- ENTERTAINMENT NEWS : Multiplex Multiplication : The General Cinema complex will now seat 2,800. An AMC venue is due to open in late fall.
- Speakership Helps Fill Allen's Coffers to Record Level
- Officer's Slaying Sparks Generosity : Donations: The Michael Clark Trust Fund has raised $15,000 already. A benefit brunch is planned, and free medical care is offered to the victim's family.
- Liability Lawsuit Awards Drop for 3rd Consecutive Year
- Van Nuys : Fingerprint Match Cited in Gallion Trial
- Torrence Wins, Then Loses 200 : Track and field: She is disqualified for running out of her lane. Jamaica's Ottey gets the gold medal.
- Bradley Is the Mayor of Riviera With a 63 : Golf: He equals best round in a major, but it's good for only one-shot lead over Gallagher and O'Meara.
- COMMENTARY : Ripken Puts on a Show in Gehrig's Ballpark
- Three Strikes and Dodgers Forfeit : Baseball: Game is called after fans throw balls on the field with one out in the ninth. Nomo overshadowed.
- GARCIA REMEMBEREDA Matter of Timing: The death...
- County to Cut Many Services for Mentally Ill
- JUST THE TICKET
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : A Sci-Fi History of WW II Offers a New Take on an Old Story : 1945: A Novel <i> by Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen</i> ; Baen Books $24, 382 pages
- FDA Sees 'Carding' as Key Deterrent to Teen Smoking : Enforcement: The goal is make cigarette purchases dependent on a photo ID. It worked in Sweden, but critics say the weak link remains uncaring adults.
- Agoura Hills : Court Rules Against Recall Supporters
- SEAL BEACH : Planners' Biggest Pain Is All That Traffic
- Questions and answers about your commute : Motorists May Pay Price for Signs Ignored
- Northridge Loses but Will Play Its Hole Card, an Ace
- RETAIL
- Sex Pill Restitution Fund Set: Consumers who...
- Donations to Allen Rise After She Becomes Speaker
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Paradise's Temptations Fall Short : Despite an alluring facade, the cafe's jungle-like decor lacks focus and its American fare menu often fails to deliver.
- Daughters of Hussein, Other Top Iraqis Defect
- Similarities Seen in Electronics Store Robberies
- Counterfeiter Sentenced to Jail in Plea Agreement : Courts: James F. Hanson, who pleaded guilty to three felony charges, receives five years' probation and is ordered to pay $1,000.
- Westside : CLEANER AIR
- CITY SMART: How to thrive in the urban environment of Southern California.
- Latino Group Calls Grand Jury a Failure as Watchdog : Justice: Los Amigos of Orange County criticizes the panel for not investigating citizen complaints about which cases the district attorney chooses to prosecute.
- Dance Hall : Volleyball Referee Shimmies Into Spotlight With His Antics
- For Rosamond, It Was Only Another Mirage : Baseball: Desert town might have taken to the Ravens, but some citizens just feel taken by Golden State League.
- More Chemotherapy Planned to Combat Mantle's Cancer
- MOVIE REVIEWS : Two Stars in a Dim Galaxy : Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon are lovers we can care about. But life in 'A Walk in the Clouds' is just too exuberant and contrived.
- Management Firm Started by Cisneros to Close
- Man Overdoses; His Execution Is Postponed
- Escapee Sparked Sweatshop Raid : Labor: To report abuse, Thai worker risked deportation and defied threats.
- Drug Trial Resulting From Operation Roundup Opens : Courts: Lawyers differ over reliability of key witness in Santa Ana's biggest narcotics and gang sweep. Defendant faces third strike and possible life sentence if convicted.
- San Fernando Valley : Developer Hopes to Lure Media Giants
- CULTURE WATCH : Dead Icon Lives On
- Lawsuits Seek Ban on Firearms for Off-Duty Police Officers : Law enforcement: Civil rights attorney contends that carrying the weapons poses danger to public. Union lawyer calls the action 'grandstanding.'
- San Fernando Valley : RECALL RULING
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Hollandsworth, Gwynn Disabled
- Bryans Make Play for USTA No. 1 Ranking
- AIDS Costs Rise to Insurers: AIDS-related claims...
- SECURITIES
- THEATER : 'Sister' Ahead of Its Time : In the '60s, the play just slipped past censors. The comedy about a lesbian soap star could have been written yesterday.
- Delegate on Probation for Lying to Congress
- Clinton to Seek Lasting End to All Nuclear Tests
- Another Japanese Official Assailed for WW II Remarks
- Residents Grill Rocketdyne on Cleanup, Blast
- OXNARD : Race Car Driver Warns Against Using Drugs
- Northridge : Comic Creator Draws Fans to Store Opening
- A Way to Gain Religious Freedom : Clinton's guidelines won't stop 'religious apartheid,' but an amendment would.
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Everyone's Waiting for O'Meara to Win Big One
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Adams Learns How to Draw a Crowd : Golf: Late-starting no-name shoots six-under 29 on front nine, finishes with a 65.
- Showing Some Horse Sense : Owning a Stable Beats Retirement for Bob and Beverly Lewis
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT
- ALBUM REVIEWS / POP : Dish, "Boneyard Beach," Interscope ***.
- National Video Rentals
- MOVIE REVIEWS : Two Stars in a Dim Galaxy : Michelle Pfeiffer gives a realistic performance in an otherwise simplistic and predictable 'Dangerous Minds.'
- MUSIC : Tooting Coltrane's Horn : Jazzman Steve Huffsteter found his guru not in a fellow trumpeter but in a master saxophonist.
- DESIGN : Splashy Remodels : Old pools are undergoing face lifts that include reshaping and adding tiles, fountains and spas.
- 5 in Family Found Shot to Death in Home : Crime: Boy, 3, is only survivor of what San Bernardino police speculate was a robbery. In Riverside, three unrelated females are slain in apartment. A baby is spared.
- ANAHEIM : Anti-Blight Ruling to Be Appealed
- Sunland-Tujunga : Watermelon Festival Gets Under Way Today
- The Art of Getting to the Getty Will Have Visitors Floating on Air : CITY SMART: How to thrive in the urban environment of Southern California.
- Colleges : * Campus scene : IRVINE : Student to Present Paper at Convention
- San Gabriel Valley : THAT'S HOLLYWOOD
- PERSPECTIVE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT : Encounters of the Ambiguous Kind : Understanding lethal exchanges in a world where both citizens and police are armed to the teeth and all too human.
- VENTURA : Council Candidates Invited to Forum
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- P & G Reports Record Earnings and Sales
- GM Changes Engineering Structure : Autos: Company says it will cut vehicle development costs by 25% and require fewer jobs.
- Humana to Buy Emphesys for $650 Million
- County to Cut Most Services for Mentally Ill
- Mesa Water Board Chief Quits
- County Data Processing Changes Studied : Privatization: Money could be saved if private vendors took over record-keeping, but concerns about reliability and the security of information must be met.
- Entertainment Complex at Santa Anita Track Opposed
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Riviera Won't Forget Bradley : Golf: But with everyone tearing it up, his 63 good for only a one-shot lead over Gallagher and O'Meara.
- Businesses Saw Anti-Smoking Handwriting on the Wall : Tobacco: Vending, advertising and other companies have tried to wean themselves from reliance on cigarette revenues.
- FOR KIDS : Books That Inspire the Telling of Tales
- Breakup Plan Unites LAUSD, Teachers Union
- South Bay : FOX TROT
- SIMI VALLEY : Boys & Girls Club Seeks $1.5 Million
- Chatsworth : Oak Trees Rebound After a Wet Winter
- Vaughan's Frustrating Season Continues With Another Loss : Tennis: Corona del Mar player eliminated in consolation round of U.S. Tennis Assn. 16s national championships.
- INDOOR SOCCER : Strong Second Half Gives the Splash a Victory Over Detroit
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Unzipped': Fun Look at Fashion World
- Who Will Stand Up for Helpless Mice?
- 'Lift and Strike' Plan for Bosnia
- Losing Vietnam War
- Panel Backs Overhaul of Process for Budget : Government: State constitutional reform commission pushes for passage by a simple majority vote of the Legislature.
- 2 to Stand Trial in Youth's Death
- Author Comes Up With the Wrong Conclusions
- Bilingual Classes
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : Bears Using an L.A. Move as Leverage
- Political Funds
- Cotton Loses Out to Convenience
- Martinez on War Memorial
- Budget Crisis
- OTHER NEWS - Aug. 11, 1995
- Obituaries - Aug. 11, 1995
- COMPANY TOWN : Warner Meeting Arrives on Low Note
- 'Jane Roe' Plaintiff Now Says Abortion Is Wrong
- Clinton Orders Smoking Limits for Teen-Agers
- Blowing Smoke at the Prez : Health: It won't work, teen-agers say of Clinton's plan to tighten restrictions on cigarettes.
- Thai Workers May Be Released Soon : Sweatshop: Labor and community groups pledge bond for 40 of the immigrants. They have agreed to serve as witnesses against the business's operators.
- Colleges : * Campus scene : IRVINE : College Foundation Board Elects President
- Now There's a New USC Investigation : College football: Texas recruit said Trojans will 'do anything . . . and bend the rules.'
- Pathologist for Defense Rebuts Work by Coroner : Simpson trial: Baden questions procedures and findings about timing and method of murders.
- To the GOP Victors Go the Spoils in Congressional Fund Raising
- Blowing Smoke at the Prez : Health: It won't work, teen-agers say of Clinton's plan to tighten restrictions on cigarettes.
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : The FRONT NINE
- Grand Jury Indicts 3 in Fatal Blast at Federal Building : Terrorism: U.S. will seek death penalty for McVeigh, Nichols, the alleged masterminds of the Oklahoma City attack. Michael Fortier pleads guilty to limited counts.
- Teen Smoking Rules Ordered : Restrictions: O.C. youths say a federal crackdown on minors' nicotine use won't stop them from lighting up.
- U.N. Steps Up Patrols to Stem Attacks on Serb Refugees in Croatia : Balkans: Croatian police allow mobs to descend on convoys headed for Serbia. Deaths, injuries reported.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Wilson Suit Affects State but Targets Nation : Politics: Governor stages media event to announce latest assault on affirmative action. Legal experts say litigation could cost taxpayers millions.
- IT'S A HELP: The county's mental health...
- Justice Dept. Won't Prosecute Ex-O.C. Deputy
- 'Roe' Plaintiff Now Says Abortion Sometimes Wrong
- TOUGH LESSON: In a surprise move, Los...
- Wilson to Sue State Over Affirmative Action Laws : Courts: Governor wants appellate court to overturn preference given to women- and minority-owned firms.
- Catching Up With the Pack : Accessories: The once-rugged, utilitarian backpack finds itself more and more in polite company.
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Enrique's Feels Like Trip to Margaritaville : Excellent drinks beat the often bland food at this long-lived Thousand Oaks Mexican eatery with a 1960s decor.
- PLO's Office in Tunisia, Now a Lonely Outpost : North Africa: Israel won't allow some officials into Gaza or Jericho. So they hang on, missing the old days.
- Activist Wu, Jailed in China, Is Healthy, U.S. Official Reports : Asia: Visit is first since release of video in which American admits to lying in documentaries. Backers say he was coerced.
- Lord of Illusions(R) When something goes fatally...
- Sea Floor DDT Cleanup Would Pose Huge Problems : Palos Verdes: Dredging or capping area are among options. Many say astronomical cost, risk are not worth it.
- Valleywide : Volunteering Opportunities
- Aircraft Probe Nets Simi Executive : Crime: Thanks to the federal Operation BreakApart, a businessman pays for selling counterfeit parts and falsifying documents.
- Gallegly Sues Station Owner in Ad Feud
- GARDEN GROVE : City Approves Limited Flood-Control Project
- Show and Tell : Tiffany Chin Uses Her World-Class Experience to Help the Next Generation of Ice Skaters Find Firm Footing
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : PGA NOTES
- Salmon's Shining Season : Baseball: Angel right fielder says it's not his best, but two more homers in 9-1 win over Royals say otherwise.
- OC Fans' Choices
- OXNARD : Firefighters Offer Smoke Detectors
- Cal Lutheran Works at Attracting Foreign Students : College: The efforts benefit all in the community, says a recruiter for the school.
- Memorial Services Set
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Will Course Turn Into a Softy? : Golf: Greens are considered the key as the world's best tee off today in the final major of the year.
- Theater Reviews : Little 'Cats' Feat : The poetry purrs, but this incarnation of the musical has no distinctive markings, although some of the cast is show quality.
- Stade Brings Club Out of Closet--to Rave Reception
- Hooked on Snagging the Big One : Anglers trolling Lake Casitas for unpredictable bass admit they can get downright obsessive about their hobby.
- THEATER REVIEW : Show Turns Beauty Into a Bit of a Beast : The self-absorbed heroine lies around waiting for romance, and the stepsister and stepmother do all the work.
- WHEELS OF FORTUNE : Collector's Auto Motive Is to Benefit Charities With User-Friendly Museum
- Storm Gains Strength
- LAGUNA BEACH : Housing to Be Built for Those With AIDS
- Harness Drivers Charged in Race-Fixing Crackdown
- Collective Soul Shines Again : With one platinum album behind them, the hit-making Georgia rock band is pushing its second effort.
- Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead Founder, Dies
- Fishing for Answers Can Leave You Reeling
- Coming Up Shorts : When Angel Fans Stream to the Ballpark, Fashion Calls for the Bare Necessities
- For all those who have ever asked,...
- Sharing Japanese Culture
- 'Babe' Doesn't Hit Home on Every Try, but It's Darn Cute
- COLUMN ONE : CEOs Learn the Bottom Line of Public Life : Orange County's Popejoy is the latest to find that the move from the executive suite to government can have its downside.
- Mourners Recall Terrible Irony of Clark's Death
- FILLMORE : Dinner Trips Pick Up Steam for Train Firm
- South Bay : Scam Artists--and Rude Ones at That
- San Gabriel Valley : SLAIN OFFICER REMEMBERED
- Calabasas : Water District Settles Landscapers' Claim
- ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : High-Water Marks
- VENTURA : Broken Pipe Disrupts Traffic, Water Service
- SCIENCE FILE: An exploration of issues and trends affecting science, medicine and the environment.
- Agreement Keeps Dollas, Ducks Out of Arbitration
- SAN CLEMENTE : Historic-House Owner Can't Give It Away
- LOS ALAMITOS : Ah Sigh Giving Jockey Creager Plenty to Crow About
- BaseballThe state gets to keep Shoeless Joe...
- The Stephen Petronio Company of New York...
- RESTAURANTS : Claws Celebre : Lobster to Die for and Other Good Stuff, at Newport Seafood
- Citadel's Bid to Bar Female Denied by Appeals Court
- On the Fore! Front : Everyone from Gucci to Skins Game in Irvine is offering tee-rific golf-inspired wear. Some labels are creating gear with the traditional, mainstream look, while others are going with the kitschy, campy '50s and '60s styles.
- Westside : Special Challenges for Some Special Olympians
- ANAHEIM : City Attorney Defends Street Parking Ban
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Panel OKs Business Uses for Two Houses
- Encino : Water-Filtration Plant Vote Delayed Again
- Northridge : Driver Arrested After 5 Injured in Crash
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : Daly Still Looking to Make Ryder Cut : Golf: He needs a top-three finish at Riviera, however, because Wadkins probably won't give him an at-large berth.
- Competition for Commoners : State games: Athletes from California will take part in Olympic-type event in San Diego.
- Still 4,000 Tickets Available
- A Small-Time Operation Now a Big Business : Sports marketing: In seven years, Craig Elledge takes his company from a garage in Van Nuys to national television.
- Forever Grateful : Deadheads Gather as a Family to Mourn Loss of Their Idol
- A WAR TO REMEMBER? : They are fewer now. Those who bore witness to WWII are passing, and with them, the truth about its triumphs and tragedies. Now, with the country so different than when they fought, they don't want to fade away.
- Schools in Line for $6-Million Infusion : Education: The money stems from a proposed settlement over Proposition 98. But there are restrictions on use of the funds.
- San Gabriel Valley : Sewage-to-Drinking-Water Plan Hits Snag
- Aide Says Hoge Failed to Report Loan to Political Commission
- NEWPORT BEACH : Business Permit Law Reviewed
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Maddux Finally Loses, 9-3
- SPLASH NOTEBOOK / MARTIN HENDERSON : Mandatory Benching in San Jose a Part of Lilavois Trade
- Salmon Moves Into the Spotlight : Baseball: Right fielder hits two of the Angels' four home runs in a 9-1 victory at Kansas City, their eighth straight on the road.
- Wilson Pickett, Healey Band to Headline 2-Day Blues Fest
- GM to Unveil Executive Revamp : Autos: Restructuring will create two ranks of senior officials to oversee product development, marketing. Move is latest bid for efficiency.
- A Renaissance Woman Will Talk About Sex : Riane Eisler, who founded the first women's law center in the country, will speak in Ventura.
- Eurostar Train Workers to Strike
- RETAIL
- Investors Get Caught Up in the Netscape : Wall Street: Software company makes an impressive debut, with more than 13.8 million shares changing hands during frenzied trading.
- Elat: The Culture Club : You can stock a Persian or Israeli kosker kitchen with thefish and produce at this Middle Easter market--but go for the yogurt.
- IN SEASON : The Tomato as Yo-Yo
- Mexican Airline Restructures
- EVERYWHERE
- EXECUTIVE TRAVEL : Check It Out: Hotels Trying to Do Away With the Front Desk
- TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- U.S. Asked to Block Planned HMO Merger : Health care: In letter to Justice Dept., three consumer groups cite concerns about United HealthCare, MetraHealth.
- White House Nominates 2 to SEC Posts : Regulation: One is an Ohio law school professor, the other a Utah securities specialist. Both were trial attorneys for the panel.
- Bundesbank Trims a Key Interest Rate : Germany: Action could signal deeper cuts in other official rates.
- News Corp. and MCI Plan On-Line Services Venture : Computers: British Telecom may join in the deal, the firms' first since MCI announced plans to invest in the Murdoch empire.
- Radio Shack Pact With IBM Deals Blow to AST Research
- TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Controversy Over Pesticide Risks Reignited
- Demand for Gold Rises
- This Charity Is Cooking
- COOKBOOK REVIEW : The French Cookbook Paradox
- Procter & Gamble Eyes Romanian Detergent Maker
- Mad Apple
- A Little Strummer
- BBC Reporter Slain En Route to Bihac
- TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- International Business : Global Markets and Economic Update
- MCI and News Corp. Plan On-Line Services Venture : Computers: British Telecom may join in the deal, the firms' first since MCI announced plans to invest in the Murdoch empire.
- Oakley Stock Offer Begins Today
- Witness Says Rep. Reynolds Offered Cash to Alter Story
- LAUGH LINES : Punchlines
- Change in Zero Emission Mandate Sought : Pollution: Compromise would allow partial credit for hybrid cars that can switch between gas and batteries.
- ANAHEIM : Hit-and-Run Driver Sought in Killing
- Slain Millionaire's Girlfriend to Stand Trial in Theft : Courts: Expert links woman to writing on numerous checks totaling $497,000. Defense says client was authorized to sign Newport Beach entrepreneur's name.
- Calabasas : Compost Giveaway Program Expanded
- TUSTIN : Longtime City Clerk Wynn Steps Down
- SANTA PAULA : Decline in City's Budget to Continue
- Big as All Texis
- ANYTHING GOES: Ventura County fans of late...
- SIGHTS : An Artistic Marriage of Old World and New : Couple's majestic miniatures pay tribute to painters of the past with irreverent humor.
- Extending a Helping Hand Across the Globe : Charity: Thanks to PLAN International, needy children around the world have food, an education and a worthy home to call their own.
- Chinatown Merchants, Residents Offer Substation to Lure LAPD
- LAKE FOREST : Petitions Filed for Vote to Bring Back El Toro
- THOUSAND OAKS : Mall Gives 2nd Reprieve to Giant Sandcastle
- Travelers May Just Press a Button to Drive Into Future : Technology: Transportation conference gathers engineers and other specialists for a brainstorming session on how to get people from here to there.
- Sutcliffe Gets Some Help Giving Futch a Present : Boxing: He struggles with southpaw replacement Martin but wins a controversial split decision.
- Thai Risotto
- THE O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL : Ito Considers Using Person to Represent Body : Courts: Scene will be set for jurors' nighttime tour of Nicole Simpson's condominium and the Rockingham home on Aug. 20.
- THE O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL : A Shield Battered but Not Broken
- Firm Offered 'Kelly Girl' Lawyers at Just Right Time : Employment: Recession-driven cutbacks and attorney burnout fueled the growth of legal temporary agency.
- WFS Financial Inc.: The Irvine company said...
- No Bones About It
- FOR THE KIDS : It's Easy to Get Hooked on Fishing at the Pier : Annual Ventura tournament aims to bring together young and old for a good time, with a prize for the day's biggest catch.
- Ex-N.Y. Mayor in Hospital
- JAUNTS : Herb Garden Offers a Glimpse of the Past : Tour at Olivas Adobe will revisit the 1800s, when settlers used plants for medications and fragrance as well as for cooking.
- Power Loss Knocks Out Air Traffic Control Center for an Hour : Safety: Other facilities relay instructions to pilots. Many flights were delayed, but FAA reports no 'near misses.'
- Vasquez Announcement Fails to Halt Recall Drive : Government: Leaders say they can't trust supervisor not to change his mind about quitting if they drop efforts to oust him.
- Hate those Pig-Alerts:The trouble started when a...
- L.A. Schools Chief Softens Stand on Breakup : Education: Sid Thompson says he will help supporters if they can prove that students will benefit from splitting up the district.
- Johnson Staggers 400 Field : Track and field: In second-fastest time ever, he beats second-place Reynolds by seven meters.
- DIGEST : Campbell Has Enough, Resigns Monroe Post
- MOTOR RACING / SHAV GLICK : Track's Closure Hasn't Slowed Saugus Drivers
- CLUB REVIEW : Coconut Teaszer Softens Its Head-Banger Rock Image
- SCC High Will Start Boys' Soccer in Fall
- BANKING
- GM Will Add Tires to Items Covered Under Car Warranty
- Graphix Zone Inc.: The Irvine developer of...
- Lear Wins BMW Seat Contract
- Tiny Enchantress Bursts With Flavor
- Happy Campers : The dog days are here. But while adults seek refuge inside, day camps make the most of summer's end.
- U.S. Air Travel Security Alert Issued to Deter Possible Attacks
- Sen. Packwood Apologizes
- Man Charged in ATM Worker Death
- Jerry Garcia Fans Stay Grateful for the Music After Star's Death
- Man's Body Found Near Canyon Road
- Central Los Angeles : OODLES OF LOOT
- OXNARD : City Offers Trash Reduction Workshop
- Crash Diet for a Bloated Constitution
- Wood Blows Whistle on Playing Career : Basketball: His game remains the same but now he is working toward an NBA career as an official.
- An Early End to a Strange Trip : The personal legacy: A meeting with Garcia was worth dozens with someone else. He had an utterly honest and candid intellect, an intractably ironic wit.
- Nazi Factory Conscripts Are Rebuffed : Claims: German chemical firm refuses to compensate 8,000 survivors, saying it's a national problem.
- RETAIL
- Cimco Hires Company to Sift Takeover Queries : Manufacturing: The Costa Mesa-based firm is tight-lipped about names and numbers involved.
- Is the Trip Over? : Retailing: Grateful Dead music, merchandise sales expected to keep on thriving, but touring days may be gone.
- News : Quaintness for Your Salad
- UNPLUGGED CONCERT : Mellowing Out in Pleasant Valley
- Current Tax Code Still Best Option, Rubin Says
- UP THE COAST : One-Woman Show Looks at British Comedienne : 'A Lancashire Lass' examines the life of Gracie Fields, a '30s performer and one of the first to entertain troops during wartime.
- A STAGE-TWO BLASTOFF : Loaded With Alternatives, Lollapalooza Fires Up Its Launch Pad for Even More Innovation and Surprises
- THEATER REVIEW : Play Is Still the Thing in 'Tempest' With a Twist : Basic merits of Shakespeare's standard shine through in Ojai production starring a female Prospero.
- Grand Jury Urges Major Overhaul of O.C. Government : Recovery: To restore confidence after bankruptcy, supervisors are advised to make jobs such as treasurer appointive and consider making their own part-time.
- GARDEN GROVE : Former Landfill Fills In for Golf
- San Fernando Valley : 25 Inmates Hurt in Fighting at Pitchess Jail
- A Tug of War Over Fernando
- Ex-Red Cross Fund-Raiser Pleads Guilty : Courts: Albert Wynder embezzled $144,000 and gave it to friends who have HIV or were just needy. Insurance covered most of the loss.
- BOOK REVIEW / NONFICTION : Reassessing Beauty . . . From the Inside : LOOK AT MY UGLY FACE: Myths and Musings on Beauty and Other Perilous Obsessions With Women's Appearance, <i> by Sara Halprin</i> ; Viking; $22.95, 352 pages
- Mexico Takes to an Insider
- Second-Stage Bands
- A Close- Up Look At People Who Matter : Families of the Disabled Band Together
- Opponent Files New Lawsuit in Effort to Halt Tollway Work
- Oakley's Founder Looks Like a Million--and Then Some
- The Great White
- Justice Says He's Sorry About Endorsement : Judiciary: Scholars contend that remarks made supporting Lungren for governor violate state ethics code. 'I regret any misunderstanding,' Chief Justice Lucas says.
- Pitchess Rocked by 2 Racial Fights
- TUSTIN : Trash Rates Rise 10% to Offset Landfill Fee
- SIMI VALLEY : Authorities Seek Bank Robber
- Karros Powers Dodgers to Win : Tuesday's game: He hits game-winning homer for second day in a row. L.A. pulls within two games of Colorado.
- TRACK AND FIELD / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES : Heptathlon Turns Into Showdown of No-Names
- 1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : PGA NOTES : He Tries to Make the Most of a Little
- Theater Reviews : 'Bus Stop' Has Just the Ticket : Revival of William Inge's classic reminds us that good dialogue is the key to great ensemble performances.