- Nation IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Black Men's Cancer Rates Up, Study Says
- INSURANCE
- Out of Africa and Into Color
- 2 Killed as Van, Border Patrol Vehicle Collide
- World IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : Assault on Zulu Queen Rocks Nation
- Cafe Goes Over Easy for 50 Years
- Special-Education Reforms Draw Praise and Concern
- World IN BRIEF : CANADA : 70 Inmates Holed Up on Riot's Second Day
- Panel OKs Castration for Two-Time Molesters
- Millionaires Ease Away From Yeltsin
- A Time for Promises
- Ex-Lawmaker Exits Prison for Halfway House
- State Expected to OK Funds for High School
- Torchbearers : Partial List of Ventura County Olympic Torchbearers
- Train Ride Features Hollywood Cabaret
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Small Stocks Keep Rising as Trading Calms
- Repotting Procedure Is Worth Repeating
- Clinton Signs 1996 Budget Bill Into Law
- Collision With Freighter Sank Family's Yacht
- Cooperation Pact Signed by Russia, China
- Going for the Orange in the Torch Relay
- Water Firm Settles Suit, Pays $50,000
- Class to Help Siblings Prepare for New Baby
- Conversations that nevertake place in Dubuque:Linda Rosen...
- A New Side to Domestic Violence
- Cops Vow to Protect and to Serve--Lunch
- Equestrian Center Operator Sues City
- Area Struggles to Ride Out an Early Heat Wave
- Turning Windows Into Royal Panes
- Q&A; : So, What Is Fueling Gas Hikes? : Arco Exec Says It's Competition, Supplies
- Boy Charged in Baby's Beating to Stay in Custody
- $3-Million Bail Set for Indicted Fertility Doctor
- Population of Mexico Doubled in 28 Years
- Investigators Identify Victim of Riptide
- Man Gets Year in Jail for Knife Threat
- Director of Business Development Hired
- Laguna Beach Outlasts Aliso Niguel
- 'Born Free' Marred by Predictability
- Teen Will Carry Dream Along With Torch
- Okinawa Marine in Brig Over Sex Show
- Robert P. Sutton; Former General Manager of KNX Radio
- EPA Investigates Texaco in Alleged Clean Air Violation
- 3 Charged in Death of Actor Ngor
- Nation IN BRIEF : LOUISIANA : Death Sentence Ruled for Ex-Officer
- Paul Leder; Award-Winning Independent Filmmaker
- Robert W. Dickinson; Former Bonita Schools Superintendent
- Woman Believed to Be Oldest American Dies at 114
- 'This Time, He Went Beyond Calling Her Names'
- Shelter Likely to Get Custody of 27 Big Cats
- 7th Fiesta Broadway Planned for Sunday
- Budget Plan for Ventura Holds the Line
- APPROACH CONTROL FOR THE EL TORO AIR SHOW
- Simi Valley Floors Royal for the Count of Ten, 3-2
- O.C. POP DATE BOOK
- Politics Get Lost in PBS' 'Population'
- Ailing CSUN Turns to Its Medicine Man: Ramirez
- AUTOMOTIVE
- Corporations Now Party to Fiesta Broadway
- TV Helicopters Collide in Japan, Killing 6
- Term Limit Measure to Go Back on Ballot
- Residents Skeptical of Hillside Development
- Celebrities Help to Pen New Chapter in School's Book Quest
- District to Reopen Elementary School at El Portal Site
- Carpet Stain Can Be Moved if Not Removed
- Dole Urges Gasoline Tax Hike Repeal to Ease Soaring Cost
- Sebastian "Bob" Giuliano; Founder of Delicatessen Chain
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Tech Shares Keep Rising as Trading Calms
- Taking It to the Hilt
- Golden West, Orange Coast in Final
- Museum Merger Approval Was Close
- EUROPE : Bosnian City of Brcko: Bridge to Stability or Barrier to Peace?
- Bogus Doctor Is Charged With Fraud
- Athlete-Gay Leader Brawl Splits School
- Putting the Carts Behind a Force
- District Takes Steps to Promote Uniforms
- Widening of Highway 126 Enters the Final Phase
- Hicks Wins Twice at Speedway Racing
- Olajuwon Creates a Guessing Game
- Fiesta Broadway Promises More Live Performances
- Desperate Blue Jays Get Viola From Minors
- Stirling Silliphant; Oscar-Winning Writer
- Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Official Fired Over Female Chain Gangs
- Road closures and repair work on freeways and surface streets in and around the Valley.
- LATIN AMERICA : Massacre Probe Signals Mexican Political Reform
- Coast Guard Blames Korean Freighter for Fatal Yacht Accident
- Methodists OK Closer Ties With Other Groups
- Student Fight Divides Campus : Bar Brawl Between Athletes, Gay Leader Sparks Criminal Charges, Differing Opinions
- Grassroots Self-Sufficiency
- El Toro Holds On for Victory
- Life Will Never Be Simple for Tyson
- Stunova Makes Herself Right at Home in Ojai
- Percussively Postmodern Philharmonic
- Stereolab Transplants Organ Sounds to the '70s
- Oingo Boingo's Last Concert: Preaching to the Choir
- World IN BRIEF : ITALY : Disgraced Ex-Premier Cleared of Graft
- A Dependence on Independence
- Brush Paintings Are on Display at Library
- Local Causes Cheer Conejo Days Crowds
- Library Fee Bill Dies in Committee
- Food Bank Among Those Awarded Grants
- CHOC Triumphs in Battle for Life With Amazing Grace
- Low Grain Stocks Push Prices to New Highs
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Freedom From Katyushas Comes at Price
- Egypt Militants Vow Attacks
- Saul Bass; Innovative Film Title Designer
- Tens of Thousands of Former Soviets Remember Chernobyl
- Teachers Union Chief to Head Reform Group
- Is It Summer Yet? No, but It Sure Feels Like It
- He Reserves the Right to Say It's Bad Food
- For Dissident, Just the Fax Causes British-Saudi Rift
- Population of Mexico Doubled in 28 Years
- 2 Middle Schools to Require Uniforms
- Israel, Hezbollah Agree to Truce
- 2 Local Volunteers Get President's Service Awards
- Students to Explore Space at Challenger Center
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Fatal Distraction
- Blast Derails Russian Train in Chechnya
- Final Take for Jackie O Auction Tops $34 Million
- Arshag Dickranian; Philanthropist and Armenian School Founder
- One Day Off Means Two More for Sanderson
- Penguins Make Shorter Work of Capitals, 4-1
- Survey to Ask About Year-Round School
- At the Olympics, 'the World Shrinks'
- Fans Like Friday Night Openers; 32,000 See Dead Heat in Feature
- Fallon Gets Wake-Up Call, Advances to Semifinals
- Street Renamed for Late Frank Modugno
- Nation's Largest Cinco de Mayo Bash Is Sunday
- Hall's Injury Puts Bigger Burden on Worrell
- Long Beach State Finally Gets to See What Jones Had in Mind All Along
- Magic Raises Questions About Laker Confusion
- 'Santa Anita Six' Stay in the Running
- POP DATE BOOK
- Stereolab, "Emperor Tomato Ketchup," Elektra (***).
- Fox Takes a Chance: The Hero's a Bad Guy
- Obituaries : * Patrick Hilliard; Navy Veteran of Three Wars
- Cypress Wins, Clinches Conference Title
- Ring Exercises
- 'Deadhead-Oriented' Tour May Stop Here
- Alhambra School Board Head Faces Theft Charges
- MUSLIM HOLIDAY
- 5 Area Students Win in LA's BEST Contest
- 10 Years Ago Today . . .
- Roots Next for Dirt Band
- 1/2 MC Ren, "The Villain in Black," Ruthless/Relativity (**).
- Mayhem Results When 'Beast' Surfaces
- Parking Tickets and Personal Responsibility
- Transfer Argument One-Sided at UCLA
- Is Sabonis the Father of the Dream Team?
- Thousand Oaks Council Issues
- Worship Site Should Not Be Publicized
- Letter Writer Sits in His Ivory Tower
- Smith's Idea of Team Starts, Ends With Him
- Ads Don't Tell the Story
- An Early Father's Day Message for Rod Carew
- Reader Puts the Tag on Dodger-Giant Story
- 'Picket Fences' Mourned
- Tapping the Sources
- Bombeck Wrote of, Lived in Another Era
- From Readers: Full Count on Ross Porter
- Better Late Than Never for Masters Comments
- Westlake Coach: Groomed for Failure
- Unsettling Aspects of Meeting on AIDS
- A Message Behind 'Who Said'
- Save Gilbert Collections
- CBS Report Commended
- They're Striking Back at Dodger Plan
- Obituaries - April 27, 1996
- AMAZING: Forget about building a better mousetrap....
- STILL DEADLY: Workers are finally widening the...
- 4th Hospital Joins Fertility Scandal List
- Fox's Public Affairs Show, Basketball on Tap
- 2 Georgia Militia Group Members Face Bomb Counts
- DC TALK: The Christian-rock trio DC Talk,...
- Schools / * Education news : Parents Get Help in Planning for College
- Locals Carry On Olympic Tradition
- Father of Taft Player Held in Verbal Clash
- Short Show, High Spirits at El Toro
- TECHNOLOGY - April 27, 1996
- Fidelity Gauges Sales Off 25%; Other Stock Funds Enjoy Boom
- Surf the Net, Drink Coffee, Tell a Joke
- Punch Lines
- Obituaries : Gladys Crispin; Retired Beautician
- Judge to Split Landslide Case Into 2 Trials
- A Smile on the Face of the Tiger
- ASIAN ISSUES
- Family Gets $8 Million in Bus Death
- Man Convicted in Hate-Crime Assault
- Festival Will Celebrate Israeli Independence
- Officials, Students Laud El Camino Team
- Cigar Billed as Star of Hollywood Script
- Beverley, Toronto Make Good in Beating St. Louis, 5-4
- National Video Rentals
- Beat to the Draw : Debussy Trio Heads Off Boredom by Encouraging Kids to Draw to the Beat
- VIDEO FACTS
- * Music: British conglomerate Thorn EMI will...
- Germany Unveils Expansive Plan to Spur Economy
- Cult Guru Celebrated Attack, Prosecutors Say
- Behold the Incredible Shrinking Deficit
- ASIA : Curtain Rising on the Greatest Vote on Earth
- When a Candidate Is Married to a Deep Pocket
- Man Convicted of Mutilating, Killing Woman
- ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : 10 Years Ago Today . . .
- Rope Leaves Officer, Patrol Boat in Bind
- Ojai Venue a Welcome Site Again for Varvais
- Rivalry Renewed : Titans, 49ers Have Battled Over the Years in Many Sports; This Week It's Baseball
- Vengerov Listed in Center '96-97 Chamber Series
- WFS Financial Inc.: The Irvine automobile finance...
- STACKING UP SALESTotal album and single sales...
- Health Care Group Expands Its Horizons
- 'Ambush' Marketers, Beware: Here's one Olympic event...
- Defaulted Bonds Might Finally Pay Off
- Rogers Entitled to Hold Office, Legislative Counsel Says
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Presidential Shrines Undergoing Renewal
- David Joseph Rufkahr; Played Frank Bartles in Wine Cooler Ads
- An Alan Keyes Sampler
- Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Prison to Create Female Chain Gangs
- 3 Hospitals Re-Accredited Despite Cutbacks in Staff
- Lummis Home and GardensEl Alisal (the place...
- HELP CENTRAL
- Tour of Homes to Benefit Hospice
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DiSarcina Has That Rundown Feeling
- $3-Million Claim Filed in Police Shooting Death
- Culver City has a small-town feel that...
- Kids' Buying Clout Is Growing Fast
- Last-Hired CEO Faces Unique Hurdles
- Ford Recalling 8.7 Million Vehicles Over Fire Danger
- CHP Names Driver in Crash That Killed 8 Immigrants
- Boys' maiming of infant prompts horrified questions nationwide
- He's a New Man, but He's Still Paying for an Old Mistake
- Official Quits Over Alleged Conflict
- Officials Hopeful That Agencies Will Upgrade County's Credit Rating
- Northridge Puts a Crimp in Ratelle's Plans for Men's Volleyball Playoffs
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Things All Right With Their World
- Palma Decides Eight Is Enough as Sylmar Claims a 3-2 Victory
- German Firms Vie for TV Rights Deals
- Anger Flares as Oil Officials Defend Gasoline Price Hikes
- GIVING HONOR: The Oxnard Peace Officers' Assn....
- Free Safety Program Open to Kids Saturday
- Expos Confound Architects, Pounding Out Another Win
- CTFC Passes Rules Designed to Help Spot Trouble at Brokerages
- MAI Systems Corp.: The Irvine computer products...
- AEROSPACE
- Hollywood Park Meeting
- Chapman Receives Pledge of $5 Million
- Fire Crew Adjusts to Temporary Home
- Stockton Has 23 Assists in Utah's Victory
- Beck Finds Touch as a Co-Leader
- The 'Road' to Merle Haggard Paved With Recording Gems : MERLE HAGGARD: "Down Every Road: 1962-1994" Capitol Nashville (****)
- EAR Unit Essays Eclectic Work by Bryars
- Lack Preparing for Cable Launch
- Net Dancing: 'E-Mail' Is Postage-Due
- The Cerplex Group, Inc.: The Tustin provider...
- * Cable: Comcast Corp. will create an...
- U.S. Troops to Stay in Bosnia Beyond Dec. 20 Deadline
- Food Magnate Is Mystery Ring Buyer
- Fired-Up Torchbearers : Valley Runners Eager to Join Relay Carrying the Olympic Flame
- Shania Twain Wins Twice at Country Music Show
- Entries Sought for Juried Art Exhibit
- Council Approves Microwave Antennas Atop Mall
- Council Sees Convention Center Ideas
- Red Sox Head in Right Direction With Second Win in a Row
- Shepherd Hoping for a Late Break
- Stale Players, Rotten Game
- Spirited Set by the Pogues at House of Blues
- Passionless Post-Modernism
- Mitsubishi Motor Wants to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- California in Top 10 for '95 Income Growth
- Wyle Electronics: The Irvine electronics distributor said...
- News Corp.'s New Satellite TV Venture Gets CEO
- Rainbow Technologies Inc.: The Irvine manufacturer of...
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Police Post Reward in Dog Torture Death
- AFRICA : Mandela's Devotion to Tyrants Irks Allies in West
- Bruce Buell; Veteran Classical Radio Announcer
- Each New Step in PLO-Israeli Peace Process Is Invitation to Backlash
- Police Recount Kidder's Ordeal on the Streets
- County Supervisors OK $11.9 Billion Budget
- Project to Replace Shopping Center OKd
- Recreation, Tennis Center Fees Raised
- LAKER WATCH : Jones Gets the Point as Other Guard
- Back in the Spotlight
- Ducks' Holan Goes Home From the Hospital
- Legal Eagles Have Perched on the Air
- David Murray and Trio Take the Hyperactive Sonic Tack
- Nasdaq Rally Continues; Dow Rebounds
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Crime Prevention Officer Assigned
- Community Services Director to Retire
- 4 Holdup Suspects Captured
- Rep. Dornan Revives HIV Military Discharge
- Kids Hit Books at Fast Clip, Then Go After the Principal
- Board Suspends Psychologist for Misconduct by His Intern
- Women's Day Focus Is on Health, Issues
- Zuniga to Play in Goal for North All-Star Team
- Solorio Knocks Out O.C.'s Vasquez in Seventh Round
- LAKER WATCH : Edge Lost but Was a Long Time Coming
- Another Chapter in L.A.'s Pulp Book
- John Barry, "The EMI Years Volume One," Scamp.(**)
- GT Bicycles Inc.: The Santa Ana bicycle...
- Germany Unveils Expansive to Plan to Spur Its Economy