- Document Secrecy Could Give North 'Backdoor Pardon'
- 'Tony Pro' Dies in Detention
- Science / Medicine : Melanoma on the Increase
- Traffic Accident Dispute Ends in Knifing; Man in Critical Condition
- NHL Roundup : Chicago Ends 9-Game Losing Streak After Beating St. Louis, 5-2
- Irvin, Cowboys Break Losing Streak, Finish Redskins' Reign, 24-17
- L.A. Art Fair Paints a Rosy Picture
- Sophie Mirman Keeps Her Millions in Socks
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- Peter Langan, 47; Flamboyant British Restaurant Owner
- Ruined Prison Replaced
- Spanish Nun Canonized
- The Scene: A fifth anniversary party for...
- Panel May Delay Report on Deficit Trims
- Nudist Group Donates Clothing for Victims
- Smart Move : Ex-San Clemente High School Student Will Go to England as Rhodes Scholar
- Book Review : The Nurse, the Holy Man and Experience of Vietnam
- Hikers Make Camp, Spur 2-Hour Search
- Bradley Hears of Absences by Housing Chief, Ousts Liaison
- Houston Makes One Last Run at Bengals : Rozier Rushes for 3 Touchdowns as Oilers Stay Alive in AFC Central Division Race, 41-6
- Raiders Dig Themselves Into a Hole, Lose, 37-21
- Prep Review : At Corona del Mar, a Pair of Johnsons Is Better Than One
- Television Reviews : Nureyev's 'Cinderella' to Be Presented on KCET
- Teen-Agers Find 'A Safe Place' to Discuss Problems on the Air
- Nuclear Weapon Plants Held to Need $80 Billion
- Fine-Tuning in U.S. Policy Can Avert Wrenching Break With Korea
- Win Over Steelers Strange, but Special to Chargers' Malone
- San Diego International Marathon : Rivas Takes Off After 10 Miles to Win Easily
- Benatar Rocks to Civic Upbeat After 3 Years Off Circuit
- Television Reviews : 'I Am a Gun' Hits With Bloody Impact
- File Under Statue of Limitations
- Olympic Medalist Sentenced
- War Toys
- Marine Must Die, Kidnapers Say
- 7 Killed When 2nd Quake Relief Plane Crashes at Armenia Airport
- Seattle Eliminates Denver, Will Play Raiders for Title
- Prep Review : San Pasqual Returns to Full-Court Strength
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : A Triumph for Carlton in Crime-Victims Benefit
- STAGE REVIEW : Too Many Pens Spoil 'Stone Wedding' Stew
- 'America,' Goldberg Win Image Awards From the NAACP
- Television Reviews : A Juggernaut of Talent in Holiday Offerings
- Patriots Go Overtime, Beat Tampa Bay, 10-7 : Staurovsky Saves New England's Hopes
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- Boycott, Not Buyout
- Beverly Hills Theater
- Area Wetlands and the Future
- Controlling Growth in South County
- 'Skinhead' Trial
- Lapin Is Awarded Custody of Children
- New Contract for Huntington Beach Teachers
- New Contract for Huntington Beach Teachers
- Need for Citizens to Master English
- BMW Bit a Crack-Up
- A Neat Trick
- Scalpel Backlash
- A Note of Thanks for Disney, Delta
- Others Could Use Tardiness Policy
- Novels Borges Never Wrote : ...
- Area Wetlands and the Future
- L.A. Gateway
- Brilliant Leaves
- Nuggets' 5-10 Adams Stands Tall in the NBA
- NHL Roundup : Flames Get a Rude Awakening From Revived Whalers, 4-1
- Boys' Basketball Roundup : Corona del Mar Wins Title in Laguna Beach Tournament
- Clippers Falter in Stretch and Lose to Jazz, 110-102
- Analysis : Baltimore Can Breathe Easier Now, but Washington Is Still on Hold
- SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES : Division II : Smith Keeps Promise, Runs for 218 Yards to Lead Antelope Valley
- Fire Still Burning for Thompson
- The San Francisco 49ers will retire Dwight...
- SOME OF THE COMICS CRUSADERS WHO HAVE CELLULOID AMBITIONS
- Baker, Vandross: The Billing, No Cooing
- Where the Boys Are
- Edward James Olmos leaves his "Miami Vice"...
- Charles in Charge
- COMMENTARY : Does 'Roseanne' Rise Above It All? : This popular comedy about working stiffs sometimes doesn't work at all
- Alternative Rockers Prove to Be Top Picks : County Bands Far Surpass the Run-of-the-Mill Product That the Music Industry Churns Out
- CSDH Women Cagers Lose to Chico, 58-48
- College Basketball
- Former Raider quarterback Jim Plunkett was presented...
- Films now going into production: Medium...
- Beached Wails : Michael Colyar Finds Venice Boardwalk the Perfect Place for : His Gritty Humor on Racism, Missing Children and AIDS.
- Lawyers Want Special Prosecutor for Informants Inquiry
- Commentary : Forces for Pay Parking at Beach Have Heads in the Sand
- Slayings Stir Review of Sales Policies on Handguns : 'This is a good, tragic example of why we so desperately need waiting periods and background checks.' --Eric Ellman, National Coalition to Ban Handguns
- Roundup : Boys' basketball : Torrey Pines tournament:
- SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES : Division VII : Santos Lifts San Marino Past Santa Maria, 19-11
- High School Basketball
- Valeri Lozik beat two swimmers who had...
- U.S. Disaster Aid Possible for Fire Victims
- Albuquerque Reviews Its Gun Policy After Killings There and at Universal
- Don't Cry for Argentina Over Its Lawless Military but Over Its External Debt
- Notes about your surroundings.
- Local News in Brief : Hiker Finds Man's Body in Newhall
- Man Killed by Train
- Tyson-Bruno Fight May Be One for the Ages
- Kentucky Loves Its Basketball, but Not at Any Price
- Roundup : Boys' basketball : Norsemen/Warhawk tournament
- Plymire, Millsap Take State Titles : Moorpark College Wrestlers Work Overtime for Victories
- College Football : California Bowl : Third-Quarter Spurt Lifts Fresno State
- High School Basketball : Cleveland Fails in Bid to Defend Title, 63-62
- The Nation : Jury Awards AIDS Patient $3.9 Million
- Culture Blend Is Food for Thought : Vietnamese Refugee Owns Successful Kosher Restaurant
- Keeping F.D.R.'s Memory Alive : It's Still April 12, 1945, at the Little White House
- 'Tis the Season for Thieves : How Travelers and Shoppers Can Thwart Yule Criminals
- Next, a Grand Gesture From NATO : As Gorbachev Capitalized on Weaknesses, So Should the West
- Soviets Can Make Cuts Be Major or Minor
- Going Hog Wild
- 2 Men Arrested After Abduction of 5 Near Border
- Rapidly Growing Korean Community Looks at Its Problems, Its Future
- INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE AT ORANGE COUNTY JAIL
- In Encinitas : Appointee Faces Up to Migrants Problem
- NAACP Honors Jesse Jackson, Eddie Murphy
- SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES : Division IX : Down, 14-0, Tehachapi Rallies to Tie Carpinteria
- Precisionist Is Second in First-Class Effort : Retiring 7-Year-Old Loses Stretch Duel to Cutlass Reality by a Head
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : NCAA Playoffs : N.D. State Reigns in Division II
- Storm Warnings Ahead for Buffalo : Once-Hot Bills Feeling the Heat, and the Raiders
- Agoura's Dameworth Places 4th in National Cross-Country Meet
- Northridge Struggles Past NAIA Foe Westmont, 75-59
- College Roundup
- The Laughs Stop When Coach Becomes Laden With Burnout
- Golf Roundup : Rutledge-Smith Team Leads by 1
- Decking the Halls : From Descanso Gardens Come Boughs of Herbs
- Christmas: It's a Pretty Tough Climb
- Mistaken Identity : 3 Deputies Cleared in Near-Arrest
- Monrovia Lets Hill Tract Keep 'Mystery' Zoning
- Critics of Aluminum Cover for Elysian Reservoir Hit the Roof
- Disabled Arabs, Israelis Find Peace at Sea of Galilee
- Taxing Seniors for Medicare
- Sexual Abuse Charges Dropped Against Ex-Operator of Home
- Roiled Tropical Waters : Emotions Running High Over Land-Use Plan in Florida Keys
- 4 Years After Fire, Minster Opens Again
- Hotel Workers Union Local OKs 4-Year Contract
- Taxing Seniors for Medicare
- Sepulveda Man Fatally Shot at His Home
- RBV Completes Run to Perfection : Longhorns Win 2-A Title by Rushing Past San Pasqual
- Lions Connect on 15 3-Pointers in Win Over AIA, 146-137
- Tennis Roundup : Lendl to Play McEnroe in Forum Final
- Pavarotti Leaves S.F. Opera in a Flap
- Redux in Rio
- Tradition and Elegance in 'Tequila Sunrise'
- OUT OF LEFT FIELD: This is the...
- Hanoi Cites Abuses of Viet Workers in East Bloc
- DISASTER IN SOVIET ARMENIA : Hammer Flies Supplies to Quake Area
- Undersea Lodge Is 30 Feet Below Ocean Surface : Hotel Guests Can Look Fish in the Eye
- Soviet Quake Toll May Hit 100,000, Official Says
- 'Poison Fruit' Doctrine Fell From the Tree of Court Under Warren
- Home Sweat Home : Needy Families Build Their Own Houses in Moorpark
- If TV Is the Cultural Fountainhead, Better Schools Won't Boost Literacy
- It Was Just Another Party--Until Two Were Killed
- Suspect in Fatal Hit-and-Run Free on $100,000 Bail
- Lazers Beaten by Wichita on Goal by Borja
- Long Beach Jolted in Philadelphia : Simmons Scores 26 as LaSalle Runs Away in Final, 96-63
- College Basketball : Valenzuela Sparks Canyons' 2nd-Half Comeback, 71-57
- Community College Basketball Roundup
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- Pro Football / Week 15 : Colts Near Elimination After 34-16 Loss to Jets
- Prep Wrapup / Rob Fernas : Carson Offensive Coach Saw Vision Turn Into 55 Points
- And With Two Dinners, You Get Gewurztraminer
- The Bittersweet Song of the Gay Men's Chorus : AIDS has taken its toll on the group and, ironically, given it new life
- Power Seats
- FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE AGAIN: The revival of...
- Suspect in Bombings at S.F. Banks Is Arrested
- A Study in Contrasts
- The NHL Board of Governors approved a...
- Redlands Doctor Faked Gunshot Injuries in Bizarre Escape Plan, Police Charge
- Heavy Snowfall, Freezing Temperatures Reported Throughout Much of Country
- Sakharov, Walesa Join in Marking Rights Declaration
- New Lanes Don't Mean End of Traffic Crisis
- Japan: A Superpower Minus Military Power
- Worldwide Quake Help Pouring Into Armenia : 3 Planes Carrying Official American Aid
- . . . And New Plans for an Old Area
- Good Idea, Bad Location . . .
- Local News in Brief : Car Hits Pole; 1,600 Buildings Lose Power
- County's Children of Privilege Meet Poverty's Children : Yule Miracles Happen for Tijuana Poor
- Basketball Recruiters Find Talent in Canada
- Roundup : Boys' basketball : Lancer tournament:
- NCAA Women's Volleyball Playoffs : UCLA Sweeps Washington, Gains Final Four
- Notre Dame Looks Ahead After Getting Left Behind
- Smith, Antelope Valley Spoil Canyon's Title Quest, 28-22
- Pro /Football Week 15 : Cardinals Join the Also-Rans, 23-17 : Eagles Take 21-0 First-Quarter Lead and Hold On for Win
- SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES : Division IV : Los Altos Shuts Down El Rancho, 12-0
- World Cup Skiing : Late-Starting Austrians Take Top Two Places in Downhill
- Titans Score 90-64 Victory, but Sneed Is Not Pleased
- Southern Section Football Championships : Paramount's Reluctant Passer Earns Passing Grade in Final
- Women's Basketball Roundup : Nelson Helps USC Get Past Pepperdine in Overtime, 75-74
- Mark Morris in Brussels: An American Dream
- THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ALL-CENTRAL CITY FOOTBALL TEAM
- Kings, Ignited by Tonelli, Nearly Get Burned, 4-3
- Sockers Are Feeling Low After Drubbing by Blast
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : African Fast Fare at Food Nest Has Customers Singing Its Praise
- 'Hurlyburly' Hits Home : Male bonding is bruised and bloodied in Hollywood rites
- Those Mean Guys From the Comics : A slew of characters invade the big screen . . . and most are as bad as the bad guys
- Pressure's on Little Caesar to Deliver
- Metro Areas Populous
- A Poet for Life Against a President-for-Life
- When in Japan, American Does as the Japanese Do
- Generic History Doesn't Hurt Enough : BRONSTEIN'S CHILDREN <i> by Jurek Becker; translated by Leila Vennewitz (Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich; a Helen and Kurt Wolff book</i> : <i> $19.95; 207 pp.) </i>
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- Latest Rebellion by Military Casts Pall Over Argentina : Analysis
- Opposition Rally in Prague Marks Human Rights Day
- Kunta Kinte and Fiddler, two characters from...
- 2 Arabs Killed in Gaza as Uprising Enters 2nd Year
- The State : Hundreds Flee Chemical Spill
- The Cruelty Question : How Do They Get a Horse to Flip Flapjacks, an Elephant to Ring for Champagne, a Chimpanzee to Sit Still? Hollywood Animal Trainers Explain Their Side of the Controversy.
- Taxing Seniors for Medicare
- SEC OK's $25-Million Smart House Offering
- To Coney Island's Candy Man, End Is Bitter, Not Sweet
- FAA Cites Commuter Airline Infractions
- Taxing Seniors for Medicare
- DISASTER IN SOVIET ARMENIA : Agencies Accepting Donations of Quake Aid
- Honors Those Who Died, Lived : Somber Ceremony Opens State's Vietnam Memorial
- No thanks to Channel 11 for ruining...
- Company Trying to Beat the Odds on Machine Vision
- I am annoyed at the way "Friday...
- Shopping Mart Sold in Chino
- Health Center May Give Private Spas a Run for Their Money : Westwood Facility Offers the Amenities Without Steep Fees
- CHP Station Selects Its Officer of the Year
- Reagan Will Have to Drive to Work : L.A. Denies a Request for Helicopter Pad at Office Tower in Century City
- A Tradition Revived : Group Tries to Restore the Lane of Christmases Past
- Compare Agencies Before You Book
- Previews Inc. Offices Move to Parent Firm's
- Courier Firm to Have Change of Address
- Surprising Findings on Kids and TV : Children Mentally Active While Viewing, Academics Say
- Carter's Hometown Goes Back Into Its Shell
- A SPECIAL REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION : STRESSED OUT! : Bumper-to-Bumper Commuting Can Put a Dent in Your Health, Expert Says
- Glendale Agency OKs Initial Plans for Luxury Hotel
- Harvard Greets 27 Elite Freshmen for a Lesson on Handling Money
- Fed's Greenspan Is Likely to Play Key Policy Role
- Swiss Insider Trading Case Is a Mystery and a Lesson
- Sneak Previews of Forthcoming Books : That Southern California Clime
- A SPECIAL REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION : Carrot-and-Stick Approach Advised to Spur Car Pools
- A SPECIAL REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION : Safe & Sane : When the Freeway Flow Congeals and There Is Fretting in the Fast Lane, Drivers Need Defenses
- Hungarian Official Calls Off Visit to North Korea
- Wisequacks Aside, Bob Duck Lives His Name : Webfooted Racers' Feats Reward Eponymous Hobbyist
- Police Reportedly Shoot, Kill 3 Anti-Chinese Protesters in Tibet
- Anti-Freeway Tax Decision Delayed
- A SPECIAL REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION : How Bad Is It? : Drivers Here Spend More Time Stuck in Traffic Than Their L.A. Counterparts
- An Immodest Proposal for Saving the U.S. Savings-and-Loan Industry
- Legacy of Crash: Tight Security for Airline Employees
- Northridge Advances to Title Match : Lady Matadors Serve Notice to Portland State
- Hill Honeymoon for Bush Beginning Before the Vows
- College Basketball Roundup : Arizona Beats UNLV as Elliott Has 32 Points, 15 Rebounds
- Community College State Wrestling Championships : Cypress Comes Up Just Short as Palomar Wins Title
- Mike Tyson said his repeatedly postponed heavyweight...
- Roundup : Pointer Girls Run Home Streak to 135
- NBA Happy With Use of Three Referees
- Pro Football / WEEK 15 : Rams May Have Hands Full With Atlanta : After Slow Start, Falcons on Road to Respectability
- Video Power of 'Second Thoughts'
- My Fare London--Chinese, Indian Stars
- Resurrecting a Fallen Baroque Idol : A retrospective revives the works of Guido Reni, an Italian ahead of his time
- FAST BREAKS: Columbia has just shipped a...
- Fullerton Plays Poorly but Beats Sonoma State
- Do You Hear What They Hear : The Classic Holiday Gift
- The World : Rebels Downed U.S. Plane
- Commentary : San Clemente's Silent Majority Has Learned to Live With Deadly Risk
- Rocking the Boats : State Calls for Drastic Cutbacks in Number of Live-Aboards at Marinas
- Quiz Kids : Teen-Age Decathletes Give Brains a Workout at County Competition
- Grambling No Match for 49ers : CSLB Women Roll to 108-59 Win in Tournament Final
- Lawrence Breaks Loose for Morse : Spectacular Plays Turn It Around Against Orange Glen
- An Ice-Cold Magic Heats Up in Time to Pace Laker Win
- Rodriguez Eighth in National Meet
- Mining the Hot 100
- Emigres Struggle to Make Ends Meet : Success Eludes Russian Artists
- Errors Acknowledged
- Proposition 102
- Events in the news this week.
- Howard Gets 33 as Pepperdine Routs Hapless UC Irvine, 102-76
- Southern Section Football Championships : Paramount Batters Los Alamitos
- Chargers, Steelers Just Playing Out String : Malone's Current and Former Teams Both Stumbling Along at 4-10
- Brown Gives All-Purpose New Meaning
- NBA Roundup : Miami Is 0 for 16 After Loss, Breaks League Record
- Do You Hear What They Hear? : U2 Starts Pop Top 40 List
- Instruments That Look and Sound Like Earth : Ceramist/musician Brian Ransom creates art that's both aural and visual
- ROCK ON: Does the music world really...
- A Competition in Spirit of Disney
- Mexico Relishes Night of Radishes
- Building Boom Bumps Into History Center
- 3 Lives Filled With Caring and Teaching