- TALES FROM MAGARITAVILLE By Jimmy Buffett...
- California IN BRIEF : YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK : Official Urges Halt to Cloud Seeding
- Beverly Hills Suing Civic Center Contractors : Construction: The city alleges fraud and negligence. One firm plans a countersuit charging that the city owes it $13 million.
- Annexation Seekers Donate to Schools
- Museum Offers Safe Harbor to Old Ships
- Budget Ax Has Rumor Mill Working Overtime : Legislature: Staffs are trying to predict impact of Proposition 140. It slashes operating budget 48%.
- The Turning Point : 'In a Black, White World, Anything Whiter Than I Became My Enemy'
- Co-op Preschools Involve Parents in Education
- Bishop Amat Tops County's Scholastic Test
- New 'Sagebrush Rebellion' Smolders in Western States
- 21 Volunteers Will Assist Overworked Probation Officers
- Royals' Gibson Says He Has Plenty Left : Baseball: Former Dodger agrees to two-year contract for $3.5 million, vows to motivate his new club.
- Aztecs' Bid Cut Short by Miami : San Diego State: Turnovers, missed field goals prove costly as No. 3 Hurricanes escape, 30-28.
- Glendale Runs Citrus Defense Into Ground, 23-16
- Ex-NHL Coach Has Heart Attack
- Gulls End Road Trip With Loss
- NHL ROUNDUP : Late Burst Fuels Rangers by Bruins
- Ward Takes Charge, Scores 25 in Titan Victory
- UCLA Women Advance in Volleyball
- Paramount's Big Pass Plays Topple El Toro : Division II: Pirates hold Chargers to 27 yards rushing to advance to title game against Capistrano Valley.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
- Black, Camp Kilpatrick Win, 52-20
- Timing, Manner Crucial When Firing an Employee : Employment: Layoffs are becoming more frequent. A consultant offers tips to ease the traumatic process.
- Protect Against Inadequate Disability Insurance
- Richard Sears has joined Beckman Instruments to...
- State Stung by Slump in Housing : Everyone from homeowners to carpenters to builders is feeling the pinch.
- Murrieta Home SitesForty view home sites in...
- Vapid Transit District : LIFE AFTER DEATH; And Other Stories <i> By Susan Compo (Faber & Faber: $18.95; 214 pp.) </i>
- The Art of the Deal : No One Wants to Be a Sucker When It Comes to Bargaining
- MY MORTAL ENEMY By Willa Cather...
- Trash Bill Foul-Up Raises Stink in Cudahy : Taxes: Residents are angry and confused over errors, overcharges, delinquent fees and multiple billings of their county property taxes, which also contain trash service fees.
- The Banning Residence Museum in Wilmington is...
- On Road to Change : Two cities' plans to redevelop Highway 101 may mean the death of the roadway's charm, critics say
- No Need for Freeway Lanes Tiff : * Federal, State Agencies in Bureaucratic Tug of War Over Expansion
- Tasting the Sea : Underprivileged Youths From Santa Ana Learn to Row and Kayak in Newport Bay
- KMDY to Broadcast CLU, Marmonte Games
- Copenhagen Battles Bicycle Thefts by Offering 5,000 Bikes for Free Use Around City
- 'Hello' and 'Bonjour' as Tunnelers Meet : English Channel: British and French workers knock out a passage big enough to walk through, linking the two sides of the 'Chunnel.'
- California IN BRIEF : VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE : Military Weather Satellite Launched
- Yugoslav TV Network in Uphill Battle
- Nun Puts Brakes on Prize as She Wins $13,000 Sports Car
- Poland Looks to U.S., but Answer Is Germany : Development: Poles fear 'German' money, but the country's future in Europe is heavily dependent on German rail and highway plans.
- U.S. and Japan Embody 'World's Greatest Imbalance' : JAPAN
- VENTURA : Disc Jockey Rises High to Help Poor
- Quiet Lady Left a Legacy Worth Millions to San Pedro Hospital, YMCA
- The-Waiting-for-Godot Approach to Asbestos : But a wise judge offers a way out of the litigation jungle
- COUNTYWIDE : Lagomarsino Sees Hope in Middle East
- EPA Misses Deadline for Sewage Ruling
- Portland State Beats Irvine Women
- U.S. Auto Makers Approach a Crossroad
- GUIDEBOOK : Tucson's Resorts and Ranches
- THE BIG BOOK OF HELL By...
- FICTION
- 'Good News' Publisher in the Wright Place for Honor
- Mohammad Ali Delays Departure From Iraq
- Private Services Set for Cousins
- A Surviving Maverick : James Garner Has Won Lawsuits, Overcome Health Problems to Remain One of TV's Top Stars
- Searching for an American Plan : Why Bush's Latin American trip is being taken seriously in Latin America
- Jimmy Carter : All the More Like a President Now That He's Not
- Congress Must Take a Hard Look at Iraq's Charges Against Kuwait : Geopolitics: Before the U.S. exercises the 'war option,' we must assess the regional belief that Hussein was responding to provocative Kuwaiti policies.
- Gunshots in the Night--A Reporter's Fear Is Realized
- 1st District Candidates Preparing to Fight an Absentee Ballot War
- Arizona Intimidates Cal State Long Beach : College basketball: 49ers shoot 18% in the first half against the Wildcats in losing, 95-68.
- Run-and-Shoot Finds a Place in the NFL
- European Economies Have Severed Ties to America's
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : FASHION : African Textiles
- Succumbing to the Vast Mystery of the Sahara
- A WILD SHEEP CHASE By Haruki...
- Slot Fans' Jackpot : Shop's One-Armed Bandits Are for Sale, Not Play
- Iraq Accepts U.S. Talks but Pushes a Wider Agenda : Gulf crisis: Baghdad seeks to tie any dialogue to 'outstanding issues in the Arab region,' including Palestine. The U.S. has rejected such a linkage.
- Airman Dies in Crash
- Danger Is Constant Companion on Atoll
- The Golden Age Anew
- Orphan Trains Transported Some to New Lives, Others Into a Nightmare of Abuse
- To Culver City, Once-Troubled Youth Is Hero
- Drivers Get Their 2 Cents In as Nickel-a-Gallon Tax Hike Takes Effect : Levies: Some motorists filled their tanks before the prices went up at midnight, but others were caught unprepared.
- Senate Budget Committee Leader Suggests Special Income Tax to Finance War
- OF, BY AND FOR THE CHILDREN : A gingham dog and a calico cat do their share of raising holiday spirits
- Today's News, Tomorrow's Television : HBO has four original films in the mill; 'Harry and the Hendersons' turns into a syndicated series
- The Region : Holiday Canned Food Drive
- Chad's President Flees Country; Rebel Forces March Into Capital
- NOW Seeks Inquiry Into Police Investigations : Crime: The Police Department's failure rate and alleged insensitivity to victims are targeted.
- COLUMN LEFT : Too Many Work Too Hard For Too Little : Thatcher and Reagan are gone, but their attitudes toward cheap labor linger on.
- HONG KONG
- LMU Ministry Collects Donations for Needy
- Orange Glen Shuts Down Ross, Upsets Rancho Buena Vista
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Men Lose to UC Davis
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Golden West Sweeps, Makes Volleyball Finals
- It Didn't Make Sense, but It Almost Paid Off
- Corporations Are Becoming Expert at Doublespeak to Mask Bad News
- Donald A. Harris has been named vice...
- Playing Politics With a Master of Dialogue : VICTORIES <i> By George V. Higgins Henry Holt & Co.: $19.95; 298 pp.) </i>
- Railroad Tape Is Good Training for Europe Trip
- THE AGE OF MAGNIFICENCE: Memoirs of the...
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : HEALTH : Heart Checking
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : HANDMADE : Flash Furniture
- For dedicated gardeners, here are suggestions...
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : PETS : Those Darn Cats
- Court Upholds Denial of Drivers' Licenses
- Malibu Official Criticized Over Fund-Raising Effort : Politics: Councilman-elect Larry Wan's slow-growth stance is questioned after $500-a-plate breakfast brings in contributions from developers.
- Walnut : City Partly Funds Roads
- Arsonists Strike in Kyoto
- Renate Rubinstein; Dutch Journalist, Feminist
- Montreal Airport Heist Nets $13.7 Million
- Poet Pens Way Out of Obscurity : Books: Amy Clampitt toiled in anonymity until, in her 60s, her allusive verse began to turn the heads of literati.
- In the Political Theatrics of Thatcher's Jazzy London : Britain: Britain was far different when Thatcher took office in 1979, the current flash and dazzle of London typify how she revved up the society.
- Beach Cities' Schools Feel the Pinch : Education: The desire for local control is strong. But Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach could use the cost savings that some form of consolidation would entail.
- Torrance Settles Sidewalk Mishap Case for $250,000
- Parking Ban Lifted to Help Shop Owners
- Santee resident Karen Smaniotto, 28, thinks...
- McKenzie Does What It Takes for Sunny Hills
- Illuminating Days in Scandinavia
- Gorbachev Bars Military Separatism by Republics
- 121-Year-Old Drugstore Still Delivers: Homey Service and Soda Fountain Nostalgia
- Kasparov-Karpov Game Adjourned
- LOTTERY RESULTS : DEC. 1
- It's Last Lap for Mending Foyt
- El Camino Defeats Orange Coast, 23-20
- Jets May Be Respite for Weary Chargers
- He Won't Understand Doctoring a Baseball
- ROUNDUP : Seminoles Win the Battle of Florida, 45-30
- DePaul Defense Stalls Pepperdine, 85-64
- A&M; Goes for Win, Loses by 1 : SWC: Aggies come up short against Texas when Lewis is stopped on two-point try.
- STATE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FINALS : Corona del Mar Wins Division I Title
- Palos Verdes Reaches CIF Division VIII Final, 21-7
- Anaheim Plaza: the Black Sheep of O.C. Retailing : Malls: The aging shopping center is eating the dust of competitors' renovations. There's a glimmer of hope, but only if drastic changes are made.
- Gardening : Ultimate Water Misers for Indoor Gardener : Cacti: They and succulents are gaining popularity because of their unthirsty habits and compatibility with Southwestern decor.
- 2 FOR THE ROAD : PASTURES OF PLENTY; A Self-Portrait <i> By Woody Guthrie, edited by Dave Marsh and Harold Leventhal (Harper Collins: $29.95; 288 pp., illustrated) </i>
- Rules Permit Lower Load Factor for Attic
- YOUR MORTGAGE : Little-Known FHA Loan Programs : Financing: In addition to the more familiar 5% down payment program, the agency offers others that serve people with more modest incomes.
- Cities Urge Repeal of Law Allowing Fees by Counties : Government: Charges for jail bookings and tax collections cause financial worries for municipalities.
- FICTION
- Reputed Narcotics Figures in Parliament : Pakistan: Anti-drug drive dealt a blow by election of notorious suspects. U.S. threatens to cut off economic and military aid.
- 6 San Marino Students Win Trip to Germany
- Saudis Forgive Egypt Debt; May Be $4 Billion
- Noted Hospital's Serenity Becomes a Gang Casualty : Health care: The spinal-injury ward at Rancho Los Amigos is overwhelmed by victims of urban war.
- Overwork Cited in Death of Officer on Akihito Detail
- Steve McQueen, his then-wife Neile Adams and...
- Restaurant Honored for Stadium Donation
- Diamond Bar : New Nominee for Council
- TAIWAN
- San Diego
- Stemming the Tide of Dead Animals : Humaneness: Pound animals will continue to die in San Diego County as long as economic interests of veterinarians continue to block low-cost spaying and neutering.
- Earthquake Preparedness Ends at Home : Emergencies: The county, cities and school districts have made disaster plans. But officials say most residents are ill-prepared.
- Resigning Federal Judge Irving to Help Former Law Partner's San Diego Firm
- Kings' Forum Streak Ends, 4-3 : NHL: Maple Leafs, of all people, do the trick. Krushelnyski gets a chance to visit newborn son in Los Angeles.
- Detmer Outruns Fleet Backs in Trophy Dash : Heisman: BYU quarterback beats Ismail, Bieniemy to win college football's biggest award.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Salisbury Gets a Passing Grade
- TAC's Cassell Easily Retains Posts in Voting : Track and field: Group's executive director, once thought to be vulnerable to challenge, defeats Southland's Crumpton.
- Trojans Learn Lesson Quickly, Roll Past Miami : USC: Three-guard offense controls the game's tempo in a 92-71 victory. Miner leads the way with 31 points.
- Drossin Ties Girls' Mark in Cross-Country
- Rustlers Steal Branches Off Maine Trees
- When It Comes to Medical Privacy, Your File Could Be an Open Book : Health: Medical records are easily accessible to hundreds of people. Experts cite a lack of regulations and poor confidentiality procedures.
- Collection Has Gone to Missouri Man's Head
- 'Outer Limits' Keeps a Horizontal Hold on Us
- FREEWAY REPAIRS
- Hubris Is the Sin of Angels--It's Not a Federal Crime : Economy: Ignore the hysteria--Michael Milken's junk bonds are not behind the S&L; crisis, the level of corporate debt and all other fiscal evils.
- Stabbing Victim Identified
- 'Super Street' Plan Seeks to Unclog Arteries
- Guard Shoots Unarmed Teen Thief, Police Say
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS : Loyola Holds Off Canyon in Semifinals
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Georgia Tech Loses Again to Richmond
- Prefontaine Picks Up Slack, Sparks El Camino
- A Day in the Life of Lawrence Taylor
- PREP ROUNDUP : La Quinta Boys Upset Top-Ranked Santa Ana in Soccer
- Quibbles & Bits
- Behind the Mystique of the Cocteau Twins
- ART : Southern Exposures : An exhibit by photographer Fonville Winans shows a Louisiana that's now almost lost
- Sea Breezes and the Queen Mary
- POP MUSIC : A Life in His Voice : Two collections released to mark Frank Sinatra's 75th birthday take him from brash exuberance to contemplative musing
- *** VAN MORRISON "Enlightenment" <i> Mercury</i>
- Art / L.A. '90 to Turn Convention Center Into Gallery
- Marilyn as a Mom:
- It's the Season for 'Appalachian Spring'
- POP MUSIC : 20 BANDS THAT MATTER : From hard rock to rap, the music still talks to us with passion and purpose
- Crusaders' Sample Tackles Tough Theme
- ON THE TOWN: The Ringling Sisters (whose...
- St. Louis' David Slay Enters the Los Angeles Competition
- UCLA Graduate Students Take a 'Summer Vacation'
- Cashing In on the School of Hard Rock : Noontime concerts expose college students to emerging artists and prepare aspiring promoters for careers after graduation
- Kid 'n Play Grow Up
- The Battle at the Bastille : Music director Myung-Whun Chung is fighting an infamous bureaucracy and fickle audiences at Paris' new opera house
- ** 1/2 THE POGUES "Hell's Ditch" <i> Island</i>
- Films going into production: The Addams...
- RESTAURANTS : Hey, Whatever You Want : For 26 years, Dan Tana's has been serving up that old-time quasi-Italian cuisine to its celebrity clientele
- Sexism in Sports Trips Up Girls
- We All Share the Blame for Deceitful Advertising
- The Hughes Vision
- All in Life Risky
- All's Well on Aiken
- Overcrowding in County Jails Is Not an Easily Resolved Issue
- Minorities on Stage
- Thatcher's Resignation
- American, Not Refugee
- THE KID AND THE NUN
- High School Students Display Their Anti-Gulf War Sentiments
- Some Cities Seem to Twist Rules to Allow Growth
- Smithcliffs Project Ill Conceived
- Sign Fouls Up Laguna Niguel Traffic
- HARRY SHEARER
- Euthanasia
- VLADE DIVAC
- Dana Point's Development Plans Feared by Old-Timers : City Politics: Officials have targeted four areas: the Capistrano Beach 'bowl,' the couplet, the Lantern District and the bluffs overlooking the harbor. Some longtime residents worry they will be displaced.
- 'Broderick's Landing'
- 'Hanukkah Bush' Is a Druid Symbol
- 2 FOR THE ROAD : ...
- Overcrowding in County Jails Is Not an Easily Resolved Issue
- Kudos to Duo of Devoted Social Workers
- 'BROMIDES' FOR BLACKS
- Low Down Payment
- Another Side to School Story
- King of the Movies
- PUZZLE PRAISE
- Planning for University House
- Polystyrene Industry Says It Is Improving Living Standards, but Not Everyone Agrees
- The Way to Achieve Real Depression
- Allred and Company Guilty of Chauvinism
- 'Bootleg' Housing Story Draws Fire, Claims of 'Bias'
- Erfurt Excellent
- Gun Enthusiasts Help Sisters
- I watched what I thought was the...
- I would like to express my disappointment...
- Low Down Payment
- County Isn't Coping With Diversity
- Clay House Builder in Harmony With Earth
- Legacy of a Merciless Enigma : STALIN IN POWER; The Revolution From Above (1928-1941) <i> By Robert C. Tucker (W.W. Norton and Co.: $29.25; 672 pp., illustrated) </i> : STALIN; The Glasnost Revelations <i> By Walter Laqueur (A Robert Stewart Book/Charles Scribner's Sons: $24.95; 332 pp.) : </i>
- No Super Bowl Here
- No Mystery Here
- Ironic and Tragic
- WRITE ON
- Living in the Shadows : ...
- THE REAL INDIANA JONES
- Women's Early Role in Gay Movement
- Loyola Wins Behind 48 by Lowery
- Low Down Payment
- CHINESE CHECKER
- Opposition to Saving Colorado St. Bridge
- If "Twin Peaks" doesn't get better soon,...
- High School Students Display Their Anti-Gulf War Sentiments
- On the 'The Beach'
- Well, Fox has done it again with...
- Thatcher's Resignation
- The Performance Art of John Fleck: Words From the Artist and One of His Critics
- More Junk
- Anaheim Plaza: Mall That's Been Mauled...
- 'Broderick's Landing'
- Schools' Money Woes
- The Quality of Japanese Learning :...
- A Teen-ager's Forum
- Do Animal Rights Activists Eat Meat?
- POWER HAIR
- Sharing the Burden
- Shortage of Engineers Seems Highly Improbable
- HARRY SHEARER
- Minorities on Stage
- Thatcher's Resignation
- The Performance Art of John Fleck: Words From the Artist and One of His Critics : <i> Below is a letter from performance artist and actor John Fleck, the subject of a Nov. 18 article by Jan Breslauer. : </i>
- 'Bootleg' Housing Story Draws Fire, Claims of 'Bias'
- African Treasure
- 'Broderick's Landing'
- Agent as Matchmaker
- THE PITS
- Gun Enthusiasts Help Sisters
- THE REAL INDIANA JONES
- Celebrity Bathrooms
- HARRY SHEARER
- A Compliment for Education Writer
- HARRY SHEARER
- After Toscanini
- Kudos to Duo of Devoted Social Workers
- TWENTY-SIX FRIENDS <i> by Robert F. Blankholm (Stagecoach Road Press, P.O. Box 33, Ashland, Ore. 97520</i> :<i> $7.95)</i> .
- Clay House Builder in Harmony With Earth
- Gun Enthusiasts Help Sisters
- Minorities on Stage
- Menorah Lighting Is Welcome Respite
- Passionate About Play
- Shoot-Out Shows Folly of Gun Control
- Another Side to School Story
- Leave Them Out of It
- The Best Legislative Route to Protect Laguna Niguel's Ridgelines
- 'Bootleg' Housing Story Draws Fire, Claims of 'Bias'
- Thatcher's Resignation
- Jackson Extension
- Shoot-Out Shows Folly of Gun Control
- A former "China Beach" fan wrote to...
- Gun Enthusiasts Help Sisters
- Thatcher's Resignation
- 'Bootleg' Housing Story Draws Fire, Claims of 'Bias'
- Polystyrene Industry Says It Is Improving Living Standards, but Not Everyone Agrees
- Hard to 'Unmask' What Hasn't Been Really Hidden
- Thatcher's Resignation
- Stallone's Break
- Residents of Treasure Island Mobile Home Park Aren't Giving Up Their Fight
- A Tragedy at Center--Recognizing Infant Death Syndrome
- Thatcher's Resignation
- NONFICTION - Dec. 2, 1990
- NONFICTION - Dec. 2, 1990
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- NONFICTION - Dec. 2, 1990
- NONFICTION - Dec. 2, 1990