- REGIONAL REPORT : For Poor, Help Isn't Always Just a Telephone Call Away : Utilities: 5% of state's households shun the service. Many already face language or cultural barriers.
- Water Shortages May Close Tap on Growth : Drought: Decision-makers must balance unfettered development with a lag in finding new supplies.
- A Perky Brew
- Czech President Havel Pledges Own Money to Aid Health Care System : Eastern Europe: The writer donated $130,000 in royalties and prizes to the Czech and Slovak regional health ministries to help them buy medicines they cannot afford.
- George Perkovich; Retired Judge
- Seems Like Old Times : History: Even with the demolition of the landmark Lindley Building because of quake damage, Whittier keeps a link to the past. Bricks from the 1888 structure are used in facade of the new.
- Think World War II Is Over? For Soviets and Japanese, It Isn't : Diplomacy: Japan still claims four tiny islands. But the inhabitants recently voted to remain part of the Soviet Union. Who will give?
- A Lioness in Winter, Margaret Thatcher Is Restless in Her Den
- Fight Sparks Effort to Reduce Racial Tensions : Oxnard: Confrontation between blacks and Latinos at high school brings to the surface problems that have been simmering for years.
- COUNTYWIDE : TOXIC DISCHARGES
- Jet Skier Safe After Night Adrift Off San Onofre : Rescue: A commercial fishing crew finds the Trabuco Canyon man, who had run out of gas on a return trip from Catalina.
- Inglewood Officer Alleging Bias in Promotions Loses in Court
- Watson Finally Feeling Below Par Again
- Northridge's Kendrena Finally Gets Best of Aztecs
- Gross Does Nothing to Ease the Doubts : Dodgers: Fans boo new pitcher in his debut after Padres get to him in the first two innings. San Diego goes on to a 6-3 victory.
- Spitz Founders in Comeback : Swimming: Former Olympian, 41, loses to Jager by 1.78 seconds in the 50-meter butterfly. He will take on Biondi next, but interest in the race has declined.
- College Basketball
- El Camino's Polk Is Searching for Identity : Colleges: Standout middle-distance runner wants comparisons to her predecessor to end.
- NBA NOTES : No Word Yet on Knicks' Personnel Boss
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : SCC Staves Off Threat and Sweeps Azusa Pacific
- Mixed Media
- POP MUSIC : Everything's Just Jim Dandy : R&B; veteran LaVern Baker has returned from two decades of obscurity to wind up on Broadway and in the Rock Hall of Fame. 'I was able to keep my head up high and still be Miss Baker,' she says
- A Director for All Ages
- Brokerages Are Pushing Their Own Products
- America's Big Stake in Mexico's Prosperity
- So, Whatever Happened to the Buyer's Market?
- Sampling a Luxembourg Spring
- For Venice Woman, Clowning Around Is All in Day's Work
- Fire Damages Basilica
- Marines' Families at Base Will Lose Most If It Closes : Military: In a neighborhood where friends helped each other survive war's hardships, the news about possible shutdown brings sorrow.
- Jet Skier, Missing Overnight in the Ocean, Is Found Safe
- Allen Jackson; Bassist With Contemporary Jazzmen
- Comic Robert Klein sings "I Can't Stop...
- Scuba Diver's Body Found Off Catalina
- A Bantustan Is No Solution for Palestine
- Wilson's First 100: Mr. Nice Guy Wows 'Em Moderately : Sacramento: Goodby confrontation, hello compromise. But is the new governor wasting his popularity by achieving little?
- Why the Roller Coaster Only Goes One Way: Down : Economy: For the United States, as far as earnings are concerned, it has been downhill since 1973. That's when real wages started falling.
- The late great Ronald Coleman stars in...
- DMV Drops Car Tax Probe of Torrance Police Chief
- USD President Provides Lesson in Excellence
- PREPS / ROB FERNAS : Mira Costa Is Making Its Move in Ocean League
- Agoura's Thatcher, Buena's Henry to Play Softball for Fresno State
- Time to Do Some Serious Spring Cleaning of the Old Mail Box
- Spitz Gets Swamped in Comeback
- Racing Fantasies Fulfilled--for a Price
- CANYON SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT : Fountain Valley Wins Title by Blanking Los Alamitos
- MIT Engineering Graduate Finds Her Niche Playing the Violin for a Latin Jazz Band
- CELINE DION : Canadian Singer Branches Out--to Danceable Pop and a U.S. Audience
- Gallery Owner Adds Realism to the Picture : Rebecca Rutledge's gallery reflects her view that downscaling is vital in the '90s
- FICTION
- Be Careful When Using a Friend to Sell Your Most Valuable Asset
- Buyer Should Receive CC&Rs;, Rest of Complex's Papers Before Closing
- Daylilies Need to Be Bred for Our Climate
- An Intolerance of the New Intolerance : ILLIBERAL EDUCATION: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus <i> By Dinesh D'Souza</i> (<i> The Free Press: $19.95; 300 pp.) </i>
- Licensed Firm Key to Home Warranty Contract : Insurance: Consumers can avoid liability by using state-approved companies only.
- Street Smart : Testing High Tech on the Santa Monica Freeway
- Beyond Gauguin : When Writer Paul Theroux shipped out by South Seas freighter to the remote Marquesas, he discovered the reality beneath the painter's romantic French Polynesia
- Covina : Extra Conservation Asked
- Fire Hits Aqueduct Pumping Station
- Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Board of Education Keeps Tobacco Stock
- Bush Appoints Assistant
- Identity Crisis Is in the Making for a Landmark Bank Building : History: With Security Pacific checking out, the 1925 building at Pine Avenue and 1st Street won't house financial institution for first time.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Has Police Beating of King Taken the Luster Off L.A.? : City: Videotaped brutality raises questions of how far 'the new Ellis Island' has come from racism of the past.
- Some Hazards Put Mail Service on Hold
- NCAA Dominion Shouldn't Extend Into High Schools' Pockets
- Kendrena Puts CSUN Back on Victory Track
- SANTA ANITA : Trainer Wins, Loses in Santa Lucia
- A True Winfield of Dreams : Angels: Outfielder hits three home runs, a double and a single and drives in six runs to fuel a 15-9 victory over the Twins.
- Looks : DOUBLE DUTY
- Kuwait to Hire More Firms to Fight Oil Fires
- New Mayor Champions the Causes of Education
- Iran Begins Aid to Kurds Inside Iraq : Refugees: Helicopters violate airspace to help feed crush of people leaving the country. In a Turkish camp, thousands pillage supply tents.
- Death Penalty to Be Sought for 2 in Killing of Murder Witness
- A School Clinic for 'Third World' Ills : * Pilot Program in Santa Ana Will Dispense Badly Needed Care, Not Sex Education
- Rights Groups Want Du's Bail Revoked
- What Will Become of Jerry Tarkanian?
- When He Drives, It's Beautiful
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Clemens Is the One Doing the Punishing
- Carter's Catches, Blanton's Bat Spark Mater Dei Victory
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies incorporating Outtakes, Cinefile and Production Chart. : ENDLESS STORIES : Good News for All You Wookies
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies incorporating Outtakes, Cinefile and Production Chart. : ON LOCATION : RoboCop Doesn't Love the Motor City
- James T. Schraith has been appointed to...
- A Chance to Help Save Sea Turtles From Extinction at Mexico Island
- BERLIN: The Politics of Order, 1737-1989 <i> by Alan Balfour (Rizzoli: $39.95; 254 pp.)</i> .
- The Big Fix : The Experts Say We Have a Choice: A Future of Gridlock of a High-Tech System That Will Keep Us Moving but Will Also Change Forever the Way We Drive
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : EXCURSIONS : Tearing Up the Track
- Retro : A Show Right Out of History
- Board OK for Malibu High Likely : Education: Creation of the new school would come over objections from some Santa Monica parents. They term the plan elitist.
- Plains, South Suffer Violent Storms, Record Rain
- A City Helps Its Image by Aiding Schools
- Latest Challenge of War: Packing Up, Going Home
- Gambling on a River : Hard-Pressed Iowans Bank on Floating Casinos to Lure Prosperity to Their Battered Farm Economy
- A People Betrayed : Twice before, Washington let Kurds die to promote foreign-policy designs. Now it's the Bush Administration doing the deed.
- Ventura Cuts Water Use by 25% in Last 12 Months : Rationing: The public's response pleases city officials. Efforts to conserve ranged from the mundane to the mighty.
- There's Plenty of Fight Left in Flynn : Politics: The county supervisor with the Irish temper has built a name for himself as a water expert and a friend of the poor.
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Commentary : Closing the Door on Never-Never Land : Economy: Layoff notice shatters family's life and a basic baby-boomer tenet--that education and hard work guarantee a golden future, immune from others' economic woes.
- Chinese Checkerboard : County Is Home to Growing, If Scattered, Number of Immigrants
- Donny Osmond, Parnelli Jones Winners of Pro-Celebrity Event : Auto racing: Singer says that he would like to continue driving in races, if he can work it into his schedule.
- Motor Racing
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Westlake Wins 3rd in a Row Behind Hitting of Preston
- Hart Makes Quick Work of Axle, Midget Field at Ventura Raceway
- NBA ROUNDUP : Malones Score 74; Jazz Is Closing In on Spurs
- GOLF : Nicolette Leads Conner by One
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Gwynn May Become Murray's Backup
- Old Technique Builds Super-Efficient House
- On the House : Reverse Mortgages Can be a Boon to the House-Rich but Cash-Poor: : Harry and Roxie Blocher, Left, Were Able to Buy Needed New Car.
- Man Survives Flood by Hanging in Trees After Car Is Lost
- Colleges Ask Students to Belly Up to Drinking Class : Health: They hope a major study on alcohol use will lead to an effort on campuses nationwide. A key goal is to change attitudes toward partying.
- How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of the House
- New Firm to Run Pasadena's Dial-A-Ride
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : Out and About : Site Reading
- Common denominator on cable and networks this week is education
- Strength vs. Stamina : DOES FOREMAN HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST HOLYFIELD? SOME EXPERTS SAY 'YES'
- Chamorro Nephew Reported Slain as Rebel in El Salvador
- New Police Union Chief Prefers Diplomacy
- Cracks in Government: a City Attorney Issue : King fallout shows a structural problem in key L.A. office
- Soviet Reform Vital for Lasting Peace, Bush Says : Policy: He also reiterates that U.S. won't intervene in Iraq uprising and warns Baghdad against interfering with refugee relief.
- Mother of 4 Among Weekend Violence Victims : Crime: Seven people are fatally shot or stabbed. Authorities say much of the violence was gang-related.
- Proposed Ordinance Aims to Ease Overcrowding in Santa Ana Homes : Housing: It would require allotment of 150 square feet of living space for a dwelling unit with two occupants.
- NCAA to Get Document in MacLean Inquiry
- TRACK AND FIELD ARCADIA INVITATIONAL : Blunt, Dring Win Titles; Washington Finishes Fifth
- HORSE RACING ROUNDUP : Strike The Gold Spoils Fly So Free's Mystique
- Ebony Showcase Looks to 'Norman' to Bail It Out
- V.P. Is Selected for Coldwell Banker's Residential Group
- Discount Passes for Britain, France
- Greg Lucas says he has a "masochistic...
- Rosemead : Water-Rationing Plan OKd
- When Return From a Foreign War Brings Home Domestic Loss : Homecomings: Two Americans who lost their fathers in the Vietnam War find a bond from the conflict in the Persian Gulf.
- Trial to Start in 'Alliance' Lawyer Scam : Courts: Prosecutors say insurers were cheated out of at least $50 million. It is one of the largest criminal prosecutions of attorneys ever. The alleged mastermind remains a fugitive.
- Cattle and Coyotes : 95-Year-Old Mountain Man Spins Yarns of a Rugged Past
- Police Investigating 4 Possible Murders; 3 Occurred in One Night
- Lakers Finally Sink in Pacific to Trail Blazers : Pro basketball: Division has a new champion after nine seasons, but Lakers make them work for it, 118-113.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Hilbig Helps Poway Stop Rancho Bernardo
- BASEBALL / ROSS NWEHAN : The Catch Is That He Wants a Job
- Fishing
- O.C. ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME : Poltl Leads Selections for South
- MOVIES : Demi Moore Is Now Bankable and the Boss : Sure, it's great that "Ghost" propelled the actress into star territory, but being a producer gave her a different kind of power
- Betty's Wacky 'Pop With Personality'
- James G. Watson has been named vice...
- Glenn E. Gray, a Wells Fargo Bank...
- 11 Southland Projects Win AIA Design Awards
- CAMPING WITH THE PRINCE AND OTHER TALES...
- ALL IN THE FAMILY
- Winkler's Days
- Flag Finally Flies, and So Do Charges of Partisan Politics : West Hollywood: Members of a veterans group say they were excluded from a flagpole dedication ceremony, which they say was turned into a gay political rally.
- N. Africa's 'Saddamania': More Show Than Substance? : Arab states: Pro-Hussein movements in the Maghreb region may not have been as heartfelt as they appeared.
- Bush to Urge New Kinds of Schools, Report Says
- On View : Showtime's Violent Catch : Adaptation of 'Paris Trout' Puts Barbara Hershey in Middle of Plot's Sinister Triangle
- Western Europe Tries to Keep Out Flood From East : Immigration: In recent talks, the 'haves' called for tighter controls on travel and the 'have-nots' pleaded for open borders and economic aid to encourage people to stay home.
- When Is 'Cabotage' Economic Sabotage? : Friendlier skies: U.S., Canada try to cut a better deal for their air-carrier industries
- COLUMN LEFT : The People Were On to It All Along : Only the press thought Americans were too stupid to figure out the Reagans.
- 5 Injured in 3-Vehicle Freeway Collision
- William Mims; Character Actor
- Santa Ana Heights Diver's Body Found
- Where Votes Aren't Cast, but Castoff : Elections: Two precincts differ in almost every way except that they share some of the lowest turnout in Los Angeles--a total of 25 out of about 1,100.
- Big Brother's Shadow Looms for Olajuwons
- College Basketball
- NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Capitals' Miller, Ridley Pay Back Rangers
- Bulls' Troubles Don't Extend to Their Star : Basketball: Chicago is stumbling a bit, but Michael Jordan is closing in on his fifth consecutive scoring title.
- AUCTIONS
- The Legend of Doc Laporte : One Night, He Parachuted Behind North Vietnamese Lines. The Navy Declared Him Dead, a Hero. The Men Who Served With Him Say He Went Over to the Other Side--and May Still Be Alive.
- Vending Vintage in San Anselmo
- North Carolina Fall Festival: Where Gathering Is Golden
- Hotels in Hawaii Offer Free Rental Cars With Bookings
- Feeding Tips: From Day One, Keep Bottles Away
- Child Drawings, Writings Survive Czechoslovak Concentration Camp
- Plants That Thrive in Shady Entryway
- Gardening : Dwarf Tomatoes Grow as Garden Size Shrinks : Compact: Even apartment dwellers can raise their own tomatoes as breeders develop new varieties.
- Nigerian Community Divided by Fear, Suspicion : Immigrants: Small but growing enclave in the San Gabriel Valley seeks to distance itself from countrymen who have commited crimes.
- ELECTIONS : Runoffs Tuesday in Pomona, Pasadena
- PETER R. BAKER: Reaching for the Stars
- In U.S., Patriots Speak Out
- Pragmatic Canyon Bargaining Pays Off : * Historic Agreement on Preserving Laguna's Open Space Is an Extraordinary Model
- A Baby Dies, Suddenly : Support Group Produces Video to Aid Parents, Explain Syndrome
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : De La Maza Keeps Canyons Close in Race for WSC Title
- Challenge Awaiting Beathard : NFL: Draft will give Charger general manager a chance to restock the team's talent and live up to his reputation.
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Mets' Gooden Proves Too Slick for Expos
- L.A. Judo Club Member Wins National Title
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Rangers Sign Downing to One-Year Deal
- Stolz Still Searching For A Reason Behind His Change of Course : San Diego State: Now a golf coach, he wonders what took him from the joys of college football to the back nine of the Aztec athletic department.
- HORSE RACING : Forces of Racing, Electronic Slots Dig In for Battle
- MELTING POT
- FICTION
- World IN BRIEF : GERMANY : Breuel Named Head of Treuhand Agency
- Diversions : Sun Rises on the End of the Trail : Rendezvous: From out of the 20th Century, cowboy fans head to Orange County's annual Western celebration.
- Trade in Paws, Gallbladders Endangers Asia's Bears : Remedies: Wealthy patrons pay hundreds of dollars for a special soup, believed to increase fertility, in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand.
- 3 Explosions Hit Burning Tanker Off Italy : Disaster: As fears of a massive oil spill grow, the government declares a state of emergency.
- California IN BRIEF : PARKFIELD : Geological Activity Spurs Quake Alert
- Concrete Ahoy! : Engineering: Using the same ingredients that go into skyscrapers and sidewalks, UCLA students build a canoe that floats.
- PLATFORM : The Way to Peace
- Time once again for another episode of...
- WATER WATCH
- Westpark II Uproar Should Put Irvine Co. on Notice
- PADRES UPDATE : NOTEBOOK / BOB NIGHTENGALE : Clements Just Glad to Be Here
- Loyola Baseball Team Sweeps San Francisco : Colleges: Three West Coast Conference victories put Lions back in league race.
- Cuesta's Mayo Stymies Pierce in 5-0 Victory
- Baseball Providing Another Stage to Salute War Effort
- MOVIES : Return of a Screen Idol : Dirk Bogarde, who came out of retirement to work for Tavernier, is living in modest digs in London--and irritating the English again
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- Why No Apologies in Jefferson Case?
- Focus Is On Jails in Measure J
- Plea to Developers: Maintain Bike Paths
- Income Tax Day
- 'No Frills' Health Insurance Needed
- Police Cooperation With Criminals?
- 'Flip Artists' Must Heed State Contracting Laws
- 'One-Sided,' Mission Viejo Mayor Says of Story
- TELEVISION : HOW THE CRUSADES BECAME PRIME FOR TV : Well-connected advocacy groups have won over the networks with campaigns to inject messages on social issues into entertainment programs. Their latest success will be evident this week with a trumpeting of the benefits of education.
- Always Time to Buy
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- Burmese 'Expert' Is Part of the Problem
- In Defense of Pools
- The Verdict: Gray Served All
- Need True Reform of Workers' Comp Law
- GI Relief Clarified
- Bernson Flyer May Be Misunderstood
- Batiquitos Lagoon
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- I would strongly advise KABC Channel 7...
- Smoking Ban
- Mayor Bradley on Firing Gates
- Their Crime: They Don't Spend Money
- Fan Hopes for More
- 'One-Sided,' Mission Viejo Mayor Says of Story
- Keeping Tax Records
- Making Way for President's Serve
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- Deaf Educators
- Kaiser Karl : One Minute, He's Revising the Chanel Suit. Next, He's Mixing Up a Grapefruit-Mandarin-Scented Men's Perfume. Then, He's Making and Breaking Top Models. Does Karl Lagerfeld Ever Sit Still?
- ICONS
- Buying First Home Takes Sacrifices : Transition: Saving for down payment requires good financial planning. The motivated manage to do it.
- World IN BRIEF : IRELAND : Cache of IRA Arms From Libya Found
- World IN BRIEF : NETHERLANDS : Art Bandits Hit Van Gogh Museum
- U.S. Supports Breast-Feeding, but Provides Free Formula : Families: For needy mothers, the giveaways through the WIC program are seen as a kind of government endorsement of bottle-feeding.
- SIMI VALLEY : Wild West Is Alive at YMCA Fund-Raiser
- TRACK AND FIELD ARCADIA INVITATIONAL : Jones Sets Sprint Records and Leaves Feagin Behind
- Stoklos, Smith Find No Threats at Beach
- In Brief
- 'One-Sided,' Mission Viejo Mayor Says of Story
- Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT : One-of-a-Kind Noise-Abatement Policy Flies in Face of Safety : Airline pilots are uneasy with complicated procedures that are not in effect anywhere else. They leave no margin for error or the unforeseen.
- Equity Deal Too Thin
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- Plan for School-Based Health Clinics Assailed
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- For Pets' Sake, Don't Put Them in the Wild
- My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this...
- Need True Reform of Workers' Comp Law
- More Russia Info
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- I'd like to express my gratitude to...
- Life in the Fast Freeway Lanes
- Not 'Slow' in Discussing King, Just Thorough
- Pessimistic Over CSUF Cutbacks
- Subsidizing Students
- Cooler Heads Need to Prevail
- It's All History, So Give Columbus Credit
- Burned by Broker
- Insult to Buyers
- Strawberry Field Preservation Praised
- Plan for School-Based Health Clinics Assailed
- Courthouse Knife
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- Porter Ranch Facts Are Being Obscured
- My thanks to NBC for airing "Dark...
- Migrant Housing
- HISTORIC SPOTS IN CALIFORNIA <i> by Mildred Brooke Hoover, Hero Eugene Rensch, Ethel Grace Rensch, William N. Abeloe, revised by Douglas E. Kyle (Stanford University Press: $19.95; 617 pp.).</i>
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- Modjeska Museum, Yes; Park, No
- Blood Bath in Mideast
- Life in the Fast Freeway Lanes
- Bleeding Hearts
- Proper Recognition for 'Roots' Composer
- State Watchdogs
- Developers Should Go to States With More Water
- I would like to know who selects...
- Los Angeles County - News from April 14, 1991
- NONFICTION - April 14, 1991
- Obituaries - April 14, 1991
- COLUMN ONE : U.S. Banks: A Crisis in Making? : Stiff competition and bad management have put the industry in deep trouble. The government is moving to help. But there are disturbing parallels to the S&L; debacle.
- COLUMN RIGHT : LAX Can Tip City Scales Out of Red : Selling the airport would save vital city services.
- Mother of 4 Is Killed by Bullet Fired in Gang War
- Landfill Lease on Indian Land Has Substandard Controls
- An American Pilgrimage to Africa
- Tips for Proper Fitting of Passenger and Cabin
- LAPD, Mayor Under Fire
- Mead Corp.: The Dayton, Ohio-based forest products...
- MARINE CORPS AIR STATION TUSTIN
- Official May Quit Parks-Wildlife Post
- Raiders Deal With Buccaneers for Linebacker Winston Moss
- Horse Racing
- Dodgers Pine for Murray : Baseball: Their bats are quieter, their fielding diminished without him in 4-2 loss to Padres.
- Representative of Bangladesh
- MUSIC REVIEW : Schreier Conducts <i> and </i> Sings Passion
- Produce Prices Still Suffering From the Cold
- Cheney Seeks to Close 31 Major Bases in U.S. : Military: Long Beach Naval Station among 11 affected California facilities. State would lose 27,000 jobs.
- Bernhardt Blames Media, Mayor and 'Power Brokers'
- City Attempts to Untangle Land Development Codes