- Intense Dick Motta: 'Billy Martin in a Suit and Tie'
- Archer Opens 7-Shot Lead With a 67 : Senior golf: But he says he won't be satisfied unless he beats the regular tour players, too.
- They've Been on This Road Before : Rams: Third Eastern trip in a row has Robinson's traveling squad taking on Giants in New Jersey today.
- Facing Up to Hull Meant Risking Life
- Host PLNC Wins Title in Basketball Tournament
- Announcement Breaks Gloom of Winter
- Richard Farnsworth ("The Grey Fox") joins James...
- Jim Morrison: Back to the Sixties, Darkly : The storm still swirls around a generation's ultimate bad boy as Oliver Stone prepares to bring his story to the screen
- Competitors Leave National Lumber in Need of Repair : Retailing: The do-it-yourself chain has fallen badly behind the larger, national outlets, and seems to be all thumbs so far in its attempts to recover.
- Your Mortgage : '90s Bring a New Slate of Financing Choices : Rates: Where would-be borrowers used to choose between fixed and adjustable rates, now several new types of loans are available.
- Trends That Will Define Development in the '90s
- Volunteers Set Senior Center Apart
- New Protests Over Turks Rock Bulgaria
- Anti-Foreigner Sentiment Poses Peril for Asylum Seekers in Switzerland
- Affluence Rings Gang Turf : Sawtelle: Luxury apartments come face-to-face with gang graffiti. High-priced condos meet drive-by shootings. This neighborhood is changing.
- SHADOW OF A DOUBT
- Pastor Accused of Sex Charges Nearing Retrial : Crime: David Rickard, a former youth counselor, maintains that he is innocent of 120 counts of oral copulation with a minor filed in two cities.
- Elderly Woman Injured After Fire Heavily Damages Boarding Home
- 'No Deal' on Noriega, Bush Says : Justice: The President said he's not seeking a plea bargain for the former Panamanian leader. He vowed to 'bend over backward' to ensure a fair trial.
- High Court to Define Limits of Immunity for Attorneys : The law: How far does the well-established legal principle of privilege for lawyers extend? The California Supreme Court is due to hear a case that could give an answer.
- Traffic Class Is Sweet--and Fattening Too
- Starting at Square One Again
- Good-Bad Advice for East Europeans Now Entering the World Marketplace : Freedom: What makes free markets so attractive is the opportunity to cultivate individualism--but the bad news is that people lose all sense of belonging to a group.
- Professors Playing for Fame and Free Agency
- Donation of Historic Ranch Gives CSUF a Record Year: $5.5 Million
- U.S. Conscience
- Some Are Amused, Some Aren't: It's 'War'
- Families in Irvine
- Taste Makers
- Pros and Cons on 'Being White'
- QUIZ-SHOW SCANDAL
- Please permit me to point out that...
- The Look
- For Preserving Pierce's Farm
- Rev. Sheldon Goes to Washington
- RABBI'S RECTITUDE
- Final Bow II
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- Saving Children
- Brrr
- BUSTER, ANYONE?
- A Quintet of Young Players for...
- Buchanan on Monroe Doctrine
- Dancing the 'Naked Tango' : ...
- Buchanan on Monroe Doctrine
- 'Tough Love'
- Fit to Guide?
- Republicans and Abortion
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : Who will be the faces to watch in the performing arts in the 1990s? Nothing's for certain, of course, but based on their previous work, Calendar's critics and writers have selected these individuals in the areas of music, stage and dance, and performance: : PETER SELLARS
- Exclude Madonna
- Pro-Choice Rally
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- Money for Library
- Group Scored on Sign Decisions
- ABC's "Christine Cromwell" is absolutely fabulous. The...
- Paying Lunch Tab
- Cleaner Air
- Delivering the New Year Baby
- A Quintet of Young Players for...
- Money and Education
- WRONG END OF THE BINOCULARS
- BITE WORSE THAN BORK
- Buchanan on Monroe Doctrine
- ROUND THE BEND
- Pros and Cons on 'Being White'
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- BITE WORSE THAN BORK
- Rescue Was Amazing Sight
- Height Vs. Defense : That's...
- Assemblyman Pringle
- Sycamore Tree
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- Some Are Amused, Some Aren't: It's 'War'
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- Delivering the New Year Baby
- Jazz and Radio
- Like Nature, the Spirit Heals
- Threat of Foreign Investment
- Securities Industry Strains in Midst of Upheaval : Wall Street: Brokers and investment bankers tighten belts, alter strategies to combat the recession that has engulfed the industry since the 1987 market crash.
- THIS BOY'S LIFE A Memoir <i> by Tobias Wolff (Harper & Row: $8.95)</i>
- SHADOW OF DOUBT
- Footprints in the Snow Lead to Tolstoy's Home
- Suburbia Lives on Here--and Proudly : Downey: Residents are pleased with the low crime rate, tranquil atmosphere. And the city's reputation for good schools draws families with children.
- Nation IN BRIEF : OHIO : Cult Slaying Suspect Still Being Sought
- Survivors Share Memories of 'Jewish Tragedy'
- 'Los Angelization': It's the Central Coast's Nightmare
- Shuttle Set for Crucial Flight to Save Satellite
- Shuttle to Sand Urged for Venice : Activism: A group wants a system to transport people from parking lots to the beach.
- Mother Guilty of Killing Children While on Drugs
- Preservationists Cheered by Restrictions on Jones Clinic Changes
- Romania: Building Democracy Without a Legacy : Eastern Europe: Newly emancipated nations face common obstacles: shaping government, controlling the military and muting nativism.
- Greyhound Journey Is a Real Trip
- Commentary : A Witness to the Panama Invasion: Fear and Pride Lived Side by Side
- Foes of Orange Development Gather Signatures
- Light Plane Crashes in Parking Lot at John Wayne; 1 Injured
- Scientists Puzzled by Changes in Gene-Transmitted Chemical Messages
- Nurse Shortage Raises Concern for Long Term : Health Care: An unusual holiday crunch may mean that San Diego can no longer sit on its laurels as a desirable place to work.
- Loyola Marymount Outruns La Salle : College basketball: Kimble, Gathers help Lions go two for Philadelphia with 121-116 victory.
- Longshot Wins at Calder
- Van Dorp, Churla Draw 10-Game Suspensions for Pregame Brawl
- Phil Collins: Don't Call Him Superstar
- Pasadenans to Tackle Wartime Shostakovich Symphony
- Cuisines of Liberation : The fare of Eastern Europe is as close as Vine Street
- Western Lessons for Eastern Europe
- In Paris, Dead Men Tell Tales
- Southern Blueberries Do Well in Southland : Fruit: Plants of Rabbiteye family thrive here. They need acid soil and produce good crop of delicious berries.
- America's Least-Known Best-Selling Author : Orange County's Dean R. Koontz May Not Be a Household Name, But His Horror Tales Sell 6 Million Copies a Year.
- Question: Don't all cruise lines accept...
- HANDMADE : Flying Colors
- HIDDEN CALIFORNIA : A Garden of History
- Engelbert to Sell His 'Pink Palace'
- World IN BRIEF : MIDDLE EAST : Iran Rejects Iraqi Proposal for Talks
- The Thief of Baghdad (Channel 28 Sunday...
- S.D. Woman Dies in Fiery Car Crash
- Bone Marrow Volunteers Miss Match but May Yet Save a Life
- Pena Shows He Won't Be Meek Met
- Brad Lohaus, a 7-footer who was traded...
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Brea Makes It a Point to Win in Overtime
- Mater Dei Proves to Be Too Deep, Capistrano Valley Gets Buried by 17
- Comedy College : Professional comics, club impresarios and UCLA Extension create class to teach the craft--and therapy--of stand-up
- Bold Prose From a Brilliant Poet : THREE PATHS TO THE LAKE Stories <i> by Ingeborg Bachmann translated by Mary Fran Gilbert introduction by Mark Anderson (Modern German Voices Series) (Holmes & Meier: $24.50; 212 pp.;) </i>
- 'Good Day: This Is Your Hotel Room Speaking' : Trends: Automation and a multitude of conveniences figure to become a way of life throughout the travel industry. But the human factor may be sorely missed.
- FEAR AND REALITY
- No Boll Weevils in This Turkish 'Cotton Palace'
- Radiant Heat Takes the Chill Off
- Neighbors Turn Noses Up at Pet Pigs : Animals: "They're fabulous," their owner says. But next-door neighbors want the city to have them removed.
- Latino School Enrollment Tops Anglos : Schools: As their enrollment climbs, so does the number of students who cannot speak English proficiently. The district also reports a severe shortage of bilingual teachers.
- 2,200 Officers Keep Peace as 50 Klan Supporters Protest King Holiday
- Turning yesterday's headlines into today's docudramas, NBC...
- Hotel Planners Pleased By Impact Report
- Duking It Out Over Grapefruit Spoons
- MOVIES OF THE WEEK
- High-Rise Rejected Based on Its Looks : Development: A building proposed for Wilshire Boulevard was rejected because commissioners found its design incompatible with Westwood's condominium corridor.
- United Way's $95-Million Goal Reaches Halfway Mark
- Tough Laws, High Insurance Drive Doctors Away From West Virginia
- To Get a Handle on Bush, Look Back a Few Years : Presidency: The tenant of the Oval Office as the century winds down bears an uncanny political resemblance to the one who presided at its birth.
- Holding an Election? First Wake the Voters. . . : Politics: Seeking to engage the electorate, political professionals rely on techniques that alienated people in the first place.
- Explosive Gas Still Imperils Fairfax Area, Experts Say : Methane: Underground pockets of the 'potential dynamite' persist, igniting controversy over where it seeps from and how the problem should be remedied.
- WEST COAST CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : St. Mary's Hits From Far Out, Beats USF, 73-68
- MacLeod's Decision One of Keys to Knicks' Success
- Williams Inhospitable to Waves : Pepperdine: Former Hacienda Heights Wilson center scores 29 points to lead North Carolina to 95-69 victory.
- Calcavecchia, O'Meara Get in the Hunt; Azinger Leads
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Giants Seek to Eliminate Costly Errors : Pro football: New York has been its own worst enemy in its two most recent games against the Rams.
- Artistry and Repertory From the Head and the Heart
- Still Seaworthy?
- Mt. Bachelor Runs Are Among Best in the West
- Lease-Option Plan Is the Best Way to Dispose of a Hard-to-Sell Home
- One of the Best Ways to See Athens Is by Taking an Afternoon Stroll
- Capitalist Roadsters : BEIJING JEEP The Short, Unhappy Romance of American Business in China <i> by Jim Mann (Simon & Schuster: $19.95; 311 pp.; O-671-62027-4) </i>
- Appraisal Booklet Is Free
- S.D. Prisoners Refuse to Enter Their Cells
- ZIP Code Points Way to Power in Orange County
- Iowa Town's Gambit Encourages Outsiders to Put Down Roots
- U.S. Failing to Close Its Education Gap With Japan
- Solace With Strings : Sympathy for a Molested Boy Turns to Resentment of His Mother's Use of a Trust Fund
- Social Agency Evicted; City Takes Control : Cudahy: Council, however, votes to retain Director James Graham. Councilmen question once-critical colleague's vote in favor of Graham not long after libel suit is dropped.
- Referee Injured During Play
- Oceanside Beats Point Loma, 26-23
- Bobby Bowden, Florida State football coach, has...
- Bruin Women Drop Trojans to 2-6 : Basketball: The two troubled teams play with only nine players on each roster.
- PREP ROUNDUP : Wrestling Trio Leads Canyon to Estancia Title
- FICTION
- LIVING COLOR
- TALES FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT <i> by Arthur Conan Doyle (Academy Chicago Publishers: $4.95) </i>
- Symposium to Examine L.A. Office Market
- From the Editor
- Iraqi Translator Delights in Having Shakespeare Players Speak Arabic : Literature: It took 24 years of 'agony and pleasure' for him to translate 6 plays and 40 sonnets. Now he says he's through.
- South Koreans Watch Romania, Think of North
- Florida Official Makes It Her Job to 'Free' Residents of Nursing Homes
- Short, Sweet Trail Leads to Stolen Truck
- $68 Million Passed On to Panama
- Taking a Novel Break as History Marches On By
- Agony and Ecstasy of Watching Weather : Meteorology: Observers deal with long hours and poor pay to note the conditions.
- Van de Kamp's Initiative Ploy Drains Coffers : Politics: It's costing the attorney general more money than expected to qualify his pet measures. Feinstein take heart.
- Rams Won't Say It, but They'll Cut Down Giants
- Minnesota Ends No. 4 Illinois' 11-Game Winning Streak, 91-74
- 49ers Hold Tight; Bills Slip Away : Montana Too Much for Vikings
- 'Search and Destroy' Opens '90s at SCR
- How Cartoonist Characterizes His Old Pals
- UNCOVERING COBA : Half hidden amid the tangled growth of centuries, the ancient Mayan city offers not only the tallest pyramid in Yucatan but also the chance to explore an archeological wonder still unspoiled by crowds of tourists
- The Lesson of the Mau Mau : MAU MAU An African Crucible <i> by Robert B. Edgerton (The Free Press: $22.95; 282 pp.) </i>
- 5th Annual Safe and Sober Celebration Expanded to Year-Round Commitment : Safe and Sober Fete for Students Expands Scope
- Despite Split With Moscow, Defections Sap Lithuanian Communist Party : Soviet Union: With elections due next month, some members see being independent from the national party as their only hope.
- Nation IN BRIEF : CONNECTICUT : Death of Homeless Man Closes Shelter
- Ex-Prodigy's Prodigious Memory Makes Recall of Numbers Easy as <i> Pi</i> : The Mind: In 1981, Rajan Srinivasen Mahadevan qualified for Guinness Book of World Records by reciting 31,811 digits of <i> pi</i> . But he can still forget where he put his keys.
- Time to Eliminate the Inequity
- COLONIZED & CORRUPTED PANAMA
- UCI Birthing Center Plan Worthy of Study
- Podesta Steps Down at Bank of San Pedro
- Police Find Body of Man in Harbor
- Home Cooking: O'Meara Fires 65 : Golf: He takes advantage of short commute to climb back into contention.
- PREP WRAPUP : Time for Yet Another Flap as St. Bernard Nips Serra
- Celtics, Minus Bird and Coach, Manage to Beat Bullets, 102-88
- Last Will and Monkeywrench : HAYDUKE LIVES! <i> by Edward Abbey (Little, Brown: $18.95; 318 pp.; 0-316-00411-1) </i>
- Crazy Gunnar Is Not Discounted
- Options for Separating Couple Bound by Lease
- The Root of All Evil : ORDINARY MONEY <i> by Louis B. Jones (Viking: $18.95; 345 pp.) </i>
- Warning Signs of Abusive Restraints
- Most Farmers Count on Free Disaster Aid--Especially in Election Years : Agriculture: U.S.-subsidized crop insurance, intended to replace relief programs, is off to a slow start.
- Henning Elected Lynwood Mayor; Anti-Theft Car Decal System OKd
- Tibetans and Chinese Divided by Wide, Bitter Gulf of Misunderstanding
- Creating New Design Flavors : Architecture: By combining a variety of styles, designer Larry Totah has created his own unique statement.
- Azerbaijan: National Fury Fans Disorder at the Border : Rebellion: The southern Soviet republics see themselves as victims of a Moscow-led Mafia. Last week's riots on the border with Iran were a cry for decentralization.
- Victim of '88 Police Shooting Arrested Again
- Laguna Canyon Mural Comes Down : Environment: 'The Tell' photo exhibit is credited with dramatizing the efforts of anti-development forces.
- El Camino Shocked by Mt. SAC, 60-58
- Titans Let One Slip Away Against Utah St. : College basketball: Opportunities are lost, one by one, and Fullerton again comes up a loser in Logan, 83-82, in overtime.
- Sports in the '90s: Fasten Your Seat Belts
- Late Drive Is Stymied by Browns
- Without the 'doughnut on the roof, we'd be just another doughnut shop.'
- The Only Law Around : Armed With Semiautomatics and Calm Manner, Community Deputies Patrol County's Last Frontier
- Officials Scramble for County Traffic Plan : Transportation: Panel comes up empty-handed in its effort to determine who will write traffic control rules that will be required if gas tax measure passes.
- White House Veterans Swap President Stories
- Plea to Dim Lights Gets Good Results
- Greenland Village Needs Sea
- ROUNDUP : Canyons Women Post an Easy Triumph Over WSC foe Pierce, 81-57
- 'City Boy' Ian Hunter Returns to His Roots
- ** 1/2 JOE SATRIANI "Flying in a Blue Dream" <i> Relativity</i>
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Get Ready for More Big Bucks: Here Comes Arbitration
- PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : Arizona Gets Help From Rooks and Routs Washington State
- My thanks to CBS for not canceling...
- SHADOW OF A DOUBT
- Rock 'n' Roll's Power: Even Noriega Trembles
- Performance Programs Accompany Autry Museum Indian Exhibit
- Saving the Planet
- Viewpoints : The Latest Junk Bond Scam? : Securities: Wall Street's newest shell game involves packaging junk bonds. But there's no pea under the shell--only the potential for big losses for bank, insurance firms and taxpayers.
- Will Wall St.'s New Cop Keep Heat on Fraud? : Securities: U.S. Attorney Otto G. Obermaier has doubts about using RICO in investment fraud cases. And he has represented white-collar defendants himself.
- Winter Brights : Exotic Fashions and Unusual Fabrics Change the Look of This Season's Ski Wear.
- Massachusetts' Debt Woes Bring New Class of Needy
- California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Expense Accounts Questioned
- Bushes' 45th Anniversary: Not a Big Deal
- Polish Communist Party Prepares for What May Be Its Last Congress
- Overdue Tickets? 3 Cities Forgive Late Penalties on Parking Fines
- New Interethnic Conflict Replaces an L.A. History of Biracial Politics : Minorities: The black-white alliance that dominated Los Angeles politics is giving way to emerging groups of Latinos, Asians and blacks.
- NHL ROUNDUP : Surging Bruins Defeat Capitals
- Congeleur Withstands Foul Claim
- Long Beach Women Win Easily, 74-53
- Horse Racing Tracks Have Need for Workout Data
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Simi Valley's Duran Picks Up Where She Left Off
- Museum Shows Put on Their Traveling Shoes : Some major exhibitions take to the road but bypass our freeways
- A Guide to Caribbean Island-Hopping
- HIGH STYLE : A Table That Maximizes Minimalism
- For Some Realtors, Teamwork Pays : Partnering: With higher prices, more listings and demand for services, it pays more agents to split the work.
- Cuban Baroque : THE CHASE <i> by Alejo Carpentier; translated by Alfred Mac Adam (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $15.95; 105 pp.) </i>
- How to Handle Foreclosure
- WOMAN BETWEEN MIRRORS <i> by Helena Parente Cunha translated by Fred P. Ellison and Naomi Lindstrom (University of Texas Press: $18.95, cloth; $8.95, paper; 144 pp.) </i>
- The Abortions of Last Resort : The Question of Ending Pregnancy in Its Later Stages May Be the Most Anguishing of the Entire Abortion Debate
- FOOD : Incredibly Edible Art
- Matterhorn Hike Celebrates Conquest of Peak
- Arthur Kennedy; Actor, 5-Time Oscar Nominee
- Engineers Weigh Puente Hills Plans : Development: The fate of 11 homes will depend on one of two proposals for stabilizing hill where landslide occurred.
- World IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : 5 Gaza Strip Arabs Reported Wounded
- Dutch Philosophers Pull Up a Couch : Counseling: Clients pay up to $50 an hour to exchange thoughts on whatever they wish--be it the meaning of life or a career change.
- Democracy Brings Promise--and Peril--to Latin Countries : South America: The dictators have all fallen, replaced by elected governments. But failure to achieve economic and social progress could bring them back.
- 'Blue Ice' Lays Waste in Paths of Jetliners
- R.S.V.P. : Diamond Couples Are Dinosaur's Best Friend
- Understanding the Battered Reality : Abuse: California's Evidence Code needs to acknowledge that for women, self-defense is not a genteel schoolboy battle.
- Former Santa Ana Police Chief Allen Dies : Law Enforcement: Longtime officer became a critic of court practices and was jailed once in connection with an anti-abortion protest.
- Blocking Is Old Hat for Newberry : Rams: For an offensive lineman, All-Pro guard gets a lot of attention.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Free Throws Are the Key as Valencia Beats Buena Park
- 'Travelin' Gourmet'on PBS: Cooking With Fun
- Hugh Harris Is Beyond Category
- SHADOW OF DOUBT
- A Holiday at the Inn, and Other Sorrows : LINE OF FALL <i> by Miles Wilson (University of Iowa Press: $17.95; 180 pp.) </i>
- 2 U.S. Warships Sailing to Colombia for Drug Patrol
- Granddaughter of Eisenhower Will Wed Soviet
- Ex-NATO General Urges U.S-Soviet Force
- Khmer Rouge Claims Attack on Cambodia's No. 2 City
- N.Y. Transit Boss Plans to Resign Next Month
- Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Ships Collide; Fuel Oil Leaks Into Gulf
- E. German Leader Urges Halving Military of Both Germanys in 1990 : East Bloc: Gysi says that talk of reunification is not credible while there is an armed rivalry.
- Shevardnadze Promises Support to Romania : East Bloc: The Soviet foreign minister says he was 'moved' by talks with Bucharest's new leaders. He says Moscow will increase oil and gas shipments.
- Good Will Toward Men Goes Out With Holiday Tinsel
- Seven Oaks Traffic Death Renews Push for Stop Signs
- Plan to Put Sprinklers in Old Condos Draws Heat
- Las Vegas Defeats San Jose for 18th Time in Row, 100-80
- Vreni Schneider, in her first race since...
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Villanova Puts the Squeeze on No. 1 Orangemen, 93-74
- Buchanan on Monroe Doctrine
- High Cost of Flying From John Wayne
- New Year's Gunfire
- Residents Unhappy with Councilwoman
- Facts on Graffiti Cleanup
- Sprinkler Systems
- SHADOW OF A DOUBT
- Some Are Amused, Some Aren't: It's 'War'
- NBA Finds It Hard to Get Gray Out : Survivor: Despite fight with Lakers, the Charlotte Hornets' reserve from Kennedy High is no brawler. But a controversial career at UCLA and six seasons in the NBA have toughened Gray and enabled him to become an effective role player.
- Buchanan on Monroe Doctrine
- MISGUIDED MISSILE
- ESTIMABLE ENDPAPERS
- Republicans and Abortion
- Pros and Cons on 'Being White'
- Wrong Specialty
- SHADOW OF A DOUBT
- FACES FOR THE NINETIES : ...
- Nursing Homes Turn Away From Tethering the Elderly : Elder care: Restraints have been considered standard practice to protect patients who might fall or wander away. But nursing homes are finding alternatives--and finding that freeing patients has many benefits.
- KISSING OFF 'THE HUSTONS'
- Floating Jails
- SHADOW OF A DOUBT