- Clues to Egypt's Distant Past Emerge Near Suez : Archeology: Vast prehistoric burial ground has yielded more than 800 graves. Some may date from reign of first ruler of upper and lower kingdoms.
- Flat Tax Idea Is Rounded Out as It Gains Support
- RACE : The Need for Black Investment
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Holtz Has Victory in Sight : Nonconference: Coach calls plays from press box and No. 21 Notre Dame beats No. 13 Texas, 55-27.
- GOLF / THOMAS BONK : Jacobsen Finds Out That This Isn't a Pickup Game
- Caught Looking : Barbara Jordan, an All-American at CS Northridge, Still Can't Believe There Is No Room for Her on the '96 U.S. Olympic Softball Team
- Riverside County Has Most Popular Projects
- Hunting for Orchids in South Africa
- Air Strikes Are Why the America Was Built : Thousands Aboard Carrier Participate in Missions Over Bosnia
- Demise of Classroom Crosses Protested
- Local Governments Must Rethink How Public Services Are Financed
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- The Sunday Profile : Last of a Breed : Robert Sam Anson would go to hell and back for a good story--a passion that many admire. But some say making him editor of Los Angeles magazine was a risky move.
- Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : Protesters Disrupt Genetics Conference
- Putting the World on Hold : The New Terrorist Can't be Trusted in negotiations and is bound by no practical restraint.
- SECOND OPINIONS : When the Third World Is in Your Own Back Yard : A distant academic topic comes home when a shopping trip leads to the discovery of a sweatshop where workers' small children must fend for themselves.
- Giving Focus to a Scattered Community : New Center Lends Focus to Scattered Community
- Smile, Greg, You're Candid, and on TV
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- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Oregon Knocked Off by Stanford Return : Pacific 10: Evans brings back kickoff 96 yards as Cardinal remains unbeaten with a victory over the No. 12 Ducks.
- Montreal Pitcher Perez Arrested, Jailed on Rape Charge in Atlanta
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Washington Breaks Army's Wishbone : Nonconference: Huard completes six of seven passes in fourth quarter as Huskies hold on.
- COMMENTARY : Many Baseball Fans Just Don't Seem Wild About Wild Cards
- FRIDAY'S GAME : Where Would Dodgers Be Without Worrell? Don't Ask
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- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Clinton Honors Humble Giver
- Italy Turns Up Wattage on Anti-Mafia Campaign : Justice: A seven-time prime minister goes on trial this week for alleged criminal ties. A media circus is expected.
- Campus Correspondent : Will the 'Berkeley Pledge' Revive Affirmative Action?
- Stop the Petty Disputes, Pull Together for a Safe City : LAPD: Resisters to reform and leakers of personal information are diverting us from the goals of the Christopher Commission.
- Motorcycle Officer Hurt in Collision
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- JC FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Brandt-Spitzer Gives Pierce a Leg Up
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- Another Week, Another Rout as Northridge Succumbs, 68-7
- Playing on a Larger Scale : The Fazioli F-308, said to be the world's largest piano, makes its last L.A. stop today--unless you've got $150,000 to spare.
- Some Extra Social Security Benefits?
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- The Virgin's Nose? : All this magical realism, murder, art and religion . . . just for some creepy revenge : THE VIRGIN KNOWS, <i> By Christine Palamidessi Moore (A Wyatt Book for St. Martin's Press: $22.95; 320 pp.)</i>
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- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Arizona State Sneaks Past Oregon State, 20-11
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- McArdle Sets Sights on the Original Annie
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- Homefront : Siren Call
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- New Orleans, They Wrote : Authors from Tennessee Williiams to Anne Rice have lived here and captured the city's licentious grace
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- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Gunmen Slay 7 Officers in Ambush
- Thousands Join in Beach Cleanup : Environment: In Reseda, youths pull trash from storm drains and post warnings against dumping waste that can reach the sea.
- Post-Mandela South Africa: Slow but Steady Progress
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- THE PREPS : ROUNDUP
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- Suriname's Plan to Let Loggers at Rain Forest Runs Into Knotty Opposition : Environment: The government views foreign concession as lucrative. Jungle-dwellers, ecologists rally to decry proposal.
- 'Peter's Friends'
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- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Cal Gets First Victory, Routing San Jose State
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Detmer Hurt, so Colorado's Hessler Steps In and Steps Up : Nonconference: Backup quarterback leads 29-21 victory over Texas A&M; after starter tears ligament in his knee.
- Managed Care, Ill Feelings : Monarch HealthCare independent physicians group in South Orange County has grown fast and drawn praise from doctors and patients. But it's a sore subject with some in the medical community.
- A War of Indecision : A minimalist style that belies 'impoverished solitude' : NIGHT DEPARTURE and NO PLACE, <i> By Emmanuel Bove</i> . <i> Translated by Carol Volk (Four Walls Eight Windows: $25; 468 pp.)</i>
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- To Live and Discriminate in L.A. : It's us versus them, natives versus immigrants, haves versus have-nots : THE TORTILLA CURTAIN, <i> By T. Coraghessan Boyle (Viking: $23.95; 355 pp.)</i>
- O.C. Reform: There Are Ways; Is There Will?
- Nature Group Saves 75 Key Ecosystems : Environment: Nature Conservancy buys prairies, waters, streams, islands and forests in 'last great places' campaign. It also strives to turn neighbors into preservation partners.
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- Ocean Motion
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- The Cocaine Conundrum : Can Colombia Finally Win the War on Drugs? Better to Ask: Can It Survive If It Does Win?
- Volunteers Clear 7,000 Pounds of Coastal Trash : Ecology: More than 1,000 people roam county beaches and inland waterways collecting all kinds of debris, nearly a third of it recyclables.
- Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON WOMEN'S CONFERENCE : Some Issues Voiced at U.N. Forum Resonate in Orange County : A more equal partnership with men strengthens the family and creates an enriched society in every way.
- Overcoming Hurdles to Taking Back Streets
- Thousands See 'Visions' : Bowers Exhibit of Religious Art Drawing Record Crowds
- Beaten Yet Again, Slumping Angels Have No Answers : Baseball: Playoff picture dims as Finley is rocked in first inning and Texas hands California ninth loss in a row, 5-1.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : SOUTHEASTERN ROUNDUP : Manning Passes Tennessee to 52-14 Victory
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Langston Dances Around Arm Questions
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Expos' Perez Jailed on Rape Charge
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- Gorging on the Columbia's Scenery
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- New Comics Make Belfast Laugh at Itself : Northern Ireland: Since the IRA and the British declared cease-fire last fall, comedy has flourished. As Lenny Bruce said, comedy is tragedy plus time.
- Experimental Drug Aids Immune System
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- FALL ALBUM ROUNDUP : With 'Gold,' Prince Regains His Midas Touch
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- OXNARD/CAMARILLO : Essay Competition Marks Latino Heritage
- Expanding a Lot : Additions Planned at Warner Bros.
- THE TIMES POLL : Parents Worry About Lack of Time With Kids
- Parents Face Challenges of Rearranging Careers and Schedules : For some moms and dads, guiding and disciplining kids means giving up higher-status jobs or working split shifts.
- Ducks' Jomphe Shows His Skills in Loss to Canucks
- Gretzky Has Goal, Assist as Kings Win in Las Vegas
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Wichmann Leads Titans in Volleyball
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP : CS Northridge Pounded, 68-7
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : THE ONE-TWO PUNCH : Florida State Kicks Central Florida, 46-14
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- A Rap Professor Returns to 'Old School' : Pioneer rapper Kurtis Blow has a knack for mischief on his KPWR show, which pays homage to early hits and the styles that inspired them.
- FALL ALBUM ROUNDUP : In Brief
- Self-Portrait of the Playwright : WRITING HOME, <i> By Alan Bennett (Random House: $25; 417 pp.)</i>
- 'London Kills Me'
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- Street Signs Get the O.C Steal of Approval
- GOP Moves Toward an Imperial Congress : Washington: From proposed limits on advocacy by nonprofits to stifling of debate, Republicans seek a monopoly on power.
- Hebrew Sage Shepherds Jewish Studies
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- Drive to Build Area Cal State Campus Faces Uphill Road : Education: Money from a local sales tax, revenue bonds or business donations may be needed if a university is to open within a decade.
- THE PREPS : ROUNDUP : Los Alamitos Has Big Day in Cross-Country
- VENTURA : Reward Offered in Armed Robbery
- Shane Beschen Is Leader of Pack at Lower Trestles
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Purdue Plays It Safe, Ties : Big Ten: Boilermakers opt to not go for a two-point conversion, then miss field goal against Michigan State.
- The Business of Entertainment : Unknown Moguls Who May Rule the Future
- <i> A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life</i> : Guy Rogers, the Reigning King of Petitions
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- THE PREPS : FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Los Amigos Converts Turnovers Into Victory
- With Each Passing Game, Czernek Prompts Smith Comparisons
- Old 1-2 Punches Out Rockies This Time : Baseball: Colorado's dubious strategy and bad defense generously help Giants to 2-0 victory.
- COMMENTARY : While His Team Falls to Pieces, Bavasi Tries to Pick Them Up
- THE PREPS : FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- UCLA Is Silenced, 24-15, by Cougars : College football: Loss leaves Bruins 0-2 in Pac-10 and sparks self-doubts and a quarterback debate.
- USC Has Its Own Kind of Swarm : Trojans: Wachholtz throws three touchdown passes in 31-10 victory, but defense is what impresses Robinson.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT : NOT MEANT TO BE
- No Copter. No Chandelier. No Pig. : Can the tune-filled but admittedly low-tech 'State Fair' compete with the mega-musicals of the '90s?
- Easing Into Old L.A. : With 'Devil in a Blue Dress,' director Carl Franklin checks out postwar black Los Angeles, where cool jazz flows from steamy nightspots and corruption threatens behind every lamppost.
- Careful Planning Really Pays Off
- Teen Mothers Often the Victims of Sexual Abuse, Experts Warn : Crime: Two major studies find up to 66% were molested as children. Changing welfare rules won't deal with rape, researcher says.
- Wilson Tries to Get Back on Track : Politics: From its euphoric start, governor's presidential campaign has been beset by mistakes, bad luck and harsh reality.
- Destination: France : Poor Man's Riviera : On the Brittany Coast, St.-Malo has evolved from a pirates' haven to an insider's resort with bargain prices
- 'Murder' on the Time Slot Express
- Nation IN BRIEF : KENTUCKY : DNA Shows Corpse Likely Jesse James
- Where Many Fear to Tread, Some Find Reasons to Stay : Cypress Park: Gunshots and gangs are neighbors. But for many near ambush site, home is where the heart is.
- Los Angeles Times Interview : Deirdre Hill : Heading the Police Commission During a Time of Troubles
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- Skiers Flee Eruption in New Zealand
- The Hook That Snags Smokers
- Take Me Out [Sigh] to the Ballgame : Baseball: A 9-year-old reminds his dad of what dreams and heroes are made of.
- Rental Cars Begin Offering High-Tech Help to Lost Souls : Technology: They're navigation screens that plot the ideal route from Point A to B, and this author tried one.
- Deliberations Begin in N.Y. Bomb Plot Trial : Terrorism: Fate of Egyptian sheik and nine others is in hands of jury. Defendants are accused of violent conspiracy to change U.S. policy.
- Scholar's 'Air Ball' Study Hits Serious Note : Culture: Off-beat research says chant is unusual because it's spontaneous, in unison, and on pitch, beginning on F and ending on D.
- Officer Confronts Gang, Is Killed With Own Gun
- THE CULTURE WARS : Seeing the Messiness of America's True History
- Jewish Studies Professor Champions Secular View : Religion: Judaism is rarely taught outside a religious setting, but Valley College has been offering it for 25 years.
- B&Bs; on Call in Ashland, Ore.
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- Tut May Have Been First 'Gloved One' : Egypt: Tiny gloves caught British archeologist's eye when he entered boy-king's tomb in 1922. He sent his wife to Harrods to check the size.
- Weekend Escape: Death Valley : People wilt in the hottest, lowest spot in the Western Hemisphere, but nature shows off
- 'Coca Power' Winning Bolivian Drug War : Latin America: Growers of cocaine plant vow to resist U.S. pressure to stop.
- World IN BRIEF : UGANDA : 57 Die as Medical Strike Continues
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : 'Sister, Sister' can you spare us a clue? Which one are we really talking to?
- Solemn Promises Mean Little in Home-Based Hospice Case : Residents are suing a woman whose facility, they say, violates the rules of their single-family neighborhood. But government has stacked the deck against the homeowners.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : ATLANTIC COAST ROUNDUP : Virginia Ends 39-Year Losing Streak at Clemson
- JC FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Power Surge Keeps Mariners Surging : Baseball: Buhner homers twice and Johnson strikes out 15 in a 7-0 rout of the Athletics that puts Seattle two games ahead of the Angels.
- Smile, Greg, You're Candid, and on TV
- Cal Lutheran Hits Back but Can't Get KO in 28-21 Loss
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Estrada's 217 Yards Power St. Genevieve, 26-11
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Lach, Stop Apologizing for Angels' Sorry Play
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Fausto Has Heart in Dons' Victory
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- Ventura County Trying to Jump-Start Drive for CSU Campus : Education: Chancellor says innovative ideas are needed to put the project back on track.
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Malcolm Gets makes an impressive stage exit for 'Caroline in the City'
- Clinton Delivers on Health Care; Can the Supervisors? : With some breathing room offered, L.A. County has to get its act together
- Behind the County Health Woes: An Outmoded Government : A last-minute federal rescue should not lessen the need to reinvent a deeply flawed structure of governance.
- Volunteers Comb Shores in Yearly Cleanup : Beaches: About 5,200 people pitch in and pick up at 21 sites countywide. Organizers estimate that more than 105,000 pounds of trash is collected.
- Kafelnikov, Olhovskiy Keep Russia Alive Against Germany
- Hansen Benefits in Midget Race Marred by Numerous Crashes
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Araujo Sparks Golden West in Water Polo
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- BEATLEVISION: Don't hold your breath for a...
- How Bureaucrats Play Name Game : Government: From the military to law enforcement, someone has to christen every major operation with an appropriate label.
- Glaciers Found to Have Shrunk 11%
- COLUMN ONE : Material World of Christianity : From bird feeders to Bible games, religious retailing is a $3-billion business. Some see it as a way to express their identity or to evangelize. Critics question the spirit behind the products.
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- China Debates Special Tax Breaks Given to Coastal Zones : Economy: Critics say Deng's policy of boosting investment in five areas breeds division, inequity.
- Lessons to Learn After Fossils Are History : Caretakers Should Display More Caution--and Put on Display Some of What Remains
- Gun Control Advocates Stage Rally at Plant : Activism: Protesters outside Bryco Arms, many of them doctors and medical students, urge stronger government regulation.
- Harvard-Westlake Squanders Opportunities
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Fullerton Can't Hold On, Loses to El Camino, 49-34
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Rookie Keeps Astros in Wild-Card Chase
- Thousands Help Clean Beaches : Environment: On 11th Coastal Cleanup Day, 7,500 volunteers picked up 66,500 pounds of trash and debris.
- ROUNDUP : Golden Coast Meet Belongs to Glendale
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : It's a Rocky Horror Show for Fresno in 25-21 Last-Minute Loss to Utah
- JC FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
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- Crying Foul Over Rodeo Coverage
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- Sheila Kuehl
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- Hiring More Police Is a Top Priority
- Money Woes Still Plague Schools
- Kantor From Opposite Corners
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- A Byte of the Future
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- Massachusetts Dangles Carrot for Teachers : Education: In effort to encourage better students to enter the profession, state offers loan-repayment program. New teachers who finish in the top quarter of their class are eligible for $1,800 annually for four years.
- Simpson Trial
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- Arson for Profit Is Catching Fire in Nation's Forests : Crime: Motives include clearing timber, selling supplies to firefighters, even firefighting itself. The Southeast has been hit particularly hard--90% of the forest fires on federal land there are deliberately set.
- Original Lockers
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- Mexico City Scars Remain From 1985's Devastating Earthquake : Disaster: At least 6,000 people died and thousands of buildings were damaged in the temblor. The memory of sudden death still haunts the nearly 20 million people who live in this volcano-ringed basin.
- Musicians Sent Down the River
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- Children Should Be Taught in English
- Next California May Be a Class Struggle
- What if Government Was Like These Firms?
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