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- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Above the Law' Not Above Lots of Violence
- Lucky Rejects Takeover Bid, Studies Options
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- Teamsters' 3-Year Pact Reworked
- Ashton, Lotus May Develop Software for AT&T;'s Unix
- Chip Orders Dip in March
- An Early Easter Gives Boost to Retailers' Sales
- POLITICS 88 : Gore Says Rivals' Dovish Views Jeopardize Democrats' Chances
- Man About to Be Fired at Brokerage Kills Boss
- OCCUPANCY RATES AND NUMBER OF BEDS IN COUNTY HOSPITALS : For January 1-March 31, 1987
- Society : Civic Celebration Is a Snappy Salute for the Salvation Army
- Intel Corp. reported a 61% increase in...
- Transportation Post Filled
- POLITICS 88 : CAMPAIGN '88 : Carter Lauds Jackson
- Patterned After the Master
- Customs Service Probing Southland Laser Maker
- AST Research said it expects to report...
- General, Close Deng Ally, Elected President of China
- Toxic Waste Recycling Plant Plans Opposed
- Noise Fight Reheating
- He's the Other Half in Pair of Sweet Talkers
- THE PREPS : He's Not Putting Them On : Edison's Carter Getting the Most Out of Prep Career
- High School Review : Orange Glen Basketball Coach Ernest Resigns
- L.A. Weekly Music Awards Reflect City's Rock Diversity
- More Boffo Than Baffle Involved in Whodunit
- Walker Aiming to Settle an Old Score : Her Career Turned Around After Two Costly Scoring Errors in '86
- Opera Pacific Plans 'Norma,' 'My Fair Lady'
- 'Sisters' at Celebration; O'Neill Sea Plays at Celtic Arts; 'Twelfth Night' by Company of Angels; 'The Death of Shakespeare' at McCadden Place
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- POLITICS 88 : CAMPAIGN '88 : Robertson Pursuing Delegates, Officials Say
- POLITICS 88 : CAMPAIGN '88 : Latino Agenda Vowed
- Brown Staying at Kansas U
- Cranston Will Offer Bill to Provide More Affordable Housing
- Book Reviews : Ruminations on the Nature of Reality and the Universe
- Planners Back 50-Unit Building Limit at School Site
- Personalities Are the Issue in Carson : Will Election Start New Soap Opera Season?
- Local News in Brief : Help for Nurses Urged
- Korman Assails Mailings : Gallegly Politicking With Public Funds, Rival Says
- THE PREPS : Softball Roundup : Granger Has 11-Inning Perfect Game
- Local News in Brief : Santa Ana : Police Make 2nd Sketch of Mutilation Victim
- High Noon: At 16, He's Already One of State's Best Shots
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- Efforts Increase to Improve the Public Art Picture : Colleges, Governments, Businesses Take Steps to Display a Variety of Works
- POP MUSIC : At 17, the Girl Can't Help It . . . She Likes the '60s
- U.S. <i> Machismo</i> Is No Answer in Panama : Allowing Noriega a Face-Saving Exit May Be Called For
- Stanley Cup Playoffs : Devils Break the Ice With Win Over Islanders
- Hawthorne Wins
- Berger and Agassi Play for U.S. in Singles Today
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- Rittenhouse Leads With a 65 After an Uphill Battle at Poway
- AIDS Film Project to Launch Tour at Nuart
- St. Bernard Pitcher Melendez Stifles Crespi and Wallops Two Homers in 6-0 Triumph
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- Bergeson Expected to Endorse Baker for Badham's Seat
- Red Baron would be right at home in this hangar; so would Howard Hughes.
- Nursing Homes : Medi-Cal Rules Abet Poor Care
- Soviets Say Way Open to Afghan Pact : See May 15 Start of Troop Pullout With Geneva Settlement
- Use Your Sense and Senses : Tips for Choosing a Good Nursing Home
- Teacher Talks: One Strike Threat; One Agreement
- Blackout Cancels AIDS Program at UCLA
- University Upends Chatsworth in Tennis
- Newbury Park's Win Comes With the Territory
- Albert Collins: 'Iceman' Cometh Tonight
- NCAA Rules Committee Cracks Down to Put an End to Basketball Fights
- MUSIC REVIEW : Leonid Kuzmin Makes West Coast Recital Debut at Arts Center
- Cable TV Show Will Offer Big Names of Gospel Music
- STAGE REVIEWS : 2 AIDS Plays Put a Face on the Statistics
- MUSIC REVIEW : Leonid Kuzmin in Local Debut Recital
- Boys, Girls Basketball Stars to Compete in Optimist Classic
- Times Will Announce Prep All-Star Basketball Teams
- Duckworth (22 Points) Helps Blazers Win 13th Straight Over Clippers
- USA Today Priming the Pump for Its New TV Program
- Do TV Cameras Set Off Violence in Middle East ?
- Stanley Cup Playoffs : Maple Leafs Beat Red Wings and Prove a Point
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Sylvian Returns in Triumph to Scene of a Flop
- Movement's Debut Album Shows Strong Melodies, Catchy Refrains
- Talk, Music Make Up KFI's Latest Format
- Roundup : La Quinta Sweeps Past Garden Grove for Volleyball Win
- Fortune 500: Rust Belt Turns to Gold : Good Times Roll for Manufacturers as They Post Record Sales, Profit Despite Crash, Magazine Says
- State Cleared to Liquidate Bankrupt TMIC Insurance
- Wendy's International Inc. has awarded franchise rights...
- The Excitement Behind the Label
- Man, 34, Sues Parents Over Fireworks Injury
- U.S. Reassures Delvalle, His Wife Says
- Power Off in Khartoum
- 'Situation Out of Control,' Hijacked Jetliner Refueled
- China Defends Its Sale of Mid-Range Missiles to Saudis
- Soviet-Afghan Accord Calls for Pullout to Start May 15 : Gorbachev Sees U.S. Agreement
- 13 Whites Acquitted in Arkansas Sedition Case
- All-Purpose Salve Can Ease Anxious Nerves
- PASSINGS : Anthony Pelissier; Actor-Turned-Director
- In Panama, Our Bumbling Has Merit : Current Standards for Use of Force Haven't Been Met
- Search Begins to Find Successor to National University President
- Doubled Spending for AIDS Victims Wins Backing of City Council Panel
- Local News in Brief : Defense Firms on Attack
- Local News in Brief : Cloud Raises a Stink
- National League Roundup : Perez Starts the Way He Finished in 5-1 Victory
- Markets Rally on Reports of Help for Dollar : Word That 'Group of 7' Officials Would Agree on Floor Boosts Bond Prices
- Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced seven new computers ranging...
- SALT : The salt shaker survives 10 years of health-related criticism as sales and perceptions of the vital mineral improve
- Duarte : Work Started on Park
- Water District : Water Solution Sought
- SportsScope : Outstanding Thin-Clads in the Valley Bid for Prestige in Swift Arcadia Invitational
- Anonymous Flyers Warm Up Council Race in La Canada
- Justice Minister Cites Example: His Car Stolen
- Task Force Urges 13 New Laws to Recompense Crime Victims
- Ethiopia Curbs Foreign Relief in Rebel Areas
- Times to Name Prep All-Star Cage Teams
- Deukmejian Urges GOP to Vote With 'Gang of Five'
- Ex-Worker's Sex Bias Suit Against Sam Spital Is Settled for $106,000
- Coto de Caza Developer Gets Board Backing
- City Pressing for Olympic Training Site
- NBA Roundup : Windy City Is No Help to Washington Playoff Hopes
- Empire League Baseball : Esperanza Takes Advantage of Los Alamitos
- CURRENCY : Rumors of Accord Help Boost Dollar
- Local News in Brief : 2 Arrested in Girl's Death
- Refinery Believed to Be the Source of Noxious Cloud
- Hard Choices in Health Care
- Local News in Brief : City Sued Over Child Care
- THE LAST SPIN : It Was 20 Years Ago Today That Scotland's Jimmy Clark, Perhaps the Best Driver Ever, Chose to Run on Wrong Track
- The Top 30--Stability Among the Nation's Elite
- Allows More Aggressive Chemotherapy on Cancer Victims : Protein Cuts Risk of Infections in Marrow Transplants
- Friends Free Hostage From 'Rock House'
- The State : Doctors Shun AIDS Victims
- Compton : Opening of Hotel Delayed
- Wondering Heights of Teen-Agers
- Israelis Cry 'Revenge!' at Rites for Girl : Army Leaks Report Bullet From Guard's Gun Was in Body
- THE WISCONSIN VOTE
- NCAA Championship Eludes Women 2nd Year in a Row : 49ers Try Not to Let Last Loss Spoil Season
- Council OKs Settlement on Oxnard Shores Development
- Bibles and Beakers Share Space in Student Labs : In Search of the Religion in Science
- Dutch Find Tycoon's Body 7 Months After Abduction
- Huntington Park to Back Renewal Loan for Apartment Units
- 2nd Weapons Incident Fuels Concern for Court Security
- "It is the users of illegal drugs...
- Local News in Brief : Politics : Candidate Offers Free Ride With Symbolism
- Local News in Brief : Woman Dies on Freeway
- 5,000 Are Expected for Relay Marathon
- High School Baseball
- Padres Again Appear to Be Armless, Fall to 0-2 : Hawkins Pounded Early in 5-1 Loss to Knepper and Astros
- Japanese police are investigating two trading companies...
- Solving Mystery of the Lost Garlic Wowchos Recipe
- The World : Contra Truce Zones OKd
- Flower-Speak: Language That Says It All
- Boston Stockbroker Kills Boss
- POLITICS 88 : CAMPAIGN '88 : Simon to Wait and See
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Articles Assailed : Board Is Asked to Reconsider Award to Philadelphia Inquirer
- Long Beach : Gays Press for Fee Waiver
- N.Y.'s Tough Anti-Smoking Law: No Ifs, Ands or Butts
- But Council Backs Bigger Facility : Long Beach Wary of Plan to Sell Art Museum Site
- A Lefty From the Groves : Willie Leighton Maintains Control by Throwing Fillmore Opponents for a Curve
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- 23.3% Boost in Housing Units May Be Needed in Next 5 Years
- Rail Plan Seen as One Cure for Waste Crisis
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Articles Assailed : Board Is Asked to Reconsider Award to Philadelphia Inquirer
- Molina Calls for Investigation of Contamination at Old Hotel Site
- Covina : New Diagnostic Scanner
- Bennett to Catholic Schools: Aid Troubled Youths and Bill U.S. : Proposal Raises Church-and-State Separation Issue
- San Marino : New City Clerk Appointed
- U.S. Considers Multinational Anti-Drug Unit
- Press Calls R.F.K. Son 'Chip Off Nastiest Block' : Ulster Protestant Chiefs Snub Kennedy
- Preschool Puzzle : Owner, 72, Is Determined to Reopen Despite 3 Mysterious Arson Attacks
- Local News in Brief : Irvine : Ground Breaking Set for UCI Center Expansion
- Panel OK's Bid to Create Position of City Architect
- Local News in Brief : Famed Guitarist Shot
- What Energy Policy?
- USC Beats UC Irvine in Tennis
- The coach of the San Ramon Valley...
- Rick Mears Doesn't Fail, the Car Does
- COMMODITIES : Rising Dollar Sinks Prices of Precious Metals Futures
- Bridgehead Inc., a company formed by certain...
- Latinos Rally to Raise Funds for Agents' Job Bias Suit Against FBI
- Bush's Support Buoys Gallegly's Campaign
- A British yacht club will be barred...
- James Madison Hires Driesell; Penders to Texas
- High School Baseball : Carlsbad Discovers Offense, Scores 16
- Magnolia Hires DiThomas to Be Football Coach
- Loyola's BOMB Squad
- They're Wondering in Westwood What Larry'll Do for Love
- Clippers' Williams Copes With a Long, Losing First Season
- Atherton's Conducting Praised in S.F.
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- VIDEO CHARTS : Renters Finding 'Lost Boys'
- British Club Barred From Joining Cup Race
- NCAA Swimming : USC Seeks 10th Championship
- American League Roundup : As Usual, Boggs Hits (3 for 4), but Red Sox Defeat Tigers on a Miss, 6-5
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- SDG&E; Negotiating to Sell Heber Geothermal Plant
- Searle Expands Program for Poor : Industry Skeptical About Plan to Provide Heart Medicine
- Sugarman Group Seeks to Bar Media General Proxy Material
- Japan Comes to Kentucky : Toyota Gears Up to Open U.S. Factory in May
- John M. Shanklin has been appointed vice...
- Pacific Lodge Helps Troubled Boys Cope With Chaos of Life
- In a second courtroom victory for Koppers...
- County Cites 34 Family Law Attorneys for Services as Volunteer Mediators
- 3 in First Treasurer's Race in 16 Years
- New Grading Affects Value
- Train Crash Kills One, Snarls N.Y. Rush Hour
- Holes in one were scored at Los...
- Building Near San Diego Airport Called Hazard
- Gorbachev, Afghan Chief Confer on Soviet Pullout
- Four Dead, Five Injured as House Burns in Queens
- San Francisco Gourmet Products Show : Baghdad by the Bay Puts on an Splashy Exhibit
- Threat to Panda Population Seen as 'Shocking'
- Local News in Brief : Glendale Council OKs Response to Lawsuit
- Shultz to Meet With 2 East Bloc Officials
- Local Elections: The April 12 Showdown : Irwindale Race Focuses on Raiders--and Connections
- Decision on Coliseum Operation Plan Put Off
- $50,000 Plus Interest : 'Instant Winner' Will Collect Winnings After 1-Year Fight
- Largest Contributor Battles Top Spender : Developer's Group Seeks to Unseat Lawndale Mayor in Election
- UC Irvine's 'Tank' Just Isn't Enough to Dispose of No. 2 USC in Tennis
- The number of help-wanted advertisements measured in...
- $3-Billion Payoff Is Final Chapter in 4-Year Clash : Texaco, Pennzoil to End Historic Battle Today
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- POLITICS 88 : Surge in Donations Surprises Even Aides : In War on Poverty, Jackson Is Winning
- Matta Will Be Questioned in Killing of Camarena : Reputed Drug Baron Put in U.S. Prison
- Azusa : Apartment Building Ban
- Santa Monica : Pier Restoration Bids Sought
- Downey : Woman Slain in Apartment
- Calabasas Cityhood Supporters Meet to Keep Effort Alive
- Saves Woman's Life, Then Steals Purse, Police Say : Good Samaritan With Feet of Clay
- League Rejects Players' Plan for Cuts
- College Spring Sports : Aguirre Plays Dual Role in Canyons' Win
- Two weeks after yanking its $20-million advertising...
- Terms, Types of Shrimp Abound
- Irate Teachers Attack Community College District on Pay
- Studio Stays : Architect's Son Wins Battle to Preserve His Father's West Hollywood Landmark
- GovernorAppointed attorney Ronald F. Phillips of Malibu...
- Charity Week Planners Set Sights on $100,000
- POLITICS 88 : Dole Talks With Robertson and Bush on Party Unity
- Driver Reports Shot From Passing Auto
- Through a Lens Brightly
- W. Hollywood Delays Revoking Cable TV Franchise
- Cooking Carpenter Says Right Tools, Materials Are Necessities in the Kitchen
- 'Confidential' Growth Memo Released Amid City Council Bickering
- Slow-Growth Foes Win Court Review of Ballot Measure
- James Madison Hires Driesell; Penders to Texas
- Lazers Gain Playoff Berth, Beat Steamers in Overtime
- RETAILING : Nordstrom Has Replaced Manager at Its Store in South Coast Plaza
- North's Notebooks Subpoenaed by LaRouche in Conspiracy Trial
- Israeli Girl, 2 Arabs Killed on West Bank : Teen-Ager Stoned to Death, 14 Others Hurt in Attack by Villagers
- The HouseContra AidThe House approved, 345 to...
- Spring Sports Notebook : Friendship Tournament Accomplishes Its Objective
- Local Elections: The April 12 Showdown : Monterey Park Candidates Seek Accord After Turmoil
- ANAHEIM : FOCUS : Home of the Rams, Angels and Mickey Mouse
- At Age 18, Son Has New Responsibilities
- High School Baseball : Monroe Stuns Granada Hills Behind Robart
- Fame Very Expensive for Champion Tyson
- Hisham Nazer Named Head of Saudi Oil Firm
- North County Bancorp, the parent company of...
- Unaccustomed Spotlight Falls on Home of World's 10,000th McDonald's
- Firm Reports $4.65-Million Loss for Quarter : Kerkorian Mum as MGM/UA Mulls Overtures
- Court Reinstates Challenge to 60-Year Rule for Pilots : Boeing Must Prove Validity of Age Limit
- Simi Officials Expect Voters to Approve School Bond
- 64-Point Rise in Dow Is 2nd Best This Year
- Subject Was Drugs, and Gathering Saw and Heard a Sobering Message