- Cookbook With Recipes From Toll House Inn Proves to Be a Real Treat : Books: Ruth Wakefield's 1936 offering contains many luscious, tried-and-true recipes, including the original one for her famous Toll House Cookies.
- If You Were a Dance, What Dance Would You Be? : DANCERS & THE DANCE Stories <i> by Summer Brenner (Coffee House Press: $9.95, paper; 160 pp.; 0-918273-75-7) </i>
- From 'Basic' to Beauty on $2,000
- It's Tee Time for Austrians Who Love to Golf
- Slow Food: Italy's Cucina Lenta
- Ward Named Travel Section Executive Editor
- State Publishes Booklet on Community Associations
- Danes Launch Effort to Save White Stork
- Scripps College Student Wins Fellowship
- Costs Climb in Search for City Manager : Pasadena: The city has already spent $53,770. The expenditures could reach $80,000 as city directors travel to the home cities of the three finalists.
- WEIRDOS FROM ANOTHER PLANET <i> by Bill Watterson (Andrews & McMeel: $7.95) </i>
- California IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Governor Castigates Courts in Harris Case
- A WORLD APARTA haunting, deeply moving film...
- Protect Your Credit Cards From Retail Practices
- High Desert Drifters : Harry Takes a Trip Where New Yorkers Fear to Tread
- THE LINCOLN FALLOUT: A YEAR LATER
- Advice on Choosing a Tour or Tour Operator
- Apartment Hot-Water Heater Emits Foul Odors
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FASHION : Watch Art
- Feinstein Support of Death Penalty Draws Party Boos : Politics: She says Democratic convention delegates are out of step with the public over capital punishment.
- FACES : Pettibone Combines Three Elements Into One Show
- Ballpark Frank
- Midori: From Prodigy to Artist : Unlike many <i> Wunderkinder, </i> the Japanese violinist has made the transition from lollipops to limousines
- Bush Sets the More Civil Tone
- Compton High Parents Group Urges Reforms : Education: A group called Save Our Children plans to address the school board with complaints about teachers, counselors, curriculum and the physical facilities.
- In the midst of affluence, the South Bay's homeless are among the poorest of the poor. Runaway youths and desperate young adults, poverty-stricken seniors and struggling families. What they have in common is that they have . . . : NO PLACE TO LIVE
- The Few, the Proud--the Know-It-Alls : Competition: The state's best academic decathlon team from Laguna Hills High School is training hard for the national championship. Only the top squad from Texas is ranked higher.
- A look at upcoming events in LOS ANGELES COUNTY
- The New York Islanders appealed an NHL...
- Will Surprises of 1989 Help Out Orioles Again?
- PREP ROUNDUP
- No Slowdown: Pole to Mears : Auto racing: He sets a record of 168.169 m.p.h. in qualifying for today's Indy car opener.
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Tustin's Victory Forces Showdown With No. 1 Ocean View
- PUMP IT UP:
- Singer Bobby McFerrin's Not Worried; He's Happy With New Moves
- Zaltas Wins Cycling Event in Camarillo
- Hunting for Reverse of Virginia Blue Law
- ON DECK:
- Jerry Hall Starts With 'Bus Stop' : The model has landed her first major acting job--on the London stage in a role made famous on film by Marilyn Monroe
- '91 Intelligence Budget Still Targets East Bloc
- Noise Pollution Standards Quietly Fade Away
- Bicycle Club Seizure Fails to Shake Faith of City Leaders
- Commentary : States Using Death Penalty Must Not Look Away
- Mario Vargas Llosa : From Lima With Style: A Novel Approach to the Presidency
- Air/Space America Scales Back Show Amid Money and Contractor Woes
- Solving Prenatal Crisis
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Soup Kitchens Provide a Rare Commodity: Hot Meals : Food: Dozens of groups donate groceries to the poor, but that is of limited use to people without cooking and storage facilities. Only three area agencies regularly serve prepared food.
- St. Petersburg Wins Sailing Title
- Morgan Boosts Stock as Dodgers Win, 4-2
- Events in the news this week.
- 'They're Going to Go' : Padres: Jack Clark has the feeling he might be ready to send a lot of baseballs out of sight this season. If he's right, his team's competition in the NL West likely will disappear, too.
- ANGELUS LEAGUE BASEBALL : Servite Rebounds to Defeat Mater Dei in Extra Innings
- Only Weakness in Joy Biefeld's Game Is Her Lack of Confidence : Soccer: Edison High graduate is standout on U.S. national team. Her club team is in Torrance for weekend tournament.
- CS Northridge Can't Take the 5th, Falls to Pomona
- Mister Frisky Has West Rolling : Santa Anita Derby: He remains unbeaten and might be Southland link to another Kentucky Derby victory.
- HOCKEY / STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Bruins Even Series With Whalers
- *** 1/2 LISA STANSFIELD "Affection" <i> Arista</i> .<i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). </i>
- COMMENTARY : is L.A. a World -class Art City : Pondering the question that become a cliche. L.A. has matured, but there's still a ways to go
- 1 Dead, 6 Injured in Riot After Drug Search at Tijuana Prison
- Exporter Pleads Guilty in Nuclear Case
- World IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Report Says Moscow Rejected Missile Ban
- Lawndale Demands New Lottery for Low-Cost Senior Housing
- Man Killed When Pickup Overturns
- Car Accidents Lead to Call for Canoga Avenue Barricade
- They Left World War II as Friendly Enemies : Reunions: Act of 'courage and chivalry' endures 45 years and allows an American and a Japanese, foes in the Pacific, to embrace at LAX.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Golden West Hits OCC and Record Book Hard
- Alleged Drug Sales From Navy Frigate Investigated
- Race for Carson Treasurer Stirs Up Political Waters
- Bright Candles Third at Pimlico
- Super May Runs His Win Streak to 4 in Santa Gertrudes Handicap
- PREP WRAPUP : Top 2 Clash: El Segundo Defeats St. Bernard, 13-4
- Cuban Baseball: It's Big League in Its Own Way
- HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- Leaders of Masters Aren't Old, They Are Just, uh, Experienced
- Valdez Gets Few Weeks in Majors
- SHOOTING / WORLD CUP : U.S. Shotgun Team Shoots Blanks, Draws Blank
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Fresno's Wolf Takes Bite Out of UC Irvine
- Wandering West Pico : <i> Hungry drivers caught on that traffic-heavy stretch of Pico Boulevard, between La Cienega and Bundy, have plenty of places to fill up.</i>
- James Toback's 1983 Exposed (Channel 5 Sunday...
- Poindexter to Pay for Role But Reagan May Suffer Most : Iran-Contra: The ex-White House official once said defiantly: 'The buck stops here with me.' It is a statement he later came to regret.
- Underground Wonderland Lures Divers
- 4th Body Found in Hotel Fire; Search for Others Continuing
- Democrats Must Hold Fast to Dreams of Justice : Opportunity: Efforts to produce a society that's fair to all our people should not be allowed to stop short of Lyndon Johnson's goal of 'equality as a fact and as a result.'
- Shedding Light on the Darkness
- Still in a Holding Pattern
- Houses in Police Mecca Now Too Pricey for Local Officers
- ANGELS '90 : PROFILING THE NEWCOMERS
- The Simple Life of Tim Belcher : Dodgers: When the season is over, it's back to the farm. Baseball is what complicates things.
- A Tough Old Rose : This Evergreen Climber Without Thorns Blooms Soft Yellow in Spring
- Getting There Is Simple
- Senate OKs Delay for Airport Plans
- Book Pitch a Slap in Face for Krenz
- TODAY'S NEWS, TOMORROW'S TELEVISION
- Greyhound May Go Way of Eastern : Labor: Financial collapse and hope of a better deal from a new bus company owner could be strategy if strike takes path of the troubled airline.
- Good-Time Charlie's Got the Blues : RESTORATION <i> by Rose Tremain (Viking: $19.95; 371 pp.) </i>
- Civilians Can Cruise With Navy
- Stretching a Trip by Leaving Nothing to Chance
- Life is often treated like a...
- An 'Afternoon in the Country' Will Be for Good Cause
- Despite Turmoil, Some Junk Bond Issuers OK
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : TREKS : Bird Land
- Home Buyers Fairs to Offer Experts' Advice
- Profiles : SARAH BROADBENT: ACTIVIST : Embracing the Diversity and Potential of Area
- Disputed Homes and Land Testing Unity of Germans
- Survival Course Short of Goal : Safety: The Red Cross had hoped to train 25,000 in earthquake preparedness workshops by the end of this month. But only 3,113 people have signed up so far.
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS SENATE DISTRICT 31 : Hill Is Strong Favorite in Heavily GOP 31st District
- UCLA Study Group to Conduct Exit Polls
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Barry Rejects Guilty Plea Suggestion
- It's Spring Break; 139 Arrested in Palm Springs
- Bucharest Planners Inherit Potholes, Grandiose Buildings From the Ceausescu Era
- Denmark Helps Some Americans Make Money on Tokyo Stock Woes
- In Hills of Anaheim
- Peaches Can Make Great Side Dishes
- OSHA Issues to Be Conference Topic
- Universities Offer Summer Lodging
- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : 50 People Attacked by 'Cloud of Bees'
- Eco City : Trees and High-Tech Industry Coexist in Palo Alto, Where Coffee Costs Less if You Bring a Mug
- LLOYD BRIDGES RETURNS TO SERIES TV WITH 'CAPITAL NEWS'
- Student to Produce Live TV Talent Show
- Compromise Reached Over Use of Neon Sign : Hollywood: The Church of Scientology agrees to put a 23-by-8-foot sign on a pole next to the Chateau Elysee hotel to quell neighbors' protests.
- COLUMN ONE : Riding Out the Battle of the Buses : A cross-country trip on strike-bound Greyhound produces moments of humor, fear and despair--a forced lesson in the human condition.
- Widow's Loan Nightmare Sparks Review
- EASY RIDERIn 1969, it transcended the biker...
- Tainted Fish Targeted Again in Senate Bill
- THOUSAND OAKS : 18 Cited Over Alcohol Sales
- Paths to Park Vary, but Homeless Find a Community There : Alondra: Regulars worry, rage, grieve, and pool resources of food, booze and compassion.
- Events in the news this week.
- Police Seeking Would-Be Rapist Left Bloodied and Bitten by Maid
- Harvard Makes Most of Its Second Chance : Rowing: Protest forces a rerun of premier men's college event in the San Diego Crew Classic, depriving Washington of an apparent victory.
- Shell Shocked
- Can a comic from Brooklyn find happiness...
- Chinese Rocket Puts U.S.-Made Satellite in Orbit
- Lady Nancy Keith; Admired on 2 Coasts for Her Beauty
- Grants Announced for Study Abroad
- ELECTIONS CULVER CITY : Council Race Boils Down to Mall Debate : Development: The pro-growth majority has consistently voted in favor of the Marina Place project. But the election could change that.
- Descendant of Slaves Is a Living Glimpse of History
- Immigrant Students: How to Move On, Not Drop Out : Education: San Diego school district tries to cope with a growing Latino population fueled by amnesty.
- Garden Grove Man Calls Police to Confess Setting Tustin Plant Blaze
- Hunting Ban on Antlerless Deer Proposed : Environment: A backcountry native leads the fight to suspend the killing of does and fawns until the dwindling herd can be counted, prompting vigorous debate among those involved.
- EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Harper Off to a Fast Start at Saugus
- Ron Palombi Jr. had eight consecutive strikes...
- Back Has Gretzky, Kings on Thin Ice : NHL playoffs: The Great One won't know until just before Game 3 tonight at Forum if he can face Flames.
- ANGELS '90 : OPENING-DAY ROSTER
- GYMNASTICS / WOMEN'S WEST REGIONAL : Andrews Leads UCLA Into the NCAA Finals
- He Couldn't Adjust to 82-Game Schedule
- Making the Switch to Shortstop No Tall Order for McLemore : Angels: He has been a second baseman for years, but he's glad to be in the starting lineup, regardless of the position.
- ARCADIA INVITATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET : Miller Overcomes a Bad Start, Freshman to Win Sprint Titles
- The Hot 'Tag Team' of Rock Management : Rob Kahane's faith in George Michael and Michael Lippman's belief in record producers have made them an industry force
- An Invitation Lacking: Fornes Never Plays L.A. : Cuban-born playwright-director is a mentor to local Latino writers, but she's never been asked to stage her works here
- An Eclectic Cast for LATC's 'Illusion'
- Mississippi Aiming to Make Higher Grades : Education: The state figures that the three r's of the schoolhouse, without the fourth 'r' of racism, are the keys to the future.
- Serial Killer Feared as 7th Body Is Found
- Giving the Voters What They Want, Deserve
- THE EMIGRANTSOne of the most profoundly touching...
- His Business Is Booming in Haggadahs
- Africa Struggles to Feed Itself, Fighting Intractable Foes : Agriculture: Beset by disease and infestation, the continent has had no 'green revolution.' It fights to preserve a fragile food chain while population soars.
- Is America Truly a Society of Hate? : Prejudice: With all the anti-discrimination laws on the books, one to track 'hate crimes' is suspect. It looks like a political power play?
- One Lincoln That's No Monument
- Morning Sickness, Weight Gain--What's <i> His</i> Problem?
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS : 31st SENATE DISTRICT : GOP's Frank Hill Runs in Safe Territory
- Plan Offers Water to Oil Companies
- LOTTERY RESULTS: APRIL 7
- Wages of Governing Explode for Officials : Executives: Thousand Oaks applies 'golden handcuff'--large salaries--to administrators to prevent them from leaving for other jobs.
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' SWIMMING : El Toro Rallies in Last Race, Edges Foothill in Relays
- Europeans Do What's Expected as World Cup Sculls Debuts
- Everyday Power : Loyola's Tony Kounas Just Needed a Chance
- The Hawaii Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament...
- Another Shot for the Unsigned : Basketball: Players try to impress college scouts at Discovery Classic.
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS : Once Grant Got Accustomed to the Mound, It Was All Downhill
- Henry's New Life Vs. Henry's Old Wife : HENRY IN LOVE <i> by Marian Thurm (Bantam: $19.95, cloth; $8.95, paper; 265 pp.) </i>
- Honig Cellars
- Hunting the Moby-Dick of the Veldt : A TIME TO DIE <i> by Wilbur Smith (Random House: $19.95; 480 pp.) </i>
- Can a Linguist Find Love? : THE FULL CATASTROPHE <i> by David Carkeet (The Linden Press: $18.95; 317 pp.) </i>
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- DODGERS! The First 100 Years <i> by Stanley Cohen (Birch Lane Press: $19.95; 154 pp.) </i>
- Couple Fear That Development Portends Paradise Lost
- Father and Son Armorers Preserve Craft at Tower of London
- Moscow Party Loyalist Becomes Lithuanian Underdog : Communists: Power and support is growing for the charismatic politician and his followers.
- Japan Warships Leave Base for Pacific Exercise
- Screen Wars : COMPARING THE 43-INCH SONY AND 70-INCH MITSUBISHI
- The Best Seat in the House : JOE GARAGIOLA'S TIPS FOR WATCHING BASEBALL AT HOME
- Coup Plotter Escapes in Manila Jailbreak
- Children of War on Mission of Peace
- Preparing for the Worst, Hong Kong Expects Best : Asia: With the specter of a Chinese takeover looming in 1997, the Crown colony's business community is still bustling.
- A Whole New Ballgame : CBS AND ESPN TAKE A SWING AT BROADCASTING AMERICA'S PASTIME
- Study Says More Species at Risk on LAX Dunes
- Zimmer and Frey: Quite a Team on Quite a Team
- Dameworth Defeated in 3,200 Meters at Arcadia Meet
- Garagiola, Jackson and Torre Can Still Talk a Pretty Good Game : Announcers: Three former major league players bring 42 years of broadcasting experience to Angels' TV booth.
- *** 1/2 LOVE/HATE "Blackout in the Red Room" <i> Columbia</i> .<i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). </i>
- Restaurant Review : A Simpler Menu and Brighter Surroundings Make for a Light Opera on Ocean
- Shadow Falls on Campus Freedom
- GOLF : Sills Was a Big Winner Before His First Victory
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Capriati and Navratilova Win, Will Meet in Final
- Magnolia's Singbandith Leaps Into Record Books
- Fleetwood Rolls on Without Buckingham : *** 1/2 FLEETWOOD MAC "Behind the Mask" <i> Warner </i> B<i> ros. Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). </i>
- Family Legacy : Prep golf: Memories of a driven father keep Birmingham's Amaya twins focused on goal of becoming professionals.
- Pasadena: Places and Pleasures : It's not Paris, but if you close your eyes and smell the cappuccino . . .
- PROPOSITION BOWIE:
- Growing Attraction for Late Bloomers
- IRAs, Other Accounts Have Separate Insurance
- Taking the Art of Travel to Splendid New Depths
- SUMMER VACATIONS ISSUE : Jerry Hulse's PERSONAL BESTS : Favorite memories of places that stir the wanderlust of a seasoned traveler
- Gardening : Perennials Put on a Colorful Show : Annuals: Nurseries keep adding new varieties of flowers that can convert garden into year-after-year carpet of color.
- Out of Africa : Jane Goodall Leaves Her Beloved Chimps to Argue for Animal Rights
- Up to 70,000 Rally in Israel for Political Reform : Government: Disdain is shown for back-room maneuvering. Many favor direct election of the premier.
- Warren Beatty and Tuesday Weld aren't the...
- A Red, White and Blue Evening of Memories
- Man Sought in Attempted Rape of Maid
- LOCAL ELECTIONS SOUTHEAST CITY COUNCILS : Campaign Fund, Quake Stand as Issues
- The Caped Crusader and Col. Klink meet...
- Army Controls Katmandu, Enforces a Curfew : Nepal: Troops and armored vehicles stall an uprising threatening the monarchy. But an opposition leader vows to continue the protests.
- They Still Get Kicks on Route 66, U.S. Memory Lane : Tourists Discover, Old-Timers Recall Old Highway's Heyday
- Latvian Party Divides Over Independence
- 'Color Them Orange' : Queen Mary Buffs Blow Stacks at New Paint Job on Funnels
- Burgeoning Mexico Begins Head Count
- The Final Hours: Richard M. Nixon in the White House
- Anti-Abortion Protesters Blockade Family Planning Clinic for 7 Hours
- Ex-Convict's Union Role at Issue in Teamsters Race : Election: A challenger says a former leader who served time for a felony runs the local through a 'puppet.'
- Can Political Life Follow Art? : Troubled Peru Looks to Unusual Option for Presidency
- Farming Fading Away in Once-Fertile Valley
- Who Are the Displaced?
- Ventura Boots Moorpark Out of WSC Lead
- ELECTIONS : San Fernando : 8 Candidates Go Door to Door in Race for 3 Seats
- Pilot Error Suspected in Tanker Mishap
- USC Defeats UCLA
- GOLF / LPGA AT POWAY : Brown Shoots 69, Leads by a Stroke
- Musicians to Present an Acoustical Tribute to Beatles in AIDS Benefit Show
- Starr-Crossed
- Need a Limo? Need a Lug? Call the Boo-Yaa Brothers
- ** 1/2 ROBERT PLANT "Manic Nirvana" <i> Es Paranza/Atlantic</i> .<i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five stars (a classic). </i>
- Brentwood Residents Go Hollywood to Save Their Homes From Demolition--It's Not a Pretty Picture
- They'd Rather Remodel Than Move : Culver City: Once mostly covered by studio back lots, city has retained small-town atmosphere because of its stability, low crime rate.
- THE LAST PUFF <i> by John W. Farquhar and Gene A. Spiller (W. W. Norton: $18.95; 252 pp.) </i>
- Home Improvement : Avoid Large Bill: Redo Shower Pan Yourself
- STILL WATERS : The Auteur of the Bizarre Is Making Hollywood Movies, but His Heart Remains in White-Trash Balimore
- FHA Not Responsible for Finding All Home Defects During Appraisal
- New Looks on the Local Level
- Many in Congress Have Eye on Statehouse
- ELECTIONS MALIBU CITYHOOD : 30 Candidates Line Up for a Shot at 5 Council Seats
- Six Industrialized Powers Reject an International Effort to Calm Japanese Markets : Global economy: But the door is left open for a modest intervention to help stabilize the yen.
- 3 Car Dealerships Closed in Dispute May Be Reopened
- CBS and ESPN Take a Swing at Broadcasting Baseball
- Pressing a Dream to Publish in Vietnamese : Books: An immigrant fulfills a dream by building a publishing company that informs and entertains his countrymen in their native language.
- Driver Found Stabbed to Death at Crash Scene
- Q & A : STAN FREBERG: Advertising's Funny Bone
- An Unsettling Return to East German Hometown : Communism: Forty-five years later, Gadebusch has been stripped of its inherited values, its people shameful of and angry at '40 lost years.'
- Dymally Says He Never Endorsed Councilman
- 'It is one of the things I take pride in.'
- Gas Station Owner Has His Fill, Shoots Pipe-Wielding Robber in Face
- Ex-Redondo Football Star Jimmy Ellis Thinks Boxing Is Smarter Move
- Leslie Named Top Division I Player for 2nd Straight Year
- Bertka: Riley's Other Assist Leader : Top Laker Assistant Carries Title of AOAT--Administrator of All Things--Given by Coach He Serves, and With Whom He Argues
- USD Pulls Tennis Upsets: Men Top UC Irvine; Women Beat BYU
- Adieu France, Buon Giorno Northern Italy
- Thrill Me! : 'Blue Steel' and 'Impulse' put a new twist on conventional crime films--the lead cops are women, and so are the directors
- Looking Back on the Darkest days
- Junk Bond Casualties--The List Keeps Growing
- Earth Day Celebration Avoids the Tough Issues
- '80s Takeover Furor Will Pale Next to '90s Pension Debate
- Your Mortgage : Why Extra Payments Can Pay Off
- 'Cheers' Star Buys 'Bad Boy's' House
- All in the Family : Fresh Tomato Sauce Coats a Luscious Timbale of Eggplant, Peppers and Cheeses
- House Members Have Their Own Bank, but Bouncing Checks No Longer Allowed
- Political Cartoonist Was a Darling of the Ecology Movement
- Drug Kingpin Plans to Flee, Police Say
- THE HOUSE
- COUNTYWIDE : Agency on Aging Seeks Applications
- Wilson Lauds Resolution of Bolsa Chica Deadlock
- Public's Agenda Is Aired During Councils' Open Comment Periods
- BASEBALL : Lefebvre Optimistic That Improved Mariners Can Win 90 in '90
- HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Lieberthal Stays Hot as Westlake Wins 2
- U.S. Soccer Team, After Two Losses in Europe, Plays Iceland
- Steinlen Seeks First Victory of Year in El Rincon Today
- HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Crawford's Townsend Suffers First Loss
- Start the Presses!
- Starr-Crossed
- Leaving Helsinki for 'Real' Finland
- How Monthly Payment Is Amortized
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FOOD : Salad Days
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : OUT & ABOUT : Portraits of the Jazz Artists
- JANUARY SUN <i> by Richard Stengel (Simon & Schuster: $19.95; 203 pp.) </i>
- Builders Forming Homeowners Lobby Group : Clout: Goal is to protect mortgage-interest deduction, other concerns. But some critics see future conflicts of interest.
- Final Pardons Issued in Name of Hirohito
- LOCAL ELECTIONS LONG BEACH MAYOR : Kell, Clark Exchange Last-Minute Attacks
- $1,000 Scholarships for Seniors Offered
- Food, Clothing Drive for the Needy Scheduled
- Floyd Remains Cream of Mixed Crop at Top
- Marty Cohen Has a Plan to Take Boxing Away from the Alphabet Boys
- The Last At-Bat for Chicago's Comiskey Park
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Arcadia Sprints Go to Miller
- LUNCHEON AT THE CAFE RIDICULOUS <i> by Alice Kahn (Poseidon Press: $17.95; 285 pp.) </i>
- Stinking Drunk, and in Front of the Kids : THE MUSIC ROOM <i> by Dennis McFarland (Houghton Mifflin: $18.95; 265 pp.) </i>
- Making Child's Play a Priority
- Newport Beach Noir : THE HORSE LATITUDES <i> by Robert Ferrigno (William Morrow: $18.95; 288 pp.; 0-688-09060-5) </i>
- THE BROTHERS' WAR Civil War Letters to Their Loved Ones From the Blue and the Grey <i> edited by Annette Tapert (Vintage: $8.95, illustrated) </i>
- FLORIDA RAMBLE <i> by Alex Shoumanoff (Vintage: $9.95, illustrated) </i>