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- The Word for the Weather: 'Excessive'
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- They Played Mostly His Songs
- Saturday Night Specials' Second Round
- Apple May Be Ready to Cease Cloning About
- Computer Training
- Taliban Accuses Foes of Killing POWs
- Israel Deprives Arafat of Funds to Meet Payroll
- Making Santa Ana Home
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- Extending the TV Transition
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- LAPD's Lewis Leaving Mark in Brief Tenure
- Providing a Human Touch in the Legal System
- Diving for New Lives
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- Vizcaino an Unlikely Star for Giants
- Chenowith Keys Victory for Blue Team
- Quantum Leaps:
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- Firefighters Battle Blazes Across the Southland
- Big Differences Seen Among Tiny Computers
- Urban League Head's Goal: Opportunity
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- RFK's Legacy: Attacking Social Ills Step by Step
- The Last Drive-In : County's Only Outdoor Theater Makes a Romantic Last Stand
- Chatsworth Legion Team Wins 32-Run Slugfest
- Baseball: He joins Niekro, Wells, Fox in the game's shrine in Cooperstown.
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- Ex-Aide Subpoenaed in Paula Jones Case
- GOP's Sybert Battles Charges of Carpetbagging
- Opportunities for Volunteering
- He's No Longer a 'Harvard Guy'
- The Army Marches Without a Map
- The Door Is Open, Tom, Come on In
- Baseball: At 69, he's not ready to rest on his laurels, but in a perfect world he might be Dodger general manager, hiring Bobby Valentine as manager.
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- U.S. Feared Soviets Might Exploit UFO Sightings
- Fela Anikulapo Kuti; Nigerian Musician
- Teamsters Strike UPS; Thousands of Firms Affected
- No Relief From the Heat Expected
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- Opening Statements Planned Today in Haun Trial
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- No Sleep for the Beaten Dodgers
- Embarrassed Johnson Almost Fails to Qualify
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- Silverstone, the Star . . . but the Producer?
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- 4 Bodies Found in River Near Mexico Border
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- Firefighters Battle Flames and Heat Across Southland
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- Moderate Takes Charge in Iran, Talks of Peace
- Barney's Accepts Hong Kong Retailer's Bid
- A Tradition Falls, Land Rents Rise in Egypt
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- A New Battle Over Keeping the Web Clean
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- Spectator Killed at Illegal Drag Race
- Police Shoot Man Outside Estranged Wife's Home
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- Mariner Bullpen Stops Brewer Rally
- Baicher, Lozzano Each Get Two Goals in San Jose's Win
- New Home for Dodger Blueblood
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- After El Monte, an Upswing : * Labor: Conditions are better, but unscrupulous independents bear watching.
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- Crime-Free Post Office Made Safer
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- A Little TV Exposure Would Help
- UPS, Teamsters Meet as Strike Looms
- Public Strongly Supports Computers in Classroom
- Bid to Weaken the FDA Masquerades as Reform : Drug companies fail to sneak past the Senate . . . barely
- Fire Chars 100 Acres; Freeway Closed for Hour
- Pedestrians Should Take a Walk on the Safer Side of the Street
- The Positive Rap
- Jackson, Rimes Are in Need of a Little Sharing
- New Dimension for JPL:
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- Longtime Girlfriend Arrested in Death of Man in Santa Ana
- Sweatshops Won't End Till Workers Have Power : *Labor: Garment makers will flout wage and safety laws unless unions protect employees.
- By His Reckoning, Race Is Over for USC, UCLA
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- Britain Investigates Patten Over Alleged Hong Kong Leaks
- DMV Probe Uncovers Sale of Bogus Licenses
- Chasing the Holy Grail of Graphics
- Software That Takes Your Word for It
- Deep Distrust Stalls Eastside Renewal Plan
- A Back-to-School Primer on Supplies
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- 76ers' Iverson Charged With Drug and Firearms Possession
- Remembering in Chicago Too
- File It Under Nail Care in Chicago
- 'Air Force One' Able to Fly a Little Higher Than 'Spawn'
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- A Mother's Rage Against Bad Blood : CRY BLOODY MURDER: A Tale of Tainted Blood, by Elaine DePrince (Random House; $23,203 pages)
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- Man, 21, Shot in Gang-Related Attack
- Tips Sought to Find 3 Wanted on Warrants
- Safe Post Office Made Safer : Despite a Clean Record, Security Is Beefed Up at Woodland Hills Station
- Driver Dies After Car Hits Telephone Pole
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- Flack Emphasizes the Songwriting
- Bob Kaplan Is New Tarsadia Hotels Vice President
- Israel Deprives Arafat of Funds for Payroll
- Hand It to Them
- Punch Lines
- Pilot Program Puts Jury Duty a Phone Call Away
- Old Enough to Be World Champions
- 'Cocktails With Joey' Swings With Style
- Tri-City's Ramirez Holds Vigilantes When It Counts
- For the Specials, It's Fun That Counts
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- TV to Focus on Atypical in Clergy's Lives, but There's a Healthy Homily
- Northern Ireland
- Judging Films by Box Office Grosses
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- Botched Robbery Leads to 1 Injury and a Carjacking
- Juvenile Crime
- Bombing in Jerusalem
- Marijuana Bust
- Anti-Drug Message
- Wide Injunction Sought Against 18th Street Gang
- Appeals Court Halts Thompson Execution
- Doing Some Good on Vacation
- Pension Advisors Help Retirees Get What's Due
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- Big Tobacco Threatened by New Disclosures
- The blue wall of silence--otherwise known as...
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- Oxnard Forum Cuts INS Paperwork for Aspiring Citizens
- Reason Takes Flight in Burbank : Gee's ouster is another step toward a working solution on airport
- Mariners Power Past Streaking Brewers
- Screen Parable Explores Dynamics of Power and Ethics on the Job
- Some Portable Feasts for Eating on the Go
- Dust in the Varnish Can Be Sanded Down
- THE POET'S WALES
- Inside the 1-800 factory
- Survivor Is Rescued From Rubble of Australian Slide
- Cambodia Mediators Ease Stance on Prince
- Airing Arena Contract May Revolutionize Public-Private Deals
- Achieving Balance on the Bench
- California Like England? Just Consider the Eccentrics
- Crunch at the Salad Bar
- Malibu Forced to Admit Risk of Bankruptcy
- History a Personal Mission for Rector
- Expos' Perez Joins Leaders in Shutouts
- Federal Judges to Meet Again Today on Thompson Appeal
- Showtime's on 'Track' with stock cars; HBO has Garth Brooks live; USA's greedy 'Ticket'
- 'Seven Samurai'
- Oui, Nikita
- On Today's Alcatraz, Feathered 'Friends' Replace Jailbirds
- New Anti-Smog Tactic: Bribe Motorists to Not Drive Alone
- Old Towne Gets New Hope : Benefits will come to Orange's treasure as a 'historic place'
- Turner Sees It as a Fox in Baseball's Henhouse
- In Brief
- RCA Set Mines the Sonny Rollins Mother Lode
- New Captain, New Plans
- Rooms Scarce but Yosemite Mob Thins
- Shoot's Dead, Can the Tree Be Saved?
- What Is Alzheimer's?
- FictionUNNATURAL EXPOSURE by Patricia Cornwell. (Putnam: $25.95)....
- Aides to Try Removing Roadblocks for Mexico City's First Mayor-Elect
- Virus in Manatees Worries Researchers
- Fate Lands One Emigre Back Where He Started
- Cambodia Mediators Concede Point
- Say No to the Slumlords
- Southland's Water Future May Hinge on Bitter Dispute
- Reds Get Larkin Back, Lose Morris
- Robbins Shoots a 73, Leads Two by Only One
- It's Best for Selig to Step Down
- Before the Fall
- A Love Affair That Even Modern Times Can't Stop
- PASSPORT TO FUN
- Teamsters Set New UPS Strike Deadline
- Splash of Sun Makes Beach the Hot Spot
- Execution Foe Sees Shadow of a Doubt
- Explaining Loss Not Rocket Science
- A Will That Cooked Up a Tangled Web
- Broken Bone Sidelines Hollandsworth
- SPECIAL REPORT * As officials weigh demolition plans to make way for proposed sports arena's parking lots, low-income residents wonder if it would be a . . . : Blessing or Curse to Be Evicted?
- Communication Key to Unity
- University Plan 'Poison,' Conservative Group Says
- Sharing Music, Memories at Central Avenue Jazz Fest
- Sybert Called Carpetbagger for Moving to East County
- A Bonus Plan That Really Took Off
- Austria's Fasching Wins Race Across America
- Hot Soundtracks Worth the Price of Admission
- Drawing on Talent Overseas
- Investment Insight
- Zoran Djindjic
- Fathers Urge Dialogue, Healthy Parenting Skills
- It's Getting Totally Out of Control
- Fountain Valley's Kung Loses in Final of Girls' Junior Event
- Loss to Crew Really Hits the Galaxy Hard
- *** WALTRAUD MEIER SINGS WAGNER. Symphnieorchester des Bauyerischen Rundfunks. Lorin Maazel, conductor. (RCA Victor Red Seal)
- Changing Picture at LACMA
- They'd Rather Be in San Francisco
- ** 1/2 "Angels, Voices From Eternity." Joel Cohen and Tod Machover. Boston Camerata. (Erato)
- 'Mendel & Moses' & the Messiah
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- Ex-Warlord Sworn In as President
- Hard-Liners Accused of Underhandedness
- Alaska's Controls Help Preserve Salmon Bounty
- 80 Villagers Slain in Raids, Witnesses Say
- Chavez, Hortencia G., 24, of Ojai, homemaker....
- The Impending Collision of Eastside and Westside.
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- Investors Take a Watch-and-See Attitude
- Vision
- Up-to-Date Air Conditioner May Save Energy
- 'The '59 Godard? Excellent Choice'
- 11 Homes Lost in San Diego County Fire
- San Diego County Fire Is in Check
- The 3 Rs: Rebels, Rock and Redemption
- Hopes Rise for Women's Rights in the New South Africa
- Office Computers 'Retire' to Fun and Games
- The Triumph of Morality
- Camarillo Man Receives Theater Award
- Vascular Surgeon at King/Drew to Be Fired
- More Weather Data for Pilots