- Forest Area to Mark 20th Anniversary
- Night of the Dumb
- Ex-Boyfriend Convicted of Beating Farrah Fawcett
- Realignment Plan Would Divide County Into Regions
- After the President, a Torrent of Babble
- Dillard's to Open Its First Southland Store
- Korn / Ferry International to Offer Stock
- Chevron Plans to Sell Its Coal Business
- Epic Burgers
- Raging Floods Hammer Northeastern China
- Phil Leeds, 82; Veteran Character Actor
- Founder of Youth Program Honored
- Decision Due in Case of Oil Field Accident
- Revised City Purchasing Plan May Save Millions Annually
- SPARKS TONIGHT
- Red Sox Sweep the Rangers
- It Was a National Obsession: 'Read Murray Last Week?' : You Could Count on Him for Heavy Subject Matter
- NBC Wins Week While ABC Has Ups, Downs
- Coming of Age
- Vaughn Reaches 40-Homer Mark
- An Xs-and-O's Man Praises Guy Who Knew All the Letters
- Lasorda to Start Search
- Hackett Mounts a Personnel Crusade
- Ethnic Media's Needs, Growth to Be Discussed
- Home Depot, Dayton Hudson Post Strong Earnings
- Star of the Keck: Atop the Cosmos in Hawaii
- Restaurant Decals Back Breast-Feeding
- He's the Bum and We're the Spouse; What to Do Now?
- NEWSWIRE
- State Report Card
- Blade to Snipes' Heat
- Upright Citizens Brigade Spins Chaos Into Comedy
- Spotlight: Bank Plus Hires Keefe Bruyette for Strategic Help
- Online Credit-Rating Reports Are Not Always Credible
- Braising Over a Wood or Charcoal Fire
- Swiss Earmark Millions for U.S. Holocaust Survivors
- Santa Ana Woman Sentenced for Theft
- Sparks' Unlucky Year Ends
- Woods Leaves Team to Consider Future
- A Black Day Dawning
- Westinghouse Air Brake to Buy Rockwell Unit
- Grapevine
- Unrest Growing in Congo Capital
- Put to Test, O.C. High Schools See Scores Fall
- Reaction: World of Laughter, World of Tears
- Woman Bound, Unhurt in Robbery at Home
- Band Teacher Hits High Note With Students
- MARIS WATCH: 61
- Former Councilman John Tynes Dies at 81
- Efforts to Remove Principal Stepped Up
- Hollins' Season Is Over
- Breathing Room for Russia
- Ducks Hire Burnett as Assistant Coach
- Maddux and Braves Continue Their March
- It's a Pattern
- Drug to Block Colon Cancer Shows Promise, UCI Reports
- 3 Firms Plan Interactive-Education Venture
- DiTech Offers to Pay in Overbilling Dispute
- Council to Consider Nightclub Proposal
- $14.7-Million Net Posted by HomeBase
- O.C. EARNINGS
- Report Warns of Need for More Power Plants
- Besides Barbecue
- Chile Birds
- The Fiesta Manifesto
- Clinton Legacy May Be History, Say Historians
- 50 Years of Putting Best Friends First
- Attorney Joins Fight Against Road Development
- City Rejects SOAR Fund-Raiser Request
- Stuff and Nonsense
- AROUND THE LEAGUES
- Irabu to Miss Next Start
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- Dow Advances 139 as Stocks Extend Rally
- Ousted Head of Writers Guild Gets $298,450
- First Family Departs for 2 Weeks of Summer Vacation
- Clinton Vs. Beauty Pageant: Teenagers Say It's No Contest
- Open House Set on Specific Plan Changes
- Guided by Love
- City EIR to Include Park Site Alternatives
- Felons Banned From Sale, Possession of Body Armor
- Motorcycle Officer Injured in Collision
- High School Report Cards
- Crown to Close 16 Bookstores in Southland
- Netscape Manages to Eke Out Small Third-Quarter Profit
- Man Pleads Guilty in Texas Murder of Ex-CSUN Student
- Residents Say Weed Spraying Killed Oaks
- Proving His Medal
- Campaign to Block Adult Business Zone in Simi Stymied
- Oxnard OKs Nonprofit Agency to Manage Arts Center
- Museum Catering to Titanic Buffs
- Northridge Men's Soccer Team Will Set Out on Schedule's Long Road
- Bat Master
- Hall Canceled Again, This Time by CNN
- Coastal Commission
- Judge Bradley
- Government
- President's Admission
- Thousand Oaks Fire
- School Principal
- Obituaries - Aug. 19, 1998
- For the Record - Aug. 19, 1998
- Clinton Steps Up Efforts to Contain Scandal Damage
- 'Ear Cutter' Kidnap Suspect Held in Mexico
- Davis, Lungren Take Gloves Off in 2nd Debate
- County Lags in Sending Students to 4-Year Schools
- Starr Recalls Lewinsky as Probe Goes On
- FBI, Local Police Search Hotel Rooms in Kenyan Capital
- Radio Pundits Ham It Up After Speech
- Ex-Chief Says He Didn't Know of Violence at Prison
- Number of Dropouts Declining, State Says
- Injured Workers' Jobs Protected, State Justices Say
- Gurney's Eagle Chassis Looks to Gain Ground
- His Greatness Could Clearly Be Seen
- Sears Is Selling Its Western Auto Supply Unit
- 'Private Ryan' Stays at the Front
- Family Aims to Build Retail Center on Farmland
- DEALS
- Youth Shelter Offers Computer Training
- Scholars Softening on Animation's Artistic Merits
- Business as Usual
- BEST OF JIM MURRAY / PERSONAL
- Caring Is an Indispensable Part of Success
- Company Town Film Profit Report
- Amwest Insurance Group Earnings Drop by 25%
- Venture Capital Investments Up in Region
- Venture Capital Flow Up Sharply
- Lying Low, Aiming High?
- Panavision Posts 30% Hike in 2nd-Quarter Revenues
- Ferragosto Gusto
- Top State Court Rules Disabled Woman Fired by City Can Sue
- 2 Local Sites to Offer Children's Health Fair
- Lucky Stores Warehouse Workers File Suit
- Research Engineers to Buy Houston Software Company
- GE Capital to Buy MetLife Finance Unit
- Jim Murray, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist, Dies
- Man Shot; Police Arrest 6
- City Aims to Reduce Trash Sent to Landfill
- Unemployment in Hong Kong Rises to About 5%
- Virgin's Game Design Groups to Be Sold for $122.5 Million
- Real Estate Trends
- REGIONAL PEOPLE
- The Missing Haunt Kenyan Families
- Wilson Veto Kills Clean-Air Transit Funds
- In Reversal, Russia to Let Ruble Drift a Third Lower
- Canadian Firm Completes Purchase of North American Imaging
- BUSINESS CALENDAR
- Nikkei Faces Test of Base Support Level
- REGIONAL PEOPLE
- Bank of Ventura Reports Record Earnings, Growth
- Yeltsin Bets His Rubles
- Bicycle Rodeo Offers Races, Maintenance
- Judge Denies Bid to Delay Soka Expansion
- Azusa Battles Plan for Adult Channels
- There Will Never Be Another View of L.A. Like This One
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- Electronic Arts to Buy Virgin Software Units
- Attorney Appointed to Airport Council
- Baby Barn Owl Back in Nest After Injury
- Let's Have Some Meat in Debates
- Women on the Run
- Alstott Gets Record Salary
- Through It All, He Made Them Laugh
- Time to Learn Where Dodger Road Leads
- She Took the Magic and Happy Summer With Her
- Everyone Was Important to Him
- Face Lifts Give L.A. Landmarks New Lease on Life
- 'Groove' Strong in U.S.; Seeing Red: 'Avengers'
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- Borg-Warner Settles Mission Lawsuits
- Push Comes to Carts
- LaDucer Sues Again Over Firing by Sheriff
- Phillies Make Minor League Changes
- Old Pro Was Young at Heart
- His Columns Were Never Small Town
- The Sports World Unites
- Donald E. Preston; Ex-Public Works Employee
- How Certain Films Find a 'Groove'
- Nibbles and Bits
- Always Right and Always Funny
- Possible Leaf Blower Solution Offered
- Wal-Mart Gets Nod for Larger Arcade
- BEST OF JIM MURRAY / CITIES
- Fed's OK Clears Way for B of A-NationsBank Merger
- ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS
- The REIT Race
- FAMILY LOSS
- Flood Threatens Chinese Oil Field
- Door Holds Key to Hidden Treasures
- Scandal Is Not His Only Legacy
- Sponsor Asks Webber to Return to U.S. Over Drug Issue
- Davis Is a Hit in His Return to the Yankees
- MARIS WATCH: 61
- Pirates Made Him Feel Like Family
- Port is Adjourned
- Bohanon Provides a Bright Spot
- Griffey's Doubles Lead Seattle, 3-1
- IPO Fest Hoping People Will Give Pop a Chance
- $4.37-Million Repayment to Investors Ordered
- Rate on 3-Month T-Bills Dips to 4.91%
- Buying on Dips: First, Be Selective
- In N. Ireland, Bloodshed Now Binds Foes
- Off-Kilter
- Residents Want City to Veto Flour Mill
- Legal Battle Leads to Certification of School for Deaf
- King of the Ring
- Airline Industry Fails in Sixth Attempt to Raise Ticket Prices
- Number of Black Law Students Rebounds
- Pundits Long on Coverage, but Short on News
- Brea Olinda School Board to Review Cheating Case
- '98 Fair Attendance Down; Fiesta Blamed
- Never Match Wits With the King
- Situation Gives New Meaning to Driving Range
- His Words Were an Inspiration
- City Council to Discuss New Skate Park Policies
- He Made Everyone Feel Like His Equal
- CBS Promotes Tellem to Head Entertainment Unit
- TrizecHahn Buying 2 Top Long Beach Office Towers
- On Sony Lot, Creating Own Identity Is Pavlov's Dogma
- Remote Imaging Systems Reports Quarterly Loss
- 15,000 North Koreans Working on Nuclear Project, Analysts Say
- Murray Always Led the Field
- Always Imitated, Never Duplicated
- KIEV to Add Reagan, Medved to Talk Lineup
- The City of Angels Has Lost One of Its Heavenly Beings
- Bavasi: Money Not Issue
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Cal Lutheran Program on Contracting Approved
- Couple Get a Thumbs Up for How They've Handled Savings
- Chrysler Fined $800,000 for Not Recalling Some 1995 Cars
- Face Lifts Give L.A. Landmarks New Lease on Life
- 5,000 Miles Away, Gore Offers Clinton Support
- Council Rejects Car Lot at Drive-In Site
- South Mission Viejo Seeks Series Title
- Byrd Turns the Tables on Johnson
- This Time, He Can't Find Words
- Unlikely Cast Gets Job Done for Angels Again
- Tyson's a Two-Bit Fighter
- Thomas Down, but Not Out
- Port is Adjourned
- Three Local Businesses Mark Grand Openings
- SCPIE Holdings Leases Century City Offices
- Crossing the Line?
- Voice of Reason
- Freestyling
- Reagan Library Sets Heritage Roundup
- Strange Species Creeps Into Area
- Sportstown Deal to Go Before Council
- Dignity Through a Lens
- Suit Over Secession Effort Blames City
- 'Toughest SOB I've Ever Known'
- American Commercial Bank's Earnings Increase
- Toys R Us Profit Declines 57% in Third Straight Quarterly Drop
- Text of Clinton's Address to Nation
- Jury Finds Man Guilty in Slayings of Woman, Girl
- Crossing-Guard Applicants Sought
- Officials Announce Final Candidates for Fire Chief
- Bitten by the Garfield Bug
- Plane Crashes on School Campus; 4 Injured
- Used-Book Sale to Benefit Easter Seals
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- Newriders Posts $4-Million Loss for Quarter on 12% Dip in Revenue
- Housing Boom Puts Bang in the Sales of Home Furnishings
- Serbs Seize 3 More Kosovo Areas; NATO Begins Drills
- Ex-Klan Leader's 5th Trial Begins for 1966 Murder
- 3 Teenagers Charged in Vandalism at Cemetery
- Three Held in Raid Targeting Counterfeit Document Ring
- 2 Palmdale Girls Attacked by Dog, Hospitalized
- He Made Doctor See Things Differently
- Waste Management to Buy Eastern Environmental
- FDA Move Eases Rule for Irradiation Labels
- BUSINESS CALENDAR
- Nikkei Faces Test of Its Bottom Line
- Woman Sues Over Internet Gambling Losses
- N. Korean Project Draws Suspicion
- Deadbeat Mom Freed After 2 Years in Jail
- Face Lifts Give L.A. Landmarks a New Lease on Life
- Balloonist Is in Good Condition
- Punch Lines
- Donn Weiss; UCLA Choral Director
- Public Input Sought on Moving City Hall
- Motorist Held After Crashing Through Security Barricade at Getty Museum
- Seven Months Late
- Tell Us About Those Who Help
- Caring, in Name of Community
- Clinic Bomb Suspect May Have Been Seen
- Driver Veers Off Freeway, Dies
- Nation/World
- CHIPPER
- RETAILING
- Study Links Bacteria With Heart Disease
- First-Day Jitters
- Second Skateboard Park Ready to Open
- Printing Firm Presses Ahead With Expansion
- Dow Rebounds 149 Despite Russian Woes
- Argent Capital Corrects Earnings Statement
- Bilked Investors to Be Repaid $30.5 Million
- CHIPPER
- No New Talks Scheduled in US West Strike
- Taco Bell Protest Draws Half a Dozen