- Springsteen May Now Have Twins in Mind : * Pop music: The pop singer may release two albums simultaneously in March. A concert tour would presumably follow.
- SANTA ANITA : After Four Consecutive Victories, Solis' Luck Is Bad in Santa Ysabel
- Defiant Sails Past Conner for Victory : America's Cup: In closest defender race yet, Melges wins by 50 seconds.
- DWP Considers Filtration Plants for 4 Reservoirs : Water: The plan for the facilities in the Santa Monica Mountains stems from new state standards. A senator accuses officials of holding 'covert' meetings.
- Jim Lampley Could Be Moved Back to Sports
- Newborn Wins a Second Chance : Transplants: Only 5 weeks old, Jonathan Laszlo Mark already was running out of time. But a heart transplant Wednesday is the first step toward the Redondo Beach infant's recovery.
- Anti-Gay Violence Found on Upswing in L.A. Area : Homophobia: Last year, 78 assaults were reported. Backlash is blamed on political activism.
- Lake Forest Has 1st Council Meeting in Its New City Hall
- 18 Candidates to Be Interviewed for Seat on College Board
- HEALTH WATCH : Physicians' Prescription
- CYPRESS : Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Injured
- Even in the Final Outcome, K.C. Jones Still Has an Income
- McEnroe Show Goes Stagnant : Australian Open: Ferreira has 15 aces to beat him. Seles wins; Sabatini is upset.
- Short Commentary: UNLV Players React to Statement by Regent
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Palomar League
- PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Fountain Valley Defeats Edison in Third Overtime
- Irvine Stunned by Airey
- Music Reviews : King's Singers Keep Their Balance
- Living Up to a Legend : * Stage: Avery Brooks tries to capture the essence of the great American black in the title role of 'Paul Robeson.'
- Official Refuses to Draft Law to Oust Homeless
- Proposal to Expand Landfill Passes Last Major Hurdle
- O.C. Crews Cleaning Up Spilled Caustic Fluid : Contamination: A storm drain and Santa Ana River channel were dammed to contain a liquid discharged at a water district facility in Fountain Valley.
- Picus Said to Have OKd Larger Plan for Project : Warner Ridge: The councilwoman has long been a foe of commercial development at the site. The concession reportedly occurred in a pretrial session.
- Gott Avoids Arbitration; Blyleven Signs With Angels
- NOTES : Thomas Unhappy With Media, Pulls Out
- USC's Royster Makes Professional Decision
- TV REVIEW : 'Suspect': An Arresting Thriller on 'Mystery!'
- MUSIC/DANCE
- Baseball
- INDOOR SOCCER
- Nunn Fails to Appear for Bail Review : Jurisprudence: Judge gives former middleweight boxing champion charged with beating former fiancee two-day reprieve.
- SEA VIEW LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Saddleback Wins in Final Two Seconds
- Denkin Wins Another Round, May Get Job Back
- Oops: Rich Prospero, first year basketball coach...
- Henning Hired as Detroit Offensive Coordinator
- FOOTBALL
- FOOTBALL
- SDSU Fires Coordinator Dave Lay : Football: He designed Aztecs' prolific offense.
- Abortion Rights Rally on Saturday
- Andy Griffith's Son Held in Wife-Beating
- Man, 67, Held in Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend
- Anaheim Police Union Chief Pleads for More Officers : Budget: Advisory panel is told that more people and more crime has eroded the quality of life. Fifty additional officers are sought.
- PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Guard Has Final Say for Trabuco Hills in Battle of Giants
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Ocean View Dominates, but Can Only Tie Santa Ana
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cypress Gets Rare Victory on Saddleback's Court
- Football
- Millard Reportedly Stymied NFL Drug Policy : Pro football: No action was taken because Viking player challenged the mandatory testing rule.
- Reidar Jonsson: His Life as a Writer
- What's New Is Old at This Year's TV Marketplace : * Convention: Fewer buyers and sellers at the annual showcase for syndicated programming is evidence of the industry's money woes.
- Egloff's 'Swan' to Join 1992 Season at Playhouse
- Officer's Past May Set Him Apart : Trial: But judge says if disciplinary action is used as evidence in narcotics case, he will split man's case from those of five other defendants.
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : A Prickly Battle Over Home Ends
- PORT HUENEME : Drop-Off Centers for Recycling OKd
- Long Beach Player Soaring to New Heights : Basketball: Lucious Harris is on a pace to become school's career-scoring leader.
- He Throws Away the Doubt : Redskins: Rypien has done everything asked of him this season. The Bills are hoping he can't do it for one more game.
- It Pays for Keefe to Stay : College basketball: He leads Stanford to an 11-1 record and improves his standing for the NBA draft.
- Recruiting: El Toro lineman Chris Miller has...
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : North Carolina St. Drops North Carolina
- Arizona Starts Another Streak by Routing Arizona State, 92-55
- Fisher Helps Northridge End 17-Game Road Losing Streak
- CHILDREN'S THEATER REVIEW : 'Wiz': We're Not in Brea Anymore
- Bridging a Gap : Youths Take Pride in Being Recognized for Community Cleanup
- Corralling an Outlaw : Security Council move against Libya: most welcome precedent
- Marines Open Up on 'Friendly Fire' Deaths
- OXNARD : Housing Authority Seeks Deposit Hike
- Council OKs Plan to Sell Creek Water to Agency : Thousand Oaks: Angry ranchers say they will sue the city. They cite economic harm.
- Celia Barrios-Jenkins; Lawndale Activist
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS
- CAMARILLO : Man Dies After Lying in Train's Path
- Despite Gain, Foster Care Licensing Role Still Denied County : Social services: Director of L.A. department says his workers have enough to do in checking on children as required by law.
- Baseball
- San Diego
- Big West Coaches Favor Fullerton in Baseball Poll
- Oxnard Regains Its Footing in Soccer With 4-1 Victory
- Video Rental Chart : 'Thelma & Louise' Starts With a Bang
- 'Lombard' Reopens at Conrad Studio
- Make Believe Brass Expected to Be on CAC Touring Roster
- Carter Is Minding the Score : His Works--to Be Played Tonight in Orange--Are Anything but Ordinary
- University's Morealle Chooses Utah State
- Football
- Football
- Football
- STAGE REVIEW : Designers Are Real Stars of Muller Plays at UCI : * The acting isn't always enough to exalt these didactic plays above the level of a disagreeable lecture by a humorless pedant.
- Parking Fines Will Be Seized From Tax Refunds
- Artist's Van Found in National City
- Carving Out a Life as Full as His Times
- LAFCO Denies Santa Clarita Boundary Bid : Planning: Developers fought the city's attempt to extend its sphere of influence over 160 square miles.
- Woman Must Repay $64,000 to School Group : Agoura Hills: The former parent-faculty association treasurer had pleaded no contest to a theft charge.
- Officials Discuss Ways to Make Housing Affordable
- Not Much Flash, but a Lot of Fire : Determination Has Helped Cottey Become the Area's Top Hotshot
- Readin', Ridin' Still a Passion for Bills' Parker
- GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Kennedy Height Keeps Santiago at Bay
- MUSIC/DANCE
- BUENA PARK : District Prepares to Give AIDS Program
- Abortion: No Matter How the Court Rules : No amount of law or regulation can eliminate abortions
- Bid to Cut Officers' Desk Jobs : LAPD: Woo says he will hold public hearings and ask the Police Commission for a plan to place civilians in posts not requiring sworn personnel.
- COUNTYWIDE : Center Opens for Swallowing Ailments
- Official Who Admitted Theft Rehired by Schools
- H. Jay Ulis; Past Honorary Van Nuys Mayor
- ELECTIONS : Beverly to Run for Congress; Doerr Will Seek Assembly Seat
- FISHING : His Training as a Captain Started at Redondo Pier
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP
- STAGE
- Amoco Profit Declines on Low Oil Prices
- Losing Out on a Dream? : Education: Tuition changes cloud future for illegal immigrants who had hopes of attending UC schools, other state colleges.
- RETAIL/LEISURE
- Dole Food Co. reported record fourth-quarter and...
- Keating Defense Gains a Delay in Sentencing
- Experts See Hints That a Recovery Is on the Way . . . : Economy: The government issues forecasts of a rebound along with figures showing that housing starts and building permits rose in December.
- Sun, Supercomputer Maker Cray to Team Up : Technology: The two will work to link their machines. Also, the workstation company will help Cray develop cheaper models of its powerful calculating systems.
- Fluor Daniel Wins $23-Million Factory Contract
- Walks on the Wild Side: Milt McAuley Wrote the Book : Nature: The 72-year-old author has been named an 'Environmental Hero' for his work promoting and preserving the Santa Monica Mountains.
- Confessions of a Broccoli Lover
- High Court Narrows Refugees' Ability to Gain Asylum : Immigration: Justices rule that those fleeing forced military service are not necessarily being politically persecuted. Thousands of Central Americans will be affected.
- AUTO INDUSTRY
- GM, Federal Labs Team Up on Technology : Manufacturing: The nation's largest auto maker meets with weapons experts to see how military research and materials can be used on domestic front.
- Bringing Together Your Own Salon
- Sen. Nickles Picked to Head GOP Platform Committee
- A Lesson in Lifestyles : Wealthy 6th-Graders, Low-Income Kindergartners Make Pals
- Discussion Styles Vary
- RETAIL/LEISURE
- Enhanced Imaging Sets Goal of $25.7 Million for Stock Offering
- Environmentalists Finally Find an Ear : Russia: Expert says Yeltsin is not only listening, he's acting.
- PIECES OF 8 : An Octet of Young Black Artists Exhibits Some Compelling Works at UCI
- Azerbaijan Forces Shell Secessionist Armenian Enclave
- State Will Invest Millions to Boost California Economy
- Standard Pacific's Earnings Off 77% as Housing Slumps
- Experts Now See Recovery on Way : Economy: The government issues forecasts of a rebound along with figures showing that housing starts and building permits rose in December.
- 10 Nominated for Ryan Acting Awards
- The Other Libraries : A bibliophile's tour of the county takes in a dozen striking collections--in addition to the recently opened Ronald Reagan presidential repository.
- Recession's a Bore for Exotic Store : Retailing: Newport Beach's Living Creations is looking pretty dead these days. There are browsers, but few buyers.
- A Baklava-Hunter's Guide
- Sweet on Sauerkraut
- Shelby to Run for Lost Council Seat
- Missing Warrants Send Police on a Search for Clues : Law enforcement: Officials can't explain how or by whom the records were deleted. In fact, there's some conflict over just how many were purged.
- Gouda for You : Farms
- ETHNIC COOK : The King of Leftovers
- Nation IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Sheriff Under Probe Commits Suicide
- AUTO INDUSTRY
- Time Was Ripe for Green Line Deal's Reversal
- Library Renamed
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- Diana Kennedy: Rebel With a Cause
- Cuba Entices Eager Entrepreneurs : Capitalists large and small expect the island to open up after 32 years of socialism. The big obstacle: Fidel Castro.
- Ocean Pacific Finds a Buyer in Investment Group : Agreement: The sale of the Tustin company is not expected to close for another month; financial terms and purchaser's identity are not disclosed.
- Martha Chapa: An Artist in the Kitchen
- Dow Rebounds 32.42 in Quest for Bargains : Market Overview
- Yellow Finns and All Blues: Cooking the Potato Rainbow
- The Silky Sax of Kenny G
- Amnesty Planned for Salvador War Crimes : Peace accords: Opposition fears that a sweeping order could free the killers of six Jesuit priests.
- Bush Aide Named Transportation Chief : Cabinet: Deputy White House chief of staff's nomination pleases the President's backers. Others note he has little experience in the field.
- Outgoing Council Calls for Rent Control Law : Housing: Recalled members pledge to hold public hearing. Final decision will rest with new council to be elected in March.
- Altadena : Bush, Fence Limit Reviewed
- La Puente : Woman a Homicide Victim
- Dinner Won't Cost You an Armani and a Leg
- When Spain and Cuba Meet at Felix, It's a Continental Lift
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Harkin Gives Clinton Angry Union Crowd
- 2 Mohawks Convicted in 1990 Quebec Uprising
- Fireworks Plant Blast Kills 5 Portuguese Boys
- College Now More Than a Dream for 83 Children
- MOORPARK : Site for Paint Ball Games Approved
- Poets and Dancers
- RETAIL/LEISURE : Clothestime Planning 65 New Stores Across the Country This Year
- When Success Feels Like This . . .
- Drunken Apples
- Chicken Simple
- Transit Panel Cancels Pact With Sumitomo : Green Line: Unanimous vote delays use of driverless light-rail cars. Union members cheer decision.
- Despite Age, He Enjoys Heavy Metal : Weightlifting: Byron Wallien, who did not begin training until he was 56, has set several American age and division records.
- SANTA ANA : For Nun, 80, All of It Computes
- Vista
- SIMI VALLEY : NAACP Wants Book Off Reading List
- Caterpillar Inc. lost $404 million in 1991,...
- Parretti Says He Still Owns MGM-Pathe : Entertainment: The embattled tycoon says a Delaware court took away his voting rights in the movie company, but it didn't strip him of shares.
- Wells Fargo Names Vice President
- Five of State's Major S&Ls; Show Gains at Year's End : Thrifts: The improvement at several institutions indicates that California's industry may be on rebound.
- San Diego INDUSTRY NOTES : Union Bank to Start Sunday Hours at Four S.D. Branches
- Records Show Mayor First to Say <i> Apology</i>
- Temple City : Survey on Anti-Noise Wall
- THEATER REVIEW 'HAMLET' : A Princely Staging : California Shakespeare Company puts on a solid ensemble production that is three hours of pleasure.
- Ruby R. Levitt; Hollywood Set Designer
- La Canada Flintridge : 210 Sound Tests to Begin
- Electric Car Still Needs Fine-Tuning : Automobiles: GM's prototype is still just a prototype, but engineers point to progress made in two years.
- Pentagon to Call for Freeze on New Arms Production : Defense: The plan halts weapons programs after the research, engineering stage to save billions of dollars. But Southern California contractors would be hard hit.
- Glendale : Asbestos Find Closes Library
- Fewer Workers Have Health Insurance : Workplace: Only 57% of the employed had coverage through their companies in 1990, down from 59% in 1988. Rising costs have forced many firms to reduce benefits.
- State S&Ls; Record Gains at Year's End : Thrifts: The improvement at several institutions indicates that California's industry may be on the way back.
- S&L; Bailout Agency's CEO Scales Back Funding Needs : Thrifts: This year's cleanups will cost far less than estimated, a sign that the worst of the crisis may be over.
- Japanese Remarks Upset Bush : Trade: But he says he's satisfied with 'correction' from Tokyo. His stance reflects uneasy relations and political pressures.
- "Champion" Jack Dupree; Jazz Pianist Influenced Rock Musicians
- 3-Story House Falls Victim to Height Attack
- Upton Sinclair's Home Can't Be Razed, State Says
- State Ranks High on Pentagon Cutback List : Peace impact: California receives more defense dollars than other states but is placed 17th among those most vulnerable to reduced spending, new book says.
- 4 High Schoolers Win Scholarships to UCLA
- Small San Nicolas Library Is an Island Within an Island
- Death Machine Maker Seeks Doctors to Assist Suicides
- What This Country Needs Is a Good $3 Wine
- Supreme Court Evaluates Escondido Rent Controls : Housing: Both sides debate the limits on mobile home rents in a case that could have nationwide repercussions.
- Wilson Begins Trade Talks With Salinas : Commerce: After the Mexico City meeting, he predicts an explosion of new markets between the two countries if artificial barriers are eliminated.
- ARCHITECTURE : Fox Plaza: It's a Piece of Grandeur on the L.A. Skyline
- Glendale : Student Joins School Board
- High School Teachers Chosen for Recognition
- Animal Rights Controversy Dogs Encyclopedia Pages : Science: Biomedical researchers complain that Britannica entry on canines carries antivivisection slant.
- First Cuts in U.S. Submarines' Nuclear Missiles Considered
- Beverly Hills : Water Bills Soaring
- Shy 'Birdman' Surprised by Star Status : Basketball: At the rate he is shooting, Lucious Harris is likely to become the first 49er to score 2,000 points in a career.
- Malibu : Division of Canyon Limited
- San Diego
- COUNTYWIDE : Armory Gets Funds to Shelter Homeless
- Ex-Teacher Faces Murder Charges in '89 Incident : * Crime: Stanley Hershey was previously convicted of stealing a fellow traveler's motor home and possessions. The victim's body has not been found.
- Housing Signs Are Looking Up
- Sudden, Painful Belt of Reality Persuades Driver to Buckle Up
- 2 Hurt as Car Hits Tree in Pre-Motorcade Mishap
- Long Beach : Study Urged for Linking Mass Transit to Naval Site
- Are Bungalows From the 1920s Boon or Blight?
- Striking Up a Conversation Can Be Easy for Uninitiated
- Glendale : Scam Suspect Held in Nevada
- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- Steven Craig has joined the Newport Beach...
- Relief Agencies Swap Horror Stories on Aid : Russian winter: Groups learn to deal with bureaucracy, corruption and logistic barriers.
- Sherman's MarchOther people may change jobs occasionally,...
- SMORGASBORD FOOD TOPICS : Courting Kids : Several restaurants make a special effort to welcome their younger clientele with their own menu, crayons and other goodies.
- Ed Phelps Won't Seek 2nd Term on City Council
- MAGIC : He's Altered His Act--Sleightly
- High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Teens Reach Arts Contest Semifinals
- Bran Muffins, Stroganoff, Cookies
- SIGHTS AROUND TOWN : Roots of the Past : A Conejo Valley Art Museum exhibit takes a revealing look back at Jungleland's original grandiose plans.
- Wild Wake Seen on Castro's Demise
- USAir Group Inc. said one-time pretax gains...
- San Diego INDUSTRY NOTES
- Coffee Cakes Rise to the Occasion
- Santa Monica : Ban on Beach Hotels Sought
- Diana Kennedy's kitchen dos and don'ts
- Some of the stuff looks as if...
- China Reportedly Clears Ex-Party Leader Zhao
- Long Beach : University to Sue Builders of Collapsed Music Hall
- Dan Carmichael; UPI Reporter, Union Activist
- Discovery Starts 7-Day Research Mission
- Naval Cleanup : The county is now the hub of the military branch's worldwide eco-sleuth effort to reduce pollution at its bases.
- South El Monte : 2 Hurt in Freeway Shooting
- City Atty. Refuses to Draft Park Camping Law : Homeless: Myers calls it 'oppressive' legislation. The council will hire an outside lawyer to consult them on an ordinance, which was requested by the city's task force as part of a comprehensive strategy.
- COMEDY : Stephens Will Hold on to His Hat
- EC to Send Milk, Meat to Russian Markets : Food aid: European supplies worth $266 million could bring down prices in Moscow and Leningrad.
- . . . Even in Sluggish Southland Housing
- Chancho Villa
- Holding Their Own for a Long Time Now : Clothespins: These utilitarian smidgens of Americana were more or less invented in the 1840s and carry on in the face of stiff competition.
- GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Staged in Lowercase : In his one-man show "intimacies," actor Michael Kearns portrays six roles with a single common thread.
- South Gate : Mandatory Water Saving Plan Ends; Goals Exceeded
- Downey : Spending Cuts Approved to Offset $2-Million Shortfall
- Opulent Was the Word for Opera Opening
- MUSIC ANSON FUNDERBURGH : Texas Rockets : The hard-touring guitar player and his blues ensemble will be playing at Felix's on Tuesday.
- Groups Seeking to Save Public Service Building : * Preservation: Council is asked to consider renovating the 63-year-old structure and leasing it as private offices.
- FOUR-MAN RUSH : You Haven't Seen True Grit Until You've Seen the Neville Brothers at Play
- Street Hopes to Root Out Seedy Image : * Business: A merchant group is trying to spruce up York Boulevard to attract nearby college students and residents.
- Attorney Found Guilty of Swindling Westside Hotels : Crime: His company helped two alleged organized crime figures from Boston avoid paying extravagant bills.
- MISSION VIEJO : Aegean Hills Group to Weigh Annexation
- 83 Elementary Students Win 'Dream' Scholarships
- FULLERTON : Council Rejects Codes Limiting RV Parking
- Silver Lake : New Kindergarten to Open
- San Gabriel : Limits on Truck Parking
- Success Follows a Change in Attitude : Volleyball: After Mike Denver became an unselfish player, he earned a starting job with UCLA.
- Arcadia : Credit for Saving Water
- Raphael Cordero devoted himself to helping the elderly. Now, he has AIDS, and they are helping him. : 'Now, It's Our Turn'
- Popularity on the Rise for Tasty Sunchokes
- NOTEBOOK / GARY KLEIN : Wrestling Flourishes at El Monte Schools
- The Region : Hazardous Waste Collection
- Thicket of Legal Questions Entangles 'The Woods' : Land: Pomona College wants to build on a parklike plot, but residents say city should get the territory under an 1893 deed.
- These Books Make Talks About Touchy Topics a Little Easier
- NEIGHBORS : Passport to Color : Artist Leeann Lidz's show features pieces inspired by faraway places. Putting the exhibit together had an itinerary all its own.
- Bank Robber, 76, Accused of Hotel Arson
- High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : 'We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do . . . So How About You?'
- Industry Leaders Endorse Hughes CFC Replacement
- Gallery to Take Name of a Patron
- Claims of Welfare Worker Fraud Date Back to '81
- John L. Martin; Studied Gay Behavior, AIDS Bereavement
- 5 Suspects Held in Theft of $3.5 Million in Cargo
- COLUMN LEFT : Harkin Bets on the Wrong Party Base : The blue-collar Democrat is a fading breed; smart money is tapping high-tech anxieties.
- US. Regulators Have Plan for Securities Auctions : Policy: The proposal aims to help regulators stop trading abuses and give them better access to data on transactions by dealers.
- This Spud's for You
- Heavenly 70 : There's a Certain Freedom to Being 3 Score and 10 Years Old
- The Unbreakables: In Defense of the Egg Squad
- Minstrel Helps Pupils Put Their Imaginations to Music : Education: Visiting guitarist helps children write songs about their everyday lives. 'Through music, you can teach all subjects,' he says.
- 'Laundrette': Cultures in Spin Cycle
- Latina Cinderella : Adoption: A little girl finds herself transported from the squalor of an Ecuadorean orphanage to a new life with an Encino family.
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Bush Said to Favor Extended Jobless Aid
- FILM : 'Strangers on a Train' Has Granger in Danger
- DISCOVERY / ASTRO-FORECAST
- The UCLA Alumni Assn. has awarded merit...
- A Shopping Experience of Large Proportions
- Affordable Health Care
- Japan Trade
- Cheating by College Students
- Meeting the Challenge of Affordable Housing
- Bruce Herschensohn
- Canyon Has Become a Costly Experiment
- 'Heartbeat L.A.'
- You Call This Healthy?
- Long-House Rules
- Cheating by College Students
- Cheating by College Students
- DWP Filtration Plants May Be Built at 4 L.A. Reservoirs : Health: The $400-million plan for sites in the Santa Monica Mountains is aimed at meeting new state water-quality standards. A mediator has been hired to try to avoid the outcry from neighbors that met earlier proposals.