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COUNTERPUNCH LETTERS : Words to Live By: Credits Are Important
Teen Killed in Lincoln Heights
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Aug. 7, 1995
Notes on a Scorecard - Aug. 7, 1995
TECHNOLOGY - Aug. 7, 1995
TECHNOLOGY - Aug. 7, 1995
Obituaries - Aug. 7, 1995
O.C. Recovery Putting Heavy Burden on Poor : Services: Tapping bus funds would greatly worsen their difficulties in earning a living, advocates say.
5 Safe After Kidnaping in Africa : California Girl Among U.S. Missionaries Who Were Robbed, Drugged
RAPE PREVENTION: Rape accounted for 1% of...
Phone Strike Unlikely as Issue of Medical Benefits Is Resolved
COLUMN ONE : Tense Times in Lincoln Heights : Boy's slaying is lightning rod for frustrations of the young and unease of residents who want police to stop gang crime but are wary of methods they use.
For True Change, Offer More Carrots : Benefits should be flexible and generous enough to let the full-time working poor support their families
Beating the Odds : Owner is betting millions that Los Alamitos Race Course will succeed.
ON THE BEATEN PATH IN MYKONOS : THE BEST KNOWN OF THE FABLED GREEK ISLANDS CAN BE MADDENINGLY TOURISTY--BUT ALSO WILDLY ATTRACTIVE
MID-WILSHIRE : Tutoring Program Goes Beyond Grades
REGION : State Program Aids Small Businesses
British Queen Mother Elizabeth Marks 95th Birthday in Golf Cart
Croatia Captures Rebel Serb City; Thousands Flee : Balkans: Takeover of Knin sends refugees on panicked flight to Serb-held areas of Bosnia. U.N. officer tells of bodies lying in the streets. Two more peacekeepers killed.
Women's Political Caucus Takes Hard Line on Packwood
CHESS : STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BOYLE HEIGHTS : Jobs Program Aids Budding Scientists
Protecting Vision : Medicine: Team treatments are helping patients with a viral disease of the eyes maintain their sight.
Senate OKs 1-Year Ban on Land Mines
No Bombshell, No Closure Either : House hearings fail to answer many questions about Waco
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON BANKRUPTCY RECOVERY : OCTA's Airport Gambit Is More Opportunism Than Reform : Permitting the transportation authority to 'purchase' John Wayne would not be in the best interests of taxpayers.
Lorna and Her Grandpa
ROLLER HOCKEY : Bullfrogs Beat Blades Again
JAZZ SPOTLIGHT
Japan Signals a Major Shift in Little Moves
Summertime and the Reading Is Easy : A Good Paranoid : Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the office . . . : VERTICAL RUN. By Joseph R. Garber (Bantam Books: $21.95; 305 pp.)
CHINATOWN : 3 Charged After State Inspects Fish Market
GOP Political Machine Hits Snags After a Good Start : Congress: Stumbling blocks indicate public is only willing to go so far in quest to downsize government.
SANTA MONICA : Event Seeks to Raise Homeless Awareness
An Odd Enemy of Endangered Species : An Arizona squirrel runs afoul of scientists with little regard for Earthlings and a lot of clout in Washington.
Mission Viejo Co. Gets New Senior VP
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Exploring the Urban Jungle
Followers Seek Safe Ground for Church : Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Mission Faces Wrecking Ball Unless It Is Moved
'Clear and Present Danger'
SOUTHWEST AREA : Neighbors Discuss Nuisance Crimes
Red Rock West (HBO Tuesday at 1:45...
Not for the Faint of Heart : There's an Iguana in My Dishwasher . . . and Other Tales of Terror From Consumer Hot Lines
Senate Poised to Begin Debate on Dole's Welfare Plan : Legislation: Majority leader introduces his reform blueprint. But conservatives, Democrats are expected to try to alter bill starting Monday.
Japanese 29-Year Holdout Looks Back : Philippines: Former Imperial Army lieutenant hid in jungle, unaware the war had long since ended. As he looks back he is neither angry nor bitter.
SURFING : Falconer Holds Off Fellow Australian for Title
Management of Television's Big 3 a Study in Contrasts
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: The Why Behind...
A summary of selected City Hall actions...
NEWS ANALYSIS : 'Midnight Caller' Will Be on the Line : Whitewater: GOP senators are eager to learn whether a phone call from Susan Thomases led to any interference in the Vincent Foster suicide probe.
Wilson Wades Into Battle for New England Votes : Politics: Governor is pinning his presidential hopes on the Northeast. Aides are test-marketing commercials while he meets the people.
IN THE COMPANY OF MY SOLITUDE: American...
Shattering the Myth of the Bomb : How we tried to control the atom : DARK SUN: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, By Richard Rhodes (Simon & Schuster: $32.50; 703 pp.)
Reaching Out to Touch Someone Back
Vietnamese Embassy Opening Low-Key
Profile : Red-Hot and 'Blue' : AFTER LAST SEASON'S 'TRANSITION,' JIMMY SMITS LOOKS FORWARD TO A LOW-PRESSURE FALL
Japanese Recall the Fiery Dawn of Nuclear Age
THEATER : A Night of Provocative Drama
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Gigi Rice hopes to step out from behind the bar more on new 'Larroquette'
THE NATION : POLITICS : In the Senate, Even Ethics Prove Partisan
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Pringle Keeping Options Open About Possible Run for Supervisor
The Revolutionary at 80 : Anthony Quinn, who plays a Mexican in 'Clouds,' dreams of being accepted in his native land.
Survival Plan Needed for When Paychecks Stop
From Rail Line to Airline: One Stop Shy of a Full Ride : Airports: Cost and politics keep some big-city public transportation systems from going the distance to get passengers to the terminal.
California--Nicholas L. Gorton, Scotland: "Adobe Inn, 1473...
PALM SPRINGS--The Palm Springs International Short Film...
J. Howard Marshall; Oil Tycoon Wed Playboy Model
Opposition Hoping to Sink Roots in Baja : Election: Voters will decide today whether the PAN party will retain its hold in a Mexico that has struggled for decades under single-party rule.
Jail for Lottery Millionaire
LEIMERT PARK : Renewal Agency Opens Local Office
Playing a cold-blooded murderess who flares across...
MALIBU : Firms Hired to Design Civic Center Area
COVER STORY : Unsung Attractions : Group Promotes Ethnic Enclaves as Tourist Destinations in a Drive to Reap a Bigger Slice of the Billions Spent by L.A. Visitors
Man Gets Life Term in Clemency Bomb Plot
Enqvist Shows Ivanisevic One Way Out of Town
Ballet Noir : The L.A. Chamber Ballet collaborates with jazzman Charlie Haden on a Chandleresque program.
PRIVATE DIRT: You might have been reading...
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LETTERS FROM LONDON by Julian Barnes...
Senate Comes Up to the Plate : Lawmakers have a chance to vote to end baseball club owners' unfair labor advantage
Seabees Build Fun Festivals, Too : Naval base: Open house features music, rides and a look at military implements.
Convenience, Character, Affordable Living Give Downtown Its Appeal : Residents: Reaction to planned revitalization is mixed, with some welcoming the changes and others saying they will be forced to move away.
'Just Giving Back to the Community Now' : Volunteers: Recovering alcoholics help rehabilitate run-down residences as part of Costa Mesa's Neighbor to Neighbor cleanup program.
1,000 Firefighters Battle Blaze Raging Near Morongo Valley
CAMARILLO : Donations Sought for Hospital Playground
Angels Handle Business as Usual : Baseball: They get six strong innings from Langston and beat the Rangers and Darwin, 5-3.
Pollution Levels Unhealthful at 2 Lakes Near Thousand Oaks : Environment: Study says Sherwood and Westlake Lake were 'impaired' by runoff of pesticides, fertilizer and heavy metals.
For Many Elderly, California Is Not the Place to Be : Population: From 1985-90, state had net loss of 53,472 seniors. Costs, crime and disasters are among reasons researchers cite; but some people 'age in place.'
Flag Drops to One-Third Mast : Track and field: Mike Marsh is the only U.S. runner to make the semifinals of the 100.
COMPUTERS : Hot 'Spot' Is Cyber-Place to Be : With a plot somewhere between 'Melrose Place' and MTV's 'Real World,' it may be the first episodic drama on the Internet.
Taking the Dry Road on Vacation
Around the World on United Airlines
Magnum Torts : TOM SELLECK IS THE CENTRAL COG AROUND WHICH CABLE FILM'S MORALITY TALE EVOLVES
PacTel Talks Continue; Other Strikes Averted
SANTA MONICA : City to Weigh Ban on Drive-In Window Sales at Night
Rosemary's Diary: Her Life--Before the Lobotomy : Kennedys: Third child of Rose and Joseph is 76 now, living in a convent school since a 1941 operation intended to calm her mood swings. Her teen-age writings describe tea dances and trips.
LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Thomas Donahue : Locked in the Struggle to Build a Revitalized Labor Union
O.C. Gets 6 Tons of Paperwork on Transferred Murder Case : Trial: Local attorneys defending accused Northern California serial killer Charles Ng face arduous task of sifting through mountain of documents.
Woman's Body Found Near Road in Lancaster
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : The Four-30 Club a Hot Topic Again
PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : Miller Suffers Concussion in Ram Loss
SMALL FACES
Tagliabue Wins Hambletonian
COVER STORY : Give Us Something to Smile About
YOUR MORTGAGE : New Refinancing Protections for High-Rate Loans
When You Want a Little of This, a Little of That
Phoning It In : It's sort of 'Little Women' for the '90s : HANGING UP, By Delia Ephron (Putnam: $23.95; 336 pp.)
Fast Facts : Can Do
On View : Brave Heart : A YOUNG BOY BATTLING CANCER WRITES A STORY INSPIRING OTHERS TO FACE LIFE'S OBSTACLES
Endless Bummer : Surfing's Darker Side Is Surfacing During Assault Trial in Malibu
Hiroshima Burned Into Veteran's Memory
Santa Monica May Limit Drive-In Sales
Driven to the Corps : 3 Valley Marine Recruits Hope to Forge a New Identity in Boot Camp
Underage Drinkers Targeted at Border
Huntington Beach's Busy Bike Path May Get Some Relief
Baseball's Awesome Assaulters : Comparing the Angel Offense to the 1927 New York Yankees Is Not a Stretch; It's a Fact
Selfless Abbott Has Heart : Having Overcome Disability, He Inspires Others
Napolitano's in Fine Form With Twisted Agenda : *** 1/2 PRETTY & TWISTED "Pretty & Twisted" Warner Bros.
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Call Me a Schlemiel
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RATE THAT TUNE : Taking Note of Any References to Sex, Violence, Drugs or Bigotry
Restless Egypt Seeks to Adjust to New Era : Mideast: Discontent abounds despite moves toward greater democracy. And Muslim militants inspire fear.
PUBLIC AID : County Cutbacks Threaten Relief Payments to Indigent
NO MISSION IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR TIMOTHY D. STICKNEY
Police Downplay Unabomber Link in Van Bombing
Salve for a Bruised Baja
The Revolutionary Who Boogied : THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR: Dispatches and Diversion of a Radical Journalist 1965-1994, By Andrew Kopkind Edited by JoAnn Wypijewski (Verso: $27.95; 514 pp.)
It's No 'Shaq' at $20,000/Mo.
Do They Enjoy Really Being Dinner Party Don't-Invite-'ems? : They Pointed Out the Perils of Popcorn, Chinese Food, Even the Unassuming Tuna Salad Sandwich. But What Really Goes On Inside the Center for Science in the Public Interest?
To Our Readers
TRYING TO CURE WHAT AILES YOU
Harvey M. Bernstein; Swap Meet Salesman and Camarillo Resident
Scientists Troll Puget Sound for Clues to Earthquake Risks : Northwest: Geologists seek to pinpoint time of the next big jolt. Last one occurred about 1,000 years ago.
Area Cal State Plans Assume a Low-Budget Appearance : Education: Planners of the campus near Camarillo drastically revise their views in light of dwindling funds from the state.
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : DiSarcina Will Be Tough to Replace
1995 / 77th PGA Riviera : Paying the Price : Player Who Dominated the Game the Last Two Years Has Been Taking His Lumps (and Giving Them) in 1995
School Days : Creative Writing 1000000001
Get Answers Before Signing a Lease
As Ties to U.S. Are Knotted, Hanoi Seeks Economic Help : Asia: Vietnam presents Christopher with a financial wish list. He stresses human rights and MIA issues.
The Stuff of Excess : If Thom Jones is the current short-story god, what's the form coming to? : COLD SNAP: Stories, By Thom Jones (Little, Brown: $19.95; 228 pp.)
Doll in Chair Looks Like Grandmother She Really Was : Collecting: Elderly black matron peers through wire-rimmed glasses at National Doll Festival. She and other ethnic dolls now appear regularly beside flaxen-haired, blue-eyed Southern belles.
'True Lies'
It's a Family Affair
WESTLAKE : Business Workshops Scheduled This Week
New Orleans Seeks Key to Revival : Louisiana: Thousands of derelict homes stand vacant, dilapidated and tax delinquent. City hopes to sell them.
SUNDAY PROFILE : Against the Sun : John Rosmus of Fullerton knows how to make the 146-mile climb from the deadly hot Death Valley floor to the snowy summit of Mt. Whitney. One stride at a time.
THE STATE BUDGET : Legislative Life After the MTA Battle: All Gloves Off
Stretch of Newport Beach Cordoned Off for Cleanup
Jue Ends a Long Day for Camarillo With the Long Ball, 7-4
BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Tough to Overlook Braves Now
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Strawberry's Bat Is Practically Shouting
BASEBALL / FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ : Tenacity a Giant Help for Barton
MUSIC & DANCE NEWS : 'Pure Asian Thunder' for Nisei Week
MOVIES : Major 'Babes'
PLAY MST: Dave Alvin may seem like...
No Longer on Pins and Needles, Acupuncture Gains Healthy Acceptance
Tijuana Police Follow Own Rules : Mexico: With shortages of bullets, guns and patrol cars, officers don't always play by the book. New chief is trying to improve conditions for his force.
Bullfrogs Continue Their Mastery of the Blades : Roller hockey: Despite being outshot, 53-35, Anaheim wins, 6-4, to set a RHI record for victories with 19.
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Randy Johnson Misses Start Today
Earnhardt at Rainbow's End : Auto racing: After waiting out the weather, NASCAR's champion finds a Brickyard 400 victory.
No, Gordon Didn't Win Race Again
Wine With Your Chocolate? : Grape juice splashes and ruby droplets glisten in 'A Walk in the Clouds,' a sure sign of Alfonso Arau's 'Like Water for Chocolate' touch.
'Ma's Army' Deserted Him, but He's Building a New One : Track: Controversial Chinese coach, his runners and his turtle blood and caterpillar fungus tonic are nowhere to be seen at the World Championships.
WATER POLO : Orange County Teams Capture National Titles
WESTSIDE : Psychologist Helps Same-Sex Couples With Child-Raising
'The Fire This Time'
Dorsey Finds New Floor General in Patton : Basketball: Dons hope that transfer student from Louisiana will help lead the charge back to the city championship.
O.C. Vietnamese Risk Detainment in Homeland
Silent Fear Lies Behind Fertility Furor : Medicine: Couples who received allegedly stolen eggs or embryos from UC clinics do not want their lives intruded upon. They especially do not want to lose their children.
Notes about your surroundings
Victory Over Japan Halted Internment, but Not Prejudice : World War II: Japanese-Americans were seen as threats after attack on Pearl Harbor. Nearly 120,000 were incarcerated. With freedom came new problems.
Championing Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Preparedness : Expo: Natural and political disasters concern attendees, who shun extremist label.
SECOND OPINIONS : Pupils Seek Knowledge at Pressure-Free School : The children enrolled at a private elementary institution where there are no tests or textbooks teach each other and are truly interested in learning.
In Rocketdyne Blast, Answers Are Due : Was the company illegally burning hazardous wastes when two physicists were killed?
Stich Gets His Place in the Sun : Tennis: German overpowers Jakob Hlasek, 6-2, 6-4, to reach finals at UCLA.
Johnson Inquiry Focuses on Loan Amount : College football: USC receiver says he borrowed $200; others say payment was $1,200.
A Princely Summons
Martin Short guests on Taxi (Sunday at...
Well-Versed in the Pleasures of a Neighborhood Library
Bailey Puts His Revised Game Plan Into Action : Basketball: Ex-Loyola High star steps out of a commitment in hopes of upgrading his college prospects.
Boys Slave in Mexican Cliffside Caves for Precious Bits of Amber : Treasures: Miners as young as 6 risk cave-ins and robbery to earn perhaps $1,000 a year. The stones are especially valuable if a prehistoric insect is trapped inside.
REGION : Stop-Smoking Study Is Targeting Latinos
THE BOMB : Hiroshima: Changing the Way We Think About War
Lawyer to File 7 More Suits Against UCI Over Embryos
Vehicle Fire Spreads to Brush North of Castaic
Residents Seek Refund of Unused Sewer Fees : Burbank: Petition drive is launched after council votes to return only a portion of money for improvements that were later deemed unnecessary.
County's Public Health Care in Precarious Position : Budget: Although supervisors have adopted a spending plan, the fate of some clinics depends on state and federal funding that has yet to materialize.
Mensa: Where the Gifted Go to Gab : County's Intellectuals Find Fellowship With Others of Like Mind
'Saturday Morning' Rocks Kidvid Themes
When Baby Talk Isn't Enough
DOWNTOWN : Citizenship Classes Offered on Saturdays
COLUMN ONE : Can Tyson Put Punch Back in Boxing? : He will be paid $35 million for six fights, a bounty that shows how vital he is to the sport. Blurred by hype is the moral issue of rewarding a convicted rapist.
A Farewell From City Times Readers
LITTLE TOKYO : Nisei Week Focuses on Japanese Culture
WATTS : Armstead to Head Health Foundation
Agha Hasan Abedi; Banker Founded BCCI
THE NATION : THE CULTURE WARS : How We Know What We Know: Logic Meets Illogic at Simpson Trial
Prosecution Policies Falling Short in O.C. : D.A.'s Office Needs to Address Findings of Times Study
Owen Feels Fine in His Position : Baseball: As replacement for injured shortstop Gary DiSarcina, he knows what the Angels expect of him.
Intoxication of Success Overtakes Brandi : No Child Tennis Prodigy, Braverman Slowly Develops Into a Top Player
Call Them Family Films : Does it really matter whom you know? Take a look at the children and parents of directors who are popping up on screen these days.
Cost Containment in Medical Curriculum : Health care: Survey finds many schools are teaching students how to hold down costs. Some offer an elective course; others make it mandatory.
World War II Ghosts Come Back to Haunt Veterans 50 Years Later : Battle: This generation isn't immune from post-traumatic stress disorder after all. Symptoms include nightmares, flashbacks, crying.
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : A bouncing puppy and a changing caterpillar hit video with characters intact
BRENTWOOD : Where There's Coffee, There's a Klatch
1 Victim of Fatal PCH Crash Was Simpson Trial Reporter
MOTOR RACING : Webster Books 4th Victory
Miss Manners of Tennis : Gabriela Sabatini Is on a Quest to Show That Nice Women Don't Necessarily Have to Finish Last
RAP ROAR: Sen. Bob Dole is not...
POP MUSIC : ALBUM REVIEW : *** VARIOUS ARTISTS "Spirit of '73: Rock for Choice" 550/Epic
3 Die in Seniors Bus Crash
Four-Star Films : 'The Awful Truth'
PLAYA VISTA : Wetlands Groups in Legal Dispute
SOUTH LOS ANGELES : Development Plan Meeting Scheduled
WESTLAKE : Building Owners Face City Charges
'Til They Drop
On the Set : The Cloud That Never Went Away
'The Emotion Is Starting to Come Out'
A Primer on Why We Lost Vietnam : A Vietnamese general confirms the anti-war movement's role in the U.S. defeat.
Where's Michael?
COMMENTARY : The Percolating Mind of Oldenburg : A retrospective shows how ideas from early in a career can cook for decades, before emerging to enshrine the mundane.
Amazing Feat : Running: Hector Lopez took up the sport after watching the New York City marathon on television five years ago. With little experience and no coaching, he won his first race recently.
SLOW FADE IN THE STUDIOS : With Disney's purchase of a TV network, programmers are now poised to be masters of the pop-culture universe. So long, New York. Hello, Burbank.
Noise Issue Clouding Safety at Airports : Local officials should question policies that may be cause for a high number of accidents
SANTA PAULA : 5 Arrested in Beating and Robbery of Man
It's Earnhardt at Indy, by a Few Wet Bricks
Martinez's Play Magnifies Pierce's Faults : Tennis: Raymond defeats Testud to advance to today's final.
POP MUSIC / ROCK / COUNTRY / R&B; / RAP / LATIN / JAZZ : Looking Back, Actively
Monks Put Healing Art on Display
Anthrax Outbreak Kills 1
PERSPECTIVE ON THE LAPD : 'To Protect and to Serve'--and Fear : The Gutierrez shooting confirms for Eastsiders that 'reform' of the macho department remains to be seen.
THOUSAND OAKS : Library Seeks Vendors for Holiday Crafts Fair
Little League Team Vies for 2nd State Title : Baseball: Success of the Thousand Oaks 9- and 10-year-olds reflects a growing dynasty in the Conejo Valley, their manager says.
THE STATE : EDUCATION : The Unkindest Cut of All: Head Start's Uncertain Funds
Breaking Silence : Exhibit Focuses on War Crimes by the Japanese
Will Voters Be Taken for a Ride With Measure M Funds?
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Astros' Kile Loses Again Despite Strong Showing
Maybe Goulet Gets It Right if Price Is Right
Business as Usual for Angels : Baseball: They beat the Rangers, 5-3, but Langston leaves after six innings because of a tender pitching elbow.
Ram Interest Evaporates as Summer Heats Up
BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : DiSarcina Will Be Tough to Replace
Only the Memories Are Logical in Killing
THEATER : The Play That Made Us Gasp : Considering its subject and length, how did Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America' become known as the quintessential drama of our time?
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Vermont Renewal Project Takes Root
Wildfire Rages Near Morongo Valley
What If Japan Had Become a Korea? : Hiroshima: An overlooked element in the debate on the U.S. bombing is how it averted Stalin's taking of the north.
Stanton Girl Dies in Car-Firetruck Collision
Sluman Birdies 18 to Lead by One Stroke
An Early Riser : Angel Rookie Garret Anderson Has Statistics That Would Translate to a 30-Homer, 135-RBI Season, so It's a Good Thing He Decided to Play Baseball
SURFING / U.S. OPEN : Falconer Comes Out on Top in Battle Down Under
DEL MAR : Pat Valenzuela Is Suspended for the Rest of the Meeting
THEATER : COMMENTARY : Anton Chekhov, Our Contemporary : Why is the fatalistic Russian so relevant in seemingly optimistic America? 'Uncle Vanya' holds the key.
COUNTRY CLUB PARK : Bill Curbing Group Homes to Be Discussed
A summary of selected City Hall actions last week affecting central Los Angeles. : CITY COUNCIL
Education Is Youth's Legacy to a Community : Education: The Rogelio Flores Foundation helps Boyle Heights students' improve their math scores.
CHINATOWN : Opening of Police Substation Nears
Maybe She Just Makes 'Em All Tongue-Tied
Senate Acts to Limit Abortion Coverage to Rape, Incest Cases
A Road to Renewal : HP Unit Looks Beyond Cuts to Embrace Change
Style : GARDENS : BUDDING ROMANCE
THE SPELL OF THE VIENNA WOODS: Inspiration...
HEAD EL SERENO : Group Seeks Food for Slide Victims
Rigging Up a Bargain in Hawaii
L.A. SPEAK : Grapplers' Gab
STYLE / RESTAURANTS : A MOVABLE FEAST
AT HOME : Where Families, Nature Thrive : Moorpark: Affordable homes, a 'Leave It to Beaver' aura, clean air and rolling hills draw families.
Banks Tread Cautiously With Heirs
Where Memory and Reality Intersect : Soupspoon Wise faces the winter of his life : RL'S DREAM, By Walter Mosley (W.W. Norton: $22; 267 pp.)
Summertime and the Reading Is Easy : Seeking a Serial Killer : Coroner Kay Scarpetta reprises her role as sleuth on the trail of a killer : FROM POTTER'S FIELD. By Patricia Cornwell (Scribner: $24; 412 pp.)
If You Want Better Employees, Be a Firm They Want to Work For
ORIENTALISM: Visions of the East in Western...
Weekend Escape: Sierra Foothills : Pig Inn : The fish are jumpin' and the livin' is high on the hogs at this Springville B
Where to Go to Get Help
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Shopping: Hong Kong : Buy a Little Teapot : Born of a special clay from China's east, pottery that brews leaves to perfection
IT'S A FAIR SEASON
Remote Utah Town Became Launching Pad for A-Bomb
2 Men Arrested in Oxnard Shooting
OJAI : 2nd Bank Robbed Within a Week
Hot Stuff : Surf King Slater Makes Beach Sizzle at Photo Signing
TRACK AND FIELD / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTES : U.S. 400 Relay Team Is One Man Short
An Early Riser : Angel Rookie Garret Anderson Has Statistics That Would Translate to a 30-Homer, 135-RBI Season, so It's a Good Thing He Decided to Play Baseball
COVER STORY : Julia and Angst? Yes, Too True : As Julia Roberts tries to broaden her range, she takes on new roles that aren't exactly 'Pretty.' Will her fans still adore her?
Retro : The Horrors
REGION : Disabled Children Can Attend Camps
Clinton Calls GOP 'Anti-Family'
In Bombay Everything Is Up: Skyscrapers, Shantytowns, Towering Rents : Real estate: Office space costs in prime areas have soared 67% since 1993, and apartments in fancy neighborhoods have risen 54%.
Nursing Home Patients Need Advocates : A Report on O.C. Facilities Shows That State Inspectors Could Do Their Jobs Better
Ventura Freeway 101 : VALLEY LIFELINE FOLLOWS PATH TAKEN BY EXPLORERS
From the Wreckage, a Renewed Warning : Deaths of 4 Teens in the Desert Dramatically Illustrate the Costs of Drunk Driving
Bones Found in Angeles Forest
Sluman Rallies to Lead Byrum by Stroke
Nomo Comes Close to No-No : Dodgers: Pitcher gets two hits in 3-0 victory, one more than Giants, who get only an infield single in seventh.
POP MUSIC : DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY : Whether swing is your thing or you'd rather boogie to bad disco, L.A.'s resurgent club scene offers something for every taste. Herewith, our feet-friendly users guide.
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON / JAMES RISEN : Maybe, Just Maybe, American Workers Can Stage a Comeback
Time to Hang Out the 'Gone Fishin' ' Sign
WAR, REMEMBRANCE AND A FLAG : Among the Letters Her Father Sent Home From the War Was a Mysterious Japanese Flag, which Started a Daughter's Quest
Hiking: Big Sur : Eight Great Coastal Walks : Just by taking that extra step beyond Highway 1 turnouts, visitors can discover a world of hidden beaches, rocky coves and wildlife
The Sunday Profile : Against the Grain : Gary Franks' stand on affirmative action pits him against other blacks in Congress--and the leaders of his own party.