- Asian Pasta: Great Way to Use Your Noodle
- N. Korea Missile Test Seen as Unlikely in Wake of Pact
- Fall of Partners Feeds LAPD Corruption Probe
- Shifts in Reality
- Practice Makes Perfect
- TONIGHT
- Some Winners Decry Lack of Diversity
- Be on Your Guard When on Road, Experts Warn
- Obituaries - Sept. 13, 1999
- Obituaries - Sept. 13, 1999
- Tower Upgrades Are Premature
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Here and Now : Study Guide--for Professors
- FALL SNEAKS : The Loose Cannons : The stars of 'Three Kings' say it will ruffle some political feathers, but it's all worth it to them.
- News, Tips & Bargains : MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN
- Milton Finds Paradise Won in No-Hitter
- YOUR MONEY : FUNDS AND 401Ks : 'Wrap' Plans Offer Convenience, but Be Sure You Know What You'll Get
- If Talking Isn't Possible . . .
- Time to Talk : Checking for Cracks in Your Parents' Nest Egg
- SOCAL STYLE / Fashion : Galanos Cuts Loose : The Designer Says Goodbye to the Last of the Glamorous Gowns That Made Him a Legend
- Conference Will Address L.A. Apartment Outlook
- SO SOCAL: The Best...The Beautiful...And The Bizarre : PUGILISM PATCHWORK : A Cut Above the Rest
- Overload : FASTER; The Acceleration of Just About Everything By James Gleick; Pantheon: 304 pp., $24
- ELECTRONIC EXPLORER : Keeping a Virtual Eye on Earth and the World Through 'Webcams'
- HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR KIDS TO QUALITY CHILDREN'S LITERATURE : Reading by 9 : Fantasy Novels for The End of Summer
- IMMIGRATION : The New Ethnic Entrepreneurs
- INSIDE STORY : Sex and Guns and Jared Diamond : A Pulitzer Prize and Scientific Renown Are Not Enough for This Best-Selling Author and Researcher. He Wants Fame. His Quest for Celebrity, However, Has Led Down Some Unusual Paths. BY CAROLYN RAMSAY
- The Reader's Page : Readers Recommend
- Kansans, Evolution Coexist Tenuously : Schools: Many disbelievers don't object if subject, dropped from courses, is taught.
- Blaze Engulfs Temple After Monk's Robe Catches Fire
- Nonprofit Housing Group to Meet
- CHILDREN'S BESTSELLERS : LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERS / September 12, 1999
- As the Forest Shrinks, Tribe Faces Extinction : Borneo: Loggers and the Malaysian government-- which some say are one and the same--are pushing the Penan people out of their habitat. Protests go unheeded.
- Hi, I'm Sue and I Won't Be Your Waiter Tonight : Dining: Women hold chef and management jobs at top restaurants, but males serve, despite discrimination pleas.
- Why China's Trade Status Matters to You : The stakes are high if not fully understood in U.S.-China talks at Pacific Rim summit.
- SO SOCAL: The Best...The Beautiful...And The Bizarre : IN THE PINK : Stone Age Stone Wear
- Actor's L.A. Run Comes to an End
- News, Tips & Bargains : Traveler's Notes . . .
- Southern California Rating:FICTION1 ENDER'S SHADOW by...
- The Jaundiced Eye : OK, I Confess All
- READING L.A. KIDS
- NEWS ANALYSIS : State Reforms Don't Address Problems of Doctor Groups : Health care: Lawmakers focused on requiring added services. But with more bankruptcies of physician organizations expected, a crisis may be looming.
- SO SOCAL: The Best...The Beautiful...And The Bizarre : PLATTER PATTER : Listen Up, Young People
- SOCAL STYLE / Restaurants : Bistro by the Beach
- Puff, the Magic Dragon : How the Newest Young-Adult Fiction Grapples With a World in Upheaval
- The World : VENEZUELA : Revolution Without a Clear Designation
- Exiles Force Top Cuban Band to Cancel Concert in Miami
- First Day at School By Roger McGough
- Sunday Report : A Prescription for Tragedy : Much-needed medical aid to Russia is mired in bureaucracy before it is burned.
- Hate Lingers at Columbine School, Father of Black Victim Says
- The Girlfriends Guide to Family : Granny's Reasons for Avoiding Long-Distance Visit May Run Deep
- A New Twist in Neighbors' Nightmare
- Life Lesson : Parents Pull Together to Find New Home for School
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Real Solutions for Homeless Issues
- Women Find 'Outrageous Joy' in God, Each Other at Conference
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
- Scott Set to Go Extra Mile in His New Role as Coach
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Web Watch : Surf for the Very Best
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Bush Still Looks Like Lock for GOP : Politics: It appears that only a monumental failure such as a scandal, 'losing his cool' or fouling up in a debate could disrupt his momentum, observers say.
- COVER STORY : Anything 'Soprano'
- Valley Perspective : Valley Voices : Fostering a Better Life for Animals
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : UCLA GAME REPORT : NOTES : Stanley Walks Off With an Up-and-Down Night
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : BALTIMORE at ST. LOUIS
- HORSE RACING : Silverbulletday Wins in Belmont Return
- DUCKS REPORT : Hartsburg Likes What He Sees
- AROUND THE AL : Taking Offense at This Bunch of Non-Hitters
- Instant Replay : Football: NFL gives it a second look, and Tagliabue says new computerized system is huge improvement over version used in the late '80s.
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : MINNESOTA at ATLANTA
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : BIG TEN : Henson Takes Turn Starring for Michigan
- HUMBLED HAMILTON : Baseball's Top Pick Producing and Patiently Waiting For a Trip to the Major Leagues
- Nureyev Was Subject of FBI Spy Probe
- READING : Reading by 9 : Head of the Class / READING TIPS AND NOTES : BOOK EVENTS
- VALLEY PERSPECTIVE INTERVIEW : Jayne Murphy Shapiro : Kids Safe Founder Shifts Focus to School Violence and Its Prevention
- Obituaries : Loren Herbison; 80-Year Area Resident
- Being Homeless in Beverly Hills : Poverty: One man ekes out a day-to-day existence on the streets of his native city.
- Ventura County Perspective : SECOND OPINION : SOAR Is What Happens When Politicians Fail Us : Hyperbole aside, things haven't changed. The initiatives merely codify long-held beliefs that land-use changes are a community issue, not a system of spoils.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT / WEEK 3 : HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED
- New York Fights Virus by Spraying
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Bits "n' Pieces : Fall Into Homework
- Some Fear Clinic Closures Would Shut Out Neediest : Funding: Administrative problems threaten neighborhood medical and mental health facilities, which serve many who might not be able to travel to county hospital in Ventura.
- Couple Arrested in Slaying of Palmdale Man : Investigation: Detectives say they saw the pair entering and leaving the apartment where a body was found.
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- AL ROUNDUP : Boston Wins With Good, Bad Pitching
- Cedeno Keeps Giving Mets More Than They Wanted
- READING: THE ABCs of helping youngsters achieve literacy--the first skill. : Reading by 9 : Check It Out
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Countywide : Interface Hires New Development Chief
- It'll Be Gore, Yawn, Over, Yawn, Bradley
- 3 From County Rescued From Glacier After Copter Crash : Survivors: Sightseers, rescuers stranded nearly 24 hours in Alaska mishap. Placentia woman suffers broken ankle.
- Out & About / Ventura County : sights : Going Deep : Ventura College exhibit uses found objects to illustrate ocean's power, fragility.
- THE COURT FILES / ANN W. O'NEILL : Desperately Seeking Susan? Not This Time
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : PACIFIC 10 : Nebraska's Crouch Wears Triple Crown
- FALL SNEAKS : David Lynch, Mild at Heart : The creator of the creepy 'Twin Peaks,' 'Blue Velvet' and 'Eraserhead' is making a G-rated Disney road picture.
- Bradley Record: Tangled Trail of 'Solo Operator' : Candidate: The Democrat's Senate swings lead to questions about his candidacy. Critics see failures to follow through.
- Whose Russia to Lose? : 'Personal Privatization' and Honor Among Thieves
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : DETROIT at SEATTLE
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT / WEEK 3 : Curse of Mumme Does Trick
- Nation IN BRIEF / FLORIDA : Nine Guards Injured in Prison Rampage
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : UCLA GAME REPORT
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : Northridge Suffers Toto Loss in Kansas : College football: Jayhawks send Matadors down to a school-record defeat, 71-14.
- POP MUSIC : Len's Day in the Sun : The Canadian group borrows from old-school hip-hop to produce a bright, alternative sound.
- Pop Music : Record Rack : In Brief : ** Various artists, "Patsy Cline Duets," Private I/Mercury.
- FALL SNEAKS : Odds and (Potential) Monsters : Offbeat and adult-oriented fare tends to flourish after the summer marketing cools off--or so the studios hope.
- FALL SNEAKS : Fall Sneaks
- POP MUSIC : Pop Eye : Tommy Lee's in the Mood for Mayhem
- BEST BETS / SEPTEMBER 12-18, 1999
- FALL SNEAKS : When Looks Can Kill : Captivated by the murder of a woman posing as a man, first-time filmmaker Kimberly Peirce pursued the details of the crime to make 'Boys Don't Cry.'
- At Ohio Celebration, Guests Come Pre-Paired : Festival: The town of Twinsburg holds an annual Twins Day. It started in 1976 with 36 sets of siblings; this year's hosted close to 3,000.
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : GIRLS' TENNIS PREVIEW : Calabasas Should Give Teams Doubles Trouble
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Clovis West Knocks Off Mater Dei : Prep football: Fresno team avenges last season's loss with 24-17 victory over the highly touted Monarchs.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : LEADING MEN
- FALL SNEAKS : Families Unhappy in Their Own Way : Three coming releases take vastly different looks at one of Hollywood's favorite subjects: Americans' domestic life.
- FALL SNEAKS : Brave-Hearted Oscar Picks : Unlike recent years, there are few early favorites. In fact, there's a dearth of worthy candidates, period.
- FALL SNEAKS : A Picture of Confidence : After once standing outside the limelight as her mother and sister became country stars, actress Ashley Judd is making believers out of the skeptics.
- Mistake Unmasks Mystery Horsewoman's Double Life : Crime: Her funds for buying equines seemed limitless. But a paper trail revealed years of embezzlement.
- Out & About / Ventura County : page turner : Healing Words : Writer sees memoirs as universal way to understand and view past.
- VENTURA COUNTY NEWS : Community Chest : Newbury Park Rotarians Plan Oktoberfest
- Nobel Laureate Treated for Cancer in L.A.
- In Sight, Higher Education
- New Dam Is Not an Open and Shut Case : Environment: The $250-million project is designed to help flood control. Activists say it will threaten rat habitat and two endangered plant species.
- American Indians Struggle to Feel at Home on Campus : Education: Colleges search for ways to provide Native American students with cultural and academic support in hopes of recruiting and retaining them.
- NFL DAILY REPORT : Pickens Signs Deal Two Days After Ending Long Holdout
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : MacLean Looks for Uniformity
- PREP ROUNDUP : Diablos' Rettmann Shows Her Strength
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Iowa Sculptor Decides It's Better With Butter : Exhibit: Norma Lyon has carved a life-size butter cow at the Iowa State Fair yearly since 1959. She fashions companion pieces too, ranging from Elvis to the Last Supper.
- The Class of 2000 Charts Its Course : Teenagers: Y2K graduates inherit an era of prosperity but also alienation. Family ties remain crucial.
- Speed Limits Inch Upward in Many Cities : Traffic: Little-known rules require that limits be set at level most motorists travel. Activists say too many accidents result.
- Nature Conservancy Blazes Ranchers' Path : Environment: Five years ago the group purchased a 1,600-acre spread on which it is testing less damaging ways to raise cattle--and showing them to neighbors.
- L.A. Schools Win Grant to Fight Violence : Aid: Clinton announces program to help students deal with anger, stress. Four California districts will share $9 million.
- Gun Show Still a Draw for Firearms Fans : Weapons: Thousands of sellers, buyers and browsers attend first day of Ventura event, which goes on as usual amid shifting politics and public perceptions.
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : CAROLINA at NEW ORLEANS
- Bruins Miss Short-Handed Goal : UCLA seems out of sync with quarterback rotation, so maybe it would be better to stick with one.
- BASEBALL : Braves' Run to Top Has Been Especially Heartening
- Jones Does a Slow Burn Before Galaxy Extinguishes Fire, 1-0 : Soccer: Striker doesn't get early call but gets game winner in 85th minute.
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : OAKLAND at GREEN BAY
- Los Angeles Times Interview : Ronald Noble : The New Man From Interpol Brings a '90s Touch to Global Crime Fighting
- Road Work Ties Traffic, Stomachs in Knots : Transportation: Three lanes of the San Diego Freeway are closed for repaving in Fountain Valley, leading to massive delays.
- READING: THE ABCs of helping youngsters achieve literacy--the first skill. : Reading Partners / PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE : Friends of the Library
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Anderson's Return Is a Successful One for Antelope Valley
- COMMENTARY : Green Bay and Denver Are Cream of the Crop : Week 1: Packers and Broncos, if they can avoid major injuries, have the best run-pass balance.
- AROUND THE NL : Sorry, but This Piazza Trade Isn't Happening
- Nation IN BRIEF / FLORIDA : Baby Disappearance Led to Eavesdropping
- TENNIS : Garrison Sized Up Serena Early
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : ATLANTIC COAST : Florida State Pulls Rank on Georgia Tech
- GIRLS' TENNIS / DAVE McKIBBEN : Unger Answers Call to Fill Capistrano Valley Coaching Void
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 : SOUTHEAST : Georgia Hands Holtz His Second Loss, 24-9
- DODGERS REPORT : Dodgers' Interest Disturbs Piazza
- NL ROUNDUP : 20th Victory Makes Lima a Prophet Again
- NEWSWIRE : Stewart Holds Off Labonte for Victory at Richmond
- COMICS SURVEY
- Nation IN BRIEF / WISCONSIN : Harley, Toy Maker to Make Mini-Hogs
- Pop Music : Record Rack : ODB's Latest Proves Engagingly Distressful : *** OL' DIRTY BASTARD, "Nigga Please," Elektra
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : UCLA SCOUTING REPORT / FRESNO STATE : Simonton Carries Oregon State, 46-23
- Pop Music : Record Rack : In Brief : *** Mark Lanegan, "I'll Take Care of You," Sub Pop.
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : SAN FRANCISCO at JACKSONVILLE
- Seattle Ousts Zodiac From Postseason
- THE 2000 OLYMPICS : Countdown to Sydney : It's hard to imagine a better place to host the Summer Games-- one year away-- than Australia's sunny, sports-loving, sophisticated city
- EAST TIMOR : Manipulators of Mayhem
- SMALL BUSINESS : SPECIAL REPORT: THE NEW MILLENNIUM
- News, Tips & Bargains : Slipless in Seattle? No Way, on This Tour
- SOCAL STYLE / Home & Garden : A Honolulu Lulu : Designer Jarrett Hedborg Creates an Island-Style House in the Valley That's All Smiles
- ' No Girls Allowed ' : THE WOMEN WHO WROTE THE WAR By Nancy Caldwell Sorel; Arcade: 432 pp., $27.95
- JUST THE FACTS : Cruise Ship Scores
- YOUR MORTGAGE : Looking at the Pluses and Minuses of Shorter-Term Loans
- ON A BUDGET : Pastoral Charm in France
- Poem on Bread By Vernon Scannell
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : TODAY'S LIVING BEST BETS
- FIRST FICTION : WHO I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE By Susan Perabo; Simon & Schuster: 192 pp., $20 : ESCAPE FROM FILM SCHOOL By Richard Walter; St. Martin's: 244 pp., $22.95
- Dancing With the Devil Winds and Other Signs of the Season
- News, Tips & Bargains : Greasing the Rails to the Grand Canyon
- Egypt May Again Glitter With Gold : Precious metals: A mining company, armed with an ancient map, is laying the groundwork for an open pit operation near the Red Sea.
- Time to Talk : Baby boomers and their aging parents often shy away from discussions about money, estate planning and health care. But to avoid emotional and financial pain later, now is the ...
- Constant Reader : HEARTS IN ATLANTIS By Stephen King; Scribner: 528 pp., $28
- ASK THE INSPECTOR : Roof May Need Even More Repairing Than Code Requires
- Rental Experts Join Radio Show
- California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- For Farmer, Art's the Last Straw : Alabama: Folk art or 'found art,' passersby get a kick out of Jim Bird's hay sculptures. If the materials cost more than $5, he doesn't build it.
- Tall Ships Festival Brings Swashbuckling Past to Life
- A Three-Ring Circus in the Medical Care Arena
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : UCLA GAME REPORT : NOTES
- BADMINTON / U.S. OPEN : England's Houghton Wins Championship
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Burbank's Losing Streak Ends at Nine Games, 26-12
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : ARIZONA at PHILADELPHIA
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- FALL SNEAKS : I Made Most of It Up, Honest : The author of the 'Fight Club' book offers his reflections on the seeming unreality of it all, the free meals and the violent deaths.
- At Home : Living in an Urban Aerie : Century City offers convenience, security, a prestigious business district and views that are terrific
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Breakin' and Acing 'Frogger'
- Cigarette Tax Revenues Stalled in Bureaucracy
- The World Wide Web? Only en Francais, S'il Vous Plait
- Communities in the Lead
- AGENDA : THINGS TO DO / SEPTEMBER 12
- L.A. Then and Now / Cecilia Rasmussen : Librarian Became an Institution
- Location, Among Other Things
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Santa Paula : Volunteers Sought for Cleanup Day
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : MIAMI at DENVER
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- ALUMNI REPORT : Former Griffin Standout Fits Profile for NFL Scouts
- FALL SNEAKS : In autumn, the studios' fancy turns to big-name stars, heavyweight drama and high Oscar hopes. No doubt, . . . : They Have Some Scores to Settle
- Your Money : Money Talk : How Just One Missed Credit Card Payment Can Put Debtor in Catch-22
- COVER STORY : THE ADVOCATE : As the President of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Antonia Hernandez Speaks for Millions.
- A New Turn by LACMA
- The Kids' Reading Rooom : Reading by 9 : Pint-Sized Punch Lines
- L.A. County Fair Highlights
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : Luck on Side of Las Vegas on Last Play
- A Puppy's Love : Dog Helps Developmentally Impaired Boy Make Strides
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Williams' Crown Is Open and Shout Case : Women: Serena, the little sister who could, pulls it together and knocks off top-ranked Hingis to win title.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Orange Coast Gets 21 Points in Final Quarter to Win
- Fullerton Opens Its Season by Running Over Anaheim, 28-6
- JAZZ : Spotlight : For Productivity, Those 88 Keys Still Can't Be Beat
- FALL SNEAKS : Faces to Watch
- VERY FIRST PERSON : Beverly Hills in the '50s : For a Boy Trying to Find His Way Through a Famous Divorce, Life Was About Found Bullets and Catechism, Baseball and Hallucinations, Red Skelton and Marilyn Monroe
- Officials Seek Cause of Illinois E. Coli Outbreak
- Don't Hold Your Breath
- Chinese Film Wins Top Award at Venice Festival : Movies: Director Zhang Yimou's 'Not One Less,' snubbed at Cannes, shines at 56th event.
- As It Grapples With Its Future, the Village Called Happy Camp Isn't : Communities: Without a viable economic base, the former logging town in Northern California must reinvent itself or die.
- Preachers Often Held to Higher Parental Standard : Society: Arizona conference provides an anonymous setting for ministers to confront the challenges of healing their drug-addicted children.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : USC SCOUTING REPORT / SAN DIEGO STATE : Streaking Illinois Wins in Rout, 38-10
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- POP MUSIC : Pop Eye : SMALL FACES
- Tombstone Blues : THE CRIME OF OLGA ARBYELINA By Andrei Makine; Arcade: 256 pp., $24.95
- NEXT SUNDAY
- Commentary : Ponder This: Henry Cisneros as Los Angeles' Next Mayor : Politics:He lives here now, and he's more able than most to lead the city.
- Watching Her Kids Grow Up and Away
- On Its 99th Anniversary, Author Resurrects Killer Hurricane : Disaster: The deadliest storm in U.S. history killed up to 10,000 people in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 8, 1900. Erik Larson describes it in a gripping new book.
- NEWSWIRE
- Gun Show Enthusiasts Feel Under Siege by Opponents : Weapons: People at Ventura event defend their interests and say they are misunderstood. 'The public is being brainwashed,' says one. 'We're being unfairly treated by the press.'
- VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP : Oxnard : Salvation Army to Open Dental Clinic
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : Against Northridge, Kansas Plays It Straight
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Chapman Has Little Trouble in Opener
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT / WEEK 3 : Stats, Etc.
- Williams' Crown Is Open and Shout Case : Men: Agassi on top of the world as he beats Kafelnikov and moves into all-American final against Martin.
- KINGS REPORT : Berg Returns on the Offensive
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : ROUNDUP : Spiker Starts Senior Season With a First-Place Finish
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : UCLA GAME REPORT : FIVE KEY MOMENTS
- YOUTH BEAT : Not-Quite-Solo Trips on Europe's Trains and Buses
- Victim Fiction : JUST REVENGE, A Novel By Alan M. Dershowitz; Warner Books: 322 pp., $24.95
- Disney as Master Builder
- KGB Archives Reveal Ex-Soviet Spies From Britain, Paper Says
- Tot's Death Shocks Neighborhood : Tragedy: A 3-year-old is struck and killed by a car in a bizarre accident that leaves his close-knit community groping for answers.
- A Wave of the Future
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : San Fernando : Officer to Counsel Students Full Time
- Sneaky Sneakers or Urban Myth? : Council: Nate Holden says shoes on wires signify gang territory and seeks a law for quick removal. Police find theory dubious.
- OBITURARY : Alfredo 'El Guero' Gil; Last Original Member of Los Panchos Bolero Trio
- NEWS, TIPS & BARGAINS : Airline Tickets, in Sickness and in Health
- HEALTHY TRAVELER : Going Tropical? Get Hot Tips on Preventing Malaria
- Cal State Is for College Work
- Davis' Middle Road Is Seen as Logical Course
- Section Gee! Advice, Humor, Comics, Horoscope, Kids : LAUGH LINES
- How the Chubais Clan, Harvard Fed Corruption
- BOOKS TO GO : Lonely Planet's at Home on the Subject of Australia
- Moscow Blast Death Toll Rises to 91; Cause Still Uncertain
- $1 Million Worth of Auto Parts Stolen
- VENTURA COUNTY NEWS : Replacing a Lost Identity
- Accept Non-Addition Rule
- Pop Music : Record Rack : In Brief : *** John Mellencamp, "Rough Harvest," Mercury.
- Theater : A Noise Within Moves Out : The acclaimed Glendale troupe ventures to a newer, larger home stage at Cal State L.A.
- ORANGE COUNTY NEWSMAKERS : Trimark Pacific Names Project Manager
- HIKING: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA : Into the Forest Primeval of Redwoods
- SO SOCAL: The Best...The Beautiful...And The Bizarre : HOT DAWGS! : Turn on the Fans, Cleveland's Back
- Keeping Insect Invaders Out of Your House
- Save Tortilla Flats Mural
- AWARDS AND HONORS : Foundation Donates $1,500 to Easter Seals
- The Go-Between : THE ABYSSINIAN, A Novel By Jean-Christophe Rufin Translated From the French by Willard Wood; W.W. Norton: 448 pp., $25.95
- Work & Careers : Human Resources : Employers' English-Only Policies Encountering More Resistance
- Work & Careers : Shop Talk : Who Pays Repair Bill if Car Used for Job Is Damaged?
- DESTINATION: ITALY : Picking Up the Pieces in Assisi : Visiting a land hallowed by St. Francis, with its art and architecture treasures still recovering from a 1997 earthquake
- SO SOCAL: The Best...The Beautiful...And The Bizarre : CULTURAL COUTURE : Woman of the (Mud)Cloth
- TOURS & CRUISES : B&Bs; on Wheels Double the Fun in Rural England
- DESTINATION: CANADA : Summer's End in Lake Land : Entranced by fiery foliage, unspoiled waters and antique boats in Muskokas
- Speed Limits on Rise in Santa Ana : Roads: Per state law, city has changed maximums to match drivers' rates-- sometimes despite accidents.
- California and the West : Homeless Shelter Closing to Make Room for Cars : San Francisco: Options dwindle as temporary facility gives way to 5,000 parking spaces at new stadium.
- The State : Riverside Experiments With a Smart-Growth Approach
- KLA Puts Stop to Rioting, Calls for 'Organized Protest'
- 5 Californians and Pilot Are Rescued From Glacier
- Hole in the Dam : If Not for 3 Endangered Species, Seven Oaks Would Be Set to Operate
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : Pitt Makes Case for Rivalry With Penn State to Continue : Nonconference: Panthers make it close for second year in a row, but they lose to No. 2 Nittany Lions, 20-17.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL / WEEK 3 : BIG 12 : Win for Texas, Boos for Simms
- ANGELS REPORT : Ortiz's Struggles Continue in Third Consecutive Start
- Driver Killed in Practice at Laguna Seca
- FALL SNEAKS : Bittersweet Thereafter : Fame's been good to Sarah Polley, but it's a fight to avoid being ground up in the star-maker machinery.
- THEATER : Theater Notes : Inland Empire Doings
- TRAVEL INSIDER : To Score Olympics Seats, Move Fast, Bring Money : Sports: Tickets to the Sydney 2000 Games are selling quickly for up to $1,054. Prices have shot up eightfold in 12 years, by one estimate.
- Commentary : Speedy Decision Justified on Indian Gaming : Public policy: Voters said clearly what they wanted. There were many reasons not to delay.
- Page 2 / NEWS, TRENDS, GOSSIP AND STUFF TO DO : PLANNING AHEAD
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- MORNING BRIEFING : He May Have Been the Fish Who Stirred the Pond
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS : HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK : Washington Benched Due to Concussion
- 2000 OLYMPICS : Venues, Crowds Ready to Roll in Sydney in One Year
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : NEW YORK GIANTS at TAMPA BAY
- GAMEDAY * WEEK 1 : CAPSULES : NEW ENGLAND at NEW YORK JETS
- Triathlete Survives Serious Blood Clot
- The Day in Sports : COUNTDOWN TO 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: SEPT. 12, 1970 : These USC Players Broke Through the Line
- Bruins Miss Short-Handed Goal : College football: After a fast start, UCLA makes costly mistakes and ultimately is worn down by Ohio State, 42-20.
- PERFORMING ARTS : First-Class Hollywood Composers : Six makers of film music will at last get their own stamps this week.