- PREP ROUNDUP : Esperanza Free Throws Cost Santa Ana Valley
- OC LIVE! : La Posada: A Journey of the Soul : SCR Production Explores One Teen's Passage to Hope
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : 'Christmas Carol' at Simi Center Gets Lift From Dash of Fantasy : The traditional holiday play benefits from its creators' ties to Disney. Strong acting offers a balance of comedy and drama.
- Jury Asks for Clarification on Entrapment in Tucker Trial
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : GAYLE CLANTON, 48, COSTA MESA
- District Moves Ahead on Longer School Year : Schedule: Trustees OK paying for consultant's help on proposal to add 20 days. Officials say it may improve grades, but opposition is strong.
- Acting on Racism : Student Essays Have Been Turned Into a Play About Cultural Conflicts
- LA HABRA : City Offers $15,000 Reward in Slaying
- Korean Carrier Admits Illegal Campaign Gifts : Courts: Airline company pleads guilty to federal charges involving contributions of $4,000 or more to the 1992 reelection efforts of Rep. Jay C. Kim.
- Central Los Angeles : URBAN NUTCRACKER
- Don't Let Indonesia Wipe Out East Timor : The U.S., which gave weapons and tacit approval to the 1975 invasion, must use its leverage to get Jakarta out.
- Anders, Stafford Commit to Play for UC Irvine
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AFC : Hobert to Get First Start for Raiders
- Fireplace Manufacturers to Buy Back Stock
- Assessing Baby's First Foods : Commercial food for infants is convenient. But is it really good for the baby?
- Northridge : Project Takes Aim at Violence, Injustice
- Countywide : Applications for HIV Funds Available
- BREA : Voters Will Decide on Status of 2 City Posts
- Countywide : Donors to Meet Ducks Players
- FULLERTON : Chris Norby to Serve as Mayor for Year
- State Urged to Uphold Threatened Ban on Pesticide : Agriculture: Group protests efforts to extend a March deadline. Methyl bromide would be outlawed unless it can be proven safe.
- NOTABLE ACHIEVERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY : Victim Speaks Out on Rape to Help Others
- Van Nuys : 11 Arrested at 21 Sites in Slot Machine Raid
- Canoga Park in the Hunt After Upset
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Pearson Emerges as Woodbridge Beats Fountain Valley
- 3 Companies Honored for Helping to Advance Women
- Back in Your Court, Software Designers
- Underfunded Pensions in Better Health : Employees: Sixteen firms fall off agency's list thanks to higher returns, corporate contributions.
- A Bumpy Ride for Highway Repair Bond
- VENTURA : Artist Puts the Final Spin on Statue in Park
- Eating Pizza May Protect Against Prostate Cancer
- Mayor Fox Elected SCAG Representative
- NOW Condemns Leader of Its L.A. Chapter
- PORT HUENEME : Council Elects Turner to Be New Mayor
- Sunlight Deprivation Blamed for Some Illnesses in Elderly
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Mail Thefts Spark Call for Caution
- NHL ROUNDUP : Revamped Canadiens Beat Devils, 4-2
- BLUES : OC LIVE! : His Time to Shine : After Years Spent Backing the Greats, Walker Gets to Be Star of the Show
- Investor Wins Award Against O.C. Brokerage : Arbitration: The $1.55 million is assessed against Cruttenden Roth and one of its employees. The securities firm is appealing.
- Battle for Learning Co. Is a Big Deal in PC Industry : News analysis: SoftKey victory will force every company to reexamine its assumptions.
- International Business
- Luxury Car Makers Seek Emotional Ties With Latest Ads : Marketing: Safety is fine, but BMW and Mercedes-Benz hope to conjure a bit of romance or a taste for adventure in touting new vehicles.
- Now is the time to get started...
- Jordan King Aims to Organize Foes of Saddam Hussein : Mideast: Move reflects anger over failure of U.S.-orchestrated policy to topple the Iraqi leader.
- From Queen to Queens: Royal Jewelry Found
- Airline Admits Illegal Gift to Kim Campaign : Courts: South Korean carrier gave $4,000 or more to Diamond Bar congressman. It will aid in investigation of him.
- Colleges : Campus scene : LAGUNA HILLS : Restaurant Provided Recipe for Success
- ORANGE COUNTY ALMANAC : Anaheim by the Lake?
- San Gabriel Valley : AGENCY INVESTIGATED
- Hamilton Tennis Players Forced to Default Matches
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Orange Coast Gets Plenty of Support to Defeat Cerritos
- JAZZ REVIEW : Sanchez Shows Skill, Imagination Yet Falls Short of Mark
- RESTAURANTS : OC LIVE! : Japanese Pub Treats and Specialty Dishes Are Real Sho Pieces
- An Irish Eye-Opener : Soccer: Cindy Daws flanked Portland to score the goal that won the NCAA championship for Notre Dame.
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : Feast of Nations at the Christmas Dinner Table : Area chefs are serving the fare of foreign lands with traditional American dishes this holiday season.
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : After Early Discord, Symphony Ready to Make Joyful Noise : Past problems aside, New West orchestra gets into the holiday spirit with its cheerful 'Greetings' concert. Other weekend harmonies will also focus on Christmas.
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : ArtWalk Exhibit a Moving Memorium
- International Business
- Executive Travel : Technology, Security Precautions Help Curtail Frequent-Flier Fraud
- BOOK REVIEW : This Is the Way We Learn to Cook
- Baugh Gave Cash Back to Campbells : Disclosure: New O.C. assemblyman acknowledges repaying $1,000 donation in Democratic rival's home. Such an act is illegal, but he says he thought the sealed envelope contained a check.
- Study Finds Shorter Interval for Female Fertility : Pregnancy: Report cuts in half the traditional two-week window for conception and doubles number of days when conception is unlikely.
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Another Day, Another Dow Record; Up 21
- Hawking Wells Fargo : CEO Paul Hazen Seeks to Sell Future of Bank to Wall Street
- Europeans Investigate Online Venture : Computers: EU fears U.S.-German service would be anti-competitive.
- Swiss Link Raul Salinas to $100 Million : Mexico: Europeans join investigation. They suspect that the ex-president's brother laundered drug money through bank accounts in Geneva.
- History's on the hoof in Florida cattle drive : State's livestock heritage is on display during a 65-mile horse-and-wagon trek past palms and through marshy lowlands.
- Wonderware Pays Cash for South Africa Software Firm
- HEALTH
- Court Narrows Law That Adds to Term for Armed Drug Dealers
- International Business
- Chevron's Offices in La Habra Could Expand Amid Layoffs : Restructuring: Oil company plans to cut 130 jobs and consolidate its Western states operations.
- SECURITIES
- AUTOS
- What's Cooking at City Hall? : For Some Members of the L.A. City Council, The Real Heat in the Kitchen
- World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : 5 Reported Killed in Israel-Militia Clash
- The Gift of Food : A Guide to Holiday Donation Sites
- O.C. Poll Finds Liberal Streak on AIDS Issues
- James Reston; Giant of Journalism
- World IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Queen to Queens: Royal Jewelry Found
- C. Patterson; Fought Lead Contamination
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : LENA GNIADEK, 70, MISSION VIEJO
- COLUMN ONE : China's Neighborly Capitalists : Once notorious for spying on others, local Communist cadres have a new job--passing out product samples door to door and researching the huge consumer market for foreign firms.
- World IN BRIEF : BURUNDI : Heavy Fighting Reported in Capital
- Senate OSHA Bill Draws Union Fire : Labor: Critics say most employers could be exempt from random inspections.
- Action Delayed on Electricity Deregulation : Energy: PUC gives no reason for postponement of long-awaited decision.
- Breakfast Treats
- WORLD'S BEST : Sacher-to-Me
- Founder of Orange Bank Steps Down as President
- Council Overrides Mayor's Veto of Project on Vermont : Development: Board rebukes Riordan by approving plan, 15-0. Mayor says amendments make it palatable.
- Tentative Accord Reported on Reopening Valley Dump
- It's a Grim Mix for Kids, Poll Finds : Families: Beatings at home. Attacks at school. In a new survey, more than 1,000 children report that and more, further illustrating the dangers today's youth face.
- International Business
- International Business : Bulgarians Hope Withered Rose Oil Industry Can Bloom Anew : Agriculture: Crop's severe drop-off is attributed to country's trouble in switching to private enterprise and land ownership.
- REAL ESTATE
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : JEFF YAUGHER, 32, ORANGE
- Experts Isolate Chemicals That May Slow HIV : Medicine: The four naturally occurring chemokines could be useful in prevention and therapy. But two researchers criticize each other's claims.
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : LAP DOAN, 51, HUNTINGTON BEACH
- A Cut Above : In O.C., Savvy Buyers Like Their Diamonds Simple--but They Watch the 4 Cs
- Forever Faithful : Helena Viramontes Teaches at an Ivy League School--But Her Heart Remains Here With Migrant Workers Seen But Seldom Heard
- OptimumCare's Profits Dip in 3rd Quarter
- Vegetarians Need Warm Meals Too
- Showing Off the Colors : Atty. Gen. Reno Praises Long Beach Schools' Uniform Program
- IRVINE : Board Moves Toward School Computer Ties
- MOORPARK : Mosquito Abatement Panelists Sought
- Chatsworth : Dress Code Proposal Sent Back to Panel
- Capistrano Valley's Thornton Resigns Coaching Position
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Jaffe and James Take New Positions in Times Sports Department Operation
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Hughes Leads UCLA to Easy Victory
- Long Beach Takes Step Up Against Hawaii
- Just Preps : Area News : SOUTH BAY
- 'Whitewash' Charge in CIF Probe : Prep sports: Lawyer questions reliability of investigation into alleged racial slurs by referee.
- Johnson, Ogden Named All-Americans
- OC LIVE! : An Exciting 'Time' for Fans of Suspense Thrillers--and Johnny Depp
- VALLEY WEEKEND
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Blues Foundation Honors Producer Wexler
- International Business
- Boeing Strike Being Felt by Subcontractors : Aerospace: Northrop Grumman to furlough workers, including 1,000 in Hawthorne. Carriers juggle flight schedules.
- Lenders Give Baldwin Co. an $85-Million Lift : Construction: Bankrupt Newport Beach home builder still faces foreclosure threat, uncertainty over stalled projects.
- Less Than, or Pretty Close to, Zero
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : Workers Picking Up Lives After O.C.'s Fall
- SECURITIES
- Special Counsel Investigation of Gingrich OKd
- Dmitri Volkogonov Dies; Exposed Soviet Horrors
- LAUGH LINES : Punchlines
- San Fernando Valley : State Cracks Down on Unlicensed Rental Listing Service
- Oxnard Cutting Ties to Fruit Festival : Events: Initially, the city will continue providing funds. But a nonprofit corporation will run the strawberry gala, which 'has come of age.'
- Trustee Abused Power, Parents Say : Education: Simi school board member Carla Kurachi helped prevent a two-day suspension for her fifth-grade son, who possessed a toy gun at an elementary campus.
- West Valley : Teen Held in Attacks With Paint-Ball Rifle
- Sherman Oaks : City Closer to Ending Redevelopment Plan
- Actor Alec Baldwin Charged in Attack on Photographer
- Scandal in 'Leave It to Beaver' Land
- RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA : Toll Road Work's Effect on Wildlife on Agenda
- Nothing Old-Fashioned About Fitness
- HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER ROUNDUP : Preis Strikes Twice and Chatsworth Wins, 4-3
- VALLEY WEEKEND : A Crafty, Farcical 'Seduction' Borrows Machiavellian Design : New version of 'The Mandrake' keeps basic plot but removes the original's biting political satire.
- VALLEY WEEKEND : MOVIES : Round Up the Usual Suspects--'Casablanca' Is Back on the Big Screen : The romance, the intrigue will be larger than life Saturday during film society showings. And of all the movie joints in town, they picked the classic Alex.
- VALLEY WEEKEND : ART : Gallery Finds New Digs at Media City Center Mall : After more than a year at a temporary site, the exhibit space for local artists moves to another location.
- Name Change Will Be Last Stop for Hariston Corp. : Corporations: Firm that switched nations, CEOs and industries to escape past will soon be CD-Soft Corp.
- AUTOS
- Economy Slows; Fed Rate Cut Urged : Reports: Index of leading indicators declines for seventh time this year. Many--but not all--analysts expect a cut this month.
- Easy Holiday Fare That Fits to a Tea
- Go East for Nutrition--and Take Your Beans
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : NORM HOWELL, 49, IRVINE
- Ex-Stripper Gets 4-Year Prison Term for Trying to Extort $80,000 From Elderly Man
- U.S. Peace Activists Regard Bosnia Deployment Warily
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : GAIL STRACHAN, 49, ANAHEIM
- Michael Jackson Hospitalized After Collapsing in N.Y.
- First Woman Heads NRA
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Dow Hits High Despite Swing in Bond Yields
- Baltimania
- Ragin' Bajan
- Fired Mother Gets Early Gift: Son Out of Coma
- World IN BRIEF : RUSSIA : Plane Feared to Have Crashed; 97 Aboard
- Election Violence Kills 15 in Egypt; Foes Allege Fraud
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Cellular Tower to Stay, Despite Complaints
- San Gabriel Valley : 2 Candidates Deadlocked for Diamond Bar Council Seat
- Low Protein Diet Could Save Lives of Dialysis Patients
- Schneider Says County Generous to a Fault : Bankruptcy: Letter tells former chief executive that he might be owed nearly $68,000 in unused sick pay. He doubts it, but would like $5,300 for unused vacations.
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : MANUEL ERNESTO ALARCON, 40, SANTA ANA
- Westside : LAPD to Open Drop-In Center at Farmers Market
- Sherman Oaks : Official Urges OK on Galleria Project
- Without a Hook, Murder Cases Fall Into Obscurity
- Barkley Is at His Best When They're Scavenging for a Story
- Just Preps : No Call for Traveling : But That's What Many of the Area's Top Basketball Players Did in the Off-Season
- CSUN Makes Big West Overture in Baseball, Softball
- VALLEY WEEKEND : Veteran of the Revolution : After 5 Years, Kelly Briggs Is Senior on the 'Les Miz' Tour--and He Still Loves the Music
- Delta and Pilots Reach Accord on Low-Cost Service : Airlines: The tentative deal would launch a no-frills line in a bid to better compete with Southwest and others.
- Wyle to Buy Electronics Distribution Firm
- WASHINGTON INSIGHT
- LA PALMA : Car-Detail Firm Given OK to Keep Operating
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Dry? Nope, the Mood Was Electric
- PLAYOFF PROFILES : Zimmerman's Finale in Final
- Slash & Burn : Stewart Runs / Passes / Catches but Wants to Be QB
- Central Los Angeles : District, Hospital Team Up to Open Health Clinic at School
- Fresh Approach to Clean Seafood : New inspection rules are in place; now how about the meat industry?
- Mighty Ducks' Trip Almost Pointless : Hockey: After 2-1 loss to Lightning, they have only a tie in four games with one to go.
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : Look Around--the County Is Full of Great Ideas : The choices range from hot-air balloon rides to whale watching or buying local produce and landscape paintings.
- Johnson and Ogden Named All-Americans
- OC LIVE!
- LEGAL FILEBaldwin Charged in Paparazzo Attack: Actor...
- Tustin Business Center Purchase Completed
- International Business
- Move Over, Yan; Kids Can Cook
- BY DESIGN : Worldly Pleasures : L.A. Shops Offer a Chance to Make Gift-Giving a Multicultural Experience
- House Conferees Seek to Ban 'Indecent' Internet Material
- Clinton Sets Christmas Boughs Aglow on Ellipse
- BOOK REVIEW / NONFICTION : How Corporate Culture Functions--and Doesn't : COMPANY MAN: The Rise and Fall of Corporate Life <i> by Anthony Sampson</i> ; Times Books : $27.50, 320 pages
- Visions of Sugarplums Pirouette Before Them
- Raiders fans who are pigs: They're potbellied...
- Scientists Suggest Link Between Cosmic Dust, Climate Changes
- THOUSAND OAKS : Group Gets Grant to Aid Homeless
- A Lesson in Urban Karma : Teenage Inmates Learn Nonviolence Through Sound of Silence
- Lakers Trip Over Feet in Texas Two-Step : Pro basketball: Drexler keys third-quarter run as Rockets roll, 112-99.
- Just Preps : Area News : WESTSIDE
- They're Not a Sideshow : Without Smith, Terrapins Ready to Prove They Weren't a Solo Act
- Match-Play Event at PGA West Means a Short Week for Some
- Donahue Is a Coach for the Ages
- R S V P / ORANGE COUNTY : Giving Devil His Due, Even Though He Misses the Party
- Earthwatch: A Diary of the Planet
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Scott Takes Over Familiar Role--Mayor
- SANTA ANA : French Park Celebrates Renovation of 4 Homes
- Duty Calls : Military: Army reservists voice a mixture of resignation and pride as they prepare for possible deployment in Bosnia.
- State Offers to Delay Electric Car Mandate : Environment: If changes are adopted by Air Resources Board, manufacturers would not have to meet 1998 deadline.
- Clinton Vows to Fight for AIDS Funding : Budget: He tells group of experts, activists he will seek to prevent any cuts in research spending. He assails GOP's efforts to dismantle Medicaid.
- Ferraro Elected to Board of National League of Cities
- Identity Politics Takes an Awful Toll : Race: Group empowerment is a myth unless the group works with the majority.
- Despite Protest, Placentia Building Fees Jump 41%
- Stripper Receives 4-Year Sentence for Extortion Plot
- Some Parents Say School Mishandles Racial Stress : Education: Two students have been suspended and a third transferred from El Rancho Middle School in Anaheim Hills. The principal seeks county Human Relations Commission's help.
- Special Issue Planned at Student Paper Despite Dispute : Valley College: The last two editions were canceled by advisor embroiled in a conflict with staff members.
- VENTURA : Hospital Cites Voter Response to Mailer
- Mighty Ducks' Trip Is Almost Pointless : Hockey: After losing, 2-1, at Tampa Bay, they have only a tie in four games. Journey ends tonight in Miami.
- Gretzky and Kurri Take Jets Apart, 6-3 : Hockey: They each have a goal and two assists as Los Angeles uses balanced attack, improved defense to defeat Winnipeg.
- South Bay : CABLED UP
- Case of 3 Children Slain on Halloween Goes to Jury
- $2.75-Million Grant Awarded for Madrid Arts Center : Entertainment: Officials, business leaders predict new theater will spark revitalization of business district.
- Jewels Taken From Salesman Are Recovered
- Burbank Mayor Urges Truce in Airport Talks
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Taft Wins on Technicality, 13-2
- PLAYOFF PROFILES : Familiar Turf for Lochard
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : NFC : Rams' Miller Out of Game, but Not Retired
- Just Preps : Notables
- Chapman, Concordia Basketball Teams Have Sparked Quite a Rivalry
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : Surfing the Channels for Hot Local Sounds : Cable show features bands from communities from San Luis Obispo to Ventura.
- Southeast : Long Beach Vote on Needle Program Sets Stage for Fight
- PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE : We Explore for Our Own Good : Just as the discovery of the New World changed Western civilization, our ventures into the galaxy will change who we are.
- Just Preps
- Irvine Stops Mission Viejo in Wrestling
- LOS ALAMITOS : Now, She's Hoping to Make Her Mark
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : Museum Shops a Discovery Zone for Array of Offbeat Gifts : Local artwork, handcrafted toys and historical books have special appeal. Some are adorned with Chumash pictographs and presidential seals.
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Gomez Assists UCLA to Victory Over Long Beach
- Just Preps : Area News : SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
- MUSIC : VALLEY WEEKEND : Guitarist Striking Own Chord : Mike Keneally acknowledges the influence of the late Frank Zappa, with whom he played, but says he's no retread.
- FACES OF THE BANKRUPTCY : ANNETTE DIOGOSTINE, 31, FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- Fire in Electrical Vault Shuts Asian Garden Mall
- Inland INS Checkpoints to Remain Open : Immigration: House says agency must meet Packard's conditions, however, or the sites near San Clemente and Temecula will be closed.
- Quality Homes for South-Central
- San Gabriel Valley : COUNCILMAN CENSURED
- State Court Rejects Steiner Bid to Foil Grand Jury Action
- Pacoima : Playground to Be Built by Parents
- Arson Investigation Continues; Firefighter Pleads Not Guilty
- Calabasas : Vehicle, 2 Victims of Fatal Wreck Found
- THOUSAND OAKS : Classical Guitar Strikes Right Note With Kids
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : The Big Cost of Big Mistakes
- 3 Men Sought in Oxnard Bank Robbery
- 'It's Like She Just Disappeared' : Investigation: Family members say the Orange mother of two would never leave without telling someone. They suspect foul play.
- CRIME WATCH : Lament for a Lab
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bulls' Rodman Returns With 20 Rebounds
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Big Matchup a Bust; Massachusetts Isn't
- COMMENTARY : Stevens Should Nose Out Bailey
- Just Preps : Area News : INLAND EMPIRE
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND : 3,000 Years of Wisdom Collected in 'The Word' : Noah ben Shea of Santa Barbara will read quotations and teachings from Jewish sources at Ventura Bookstore.
- 54 HOURS : How Swede It Is
- City OKs Tax Break for Entertainment Firms : Council: Supporters say financial incentives for companies in Hollywood and North Hollywood will help keep industry here.
- Now for a Serious Chat on the Budget : After a hurricane of rhetoric, the stage is set
- Obituaries : Edwin Chan; Navy Veteran, Restaurant Owner
- Southeast : STABBING INVESTIGATION
- 22 Believed to Have Made, Sold Phony Documents
- Scandalous, Beautiful Downtown Burbank
- FULLERTON : Meter Is Running to Save Rain Forest in Costa Rica
- Weekend Warriors Prepare for Christmas in Bosnia : Military: It's not official yet, but psychological operations reservists training at Camp Pendleton say writing's on the wall.
- LA PALMA : Zoning Law Is Strict for Adult Businesses
- South Bay : Hermosa Beach Detective Taken Off Sobek Case
- Aides Say Smith Has No Plans to Retire or Sell Holdings : Business: The real estate magnate is likely to disband one of his partnerships. But he'll 'die with his boots on,' says an executive.
- Southeast : NEW AIRLINE
- Westside : INTERNET
- New Signal Comes to Light at Site of Fatal Accident
- San Fernando Valley : PAINT-BALL CHARGES
- Irvine Lineman Sugg Commits to USC
- Just Preps : Area News : CENTRAL CITY
- Just Preps : Notables
- A 'Homecoming' Fit for Pinter : Theater review: Director Andrew J. Robinson proves himself a rugged interpreter of enigmatic drama in this fluid staging of the playwright's 1965 play.
- MUSIC : OC LIVE! : Top Chorales Get With the Holiday Programs
- Q & A with MELISSA ETHERIDGE : 'A Lot of the Songs Are Bridging My Past and Now'
- MUSIC : VALLEY WEEKEND : A Kansas City Feeling for Bluesy Kind of Jazz : Betty Bryant brings her vocals and piano style to Chadney's for KLON's Caravan.
- The Home Stretch : After Decades of Hard Work and Hard Luck, Warhorse Jerry Lewis Is Riding High in the Hit 'Damn Yankees,' Now in Costa Mesa
- SIMI VALLEY : Conservatory Offers Holiday Programs
- SCIENCE FILE : MEDICINE : Trial Balloon : A New Technique Uses an Inflatable Catheter to Unclog Arteries in Stroke Victims, but Its Use in the Brain Is Highly Experimental.
- Just Preps : Too Valuable to Sit, He's Two-Way
- American, 19, Wins Nordic Combined
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AFC
- USC Takes Charge This Time, Routs Houston : College basketball: Boseman scores 20 and Martin adds 19 in the Trojans' 96-73 victory.
- Tarpley Gets NBA Lifetime Ban; Robinson Signs Deal of Lifetime
- 3-Time Stolen Base Leader Bruton Dead at 69
- SKIING / BOB LOCHNER : Only Street Rules on Home Slopes
- VENTURA COUNTY WEEKEND
- CLUB REVIEW : Club With No Name Reopens at the Probe
- VALLEY WEEKEND : Ridge Runs Good Race, but Daytona's a Smash : More variety and realistic crash damage make the Saturn system's driving contest a winner.
- VALLEY WEEKEND : KIDS : Santa Book Delivers a Message of Yule Giving : Roy A. Jones Sr. will give a reading Saturday. For those on a budget, used titles entertain as well as the new.
- OC LIVE!
- Lighthearted Night Became a Grim Tragedy
- Countywide : Trustees Take Note of Cigarette Punishment
- City Council Makes New Police Complex 'No. 1 Project'
- Angels Call Phillips Out at Third : Baseball: Team will not offer him arbitration and faces a deadline on offers to Abbott, Finley and Myers.
- Soccer 'Boycott' Really a Lockout : Atlanta Games: Gabarra says top players aren't in Olympic training camp because U.S. Soccer canceled their tickets.
- ART REVIEW : Seator's 'Cabinet' Holds a Mix of Fun, Seriousness
- A Vision of Hopper and His Shadow
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : VALLEY WEEKEND : Solley's Scores as Super Store of Good Noshing : The deli's extensive menu includes tasty knishes, fluffy matzo balls, lavish smoked fish platters and breads baked in-house.