- Christopher to Cut 500 State Department Jobs
- Budget Cuts Pose Dilemma Among Native Americans : Aid: Many tribes favor self-governance. But others see peril in wholesale slashing of federal programs.
- Suspected Armed Kidnaper Wounded by Anaheim Police
- Pilot Badly Injured as Light Plane Hits Garage : Aviation: Home-built craft loses power trying to land at Santa Monica Airport. Accident is fourth there in past 1 1/2 years.
- Carl Stanley Gaydon; Teacher, Longtime Resident
- Miscellany
- Saddleback in State Golf Meet
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Bruised Nerve Sidelines Justice
- Pairing of Chung and Rather on the Brink? : Television: CBS' dual-anchoring isn't working, and the newsman has told executives that changes need to be made, sources say.
- In Many Cases, Airlines Aren't Obliged to Pay Their Trainees
- Fallon and His Game Have Grown Up a Bit : Tennis: Dana Hills sophomore has improved his serve and backhand, and his demeanor, too.
- POP MUSIC REVIEWS : Hits and Misses From Gipsy Kings
- A Little History Lesson: Commercials Aren't Solution
- Gipsy Kings: Playing a Safe, Lively Sound : High-spirited rhythms are crowd-pleasers, but there's no variety to spice things up. The band performs Tuesday in Irvine.
- ECONOMIC SUPERPOWERS AT ODDS : NEWS ANALYSIS : As Yen Rises, Japanese and U.S. GDPs Go Head-to-Head : Currencies: A forecast that Japan's economy will surpass America's by 2000 almost came true on April 19.
- Fidelity Is Latest Title Insurer to Report Loss--$3.3 Million : Earnings: The Irvine company was hurt in the first quarter by slack home sales and loan refinancings.
- Mixed Results for Investment Newsletters : Personal finance: Study finds less than 25% chance that advice would help you 'beat' the market.
- BOOK REVIEW / FICTION : A Mystic Game That Transcends Sports : THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE Golf and the Game of Life <i> by Steven Pressfield</i> , William Morrow, $20, 252 pages
- LAUGH LINES : Jokes
- COLUMN ONE : Battling to Control a Killer Bug : A little town thought it had contained a meningitis outbreak. And then the disease took a surprising turn, plunging officials into a dilemma over how far to push the fight without pandering to panic.
- 5.0 Landers Aftershock Rocks Area Near Palm Springs
- Militia Promoters Draw a Crowd : Activism: About 600 hear Mark Koernke, other anti-U.S. government speakers in Palm Springs. Fifty protesters also appear.
- Countywide : Week to Emphasize Veterans' Work Skills
- THOUSAND OAKS : Zeanah to Push for Better Restaurants
- Boat Swap Draws Ire of Designer : America's Cup: Pedrick disputes need, questions ethics of Conner changing from Stars & Stripes to Young America.
- Chapman University has received $1 million from...
- TV REVIEWS : 'Way West' Probes Clash of Expansionism
- Medicare, Welfare, Budget Dog Politicians on Stump : Politics: After spring break, Democrats claim to see silver lining in public's mood--loss of support for GOP 'contract.' But they themselves face tough sell.
- Economic Profile
- Tuesday's Election
- WESTMINSTER : School Board Names Teacher of the Year
- Countywide : Blood Pressure Study Participants Needed
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Langston Trade Talk Keeps Surfacing
- PERSPECTIVE ON CHERNOBYL : Revisiting the Unthinkable : A surreal life goes on around the site of the worst nuclear accident, even as new disaster threatens to erupt.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Coleman Helps Royals Defeat White Sox, 7-5
- WEEKEND REVIEW : Pop : Punk Rock, Skateboard Connection at 'Board'
- WEST COUNTY : 2 Local Men Killed in Auto Accidents
- Agenda
- Grants Available for Family Aid Groups
- Free Legal Clinic Opens in Oxnard to Help Poor : Law: Attorneys volunteer at the center to guide low-income clients through the maze of court paperwork and procedure.
- 2 Motorists Killed in Head-On Crash
- Is Proposed Move of Football Classic a Smart Play?
- Jordan Lets One Get Away : NBA playoffs: He loses the ball to set up Grant's dunk in 94-91 defeat by Magic.
- Orange County
- Orange County
- Fear Drives Immigrants to Citizenship : Naturalization: Legal residents cite growing anti-foreigner mood.
- Chirac Changed Style, Positions in Pursuit of French Presidency
- Secluded Strip of Beach Clothed in Controversy : Lifestyles: Some visitors to San Onofre State Park have cited 'lewd and lascivious behavior.' Nude beach-goers say sexual activity is rare.
- BREA : Registration Begins for Golf Tournament
- Traffic Stop Nets Bank Holdup Suspects
- MISSION VIEJO : Hearing to Examine College Trustee Areas
- Militia Promoters Draw a Crowd : Activism: Mark Koernke warns against 'New World Order' at Palm Springs conference attended by 600. About 50 protesters appear.
- It's Err Jordan--No Bull : NBA playoffs: He loses ball to set up Magic's winning basket, then flubs last chance.
- Miller Knocks Out Knicks, Rubs It In : NBA playoffs: He scores eight points in nine seconds as Pacers close strongly to win, 107-105.
- After Years of Turmoil, Seattle Charts Successful Path
- O.C. POP MUSIC REVIEW : Trying to Rise Above It : Instances of Idiocy Mar Well-Staged 'Board in O.C.' Punk-Skate Event
- In Touch, In Style : Essence has been remodeled many times over its 25 years. But it's still a place where black women find themselves.
- Pac Bell's Answer: The Rain Did It
- County Teams Will Play Host to Softball Playoffs
- What's Next for Dull Ripken, Doc Martens and a Nose Ring?
- NHL PLAYOFFS : Sharks Start Off With Upset Victory Again
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Bravura Finish for Pasadena Symphony
- LA PALMA : Council Wary of Man's Bid to Build Car Wash
- ELECTIONS : S.F. Valley Has Pivotal Role in Council Runoff : Campaign: Area holds 40% of 5th District's registered voters. Feuer did far better there in primary than rival Yaroslavsky.
- Boxer Garcia Remains Critical
- Orange Coast Wins Newport Regatta
- SOUTH KOREA
- Turf Wars Spoil Sanctity of Southland Surf Beaches : Violence: Popularity leads to crowding. Charges that one group attacked outsiders highlight the problem.
- Hurt by His Own Whisper Campaign
- Gunman Wounded at Twin Cities Airport
- British Cathedral Site of WW II Commemoration
- WAITING GAME: Congress is considering whether to...
- Mortar Shells Kill 8, Hurt 40 in Sarajevo
- Countywide : Athletes Visit O.C. to Boost Exercise
- 3 Held in U-Haul Truck Chase : Crime: Early-morning pursuit that started in Sylmar ends in Palmdale when suspects' vehicle loses a wheel. The 16-year-old driver faces evading-arrest charges.
- Dodgers Need an Even Dozen to Beat Rockies : Baseball: Piazza leads way as L.A. outscores Colorado, 12-10, and finishes with 35 runs in three-game sweep. Nomo gives up seven earned runs in second start.
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Calcavecchia Changes His Luck With a 66, Wins by Two
- WEEKEND REVIEW : Theater : 'The King and I': Taming the Tamable in Long Beach
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE : Seeing Is Believing : Rancho Cucamonga Firm's Glaucoma Valve Looks Like a Hit
- Holocaust Survivors Claim Compensation Bias
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Applicants Sought for Business Task Force
- LAGUNA BEACH : Board Will Discuss Charging Fee for Student Transportation
- SIMI VALLEY : Plan Seeks to Lure Mall Developer
- Terror Bombing and Assault Guns
- Rudeness
- Nuclear Weapons Treaty
- Sydney Opera House
- Bilingual Education
- Minimum-Wage Life
- COUNTERPUNCH LETTER : Crimes TV Ignores: Hunger, Poverty
- Los Angeles County - News from May 8, 1995
- Los Angeles County - News from May 8, 1995
- OTHER NEWS - May 8, 1995
- Notes on a Scorecard - May 8, 1995
- TECHNOLOGY - May 8, 1995
- TECHNOLOGY - May 8, 1995
- Obituaries - May 8, 1995
- ECONOMIC SUPERPOWERS AT ODDS : Japan Sanctions Could Hurt U.S. Car Buyers : Trade: Tariffs that Clinton is expected to impose will hit American consumers and workers, Japanese auto industry representatives warn.
- Students at CSU Cite Problems : Education: Survey shows highest level ever of those who fear lack of money, lowest rating ever over class availability.
- Weekend Escape: Los Angeles : A Century City theater outing with a 4-year-old ends as sweetly as an Olvera Street snow cone
- VENICE : Swimmer Who Drowned Identified as French Tourist
- THE BEST OF RELATIONS : By the Sea in Santa Monica, Down-Home Italian Cooking That's Quite a Family Affair
- SOUTH GATE : Soil Contamination Stalls Plan for Mall
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Landlord Sentenced for Slum Violations
- WEDDING (CASH) BELLS: Dawn Mercer and John...
- Clinton Advisers Back Punitive Japan Tariffs : Trade: Import tax could hit luxury cars, minivans and auto parts. U.S. seeks opening of Japanese market.
- Garment District Businesses OK Tax on Themselves : Commerce: Area property owners see creation of assessment district as the only way to obtain an upgrade in services and security. Plan awaits City Council approval.
- Profile : Doc Arkin : 'CHICAGO HOPE' ACTOR HAS A PRESCRIPTION FOR HIMSELF AS THE SEASON NEARS AN END: MORE R
- Throughout L.A., people toil unnoticed in jobs for less than minimum wage. And their numbers are increasing. : Working for Less
- Malcolm X's Widow Hails Farrakhan
- Breaking Barriers : Ventura Police Department Throws a Party for 12,000 of Its Neighbors
- Officials to Lobby Against Welfare Plan
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Blaze O'Brien, Corey Black Are Big Winners
- GOLF / THOMAS BONK : Burned Out Price Is Toasted Mentally
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Who Craved This Matchup Most: Bulls, Magic or NBC?
- Pain! Grace! Redemption! : Through failures and successes, Terrence McNally has risen to the stature of 'quintessential man of the theater.' 'Master Class,' about Maria Callas, is his latest work to play the Taper.
- ART : No Snap Decisions : It wasn't that long ago that Stephen Cohen was organizing photography fairs in his living room. Now, his hard work has paid off with a new 3,000-square-foot glass-front gallery to showcase photographers.
- THE WRITE STUFF: Pop music journalists are...
- Brotherly Love Embraces Lindros : Hockey: Philadelphia Flyers star is emerging as the player everyone expected and more, . . . " the prototypical player of the '90s . . . a franchise player."
- 'Creep' Zooms
- THEATER : Scenes of Celebration : For director-performer Alan Johnson and his co-religionists at the Actors Co-op, the message is faith, hope and good reviews.
- The Portrait As Tete-a-Tete : A photo exhibit that will come West only between hard covers : NADAR, <i> By Maria Morris Hambourg, Francoise Heilbrun and Philippe Neagu (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams: $65; 308 pp.)</i>
- It's in the Mail : A mysterious love letter turns up in the bill pile : THE LOVE LETTER, <i> By Cathleen Schine (Houghton Mifflin: $19.95; 257 pp.)</i>
- 3 Years After the L.A. Riots, Rebuilding Is More a Struggle Than Ever : Health: Nonprofit group's plan to provide affordable care for the poor and uninsured moves forward--but slowly.
- For Seniors : Septuagenarian Has Built Her Own Niche
- In the classic 1967 Bonnie and Clyde...
- Very Very Nick at Nite (Sunday at...
- Clinton Moves to Speed Deportations : Immigration: President orders Justice Department to cut backlog. He singles out those who came to U.S. illegally and have been charged with a crime.
- Four-Star Films : 'The Four Feathers'
- Woman Who Claimed Fellow S.F. Firefighters Harassed and Threatened Her Is Awarded $300,000
- TENNIS : Marshall Easily Handles Narbonne
- THREE-STRIKES LAW : Commit a Misdemeanor--Don't Worry About Jail
- PERSPECTIVE ON LOS ANGELES : Why a New Cathedral Is Needed : Liturgical, pastoral and historical reasons call for a new structure to accommodate today's Catholic populace.
- A Smashing Good Time : Polo: Benefit games held this weekend show that the sport is drawing a more multicultural field.
- County Woes Giving Cities New Impetus to Annex Land
- U.S. Park Service Bill Raises Local Concerns : Conservation: Group says plan to overhaul agency may jeopardize the Santa Monicas and Channel Islands facility.
- As Usual, Robinson Does It All : Spurs: Lakers can't stop San Antonio center, who has 33 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.
- Touched by an Angel : After Sudden Death of His Longtime Friend, Stevens Gets a Special Victory
- Room for Improvement In the Middle : Lakers: They get 29 points from Campbell and 25 from Divac, but Ceballos plays tired.
- Anaheim's Golden Loop : City Power Utility Lays the Groundwork for Fiber-Optic Future
- Will New Hollywood Kid Seagram Pass the Darwinian Survival Test?
- Pacific National Bank Names Timothy Carlyle to Its Board
- THE PAPER TRAIL by Michael Dorris...
- STYLE: ARCHITECTURE : HOME, SURREAL HOME : Our Critic-Behind-the-Wheel Celebrates a Few of L.A.'s Most Eccentric--and Amusing--Architectural Gems
- Top of the Crop : Orange Country 4-H Club Puts Tomatoes to the Test--and Comes Up With Some Surprising Results
- Sign Puts a Little Muscle Behind Warning to Drivers
- Treating Yourself to a<i> Real </i> Hotel
- GERDA WEISSMANN KLEIN : 'I Was the Lucky One'
- PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE : World War II Non-Talk: Tragic Loss of Meaning
- Neighbors Oppose Home for the Terminally Ill : Westlake Lake: Some residents want Thousand Oaks to intervene in the plan. But officials say city has no control in matter.
- Bulldogs Silence Matadors : Baseball: Northridge loses in 10th to Fresno State, 12-11, after rallying from 11-4 deficit.
- Agassi, Chang Set Up Another Duel
- COMMENTARY : A Fight 75 Years in the Making Breaks Out
- SMALL FACES: The Rolling Stones are expected...
- A Rosy Fund-Raising Arrangement
- Wolf Pups Are Born in Yellowstone Park
- Baseball Alumni Gather to Bid Farewell to Proud Tradition
- Immigrants Dream of a Better Life in Italy : Europe: Two months with Somali family demonstrates the difficulties, including fruitless job hunts, hungry children and hopelessness. They've sold virtually all their possessions--including the umbrella.
- Gang Violence Defies Navajo Tradition of Peace : Arizona: Tribal police suspect six murders in the Window Rock area last year were gang-related. Officers have seen the beginnings of turf wars, drive-by shootings, drug trafficking and retaliatory killings.
- Left-Right Combo a Knockout : Reseda (18-0) Floors Opponents With Its One-Two Pitching Punch of Righty Rebbeck (9-0) and Southpaw Yeatts (9-0)
- NHL PLAYOFFS : Nordiques Overpower Rangers With Rally
- COMMENTARY : This TV Tag Team Is Loads of Fun
- Get This Strait: Iran's Position Threatens Free Trade
- How You Can Buy Stock Directly
- Just The Facts : The Cost of a Healthy Snack
- What's New in Tomato Varieties
- Food for the Ride
- DOCUMENTING VICTORY
- Europe's Largest Mosque Completed but Mostly Empty : Rome: Although some Muslims have prayed there, its consecration has been delayed for unexplained reasons.
- Grenade Blast Kills 15
- Honor: Three Selected as Best Ethnic Screenwriters
- 'Jurassic Park'
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Donations Will Fund Anti-Drug Programs
- Home Improvement Loans Offered Through CRA
- Los Angeles Times Interview : Arthur Fletcher : Fighting to Stop the GOP's Headlong Plunge to the Right
- Neta Rush; One of Original Rosie the Riveters
- CAMARILLO : MADD Honors Girl for Volunteerism
- Karl Has Press Behind Him, Ready to Push Him Off a Cliff
- AUTO RACING
- For Ruelas, Long Wait Follows a Short Fight
- OVER EAZY : In Retrospect, the Late Gangsta Rapper Seems More Significant Than He Did a Few Weeks Ago.
- Trying On a New Life : A housewife ditches suburbia to discover who she is : LADDER OF YEARS, <i> By Anne Tyler (Alfred A. Knopf: $24; 336 pp.)</i>
- PICO-UNION : Liquor Stores Called a Threat to Safety
- French Presidential Race Neck and Neck : Election: Today's balloting pits Socialist Lionel Jospin against conservative Jacques Chirac, who appears to have a slight edge.
- CRENSHAW : Neighbors Can Help Pave Way at Theater
- Tribe Has Big Plans for Depressed Area : Development: The Coquilles envision bringing a gambling resort and other enterprises to the North Bend area of Oregon, a region suffering from the demise of the timber industry.
- A Blitz of WWII Books
- Dangerous Alliances : Of moral conflicts visited upon the ordinary during wartime : RESISTANCE: A Novel, <i> By Anita Shreve (Little, Brown & Co.: $21.95</i> ; <i> 240 pp.)</i>
- Guns That Fire Only for Owner Targeted for Police
- BEVERLY HILLS : Slamming the Door on Junk Handbills
- Front Yields to Cool, Drier Weather
- Police Officer Shoots Youth Who Allegedly Raised Gun
- Ass'ad Lands a Keeper for CSUN Soccer Team
- Ruelases' Long Weekend Ends in Short Night in Las Vegas
- TRACK AND FIELD : UCLA Wins, USC's Krill Gets a Thrill
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Anderson to Miss a Start
- LACC Baseball Program Is Down to Its Last Pitch
- German Leader Stirs Flap as Britons Recall Beating Nazis
- A summary of selected City Hall actions...
- Obituary
- Taking a New Age Tour Through Past Lives
- Ovrom Tells Staff It's 'Time to Move On,' Sources Say : Burbank: City manager may resign today during special City Council meeting. It's unclear whether his supporters or critics hold the upper hand.
- World Zoos Unite to Protect Rare Animals and Habitats : Wildlife: About 40 American zoos and aquariums are taking part in more than 1,200 conservation projects in 60 nations. One such effort aims to save giant pandas in the wilds of China.
- Keeping Our Children Active--and Safe : Ex-Major Leaguer's After-School Program Should Be Model for Other Communities
- Golden West, Orange Coast Win State Swimming Championships
- This Mom's in a League of Her Own : Despite a Handicap, Gloria Soto Helps Steer Kids Away From Gangs
- The Dark Side of the Brain : NIGHT: Night Life, Night Language, Sleep and Dreams, <i> By A. Alvarez (W.W. Norton: $23; 277 pp.)</i>
- CHESS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- 10 Rillington Place (A&E; Sunday at noon,...
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Head Start Program Marks Anniversary
- 'Speed'
- SOFTBALL : Bulldogs Are No. 2 Seed
- Anchor Plots Her Next Move
- Traditional Herbalists, Healers Back in Vogue
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Rape Suspect Arrested, Hours After Crime, by Off-Duty Officer
- Confederate Mascot Fight Shifts to Quartz Hill Elementary School : Education: After a successful protest at the high school, NAACP takes effort to a lower level. Symbols are called racist.
- Titans Rout New Mexico State to Clinch Outright Big West Title
- Black Magic 1 Steals Conner's Magic Touch
- Nature's Pick: Blackberry Trail
- A Visionary In Search of a Vision : He Co-Founded Microsoft. He Just Paid for a Chunk of Hollywood. Paul Allen is Struggling to Create the Wired World, and if He Can't Build It Himself, He'll Buy It.
- On Movie-Crazy Westside, It's Just a Field of Screens
- Bigger Home Is Sought for Artworks : Culture: Collector whose house doubles as gallery offers to give his holdings, valued at $8 million, to Culver City.
- Texas' Ex-Secretary of State Is Elected Mayor of Dallas
- Storms Pummel Dallas Area; 15 Dead, 3 Lost
- Army Theft Scandal Shakes Nepal's Famed Gurkha Ranks : Asia: Top general steps down two weeks before retirement. Military is no longer taboo subject in media.
- Even in Spring, It's the Season of Giving : South-Central Chapter of Christmas in April Helps Restore the Dreams and Home of One Man
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Rustlers Win Volleyball Title
- Engineering a Comeback : Jerry Davis Works to Put Southern Pacific Back on Track
- Tucking Into 'Pink Sheets' : Broker Scores With His Unorthodox Approach
- Deal of the Week
- The Jesters of Infirmity : A generation of aging male writers follows that old rule: Write what you know
- DJ Charged in Sheriff's Station Incident
- REGION : 300 Youths to Get Taste of the Outdoors
- REGION : Shots to Be Offered Against 9 Diseases
- A summary of selected City Hall actions last week affecting central Los Angeles. : CITY COUNCIL
- A Boy of Summer for All Seasons : Baseball: Sometimes, heroism is simply stepping up to the plate, day after day.
- The Bond of Community Is the Antidote : Working together for something so small yet significant as the opening of a library, we glimpse the cure for a twisted notion of individualism.
- Scholarships Cap Mentoring Program for Students
- With a Song in Their Hearts : Charity: Lutherans will donate $35,000 in supplies to Czech hospital during European concert tour.
- Heeding Seismic Report Can Save Money, Lives : Commission shows how to minimize future quake damage
- Valley Vote Called Key in Council Race : Elections: The region makes up 40% of the 5th District. Feuer, Yaroslavsky agree it cannot be overlooked.
- Injuries Drag Down UCLA Tennis Team
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Wallach's Back Not Ready
- PREP ROUNDUP : Fountain Valley Comes Through to Defeat Los Alamitos, 3-1
- Commentary : Palace Intrigue : A German couple has donated 139 Picassos and other treasures to Russia's Marble Palace, an ironic gift in light of a continuing post-Cold War art squabble.
- Now Call Him the King of Popcorn : Michael Jackson's 30-song 'HIStory Past, Present and Future Book 1' album gets a massive promotional push in movie theaters.
- In Brief
- Stravinsky That Packs a Punch
- OUT, LOUD & LAUGHING: A Collection of...
- A Question of Faith : A gay man tries to unravel the mystery of his Christianity : WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men, <i> Edited by Brian Bouldrey (Riverhead Books: $23.95; 314 pp.)</i>
- A Vacationing Mom's Work Is Never Done
- WESTSIDE COVER STORY : The Vast Picture Show : In era of multiplexes, Westwood's classic, large-screen theaters offer fans the total movie experience.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Trade Fight Gets Riskier as Both Sides Dig In
- How to Get a Suite Deal by Crossing Language Barrier : Bookings: Knowing the jargon of the reservations desk can help you get exactly the lodging you want, at better than "rack rate."
- They Can Make It . . . but No One Says You Have to Buy It
- Wilson's Domestic Issue
- 28.2% Minorities on U.S. Payroll Tops Private Sector
- Angola President, Rebel Chief Vow Cooperation
- Thomas Harris; Psychiatrist Wrote 'I'm OK--You're OK'
- COLUMN ONE : Outbreak Strikes a Small Town : The first two cases of meningitis might be coincidental, Mike Osterholm thought. But the third sent Minnesota's top disease sleuth to Mankato to battle a familiar--and deadly--foe.
- MORE THAN 'ONE LIFE' FOR ERIKA SLEZAK
- L.A.'s Best Hope for Improving Schools : LEARN program has helped improve CLAS scores of students in Woodland Hills
- For Recovery's Sake, Air Sales Tax Issues : Debates Can Be Far More Educational Than Mailers
- For Silva, Expediency Over Leadership : * County Supervisor Opposes a Sales Tax Increase Without Offering a Real Alternative
- Steepled in Racing History : A Century for Churchill Downs' Landmark Twin Spires
- Northridge Prospers and Suffers From a Split Personality : Softball: Lopez drives in all of Matadors' runs in doubleheader with Sacramento.
- L.A. Speak : Toothsayers: Dentists' Terms
- Taste of Travel: Paris : Combing the patisseries for the lightest, most buttery of the famed French breakfast food
- Little-Known Gem in Mexico City
- ATHENS : Southwest to Restore Some ESL Classes
- She Finds Niches for Self, Others : Elderly: After a lifetime of searching, Gloria Sondheim has created a position as Habitat for Humanity's senior citizen liaison in Los Angeles.
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Memories of Latinos Chronicled in Photos
- Post-Riot Vow Is Fulfilled in Inglewood : Medicine: A UCLA doctor's pledge to find a way to provide affordable medical care for poor and uninsured is realized with a free health education program.
- Angels' Myers Leaves Disabled List, Joins Winning Effort : Baseball: Catcher's two-run homer in the seventh inning is the difference in 7-5 victory over Seattle.
- EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT . . . ADINA HOWARD : Hit Single Sends a Sexual Message
- Performing Arts : Indonesia's Rebel Master : Javanese tradition meets the spirit of Martha Graham in the distinctive works of Bagong Kussudiardjo, who brushes off his many critic back home, vowing, 'I believe we must go on.'
- A Subgenre Resurfaces : Hollywood has been boarding submarines since movie-making began--but never with the technology of 'Crimson Tide.'
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Coleman Joins Royals Today
- MOVIES : Miami Masala : Director Mira Nair shifts from Indian culture to Cuban in 'The Perez Family,' where the air is steamy, the colors are golden--and the women are at the reins.
- MUSIC : Russia's Latest Rocket : Kirov Opera Artistic Director Valery Gergiev is everywhere these days. He's brought his orchestra back to life and to traveling frequently. Now he's coming to conduct the L.A. Philharmonic for two weeks.
- HOPE AND GLORY : Godnastics
- Bonds With the Past : Correspondence of four sisters brings an era back to life : ARISTOCRATS: Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832, <i> By Stella Tillyard (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30; 406 pp.)</i>
- BITTER WINDS: A Memoir of My Years...
- Three Manual Arts Students Earn Scholarships for Grades, Leadership
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : A Man for the People : For Juan Carlos Ortiz there is 'always a spiritual message' in life's events. And that's the approach he takes to connect with his fast-growing Hispanic Ministry.
- CRENSHAW : Seminar Will Cover Home-Buying Basics
- Honoring the Fight to Save Civilization
- THE STATE : Shall We Just Call Him Pete (Huffington) Wilson?
- DIPLOMACY : Spring Awakening: Fiasco of U.S. Policy in the Balkans
- Pancake Breakfast Benefit Set Today
- Brentwood Man Stabbed to Death
- A Few Thorns in the Run for Roses : Gambling: Hundreds of bettors fill off-track sites to watch Kentucky Derby but find it hard to pick a winner.
- Lakers Become Bad Boys and Spurs Punish Them : Pro basketball: Tough not enough for L.A. as San Antonio wins Game 1, 110-94.
- AUTO RACING : Price Pays the Penalty, Cromsigt Gets Victory
- ROUNDUP : Greathouse Is Merely Good in a 5-0 Victory for Buena
- Need a Passport? Apply Now
- Vacant Lots are Getting Makeover Treatment in Long Beach Project : Neighborhoods: Task force devises 'Dirt to Turf' manual to offer step-by-step property beautification guidelines.
- A Real World Civics Lesson : Gerardo Pinedo, the student body president at East L.A. College, rallied his constituents, and the district rethinks its stance on funding.
- THE POWER OF PATAGONIA : At the tip of South America, gazing upon one of nature's most majestic landscapes from the comfort of the region's first luxury lodge