- Study Finds Senate Racial Pay Disparity
- Math Instruction Debate Moves On to Middle and High School
- IRS Office to Open Doors for Questions
- Food Bank Far Short of Donations Goal
- Morning Power Loss Hits Downtown Area
- Rain to Taper Off as Cooling Trend Begins
- AGENDA : ISSUES COMING UP
- Turnovers Are Not a Big Concern Yet
- De La Hoya's Options Limited After Upsets
- Alliance Gets Ink Despite Critics
- Between Lines, Others to Perform at Benefit
- Licensed to Make a Killing
- Brecker Band Heats Up Jazz With Pizazz
- Trying to Stay True to Tango
- Gore Dodged a Bullet, but Gephardt, Bush May Shoot Holes in His Plans
- DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
- Robinson Says Road Is Taking Its Toll
- Race Raised in Sprewell Case
- Price's Clutch Putt Earns Him $1 Million
- 3 Women Found Shot to Death in Apartment
- Favre's Legend Grows at Buccaneers' Expense
- Lewis, Zeier Are Good at Picking Spots
- L.A. Guitar Quartet Seasonal, Worldly
- Despite Changes, 'Dog' Is a 'Hero' to Its Master
- Reporter Asks What Door Critic Looked Behind
- 'Flubber' Stays One Bounce Ahead of Pack
- O.C. Quintet Needs to Smooth Edges of Its Funk-Pep : **; ALL DAY WIRE: "Who Booked This Gig?" (Kill TV Records)
- Lennon Remembrance at Walk of Fame Star
- Redskins Hitch Up Offense to Hostetler
- Crime Seems to Pay in 'The Second Day'
- Internet Commerce Lab
- Handy Gadgets to Give People on the Move
- Sexual Healing
- Taking Your Shopping List Online? Read On
- Full-Metal Mouths
- The Secret Is Plunging Into Life
- Bobbitt's Ex-Wife Accused of Assault
- Israel Spymaster Scandal Rocks Agency
- Great Teachers' Rewards Visible Throughout Society
- Nita Coffman St. Ann; Food Services Worker
- Lesson for HMOs: Time With Patients Is Profitable
- Some Trucks and Buses Seem to Exhaust Air Quality
- Langston and Four Others Not Offered Arbitration
- Healthy Bettis Ready to Rumble
- Ska Bans Highlight Music of the Moment. . .After Beck Steals the First KROQ Show
- Britain May Tax Middle-Class Benefits
- Jury's Still Out on Whether Ginseng Is an Exercise Aid
- Kick-Boxing Craze: A new form of aerobic...
- Pasadena Programs Hailed as Models for Aiding Children
- This Week's Tournaments
- Finally Home, They Take a Needed Break
- Exploring Death of a Trailblazer
- Runoff Expected in Bleak Serb Vote
- CHP Officer Has Experienced It All, but Worst Part Is 'Seeing Death'
- It's Not All Breaking Lions' Way
- Falcons in Full Flight Toward .500
- Kanell Leaves Eagles Feeling Threatened
- Miller Heats Up, Keeps Pacers Hot in Overtime
- A LOOK AHEAD: Pacoima's Maclay Primary Center is among first of small schools opening in Los Angeles for grades K-2 only. They help relieve overcrowding and offer preschool-like atmosphere while . . . : Going Beyond a Reduction in Class Size
- Orange Trustees Seek Reform--of Their Image
- Bowl Lineup
- Center Pushes High-Tech Envelope
- Driver Arrested in Multiple Crashes
- Launch Point
- Hearing Promises Insight Into TWA Crash
- Monday Business : Japan Reportedly May Sell U.S. Bonds
- Media Lab Hits the Superhighway
- MS Patients No Longer Have to Sit on the Bench, Docs Say
- 'Watson' Continues With Son's Quest
- 3 Skydivers Die in Jump at South Pole
- SCC Soccer Players Are Honored
- Patriots Don't Melt in Heat of Big Game
- USC: No Rush to Judgement
- Clippers' Fourth Is No Symphony
- Punch Lines
- Stable Mates
- Couple's View of Philanthropy: Give Till It Helps
- Black Conservatives Have Place at the Table
- Playoffs Becoming a Kotite Situation
- Walkover Upstaged by Triple Dead Heat
- AMA Meeting Focuses on Sunbeam Deal
- A New Modem of Travel
- Healthy Bestsellers
- Hatch Calls On FBI to Investigate Donations
- Health Plan for Children Holds Mixed Promise
- Vindication Came Hard for Doctor in Deputy's Death
- Math and Sciences Complex Is College's Newest Addition
- 49ers Win One for the Owner
- Golden West Women Add Volleyball Title
- The Playmakers
- Pepperdine Wins Water Polo Title
- Resources
- For Medi-Cal, You May Have to 'Spend Down'
- Pint-Sized Punch Lines
- VITALS
- Israel Delays Pullout Debate
- For Bruin Fans, Some Roads Are Best Left Untraveled
- Can't Find the Onramp?: The cybercafe has grown up.
- Jolt of Reality Jump-Starts His Low-Fat Diet
- El Nino Starves Sea Lions, Seals
- 2 More Truffle Dogs Killed by Poison
- Gore Vows Flexibility in Climate Talks
- He Plasters Paris' Elite With Cream Pies
- When There's No Speed Posted, the Sky Is Not the Limit
- Jewish Federation to Honor Volunteers
- Which Ten Commandments Were Those?
- A Justifiable End Run
- Daze Scores Twice for Chicago, Which Holds on to Tie Oilers
- Hearing Slated on Universal Expansion
- Giving Birth to a New Family
- Homeless Man Hurt During Knife Attack
- Crossroads for Mexico City
- He's Didn't Take Job, but He's Not Choked Up Over It
- Errant Lakers Are Anything but Cavalier
- Fan-Pleasing Solo Sounds by Carreras
- Gus Gus' Power Short-Circuits
- ABC to Shuffle Slots in Hopes of Happier New Nielsen Year
- Fine Classical Comedy by Nomura's Troupe
- TV Museum to Show 'Love Among Ruins'
- McFarland Team
- Attorney General
- She Decries Jake's Reward of Junk Food
- Union Pacific's Performance
- Debate Over Getty Center
- Ice Cream Trucks' Jingles Annoying
- Questions Remain on School Bond Issue
- Diet Sounds a Bit Too Flaky; Add Protein
- Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- It All Depends on Good Writing
- Jorge Mas Canosa
- Exploring Hidden 'Satire' of 'Starship Troopers'
- Medicines Reserved for the Chosen Flu
- Religion at Work
- Street Maintenance Failing in Ventura
- Obituaries - Dec. 8, 1997
- O.C. Gets Reprieve After Storm
- Rain's on the Way Out, Cold Front Due In
- April Election Considered for 2 School Bonds
- Hiker From Palmdale Found Dead
- New Sponsors Focus on Toshiba's Future
- The Diagnosis
- Elder Abuse
- Home Spun Dreams
- Canal Zone Fever
- HOGARTH AND HIS TIMES.<i> By David Bindman</i> .<i> University of California Press: 208 pp., $29.95 paper</i> : HOGARTH: A LIFE AND A WORLD.<i> By Jenny Uglow</i> .<i> Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 794 pp., $45</i>
- Alaskan Goes East to New York for Love
- Gaping Cavity
- Look, Don't Touch
- Flextime in Higher Ed
- CS Fullerton Makes It Tough on Holland
- Reliving the Memory of Seven December
- Flooded Field Cancels Moorpark Bowl Game
- Herman, Fleshman Finish Second-Best in the West
- Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- Don't know a Mantegna from a Manet? Help is at hand
- The Mastermind
- KURDISTAN: In the Shadow of History.<i> By Susan Meiselas</i> .<i> With chapter commentaries by Martin van Bruinessen</i> .<i> Random House: 390 pp., $100</i>
- DREAMLAND: Photographs of America.<i> By Michael Lesy</i> .<i> The New Press: 208 pp., $40</i>
- ON THE SURFACE OF THINGS: Images of the Extraordinary in Science.<i> By Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides</i> .<i> Chronicle Books: 160 pp., $22.95</i>
- A Triumph of Collecting
- Storm Batters Orange County
- We Let Saddam Get Away With It
- Held Captive by an Identified Flying Object
- Birth of a New Islam Coalition
- Safe Driving in the Rain
- Paraclete Girls Feel Right at Home, 41-22
- A 44-Point Win Not Good Enough for Duke
- World Cup '98 Predictions From 'Sir' Pele and Others
- Maybe He Is Myron 'Namer' Now, Eh?
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- Rethinking Retirement for Boomers' Era
- Before you just drop in at the Getty . . .
- Fall Bloomers Spring Back
- Clinton Orders Revised Nuclear Weapon Policy
- Before the Bulldozers
- 'Swingers'
- Move Over, Mary Poppins
- Refrigerator Poets
- Race Scholar Takes Test of Wills With Clinton in Stride
- Anti-Drug Youth Group Over the Edge, Police Say
- Money's There, Repairs Aren't
- Taking News to the Brink
- House, Though Empty, Is Home to Controversy
- Cutting Lobbyists Out of the Loop
- Eagle Repository Helps Tribes Keep Beliefs Alive
- A Healthy Heinze Leads Bruins Over Hurricanes
- For Lee, the Difference Is Clear as Knight and Day
- Fargas Puts Notre Dame Near Title, 28-19
- Tustin Is Wet, Wild About Its Victory
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- Rap's Heart Beats Strong as Ever
- Vandenberg Finds Ducky Use for Ponds
- How to Tell Which Way Interest Rates Are Headed
- His Defining Moment
- A Guide to the Center
- Finally, Some Respect
- Their Mission: Make the World a Better Place for Art
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- North Korea: the Communist Invalid That Refuses to Expire
- laugh lines
- Is This Finally the End of the Imperial Presidency?
- Disaster Spurs O.C. Vietnamese Aid Effort
- Antelope Valley Falls to Ayala
- Nebraska No Ally of Bruins
- SMALL FACES
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- The Benefactor
- What a Difference a Card Makes
- Owners Have a Right to the Minutes
- Shining City on a Hill
- A MARITIME ALBUM: 100 Photographs and Their Stories.<i> By John Szarkowski and Richard Benson</i> .<i> Yale University: 245 pp., $39.95</i>
- Good News and Bad About Mass Transit
- Rose Bowl Ticket Sale Becomes Thorny
- Smith Plan Works Out in Long Run
- J.R. Henderson Shows This Could Be His Heyday
- The Points Are Coming in Buckets
- San Fernando Dodges a Bullet and Wins Title
- Cardinal Forward Fouls Up Strategy to Keep Him Away From the Line
- Prep Football Update
- 'The Roar and the Poor
- Rise in Big Layoffs Mars Otherwise Rosy Picture for Those Looking for Work
- Layer of Felt Can Give Roof Longer Life
- For the Records / Stats
- MAD ABOUT THE FIFTIES: The Best of the Decade.<i> By "The Usual Gang of Idiots</i> .<i> " Compiled by Grant Geissman</i> .<i> Little, Brown: 288 pp., $19.95</i>
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- Racers' Quest Touches Strangers
- Thousands Gather to Mourn Girls Slain at High School
- 'I'm Not Rappaport'
- Showdown at Global Warming Summit
- Brown Takes Close Houston Mayoral Win
- Yule Parade Offers Solemn Salute to 3 Slain Teenagers
- Deputies to Target Stop Sign Violators
- Team Walking on Sunny Side of Street in Oxnard
- Changing El Monte's Image to Fit Reality
- Flights of Fancy
- Santa Ana Muddles Through, Wins
- 20,635 See Rockets Win in Mexico
- A Spiritual Sanctuary for Homeless Muslims
- Smith's Plan Works Out; Gleason, Marquand Qualify
- Volcanic Sprewell Seemed Ready to Vent at Any Time
- Pepperdine Gets Shot Down, 78-65
- UCLA Beats Clemson to Reach Final Four
- Buena Kicks Up a Storm, 6-0
- Don't Stop the Insanity
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- It's a Really Small World
- THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.<i> Edited by Nicholas de Lange</i> .<i> Harcourt Brace & Co., 434 pp., $36</i> : THE JEWISH SPIRIT: A Celebration in Stories and Art.<i> Edited by Ellen Frankel</i> .<i> Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 240 pp., $50</i>
- Capitalism Helps Mozambique Rebound After Failure of Marxism
- BERENICE ABBOTT: Changing New York.<i> By Bonnie Yochelson</i> .<i> The New Press/The Museum of the City of New York: 400 pp., $60</i>
- A World Traveler Broadens Her Horizons
- Ebenita Scrooge for the '90s; Dr. Livingstone, we presume; a baby bonds the men of the Navy
- White Bread and Mayonnaise
- Flooding Forces Residents From Mobile Home Parks
- Man Dies When Van Crashes, Burns
- Height Makes Might on the Court
- Antelopes Fall Short of Final Goal
- Kile Signed With Air of Confidence
- Assorted 'Nuts' on Our Plates
- This Concert Rated R for Raunchiness
- PLACES TO WATCH
- Westside Story Ends 20-Year Run
- You Call That Fashion?
- See Democrats Tottering--Except Reno
- Informant a Thorn in Justice Dept.'s Side
- 'Safe-City' Rankings Prove Potent Selling Tool
- Mickelson, Seeking a $1-Million Prize, Has Two-Shot Lead
- Antelope Valley Comes Up Short to Santa Ana
- Kariya Seeks Shorter Deal
- Bringing Rep to Riverside
- The Palace of San Pedro
- EYES OF THE NATION: A Visual History of the United States.<i> By Vincent Virga</i> .<i> Alfred A. Knopf: 400 pp., $75</i>
- MADELEINE'S WORLD: A Child's Journey From Birth to Age Three.<i> By Brian Hall</i> .<i> Houghton Mifflin: 262 pp., $20</i>
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- Quebec's Fairy-Tale Ville
- Tax Increases Under Wilson Exceed Cuts
- Easy Way to Grow Your Own Roses
- THE SIMPSONS: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family.<i> Edited by Ray Richmond and Antonia Coffman</i> .<i> Created By Matt Groening</i> .<i> HarperPerennial: 250 pp., $15.95</i>
- Charging Ahead While Looking Back
- Oswald's Brother Feels for Families of the Infamous
- Fallen Chief Inspires Cuban Exile March
- A Socksy Sight
- He May Be Backing the Wrong Horse
- Clintons Get New Puppy; No Comment From Socks the Cat
- For Officer, Delivering Babies Is a Regular Part of Job
- In the Picture
- Townspeople Say the Grinch Lives Here
- School-Community Partnership
- State Needs Better Oversight of Professional Conservators
- Yory Boy Is a Champion at Long Last
- Marina Establishes Itself With a Victory
- Chants, Chestnuts and Other Joyful Noise
- The Great Outdoors
- Kids Can Come, Too
- Carving Out Savings
- FictionANOTHER CITY, NOT MY OWN: A Novel...
- INFINITE WORLDS: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art.<i> By Vincent Di Fate</i> . <i> Wonderland Press: 320 pp., $45</i>
- As the World Shrinks, Its Population Expands
- Lawrence Service Claim Disputed