- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 17, 1992
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- Obituaries - Dec. 17, 1992
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- POP/ROCK - Dec. 17, 1992
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- TELEVISION - Dec. 17, 1992
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- SANTA'S LIST: The city of Huntington Beach...
- Yeltsin in Beijing, Sees 'New Era' in Ties
- SUMMIT SUMMING UP: The economic summit in...
- Women in O.C. Still Underpaid By One-Third
- KILLING TIME: Orange County Jail inmates get...
- New Rules Will Knock Some Pros Right Out of the Water
- Cabinet Jobs for William Daley, Cisneros Seen
- VENTURA : Reception Honors CSUN President
- State Board to Restudy Shorter L.A. School Year : Education: Members to reconsider waiver that allowed the district to cut eight days off the spring semester so employees can apply for jobless benefits.
- Police End Alert as Tensions Ease : Protection: LAPD returns to normal level of coverage in South-Central. Four of the 55 people arrested are arraigned.
- Magma Will Buy Geothermal Plants Held by Unocal
- Somali Peril Not Over, U.S. Says : Famine: Troops secure Baidoa, but special envoy Oakley cites areas that are even more tense. U.N. trucks will compete with costly local shipping cartel.
- HOOSIER CROW: Chapman University President James L....
- Music Center President to Resign, Will Stay on Board
- NORTHRIDGE : Ventura Reception Honors CSUN Chief
- Soka Seeks to Halt Seizure of Acreage : Parkland: The school sues to challenge a Ventura County vote approving a condemnation request. A protest has also been lodged with Gov. Pete Wilson.
- Soka Seeks to Halt Seizure of Calabasas Campus : Parkland: The school sues to challenge a Ventura County vote approving a condemnation request. A protest has also been lodged with Gov. Wilson.
- AST Appoints Vice President for Worldwide Product Services
- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- Hughes Will Pay Fine to Settle Fraud Allegations : Contracts: Aircraft company is assessed $3.9 million but does not admit to the government's charges that the Navy was improperly billed for radars manufactured during the 1980s.
- 2 Killed, 4 Wounded as Student Goes on Shooting Rampage
- Starving Somalis Too Weak to Tend Crops as Harvest Nears : Famine: Troops' arrival may be too late for remote regions pillaged by armed bands, isolated by land mines.
- President-Elect's Team Still Lacks Players From the GOP Camp : Clinton said he wanted to move beyond partisan politics in picking aides. His opportunities are dwindling.
- 'Green' Tint to Clinton's Natural Resources Team : Environment: Nominees draw protests from ranching and mining interests. Conflicts could arise on grazing fees and water rights.
- Clinton, High Court Differ on Abduction
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Think It's a Good Time to Buy IBM? Experts Doubt It
- S. County Chiropractor Suddenly Vanishes
- INSURANCE
- Vans Stock Drops After San Francisco Brokerage Lowers Rating : Market: Change from a 'buy' to 'hold' recommendation prompted analysts, considering what they view as the Orange company's long-term growth potential, to classify the stock as a bargain.
- U.S. Indicts Bobby Fischer Over $5-Million Match in Yugoslavia
- Keeping Faith : Prayers to the Virgin of Guadelupe Fill a Special Night at an East L.A. Shrine
- Inquiry Finds Merit in Sex Harassment Suit : Litigation: But special city attorney also says women plaintiffs in Newport Beach case may have engaged in such conduct themselves.
- Mutual Aid Pact Urged for Phone Providers : Communications: FCC chief says formal agreement may be ordered if industry doesn't act to avert service disruptions.
- Wilbur J. Fix will join the board...
- Ventura County OKs Ahmanson Plan : Growth: Supervisors say the protection of vast areas of open space makes the development of hills west of the San Fernando Valley a worthwhile plan.
- Drug Seizure Money OKd for Branch Jail Expansion
- Countywide : Review Committee Procedures Changed
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Starting Slow Has Been Costly
- Bus to Freedom : An Invasion From Fresno, Where the Bulldogs Are No. 1 (and Only), Is About to Hit Anaheim
- MOVIE REVIEW : A Freeze-Dried Romance : 'Forever Young' Is Fashioned From Cliches and Recycled Goods
- A Cue Card Actors <i> Don't </i> Have to Read
- REAL ESTATE
- Diane Lingle has been appointed executive director...
- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- To Smoke or Not
- Kevorkian Assists 2 Suicides Just Before Temporary Ban Is Signed
- Italy Targets Ex-Prime Minister Craxi in Probe of Milan Payoff Scandal
- Jobs Program Gives Edge to N. Hollywood Students
- Countywide : County to Hire 62 for Welfare Caseload
- Countywide : D.A. May Get Funds for Wildlife Cases
- COSTA MESA : Sanitary District to Fill Board Vacancy
- Clippers Lose Their Touch and the Game : Pro basketball: After shooting 61% and leading by 10 points in the first quarter, they fall apart and are beaten by the Warriors, 109-90.
- Baker Expected to Be New Giant Manager
- College Football
- UC IRVINE NOTEBOOK / ROBYN NORWOOD : Ford Now Working Within a Budget He Can Live With
- INSURANCE
- COLUMN ONE : Economics at Clinton's Hangout : At McDonald's, where the President-elect loads up on fast food, workers balance daily struggles with long-term hopes. Their lives add humanity to the abstract issues of the economic conference.
- Woody Allen Wins Right to See Videotape : Custody case: The filmmaker makes a surprise appearance at New York hearing. A judge also rules he can send gifts to his children.
- California Naturalist Logs Life in the Other Lanes
- 'Brownie Mary' Won't Be Tried
- OXNARD : Teen-Ager Charged in Fatal Shooting
- Ex-Charity Head Denies Embezzling
- Countywide : Trust to Save Open Space, Farmland
- Two Crimes Were Committed : The torture was horrible and wrong; but so was the kidnaping
- Riordan Submits Term-Limit Petitions
- AGOURA HILLS : Land Next to Park Transferred to City
- Anaheim Council Fires 3 Commissioners
- Lawyer, 86, Understands About Lawyers and the Aged
- OJAI VALLEY : Planning Panel to Vote on Golf Course
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Equation Provides Formula for Success
- Trying to Keep Track of Some Various Trains of Thought
- Granada Hills Sets Pace, 2-1 : Prep soccer: Confusion over start time causes Kennedy to rush onto field, where it lost match for league title.
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Elway Improving, Could Play Sunday
- RAM NOTEBOOK / JOHN WEYLER : Team Equation Has Been Lacking Division
- Lightning Ends Stauber's Streak : Kings: Andersson scores on penalty shot with 32 seconds to play, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 victory. L.A. goalie is 9-1-1.
- Wave of the Future : Programming: Children's radio is the coming thing--just ask Jimmy Freeman, a new network's vice president of fun.
- REAL ESTATE
- John Ables has been promoted to manager...
- Taco Bell Targeting Motorists : Marketing: Miniature, test restaurant at filling station could be fast-food chain's model for dozens more like it.
- Police Proposal Will Go to Voters Again : Election: City Council orders a measure for the April ballot that would expand the LAPD by 1,000 officers. The issue lost narrowly in November.
- Insider's Knowledge Was Key to Wagner Scheme : Theft: As Newport-Mesa schools finance officer, he deposited money in an account his superiors believed had been closed. Then he wrote himself checks from it.
- BOOK REVIEW : A Chronicle of Mideast Extremism, Excess : ZEALOTS FOR ZION: Inside Israel's West Bank Settlement Movement <i> by Robert I. Friedman</i> ; Random House; $22.50; 288 pages
- Latinos Found Deeply Attached to U.S. : Ethnicity: Survey finds most Americans of Cuban, Mexican and Puerto Rican descent prefer English to Spanish and oppose an increase in immigration.
- NEWPORT BEACH : Decision on Cover for Lake Postponed
- CAMARILLO : Commission Backs Factory Outlet Mall
- ANAHEIM : Closing of School Access Road Asked
- Ahmanson Project in Simi Hills Approved : Development: Plan for $1-billion mini-city and 9,949 acres of public parkland is OKd by supervisors in Ventura County. The deal requires state and U.S. action.
- Expansion of Rent Controls to Go on San Juan Ballot
- Sylmar's Murray Came, He Saw, He Conquered Carson in Final
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Postseason Hopes Officially Dashed
- Linda Taylor has been installed as president...
- Roth Abstains From 2 Baldwin Co. Votes
- Four Students Arrested in School Burglaries
- The Message Matters, Not the Mouth : Serbia: Helping a democrat's election campaign against unreconstructed communists is a test of American optimism.
- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : SAT Scores of 20 Students Are Suspect, Inquiry Finds
- Westlake's Herrera to Take Hiatus
- THE ECONOMY : Domestic Vehicle Sales Rose in Early December
- Business-Class Fliers Are Still Paying More : Airlines: Price wars have benefited leisure travelers while the struggling industry hiked fares for corporate customers.
- QUOTABLE
- Newport-Mesa Board President Steps Down
- A Summit? Or a Seminar? : Whatever it was, it showed Clinton at his best
- TV Ratings : '60 Minutes' Wallops 'Batman'
- INSURANCE
- O.C. Register's Vice President of Advertising, Marketing Retiring
- HEALTH
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Blue Chip IBM a Sickly Green; Stocks Retreat
- Bush Warns of Peril if U.S. Fails to Heed Global Role
- 2 O.C. Business Leaders Praise Clinton, Conference
- Salvadorans Celebrate End of 12-Year War
- Singer Rick James Remains in Custody in New Assault Case
- In Politics, Money Isn't Everything, History Shows
- Little Scores a Lot in Fullerton's Victory
- Northridge Praises Fact-Finding Panel
- LANCASTER : Maximum Sentence Given in Slaying
- San Diego : Woman, 69, Killed by Hit-Run Driver
- Crimes Reported to the LAPD
- Melanie Iwamasa
- Yankees Win Boggs With $11-Million Deal : Baseball: He spurns Dodger offer to stay in the American League and play for a former rival.
- ART REVIEW : The Short, Happy Life of Dynaton
- 'Sarafina!' Garners Nine NAACP Theater Awards
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : A Rip-Roaring Tribute to Toto's Jeff Porcaro
- Landscape Exhibit Spans the Pacific : Art: Exhibit of New Zealand landscape paintings shows relationship to art in the United States.
- BURBANK : 2 Held in Holdup of Credit Union
- Panel Declares Ball Field a Nuisance : Sylmar: The action by an L.A. zoning appeals board sets the stage for another hearing and possible revocation of baseball league's permit.
- The Holiday Bash : Pinata Maker Turns Out Party Centerpieces Designed for Destruction
- Compromises Sought on Kolts Report : Reforms: Sheriff voices opposition to ongoing oversight of department by a civilian commission. Most supervisors back an individual monitor.
- OXNARD : Armory to Be Open Nightly as Shelter
- GARDEN GROVE : LeBlanc to Enter Special Senate Race
- CANOGA PARK : Youth Arrested in Carjacking Attempt
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Starting Slowly Has Proved Costly
- THOUSAND OAKS : Planning Panel Rejects Antenna Site
- Harassment Suit Findings Sadden Newport Council : Inquiry: Members express confidence in inquiry and that any problems at Police Department can be fixed.
- This Company Is No Squeaky Wheel When It Comes to Self-Promotion
- 1992 CAP Scores for L.A. County
- Simi Valley : Waiver of Some Business Fees OKd
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : Syracuse Players Not Letting Ban Get Them Down
- Airport Noise Ordinance Called Too Restrictive
- GOVERNMENT WATCH : Agent Author
- LOS ANGELES : Woman to Be Sentenced for Injuries to Toddler
- List of Charitable Groups Taking Holiday Donations
- 2 Sides Clash Over Proposed Ban on Scouts : Schools: Religious fundamentalists object to the plan, which would keep Scouting programs out of classrooms because of the organization's opposition to homosexuals.
- CASTAIC : Search for Missing Woman Called Off
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Boundaries for New Schools Weighed
- Tree Has a Shady Side : Somalian Stimulant Qat Grows Peacefully in Laguna
- ALPINE : Man Is Killed in Apartment Fire
- 1992 CAP Scores
- 'Legendary' Ex-Sheriff James Musick, 82, Dies : Death: He modernized the department over seven terms and was revered for his personal integrity and style.
- Lakers Put Spurs Back in the Red : Pro basketball: They get 24 points from Threatt and use a trapping press to win their fifth in a row, 107-101. San Antonio falls back below .500.
- 1992 CAP Scores
- L.A. School Year Shortened 8 Days to Set Up Jobless Pay
- Dogged by bad luck: After her dog,...
- Angels Say New Digs Are a Site to Behold : Spring training: Team's facility in Tempe, Ariz., will feature rebuilt stadium, practice fields and 15,000-square-foot clubhouse.
- Accord Still Elusive Among NFL Owners, Players : Pro football: Problems remain with transition into a free-agency system, draft and compensation for lost players.
- Shell Says He--Not Davis--Decided to Put Allen on Bench
- Country Time : Things Haven't Changed Much at Rustic Lake Wohlford, Where Tradition of Catfish Burgers, Tall Tales, Big Fish Lives On
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : CHARGERS : Butts Probably Will Play Sunday
- TV REVIEW : 'Popular Culture' Panel: What's Missing?
- STANTON : Santa's Stand-In Will Be Taking Calls
- County OKs Ahmanson Plan, Lops Perks : Compensation: Supervisors soften the financial blow on themselves and other officials by increasing base salaries.
- Budget Cuts Blamed for Drop in Scores : Schools: Academic test results for county eighth-graders plunge from two years ago, but they are still above overall state results.
- Tenants Leader Accused of Misleading Clients : Northridge: Stanley Simon helped people evade paying rent and filed bogus bankruptcies, officials say.
- LOS ANGELES : Council Agrees to Create Immigration Study Panel
- CSUN to Face San Diego St. in '93 Opener : College football: Matadors will be paid $65,000 guarantee for visit to Jack Murphy Stadium.
- Red Cross to Hold Brunch Fund-Raiser
- San Diego : Boiler Repairman Killed Aboard Ship
- Sometimes Force Is Necessary
- Two businessmen filed suit in Philadelphia to...
- Tom Henke, drafted by Texas in 1980...
- Boxing
- NBA ROUNDUP : Hawks Lose Wilkins for at Least a Month
- The Florida Marlins are expected to announce...
- PREP ROUNDUP : Campbell's Three Goals Pace Canyon to Girls' Soccer Victory
- U.S. Calls 20 to Mission Viejo for World Cup '94 Training
- Boxing
- LANCASTER : Man Arrested in Roommate's Slaying
- LOS ANGELES : Council Won't Intervene in Airport Chief Selection
- Newport Pilot Killed in Crash : Aviation: The man's 17-year-old son, thought to be the only passenger, was still missing when the Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday night.
- Politician and 2 More Groups Take Sides on a Route for Rail Line : Transportation: Endorsements by Paula Boland, a civic organization and labor council precede vote today.
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Yamasaki's Shooting Helps Los Alamitos Edge Cypress
- REAL ESTATE : George Elkins Closes Residential Brokerage in Newport Beach
- Bosnia 'No-Fly Zone,' Arms Embargo Left Up to U.N.
- Spin Doctor : Bill Firebaugh of Laguna Hills calls himself a 'fiddle-diddler.' Hi-fi-faluntin ideas come to him, and he gives them a try.
- Moorpark : Council to Consider Crowding Problem
- Sluggish Economy May Linger in State : Forecasting: UCLA raises specter that state's headache could persist into 1994, although a summer improvement is still anticipated.
- Is the Thrill Gone? : With so many couples living together before taking their vows, the bride and groom don't always make a beeline for the Honeymoon Suite. Still, the wedding night is one to remember.
- ECONOTES : California Gets Tunnel Vision
- Decking the Houses on a 2-Way Street : Some Fountain Valley neighbors love their elaborate Christmas displays and the friendliness it inspires. Others find the crowds and traffic are bah-humbug.
- Black Policeman Beaten; 5 White Officers Suspects
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Yeltsin, New Prime Minister Say Reforms Go On : Russia: They seek more Western aid, but donor nations are alarmed by shake-up.
- U.S. Somalia Envoy 'a Natural in a Crisis' : Diplomacy: Oakley has spent the past decade salvaging foreign debacles.
- Test Scores Slip for State's Pupils After Era of Gains : Education: Supt. Honig blames budget cuts. Most schools in L.A. district are among those faring poorly.
- Former Hospitals Chief, $4 Million May Be in China : Disappearance: Dan S. Young may be attempting to do business in the communist country with money he allegedly embezzled from the Orange-based medical care network he founded.
- New Economic Czar Favors Single Agency for Markets
- Standards on Violence Urged for Cable TV
- GOP Plans 'Tower Test' for Grilling Nominees
- ENTERTAINMENT
- THE ECONOMY : Recovery Continues to Sputter, Figures Show : Indicators: Business inventories take biggest drop since January. A key trade measurement shows a drop in the deficit.
- A Pre-Post-Christmas : Pic 'N' Save Spinoff Sells Cut-Rate Holiday Trappings; It Wraps Up Dec. 31
- For Human Options, the Light is Bright
- Growing Ourselves to Death
- Barr Urges Closing of Drug Control Office
- Tokos Directors OK Stock Repurchase
- China Completes Its Biggest Shake-Up of Military Chiefs : Reshuffle: Deng reportedly launched the changes to curb the power of President Yang and his half-brother.
- The <i> Grande Patronne</i> of the Villa
- Cutting the Cost of Getting Child Support : The law: More parents are representing themselves in court to save time and money. With adequate preparation, this approach works well.
- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
- Julie Burbridge has been appointed director of...
- RETAILING
- U.S. Firms Cautious on Viet Trade : Commerce: Businesses say the Bush Administration's policy change is positive, but they want to see the embargo against Hanoi dropped entirely.
- L. Allayne Yackey has been named vice...
- O.C. Students Outscore State on CAP Test
- Simi Board Rescinds Middle School Plan : Reconfiguration: The 3-to-2 vote comes after several speakers voice support for the change.
- Convictions Against Ingrid Ely Overturned
- School Officials Say Shortened Year Will Increase Costs
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD : Pact to Help Students Get Jobs at Shopping Mall
- Stanton : City to Search Out Best Holiday Decor
- Trout at Irvine Could Carry Christmas Bonus
- Master's Hankinson Cleared to Return to Coaching Post : College basketball: Mustangs' mentor makes unexpectedly rapid recovery from diverticulitis.
- College Football
- Pulse Quickener : Conductor Kiesler, Although Jewish, Never Tires of Handel's 'Messiah,' and He's Back in Town to Do It
- 'Ducks' Not Deluxe for Hockey Fans
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Mathis Puts His Enthusiasm to Good Youth
- Breaking a record for its annual winter...
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Used People' a Charming, Witty Fairy Tale
- A Lesson in Global Economics for Clinton in Big Blue's Troubles
- Investments Due for Annual Review
- Governor Announces Change in His Inner Circle
- France Seeks Heirs to Titanic's Treasure
- NEWPORT BEACH : City to Close Parks After 11 at Night
- SAN FERNANDO : Student Injured in Drive-By Shooting
- Joke Is on NBA Now, but Smiles Aren't in Order
- Kirschke Chooses the Bruins : Football: Esperanza's defensive tackle, The Times' county lineman of year, says he has always wanted to attend UCLA.
- College Football
- HOCKEY / LISA DILLMAN : Lessons Are Clear for Expansion Clubs
- Baseball officials said they won't need an...
- STAGE
- FIXATIONS : Car Lover Stands on His Own Fleet
- 13 Killed in Algeria Sweep
- U.S. to Propose 382 Species for Protection List
- Attempt to Protect Store Proves Fatal : Violence: Robbers shoot the owner of an electronics shop near the disturbance as he tries to remove merchandise. He had been a looting victim in the spring unrest.
- 3 School Board Members Recalled : Somis: At the same time, voters approve replacement candidates for the one-school elementary district.
- Smoking May Be Banned in City Buildings
- County Seeking Ways to Trim Services Agency : Government: Board orders study aimed at eliminating duplication, waste and red tape.
- SIMI VALLEY : Reagans Light Tree in Library's Lobby
- Boxing
- LOS ALAMITOS : Champion of Champions Again to Be Pivotal in Award Voting
- Petition Calls for Senate to Refuse to Seat Packwood
- County OKs Ahmanson Plan, Lops Perks : Development: Supervisors say Simi Hills housing project offers a unique opportunity to protect large areas of open space.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Man, 78, Dies After Being Hit by Car
- VENTURA : Kevin Costner Due at Charity Game
- 8th-Graders Outperform Classmates Statewide : Education: Students score below their predecessors on California tests. Officials say their programs are on track.
- Staffers Irate Over Possible Layoffs of 3 Scientists at La Brea Tar Pits
- 2 Held in Port Hueneme Slaying
- NEWPORT BEACH : 150 Boats Expected in Christmas Parade
- SANTA ANA : District's Veteran Trustees Snubbed
- SKI COLUMN / CHRIS DUFRESNE : Operators Find Season's Snow to Be Heavenly
- Gwynn to Bat Leadoff in 1993
- Washington Hires Special Investigators for Football
- NHL ROUNDUP : Rangers See Two Streaks Go Up in Flames, 3-0
- Swinton Rushes Into Record Book
- ANALYSIS : Once Again, NFC Appears Superior
- JAZZ REVIEW : A Poignant Celebration of Varga's Life
- MUSIC / CHRIS PASLES : Men of Chanticleer Lift High Their Voices
- Body of Kidnaped Israeli Border Officer Found : Mideast: Rabin was willing to talk, but now he vows 'merciless' campaign against militant Palestinian group.
- India Takes Over 3 States Run by Fundamentalists
- Faucets Pose Lead Hazard, Suits Charge
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Clinton Was Given Chance to Show He Is a Fit Steward : Audience: The sessions were also a seminar to put into sharper focus for Americans many of the details of the new team's fiscal programs.
- School Hopes to Give Students a 'New Vision' of Education : Activism: Community involvement will be the key element in a public school in Brooklyn. Creators are optimistic; critics are skeptical.
- 20 Youths Told to Retake SAT or Forfeit Scores : High schools: An inquiry finds that some students in the West Valley and Calabasas may have obtained test answers in advance.
- SAN DIEGO : Man Dies in Trolley Station Shootings
- Pastor Who Drove Van in Collision That Killed 8 Won't Face Charges
- Theatrical Troupe Brings the AIDS Message to Latinos
- Countywide : A Singularly Festive Day for Triplets
- Project Fight Shifts to L.A. County : Ahmanson Ranch: Officials will try to lessen the effects of traffic generated by the major development.
- 2nd Group of Seabees Heads for Somalia : Famine relief: The Port Hueneme-based naval construction workers will help support the U.S. Marine-led effort.
- FULLERTON : Downtown Party to Mark New Year
- LOS ANGELES : Time Capsule for Next Generation Is Buried
- Palomar Wins Wrestling Title With No Sweat
- IRVINE WORLD NEWS TOURNAMENT : University Sets Scoring Record in 120-90 Victory
- Hastings Is About to Become Famous for His Long Journey
- LONG BEACH : Officer Hurt in Shooting Accident at Practice Range
- Baseball officials said they won't need an...
- College Football
- Mejer Scores 38 in CCI's Victory
- Brian Tomazic
- PREP WEDNESDAY: FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Wacholder Has Been 'All-Everything' at Laguna Beach
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Duquesne Stuns Florida State With Comeback