- State Cleanup at Aliso Creek Rest Stop Persuades Frazee to Halt Closing Plans
- THOUSAND OAKS : Trash Fees Hiked to Pay for Recycling
- LSU Star Plays With In-Your-Face Style : NCAA volleyball: The Tigers, ranked fifth, face No. 2 CS Long Beach. UCLA faces Ohio State.
- College Football
- Workers' Voices
- Sambalism
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Mixed Reviews for GM Cuts : Autos: Less capacity is welcome, but lower capital spending may hurt the firm.
- Learning Center Grows to Fill Community Needs
- RESTAURANT REVIEW FABRIZIO'S MAMMA DORA : Mamma Mia : The owner of Fabrizio's Ristorante also runs this similar establishment, where seafood is the specialty and service is uneven.
- Time to Expose Dark Side of Columbus Myth
- Playhouse District Plan Gains Council Support
- Smart Last-Minute Santas Finish Up With One-Gift-Fits-All Plan
- Glendale : Staffers Win News Awards
- El Monte : Christmas Tree Pickup
- Smith Rape Case Accuser Gives Up Her Anonymity : Media: The woman's name is released. She is set to appear on ABC-TV's 'PrimeTime Live' tonight.
- Alaska Villagers Vote to Keep Alcohol Curbs
- Three of the dozen finalists statewide in...
- Monrovia : Utility Tax on Ballot
- Bush Signs Transit Bill, Puts Stress on New Jobs : Legislation: Remarks at Texas highway construction site reflect a new approach to economic issues.
- FOR THE KIDS : The Big House : It's 19 feet tall, it weighs 3,500 pounds, and it's covered with candy. It's the Doubletree Hotel's gingerbread creation.
- Rohrabacher, Dornan to Meet Again
- Operation Santa Claus Badly Needs Helping Hand : Charity: The volunteer program that provides gifts to needy youngsters faces a shortage of donations.
- School District Cleared of Racial Bias Charges
- Hard-Times Bank Bandit Gets 6 Months
- Simi Hit by Double Dose of Bad News on Economy : Finances: First Interstate Bancard will lay off 130. Due to a drop in sales tax revenues, the city imposes a hiring freeze.
- AZTEC UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Luginbill Makes Adjustments in Lineup for Freedom Bowl
- NBA ROUNDUP : Nuggets Gain More Confidence After Ending Suns' Winning Streak at 9
- Stewart's UCI Debut Is Put on Hold Again
- PREP NOTES
- Destination Unknown : Ex-Alarm Guitarist Doing Some Hard Travelin' Along Folk Path
- Glen Ivy Founder Will Step Down in Wake of Probe : Investigation: Two directors likely to temporarily control nation's biggest time-share firm.
- Fruitcake: Friend or Foe
- Stepping on Toes : Rockport Trips Up Flea Market Seller, Saying Swap Meet Violates Its 'Image'
- Holiday Treats a Sweet Idea for Gift Lists
- Limits on Additions OKd
- Monterey Park Police Announce Promotions
- 'Tis the Season for Variety of Tamales
- SOON IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY : . . . And With So Much to Do Before the Holiday, Why Not Start Celebrating Now?
- The Last Word? : A New Law Requires Hospitals to Bring Up Subject of 'Living Wills,' but Few Patients Prepare for Worst
- Century City : Record Crane-Injury Award
- Council Bans Gang Members From 2 Parks
- BOOK REVIEW : 'Dear Departed': Anger Shapes an Artist : DEAR DEPARTED<i> by Marguerite Yourcenar Translated by Maria Louise Ascher</i> Farrar, Straus, Giroux $25; 346 pages
- Football Boosters Criticize Officials for 49ers' Demise
- After Christmas . . . Kwanzaa
- Pico Rivera : Ordinance Banning Street Vendors Passes 1st Reading
- Big Ten Team Will Train at Citrus After 5-Year Dry Spell
- Sarah Rettinger, a senior at Foothill High...
- Unhappy New Year Looms for Homeless in Threatened Shelter
- Campaign Fund Cutoff Urged for LaRouche
- Long Beach : Blue Line Officials Want More Parking at 3 Stations
- Black Dolls--More Than Collectibles : Business: Store owner says her specialty helps children develop a 'strong sense of identity.'
- Probe of Colombia Massacre Ordered
- What--Besides Friendship--Will You Be Giving This Christmas?
- Liquor Ban Upheld at Main Street Store : Zoning: Alcohol sales will continue while an appeal is pending. Residents say the market is a magnet for crime.
- Holistic Ranchers Try to Mimic Historical Conditions on Prairie
- Nation IN BRIEF : IOWA : Nebraska Tribe Fails to Win Casino OK
- Soviet Turmoil Leaves Relief Supplies Grounded : Food: Plane that was to deliver America's Cup contender's boat and return with donated food is stalled in St. Petersburg.
- Anaheim May Extend Patrol Officer Shifts : Budgeting: The 12-hour, three-day-a-week schedules would be in lieu of hiring more personnel, a union official says.
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Officers Elected by School Board
- Neither Witch Hunt nor Whitewash : Alarmed supervisors appoint special counsel to probe excessive use of force by deputies
- A Smile Sparked Lifelong Commitment
- Metro Rail Safety Worker Sues Over Her Dismissal
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Capistrano Valley Takes Bolsa Grande Championship
- Peninsula's Strategy Fails in 46-45 Loss to Kennedy : Preps: Plan to get the ball to forward Anthony goes awry as Panthers lose their first game. Peninsula guard White is top scorer with 23 points, including 19 in second half.
- San Diego
- PREP NOTES
- Lott One of Eight Raiders Going to Pro Bowl; No Rams Make It : Pro football: Six of eight Oilers named will be starters. Redskins and Bills also place eight players in the Feb. 2 game.
- The Balboa Cinema, which on Dec. 1...
- Up-Ending Tradition
- BANKING
- Frida's Art, Life Captivate the City
- Big Sisters Guild Gala Nets $210,000
- Two Assisted-Suicides Ruled Homicide : Law: Prosecutor in Michigan says his office will issue a statement about charges today. Dr. Jack Kevorkian says he expects murder counts.
- Drivers Sputter as Leaded Gas Phaseout Nears
- VENTURA : Board Says Officer Acted Reasonably
- 2 Tons of Snow to Be Shipped to Park
- L.A. Redux / The City Then and Now
- Funds Sought to Muffle Jet Noise
- Shoppers Go Back to Basics : Economy: Holiday buyers are less impulsive and are avoiding pricey items. But gifts under $50 are selling well.
- Hayden Calls for Coastal Commissioner to Quit
- Robinson: 'Time for Me to Move On' : Pro football: He resigns as coach of the Rams, effective after Sunday's game.
- Parks Get Cracking : * Holiday fare: Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm are each presenting a version of Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker.'
- Keating Bail Cut but He's Still in Jail : Hearing: The ex-S&L; owner says he can't immediately raise the money for his release.
- No Thanks, Waiter, I'll Open It Myself
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- Callaway Golf to Go Public
- 18 Indicted in Sale of U.S. Computer Data for Private Use
- Survey Says More Youths Saying No
- Homeless Man Gets Wish: Jail Term : Shelter: His $40 bank holdup gains him the comforts of a cell for six months.
- AIDS Condom Campaign--an Uphill Battle in Africa : Health: Anarchy in Zaire threatens to destroy what prejudice and ignorance couldn't--a U.S. group's plan to slow the spread of a fatal disease.
- 'JFK' Premiere: Nothing Covert
- Huntington Park : New Commission of Youths to Advise City Government
- Cuts Signaling Deeper Slump--Home, Abroad
- COLUMN RIGHT : A President Isolated by Bureaucracy : Conflicting voices have been kept remote from Bush. He needs to hear from Main Street.
- MOORPARK : Students' Writing Skills, Interest Grow
- Canyon Country Youth, 17, Killed When Car Hits a Parked Truck
- Ueberroth Picked to Lead Business Panel : Council: He joins four others from O.C. on a 17-member team to improve California's competitiveness.
- Bradley Plans Spending Cuts to Balance Budget : Economy: He vows to hold the line on taxes after hearing gloomy projections from a panel of advisers.
- Police Seek Leads to Killings From Other Drivers : Crime: The 35 lunch truck vendors say none of them has experienced any extortion. But they take the opportunity to complain about officers.
- An Upstanding Tradition
- Rubbish by Rail : 4 Groups Propose to Haul Off Southland Garbage by Train
- AIRLINES
- NOTEBOOK / GARY KLEIN : Title Feat Completes Baldwin Park's Season
- Togetherness: The days of intra-service rivalry among...
- Westchester : Loyola Plans Computer Lab
- The Name Game
- Council Clings to Theme Park Concept : Entertainment: Now that Disney is out of the picture, leaders look for an attraction that would make use of the waterfront area to the city's benefit.
- Council OKs General Plan for Lawndale Development
- SUPER LOTTO RESULTS
- Dr. Albert W. Thompson; Retired Physician
- Girl, 6, Finds Father, Friend Shot to Death
- Few Happy With Forest Rezoning : Planning: Supervisors compromise to allow 20-acre private lots in Cleveland National Forest.
- Weary Chang Loses in Exhibition
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Pinocchio' Nose-Dives After Intro
- COMEDY REVIEW : Reviving a Show That's Dead-Tired : * Unlike the other acts on the bill, headliner Tim Bedore manages to put a little life into his routine at the Improv in Irvine.
- ART
- Accord Reached on Repairs to Oceanside Civic Center
- He Goes From Near Sea Level to Being About a Mile High
- Soccer
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- Buttermilk Pie, Silly Carrots, Fudge
- Beggars Feel the Crunch
- When It's Fondue Time in the Rockies
- Dishing Up Some Healthful Advice Is Not So Simple : Meat, dairy industries seen slowing switch from food wheel to new schematic.
- Miami's County Passes a Family Leave Law
- Catholic Bishops Change Policy on 3 'Holy Days of Obligation'
- The problem in the Dinosaur Kingdom sounds...
- NEIGHBORS : First-Class Mail : The post office Santa had received hardly any letters until Montalvo School students got busy with wish lists.
- Scalini Still Serves Up Serious Italian Dining
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Bush's 'Chicken Kiev' Talk--an Ill-Fated U.S. Policy : Ukraine: Efforts to keep the Soviet Union intact are recalled with bitterness by some in new nation.
- Star Trek Ornament Hits the Stars : Decorations: A replica of the Starship Enterprise is this year's hottest Christmas tree bauble.
- Artesia : Business License Law Sets Limit, Flat Rates for Some
- THEATER : Bilingual Plays Will Speak Holiday Lovers' Language
- Zoo Officials View Animals From a Difficult Perspective
- Persistent Loser Harold Stassen Launches 10th Bid for Presidency
- Man Found Slain in Yorba Linda Grove Identified
- Santa Monica Adopts Homeless Plan : The poor: Public safety, social services and housing are included in program.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Plan to Lay Off 3 Firefighters Dropped
- Korean Grocer to Be Charged in Attack on Girl
- A Lesson Learned on Bench : Volleyball: Marissa Hatchett didn't enjoy being out of the lineup. Her play since returning has helped UCLA reach the NCAA Final Four.
- Teufel Expected to Reject Padres' Offer of Arbitration : Baseball: That decision would limit time frame in which team must work to sign free-agent infielder.
- Cross-Country Plan Aims to Hike State Meet Entries
- Chandler Retains Goal for CSUN in Her New Role
- 'Smoke on the Mountain' Signaled Success for Writer
- State Seizes L.A. Money Order Firm : Finance: General Money Order couldn't honor $3.16 million of its paper.
- Quiksilver Reports $6.4-Million Net for Fiscal Year
- The Super-Church: a Little Something for Everyone : Congregations: Orange County is home to several large facilities serving social as well as spiritual needs.
- DISCOVERY : Peel and Pour Factory Warehouse
- Judge Says Man Sued by City Can Keep His Roof Off-White
- ORANGE : City Officials Expect Housing Density Law
- Council to Study Panel's Call for Mini-Golf Bids
- OJAI : Water Board Delays Vote on Restrictions
- Stock for Stockings : Suppliers' Leftovers to Brighten Foster Children's Christmas
- Woman Wins $500,000 in Suit Over Traffic Signal
- Torrance Officials Will Meet to Assess Financial Damage : Investments: The city has more than $6 million invested with Steven D. Wymer, who is accused of fraud.
- College Football
- Jurisprudence
- For $10.85 Million Over 2 Years, Morris Will Call Toronto Home : Baseball: He leaves Minneapolis because the Twins can't ante up.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Kennedy Defense Stifles Peninsula's Last Gasp
- College Hockey Tournament Begins Tonight
- PREP NOTES
- Levey Oversaw Completion of Theaters
- Venice's SPARC Sets Dance to 'Free La Frida'
- MUSIC/DANCE
- QUOTABLE
- OBITUARY : Brooks Morris, 78, of MWD Board
- Baker Hails Ukraine's Nuclear-Free Plan
- Safe Serving : Some lead is inevitable in ceramic tableware. But whether a user ingests the substance depends on how a dish is used.
- SCORECARD : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM AREA EVENTS
- Hospital Closure Puts Workers Out in the Cold : Jobs: About 280 employees of the financially troubled Beverly Hills Medical Center are given layoff notices. Some say they will file a lawsuit seeking severance pay and continuation of benefits.
- Traditional Treats : Preparing food and sharing the feast are part of the holiday celebration rooted in Latino history.
- U.N. OKs 10-Year Plan to Cut Africa's Foreign Debt
- Glendale : Real Estate Agent Sentenced
- Granville's Steaks a Claim on Quality Food and Service
- Arson Case a Challenge for Prosecutors : Courts: The lawyer for Fire Capt. John Orr, who faces charges in a series of blazes, has already started poking holes in the federal case.
- Easy Pickings : Crime: Pickpockets prey on tired, distracted Christmas shoppers who are flush with cash and credit cards. Along with the money, they rob people of the holiday spirit.
- LAGUNA BEACH : City Loans Trailer Park Group $150,000
- Glendale Fire Official Indicted by Federal Jury : Arson: He is charged with eight counts of setting or attempting to set blazes in four cities. Investigators say there are links to events in his unpublished novel.
- Family Robbed in 5th Such Recent Case : Crime: Two armed teens hold eight residents at gunpoint and ransack house. Police say prosperous Vietnamese are being targeted.
- Commerce Dept. Official Will Return to UCLA
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Taxation Without Representation
- Doctor: Johnson Can't Come Back : Lakers: A speculated appearance in the NBA playoffs is dismissed because of health.
- PREP NOTES
- Dow Up 5.81 on Hopes of Cut in Interest Rates : Market Overview
- Yule Go Nuts!
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- U.S. Rejects North Carolina Redistricting : Remapping: The ruling sends a clear message to other Southern states: Minority voting power must be maximized.
- Ring of Fire : Sun, Moon Will Sink Into the West on Jan. 4 in Rare, Spectacular Eclipse
- La Verne : Theater Opposition Stops
- Shopping Center Hours Extended
- Nation IN BRIEF : WYOMING : Yellowstone Park Road Plan Proposed
- Former CSULB Athletic Director Predicts Comeback : Football: Alignment with the Western Football Conference in Division I-AA would put the team back on the field, but at a lower cost.
- Yo-Yoing Around With English
- Julian A. Virtue; Industrialist, Major Pepperdine, GOP Donor
- THEATER NOTES : Missing Maynez : The founder of the Plaza Players is recovering from heart problems.
- First Lady Enters Bush in N.H. Race
- Stassen Launches 10th Race for Presidency
- THEATER REVIEW 'ST. ELMO'S BOXING DAY' : Nice Try, but . . . : With songs, stories and dances and a Christmas theme, this experimental show could use a bit more work.
- Tenants, Owners Agree on Plan to Limit Rent Hikes
- Man Paralyzed in Crash Settles Suit for $3.5 Million
- Carson Staff to Get Next Week Off--Without Pay
- San Diego
- Beauty Pageant Official Drops Tyson Lawsuit
- FISHING : Anglers Must Be Cautious in Rough Conditions
- THE NHL : For North Stars, Won Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Angels, Tartabull's Agent Talk, but That's All
- Gasping Warriors Handle Clippers : Pro basketball: Golden State wins, 104-100, with 5 points in final 3 minutes.
- Opera Pacific Official to Leave Position in Ohio
- Handing Over the Reins : * Theater: Alan Levey is stepping down as managing director of the La Jolla Playhouse. His interim successor has her work cut out for her.
- Donor Fills MOCA Wish List With a Prized Work by Warhol
- AIRLINES
- Crucifer Power
- Embalming the Yuletide Spirit : THE FRUGAL GOURMET CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS, <i> By Jeff Smith Morrow: $25; 298 pp.)</i>
- SPORTSCOPE : UCLA Plays Ohio State in Volleyball Final Four
- COOL CAMPS : Where the Days Are Filled With Arts and Crafts, Lessons in Mime, Horseback Riding and More, Minus the Mosquitoes
- Voices
- Postal Worker in Studio City Puts Own Stamp on Job
- Land Forfeited in Drug Bust Given to U.S. Forest Service
- China Gets Its First Nuclear Power
- FULLERTON : Police Find Drug Lab; Couple Held
- 'Onion Field' Killer Arrested in Drug Case
- Forest Service Is Given Seized Land
- Student Shot by Robber Finds College a Caring Place
- Chapman Hopes to End NAIA Jinx
- Police Now Say Attacks Not 'Wilding' : Crime: The North Park-Hillcrest task force arrests two, and police deny that the assaults were limited to blacks against whites. A gag is put on the detective who first spoke up.
- THOROUGHBRED RACING : After Black Tie Affair's Fast Finish, He Deserves to Be Horse of the Year
- ANALYSIS : In the End, a Coach and a Team Are Still in Search of an Identity
- Loyola Women's Team Is Losing Two Players : Colleges: Senior Jesko will apply to redshirt because of a back injury. Freshman Murray is released from scholarship and plans to transfer.
- College Football
- A Flowery Cultural Exchange : Television: This will be the first time in the 103-year history of the Rose Parade that Russia and the republics will be able to see the event. 'It's a gift of hope,' says the producer.
- The Times 1991 All-County Football Team...
- Schools Can't Do It All
- Smith's Acquittal on Rape Charge
- Smith's Acquittal on Rape Charge
- Supporting the Police
- Thank You
- Hunter's Trophies: Now It Can Be Told
- Vision
- Through Jan. 1, 5-9 p.m., Dee and...
- Councilman Focuses on Basic Values
- Boutique Goat Cheeses From Idaho
- GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Celebrating the Sun : Events marking the winter solstice are packed into the shortest day of the year.
- Developer Files for Chapter 11 : Debt: Partnership building a Temecula retirement community, led by San Diego-based Buie Corp., blames its woes on soured investments in Executive Life.
- A Man's Romance With the Past : Restoration: Tom Green is one of a small group of enthusiastic amateurs fighting to preserve the Southland's architectural history.
- Former N.Y. Mayor Koch Collapses, Rests in Hospital
- It's a Wonderful List of Movies Filled With the Holiday Spirit
- Arcadia : City Eases Curbs on Water
- Arabs, Israel Suspend Meetings Until January : Diplomacy: There is little to show for 6 days of talks. The Palestinian delegation is still in dispute.
- Committee on Violent Crime Reviews Goals at 1st Meeting
- San Diego
- Community Policing
- LAPD Chief Screening Panel Picked
- Unfinished Housing Tract to Be Torched for Movie
- PREP NOTES
- San Diego
- CHARGER UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Smith to Go on Injured Reserve; Chargers Set to Activate Fields
- Byrd Cleared to Land in Pro Bowl : NFL: He will join Junior Seau and Marion Butts on the AFC team in the post-season game.
- Little Left of the Real Robinson
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : 49ers Not Pleased With Raiders' Effort
- JOHN ROBINSON RESIGNS AS RAM COACH : 55 Years of Ram History
- MUSIC/DANCE
- To Holmes, Technology Is Elementary : Stage: Playwright Rupert Holmes thrives on gimmicks electronic and otherwise to make his thrillers 'be the thrill rides of live theater.'
- Childhood Sparks to Science Careers
- A Kwanzaa Primer
- Cocaine Use on Rise, U.S. Survey Finds : Drugs: Related emergency room visits also jumped, especially among those 35 and older.
- Not Bubblegum : The B-52s meet the Ronettes in the Chickletts, a retro girl group that may leave you trying to adjust your watch.
- Swim Coach Wades Through Turmoil, Emerges as Savior : Athletics: When John Woodling was named to head the Golden West Swim Club, he was surrounded by skeptics. Now he's awash in success.
- Volunteers, donations needed
- Video Crews Sell a Vision of Nightly Street Crime : Media: Risk-taking free-lance cameramen feed TV stations and help shape public's image of urban violence.
- Selection of U.S. Host Cities for World Cup Soccer Delayed
- COLUMN ONE : Searching for Truth Amid Lies : As once sacred institutions fall and old leaders are discredited, Soviet history teachers struggle to help their students separate fact from fiction.
- Panel Proposes Health Clinics for U.S. Schools
- Human Relations Panel Asks City to Reconfirm Each of Its Members : Discrimination: The action is an effort to quell criticism of a commis- sioner accused of holding anti-gay views.
- COSTA MESA : Dreams of a Garden Start to Wither
- COUNTYWIDE : Education Officials Reject Land Transfer
- PLATFORM : The Color of Money
- OXNARD : Santa Paula Man, 19, Hurt in Shooting
- Seattle Pacific Shoots Past SCC Women
- Toreros' Woods Stepping Forward to Take Challenge : Basketball: His role as a scoring leader puts him up against the league's tougher players.
- No Surprise in Announcement : Reaction: Players and coaches expected Robinson to leave. To them, only the timing was in question.
- After Seven Years of Romance, Two Years of Breaking Up : Rams: Robinson was an immediate success and built on that until the 1990 season began a decline.
- Just Another Member of the Bruin Family : Amy Banachowski Joins Her Father at UCLA After a Season at UC San Diego
- Jurisprudence
- Lockheed Expects Up to $2 Billion in Excess Cash
- Patrons Are the Champs at Heroes
- Lift Every Voice in Song
- U.S., Britain and France Push for Sanctions Against Libya : Terrorism: World support is sought to punish Kadafi's country for its role in bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
- Jason Stuart's Routine Packs an Off-the-Wallop
- Gorbachev Exit Letter Reported
- Huntington Fellows Celebrate the Season at Library
- Pedantic, Low-Key Style Seen Slowing Kerrey Bid : Politics: Democratic contender has a good grasp of the issues but he leaves his listeners less than enthused.
- All-Star Team to Be Announced
- Glendale : A Boost for Culinary Arts
- Azusa : Day Laborer Site Studied
- Far East Link : Cal Lutheran students are learning more about contemporary China, thanks to two visiting scholars-in-residence.
- Unwed Father Seeks His 4-Month-Old Son
- Trial Set in Alleged Sexual Assault : Courts: The defendant is charged with attacking an 84-year-old woman. He is said to have been a house guest.
- Pet Therapy Can Be the Best Medicine for Patients in Pain : Medicine: Recovery center at Grossmont Hospital gets welcome Christmas visit from furry creatures.
- THOUSAND OAKS : City Will Annex Industrial Park
- Caltrans Finds Scaffolding Fall Nobody's Fault