- German Unification and World Peace
- A Sunday Runner Beats a Sunday Driver Any Day
- S.D.-Based Imperial S&L; Fails : Finance: Federal regulators have seized the troubled thrift, but officials say it will be business as usual for customers.
- Reagan Aid to Poindexter Seen as Problematical : Iran-Contra: The ex-President's support could help the former security aide. But memory lapses may cause jurors to discount his testimony.
- U.S. Tells of Mexican Gifts to Ortega Party
- Regulators Seize Mercury Savings : Thrifts: Huntington Beach-based S&L; and San Diego's Imperial Savings among 12 nationwide taken over on same day. Deposits are safe but crackdown continues.
- Drug Team Sergeant Will Testify Against Crew
- Woman Ordered to Strip Says Officer 'Frightened' Her
- Tennant Submits Resignation to NFL
- U.S. Seizes Imperial, Mercury Thrift Firms : Savings industry: Action was anticipated after the S&Ls; were put under severe restrictions last month.
- Justice Dept. Defends Exxon Plea Dealing
- Gas Leak Shuts Down L.A. Harbor : Shipping: The port reopened late Friday night after threat eased. A flammable chemical had leaked aboard a freighter, raising fears of an explosion.
- Gas Leak Shuts Down L.A. Harbor : Shipping: Highly flammable chemical is leaking aboard freighter. Threat of fire or explosion could force wide evacuation.
- Democrats Weigh Tax Hike for Wealthy : Congress: Plan is seen as helping to pay for a rollback of Social Security increase. Fairness issue could aid party in this year's election campaign.
- Greyhound Drivers Set Strike Date: Greyhound Lines...
- Japan Seeks Urgent Cabinet Trade Talks : Negotiations: After two days of discussion, Japan says U.S. demands for easing the trade imbalance are too strong. The U.S. says Japan is not willing to do enough.
- TeleSoft, which provides software engineering productivity products...
- Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and Pearson Sold to Nestle Foods
- LOCAL : S&L; Manager and Husband Held in Palmdale Home by 2 Bandits
- The One Who Got Away Finally Returns, but Look Who's Wriggling on Hook
- Former Salvador President Duarte Dies
- WORLD : Sihanouk Returns to Cambodia
- Drawing a Fine Line on Amnesia
- Screening for Sickle-Cell Anemia to Be Expanded
- Workers Picket Man's House in Wage Dispute : Protests: Undocumented day laborers march in Granada Hills, demanding $1,600. Their target says he owes them nothing.
- Bennett Has Nothing, Except Praise, for School's Drug-Fighting Efforts
- Pickets Protest Loyola Ruling on Gay Group : Colleges: Demonstrators charge president with discrimination. Foes say a club for gays and lesbians is inappropriate for a Catholic campus.
- Money Problems From Birth
- Havel: A Man in Search of an Ideal
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Agassi Ill, Drops Out of Match
- He's Looking for Light at the End of Tunnel
- A Player in Good Standing
- SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : El Toro Looking for Long-Distance Knockout Against No. 1 Mater Dei
- St. Francis Draws San Marcos in Quarterfinal Soccer Match
- THE SIDELINES : Hammer Throw Record Broken
- Music and Dance Reviews : Hungarian State Folk Ensemble at Ambassador
- Resident Troupe Sought for Brea's Curtis Theater : Arts: Among the groups expressing interest in calling the facility their home are the Orange County Black Actors Theatre, Ballet Pacifica and Stop-Gap.
- Film Makers Urge Academy to Change Selection System : Oscars: Letter seeks a write-in vote to remedy the exclusion of 'Roger & Me,' termed 'this year's most visible, biting documentary.'
- Jackson's 'Escapades' a Threat
- Athletes Urged to Avoid Tobacco 'Blood Money'
- Motorola May Announce New Workstation: Motorola, a...
- BankAmerica Creating a State Bank: The San...
- FOCUS: ARMOR ALL HEADQUARTERS
- Grammys Put Celebratory Spin on Parties
- REAGAN TESTIMONY: A COMPARISON
- NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Ex-Head of Wedtech Gets 5-Month Term
- Toukie Smith Puts New Angles on Style
- Harmful Fumes Investigated on Ship
- SAN CLEMENTE : City Seeks Changes in Proposed Center
- Revised Growth Plan for Ventura Boulevard Debated
- FULLERTON : CSUF Fraternities to Reapply for Permits
- Clinic to Fight Order Banning Cancer Vaccine
- County Official Opposes Plan for 7 Supervisors
- SAN DIEGO SPORTS ET CETERA : Gavaldon Wins in Oklahoma
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
- Payton Dazzling With 58 as USC Falls in Overtime
- Name in the News
- Marble Suspended: Substance Abuse
- Rooney's '60 Minutes' Suspension May End Sooner Than Expected
- JAZZ REVIEW : Red Rodney Takes Jazz on Trip Back Into the '40s and '50s at Elario's
- Stocks of Oil Field Services Firms Soar
- Unocal to Pay $5.5 Million to End Lawsuit : Environment: Civil settlement is the largest reached under the Clean Water Act. Suit charged that the company polluted San Francisco Bay.
- PLO Calls Relocation of Soviet Jews 'Act of War' : Israel: A top Arafat adviser says their resettlement in the occupied areas is likely to end peace overtures.
- Victor Lasky; Wrote Political Critiques
- Designer on Track
- Princely Scorn for D.C.'s New Skyline
- Wait for B-2 Tests, Congress Urged : Defense: Investigators favor a slowdown until the bomber is shown to perform as advertised. The aircraft's backers say delays will boost costs.
- Keratotomy Found Effective but Unpredictable
- Labor Party Gives Shamir Ultimatum : Israel: It threatens to dismantle the coalition unless there is progress on peace talks with the Palestinians. Defense chief Rabin joins in the move.
- Ambassador to Guatemala Selected for AID Post
- Flawed Charts No Excuse for Oil Spill, Experts Say
- Lawsuit Brings $3,000 Macaw Home
- COUNTYWIDE : Hearing to Address Services for Disabled
- Transit Chiefs Scramble to Fill Gap as Aztec Buses Halt Suddenly
- COMMENTARY : Blame Your Mother for Baseball Cards' Skyrocketing Prices
- Lynn Resigns Dual Position as Athletic Director, Coach : Prep basketball: Chaminade alumnus compiled a 134-87 record in nine seasons.
- Ex-Associates Wonder if Tyson Has Lost It : Boxing: Former champion reportedly had terrible training sessions before Douglas fight.
- Farm Club in Ala. Bought by Japanese : Baseball: New owners say they don't plan any major changes for Birmingham Barons, which are affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.
- JC NOTES : Playoff Pairings Switch Angers El Camino Coach
- MUSIC A look at the fast-moving compact...
- Silberman Tried to Kill Self, Wife Says
- NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Mystery Illness Hits 30 Bridge Toll-Takers
- Fierce Storm Strikes the South; 15 Hurt When Tornadoes Hit
- LOCAL : Suspect's Plan Loses a Wheel
- Excerpts: Told Aides to Act 'Within Law,' Reagan Says
- SOUTHLAND : Thrift Regulators Take Control of Mercury Savings & Loan
- Camp O'Neal Has History of Violating State Rules
- First Names Can Hold Extra Clues
- PLACENTIA : Residents Protest Plans for Recycling
- Wealthy City of Bradbury Keeps Rustic Roots
- Fists of a Physician : Surgeon, 39, Is 3-0--All by Knockouts--in His Return to Ring
- NBA ROUNDUP : Ewing Still Stuck on 41 as Knicks Beat Bullets
- Toon, Resurgent Van Nuys Face Narbonne in Girls' Semifinal
- THE SIDELINES : Canadian Smashes Swim Record
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Mt. Carmel Evens the Score With Victory Over Poway
- STAGE
- A Knight to Champion Moorpark's Court : College basketball: Sam Crawford performs his deeds for the Raiders, but his quest is a scholarship at a four-year school.
- TV Reviews : Bob Fosse Profile in 'Dance in America'
- Music and Dance Reviews : Swiss Pianist Premieres Schmid Work at USC
- CAPSULE REVIEW : Mitchum and Homeless Show Awesomely Awful
- Japan May Give Its Firms a Tax Break for Charity in U.S.
- PG&E; Sells Building in Downtown Fresno
- Wolf Says He'll Still Consider Employee Offer to Buy UAL
- U.S. Negotiators Complain of Japanese Attitude : Trade: Americans call for a commitment to remove barriers to commerce.
- People : Smith Barney Hires 53 Ex-Drexel Workers
- San Diego's MedClub Acquired: MedChoice Warehouse Club,...
- P. M. BRIEFING : Big Three Car Sales Off 15.8%
- Blast After Liftoff Destroys Ariane, 2 Satellites Aboard
- New Sportswear Exposed: The Thong
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : How Do Your Parents Punish You?
- COLUMN ONE : Coin Scam: A Japanese Gold Mine : When the government minted a tribute to the late emperor, it didn't bank on an $80-million swindle. Maybe it should have read the TV script.
- Move of UCLA Lab School to Proceed
- Carlsbad
- San Diego
- COUNTYWIDE : Sheriff Files Petition in Bid for 5th Term
- BUENA PARK : Construction Begins on 2 New Off-Ramps
- San Diego
- ROUNDUP : San Fernando Pitchers Hold Grant in Check
- IRVINE : Medical Center at UCI Urged Again
- GARDEN GROVE : Revised Sign Law Gets Conditional OK
- COSTA MESA : New Device Helps Save Life of Man
- Tarkanian, NCAA Reportedly Near Deal; Coach Would Pay Legal Fees
- First Time a Charm for Allen : L.A. Open: Scottish Open champion leads assault on Riviera with an eight-under-par 63.
- HORSE RACING : San Rafael Key Test for Flying Reb
- Christensen Goes Out for New Challenge--Baseball
- Track Ousts Trainer Who Tried to Hide a Workout
- SWIMMING : UCLA Women Aim for High Pac-10 Finish
- Titans' Donatell Leaves to Become a Jets' Assistant
- ART
- CBS Pulls 'Grand Slam' for Two Comedies
- Laser Disc Gaining as Favored Format
- STAGE REVIEW : Classic Neil Simon Shines at Gaslamp
- Santa Monica
- SHORT TAKES : 'Fourth of July,' 'Roger,' 'Roe vs. Wade' Cited for Editing Awards
- MOVIE REVIEW : The Other Richard Burton
- SHORT TAKES : Obscenity Conviction Reversed
- State Lottery Is No Big Win for Education
- How Times Have Changed: Fed Chief Off the Hot Seat
- Hearings Delayed on Edison-SDG&E; Merger: The California...
- Israel High Court to Reopen Demjanjuk Case
- De Klerk Clears Way for First Talks With ANC : South Africa: But in a setback for the president, a weekend summit with other African leaders is scuttled.
- SOUTHLAND : 2 Secret Service Agents Shot
- Hyatt to Build Beach Resort in Orange County : Development: The 450-room Hyatt will be part of Newport Coast, an Irvine Co. residential and commercial project.
- MedClub Is Acquired by Oakland Company
- State Senate OKs March Primary, but Fate of Bill Still in Doubt
- Fletcher, Republican Moderate, Nominated to Head Rights Board
- HEALTH : Gene Therapy Approval Sought
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Tammy Bakker Gets S.C. License
- 500 Islamic Students Rounded Up in Tunisia
- BREEDING BIRDS: HUTTON'S VIREO
- 50 Protest Loyola's Rejection of Gay Club
- Plan to Secede From School District Advances
- Bradley Invites Mandela to Speak at Rally in L.A.
- Mayor Forms Special CRA Panel on Housing
- Malathion Cloud Forms Over 72nd Race
- THE SIDELINES : Jaworski Won't Run for Office
- Long Beach Women Get Past Fresno State, 104-98
- TRACK AND FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS : U. S. Titles on the Line, but Foreigners Are Featured
- OPERA REVIEW : A Dark, Dismal 'Don Giovanni' in Costa Mesa
- Ellis Marsalis Basking in Reflected Glory : Jazz: The paterfamilias of the famous musical family is leading his own group at the Catalina Bar & Grill.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Blood' Has Enough for Even Hard-Core Fans
- Cal Star Loan Service Firm Has Shut Down
- SOUTHLAND : Fire Damages Melrose Stores
- Baker, Arens Unable to Agree on Mideast Talks
- Gone With Neglect : 'Recycling,' Sales and Rentals Have Resulted in the Loss of Many Hollywood Costume Favorites
- NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Atlantis Launch Postponed Again
- Crash Pilot Was 'Cautious,' Gifted Ex-Combat Flier
- Hearings Delayed on Utility Merger
- YORBA LINDA : Council Votes Funds for Fire Sprinklers
- Escalante's Defeat Amid Triumph
- Girl, 16, Backs Killer's Story Implicating Pearce
- Milking the 'Genocide' Vote : Turkey: The U.S. Senate will do unnecessary harm to an important ally if it passes a resolution that indicts Turks for killing Armenians 70 years ago.
- Ex-Officer Arraigned in Exposure of 4 Women : Law enforcement: He allegedly threatened to arrest female motorists if they didn't bare themselves to prove they weren't carrying drugs.
- Warm Weather Expected to Continue
- County Planners Delay Vote on Dump Expansion : Landfills: The commissioners decide to take a closer look at alternatives to the Sunshine Canyon site. Dump opponents call the action a 'partial victory.'
- Wilmington Auto Junkyard's Plan to Expand Draws Fire
- Clippers Smooth, but Jazz Is Just Too Hot : Pro basketball: Rivers avoids turnovers and Smith scores season-high 34, but Malone and Stockton do their usual stuff for Utah, 116-102.
- Brea-Olinda Rolls Despite Off Night
- NBA NOTEBOOK : Blackman's Homecoming Missing Something
- THE SIDELINES : East German Wins Spain Cycle Race; Greg LeMond Drops Out
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Trevino Remains Hot, Helps U. S. Take 12-4 Lead
- El Segundo Shoots for First Finals Spot in 23 Years
- For $450 Million, Turner Broadcasting Gets Slice of NFL Pie
- Laguna's Las Brisas to Resume Serving Breakfast
- HBO May Miss a Good Bet by Not Releasing Tyson Fight
- Syntex Corp.: The Palo Alto pharmaceutical company...
- The Times Named Paper for the '90s in Magazine Poll
- P. M. BRIEFING : Foley Hints Democrats Will End Policy of Avoiding a Tax Hike
- P. M. BRIEFING : Lloyds Posts $1.2-Billion Loss
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Stallone Brushes Up on Poe
- Carter Optimistic About Sunday's Nicaragua Vote : Central America: Measures are in place to prevent fraud, the former president says. He's off to Managua today to help monitor the outcome.
- Sports Club Plans Hoop-La
- NATION : Bush Aide Takes Jab at Lawyers
- BLOC BUSTERS : Glasnost Opens Up a New Wave of Comrade Chic
- Transplant Forges Bittersweet Friendship
- Berth of a Tribute: Ship Museum to Honor Dead
- King Answers Douglas-Mirage Suit by Filing His Own Against Them
- Now, They're Twin Champions, Too : Wrestling: After some sidetracks, Valhalla's Jeremy Hendrick has begun to match the success of brother Jason.
- GIRLS' PAIRINGS : Ocean View, La Quinta Hit the Road
- Commissiona No Longer in the Running : Music: Romanian-born conductor's release from guest appearances signals that he is not a candidate for Pacific Symphony directorship.
- Santa Monica
- Money Supply Rises: The Federal Reserve reported...
- Bank of New England Corp.: The Boston-based...
- Northern Telecom in joint Venture: Nashville, Tenn.-based...
- P. M. BRIEFING : Ferranti Chief Quits in Scandal
- PEOPLE : CalFed President Receives Promotion to Chairman
- EXPANDING REGIONAL PARKS
- SOUTHLAND : Pasadena Losing Trauma Center
- Move to Honor Armenians Fails in Senate
- Reagan Taping: Doubly Unusual
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : LOS ANGELES : Reiner Challenged to Debate Opponent
- Bird Rescue Station Shuts Down : Cleanup: Nearly all of the oil spill's feathered victims have either died or already been captured and treated, volunteers say.
- Cook in Fatal Shoot-Out at Taco Stand Released
- Mobil Oil Sets Spending Mark in Torrance Race : Campaign: Mobil says that switching from hydrofluoric acid at its refinery would cost $100 million. So it has poured $362,000 into fighting a ballot measure that would ban that acid.
- Bird Rescue Station Shuts Down : Crews Prepare for Final Push to Remove Oil
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : Forgive Him if He Makes Some Wild Calls
- UC Irvine Looks OK in 22-Point Loss to UNLV
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Angel Town' Misses the Mark
- 'Music for Maids': Title Gives Album an Edge
- Actor Hogan Says 'G'bye' to Australian Tourist TV Ads
- 'The Sound of Music' Gets Delightfully Close to Viewers
- Single Moms Do Double Duty as Entrepreneurs
- IRT has sold two of its real-time...
- Five-Year Treasury Note Yields Rise: The Treasury...
- Ariane Space Plans Halt
- Pap Test Guidelines
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Dance Program Succeeds in Battle to Survive
- Soviet Party Dismisses 2 Defiant Investigators : Corruption: The ousting of a pair of popular heroes could spark anti-Communist protests at rallies for more democratization.
- FYI : The Baby Gap
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Call Goes Out for a Record 60 Lifeguards
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : IRS Cites Foxx Expenditures
- Call of the Opera : Amateurs, Whether Singers or Not, Find 'Turandot' an Exciting Lure
- China to Require Foreign Tourists to Have Insurance
- WORLD : Kenya Official's Funeral Melee
- Boy, 2, Dies After Father Accidentally Shoots Him
- Costs Force Aquarium Design Cuts : Building: High bids will delay construction of the new Scripps Institution of Oceanography facility. But officials say cuts will not reduce the building's size or programs to be offered.
- MISSION VIEJO : Rally Features Recall Speeches, Hot Dogs
- State Checks Toxic Waste Haulers
- Man Kills Wife, Self as 2 Children Play
- The Writing's on the Wall, but What Does It Mean?
- HIGH SCHOOL GOLF PREVIEW : Voorhees, Westlake Top the Shooting Stars
- McEnroe Loses Appeal of Fines; Could Face Ban From Grand Slam
- Long Beach Gets Past San Jose State
- Aztecs Dwindle Down to a Precious Few, Lose
- SHORT TAKES : Harper Put Woes in Perspective
- Santa Monica
- Santa Monica
- L'Ermitage Aging Gracefully
- Sefton, President of San Diego Trust, Exits After 52 Years
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : STOCKS : Dow Down 8.79 After Selloff at End of Session
- Governor Will Hold Clemency Hearing to Rule on Harris' Fate
- LOCAL : Valley Robbery Suspects Caught
- Reagan Doesn't Link Bush to Iran Affair
- Britain Lifts South Africa Investment Ban
- BLOC BUSTERS : The Style in Prague: Many Brightly Colored Czechs
- Illegitimate Children Now in Peerage Guide
- Tanker Explodes and Burns; 2 Missing : Persian Gulf: The other 23 crew members abandon the U.S.-flag Kuwaiti ship and are rescued. The blast is believed to have been internal.
- Old Hatchets: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put...
- Jury's Award in Drug-Test Firing Upheld : Privacy: A state appellate court supports a railroad employee who lost her job for refusing to provide a urine sample during a random test. The $485,042 awarded to her by a San Francisco jury stands.
- County Areas to Be Sprayed in March
- 3 Men Found Shot to Death in Paramount
- 2 Officers to Be Tried in Kidnaping Case
- NEWPORT BEACH : Nobel Prize-Winner Elie Wiesel to Speak
- Ozone Protection Debate Gets Off to a Fiery Start
- Hawthorne Extends Apartment Limits
- Clippers Deal for Garland : Trade: He isn't the big-name player L.A. wanted, but he cost only two No. 2 picks and could be a starter soon.
- SKIING : They Can Show Off Real Speed
- 2nd Round in Senior PGA Tournament Is Rained Out
- Memories Sometimes Blur in 10 Years Since 'The Miracle On Ice'
- Errors Plague Canyons in Loss to Rival Cerritos
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS DIVISION II-III : El Camino Two Tough, Rolls Past Monte Vista
- ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE BASEBALL PREVIEW : Lucky Seven: All Teams Should Have a Shot at Title
- CHARGER NOTEBOOK : Spanos Talks to Colleagues About San Diego's Super Bowl Bid
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Frustrations, Pleasures Lurk at Cool Bamboo
- Roy Orbison Tribute to Benefit the Homeless : Pop Music: Orbison's widow organized the concert, featuring an all-star lineup that includes Bonnie Raitt's first appearance since her Grammy triumph.
- COMEDY REVIEW : Hazell's Nice-Guy Look at Growing Up
- Writers Guild Nominates Eclectic List of TV, Radio Programs
- Santa Monica
- Fishbowl of the Airwaves : First-name basis: The Santa Clarita Valley, where poor reception stops most radio signals, is entertained mornings by KBET's Barry and the Beast.
- The Shouts of Ovejero's Work Dissolve Into White Noise
- Viengping Fare: From Exotic to Easy-to-Eat
- Investors Group Increases Stake in NEC to 4.2%
- Going Public Still Iffy for Private Firms : Markets: Since 1987, the number of companies selling stock for the first time has dropped sharply. But the tide may turn before year's end.
- REAL ESTATE : Prudential Had a Special Reason for Buying Merrill Lynch Realty
- Specialized Systems Inc. has signed a letter...
- Exxon Adds $300 Million to Cost of Oil Spill
- Pontiac Grand Prix Muscles In
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
- Airlines Ask FAA to Require Infant Seats
- UNCLAIMED ESTATES
- Study Finds Contraceptives Save $1.8 Billion Each Year
- Activists Oppose Bank Merger : Finance: More than 100 demonstrate, claiming that the two Japanese firms fail to invest in communities from which they take their deposits.
- Decade Ended in Blaze of Hate : Crimes: The number of threats and assaults against blacks, Jews and gays last year were tops in the '80s, the county's human relations commission says.
- Silberman in S.F. Hospital; Note Released
- Lakeside
- Operator Fined Over Odors at Landfill
- Troubled Motel Is Proposed Site of Parolee Home
- Workers March to Door of Ex-Employer, Demand Pay
- Chula Vista
- Counting on Spring Street to Bounce Back : Development: New state office building, opening later this year, will bring thousands of people and--most believe--a resurgence for the area.