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- Dyslexics Learn to Rearrange Lives in a World Seen Differently
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- Plan for Big Floral Mart Splits North County
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- Costa Mesa Man Wins Community Relations Award
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- 4 Aboard Sailboat Given Coast Guard Help off Baja Coastline
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- Larry Smith to Give USC Football a New Start Today
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- Opinions Differ on the 'Real' Folk Art
- SportsScope : Waves, Ranked No. 6 After Sweeping Loyola, Face Gonzaga
- Biggest Fish Competition
- Sled-Dog Racers Near Town of Iditarod
- Troubled U.S. Spy Jet Lands at Norway Base
- <i> The</i> Place at the Center : Arts Complex Benefactors Sip Bubbly With Chums in an Ambiance of Elegance
- Westlake Village Man on Trial in Arms Case : U.S. Sales to Iran Rejected as Defense
- NIT Roundup : Washington Advances in Overtime
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Mission Viejo Girls Get Shot at Revenge : Diablos to Meet Edison Again Tonight
- Compton College Plays San Joaquin Delta in Quarterfinals Tonight
- Prostitutes Assaulted in Agua Dulce : Rapist Pleads No Contest on 3 Attacks
- Given the Free Throws, Saugus Holds the Line Again
- Angel Notebook : A Different Pitch Lands McCaskill
- Pierce Women Rout Santa Monica in Tennis
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- Deukmejian's 3 Court Nominees Get High Ratings
- Raveling Takes His Pick in the NCAA
- PSA won needed modifications of a union pact.
- For Volunteer Center : Food, Wine Tasting Benefit
- Ethnic Recipe Variations Can Prevent Monotony
- Mentally retarded adults at a day center in Downey strive for the smallest bits of knowledge.
- Cuban Killed in Hijacking Attempt
- Remarks on Condoms, Adultery Raise Eyebrows : Philip Adds Color to Parliament Debate
- Trabuco Canyon : Youth in Fair Condition After Head-on Collision
- $1.5-Million Sunland-Tujunga YMCA in Peril, Proponents Say
- Wounds Slow to Heal After DMV Crash : Freak Accident Brings Workers Closer Together
- Huntington Beach : Man Pleads No Contest in Umpire Assault Case
- Old Man of the Diamond Still Has Energy to Drive Pomona
- FIRST OFF . . .
- Vegetable Soup With a Touch of the Golden State
- U.S. Dependence on Mideast Oil Held Increasing
- Bus Firm, Official Accused of Supplying Phony Data to DMV
- Witness in Bias Lawsuit Sues, Claiming Harassment
- Ex-Prosecutor in 'Twilight' Case Questioned, Sticks to His Story
- Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A. Look to Improve as Conference Baseball Starts
- Saudi King Visits Algeria
- Sierra Madre : Chantry Flats Road Closure
- Hearing Scheduled on Plan for Restaurant at Topanga Beach
- It's Difficult to Predict the Great Philatelic Investments
- Group Acts as Protector of Animal Stars in Movies
- Ailing Pasadena Chamber Orchestra Sounds Clarion Call for Support
- Walnut : Openings for Finance Panel
- A Look at 7 Area Fire Stations Scheduled for Closure
- Those Who Have Been There Give Help to Those Still Struggling
- Link Between Accused Tax Protester, Bombing Attempt Probed
- Kohl Reelected in Bonn, Faces Political Troubles and Stalled Economy
- Walnut : Year-Round Schools Study
- Baby M Figure : Lawyer Runs Surrogate Baby Boom
- 5,000 Chickens Spilled on Highway in Accident
- Park Arts Center to Rise From Ashes, Supporters Vow
- Dinner to Honor Retiring Official in Pico Rivera
- Layoff Notices Could Cut 22 JC Programs
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division II Boys' Semifinal : Woodbridge Regroups Behind the Line to Win
- Pierce Volleyball Team Easily Defeats El Camino
- NCAA Tournament Regional Games : Indiana Hopes It Learned a Lesson
- Trimedyne Says Laser Has Won FDA Approval
- One Big Step for New Age : Engineer's Walking Robot Wins International Prize
- United was accused of deceiving frequent flyers.
- County OKs Major Project for Rancho Los Amigos : Master Plan Calls for Hospital Consolidation Using Revenue From Business-Industrial Park
- Lawndale : Summer Child-Care Center
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- Norwalk : Builder's Restrictions Lifted
- State Adopts Sex Education Advisory Guide
- Mexico's Ruling Party Divorces Itself From Leading Dissident
- End of Era Looms for Brick Fire Stations
- Burned Pizza Store Yields Victim's Body
- Culver City : Council OKs Transit Plan
- Another New Steak House : If You're Really Hungry, Try Spencer's
- A More Humane Approach
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- Ted Dawson Suspended After Altercation
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- Carson : 3-2 Vote Elects Calas Mayor
- College Trustees Target 59 Faculty Members for Possible Layoffs
- Dornan, Ferguson to Detail Spending in Irvine Election
- The House
- Standard Visual Rules in Use Before Fatal Copter Crash
- Staggered Work Hours Sought to Ease Traffic
- CSUN Softball Team Splits Doubleheader at Bakersfield
- OTHER SPORTS : Valley-Area Trio Lead No. 2 UCLA in Softball
- A Celebration of British Arts Set for L.A. in 1988
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- BLUES GUITARIST COLLINS SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR
- Recipes for Wheatless Cookery
- Two Festive Desserts That Translate Well
- 3 Top Executives of Lorimar Home Video Unit Quit After Links to a Supplier Surface
- Bentley Laboratories Pays $53.1 Million in Infringement Suit
- Long Beach : Bar's Liquor License Lifted
- Soviets Conduct Second A-Test in Two Weeks
- Suspect in Cluster Bomb Case Held Without Bail
- Pico Rivera : 6 Seek School Board Seat
- Mar Vista : Center Gets $6,000 Grant
- Irvine Co., Developer to Build $80.5-Million Retail Center in Tustin
- Compton : 7 to Run for 2 Council Seats
- The State : 700 Flee Restaurant Fire
- On a Cooke's Tour of L.A., the British hear a minor masterpiece of wireless theatre
- Long Beach : Head Start Revamp Delayed
- Governor Tours GM Plant to Promote 'Team' Method on the Job
- Was Tortured in S. Africa, U.S. Cleric Says
- Moon Takes School Seat, Avoids Runoff
- Church Will Appeal Ruling in Day Care License Case
- Monrovia : Speed Limit Changes OKd
- Hollywood : Welsh to Stay at Chamber
- Two Schools of Thought : Meeting of Minds in Milan: No-Frills Vs. the Glamorous
- Talking About Talking
- Harmony Remains Reedie Wright's Thing After 40 Years
- Costa Mesa : Man Is First Indicted on Anti-Apartheid Act
- USC Defeats Northridge in Volleyball
- Sabres Capitalize on Penalty to Beat Kings, 3-2
- Locke Won Tournaments, Not Friends
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- DON QUIXOTE ON ROAD IN 2 LANGUAGES FULLERTON COLLEGE MUSICAL OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
- Odetics Inc. Gets Six New Orders for Cart Machines
- Taft rejected a $145-a-share takeover offer.
- Non-Stick Microwave Glassware
- A DAY TO EAT, DRINK, BE MERRY : PURIM
- Police Not Charged in Zinzun Case
- Book Review : Two Novels Go Back to the Past, Future
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- Conviction Reversed After 12 Years on Death Row
- Salvadoran Finds Hope in Ruling on Asylum
- SportsScope : Loyola Hopes to Put Shine Back Into Diamond Play in Santa Clara Series
- 2 Panels Grant Immunity to Hakim, Delay Hearings
- $2 Million Sliced Out of Beverly Hills School Budget
- Glendale Mayor's Son Arrested in $3,500 Store Theft
- La Habra : 3 Drug Suspects Booked in Undercover Operation
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- Orange County Prep Baseball : Petko's Hot Streak Keeps Servite Winning, 8-4
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Saugus Defeats Oceanside, 47-39
- Simi Valley Wins on a Shot in the Dark : Sharts' Eighth-Inning Grand Slam Stuns Canoga Park, 8-7
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- Marriage Between Wine and Ireland : In Bordeaux Area, 3 Major Chateaux Owe Much to Irish
- Report Outlines Plan to Battle Hunger in L.A.
- California Condor Fossils Unearthed in Upstate N.Y.
- U.S. Moves to Deport Ex-Argentine General
- Preparation Eases the Fear of Testifying
- She Enjoys the Notoriety, Thank You
- Deaver Lawyers Try New Bid to Block Charges
- City Manager to Explain Crunch to Public Tonight : Torrance Braces for at Least Two Lean Years
- The Nation : Philadelphia Police Hit
- Japanese Foreign Minister Cancels Visit to U.S.
- Kirk Offers Party Rules Seen Aimed at Jackson : Democratic Chairman Seeks to Prevent Another Divisive Fight Among Presidential Contenders
- Suspect in 'Bump-and-Rob' Auto Thefts Seized
- 49ers' Sports Leadership 'Graduates' After Only 3 Years
- Wilmington : Harbor Lake Cleanup
- Scott Wins Round in Church Sale Dispute
- Supreme Court Refuses to Reinstate Noguchi
- Jacob Ole Jacobsen, 92, Father of Former Hostage, Dies in Duarte
- Costa Mesa Officers 'Died Doing What They Loved . . . Most'
- RTD Lacks Financing for Valley Portion of Metro Rail
- Kennedy Girls Face 3-Time Champion Point Loma Tonight
- Fennis the Menace, Prince of Hotdogs, Charges On
- Padre Notebook : Dawson Just Warming Up as Cub
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- Motor Racing / Shav Glick : Morales, Bromme Stage Own Race
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- Freedom Chain Head Says Split Considered in 1970s
- Larry Goss has joined Ralph Hall Productions...
- Statewide Interest : Grisham-Green State Senate Race Watched Far Outside 33rd District
- Chicago Jail Can't Bar Vote of Councilman
- San Dimas : Architecture Guidelines Set
- Corruption Alleged in Purchase of Oil : Jordan Abuzz With 'Olivegate' Scandal
- Merrill Lynch Fires Executive
- A Season When Big Benefits Are in Style
- Cerritos : Triathlon Planned April 25
- School Officials Say Layoff Notices Are Not Idle Threats This Time
- Saugus Wins, Moves Into Regional Final, 49-37
- Sad and Glad, Dionne Is in N.Y.
- AFI FILM FESTIVAL
- Erratic Market Closes With a Loss : Conflicting Motives Sway Calendar-Watching Traders
- Linking Disease, Fat Intake : Doctor Cites Problem at Symposium
- Four New Jersey Teen-Agers Die in Suicide Pact
- The Region : Dallas Sent Back to Idaho
- Torrance Bans New Housing on Property Near Old Downtown
- Lakewood : Piercy Seated on Council
- Freight Train Bombed by Peruvian Guerrillas
- USC Charged With 179 Radiation Violations
- Prisoners on the Walls, All l0 Policemen Quit
- Landowners in Monterey Park Protest Downzoning
- Reedie Wright Has Kept Barbershop Festival Humming for 40 Years
- Reserve Officers Honored
- Serving Notice
- Supervisors Ask Grand Jury to Propose Specific Ways to Ease County Jail Crisis
- Jacobs' Testimony Differs in Retrial : Search for Gang Member, Not U-Turn, Led Him to Stop Penn, Officer Says
- Orange County Community College Notebook / Steve Kresal : Rancho Santiago, Saddleback Seek Title
- NBA Roundup : Walton Returns as the Celtics Win
- AFI FILM FEST PARTNERS TEAM UP FOR VEGAS EXPO : A Two-Week-Long Film, TV, Trade Show Dubbed CINETEX
- A DAY OF RECKONING FOR NETWORK PAYROLLS : Inflated Salaries: There's Enough Blame to Go Around
- The House : Helping the Homeless
- Southlanders Answer the Call to 'Allemande'
- L. B. Groups Draft New Plan to Limit Election Finances
- SEC Charges Merrill Lynch Officer, Israeli
- Inglewood Teachers Win Unexpected Pay Raise
- Caltech Gets Record Amount in Donations
- 16 Taiwanese Seamen Rescued After Collision
- Baldrige Defends Plan to Sell U.S. Computers to Iran
- Panel OKs Study of Light-Rail Routes
- Prostitution Gets the Business From Police Computer
- Laurel Canyon Park Dispute : Parents Want Dogs Back on the Leash
- Supervisors Order Law Drafted to Regulate Smoking on the Job
- Prep Baseball : Christian Holds Off Crawford, 10-9
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division II Girls : Valley Christian Beats La Jolla
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division III Boys : Crossroads Romps to 59-42 Win
- Czech triple jumper Jan Cado, who competed...
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- Clippers Lose Sixth Straight, 121-111 : Warriors Prevail Despite an Unusual Effort by Benjamin
- PANTAGES SHOW : 'TANGO' BACK AND IT'S STILL TORRID
- AFI FILM FESTIVAL
- Shift at Almaden : Heublein to Sell San Jose Facility
- Korea Needs Trade Surplus To Pay Debt
- Norwalk : $70-Million Hotel Plan OKd
- 12 Die as India Buses Crash
- Special Israeli Panel to Probe Pollard Spy Case : In Surprise Move, Cabinet Names Committee, Asks It to Recommend Corrective Measures
- Judge Rejects Two North Suits
- Board Bows to Honig, Revises View on Gays
- Shultz Criticizes Israel for Spying on U.S.
- Deaver's Effort to Bar Independent Counsel Rejected
- San Gabriel : Flag Ceremony for MIAs
- Monterey Park : 2 City Planners Rehired
- Detective's Perseverance Pays Off : Recreation Aide Held in Sex Attacks on Boys
- Police Raiders Ground Alleged 'Airplane Game'
- College Baseball / Bob Cuomo : Nichols, Shibata Also Pitching In
- CCAA Race Shapes Up as a Five-School Affair
- MINIATURES BY INDEPENDENTS
- Strikes Rising for First Time Since '80, U.S. Figures Show; Wage, Benefit Cuts Blamed
- TWA's purchase of USAir stock is being checked.
- asparagus
- Potato Bread for Festive St. Pat's Day
- Santa Monica : Warning on Alcohol OKd
- Agriculture Development Official Resigns Her Post
- Analysts Debate Value of Firm Hand : Aloof Reagan Style: Flaw or Model of Management?
- Marina del Rey : Disaster Team Training
- Hotel, Offices Will Go on Uniroyal Site; Facade to Be Saved
- Quake Hits Southern Spain
- Supervisors Ask for Help in Search for L. A. Dump Site
- Hess' Health Failing, Son Says
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division II Boys : Keefe Shoots Woodbridge to Final
- McLain Says He Used Drugs in Final Four
- Rancho Alamitos Rallies for 8-7 Victory
- BALANCHINE AT SHRINE : BALLET THEATRE OFFERS 'STRAVINSKY CONCERTO'
- 'New Blood' Gains Easy Victory in Pasadena Race
- Woody Hayes, Buckeye Coach 28 Years, Dies
- Funds Shortage Perils March 22 Young People's Concert in Whittier
- Study Finds SMC Short 2,120 Spaces During Day : College's Neighbors Demand Preferential Parking
- Captors Issue Threat to Kill Frenchman : Pro-Iranian Group in Beirut Demands Paris Explain Iraq Support
- Peter Sellers' Daughter Sentenced to Probation for Cocaine Ring Role
- Cost of Mailing a Letter May Go Up Next Year--by 1 to 4 Cents
- Long Beach : Assistant Manager Named
- Papua New Guinea Plans to Eject Japan Fishermen
- Older, Wiser Waves Look to Next Season
- Compton : Delay in Bribe Case Ordered
- Agents Confiscate Cargo Bound for Ohio : U.S. Puts the Squeeze on Crate of Rare Pythons
- Fertility Method Seems to Pass Vatican Muster
- Frizzelle Plans Change in Bill on Grand Juries
- Architects Will Study Altering L.A. Coliseum
- Dear Crabby Sits In to Explain Fights, SMU, Other Follies
- College Roundup : Fullerton Gymnasts Set School Mark of 287 Points
- Community College Softball : Lyman's 1-Hitter Stops Saddleback
- STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Division II Boys : Saugus Survives on Free Throws
- Dodger Executive Schweppe to Quit
- NCAA DIVISION II SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS : Meter Maid : Chen Advances Diving Career With Little Degree of Difficulty
- Toreros Are Hoping to Surprise Auburn in Midwest Regional