- A Timely Matter, or Physics of the Holiday Rush
- Persistence Pays for Chiefs' Lowery : Pro football: Kicker caught on in 12th tryout.
- Accident Causes Cancellation of Estancia Game
- BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH
- Bassist Bootsy Collins Stages His Return
- 'Goosebumps': An Endless Line of Cliches
- Father Sarducci Gets Serious Role
- 3 Car-Theft Suspects Held in Attack on Officer
- Caltrans Study Focuses on New Car-Pool Lanes
- Man Charged in Murder, Rape of 11-Year-Old
- OXNARD : Man Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery
- Judge Freezes Bank Funds Attorneys Link to Metzger
- Countywide : $690,692 From State to Aid O.C. Shelters
- 3 Killed, 1 Hurt as Train and Car Collide : Chatsworth: A driver ignores flashing lights at a crossing and apparently tries to beat a locomotive carrying holiday travelers.
- The Grump Who Found Christmas
- OXNARD : Zoe Officials Seek Salary Donations
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City to Donate Last $9,500 for Pool Job
- SANTA PAULA : City to Join Study on Pipeline Proposal
- County 4-H Leaders Attend 69th Session
- ANAHEIM : Teen Moms Nurture Education
- Miller Leads Fullerton Women Past USC
- Ophelia Is No Passive Wimp, Helena Bonham-Carter Believes
- Creditors to Vote on Taj Mahal Board:...
- Pros and Cons of Smaller Water Heaters
- WHO'LL SUCCEED SHEVARDNADZE?
- * Karl Rolvaag; Former Minnesota Governor, U.S. Ambassador
- Anaheim : Man Shot in Back by Masked Robbers
- Gang Member Gets Death in 2 Separate Murders
- Pasadena Structure Declared Hazardous
- SANTA ANA : Southwest Center Plays Santa Claus
- Santa Ana : Children Have Fun in Drug-Free Park
- Balboa Park Shelter Remains Closed Despite Rain and Cold
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOURNAMENT : Allen, Granada Hills Thwart Stubborn Grant, 63-56
- Deejay Changes Career Focus : Broadcasting: Pat Gallagher faced up to being a diabetic, now produces programs about the disease.
- WEEKEND TV : Ghosts of 'SNL' Yule Sketches Past
- Unocal to Hike Output at Plant in Wilmington
- GARDENING : Salient Points About the Humble Holly : Its many varieties, undemanding nature and ease at which an amateur can create new species make it a growing hobby.
- Breakaway Episcopal Church Still Practicing Old-Time Religion
- November Deficit Hits $48 Billion, 62% Over Year Ago
- Air National Guard Unit Is Activated for Gulf Duty : Deployments: Only about 60 members of the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing's 160-member contingent will be sent to the region initially.
- Office Parties Are More Sober Affairs This Holiday Season : Celebrations: Health concerns and the continued crackdown on drunk drivers have prompted companies to offer rides and nonalcoholic beverages.
- Ojai, Water Providers Seek to Form Authority for Basin
- City Council OKs Raises for Precinct Officials
- Judge Upholds Council's Approval of Porter Ranch : Development: A homeowner group accused the city of not adequately reviewing the environmental impact of the giant project near Chatsworth.
- WILSON WATCH : Political Timber
- Irvine Uses a Second-Half Balancing Act to Stop Marina
- Ex-Importer Sentenced in Tax Case
- Running Back Huff Commits to Fullerton
- Kim Cattrall Took It All Off--Poundwise--for 'Bonfire' Role
- When Gay Means Loss of Revenue : Television: ABC lost $500,000 in advertising when homosexual characters appeared in last Tuesday's episode of 'thirtysomething.'
- Public Dangers in Angeles Forest
- Meanwhile, Angels Are Biding Their Time
- Not Everyone Thinks Robinson Is the Problem
- Sahara Club and Desert Environmentalists
- Dodgers Have Already Taken Steps to Keep Team Free of Infection
- Series on Press and Minorities
- Series on Press and Minorities
- Madonna's Hedge
- Series on Press and Minorities
- Agassi Should Practice What He Advertises
- Reaction: Japanese-American viewers relive memories of the camps, but take issue with the film's white-knight-gets-Asian-damsel motif.
- The Gospel of CLeaR-TV
- Controversy Over Menorah Display
- Grandpa and New Kids
- Shaughnessy Offense Fit the Bears to a T
- Dodgers Have Already Taken Steps to Keep Team Free of Infection
- Carew Missing Hall Would Be Disturbing
- Dodgers Have Already Taken Steps to Keep Team Free of Infection
- Series on Press and Minorities
- The Gospel of CLeaR-TV
- Heaven Won't Teams That Hurt Themselves
- Series on Press and Minorities
- Sahara Club and Desert Environmentalists
- The Gospel of CLeaR-TV
- Controversy Over Menorah Display
- Sahara Club and Desert Environmentalists
- Series on Press and Minorities
- Pan Am Says It Might Agree to a TWA Merger : Airlines: But Pan Am insists that its suitor would have to help with its dire cash needs during the first three months of '91.
- Israel Sharply Hikes Immigration of Soviet Jews
- Snacks and Hot Towels on a Visit to the Front
- Wilson Asks Forestry Board to Deny Bid to Log Acres of Ancient Redwoods
- Brrr-eathtaking Annual Rite : Club Goes Off Deep End in Cold Ocean
- 2 Men Who Stole a Car and Then Killed Owner Get Maximum Sentences : Crime: The 19-year-old victim was shot as he clung to his moving vehicle in an effort to prevent the theft.
- L.A. Takes Steps to Meet DWP Terms for Fryman Deal
- Motives Not All So High-Minded : U.N. vote is monument to selective indignation
- Reputed Bolivian Drug Kingpin Held Without Bail
- NOVEMBER RESTAURANT CLOSURES
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : Tritons Win Coin Toss, Lose Game
- Titan Guard Crane Quits Before Regaining Eligibility
- Chapman Enjoys the Good Side of a Rout : College basketball: Panthers roll past Pacific Christian, 102-40, for widest margin of victory since 1983-84.
- Massey Fuels Furious Rally; Aztecs Prevail : College basketball: Senior guard gets 16 points in final 8:20 as San Diego State tops Arkansas State, 59-57.
- Gahr Favored to Win Brea-Olinda Tournament
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'See the Paradise'--See the Passion, Hear the Flaws : Alan Parker the director creates a charged atmosphere in his drama of the Japanese-American internment camps, but Parker the screenwriter loses his way.
- Bandleader Recalls Dreaded Bunny Hop : Music: Ray Anthony at 68 looks back at a long musical career. He'll open at Disneyland on Christmas Day.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAMS : Glanville Remembers the Last Game
- Pru-Bache Says It Expects Big Loss: Prudential-Bache...
- MISSION VIEJO : $1,000 Reward for Information on Fires
- Andersen Signs With Padres
- College Basketball
- NCAA Policies Need Major Reconstruction
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Freshman Cole Leads Rancho Santiago
- CLASSICAL MUSIC : S.D. Symphony Trumpets Return of Principal Player
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Judge Refuses to Let Gotti Go Free on Bail
- COLUMN ONE : How Four Hostages Survived : Teacher, banker, architect and weapons expert--theirs is a story of despair and ingenuity. Now safe at home, they recall the fear and the horror.
- Court Action Fails to Lift Fog Covering Pomerado Road : Transit: Shortcut remains closed pending hearing on request to stay judge's order that it be reopened.
- Farmers on Alert as Cold Threatens Their Crops : Frost: Expected overnight temperatures as low as 19 degrees could cause substantial damage to avocados, lemons and strawberries.
- Foreclosure Fear Plunges USIU Into Chapter 11
- SANTA PAULA : School Gets $5,000 to Help Truants
- Valley Legislators Chosen to Head Major Panels
- COLLEGE HOCKEY : Goalie Play Difference for Spartans
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : CHARGERS : Broncos Pick Up Mills Off Waiver Wire
- Option Trades Heavy; Dow Tacks on 4.20
- * Gwendolyn Harold Terasaki; Author of 1957 Best-Seller
- Paper to Publish Apology for Editorial Seen as Racist
- Armed Soldiers--as Always--at Site of Christ's Baptism
- COMMENTARY : Holiday Symbols Inspire People to Shine
- Unocal Facing O.C. Suit Over Leaky Tanks
- Teachers Dislike Merit Pay Program : Schools: The plan was established in Tennessee by Education Department nominee. Critics label it complicated, unrealistic and time consuming.
- Midnight Jan. 15 Is the Deadline--but in What Time Zone?
- 3 Suspects Held in $500,000 Computer Theft Ring
- EPA Rules Against County on Bay Sewage : Environment: Sanitation Districts lose decade-long bid for exemption from strict controls on waste water dumped off Palos Verdes Peninsula. Environmentalists hail decision.
- BREA : Teen Arrested in Slaying at Party
- Ousted Leader Assails Alliance Between Sierra Club, Bernhardt
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Fire Chief Glad He's Helped Many
- Fire Reveals Evidence of Ritual Sacrifice
- Gulls Creep Back Into Second by Topping KC
- Bradley Honored by Moorpark as Team's Most Valuable Player
- CBS Cancels Cannell Dramas 'Broken Badges,' 'Wiseguy'
- Vikings Are Down, but Not Out at Home : Raiders: Minnesota, 19-2 in the Metrodome since 1988, will try to stymie L.A. today.
- ART REVIEWS : The Rime and Reason of Stories Coldly Told : The snowy Ektachrome print landscapes of Larry Johnson are bracing . . . and unnerving.
- Third-Quarter Loss: J.M. Peters Co. said Friday...
- Ex-Head of Dallas Thrift Pleads Guilty: Former...
- Paul Tortelier; French Cellist Espoused Pacifist Principles
- Shevardnadze's Departure Rekindles Nagging Western Fears
- Pendleton Marines Near Iraqi Troops, Mideast Report Says
- Propaganda, Drills Ready Iraqi Home Front for War : Gulf crisis: Baghdad claims a million join a practice evacuation. The atmosphere is charged with forebodings.
- Idea of Using Hangar as Shelter Was Case of Any Port in a Storm : Homeless: Not a single church or relief group the city contacted in the Valley was willing to lease a building. Some say the area is ignoring the problem.
- FULLERTON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Western's Play Matches Record
- Duane Cooper Gives USC a Different Perspective : Basketball: After sitting out a season with an injury, the guard says he sees game like a coach.
- Miscellany
- Texas Instruments in License Deal With Samsung:...
- THE BIG GAME : Barons Break 100-Point Mark in Win
- It's a Child's Story on Beethoven, Bach
- Ralphs Arranges Financing to Add 50 Stores by 1994 : Retailing: The new credit pact will make the grocery chain a stronger competitor and free more than $100 million in capital in the first three years by stretching out debt payments.
- HOME IMPROVEMENT : Smoke Detectors Are Sound Investments
- S.D. Chief Reveals Plan to Cut Police Shootings : Law Enforcement: Critics say measures will do little to keep officers from adding to 1990's slaying toll of 12.
- Taiwan Getting New U.S. Arms to Offset China
- Top AIDS Drug Regulator to Step Down : Health: The FDA's Dr. Ellen Cooper asks for a job with less pressure. Even critics fear her departure will slow the development of new treatments.
- The Only Agreement on Crime: No Easy Answers : Law enforcement: Officials paint a bleak future for the short term, differ on possible long-term solutions.
- Countywide : Clipboard : WHERE WE'RE SHOPPING
- MOORPARK : Supervisor-elect to Open Local Office
- Building Bridges of Understanding in L.A.
- Way Cleared for Buchwald to Get Big Damages From Paramount
- Commerce Bancorp: Commerce Bancorp said Friday that...
- SEC Halts Trading of Unifirst Stock in Broker Inquiry
- Poinsettias Brighten Seasons All Year
- Bold Rightists Press Cause in Uneasy Moscow
- Renovate City Hall but Don't Replace It, Group Urges
- Countywide : HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- Poway Study Indicates Overcharge for Sewage
- JAZZ REVIEW : All Stars Retrofit for the '90s
- U.S., British Halt Talks on Heathrow Landing Rights
- FURNISHINGS : A Guide for Budding Flower Arrangers
- Tijuana Rite Gas Accident Claims Its 13th Victim
- Gorbachev Fails to Talk Shevardnadze Out of Resigning : Soviet Union: But a top Kremlin adviser says the departing foreign minister may move to another leadership post on the president's 'team.'
- California IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Court Rejects Macy's Bid to Upset Prop. 13
- The Agelessness of Holiday Cheer
- MISSION VIEJO : $750,000 Tank to Cut College Cooling Bills
- USIU Suffers 103-55 Loss to Murray State
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : AROUND THE NFL : Irsay Says Meyer Will Return for 1991
- Grizabella Makes the Catch: Story of Resurrection in the Wild
- Bootsy Comes Out of His Artistic Funk : Funkadelia: Bassist Collins now concentrates more on the music than on the theatrics. He plays Sunday at the Coach House.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Green Card': At Long Last Love : Gerard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell have a special chemistry missing in the romance department of many recent films.
- Banker Jailed for Fraud: Peter Chan, 39,...
- Winter Makes Its Entry With Cold and Snow
- Navy Launch Capsizes Off Haifa; 1 Dead
- U.S. Forces Put on Special Alert as Israel Test-Launches Missile
- Pace of Soviet Economic Collapse Is Accelerating
- Muralist to Bring Back Art the City Wiped Out
- Park Agency Buys Wetlands for $2 Million : Outdoors: The 89-acre parcel near the Del Mar Fairgrounds will remain a habitat for four endangered species. The land purchase is the first step toward a new regional park.
- Judge Declines to Bar Menorah Display in Park
- The highlight of KCBS-TV's staff Christmas party...
- Sea Animals Group Will Move to Marineland Site
- Woman Freed 28 Hours After Being Kidnaped by Mistake
- Man Slain by Deputies After Chase, Crash
- NOTEBOOK : Players Make a Believer Out of Bruce
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
- Tale of Birds of Prey and Their Predators : Peregrine Falcons Endangered, and Some Say Highly Marketable
- Instructor Defends His Unorthodox Methods : Moorpark College: Richard Wimmer, who was forced to resign his part-time position, says, 'I think what I do works.'
- COSTA MESA : City Raises Funds for Fairview Centers
- 2 Top Cops Here Are Up for Job as Dallas Chief
- Miscellany
- Title Can Be Penalty for UNLV : Enforcement: School also might lose $1 million in TV revenue as a result of latest inquiry.
- SDSU Student Wins Prize in Interior Design Contest
- Fore the Record: Vines Played Bing at Lakeside
- Not Everyone Thinks Robinson Is the Problem
- Series on Press and Minorities
- The Test of Time
- Schroeder's Fan Club Makes a Big Comeback
- Mexican Community
- Nave Wouldn't Have Had His Chance Now
- Controversy Over Menorah Display
- USC's Banks Should Take a Look at Foley
- Bid for Full-Time L.A. School Board
- Controversy Over Menorah Display
- Controversy Over Menorah Display
- Bid for Full-Time L.A. School Board
- Sahara Club and Desert Environmentalists
- Obituaries - Dec. 22, 1990
- Names in the News - Dec. 22, 1990
- Names in the News - Dec. 22, 1990
- Interior Secretary Puts New Wrinkle in MCA Deal : Parks: Manuel Lujan Jr. has no authority to stop the sale, but the review of Yosemite National Park's concession he ordered could be time-consuming.
- Hordes of Last-Minute Travelers, Shoppers Expected
- Disney Doozies With Sound
- Facing the Cold Facts: Worst Is Yet to Come : Weather: Snow hits O.C. beaches and temperatures hit the 20s. Forecasters say the big chill will get chillier.
- IMF, World Bank Urge Soviet Market Reforms : Economy: Without a sharp break from central control, the groups say, Western aid will be of little help.
- Congress Still Split on Use of Force, Foley Says : Policy: Bush would not win a strong endorsement for a gulf military action if the vote were held today, the Speaker believes.
- A Chilling Thought: Some People Say It's a Perfect Day to Get Wet
- U.S. Points Finger at German Firms : Collaboration: 50 companies are accused of breaking the embargo against Iraq. And they may still be helping Saddam Hussein produce deadly weapons.
- TouchStone to Merge With Standard Logic
- Warner's Christmas Present to Fox : Entertainment: The studio passed on two films that appear to be the season's biggest box-office hits. The successes couldn't come at a better time for Fox's struggling parent.
- Sign Will Mark 50th Anniversary
- CLIPBOARD
- 1-Ton Boulder Pins Man in Trench for 3 Hours
- Shelters Filled by Shivering Homeless : Weather: As icy cold weather grips the area, Los Angeles County is urged to keep its accommodations open continuously for 60 days. Activists call it a matter of life and death.
- D.A. Investigates College Leader's Fund Transfers : Moorpark: Trustees have reprimanded the campus president for shifting $51,000 to a private foundation.
- Emotional Testimony From Witness to Slaying on Dana Strand : Homicide: Youth's account of moments that preceded the shooting leaves him and victim's family tearful.
- OJAI : New Ordinance May Curtail Leaf Blowers
- Snow Blows Business Into Mountain Town of Julian
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Sunny Hills Gets Past Gahr, 70-68, on Overby's Late Layup
- COLLEGE HOCKEY : Boston College Surprises No. 1 Minnesota, 3-2
- PREP ROUNDUP : Sunny Hills Girls Go With the Wind And Win in Soccer
- Grossman: 'We're Not Very Good' : Chargers: Defensive end acknowledges drop in his productivity, offers a reason.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Syracuse Gets Past Towson St.
- BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH
- Trophy Leaves St. Genevieve Still Wanting
- Football
- State Supreme Court to Rule on Drug Testing
- SHORT TAKES : Tahoe Planners Assess Newton
- Dow Gains 4.20, Unfazed by 'Triple Witching Hour'
- California Home Sales and Prices Rise: Sales...
- The dinner-dance at the Pacific Club in...
- MISSION VIEJO : Checkpoints Make Holiday Appearance
- MOORPARK : Developer to Build Community Center
- Farmer Wins Latest Round to Sell Trees at Pierce College
- NO ROOM TO ROAM
- Shoppers Seek Bargains in Dull Retail Season : Holidays: Many buyers are ignoring big-ticket items in favor of marked-down toys and clothing in a 'most competitive' situation for stores.
- CRIMES BY AREA COVERED BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Street Closure Will Be Studied
- THE SIDELINES : Kings' Breault Out for Season
- Football
- Casting Announced for Martha Graham Troupe
- A Charming Revival of 'Carnival'
- Cool Cows Spell Chill for Farmers
- Business Plans to Spend Little on Modernization in '91
- New Offensives Launched in the Burger Wars : Fast food: McDonald's will cut prices of 9 basic items at Southland outlets. Rival Taco Bell, which earlier adopted a similar price strategy, has agreed to buy a hamburger chain.
- Saudi Airline Will Not Cut Its Rates to Carry Mail to American Troops
- NATION : 'Santa' Accused of Fondling Girl
- 2 Studies Differ Sharply on Drug Abuse
- Happy Sailors Return From Duty in Gulf
- U.S. Medical Spending Soars 11% During 1989 : Health: The increase is the biggest since 1982. It is a disturbing sign that efforts to control costs are failing.
- THOUSAND OAKS : New Postmaster to Be Sworn In
- Taxpayers to Pay for 2nd Defense of Betty Broderick : Courts: Jack Earley will remain the attorney for the woman accused of killing her ex-husband and his new wife, but she will not pay for his services.
- 2 Plead Guilty to Murder, Will Testify Against Friend
- Panel Urges Districts for Street Vendors : Peddling: The first comprehensive look at the growing practice says arrests have been ineffective. Some opposition from businesses is expected.
- Calabasas Plan Wins Unexpected Support : Housing: Despite endorsement from environmentalists and homeowners, planners delay a vote on scaled-down proposal.
- LaBounty Is Oregon's Reward for Persistence : College football: While studying films of a prized recruit, Ducks' coaches discovered a scrawny kid whom they have molded into a tough defensive end.
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAIDERS : Townsend Earned Start in Pro Bowl
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
- Gulls Lose Another On Road, 3-2 to Phoenix
- Student Rockers Band Together : Music: Orange Coast College's Rock Ensemble Workshop gives aspiring musicians hands-on training.
- 'Dick Tracy' Cassette Has a Lot Going for It : THIS WEEK'S MOVIES
- G E to Supply Jet Engines for Japan's FSX
- Flying Howitzer Makes First Flight: The Rockwell...
- P.M. BRIEFING : British Firm Eyes De Havilland
- P.M. BRIEFING : Auto Plants Downtime Extended
- STOCKS : Shevardnadze News Jolts, but Dow Recovers
- Man Arrested in Rampage at Base Wanted to Kill Bush
- WORLD : Chamorro's Military Veto Upheld
- Honors for the Unsung Heroes of Human Rights
- A False Identity, a Real Problem : It's possible to slip through cracks in the system, even if someone catches on that a suspect is posing as someone else.
- Lawsuit Seeks Tests for Lead in Children : Health: Action claims state has not complied with federal mandate requiring free blood checks for all low-income youngsters under age 6.
- Father of Slain Woman Recalls Troubled Past : Crime: Her death did not surprise her family. She had been arrested before on drug and prostitution charges.
- Metzger Thumbs Nose at Grand Jury Probe
- Oak Park Asks Sanitation Board to Aid Cityhood Bid : Jordan Ranch: The community tries to speed incorporation in an effort to cut off Simi Valley's annexation plans.
- Malpractice Victim Gets $3.8 Million
- Morceli Has Proved He Can Really Move : Track and field: Algerian relocated to Riverside CC and became one of the world's top middle-distance runners.
- Clubs Facilitate Affordable Fun on Slopes
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : AROUND THE NFL : Jankovich Takes Top Job With Patriots
- Baseball
- MOVIE REVIEW : Kitschy, Kitschy Goo
- COLUMN ONE : 50 Years of Moving History : The Pasadena Freeway, a first in the West, approaches its golden anniversary as a marvel of its age--and with a better safety record than many of its modern counterparts.
- 5.5 Quake Shakes Southeast Europe; 1 Killed, 15 Hurt
- SHORT TAKES : Jazz Guitarist Addison Dies at 87
- Blasts From the Past, Vietnam-Style
- Actor Stern Prefers Journeyman Status
- Sherry Scott Belts Out Thrilling Jazz in Her Rich Alto
- Defense Firms Warn of A-12 Layoffs: The...
- Major Chicago Bank Trims Its Prime Rate to 9.5% : Economy: First Chicago has the field to itself. Other big institutions held back, at least for now, in going to a single-digit benchmark rate.
- P.M. BRIEFING : $515-Million Project Set for Unocal's Wilmington Refinery