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- Festival Attracts Criminal Fugitives : Refuge: Southeast Asian gang members seek unofficial sanctuary in Carthage, Mo., during Catholic celebration.
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- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Lendl Plays Chang in Hong Kong
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- The Red Road to Nowhere : THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION <i> By Richard Pipes (Alfred A. Knopf: $40; 976 pp., illustrated; 0-394-50241-8) </i>
- FOOD & WINE : Lasagna Without the Noodles : Light and Flavorful, This French-Style Variation Features Polenta and Seafood
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- House OKs $78 Billion for Agencies
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- Voters Disagree Over Benefits of Joining Santa Clarita
- Lakers Stop Bucks' Rally, 98-90 : Pro basketball: Johnson sprains his ankle, but it isn't considered serious. He says he will play tonight against Spurs.
- Gulls Beat Fort Wayne, End Skid at Four Losses
- Trick Play Backfires, Florida State Loses : Auburn: The Tigers steal the Seminoles' magic to tie and then win game on a field goal, 20-17.
- Talented and Temperamental, Eric Dickerson Returns to Colts
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- RABBIT AT REST <i> By John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf: $21.95; 512 pp.) </i>
- Massachusetts' Holyoke Soldiers Home to Close in Budget Crunch; Veterans in Lurch
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- Judge Won't Delay Barry Sentencing for Cocaine Possession
- Negotiators Seek Ways to Tax Rich : Deficit: The size of the gasoline tax and the surtax on the affluent remain unresolved. Lawmakers expect to have a viable package by tonight.
- American Kidnaped by Angola Rebels
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Races Lacking Focus With Big Issues Avoided
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- The President Who Can't Lead Unless He Hears the Roar of the Crowd : Style: The common element running through the Bush strategies of caution and boldness is the avoidance of difficult choices.
- ELECTIONS CONGRESS : Ferguson's Tactics Are Questioned
- Port of Los Angeles Seeks Exemption to New Parking Tax
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- SADDAM'S INSTANT LEGACY : With All The Talk About War And No-War, No One Is Thinking About The Unprecedented Dangers In A Post-Crisis Middle East.
- Luck Sides Again With Maryland, 23-20 : College football: Field goal in the final minute lifts Terrapins to 23-20 victory over Duke.
- Fann Leads CSUN to a 24-13 Win
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Saddleback's Comeback Saddles Fullerton With First Loss
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- 14 New Sites Help Whittier Build Wealth of History : Preservation: After three years of research and debate, the city's historic buildings now number 18. The action pleases preservationists but not all residents.
- Teacher Has Club Adviser Role Down to Science
- China Joins Ban on Ivory
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- Enough Bang for the Bucks? : DOUGLAS VS. HOLYFIELD: THE PAY-PER-VIEW CHALLENGE COMES TO $32.1 MILLION
- You Can't Delay This Operation : Gorbachev sends a get-well card instead of a scalpel
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Congress: 19th District
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- WESTERN ATHLETIC : Wyoming Is 8-0 After Win Over Stubborn Weber State
- Corona del Mar Makes Bid for No. 1 in Volleyball Poll
- Hawkeyes Complete a Sweep in Michigan : Big Ten: Rodgers passes Iowa to victory over Wolverines, 24-23.
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- What Can Unser Do After a Clean Sweep? : Auto racing: All of his 1990 goals have been accomplished, but there remains a race to win, today at Laguna Seca.
- Division I-AA Citadel Uses Wishbone to Knock Off South Carolina, 38-35
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- ART : Double Vision : Doug and Mike Starn look to the Old Masters for the images that make their massive photo collages click
- The Cost of War: Pictures of the Home Front : Like Robert Capa, Dmitri Baltermants chronicled war. But, unlike Capa, the horror he photographed was in his own town. The late artist's work finally comes to Los Angeles.
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- George A. Scott; Navigator for Bush in World War II
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- CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE : For the Last Time, Darn It, I Am <i> Not </i> a Mail-Order Bride : Ethnicity: I was made in the U.S.A. So why do people 'hear' an accent when I talk, assume that I'm good at math, even speak to me in pidgin?
- Oceanside Seeks End to Builders' Suit
- Prime Minister Spreads Hungary's Freedom : Europe: About 400 people, including many Hungarian-Americans, hear speech by Antall. Official asks for moral, financial support in helping to rebuild the nation.
- The Fumblerooski: A Funny Play, but USC Isn't Laughing
- SOUTH ROUNDUP : The Citadel Beats South Carolina for the First Time Since 1950, 38-35
- Vasil, Bishop's Pound Midway Baptist
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP
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- MUSIC : A Long Road to the Pacific : In his new post with Pacific Symphony, conductor Carl St. Clair draws from his youth in Texas
- Quibbles & Bits
- MUSIC : San Diego Passes Baton to Talmi : Energetic Israeli maestro has ambitious touring and recording plans for embattled city symphony
- CRISIS IN THE PERSIAN GULF : Selling of Saddam Hussein a Brisk Business in Jordan
- TURN IN, TUNE ON, SPEAK OUT
- Playing Name Games on the Streets of Berlin
- California IN BRIEF : COLTON : Police Follow Card to Raid Crack House
- West Covina : County Sues Over Acreage
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- Baldwin Park Adult School Honored
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- Distant Relations Suddenly Feel Close
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- Capturing memories of a bygone Lomita on videotape.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : FRONTIER LEAGUE
- Toreros Shut Down Whittier : USD: Pressure from defensive front is the difference in 16-3 victory.
- Northridge Again Falls to Hawaii in Volleyball
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman's Zuercher Loses in Division II Tennis Final
- Late Miscue Paves Way for Antelope Valley Victory
- OAK TREE : A Wild Ride Ends Lukas' Slump
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK : Something Moore for the Heisman Race
- TELEVISION : Coming In Off the Networks' Bench : The game is already over for some of TV's new fall shows, but network programmers have their midseason subs ready
- Burning Leaves--Poland's Poetry
- The Media Have Got It Wrong--Military Safety Performance in Gulf is Exemplary : Iraq: Although 31 Americans have died, the casualty rate is far below what can be expected when 200,000 soldiers assemble in a harsh environment.
- San Diego's Love Affair With Police Hits the Skids : Crime: The once-popular department is rocked by charges of corruption and incompetence. Officers are suspects in the murders of prostitutes, and a serial killer is on the loose.
- Youth's Cleanup Plan Near River Takes Root : Environment: Volunteers clear the hillside of trash in preparation for the planting of 30 saplings.
- Ban on Cheap, Potent Wine Making Little Impact on Skid Row
- LOCAL ELECTIONS: SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL : Candidates Focus on Generating Sales Taxes in Seaside Bedroom City
- LAGUNA LAUREL : Q&A; : It has been called the diamond in an emerald necklace extending along the South County coast. And now, after long and intense negotiations with the Irvine Co., it looks like the canyon may be saved.
- Only the Strong Survive : Course Helps Police Applicants Meet Physical Fitness Standards
- Hospitals Rely on Marketing for Good Health : Economics: Officials say increased competition is forcing hospitals to find niches that attract more insured, paying patients.
- Redskins Prepare for a Taste of 'Dirty Waters'
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- BETTING WITH JANICE : THE REMATCH
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- COMMENTARY : College Athletics Should Be Scaled Down
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- Kuleto Goes Fishing for Bay Area Site
- Advice on Art Collecting: 'If They Kiss Your Hand, Get Out Fast.'
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- Altadena : $60-Million Project OKd
- RERUNS TO RE-WATCH : Carol Burnett, U.S.M.C.
- California IN BRIEF : ENCINITAS : No Negligence by Dispatchers Found
- The Finishing Touch : Student Anti-War Protests Over, UC Berkeley's Class of '70 Dons Cap, Gown
- DAVID WOLPER: Documenting a Talented Past
- Spotlight : OF, BY AND FOR THE CHILDREN : VCR as teacher; Discovery and Nickelodeon air educational shows
- Alexander E. Barkan; Director of Union Political Action Committee
- Singaporeans Bid for Right to Own Cars as City Imposes Limits to Ease Traffic Jams
- Going Down Memory Lane in High School
- A Turnaround for Coney Island? : Attractions: Optimists point to new housing, a falling crime rate and a generation of New Yorkers who never knew the legendary amusement park.
- Pasadena : City Won't Buy Buildings
- Glimmer of Hope on Homeless Situation : * Forum Can Provide a Starting Point to Address Problem at Santa Ana's Civic Center
- Police Car Kills Man on Freeway After Accident
- School Closure Hearings Begin in November
- Head-On Crash Kills Rider on Motorcycle
- Cash Instead of Food Stamps--a Risky Leap : Poverty: San Diego County's shift away from food stamps may worsen the problem of childhood hunger.
- LOTTERY RESULTS : OCT. 20
- Man Survives Fall Into Well
- Tustin Police Seek Man, 23, in Shooting
- He Is Driven to Succeed as a Formula One Racer : Auto racing: Matthias Nikolakopulos is a successful electrical engineer, but his dream is becoming a big wheel among racing elite.
- SPOTLIGHT : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM SATURDAY'S GAMES : NOTEWORTHY
- La Verne Puts Damper on CLU Homecoming
- Iowa State Rallies, Shocks Oklahoma : Big Eight: Cyclones score 13 points in fourth quarter to win, 33-31.
- ARTURO BARRIOS INVITATIONAL
- WORLD SERIES / CINCINNATI REDS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS : Reds Put Athletics to Sweep : Game 4: After falling behind in the first inning, Cincinnati recovers for a 2-1 victory to end the season as an improbable champion.
- Broadcaster Back From the Bottom
- More Than Rivalry at Stake as Chargers Battle Raiders
- Decent Proposals
- Pressure Not Too Heavy for Virginia : ACC: No. 1 Cavaliers fall behind Wake Forest, 14-9, before Shawn Moore unleashes passing attack en route to 49-14 victory.
- INTERVIEW : All the Rage : Karen Finley has become a symbol in the struggle over public arts support
- Can U.S. Consumer Electronics Firms Stage a Comeback?
- Roll With It : If That Menu Item Doesn't Specify Toast, Just Don't Expect Any Toast
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / GOVERNOR : Feinstein Pushes to Get Edge While Wilson's Away
- 'Lettuce Amuse' Group Is Telling It Straight
- Gang Raid Nets Weapons Cache and 7 Arrests
- Anti-Semitic Books Spark New Guidelines on Materials at City Festivals : Vendors: Voluntary cooperation is sought in excluding offensive materials at city-sponsored events.
- Hans Namuth; Photographer of American Artists
- Dry Lake Gives Clue to Life on Prehistoric Grasslands
- The Days and Nights of Finola Hughes : British Actress Checks Out of 'General Hospital' to Play a Villian in New ABC Movie
- Swiss Women Battle Bias in Army, Jobs : Military: Female soldiers have been part of the service since 1940, but some male commanders still assign them to make coffee.
- Taking the Initiative on Child Care : Prop. 151 would create a bond fund to build or refurbish facilities
- ELECTIONS 23RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT : Salomon Big Spender but Heavy Underdog in Beilenson Challenge
- ELECTIONS: ASSEMBLY : Elder, Floyd Wary Despite Big Edge Over Challengers : Campaign: Democratic incumbents in the 53rd and 57th districts say they aren't taking their under-funded, little-known Republican foes for granted.
- Just How High Can Joe Montana Soar?
- WORLD SERIES / CINCINNATI REDS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS : Davis' Injury Puts Damper on Jubilation
- The Beat Goes On for Gary Williams
- Bradley Runs for 225 Yards as Moorpark Breezes, 60-7
- BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Minnesota Stymies Indiana, 12-0; Illinois Edges Michigan State, 15-13
- TRAVELING IN STYLE : La Residencia: It's No Place Like Home : This extraordinary hideaway in the craggy mountains of northwestern Majorca traces its lineage to the 16th Century
- Rancho Deluxe : Rooted in California's Rustic Past, This Style of Furniture Has a Bright Future in the Collectibles Market
- Home Sprinkler Costs Spark Debate : Fire Safety: Prices for installation in rapid- growth areas vary. Builders are offering the greatest opposition.
- Perfectly Shaped Stones : BIG BAD LOVE <i> By Larry Brown (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: $17.95; 228 pp.) </i>
- Ancient Craft Provides Burst of Fresh Air With Variety of Fans in Traditional Kyoto
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