- Destination: Italy : SoHo Milano : The neighborhood of Brera is a hidden treasure of art galleries, coffee bars and elegant shops
- EARTH FROM SPACE by Amy Leventer...
- Cape Cod and Other Fishy Finds
- HOSTAGES IN RUSSIA'S HEARTLAND : Defiance of Russians Flows in the Veins of Lead Hostage-Taker : Guerrilla: Shamil Basayev's family has long fought invaders. But the killings of his mother and 2 children preceded his raid on a city outside Chechnya.
- TRACK AND FIELD : Long Jumper Scott Sets Sights on National Title
- Justice Thomas' Opinions Cut a Deeply Conservative Swath
- Sewage Treatment Rates Unfair to L.A. Users : Unlimited quantities of waste from other communities that rely on septic tanks are hauled to the city and dumped free of charge.
- Two More Reasons for Breaking Up L.A. School District : Despite reform efforts, long-term failure of bilingual education and recent blunders over Van Nuys High School magnet programs add fuel to breakup movement.
- New Voices at Graduation : Commencement: The trend is to have scholars compete for the honor of addressing the senior class.
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Valenzuela Helps, Hurts Padres
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : It's Not a No-Hitter for Cone, but He's Happy With the Ending
- BASEBALL / STEVE HENSON : Phoenix's Cookson on an Upswing
- Will Jackson Make Chart HIStory?
- BEER BATTLE: Veteran L.A. rock figure Stan...
- HEY SKINNY! Great Advertisements From the Golden...
- Public Troubles, Private Woes : A RIVER TOWN, <i> By Thomas Keneally (Doubleday: $24; 324 pp.)</i>
- Baby Proof Your Yard : Parents need to become familiar with outdoor and houseplants--some of them are poisonous.
- USC : Issues Facing Teens to Be Seminar Focus
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Agreement Nears in Vendors' Dispute
- Clinton Undercut at G-7 Summit by GOP Congress : Politics: Need to negotiate issues with Republicans diminishes U.S. presidential stature at meeting.
- Your Mortgage : Tips on Equity Lines, And Who's Using Them
- Cycling Over Hill and Dale in Berkshires
- Waterproof Warnings
- EL SERENO : Foundation Grant to Help 70 Students
- A summary of selected City Hall actions last week affecting Central Los Angeles.
- Bell Gardens Lays Off 13 Staffers in Cost-Cutting Move : Jobs: Assistant city manager is among victims. Action comes amid a recall effort against two council members.
- Clinton Says His Budget Calls for Less Pain Than GOP's Proposals
- Bankruptcy Saga
- Militia Groups Growing, Study Says : Extremism: Despite negative publicity since Oklahoma bombing, membership has risen, Anti-Defamation League finds.
- DOWNTOWN : Garment Business Is Fined for Violations
- THE BOTTOM LINE ON MEASURE R : NEWS ANALYSIS : Measure R Results Will Define Post-Crisis O.C. : Bankruptcy: Voters will answer fiscal questions while sending a message about mission of county government.
- A Remarkable Legacy for One Who Died So Young
- Woman Pins on Sheriff's Badge, Maps Out a Thorough Spring Cleaning
- Patron Shot and Killed in Anaheim Bar Holdup
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES ON MEASURE R : It's Time We Learn to Live Within Our Means
- Pitchwoman Agrees to Tame TV Claims
- Miracle Mile (Square) : 25-Year-Old Park Is Playground, Haven--and a Focal Point in a Shooting Death
- U.S. OPEN : So, <i> Now </i> They Have Norman Right Where They Want Him
- Bowe Uses Fists to Close Gonzalez's Mouth
- Will Fox's 'Arrow' Be on Target?
- America the Enemy : THEIR POLITICS ARE LIGHT YEARS APART, BUT THE BOMBERS OF THE '60S AND '90S SHARE VOLATILE RHETORIC, TANGLED PARANOIA AND A BELIEF THAT VIOLENCE IS A LEGITIMATE WEAPON.
- Weekend Escape: San Diego : Searching for the Kitty Hawk, nuclear subs, margaritas and barbecue on a 'Top Gun' trip
- 3.8 Earthquake Jolts Corner of New England
- Wilson Travels to Florida With Prop. 187 Message : Politics: Governor barnstorms Sunshine State in presidential bid. But he finds himself explaining why measure he supported isn't anti-immigrant.
- World IN BRIEF : PAKISTAN : Rising Violence Kills 16 in Two Days
- Audit Finds Some Risky Investments : Finances: State examiner urges curbs on local governments, even though the six counties are not as heavily involved as Orange County was. Officials counter that the holdings are safe.
- USC : College Information Hits the Internet
- CKE Sees Quarter Profit Nearly Triple
- JULIP by Jim Harrison (Washington Square:...
- Aye-Aye Capt'in
- EDUCATION : One Family's Objections Prompt School Program to Drop 'Dixie'
- Just in time for the new "Batman"...
- RSVP / THE SOCIAL CITY : June Parties Herald Season for Weddings
- A 'Netiquette No-No Spams Back On-Line
- More Human Than Human : Is a brain-like computer the result of creation or programming? : GALATEA 2.2, <i> By Richard Powers (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $23; 329 pp.)</i>
- I AM ROE: My Life, Roe v....
- The Horror, The Horror : Some things you just have to restrain yourself from writing : MASAI DREAMING, <i> By Justin Cartwright (Random House: $23; 288 pp.)</i>
- Framework of Hope : Home builders join Habitat for Humanity in building 21 homes this week for low-income L.A. families.
- STYLE / RESTAURANTS : BEEF, PURE AND SIMPLE
- BEVERLY HILLS : Janitors Stage Protest Over D.A. Actions
- Panel Said to Back Outsider for Top UC Post
- LEIMERT PARK : Juneteenth Festival Will Begin Monday
- On Affirmative Action, School Is by No Means Out
- Campaigning for 'New York Nice'
- Heartthrobs, by Joan Jobe Smith
- Inside Yolk : With missionary zeal, the staff of a fledgling magazine tries to find common ground for a generation of young Asian Americans.
- Rocket Blasts and Wedding Bells
- Turning Out the Lights at Rams Park : NFL: Trucks will depart this week with football equipment. By Friday, only memories will remain.
- Annual Watts Summer Games Begin
- COLUMN ONE : Fears of a Border Run Fall Short : Although the peso's plunge is driving many immigrants north, the predicted mass exodus has not materialized. Stricter U.S. enforcement, the recession and Prop. 187 are thwarting many.
- Thieves Reprieve 'Death Row Dog'
- What's Love Got to Do With It...
- Planning: Temple Seeks Expansion OK
- Williams Says He Will Stay and Overcome Difficulties
- Saluting Those Dads Who Are There : 'Summits' underline the enormous value of a father's presence and love
- THE NATION : POLITICS : Movies as a Moral Issue Doesn't Have Any Legs
- Bear Leads Deputies on Chase in La Canada
- Golden West Band to Give Free Concert
- Goodby, but Don't Forget Measure R : It Needs All the Champions It Can Get, Including a Lame-Duck Gaddi Vasquez
- Many Dads, Little Time : Holiday: A comfy recliner, or maybe some new drill bits? For many last-minute Father's Day shoppers, race to find the right gift for that special guy will end in a tie.
- Millard Named Presiding Judge of Superior Court
- 3,853 Degrees of Separation at UC Irvine : Education: Distinctions in class of '95 include most first-generation graduates and carriers of heaviest debt load.
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Holy Power Trip, Patman! Riley Gets Out of Gotham
- COMMENTARY : Hey, Want to Hear My Life Story? : Life on the solo circuit means examining your navel, your inner self and much more (or less).
- Same Brew, Different Crew
- Shanghai Daze : Forget Those Dour Mao Suits and Collective Farms. In the Capitalist Frenzy That's Hit One of the World's Largest Cities, the Army in the Disco Business, the Secret Police Are Running Brothels, and Profit Is All That Counts.
- Real-Life Killings in the Reel World of Hollywood : Publishing: New book contains all the ingredients of an intriguing drama--wealth, con games, movies and murder.
- Foreign Airlines Using U.S. Airports: Safety Gap : Travel: Dozens of times in the last five years, language difficulties and other problems have created frightening incidents and near collisions, records show.
- USC : Judge Denies Request to Release Jury Data
- SOUTH LOS ANGELES : Slumlord Receives 45-Day Jail Sentence
- Health: HIV Study Volunteers Sought
- LAPD Reportedly Drifts as Chief Williams Struggles : Law enforcement: He denies that the department is languishing. Basic policing is largely unaffected.
- Cult May Have Planned to Use Gas in U.S. : Japan: Report suggests 'intelligence chief' made proposal. Sect is said to be suspected of killing dowager.
- THE BOTTOM LINE ON MEASURE R : Voters Shouldn't Refill the Coffers of Government
- Teachers: Pair Earn Fellowships
- REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK : Sweet and Sour Signs of Welcome
- Four-Star Films : 'Sounder'
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES ON MEASURE R : County's Plan for Economic Recovery Appears to Be Letter-Perfect
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Arthur Flemming : 60 Years of Fighting for Social Programs--Within the Republican Party
- LAPD Officer Is Wounded by Gunfire in Hollywood
- Women's Council Fortifies Link to Africa : NCNW chapter's latest plan will create a computer tie between local and Nigerian children
- Subscribing to a Belief in Their Community : Publishing: Founders of the Black Orange press on despite financial problems. Some say their intended readers must also bear a share of the responsibility for the magazine's troubles.
- NEWBURY PARK : Student Arrested After Principal Tackled
- Unlikely Series Caps Odd Season
- From Glory Days to Yory Days : Campas Has Breathed New Life Into Grand Olympic Auditorium
- There's No Rush (Yet), so There's Little Need to Jazz Up the Games
- U.S. Soccer Team Loses Top Coaching Candidate
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Brains Produce No Real Storms
- A Short Hit by Landress Finishes a Long Day, 8-7 : All-star baseball: West wins Bernie Milligan game on run-scoring infield single in 12th.
- ALBUM REVIEW
- Really BIG Show
- Police Arrest 7 in Graffiti Spree Linked to Crash Victims' Deaths
- THE STATE : THE ALLEN SPEAKERSHIP : 'Pros' Prepare the Way for Citizen Legislators
- VALEDICTORIANS
- Uncommon Success : Young woman at continuation school draws strength from the memory of her father to graduate early and as valedictorian.
- Teen Virtuoso to Play on Restored Wurlitzer
- Ancient Deities Dwelt in Cascades' 'Black Snow' : Mythology: Native American legends give life to volcanic activity. Stories parallel actual events, including the creation of Crater Lake and eruption of Mt. Shasta.
- 2 Killed, 9 Hurt in Head-On Crash; Driver Arrested
- All She Wants Is a Little Respect for Parents
- Devils Defeat Detroit With Defense : Hockey: Red Wings are held to 17 shots in Game 1 of Stanley Cup finals and get clipped, 2-1.
- White Sox Aid Rally by Angels, Who Win in 11th : Baseball: California ties Chicago in the ninth on three walks and two hit batters. DiSarcina gets the winning hit, 4-3.
- Powerboat Racing Set for Dana Point
- Warren G is the latest rapper to...
- Rudy T, Nice Guy : Rocket Coach Leads Team in Intensity, Determination
- Whose Affirmative Action? : The Social Impact : Someone Ate My Bowl of Privilege
- Dealer Files Suit Over Fake Reagan Memorabilia : Souvenirs: Laguna Niguel man says he was bilked by a seller who claimed to know a Secret Service agent assigned to the former President.
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES ON MEASURE R : Defeat Would Send a Message to a Bloated, Inaccessible Government
- Computer Glitch Has Workers Worried : County: In letter to district attorney, employees say the system has delayed the processing of child-support checks, resulting in complaints and threats.
- WESTLAKE VILLAGE : Sheriff's Team, Celebrities Play for Charity
- SWIMMING / MISSION VIEJO MEET OF CHAMPIONS : Day's Races Produce Winners of All Ages
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Pirates' King on Disabled List
- There Are Ways to Get Baseball Back on Track : Commentary: Placating fans and sharing revenues are good places to start.
- Life After Jessie : For 52 years, Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy shared the love story of the century. Her death last year devastated him, but his love lives on.
- A summary of selected City Hall actions last week that affect the Westside. : CITY COUNCIL
- Bidding Goodby : Autos: Curator reminisces about 26 years of caring for collection of antique cars as the prized automobiles are auctioned off by Sotheby's.
- . . . And Dole Should See 'The Flim Flam Man' as Well
- Clyde Kent Englund; Retired Engineer
- Plugging In : At 84, Ruth Newhall Blazes New Trails by Going High-Tech
- Letter From the Editor
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Wild Thing Is Released Thing
- POP MUSIC : The Tiger Behind the Lily : Don't let that quiet facade fool you. Erstwhile Maniac Natalie Merchant opens a new chapter with her first solo record--and a fierceness in speaking out for society's victims.
- Rebuild Downtown--the Gradual Way : Sometimes sure and steady is the key to urban renewal success
- Just How Much Is a Coastline Worth? : Offshore drilling moratorium faces a regressive attack
- Can Preservation Be a Mission Accomplished? : Art: Joan Irvine Smith aims to rekindle interest in Mission San Juan Capistrano with an exhibition of paintings, publication of a book.
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES ON MEASURE R : $50 a Year Is a Small Price to Pay to Save Our Schools
- Dodgers Get By With the Help of Ashley's Friends : Baseball: Visitors calm down left fielder, and he entertains them with two homers in 12-5 victory over Chicago.
- Edmonds Hoofs It Despite Pain : Baseball: Doctors aren't sure what's wrong with his foot, but his hustle home helps Angels win in 11th inning.
- On Giving Things Up
- Stories of Fathers and Children : He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not : MEMOIR OF THE BOOKIE'S SON, <i> By Sidney Offit (St. Martin's Press: $18.95; 165 pp.)</i>
- Deal of the Week
- Oklahoma City Memorial Looms Big for GSA Chief : Tragedy: Circumstances have made Orange County's Roger Johnson the tender of sacred ground. His mission is to get a community consensus on a fitting tribute.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : For World Leaders, Bosnia Poses a Problem That Won't Go Away
- Steam Train Explodes; 3 Crewmen Injured
- Louis M. Gubricky; Retired 3M Supervisor
- State OKs Huntington Restaurant and Condo Projects
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : City Starving for a Winner Being Fed by the Indians
- NHL Official Doesn't Get the Call : Hockey: "Cover boy" Van Hellemond, chastized for no-goal call, is not working Stanley Cup finals.
- Hollywood Steps Up to the Plate
- Run at Resurgence Hits Full Speed Today : Track and field: Johnson-Marsh, Powell- Lewis matchups are only part of a glamour day.
- <i> A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life</i> : Dornan Takes Off Mouse Ears, Moves His Legislative Tail
- Whose Affirmative Action? : The Court Ruling : The Blind Spot in Strict Scrutiny
- University Offers Scholarship, Says Sex Attack Was Not Issue
- KOREATOWN : Korean American Internships Awarded
- CHESS : LOCAL NEWS
- Benefit for Laurence Powell Scheduled at Police Academy
- In New Job, Koester Cites Old Formula for Success : Government: County's chief administrative officer says he will follow the same managerial and organizational principals of evaluation and delegation that served him so well as Simi Valley city manager.
- Teague Dynasty Built on Lemons and Politics : Santa Paula: The line began in 1893, with the arrival of C.C. Teague, a Yankee from Maine who became a pioneering rancher. His son, Charles McKevett Teague, was a U.S. congressman.
- COMMENTARY : He'll Always Be 'The Mick'
- Yesterday's Heroes : The Graying of an Entire Baseball Generation
- AND ONE MORE THING: The San Diego...
- Tool-Using Orangutans a Clue to the Past
- Renewal Plan Would Link Sprawling Strip Malls : Thousand Oaks: Councilwoman envisions commercial area with pedestrian-friendly downtown with shoppers' trolley, footbridges, walkways.
- What Dads Had in Store on Day Before
- Chemical Spill Slows Ventura Freeway
- Saving Garden Grove's Past for the Future : Historical Society Needs New Blood--and Muscle--to Preserve the City's Heritage
- Pipe Dreams--by the Thousands : Get ready to rumble when the Great Organs of First Congregational Church sound forth.
- LAST IN LINE : O.C.'s Vendors Are Awaiting Word on When They'll Be Paid. Some Fear Bankruptcies of Their Own
- Unlimited Mileage--an Idea Whose Time Is Running Out : Rentals: Car agencies are quietly restricting free-mileage packages. But deals vary widely, so it pays to shop around.
- PLAYTHINGS : In the Cards
- Dream Control : MY EDUCATION: A Book of Dreams, <i> By William S. Burroughs (Viking: $21.95; 193 pp.)</i>
- LEARN Brings 'New Energy' to the Schools : South Gate teacher says the program has cut administrative fat, saved money, involved parents and given teachers more autonomy. Pupils, she says, 'feel the buzz' of constructive change.
- Buchanan Wins Big Over GOP Rivals in Virginia Straw Poll
- Q & A : Homeowners to Benefit From New HUD Rules
- REGION : Training Program Taking Applicants
- Reseachers Say Bees' Nests May Be 200 Million Years Old
- Profile : The Good Lieutenant : 'LAW & ORDER' ACTRESS SPEAKS OUT ON RACE AND GENDER IDENTITY--OH, AND HER ROLE IN THAT NBC DRAMA
- Coalition Puts Pressure on Liquor Stores : Crime: Pico-Union and Westlake residents target outlets that sell alcohol to minors and intoxicated patrons and allow loitering on premises.
- Former President on Alzheimer's Roller Coaster : Disease: Ronald Reagan is reported to be happy and physically vigorous as he experiences both good days and bad. One day, a friend says, he couldn't remember having lived in the White House.
- THEATER : Making All the Right Moves
- ALL-AMERICAN FATHER
- BOXING : Campas Tops Eight-Fight Card at Grand Olympic
- Rising Violence in Karachi Kills 16 in Two Days
- MALIBU : City Budget Will Include Disaster Fund
- On View : Mask of Intolerance : HBO MAKES A MOVIE ABOUT AN ISRAELI JOURNALIST WHO INFILTRATES NEO-NAZIS TO EXPOSE THEIR GOALS
- FILLMORE/PIRU : U.S. Adds Funds for Fillmore, Piru Repair
- Don't Close the County Hospital : The supervisors should realize that the High Desert facility is crucial to an area underserved by medical, social and mental health services.
- U.S. Returns to Form for Third-Place Finish : Women's soccer: Americans dominate China, 2-0, but it's a disappointing ending for defending champions.
- Father, Son From County in Semifinals
- SAMPLE ISSUE: If you've bought a copy...
- Who Was That Masked Musician?
- America at the Crossroads : Life on the Spokane Reservation : RESERVATION BLUES, <i> By Sherman Alexie (Atlantic Monthly Press: $21; 306 pp.)</i>
- Endangered Sea Turtles Facing Array of Enemies : Sri Lanka: Tourists and environmentalists join natural predators and poachers on list of threats to dwindling population.
- HUNTINGTON PARK : Police Put Brakes on Car-Theft Rate
- French Consular Office in Australia Destroyed by Fire
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Wins & Losses : Rene Cardenas brought baseball to millions with his pioneering broadcasts in Spanish. Now, shaken by tough times, he clings to his claim to the Hall of Fame
- Washington's True Lie: No More Deficit : The political emphasis to balance the budget diverts attention from real issues.
- PICO-UNION : Group for Daughters of Alcoholics to Meet
- DOWNTOWN AREA : Pride at Solano Helps Earn It State Honor
- VENTURA : Greenbelt Initiative May Be Put on Ballot
- STATE OF MIND : Marketing Fear
- From King Ludd to Earth First! : REBELS AGAINST THE FUTURE: The Luddites and Their War on the Industrial Revolution, <i> By Kirkpatrick Sale (Addison-Wesley: $24; 320 pp.)</i>
- CRENSHAW : Kiwanis to Honor Black Veterans
- So, Hot Enough for Ya? : Complaining About the Weather Is Universal--But It's a <i> Good Thing</i>
- Elderly Cope With 'The Dwindles'
- World IN BRIEF : CHINA : '89 Protest Leader Released From Jail
- County Chief Delivers Dire Budget Proposal : Finance: Reed's plan calls for deep cuts, including elimination of 18,255 jobs. She assails past borrowing.
- SANTA MONICA : Petition Drive Yields Lesson in Activism
- STYLE / FASHION : Playing It Cool
- My Life As A Voice : The Road to Show Biz Through your Golden Pipes
- Honored to Be Their Guest
- 'The Killing Fields'
- Russia Near Deal With Rebels Over Hostages : Europe: Prime minister, Chechen commander reportedly reach tentative accord, which calls for cease-fire, peace talks in breakaway republic. Another 32 captives are released today after 200 were freed earlier.
- International Squabble Rages Over Naming Newer Chemical Elements : Periodic Table: Drama involves sex discrimination, geographic illiteracy and political horse-trading.
- Rare Ozark Cavefish Monitors Its World : Environment: Like the fabled canary in a coal mine, presence of the pollution-sensitive fish proclaims the drinking water clean and pure. But it's getting harder to find.
- Buck and Merle
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : After Vanessa Marcil ends her days soaping it up, she's off and 'In Concert'
- THE BOTTOM LINE ON MEASURE R : Every Taxpayer Will Pay a Price if Measure Fails
- THE NATION : GANGSTA RAP : The Art of Representin' the Afflicted's Story
- Powerboat Racers Shove Off Today in Dana Point
- Earning an A for Effort to Succeed : A teen-age mother is getting her San Fernando High diploma and strives for independence
- COMMENTARY : Fans Take Themselves Out at Old Ballgames
- Long Road to Peace : Playing for 22 Pro Teams Has Given Chicago's Fortugno Perspective
- SOUTH GATE : Council May Create Bingo Commission
- COVER STORY : Still Leaderless at LACMA: New Good News, Old Bad News : The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's curators are doing quite nicely without a director, thank you. But art world realities demand that the top slot eventually be filled.
- MUSIC & DANCE NEWS : Hit the Road, Visit a Festival
- The Top 10 Teams : 1994 49ers Were Best of 20th Century; 1927 Yankees, 1972 Lakers in Top Three
- Catching Up With the Clooneys
- Woman Assaulted in Home; Attacker Flees in Victim's Car
- African Americans Mark 130-Year-Old Event : Culture: The fifth annual Juneteenth festival, which celebrates the freeing of the last slaves in America, concludes today in Oxnard.
- O'Mara Faces Up to His Opponents : One Look at His Nose Tells You He Won't Run From Weaver on Wednesday Night
- MOVIES : Disorder in the Court : On location : How does 'Judge Dredd's' crew of relative unknowns keep up with Sylvester Stallone and a slew of special effects? Very, very carefully.
- TELEVISION : Miss Almost Perfect : Courteney Cox is beautiful and funny, which helps because she stars in the hit comedy series 'Friends.' So we can forgive that she's a neatness freak too.
- MOTOR SPORTS
- POP REVIEW : Hits and Missives : Michael Jackson takes off the glove and rails at attackers with new songs that take the King of Pop from 'Bad' to sad--very sad.
- THEATER NOTES : Tapering Down the CTG Staff
- PERSPECTIVE ON JURY DUTY : Our Civic Obligation Is on Trial : Citizen apathy, court mismanagement and budget cuts imperil our right to a trial by peers. Can we save the system?
- What Managed Care Needs Most Is Someone Who Truly Manages
- He Beefs Up His Compound
- U.S. Would Be Wise to Maintain Investment in Global Knowledge
- A Life in History : Can a good Russian and a good American marry and remain true to their countries? : BREAKING FREE: A Memoir of Love and Revolution, <i> By Susan Eisenhower (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $23; 295 pp.)</i>
- Hiking: England : Rambling in Land of King Arthur
- If Pepper Spray Isn't Lethal, Why All the Deaths?
- WINDSOR HILLS : Foundation Begins Expansion of Center
- A 'Day' Especially for Dads : New Pop Bill McCoy Compiles a Moving Chronicle of Fatherhood in the '90s
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Shawn Harrison finds that 'Family Matters' --along with his friends
- One Ray of Sunshine Can Turn Katie's Day Into a Nightmare : Health: Three-year-old suffers from a rare genetic disorder that makes body unable to process ultraviolet light. In dark, she plays.
- THE BOTTOM LINE ON MEASURE R : Considering Options to Tax Hike : Crisis: Financing alternatives include more cuts in county programs, a trash-for-cash plan, the diversion of Measure M funds and the sale of county assets.
- Dutch Charge Man in Columbia Documents Theft
- Promising Reviews Are Expected for Probst Center : Thousand Oaks: The exact financial status of the $64-million performing arts facility will not be known until July, but city officials are optimistic that it is making money.
- COMMENTARY : Tartabull Needs to Wake Up and Grow Up
- U.S. OPEN : Shinnecock Records 3rd-Round Knockout : Golf: Lehman (67) and Norman (74) are the only players under par at the end of the windy day.
- ART : In Search of the Soul : Artist Robert Yarber's work has a fatalistic point of view that stems from an incident early in his life--the assassination of President Kennedy. 'I realized that the rug can always be swept out from under you,' he says.
- Color It Black
- Bosnians Push Army Offensive Around Sarajevo
- THE LAPD : Confidentiality May Be Williams' Worst Enemy
- Notes about your surroundings
- Building to Start at Shopping Area
- GOLF / THOMAS BONK : North's Game Has Gone South, but He Won't Quit Yet
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Weight, Valkyr No Worry for Soviet Problem
- MOTOR SPORTS : Rayburn Still on Track After Three Weeks Off
- Stories of Fathers and Children : He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not : AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?, <i> By Blake Morrison (Picador/St. Martin's: $21; 224 pp.)</i>
- UNDER THE SPELL OF VOLCANOES : Peak to peak by car, exploring seven geologic wonders in the Cascade Range
- Regiment's Reunion Is Bittersweet : World War II: The Japanese American veterans return to Camp Shelby. Highly decorated 442nd was formed there.
- Wilcher Waits for His Dance With Destiny : The standout point guard says Fremont is 'overdue' for a City Section championship. He leads his second-seeded team into this week's Watts Games with an expected showdown against No. 1 Dominguez of Compton.
- Benefit for Laurence Powell Set at L. A. Police Academy
- Assault on Pepper : Police: Increase in fatalities and growing popularity of the spray among officers and civilians raise concerns.
- With Songs Like These, Who Needs a Voice?
- Fatherly Fears Stoke the Imagination : Children: Toys that do it all leave little room for a child to explore the byways of the mind.
- Investment Oversight and Diversification : Moorlach Shouldn't Go It Alone in Handling Vast Sums
- Benefit Planned for Officer Convicted in King Beating
- Could It Be That They Already Will Take Air Out of McNair?
- SPOTLIGHT : Oscar Peterson Makes a Sparkling Recovery
- Irvine's Interplay Announces Appointments
- How to Get the Most Out of Cut Roses
- Preventing Drownings
- TELLING: Confessions, Concessions, and Other Flashes of...
- Arizona--Thelma M. Dowhan, Acton: "Red Setter Inn...
- The Faithless Priest and the Obsessed Harlot : POISON, <i> By Kathryn Harrison (Random House: $23; 317 pp.)</i>
- Treading Softly in Forbidden City
- THE OWL'S SONG by Jane Campbell...
- UNDER THE SPELL OF VOLCANOES : Atop a caldera, checking in at Oregon's refurbished Crater Lake Lodge
- Mann to Mann : Thomas Mann's 'furious passion for his own ego' : THOMAS MANN: A Biography, <i> By Ronald Hayman (Scribner: $35; 672 pp.)</i>
- Mountains of Debt : Orange County's bankruptcy brings with it a complex repayment process. A look at which groups are owed money and how much has been repayed.
- Seoul May Give 150,000 Tons of Rice to N. Korea
- South Gate's Silva Named Player of Year : All-stars: He helped lead Rams to victory over Narbonne in finals. Of the 22 players picked for 3-A first team, 13 are from the Central City.
- Parties a Hoot at UCLA's Wildest Animal House Yet
- WILSHIRE : Luncheon to Honor Acts of Heroism
- THE DEFICIT : Budget Balancing: Clinton Infuriates Almost Everyone
- Anti-Crime Fair Draws Little Notice at CSUN : Public safety: Spectators are lacking at an event spotlighting efforts by the community and authorities to prevent lawbreaking and assist victims.
- Wily Coyotes Hone Skills to Outwit Sheep Guard Dogs : West: The problem has grown since anti-predator poisons were outlawed two decades ago.