- For the Birds--and Maybe for Keeps
- Mariners Hope Williams Can Provide Relief
- Green Gathers Moss
- In Brief
- Author & Participation Bios
- Westlake Left Waiting on the Tee by Calabasas
- Ortiz, Fullmer Showing Class of 1992 in Valley
- KINGS/DUCKS REPORT
- BIRTHPLACE OF LEGENDS
- Really Southern Rock : The search for the Next Big Thing is shifting south--and going bilingual.
- Spinning Laughs Into Gold?
- Center Comes to Aid of Execs Who Suddenly Find Themselves Jobless
- Andy Butterbrodt New GVL President
- Gardening Topic of Book Festival Panel Discussion
- A PATCHWORK PLANET.<i> By Anne Tyler</i> .<i> Alfred A. Knopf: 286 pp. $24</i>
- Tour Companies Return to Lebanon
- Price of a Space Vacation? Astronomical!
- 1st-Time Inmates, Who Do You Call? Ex-Con-sultant
- Shroud of Turin Back on Display
- Plane Turbulence Causes 29 Injuries
- Uniform Solution to Crime
- Among Voters, Contentment Is Subject to Change
- Council to Study Library Expansion
- SOAR May Look Good but It's No Magic Wand
- Tattoos Are Leaving a Lasting Impression on One Out of Every Three Players in the NBA
- ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS
- Fullerton Needs Rally to Top Aggies
- ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS
- REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
- Some Parents, Teachers Call Kiwanis 'Terrific Kid' Awards Not So Terrific
- Rats Decapitated and Dissected in Shuttle Study
- Hallmarks of Business
- A Smorgasbord of Scandinavian Fare at Festival
- Park Areas Display Rains' Mixed Blessing
- Golf, the Sport of Equals
- Valley to Council: Venue Counts
- Teen Killed, 2 Others Hurt in Drive-By Shooting
- In Brief
- Playing Straight With Gays
- TreePeople Recruiting Volunteers
- The Holocaust hits home on '7th Heaven'; getting 'Goosebumps' in a big way; save trees, save a teen
- Czech President Has More Surgery
- Proposal Targets Lawyers Who Impugn Judges
- Utah Game Isn't Personal Now
- Gen-Xers Need Not Apply
- Crabtree Is Zeroed In for San Jose
- King Beats Her Idol as Barons Advance
- The Pebble Culture, by James Ragan
- 2 Cases Where Membership Does Have Some Privileges
- Rethinking Verdi's Warhorse
- Warren Beatty: Master of Rap
- Landlord May Not Be Liable for Fire
- Asia's Bargains Cheaper Than Ever
- Israel's Fun City
- Morrow, Princeton Head to Volleyball Final Four
- Cirillo's Homer Does In Giants
- Cup Does Runneth Over For Black Bros., Zimbabwe
- RECORDINGS
- 'Prince' Keeps His Crown By Knocking Out Vazquez
- High Wage Earner Wants to Get In on the Action With Conversion to New Roth IRA
- Boosters Give Officer a Blue Badge of Courage
- One Giant Step for Bruins' Williams
- Santa Ana Goes by the Book in Baseball Victory
- Training Break Sends Hoover's Pearson South
- Cubs Hear Call of Wild
- Loans Tailored to First-Timers
- Congress May Boost Sellers' Tax Break
- Natural Hang-Ups
- Spring Sweeping
- Porkers Pose Pesky Problem in Great Smokies Park
- Install Vapor Barrier to Stop Condensation
- This Man's Got Your Number : Due to the high demand for phone numbers, new area codes are replacing beloved old ones. Ronald Conners assigns them.
- $1-Million Jackpot Ends Prized Friendship
- It's Worth Cleaning Up Your Credit
- 'Natural' Doesn't Mean Harmless
- El Nino's Reign Might Be Over
- Park Puzzle
- Materials Will Be Easier to Read--but Better? Maybe
- Clippers Go Out Winners, 83-77
- Kings Get Lost Again on Way to the Playoffs
- Bahamas Apologizes to Gay Passengers
- WHY WE TRAVEL
- Time to Play the Low-Fare Game
- Smart Aleck
- Why Women Still Like Clinton
- Power Couple Pay a Call on Newlyweds
- Stirrings at the FAA
- Checchi, Davis Appeal for Latino Vote
- Movie Spotlight
- Teen in Murder Case Hangs Self
- Exploding Aquarium Douses Pet Store Fire
- 'Kids' Get What's Coming to Them
- Irvine's Road Test : Experiment with narrow streets is promising
- Supervisors: It's a Matter of Time
- Shea What? Strawberry Goes Back to Queens for a Day
- 'Prince' Keeps His Crown By Knocking Out Vazquez
- PREP NOTES
- RECORDINGS
- Taking Calder Seriously
- Dole Helps Red Cross Mark Century in O.C.
- Right Choices Key to Outdoor Survival
- New Era Dawning for Troubled South Oxnard
- It's New Millennium, but Same Old Beathard
- Jordan's 44-Point Effort Picture-Perfect for Bulls
- Mashburn Activated; Hardaway to Be Ready for Heat in Playoffs
- WEEK IN PREVIEW
- Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- Update on Realty Laws for Condo Owners
- Lei-Making Contests and Flea Markets
- 3rd Anniversary of Oklahoma Bombing Noted
- Punch Lines
- Suspect Chased at Festival Is Killed
- Storm Cloud of Disagreement Surrounds El Nino's Effect on Twisters
- Americans in Cruise Control
- Johnson's Contract Extended
- THEY SAID IT
- Cornerstones
- With Special Effects, It's a Real (or Fake) Blood Bath
- Kings Expected to Start First-Round Series Thursday
- There's Always Something in Air This Time of Year
- Vintage Godzilla Roars Back Into Video Stores
- Coming May 5: The Times 100
- MAI Systems Loses $4.5 Million in Fourth Quarter
- Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Both in State of Flux
- County's New Agency
- Those Runways at El Toro
- MANN OF THE WEST
- Getting to the Meat of the Matter
- Supervisor Who Does Homework
- Respecting the Beliefs of Nonbelievers
- Braille Institute
- Dress Codes at School
- Rich Candidates
- New Name for Ortega Highway
- Path to Memories
- Diversity and Shared Interests
- 710 Extension
- Boomers Are Driving More Than BMWs
- We Need More Parks of Any Kind
- Chilean Prosperity Came After the Pinochet Regime
- More Questions on UCI Scandal
- Wilson's Pen
- Gasoline Prices
- Child Support Computer Errors
- ETHNIC CARD
- O'Connor's Record
- Sizing Up Automation in the Apparel Industry
- Juries and the Death Penalty
- Competition and Cable TV
- Bicycle Routes Are Inadequate
- DOLLAR VALUE
- Even Without Income Taxes, IRS Won't Die
- Elysian Park
- Lerner on Peace Process in Israel
- Elusive Peacocks
- DEFINING 'FONDLE'
- Woman, 80, Killed, 2 Hurt in Car Crash
- Lotto Players
- Proposition 223 Balloting
- Robot Competition
- Time-Share Tips
- Rate Increase
- Tax Proposal Would Be Flat-Out Unfair
- Cigar Smoke and Cancer
- Rail Service
- NOT SO BAD
- LOOZAS
- Social Services and Mental Health
- And Furthermore . . .
- Writer Needs to Retool His Figures
- Manners on College Campuses
- Valley VOTE and Cityhood Studies
- Questionnaire About Airports
- Small Ship Is Big on the Casual Life
- A Crude Way to Teach Asian Pacific Americans English
- Tieless Yeltsin, Hashimoto Talk Ties
- U.S. Urges the Americas to Deepen Democracy
- After Back-Slapping Wanes, Mega-Mergers Often Fail
- Dissident Set Free by China Flies to U.S.
- Nurses' Union Approves Contract With Los Robles Hospital
- Co-Worker Charged in Club Slaying
- Jews in U.S., Israel Differ on Palestinian State
- 'Misery' Has Company
- Student's Ballpark Figures Go Up
- Price Increases May Not Dull Appetite for Cigarettes
- Finley Gives Angels What They Expected
- ABOUT THE CLIPPERS' MOVE
- Juicy Fruit
- New Area Code to Premiere Today
- Art Exhibit, Festival to Benefit After-School Program
- The Anatomy of Botany: Woods Go Their Own Ways
- 'Sweeney Todd' Trips on Script
- China's New Tenants Won't Buy Excuses
- Vietnam: A Smoker's Paradise
- U.S. Trade Deficit With Mexico Is Lowest Since '94
- U.S. Ambassador Receives Promise of Peace Talks in Visit to Afghanistan
- Trustees Oppose Bilingual Initiative
- Panel Denies Appeal by Landfill Critics
- At the Crossroads of Sects and Sex
- Council to Consider Private Golf Firm
- Team Spirit Wins Out
- March Will Protest 2 Big Projects in the Area
- This Colt Is a Very Fast Worker
- Irvin Wins With Comeback
- FAST FACT
- Lakers Get 60th and More
- Narbonne Stripped of City 4-A Title
- David Blum; Conductor, Author of Musician Profiles
- Shark Locks On to Boy's Chest, All Way to Hospital
- A, B, C or D?: Four Airport Plans Explained
- Kevorkian Leaves 2 Bodies at Hospitals
- Family Settles Suit Over Death of O.C. Deputy
- City Weighs Joining Pro-Airport Group
- * Dorman Dean Johnson; Appliance Salesman
- Shroud of Faith
- Skateboard Facility at Lang Park Proposed
- School Board Adopts Lesson Guidelines
- First Playoff Game Friday at Forum
- McLemore Helps Extend Streak
- Malone Makes Sure Jazz Will Stay Home
- Western Bancorp Agrees to Purchase Bank of Los Angeles
- Stocks Recover to New Highs; Bonds Steady
- 1st-Quarter Profit Climbs 5.1% at McDonald's
- Asian Slump Shows Up in Trade Tally
- British EMI Group's Chief Executive Resigns
- Country Charm Drives the Desire for Ceramic Cows
- Lively Competition at Garden Show
- Dogs Sniff Narcotics Among Body Parts
- Yeltsin's Nominee for Premier Snubbed Again
- Big Brother Is Watching Us Shop
- Businessman Gives $1 Million to Church
- Calabasas Golfers Are Too Much, Even Without Their Ace
- Rain Doesn't Make Field at Mt. SAC Grow Much
- McGlockton, O'Neal Bolster Chiefs' Defense
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- Bravura New World
- ABC, 'NYPD Blue' Respond Calmly to Smits' Departure
- Peek Season in the Himalayas
- More Sailors Reportedly Refusing Anthrax Vaccine
- North, South Korea Call Off Aid Negotiations
- Member of Clinton's Panel on Race to Speak
- CSUN Included as Site of Volunteer Festival
- Series for Inactive Catholics to Start
- Retreat for Gays, Lesbians Opens
- Pol Pot Cremated in Simple Ceremony
- Scholarship Fund Honors Late Professor
- Stephenson, Lankford Injured
- Canyon Takes It to Hart Again on Hit by Blanken
- Two Heat Players Sidelined
- Fox Adds Piece of Arena, Seeks Chunk of Kings Next
- 'You're the One' Proves Second-Rate
- 2 Maryland Students Stabbed to Death
- Water District Plans Open House on May 2
- Bid Launched for 2000 Democratic Convention
- Temple Offers Hypnotism Show
- Family Ties Put a Face on the Faceless Issue of Free Speech
- Teenage Murder Suspect Recaptured at McDonald's
- BEACH BALL
- Old Sites Become Empty Nests
- JETHAWKS
- Party Wants Nigeria Leader to Quit Military
- Edison Role in '96 Fire Found Not Criminal
- Letter Carrier Shoots and Kills Clerk at a Dallas Post Office
- Governor Chastises Navy for Fuel Spills
- Am I a Teacher First? Or a Parent?
- Home Sales Jump 22% in Ventura County
- 20 Years of Explaining, Hand-Holding
- Council Hires Planner for Tot Lot at Park
- Toring Remains Critical, in Coma
- Eager Mercedes Baffles Giants
- By Dodging Draft, Beathard Is Turning Over a New Leaf
- With Finale, a Reality Check
- Royal Takes a Wild Ride, Falls
- Williams' Cascade of Lyrics Rushes By
- Host Marriott to Become Real Estate Trust
- Gardening Fun Is Crystal Clear
- Cloche Technique Extends Seasons
- From Exotic to Native, Much to See
- Book Assails Diana for Britain's Tide of Sentimentality
- Seal Hunt: It's a New Killing Season
- Unabomber Sentencing Moved Up to May 4
- Man Killed on Train Tracks Is Identified
- Decorated Dollhouse Donated to Library
- Festival to Offer Music, Workshops and Lectures
- HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE: An interfaith ceremony will observe...
- City Program to Take On Weed Abatement
- Handling Crowds Will Be as Easy as 1-2-3
- Bure Scores No. 50 in Loss
- He Has the Music in Him
- Robert D. McLean; Antitrust Attorney Headed Law Firm
- November Trial Date Set for Fired Lifeguard's Lawsuit
- Women's World Cup Tickets Are Available
- Northridge Streak Ends in 14 Innings
- Concussion Sidelines Hinch
- La Habra Slams Fullerton With 15-Run Third Inning
- New Direction for West
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Broadcom a Smash Hit in Its Wall Street Debut
- Government Group Declines to Back Plan to Fight Freeway
- Slipping Hill in Calabasas Endangers 2 Luxury Homes