- WORLD IN BRIEF : COLOMBIA : Drug Lord Protests Murder Accusation
- 3-D Accuses Quadrax of Patent Infringement
- Guy Winton II has been appointed to...
- LOCAL : Gunman Scales Manual Arts Fence and Wounds Student
- Vietnam Leader Seeks to Bury the Hatchet With U.S.
- The East Is Not Red: For Europe, a New May Day
- LONDON : Elections in Britain
- Mormons Drop Vow to Obey Husbands : Religion: Church also revises ritual that portrayed clergy of other faiths as agents of Satan.
- Chun's Older Brother to Be Released Today
- Countywide : Shortstop Program Likely to Get Funded
- Turning the Medfly War Around
- TUSTIN : Error on Notice Puts Complex in Limbo
- Officials Try to Move Hearings on Lopez Landfill : Dump: After angry outbursts at a variance hearing on Friday, the city is trying to shift the remaining talks away from Lake View Terrace.
- Colleges Push for Passage of Prop. 111
- SANTA PAULA : Man Stabbed by Would-Be Thief
- Flotsam Vials Are Analyzed
- Nuclear Statistics
- Music and Dance Reviews : Second Twisted Spring Program at LACE
- Ruling Likely to Detour Lucky, Alpha Beta Merger
- Seemingly Sound Real Estate Trust Files Chapter 11 : Troubled Firm: Mortgage & Realty Trust in Burbank files for bankruptcy protection despite being profitable and solvent.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Bush Reportedly Wants FDIC's Chairman Seidman to Resign
- SHORT INTEREST IN VALLEY STOCKS
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE FAST TRACK : High-Tech Companies : Still Pacing the Pack : In an economy as diverse as California's, growth comes from many sectors. But high-technology firms remain the standouts.
- P.M. BRIEFING : Firm Admits Pentagon Fraud
- Le'lis Johnson has been promoted to vice...
- Rock Promoter Gets 15 Years in Audio Gear Leasing Scam
- Two Biotech Firms Plan to Sell Shares to Public
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : WHO, WHAT & WHERE : Companies Ranked on The Times 100 or Sales 100 Lists
- WORLD : Yeltsin Recovering From Surgery
- 'R' Word Surfaces Amid Canada's Slowdown
- Tosco Corp.: The Santa Monica firm reported...
- Times 100 Profiles State's Top Firms
- U.S. Not Hopeful on Other Hostages; Lauds Iran, Syria
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : VICTORVILLE : Suspect Killed After He Wounds Deputy
- Ex-Gang Chief Convicted of Murdering 2 in 1982
- Girl Who Lost Limbs to Infection Has More Surgery
- SAN CLEMENTE : Commissioner May Be Asked to Resign
- Guard Unit Bids Farewell : Air base: The California Air National Guard turns over its Van Nuys Airport headquarters to the city of Los Angeles.
- Comeback Road Bumpy for Wilde : International volleyball: The setter is inconsistent as the United States again loses to France in five games.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : A's Use Power, Pitching to Trounce Yankees, 6-0
- Jamul
- Bruins Get 7-6 Transfer Mike Lanier
- A New Legal Challenge for Authors : Litigation: Writer sues to get credit for TV film based on her book 'Burning Bridges.' The case raises the question of privacy versus freedom of expression.
- ART REVIEWS : The Harmonious Universe of Alfred Jensen
- P.M. BRIEFING : FDA OKs Poultry Irradiation
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE HUMAN FACTOR : Health-Care Services on Top in Job Growth : Medical-related firms expect to boost 1990 hiring. Financial services, retail and computer product sectors will also expand.
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE GIANTS : Leading Edge Firms Among Sales Leaders : Bigger wasn't better: Profits fell an average of 17% for all companies.
- PRIVATE LIVES, PUBLIC PLACES : At Home With Mr. Wright
- Man Killed When He Falls Under Train
- County Urged to Settle Dancer's $250,000 Suit
- County, Fearful That Prop. 111 Will Fail, Devising Backup Plan
- San Diego
- A Singular Celebration of Diversity
- MOORPARK : County Cleans Up Illegal Junkyard
- THE SIDELINES : Cow Palace May Get NHL Team
- 'He Overcame His Handicap and Lived Life' : Memorial: Jeremy Miller, the 19-year-old quadriplegic who established a legal landmark and painted landscapes, was remembered lovingly at his funeral Monday.
- Game Is Chipping Away at Norman
- OXNARD : Council to Review Manager Candidates
- Schools Tighten CAP Test Security : Education: Los Angeles district officially ends its investigation into cheating allegations. Disciplinary action was taken against those involved in tampering.
- Car Theft Suspect, 14, Shot Unintentionally, CHP Says
- Blanton's Kills Sink the Oilers
- KENTUCKY DERBY : The Maiden Draws Attention Aplenty for the Wrong Reasons
- Shearer Does Her Share, Playing Three Sports at CS San Bernardino
- KENTUCKY DERBY : $1,500 Horse May Be an All-Time Bargain
- Changes
- GLIMPSES
- STAGE REVIEW : A Wilde Gem in Able Hands
- 'Art of Dining III' Extravaganza an Evening of Excess and Ecstasy
- CONSUMER NEWS
- Roxbury Partners Raises Stake in ATI Medical
- Swissair Buys 5% Stake in IDB: IDB...
- Deukmejian Lashes Out at Legislature : Budget: Governor blames lawmakers for 'gridlock' in dealing with possible $1-billion shortfall. He vows to cut spending and avoid a tax increase.
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS: THE AD CAMPAIGN
- THE ECONOMY : Sales of New Homes Dip 4th Straight Month
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Harris' Lawyers File for Court Hearing
- Randall W. Hill has been named a...
- Medfly Found in Area That Has Been Sprayed
- Levy but No Water : Pauma Valley Woman Defies Fee Rise on Service She Doesn't Use
- Eric Dickerson, who has said he would...
- UCLA's Currey Remains in Running at Chapman
- Toledo's City Manager Again Gets Job Offer
- NEWPORT BEACH : Rescue Hovercraft Requested in Budget
- Jan Standley has joined Santa Fe Pacific...
- American Pacific Mint Reports 1st Quarter Loss
- Mexico Places Order for GE Locomotives
- Black Box Begins Program to Refinance Part of Debt
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE GIANTS : High-Tech Firm Headed for Record : Conner Peripherals could become the fastest-growing U.S. company because of its customized approach to disk drive design.
- Esber Steps Down as Chief of Troubled Ashton-Tate
- INSIDE TALK / THE PENTAGON : As Tensions Ease, Analysts Ask: 'What Do We Do Now?'
- Quote of the Week
- Tie-Up on the Party Circuit
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Letterman Testifies on Intruder
- WORLD : Priceless Ancient Gospels, Lost 45 Years, to Return to Germany
- PORT HUENEME : Ex-Hospital Worker Held in Molestation
- School Board Tackles Cuts to Balance Budget
- Drug Suspect May Have Skipped, Officials Say
- School Board Relents, OKs Sale of Junk Food
- OXNARD : 10% Utility Rate Increase Considered
- Countywide : Special Olympics Scheduled Saturday
- Clippers Fine Grant for Pushing Writer
- The Soviet Union surprised Canada with four...
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin, the Florida woman golfer disqualified...
- THE SIDELINES : Broadcaster Marks 7th Decade
- BALLET REVIEW : Bournonville by the Bay
- P.M. BRIEFING : Baxter Off Arab League Blacklist
- Carol E. Hillestad has been appointed director...
- Dow Absorbs Report, Rallies to Gain of 12.16
- Nordstrom Sued: A former Nordstrom Inc. employee...
- Devon Eubanks has joined Rancho Vista National...
- Kenneth R. Hall has been promoted to...
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE HUMAN FACTOR : Quantum Owes Its Productivity Leap to Crew of Robots : Some productive firms contract out much of their work. But at the Bay Area disk drive maker, it's the nonhuman factor.
- Network Profits Increase: All three television networks...
- Susan I. DeNio has joined Chapman/Warwick Advertising...
- Unocal Corp.: The Los Angeles-based oil company...
- Freed Hostage Sees Family, Has a Steak : Doctors Say Reed Is Weak but Has No Major Health Problems
- GM, NBC Sign Big, Long-Term Advertising Pact : Marketing: The reported $500-million-plus deal could greatly change the way other big companies spend their advertising dollars.
- Lithuanian Martyr Mourned; Ukraine Party Asks Secession
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : CURRENCY : Holidays Abroad Slow Dollar Trading
- Career Criminal, 60, Given 30-Year-Term
- Shamir Scuttled Plan for Peace Talks, U.S. Says
- NATION : 2nd Chance for Texas Schools
- NATION : 6.0 Quake Shakes South Alaska
- Cheney Picks 207 Projects for Review : Budgets: The Defense secretary says the work may be canceled. He extends a freeze on $7 billion in construction.
- Countywide : Attorney General Candidate to Speak
- Taking a Listen to Outside Advice : Kohl, Mitterrand offer Gorbachev, Landsbergis a plan.
- S.D. Police Name Liaison to the Guardian Angeles
- Just What the Doctor Ordered? : Health: Research into aspirin's preventive powers shows it may have positive effects on myriad ailments.
- L.A. Fiesta Organizers Would Like an Encore
- Child Molestation Charges Against Attorney Are Dropped
- Bishop Leaves Hospital Determined to Fight Cancer
- Tax Is Proposed on Landlords of Small Properties
- How Utterly Evil Is It to Watch TV? : Not wholly sinful, perhaps; but have you been feeling bored, tense and unsatisfied lately?
- 2 Lawmakers Push Law to Crack Down on Gangs
- STANTON : 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Motorcycle Crash
- MacLaine Injures Knee, Delaying Comeback Tour
- A Victory--Guaranteed : Pro basketball: No, it isn't Pat Riley. It's Don Chaney, whose Rockets are down 0-2 and have the Lakers right where they want them.
- Automated Airport Traffic Signals Unveiled : Congestion: The $3-million system surrounding Los Angeles International will be completed next January.
- CSUN Moves Up to 5th in Baseball Poll
- Agents Deny Chasing 2 Aliens Who Drowned : Border: The victims, apparently swept to sea while crossing the Tijuana River, remain unidentified at the county morgue.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Baby Born After Traffic Accident
- Educating Inmates : Program Brings Classroom to County Jail
- ROUNDUP : North Hollywood Trips Sylmar
- Coleman Manages Better From Above : Baseball: He says his season at the helm of the Padres made him a better broadcaster.
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Oktoberfest': Play Is an Inert Depiction of Troubled Times
- Overcrowded School Options
- NCAA Spikes UCLA, Invites USC : College volleyball: Bruins, losers to Long Beach in WIVA championship, are out of final four for sixth time in 21 years.
- Reagan Comparison
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE BOTTOM LINE : Software Makers Get With Profit Program : One-third of the firms with the best return on equity are in high technology. But many new faces--from diverse industries--appeared.
- Abuse of the Elderly Rises Dramatically
- Spending on Construction Falls in March
- Release Shows Iran Intent to End Hostage Crisis
- International Economic Indicators
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Fawcett Rules Out Marriage
- $70,000 Agreement Settles Export Charges Against Apollo Lasers Inc.
- BUDAPEST : Parliament Convenes
- SHORT TAKES : 'Driving Miss Daisy' Play Ends
- Westco Savings Closed: The federal Resolution Trust...
- 2nd U.S. Hostage Freed in Beirut : Lebanon: Frank Reed was held for 3 1/2 years. The American educator says he was blindfolded during much of his ordeal.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Joan Tries, but Phil Misses Cut
- BEIJING : End to Old Enmity
- NATION : Navy Allegedly Arms Dolphins
- Market Newsletter : Maquiladora: It Spells New Wealth to Mexico : Once a stepchild of the economy, the border industries with the jawbreaker name have outperformed the rest of Mexico's businesses. Now the government wants to adopt them as its own.
- Edgardo Contini; Architect, Urban Planner
- UPDATE / WHOOPS : Changing Times Generate Interest in Utility's Bonds : The Washington system's 1983 default set a record. But economic growth and other developments once again have attracted investors.
- Defense of Alleged Wayne Assailant Under Way : Trial: The accused was having work done on an artificial foot at the time of the assault, his lawyer said. But both victims identified him as one of their attackers.
- 4 Killed, 2 Injured After Van Slams Into Car That Ran Stop Sign
- School District Hit by Fraud; 3 Arrested
- Richie Adubato, coach of the Dallas Mavericks,...
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Panel to Endorse Pact With Sheriff
- On the Field, Freidrich a Natural at All Positions
- Driver Steve Barclay was moved from critical...
- Mystery Writers Find Readers Still Enthused at Crime's Ways : Awards: Organization presents its Edgars to a wide range of works, including a musical. And new women writers expand the ranks of puzzle makers.
- DANCE REVIEW : 4th 'In the Works' Series Offers Gloria Newman and Contraband
- 'Vanities' Starts a Bronx Bonfire : Movies: The shooting of the Tom Wolfe novel is creating a stir. The borough president wants the film to carry a disclaimer.
- Neil F. Katz has been appointed senior...
- OC Jobless Rate Falls to 2.5%
- India Rebuffs U.S. Trade Sanction Threat
- Pathe Extends MGM/UA Buyout Deadline: Pathe Communications...
- SAN DIEGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK : Noon Practices to Perfect Records
- Homer a Laughing Matter for Gonzales
- Fairchild Space & Defense Corp., Germantown, Md.,...
- American President Cos., Oakland, has announced the...
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR : 'No-Name' Republican Candidates Look to Television
- Two Giants Battle Over PC Distribution Market : Technology: When Ingram Industries and Micro D joined forces last year, it rocked the industry. The recent Softsel/Microamerica merger promises to shake things up even further.
- Frontier Bank Acquires Westco Savings Bank
- Ames Department Stores Inc., the discount retailer...
- Alpharel Inc., a financially troubled maker of...
- Donna Lutz has joined TCS Mortgage Banking...
- W. Germans Reassure Soviets at Informal Reunification Talks
- Bush Nominates Panamanian to Manage Canal
- Media : Filipinos Can't Get Enough of Their 'Iron Butterfly's' Trial : The Imelda Marcos case makes for spicy reading in scandal-starved Manila. But Washington is a target too.
- NATION : U.S. to Restart Tritium Reactor
- End to School Impasse Urged
- Panel Urges Run-Down Housing Be Renovated
- ORANGE : Public Asked to Help Find Murder Suspect
- Beverly Hills to Audit Civic Center Construction
- Mira Mesa
- Brothers Fined $1.32 Million for Parts Scheme : Judgment: The award makes restitution to a nuclear plant that bought old circuit breakers labeled as new.
- Graf Wins in 2nd Citizen Cup Round
- Who's on First? It Wasn't Mets' Cone : Pitcher Turns His Back on Reality and 2 Runs Score
- Kinder, Gentler Riley Hasn't Lost Winning Edge : Basketball: Outbursts are a thing of the past for Laker coach, who holds record for playoff victories.
- STAGE REVIEW : Vivid Production of 'Joe Egg' Is Staged in Santa Ana : British playwright Peter Nichols cuts bone-deep with corrosive humor in the 1967 comedy about a disintegrating marriage and a handicapped child.
- SHORT TAKES : 'Phantom' Movie Deal Struck; Crawford, Brightman to Star
- Bob Hope Agrees to Transfer 5,700 Acres for Park Sites
- A Bit of Europe Screams Alone Through the Forest : Motor racing: In the Rim of the World Rally, a popular international sport makes one of its few appearances in the U.S.
- Overcrowded School Options
- Firm Hopes to Clean Up With Grease-Eating Bacteria : Technology: Tiny gobblers feed on waste in drains until it--and they--are gone.
- Western Union Offers Debt Swap: Facing a...
- HemaCare Corp. Income Drops 65% for Quarter
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : COMMODITIES : Gold Futures Prices Continue to Decline
- Alaska Cleanup Resumes; Chemical Ruling Awaited
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE FAST TRACK : Informix Rides Wave of Desktop Publishing
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : FRESNO : Bird Killings Draw 13-Month Sentence
- Brown Doubtful About Cranston Hopes : Politics: The Assembly Speaker said he believes that the senator will not survive politically without heroic measures.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : 'That's No Frog, That's a Dinosaur'
- WORLD IN BRIEF : TIBET : Martial Law Lifted in Lhasa, China Says
- Mrs. Marcos Wears Medical Monitors
- Push Mass Transit
- Sandag Rejects Project in Airport Flight Path
- ORANGE : Superintendent's Replacement Found
- Authority OKd to Plan New Park
- Imperial Beach
- Decide on Growth First, <i> Then </i> Build
- Roof at Construction Site Collapses; Eight Injured
- Countywide : Census Workers Begin Canvassing
- Medical Board to Review Charges Against Veterinarian
- Countywide : Storm Dumps Rain on Parts of County
- Felix Comes Back to Pace El Dorado's Swim Team
- ART
- MUSIC REVIEW : Ma, Ax Provide Profound Performance
- P.M. BRIEFING : Bank of Japan Restructured
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : VIEW FROM THE STREET : Wall Street Likes Firms That Do the Right Thing : Investors' valuation of companies can be influenced by uncontrollable outside events, history and management decisions.
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE BOTTOM LINE : Lewis Galoob Toys Makes a Big Comeback on Micro Machines
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : THE BOTTOM LINE : Tech, Service, Retail Outfits in a Rebound
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : STOCKS : Dow Up 11.71; Market Mixed in Dull Trading
- T-Bill Rates Advance: The Treasury sold $8.4...
- Dolores Grohmann has been named a consultant...
- Doug Jensen has joined Broadmoor Corp. as...
- Insider : Where a Slip of the Pencil Can Cause Insult--or War : Making maps for the State Department is more than just drawing pretty pictures. Few things are more sensitive to governments than their borders--especially when there is room for argument.
- Killer of Family Gets 5 Life Terms : Court: Judge sentences accountant who murdered his mother, wife and children 18 years ago to the maximum sentence.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN JOSE : Boy, 5, Says He Saw Father Kill Woman
- In the Company of Angels : Books: Author Sophy Burnham believes she met an angel during a near-fatal experience. The result: "A Book of Angels."
- World View : The Last of the True Believers : The Berlin Wall is down, but Marxism-Leninism is alive and well in a handful of nations. They are the Holdouts. How long will their walls stand?
- 'He's Out!'--a Phone Call Brings Tears and Family Joy at the Kitchen Table
- U.S. Panel Assails Probe of Killing of Salvador Priests
- Court Ruling Could Bar Lucky-Alpha Beta Deal
- Telescope Faces Transmission Problems : Space: A crippled antenna could permanently slow the sending of data to earth. NASA is discussing a shuttle repair mission.
- Margaret Hance, 66; Phoenix Ex-Mayor
- Catch-22 : Must a Thriving San Diego Fishing Community Die So More Pacific Dolphin May Live?
- ALL ABOARD: The punctuality of the first...
- Reed's Carefree Spirit Led Him to Trouble : Captivity: 'He had so many Lebanese friends. He thought nobody would hurt him.'
- BATTLING THE MEDFLY
- NEWPORT BEACH : Proposed Ordinance Limits Water Usage
- NFL Suspends Saints' Warren for Drug Use
- Wetteland Takes Big Fall, 8-4 : Dodgers: Hershiser's replacement is chased by the Giants in the fourth inning.
- AT ISSUE : Lawmakers Take Up Cable Re-Regulation
- Jockey Comes Out of Fog to Plead His Innocence
- Bob Hope Agrees to Transfer 5,700 Acres for Park Sites
- Computer Class Opens Doors for Prisoners : Technology: Inmates have cut costs and paper work for the state while gaining skills that can land them good jobs later.
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : CREDIT : Greenspan Remarks Lift Bond Prices
- Joseph E. Farinelli has been promoted to...
- Jewelry Firm Finds Gold in Antique Styles : Fashion: 1928 Jewelry Co., which started in a garage, now has revenue of $100 million a year.
- The Times 100 : The Best Performing Companies in California : REGIONAL PROFILES : A Year of Changes in San Diego County
- Times Becomes Nation's Largest Metro Daily
- Alpharel Inc. Reports Loss for 1st Quarter
- Tekelec's 1st-Quarter Earnings Down From '89
- Bashing the Competition Is Popular Trend in Television and Print Ads
- Jewelry Maker Hopes Old Look Stays In : 1928: Melvyn Bernie started the company in his garage and built it into one of the country's three largest costume jewelry firms.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : VISALIA : Woman in Donner Party Remembered
- BOOK REVIEW : The Politicization of Medical Costs : THE MEDICAL TRIANGLE: PHYSICIANS, POLITICIANS, AND THE PUBLIC<i> by Eli Ginzberg</i> Harvard University Press $27.90, 301 pages
- WEATHER: Monday's rain was heavy in some...
- WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH YEMEN : U.S. Resumes Ties to Marxist Nation
- An Art Event for Health's Sake
- Oxnard Studies Job Cuts to Avoid Deficit
- Driver Finds Man Shot to Death in Street
- Canyon Development Foes Take Stand--Alone
- Girl, 13, Shot Down as On-the-Job Spat Ends With Violence
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Logo for Bolsa Chica Conservancy Chosen
- Petty Cash Stolen in Break-In at City Hall
- Van Nuys Man Gets 3-Year Prison Term
- Tom Waits Looking to Collect Some Chips in Suit
- Federal Trial Begins Today for Silberman : Crime: Prosecutors are relying on thousands of hours of taped conversations to prove their money-laundering charges.
- Carlsbad
- NEWPORT BEACH : Proposed Gill Net Ban to Be Discussed
- Program Helps Families Crippled by Vietnam War
- PREP POLLS : Tustin Ranked No. 1 Again; El Toro Falls
- Baseball's April: Not the Cruelest Month, Simply the Weirdest
- THE SIDELINES : Morgan, Patriots in Pay Dispute
- THE SIDELINES : Probert Drug Conviction Upheld
- Mob-Linked Figure Acquitted in Horse Doping
- LEGAL FILE
- PEOPLE WATCH
- U.S. May Place Iraq Back on List of Terrorist Nations
- John Kennedy Jr. Fails Bar Exam for 2nd Time
- WORLD : Japanese War Apology Sought
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Penalty Imposed in Argentine Killings
- President Will Meet With Lithuania Prime Minister
- Pakistan Bomb Kills 1
- Brea Opens Hiring Hall for Immigrant Workers
- FULLERTON : College Will Try Again on Swap Meet