- Top Universities Rush to Profit From Biotechnology : Life sciences: The industry is on the move in the Northeast, led by Johns Hopkins. Stanford and UC Berkeley lead the West.
- Maker of Stroller Found Not Liable in Boy's Death : * Courts: Verdict comes more than four years after the 5-month-old boy died. His head apparently became caught between the armrest and seat.
- Homeless Camps Thrive on L.A.'s Most Expensive Land : Survival: Weak economy has stalled redevelopment of Crown Hill and pushed more people onto the streets.
- Japan's Energy Future Linked to Risky Cargo
- South Pasadena : Historic Landmark Power
- Saliva Test May Be Used in AIDS Detection
- Officials Urge Restructuring in More Schools : * Education: At its simplest, the reconfiguration of certain grades relieves overcrowding. But it's also seen as a means to help address students' psychological and academic needs.
- Cafe Craven : NBC Serves Up Tales of The Weird From The Horror Meister
- French Canadians in New England Watch Cultural Identity Fade
- South Dakota's Primary Puts Pressure on Kerrey and Harkin : Politics: A poor showing by either farm-state candidate could doom their campaigns. New Hampshire vote has muddled the contest.
- SDSU Dream Could Turn to Nightmare : Sports: Hiring basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, with his blemished past, isn't worth the risk of sullying a hard-earned academic reputation.
- Back From the Dead : Recovery: Juan Camacho is putting his life back together after fighting for his life on a freeway center median following a run-in with a hit-and-run driver 18 months ago.
- PLATFORM : A Daily Struggle
- Father, Son Admit Doctoring Lottery Tickets
- Young Skaters Take to Rink in Hopes of Matching Kristi
- Israeli, Lebanese Envoys Disagree on Mideast Outlook : Talk: The two consuls general differ on prospects for settlement in their speech in Anaheim, moderated by Costa Mesa Councilman Peter F. Buffa.
- Stewart Comes Away With Off-Road Win
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : Burke Richer for Olympic Experience : Hockey: New Jersey Devils' holdout goalie goes for the gold today when Canada faces the Unified Team.
- SOUTHERN SECTION WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- UCSD Tops Santa Cruz for 17th in a Row
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- ART : The Getty's Painting Acquisitions Under Goldner
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- MOVIES : The Brooklyn Dodger : It's hard to get a fix on Lorraine Bracco--and that's the way she likes it. She's a former model, concerned mother and intense actress but she's no longer the ugliest girl in the sixth grade
- Agran's Best Shot in Race May Also Be His Last One : Politics: South Dakota is friendly territory to former Irvine mayor but poor outing may doom campaign.
- Vital Statistics on Diplomatic Corps
- Program Teaches Grandparents How to Interact Effectively With Children
- Mystery Shipwreck May Rewrite History
- Carter Praises Tsongas, but No Endorsement
- Liberian Rebel Leader Executed for Killing Rival
- Restaurant Owner Relishes Search for Sunken Treasure
- Assembly Panel Passes 'Pension-Spiking' Bill : Legislation: Committee approves a measure that would penalize public employees who inflate final-year salaries to get bigger pensions.
- Final Credits Roll at County's Biggest Theater
- PERSPECTIVE ON REFUGEES : Even Buchanan Can Hurt a Haitian : It's all but impossible to prove repression against returning boat people. That doesn't make the U.S. action less wrong.
- Teen Shoots at Brother but Kills 2-Year-Old in Yard, Police Say
- Finder of Saroyan's Oscar Named as Figure in Betting Probe
- Notes about your surroundings.
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- Norris Stops Daniels in Ninth, Keeps Title : Boxing: He successfully defends junior-middleweight championship for the seventh time. It is the challenger's first loss in 27 bouts.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : North Carolina State Upsets No. 4 North Carolina, 99-94
- CS Long Beach Has Something in Reserve : Big West: Atkinson and Rogers play key roles in an 89-72 victory over UC Irvine.
- She's Come a Long Way With Baby : Chris Evert Adjusts Easily to Life Without Tennis, Thanks to Alex
- OP WINTERSURF AT HUNTINGTON BEACH : Parson's Knee Is Fine in Surf, but Will Be Tested on Slopes
- POP MUSIC : Grammy Perspectives: Traditional vs. Hip : WHO WILL WIN : The voters will back classic songwriting over the trendy and make it an 'Unforgettable' evening for Natalie Cole
- STYLE : FASHION : More . . . or Less
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- 1 Man Killed, Pregnant Woman, 2 Others Shot
- Around-the-World Balloon Flight Put Off Till November
- NATO Official Opens East-West Study Center
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : GAMES : Striking It Rich
- 'Wide Open' Democratic Race Puts Maine's Caucuses Back on the Map : Campaign: Tsongas and Clinton step up efforts. Lack of organization hurts Buchanan on GOP side.
- 3 Write Winning Essays in Optimist Contest
- Pontiff Recalls Horror of Slave Depot in Senegal
- COLUMN LEFT : Government Is More Deadly Than the River : Individual tragedies blind us to much greater daily suffering.
- Why Should Only Workers Have to Pay for Less Polluted Air? : Smog: The AQMD's proposed plan to trade emissions credits could reward fleeing businesses. What's needed is a social market.
- Pilot Dies as Plane Crashes Into Field
- Hospital Releases Boy Rescued From Pool
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Canyons Wins Basketball Title
- A Thriller for Kiwis, Thrill for Swedes : Sailing: New Zealand wins by 8 seconds. Tre Kronor earns first on-course victory.
- Keller Resigns as City Clerk of Hawthorne After Criticism : Government: Council has 30 days to decide whether to appoint a pro tem successor or schedule an election in November.
- Palmdale Girls Take the Game From Hoover
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Will Lakers Follow Bouncing Balls Into Lottery?
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION II-A ROUNDUP : McLane Takes Over as Fullerton Rolls Past Kennedy, 60-49
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : Norwegian Is Double-Double Trouble for Tomba in Slalom : Skiing: After a strong first run, Jagge beats the Italian by 0.28 seconds. Austria's Tritscher wins bronze.
- Northridge Finishes 8-3 at Home by Beating Northeastern Illinois
- Dance Floor Dominates Fountain of Youth
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- For Schizophrenic's Family, the Pain and Love Are Inseparable : Mental illness: At first Jimmy seemed like any other kid. His sister describes losing her cherished childhood playmate.
- Educator Is a True Believer in Technology
- Gunman Wounds Three Near Philadelphia Trolley
- A Bit of Relief for Alzheimer's Patients, Families : Disease: Day-care centers operate special programs for sufferers and allow relatives to go on with their lives.
- The Politically Irrelevant: Walking Wounded of the Campus Wars : PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
- Storms Take Toll on Hiking Trails, Mountain Roads
- Effort to Save Waikiki Beach Bogged Down as Sands of Time Slip Away : Tourism: It is badly eroded, but attempts to rebuild it are mired in a quicksand of territorial law, concerns of surfers and decades of studies.
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- Valley College Calls for Halt to Sharing Its District Funds : Education: Money from the Van Nuys campus has been used to help the system's smaller schools. Students and faculty say they have made too many sacrifices.
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- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : Turner's Skating Song Is Golden : Speedskating: Rochester, N.Y., athlete leaves music, wins women's 500-meter short-track event.
- HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING : SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS : Jones, Jimenez Lead Ventura to Its 1st 3-A Championship
- An Innovative Singer Shares Truth and Pain on New Album
- QUESTION MARK
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- Programs That Make the Most of the Weekends : Getaways: Travelers who can fly on relatively short notice can get good discounts on three- to five-day packages to domestic destinations.
- Rose Bowl Finds Itself in the Red : Finances: The stadium posted a $97,000 deficit last year. City officials are looking for ways to save the facility.
- Iraqi Meets With Saudis to Discuss Hussein's Ouster
- Ousted Leader, Haitian Negotiators Meet in U.S.
- Who Are These Guys, Anyway? : Angels: Rodgers faces formidable task. There could be as many as seven new players in opening-day lineup.
- Unhappy Days for Lakers : Pro basketball: They lose to Warriors, 126-124, and extend skid to seven--matching franchise record set in 1958.
- Vikings Win by 25, but Lack Intensity
- All in the Family: Pfaus Excel at South : Basketball: Kevin, a senior, and Stephanie, a sophomore, have helped their teams to successful seasons.
- Sinead O'Connor Sings a Song of Serenity
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- CRITIQUE Rising Above the Ordinary : Sanwa Bank Plaza, 777 Tower Show Class Predecessors Lack
- Rey Named Top Agent
- World IN BRIEF : ALGERIA : Council Moves on Human Rights
- Old Struggle Flares Anew in Bitter Karabakh Battle : Caucasus: For besieged Armenians, wresting the disputed region from Azerbaijan is a historic cause.
- South Pasadena : New Fire Chief Named
- Respect? This City Gets ZIP : Postal Service: Besides snarling the mail, a system of four ZIP codes complicates local record-keeping and makes it extra hard to establish an identity for West Hollywood.
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- Malibu Lifts Ban for Some Building Projects
- Welcome Treatment of Neglected Glazunov Pieces for Keyboard
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : MONEY MONEY MONEY : That's Cattani, Not Parretti
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : THE BUZZ : Those Who Show 'em, Like to Say They Know 'em: Time Will Tell
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- POP MUSIC : Hey, Let's Start a Band : For the fortysomething group of Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner, the road to Little Village wasn't the natural one
- Home Improvement : Top-of-Line Dishwashers Super-Quiet, Efficient
- Surplus Property to Be Sold by U.S.
- STYLE : INTERIORS : Altered States
- Guerrillas Halt Rocket Fire Into Israel
- For 14 Years, Loreen Arbus and Nancy Hutson Perlman Have Hosted a Monthly Women's 'Eat and Schmooze' Gathering for Fellow Show-Biz Personnel. It's Their Answer to the Old Boys' Network. : The Lunch Bunch
- A Moratorium That Could Kill : Lift the inhumane ban on transplant research using fetal tissue
- Officials Expect Few New Cases of Cholera : Health: The incubation period for the sometimes fatal disease has passed, they say. Outbreak occurred among those aboard South American flight to LAX.
- Planners Cited Flooding Risks Before RV Park Won Approval : Storms: This month's flash flood has prompted debate over whether to allow motor homes to return to the mouth of the Ventura River.
- Skier Was Going 84 M.P.H. Before His Fatal Impact : Accident: Father says 24-year-old victim was 'a thrill-seeking guy--but he was careful.' Crash's cause is as yet unknown.
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : Swiss Speed Skier Dies Before Event : Accident: Nicolas Bochatay is killed when he hits a snow machine while skiing on a public slope with a teammate.
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Fog Cancels Third Round at San Diego
- Activision, a Los Angeles-based the international entertainment...
- AUCTIONS : Los Angeles County
- Coasting Through Life in Costa Rica : Resort village of Tamarindo offers surf, sand and the chance to view giant turtles.
- 'A Wild and Private Place' : MARGARET WISE BROWN; Awakened by the Moon, <i> By Leonard S. Marcus (Beacon Press: $24.95; 352 pp., illustrated)</i>
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- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Byrd Influence Cited in CIA Relocation
- A Half-Court Gamble : Abdul-Jabbar and Dr. J Take It to the Hoop in $19.95 'Clash'
- World IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : Grenade Kills Mourner, Hurts 4
- County's Japanese Firms Taking Heat : Business: Tokyo's comments only fan flames of U.S. resentment, executives say. Damage control is planned.
- 'The Shootist' Bank Robber Sought by FBI
- High-Volume Debate Over Low-Flows : Conservation: State Sen. Lucy Killea has joined the line of legislators pushing bills to require the water-saving toilets. But not everyone thinks they're a good idea.
- Roadwork: Major projects for the week of Feb. 23-29
- 200 Clerics Pledge Sermons on Holocaust : Religion: Christian group founded by Jewish businessman promises to preach against anti-Semitism.
- Health Plan Is Yielding Rewards, County Says : Fitness: About 600 workers in a Wellness Program are learning to change their lifestyles.
- Secluded Wonders : Waterfalls Gushing After Recent Rains Are Drawing Many to Canyons
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- Relentless Anti-Gang Lessons Urged : Schools: Violence shows that students need to be 'surrounded' with the message throughout curricula, educators say.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Thousand Oaks Romps, 70-32
- Heavy Tipper Takes Early Lead and Upsets Los Alamitos Rivals
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : NOTES
- Mitchell Involved in Altercation at Bar
- Fog Hits Tournament Again at Torrey Pines
- ALBUM REVIEW
- Bruins Fall as Shots Don't Against Rejuvenated Irish : College basketball: UCLA is outscored, 21-4, in last 5:40 as Notre Dame reaches .500 with 84-71 victory.
- Home Improvement : The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners
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- World of His Fathers : UNTO THE SONS, <i> By Gay Talese (Alfred A. Knopf: $25; 633 pp.)</i>
- Writing for the Screen? It's a Joke
- Volunteer Teams Patrol Gay Strip : Civic activism: Their mission is to avert late-night incidents of gay-bashing.
- Caltrans Work Sites Scheduled
- Bush Learns too Late Right Can Go Elsewhere
- Everett Koop : The Former Surgeon General Examines the Nation's Health
- Proposed Police Gun Range Put to a Noise Test in Simi
- Turning a Blind Eye to Cultural Awareness : Multiculturalism: Some parents undercut important lessons of Black History Month.
- Say <i> Cheese</i> ! But in This Lingerie, Does It Really Matter?
- Port Hueneme Puts Limits on Passport Service
- Not Each Mystery is Solved : Padres: Stillwell, Worthington fill infield holes, but team still has questions as it enters spring training.
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- Boykin Gives Northridge an Extra Effort
- Who's on First--Also Second, Third, Short? : Dodgers: Entire infield is unsettled, but Offerman could be the key.
- Santa Ana Keeps a Policy; Student-Athletes Lose a Great Coach
- Easterly Hits Shot That Counts Most : Women's basketball: She goes 1 for 13 before making the decisive basket in USC's 73-71 victory over UCLA.
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- Your Mortgage : Spouse's Credit Record No Reflection on Mate
- For Spring Greenery, Lawn Needs Feeding
- Storms Pummel Texas, Louisiana, Whip Up Twisters
- Swiss Alpine Rail Line Again in Works
- Man Says He'd Prefer Jail to Paying Trash Bill : Courts: Francis Craft refuses again to pay collection charges for garbage he says he doesn't have. Judge gives him two more months.
- It's All Downhill From Here : Children: If your youngster wants to learn to snow ski, you're both in the right spot. Area resorts have several successful learn-to-ski programs.
- Elephants in the Desert? It's No Mirage : Africa: A mythical air surrounds the giant mammals on the Skeleton Coast, habitat for a surprising variety of wildlife.
- Democrats Real Fight Could Be Over No. 3 Spot
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Sandberg: Sign Me Now or Not at All
- UC Irvine's Good Effort Not Quite Good Enough : College Basketball: Anteaters come up short again as all five Long Beach starters score in double figures during 89-72 victory.
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : NOTES : LeBlanc Awaits Word on NHL
- San Diego State Loses Record 18th Contest in a Row : College basketball: Colorado State's three-point barrage frustrates the Aztecs, 74-66.
- COVER STORY / TELEVISION : The Motion Picture Legacy of 'SNL'
- MOVIES : 'Mambo's' King : Well-connected N.Y. art dealer Arne Glimcher is not your average first-time film director--and he doesn't take no for an answer
- Home Improvement : Increase Insulation to Cut Down Heat Loss
- The Appalachia of New England : COLD TIMES, <i> By Elizabeth Jordan Moore (Summit Books: $20; 412 pp.)</i>
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- At Odds Over Best Way to Combat Gang Crime : * Law enforcement: Some in Hollywood want a separate anti-gang unit there. But police officials say their centralized approach works better.
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- Mud and Sunshine : Cleanup: Visitors return to Sepulveda Basin only to find many recreation areas closed. It may be two months before everything is open again.
- Football Stars Tell Juveniles to Run to Daylight : Outreach: Religious NFL players visit teen-agers at various county facilities for troubled youths. 'We want to give you hope,' one athlete says.
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS: FEB. 22
- Crews Halt Leaking of Raw Sewage Into Arroyo
- San Marcos Firm Leaks News That the U.S. Economy Is Sealing Itself Up
- The Double Life of Tony Bridges : Slayings: The Santa Paula auto dealer was a respected businessman by day who lived in the fast lane by night.
- HORSE RACING : Rock-Bottom Stud Fees Are Raising Hope
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- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : This One's in the Refrigerator
- SOUTHERN SECTION WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS : Canyon Rebounds From Loss With Team Victory in 4-A Meet
- Trials, Tribulations Plague Recruiters of the Elite Runners : L.A. Marathon: Athletes schedule around Olympics, which keeps them out of many races. Still, a deep field is set for next Sunday's event.
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : Americans Go Down With a Whimper : Four-man bobsledding: U.S. finishes ninth and 11th, but that's not what the complaints are about afterward.
- ATLANTIC CROSSING: Can Danny Goldberg, best known...
- Competitors Try a Walk on the Wet Side : Engineering: Designing buoyant shoes is not impossible. But using them and keeping an even keel almost is, as event at University of San Diego shows.
- Only Angels Can Grant Autry's Fondest Wish : Profile: The 84-year-old 'Singing Cowboy' has amassed fame and fortune, but what's missing from his fairy-tale Western is a baseball pennant.
- The Region : New Car-Pool Lanes on 210
- Getting Caught in the Middle Is Awful Place To Be
- Coastal Panel Weighs Offer of Parkland : * Development: A possible quid pro quo. In return for donating 80 acres, a builder reportedly wants the state to settle a dispute that has held up construction at another site.
- Post Office Warns of Fake Employment Ads
- Nevadans Weigh Big Increase in Residents
- L.A. Transportation Engineer Joins Critics of Chatsworth Court : Buildings: The official says access to the site is too limited. His department proposes consideration of alternative areas.
- Is It a Spaceship? A Woman's Form? Guess Again : Architecture: Some residents call it an eyesore, but Fresno's new City Hall seems certain to revise the community's image.
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- Norbert Laurens, a lawyer for the German...
- CS Fullerton's Fade Continues in Loss to UC Santa Barbara : Titans: After leading by two points in the final minutes, they fall, 68-58, pushing their skid to three consecutive games.
- Gospel According to Hopkins Comes to a Hollywood Nightclub
- Plums, By JOSEPH BRUCHAC III
- USC Honors Two Alumni Architects
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- Exhibit Marks White House's Bicentennial
- Indian Official Calls for City to Curb Racist Sales Displays
- Sperm Bank Seeks to Bridge Gap in Donor Identification
- Paying a 50-Year Debt : UCLA Makes a Gesture to Woman for Her World War II Internment
- OXNARD : Kiwanis Club Lauds Traffic Officer
- By Any Name, Tee Time at Torrey Pines
- COMMENTARY : To Regain Network TV, NHL May Need to Alter Image : Hockey: Renewed Olympic interest may translate into network bonanza.
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Sampras Keeps Up Habit at U.S. Pro Indoor Finals
- SANTA ANITA : Gray Slewpy Scores His First Stakes Victory in El Conejo in Record Time
- MUSIC : A Mezzo on the Fast Track : Italy's Cecilia Bartoli arrives for her local recital debut, seemingly on the verge of greatness at the age of 25
- Businesses Decry State of Bureaucracy : Government: Companies say they are being driven away from California by over-taxation and over-regulation.
- Can Calvin Klein Escape? : He Built an Empire on Raunch and Elegance. Then, Overpriced Jeans and Junk-Bond Debt Pushed It to the Edge. But Look Out, Here Comes His Spring Collection.
- Irwindale : Tutor Plan Action Delayed
- Sinking Chesapeake Bay a Microcosm of World Trends, Scientists Say : Environment: They hope to study the effects of rising sea levels accelerated by global warming.
- COLUMN RIGHT : Bush Bashers on Right Need to Think Again : Backing Buchanan may put a Democrat in White House.
- Small Plane Hits Fence at Airport
- CITY HALL ROUNDUP : The City Council appreciates you--want a certificate to prove it?
- Son of a Gun: First a Flame, Now a Flicker : Baseball: Reid Ryan is strikingly similar to his famous father in many ways, both on and off the mound.
- Northridge Heeds Warning Signs and Clobbers San Jose State, 9-6
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Golden West Rallies to Down Cypress, 5-4
- Sites for Second-Round Games Set in Boys' Basketball Playoffs
- AMERICA'S CUP / DAILY REPORT : CHALLENGER TRIALS : New Zealand Holds Off France by Eight Seconds
- Beijing Bathers Taking a Healthy Dip
- Volunteer Takes Her Own Path to Adventurous Life
- Glamour Fades for Envoys as Heads of State Opt for Personal Diplomacy : Embassy Row: Working lunches in business suits are replacing fancy, full-dress social events in Washington.
- Jerry Blunt; Teacher, Writer Helped Found City College Drama Program
- Bradbury : Help for Duarte Swim Team
- Somalis Find Little Refuge in Kenyan Camps
- Pierce Rallies Again in 9th, Wins Mt. SAC Title, 7-6
- Fullerton Falters at Finish Against UC Santa Barbara
- THE OLYMPICS / WINTER GAMES AT ALBERTVILLE : NOTES
- Only the Scoreboard Says USC Is Winner
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : DIVISION I-A ROUNDUP : Ocean View Races Past University
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- Kahn the Barbarian : Technology: Philippe Kahn's Borland International has made a fortune by snubbing traditional ways. But some say success may dull the software company's competitive edge.
- Women in Architecture Offer Scholarships
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- Wilson Asks President to Declare Disaster Area
- Springs' Light Touch : Using available illumination, the Australian-born photographer breaks through celebrities' facades and devises compelling, witty portraits
- ALBUM REVIEW
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- The St. Tropez of Turkey : It's easy to fall in love with ancient Bodrum. One traveler tells how he stumbled upon this jewel of the Turkish Riviera and was so dazzled that he stayed.
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- RESTAURANTS : A MALIBU POINT OF VIEW : Geoffrey's Menu May Change Every Week, but the Vista Is Eternally Romantic
- 2 New Programs to Offer Experimental AIDS Drug : Health: Maker of DDC will provide the medication along with AZT. Underground supplies have waned after FDA warning.
- Assault Victims Devise Sentence for Child Molester: Pack Up and Get Out of Town
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- Pope Tells Africans to Blend Church, Customs
- BLACK CHURCH LIFE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA : Gospel of St. Brigid's : The South-Central L.A. parish provides its members a spiritual home filled with a sense of self and a sense of joy.
- Fringe Party Wins Funds, If Not Voters : Politics: New Alliance group appeals to outsiders and the disillusioned. But its knack for bringing in money is envy of many rivals in the mainstream.
- Price Put on Rebels
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FASHION : Art That Fits to a T
- TBS programs set out to 'Save the Earth' in a monthlong campaign
- Q & A : Challenges Are Budget and Morale
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- Could the Chronic Logjam of Israeli Politics Finally Be Breaking? : Elections: With Washington demanding real concessions at the peace conference, the need for loans might bring the Labor Party back into power.
- 200 Christian Ministers Vow to Sermonize Against Anti-Semitism
- Memo Flap Obscures the Real Issue
- NHL ROUNDUP : Islanders, Goalie Showing New Life
- GOLF / MAL FLORENCE : Take Your Mud Wedge to Play at Encino
- Kansas City Tops Gulls in Shootout
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Whistle-Blower's Firing Is Blocked
- 106 Awards to Be Offered for Property Maintenance
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