- Suspect Convicted of Killing 6 on Train : New York: Cheers erupt in courtroom packed with victims of Long Island Rail Road shootings and their relatives. Colin Ferguson, who conducted own defense in a bizarre trial, faces a possible maximum life sentence.
- NAACP Elects Evers' Widow to Top Post : Civil rights: Myrlie Evers-Williams wins by one vote, ousting William Gibson as chairman. Change is seen as opportunity to redirect group's focus. 'It is time to heal our wounds,' she says.
- WHY ROBBIE COLTRANE'S FANS WANT A 'CRACKER'
- WESTLAKE : Internment Camps to Be Lecture Topic
- 'Witch Finder' Seized for Fatal Herbal Brew
- Community: Outreach Program Director Named
- Loyola Rally Falls Short, USF Wins by 2
- Pepperdine Slips Into Last Place
- OXNARD : 2 Men Shot in Dispute Over Theft of Beer
- Fleet Reserves Assn. Honors 6 Students for Their Essays
- COMMENTARY : History Should Be Kinder to Campanis
- DODGERS : Lasorda Reveals Rejection of Oriole Offer
- CSUN Gives Cal Poly a Three-Peat Performance, 104-66
- Warrior Makeover Continues With Trade : NBA: They get rookie Marshall from Minnesota in exchange for Gugliotta, who was acquired in controversial Webber deal.
- Crescenta Valley Outlasts Rio Mesa
- Byte-ing Into Beethoven : UCLA's Robert Winter used to be one of those celebrity professors whose class everyone wanted to take. No problem getting in now. Just boot up your CD-ROM player.
- The Hyphenated Woman : Reconciliations and rifts among the culture clashed : GO, <i> By Holly Uyemoto (Dutton: $18.95; 200 pp.)</i> : TRASH, <i> By Amy Yamada, translated by Sonya L. Johnson (Kodansha America: $18; 372 pp.)</i>
- Marcia and Lance: Elements of a Soap Woven Into a Reality
- Uniform Policy Gets Initial OK From Newport-Mesa
- College Athlete Killed; Teen-Ager Arrested
- United Way Campaign
- SOUTHERN SECTION DIV. I GIRLS' SOCCER : Los Alamitos Wakes Up, Beats Trabuco Hills
- Raitt's 'Got It'
- New Sounds the Old Way : Listen to three young guns and you'll find something different: an unamplified keyboard. : Call it jazz piano, unplugged.
- The Body Politic : More than you ever wanted to know about Mao's innards : THE PRIVATE LIFE OF CHAIRMAN MAO, <i> By Dr. Li Zhisui with the editorial assistance of Anne F. Thurston (Random House: $30; 682 pp.)</i>
- Teens' Efforts to Buy Cigarettes Go Up in Smoke : Illinois: Town credits undercover decoys, fines for minors and sellers alike, in keeping cigarettes out of youngsters' hands.
- The Good, the Bad and the Bradys
- Huntington Park to Pick Permanent Chief of Beleaguered Police Force : Hiring: Officials hope new leader will help the department recover from a year marked by allegations of sexual harassment, favoritism and discrimination.
- Sweden Frets Over Ailing Baby Rhino, Nelson
- Vigilantism Rises When Forces of Law and Order Fall : The recent shooting death of a tagger is an ominous sign pointing to the deteriorating ability of government to protect the citizenry.
- Gaining an Edge in War on Gangs : Ventura County: A three-year clampdown by authorities has slowed the spread of killings, but long-term solutions to end the violence are elusive.
- COMMENTARY ON COUNTY BANKRUPTCY : Electorate Must Assure That Every Vote Is an Educated Vote : It is imperative that the public scrutinize candidates, and support talented, energetic ones with time and money.
- No Regrets--Just Second Thoughts on a Big League Dream
- Spartans 2-20 After Beating Fullerton
- Flat Titans Fall to San Jose State : Basketball: Fullerton struggles from the start and lose to the inspired Spartans, 86-77.
- LOLLA-LOVE: If Love is featured in Vanity...
- It's Not All Black and White : Spike Lee's films helped pave the way for the black directors of the '90s. Now he and they have become disenchanted with the industry's desire to pigeonhole them.
- Sex-Threats Case a Nightmare for Wrongly Accused Youth : Justice: Christopher Reichardt lost his freedom, his parents lost their home over what police now concede were false allegations.
- Pilots Get Advanced Emergency Training : United Airlines: Flight simulator teaches crew how to cope when their plane reaches the point beyond which it would be hopelessly out of control.
- SOUTH GATE : Council Weighing Sewer Fee Increase
- 'The Fire This Time'
- POLITICS : Big Loss Doesn't Deter Waxman Challenger
- Atrocities in Chechnya Breed Despair, Anger
- Antitrust Law No Match for Microsoft's Software Progress
- Nonpartisan but Not Easy to Win : Despite campaign reforms, incumbents still usually triumph, runoff or not. But challengers have at least a chance to realize their dream.
- Judges Agree: De La Hoya Gets Decision Over Molina : Boxing: Winner gets some useful lessons in grueling 12-round bout, looks ahead to Ruelas. Griffin upsets Toney in battle of light-heavyweights.
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL / SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' PLAYOFFS : Woodbridge's Depth Too Much for Rosemead
- New Angel Battery: Lachemann and Lachemann
- AND ONE MORE THING: It was one...
- New Threat for Western Alliance : NATO looks to extremist danger in North Africa and the Middle East
- Tomba's Winning Streak Ends
- SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION II WRESTLING : Irvine's Pena Makes Move to Masters
- Moore Better News: War on the Horizon
- THEATER : Fashioning a Diva Onstage : Playing Diana Vreeland is helping Mary Louise Wilson find herself. The role offers the perfect mix of <i> bon mots</i> and <i> chutzpah</i> .
- How to Outsmart Disney's Moratorium : Frustrated buyers can get around the firm's policy of pulling its animated classics off the market. It takes a little digging--and some serious cash.
- ALBUM REVIEWS : CYRUS CHESTNUT, "The Dark Before the Dawn" (<i> Atlantic</i> ) ***
- The Way of the Dragon : Performing Traditional Chinese Dance Takes Health, Stamina
- Hill Stability Not County's Obligation : La Conchita: Officials tell residents that there is not enough money to stop the advance of a hillside threatening their homes.
- Goody's 300 Proves It's Never Too Late for a Little Comeback
- COMMENTARY : 'Scab Ball' Will Leave Some Very Ugly Scars
- UCLA Defeats Error-Prone Northridge
- THE PREPS : Ocean View Wakes Up, Wins 14th in Row
- COMMENTARY : Nureyev Mania: The Afterlife : Last month, his possessions sold for millions; now a book reveals the dancer as sleazeball. And his legend just keeps growing.
- FILM COMMENT : On and On and On They Go . . . : It's not your imagination. Hollywood movies <i> are</i> getting longer--and not because there are so many more worthy subjects.
- Blast Kills Israeli
- City Council Agrees to Ease Burden on Staff : Ventura: It's the officials' most concrete achievement in a daylong workshop that fails to establish any spending goals for coming year.
- Simpson Case DNA Battle Will Be an Education for Many
- THE PREPS : SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I-A GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- ANGELS : Pitcher Trades Far East for AL West
- POP MUSIC : They Earn Their Name Honestly : The Mavericks have come a long way by going their own way. They play what they want and, if they feel like it, may play all night long.
- Two Join Morrison & Foerster in Irvine as Litigation Associates
- Microsoft's 'Threat' Stems From Laudable Success
- State Reforms Are Imperative to Sustain California's Recovery
- Some Closed-End Portfolios Look Attractive
- Building Inspection Pact Was Needed : The agreement should go even further, however, to help improve seismic safety
- <i> A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life</i> : Schuller Makes Inroads at the White House Via a Visit With Clinton
- Perry Position Is Precarious : Golf: He leads the Hope by two shots, but that might not be enough to hold off pursuing foursome.
- Vital Link Partnership Benefits Everyone : Public and Private Sectors Help Each Other to Get Youths Ready for Work Force
- Fuzzy Approach to a Tough Game
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' SOCCER ROUNDUP : Second-Seeded Ocean View Knocked Out in First Round
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cal Lutheran Still Winless in Kingsmen's Worst Start Ever
- Coaches and Officials Want to Take Trash Out of Games
- NBA ROUNDUP : Warriors, Timberwolves Trade Problems
- Is Vanity Fair Now Courting Love? : Three years after the shocking story on her pregnancy, the magazine may want her for a cover story.
- Thunder Gulch a Winner in His Florida Debut
- Back To Machu Picchu : After years of staying away, visitors are returning to Peru and one of the world's peak experiences. : Destination: Peru
- Drinking in Romania's Dracula Legend
- FICTION
- U.S., China Nearer to Settling Trade Flap : Commerce: Talks focus on measures such as task forces to protect American intellectual property.
- 10-Minutes to Acquit After 3 1/2 Years in Jail : Courts: At least 12 judges and six prosecutors had a role in the infant murder case against Chester Carter. When the jury finally had its say, justice was swift.
- REGION : Volunteers to Offer Free Tax Assistance
- But Have They Bought a Campus Parking Sticker?
- Nation IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Gingrich Welcomes Even Bad Coverage
- 'Simple Justice'
- 9 GOP Presidential Aspirants Test New Hampshire Waters
- publishing in the hot zone : Harry Evans, Random House and the Glitzed-Up, Hype-Driven, Occasionally Literary Realities of Today's American Book Business
- JUST THE FACTS : Airline Complaints
- OUT AND ABOUT : Mama Nature
- Manual Arts Falls Victim to Washington's Speed Trap
- SOCIAL CLIMES : The Bachelors Are Having a Ball
- Canada to Dispatch 500 Peacekeepers to Haiti
- EL SERENO : Park to Get Pool, New Ball Diamonds
- CITY ARTS : They Had Something to Prove
- Shopping: Palm Springs : Vintage Point : Hunting for classic clothes and furniture in an old Hollywood retreat with renewed chic
- Four-Star Films : 'Five Easy Pieces'
- Close to Slopes for Downhill Prices
- Buildings Reborn : The 'adaptive reuse' movement saves outdated architectural treasures by converting them to other uses.
- Moving Sister Flute : Sam Cooke's story provides a chapter in the history of black music : YOU SEND ME: The Life & Times of Sam Cooke, <i> By Daniel Wolff with S.R. Crain, Clifton White and G. David Tenenbaum (William Morrow: $23; 424 pp.)</i>
- LEAVING HOME: A Memoir by Art...
- MCA/Universal Home Video has just released two...
- GIRLS' ROUNDUP : Fremont Holds Off Wilson, 54-47
- Cooking up a Storm : A servant keeps it together in a disintegrating world : REEF, <i> By Romesh Gunesekera (The New Press: $20; 190 pp.)</i>
- MALIBU : Judge Says City Can Begin Clearing Debris in Canyon
- Aviation: Yeager to Help Inaugurate Walk of Fame
- Fremont Jumps Ahead Early, Beats Hamilton
- Clinton Motorcade Delays Paramedics : Emergency: Ambulance waits several minutes for vehicles to pass. Patient was dead on arrival at hospital, but doctors can't say whether delay was a factor.
- Taste of Travel: Australia : Napa Valley, Down Under : A wine country sojourn to the Coonawarra, where the wines and the locals are friendly
- In the multi-Oscared The Silence of the...
- TIBET: The Issue Is Independence edited...
- FICTION
- China's Rural Poor Face Widening Education Gap : Schools: Fees can take a fourth of a farmer's annual earnings of less than $50 a year. Rapid inflation has eaten away his real income, while city dwellers' purchasing power has been cushioned by pay raises.
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Boy Missing From Ship Feared Dead
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : DIVISION 3-A
- CRENSHAW : Housing Vouchers Draw Tenants' Fire
- GOING HOME ALONE : If the Alternative Is Newt's House, Then Maybe Orphanages Are a Good Idea After All
- BOYS' ROUNDUP
- Death Sentence for Boy, 14, Roils Pakistan : Asia: Youth was convicted of defiling a mosque with graffiti, though evidence was slight. Prime minister declines to intervene.
- Iwo Jima Takes Toll--Even 50 Years Later : World War II: Remorse accompanies memories as veterans gather on the anniversary of the battle.
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : Reforms That Can Save L.A. From Extinction
- LAW : Put Out the Camera's Eye in the Courtroom
- Bike Unit Keeps the Peace in Mountains : Recreation: Volunteer patrol has helped keep trails open in the Santa Monicas by maintaining etiquette among the hikers, bikers and equestrians.
- BOYS' ROUNDUP
- For Those Who've Been Comatose . . .
- Rays Are Sharp : Temperature, Spirits Soar in Bright Sunshine
- Simpson Trial Puts Southwestern on the Map : Careers: Marcia Clark is one of several prosecutors who graduated from the law school, which lacks big-name cachet but prides itself on practical training.
- Repairing a Hillside : A GUIDE TO POST-MUDSLIDE PLANTING ON VALLEY-AREA SLOPES
- Mother Cancels Memorial for Slain Daughter : Crime: Cathy Torrez was killed a year ago. Her sister's brother-in-law has been named as a suspect by police, who say they lack evidence for an arrest.
- GIRLS' ROUNDUP
- COLUMN LEFT / ROBERT SCHEER : Equal Justice: $11.75 an Hour vs. $1.5 Million : In the end, life or death hangs on how much the lawyer is paid.
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : John Wells : Nation's Chief Mediator Remains Suffused in Neutrality
- BASEBALL WATCH : Foul Ball
- Workers Adjust to Life After Shutdown
- Harold 'Hal' Sieling; Retired High School Coach
- NHL ROUNDUP : Hartford Deals First Loss to Alumni
- For CSUN, Little Goes Long Way in 11-7 Victory
- Odds Are They Won't Take Money and Run : Wagering on Athletes in Track and Field Is No Problem in Europe, but Some Fear ItsIntroduction in the United States
- Caution: Rembrandts, Handle With Care : Putting art on view at the Getty is no simple task. A double dose of masterpieces doesn't make it any easier.
- THE CANYON REVISITED: A Rephotography of the...
- Retro : Space Family Robinson
- 37 Southland Skiers Hurt When Bus Overturns in Colorado
- Tapping a Vein of Creativity
- Soured on the Experience : City Delay in Expansion of Lemon Grove Park in Hollywood Irks Neighbors
- WESTSIDE COVER STORY : Lodging Some Concerns : Shrinking in Size, the Moose, Elks and Similar Clubs Seek to Attract Younger Members
- Negotiators Extend Truce in Chechnya : Russia: Cease-fire is now due to expire today. Only scattered clashes are reported.
- Festivals, Feasts & FairsINDIO--Celebrate the bounty of...
- GOP Presidential Hopefuls Crisscross New Hampshire
- Rich or Poor, All Youths Have Potential : Pair of Legal Eagles Took Wing, Found Reward in Inner City
- three years on the turf in gang land
- 6.6 Quake Hits Northern California
- ON THE SET WITH THE AUTHOR
- Colleges Lure Alumni Back With Free-Tuition Offer : Education: Private institutions kick off drive to raise $75 million. Grateful graduates could spell the difference.
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : 'Mister Rogers' moves into a new neighborhood: video merchandise world
- KOREATOWN : Center Celebrating 2 Decades of Service
- Deal of the Week
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : DIVISION 3-A
- In Memory of Paul Monette
- EAST LOS ANGELES : AIDS, Rape Hot Lines Seek Volunteers
- Conservancy's Plans for Events Anger Residents
- Legal Morass Robs Father of 3 1/2 Years After Infant's Death
- News, Tips & Bargains : USAfrica Airways Ceases Flights
- A summary of selected City Hall actions last week that affect the Westside.
- When It Comes to Racism, Is Contrition Enough?
- Yeltsin Orders Publication of Atomic Bomb Papers
- L.A.SPEAK : Ski Instructor Slang
- Specter Expects GOP Support in Senate for Foster
- MID-WILSHIRE : Vigil Is Not Over for MTA Watchdogs
- CRENSHAW : Kabasa Gallery's Vision of Africa-America Link Rises From Ashes
- REGION : 3 Cities Receive Grant to Add Police
- Mildred Mathias; Honored UCLA Botanist
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW MEXICO : Sexual Organs Held in Frozen Limbo
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Everything you didn't know about Pam Tillis and more--on TNN special
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Free After-School Program Aids Pupils
- Post Office Awards Pact for National Credit Card System
- STUDENT PROJECT: Vanessa Schwartz could teach other...
- A Man With a Mission : The Rev. Mike Edwards, a Longtime Understudy, Takes Over at Skid Row Facility
- Ageless Beauty : Pageant Honors Women Who Show That Life After 60 Can Be Vital and Exciting
- Dole Nominates Ex-Gen. Robles to Base Closure Panel
- Clinton Motorcade Delays Paramedics; Elderly Victim Dies
- Spider Silk Offers Hope to Torn Ligaments : Medicine: Arachnids spin several kinds, using dragline silk for the outer framework of their webs. Its tensile strength is greater than steel. It is more elastic than nylon.
- IT'S DAY <i> AND </i> NIGHTTIME FOR HILLARY B. SMITH
- Best Foot Forward : Palmdale: With a little shoe leather and a lot of personal contact, sheriff deputy's beat is helping clean up crime problems in the rough streets of downtown.
- Crescenta Valley Saves Best for Last, 1-0
- SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I-AA GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Esperanza Just Keeps on Rolling, Upsets Schurr, 57-41
- So, You Wanna Be a Mogul? : A Hollywood assistant's job may be just the ticket. The requirements: discretion, patience, endurance, resourcefulness and a psychotherapist's calming touch.
- THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO COMPACT DISCS AND...
- STYLE : LOOKS : Swapping Scents
- A summary of selected City Hall actions this week affecting central Los Angeles. : CITY COUNCIL
- Clinton Defines His Points of Departure With GOP Proposals
- U.S. Military Experts Blow Up Munitions Confiscated in Haiti
- Doctors in Training May Forgo Teaching on Abortions
- KEN BODE : Reviewing the First Year of the New 'Week'
- Venice Residents Break Bread Together to Celebrate Gang Truce
- OXNARD : 7 Arrested During Drunk-Driving Check
- MISSING IN ACTION: Tracy Chapman rode to...
- STATE OF MIND : Sound and Fury
- Edge of the 'Burbs: The Cliffhanger
- STYLE : GARDENS : Set in Stone
- wild things : Rent by Beasts
- The Boys of St. Vincent (Part 1,...
- VENTURA : Developer Submits Plan to Build Discount Store
- Bottom Line: Needle Exchange Saves Lives : Pacoima program deserves support, not moral outrage
- GIRLS' SOCCER PLAYOFF ROUNDUP : Gerardo Leads Simi Valley Past St. Lucy's, 3-1
- Extra Points Give Title to Marauders
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL
- ENGLAND SWINGS: If you thought Frank Sinatra...
- FICTION
- GETTING A KICK START : Determination Propels 4 Men Toward Better Racing Cycle
- THE BINGO PALACE by Louise Erdrich...
- At Age 10, Youth Learns He's Black Like Dad : Bias: He was astonished by how much it mattered. Even his grandmother treated him with contempt.
- Yeltsin Orders Publication of Atomic Bomb Papers
- N. Ireland Peace Proposals Are Nearly Complete, Officials Say
- SOUTHERN SECTION : Defense Carries Verbum Dei to 87-60 Victory
- Prop. 187 Flyers Are Ordered to Calm Fears : Legislation: Judge requires notices to ensure immigrants aren't denied services or turned in.
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Train Killer Plans Appeal on Sanity
- On View : To Catch a Killer : HBO'S 'CITIZEN X' TELLS THE 8-YEAR KILLING SPREE AND SEARCH OF A RUSSIAN MONSTER
- DOWNTOWN : Student's Spanish Essay Wins Contest
- 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?'
- Remembering a Great Injustice
- Rate Hikes: Good for Savers, Bad for Borrowers
- CLOSE-UP : NOT KIDDING AROUND
- Welcome to Sleaze 101 : When James Ellroy starts explaining the Kennedy assassination, watch out : AMERICAN TABLOID, <i> By James Ellroy (Alfred A. Knopf: $25; 582 pp.)</i>
- Fare Warning: Infrequent Fliers May Be Hit With Fees : Airlines: Their commissions capped, travel agents say they'll probably have to start charging all but their best customers.
- Peres Asks Arafat Meeting
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : Change of Venue to Palisades Proves Costly for Dorsey
- Three Accuse 'Fantasy Man' Lover of Rape : Nashville: Suspect's ploy involved sexy phone calls in which he persuaded women to don blindfolds and unlock their doors. They say they erroneously thought he was their boyfriend; he says the sex was consensual.
- A Change of Course : A fear of water forced Aisha Savage out of P.E. and into the Fremont basketball program. Now, she's leaving opponents high and dry.
- Even Out-of-Context Coverage Is Good, Gingrich Concedes
- For Seniors : Newsletter Author's Passion for Food Speaks Volumes
- MEXICO : The Strong Man Is Unmasked as Everyman
- Praise for New Approach to Homeless : Glendale's stance has softened in past decade, and counseling and assistance are paying off
- Ventura's Dorr Kept Knocking
- Romanesque Title for Oxnard
- THE PREPS : SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I-A GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Fountain Valley Defeats Hart
- Weekend Play Puts Eligibility at Risk
- SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION III WRESTLING : Ambriz Wins Heavyweight Duel
- On Exhibit
- She Loves It But Leaves It
- Little Palms Make It Big
- 14-Year-Old Missing From Cruise Ship : Search: Suicide note is found from boy who may have jumped after an argument with his parents. Coast Guard scours waters off Florida coast.
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Center Offers Free Parent Skills Classes
- Revenge Homosexual Killer Dies of AIDS
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : DIVISION 3-A
- COLUMN RIGHT / JONATHAN CLARKE : Republicans' Foreign-Policy Debut: a Dud : The congressional leadership's backtracking on support for Mexico was eerily Clintonesque.
- A Credibility-Gap Bond Measure : Good cause, but police-station plan is very risky
- It's Not a Minor Matter : Corey Pavin Has Won Everything Except a Major Title, but the Key Word to Add is <i> Yet</i>
- Growing minority: Sandra Mckee in the Baltimore...
- Breen Suffers First Ballet Skiing Defeat
- POP MUSIC : Wading Beyond the Gene Pool : His late father was a famous folkie, but singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley is charting his own course.
- Nixon Pix: Now More Than Ever
- Weekend Escape: Ojai : Exercising moderation and talking about food at a spa that doesn't make a fuss about either
- FICTION
- an open book
- Amish Cope With Murder, Free of Anger : Mennonites: Woman's slaying by another of her faith was second in the sect's 275-year history in this country. Their religion prohibits doing anything to stir up feelings of anger or vengeance.
- COLUMN ONE : Affirmative Action: Why Battle Erupted : Opponents say programs to combat bias are unfair themselves; backers counter that minorities still need an edge to overcome 300 years of discrimination. A bitter national fight begins in California.
- CRENSHAW : Performance to Honor Black History
- A Cyberspace Dragnet Snared Fugitive Hacker : Computers: After his files were stolen, a San Diego man joined federal agents to track down Kevin Mitnick.
- Ruling Upholds AT&T; Acquisition of McCaw Cellular
- BOYS' ROUNDUP : DIVISION 3-A
- Flammable Solvent Floods Alley
- Notes about your surroundings
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL : USC, UCLA Beat Arizona Schools
- Laguna Beach City Council Changes Course : City Hall: Elected leaders have downsized advisory boards and signaled a rethinking of municipal priorities.
- Long Beach Wins Eighth in a Row : College basketball: 49ers sweep season series with Santa Barbara for the first time since 1982-83 with a 75-61 victory.
- Pacific Holds Off Irvine, 84-83
- Some Good Ol' Boys Circumvent the Rules
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : PCC Misses Chance to Tie After Buzzer
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : Villanova Rains on Connecticut's Reign
- Downey Survives Game Even as Rules Change : Banking: The Newport Beach-based savings and loan weathered the crisis that felled other institutions, then had to adapt to a changing regulatory climate.
- Co-Founder Is Finally Finding Time to Relax : Thrift: Maurice McAlister has loosened his hold of the reins at Downey Savings & Loan, and is even taking some time off for his favorite activity--fishing.
- GIRLS' ROUNDUP
- ECHO PARK : Farmers Market Draws Opposition
- Lessons Target Language as Barrier for Blacks : Education: Speakers of dialect common among African Americans hone skills in standard English.
- FLORENCE : Meetings Scheduled on Habitat Proposal
- Study Uses Computer to Help Predict Death : Medicine: Program estimates time left for terminally ill patients. Critics caution that it could lead to rationed care.
- Pedestrian Dies After He Is Struck in Alleged Hit-and-Run Accident : Crash: Police say driver was speeding in alley when she hit Huntington Beach man, then hit apartment where children slept.
- When Will We Hit Too Much Growth? : State Report Is Dark Cloud but It Has Silver Lining
- SOUTHERN SECTION : DIVISION I-A
- Carving Up Santa Cruz Island : Park Service, Oxnard Attorney Duel Over Use of Property
- Ducks Finally Pull Sharks' Teeth : Hockey: San Jose holds 3-0 lead, then is beaten by Anaheim for the first time in franchise history, 6-3.
- Capistrano Valley Finishes Fall From Top With a Loss
- Johnny Scab Stoops Really Low to Play Ball
- Gallic Gift of Small Wonders
- Check Out the College Saver Plan
- STYLE : DESIGN : Fantasy in a Bottle
- 'Independent's' Day : SALLY FIELD IS NBC'S 'WOMAN'; HEAR HER COMPARE THIS TO HER BIG-SCREEN HEROINES
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : NYC to Get Tips on Urban Gardening
- MONTEREY HILLS : Workshop Planned for Home Buyers
- LAPD's Kroeker Takes His Mission North : Law enforcement: The deputy chief delivers the community policing 'gospel' to Thousand Oaks.
- ABORTED LAUNCH: The Launch Pad, a nonprofit...
- CULTURE : The Shock(ing) Value at Fashion's Cutting Edge