- Air Is Pumped Into Biosphere; Dome Has Leaks, Operators Say
- Winds Fuel Fillmore Fire, Topple Trees : Weather: Gale-force gusts are blamed for a blaze that burned 320 acres of brush. Sunny skies and lighter breezes are predicted today.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : The Sweep That Went Wrong
- TUSTIN : School Board Elects Hanson as President
- Reagans Make Christmas Visit to Sick Children
- College Won't Punish Teacher for HIV Comments
- Pro Basketball
- Report Says Schiller Used Poor Judgment : USOC: No action will be taken against executive director after allegations of impropriety.
- Saddleback Stops Orange's Soccer Streak
- AZTECS UPDATE : NOTEBOOK / SCOTT MILLER : Freshmen Faulk Feels at Ease Among All-Americans at Show
- PREP ROUNDUP
- In Mint Condition : * Despite the recession, there are still plenty of spectacular presents for those who have the means.
- Researchers Make Headway in Migraine Relief : * Health: While new therapies emerge, neuroscientists also gain a better understanding of the precise mechanisms of racking pain as well as what triggers it.
- Beads Look Good Enough to Eat
- BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- Baseball
- COMMENTARY : Does Bill Fitch Need the Nets?
- They're a Little Unseasoned at the Postseason : Freedom Bowl: San Diego State's athletic department is bustling as it plans for a rare Aztec bowl appearance.
- Talley, Ziuraitis Boost Oxnard, 81-66
- Sylmar Wears Victory Well in New Jerseys
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Convicts': Coming to Terms With Mortality
- TV REVIEW : A Doll, a Girl--and Ronald
- STAGE REVIEW : Joyous Noel From Joan Collins
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL PASADENA TOURNAMENT : Ventura Wins Behind a Big 2nd Half, 75-49
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Turkey Basket: Gobbling the Traditional, the Trendy
- 'Lucy' From Scholarly to Charming
- TV REVIEW : MTV's Rock Report: Let's Be Serious
- A Couch Potato's Heaven Just in Time for Christmas
- Car Technology Turnabout : Japan to Buy 20 Methanol-Burning U.S. Vehicles for Test Project
- Proposal on Lottery Pact Withdrawn : Gambling: State director says talks with computer firm have stalemated over money.
- EC to End Customs Checks
- Yeltsin Visits Italy, Collects $1.3 Billion : Diplomacy: 'There is no more U.S.S.R. and no turning back,' he says as Rome frees up valuable credits.
- Deputies' Credibility Took a Beating at Latino Project : Sheriff: The Ramona Gardens standoff turned into the Rodney G. King episode of the department.
- Taking a Number When It's the Thought That Counts
- Talks End Over Sale of Harbor Village : Ventura: Officials approve a plan for the Port District to buy the beleaguered shopping center's buildings.
- Five Charged With Bilking Loan Seekers Out of $1.5 Million : Indictment: Dozens of victims paid advance fees but never received loans, prosecutors assert.
- IRVINE : UCI Trio Publishes Medical-Fraud Study
- Steve Howe Is Jailed on Drug Charges
- Way Cleared for 2,950-Seat La Verne Theater Complex : Litigation: A judge rejects a businessman's challenge that the project is too big and would create traffic congestion.
- NBA ROUNDUP : Kings' Rally Falls Short in Houston
- Lynch's Final Race Caps Great Season : Cross-country: He finished fifth in State Division III meet to help Laguna Hills earn team championship.
- Lions Try to Avoid Another Bruising From the Bruins : Basketball: Memories of last season's 51-point loss remain, when Loyola players said they were tired after playing three games in three days. The rematch is set for tonight.
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Heels' Kicks Up Wild Kitsch
- J. Max Bond Sr.; Founding President of University of Liberia
- Australia's Hawke Ousted by Former Aide
- BCCI to Plead Guilty, Forfeit $550 Million
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Pier Now Expected to Open in May
- 'Bad Day' for Coach Is Bad News for Player
- Winfield Wings His Way to Toronto for '92 : Baseball: Former Angel agrees to one-year contract worth $2.3 million with Blue Jays.
- Golf
- DANCE REVIEW : Joffrey's Holiday Chestnut
- Benefit Collects 6,000 Cans of Food
- ORANGE COUNTY
- Winter Blows Into Southland Early : Weather: Area is raked with gale force winds, snow and rain. Downed lines cause power outages.
- CHP Tapes in Pileup on I-5 Under Review
- Bush, Feeling the Pressure, Vows to Get Tough on Trade : Economy: He says he will tell Asian leaders on upcoming trip that the U.S. wants action.
- BOOK REVIEW : Novel Captures the Spirit of Wodehouse : PUTTING ON THE RITZ; A Novel, <i> by Joe Keenan</i> , Viking, $19.95; 313 pages
- The Search for a New Chief : Many candidates, fortunately, apply for the huge job
- Hot Line Provides Help for Angry Men
- Black Couple Can Refile Bias Suit Against Lender
- U.S. Health Experts Urge Hepatitis Shots for Infants : Health: Los Angeles officials minimize recommendation because of costs and low infection rate.
- BUENA PARK : City Seals a Deal to Revamp Center
- Thousand Oaks : City Water-Theft Ordinance OKd
- Errant Drivers Could Get an Unexpected Gift
- Burrus Ordered to Stand Trial in Death of Wife : Crime: The former journalist is accused of murdering the Oceanside woman, then trying to make the death appear accidental.
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Bono Won't Play Against Bears
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Arkansas Gets Ready for Arizona
- Northridge Tackle Goodman Selected to Little All-American Football Team
- Speedy Recovery : Jansen Has Climbed Back From Tragedy in '88 Olympics to Become Gold-Medal Possibility
- Advocates for Children's TV Air Their Beef With McDonald's : Television: Ronald McDonald as host of 'The Wish That Changed Christmas' blurs the line between advertising and programming, critics say.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Flat Harvard Claws Back to Defeat Burbank, 84-76
- FILM REVIEW : Warren Beatty Plays to Win With 'Bugsy'
- Byrd Collects Overdue Accolade
- Kristofferson: The Singer, Songs and Hits
- JAZZ REVIEW : Blanchard Quintet Blows Hot and Cold
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'JFK': Conspiracy in the Cross Hairs : Oliver Stone's Riveting, Controversial Saga of the Kennedy Assassination
- PREP NOTES : Miller Replaces Baldwin as Costa Mesa Football Coach
- Focusing on the Homeless : Film: The issue hits home for some members of the cast and crew who donated their skills for 'Miracle Alley.' Abandoned stores in Sherman Oaks were used for the set.
- STAGE REVIEW : A 'Sicilian' Farce With Proper Spice : Characters are as integral as the plot in the comedy "The Sicilian Bachelor" at the Tiffany Theatre.
- PREP NOTES
- WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS : Bruins Use Their Hatchett to Reach Finals
- COLLEGE NOTES : Titans Fifth in Preseason Baseball Poll
- PREP ROUNDUP : Buena Park Uses Zone Defense to Stifle Western
- SPORTSCOPE : Toros to Play NAIA Foes in 2 Home Games
- Miscellany
- Two Souls in Search of Life's Meaning
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES : Helping...
- Bush Library
- Condoms for Students
- Condoms for Students
- Boy Scouts and Atheists
- Gates' Warning
- State Senate Democrats
- Armed Citizens
- MOVIES - Dec. 20, 1991
- MOVIES - Dec. 20, 1991
- POP/ROCK - Dec. 20, 1991
- Obituaries - Dec. 20, 1991
- TELEVISION - Dec. 20, 1991
- TELEVISION - Dec. 20, 1991
- POP/ROCK - Dec. 20, 1991
- Names in the News - Dec. 20, 1991
- Names in the News - Dec. 20, 1991
- Baker Backs Nuclear Russia as a Deterrent
- S.D. Scrambles for Other Ways to Raise Money
- O.C.'s Measure M Could Fall Along With S.D. County Tax : Revenue: There are similarities and differences between the two sales-tax increases, but neither was approved with a two-thirds majority.
- S.D. County Sales Tax Increase Ruled Invalid : Public works: State Supreme Court says levy to build courts and jails violates Prop. 13's two-thirds vote rule.
- O.C. MUSIC REVIEW : Shattering AIDS Memorial
- Shareholders OK Security Pacific's Merger With B of A
- FORGET SOCCER: Edison High School senior Shelley...
- DUBIOUS MENTION: It might not be the...
- San Diego County Sales Tax Hike Overturned : Special districts: State high court says the ballot measure to build new courts and jails violates Prop. 13.
- Christian Activists Assume Large Role in O.C. Politics : Volunteers: Conservative churchgoers learn how to win elections and advance like-thinking candidates.
- San Diego County Sales Tax Hike Overturned : Government: The state high court says the ballot measure to build new courts and jails violates Prop. 13.
- OFFICIAL CRY: Laguna Hills and Lake Forest...
- SIMI VALLEY : Plan to Build Gyms, Stadium Revived
- Moorpark : 4 Men, Youth Held in Stabbing of Man
- Half-Cent Sales Tax Invalidated by State High Court : Funding: Ruling on Prop. A stems from the two-thirds vote requirement of Prop. 13. In San Diego County, officials say the decision spells disaster.
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 20, 1991
- Wymer-Controlled Investments May Be Unfrozen : Inquiry: Many of the accounts appear to be intact. Most of the $1.2 billion could be freed as early as Friday.
- Tank to Sub for Rowena Reservoir : Water: DWP and residents reach agreement on a plan for a landscaped area to preserve the neighborhood's ambience.
- Hatch Tried to Get BCCI Loan for Friend : Thrifts: The senator did not know his associate was being sued for a defaulted loan from a failed savings and loan at the same time, his spokesman says.
- Polish Premier-Designate Told to Try Again
- Holiday Crafts Workshops and Activities for Children
- School Design Goes Back to Basics
- SHOPPING : Secrets of Santa : Lo and behold, the helpful spirit of "Miracle on 34th Street" materializes in a Thousand Oaks shopping mall.
- SOUNDS AROUND TOWN MANHATTAN TRANSFER : Thinner Times : Bowing to fiscal realities, the jazz-pop group will appear at Wheeler Hot Springs with only piano and bass accompaniment.
- Honig, PTA Sue to Bar TV Ads in Classrooms : Education: Injunction is sought to block Channel One, a daily public affairs program for students that contains commercials aimed at young people.
- Jim Plunkett Remains a Success Through Air
- MEDICINE / BREAST CANCER : Nationwide Study to Test Bone Marrow Treatment
- La Canada Flintridge : Council OKs Trash Plan
- OJAI : 900 Evacuated From High School When Power Line Is Cut
- County to Get $111.8 Million for Roads : Government: Most of the federal gasoline-tax money will be used for improvements, but some is earmarked for clean-air programs.
- No Free Lunch--and No Easy Way Out : Bush needs a Camp David-style conference on the economy
- Santee
- $175,000 Allocated to Redraw Council Districts
- Grinch Foiled by Christmas Spirit : Generous Neighbors Turn the Theft of Presents From Shelter for Homeless Mothers Into a Blessing in Disguise
- Jury Weighing Man's Motive in Death of Fiancee : Torrance: The defendant says he acted in self-defense before putting the body in a box and taking it to Texas.
- College Football
- Grown-Ups: Where Are Their Priorities?
- Winter Squash: Incredible Hulks of the Kitchen
- DO-IT-THEMSELFERS : Marc Cohn and Wendy MaHarry Are Singer-Songwriters With Their Work Cut Out for Them
- Holiday Calendar
- Hernandez Retracts Her Vow, Says She Won't Quit Council : Government: Several boisterous activists are forcibly removed from first City Council meeting since successful recall election.
- Holiday Meals Being Served
- Huntington Park : Conservation Rules Eased to Allow More Lawn Watering
- All-Star Football Team to Be Announced Thursday
- U. of Missouri Official to Quit Over Money Pinch
- A FAN'S NOTES : Breakup Ends a Raging Good Time
- West Hollywood : Anti-Graffiti Ordinance
- The Christmas Light Show Switches On
- Huntington Park : Probation Dept. Crews Will Be Used for Cleanup Work
- Troubled GM Will Eliminate 74,000 Jobs, Shut 21 Factories : Economy: The auto maker, which has suffered huge losses, does not identify which plants will close. Its action fits with recent retrenchment by blue-chip firms.
- Wait Your Turn
- Everyone Is Mayor (Sort of)
- Suspect Held in August Shooting
- WWII Era Is Alive for Collector
- Orange Juice Spill Shuts Freeway Lane
- Throwing Cold Water on the Wetlands : If new report is right, White House needs to think again about revised protection rules
- Gates Orders Ban on Hazing Practices by LAPD Officers : Police: A spokesman denies that the Dec. 6 action was taken in anticipation of the City Council approving payment of $215,000 to an injured policeman.
- PREP NOTES
- NHL ROUNDUP : Oilers Beat Fuhr, Maple Leafs
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : CSUN Women Fall to 0-12 but Still Find a Ray of Hope
- Video Rental Chart : 'City Slickers' Lassos One of Top Spots
- Western Digital Agrees to Sell Circuit-Board Business to Testar
- ECONOMY
- 2 Lidak Board Members Quit Over Management of Firm
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- THE HOME COOK : Do Not Eat Until Christmas
- A Mexican Melting Pot
- West Covina : Filling of Post Deferred
- Bell : 34 Arrested in Prostitution Sweep Along Florence Ave.
- Muir Guard Is Making All the Right Moves : Basketball: Jacque Vaughn, only a junior, is rated among the top five high school guards in the nation.
- HOLIDAY DINING : This Year Leave the Cooking to Others; Yule Not Regret It
- City to Control Mobile Home Rents : Housing: A measure to keep rates at no more than 10% above last July's levels is scheduled to be put before the council for a second vote on Monday.
- It Seems Like Old Times at Musicale
- Highlands: Planned to the Inch, and Miles From the Urban Throb
- San Gabriel High Runner Wins State Cross-Country Title
- A Campus Checklist for Seniors Who Are College-Bound
- Whittier : Group Starts Recall Over School for Troubled Youths
- Council OKs Plan to Avoid 21st-Century Traffic Jams : Transit: Plan is hailed by merchants and residents who had fought an earlier proposal.
- Independence Bank May Get Cash to Survive : Banking: Its alleged secret owner, Bank of Commerce and Credit International, may pump money into the ailing institution under a plea bargain with prosecutors, sources say.
- NYSE Punishes Ex-Drexel Chief Executive : Securities: Frederick H. Joseph allegedly failed to rein in Michael Milken's high-yield bond department.
- DEC Expects to Post Loss for 2nd Quarter
- Ueberroth to Head Panel on Improving Business Climate
- 'Intimate Matters' : KIEV Talk Show Has Airwaves Sizzling
- Parade Unites 2 Worlds
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Underground Vault Found in Drug Raid
- From Swedish Smorgasbord to Yule Logs, Tables Are Set for Holiday
- Julie Carmen to Play Judge in Television Role
- Covina : Fire Chief Will Retire
- Appointment Saves Board Election Cost : Education: Runner-up is sworn in on the spot at a special meeting. He'll fill vacancy left by school board member who resigned.
- COUNTYWIDE : Donations Slow in Toys for Tots Drive
- Carson Woos and Wins Ikea With $13.5-Million Deal
- 6 Arrested in Carson Burglaries
- Children Squeal as Big Kids Try On Santa Caps
- Council Members Blast Century Cable Rate Hike
- Woman Died Before Wreck, Doctor Says : Murder Hearing: Estranged husband is accused of killing woman found in car that plunged over cliff.
- Santa Clara Shoots 71% in 63-46 Win
- PREP NOTES
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Along Comes Another Embarrassment
- With Football Season Past, Morningside Coach Gets His Mind Back on Track
- All I Want for Christmas Is My Old Roast Beef
- U.S. Visa Drawing Winners Must Beat Odds Again : Immigration: Group of 50,000 whose names were chosen by lot from among 9.3 million finds that there are only 40,000 openings. Now there is a scramble to file papers first.
- Latin American Reforms Begin to Pay Off : Economics: Region gets a handle on runaway inflation and achieves moderate growth. What's remarkable is that it comes amid a general global recession.
- Que pasa? : PEOPLE / GENTE
- Priced Right at Eleventh-Hour
- Council Votes to Place Cap on Health Benefits : Government: The vote is the latest development in a battle between the city and the largest public employees union, whose contract expired in June.
- Downey : Chief, Officers Agree to Be Candid in Settling Dispute
- Passing Marks in a Chemistry Examination : Preps: Marymount girls' volleyball had to overcome internal problems before it made successful run for state championship.
- THEATER REVIEW 'WHOSE LIFE IS IT, ANYWAY?' : Death Support : The paralyzed main character in Brian Clark's drama faces a living nightmare with incredible courage and outrageous humor.
- High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Teen-Ager Gets Lessons in Life : Volunteerism: A Los Alamitos High School freshman gets invaluable experience working with nonprofit group that helps children and families affected by cancer.
- Altadena : Parking Limits Upheld
- Crash in Storm Kills 4
- Nonprofit Board Named to Run the Alex as Arts Center
- Generosity Lifts Spirits of Fatal Fire's Survivors : Kindness: Both friends and strangers have helped the Salvadoran family members who survived a Santa Ana Christmas tree fire that killed two and injured two.
- Thousand Oaks Residents to Get Anti-Crime Help
- Transit Panel Faced a Jam of Lobbyists
- County GOP Ousts Leader Over Pro-David Duke Stance : Politics: Committee voids election of Bill Jones, who called the ex-Klansman good for the party. But he deems the action illegal.
- Jury Deadlocks on Charge Against Deputy
- San Diego
- BUENA PARK : McCune to Succeed Griffin as Mayor
- NEWPORT BEACH : Kindergarten May Be Home to Coastline
- Twer Leads Woodbridge Past Esperanza
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL : Ramona Falls in First Round of Florida Tournament
- Downey Turns 35 but Roots Go Back 118 Years
- Yule Book Goes Back to Basics : Trends: This volume of ideas takes the focus off materialism and puts it on simple activities for families.
- S. Korea Now Free of Nuclear Arms, Roh Says
- East Meets West at NATO Headquarters : Military: Former Warsaw Pact enemies are daily visitors to the defense alliance's offices. The thaw began last year.
- FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO FILE : Male Bonding : In Simi Valley, film students focus on a place where men go after they've been dumped by a woman.
- Student Auto Shop Wins Approval
- Robinson: 'Time for Me to Move On' : Replacement: Buddy Ryan is said to be the top choice, with Chuck Knox next on the list.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Georgia Misses Often, Still Beats Georgia Tech
- USC Names Academic Services Official
- Media Companies Foresee No Quick Relief to Slump : Recession: Leading newspaper firms, including Times Mirror, are digging in on the premise that 1992 will be another bad year.
- Many Give Cards Instead of Gifts : Christmas: As the economy forces consumers to scale back on presents, more are sending high-priced greeting cards.
- Settlement Reached in Oceanside Civic Center Dispute : Building: The city resolves its case with Taylor Woodrow, the contractor blamed for leaking ceilings, a flawed exterior finish and other problems in the complex.
- Student Plays at White House
- COUNTYWIDE : 4 Cities Join Move to Form Fire District
- Laguna to Consider Buying 100 Lots for Open Space
- Federal Act Could Help Fund Magnetic- Levitation Rail : Transportation: The President has approved $725 million to study the technology that may be used to propel trains between Palmdale and LAX.
- Hawthorne Plans Misdemeanor Charges for Grocer : Conflict: Korean market owner is accused of hitting a 12-year-old black girl who he claims stole candy from his store. The incident has led to picketing in front of the shop.
- VENTURA : Art Classes Also Teach Art of Selling
- Block Gets Delay but He Still May Have to Testify : Law enforcement: The judge in the trial of six narcotics officers orders the sheriff to answer questions in writing before he decides whether to quash a defense subpoena.
- Pro Basketball
- UCLA Women Beat No. 22 Ohio State
- PREP NOTES
- ART REVIEWS : Furnishings as Containers for Our Belief Systems
- TAKE IT SLOW : A Long Beach Exhibit of Morris Graves' Works Is Something to be Savored
- Nativity Scenes Blend Tradition and Devotion
- New Call Boxes Being Installed on Freeway
- Yugoslav Presidency Assails EC Offer on Breakaway States
- THE HOLIDAYS : Sidewalk Sale : Street Vendors Offer Relief From Crowded Malls, but the Merchandise May Be Suspect
- Plane Bearing Russian Yacht for U.S. Regatta Grounded
- Honig, PTA Sue to Bar TV Ads in Classrooms : Education: Injunction is sought to block Channel One, a daily public affairs program for students that contains commercials aimed at young people.
- Commission OKs Driverless Trains for Green Line : Transit: Panel approves contracts for 23-mile system despite concerns of the builder and eventual operator. The project is running as much as $276 million over budget.
- Teams of 2 Colleges May Merge
- Principals Say Budget Cuts Threaten Education
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEW SOVIET COMMONWEALTH : So Much Nationalism, So Much Ego : It's hard to feel confident that rationality will prevail. But the West must help now or feed the growing chaos.
- College Basketball
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : DeBerg May Start for Chiefs Sunday
- College Basketball
- Zamperini the Most Authentic Hero in USC Lore
- A Bonfire of the Vanities? : Admirers of Brett Weston Question Why He Destroyed a Lifetime's Worth of Negatives
- Country-Music Club Planned in San Juan
- Buena Park Seeks a New Developer for Freeway Center
- GM RETRENCHES : Lack of Details Disturbs Workers : Employment: Though attrition and retirement will be used first, layoffs could follow to reach the company's goal of cutting 74,000 jobs by 1995.
- The Family That Bakes Together . . .
- The Rift of the Magi
- Thanksgiving II: The Sequel
- Software That Helps You Play Piano
- Songs of the Season
- Hanging OutSome real estate agents say they...
- Starry Night for 'Private Lives'
- Independents Put Own Spin on Record Sales
- City of Industry : Youth Athletic Banquet
- Smith Faces Up to Its Reputation on Sexuality
- THE FANS' CHOICES
- Jack Goulding; Former Editor for The Times
- Study Cites Hazard of Common Items : Toxics: Improper disposal of batteries, paint or motor oil harms the environment.
- A Place to Call Home : A Small Massachusetts College Town Has Become a Haven for Women, Especially Lesbians
- Consumers Fearful of Future, Fed Chief Says : Downturn: Greenspan, in bleak assessment, warns the recovery has 'clearly faltered.' He cites '80s debt burdens.
- The following are selected entries from...
- A summary of significant Los Angeles City...
- South El Monte : 5 Named to Anti-Gang Panel
- ORANGE : Additional Funds Approved for Bridge
- CAMARILLO : Top Water District Official Resigns
- Toxic Discharges
- PREP NOTES
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL : Golden West Men Lose Their Third Consecutive Game
- Future Is Now for the Raiders and Marinovich : Pro football: With Schroeder injured, rookie from USC jumps over Evans and into the starting lineup.
- A Taste of Christmas
- CHANNEL ISLANDS : Fishing Boat Sinks at Harbor Mooring
- San Diego