- Smaller Stocks Hold Up Better Than Dow 30
- Bodyguard Still Can't Recall Crash That Killed Diana
- Jobless Rate in O.C. Hits 2.8%, a 7-Year Low
- Jerusalem Lacks Christmas Presence
- Warming Trends
- As Shopping Heats Up, Sometimes So Do Tempers
- South Korea Plans $20-Billion Loan Guarantee Program
- Costco, Realty Firm Join Forces
- Strokes of Genius: Tips to Paint Smoothly
- 'He's a Good Cop'
- State Settles With Nu-Concepts and Jetaway
- Telephone Nation
- Also...
- Postal Worker Kills Self After Fatal Rampage
- Mechanic Accused of Cutting Plane's Wires
- Eisner's Pay Rises 23% in 1997
- Brea Firm Awarded $450,000
- College Student Convicted of Beating Parents to Death
- Church Drops Plan to Sail Pilgrims to Cuba to See Pope
- Reversal by Court Upholds State's Term Limits Law
- Officers Outgunned by the Killer's Arsenal
- City Will Get $375,000 to Add Police Officers
- A Salute to Those Who Make the Season Bright
- Johnson Might Start Today
- Knutsen Unhappy with Minor Role
- Arroyo Left Knights Feeling Fine
- WOMEN
- Coyotes Capitulate, Sign Tverdovsky for $3.1 Million
- Imaginative Elves Were at Work This Year
- Charity Could Begin at Home
- 325 Laid-Off Micropolis Workers Sue for More Pay
- Center Keeps Minority Businesses on Track
- Ex-Diplomat Gets 7 Years for Death of Teen in Crash
- New Century May See New Paris Skyline
- Haun to Appeal Murder Conviction
- Native Americans' Suit Seeks to Block Cathedral
- Vandalized School Given Money and 18 Computers
- Supervisor Long Will Open Satellite Office
- Ventura on Location
- Crescenta Valley Comes Up Short to North Torrance in Long Run, 68-63
- Right Team at Right Time?
- 'Alone': A Family Story on the Farm
- Vivian Schectman Martell; Film Executive, Real Estate Broker
- City to Name Planners at Year's Last Meeting
- Union Sues in Effort to Block DWP Layoffs
- MEN
- Buffalo at Green Bay
- *** Christion, "Ghetto Cyrano,"Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury. Its falsettos...
- Enduring Adams Is Fully Charged on 'Unplugged'
- Foundation Gives $10,000 Grant to Women's Shelter
- Dates Set for Mayor's Speech, Breakfast
- Wellness Community Seeks Volunteers
- An Unlikely Patch of L.A.'s Past Hangs On Along a Dirt Road
- Iraq Takes Reporters on Palace Tours
- They Aren't Homeless for Holidays
- Christmas Through Immigrants' Eyes
- November Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.6%
- Spence's Trail Leads Him to Oregon
- Canadiens Shut Out by Hasek
- The Adopted Son Is Still Seeking His Father's Fame
- Gifts for Teachers Often Carry a Touch of Class
- Ventura Harbor Officer Seeks Reinstatement
- Farris Is Very Good on Screen Plays
- Bottomed Out
- For Northridge, Old Arena Would Fit in Just Fine
- Corona Cash in Line for Quarter Horse Racing's World Title
- Power Outage Disrupts Service at 2 Hospitals
- Dog Deaths Have Owners on Edge
- Graco Recalls 564,000 Infant Carriers, Seats
- Infighting Trips Up City Council's Efforts to Streamline Session
- County Tells Its Side of El Toro Reuse Plan
- Day of Silence Scheduled Today
- CANTOR APPOINTED: Gary Bachlund has been appointed...
- * Verney Caesar; Retired Union Agent, Arbitrator
- Year 2000 Computer Problem Could Cost County $97 Million
- Criminal Act Possible in Team Hazing
- LaFayette Works Both Ends of Ice
- Disparity of Fines Is Questioned
- Emeritus Corp. Ups Its Offer to Buy ARV
- Memorial for Nicolette Larson Announced
- Charles 'Skip' Webster; Producer of 'The Rookies'
- Rescue Mission Short on Toys for Giveaway
- Clear Skies Likely to Give Way to Storm
- ST. FRANCIS (4-3) at LONG BEACH STATE...
- Turkey and U.S. Boost Ties With Pipeline, Aircraft Deals
- Ban Delayed on Illegal Immigrants' Prenatal Care
- Family Links 'Stun Gun' to JonBenet Death
- Police Join Internet, Launch Own Web Site
- Group Offers Tours of Library Archive
- Team Effort Aids 2 Basketball Courts
- Offering Holiday Care to the Caregivers
- Providing Hope, Help for Holidays
- Modesto Official Leading Candidate for Oxnard Post
- Council to Reconsider Firing of City Manager
- Contractors Complain About New Job Center
- PORTLAND (6-3) at CAL STATE FULLERTON (4-3),...
- Colgate's Bruen Dies at Age 48
- COMING MONDAY THE CUTTING EDGE
- Simplify Tasks at Hand With Shortcuts, Hints
- New Leader Means New Hope for Korea Peace
- Court, in Reverse, Upholds State's Term Limits Law
- New Curfew
- For America's Youngsters, These Truly Are Fat Times
- White Lies
- Woman Found in Trunk of Burned Car Identified
- Antelope Valley Bounced from Sequoias by Hancock
- Woman Liable for Defrauding O.C. Publishing Rival
- 7 Former Marine MPs Indicted in '94 Attack on Illegal Immigrants
- Council Delays Vote on Storage Facility
- Students' Play Retells Hanukkah Story
- Council to Pay Holiday Visits Across City
- City Approves $350,000 Park-and-Pay System
- Keeping Tabs
- Hardeman's Three-Pointer Helps Irvine Advance to Title Game
- Lakers Climb on Stare
- Patterson Still Trying to Find Way on His Own
- Boys' Water Polo All-League Teams
- Curbing Workplace Violence
- Marion Bell; Singer Starred in 'Brigadoon'
- U.N. Creates Deputy Leadership Post; Other Reforms Delayed
- Is Draft Day Drawing Near for Selig?
- Herrmann Honored by U.S. Water Polo
- Matadors Get Date With USC
- Judge to Consider 'Lemon Law' Appeal
- COMING TUESDAY WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA
- East Coast Firm Buys Sheraton Grande Hotel
- Asia Rout Hurls Wall Street Onto Roller-Coaster Ride
- 2 Teens Get Jail Term for Slaughtering Cats
- Teen Charged With Attempted Murder
- A X-Rated Class Misses the Message
- Heart-Rending 'Flash' Has Horse Sense
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Microsoft Told Its Claim Was Contradicted
- AT&T; to Freeze Hiring, Halt Local Service Expansion
- Tenet Agrees to Acquire Queen of Angels
- NEWPORT BEACH
- Cabdriver's Hand Injured in Knife Attack
- Council Delays Vote on Police Radio Contract
- The Bright Side of the Holidays
- Man Sought in Assault at Adult Nightclub
- Request to Subdivide Property Is Denied
- Fielder Heading for Home
- 'Earth Party' to Remember Denver
- Douglas Gets Bell-Jeff Home Free in 74-73 Victory
- Mantelpieces Decked Beyond Stockings
- Asia Rout Hurls Wall Street Onto Roller-Coaster Ride
- Apartheid-Era Leader Defies Subpoena
- Korean Media Do About-Face on President-Elect
- Reform Rabbi Backs Return to Dietary Laws
- Community College Chief Quits After 16 Months
- A Gifted Shopper
- Bail Denied for Officer Charged in Bank Holdup
- Yankees Pick Up Raines' Option Year
- Bryant's Points Have Meaning
- Capistrano Valley Loses to Nationally Ranked Foe
- Irvine Wrestling Tournament Belongs to Troxler--Again
- Hamed Is a Knockout at the Garden
- Portishead Weaves Sonic Tapestries
- ** 1/2 Holly Cole, "Dark, Dear Heart,"...
- Dixie Burton; Nederlander Theater General Manager
- Chesapeake Bay Gets Trumpeter Swans
- For a Model Family, Life Stays on Track
- Amelia Earhart Award Nominations Sought
- Postal Service Extends Its Hours Today, Sunday
- Royal Keeps Top Billing in the City
- Gibbs' Rising Stars Form Their Own Constellation
- Pacers Deny Stackhouse
- Herrmann Is Selected Top Water Polo Player
- Coyotes Embarrass the Ducks
- Workshop Focuses on Etiquette Basics
- LOCAL NOTES
- Back in Bloom
- Jones Too Much for Atlanta, 83-78
- Making Spirits Bright : Unifying Power of the Human Soul and Making People Happy Are a Constant in Carlos Santana's Music
- Harrah's to Acquire Showboat for $1.2 Billion
- Cyclamen, Poinsettias Can Last
- Nichols Jury Takes Long Weekend Break
- War Crimes Tribunal Orders 3 Bosnian Suspects Freed
- Norman Flicker; Samuel Goldwyn Executive Vice President
- Killer 'Lost Everything' When Fired, Friend Says
- Jailed S. Korea Ex-Presidents to Get Pardons
- Panel Formed to Update Plan for Los Rios Neighborhood
- Concert to Strike International Note
- Gun Dealer Pleads Guilty to Evading Taxes on Weapons Sales
- Rankings Game Goes to No. 10
- He's Kind of Presence Angels Need
- San Diego State Beats SCC in Men's Basketball
- North Carolina Player Suspended
- Information really is at your fingertips, whether...
- Holiday Lights Have Feast on Battery Packs
- Boy, 14, Charged in Shooting at School
- Christmas Lights Recalled Because of Exposed Wires
- Jobless Rate in California Hits 7-Year Low
- Homeless Invited to Free Holiday Meal
- Food Baskets to Be Distributed to Needy
- Chiefs' Chief Sets County Police Goals for New Year
- Book Ascribed to Jesus' Half Brother Tells a Different Christmas Story
- Magnolia to Be Closed for Freeway Work
- Recycler to Give Museum $20,000
- Service to Feature Koto Player
- Ogden Still Optimistic of Reaching Splash Deal
- Eagles Have a Day on the Beach
- Barry Points to Martin
- *** Tito & Tarantula, "Tarantism," Cockroach.L.A. musician-actor...
- Bruin Team Really Scored With Treatment of Youth
- Get It in Gear, Baron
- Talking About Critics
- We're Already Being Spread Awfully Thin
- Catholicism's Sway in Quebec Falls Further
- Gifts With a Touch of Class
- . . . With Manning in a Supporting Role Again?
- Baseball Fans Make Their Off-Season Pitch
- Initiative on Union Dues
- Smoke Screen Is Blown
- Readers Leave a Message: Class Must Be Out at USC
- Newsworthy Anchor
- This Reader Discovers the Many Faces of T.J.
- 'Titanic' Rumblings
- Craft and Folk Art Museum to Close
- This Story Would Have Been a Real Lou-Lou
- Sprewell Brouhaha Typical Media Hype
- Tips From an Oscar Vet
- Readers Leave a Message: Class Must Be Out at USC
- Obituaries - Dec. 20, 1997
- Obituaries - Dec. 20, 1997
- Ornaments Aren't Just Collecting Dust
- D.A. Drops Voter Probe After Indictments Rejected
- Hazing Issue Ends a Team's Season
- Friends, Co-Workers Remember the Lives of Gunman's Victims
- Orange County D.A. Ends Latino Voter Fraud Probe
- New Job: Coping With Killings
- Court Hears Arguments on Gun Law
- Aftermath of Killer's Fury
- Firing Began Downward Spiral for Killer
- A Christmas Tragedy Claims Teenager
- For the Record - Dec. 20, 1997
- From the Archives: Chris Farley; Heavyweight 'Saturday Night Live,' Film Comic
- FedEx, Pilots Panel OK Tentative Contract
- More Tenants Announced to Anchor CityMills Project
- Oint-sized Punch Lines
- 12 Days of ... GOOD GIVING
- School's Classrooms Turned Into 'Nations'
- Rep. Royce Honored by Korean Group
- Eatery Is Limited to Beer, Wine Sales
- Johnson Resigns as Coach of Chaminade Football Team
- The Trojan War Continues : College football: Sample says he thought Robinson had stepped down, while Garrett and his ex-coach disagree about any agreement.
- Martin Likes Taylor's Style
- Folksy Hanson Is Rock of KIISMas Show
- Art Review
- Irvine Music Company Used Wholesaling to Boost Its RPMs
- Citicorp Buys AT&T;'s Credit Card Business
- A Real Success
- S. Korean President-Elect Vows Reform
- No Ebb Tide for El Nino as Current Strengthens Again
- Surrender Ends Texas Day-Care Hostage Crisis
- Police Santas Ready to 'Give a Christmas'
- Irvine Doubles Pleasure With Robinson's Return
- Special Events in Tahoe Area Are Icing on Christmas Cake
- FISH REPORT
- Long in Running at New Mexico
- CNN: Redefining News and Itself
- Preserved on Ice
- SCR Festival Will Help Fill a Gap in West
- A Campy Crawford 'Christmas' Returns
- Broderbund Shares Fall on Riven Fears
- Gifts Yule Pine For
- Kids' Health Care a Low Priority, Survey Finds
- Just Sign This Inmate 'Sleepless in Sacramento'
- Appeals Will Fail, McVeigh Predicts
- U.N. Arms Chief Says Iraq Still Refusing Inspections
- Employer Paternalism Isn't Dead, Just Leaner and Unpredictable
- Debate Rises on Plan for Westwood Village
- INS to Open New Investigations Office
- Architectural Designs for Library Approved
- New Guy Has Better Than Outside Chance
- Red Rooster III's Yellowfin Haul Was Something to Crow About
- Rychel Injured but Plans to Play
- Labor Dept. Recommends 'Child-Labor-Free' Labels
- Recycling Battle Is Brewing as Key Provisions to Expire
- New Century to Purchase Primewest Funding
- Judges Work for the People
- Panel OKs Plan for New Avenue Library
- A Note That Didn't Come From Mom
- Deadline Set for Entries in Black Heritage Calendar
- The Pig Won
- Evans, Wright Are All-City
- For Coppola, Winemaking Is Big Business
- Despite Ban, Clinton Aide Sought CIA Data on Citizens
- Public Employees Seen in Greatest Danger at Workplace
- Mayor Loses TV Case Alleging Rabbit Attack
- City of Reruns
- School District Puts Employee on Leave
- Chapman Appoints Fund-Raising Director
- Contractor's Bid Gets OK From Consultant
- Broker to Pay $2.5 Million to Fullerton Family
- Also. . .
- Smart & Final Expects Lower Earnings
- Death in the Workplace
- Gunman Frees 2 in Day-Care Hostage Crisis
- Girls Gaining Ground in Software Selection