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- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : MEDICINE : GOOD DOCTOR : THE TIMES POLL FINDS THAT 'ABILITY' AND 'CONCERN' RANK HIGH WHEN PEOPLE RATE THEIR PHYSICIANS. WHAT THEY HATE MOST IS WAITING
- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : NUTRITION : HOLD THE MAYO? : Yes, and go easy on the mustard and ketchup, too.
- The Survivor : Ted Kennedy Weathers Fall From Grace in the '80s to Become a Force in the Senate
- Byrd's 12,134 Votes Sets U.S. Senate Record
- California IN BRIEF : ALAMO : Aftershocks Cause Property Damage
- Pomona Valley Physician Honored
- A Catalogue of Prehistoric Beasts
- Offbeat Journal Keeps Tabs on Its Brethren
- Judge Finds Officer's Free Speech Right Was Violated
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- Soviets, Czechs Advance in World Hockey
- 'Caught Stealing,' but He Wasn't Out
- HORSE RACING DERBY TRIAL : Housebuster's Performance a Gangbuster
- North's Sullivan, Sortino Meet the Challenge : Girls: Sunset League's co-most valuable players whittle the South's height advantage down to size in 95-76 victory.
- In Brief: : *** SALT-N-PEPA. "Black's Magic." Next Plateau.:<i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic.) : </i>
- WAGNER: "Das Rheingold." Marjana Lipovsek, Jadwiga Rappe, James Morris, Theo Adam, Heinz Zednik, Andreas Schmidt; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Bernard Haitink. EMI-Angel 49853-2 (two compact discs).
- The Wonder Stuff: Parental Guidance
- Take a Double-Deck Bus Through Soviet Union
- Urban Scene : Neighborhood-Friendly Designs : Architecture: State AIA gives awards to 17 new projects and renovations. Los Angeles firms won most accolades.
- British Airways Offers Air Pass
- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : FITNESS : IF THE SHOE FITS : ATHLETIC-FOOTWEAR DESIGN IS MORE ART THAN SCIENCE, BUT THE GUESSES ARE BECOMING MORE EDUCATED
- Man Uses His Faith to Aid Gang Members
- Front-Runner Fails to Emerge in Assembly Primary Campaign : Politics: Attention focuses on GOP in race to succeed Dennis Brown. So far, it is too close to call.
- Publico: Transit, Puerto Rican Style
- 10 in Opposition Held in Wake of Mongolia Protests
- China Hijacker Returned From Japan to Beijing
- Peres' Failure Risks Another Shaky Coalition
- Two Found Dead in Surf
- Hedgecock's Voice Still Reverberates Around City Hall
- Chumash to Suggest Name for Wilderness : Indians: An estimated 200 tribe members will vote tonight. Organizers say the meeting might help foster more self-awareness and unity.
- The big issues in Torrance right now...
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- Al Davis Is Master of the Road Show
- Major Mozart
- MIXED MEDIA : ** "FREEDOM" Neil Young <i> Warner Reprise Video videocassette ($19.98)</i> : <i> A periodic survey of pop-related laser discs, books and videocassettes. Rated on a scale of one (poor) to five stars (a classic.) : </i>
- Shirley MacLaine's Stage Incarnation
- Home Is No Escape From Indoor Air Pollution : Contaminants: Whether it's radon, asbestos or lead paint, homes don't always have clean air. Fortunately, in most cases, clean up is easy.
- Things to Do and See at Mt. St. Helens
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- STEINLEN'S CATS <i> by Francois Fossier (Abrams: $14.95) </i>
- COMING HOME CRAZY An Alphabet of China Essays <i> by Bill Holm (Milkweed Editions: $10.95) </i>
- Women Thrown to Earth : FALLING ANGELS <i> by Barbara Gowdy (Soho Press: $18.95; 208 pp.; 0-939149-35-4) </i>
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : AT HOME : Madame Butterfly
- Cuarto oscuro : Dark Room
- Bart Simpson's Real Father : Recalling the Fear and Absurdity of Childhood, Matt Groening Has Created a Cartoon Sitcom More Human Than Most Live-Action Shows
- Ad Agency Executive Barbara J. Stewart Dies
- No Drinking Allowed at This Home : Temperance: Residents of the WCTU Home for Women agree to abstain, but say they don't give much thought to the fiery movement that gave their home its start.
- California IN BRIEF : VISALIA : Moratorium Sought on Power Plants
- Doubts Cloud Pasadena Choice : Government: City directors are reconsidering their decision to hire Philip Hawkey as city manager. Economic decline and racial controversy marked Hawkey's tenure in Toledo, Ohio.
- Caltech Professor Named to New Post
- Gaza Cauldron of Hatred Boils More Furiously
- Debra Folsom, a cell biologist specializing in...
- Supreme Court Enters 3rd Century Facing Complex Social, Legal Issues
- Can't NASA Do Something Relevant?--Enviromental Studies, for Instance : Space: Instead of missions to Mars, NASA should aim toward the sun and Venus and learn more about our environmental problems.
- Thompson Defensive About Role : NBA playoffs: But the Lakers' center was in the middle of successful tactic against Rockets' Olajuwon in Game 1.
- In Housebuster, Croll Rights Historical Wrong
- Last Error Is the Best for Dodgers : Baseball: Griffin boots one in the ninth, setting up game-tying homer, then scores winning run when he fakes Cub right fielder Dawson into a bad throw.
- Since Coming of David, Spurs Have Been a Hot Property
- Moorpark Gains Title Tie With a Jackrabbit Finish : Raiders: They win, 7-2, and will represent conference as its top-seeded team in the playoffs by virtue of head-to-head record.
- NEWPORT-ENSENADA YACHT RACE : Conner Finishes First, but Competition Is no Breeze
- Will Changes in Soviet Union Hurt Ballet?
- Owner Puts Brakes on Plans for New Speedway Restaurant
- In Brief: : *** "Pretty Woman," EMI.
- Quit Complaining: You Have the Bureaucracy You Deserve : BUREAUCRACY What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It <i> by James Q. Wilson (Basic: $24.95; 433 pp.) </i>
- City Can Seize Apartment If Drug Dealers Stay
- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : MEDICINE : STROKE: THE SUDDEN, SILENT SCOURGE
- Cure for Toxic Indoor Air: Bring in Houseplants : Pollution: NASA research finds that plants can purify the air in sealed homes and offices where harmful substances are recirculated.
- Fear Fails to Weaken a Young Social Worker's Resolve
- Garden Reference Tool
- 200 Seized in Vietnam
- Seabrook Nuclear Plant Shut Down for Alterations
- New South Gate Council Scraps Fresh Job Policies
- Foes of Abortion Hear High Praise From Bush : Rally: Vice President Quayle also addresses crowd of 200,000 demonstrators and lauds 'humanitarian' efforts.
- Will Reggie Be a Hit in the Booth?
- Junior Philharmonic Goes for High Note
- Rattan Smugglers Scoff at Export Ban
- Charter Oak Library Will Reopen
- Carbon Monoxide Leak Detected at Refinery
- Two Europeans Who Are Wary of One Germany in the Heart of Europe : Unification: A Lutheran pastor worries that East Germans will get a raw deal. A former diplomat is anxious about expansionism eastward.
- Amos Schaefer Rites Set; Headed Coronado Schools
- L.A. Parking Tickets: Role of Firm Is Questioned
- Fee Increase Voted Down at Fullerton : Referendum: A May 21 deadline has been set to raise funds to save Titans' fencing and men's gymnastics programs.
- Poverty Fighter Lost Battle With Himself : Charity: Longtime crusader Scott Mather gave so much of himself fighting for causes that his own family suffered for it. Gradually, he found himself taking from the poor instead.
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS / VINCE KOWALICK : Golden League Hitters Avail Themselves of 'One of Those Days'
- An Afternoon With Mr. Tea
- Your Bank Has Reasons for Its Check-Writing Limits
- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : FITNESS : 10 SPEEDS TO BETTER HEALTH : BICYCLING IS ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST FORMS OF EXERCISE, ONE FOR WHICH THE ADAGE, 'NO PAIN, NO GAIN,' IS UTTERLY FALSE
- Gardening : Garden Offers Lesson on How to Be Water-Wise : Conservation: Demonstration project in Riverside has 140 drought-tolerant plant varieties that thrive with minimum of irrigation.
- The Flash and Fragility of Revolt : IN A FATHER'S PLACE <i> by Christopher Tilghman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $18.95; 214 pp.) </i>
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FAVORITES : Safe and Stored
- Bitter Race Takes Legal Twist With Libel Suit : Long Beach: The controversy stems from a brochure that alleges council candidate Jim Serles sold his vote.
- Water, Water : EVERYWHERE A SHORTAGE, YES, BUT WHO SHOULD CONSERVE...
- Mentally Disabled Oregon Man Missing After Tour Bus Trip
- Extraordinary Feat for 'Just an Ordinary Student' : Competition: Knowing geography clinched the California Citizen Bee for the San Gabriel High junior. But not before he showed a knowledge of economics and history.
- The Wild Bunch : 'Weekend Warriors' Round Up Fun, Bruises at Conejo Valley Rodeo
- COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : SCC Loses Two and Share of First Place
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Tudor Continues His Impressive Pitching
- It Isn't Pretty, but Hearns Easily Beats Olajide
- In Search of . . . Jon Voight
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- Welcome to Tea Time
- CBS is to be congratulated for its...
- TREASURES FOR HORN AND TRUMPET. Gregory...
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- Discovering the Charms of Two Spanish Towns . . . and the Comforts of Their Peaceful <i> Paradores </i>
- USX and Icahn Butt Iron Wills in Proxy Fight : Steel: The famous raider's stated goal is to recreate U.S. Steel. But his real intentions are the subject of speculation.
- Feeling Tense? You're Probably Doing Your Job : Stress: As competition grows, so do workplace tensions. From boardroom to shop floor, everyone frets.
- ADA, OR ARDOR A Family Chronicle <i> by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage: $12.95) </i>
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : SHOPTALK : Nautical Nostalgia
- Afoot in New York Seeking the Sole of the City
- Items to Be Included in Renovating Contract
- Your Mortgage : Know Tax Rules When Sharing Equity in Home : Home Ownership: The IRS has some strict provisions when two parties buy a house together. Ignoring them can lead to loss of tax deductions.
- Trio Presented With Humanitarian Awards
- Children From Previous Marriage Could Lose in Joint-Tenancy Title
- Rare Species, Tourists Find Refuge in Hawaii
- Nightmare on Riverside Freeway : Traffic: With the growth of Riverside County beyond all expectations, officials are seeking solutions to the bumper-to-bumper commuter bottlenecks.
- Chernobyl Pilot Gets Transplant
- Newspaper Collector Studies His History Firsthand
- Crime Data Offers Hope for Schools : Education: A state survey shows fewer cases of drug-related incidents and weapons possession in three Westside school districts last year.
- THE HOUSE
- Council Sells City Land at Bargain Price : Pomona: Five acres of freeway frontage are dealt away for 40% below the appraisal.
- 15 Years After War's End, the U.S. Still Fights to Keep Vietnam Isolated : Diplomacy: Washington has linked normalization to help on MIAs and Cambodia. But support for ignoring the war-ravaged nation may be fading.
- Middle East Looks West for Support : Geopolitics: Shifting agendas bring old rivals into new alliances. Financial hardships force hard-liners into unprecedented compromise.
- Re-Learning Some Lessons About Art of Simple Living : Environment: When things break down, it can point the way to a lifestyle worthy of Earth Day.
- Find Money for Shortstop Jail Project
- Quality of Life is Everyone's Business
- PREP TENNIS AT OJAI : Hansen-Dent Hits the Shots That Scare and Defeat Leach
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Muster, Chesnokov Reach Final
- ALBUM REVIEW : *** BILLY IDOL "Charmed Life" <i> Chrysalis</i> : <i> Star scale: one (poor) to five (a classic). : </i>
- Meanwhile, out at Universal Studios, Fla., casting...
- <i> Films going into production: </i>
- ASID Elects Skinner
- Into The Forest Primeval : High Adventure in New Guinea Among the Stone Age Tribes of Irian Jaya
- FLASH FROM THE PAST
- Did Queen Plot or Not? Dig May Solve Ancient Egyptian Riddle
- 2 Leaders Say U.S. Is Blocking Mideast Peace
- Mexico to Seek Warrants in Suspect's Kidnaping
- ANC Leader Tambo Leaves Swedish Clinic
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS ATTORNEY GENERAL : Reiner, Smith in Tough, Lively Campaign
- 23,000 Americans Call Scandinavia Home : Emigration: For the most part, it's family history that pulls them back to Sweden and Norway. But there are many reasons they stay.
- Of Sewers and Surf: Fear and Loathing on the Malibu Campaign Trail : Cityhood: Before the supervisors will let the 'glamour capital' go, they want to impose their sanitized vision on it. The result is raw politics.
- Davis-Fiedler Feud Casts Shadows Over 2 Assembly Races : Elections: Political insiders say the candidate lineup in two primaries gives credence to the idea that the 4-year-old GOP schism underlies both campaigns.
- County Leaders Look for Answers as Influence of Gangs Keeps Growing
- Border Protesters Seek End to Violence Against Migrants
- Utah's Stockton: Everyman's Point Guard : Pro basketball: Small-town player makes good in Salt Lake City by subtle brilliance, finesse more than flash.
- PREP WRAPUP / ROB FERNAS : Former Cage Coach Art Bias to Replace Combs at Inglewood : Prep basketball: Between them, the two have coached the Sentinels for 14 straight years.
- Conner First to Get to Ensenada; Lack of Wind Leaves Others Behind
- Move to Bullpen Has Been Bonus for Eckersley, A's
- Restaurant Review : Upstairs at Jasmine Tree, Solid, Carefully Done Chinese Cooking Sizzles
- The New Man Behind the Mask : Robert Guillaume replaces Michael Crawford Tuesday in 'Phantom of the Opera.' Can he make the part his own?
- For Some, Risk Taking May Be in the Blood
- Pooling Their Resources
- SACRAMENTO : State S&L; Regulatory Staff Shortage Contributed to Crisis, Report Says
- Viewpoints : Prosecuting S&L; Crimes
- It Takes More Than a Fiesta for 'Miracle'
- How to Get to Carmona
- The Choirboys Are Getting Old : THE GOLDEN ORANGE <i> by Joseph Wambaugh (Perigord/William Morrow: $18.95; 320 pp.; 0688-09408-2) </i>
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : CATALOGUES : The Sundance Kid Strikes Again
- GOOD HEALTH MAGAZINE : NUTRITION : WHAT (AND WHAT NOT) TO FEED THE KIDS : YEARS OF RESEARCH HAVE ONLY LEFT PARENTS CONFUSED. BUT EXPERTS SAY THE HOME IS THE BEST PLACE TO LAY A STRONG NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADULTHOOD.
- New Communities : Giant Moreno Valley Project Opens : Planned Community: The $1.5-billion project will have 11,000 housing units. It will also be the site of the Moreno Valley campus of Riverside Community College.
- California IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Helicopter Crashes but All Are Rescued
- THE HOUSE
- Long Beach City College Gets Grant for Computer Learning Labs
- 2 Dates, Locations Slated for Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- The Joker's Wild on 'Batman'
- Bell High 50-Year Reunion
- Beach-Building Effort Doesn't Cut It : Santa Monica: Sand filled with broken glass is dumped on the beach near the pier. An alert resident warns the city, which admits it goofed.
- Joint NASA-Soviet Project Studies Recovery From Injuries in Space : Science: Soviet researchers sent injured rats into orbit for two weeks. U.S. scientists are retracing the extent, if any, of the rodents' healing process.
- Jeremy Miller; Won Right to Attend School
- Japan's Kaifu Starts South Asian Visit
- PLATFORM : No More Room
- Jordan Valley Offers Clues on Human History
- William J. Bennett : Manning Drug War Barricades With a 'Kick in the Pants' Style
- Pt. Vicente Students Put Their Stamp on Postal Celebration
- COUNTYWIDE : Low-Flush Toilet Models Are Displayed
- Suspects in Real Estate Scam Caught, but Mystery Persists : Fraud: Two men who claimed to be brothers allegedly bilked investors of $4.8 million in the biggest swindle in Huntington Beach. Their identities remain elusive.
- 'Bootleg' Units: Blessing or Blight? : Housing: To officials, illegal room rentals are a safety hazard. To renters, they're affordable lodging.
- Vigilante Scene Points to Tensions
- CS Fullerton Splits Softball Doubleheader
- Camarillo Runner Malesich to Attend Texas San Antonio
- PINMANSHIP
- Once Grand, Cinemas Now Focus on Function
- HUD Expected to End Dispute With Builder : Housing: The agency might release $145,000 in frozen funds to the county's largest developer of low-cost homes. Planning for nine projects had been halted or slowed.
- Anti-Smoking Drive Faces Many Barriers : County campaign must overcome bad habits of many cultures. Enlisting community leaders in the much-needed effort to counter tobacco company ads was a good start.
- Late Canyons Rally Ends Season for Valley, 22-14 : Cougars: They remain tied for first place and will go to the state tournament as the WSC's No. 2 representative.
- Baseball Fever--Buy It : Taking Them Out to the Ballgame Can Be a Major League Expense, but Local Fans Pay Less Than Most
- At 6-10, Alex Lopez Is Drawing a Crowd : Youth basketball: The 14-year-old's mother says many have inquired about her son, looking 'for a piece of the pie.'
- Mr. Versatility : Harbor's Ryan Karp Proves He Can Hit, Field, Pitch--and Commute
- TENNIS OJAI TOURNAMENT : Hansen-Dent's Victory Is Relative in Boys' 18s
- This Soap's a Scream on Purpose : When improvisational comedy enters the world of 'Specific Hospital,' the preposterous often happens
- Rocket Man Set to Blast Off
- The Jungle Brothers Address Groovy Topics
- What a magnificent production of "Jesus of...
- Mater Dei's Peterson Wins Again
- War of Falsehoods
- REAGAN'S FALL
- Lifting the Veil in a Photograph of Garbo
- Cigarette Smoking as Drug Addiction
- Shedding No Tears for Junk Mail's Demise
- Previewing Material
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- REAGAN'S FALL
- Ethics of Hollywood
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- Peace Dividend
- Deejays in TV, Films
- Misdirected Accusations by Tom Ely
- Anti-Abuse Vaccine Is the Wrong Approach
- REAGAN'S FALL
- CD Packaging and the Environment: A Modest Proposal
- CD Packaging and the Environment: A Modest Proposal
- MOVING ON
- Cutting Back on the Use of Water
- Bravo for Sting
- Word of His Demise Was Premature
- Deejays in TV, Films
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Puts Limits on Freedom of Religion
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Puts Limits on Freedom of Religion
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Puts Limits on Freedom of Religion
- Ethics of Hollywood
- THE PUBLIC SPEAKS ON 'PEAKS'
- Clearing the Air on the Balboa Peninsula's King Gillette Mansion
- Lifting the Veil in a Photograph of Garbo
- Farmland vs. College
- Anti-Smoking Ads
- Handling of Student
- Get Rid of Gallegly
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Puts Limits on Freedom of Religion
- Mobile Home Rents
- Cutting Back on the Use of Water
- Inside the Intifada : INTIFADA...
- Marijuana for Bush?
- Cutting Back on the Use of Water
- Social Elite's Values at Work in Party Scene
- DURABLE POWER
- Those Oases of Morality in <i> Film Noir</i>
- Lagomarsino Ignoring Constituents
- REAGAN'S FALL
- Efforts by Caltrans for Car-Pool Lanes
- Ethnic Identities
- REAGAN'S FALL
- Not for Job Corps
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- Cranston's Defense in S&L; Case
- Mayor's Remarks
- LETTERS ON LETTERS
- A Happy Incident Regarding Garbo
- Sheriff's Race
- Plight of Another Airline Employee
- GM's Firebirds and Camaros Must Be Judged by Measures Other Than Customer Feedback
- Funny With Food?
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Puts Limits on Freedom of Religion
- Team's Troubles: Just Boyish Fun?
- Earth Day Critic Misplaces Blame
- Censorship Issue
- DURABLE POWER
- Tustin's Helicopters Over Irvine
- Ethics of Hollywood
- The Roots of CalArts
- Farmland vs. College
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- REAGAN'S FALL
- Tustin's Helicopters Over Irvine
- Anaheim Real Estate
- Irvine Mayor Candidate's Statements
- The Early Garbo
- MAD DOG ELLISON
- MIXED MEDIA : * "HEARTS OF FIRE" Starring Bob Dylan, Fiona, Rupert Everett <i> Warner Home Video ($</i> 89<i> .</i> 95<i> )</i> :<i> A periodic survey of pop-related laser discs, books and videocassettes. Rated on a scale of one (poor) to five stars (a classic.) : </i>
- Spare the Rod
- War of Falsehoods
- Anti-Smoking Ads
- CHECKING OUT 'CHANNELS'
- Boys' School to Admit Girls in 1991
- Anti-Abuse Vaccine Is the Wrong Approach
- Porter Ranch Report Murky
- Efforts by Caltrans for Car-Pool Lanes
- Efforts by Caltrans for Car-Pool Lanes
- Ethics of Hollywood
- Lifting the Veil in a Photograph of Garbo
- Thin and Beautiful
- Irvine Mayor Candidate's Statements
- DANGEROUS LIAISONS
- Cal Poly Festival Revelers Rampage in San Luis Obispo : Riot: Cars, homes and businesses are vandalized by mobs. Tear gas and high-pressure water hoses are used by police.
- Water, Water
- PACIFIC PERSPECTIVES / JAPAN : A Charade That We've Played Before : The latest U.S.-Japan agreement is just one of many heralding a "new era." And like those before it, this one will do little to reduce the deficit or eliminate trade friction.
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- Step Into Colonial America in Charlottesville
- Basel Flavors Combine Best of Three Nations
- Gold Mining May Return to Bodie
- QA