- Bell Atlantic Corp.: Profit for the second...
- Beckman Results Show 25% Decline : Earnings: The company attributed a poor second quarter to increased spending for product development and a drop in federal research grants.
- CREDIT: Bonds Decline as Buyers Fret Over Economy
- Rainbow Technologies Inc.: The Irvine personal-computer security...
- Suit Seeks to Force State to Pay Special Sales Tax Funds : Budget: Agencies in 2 counties claim that local revenue funneled through the state should not be affected by the legislative deadlock.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : PERSIAN GULF : Iraq Moves Troops to Kuwait Border
- Bush Agrees to Cool It : Tones Down Rhetoric on the Budget
- Jim Bakker Yet to Pay Any of $500,000 Fines
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH AMERICA : Bush to Seek Trade Help for 4 Nations
- So Far, Job Training Plan Isn't Working : Youths: About 250 potential school dropouts were to be employed by the city by now. But red tape has stalled the program till fall.
- San Diego Asks Judge to Order Release of Funds Held Hostage by Budget Crisis
- San Diego
- Countywide : Lagomarsino's Foe Wants Spending Cap
- ANAHEIM : Council to Consider Stadium Project
- Daniel's Birdies Get Her a Win : Golf: Sheehan leads by two shots with two holes left, but falters again and loses in playoff.
- Interview for Garden Grove's 'Eve' Gets McGillis' Irish Up
- Time Warner, Still Paying on Buyout, Loses $51 Million
- Pay, Benefits Up 5.2%; Inflation Fears Fanned
- Radio Station Fined for Paid 'Interviews'
- Coin Retailer Cuts Loss for 2nd Period
- Newport Plant Put in Limbo by Ford Sale : Defense industry: With the aerospace subsidiary under new ownership, the future of its Aeronutronic division in Orange County is up in the air.
- Innocent Abroad Returns to Quite a Mess
- James Hart; Wrote Literary 'Companion'
- NATION : Van Gogh Suicide Tied to Vertigo
- Benzene Level in L.A. Gasoline Criticized : Pollution: An environmental group says premium fuel on the West Coast is the 'dirtiest in the country.' Air quality officials say state standards consider overall health factors.
- Thieves Uprooting Small Palms for Large Profits
- U.S. Approves Banned Guns in New Models
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Suit Targets Use of Force on Children
- Man Who Faked Death Admits Molestation
- SIMI VALLEY : Roth, Newcomer Vie for School Board
- Moorpark Council Backs Off From Growth Measure; Lawsuit Feared
- Plan to Go On With Tunnel Job Outlined
- Cocaine Crackdowns Cut Supply, Raise Price : Narcotics: A kilogram of the drug was priced at $13,000 in the county last year, authorities said. Now it sells for about $28,000.
- Wilson Aide Apologizes for Democrat 'Endorsement' Gaffe
- 'Galloping Ghost' Red Grange in Parkinson's Disease Battle
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Brewers Get 21 Hits, Leave Red Sox Red-Faced
- To Participants in Benefit, Grove Means Many Things
- WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
- First Citizens Bank Reports 39% Decline in Income
- Shirley Bracken has been named vice president...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Big Three Sales Slump 15.9%
- Nellcor Plans Expansion in Chula Vista : Growth: A rise in demand for the company's medical device prompts the lease of a larger plant in the EastLake Business Center.
- POINT/COUNTERPOINT : Two More Approaches to Soothing Colicky Babies
- FOCUS: Cooperation Yields Success In Sandpointe
- Bush Plans Daily Sessions on Deficit : Budget: He is eager to strike a deal before Congress' August vacation. Top lawmakers are skeptical it can be done that quickly.
- PANMUNJOM : Small Step for Korea
- Souter Concurred in Ruling on Listing Abortion as an Option
- Market Scene : Voice of Business Speaks Loudly for Independent Quebec : The Canadian province churns out new enterprises and boasts of robust growth. Some think it could do even better on its own.
- The Day the Strawberry Became King
- BOOK REVIEW : Memoir Re-Creates an Independent Life : ONCE THERE WAS A FARM . . . A Country Childhood Remembered,<i> by Virginia Bell Dabney</i> . Random House: $17.95; 275 pages
- Women Get 4 Years in Slaying of Ex-Friend
- PRIVATE FACES, PUBLIC PLACES : Home W/Vu--of Dust and Grit and Creeping Oblivion
- Defense Firms Urged to Retrain Laid-Off Workers
- Conservancy's New Offer for Land Rejected : Parkland: The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy offers $8.7 million for land in Fryman Canyon, but the developer says it isn't enough.
- CAMARILLO : Bill May Help Fund Child Abuse Center
- DEL MAR : Oceanside Stakes Opens Season as a Race Divided
- * Clare Sebenius has been promoted to...
- Leslie's Poolmart to Make 1.9-Million Share Offering
- P.M. BRIEFING : Sears Tells 39% Earnings Drop
- Baxter International Inc.: The Deerfield, Ill., producer...
- Alpharel Narrows Its Loss in 2nd Quarter
- P.M. BRIEFING : Greenspan Says Fed Remains Committed to Inflation Control
- CYA Inmates Conceived 8 Children Since '87 : Prison pregnancies: Youth Authority says issuing contraceptives at co-educational Ventura School would mean condoning sexual activity. Critics call that policy unrealistic.
- SOUTHLAND : 2 Hold Up Armored Car in Valley
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Marla Tells Trump Unhappiness, Sees Story's 'Beautiful Ending'
- City Saving Water at 10% Rate, Bradley Says
- PORT HUENEME : School Computer Lab to Be Upgraded
- Blue Line Continues to Draw High Ridership
- Couple, 1-Year-Old Girl Die in Boating Accident
- RAIDERS : Holdout Ends for No. 1 Pick
- The Daze of Bonuses for Babies : Baseball: In an era before the amateur draft, young prospects were available to the highest bidder.
- MUSIC REVIEW : Baroque Marathon at Ford Amphitheatre
- L.A. to a Fault : Television: NBC's earthquake miniseries will present the city's ultimate shakedown--something many say we deserve.
- Fraternity Violence: The Pledging Debate : The Greeks: There is a move afoot to do away with hazing, but the traditionalists are outraged and vow to fight.
- Lawmakers' Reaction to Bush Choice Favorable but Cautious : Senate: Few know much about Souter's record. However, many see Rudman's enthusiastic endorsement as a plus.
- SOUTHLAND : Voluntary Water Plan Approved
- LOCAL : Long Beach Boogie Boarder, 18, Drowns in Hurricane-Riled Surf
- Bulgaria Gas Prices Soar
- Jury Selection Under Way in Salcido Murder Case : Trial: The public defender says his goal is to save client from death penalty. The defense will center on an insanity plea based on cocaine and alcohol binges.
- VENTURA : Molestation Suspect Slain in Mexican Jail
- Wilson Campaign Goofs on Endorsements
- Chollas Cleanup Still in Low Gear : Dump: Little has been done in the three years since the city promised to clean up the former landfill site.
- Beast Master Knows Her Stuff
- Statistical Foundation of Baseball Feels Tremor
- THE SIDELINES : Lithuanian Boycott Hurts Soviet Team's Chances Against U.S.
- Tight end Clarence Kay of the Denver...
- House Passes Children's TV Bill to Set Limits on Ads
- Arco Shuffles Duties of Top Candidates for Chief
- George Winn and Gerald K. Giordano have...
- John H. Fanning, 73; Labor Law Expert
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Norville Gets Cabdriver Fined
- GENEVA : The Oil Ante
- Murderer Admits Plotting Death of 3 Figures in Trial
- Murderer Admits Plotting Death of 3 Figures in Trial
- OXNARD : 4 Arrested in Sports Store Burglary
- Marjorie Merta Wilkinson; Wife of Ex-Councilman
- Buckey Jury Comes Close to Impasse on Six Counts : McMartin case: The judge orders members to continue deliberations despite their trouble in reaching a consensus. They earlier reached a verdict on second charge.
- Miramar Air Show Turns to Sponsors to Lift Base Budget : Economy: Defense cuts have left some programs at the air base, like the day-care center and athletic facilities, without enough funding. To fill the gap, 18 air show sponsorships have been sold.
- Simi Council to Pursue Porter Ranch Suit
- We've Lost a Political Leader--in the Best Sense : Brennan: His vision, cherishing the individual and the community, was uniquely American and will be missed.
- Countywide : Suspect in Scores of Burglaries Arrested
- Ozzie Canseco Talks, Walks Like Twin, but Bat? No Way, Jose
- MPAA Ratings: A Crisis of Confidence, a System in Disarray : Film: The watchdog panel may be sued out of existence or take on a purely advisory role. Whatever happens, the consequences will be unpredictable.
- Court Freezes Assets in Contel Case: A...
- Computer Problems Foul Up Stock Options Tables
- Resorts Plan Gets Nod: Creditors have approved...
- House Approves Bill to Broaden SEC Powers:...
- Sales of Epogen Send Amgen Profits Soaring
- Answer to Mystery Circles Stalked : Britons Set Up Detectors in Bid to Record Patterns in Fields
- Buckey Jury Comes Close to Impasse on Six Counts : McMartin case: The judge orders members to continue deliberations despite their trouble in reaching a consensus. They earlier reached a verdict on second charge.
- BETTING WITH BOB : MAN VS. MICROCHIP
- ABC's 'China Beach' Juggles Decades
- MUSIC REVIEW : Brahms and Premieres at Cabrillo Fest
- MUSIC REVIEW : Classical Success in the Key of Simplicity
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Senegalese Sensation N'Dour Rivets Audience With Rhythms
- * John Corrente has been named president...
- Black Box Buyout Fails to Work Magic : Technology: The company loses $34 million on sales of $107 million despite layoffs.
- Storm Clouds Loom for Southland Ports
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more...
- Denise Hards has been appointed vice president...
- Tokyo Prices 16% More Than in N.Y., Study Says
- Increased Use of Ethanol Would Be a Bonanza for Corn Growers
- Soft Market Cited as Dow Profits Fall 50% on 4.5% Sales Rise
- KEEPING FIT : No Room for Men in the Workout Place
- A Dinner 'Cruise' in Memory of Neil Bogart
- Mandela's Mercedes: Nelson Mandela has a new...
- Cuba Using Spies to Foil Refugee Exits : Asylum: Half of the Cubans recently seeking sanctuary in foreign embassies are government agents, envoys say. Their aim is to prevent escapes.
- President's Text: My Choice Will Serve the Constitution Well
- Culture : Algeria's Berbers Battle a New 'Enemy' in Centuries-Old Fight : The original North Africans have always stood up to conquerors. Now two parties with those roots have emerged in the continuing fight for democracy and minority recognition.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : 2 Share Lotto's $30-Million Prize
- Bush May Avoid Bitter Confirmation Struggle : Senate: Democrats join Republicans in predicting that Souter will not prompt an election-year squabble.
- All Opposition Lawmakers Quit S. Korean Assembly
- Herbert Nelson; Actor With Wide-Ranging Credits
- Leading UCSD Japan Scholar Leaving for MIT
- Cities to Try Regional Effort to Control Cruising
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Vietnam Veterans Will Hold Reunion
- WHO'S WHO IN THE BROWN TRIAL
- Leader of Insurance Scam Pleads Guilty
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Pool Timing System Donated to College
- IBM Drops TV Ads for PGA Tourney to Protest Club's Exclusion of Blacks
- Celtics Hire Casey as Assistant
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Mets Take 3-0 Lead Before Losing, Fail to Gain Ground
- Jose Canseco's Advice to Twin: Beware of the $%?*X! Media
- PEOPLE WATCH
- DANCE REVIEW : 'Kaleidoscope' Folk Program
- SHORT TAKES : Tired Bernstein Slates Concert
- 2nd Part of 'Love and Hate' Scores High for NBC
- Australian Ballet Cast for Aug. 7-12 Announced
- SOUTHLAND : Marlon Brando Planned Shrine
- JAKARTA : An ASEAN Concern
- Media : Yugoslavia's Press Feeds On Political, Social Bitterness : A fight is brewing about the role of newspapers and TV. National leaders want fairness but the republics seem intent on manipulating them for their own interests.
- WORLD IN BRIEF : LIBERIA : Rebels Cross Swamp in Surprise Attack
- Surrounded by Drugs, Even the Children Are 'Chasing the Dragon'
- Armed Men Rob Store After Tying Up Workers
- Supervisors Face Increased Pressure to Expand Board : Redistricting: The number of seats has become a central issue in voting rights lawsuit. The suit alleges that boundaries drawn in 1981 prevented the election of a Latino.
- LAKE SHERWOOD : Murdock Employee Is Again Only Voter
- Man Killed by Youths Who Burst Into Home
- Mark Gastineau, former New York Jet defensive...
- Wives of Beatles Lead a Crusade to Save Orphans : Charity: An all-star album featuring George Harrison, Ringo Starr and a relief fund aims to ease plight of abandoned children in Romania.
- PERSONAL HEALTH : It's Mean Season for Breathing
- Proposal Aims to Revamp Lawyer Discipline Rules
- Navy Plan for Port Addition Criticized
- Changes Sought in Airport Contracts : Concessions: A City Council panel wants firms' pacts rewritten to limit benefits for political insiders. The city attorney opposes proposal.
- FILLMORE : Youth Stabbed During Street Fight
- Football Great Turns Cheerleader
- Expanded Smoking Ban Proposed for Schools
- Marvin Stanley Rabin; Captain of Search / Rescue Team
- Countywide : CSUN Campus Near Capacity for Fall
- SANTA ANA : Clown Has Funny Face, Big Heart
- Widow Is Reunited With Funds
- Irvine Bicyclist Dies, Becoming 2nd Bike Fatality Over Weekend
- Who Will Protect the Children? : L.A. County's Shameful Foster-Care Reputation Needs a Prompt Transformation
- On the March to Japan : Competition: This drill team works hard. It's won state and national awards and is now practicing for an international award in the island nation.
- Briefing Paper : For the First Time, Mongolians Have Political Choices
- 19 Die in Clashes in Disputed Kashmir
- Infant Receives Liver, Intestine in Rare Surgery
- Countywide : Parking Meter Revenues
- Schaefer Upset With Legislators : Sacramento impasse: The supervisor says further delay means the board must begin its budget talks without knowing which state funds will be cut.
- SAN CLEMENTE : Youth Free Pending Trial in Fatal Crash
- Legal Blow Dealt to Cityhood in Malibu : Incorporation: Three-judge panel rules that county supervisors can delay the seaside community's cityhood date. Delay sought for start of sewer project.
- Neighbor Revives Girl, 1, After She Nearly Drowns in Bathtub
- Forest Service May Bill Marines for Brush Fire
- Evans Wins, but Can't Catch Her Past : Swimming: She easily wins the 1,500-meter freestyle, but can't break the world record of 15:52.10 she set in 1988.
- Marion B. Reuting; Retired Child-Care Administrator
- Dodgers Get Fast Start in Beating Who-Are-Theys?
- Padres Playing Broken Record: Riddoch's (1-11)
- The NEA Opts for Closed Doors : Arts: The advisory board will consider potentially controversial grant requests in closed session.
- ABC to Say Goodby to Docudrama
- Costner May Put Morgan Creek Ahead of Robin Hood Pack
- Semco Instruments' 6-Month Profits Rise 53%
- The Question: To Toss or Not to Toss Junk Mail?
- JFK Jr. Takes Bar Exam for Third Time
- Next Step : Taking Stock of Eastern Europe's Military Alliance : The Warsaw Pact is debating its future as its credibility as an armed threat is crumbling. Here's a look at the might its members still possess.
- Rich-Poor Gap Held Widest in 40 Years
- Annual Fair to Go On Despite Low Turnout
- Bogus Kidnap Caller Continues Harassment
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Woman's Murder Conviction Reduced
- Petition Seeks to Cancel Selection of School Trustee : Brown Act: A group hopes to force the Antelope Valley School Board to fill a trustee vacancy by election. They say the appointment of a former board member violated the state open meetings law.
- Gang Members Wound, Then Kill 16-Year-Old
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : This Is No Race to Bet on
- Mollica Still Riding High on Senior Year : Shrine game: Edison High lineman will get one more shot at prep glory Saturday before heading for University of Pittsburgh.
- THE SIDELINES : U.S. Defeats Cuba in Baseball
- Mt. Carmel High Names Three Coaches
- Milan Tiff (horizontal jumping), Barbara Ferrell Edmonson...
- STAGE
- 'Real Life' May Be a Real Hit for Jane Pauley
- Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. of Youngstown, Ohio,...
- Manville Corp.: The company reported second-quarter profit...
- Exxon, Ashland Post Big Gains; Arco Profit Dips
- Computer 'Hacker' Awarded MacArthur Grant
- 3-D Systems Expects Turnaround in 2nd Period
- Suit Says Firm Failed to Give Notice of Layoffs
- P.M. BRIEFING : Reuters Earnings Increase 27%
- Entrepreneur Group Replaces Publisher Who Had Resigned
- Citadel Holding's Profits Up 79% for 2nd Quarter
- * Glenfed Inc., the parent of Glendale...
- Contel Cellular Inc.: The Atlanta-based cellular phone...
- Profile : Israel's New Power Player : Foreign Minister David Levy has the political base for a more independent policy. But does he have the will?
- Bomb Blast in Somalia
- Rocket Snag Delays Launch of Study Project : Space: An electrical problem holds up a plan to make Earth's magnetic field visible.
- A Class Outing : It Was Back to School for Party-Goers Celebrating 'The Freshman' Premiere
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : 1st Redevelopment Project Opens Today
- James J. Rivetti; Retired Musician, Music Teacher
- Dana Testifies in Defense of Remap Plan
- Hot Hangout : Up to 400 a Day Are Packing Thousand Oaks' New Teen Center for Some Cool, Clean Fun
- San Diego
- Critics of Big Project in Watts Sue City
- Plot to Murder 3 Ends in Brown's Pleading Guilty : Crime: Action is entrepreneur's first admission of wrongdoing since being jailed nearly 2 years ago in wife's death.
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Valenzuela Nearly Waits Too Long to Pull Out of His Riding Slump
- Soviet hockey center Sergei Fedorov left the...
- Raiders' Deal OKd by Alameda County : Football: Supervisors approve latest attempt to get team back in Oakland.
- Irvine Co. Doesn't Want Runners Feeling at Home on Its Range : Off limits: Much of land is behind barbed wire, but company is studying ways to open 19,000 acres for public use.
- Calling the attempted murder charges against him...
- Nevin Released by Team U.S.A.
- THE SIDELINES : Drugs Show Up in 10 Athletes
- Rogers, Grandison and Morton a Step Closer to Timberwolves
- Watch Given to Foxx by Elvis Nets $17,500
- Thirty artworks selected last month in a...
- Variety-Packed Roster Touted for UCSD Dance Series
- World's Best Female Jockey Rides Again : Monmouth Park: Julie Krone returns to racing on Wednesday after suffering broken arm and being out of action for eight months.
- SHORT TAKES : Spike Lee's Hometown Is Proud
- 'A' for Adult Battles 'X' for Film's Survival
- Union Organizer Reclaims a People's Artist for the People
- COLUMN ONE : Rescuing a Shrinking Treasure : In 150 years, America's vast prairies have been reduced to small patches. Now, nature groups are trying new ways to save native grasses and the wildlife they support.
- Times Mirror's Tom Johnson Expected to Become CNN Chief
- Rights Group Charges Cameroon Violations
- WORLD : Havel Bows to Rights Groups, Cancels Talks With Waldheim
- New NATO Strategy: Meld a Multinational Operation
- PERSONAL HEALTH : Frustaci Fallout : Couples Fear $6-Million Settlement May Make Potent Fertility Drug Scarce
- FULLERTON : Yearlong Study of Trash Is Under Way
- Firefighter Exam Inquiry 'On Hold,' Official Says
- Most NBA, NFL Draftees Putting Off Graduation
- They Learned Spokane Isn't Quite Like Rio
- While acknowledging major rules violations in its...
- Henderson's Homer in 10th Beats Angels : Baseball: Oakland, trailing 6-0 in the fifth inning, comes back to record a 7-6 victory and drop California 13 1/2 games back.
- SHORT TAKES : Ruse Spins Brooks' Single Early
- ABC Cites the Losses From Advertiser 'Defections'
- ART REVIEWS : Every Litter Bit Helps to Understand 'New West-Old West'
- James Earl Jones to Leave Stage for TV and Film
- PREVIEW / BUSH LIBRARY : 3 Texas Universities Fight to Be Depository of Presidential Papers
- Transportation Tax to Return to O.C. Ballot
- RSVP / ORANGE COUNTY : SCR Patrons Celebrate Selling Out : Setting
- Career and Writing Give Few Clues to Positions on Day's Major Issues : Record: Souter as a state judge seldom has been called on to handle the questions that form the major part of the U.S. Supreme Court's work.
- Insider : Of Oysters, Veal and Other Delicate Affairs of State : No matter how intricate the plans for officials visiting the United States, a culinary <i> faux pas </i> can stir up high-level trouble.
- NATION : Quayle to Attend Akihito Rites
- Navy, Emirates in Joint Gulf Action
- Earlier Appearance Failed to Leave Lasting Impression
- Barry Witness Raises Questions About Alleged Cocaine Delivery
- An L.A. Linkup : Cosmonauts: Alexi Leonov and Valery N. Kubasov packed a four-day schedule with lots of shopping and crowd-pleasing.
- Regional Outlook : Golden Triangle's Blooming Threat : U.S. officials report a huge increase in opium and heroin production from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. And the narcotics are headed this way.
- Documentary : 'Where Is This First World, Anyway?' : London certainly seems as if it should be safe, clean and civilized. But after living in New Delhi's Third World, a reporter finds that some things aren't so different after all.
- WORLD : U.S. Team in Cambodia Studies Bones Said to Be From MIAs
- Market Focus : Iran Fighting Growing Pressure on Economy : Inflation, joblessness and falling oil earnings are outpacing efforts to turn things around. Experts say the president has a limited time to succeed before political problems explode.
- San Diego
- SANTA ANA : Trustees to Choose Names for 2 Schools
- "Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!" goes the...
- Schools Will Limit Funds Request for Ambassador
- Wider Probe of Ex-HUD Chief Sought : House Panel Cites 'Widespread Abuse, Influence Peddling'
- Florida Tests Electric Chair on Dummy
- WORLD : Troops Sent on Baguio Looters
- No Inquiry Planned in Players' Phone Game
- 'He's a Darling,' Say Chums at Mother's Retirement Home
- WORLD : Nun Dies in N. Ireland Bombing
- LIMA : Inauguration in Peru
- Eddie Quillan; Acting Career Spanned 60 Years
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Tomboy Donna Douglas Natural
- Team Player Honored for His Dedication to Building Ballparks
- SAN CLEMENTE : Arraignment Friday in Series of Thefts
- High Court Moves Into a New Era : Is Nominee 'Fuzzed Up' Enough on Abortion Issue?
- Woman Dies, 7 Hurt as Van Veers Off Freeway
- Computer Bulletin Board Is Writers' Round Table in '90s : Networks: An electronic communication program lets screenwriters share ideas, information and gossip from the comfort of their own keyboards.
- U.S. Men Win Fight-Marred Game Over Puerto Rico, 100-94
- Local Architects Honor School Designs, 'On-the-Boards' Projects
- Overcoming Obstacles to Peace Talks Between Israel and Arabs
- Desalinated Water
- Overcoming Obstacles to Peace Talks Between Israel and Arabs
- Radiation From Nuclear Plant
- For the Record - July 24, 1990
- Rep. Aspin Seeks Halt to Additional B-2 Funds : Bomber: The House Armed Services panel chief said he hopes to end the program when the 15 Stealth planes under construction are built.
- DEATH TOLL: If killing was a business,...