- City OKs Financing for LAPD Copters
- New Starr Is Born : Packers' Favre Remains Unexplained Phenomenon
- Channel Islands Looms Large : Basketball: Even with a small lineup, the Raiders have made big strides, including a 73-55 victory over Agoura.
- Orange Lutheran's Amato to Close Book on Career : Prep football: Back and neck injuries have forced guard/linebacker to give up the game after the section final tonight.
- VALLEY REGION CROSS-COUNTRY ALL-STARS : GIRLS' FIRST TEAM
- Risk-Taking Is Just Part of the Game Plan for Radiohead
- FURNISHINGS : Mastering ABCs of a Room to Grow Into
- Longest French Strike in 3 Decades Ends : Labor: After concessions by premier, railway workers declare victory and vote to return to jobs.
- 2 More Held in Arson Death of Subway Clerk
- Clinton Won't Let Crisis Dim Tree Lights
- PERSONALITY IN THE NEWS : Mfume Gambles on Himself, NAACP : Congress: Rising lawmaker's decision to leave House has some scratching their heads. But the moves may open doors to new prestige, influence.
- 'Town Square' Seen Near White House
- A Stealth Attack That Leaves No Trace of Why
- Canoga Park : 2 Held in Throwing of Explosive Devices
- Materials May Drive Up Pier Cost : Repairs: If something stronger than wood is used, insurance will not cover added expense.
- Prosecutors Offer Deal to Ex-Councilman Snyder : Court: If he agrees to plead guilty in campaign ethics case, D.A.'s office will not seek a state prison term. But his lawyer says the lobbyist is not willing to accept a jail sentence.
- Pacoima : Shipping Firm Faces Criminal Charges
- Favre's Fabulous Five
- MUSIC REVIEW : Southwest Quartet Finishes Beethoven Cycle
- Garden Grove Company Must Pay $3 Million
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SWITZERLAND : Sister-in-Law of Carlos Salinas Freed
- Raabe Fingered Rubino as Scheme 'Mastermind' : Bankruptcy: Citron's lawyer cites former assistant treasurer's grand jury testimony on skimming from investment pool.
- County Health Overhaul Too Slow, Critics Say : Government: Private care providers charge that restructuring plan lacks specifics. But official says it is moving on the 'fastest possible track.'
- OXNARD : Measure for Planning Board Fails to Qualify
- AEROSPACE
- 8,000 New Citizens Boost Yearly Total to Record 110,000
- Barbieri Testifies About Breakup With Simpson : Deposition: Model says she ended the relationship via answering machine the morning before the murders.
- No Charges for Suspect in Kidnap Try : Crime: D.A.'s office says conflicting evidence would make it impossible to prove case against a drifter who allegedly grabbed a Seal Beach 5-year-old in her yard.
- They're No. 1 in AFC Central, but No. 2 at News Conference
- TODAY'S GAMES
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Mayberry Gets His 300th Victory at Kennedy
- Union Rejects Replacements
- HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ROUNDUP
- Just Wind Her Up and Watch Her Take the Plum Roles
- Nothing to Do on New Year's Eve? Take a Look : The activities: Say goodbye to 1995 with music, merriment and good humor.
- Schwab Won't Stop Paying Order Fees : Securities: Firm says ending the controversial practice would have cost it too much business.
- Key Nickelodeon Executive Quits to Head Venture by Disney, Cap Cities
- Pauline Davis; Assemblywoman for 24 Years
- County Communication System Could Be Back on Track
- SANTA ANA : Boys and Girls Club Receives $60,000 Grant
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Plan OKd for Eatery at Beach
- South Bay : Union Urges Hiring Full-Time Janitors
- Riley Is Recuperating From Pneumonia
- Calabasas : Mandala Ceremony Caps Lesson in Peace
- VALLEY REGION CROSS-COUNTRY ALL-STARS : BOYS' SECOND TEAM'
- TV REVIEW : Lamb Chop and Pals Celebrate Hanukkah
- Repetitive Stress Injuries Up in the Workplace : Health: Other types of job-related ailments dip. AFL-CIO says report underscores need for regulation.
- Catching the Spirits : Generation X Marks the Spot for the Liquor Industry
- INSIDE & OUT : Installing New Door, Tile May Be Best Way to Take Care of a Leaking Shower
- Children Help Pick Mascots
- Panorama City : Center to Hold Meal to Filipino-Americans
- Santa's Hip Helpers : Teens Make Sure Needy Kids Get Requested Gifts
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : 'Witching Hour' Fuels Record NYSE Volume; Techs Fall Again
- Russian Call to Use Mir for Space Station Threatens Joint Project
- N. Korean Reactor Deal Is Signed
- Reps. Walker, Geren Announce They Will Not Seek Reelection
- Woman Injured by Driver Fleeing Police to Get $20.75 Million : Courts: A jury orders damages against the MTA in crash attributed to transit police officers.
- CAMARILLO : Tour Operator Is Accused of Theft
- Feuer Calls for Guidelines on Officials' Internet Sites
- Apple Expects to Post Loss for Holiday Quarter : Computers: Although sales increase, discounting cuts into profit margin. Layoffs are anticipated.
- DO-IT-YOURSELF : A Quiet, Organized, Comfy Workshop Is a Smart Workshop
- 74 Cars in N.J. Pileups
- ANAHEIM : Investment Policy Would Prize Safety
- Trucker Pleads Guilty to Murdering 2 Women
- IRVINE : Tentative Pact Gives Teachers 3% Pay Raise
- Panel Begins Weighing City Hall Options : Finances: Seismic retrofitting is important but costs must be kept within bounds, Riordan aide says. Project has been on hold since September.
- RUSSIA : Presidential Prelude : Sunday's elections for the 450-seat lower house provide a preview of who might emerge as Russia's next leader
- BALKAN PEACEKEEPING : Despite Its Own Little War, U.N. OKs Bosnia Mission : Diplomacy: Unanimous vote clearing way for troop dispatch comes after a bitter clash between U.S. ambassador and world body's secretary-general.
- SANTA ANA : Driver Killed, 2 Others Badly Injured in Crash
- This 'Postcard' to Bosnia Shows a Personal Stamp : Support: U.S. peacekeepers will get a musical greeting, on video, from 700 well-wishers.
- Drive-by Shooters Fire Into Group, Wounding Two
- BANKING
- Small Piece of Christmas Past Is Removed From Girl's Lung
- 45 Candidates Sign Up for N.H. Primary
- 4 Teen-Agers Arrested in Slaying of Liquor Store Owner
- VENTURA : Deputy Santas Deliver Joy to the Needy
- San Gabriel Valley : Bid for Recount in Council Race Delayed
- HEALTH
- Orange County's Holiday Forests
- COLUMN ONE : The Ghosts Hovering in S. Korea : At least 240 people were killed in a 1980 uprising against military rule. But many contend the toll was four times that. Victims' families, and the nation, are watching warily as a new probe begins.
- Former Combatants Reach Out Over Phone Lines
- SIMI VALLEY : School District Hires Financial Consultant
- Sybert Cozies Up to Supporters of Beilenson : Politics: GOP candidate emphasizes similarities between him and former election foe. But comparisons don't please the outgoing Democrat.
- * Howard E. Braitman; Cardiovascular Surgeon
- D.A. Offers Snyder a Deal in Ethics Case : Court: Prosecutors seek guilty plea from ex-councilman. But lawyer says his client is not willing to accept a jail sentence.
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : 'Witching Hour' Fuels Record NYSE Volume; Techs Fall Again
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTHEAST ASIA : Nuclear-Free Zone Declared in Region
- Toys That Can Build Careers : These Holiday Gifts Appeal to Budding Architects, Interior Designers and Gardeners
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 'Santa' Replaces Stolen Playhouse
- Platform : Luring an NFL Team: 'The City Should Butt Out Totally'
- OJAI VALLEY : Speedup of Highway Project Is Urged
- BUENA PARK : Curb Painters to Get List of Helpful Hints
- Multicultural Manners : Keeping the Peace for the Departed
- Plan Sought for Rising Sewer Costs : Development: System expansion is needed for new housing and businesses that huge church project will deliver.
- 4 Serial Bank Robbers Still Sought in '95 Cases : Crime: The county's 47 heists so far this year are slightly below the annual average. But far fewer than usual have been solved.
- Grizzly Bear Offers Starving Kitten Food--and Friendship
- Evans' Parents Lose Suit Over Band Practices
- Yeltsin Urges Russia to Reject Communists : Elections: Remember past offenses and choose democratic freedom, president says in stump for reformists. Vote is Sunday.
- RESTAURANT HOLDUP: Patrons and employees of the...
- Family Has Reason to Smile After Surgery
- No One in Balkans Wants to Talk About Who's to Blame : Bosnia: Questions of guilt and responsibility remain unanswered. But denial is easier than soul-searching.
- GOP Fight Over Food Keeps Welfare Reform Off Table : Congress: Intraparty squabble involves school nutrition program. One side wants states to control it, the other believes it should stay federally run.
- Religion Notes
- Woman Who Fled With Son in 1981 Will Face Trial
- Here's the beef:A few weeks ago, a...
- Chatsworth : Church Event Will Honor Police Officers
- COSTA MESA : Water District Will Pay for Reservoir Repairs
- Youth Opinion : Love Me, Love My (Brown) Mother : It's infuriating and hurtful to see other Latinos trying so hard to associate only with 'whites.'
- NEWPORT BEACH : Sleighless Santa Claus Breezes In
- Holiday Fete Offers Cheer to Poor Kids
- DESIGN : Walls Are Not an Obstacle; What Goes Up Can Always Come Down
- Japan Upholds Fingerprinting Law
- VENTURA : Officials Dedicate School Family Center
- ORANGE : School Board Votes to Privatize Bus Service
- COSTA MESA : Second Top Manager Quits Water District
- SAN CLEMENTE : City Extends Run of Popular Crafts Show
- SANTA ANA : District Adopts Rules for Drivers' Drug Tests
- Winter Storm System Loses Its Punch
- Valleywide : Two More Arrested in Pyramid Scheme
- Sherman Oaks : Planner to Approve Addition to Mall
- SAFETY : Taking Stand for Elderly: Prevention to Reduce Risk of Falls
- OXNARD : Man Enters Plea in Insurance Fraud Case
- MEXICO
- INSIDE & OUT : A Flicker
- Baboon Marrow Recipient in Isolation : AIDS: Patient recovering from experimental surgery won't know for weeks whether it was successful.
- Smoking, Illegal Drug Use Still Rising Among Teens, National Survey Shows : Health: Study of 50,000 high school students finds nearly half have used illicit substance at least once. 'We have a generation at risk,' Shalala declares.
- South Bay : Lomita Settles Suit Against Torrance
- MEXICO
- Sportsmen's Lodge to Stay in Studio City
- Hayden Calls a Mayoral Run 'an Option'
- Fruit Makes a Name for Itself
- Police Panel to Query Chief About Lomax : LAPD: Commissioners say they want to review how Williams' lawyer got information for a lawsuit.
- Churches Offer Handel's 'Messiah'
- Central Los Angeles : Renovated, Expanded Library Reopens
- How Hanukkah Became an American Success Story : Judaism: A holiday that is relatively minor overseas has been transformed in the U.S. as Christmas and popular culture influenced religious tradition, a scholar says.
- Court Validates Anti-Airport Initiative : El Toro: Measure S will remain on the ballot despite the fact that some signature collectors were not registered to vote in Orange County.
- Nothing to do on New year's Eve? Take a Look. : The clubs: Say hello to 1996 while being a part of the diversity that is Los Angeles.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Motorhead Still the Ultimate in Heavy Metal
- Horse Racing : LOS ALAMITOS : Free Thinker Focuses on Big Money Tonight
- JAZZ REVIEW : Pianist Williamson Turns In a Powell-Full Performance
- Ice Dogs Tough Out a Victory
- BOYS' RUNNER OF THE YEAR : A Fit Bernaldo Was Nordhoff's Cure-All
- Changes Proposed for Health Agency
- Players Have Turnaround in Attitude : Prep football: After a devastating loss, Cerritos Valley Christian has to get into mind-set to play for Division X title.
- TELEVISIONSinatra Can't Punch Out 'ER': Frank Sinatra's...
- TV REVIEW : 'The Christmas Box' a Timeless Tale
- ALBUM REVIEWS : DC Talk Can't Quite Walk the Walk
- NHL ROUNDUP : Penguins Penalize the Stars
- THE NFL/ BILL PLASCHKE : Does Pro Bowl Have Best? Does Cleveland Have Browns?
- Parade Positioning
- The Heart and Soul of Max Salter
- More Oscar Picks
- Donahue Reaction a Wide Spectrum
- South Bay : CLEAN BUSES
- Here's Why O'Malley Needs an NFL Team
- Here's Why O'Malley Runs Class Organization
- Hawthorne Mayor's Bounty a Boon to Nonprofit Community Groups : Unopposed in election, he donates campaign funds to local organizations.
- Northwestern: No Hay, but It's OK to Bet Farm
- Reader Says Decision Wasn't a 'Whitewash'
- Readers Take Two Views of One Critic, Pro and Con
- Recalling the running of the rabbits:The magazine...
- So how receptive are fight fans in...
- Southwest Quartet
- South Bay : NIGHTCLUB SUIT
- Angel Fan Bids Brown Goodbye, Good Riddance
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 16, 1995
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 16, 1995
- Obituaries - Dec. 16, 1995
- Obituaries - Dec. 16, 1995
- Pringle Aide on Payroll the Day He Rebuked Candidate : Politics: State law bars campaign activity on public time. Assemblyman says the staffer's workday was over.
- Panel Urges Firing of Transit Chief : MTA: Campaign led by Mayor Riordan culminates in vote during closed meeting. White refuses to acknowledge defeat after the vote.
- THEATER REVIEW : Hankin's Show 'Emmett': A Don Quixote for the '90s
- City's Costs Spiraling in Wake of Bus Crash : Finances: Tab from fatal bus accident nears $500,000. Families of two victims file claims totaling $40 million.
- Rathbun May Face Sex Charges : Slaying: If they are added to the count of murdering model Linda Sobek, prosecutors could seek the death penalty.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Long-Distance in Sight of Baby Bells : Telecommunications: But reform bill has stalled over the issue of concentration of media ownership.
- NOT JUST CHRISTMAS: Signs of Christmas are...
- U.S. Deployment Bogs Down in Bosnia's Fog
- HAT TRICK: L.A. Councilman Hal Bernson played...
- Trash Trucks' Design Flawed, One Expert Says
- Case for INS Agent at Jail Bolstered : Immigration: A third of those arrested in Anaheim in a 60-day period were in the country illegally, study says.
- Foes Raise Questions About Pringle Aide : Politics: Official was on state payroll on day he urged a candidate not to run. He denies any misconduct.
- Trash Truck Problem May Be Nationwide : Investigation: Experts say mechanical failure that caused fatal accident with school bus could threaten similar fleets across country.
- From Talk-Show Hosts to CNN's 'Crossfire' to Smoking
- THEATER REVIEWS : Cast in a Good 'Light' : Insightful, Sensitive Performances Illuminate a Fine Romantic Comedy
- THEATER REVIEWs : A Walk on Dark Side of Holidays
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Cruising 'altitude' Sans Precision Instruments
- Lighters, Hammocks, Beds Recalled
- Germany Reduces Interest Rates to 7 1/2-Year Low
- Kantor Hails Rise in Foreign Share of Computer Chip Sales in Japan
- Calling a Product Hotline? You Have Time to Read This : Consumers: Long waits are common. Experts say the experience plays a big role in brand loyalty.
- Nelson Hatt; Trumpeter Specialized in Big Band Music
- Wilson Gets Poor Marks in Field Poll; Clinton, Feinstein and Boxer Do Better
- China Demands End to 'Vicious Actions' of U.S. Over Jailed Dissident
- 3 on O.C. Board to Rule on Legal Fees of Accused
- Sex Education Sparks an Unlikely Alliance
- Teen Held in Subway Attack That Killed Clerk
- BALKAN PEACE TREATY : Policing the Peace
- THOUSAND OAKS : Action Rolls for 1st Time at Movie Theaters
- Principal at Middle School Is Dead at 44
- 2nd Round of Wind, Rain Approaching : Weather: Forecasters predict that a more stable system with gentle showers will arrive today. Cleanup continues after violent gusts wallop the area.
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : It's All in the Games for 'Nut'
- 3rd Time Wasn't the Charm
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Stevens to Undergo Knee Surgery Monday
- Bellotti Out of Running for UCLA Job
- WRESTLING ROUNDUP : Calvary Chapel Routs El Modena
- Alternatives for Rekindling Holiday Spirit
- Company Town
- Company Town : TV FACTS
- LAUGH LINES : Punchlines
- THE BALTICS : Native Ties Can't Save Job for U.S. Leader of Estonian Army : Dismissal of American commander follows 2 years of tirades against former Soviets, such as calling officer corps 'rabble.'
- Ex-Atty. General of Pennsylvania Gets Prison Time
- Steiner Not Ruling Out Resignation
- He's No Democrat
- SIMI VALLEY : Police Round Up 13 in Anti-Gang Sweep
- San Fernando Valley : Planners OK Sherman Oaks Mall Renovation
- San Gabriel Valley : TIE BREAKER
- Boys & Girls Club to Open New Site
- For Once, It's No Fun Watching a Public Figure Squirm
- The Heart and Soul of Max Salter
- Sherman Oaks : Planners Approve Galleria Project
- Police Chase, Arrest Assault Suspect
- Judge Denies Appeal by Rosamond Booster Club
- Coliseum Is No-Go, NFL Says : Pro football: League will not put team there, Ferraro says, city's best bet is to support O'Malley's proposal.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Osborne to Discuss Team on TV Segment
- Here's How Billboard Stole 'Christmas' From the Charts : Pop music: The KROQ collection reaches No. 22 in album sales but gets no respect. It's not 'generally available' so the magazine declines to list it.
- TELEVISIONNew ABC Offerings: ABC will add three...
- FAMILY : 'Love' Has Sincerity Written All Over It
- Santa's the Culprit in 'The X-mas Files'
- SECURITIES
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Stocks Stage Broad Retreat; Techs Tumble
- Russia, Rebels Battle on 1st Day of Chechen Vote
- Lasers as Effective as Drugs in Treating Glaucoma, Study Finds
- BOOK REVIEW / SHORT STORIES : Memories of Pleasure and Pain : THE TIGER IN THE GRASS: Stories and Other Inventions by Harriet Doerr; Viking; $19.95, 210 pages
- Campaign Calendar / Upcoming Events
- WRESTLING ROUNDUP
- NYPD Not Blue About Trophy Case
- GAMING
- AGRICULTURE
- Company Town : 6-Year Deal Strengthens MCA-Ron Howard Ties : Film: The director and partner in Imagine Entertainment will be virtually exclusive to Universal Pictures unit.
- House May Be Saved From Sinkhole
- Travel Probers Won't Summon Clinton Friend
- YORBA LINDA : Most Commissioners Stay on 2 More Years
- He Always Had a Great Sense of Courtship
- He's a Hit Before Throwing Punch : Boxing: De La Hoya, drawing poorly in Los Angeles, is the toast of New York before tonight's WBO title fight with Leija.
- THE TIMES 1995 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : She Takes Oilers to New Level : Athlete of the year: With her dominating style, Wendt led Huntington Beach to an undefeated regular season and No. 1 national ranking.
- LONG BEACH STATE NOTEBOOK / JASON REID : Salahuddin's Crowd-Pleasing Play Is Always a Slam Dunk
- MOVIE REVIEWS : A Remake Is Delivered With a Peck on the Cheek
- MUSIC REVIEW : A Bracing Program of Schubert, Mozart
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Rhythm Thief' a Survival Tale With Raw Drive and Energy
- 'Beasts of Luxury': Low Camp, High Theatricality
- Company Town
- UC Irvine Ignored Warning, Lawyer Says : Medicine: An employee of fertility clinic tried to alert officials beginning in 1992 about irregularities, her attorney contends.
- Democratic Tide in Russia Seen as Permanent
- Where Night Skies Are Always Clear
- Another Storm Due Today in Southland : Weather: Less rain is expected this time, but large swells will continue pounding coast.
- State Farm Owes No Rebates, Judge Rules : Insurance: State commissioner vows to get Prop. 103 refunds for policyholders anyway.
- South Bay : CLEAN BUSES
- Window on a County's Collapse : OC Grand Jury presents a view of official irresponsibility
- MISSION VIEJO : Multimedia Addition Proposed for Library
- Westside : FATAL FALL
- SECURITIES
- Financial Backing Looms for Nona Morelli
- Sugar-Free Cereal Returns: First Kellogg tried adding...
- GOP Under Pressure to Back Down on Its Tax Cut Plan : Budget: Republicans' insistence on a $245-billion break is called key sticking point by Democrats as crucial negotiations on spending resume today.
- Officials Didn't Hear of Previous Truck Mishaps
- Soldier Plows Vehicle Into Crowd, Killing 2
- Ex-Alderman, 85, Charged With Giving 35 Chicago 'Ghost' Jobs
- South Bay : Union Urges Hiring Full-Time Janitors
- City Smart / How to thrive in the urban environment of Southern California : Tree People
- Council OKs Adventist Development
- SIMI VALLEY : Prosecutors to View Tuffree Health Files
- Women's Groups Urge CBS to Fire Wright
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / LAS VEGAS BOWL : For Toledo, Overtime Is Just Fine
- Benefit Screening of 'Tom and Huck'
- The Path to Spirituality Is Crowded With Books
- ORANGE : Cable Operator, City Reconnect for 15 Years
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Children's Cabin Stolen From School. Call it the case of the purloined playhouse.
- OXNARD : Campus Calm After Racial Confrontation
- MOORPARK : High School to Hold Winter Concert
- City Smart / How to thrive in the urban environment of Southern California : Up Against the Mall
- Two Groups Urge CBS to Fire Ben Wright
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Long Shot a Shortfall for Valley
- Henry Mancini's "The Days of Wine and Roses," RCA. ***
- 'Bluebeard' a Comic Melodrama
- Holiday Celebration at Celtic Arts Center
- THEATER REVIEW : Jodi Benson Works Hard in Fair 'Lady'
- Conal to Lead Art Workshop
- S.F. Developer to Buy Akins Cos. for $9 Million in Stock : Real estate: Catellus will acquire local home builder, and the new firm will be based in Irvine. No layoffs are planned.
- Japan to Use Controversial Cold War Law to Disband Cult
- Edgar Attwood Jacobs; Schizophrenia in Family Led to Reforms
- How Can Aspiring Models Avoid the Dark Side of the Fame Game?
- Mother Agrees to Keep Her Daughter Leashed
- Pringle Can Relate to Baugh's Discomfort : Politics: Like the new O.C. assemblyman, the GOP leader started his career with campaign controversy.
- Another Red X Marks the Passing of a Friend to AIDS
- MTA's Countdown to TV Earthquake
- Countywide : 2 Supervisors Push for O.C. to Get Revenue
- Southeast/Long Beach : Convention Center Expansion Wins Architectural Award
- VENTURA : Patagonia Plans No Layoffs After Fire
- San Gabriel Valley : HEARING FOR MAYOR
- Salonen Leads Odd Itinerary : Music review: Contradicting his cool intellectual image, the maestro puts on a Russian pops concert.