- PREVIEW / ASIAN ELECTIONS : Myanmar Regime Keeps Tight Grip As Voting Nears
- Minnesotans Scramble for Chance to Meet Gorbachev : Summit: The Soviet leader will make a brief stop during his trip to the United States. Many wonder how it will affect state politics and industry.
- Germany Can Pick Own Allies, Bush Says : Europe: The unified nation ought to be fully sovereign, he tells Kohl. Moscow has objected to NATO membership.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Bougainville Rebels Lose in 'War' of Fax
- WORLD IN BRIEF : PERU : Maoist Rebels Suspend Fighting
- Deputies Find Bodies of 2 Men in Car in Desert
- THE HOUSE
- It's Brains Before Beauty at Family Dog Fair in R.P.V.
- NEWPORT BEACH : 2 Teens Rescued From Side of Cliff
- San Ysidro
- SOUTHERN SECTION 3-A SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS : Tustin Rallies in Seventh to Tie, Then Knocks Out Second-Seeded Irvine
- TRACK AND FIELD : Key for Kingdom Is More Olympic Gold
- Pitcher Lorraine Has Hart Covered as Playoffs Begin
- New 10-Kilometer Race Draws a Strong Field
- Bradley Backs Funds for Theatre Center : Budget: The mayor asks the Community Redevelopment Agency to continue support despite an atmosphere of tightening resources.
- TV and VIDEO
- MOVIE REVIEWS : Spanish Film Series at the Nuart Runs the Gamut of Passion
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Gerald Arpino--Waiting in the Wings : Ballet: Indications are the choreographer may return to the Joffrey, but the question remains: Where will the company get the money to survive?
- Young Playwrights Project Severs Tie That Bound It
- Shamir Given 21 More Days to Form New Israeli Government
- WORLD : 21 Aboard Plane, 4 in Home Die in Crash After Takeoff in Manila
- U.S. Exports Hit Record Levels in Sign of Strength
- NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Hike in Taxes, Fees Voted by Assembly
- Shrimp Boats Kill 44,000 Turtles, Scientists Say : Environment: A panel finds the annual drowning of threatened sea animals to be four times official estimates. The toll could be cut 97% with escape doors.
- Ex-Lawmaker 'Points' the Way to Cabinet
- Polhill's Cancerous Larynx Is Removed
- City Council in Deadlock; Voters Will Fill Vacancy
- Man Convicted in Burglary of Celebrities' Hotel Room
- The Art of Holding a Meeting : Emmys: Telecasts of the Los Angeles school board's sessions are in the running for one of the awards.
- 2 Men Found Dead in Car on Desert Road
- Grumel Back in Solana Beach With New Restaurant, Familiar Menu
- Cleanup of Dump Site Pushed by Residents : Toxic waste: Settlement of lawsuits by McColl dump litigants should clear the decks for agreement on a means of neutralizing the danger.
- Japanese Dignitary Charged in Theft
- Noon Record Chase in Jeopardy : Track and Field: Doctor says he shouldn't put shot until next week at the earliest, but Noon says he will try at least to qualify for the section final in preliminaries Saturday and keep alive his quest for a 77-foot throw.
- He's an Oldie, but This Trade Still a Goodie
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Shoemaker Enters First Race as a Trainer
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Cochran Uses Easy Swing for 65, Colonial Lead
- Torrance Thinks It Has Winning Formula
- Cricket Match at Coliseum Set
- THE SIDELINES : Hull Offered 'Sensational' Pact
- STAGE
- The Three Rs: Ridin', Rustlin' and Rhymin' : Cowboys: It's poem, poem on the range as Western poets and singers mosey into Sunday's 30th Annual Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Its Cash Position Halved, Pan Am May Sell Its Three-City Shuttle
- Ronald J. Jackson, 46, has been named...
- May Department Stores: The St. Louis-based department...
- N.J. Bank to Take $300-Million Charge: First...
- Customs Agents Find Drug Tunnel Under Border
- State High Court Rejects Job Bias to Protect Women
- UC Moves to Toughen Freshman Admission Standards
- WORLD IN BRIEF : ARGENTINA : Menem Plans More Rights Case Pardons
- Big Clue in Comet Theory Reported : Science: Researchers think they have found the site where a giant projectile struck Earth and led to conditions that helped kill off dinosaurs.
- Pregnant Women Find New Fashions in Maternity Stores
- Renoir Work Sells for $78.1 Million : Auction: The painting 'Au Moulin de la Galette' is highlight of Sotheby's offering of Impressionist and modern art. The price is the second highest ever.
- David Rockefeller to Build Office Project in Anaheim
- COUNTYWIDE : CTA Backs Dean for County Schools Post
- AIDS Tests Again Urged for Transfusion Patients
- Oxnard Officer Has Empathic Ear for Crime Victims
- COUNTYWIDE : Water Treatment Plant Fees Raised
- UC Irvine Men's Tennis to Begin NCAA Play
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Americans Say Arrivederci Again in the Italian Open
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Gil Masters Montgomery for Castle Park
- SHORT TAKES : Oregonian Drops Jimmy Breslin
- Great Western May Buy CenTrust: Great Western...
- Alpha Microsystems: The Santa Ana-based computer company...
- FOCUS: STATE OF THE ART HEADQUARTERS
- Wet Seal Retail Chain Files for 1st Public Offering : Securities: The fast-growing Irvine company expects to raise $30 million, which it will use to repay its debt and expand into new markets.
- REAL ESTATE : Buyers Snap Up Countrified Lots at Coto de Caza
- Shearson Lehman to Split Operations : Securities: The financially troubled company may be reorganized into separate banking and business organizations as early as next week.
- Robert J. Stetson, Burger King Corp.'s chief...
- BOOK REVIEW : Down-Home Hair War Fought in the Tresses
- More Aid for Agent Orange Vets : 1st Time VA Ties Cancer to Defoliant
- LOCAL : Driver Admits Sex With Student
- Bensonhurst Man Guilty in Teen-Ager Racial Slaying
- No Cash: Profits from "Stranger in Two...
- NATION : Subway Robber Kills Bystander
- Our Blind Eye on the Butchers : Cambodia: No good can come of U.S. military support for Sihanouk while he holds hands with the Khmer Rouge.
- COUNTYWIDE : Allegation Dropped in Juvenile Hall Case
- Radio Nurse's Specialty: Candid Talk About Sex
- San Diego
- Sockers Would Rather Win It Without Drama
- Detroit's Dennis Rodman, already named the NBA's...
- ABC's 'Home': New Woman in Five PartsYou've...
- Won't Tolerate Bias Nor Accept Quotas--Bush
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Sunny Hills Wins Awards in Journalism
- U.S.-Philippine Talks Bogged Down on Payments Issue
- Church Council Condemns Columbus, Cites Indians
- A Tale of a Whale : Class in Right Spot for Rare Sighting
- Doctor Accused of Using Drugs During Surgeries
- Watch the Pork Barrel, Not His Lips : After both sides preserve their welfare programs, Bush will have no choice but to abandon his "no new taxes" stand.
- IRVINE : No Perjury Charge Against Sheridan
- La Jolla Boys: Tennis Team That Refuses to Go Away : High Schools: Since 1961, these guys have been a consistent, dominating force in section competition. And there are no signs that will change soon.
- PREP COACHES
- Gretzky's Shadow Following Janney Now : NHL playoffs: Tikkanen, illness dogged Bruin in triple-overtime loss to Oilers.
- Arts Panel Lauds 3 Groups, Pans a 4th : Evaluation: Two major Orange County chorales and a local symphony were praised but another symphony was criticized by a state arts advisory group.
- TV Reviews : A Guide to Berkoff and Kafka on Bravo
- MUSIC REVIEW : Rachel Rosenthal Guides E.A.R. Unit on an Amazon Safari : Diva: She remains a magnetic presence on the stage, even when her avant-garde vehicle falters.
- Pacificorp Makes New Cash Bid for Pinnacle:...
- U.S. Exports Increase to Record Levels : Trade: The good showing abroad is tempered by a surge of imports that pushed the nation's trade imbalance to $8.4 billion.
- Disease Detection International Inc.: The Irvine-based diagnostic...
- Pathe Pays MGM/UA Another $50 Million
- P.M. BRIEFING : $20 Million Fuels Fla. Battle
- Hair by Gair/Gault
- UPDATE / EAST EUROPE RECOVERS : In Romania, Hope Is Reborn : Ceausescu's former subjects no longer suffer in silence, and life slowly improves.
- Air Quality Officials Propose Tougher Controls on Carcinogens
- CAMPAIGN TALK
- WORLD : U.S., Soviets Near Arms Accord
- Latchkey Children's Call Is Answered
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City to Bill $26,000 More for Oil Spill
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : 2 Officers Acquitted of Kidnap, Robbery
- THE HOUSE
- Probe of Naval Academy Incident Urged
- IRVINE : Disabled Student's Life Short but Full
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Teachers Pact Calls for 2.57% Pay Raise
- One-of-a-Kind-Job : Her Only Duty Is to Keep an Eye on a Hole in the Sand
- Two Brothers Held in Killing of Neighbors : Violence: Man and woman were slain after the suspects had argued with them over loud music, police said.
- Civil Trial in Slaying by Westminster Police Begins
- SOUTHERN SECTION TRACK AND FIELD : Miller Leads Veterans in Girls' Field
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Graf Survives Slow Start, Beats Meskhi
- Hoping for the Home-Sand Advantage : Volleyball: Cardiff's Lori Kotas and Carlsbad's Gail Castro will try to team up for a title on Pacific Beach this weekend.
- NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP : Stanford's No. 3 Graham Is No. 1 in the Nation
- The Arty and the Unusual Highlight Student Festival : Film: The entries of budding directors at OCC are skewed toward the esoteric.
- Memorial Services for Actors Slated
- SHORT TAKES : Jean-Luc Godard Emphasizes Form Over Content in 'Vague'
- Inspections Ordered for Boeing 737: The Federal...
- Toyota Denies Rumor It Wants to Acquire Ford
- High School Agrees to Delay Distribution of Condoms
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : STOCKS : Rally Resumes; Dow Jumps 12 to Record High
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : B. B. King TV Film Premieres
- She's At It Again : Fashion: Madonna, the world's favorite chameleon, unveils her newest look, a '60s sci-fi goddess.
- Body by Parr
- NATION : Prostitution Ruled Taxable
- The Paper Trail to a Past : Support Groups Lessen the Odds for Searchers of Kin
- N.J. Lawmakers Approve Nation's Toughest Ban on Assault Weapons
- County Health Center Conditions Protested
- SEAL BEACH : Forsythe, Hastings Sworn In on Council
- Night Work to Close Ventura Freeway Lanes
- COUNTYWIDE : Volunteers Sought to Help at Precincts
- Davis Apologizes for Comments at Retreat
- SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS : Los Alamitos Hopes to Salvage Disappointing Season
- Lichti in Stable Condition After Crash
- Morningside Aiming to Keep Its Winning Track Record Going : Preps: Monarchs will count on Leslie and relay teams to lead them to victory in Southern Section meet.
- PREAKNESS : Owners Will Run Summer Squall Despite Bleeding Found in Nostril
- JC NOTES / IRENE GARCIA : El Camino Sending Crowd to State Meet on Saturday
- LEGAL FILE
- ART REVIEWS : Two Views of AIDS: One a Triumph, the Other a Failure
- Cannes of Film Visionaries Now More of a Tourist Trap : Movies: There are 40% fewer buyers and sellers this year, as Cannes is upstaged by other markets, including L.A.'s.
- American Stores Hopes to Sell 161 Stores as Package
- N.Y. Cites 1st Executive for 'Sloppiness'
- Movieland Slayings: Legendary Crimes and Lingering Mysteries
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Estefan Given Award in Miami
- To Attract Ideal Mate Use Mental Magnetism
- Hybrid Turbocharges Its Way to California
- A Vegas Goodby : Praise for Sammy Davis Jr. Is Extravagant in the City Where He Adorned Marquees
- Balaguer Holds Slim Election Lead : Dominican Republic: His race with Juan Bosch is so close it can still go either way, the pollsters contend.
- GARDEN GROVE : A Service for Officers Slain on Job
- Busby Is the Man as Banning Meets Palisades
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Sibille's La Bon Vie Is a Losing Proposition
- Wilford Brimley Feels His Oats as a Singer
- MUSIC REVIEW : Feltsman at Ambassador
- Pentagon May Urge More HDTV Spending: A...
- Gap Inc.: The San Francisco-based retailer posted...
- Oxy to Sell Natural Gas Properties: Ashland...
- Insider Trading Trial Begins for Mulheren : Securities: The former associate of Ivan Boesky is also accused of manipulation and parking stock for his former friend.
- Litton Gets Army Contract
- A weekly look at office and industrial real estate in the county.
- AT&T;'s Credit Card Illegal, Banks Assert to Regulators
- WORLD : U.S., Manila Link Aid, Bases
- Empathy Belly Lets Dad Endure Pregnancy
- Family Search : Adult Adoptees Seek Roots
- NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Student Acquitted of Threatening Bush
- Speakers at Hearing Urge Navy to Keep Shipyard
- Man Convicted in Slaying of Gang Member
- Bradley Appoints Director of Human Relations Panel
- Golfer Single-Handedly Beats the Odds
- Barriers to Go Back Up Following Rise in Crime
- The Folks Who Tend Those Medfly Traps : Infestation: It's a tedious job, but the trappers wear 'significant finds' like a badge of honor. 'It's big stuff,' says one.
- Mira Costa Struggles, but Holds Off Newport Harbor
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- Sacramento developer Gregg Lukenbill has sold 5%...
- Police Union Rips D.A. for Trying 2 Officers : Justice: Prosecutors accused of holding police to unreasonable standard in wake of pair's acquittal.
- Irvine Sensors Corp.: The Costa Mesa developer...
- Nurses Get Prizes, Perks and Bonuses to Take Jobs : Competition: Hospitals and health-care agencies are resorting to a variety of recruiting gimmicks because of a national nursing shortage.
- Time in Silver
- British Stock Prices Score Best One-Day Advance Since 1987
- More Israeli Graves Defaced; 2 Confess in Haifa
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Linkletter Redefines Old Age
- WORLD : 2 Cosmonauts Stuck in Orbit
- OJAI : Employees of Schools Seek 12% Pay Boost
- Cal Lutheran Falters Against Hawaii Pacific in NAIA Area 1 Baseball Playoff Opener, 5-2
- The Southwest Conference said it will uphold...
- THE SIDELINES : Big 8 Challenges Soviet Cagers
- SOUTHERN SECTION 4-A VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS : Newport Harbor's Hopes Thwarted by Swatik's Kills
- SOUTHERN SECTION 5-A SOFTBALL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP
- MUSIC
- Otton Resigns as President of OC Art Institute : Education: A controversial expansion plan at the college located in Laguna Canyon had nothing to do with his decision to leave, he says.
- Art Groups Unite in Fight to Save the NEA : Censorship: As legislation is drafted to continue the controversial endowment another 5 years, support for NEA is running 9-to-1 in its favor.
- S. Parker Gilbert, chairman of Morgan Stanley...
- David Rockefeller Coming to Anaheim : Real estate: Despite a soft market in Orange County, he and his partners plan a $100-million complex.
- General Dynamics Prepared to Lay Off 7,000 of Work Force
- P.M. BRIEFING : French Train Sets Speed Record
- Consumer Group Challenges Phone Regulation: Toward Utility...
- WORLD IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : Contra Aide Scorns Deadline to Disarm
- Money Supply Mixed: The Federal Reserve Board...
- Gorbachev OKs Secession Talks With Lithuania
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH KOREA : Clashes Mark Eve of Uprising Date
- Probation Ordered for Aileen Gallo
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SANTA BARBARA : Plan Offered to Buy Malpractice Policies
- WORLD IN BRIEF : NEPAL : Amnesty Granted to Activists in Uprising
- WASHINGTON, D.C. : Energy Dept. to Turn Over Health Records
- MOORPARK : Voluntary Water Guidelines Adopted
- Measure Seeks OK for Pipe Bonds : Election: Measure F asks voters served by the South Coast Water District to authorize an $8.5-million issue to pay for a new pipeline.
- Ad Urging Land Swap Misleading, Critics Say : Cheeseboro Canyon: They say it should have stated that it was paid for by the father-in-law of the conservancy's director.
- Notre Dame football Coach Lou Holtz said...
- Teachers Chip In to Help Young Scholar
- Bob Burns shot a four-under-par 68 and...
- Jaime Jarrin Wasn't Thinking of Himself, Until He Nearly Died : Baseball: Announcer on the Dodgers' Spanish broadcasts has been hospitalized for 53 days since accident.
- Povich to Leave 'Current Affair' in 1991
- 'King Creole': Crowning Glory of Elvis Film Career
- JAZZ REVIEW : Hubbard Comes On a Little Too Strong
- Want Hobby to Be Business? Beware
- Sidney A. Kaufman has been appointed president...
- Sizzler Restaurants International Inc. said it is...
- Iacocca Back in Spotlight, but It's Just Not the Same : Autos: Chrysler's new TV ad campaign fails to boost sales. Some say it smacks of desperation.
- State's Shortfall Now $3.6 Billion : Budget: Governor, legislative leaders will face decisions on spending cuts and tax increases. This is fourth straight year officials were wrong on revenue.
- Back Gorbachev, Hungary Urges Bush : East Europe: Soviet stability would benefit the region, and the U.S. can help, the nation's new non-Communist president says.
- High Life A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : SAT Issue Tests Nerve : Bias Charges Add to Students' Anxieties
- SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES
- Silberman Defense to Get Informer Data
- Lawmaker Targeted 2 Colleagues : Politics: Memo by Assemblyman William P. Baker sought anti-abortion group's aid in defeating fellow Republicans who support abortion rights.
- Flames Name Risebrough as Coach : Hockey: Former Calgary player replaces Terry Crisp, who was fired last month.
- SOUTHERN SECTION 3-A SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS
- Angels May File Grievance Against Steinbrenner Over Winfield Trade
- High-Tech Financing Firm Reports Increases
- Gateway Communications Inc.: The Irvine-based computer products...
- Indian Airlines Will Sell 4 A320 Airbuses
- Japan Advocates Combating Global Warming--by Others
- Nathan Monaster; TV, Film Writer
- COLUMN ONE : It's 'Father Goose' to the Rescue : A stubborn Canadian, with some help, is putt-putting through the skies hoping to reinstill in the endangered trumpeter swan the instinct to migrate south.
- Measure Would Put Officials on the Spot in English Style
- Mexican Cartel's Courier Testifies
- It's Our Moral Duty to Help : * Aid for Central America Is Essential
- NORTH TUSTIN : Advisory Council's Future Up in Air
- Girl Who Lost Limbs After Chickenpox Is Improving
- Balanced Budget May Hide Painful Cuts to Come : Forecasts: Projected state and federal funding cuts could mean a county shortfall in health and welfare programs.
- Traffic Death Plea
- SIMI VALLEY : Volunteers Needed for Local Councils
- A super-welterweight fight scheduled Monday night at...
- Time Is Big Money in Winfield's Eyes
- Mater Dei Runs Into a 4-3 Victory
- COLLEGE NOTES / ALAN DROOZ : Westhead Tells Grads Not to Be Afraid to Take a Shot
- NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP : Stanford No. 3 Graham Is No. 1 in Nation
- COLLEGE BASEBALL : Czarnetzki Proves to Be a Cut Above for UCSB
- 4 Officers on Burglary Call Stopped by Smoke
- Official in L.A. Is No Defector, China Says
- COUNTYWIDE : Man, 22, Indicted in 2 Bank Robberies
- 3 L. A. Measures Deserve a Yes
- COUNTYWIDE : Improvements Begin on Beach Boulevard
- STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS : Glendale's Beck Gathering Momentum in Intermediates
- Burns Retains Lead in Division II Golf Meet, but Northridge Team Needs to Catch Fire
- Award-Winner Will Be Bringing 'Horror Brunch'
- Henson Cousin, a Doctor, Saw No Pneumonia
- MOVIE REVIEW : Small Town Explodes as Two Families 'Feud'
- 'Green Acres' Reprise Brings Albert, Gabor Home to Hooterville
- Visitors Get an Eyeful While Stopping to Enjoy the View at I-5 Rest Stop
- SANTA ANA : Council to Vote on Porn-Rack Blinders
- $33-Million Fund Increase No Cure for Strapped City, Lockwood Says
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Rookie Has 2 Homers, 5 RBIs as Braves Win, 6-1
- CITY SECTION TRACK AND FIELD : Washington Sprints Into Boys' Finals
- THE SIDELINES : Soccer Star's Sale Fires Up Fans
- Gritty Getherall Fights Back : Softball: Lady Matadors' steadying influence at shortstop demonstrates a new-found ability to bounce back from the bad bounces.
- Blyleven Can Share Blame in 6-3 Loss
- Top-Seeded Harbor Battles Rio Hondo in Regional Final
- 10 Recent Works by Artist Eric Snell Are Burnt Offerings
- La Bastille: Retreat to Medieval Times
- Skillful Acting, Direction Save Riehl's 'Up Cat Creek'
- Smokey the Cat Lands on All Fours--Back in Illinois
- Third S.D. County Child Dies in Measles Epidemic
- Vista
- We Can't Even Throw the Rascals Out : Congress: What does it mean when incumbents keep getting reelected? That we're pleased with their work?
- 2 Gardena Teen-Agers Held in Rolex Robberies
- THOUSAND OAKS : School Places 9th in Geography Contest
- Hernandez Leads Orange to Victory
- P.M. BRIEFING : Hills Urges Trade Talks Support
- CBOT Seeks Approval for Insurance Futures: The...
- South Coast Plaza to Add Calvin Klein Store to Mall : Retailing: The store is expected to open in October. The shopping center, which already has a Liz Claiborne boutique, considers this a designer-wear coup.
- 28,000 Jobs May Hang on Ruling on Owls
- NATION : U.S. Crop Subsidy Freeze Set
- TRAFFIC TOLL
- Guatemala City Explosion
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Autopsy Finds Man Died of Suffocation
- SIMI VALLEY : 3 Arrested Over Burglary at School
- Encinitas
- Firefighters Prepare for Brush Fires With Dry Runs
- Longaker Comes Back Strong : Softball: After nearly quitting last summer, UCLA pitcher leads Bruins in national title hunt.
- Fans Don't Miss a Thing With Rooms at SkyDome
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Five Rivals to Challenge Bayakoa in Hawthorne
- U.S. Team Draws a Crowd in New York : World Cup: American soccer being what it is, send-off for Italy really isn't overwhelming.
- Roster for Pacific Jazz Festival Emphasizes the Contemporary
- Sharp Contrasts Share Shelf Space