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The Frog's Hurt but It Doesn't Look Fatal : A loving look at the Rodney Dangerfield of literature: wit and humor in children's books : WHAT'S SO FUNNY? By Michael Cart (HarperCollins: $25; 288 pp.)
Affirmative Action Stirs Unforeseen Division in GOP
2 Stargazers Chance Upon a New Comet
THE WORLD : The Future of Mexico's Democracy Lies in Baja California : After ushering in reforms, the PAN, fresh from new victories at the polls, is in a good position to show Mexicans it can govern the nation.
No Mercy--and Rightly So--for Rapist : The case, in which a child molester received 122 years, points up problems that must be solved
Ventura Police Stymied by Silence in Unsolved Slaying of Youth : Crime: It's been 2 1/2 years since Jesse Strobel was stabbed to death. Detectives say the killer and his accomplices have capitalized on a climate of fear.
Comforting Grieving Families : Probe: State officials vow that culprits of 'atrocity' at Carson cemetery will be jailed.
Fast-Thinking Ferry Operator Puts Out Merry-Go-Round Fire
'Victim' Wasn't in Her Vocabulary, but She Became One : San Diego: Andrea O'Donnell worked on domestic violence hotlines, studied karate and counseled others to take control of their lives. Then her boyfriend killed her.
Pierfest's Pure Fun Draws Families Back to Surf City
Former Jockey and Trainer Johnny Adams Dies at 79
Leaks--Drip by Tortuous Drip--Batter LAPD
COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : USC : Otton Gets Hit, Leaves With a Limp
Tyson Back With Show of Farce : If It Had Been a Fight . . .
CSUN Baseball Faces Possible WAC Ousting
West Coast Bancorp Posts $64,000 Loss
The Scene : Happy Trails
Taste of Travel: Milwaukee : The German Link : Beer, brats and sauerbraten: The city's ethnic heritage is as close as its Old World restaurants, delis, bakeries and brew pubs
Moving Just a Short Hop Away
THE WOMAN WHO DID by Grant...
Investigators Say They've Seen It All : Welfare: The pilot project has uncovered everything from a Porsche-driving art dealer to 'absent' fathers hiding in closets--and too many neglected children.
Warring Liberia Factions Agree to Power-Sharing Plan
Algeria Islamic Group Rejects Call for Election
SIMI VALLEY : Adult Softball Team Is Unity Games Winner
MOTOR SPORTS / BRYAN RODGERS : With Some Help, McCormick Turns Back Formidable Foe
Thunder Gulch Wins Travers : Horse racing: After a poor start, he finishes 4 1/2 lengths in front at Saratoga.
Boat Makes Waves With 9th Consecutive Victory
Seles Shows She Deserves Her Ranking : Tennis: She disposes of her friend Sabatini in 49 minutes, 6-1, 6-0, and will face Coetzer in final.
Ready for a Rap-umentary?
CYBER GRRRL: Young women wanting to start...
New 'Profile Prospectuses' Are a Quick Study
Design Museum to Close for Year
Incompatible Lives : An astute observer ponders the gulf between her American mind, Korean soul : HOME WAS THE LAND OF MORNING CALM: A Saga of a Korean-American Family, By K. Connie Kang (Addison-Wesley: $23; 300 pp.)
Conservancy Buys Vast Acreage for Wildlife Preserve
Grand Camp Offers Summer Fun for Grandchildren, Grandparents Alike : Camp Tecumseh: Salvation Army aims to give grandparents a break, and fresh air and fun to the children they're rearing.
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : VH1 nails down charisma by adding A.J. Hammer as a high-profile host
What's Black and White and Doesn't Add Up? : Newspapers: Mathematician says journalists can mislead readers with the misuse of statistics. His book shows how figures can be biased.
Activist Is Harlem's 'Queen Mother' : Civil rights: Inspired by Marcus Garvey, Audley Moore has struggled to lift up African Americans.
Iraq Gives New Data on Ballistic Missile Program : Mideast: Baghdad scoffs at United States for sending troops to Jordan and Kuwait to avert perceived threat.
Accident Cut Short Peacemaking Careers : Diplomats: U.S. trio who died in Bosnia had done stints throughout world. Frasure spent last year in the Balkans.
So Many Questions, So Few Answers : The indifference shown in the El Monte sweatshop case persists, with no probe of the INS.
PERSPECTIVE ON THE MTA : Put New Wheels Under the MTA : Restructure the board without politician members and put separate subsidiaries in charge of bus and rail.
Test Pilots : Edwards' School a Training Ground for Air Force Fliers
SANTA PAULA : Stabbing Victim Treated, Suspect Held
A Headfirst Dive : Gold-Medalist Mark Lenzi Found Life After the Olympics Too Depressing, So He's Trying to Go to Atlanta in '96
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Proposal Outlined for Brewers' Stadium
Norris Delivers Message: Good Night, Goodby : Undercard: Santana, on the receiving end, is finished off in the second round. In other bouts, Seldon retains title, Jackson loses his.
Coolio in Paradise
Dance : Jump. Fall. Bounce. Bravo. : With scaffolds, cables, platforms and trampolines, 'pop action' artist Elizabeth Streb sends her Ringside dancers twirling, dangling and crashing--all to make a point.
In Global Media, Smarts Will Count More Than Size
WINDOWS 95 : Microsoft's New View : New PC Software Will Make Computers Friendlier--and Industry Richer
Fledgling Flights
Breathless in Bolivia : At 12,000 in South America's Andes, a visitor confronts altitude problems, pre-Columbian history and witches' potions
REQUIEM FOR THE HEARTLAND: The Oklahoma City...
New Directory of Outlet Malls
Apsley House Reopens in London
Day for Night (Bravo late Sunday at...
Commentary : WHY IS EVERYBODY ALWAYS PICKING ON 'QUINN'?
Mexico's Ruling Party Shuffles Leadership : Politics: Maria de los Angeles Moreno, the PRI's first woman president, is replaced by labor secretary.
Lightning Hits 2 Boys, Coach; Youth in Critical Condition
THE SIMPSON TRIAL : It All Comes Down to One Question: Which Side of the Baton Are You On?
Smog: And Now, the Hard Part
VENTURA COUNTY FAIR : Keeping Step With the Fair : Parade Through Town Warms Up Spectators for String of Activities
Artist Wins $5,000 Prize for Painting of San Juan Mission
Cigarette Starts House Fire, Killing 56-Year-Old Man
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Padres Narrow Gap in Race for NL West
Cubs Supply Thunder on a Rainy Night, 26-7
Upon Review, Martin Wins When Jarrett Is Disqualified
PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : EXHIBITION GAMES : Astrodome Game Off Because of Rug
LOS ALAMITOS : Avison Has Plenty of Go in Winning Go Man Go
Windows 95 Will Appeal to Many--but Not All--in the PC World
The Clothing Boom in the Land of the Little People : Companies Are Finding the Move From Big Folks to Kids Can Be Very Rich . . . and Very Competitive.
FICTION
The Man Who Expanded the Universe : Edwin Hubble may have been a fake in some ways, but he was always true to science : EDWIN HUBBLE: Mariner of the Nebulae, By Gale E. Christianson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $27.50; 420 pp.)
Drug Gang Dies and Harlem Comes Alive : New York: Bad days are fewer, murders and reports of other violent crime are down in tough neighborhood. An effort to use federal racketeering laws gets credit.
COLUMN ONE : How Safe Are Mobile Homes? : For millions of Americans, installation lapses and other problems raise the risk from floods, quakes and hurricanes. Safety measures exist but they often are resisted by residents and trade groups.
Fort Ord's Happiest Warrior
Williams Gives Reassurances to Community Leaders
History by the Yard: Neighbors Dig Archeology : New York: Ft. Edwards emerges from its obscure past as lawns and gardens sprout clues from 18th Century. Search is now on for a soldiers' graveyard.
Benefit in Honor of Musician-Artist
Man Killed by Blue Line Train
700 Attend Victims' Funerals : Mourning: Relatives, friends bid farewells to three killed in van accident on their way home from a Catholic pilgrimage.
PERFORMING ARTS : Son of a Well-Known Baton : When Paavo Jarvi decided to follow in his father's footsteps, he got support from an unusual source.
LOLLAPALOOZA DOUBLETAKE: For those of you back...
A Dental House Call : Santa Ana Elementary Students Get Free Tooth Care Without Leaving School
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Last Laugh Again Belongs to Indians
DEL MAR : Lit De Justice Wins Pat O'Brien
True Lies
Learn From Others' Trade School Experiences
Urban Art : Such a Lovely Place
Learn the ABCs of Home Buying at Times Fair
What's in a Name? The Trial of a Lifetime
Video Camera Scans Innards of Old Faithful
Car Fire That Killed Baby Sparked by Sibling : Tragedy: Young child was playing with lighter in back seat, Anaheim investigators say. Victim Cassandra Romero's first birthday was just weeks away.
When Officers Go Where the Crime Is : Community Policing Helps Solve Problems Quickly
Joe Paterno, the Inovator : Want to Get Penn State Coach Peturbed? Call Him Old Fashioned
Now They Can Call Schott a Paper Pincher
Zee Service Inc. Names New Business Planning Director
MID-LIFE CONFIDENTIAL: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour...
On-the-Move Tenants Must Honor Their Lease
Accident in Bosnia Kills 3 U.S. Envoys : Balkans: Vehicle carrying diplomats plunges from mountain. Fatalities include Washington's point man in effort to resolve conflict. Clinton vows to press ahead.
Not All Smooth Sailing Around World, Family Admits : Adventure: Parents and two boys took yacht on round-the-world trip. After four years they own up to a few rough seas, but say it was worth it.
Algerians Tied to Paris Blast, Police Say
Memorials Mark Site of Drownings
World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : 2 Buses Collide; 18 Killed, 54 Hurt
FICTION
A Wealth of Options in New Zealand
Destination: British Isles : Rooting for the Celts : On the Isle of Man, ancient cultures mix with pastoral peace--and the racket of motorcycles
Unlike previous screen incarnations of Jack London's...
Hot Jazz, Cool Prices
Cooperation Now Byword on Factory Floor in S. Africa : Labor: Unions and management take their cue from political leaders. A new law is likely to enshrine avoidance of historical conflict.
Rallying Round the Wrong Cause : Mumia Abu-Jamal's supporters should consider that he never denied shooting the officer.
State Officials Vow to Jail Grave Desecraters : Probe: Grieving families are promised that culprits of 'atrocity' at Carson cemetery will be punished.
That Mangy-Looking Joint May Have Great Personality : The Iguana Cafe wasn't trendy, but it was a refuge for many looking for good company and free coffee, as well as those seeking an audience for their music or writing.
Suspected Gang Member Held in Fatal Shooting
ROLLER HOCKEY PLAYOFFS : Bullfrogs Out-Bully the Barracudas, 10-3
Angels Hold Off Yankees in 9th for 5-3 Victory : Baseball: Finley rebounds after ragged start, then Smith turns back New York for his 30th save.
MUSIC & DANCE NEWS : Barcelona Lures Foster From Aspen
Raekwon the Chef Has the Hip-Hop Recipe
RANCID". . . and Out Come the...
What's Round, Black and Costs $24.98? Not Licorice
Gifts of Stock: Figuring the Tax
Out of the Loop : A passionate report on real-world sources of unrest : BLOOD ORCHID: An Unnatural History of America, By Charles Bowden (Random House: $21; 224 pp.)
The Wise Guy : No one escapes the sting of writer T. Coraghessan Boyle's satire. This time, rich Angelenos--a breed he's quite familiar with--are the ones feeling it.
Clinton Birthday Party No Surprise
World IN BRIEF : RUSSIA : Chechen Pact on Track Despite Death
Thousands Join Queen to Mark End of War in Pacific
On View : Watch 'n' Wear : BY DESIGN OR HAPPENSTANCE, THE WORLDS OF FASHION AND FILM OFTEN INTERSECT: AMC SPECIAL THREADS THE RELATIONSHIP
Weather Centenarian Follows Dad's Footsteps
Leg Found at Bomb Site Hikes Mother's Fears
US West Averts Strike With New Contract
IRAQ : A Baghdad Family Feud With International Effects
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Speaker Newt Gingrich, at Nixon Library, Mum on County Bankruptcy
McNeeley Makes Dash With the Cash : Boxing: Opponent plays role to earn $540,000, agrees with his corner's decision to stop fight.
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Butler Perked Up After Getting the Call
PC Industry Likes Everything About Windows 95 Except the Competition : Retailing: Other companies are making products for Windows 95, but Microsoft retains a significant lead.
Dropping Out : Of paranoid husbands, deluded students and drug-wasted lives : THE RING OF BRIGHTEST ANGELS AROUND HEAVEN, By Rick Moody (Little, Brown: $21.95. 241 pp.)
Charlotte Zolotow is not only one of...
SAVING OUR SOIL: Solutions for Sustaining Earth's...
Inspired by Granite Spires
Focus : UPN Sticks Close to Its Star Survivor : A LOOK AT THREE NEW SHOWS BANKING ON 'VOYAGER' AUDIENCE
Getting Abreast of Modern Hypnosis : Health: Practitioners say it can help with your taxes, sculpt your body, even make you cluck like a chicken. But only if you want to.
THE NATION : ARMS CONTROL : Security Still Means Fewer Nuclear Arms
Tyson and Faulkner--One's a Hero, One Is on the Ropes
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING : Comparison Shopping for Public Services Can Be Frustrating : Orange County officials can help restore citizens' trust with greater accuracy and candor in reporting expenditures.
Police Suspect Gangs in Late-Night Shooting
Choir's Christian Tunes Sound a Note of Discord in Salt Lake City : Rights: Despite injunction, class sang religious song at graduation. Jewish student's complaints meet resistance from Mormons.
Obituary
Owen Is a Hit as Pinch-Hitter for the Angels : Baseball: His seventh-inning single generates 5-3 lead against Yankees.
Haas Takes International Lead
Tyson Back With Show of Farce : Boxing: Former champion doesn't get much out of 89-second victory over McNeeley--except $25 million.
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
An In-Depth Look at Mother Lode Country
Weekend Escape: Newport Beach : Boat & Breakfast : They felt like they were going places, even with 'their' yacht moored securely in its slip
From Painters to Porsches, Investigative Duo Has Seen It All : Welfare: Pair's work even uncovers a Newport Beach art dealer. The hardest part: going into the poorest homes and finding children who have nothing to eat or who have been left alone.
World IN BRIEF : COLOMBIA : 6.5 Quake Reportedly Results in 1 Death
Music Institute Hits High Note : Crenshaw District: State-of-the-art training center is reaching new levels from performance to production.
Notes about your surroundings
All Kahunas, Great and Small . . .
VENTURA COUNTY FAIR : Families Heading to Fair Leave the Driving to Metrolink : Transit: Parents and children enjoy air-conditioned cars and pastoral views en route to the county's seaside attraction.
PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : EXHIBITION GAMES : Harbaugh Sparks Colts Again, 20-17
Restoration of the Sphinx
THE SENSIBLE HOME : Solar-Powered Fan Keeps It Cool
Chivalry Is . . . Well, Whimpering
GOP's '94 Tidal Wave Washes Over Statehouses : Politics: Republicans now control 19 legislatures, up from eight. But after one session, there has been more charge in the atmosphere than change in public policy.
ETHNIC IDENTITY : Emphasizing the Right Side of the Hyphen
THE STATE : Once a 'Magic Bullet,' CRA's Now an Agency Without a Cause
For Tourists in Mexico, Drugs of Choice Include Cut-Rate Tagamet, Prozac : Border: Medications that would require prescriptions in the U.S. can be purchased over-the-counter here. A lot of the trade is legitimate. A lot of it isn't.
STYLE / Fashion : IT'S ONLY MAKE-BELIEVE
Going Her Own Way : A novelist keeps watch on herself--and us--as century nears its end : THE FATIGUE ARTIST, By Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Scribner: $23; 320 pp.)
Four-Star Films : 'Paper Moon'
In Surprise, Gramm Ties Dole in Iowa Straw Poll : Politics: Texan shows unexpected strength against GOP front-runner. Buchanan is third in controversial early test.
Carrying Loads on Heads Found to Be Efficient
NEWS ANALYSIS : Krajina Loss Has Serbian Leader on Defensive
Seal Beach Locks In a Net Profit With Private Jail : Government: Savings, plus income from charging other agencies for cell space, pays for upgrading the facility. Next year, the city expects a $90,000 surplus.
Culture Kick : Soccer: Each Sunday at Balboa Park, teams of different nationalities compete in a dozen simultaneous matches.
Crimes of Hate on the Rise in Valley : Bigotry: LAPD cites 38% increase over first half of '94. Incidents were largely nonviolent, not tied to organized group.
You Can Avert Some Credit Card Fraud : Hints include making numbers on receipt unreadable before tossing it into the trash
Golfer Haas Leads International
A Winner : John Zinda's Legacy at Claremont McKenna Isn't Measured in Records of His Football Teams, Rather by the Way He Prepared Players for Life
Dodgers Lose Again; Butler Gets Only RBI : Baseball: Lead over Rockies is still one game, but Padres now within three.
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT : Mixed Vibes From Two Enduring Vibraphonists
A Life's Work, Apollo to Zeus : A massive encyclopedic study of ancient art based on mythology is nearing completion.
Growing Up a Little Late : A pregnant woman comes to terms with her parents : SALT DANCERS, By Ursula Hegi (Simon & Schuster : $22; 235 pp.)
Picture-Perfect Family's Life Included Heroin--Then Death : New York: The Marbacks lived on the Upper West Side, in a nice apartment with two nice children. An overdose betrayed their secret.
Mission Accomplished : A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN RECALLS THE REJECTIONS ALONG THE WAY TO THE REALITY: AN HBO FILM ABOUT AN IGNORED CHAPTER OF HISTORY
NEWS ANALYSIS : Faulkner Hailed for Blazing a Lonely Trail to Citadel : Military: She won by gaining entry into school, advocates say. They dismiss her departure as irrelevant.
Hawthorne Airport Has Lofty Goal of Taking on LAX : Aviation: Things are looking up for the single-runway facility, one of the region's most obscure airfields. It hopes to offer its giant neighbor some competition.
VENTURA : Powerboat Racers Take the Challenge
BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Organization Is Making Major Strides in Minors
Masakayan-Rock Roll Into Nationals Semifinals
Osborne Stays Calm Despite Winning Title : Nebraska Coach's Indifference About the Championship Has Surprised Few in the Know
Lockout Helps the Splash End Its Troubles at Home
BEACH VOLLEYBALL : Masakayan-Rock a Winning Team
SMALL FACES: Disney is launching a series...
High Risk for This Pirate Cargo
VIEWING PLEASURES : When Night Descends on L.A., Good Things Come to Those Who Watch
USAfrica Airways to Resume Flights
World IN BRIEF : BERMUDA : Hurricane Felix Doubles Back
A Walk on the Wild Side
Getting to the Bottom of Things : Geology: Scientists drill the sea floor to probe Earth's crust for data on the rearrangement of continents, climate changes, currents and the planet's magnetic field.
World IN BRIEF : PAKISTAN : Climber Hargreaves' Body Seen on K-2
CHESS : NATIONAL NEWS
S. Africa Sells Wildlife in Name of Conservation : Wildlife: Hundreds of giraffes, zebras and antelope also are sold, some to hunting ranches in search of trophies. Others go to breeders who hope the animals will go forth and multiply.
Both Sides Still Wrestling With Horrors of Ruby Ridge : Idaho: Some fear shootout anniversary may spark new violence. Many in militia movement see call to arms.
Los Angeles Times Interview : Michael Portillo : The Flamboyant Great Right Hope of British Politics
Summer Knights : Fair: Pirates, peasants and other revelers at the Medieval Fantasy Festival have fun the olde-fashioned way.
Split-Up Could Spark Battle Over Busing--With a Twist : Education: Southern part of county wants kids closer to home if district breaks up. West Valley may want to force transfers to keep enrollments--and aid--up.
Two Escape From Musick Branch Jail; 7th Break This Year
SIMI VALLEY : Police Trick Nets Auto-Theft Suspect
TENNIS / JULIE CART : ITF's Plan to Start Rival Tour Reveals Rift With the ATP
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Red Sox Relegate Curse to Archives
Being a Couple Shouldn't Be So Odd : That's the message that Tom Keegan and Davidson Lloyd aim to present in their new ensemble show, which dares to take on the gay community's anti-couple bias.
Down These Mean Streets, '90s Style...
'ANGELS IN AMERICA'
IMPERFECTIONS
A Poor Man's Don Giovanni :...
Motel Memo
Young Murder Victims
FORSAKEN LANGUAGE AND WIDOWS
Inland Border Checkpoints Essential
A Child's Scary Nights With Radio Stories
School Policy
No Truth, Beauty in Politics
KEEPING A MILITARY MAN AT ATTENTION
Some Positives From Family's Nightmare
Encino Resident on Airport Panel
Cornell Comments
Let Commissioners Experience Airport
Family Home Is Not a 'Mansion'
Breakup of Large School Districts
Sharing the Many Joys of Libraries
Blame Earthquake for Bumpy Freeway Ride
Internet Gambling Is Dicey Proposition
Deputy Shooting
It Always Helps to Know What to Do
School Libraries
Taking Aim at Series on Felony Filings by District Attorney's Office
All Addiction Comes Without Warning
Lincoln Heights Police Shooting
Treat Your Young Employees Well, and Maybe They Will Stay With the Company
Comments Defame Pagans and Hindus
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Loyal and Hearty : Randy Skretvedt of Buena Park has spent most of his 36 years combing the past to chronicle the history of vintage movies, old-time radio, and dance bands of the early 20th Century. What started as a hobby has become his livelihood.
PARENTAL UNIT
Speaking Volumes : Two road maps through the worlds of secrets, tone and style : HOW TO WRITE: Advice and Reflections, By Richard Rhodes (William Morrow: $23; 229 pp.) : WRITING THE WORLD, By Kelly Cherry University of Missouri Press: $22.50; 147 pp.)
Timing on Bonuses Bound to Take Its Toll : With Orange County Bankrupt, Just What Were Road Agency Directors Thinking?
Heidi Fleiss
Profiles in Power : The...
The Other Costs of an Arts Plaza Show
'I Fell in Love'
Gulf War Syndrome
More on San Francisco
Bankruptcy Answers Need Study
A WOMB OF ONE'S OWN
BEAR WITH HER
War in Balkans
Children Become Victims When Clinics Are Closed
"South" Bound and Determined
UNLISTED
Don't Move Transportation Funds
Farrakhan
Fernando's Supporters Say Column Is Off Base
Colombia-Panama Plan to Build Rain Forest Road Draws Fire : Latin America: Controversial project would span the 60-mile Darien Gap, the only missing segment in the 16,000-mile Pan-American Highway linking Alaska to Chile. Environmentalists and native peoples object.
Looking for Solutions After Gaddi Vasquez Departs
'Competitive' Bidding Process Unfair
Developer Should Stay Out of Wetlands
Invest in Education Before College Level
Give LEARN a Chance to Reform L.A. Schools
Not All '60s Activists Let Go of Their Political, Social Ideals
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Social Security Critique Misses the Point, Lacks Realistic Solutions
HOT TOPIC: It looks like county supervisors...
Feasting on Kindness : Thais Freed From Sweatshop Discover Good Side of Life in America
Sheriff, D.A. Pull Off Bloodless Budget Coup : Government: The lawmen have rewritten the political rules. Supervisors can no longer touch their funding.
COVER STORY : In the Wake of the Flood : Deadheads are taking Jerry Garcia's death personally. The prospect of Life After Jerry is most troubling to younger fans, many of whom embraced the Dead as a substitute family.
How 2 Lawmen Outfoxed Their Foes : Finances: In budget-slashing era, Ventura County sheriff and D.A. sewed up continued funding for their agencies. They used a maneuver that was unique in the state and that confounded critics.
DIPLOMACY : U.S. Officials Crisscrossing S. Africa : Washington is Pretoria's biggest trading partner. Political disagreements don't strain economic ties.
Ex-Attorney Gets 3-Year Prison Term : Law: Former prosecutor from Woodland Hills was convicted for using false testimony in '89 murder trial.
STANTON : Information Sought in Hit-and-Run Accident
San Gabriel Valley : Lack of Competition Eliminates Elections
Asch's Lawyer Assures Embryos' Safety
COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
GARDENING : The Coast Is Clear for Growers
In Mali, Lizard Blood May Fix What Ails You : Medicine: Traditional cures enjoy a comeback in some African lands where drugs are unaffordable.
Church Court to Try Bishop for Ordaining Gay
Conversation : Low-Cost Homeless Housing: 'Not On the Mayor's Agenda'
PLACENTIA : Closing Loophole Ends Drag Racers' Free Ride
INSIDE & OUT : It's a Wrap
Atkinson Wins Confirmation as UC Head
Dead Woman Found in Dana Point Harbor
Labor Leader James Wood Named to Parks Commission
BANKING
Central Los Angeles : Musical Institute Reaches to New Level
Cuts Pose Threat to AIDS Programs, County Workers Say
LAPD Faces Second Racial Bias Suit : Action by Black Officers Also Names Employees Union as a Defendant
CYPRESS : Recall Fight Focuses on Content of Ballot