- Simple Pleasures : No cook's library should be without a dogeared copy of Angelo Pellegrini's "The Unprejudiced Palate"
- Japanese Firm's Marina Bid Is Approved : Real Estate: County approves the sale of a yacht center lease to Yamaha despite one official's protest.
- RTD to Try a Novel Lure: A Free Ride if Bus Is Late
- NEIGHBORS : Distant Shores : Dr. John Ford, his fiancee and his surfboard are heading overseas.
- Funds OKd for Flyers on Amnesty Program
- U.S. Sees Progress on Afghan Peace Pact : Diplomacy: 'Narrowing the gap' with Moscow on the conflict is reported in Washington.
- Detox on $72 a Day : A Primer on Primary Purpose
- EARTHWATCH : Keep Your Cool : There are several easy steps you can take to make your air conditioner run more efficiently.
- Sierra Madre : Traffic Counter Approved
- Rising Above It All : The Age-Old Lure to Be as Free as a Bird Still Keeps Tugging
- New Signs Will Be Installed During Closure of Northbound L.B. Freeway
- Sierra Madre : Grants for Seismic Studies
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Brigitte Nielsen to Wed Again
- Desert Residents Upset Over Things Blowing in the Wind
- Avon Products Inc.: The beauty products firm...
- Pennzoil Co.: The Houston oil company said...
- Crabs: Get 'em While They're Soft
- Symphony Vintages Get New Arrangements
- Stroganoff Dish Gives Tofu a Tantalizing Treatment
- FAMILY FARE: SUSHI MARINA : Way With Rolls : Soup to start--an unpretentious atmosphere with tender tuna and fine teriyaki.
- WORLD : East Germany Seizes Ex-Official
- Que pasa? : PEOPLE AND EVENTS
- NEWS BRIEFS : Chicano Studies Get Boost, Funds at UCLA
- Lovett Following in Brother's Steps : Football: Franklin standout to play in Shrine game before preparing for Pacific 10 season at Arizona.
- Detox on $72 a Day : Treatment: Alcoholics from three counties go to an Oxnard center to get acupuncture, counseling and a first step to recovery when they can't afford other care.
- Bush Expresses His Views on Latino Issues
- A Victim or a Vigilante? : Crime: An ex-cop, convicted of murder 13 years ago, says the system betrayed him. A judge is asked to overturn the verdict.
- WHAT'S FRESH: BUYING OPPORTUNITIES : Pick a Pepper : Green, red, yellow--hot, sweet or tangy, these fruits of the vine can be had in the field.
- UCLA Catcher Among Howser Trophy Finalists
- Glendora Lineman West Tackles a New Challenge : Football: After playing in Saturday's Shrine Game, he will test his skills at Northern Arizona.
- REGIONAL REPORT HEALTH : Restaurants Are New War Zone in Smoking Battle
- Up, Up and Away : BALLOONS
- El Monte : Dail-A-Ride Pact Awarded
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS: THE AD CAMPAIGN
- Bid to Override Parental Leave Bill Veto Fails
- MARKETS : Bombay Spiceland: All About <i> Dal</i>
- Whittier : Request to Remove Theater From Historic List Denied
- Little Hope of Catching Caller Seen : Crime: Police say methods used by man who has called more than 50 women with ransom demands have made it difficult to track him.
- TIPS ON COPING WITH SUBURBAN STRESS
- Westchester : City Charges Van Operator
- The Region : Solar Racer Funds Sought
- Unusual Courses at MiraCosta College
- Two Bellflower Bobby Sox Teams Win Softball Division Championships
- NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Barry Witnesses Tell of FBI 'Pressure'
- Pasadena : More Money for Aid Firm
- La Placita's Beloved Former Pastor Luis Olivares Afflicted by AIDS
- 45,000 in Hong Kong Stand in Line for Permission to Move to Britain
- Initiative Would Force Agencies to Meet Antitoxic Standards
- Coalition to Oppose High-Tension Wires
- Pasadena to Co-Own Hawkey's New Home
- Judge Finds Anti-Latino History
- Digital Equipment Corp.: The Maynard, Mass.-based computer...
- Tapenade Is a French Olive Spread
- SCINTILLATING SONDHEIM : Mission Viejo's 'Side by Side' Revue Is Next to None
- Navy Plane Crashes in S. China Sea, 2 Missing
- Lives in Limbo Rise From the Ashes : Aftermath: Homeowners who lost their houses are living in hotels and trying to cope with insurance adjusters as they adjust to their losses.
- WORLD : Senators Ask Shift on Cambodia
- Directors Delay Decision on Store Plan : Commerce: Proposed store at Fair Oaks mall has heightened tension between blacks and Koreans.
- A Winner Despite a Few Flaws
- OUTRAGE and LAMENTATION : Newport Harbor Art Museum Looks at Social and Political Themes in Recent Artworks
- Chicago-based Stotler Group Inc., a futures brokerage,...
- FundAmerica Hit With $150-Million Class-Action Suit
- Amdahl Corp.: The computer manufacturer said its...
- FundAmerica Is Sued for $150 Million
- Rohr Industries Wins $1-Billion Contract: Airbus Industrie...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Plate to Make $100 Bills Lost
- Perfectly Cooked Fish Doesn't Flake
- Arabs Complain of Mistreatment at S. Lebanon Prison : Human rights: Some prisoners are beaten, and others are merely relatives of the accused, Shiite Muslims say. Israel disavows responsibility.
- WORLD : De Klerk Meets With Mandela After ANC Denounces Arrest
- HITHER TO YON : La Habra Museum Shows How the Trek Is Made
- A New Rib Trader: Fun in the Jungle
- THE HOUSE
- Comic Thinks Illness Is a Laughing Matter : Healing: She is a successful joke writer who finds fulfillment in helping chronic pain sufferers. Her newsletter aims to make positive thinking their best medicine.
- More Should Have Done It 'Cutter's' Way
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SRI LANKA : Government Troops Capture 2 Towns
- Defense Firms Warned of Future Cuts
- P.M. BRIEFING : Toyota Charges Pickens Smear
- Ducommun: The Carson-based aerospace supplier reported a...
- Seafood Faces Inspections : Consumers: Congress id considering mandatory regulation to replace current voluntary efforts
- House Rejects Ban on Crop Payments to Big Farmers : Legislation: Big-city interests fail to impose income caps but the Senate kills a bid to tie subsidies to consumer price rises.
- THIS WEEKEND
- Long Beach : Commercial Building Ban Planned for Belmont Shore
- Where You Can Read All About It
- Beverly Hills : Workers Back in City Hall
- Alhambra : Funds Sought to Cut Sound
- WORLD : Soviet Cosmonauts Close Faulty Hatch in 3 1/2-Hour Spacewalk
- Channel Gateway Courts L.A. Gear Lease : Development: Deal would allow shoe firm to occupy most of office tower. Lease is seen as critical to financing for tower at disputed complex.
- NIGHT LIFE: THE CLUB SCENE : A Blast of Rock : The Georgia Satellites will hit the Ventura Theater with three chords and a cloud of dust.
- San Dimas : Ceremony for City History
- Sunset Street Fair Brings Diverse Neighbors Together
- Coppola Agrees to Settle Debt With Developer : Litigation: Payments to Jack Singer will begin in August. The filmmaker also asked the court to dismiss his personal bankruptcy case.
- Be Thankful Pythagoras Didn't Have a PC
- SEC Gives Tentative OK to New Market Hedge : Securities: Leland O'Brien Rubinstein unveils a plan to bet on any one of four stock market scenarios.
- A Guide to the World's Olives
- Simple Pleasures : A Taste As Old As Cold Water : A Report on olives, both the bland and the pungent
- SPORTSCOPE : Tennis Championships Will Start Saturday in Glendora
- Jogger Case Jurors View Confession Tape
- NATION IN BRIEF : ALASKA : Lightning Ignites Additional Fires
- Pasadena : Summer Festival Idea OKd
- Odds & Ends Around the Valley : Restaurant Tie-In
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Thatcher Loves Dickens' 'Tale'
- Three Firms Are No-Shows at Hearing on Defense Cuts : Labor: Northrop, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed draw sharp criticism from workers and House members at congressional hearing.
- Bellflower : Bus Contract Extended; 2 New Vehicles Ordered
- Lineman Eric Banducci Is Latest in a Family of Blockbusters
- De Beers Signs Diamond Deal With Soviets
- Rohr Signs 2nd $1-Billion Contract for Engine Casings
- Merck, Du Pont to Form Venture to Produce Drugs : Pharmaceuticals: The deal is seen as a creative solution to the industry's voracious appetite for research and development funds.
- Dinnerware Firm: What do Pope John Paul...
- S&P; Lowers Ratings on Security Pacific: In...
- From Fromin's Deli, a Great Tuna Salad
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?--the President : Restaurants: Chief executives usually give up dining out, but not this one. George Bush is known for roaring out of the Oval Office and into his favorite eatery.
- Benedict Canyon Closing for 4 Months for Roadwork
- Art Seidenbaum; Times Columnist, Writer and Editor
- The following are summaries of recent Times...
- At the Goat Hill Tavern, 96 Taps of Beer Isn't All
- Mandela Denies ANC Plots a Takeover : South Africa: He asserts peace talks are on course and rejects police allegations.
- State Gives Temple License to Confer College Degrees
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Brando's Hug Put Him at Ease
- SENIORS : Living to Work : 'Try to do something all the time . . . To be resting quietly is not very healthy.'
- Pactel, Cellular Agree to Merger of Some Interests
- P.M. BRIEFING : Woman Magazine to Close Shop
- Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...
- Another Sign of Life in Once-Moribund Junk Market : Securities: The agreed-upon sale of Columbia's huge portfolio points to a partial rebound in the high-yield arena, some analysts say.
- Fluor Wins Contract: Fluor Daniel Inc., the...
- OPEC Agrees to Seek Higher Prices : Oil: Iraq, Kuwait publicly gloss over tensions as cartel members negotiate setting cost of crude, production quotas.
- Laser Precision Corp.: The Irvine manufacturer of...
- Flintstones, Jetsons to Vie With Mickey
- Pharmaceuticals Firm Posts Loss
- What Becomes a Salad Most? : Olive Oil: Producers have seized the opportunity to promote it as more healthful than other salad oils, and Americans are using more of it than ever.
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : STOCKS : Confidence Still Low, but Dow Nudges Up 8.42
- Capitalism Up Close : Perestroika: Soviet students at Loyola Marymount this summer are puzzled--and excited--about the theory and the practice of U.S.-style free enterprise.
- Report Card Shows Wide Gap Between Best, Worst S
- Airlines: USAir Group, based in Arlington, Va.,...
- Nations Act to Spur Trade Talks: The...
- Olive Oil: And It's Good for You Too
- Long Beach : Filipinos Organize Relief Effort for Quake Victims
- Reseda Recreation Center, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda
- WORLD IN BRIEF : ISRAEL : U.S. Radio Station Gets Planners' OK
- Report of AIDS Transmission During Dental Visit Met With Skepticism
- Parade, Protest to Retrace Route of Historic Rally
- Panel Urges Building of Regional Crime Lab : Justice: Facility to process criminal evidence for law enforcement agencies in county would cost $22 million to $27 million to construct.
- Countywide : 5 Positions Open on Mental Health Board
- No Answer Blowing in Wind for High Desert Beset by Sandstorms : Environment: AQMD officials say Antelope Valley air quality is adequate. But they have no advice for complaining residents.
- City Will Appeal Arbitration Ruling
- Lawndale OKs Controversial Textbooks
- Parents Cleared in Infant Girl's Near-Drowning
- Video Profits Given to Schools for Bus
- Music Flows From This Fountain of Youth
- Beleaguered Schools Chief Diana Peters Resigns Post : Education: Huntington Beach board and superintendent reach an agreement that will have her leave job on Tuesday. Result is seen as a victory for teachers.
- DeBeer Gaining in Battle With INS : Deportation fight: The young Dutch native who killed his guardian in Dana Point after being molested is freed of the government's charge of committing a crime of moral turpitude.
- THE HOUSE
- Suspect Denies San Pedro Slaying
- United Way to Give Donors a Choice
- Closed-Door Talks on Hialeah's Future
- Lineman Packs Big Skills Into His Compact Frame : Shrine Game: After Saturday's game, Chris West of Glendora will play at Northern Arizona.
- Corona del Mar's Waldrup Loses to Medalist in Broadmoor Invitational
- Scotland: Historical Scenery, Hysterical Service
- BACKSTAGE: ACTOR / INVESTIGATOR : A Cop's Escape : A longtime law officer enters a new stage in life as he performs in 'The Fantasticks.'
- 2 Fishermen Drown in State Aqueduct in Gorman Area
- City Planner Opposes Seniors Housing Project
- A Suite Retreat : Refurbished Inn Retains 19th-Century Elegance, Inside and Out
- Can Charlie Brown Trust Pretty Peggy?
- THEATER REVIEW: 'MOONDAISIES' : Flower Power : Zaniness is the operative philosophy in 'Moondaisies,' intended for children and adults.
- Get a Life! : How Did We Go From the Innocuous 'Have a Nice Day' to Such an Abrasive Demand?
- Long Beach : New Curator's Background Is in Contemporary Art
- Montebello : Officials Discuss Ways of Handling Cruisers
- MISSION VIEJO : Merrill Lynch Wins City Hall Finance Bid
- Candidate Says Dana Lied in Remap Testimony
- NEWPORT BEACH : $63,000 Distributed in Cultural Grants
- Hearing on New Police Tax Proposal
- THOUSAND OAKS : Anti-Noise Measures to Get Further Study
- Carlsbad City Council to Consider Request for Latino Library Grant : Funding: A city official's decision not to place the issue on the council agenda had led to an outcry from Latino activists.
- For Want of a Tiny Chip . . . : U.S. Needs to Rev Up Its Semiconductor Engine
- By Sound of Judge's Ruling, Amphitheater Can Continue to Rock
- FISHING : Biologists' Study of Sand Bass Habits Resumed
- A Jump on the Competition : Ex-Banning High Player Wins Slam-Dunk Title, $50,000
- Former Ram Takes His Versatility to Charger Camp : NFL: Richard Brown's main role with his former team was on special teams. He hopes the experience will help him catch on with San Diego.
- ENTERTAINMENT
- PROFILE : Big Challenges : At 4 foot, 6 inches, Evan Artran has seen the world's grand opportunities and small minds.
- Despite Cuts, UCLA Is Using More Water : Conservation: City's seventh-largest consumer says it has made efforts to save water. But usage has increased 20% since '85-86, and is likely to keep going up.
- Inmate Beating Allegation Probed
- The Sister Cities International Convention in Albuquerque...
- As Padres Fade Rapidly Into the West, So Do the Profits : Baseball: Team's losing stretch translates into slower ticket sales and less money for the stadium and the city.
- DWP's Response to Leak Leaves Residents Steaming
- St. Michael's in Poway Gutted by Raging Fire; Cause a Mystery
- Inglewood May Annex a Part of Lennox in Effort to Reduce Crime
- Bradley Vows No Relocation for Owners of Homes in Watts : Redevelopment: Mayor responds to protest of study calling for the elimination of urban blight. Some residents say his position isn't strong enough.
- PLATFORM : We Should Be First
- Stolen Car Spotted at School Leads to Chase and 2 Arrests
- Deukmejian Vetoes College Election Bill
- Runner Loses Count of Laps and the Race : Goodwill Games: Suzy Favor finishes fourth after failing to start her kick soon enough in 1,500 meters.
- Walker Likely to Miss Season
- Film Newcomer Gets to Work With the 'Biggies'
- Pop Music Review : Jones' Fine Voice at Arm's Length
- SHORT TAKES : 'Lagoon' Goes With Real Pros
- Knott's Cancels Berry Concerts
- Pop Music Review : Flower Power Finally Gets Across at the Roxy
- SHORT TAKES : Fear of Flying Delays Cher's Tour
- U.S. Begins Removing Huge Nerve Gas Cache in Germany
- Sports Talk : Latinas Key Players for UCLA Softball Champs
- DETOX ON $72 A DAY : A Center Opens While One Closes
- ENVIRONMENT / DIAMOND PARK : Public May Lose Access to Gems : Mining interests want to take over site in Arkansas. Conservationists fight move.
- Checkerboard's Last Moves : Redevelopment: Outpouring of sentiment for old cafe fuels owner's last stand in battle against loss of bar to billion-dollar development.
- No Charges to Be Filed in Stun Gun Case : Ventura: But police will discipline the officer who repeatedly shocked a man who had suffered an epileptic fit and caused a traffic accident.
- Hotel Ordinance Aims at Prostitution
- COLUMN RIGHT : Down-Under Space Deal Shouldn't Fly : Effort to use Soviet boosters will only undercut our own commercial launch business.
- Workshop Set on Plan to Ban Hydrofluoric Acid
- SAN CLEMENTE : Use of Pendleton Water Table Studied
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Redondo Lagoon Melee Prompts Policy Review
- THE SIDELINES : Montana Close to Signing NFL's Biggest Contract: $13 Million
- Ryan Yanked in First Try : Milestone: Rangers' rally comes too late to help pitcher gain his 300th victory. Next start will be Monday or Tuesday in Milwaukee.
- Krone Returns--With a Winner
- El Monte : Request for Enforcement
- Jet Trailing Flames Turns Back to South Africa
- Early 'Golden Calf' Figure Found Near Tel Aviv
- Street Closures Near Housing Project Urged
- Reprimand for Rep. Frank : House Kills GOP Call for Expulsion
- WORLD : El Salvador, Rebels OK Monitor
- Mosqueda Sets Blistering Pace Whenever She Finishes a Race
- NATION IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Jurors Selected in Hasenfus Case
- Senators Vote 96-0 to Denounce Durenberger : Ethics: Minnesota Republican is chastised for financial dealings. He is also fined $130,000.
- Salazar Is Symbol of Struggle
- Santa Monica : Cigarette Sale Ordinance
- New Archbishop of Canterbury Supports Women in Priesthood
- Baldwins Cook Up Tahitian Treat for Museum Donors
- Malibu : Beach Renovation Meeting
- San Diego
- SANTA ANA : Easy Come, Easy Go for Lotto Winner
- Group Drops Effort to Rescind Appointment : Antelope Valley: A petition drive to elect the new member of a high school district board won't make the November ballot.
- Official Who Broke Permit Rules Censured : Rolling Hills Estates: City Council reprimands Planning Commissioner Donald Landauer for building a garage without obtaining city approval.
- BREA : Residents Invited to Town Hall Meeting
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Expos Battle Back to Edge Pirates in 10th
- RACING NOTES : Hansen to Ride Regularly at Del Mar Meet
- SHORT TAKES : E. German Church Relics at Issue
- Jimmy Heath, at Elario's, Brings 40 Years of Growth
- Louisiana Governor Vetoes Album-Warning Proposal : Pop music: The bill would have required cautionary labels on records with 'offensive' lyrics. The recording industry and Parents Music Resource Center applaud the move.
- STAGE
- South Italian Fare, South Philly Flair
- Overhaul of Bank System Indicated : Deregulation: Treasury secretary suggests he may propose allowing institutions to sell other services. He opposes lowering $100,000 limit on deposit insurance.
- Don't Give Her an Inch--She Wants a Meter : Changes: Valerie Antoine of the U.S. Metric Assn. hopes conversion from the inch-pound system will hit like 907 kilograms of bricks.
- MUSIC: THE FOLK SCENE : 'Hoots' Live On : Musicians throughout the county are picking and strumming to keep a grass-roots sound alive.
- BOOK REVIEW : Novel of Regrets Fails to Ring True : OUR HAPPINESS <i> by Tom Jenks</i> Bantam $17.95 cloth, $7.95 paper; 192 pages
- Duarte : Fee for Processing Petitions
- Flores Asks Harbor to Lower Fees, Clarify Lease for Floating Museum
- VENTURA : Court Opens Waiting Room for Children
- The Rekindled Evil of Anti-Semitism
- Parents of Child Killed by LAPD Car File Claim
- Countywide : Youngsters Get Hooked on Fishing
- Mark Johnston: a Young Rider With Stature
- Japanese Securities Firms Investigated
- P.M. BRIEFING : Japanese Plan Vallejo Project
- Surf Passion Carries Video Maker Far
- 2 O.C. Deputies Accused of Threat to Hang Prisoner
- Alhambra : Water-Saving Plan Adopted
- Juan Corona May Finally Confess at Parole Hearing
- Iraq, Kuwait Agree to Talks in Gulf Dispute
- GOINGS ON: SANTA BARBARA : A Little Help : A grateful Joe Cocker is planning a concert to benefit his neighbors, victims of last month's fire.
- Indictment of Eastern Claims Bogus Records : Airlines: The carrier allegedly showed maintenance work that hadn't been done. Items such as landing gear were involved.
- Culver City : Summer Child Care Offered
- GROOMING : Haircut Hilarity : Lucy in the Sky salon clips hair on the move and leaves her worried little clients laughing.
- Monterey Park Police Go to 3-Day Week : Labor: Department gets City Council approval of 12 1/2-hour shifts to cut overtime pay and boost morale.
- 'August 29' Drama to Explore Course of Chicano Movement
- A Daze at the Beach
- WORLD IN BRIEF : FIJI : New Constitution Offers Protection
- Inflamed Responses to Some Burning Questions
- Paramount Rink Thrives Despite Drought : Recreation: Many ice palaces plan to close. Former manager of Iceland says they can be moneymakers.
- Gorbachev Appeals for Western Aid : Next 2 Years Are Crucial for Soviet Reforms, He Says
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Cuba Calls Defector a Traitor
- El Monte : Daytime Sweeping Studied
- Legislation Would Help Workers in Defense Layoffs
- West Hollywood : Cost of Bus Pass Lowered
- Santa Barbara Bans Wood Roofs
- House Panel OKs Anti-Bias Bill Opposed by Bush
- Federal Suit Seeks Back Wages for 400 Laborers : Somis: The government says the pay might exceed $1 million. A rancher and 7 others are facing slavery charges.
- LAPD Responds With New Substation
- High-Speed Train Line From LAX to Palmdale Endorsed : Transit: The 69-mile magnetic-levitation run proposed by a private group is supported by L.A. airport commissioners.
- Roseanne Hears Boos Bursting in Air
- Chinese Mount Campaign to Save Cemetery Shrine
- $550,000 Strad Violin Stolen at L.A. Airport
- Nurses at King Hospital Agree to Return to Work
- Key Figure in D.A.'s Office Is Resigning
- Program for Migrant Students Earns Teachers' Praise
- Woman, 92, Is Stricken as She Testifies in Suit
- Canseco Takes Angels Deeper Into Standings : Baseball: Angels fall to 15 1/2 back as A's outfielder has two home runs and six RBIs in 13-3 victory.
- Lineman Eric Banducci Is Latest in a Family of Football Blockbusters
- TRIPS: WHEELER HOT SPRINGS : Restful Waters : A historic spa near Ojai hasn't lost its touch for melting away the stresses of the city.
- Canyon Land Too Steep for City : Parks: Los Angeles says it can't afford to buy the four-acre Alan Handley estate to add to Runyon Canyon Park. Price tag: $4 million.
- Two Tame Offerings by Rushdie : Books: With a new novel and collection of essays, author moves far afield from 'Satanic Verses.' But the controversy still dogs him.
- Ousted Hollywood Committee Member Blasts Woo
- Fancy Fliers Take to the Skies
- On Comeback Trail With Buck Owens : The Famed Country Music Singer Comes Out of Retirement With Hit
- MORE BARS:
- MORE EATERIES:
- Bush Signs Disabled Anti-Bias Act : Civil Rights: Thousands attend outdoor ceremony. Measure will prohibit discrimination against nation's 43 million handicapped people.
- Pasadena : Acting Chief Stays on Job
- Parking It : Magazines: Staffers from Outside focus again on America's first national park, Yellowstone.
- ANAHEIM : Developer Named to Planning Panel
- She's Never Let Her Feet Drag
- Malibu : Land Is Now Open Space