- Nielsen Leaves Executive Post at Irvine Co.
- Suspect in Murders of Man, Wife Arrested : Crime: Neill Matzen, who confessed to the slayings in a letter to a newspaper and vowed to kill himself, is discovered in a Fontana shack.
- Ex-Keating Aide Tells of Cranston Bids for Funds : Thrifts: The former Lincoln S&L; lobbyist testifies the senator sought contributions at the same time he promised to assist in battling regulators.
- Suspect in Slaying of O.C. Woman Captured
- Carbon Monoxide Blamed for 12 Deaths During Rite : Sect: The group's leader reportedly said that God was coming and held 'cleansing' services in Tijuana home.
- Won't Retreat on Jan. 3 Deadline for Talks, Bush Insists : Gulf crisis: President says he is considering seeking congressional authority 'to take offensive action' against Iraq. Baghdad is pessimistic over peace prospects.
- Deaths of 12 at Tijuana Rite Blamed on Gas
- Reputed Bolivian Kingpin Hit With 30 Drug Charges : Narcotics: Jorge Roca Suarez, 27 others named in massive U.S. government indictments. Allegations include cocaine trafficking, money laundering, tax evasion and bank fraud.
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- U.S. Joins Whistle-Blower Suit Against Hughes Aircraft
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- RSVP : Guild Premiere Shines--Weather or Not
- TRENDS : Tress Distress? Try This Trick
- RECREATION / BROOMBALL : It's Played With No Blade : Skateless Ice Hockey Popular Among Those Who Know About It
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- JUDAISM : 5 Centuries After Driving the Jews Out, Spain Prepares to Welcome Them Back
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- Fullerton Girl's Killer Given 26 Years to Life
- No Reward for Iraq on Hostages, Bush Pledges : Policy: The President takes a tough line at a White House ceremony for seven freed U.S. captives.
- NARCOTICS : Hong Kong Targets Drug Money Schemes : Trial will test a new law that forbids helping traffickers hide assets.
- Russian Republic Plans to Import Its Own Food
- Police Say Gun in Killing Donated Unintentionally
- Memorial to Massacre Victims : Mass slaying: A long-awaited monument is unveiled at the site where a gunman killed 21 people and wounded 19 more at a McDonald's.
- L.A. Charges Asbestos Violations at 3 Demolition Sites : Air quality: Prosecutors file misdemeanor complaints against the building owners and contractors under a new regulation.
- Wright Calls Subpoena Over Bill Perplexing : Investigation: The assemblywoman is ordered to release her records on waste legislation she proposed in 1985.
- Search for Police Officer Continues
- Students Forced to Switch Schools for Using Alcohol or Marijuana
- Blaze Damages Store, Injures Firefighter
- COUNTYWIDE : Firms Chosen to Guide Tollway Work
- MISSION VIEJO : Hann New Head of Saddleback Schools
- COUNTYWIDE : Child Abuse Center Offers Holidays Help
- Baseball
- Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer received another...
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Bohman Will Head Union High Board
- Underneath Teen Fairy Tale Lie Real Lessons and Work : Play: The Young Conservatory Players' newest offering, 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses,' deals with relationships and defense mechanisms.
- Another Job Placement Agency Is Accused of Bias : Workplace: A former employee charges in a lawsuit that Apple One engages in race, sex and age discrimination.
- Schulhof Is New CBS Records Chairman
- India Approves Ribavirin Drug for Hepatitis Treatment, ICN Says
- Steps to Take to Survive Downturn
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- TUSTIN : Apartments Permit Rescinded by Judge
- California IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Air Quality Panel Given Support
- OXNARD : Chamber Official Submits Resignation
- Students Press Santa Clarita City Officials on Malls, Money
- Professor leads the way in renewing a Chicano Christmas tradition.
- Pay Now--or Pay Later : Spare the state homeless program the budget-cutter's ax
- 3 Canadiens' Players Arrested in Brawl Outside Winnipeg Bar
- VENTURA : Grant Proposals Sought by Agency
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Hall of Fame Vote No Popularity Contest
- Conner Plays a Game With New Set of Rules : Sailing: America's Cup skipper is critical of new boats and different protest procedure.
- Bernstein Leaves Estate to His Three Children
- ART REVIEWS : Halley's New Universe: Spirituality and Technology
- STAGE REVIEW : Trash Poetry in Action
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Sisley a Shopper's Haven--if You Like Cheesecake
- Dorsey High Wins County Mock Trial Championship
- Poly's Pied Piper : Football Coach Fred Cuccia Effects Turnaround With Persuasive Sales Pitch, Compassionate Touch
- Louis Armstrong Manuscript and Trumpet Sold : An 11-page 'History of Jazz' on 'Satchmo' stationery brings in $27,500, and his 1920s trumpet goes for $16,500.
- Compact Camcorders Gain on Big Boys : Sales are up for VHS-C and 8mm units. They are costlier but more portable than full-size VHS models.
- 5th-Century Relief Sold
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Corporate Affairs' Wastes Its Assets
- Orchestra Concert for--and by--Children
- Head of Art Program Laid Off by Planned Community Developers
- Disabled Sue to Block Cutbacks for Care Centers : Social services: If the state withholds $2.7 million from the Department of Developmental Services, 700 facilities statewide may close, lawyers say.
- S&Ls; Post Loss of $631 Million in 3rd Quarter
- Recount Curbed; Berkeley Mayor Apparently Wins
- A Profile of Courage
- SANTA ANA : Zoo Celebration to Include Critters
- Era of Crime : Chief Gates, Sheriff Block Say the Tide Will Only Worsen
- LA HABRA : Planners Oppose Rezoning for Poor
- Police Still Interested in Slain Dancer's Beau
- Packers' Majkowski Out for Season : Green Bay: Torn rotator cuff not called career threatening, but quarterback won't be able to throw for three to six months.
- Curtains for Many London Plays
- THOROUGHBRED RACING : For Olivares, It's a Fitting Farewell
- CLIPBOARD : Hazardous Spills Log
- THE SIDELINES : Ronnie Lott May Need Surgery
- Minnesota Receives NCAA Inquiry
- NHL ROUNDUP : Bourque, Janney Lead Bruin Win
- Firestone Finally Sees How His Act Plays in Las Vegas
- STAGE
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Kill-Off' Loses Its Life to Seriousness
- 'Godfather III' Preview Draws Mixed Views : Movies: Comments from journalists, critics and industry executives range from 'soap opera-ish' to 'satisfying sequel.'
- STAGE REVIEW : Sweetened 'Carol' Goes With Dinner
- Japanese Stop Selling Game That Insults Minorities
- U.S. Oil Firms Eager to Bid in Mexico : Energy: They may find out next month if a new contract lets foreigners play a direct role in petroleum production after a 52-year hiatus.
- THE TIMES POLL : Public Backs Bush but Wants to Avoid War
- County Official Transferred After Wife Is Indicted : Children's services: Executive assistant of department reassigned to his old job after his spouse was named in a pornographic video distribution case.
- Gagliano Still Runs With the Young Lions : Pro football: Veteran quarterback from Glendale competes against Peete and Ware for starting job in Detroit.
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Top Two Boys' Teams Battle to Scoreless Tie
- Two Dunn One-Acts Up Front With Inner Lives
- Joint Venture Plans Overseas Mutiplexes : Movies: China and the Soviet Union will host the first projects of a U.S.-Japanese group. Satellite and laser disc technology will be used.
- Ray Irani Officially Named Oxy Chairman
- LOCAL : Blast, Fire Raze Fairfax Building
- Wilson's Choice: She's Had On-Job Training
- Workers Flee Propane Fire
- Historian's Research Lights Up Holidays
- U.S.-Iraq Talks 'On Hold' : Hussein 'Ought to Get Moving' on Date--Bush
- NATION : May Run Again, McGovern Says
- Molester of 3 Deaf Campers Sentenced
- Bomb Found Near Air Base Dispensary
- 200 Attend Private Services for Armand Hammer
- Choice Abounds, Let Networks Back In : The rule limiting ownership of shows by the Big Three creates a protected market for a handful of producers.
- PLATFORM : The Value of Values
- $5-Million Gift Boosts Fight on Child Abuse
- TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS : Tustin, Without Beilstein, Loses First Game of Season
- ROUNDUP
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : AROUND THE NFL : Will Lou Holtz Go Pro?
- Baseball
- Beware of Card Sharks
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Waggoner's Free Throws Put Canyon in Title Game
- Chapman Goes to the Press to Defeat Occidental
- WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : UCLA Knocks Out LSU to Reach Title Match
- P.M. BRIEFING : Diebold Buys Part of ATM Line
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- North San Diego County Newspaper Chain Is Sold
- Bergen Brunswig Explores Buyout of Rival FoxMeyer
- NCR Rejects AT&T;'s $90-a-Share Bid as 'Grossly Inadequate'
- GTE Orders AT&T; Equipment: GTE Corp. placed...
- SCIENCE : Antarctic Ozone Layer Climbing
- CLIPBOARD
- NATION : Kerkorian Buys 9% of Chrysler
- Nuclear Plant Radiation Exposure Limits Tightened
- Greenpeace to Join Protest Over Oil-Waste Dump : Environment: The organization will post signs on houses near the underground site. A free-speech debate may intensify.
- Give Congress Horse Races, Not Distracted Lame Ducks : Term limits: The problem is too little competition, not too much longevity.
- Feb. 25 Trial Date Set for Suspect in Attack on Girl
- OXNARD : District Brings Back Panel to Cut Budget
- Psychotherapists Put Their Heads Together : Conference: Thousands gather in Anaheim to exchange theories on mental illness. Topics range from violence to thumb-sucking.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Let's Save the Bay, but Do It Right
- The Intransigent 7 : A Few NHL Players Still Refuse to Wear a Helmet During Games
- THE SIDELINES : Ticket Agent Injured by McEnroe
- Taft Wins City Title in Doubles
- THE SIDELINES : Harding Wins, Title Bout Next
- Corona del Mar's Carlsen All-American in Volleyball
- Rancho Santiago Puts Moorpark in Its Place
- STAGE REVIEW : CLO's 'Cinderella' Is Played for Laughs : Celebrities may pull in the crowd but the Rodgers and Hammerstein score and a sweet-singing Cinderella lift the show.
- Saxophonists to Gather for Christmas Blowout : Reeds: The instrument is still trying to find respect in classical circles. In the meantime, more than 100 saxes will raise their voices at Knott's Berry Farm.
- Madonna Challenges Vanilla Ice
- P.M. BRIEFING : Gorbachev Asks U.S. Investment
- Oxy Black Sea Plant Is Now in Voters' Hands
- Countrywide Credit Industries Inc.: The Pasadena-based mortgage...
- OPEC Keeps Oil Taps Wide Open: OPEC...
- WORLD : '37 Chinese Massacre Admitted
- Cruise Ship Chartered for R&R;, 2nd One Sought
- Albania Sends Troops to Put Down Rioting by 'Hooligans'
- One Simple Device Helps Dyslexics to Read Better : Education: Researcher says colored plastic overlays boost performance of children with the learning disability.
- Honig, School Board Still at Odds After Talks
- 3 Stabbings Spark Anti-Arab Rioting in Israel
- BOOK REVIEW : A Fine Round of the Remarkable Rumpole : RUMPOLE A LA CARTE <i> by John Mortimer</i> . Viking, $18.95, 246 pages
- Limiting Terms in Washington : Congress: After success at the state level, movement supporters are studying whether to seek a similar initiative for California's U.S. senators and representatives.
- Keating Aide Contradicts Sen. Riegle on Key Meeting
- Whipping Up 1890s Whimsy : Gianna Rose Line Features Victorian Motif, Lace and a Star-Spangled Olde Glory Robe
- UCLA Gets $300,000 Gift for Minority Programs
- POINT MUGU : Woman Dies as Car Plunges 30 Feet
- No Ethics Cost Money, Too
- STANTON : New Hours in Effect for Sheriff's Station
- Human Error Put an End to the Short Life of Riley
- Torrance Waits to Select Adviser for Mobil : Safety: Three or four firms being considered to oversee operations at the refinery. The council is expected to decide on Tuesday.
- LAGUNA BEACH : Planners Endorse Mobile-Home Law
- Deukmejian Looks Ahead to Quiet Life Back in His Old Neighborhood
- Supervisors to Propose Suit if Canyon Jail Site Talks Fail : Prisoner crowding: A majority of board says it is prepared to take action to foil development or annexation of Irvine Co. land.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CITY SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS : Vollnogle's Goal With Carson: Go Out on Top
- New Rules on Long-Distance Services: The Federal...
- Dow, Disappointed by Inflation, Loses 20.55
- U.S. Joins Hughes Whistle-Blower Suit
- Litton Industries, Beverly Hills, elected John R....
- REAL ESTATE
- Albania Sends Troops to Put Down Rioting by 'Hooligans'
- Bennett Declines GOP Leadership Post, Creating Confusion, Problems for Bush
- Civilian Blood Bank Shipments Ordered : Military: Pentagon activates post-WWII program for first time to supply forces in Mideast.
- Walter Bowman Is New Cypress Mayor
- LAGUNA BEACH : Sewage Spill Closes Part of Aliso Beach
- Dinosaurs and Space Beckon : Museum to Offer New Adventures
- THOUSAND OAKS : Drought Will End for Contest Winner
- TARZANA : Hospital Fined for Toxic Gas Exposure
- 3rd Temple Is Defaced in Hanukkah Vandalism : Anti-Semitism: A worker at the Ventura synagogue scares off a man spray-painting slurs on the walls.
- Voters in Old District Will Decide Bernhardt's Fate
- MISSION VIEJO : 2 Policies on College Books Are Rescinded
- Eligibility Petition in Trouble for Simi Valley Transfer Student : Prep basketball: Ecuadoran player found to be a fifth-year senior during appeal to Southern Section.
- Boxing
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAMS : Green to Start Against 49ers
- A Pigeon Is Home to Roost : Raiders: Max Montoya, a longtime poker game patsy and offensive line leader of the Bengals, faces his former teammates Sunday.
- SHORT TAKES : Smirnoff Helps CARE Aid Soviets
- Studios, Networks Battle Again Over TV Rights : Programming: Regulators hear testimony in dispute over financial interest in prime-time productions. A decision is due in March.
- Bunny Tale : 'Velveteen Rabbit' Delivers Message of Basic Values
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Eurydice': A Waltz on the Wild Side
- Ruling Frees Doctor Who Aided Suicide : Courts: Michigan law does not forbid such action, judge says, but prosecutors may appeal decision in case of inventor of death device.
- GULF WATCH: Day 134 : A Daily Briefing Paper On Developments In The Crisis
- ROTC Chief's Lawyer Calls Sex Charges Fabricated : Molestation: The alleged victim's parents have filed a $10-million suit against the Redondo Beach school district.
- Jerrold (Jerry) M. Drake; Advocate for the Blind
- College District Buys Headquarters Building
- Pro Surfer Whose Arrest Made Waves Is Still 'Mad-Dogging' It
- California IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Probe Focuses on Appointment
- Neighbors Oppose Waste Permit for Base
- Man Killed in Struggle Over Gun Outside Bar
- BASKETBALL PREVIEW 1990-91 : GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE PREVIEW : Galloway the Best Player, but Best Team a Tossup
- Hollypark Rift: Hubbard's Background Is Questioned
- Rejuvenated Nurmi Couldn't Fly Today
- Detmer Insists He'll Return for His Senior Season at BYU
- THE SIDELINES : NAMES IN THE GAMES
- Heinzer's Win Puts Him Atop Ski Standings
- Floyd the Pig and Gertie the Goose: Trophies or Booby Prizes? : THE TROPHIES
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GIRLS' PREVIEW : Morningside Maintains No. 1 Ranking
- Clarinetist Hakan G. Rosengren, 27, of San...
- Pearl Harbor Attack
- High School Newspapers
- Daryl Gates on Michael Milken
- High School Newspapers
- Filipino Vets
- Filipino Vets
- Iraq Negotiations
- Brokers Accused of Penny Stock Fraud: Federal...
- Lover left you? Need a job? A botanica may have the perfect powder or potion. : Dreams in Bottles
- ANC President Tambo Returns to S. Africa After 30-Year Exile
- RUNWAY TO REALITY : A Sliver of a Dress in Silver
- 12 People in Study Found With Traces of Malathion
- Lindsay's Stepson Appointed Guardian of Councilman's Estate
- CAMARILLO : Board OKs Use of Controversial Texts
- Westlake Village OKs Housing Project for Wildlife Habitat
- Report Details Devastation of a Big Quake
- A Taste of Luxury : Christmas Party Gives Skid Row Kids a Day for Dreams
- Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Slaying : Hearing: Despite being identified by an eyewitness, the suspect pleads not guilty in the death of a Newport Beach woman who owned a lodge in Tulare County.
- Tri-City Board Member Blasts Hospital Trustees : Medicine: Panel blamed for exodus of staff and criticized for choice of new leader at Oceanside facility.
- Pollster Closing Firm to Join D.A.'s Office
- After a Long Wait, Monument Is Dedicated at Massacre Site
- COMMENTARY : Games and Reality: No Separating Them
- Soccer
- ROUNDUP : Crespi Prevails Despite Slowdown Tactics
- 73-0 : Halas Had His Monsters of the Midway Psyched Up for 1940 Rout of Redskins
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : Gerken's 18 Paces Vista
- Notre Dame Denies Holtz Reports
- THE SIDELINES : Lindsey Leads Baylor to Victory
- Cup Changes Not to Conner's Liking : Sailing: New boats, protest rules take heat from defending champion.
- Webster Can't Stick It Out to See Kings Lose to Flames : Hockey: Coach is ejected for throwing a stick as his team's winless streak reaches eight games against Calgary, 4-1.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Look Who's Talking Too' Needs a Diaper Change
- Talkin' Baseball, Eight Days a Week
- James Dean's Best--a Rebel Gets His Due
- New 'Decency' Standard Set for Grant Panel : Arts: NEA is told to take into consideration the widest possible diversity of American cultural values.
- SHORT TAKES : Canceled Concerts Pay Off
- 'RoboCop 2,' 'Tie Me Up!' in Release
- South-Central Challenge : Youth: The Challengers Club began as one man's struggle for the hearts and minds of kids in South-Central L.A. It's now a bona-fide program for gang prevention.
- S. Korea's Roh in Moscow for Talks With Gorbachev
- Wilson to Name Honig Ally as Schools Adviser
- EC Approves $1-Billion Soviet Food Aid Plan
- COLLECTIONS : Now . . .and Then : The 1940s: A traveling exhibit of miniature mannequins shows off styles of postwar Paris.
- WORLD : Libya Implicated in Jet Bombing
- FASHION : The New Models : Unconventional Looks Are in Vogue on the Runway and in Photo Layouts
- Easing the Effects of Holiday Stress
- Peace Plan for Angola OKd, Rebel Chief Says
- Crescent Bay Dwellers Pray Storms Will Spare Them
- SANTA PAULA : Railroad Still Has Not Completed Crossing Repairs
- MISSION VIEJO : College Board Elects Biologist President
- Operation Cookie Crumbles Under Deluge of Good Will
- IRVINE : Petition Drive Aims to Stop Westpark II
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Spartans Win on Shot at Buzzer
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK : Hartman Links His Strong Effort to Illness
- BETTING WITH SURELOCK : THE SILICON SLEUTH
- Perry to Cardinals; Mets Get Puhl
- Waves Start Fast, Hang On to Win : Pepperdine: Christie sparks early run, Lear scores late in 75-70 victory over Texas Tech.
- THE SIDELINES : Driver Guilty in Death of 4 Fans
- Martha Wash Gets Her Form Back : Pop music: The singer's voice but not face appeared on the Black Box videos. But she'll perform tonight at Details.
- Texas Folk Producer Plans 1991 Festival in Southland : Music: Ex-Marine Rod Kennedy is a conservative, but the singers and songwriters he represents have convinced him that liberals are more fun.
- TV REVIEW : Major Cast in Sentimental 'Kid Who Loved Christmas'
- Miss Piggy and Friends Won't Get Together With Mickey and Minnie : Entertainment: Jim Henson Productions and Disney scrap the planned Muppet sale.
- Central Figure in Payola Case Breaks Silence : Entertainment: Joseph Isgro hopes that the dismissal of charges will allow him to rebuild his once-thriving record promotion business.
- Sobering News for Traders Banking on Deal Mania
- Retail Sales Drop 0.1% in November as Caution Reigns
- O.C. High-Growth Era Gone for Good, Economist Predicts : Recession: When the county pulls out of the current downturn, it won't be with the long surge in jobs and housing prices as after the 1981-82 slump, Chapman College's Esmael Adibi says.
- FCC Would Let Some Cities Regulate Cable TV : Government: The agency's proposals are in response to a rising tide of compaints about price hikes.
- Smith, Irvine Co. Dispute Interest--Up to $180 Million
- Blacks, Women Charged More for Cars, Study Says
- Wholesale Inflation Surges 0.5% : Economy: Price increases in food, tobacco and automobiles bring the annual inflation rate to 6.1%.
- Bakker Liable for Damages to PTL Benefactors
- Grace Boyd, widow of William (Hopalong Cassidy)...
- Baubles, Boxers, Requisite Tie"Perfect." That's what Julia...
- Quake in Eastern Sicily Kills 19 and Injures 200
- Economists Say O.C. Boom Now a Recession : Forecast: Downturn to last through mid-1991 but should be mild, Chapman College forecaster says.
- Panel Rules Korman Didn't Violate Campaign Law
- Oceanside Service Cuts Draw Protests
- Theft Suspects Didn't Know Van Was Loaded--With Police
- Ventura Temple Defaced; 3rd This Week
- Third-Graders Form Bond With Drug-Addicted Babies
- Redistricting Drama in the Back Rooms
- Jury Acquits Man of Threatening Children
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Pagett Sets Long-Range Record in Rancho Santiago's Victory
- Welch May Stay as Canyon Coach as Talks With Principal Continue
- Robinson Tables Talk of Job Security to Concentrate on 49ers
- Jazz Reviews : Big-Band Sound With a New Twist
- Building a Library of Christmas Goodies
- Jazz Reviews : Joe Sample Opts for the Unpretentious
- Palmier's Taste of Brazil Is, Overall, a Bland One
- SHORT TAKES : Impresario Edwin Lester Dies
- MOVIE REVIEW : Soft-Hearted Fairy Tale of an Outsider
- November's Retail Sales Decline 0.1%, Proving Shoppers Feel Pinched : Economy: The $151.6 billion that buyers spent was 'a recession-type number,' one analyst says. But the Commerce Department figures were better than many expected.
- STOCKS : Dow Dips 7.92; Blurring Peace Prospects Cited
- Judge Rules Ashton-Tate's dBase Software Copyrights Are Invalid
- The 'Jackie Robinson Syndrome'--a Double Standard : Hiring: Many newspapers will employ minorities only if they are superstars--superior performers--while whites are held to a more average standard, some minorities say.
- NATION : Killer of Three Women Executed
- PRACTICAL VIEW : Rx for Haggard Handbags
- Amid L.A.'s Ethnic Mix, The Times Plays Catch-Up : Media: The paper has made progress but has few minority editors making major news decisions.
- TIRANA WATCH : Hold the Applause