- Royal Experiences the Flush of Success
- Lee Smith Gets Shot, Blows It
- Sampras Reaches Turning Point
- Cone's Status Still Uncertain
- Center Stage : Rookie Cedeno Tearfully Assumes Butler's Position
- Catie Curtis Shows Strength in Lyrics
- Que Sera Sera: Gothic Night, Not Doris Day
- New Bistro Promises Authentic Italian Pizza
- Exhibit Intrudes on Comforts of Home
- Officials Vouch for Coliseum Press Box Safety
- Israel's Army Reacts to U.N. Shelling Report
- FASHION / SENSE OF STYLE : Yesterday's Todd Is Today's Flash
- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Merchants Clash With Riot Police
- Rao's Future at India's Helm in Doubt as Vote Count Starts
- PAROLEE CHARGED
- Council Again Rejects Attempts to Restrict Campaign Fund-Raising
- County Staff Puts Creative Side to Work
- Chinese Team Spoils Oden Homecoming
- Young Gods Deliver a Staggering Sonic Spectrum
- Master Put Her on the Straight and Narrow
- Click Here to See Music : Some artists are producing CDs with visuals that can be accessed on a computer, but are consumers buying in?
- Just Wait Until Sen. Jesse Helms Hears This One
- Reunited Plimsouls Add New Spirit to Old Group Effort
- Playing to the Home Crowds
- Shared Backgrounds Bring Play Into Focus
- 'Souls' Takes Powerful Look at L.A. Riots
- Couple of Shooters Give Arcade Action at Home
- Jazz Trumpeter Roney Playing His Own Tune
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Broadening the Spectrum of a Minimalist
- El Toro Basketball Coach Shoemaker Announces Resignation
- Warehouse Specialty Is Used--but Upscale--Furniture
- International Business / The Pacific
- In Spring, a Cook's Fancy Turns to Herbs
- BITES : Cha^teau Hagen-Dazs
- Aurand Harris; Playwright Wrote Children's Theater Favorites
- Corporate Cleanup
- Nation IN BRIEF : MONTANA : Underground Search at Cabin Confirmed
- Don McNeill; Host of Radio's 'Breakfast Club'
- Torres Resigns Post at Firm Targeted by Probes
- People Magazine Will Give Spanish a Try
- Grit in L.A. Air Blamed in 6,000 Deaths Yearly
- The Still-Tattered Fabric of the Apparel Industry : Firms, government and public must ensure job safety
- 182 County Deaths Tied to Particulate Pollution
- Teen Gets 60 Days in Jail for Harassment
- 15th Street Will Be Rebuilt
- Divided Council Extends Pact for L.A. Marathon
- NOW Vigil Will Honor Slain Women
- Ordinance Would Allow Annual Apartment Inspections
- After Oscar, Hernandez Bounces Back
- Soccer Team Adds More Offense
- OptimumCare Lands Contract in Arizona
- 'Party Over' as Trading in Comparator Skids
- State's Tourism Grows at Its Fastest Pace in Three Years
- Sanctions Won't Affect All Visas
- The Meat of the Meatloaf
- Grit in O.C. Air Blamed in 1,000 Deaths Yearly
- Ruling Fails to Slow Clinton Sex Harassment Case
- Filling Up on Gas Tax Politics
- Monitor whales in the waters of about...
- Honor Mother With Rallies in the Streets
- Aliso High Offers an Alternative to Failure
- Clash Overcomes Balboa's Goal, Beats the Rapids, 3-1
- Butler to Show Cancer He's a Very Tough Out
- PROJECT : Sweet Memory Box
- South Africa Adopts New Constitution
- Suspect in Beating of Baby Could Be Freed From Custody
- Three Officials Nearing Limit on Lawyer
- Historical Society Plans Old Town Tour
- A Close- Up Look At People Who Matter : Troupe Brings Live Theater to Kindergartners
- PRESCHOOL DISPUTE
- Riordan's 'Valley Tour'
- Mall Jewelry Store Robbed by 2 Men
- The Right Direction for Reading : Phonics funding proposal is welcome, but balance is needed
- Injury Hampers Miler's Run for Glory
- Butler's Illness Raises Awareness
- Through the Rookie Glass : Youth Troupe Makes a Fearless Debut With Brand New Musical Take on 'Alice'
- His Last Show Was Unplugged
- Business Is Good for O.C.'s Remaining Savings & Loans
- The Not-So-German Chocolate Cake
- Waffle Mixer
- L. Dominguin; Famed Spanish Bullfighter
- Bar to Investigate Leaking of Report on Court Nominee
- Cardinal Leon-Joseph Suenens; Helped Modernize Catholic Church
- Nation IN BRIEF : OHIO : Desegregation Order Eased in Cleveland
- 10 Years Ago Today . . .
- Rosary's Surge Continues With Victory Over Westminster
- Smith Fails Royally in Defeat
- At Arya, There's Always Room for Chelo Kebobs
- 'Institute Benjamenta' Wields an Eerie, Passionate Power
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : 3 Aides to Embattled Lawmaker Resign
- World IN BRIEF : BELGIUM : Officer on Trial for Deaths in Rwanda
- FDA Claims Pfizer Failed to Report Drug Side Effects
- SECURITIES
- PROJECT : Spear Points
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Democrats' Gala Aims for $11 Million
- If You Want It Done Right, Do It Yourself
- World IN BRIEF : BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA : British Soldier Found Shot Dead
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Vote on White House Contempt Set Today
- BOOK REVIEW : Life as an Autistic Adult--and Scientist : THINKING IN PICTURES and Other Reports From My Life With Autism by Temple Grandin : Doubleday $22.95, 220 pages
- Task Force to Study Rise in San Pedro Halfway Houses
- Warming Patients During Surgery Reduces Infection Rate
- Auction of Movie Memorabilia to Highlight Megaplex Opening
- Drivers Spend Time, Save Cash in Line for Bargain Gas
- Council to Consider New Developer Fees
- Supervisors Open Hearings on $11.9-Billion County Budget
- Six-Gun in His Hand : Armed With a Half-Dozen Pitches, Crabtree on Target
- Stewards Let Lewis Remain in the Saddle
- The Race Is Between the Races
- International Business / The Pacific
- Dipping Into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
- Severance Package Worth Nearly $1.6 Million
- AOL Returns to Profitability, but Stock Drops 10%
- Revolution on a Shoestring : Cuban Government Sees Downsizing as Way to Revitalize
- Republicans Offer New, Restrained Budget Plan
- Punch Lines
- Kevorkian Aids Suicide While on Trial for 2 Deaths, Police Say
- Burbank Plans Suit to Challenge OK of Airport Terminal
- Anonymous Group Set to Match Up to $100,000 for Schools
- Q: Are fireflies and glowworms the same...
- Her 'Good Years' Are Also Gone
- From Bop Era to Hip-Hop, He Keeps the Music Swinging
- Bone Marrow Drive May Help Save Life of Baby Stricken With Leukemia
- Jokes that don't stand the test of...
- CSUN Lands in Hitters' Paradise
- Writing for Pleasure Pays Off
- Yields Tumble on Strong Auction of Treasury Notes; Stocks Rebound
- Metal Powder Molds Regional Industrial Powerhouse
- Carpet Store Chain Agrees to Pay $70,000 Fine
- HEALTH
- Diners Bring On the Bacon : Fast-Food Menus and Pork Belly Prices Show Increasing Popularity
- Rock 'n' Roll Legend Ritchie Valens to Be Remembered at Celebration
- World IN BRIEF : BELGIUM : Officer on Trial for Deaths in Rwanda
- A Challenge Remains Unfulfilled
- 'Three Strikes' Pressure Alters Minor Drug Trial
- Judge Not Amused by Woman's Claim of Sovereign Authority
- 10 Nonprofit Groups Receive Grants
- Birthday Celebration Honors Ritchie Valens
- Firetruck Rams Van, Killing Oxnard Activist
- MIDWEEK REPORT / HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS UPDATE : Great Scott, Another Verdugo Hills Revival
- Riverbottom a Roadhouse That Rocks
- Plenty of Fish in the Sea, but Cast Net Carefully
- This Furniture's Function Takes a Backseat to Form
- L.A. Galaxy at the Rose Bowl
- Decline in College Rolls
- William Colby
- GOP
- Child Custody
- Redford Cake Needs Nip, Tuck
- Government's Drug Policy
- Internet Introverts
- Pesticide's Effect
- OTHER NEWS - May 9, 1996
- OTHER NEWS - May 9, 1996
- Obituaries - May 9, 1996
- Obituaries - May 9, 1996
- First Half of May
- Probe of Violent Crimes Focuses on Finance Firm
- Laguna Beach City Council Opposes Museum Merger Plan
- Lawrence's Condition Improving, Doctors Say
- Volunteers / Helping hands : O.C. Library Honors Laguna Beach Friend
- Valley Business Owners Split on Secession Idea
- 2 Found Dead as Hilltop Mansion Burns
- Business People Split on Valley Secession
- Bingo King Aids Israeli Right Wing
- Political Play in Senate Leaves 3 Bills in Wings
- Shades of Blue: Blues singer Barbara Morrison,...
- Stone Under House Arrest After $3-Million Bond Is Accepted
- Volunteers / Helping hands : New Center Seeks Variety of Helpers
- Volunteers / Helping hands : Couple Are Thanked at School Assembly
- O.C. Loan Firm May Be Tied to Other Shootings
- East Walker River Is a Trout Hot Spot Early in the Season
- GIRLS
- UCLA Arts Center Gears Up for Its Busiest Season Ever
- Fullerton Stops Sonora to Win Freeway League
- Proceedings at The Hague on Court TV
- Nation IN BRIEF : MONTANA : Sympathizer Charged With Aiding Freemen
- Fat Child, Fat Adult?
- Karadzic, Mladic Gaining Popularity
- City to Discuss Buying Newport-Mesa Parcel
- Council Approves Cab Firm Transfer
- Zero-Tolerance Policy on Hate Is Unveiled
- Tours and Demonstrations Part of Police Open House
- Bike Coalition Backs Killea's Cyclists Bill
- $1.8-Billion Rail Project for Port Given Green Light
- Group Given $25,000 for Performing Arts
- College Chancellor's Hiring Power Curbed
- Comedian Martin Lawrence Runs Into Street, Yells at Cars
- Dangerous Playthings : Doctor sponsors campaign to get children and parents to stay away from toy guns, which she says help fuel real violence.
- Error-Prone 49ers Lose to UCLA, 13-7
- Ending Skid Was Imperfect Act
- Ex-Newbury Park Football Star Van Buren Faces Probation Violation
- TELEVISIONElection Exposure: NBC said Tuesday that it...
- Columbia / HCA Reports 16% Boost in 1st-Quarter Profit
- Couple's Home Plans Spell End of the Trail
- County Gives Support to a Rescue Plan for Libraries
- Immigration Help Available at Pierce
- Supervisor Seeks to Mend Relations With Hospital
- Sterling Sues KADY Owner for Libel
- In Century League softball:Foothill 25, Santa Ana...
- Butler Faces Treatment That Is Long, Arduous
- Speculative Signs Troubling Wall Street
- Fleet to Settle Bias Lawsuit for $4 Million
- Plane Forced to Make Landing in Los Alamitos
- Homeless Man Found Dead Under Rail Car
- Most Fliers Take Bonus Miles Personally
- International Court Opens Bosnia War Crimes Trial
- Parolee With Tracking Anklet Accused of Killing Woman
- Long Beach, L.A. Ports Face Crisis in Labor Dispute
- '3 Strikes' Law Saves Money, Study Contends
- Community Center Burns in Lincoln Heights
- Westminster Is in Running for National Award
- Crossing Guard Rules Changed
- City Helps Sow Seeds of Education in Gardening Program
- School Board Rejects Parental OKs for Clubs
- Wildfires Near Ojai Blamed on Single Arsonist
- Pitcher Missed Complete Game but Finished What He Started
- Make a Wish for Him
- In another league game:Sunny Hills 16, La...
- LPGA Will Try Oakmont Again for L.A. Women's Championship
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT
- 40-Acre Subdivision by Irvine Co. Gets OK
- He Leads So Others Can Follow
- Treadmill Is Best Calorie-Burner, Exercise Study Finds
- Under the Plastic Surgery Is Cancer
- Katz to Host His Last Business Awards
- $900,000 in Computer Goods Stolen
- Supervisors OK License to Sell Coroner's Memorabilia in Japan
- Youths Lay Groundwork for Garden Near Club
- Bank Robbed; Bandit May Be Tied to Others
- Hirsh Has Answers For Crespi
- Only Chatsworth Can Laugh Off Comedy of Errors
- Postal Service Profit Up $1.7 Billion
- Prudential Sees Benefit in Coldwell Sale
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- McDougal Denies Loan Fraud Charges
- UPDATE : The Jig Is Up for Wilderness Bomber
- MEDIA : Channels Air the Little Picture : Trend toward 'hyperlocal' news coverage finds a conduit on cable. Broadcasts can be targeted to areas as small as several neighborhoods.
- Voters Point India to New Path
- Not a Drag After All : Students Rally Against Smoking Despite Missing Clinton's Call
- Clouds Over the Coliseum : Questions on safety of repairs should be faced fully and quickly
- A Taste of Cello : Music Fest Strives to Please Ears, Sweeten City Coffers
- Chip Stacker Dense-Pac Reports Record Profit
- Blue Chips Hit 3-Month Low; Dow Off 43.36
- Business Has a Place in Reforming Public Education
- Nation IN BRIEF : NORTH CAROLINA : Gantt Wins Primary, Faces Helms Again
- Nation IN BRIEF : THE MIDWEST : States Still Plagued by Flash Flooding
- You Will Never Look at Your Closet the Same Way Again
- The Fight Against Crime: Notes From The Front : Tactical Team Taking Down Vandal Taggers
- Singing the Praises of Composting
- A rotating panel of experts from the worlds of philosophy, psychology and religion offer their perspective on the dilemmas that come with living in Southern California.
- Hearings Slated for City Zoning Permits
- Panel Says Budget Follows General Plan
- Plea Entered for Accused Serial Killer
- Job Fair Scheduled at Community Center
- Council OKs Rate Hikes for Sewage Plan
- Abbott Leaves Angels in Hole
- BOOK REVIEW / NONFICTION : Precious Love Letters of a Sort Between Writer and Editor : THE HAPPINESS OF GETTING IT DOWN RIGHT: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966 Edited by Michael Steinman; Alfred A. Knopf $26, 368 pages
- Store Owner Dies, Suspect Shot in Gun Battle
- Ward Retires as Auxiliary Bishop of L.A.
- ENROLLMENT BOOM
- Pitches and Hits at Forum for Disney's Stadium Plan
- Assembly Panel Votes to Oppose Closure of Camarillo State Hospital
- City Pulls Funds for Low-Income Project
- She Should Put Money Where Her Foot Is
- Oh Henry! Fresno State Slips One Past CSUN
- Braves Get Maddux Off the Hook
- Planned Job Cuts Jump 96.5% from 1995
- Housing Expo for Public at O.C. Fairgrounds
- Baltimore Exec May Get Top Nasdaq Post
- Breaking Bread : Puck Deal Indicative of American Express' Renewed Efforts
- HEALTH
- Punch lines
- Royce Anti-Stalking Bill Passes House, Sent to Senate
- Man Dies After Police Use Pepper Spray
- Diabetic Defense Fails; Jury Convicts Man of Killing Wife
- They Probably Were Printed by Princeton Press
- Ventura, Oxnard Coaches Get Full-Time Promotions
- Arm Aneurysm Found in Cone
- ART REVIEW : Her Dominant View
- TV Ratings : NBC Wins Week With an All-Around Performance
- RIVER WILD : Taming the Kern in a Kayak Proves a Daunting Challenge
- Onsaga Pitches Glendale to Pacific Title
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Davis Stars for Reds Again
- Hughes Grants Rights to Technology, Products
- Catheter Developer Plans Public Stock Sale
- Shooting at Courthouse Leaves 2 Dead
- Shirley McCracken Gets Catholics Award
- No. 1 Alternative : Aliso High Only LAUSD School to Receive Coveted State Award
- Not All Things Compute
- Wolford to Retire as Chief of Simi Valley Schools
- Long, Slow War on Land Mines : Gain at Geneva meeting is just a fraction of what is needed
- Dodgers at a Loss for Words
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : Valera Haunts His Former Team
- Shaky Clemens Shakes Brewers
- For Openers, Granada Hills Cruises
- BOYS
- Fast on His Feet : Bad-Boy Choreographer Stephen Petronio Delights in Warp-Speed Moves and Sexuality
- Cal's Abdur-Rahim to Try NBA
- THEATER REVIEW : Life's Harsh Lessons in Gray's 'Slippery' Monologue