- San Onofre Proposal Generates Renewed Debate : Utilities: A recommendation to close the always controversial nuclear power plant in 1998 has advocates and opponents focusing on economic issues.
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Voting Rule Cries for Compromise
- NEW RELEASES
- ALBUM REVIEW
- A Columnist Comes Clean: Yes, He Likes the Tabloids
- Domestic Dispute Leads to Standoff With SWAT Team
- Cadigan's Gamble on the Cap Doesn't Quite Pay Off : Football: Former USC star tears up $850,000 contract with the Jets hoping for $2 million and, months later, has to accept less from the Bengals.
- Down But not Out : Demotion to Minor Leagues Proves to Be a Blessing for Dodger Shortstop Jose Offerman and Angel Reliever Mike Butcher During Major League Strike : JOSE OFFERMAN
- Ice Cube's "Bop Gun" is a solid...
- TRAILER PARK : Why Give It Away?
- West Coast Economists Forge Axis With D.C. : Academia: No university outside the prestigious Ivy League has served up so much economic brainpower to a White House as UC Berkeley.
- Get Lowdown on Low-Down Home Buying
- YOUR MORTGAGE : 'Garbage,' 'Junk' Fees Spur Consumer Lawsuits
- Green Thumb : Pepper Surprise
- A Wardrobe for Cyberspace
- Techno-Highs : Tom Clancy's damn-the-literary-torpedoes style dances at the edge of international developments : DEBT OF HONOR, <i> By Tom Clancy (Putnam: $25.95; 766 pp.)</i>
- Attack of the Anti-Heroes : It's high time for Bret Easton "Wunderkind" Ellis to surprise us, try something new. : THE INFORMERS, <i> By Bret Easton Ellis (Alfred A. Knopf: $22; 226 pp.)</i>
- GARDENING
- Hiking: Lake Tahoe Basin : Pay Attention to the Little Lakes, Too
- Four-Star Films : 'My Darling Clementine'
- 'The Adventures of Milo and Otis'
- Attack Kills 5 Youths as Bosnia Army Closes in on Breakaway Muslim Chief : Violence: Rebel leader Fikret Abdic's yearlong hold on Bihac pocket seems near an end. It is unclear who fired mortars that struck schoolyard.
- Circle of Life
- For Seniors : LINDA FELDMAN : Mother, Daughter Learn to Trust Each Other Again
- SOUTH : City Seeks Tighter Rules on Swap Meets
- Report Blames Poor Judgment for Colorado Firefighter Deaths
- BRIEFLY : Diplomacy: Bosnian Ambassador to Speak
- Ruling: Whites Faced Racial Bias at UT Law School
- Doing a Bang-Up Job
- Wake Up and Smell the Closing Costs
- Willie Nava
- Link Education Funds to Performance in School
- L.A. Police Shooting Cases
- Probation in Quake Fraud a Slap in the Face
- Volunteers Can Help Elderly Quake Survivors
- Sometimes Euthanasia Is Only Solution
- Water Runoff Can Help in Greening of the Environment
- What the Latin Name of the Mockingbird Means
- Eking Out a Living
- As Many Cavewomen as There Are Cavemen?
- U.S. Should Have Cut Down Defense Spending Years Ago
- Painful Lessons in Rat-Bite Case
- Right and Wrong
- RADIO : Triumph of the Shock-Nots : This may surprise you, but Ken Minyard and Roger Barkley have the top-rated 5-9 a.m. show in Southern California. In a world increasingly dominated by Howard Stern and his ilk, how do they do it? The answers will not shock you.
- Ignoring Crime
- Lack of Data Impacts Airport Report
- Defining Freedom From a Post-Menopausal Perspective
- SUNDAY BRIEFING : An occasional...
- REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT
- Tool's High Price
- Thanks for the Memories
- Argentines Still Cry for Evita, Defend...
- THE WHOLE TRUTH, II
- Taxes Provide Needed Services
- On Love, Marriage and Catholicism
- Let's Get Tough With Unlicensed Drivers Too
- The Beilenson Record on Illegal Immigration
- Women Need Business, Not Kitchen, Tools
- City's Quest for DWP Dollars Could Backfire : Mayor believes efficiency can eliminate waste. But transferring savings to the police makes the effort a rationale for robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- Manson's Madness Still Brings Pain
- THE WHOLE TRUTH
- Three Strikes and They're Out
- A Couple of 'Infuriating' Decisions by Politicos
- Battle Over Base Reuse Options Rages Unabated
- Water and Land Development
- Scores of Convictions Reviewed as Chemist...
- Dog Owners Causing Own Problems
- WINDOW PAINS
- Thanks for the Idea
- Sports Stars Don't Deserve Idolization
- THE WHOLE SCORE
- Vote for Candidate Who Welcomes the Truth
- Any Airport Growth Is Significant to Neighbors
- Homeowner Groups Can Fight Fraud
- Dornan Takes Issue With 'Distortions'
- Hollywood Boulevard Is No Laughing Matter
- The Last Word
- Reviewing the Fullerton Recall Effort
- ARTIST! ARTIST!
- Why Send Babes?
- Good Call
- PICTURE THIS
- Super Scoopers
- Spanking Should Be Un-American
- Obituaries - Aug. 21, 1994
- A New Star on the High Seas
- BEACHCOMBER? Walter W. (Bill) Knitz, the former...
- Key Prosecutors in Whitewater Probe May Quit
- ENERGY
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Stocks Gain, Bonds Largely Unchanged
- Carolina Firm Buys O.C. Manufacturer : Housing: Eastern housing maker buys Golden West Homes of Santa Ana to gain Western foothold.
- INSIDE & OUT
- Peres Urges PLO to Tighten Security : Mideast: To mark anniversary of accord, Israel sends foreign minister to Gaza, releases prisoners.
- Clinton Halts Special Treatment for Cubans : Refugees: Detainment in Guantanamo and Florida ordered. The decision permanently reverses 30-year policy.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City Will Act on Park Landscaping
- Jews Seek Spiritual Help for Illnesses : Health: San Francisco center offers counseling, workshops and a hospice program. It plans to open a national office in New York.
- D.A. Probes Disappearance of Student Activity Funds : Education: Up to $100,000 is missing from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera. Home of the former bookkeeper, who is now a board member, is searched.
- Fox Delays Simpson Movie Until Jurors Are Selected
- INTERNATIONAL
- IRVINE : Almost No Truancy Reported in District
- INTERNATIONAL
- 20th Century Industries Shares Fall Nearly 25% : Insurance: Plunge is reaction to ruling that means the firm, already hit by claims from the Northridge quake, must rebate $119 million.
- Small On-Line Services Offer Opportunity, Maybe a Profit : Technology: Bulletin boards provide subscribers with a cozy, low-cost alternative to Prodigy and CompuServe.
- POLITICS : Enclave Presents Russia With Its Own Haiti : Moscow lays claim to unruly republic of Chechnya. But it cannot control its rebellious leader. Recent waffling on whether to invade nearly led to bloodshed.
- Carbon Monoxide Cited in Deaths of 3 Oil Rig Workers
- New Sri Lanka Premier Promises Talks with Tamil Rebels
- Northridge in Little League World Series
- Jet Makes 'Hard Landing'
- NEWBURY PARK : Porn Actress to Be Tried in Molestation
- Roller Derby : Small Stores Scramble for In-Line Skates
- Inner Tubes the Way Out for One of Lucky Ones
- Judge Bars State's Planned Welfare Cut : Budget: Ruling is expected to delay for months a move aimed at easing California's financial woes. Wilson says he will appeal.
- Ex-Generals Acquitted in Polish Priest's Death : Courts: Outrage follows verdict in 1984 slaying of pro-Solidarity cleric, which marked turning point in movement's struggle.
- Critics Want Landfill Action Off the Ballot
- TriStar Marketing Duo Headed for Universal : Hollywood: The much-respected team of Buffy Shutt and Kathy Jones will replace Perry Katz, who gets a production deal.
- WALLS : Do-It-Yourselfers Get the Hang of Nature, Country and Denim
- Santa Ana Title Insurer Buys Rival : Acquisition: First American will gain three branches and an important presence in North Carolina.
- INSIDE & OUT : DISCOVERIES : Furniture Forays : Shirt Lamps and Window Shelves
- Masters of Illusion : Designing to Minimize Space Problems
- Report Faults Government's 'Reinvention'
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Suit Over City Ruling on Church Is Settled
- A Journey to Put the Past Behind : Trade delegation sponsored by Vietnamese Americans plans controversial trip to Hanoi
- Congressman Charged With Sex Crimes : Indictment: Rep. Mel Reynolds of Chicago is accused of having an affair with an underage campaign worker. He has denied any wrongdoing.
- Embattled Chavis Rebuts Latest Charges : NAACP: Second former staffer and he meet the press, say problems are settled. Board may decide director's fate today.
- Candidates Pledge to Keep Insurance Rebate Rules : Prop. 103: Democrat Torres says he would uphold all Garamendi's regulations. GOP's Quackenbush envisions 'some flexibility' on rate increases.
- Acid Barrel Punctured; 23 Workers Slightly Injured
- NAFTA--Glad We Met Ya : Early returns show the controversial trilateral trade pact working well
- County's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 9.3% in July
- ANAHEIM : City Delays Opening of Nude Dance Club
- OXNARD : Boy Says Brother Got Him to Sell Cocaine
- Ownership of Lusitania Is Claimed in Lawsuit
- Refugees' Plight Is Price Rwandans Pay for Hatred : Africa: Animosity of Hutus and Tutsis is root not only of exodus but of unwillingness to return.
- Clinton Had to Do the Cuban About-Face : Castro tries to export his troubles to the United States
- FILLMORE : Promise of Fans Cools Sickout Threat
- RETAILING
- ENERGY
- ACLU Arm Slams Navy's Policy on Gays : Military: Southland foundation contends that homosexuals are treated more severely than rapists and child molesters.
- Coroner Identifies Gas in Deaths : Accident: Report says three Rincon oil rig workers succumbed to lethal doses of carbon monoxide, not hydrogen sulfide, as first thought.
- Cantor Jonathan Grant has joined the staff...
- China, Vietnam Hold Formal Talks on Longtime Land and Sea Disputes : Asia: Oil drilling rights in the South China Sea are main issue. Dialogue may help ease ancient conflict.
- Clinton Halts Special Treatment for Cubans : Refugees: Decades-old program favoring immigrants is reversed. Sweeping new U.S. policy called permanent.
- Bosnian Serbs Train Big Guns on Relief Planes Over Sarajevo, U.N. Says : Balkans: Airlift is suspended. Attacks on peacekeepers continue, with French soldier slain by a sniper.
- A Couple of Days in Compton
- Anaheim Expected to Keep Control of 2 Golf Courses : Privatization: Proposal by company to take over links seems headed for defeat as a consultant's report sways council.
- Gang Youth Denies Seeing Woods Attack
- Longtime St. Boniface Pastor Quatannens Dies
- ANAHEIM : Suspect Arrested in Stabbing Death
- San Juan Capistrano : Community Center Construction OKd
- Baseball
- Bowl Defeat Has Hurricanes Seeing Red
- O'Malley Praises Addition of Owners : Baseball: But the Dodgers' owner urges that Selig choose a group of "cool heads" to join negotiations next week.
- Pop Album Chart
- Dance Review : Flamenco Troupe Presents a Flashy Program in Brea
- GARDEN GROVE : Probe of Street Light Billing Goes Private
- LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL : Northridge Wins, 17-7, Will Go to World Series
- Splash Clinches Team's First Playoff Berth With an 8-4 Victory Against Carolina
- SWIMMING : Phelps, 14, Watches Star Rise With Swift 200
- VENTURA : City Worker Hit by Car on the Job Dies
- 'Streisand: The Concert' Arrives on HBO
- Music Review : Pianist Sullivan Skips Beats and Is Unable to Beat Heat
- Cyclists Use Pack Mentality to Make a Point
- Countywide : 17th St. Closure Set to Demolish Bridge
- For Internees, New Life Took Root in Farm Community : History: A center will commemorate thousands who came to Seabrook, N.J., after their release from World War II detention camps.
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Lowery Uses Sandy Route to Take the Lead
- Bullfrogs Beat San Jose to Win Series : Roller hockey: Anaheim wins, 7-6, and starts thinking of the rest of the playoffs. The Blades are next.
- TV Reviews : 'Enemy Within' a '90s 'Seven Days in May'
- TV Reviews : '5 Ft. 2 Women' Doesn't Measure Up as Timely Satire
- Sierra Club Sues Thousand Oaks Over Council's Subdivision Approval : Newbury Park: Housing OK is called an 'unprecedented blunder' that threatens environment.
- Countywide : KinderCaminata Film to Be Shown
- City Council Members Back LAPD Official : Police: Politicians support Assistant Chief Parks' efforts to diversify department. Union has been critical of his approach.
- Officials Suspect Woman of Filing False Assault Charge : Police: Common-law husband not charged after discrepancies are found in wife's story. Authorities say she's done it before.
- SUNLAND : Owners Hope to Save Sterling's From Razing
- Two-Time Nobel Winner Linus C. Pauling Dies at 93 : Science: Noted researcher led fight against nuclear weapons and advocated large doses of Vitamin C.
- Joy, Sadness for Last Refugees to Reach U.S.
- COLUMN ONE : Real Issue for Mexico Is Economy : A desire for greater economic opportunity is driving demands for change in the most open election in 65 years. The stakes are high.
- MTA Halts Hollywood Subway Tunneling
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Walker's Strength Up, Fortunes Down
- Cheers to the 'Old Lady of Threadneedle Street' : Architecture: The 106-year-old Bank of England building, like other venerable structures, is doing new duty--as a pub.
- UTILITIES : Cold, Hard Facts About Heat Pump Include Its Fine Economic Climate
- PETS : Before Your Home Goes to the Dogs--or Cats
- Rams Owner a No-Show at Booster Event
- ENERGY
- PDA Engineering Sale Completed
- AIRLINES
- Area Players to Be in Water Polo Championships
- VAN NUYS : College Seeks Public's Aid in Theft of Trees
- ELECTIONS / L.A. CITY COUNCIL : Yaroslavsky, Feuer Claim Overlapping Constituency
- Dispute Over Funds May Cost City, Group
- Circuit Preachers Still Spread the Word to Rural Areas' Faithful
- WOODLAND HILLS : 5 Vying for Area Volunteerism Award
- Owners' Main Weapon Hasn't Been Unsheathed : Baseball: If a legal impasse in negotiations is declared after the season, the players could be be replaced.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Restaurant Struck by Graffiti Vandals
- Officials Urge Preparation for Wildfire Season : Emergencies: Report recommends better communications, training and equipment in wake of last year's blazes.
- Hunt Continues for Rapist in Sherman Oaks Attacks
- LA HABRA : Painted Tiles Point to Pride in Community
- LA HABRA : Vote Again Delayed on Clothesline Ban
- Council May Review Cut in Quake Aid
- Lover's Leaps : Army Sky Diver Finds Sport Can Unite a Couple and Keep Them Apart
- Park Service Seeks Feedback on 2 Sites
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : USC : Freshman Washington Grabs Spotlight
- SOCCER : 10-0 Victory Helps U.S. Women Qualify
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- Reverend Horton Heat's Got the Rockabilly Cure
- TELEVISIONWoodstock Jackpot: Music lovers who chose to...
- Flashiness Trips Up Flamenco
- The Scents and Sounds of Africa : Pop music: Samba Ngo calls himself a child of the world, but his works are deeply rooted in his native Zaire. He plays tonight in San Juan Capistrano.
- PRO BASEBALL / JEFF FLETCHER : Landaker Enjoyed a Field Day
- WHERE ARE THEY NOW: STEVE CHILCOTT : A Premature End to Promising Career : Baseball: No. 1 pick in '66, plagued by injuries in minors, didn't play in even one big-league game.
- MIGHTY DUCKS NOTEBOOK / ROBYN NORWOOD : Hockey Is Next Sport in Labor Spotlight
- O.C. Jobless Rate Goes Up to 6.6% in July : Unemployment: The increase, however, is offset by continued gains in three key sectors, economists say.
- RTC Investigator Claims Suspension Is 'Retribution' : Whitewater: One of three agents placed on leave contends the agency acted in response to their probe of a failed thrift linked to the Clintons.
- Department of Fish and Game Says Area Would Be Harmed by Resort : Port Hueneme: A memorandum cites environmental sensitivity. City officials say the document is ludicrous and indefensible.
- Ventura County Fair : Lives of 'Carnies' Not Always Fair
- Countywide : Hospital to Offer First Aid Classes
- A Different Kind of Court TV : High-Tech System May Help Simpson Jurors See Evidence
- LOS ALAMITOS : Be Real Now Favored in Doyle Memorial
- Top Hats and Tales : A Day of Racing at Royal Ascot Is a Spectacle in Several Ways
- BURBANK : City Unveils History-Themed Work of Art
- Addition of Owners to Table Praised : Baseball: But the Dodgers' O'Malley urges that Selig choose a group of "cool heads" to join negotiations next week.
- MOORPARK : Speed Limit on 7 Streets to Be Increased
- Track and Field
- Judge Orders Moorer-Foreman Fight
- Recruits for Arts Program Sought
- McDonnell Douglas Settles Pollution Lawsuit : Manufacturing: It will install emission-control equipment at Long Beach, Huntington Beach plants.
- CULTURE : Lewd Painting of Revolutionary Draws Outrage in S. America : Some intellectuals warn that the flap over the portrait of independence leader Simon Bolivar may fuel censorship.
- Off-Duty Police Officer Shoots Man in Dispute
- 11 Candidates File for Health Care Panel
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : State Waiver Sought Over School Bonds : Castaic: Though voters approved $20 million for two new campuses, Proposition 13 allows only $14 million.
- SEAL BEACH : City Plans Ordinance on Topless Clubs
- 10 Aftershocks Hit West Valley in 24 Hours
- The Rev. Ronald Gleason will give his...
- The Rev. Jerry Seiden is the new...
- Opposites Attack Tonight : Pro football: Confident Raiders try to build toward a big season against unsure Rams in Anaheim.
- TV Networks Line Up Their Fall Battle Plans : Commentary: The Emmys signal the start of the season--and the beginning of counter-programming.
- LAGUNA BEACH : Anita Hill Moves to Cottage Here
- Duclos, Kim, Chen Olsen Qualify for Women's Mid-Amateur
- District, Teachers Announce Deadlock : Education: Talks break down as L.A. Unified rejects union demand for 10% pay restoration, and sticks to original 7% offer. Fact-finding will be next step in effort to avert a strike.
- ORANGE : La Veta Gets Arterial Status Over Protest
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Angels Lay Off Three Because of Strike
- SANTA PAULA : U.S. Funds Sought for Drug Program
- REAL ESTATE
- LATEST BLOW: As expected, 20th Century Insurance...
- Wendell James Franklin, 78; Pioneering Hollywood Executive
- TARZANA : Residents Oppose Bid for Alcohol Permit
- ANAHEIM : Firefighters to Collect Telethon Donations
- BURBANK : Doctor Takes Social Cause to Woodstock
- LAGUNA HILLS : Traffic Commission Positions Open
- He gave at the office: Frank Glaser...
- RESEDA : This Pumpkin Is Not Your Garden-Variety
- IRVINE : Post Open on Rights Board for Disabled
- Bartels Joins His Son With a Fair Victory
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Jacke's Field Goal Lifts Packers, 13-10
- O.C. Theater : 'Lady': Darker Shade of Simon
- Theater Review : 'Fun Stories' Gets Polished Updating : Pomo Afro Homos ably recycles its 'Fierce Love,' but the punch lines still work for the fans.
- Fossil of Rare Mammoth Is Recovered : Science: The most complete skeleton of the Ice Age beast arrives from Santa Rosa Island.
- International SportsFabrice Colas and Frederic Magne of...
- Hawaii Floored for Count of 10 : Baseball: Cunningham's homer breaks tie, sparks explosion that sends Northridge to World Series, 17-7.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Florida No. 1; USC 14th, UCLA 15th
- Tabasco Cat Will Have a Rabbit on His Side
- BOXING / TIM KAWAKAMI : Gabriel Ruelas Awaits Next Chance
- As School Nears, So Do Vaccinations
- RUNNING / JOHN ORTEGA : Hamstrung by Injury, Beck Passes on Europe
- Ohio Back for More Against Thousand Oaks in Title Round
- Art Review : 'Dutch' Chronicles an Aesthetic Revolution
- ORANGE : Mayor Pro Tem Title Ruled Off Ballot
- Will 'Pat' Play in Peoria for Disney? : Movies: Just as audiences struggle to determine the sex of the 'Saturday Night Live' character, the studio is wondering what audience this comedy will appeal to.
- Girl, 6, Critically Hurt at Disney World Ride
- Rebels Kill 7 in Tajik Border Attack on Russian Soldiers
- Woodstock '94 Straggler Is Arrested at the Site
- Clinton's Move Evokes Shock, Anger in Miami
- Fog Helps Firefighters Contain San Luis Obispo Blaze
- Zaire May Close Its Rwanda Border : Africa: Government aims to head off a crisis near Bukavu similar to Goma. Sources say action could come Sunday.
- Getting Jazzed About Radio : Disc Jockey Hopefuls Learn Their Chops at Saddleback's Station
- INSIDE & OUT : Yard Tree Seldom Makes the Cut
- Court Upholds BofA's Use of Arbitration to Settle Disputes : Finance: Bank's 1992 policy denies customers the option of a court trial, a move taken to cut rising legal costs. Ruling is called a serious setback to consumers.
- Minnesota Joins Campaign Against Tobacco Companies
- Boy, 15, Facing Adult Trial in Slaying of Grandmother
- Fewer Than Half of Americans Stay in Parents' Denomination : Affiliations: Switching is most common among such mainline groups as Presbyterians, Methodists and Episcopalians, researchers say.
- District Attorney Won't Charge IRS Agent in Shooting Death : Investigation: Prosecutors say they lack sufficient evidence to win a conviction against Paul Hamilton Davis. The incident stemmed from a traffic dispute.
- GARDEN GROVE : Series of Collisions Kill One Motorist
- Emergency Status Urged for Needle Exchanges
- Body of Drowning Victim Recovered
- State Report Offers Ways to Better Fight Fires : Safety: Officials echo local task force's recommendations for proper training and high-tech equipment and prevention efforts by homeowners.
- Playing for Keeps : Darlene May Won So Many Battles on Court, but Now Cancer Is Her Toughest Opponent
- DEL MAR : Trainer Gilchrist Hopes to Go Three for (All) Three Today
- Heck of a Horse Trainer : Huntington Beach's Baffert Turns Passion for Racing Into Lucrative Business, and All-Around Good Time
- GARDENING : Try to Remember the Prime of September and Prepare Now
- AmeriQuest Technologies Creates VP Post
- Governor's Race Is Test of Democracy in Chiapas : Mexico: State still tense months after uprising. For many, long shot's campaign embodies the possibility of real change.
- Mission: Bring Spy Plane in From Cold : Aviation: Retrieval team plans to fly home B-29 that went down in Greenland in 1947.
- CALABASAS : Soka to Offer Tour of Botany Project
- Services Are Scheduled for Slain UC Irvine Student Robert Sapinoso
- Edberg Starts Fast but Is Upset by Corretja
- BASEBALL STRIKE: DEVELOPMENTS FROM DAY 8
- ROLLER HOCKEY : Blades and Bullfrogs Advance
- Gutting the Myth of Subservience : Yoshiko Shimada's Volatile Images Explore Japanese Women's Role in World War II
- Reformed Con Artist Making a Pitch on How to Avoid Scams : 'If you get scammed and stay silent, that means they can scam your family . . . and your neighbors.'
- Camp Wilson : Pepperdine Assistant Returns to Pacoima With Message for Kids
- MUSIC REVIEW : Salonen Leads Bruckner's Third Symphony at Bowl
- Globetrotters Would Add a Touch of Class