- MOVIE REVIEWS : Melodrama: Was this 'Stella,' a loony Midler remake, really necessary?
- Campeau Chains Can Keep Paying Out Some Benefits
- L.A. Firm Helping Japanese Establish a U.S. University : Pacific Rim: The four-year school will be built in Virginia. The Japanese have an increasing investment in American campuses, but this is the first it will own outright.
- MGM/UA Wins Plea to Pursue Its Disney Suit
- P. M. BRIEFING : Olds Extends Dealer Incentives
- USX Changes Bylaw on Proxy Fights: The...
- E. Germans Look to Future With Hope--and Unease
- Kennedy Center Trustee
- It's Snow Fun as Valdez Resident Pays $5,000 to Have Roof Cleared
- FASHION : Going by the Boarders: Skate, Ski, Surf Styles
- Liberal Lilov to Head Party in Bulgaria
- Queen's Pregnant Cousin Married to Photographer
- Duffy Changes Campaign-Fund Rules That He May Have Broken
- Anti-Bigotry Group to March in Areas Hit Earlier by Neo-Nazis
- LOCAL : CHP Traffic Stop of Speeding Driver Brings In Big Drug Haul
- Umberg Joins Contest for Pringle's Seat : Politics: The Democrat will oppose Jerry Yudelson in the primary. Miguel A. Pulido, who had been rumored to run, endorses Umberg instead.
- $700,000 in Stolen Shoes, Toys Recovered
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Mayoral-Succession Proposal Faces Loss
- Beating by Border Patrol Agent Wins Alien Smuggler $65,000
- Weekend's Weather Should Be a Breeze
- A Long, Hot Spell for Child Stars : Education: The words weren't elementary although the contestants were. Winners had to bee letter-perfect.
- 6 Incumbents Fail to File for April Municipal Races
- No Infestation Found at Instant-Soup Plant
- Particulate Levels Added to Times' Daily Smog Report
- Williams Gets Save; Fullerton Wins in Overtime, 90-84
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Yoshioka Leads El Toro Past Mission Viejo by 9
- Despite allegations by San Francisco Mayor Art...
- BASEBALL PREVIEW : Rookies Spring Into Spotlight : Junior colleges: Canyons and six other schools will open their seasons today sporting high hopes despite many first-year players.
- Schedule Has Loyola on Run : College Basketball: The Lions will be playing three games in four days between the West Coast and the Gulf Coast.
- Elder Hoovers in Fast Lane : Drag racing: At 84, Grandpa George stays on road with Grandma Ruth and son Tom's funny car dragster.
- Irvine Falls to Fresno, Record Skid Reaches 12
- Carlos Martinez, of the Chicago White Sox,...
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'My Left Foot' Is Tough-Minded, Unsentimental and Brilliant : Film: Daniel Day-Lewis seizes the role of handicapped writer, poet and painter Christy Brown, making viewers look beyond his wheelchair and into his soul.
- Docudramas Take Fiction's Liberties With Our History
- RESTAURANTS : In Return Visit, the Original Promise Is Fulfilled at Dynasty in Little Saigon
- Fare Includes Hearts and Flowers for Valentine's Day
- Starlight Moving to Debut a Musical During '91 Season
- HomeFed Corp. The San Diego-based parent of...
- McGraw-Hill Inc.: The New York publishing company...
- A weekly look at office and industrial real estate in the county.
- Japan Trade Surplus Drops to 4-Year Low
- P. M. BRIEFING : Sweet Ending to Candy Dispute
- Newspapers Aim Special Publications at Latinos
- Beverly Enterprises Inc.: The Pasadena-based operator of...
- First National Corp. The San Diego-based parent...
- Magma Power The San Diego-based geothermal energy...
- Caesars Blames Lady Luck for Low Earnings
- FOCUS: ANAHEIM CORPORATE CENTER
- Compaq Computer Corp.: The personal computer maker...
- Heart Valve Patient Can Sue Before Unit Fails, Court Says
- REAL ESTATE : TRW Figures Give Graphic Picture of Home Sales Slump
- Samuel Phillips; General Oversaw Moon Flights
- BOOK REVIEW : Death Adds Complications to Eternal Triangle
- F.Y.I. : Look-Alikes Capture the Essence of Chanel
- Scientists Confront Homophobia in Their Ranks
- RELIGION : Black Priest Rejects Vatican
- Panel Finds Rep. Savage Made Improper 'Sexual Advances'
- Cristiani Gets Mixed Reviews on Capitol Hill : Foreign aid: The Salvadoran president is lobbying to avert suspension of military assistance.
- Way Is Open for Nicaragua to Normalize U.S. Ties, Baker Says
- Special Mice Developed for Testing AIDS Drugs : Research: A new Palo Alto company has successfully implanted human immune systems in rodents and then injected them with AIDS. Researchers then successfully treated the mice with the drug AZT.
- School Camp-Out
- WORLD : China Protests U.S. Sanctions
- Fur Flies Over Her Wrap
- Housing Firm for Poor Suspended : Rentals: Associated Financial Corp. of Santa Monica is target of broad HUD investigation. The company is being barred from taking over more projects.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Barbara Bush Praises Fonda
- Former Manager of Fair Charged in Embezzlement
- L.A. Planners Won't Downzone Gaffey St. for Light Industry : Neighborhoods: Homeowners and Councilwoman Flores lose in a bid to force out two fuel tank farms and a scrap yard.
- Through Wind and Rain--Even If It's 19 Cents Short
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : State, City Settle Malathion Suit Row
- State to Seek Settlement or File Charges Against Rockwell
- TV Reviews : Tonight's 'Charlie Brown' Not Much of a Tribute
- CBS Hires DEA Official
- MOVIE REVIEW : Hopper as a Hippie Icon in Familiar 'Flashback'
- Wilshire Center
- MOVIE REVIEWS : Women Alone . . . With Children : Drama: 'Men Don't Leave' tells of love, loss and life's blissful unpredictability.
- POP LP CHART : Paula Abdul, the Unbeatable One
- Hollywood
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- SEC Probes First Interstate Over $400-Million Reserve
- P. M. BRIEFING : Bank of Boston Splits Realty Unit
- Money Supply Rises: The Federal Reserve Board...
- Gregory R. Dillon has been elected vice...
- Bank of America Offers Free Checking: The...
- P. M. BRIEFING : Japanese Buy 1.2% of Hermes
- Eli Lilly & Co.: The pharmaceutical maker...
- Jobless Rate Holds Steady, 'Clear' Sign of Healthy Economy
- Grumman Corp.: The Bethpage, N.Y., aerospace firm...
- REAL ESTATE
- LOCAL : Glendale Ceiling Plant Burns
- Olive Oil Linked to Health Benefits : Research: Scientists found less heart disease and lower cholesterol in Italians using the monounsaturated oil instead of butter or margarine.
- De Klerk May Unveil Plan for Talks With Blacks
- Bush Chooses EPA Aide
- A Cut Back to a Distant Decade
- Bulgaria's Premier, Communist-Controlled Cabinet Resign
- COSTA MESA : Police Seek Owners of 162 Stolen Bikes
- Experience Pays for Stewart, O'Meara : Pebble Beach golf: Players show form in first round that has given them success in the past on Monterey Peninsula.
- USD Has Good Time During, After Easy Victory
- WOMEN'S ROUNDUP : CS Long Beach Sets Win Mark
- Cooper Resigns as Costa Mesa's Basketball Coach
- City officials in Hartford, Conn., have fined...
- COMMENTARY : Kite's Consistency Makes Him All-Time PGA Money Winner
- COLLEGE NOTES : Explosive Loyola Basketball Team Packs Arenas From Coast to Coast
- Music Reviews : Harpist Nancy Allen at County Museum of Art
- MUSIC REVIEW : Horszowski: At 97, a Pianist's Pianist
- Wilshire Center
- The Correct Designer Can Help to Define a Company's Identity
- Half of McDonnell's C-17 Cargo Jet Tools Defective : Defense: The Air Force ordered an inspection after it found that quality assurance records had been altered. The C-17 program may have serious cost problems because of the tools' flaws.
- Contract Awarded: Hughes Aircraft Co.'s Fullerton-based Ground...
- GM Extends Van Nuys Shutdown: General Motors...
- GLIMPSES
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Koop to Receive Truman Award
- E. German Leader Calls for 1 Nation : Europe: Modrow favors a reunified two-state, federated structure with Berlin as the capital. He asks for a peace treaty that would formally end World War II.
- NATION : INS Changes Policy on Families
- 4 Ceausescu Aides Receive Life Sentences
- Soviets Back Troop Cuts but Criticize Bush Plan
- RENTAL, MORTGAGE COSTS
- Math Teacher Arrested on Drug Charge : Newbury Park: A popular instructor, placed on leave after the incident at the high school, accuses administrators of harassing him.
- Antitrust Claims Against LoJack Corp. Dismissed
- Card Clubs May Continue Pai Gow, Judge Rules
- A Farewell to Arms, Not Influence : Europe: As U.S. military dominance of the alliance passes into history, we must secure our interests with a post-Cold War policy of economic and political leadership.
- New Kind of German Problem
- SANTA ANA : An Adopted Woman's Quest Ends
- SHORT TAKES : Getting Ready for Mandela Story
- Shiley Ruled Open to Lawsuits in All Suspect Implants : Product Safety: A court finds that the Irvine-based manufacturer can be sued for allegedly hiding information about defective heart valves, even when the valves haven't malfunctioned.
- LOCAL : Off-Duty Officer Shoots Suspect Chased by Bystanders in Valley
- New Life for a Barrio : Redevelopment Improves Buena Clinton's 'Hard Times'
- Resurgence of Measles Kills 6 in California
- Resurgence of Measles Kills 6 in California
- 3 Gunmen Rob Jeweler at S. Coast : Crime: They escape with $450,000 in diamond jewelry in daring midday holdup of store.
- Surf Rose but Not the Surfers : UCI Team Getting Its Act Together for S.D. Competition
- POLITICS GOVERNOR'S RACE : Feinstein Proposes State Panel to Manage Growth
- Gill-Net Foes Gain in Ballot Bid : Initiative: More than 150,000 signatures have been gathered for a vote on prohibiting the fishing method in coastal waters. The seafood industry opposes such a ban.
- Rapist Pleads Guilty, Faces 8-Year Sentence
- Youth Fleeing Copter Shot by Police Officer
- Fraud Scheme Resurfaces
- FULLERTON : Park Cleanup Plan Applications Sought
- Burroughs Wraps Up Title as Last-Second Shot Fails
- On the Rink of Success : NHL Draft Choice Eric LeMarque Bids to Catch On With Boston Bruins
- DIGEST : Hankinson to Speak at Coaches' Forum
- NBA ROUNDUP : Rockets' Home Team Shows Up, Routs Bulls
- Michigan's Higgins Hurt, Out 3-4 Weeks
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Georgia Tech Hands North Carolina Worst Loss Since '69
- PREP ROUNDUP
- FISHING NOTES : Giant Black Sea Bass Back on the Local Scene
- 'Indiana Jones' Released in 7 Video Formats
- ABC and Guild Agree to Pay, Benefits Pact
- Democrats Question Timetable for Troop Cuts : Defense: Pentagon chief sees the Soviet Union pulling its forces out of Europe by 1995. Senators argue that events call for faster negotiations.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Bass Buys, Cuts, Donates House
- Sen. Montoya Found Guilty on Seven Counts
- Homeless Gain Another Advocate
- Packaged to Save the Planet
- Assailant Kills Himself
- Fair, Breezy Weather on Tap Through Saturday
- Police Barricades Go Up in South-Central 'War Zone'
- Masur's Win Ties France, Australia : Davis Cup: Defending champion West Germany overcomes Becker's absence to take 2-0 lead over the Netherlands.
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Crescenta Valley Hands Pasadena Its First Loss in Pacific League Play
- Harkness Blasts City Section's Playoff Format
- CSUN Track Program Breaks Even
- MUSIC REVIEW : St. Clair Has Compelling Evening With Symphony
- Albums Not 'Automatic' for Jesus-Mary Chain
- Wilshire Center
- Candidate Bill Press' Canny KABC Farewell
- Report Shows Economy Declined: The National Assn....
- Business Honor Goes to a Most Unusual 'High-Tech' Firm
- Gillette Seeks Soviet Venture: Gillette Co., the...
- Union Reaches Tentative Pact With Amoco
- Keishi Toda has been named president of...
- A Good Grade for Uniformity : Style: Vaughn Street Elementary School becomes L.A.'s first to make regimental dressing an option.
- GOP Lawmakers Offer Payroll-Tax Cut Plans : Social Security: Concept gains support in Capitol. New proposals may signal revolt in Republican ranks.
- Mission Viejo Co.: A Proud Legacy Marred by Discord
- McMartin: System on Trial Again
- Inglewood to Seek Spot in Rose Parade
- Even as you read this, the Strategic...
- Boy, 16, Shot Deaf Brothers, Police Told : Crime: Two teen-agers say a Long Beach youth killed one and wounded the other when a dispute escalated.
- Sheriff's Sergeant Finds Gun Concealed in Car, Scares Off Abductor
- Anti-apartheid commissions of the United Nations and...
- PERFORMANCE ART REVIEW : Charles Dennis Makes L.A. Debut
- MOVIE REVIEW : Hoskins and Washington: Buddies With a Lot of 'Heart'
- SHORT TAKES : An Oscar Role for Spielberg
- SHORT TAKES : Cahn and Sinatra Star Together
- SHORT TAKES : Bush Gets 45% Audience Share
- A Place Where Real Men Might Conceivably Eat Quiche
- Hilton Says It Wants to Be Alone
- December Factory Production Rises 1.9%
- Lawson Joins Board of Barclays Bank
- 'Stella' Party Takes Off at DC 3
- Pope Ends Tour With Prayer of Hope for Africa
- San Bernardino Residents Sue Over Derailment, Blast
- NATION : Chief Justice Stumps for Stamps
- Canceled Book Adds Fuel to Jerusalem Post Tiff
- HIGH LIFE / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Mom's Usually OK : But When Daughter's Driving, It's White Knuckles and Sweaty Palms
- Mall Proposed for Area City Seeks to Clean Up : Redevelopment: A retail center is planned in Santa Ana near a street that police once described as 'the heaviest traveled for narcotics.'
- THE HOUSE : Chinese Students Issue
- Bush Seeks $10 Million for I-5 Checkpoint
- PACIFIC 10 ROUNDUP : Arizona Leaves Washington State Behind
- THE SIDELINES : News to Her, Harris' Mom Says
- Officer's Shots Foil Abduction : Crime: A sheriff's sergeant, kidnaped and locked in the trunk of her own car, fires at her assailant, scaring him off.
- Atlanta was one of six cities meeting...
- Angel Minton Declares Self a Free Agent
- DAVIS CUP : U.S. Subs Are Ready for Mexico
- Lady Toros Must Try to Lose Their Losing Ways
- The Great Gretzky's Great Contract Gets Two Years Greater
- NHL ROUNDUP : Canadiens Cool Down Bruins, 4-2
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL : Schintzius and His Lobster Gone, but DeVoe Still in Hot Water
- Frenchman Bob Wollek won the pole for...
- Little Passion for Gay Soap at Preview Party : Televison: The Orange County-produced show went over like beefcakes at a convention of vegetarians.
- Carried Away With Beguiling Tastes in Malibu
- Chevron Wins Right to Inspect Pennzoil Records
- Financial Markets : STOCKS : Dow Dips 4.28 Under Pressure of Profit Taking
- Standard & Poor's Corp. said it placed...
- OP Will Sell Jimmy'Z to Management Group
- Stock Buyback: Newport Corp. said Wednesday it...
- WORLD : Peru Leader Backs Down, Will Attend Drug Summit With Bush
- LOCAL : Fire Sends DC-10 Back to L.A.
- Hakim Receives Probation, Fine, No Arms Profits
- GARDEN GROVE : Make English Signs Optional, Panel Says
- Rio Statue Being Restored
- Council Members File Election Fund Reports
- RTD Board Suspends Pact Used to Hire Ex-Member
- Child Porn Charges at Florida Day-Care : Investigation: Parents identify nude photos of 14 children who attended center.
- Store Owner Absolved in Abduction
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : A Correct Call on Sheriff's Plan
- Pornographer's Widow Denies Guilt in Killing
- Gov. Kay Orr of Nebraska signed a...
- SAN CLEMENTE, DANA POINT : Water District Taps Students for Starters
- SDSU Men Hoping Power Is On Again
- When Buckner Plays Show and Tell, He Doesn't Have to Yell
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Yates Leads Chapman to Baseball Victory
- WEST COAST CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : Jerome Leads San Diego, 76-55
- Winternationals Qualifying Postponed Because of Wind
- Gioiosa Accuses Rose and Begins Jail Time
- REAL ESTATE
- Knight-Ridder Inc.: The communications company said improvements...
- House Leaders Honor Rosa Parks
- Officer Shoots, Kills Pit Bull That Attacks Police Dog
- Review Faults Port for Triathlon Failure
- IRVINE : Cosgrove Case Is Now Up to the Judge
- Moore Heavily Favored Despite FBI Probe : Politics: A political corruption inquiry that includes Assemblywoman Gwen Moore hasn't eroded her solid support among South Bay voters.
- Armored Truck's Cash Deposit Creates a Furor on the Freeway
- Raiders Protect Allen, Robinson; Rams' Irvin, Johnson Free Agents
- String of Jewelry Store Heists Studied : Crime: Three stores in South Bay malls have been hit five times since November. Police are checking to see whether these are connected to dozens of similar robberies.
- Frenchman Bob Wollek won the pole for...
- Agent Is Hoping Chargers Have Turned Holland Loose
- EMPIRE LEAGUE GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Cypress Defeats Esperanza, Moves Into Tie
- SANTA ANITA : Akinemod Favored to Win $200,000 La Canada Stakes
- Eagles' Cunningham Is Highest Paid NFL Player
- TENNIS / DAVIS CUP : U.S. Replacements Ready to Face Mexico
- THE SIDELINES : Soviet Skater Petrenko Edges Czech to Win European Title
- Cleveland Won't Allow Taft to Gum Up the Works, 60-59
- DANCE
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Sanamluang's Cooking Is the Thai That Binds
- La Cienega Area
- Dennis Franz to Star in 'Nasty Boys' on NBC
- 'Silverman' Breathes Life Into the Short Film : Film: The one-reelers never ran out of ideas, only of places to be seen. A work by Richard Crystal is the latest evidence that the form is alive and well.
- Santa Clarita Will Get Its Day at the Opera : Culture: The arts council will pay about $18,000 to host a touring version of "Carmen."
- SANTA ANA : Emergency Service Plan Implemented
- SOCCER : U.S. Players Get Back on the Field
- JAZZ REVIEW : Dave Frishberg Tickles Ivories--and Funny Bones
- QUOTABLE
- La Cienega Area
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Caught Between Hard Rock, Ma Maison, Pacifics Copes Well
- CSUN Classes Introduce Children to World of Music
- Achievement Award for Actress Beulah Quo
- P. M. BRIEFING : Roche Buys Up Genentech Stock
- Fluor Subsidiary Receives 2 Contracts Worth $37 Million
- ASSESSED VALUES ON THE RISE : Inland Counties Set Pace for Property Appreciation
- For Nancy Reagan, the Welcome Mat's Out
- Rothenberg Says He Won't Try to See Son
- Ocean Pacific to Sell Its Biggest Division, Jimmy'Z : Beachwear: At a time when it was looking for a buyer for itself, Ocean Pacific agreed to deal off Jimmy'Z to a group that includes that division's management.
- Chrysler Closing St. Louis Car Plant: Chrysler...
- Traffic Has State on Road to Ruin, 2 Reports Warn
- RESTAURANT HEALTH PERMIT SUSPENSIONS--NOVEMBER
- Fetal Tissue Eases Symptoms of Parkinson's, Team Finds : Medicine: Swedish researchers report longer life of cells taken from fetuses. U.S. government, however, opposes efforts to use fetal cells therapeutically.
- Sweeping Reforms : S. Africa Legalizes Mandela's Party, Will Free Him Soon : De Klerk Says He Plans to Give Vote to Blacks
- Party Expels Foe of Gorbachev for Buying Mercedes
- Troops, Tanks and Planes Sent to Quell Violence in Yugoslavia
- Bush to Visit California to See Base, Raise Funds
- Overcoming Captivity to the Worst in Us : Nation of Islam: Its leader's rhetoric may be unsettling, but its anti-gang, anti-drug message is a positive force.
- Edison's Excess Plants 'Inefficient,' Report Says
- Classic film series leaves audiences 'spellbound in darkness.'
- Cal State Students Protest Raises : Education: They tell accreditation panel about 'absurd' pay hikes to administrators and a deteriorating campus.
- Sheriff Block Shows a Wise Head
- Judge Drops Charge in Van Nuys Slaying
- Watching the Mountains Go Down Hill
- Yanqui Don't Go Home--Yet : Panama: Law and order has broken down. Without U.S. help in training new police forces, violence will worsen.
- Why Mexico Is So Angry
- After 25-Year Delay, Torrance Begins Work on Arts Center
- LEGAL FILE
- Citric Acid-based Cleaner Announced: Cal Chem Corp.,...
- Of the 100 largest publicly traded companies...
- U of Wis. Ignores Plea, Keeps ROTC
- WORLD : Hungary Airline Agrees to Fly Jews From Moscow to Tel Aviv
- Lebanon Christians Clash Again; Truces Called
- HIGH LIFE / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Cheap Thrills: Pinching Pennies for Fun and Profit
- Romania Front Becomes Party, Widens Regime
- Drive Gains for Initiative to Restrict Gill Net Fishing
- The Wild Bunch : Snowboards Now Tempt Not Just Snow Brats, but Grown-Ups, Too
- County Panel Hears Pleas of Immigrants : Human relations: Representatives from Southland ethnic groups call for financial aid and understanding at hearing.
- Staking Out a New Eatery in Gaslamp Quarter
- MODJESKA CANYON : Plans for Historic Home Gain Support