Observing correct etiquette helps to ensure that everyone, including you, has a good time.
- City Still in Haze on Laws on Smoking : Camarillo: Residents pack a hearing. Officials undecided on whether to OK a sweeping ban or less restrictive measure.
- Trustee in Critical Condition After Collapsing at Meeting
- Pair in Suspected Stolen Car Held After 4-County Chase
- THOUSAND OAKS : Cal Lutheran Celebrating Latino Culture
- DDT Cleanup May Mean More Moves : Environment: Fears escalate as higher levels are found. The EPA delays digging and says other families may be sent to hotels.
- L.A. Philharmonic Announces 76th Year : Music: The orchestra's 27-week winter season will open Oct. 6 with works of 20th-Century composers.
- Sanders Has a Brawl in Near-Perfect Game : Baseball: Cincinnati outfielder charges mound, clears benches in eighth inning when hit by pitch from Expos' Martinez, who was perfect until then.
- Ex-Somis Couple Held on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Detectives Arrest Suspect in 1983 Sylmar Slaying
- L. A. OKs Map of 'Empowerment Zone' : Redevelopment: The targeted areas, including Pacoima, are potential recipients of major federal aid.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Renters Allowed to Keep 4 Cars at Home
- COSTA MESA : OCTA to Discuss Senior Services Plan
- Child-Care Center Will Be Dedicated
- GOLF / PGA SENIORS' CHAMPIONSHIP : Floyd Hopes to Stay on Top of His Game
- Kings' Win Helps Solve Entry Draft Question
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Eatery Adds Greek Specialties to Its Mix of Fresh Fish Dishes : Grilled or fried, the well-priced servings come with tarama salad, orzu, pita bread or spinach spanakopita.
- POST-QUAKE WATCH : Balancing Act
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- SEA VIEW LEAGUE BASEBALL : Tustin Bounces Back to Defeat Sea Kings
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : McGriff's Homer Wins for Braves
- Glendale's Rucker Opts for Emporia St.
- Mighty Ducks Announce Ticket Price Increases
- Council Raises Hiring Goal for Women Officers : Law enforcement: The latest target, which is not binding, aims to make each Police Academy class 43% female. Chief says recruiting will have to be intensified.
- LOS ANGELES : MWD Picks Union Station Site for Headquarters
- Topics / ENVIRONMENT : A Growing Concern : Landscaping: As a result of last year's disastrous fires, area homeowners show renewed interest in using flame-retardant plants to beautify and to protect.
- Make That Mexico, Not New Mexico : Theme May Be Southwestern, but Food Isn't at Tortilla Beach
- Score Ducks' First Season a Big Winner : Sports: Hockey team was mighty at box office and souvenir stand, and pretty good on the ice too.
- Panel Rejects Mandatory Quake Insurance Plan : Government: Proposal to revive state-run coverage fails by one vote in an Assembly committee as the vote splits along party lines. It will be reconsidered next week.
- Neighborhood Uproar Sprouts From Tree Dispute : Scenery: New board of homeowners association abruptly orders cutting of 200 eucalyptus that blocked some ocean views. Deputies are called after property owners' anger boils over.
- STUDIO CITY : Deli May Reopen by End of Summer
- Researchers Identify Key Cancer Gene
- LOS ANGELES : Michael Jackson Probe Nearing End, Garcetti Says
- OJAI : Movie Offers Youths Lesson on Holocaust
- They Might Be Paying to See Their Favorites : NFL: Decision to begin charging bars and restaurants for satellite transmissions could cost fans.
- Filmmaker Still Trying to Shed Hitler's Stigma
- Laguna Niguel Trees Felled, Tempers Rise : Dispute: Move by homeowners association divides residents in affluent neighborhood.
- RANCHO PALOS VERDES : Crime Prompts Forum on Public Safety
- Man Found Fatally Shot on Anaheim Sidewalk
- SIMI VALLEY : Historic Ranch House Demolished
- SAN CLEMENTE : Library Bookstore Fund-Raiser Planned
- VAN NUYS : Critics Fault Airport Noise Improvements
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Snyder Close to Returning?
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Fielder Shows He Can Hit Changeups Too
- CSUN's Baer Is Golden in Five-Game Victory : College volleyball: Former Wave enters in second game and leads Matador rally.
- Citing Cost, Coastline Drops Dramatic Program
- SIMI VALLEY : Woman Hurt in Police Car Accident
- Group Linked to More Than 80 Commercial Burglaries
- Rams' Ellard Becomes a Redskin : Pro football: Eleven-year veteran and team's all-time receiving leader signs two-year, $1.8- million deal.
- PREP ROUNDUP
- CELEBRITY AUCTIONSA Piece of Elvis: More than...
- Cal Rep to Conjure Up a 'Merlin' of Metaphor : Theater: The Long Beach company takes on the Tankred Dorst epic that has world history as its core.
- PERSONAL HEALTH : Here's the Rub: You Have 2 Hours
- A Victory for Fairness : Valley recall election hands gun lobby a huge defeat
- Dinner, Auction to Raise Funds for Amerasian Services
- Campus Enrollment Declines After Quake : Education: Community colleges report a 3.6% drop. Losses in the Valley are nearly two to three times higher.
- Evans Brushes Back Her Doubts About Attending Arizona
- The Orange County Chamber Orchestra raised $3,000...
- Getting Un-Sauced : Sauces: One of the best tools in low-fat cooking is a sauce that doesn't seem like a sauce at all. Spice rubs and salsas pack plenty of flavor without butter. Some of America's best chefs show you how.
- IN THE KITCHEN : Potato Gratin: The 60% Solution
- Gunman Kills 2, Wounds 2 at N.C. Plant
- Many Unhappy Returns Still Stalling Until the Final Hour : Taxes: Tens of millions delay the inevitable, just beating the Friday midnight deadline to file, most because they owe money.
- Trying to Pull the Plug : Big Oil Companies Sponsor Efforts to Curtail Electric, Natural Gas Cars
- Gourmet Goat Food
- Judge's Wall Street Expertise Serves Justice Well : Profile: Milton Pollack, who sorted out the Drexel Burnham Lambert mess, continues to hear cases at 87. His legal career began before the 1929 crash.
- Writers to Put in a Good Word for Reading : One of the aims of the event, which will be held at Fullerton Public Library, is to share with youths the 'joys of literature.'
- Nation IN BRIEF : MIDWEST : Businesses Close as River Overflows
- Coup Backers May Have 'Hatched' U.S. Haiti Plan : Caribbean: The policy, since discarded, cut Aristide's authority, left military intact. U.S. envoy denies link to plotters.
- Nation IN BRIEF : ARIZONA : Concealed-Weapons Bill Sent to Governor
- THE FANS' CHOICES
- BRENTWOOD : Jury Considers Rape Charges Against Doctor
- INTERNATIONAL
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- GARDEN FRESH : Asparagus: A Burst of Green
- Elections '94: Day of Surprises : CULVER CITY : After 16 Years, City Clerk Is Counted Out
- 160 Jewish Tombstones Desecrated in Russia
- In Conversation, They're Little Big Men : Family: Teen-age boys may act like they couldn't care less about Mom, but good communication is possible--as long as it doesn't turn into an interrogation.
- Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Ex-Perot Adviser Wins Senate Primary
- SOUTH BAY ELECTION RESULTS
- Sports
- CITY ELECTION : Kell Loses Bid for 3rd Term; June Runoff Set : Long Beach: Ex-college president Beverly O'Neill will face Councilman Ray Grabinski for mayor's seat. Newcomers fare well in council races.
- ELECTIONS : Coalition Fails to Make Clean Sweep in Azusa
- Entertainment : Bands to Spice Up Cajun Festival
- Frank DePanise, most recently one of the...
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Numbing Attention to Detail Behind Stymied Progress on Israel-PLO Pact
- REGION : In Seminar, Emotion's a Tool to Reduce Bias
- SHOP TALK : Get the Lead Out, Before Tax Man Pencils You In : It's that time again, and here's some prices on the things you'll need to finish up those forms.
- CALIFORNIA ALBUM : There's Gold in Them Thar Hills Again : Scenic Lone Pine and its Alabama Hills are experiencing a resurgence in popularity among makers of movies and commercials.
- Gearboxes Failing at High Rate on Blue Line Cars : Transportation: Cash-strapped MTA is forced to pay for repairs. Agency officials say they are talking to the contractor, Sumitomo Corp., in attempt to share the burden.
- HIDDEN HILLS : 3 Elected After Mayor's No-Vote Plea
- Jurors Begin Deliberations in King Lawsuit : Trial: His attorney says case 'is about race' and compares him to figures in civil rights movement. Sides are further apart than ever on issue of monetary award.
- Lack of Talk Isn't Cheap for Dodgers : Baseball: Communication problems prove costly as the Cardinals rally behind Sutcliffe to defeat Martinez, 4-2.
- Huntington Beach's Noffsinger Signs With Michigan State
- MISSION HILLS : 35 Cracks Found in Steel Hospital Beams
- NHL ROUNDUP : Islanders Are Just in Time to Get Playoff Spot
- Rypien Cut; Moon, Kosar Move On
- Masters Could Use an Attack
- Analyst Withdraws 'Buy' on Mercer : Investing: He says the firm should explain $14-million trading loss and method of calculating earnings from paper mills.
- Burlington Air Express: IBM de Mexico, the...
- Japanese Markets React Favorably to Likelihood of Hata Succession
- Making Commitment to Ancient Way of Life
- Low-Fat Cooking : Sending Some Old Favorites to the Fat Farm
- U.N. Considers Withdrawal of Force in Rwanda : Central Africa: Belgium will pull out troops. Move prompts concern for peacekeepers.
- LAWNDALE : City Will Pick Up Large Trash Items
- Assessing the Tchelistcheff Effect
- Politician or Not, Hayden Can't Get Himself in Prison
- BOOK REVIEW / NOVEL : Imagining Haiti Through the Prism of Many Lives : UNDER THE BONE <i> by Anne-Christine d'Adesky</i> ; Farrar, Straus and Giroux $20, 369 pages
- Purifying the Body and Soul : A Native American rite of self-discovery, culminated in a sweat lodge ceremony, is finding its way back to the old lands of the Chumash.
- Juzo Itami Buries His Mischievous Impulses in 'The Funeral'
- OC HIGH / STUDENT NEWS & VIEWS : Policies That Affect Students and Teachers
- A Mother's Day Gift for Inmates and Families
- Decisions
- DANA POINT : Emergency Work on Channel Completed
- CALABASAS : Volunteer Team Starts Patrols of City Streets
- Ellard Signs With Washington : Pro football: Long-time Ram receiver gets two-year, $1.8-million deal from the Redskins.
- PREP ROUNDUP : Valencia Provides Little Volleyball Competition for Seventh-Ranked Esperanza
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 'Woman of Year' Began Teen Shelter
- No Building Can Be Made Entirely Quake Proof, Experts Warn : Thousand Oaks: Forum by structural engineers, architects, tile manufacturers and contractors experiences a possible aftershock.
- FREEWAY LEAGUE : Sunny Hills Upsets No. 3 Fullerton
- HEALTH
- Anaheim Firm Plans Wireless Line of Products
- Keeping Good Food in the Family
- Gil Scott-Heron"Spirits" TVTThe Kurt Cobain suicide will...
- Fairfax, Hamilton Students Meet to Discuss Race Relations
- JAUNTS : Trains, Planes and Motorcycles in the Spotlight : Santa Paula festival will provide steam locomotive excursions and include a display at the airport.
- Terror Engulfs Rwanda's Capital, Fear Radiates Across the Countryside
- 1994 PREP BASKETBALL ALL-STARS : GIRLS' ALL-STARS : Selection of Peninsula's McKinney Marks the End of an Era
- LONG BEACH : 9 Homes Designated Historic Landmarks
- Cooper's Health Plan Would Boost Deficit by $150 Billion, Report Says
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Endeavour's Radar Scanning Earth
- Latino Groups Seek United Push for High Court Hopeful : Judiciary: Effort may include Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It is meant to advance the Supreme Court prospects of federal judge Cabranes.
- Ford to Host Event for Candidate
- On Target : 11 of the 25 Recruits Joining Sheriff's Department Are Women
- Staff Prepares to Reopen Library : Quake: Thousand Oaks facility had $2.5 million in damage and has been temporarily housed at Newbury Park branch.
- Unhappy Returns : How Government Dissects Federal and State Taxes
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cal Lutheran Erases 3-1 Deficit and Beats Azusa Pacific, 5-3
- Carlton Denies He Made Anti-Semitic Comments
- Rivera Still Biggest Kid on Mission Staff : College baseball: Freshman earns his 10th win by pitching his seventh complete game in 3-1 victory over L.A. City.
- OPERA REVIEW : Mixed Blessings in Mozartian Marriage
- TELEVISION REVIEW : World Music With a Sense of Adventure : West African artist Youssou N'Dour, widely known for his collaborations with Peter Gabriel, creates sounds that stand and breathe on their own in a concert film that airs tonight on KOCE.
- New State Standards for Plums Criticized by Consumer Groups
- Dow Drops 20 as Bond Yields Rise Sharply
- Andre Tchelistcheff: An Appreciation
- The high price of sitting pretty in the Peninsula Center library.
- 1994 PREP BASKETBALL ALL-STARS : GIRLS' ALL-STARS : Repeat Selections Highlight Another Banner Season
- Honors to Chief Chef at Antoine
- 1994 PREP BASKETBALL ALL-STARS : BOYS' ALL-STARS : Class of '94 Lacks Height, but Is Always a Step Ahead
- NEWPORT BEACH : Senior Center Plans Health Screenings
- Obituary
- A School Asks Why : Shooting: 10-year-old boy's attempted suicide at front door of school leaves parents, officials and students searching for answers.
- ELECTIONS / COUNTY AUDITOR : Stratton to Appeal Ruling on Qualifications
- SANTA ANA : Schools Yield to U.S. on Student Surveys
- THOUSAND OAKS : Man Sentenced in Toxic-Dumping Case
- District Prepared to Drop Eviction Suit Against Rams : Dispute: Schools superintendent says team officials are willing to sign a lease extension for use of the practice facility.
- Police Confirm Drug Arrest of Cobain's Wife
- Reform Tops Tustin Victors' Agenda : City Council: Political newcomers Tracy Worley and Michael J. Doyle credit their upset of incumbents to support for term limits, ban on gifts.
- Rancho Santiago Rallies to Upset Fullerton
- 3 Post Offices to Stay Open for Tax Filing
- Forecasting GOES a Step Ahead With Weather Satellite Launch
- It's Not One of Those Things Done on the Fly
- Lapses Admitted in Cancer Data Scandal : Research: The chief of the National Cancer Institute says reaction was slow when it was learned that a study on breast tumors was tainted.
- Auto Insurance Rates Decline but Still Vary Widely by Carrier, Region : Driving: Survey shows that coverage costs most in L.A. County, and that inner city residents pay more than suburbanites.
- Hong Kong Exports Fall While Imports Rise:...
- Renaissance Golf Products Inc.: The Huntington Beach...
- Securities Firm Alleges Raids on Talent, Sues Prudential : Brokerages: Irvine-based Liberty Capital Markets contends industry giant used unfair advantage to identify, lure 4 top salespeople.
- Cardamom: The Spice of Luxury
- NEWS ANALYSIS : U.N. Faceoff With Serbs Is a High-Stakes Gamble
- FASHION : Women Continue to Shoulder Bold Profile : The foamy garment pads, created in the '30s, are more than a design flair. They have become a symbol for female independence.
- Waving Goodby : Scientists Blame Changing Weather, Coastal Structures for Deteriorating Surf Conditions
- Topics / BUSINESS : Newspaper Group to Reduce Staff
- ANC Supporters Rout Candidates From Settlement
- Elections '94: Day of Surprises : WEST HOLLYWOOD : Martin, Heilman, Guarriello Win Crowded Council Race
- Summer Jobs Develop More Than a Teen's Bank Account : MARY LAINE YARBER
- A Renaissance Affair
- More Companies, Funds May Take Hits From Derivatives
- 4 Ex-Honda Officials, Lawyer Named in Kickback Suit : Courts: They allegedly sought to defraud two businessmen seeking to acquire an auto franchise.
- Tax Time Ticking : Accountant Business Picks Up in a Hurry for Courier Services
- Why the Clipper's Not Likely to Chip Away at Privacy
- Global Markets and Economic Update
- MARKETS : The Persian Version
- Opinion : If Mom Were Mayor: Essay Winners Give Her Guidance
- THEATER REVIEW : 'King Lear' Makes for Great Action Drama : Violence and lust keep the story moving in a well-acted production by California Shakespeare Company.
- OC HIGH / STUDENT NEWS & VIEWS : Cobain's Death Leaves Lessons : Suicide: His passing should serve as a warning to teen-agers not to turn to drugs to try to improve a life or a career that's unfulfilling. Instead, make a change.
- Boy Dies After Shooting on School Playground
- 1994 PREP BASKETBALL ALL-STARS : BOYS' ALL-STARS : Plenty of New Faces, but Talent Level Soars Above the Rim
- Exhibit Traces a Century of Traditions and Trials : Museum: Displays focused on Southern California reveal the difficult path Japanese American women have followed in this country.
- ELECTIONS : San Gabriel High School Bond Issue Rejected : Superintendent says classes will start anyway, at temporary sites. Backers say a legal dispute with Alhambra district made voters uneasy.
- ELECTIONS : West Covina Voters Usher In 2 Landfill Opponents
- CITY ELECTION : Incumbents Throughout Area Ousted From Office : Southeast cities: Few are able to hang onto their jobs as political newcomers prepare to join councils.
- 'WETLANDS' WISDOM : Opera Uses Issue of Progress vs. Mother Nature to Teach Creative Problem-Solving
- German Admits Firebombing That Killed 5 Immigrant Women, Children : Courts: Unemployed rightist apologizes to family as trial begins. Co-defendants snicker during confession.
- COMEDY : UNDER HIS SPELL : You'll Never Get Sleepy Watching This Hypnotist
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing
- Voters Back Youth Movement in San Fernando Race : Election: Doude Wysbeek, only incumbent reelected, welcomes victories by Joanne Baltierrez, Raul Godinez.
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD : $10,000 Gift Helps Burglarized School
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Anti-Drug and Gang Signs to Be Posted
- LAKEWOOD : Protest of Octopus Death Urges Official to Resign
- 3rd Council Seat Undecided in Santa Clarita
- Ducks Did Well, but Kariya Could Have Put Them Over the Top
- Election Results
- Reconsideration of Landfill Lease Urged
- SANTA ANITA : Viva El Capitan Has Convinced Fans in Arcadia
- When Road Got Grungy, He Chose His Own Path
- Dressed Up for the Movies : Going the Monty Python Route, Kids in the Hall Leaving TV
- Albondigas Soup, Cookies, Potato-Cheese Soup
- Tobacco Executive Wrote How to Boost Nicotine Levels : Health: The 1981 report released by a congressional critic contradicts industry's position. The author says an erroneous conclusion is being drawn.
- AFL-CIO to Fight Renewal of China Trade Benefits : Labor: Lane Kirkland says union will back revocation of Beijing's most-favored-nation status. Statement complicates Administration's dilemma.
- Destination: Unknown
- PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION : Sex and Sin: There Is a Difference : Abstinence is hardly the height of moral behavior; our kids need guidance for real situations.
- COVER STORY : THE Java Jungle : In a market awash with coffeehouses, regular Joes are concerned about slugging it out with the industry's corporate behemoth. Owners hope that finding thei neighborhood niche will keep them afloat.
- Fruits of His Labor : Kirk Larson's on a Quest to Create 'Super Strawberry' at an Irvine Field
- ALONDRA PARK : Newborn Girl Found Dead in Trash Can
- Perez Beginning to Show He Belongs on First : Baseball: Former outfielder hits a two-run home run early in the Angels' 10-inning loss to Cleveland.
- Matthews' Big Numbers Hint at Big Bucks
- International Business : Unpaid Energy Bills Split Russia, Neighbors
- AUTOS
- Executive Travel : Business Travel Notes
- DMI Inc.: The supplier of automated storage...
- Medical Devices Industry Enjoys Healthy Gains : Manufacturing: The field is burgeoning, survey finds. It is helping offset loss of high-paying, high-tech jobs in the region.
- RETAIL
- Filipino With a Flair
- Councilwoman Recalled Over Racial Remarks
- Desert Protection Act Clears Senate : Environment: Legislation would preserve an additional 6.3 million acres and create three national parks in California. Backers predict swift passage in House.
- HERMOSA BEACH : Petition Drive Against Oil Drilling Launched
- Harman Speaks to Opponents of Shelter in San Pedro
- BRIEFLY : Quake Aid: The Getty Gives Grant
- A Magic Carpet Ride Just Before Journey : After a party with orchestra buffs, Peabo Bryson is on his way to Wayne Newton's ranch.
- 2nd Bus Bombing Kills 5 Israelis, Injures 28 : Mideast: Palestinian among dead is suspected in attack. It is apparent retaliation for mosque massacre.
- 'Major League II': A Hit Despite Its Strikingly Predictable Plot
- NO SURPRISE: School bond issues, requiring a...
- El Paso Blockade Holding Fast on Illegal Crossings : Border: Influx of immigrants along the patrolled 20-mile area is down 73%. Crime also has eased.
- Settlements Block Peace, Arafat Says
- NEWPORT BEACH : City to Lay Off 7 to Balance Budget
- SHERMAN OAKS : Green Dream Pays Off for Expo Founders
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : School Dress Code Also Protects Gays
- PLATFORM : Kurt Cobain Reached People Who Had a Lot to Be Mad About
- FULLERTON : Royce Immigration Stand Draws Protest
- A Close-up Look at People Who Matter : She's Different but Surely Not Handicapped
- TORRANCE : Search Continues for Jewelry Mart Robbers
- School Bond Loss a Surprise for Supporters : Burbank: Leaders say they may try again in the fall. The $100-million measure gets 53% approval. Two-thirds was needed.
- St. John Bosco's Jelani Gardner Getting an Assist From His Dad
- ICU Posts First-Quarter Profit
- Executive Travel : End of Tax Write-Off Prompts Re-Evaluation of Airline Clubs
- RETAIL
- Beware the Ides of April
- GOINGS ON : Dancers in for Swinging Weekend : The four-day festival in Santa Barbara will offer lessons in the Shag, Lindy Hop, Big Apple and others.
- Topics / HEALTH : Screenings at 6 Area Sites
- PALOS VERDES PENINSULA : Annual Photo Contest Focuses on Nature
- COLUMN ONE : A Firm Focus on Diversity : When it comes to lawyers, there's a widespread presumption that blacks and blue-chip don't match. But Arnelle & Hastie has prospered by concentrating on corporate clients from the start.
- BELL GARDENS : Families Win $500,000 Suit Against Landlord
- LONG BEACH : Moratorium Declared on Recycling Centers
- Man's Art vs. Nature's : Decision Near on What Will--or Won't--Beautify the Beach
- SOUTH GATE : New Reservoir Nearly Set to Begin Operation
- Opinion : If Mom Were Mayor: Essay Winners Give Her Guidance
- He's Still on an Endless Road Trip of the Blues : After 32 years, John Hammond continues his global tour. The solo guitarist plays tonight in Ventura.
- How to Re-polarize East-West Relations : Are the major powers grimly drifting in that direction?
- ELECTIONS : Voters in Four Cities Take Out the Broom Against Incumbents : Analysts say results reflect discontent over crime and strained municipal budgets.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Appeal of Jury's Makeup to Be Heard
- Lawyers Deliver Summations in King Lawsuit : Trial: His attorney tells jurors, "This is a race case." The deputy city attorney implores them to "keep emotion out of it."
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Catchers Struggling at Plate
- Pele Says Maradona Is Washed Up
- Supreme Court Justice Rejects Stanley's Latest USC Request
- New Man : Boxer Has Plastic Surgery to Reduce Effect of Cuts
- Long Beach Offers Festival of Racing
- Man of Many Faces : Photography: Through 70 years and a million pictures, Alfred Eisenstaedt has captured the celebrated and the not-so-famous.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 32 Passionate Variations on a Legendary Pianist
- Hedge Losses Called Low Risk to Banks : Finance: Regulators say that despite billions of dollars lost in market plunges, the high-risk funds pose no immediate threat.
- AEROSPACE
- INTERNATIONAL
- No Chianti This Year Because of Monsoon
- Annuals Create Color That Lasts Into Fall : Before you buy, it helps to have a palette design in mind. Bright hues will withstand the cloudless summer weather.
- The Swan Silvertones "Swan Silvertones & Singin'...
- In Yorba Linda's Old Towne, Quality's a Main Attraction
- COMPTON : City Hall Offices Switch to 4-Day Week