- Checking Out the Flip Side
- Library Sued for Internet Policy
- Squeaky Wheel Gets Better Care
- How to Avoid Being Ill Prepared for a Sick Child
- Rangers Rally to Beat Bruins, 4-3
- Perreault Looking to Shoot More
- THE REEL WORLD
- Photogenic and the Picture of Health
- 65 Pounds, 0 Excuses
- Percentage of people 65 and older nationwide...
- Pint-Sized Punch Lines
- Eye on America
- Going, Going, Going
- 'Good' Salts Lower Blood Pressure
- No Shortage of Farm Workers, Study Says
- J. Paul Getty II Is Granted Citizenship
- Breaking the Ice
- Quest Remains on a Mission at Home
- Simon Turns His Game Up a Notch to Lead Arizona
- Two Ejected for Fighting as Kings Win
- Change Their Name to the $pice Girls
- The Getty Adds Just the Right, Light Touch
- This Week
- Going, Going, Going. . . : Gone
- Older Southlanders Accept Their Age
- Russell L. Miller; Pioneered Legalized Southland Gambling
- From Fergie to Pfeiffer, and Belafonte to Bacall
- Broad Tax Cut Not Ruled Out by White House
- Flashback
- A look back at the great party moments--premieres, fund-raisers, openings--and the overblown groaners that kept the beautiful people hopping in '97.
- There's Plenty to Do at the City's Parks
- O'Neal Could Return Friday
- Finance Laws, Scandals Hit Political Fund-Raisers Hard
- French Import Making His Mark
- For Mission Viejo, Elder Care Brings Home Issue of Group Residences
- Pacifica Advances at Hawaii Tournament
- From Cover to Cover, Manilow's Songs Soar
- Washington's 'Gospel Christmas Suite' Struggles to Gain a Solid Footing
- CYBERSPACE
- Need a Broker? Invest Time to Shop Around First
- How KGB Kept Ames' Role Secret
- Friends of the Feather
- Laptops for Everyone
- H. Lynn Ryan Joins Ameriquest Mortgage Co.
- Ready, Willing and Able
- The Trait We Don't Want to Pass Along
- Hong Kong to Kill All Chickens to Curb Flu
- Top Irish Official Condemns Killings
- Rules of the Road About to Change
- Pain, Then Gain for S. Korea
- MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS
- Hull Has Surgery on Hand, Will Miss All-Star Game
- UCLA Names Long's Replacement
- Playing a Faith Card : O.C. ska-rock band the Supertones is putting up enviable numbers on the U.S. Christian circuit.
- Researchers Sniff Out Pheromones
- U.S.-Bound Flight Hits Turbulence Over Pacific; 1 Killed, Scores Hurt
- Stafford Gives the StingRays Two in a Row Over Portland
- LCDs on the '98 Alphabet Soup List
- Students Pack Homework for Trips South
- Islamic Sculpture in Washington Is Vandalized
- General Reportedly Will Head Party
- Save Ferris Highlights Pros and Cons of Ska
- Forbes Picks Compaq as Company of the Year
- Building a Better Oven
- Top Banker Says China Can Avoid Crisis
- Timing Is Everything for Ex-Spy
- Cyber-World at Risk
- AFTER A FEW TOUGH YEARS AT MICHIGAN, ROSE BOWL QUARTERBACK BRIAN GRIESE AND HIS HALL OF FAME DAD ARE... : ENJOYING THE SON SHINE
- It May Take Time to Recover After Making Recovery
- Dan Selleck
- A Story That's Here to Stay, but a Leave-Taking Nonetheless
- He's Opened a Museum of Modem Art
- Hippo Hype
- Ovid's Vivid Myths, Retold With Passion
- Clinton to Increase Food Safety Budget
- Ex-Sen. Sanford Gets More Cancer Tests
- TONIGHT'S GAME
- McCoy's Return Affects Lineup
- THE WEEK AHEAD
- "The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying" By Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Simon & Schuster, Two cassettes, Length: Three hours, $18, Read by Ellen Burstyn, with an introduction by the author
- Tech Coast Coming of Age
- Rations to Be Cut; U.S. Gets Blame
- Computer Crash? If computers are so smart,...
- Driving Interest
- Goodwill CEO Takes a Hands-On Approach to Job
- A Lifelong Love of Classic Cars Fuels Dennis Mitosinka's Success as an Appraiser Who's Lent His Expertise to the FBI
- Accountants' Careers Add Up to Hall of Fame
- Piecemakers Invoke a Higher Power in Fight With City
- You Can't Get This From Watching History Channel
- 'Titanic's' Voyage Is Steaming Ahead
- ROSE BOWL REPORT
- Webcast Joins Roses on Parade
- FDA Lets SuperGen Make Leukemia Drug
- Pinch Me, I'm a Cougar Fan
- SEND AWAY
- Day Camp Gets Kids Out of the House
- Ethics and Private Judges
- 2 Men Are Stabbed in Fight Near Beach
- Augustine Can't Shoulder Load
- Duke Loses Brand for Season
- Hunter Tylo
- GOP Diversity and Principles
- No Shortcuts, Just Fortitude
- Korea and IMF
- Research on Autism
- THE REEL WORLD
- Next Generation
- 'Amistad'
- Chris Farley
- Park Reservations
- Dialogue With Iran
- Resources
- Cancer Diary Offers Lessons for Everyone
- Poland Spy
- Driver Held After 2 Men Are Killed in Collision
- Big Science Isn't the Only One With Answers
- El Toro Debate Promises to Shake Up '98
- 2 Men Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver
- For the Record - Dec. 29, 1997
- *** ALONSO LOBO: Sacred music. Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, cond. (Gimell)
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- Sips and Bites
- Visualizing a Better World
- Anti-Pet Rules Dog Singaporeans
- U.S. Businessman Eyes Prospects for Wildlife Park in Mozambique
- O.C.'s Prospects for Recovering Damages
- Woman Held in Hit-Run Death of Watts Youth
- A Just Response to Hazing Case
- Major Issues Coming Up for Voters
- COACHES: LLOYD CARR : Old-Fashioned Values, Fatherly Demeanor Leave a Lasting Impression on Sons of Michigan
- Tale of the Tape
- Ports Must Chart New Course in '98
- 1997 Lenswood Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, South Australia (About $19)
- Fronsac Vintners Making Comeback
- Logging Profit Not a Given, Official Says
- Daniel Hillis
- 'Enormously Toxic' Pesticides Suspected in Cancer Cluster
- Preserving Our Farmland
- Lincoln School Gets Spiffed-Up Playground
- I Ain't Bluffing Is Winner of La Brea Stakes--Honest
- Detroit (9-7) at Tampa Bay (10-6)
- Toledo Seeking Tradition
- Shaq Comes Back (at Least to Practice) With Return Near
- Ducks Tie--and Anger--St. Louis
- FACADES TO WATCH
- Auld Flank Syne
- AFTER THE BURN; One Man's Struggle for Life: FIRST in a four-part SERIAL
- Detective's Sites Real Page Turners
- Tiny Nevis Makes Big Plans: Nationhood
- Shop Owner's Shooting of Man Probed
- Perfect Pairs
- Harvard-Westlake Falls to Marshall Plan
- The Year in Preview
- Traveler's Notes . . .
- 27 Holiday Travelers Die in Bus Accident
- Two Passings Open Door For Change
- Robinson Resuscitates Clippers
- Jordan, Rodman Send a Message to East Challengers
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- SO MANY PLACES, SO MANY FACES
- Waffles Night
- FictionCOLD MOUNTAIN by Charles Frazier (Atlantic Monthly:...
- U.S. to Slash Limits on 83 Species of Pacific Fish
- Scientist Uses His Brain to Turn On TV
- Tornado Provides a Wild Ride for Florida Woman
- Christmas Hues Make Holiday Missives Slow
- Bruins and Trojans Are Both Winners
- Funny How Life Floats By, Especially In This Parade
- The Year in Preview
- Asia's Crisis May Cool O.C. Growth
- STEICHEN: A Biography. <i> By Penelope Niven</i> . <i> Clarkson Potter: 754 pp., $45</i> : REAL FANTASIES: Edward Steichen's Advertising Photography. <i> By Patricia Johnston</i> . <i> University of California Press: 384 pp., $55</i>
- Family Planned
- Anyone for Croquette?
- THE ART OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS. <i> By Helen Vendler</i> . <i> Harvard University Press: 672 pp., $35</i>
- Baldness Pill Prompts a Hair-Raising Plea
- For Some, Titanic Was All Too Real
- The Options--and Price--for Saving Farmland
- Rush for the Roses
- Century Beats Artists in Overtime
- Keep Off the Grass
- THE DARK SIDE OF CAMELOT. <i> By Seymour M. Hersh</i> . <i> Little, Brown: 498 pp., $26.95</i>
- Study Suggests Blood-Cell Role in Cow Disease
- N. Ireland Prison Killing Imperils Talks
- 825 Migrants--Mostly Kurds--Rescued
- So Far, a Safe Holiday for County's Motorists
- An Agenda for 1998
- StingRays Overpower Williams
- Trojans Outlasted by 49ers
- A Devilish Choice for Bentley
- Kings on Defensive in Defeat
- Mater Dei Advances in Soccer Tournament
- An Immaculate Recollection : Incredible Touchdown Still Amazes Franco Harris 25 Years Later
- Westlake Finds an Ego Booster in 96-67 Victory
- MMMBop 'Til You MMMDrop
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- Movie Spotlight
- Huntington Teen Dies in Accident
- Phoenix Snowbirds Help Foul Winter Nest
- Tiny Water District Refuses to Pull Plug
- Obituaries : Jane Van Wart, 100; Retired Saleswoman
- Local Councils Make an Impact
- Season Is Over for Butler
- Burroughs Rally Not Enough in Alaska Tournament, 60-53
- Louisville a Winner at No. 4 Kentucky
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Talk Is Cheap and So Are Hits NHL Players Taking
- Making His Presence Felt
- ***1/2 NINE INCH NAILS, "Closure," Nothing/Interscope, $24.98
- **1/2 SPICE GIRLS. "Spice: The Official Video Volume 1," Warner Home Video, $14.95
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- Female Doctors Favor Hormone Therapy for Selves
- Fever Pitch
- Talking in the New Year
- 3 Militants in Egypt Get Death Sentence
- Final Push Made in Presidential Race
- Household Grows by Leaps and Bounds as 8 Orphans Join Mix
- Gold-Filled Gala
- Blame It All on Prop. 13
- In Ecuador, They Found It Tough to Concentrate
- The Year in Preview
- BIZ QUIZ
- New Chicken Labels Take Wing
- Play Politics in Your Own Backyard
- Getting the Outside Story
- Main Japan Opposition Party Disbands; New Group Vowed
- Iraq Oil-for-Food Exports to Resume
- Grey Gives Mater Dei Lift in Victory
- NFC Can Extend Its Super Streak Over AFC to 14
- *** BRAHMS: Viola Sonatas. Kim Kashkashian, viola; Robert Levin, piano. (ECM New Series)
- The Year in Preview
- Saffron May Not Bloom Until Fall
- A Figurehead With Absolute Powers
- Singer's Audience Grows Younger
- Writing a Column? Nothing to It
- The Sweet Fruit of Kwanzaa : Celebration of African Principles Harvests Community Pride, Bridges 'Cultural Gaps'
- New Hopes for the New Year
- Where the Rubber Soles Meet the Road
- School Reform
- Wright Doing Job on the Boards
- Somehow, Vikings Are Still Kicking
- Canyons Rallies to Beat East L.A.
- Huskies Get Their Guard Up
- A Life in New Year's Eves: Sparkles--and Fizzles
- Japanese Toddler Gets a New Heart
- Reseda Flexes Muscle in Runaway Victories
- ROSE BOWL REPORT
- For Michigan Defenders, Only the Fittest Survive
- TERESA WRIGHT / ACTRESS
- San Gabriel Group Eyes the Alex
- Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection
- Passing On: Some Lives That Left Their Mark on L.A.
- Nagano Is Still Kwan's Target
- Hebert Ponders Olympic Option
- Woods' Victory in the Masters Voted Top Sports Story of Year
- ***1/2 HOVHANESS, KERNIS, REICH, others. David Tanenbaum, guitar. (New Albion)
- Talking Up the Queen of Silents
- New Economic Era Opening in S. Korea, Japan
- Turkey Launches Attack on Rebel Kurds
- Lethal Storms Leave Thousands in Dark
- 'Star Wars'
- Kaczynski's Rift With Lawyers Outlined
- What Are You Drinking?
- Lucky and Light
- Real Estate Trends
- When Communication Is the Key
- Plum of a Problem for Airport Security
- Kevorkian, Associate Assist in 2 Suicides
- Readers Recommend
- grapevine
- 1 Mother, 3 Fathers, 6 Babies That Died: Was It SIDS or Homicide?
- Mayor Is Charged in Chiapas Massacre
- Punch Lines
- Argument Swirls Around House That Junk Built
- Two sisters and one 'Smart Guy'; a knockout 'Muppets' show; celebrating New Year's on Nickelodeon
- The Morning After
- INDEPENDENCE BOWL
- COACHES: MIKE PRICE
- Here's Who'll Be Who
- Warmups
- You Want Briary? We'll Give You Briary
- U.S. Hits 42-Year High in '97 With 74 Executions
- Bosnian Serb Parliament Off to Rocky Start
- 'Hear My Song'
- Valley Emerges From '97 With a New Sense of Self
- Cold War Is Over, But Hot War Drags On
- TOP TO BOTTOM
- Canucks Fight Back to Tie the Stars, 3-3
- The Year in Preview
- California Lesson: Adaptability Breeds Confidence
- The Year in Preview
- The Year in Preview
- When Remodeling Becomes a 'Dig'
- Holiday Spirits
- Medical Care in County Jails Beset by Serious Ills
- Saudi King's Power, but Not His Crown, Passes to Prince