- The Ultimate Toga Party
- Geography Whizzes to Vie in Sacramento
- World IN BRIEF : AFGHANISTAN : 13 Die as Rebels Rocket Capital
- A Campaign War Story Sheds Some Light
- Best Picture? Pick a Film, Any Film . . .
- Fluff Tonight, Real Life Tuesday
- Mobile Home Rent Measure
- Forbes' Flat Tax
- School Bond Measure
- Praise for Our Effort--and Suggestions for Improvement
- Candidate Knabe
- Southland's Colorado River Water Supply
- Mac Users Speak Out
- 'Babe'
- Santa Ana Needs Police Substations
- MOVIES - March 25, 1996
- OTHER NEWS - March 25, 1996
- OTHER NEWS - March 25, 1996
- QUICK TAKES - March 25, 1996
- Dole Vows Not to Cede California to Clinton
- WHAT ABOUT THEM? While Ventura officials plot...
- Dole Vows Not to Cede California to Clinton
- For the Record - March 25, 1996
- Disabled Can't Be Denied Housing
- Annual Art Festival in San Jose del Cabo
- Lineup Grows for Festival of Books
- Making Cents: What's My Retirement Age?
- Investment Watch
- Foreigners in the Family : NONFICTION : AN ITALIAN EDUCATION, <i> By Tim Parks (Grove/Atlantic: $22; 338 pp.)</i>
- Consultant Offers MBAs a Better Entree to Careers
- Making Cents: Impressive Yields Can Be Short-Term
- Bank's Hold Policy Held Up Longtime Customer's Plans--but It's Perfectly Legal
- Accounts for Those Who Can't Do It All
- STYLE / FASHION : Will the nominees please report to The Dressing Room
- As Environmentalism Evolves, So Do Business Opportunities
- Overheard : Mind Your P's and Queues
- Home Improvement / Gardening : Delicate Geranium Complements Pastel Roses
- PUNKS MEET THE PRESS
- Old-Fashioned and Proud of It : Gregory Maldonado, founder of the 10-year-old L.A. Baroque Orchestra, wants you to know how the music was played when first written.
- He's Definitely Not Neutral on Series Idea
- Oscar Goes to the Five Corners of the Globe
- ALBUM SPOTLIGHT : The Blessings of Bethlehem
- Stop It--You're Killing Me : With tongue somewhat in cheek, Nick Cave dishes out a dastardly set of epic ballads dealing in love and murder.
- To Radio, They're Just Four Guys From Liverpool
- Oscar Goes to the Five Corners of the Globe
- SMALL FACES
- Coalition Confident of Getting Wage Initiative on the Fall Ballot
- Luyendyk Earns Phoenix Pole; Only 21 Cars Qualify
- 'Mercury' Rises
- . . . and Our Critics' Picks
- Will Initiatives Lead Us to Promised Land or to Wolves?
- Destination: India : A State of Grace : In South India's Tamil Nadu, an ashram and a utopian city are drawing thousands of international visitors
- White House Tours and Potomac 'Buses'
- Land Mines Take Toll Long After Fighting Stops
- World IN BRIEF : GUATEMALA : Top Officials Aided Cover-Up, U.S. Says
- Weekend Escape: Mexico : Surf Camp : On a remote beach in Baja California, dudes call a board meeting
- Frantic Tale Behind O.C. Indictments
- Eleanor M. Clinton; Physicist, Poet, Teacher
- Panic Poses Risk to Divers, Study Shows
- World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : McDonald's Joins Ban on Beef Products
- Three Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals on AMC...
- Lawyer Blames Boy's Standoff on Prozac
- An Arresting Fossil Grabs Police Officer's Attention
- Los Angeles Times Interview : Jean Picker Firstenberg
- Obituaries : A. Elliott Stoll; Retired Dentist, Former Mayor
- Teenage Driver Dies After Trying to Avoid Hitting Cat
- All Revved Up : 'Vette Lovers Find Happiness and Understanding at Automotive Museum Show
- Playing Hardball
- Destination: Italy : Life Among the Ruins : At Ostia Antica, listen carefully, and you can hear the buzz of ancient Rome
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Rapper Charged in Beating of Two Fans
- 'A Man in Uniform'
- It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
- Campaign for Young Voters : A Rocking Political Rally Induces the College-Age Generation to Register
- County Gives $500 to Poacher Hotline
- Local Races, Not National, Will Be Draw for Voters on Tuesday
- Ex-Mayor Bradley Recovering in Cardiac Unit
- For a Good Time, Open Your Mind : Exploring ideas through readings and similar events isn't hip, but it's fun. Opportunities abound in the Valley.
- DAILY REPORT
- Title Is Perfect for Fort Hays St.
- Anti-Fraud Fixes Sought in Change-of-Address System
- Gene Maslow; Painter, Sculptor
- Volunteers Press Search for Missing Teenage Girl
- Fire Erupts Near Zoo; Animals Evacuated
- Four-Star Films : 'The Deer Hunter'
- The UAW Returns to Its Strike Roots in Dayton Action
- A Strikeout, Not a Shutout for Disney and Anaheim : Disney, Anaheim Can Still Play Ball in Years Ahead
- Reseda Man Shot to Death Outside His Home
- Simi Valley Leaders Fear Gun Issue May Wound Community's Image
- New Cases of TB Decline in U.S.
- Give Police the Volume Control : Wee-Hour Noise Nuisance Isn't an Issue of Artistic Expression
- Council Urges Defeat of Mobile Home Issue
- Time of the Ancient Mariners
- Simi Valley Baseball Has Been Reduced to a Weird Science
- Residents of all ethnic backgrounds are drawn by the Old World charm, location and mix of housing in L.A.'s Country Club Park
- Fast Facts : Searchlights
- Educators Hope Bonds Fare Better With State Voters
- Rare Meningitis Outbreak Puzzles Health Investigators
- County's Debt to Option B Agencies is Long Overdue
- Portland's Building Boom Lures Traveling Workers
- Titans Rally Past Cajuns in Seventh
- WEST REGIONAL
- It's Decision Time for Lachemann
- Saving the Green in Ireland
- '90210'? Yes. 'Seinfeld'? Not a Chance.
- Travel Rip-Offs: The Experts Reveal Their Own Pet Peeves
- RSVP / THE SOCIAL CITY : An Evening Just Like in the Good Old Days
- High School Football Study Says Nearly 40% Are Hurt
- Dole's Outreach to Perot, Buchanan Voters
- Jurist Retains Immigrant's Perspective of U.S. Ideals
- Legal Battle Erupts Over Attorney's Prediction
- Dole's Success Opens the Door for Primary Conservatives
- Forest, Playing Fields Planned for Landfill
- WILD RIDE: Earthquakes, Sneezes and Other Thrills...
- If you think dinosaurs and dogs are...
- Seniors Rack Up Win in Feud at Center
- Astronauts Greet Russians After Shuttle Docks
- Dying Steel Town Asks State for Aid
- Georgia Tech Freshman Carries Family Torch of Hoop Dreams
- Block This Reckless Gun Bill
- Jackson Urges Churches to Protest Oscars
- Oh, Say, Can You See the Ironies Here?
- Dearth of U.S. Records at Trials Intensifies Swimming Concerns
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : Businesses Duel With Lawyers on 3 Measures
- Ruth Schaffner; Art Dealer
- FictionPRIMARY COLORS by Anonymous. (Random House: $24.)...
- What Could Hollywood and Washington, D.C., Possibly Have in Common? : You Might Be Surprised How Power and Ego Can Cut So Many Ways
- VOTER VITALS: Unsure where to vote in...
- Why Voters Should Disarm Pitchfork Pat : Valley could be prime territory for Buchanan--but it's time for Republicans to say enough is enough.
- Pedal-Powered Plane Targets Tiring Record
- Johnson Found Joy in Coaching and Forged Stellar Career
- Northridge Takes Care of Business and San Diego State
- Brea Olinda Girls Win Relay Meet Title
- Kennedy Finds Five Ways to Tie Record
- CHAIRMAN MAO WOULD NOT BE AMUSED: Fiction...
- Farmers Escape Poverty by Terracing Barren Hills in Chinese Province
- Ceballos Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind
- Glendale Drops Crescenta Valley, 11-9
- Up-and-Down McCarron Up by One Shot
- The Decline of the West, by Diane di Prima
- Military Strikes Out on Missile-Defense Tests
- Laughlin's River Stampede Rodeo
- ON THE SET : Click! Click! Click!
- Rapid Transit in Idaho
- Ticket To Ride
- Inglewood Officers Start Horse Patrol
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : A Vote for Variety : From Mortuaries to Garages, L.A. County's Polling Places Are an Eclectic and Unusual Mix
- The Madness of King George
- Act Prohibits Credit Agency From Giving Employer Data
- Relaxed Tennessee Hot Enough to Beat Kansas
- Manager Alou Plans to Stay in Montreal
- When March Came In, They Left Like Lions
- Juvenile Justice : A Measured Look Inside the Wasteland : NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court,<i> By Edward Humes (Simon & Schuster: $24, 389 pp.)</i>
- Dreaming The Next Hollywood : How Five Very Different Creative People are Thinking About What's Next for the Movies
- Medical Emergency at 40,000 Feet
- 'Ballot Measure 9'
- To Moms and Dads, Childhood Never Ends
- Special Report
- Clinton Takes Moderate Stance on Working Conditions
- Defiant Taiwan Puts Beijing in Difficult Straits
- Texan Was U.S. Fatality in Bosnia
- Rohrabacher Knew of Plan Beforehand
- Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Fire Forces Visitors, Animals Out of Zoo
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : An Eagle Scout's heroic story encores on HBO; ABC offers a double bill for kids; Family's 'Journey'
- A Thousand Projects Will Bloom
- 2 Honored as Trial Judges of the Year
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : About This Section
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : Can Garcetti Stay Out of a Runoff?
- Culture Clash : Santa Paula a Tale of 3 Cities Seeking Unity of Mexican Americans, Whites, Immigrants
- Lombardi's Home Run Sparks Saddleback Over Golden West
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
- Mount St. Dennis Finally Blew
- Casual Remark Led to O.C. Election Plot, Affidavits Say
- Scandal Edges Closer to S. Korea President After Aide's Arrest
- McDonald's Joins Ban on British Beef
- David Signs With Goliath : After Many Changes, Cone Hopes $19.5 Million Buys Roots
- A PLANNING GUIDE TO MARCH 24-30 IN...
- Ellis' Patience Is Rewarded: Pharma Wins
- New Buildings Are a Sign Sport Is Rebuilding Its Popularity
- A Matter of Heart : Oscar winner Michael Cimino says the nominations show a hunger for the personal ('The Postman') and whimsical ('Babe'), if the director speaks from his innards.
- STYLE / RESTAURANTS : A POCKET WORTH PICKING
- THE EARTH IS ENOUGH: Growing Up in...
- Catholic Bishop Threatens to Expel Abortion, Right-to-Die Supporters
- Coy Perot Seems Poised for Candidacy
- Simi Valley Struggling With Image After Pro-Gun Incidents
- Sometimes It's Good to Take a Little Dictation
- Town Manager Breaks Longevity Record
- In Taking on China Over Taiwan, U.S. Issue Is Freedom of the Seas
- QUINCY JONES : 'Pushing the Envelope'
- Valley Perspective : Shots Fired, Officer Involved : D.A.'s officer-involved shooting team should be revived
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : Internet for Voters
- Muster Is Having a Hard Time
- Manager Alou Plans to Stay in Montreal
- Edmonton Holds on for Victory
- The 50-Year Binge
- Oscar Goes to the Five Corners of the Globe
- BOOK CORNER
- Oscar Goes to the Five Corners of the Globe
- A True Southie : MEMOIR : WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS: My Life in Politics,<i> By William M. Bulger (Houghton Mifflin: $22.95; 326 pp.)</i>
- San Diego's ELECTRIC GASLAMP Quarter : In the heart of the city, downtown's historic, once-seedy neighborhood is attracting visitors and a buzzing night life other urban areas can only envy
- FICTION
- THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS ...
- Just Plain Volk : NONFICTION : HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTIONERS: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust,<i> By Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (Alfred A. Knopf: $30; 640 pp.; 31 photographs and 8 maps)</i>
- Controlled Flood to Replenish Grand Canyon
- NASA Staff Cuts Stir Fears for Shuttle Safety
- Nation IN BRIEF : SOUTH CAROLINA : No Federal Charges for Ex-Patrolman
- Of Lions, and Other Fat Cats
- Hollywood Isn't a Civil Rights Trophy : The Oscar should be bestowed on the most qualified people in film, regardless of race.
- The Times' Endorsements in Tuesday Election
- It's Hard to Tell, but Fonville's Happy
- Mobile Home Fire Fatal to Westminster Man
- UMass Makes Calipari's Dream Become Reality
- Mississippi State Coach Is Really Defensive
- DAILY REPORT
- Kentucky's Wave Leaves Another Foe in Its Wake
- FICTION
- Family Goes From Grieving to Grateful
- Taking Poetic License : Cowboys to Read Their Prose at 3rd-Annual Festival
- From a Landfill to President--Voters to Make Diverse Choices
- Valley Perspective : This Tuesday, No Excuses : Why do so few of us make all of the electoral decisions?
- Police Dogs' Sniff Search Deemed Constitutional
- Highlights of Tuesday's primary election
- A Bright Spot for Science in O.C. : Saddleback College Solar Observatory Will Enrich Students Too
- Cal State Fullerton Sweeps Hawaii Hilo
- MAN RAY'S CELEBRITY PORTRAITS by Man...
- Q & A : Don't Blend In
- Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- Tokyo Prose : NOVEL : AUDREY HEPBURN'S NECK, <i> By Alan Brown (Pocket Books: $21; 290 pp.)</i>
- Earth Angel : Where the Wild Things Are
- The Arkansas Alibi : NONFICTION : BLOOD SPORT: The President and His Adversaries,<i> By James B. Stewart (Simon & Schuster: $25, 479 pp.)</i>
- Nation IN BRIEF : IDAHO : Mines Accused of Fouling River Basin
- An Average Family Teeters on Brink of Financial Cliff
- Top-Gun Democrats Aren't Rushing to Retake Congress
- Meet the Attorney That Proposition 201 Backers Love to Hate
- Jhin Accuses Sybert of Playing 'Race Card' in Campaign Mailer
- Embattled Park Chief Ends Controversy With Resignation
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : From the Fringe Comes the Voice of the Alienated
- Stadium's Inclusion in Road Study Criticized
- From Grand Ambition to Grand Jury in One Easy Step
- A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Where There's a Will, There's a Vote for Cox as Dole's Running Mate
- Hueneme's Jenkins Wins Twice in Santa Barbara
- Report Prompts Safeguard Health to Get 'Poison Pill'
- AND I QUOTE / What Political Books Are Saying : SHOWDOWN: The Struggle Between the Gingrich Congress and the Clinton White House, <i> By Elizabeth Drew (Simon & Schuster: $25; 375 pp.)</i>
- Stocks' Swings Are Wild, but Meaning Isn't as Apparent
- Old Letters Shed Light on Interracial Love Affair
- Israel Readies for Holiday Visitors
- 'Boys on the Side'
- Capizzi's Role Puts Him in GOP Hot Seat
- The Glitter vs. the Grit
- Decision '96 / Key issues and races in the California vote : Ballot Issues Range From a Dump to an Airport
- Early Primary Becomes a Rush to Judgment
- Faculty, Film Students See Graduate Program as Golden Opportunity to Reach Silver Screen : Lights, Camera, Chapman!
- Fans Are Happier, but Players Hold Key to Eventual Success
- Kwan Spectacularly Steals This Moment
- Up-and-Down McCarron Up by One Shot
- DAILY REPORT
- OSCAR BITS
- Getting in Touch With the Spirit World : Review: The works in 'Nagual in the Garden' are frankly artificial. Try telling that to your subjective mind.
- BRIDGE MIX OF MADISON COUNTY, ANYONE?
- Camby & Co. Obey Order: Enjoy the Minute, Men
- It's Hard to Tell, but Fonville's Happy
- DAILY REPORT
- DAILY REPORT
- Northridge Meet Suffers From Withdrawals
- Legend Of Legends Is What Power Begat
- Oscar Turns Up Chat Online
- Oscar at T-Minus One : The critic's picks: 'Apollo 13' is a go for launch, but underdog 'Babe' could spoil the liftoff in the best picture race.
- Slatkin to Visit L.A. in St. Louis 'Farewell Tour'
- Oscar Goes to the Five Corners of the Globe
- Olajuwon Scores 46, but It's Not Enough
- UMass Reaches the Next Level
- Gieron's One-Hitter Gives Foothill a Tournament Title
- A Bout With Metaphors : Playwright Oliver Mayer delves into the macho world of the ring to explore attitudes about homosexuality.
- Trying to Set the Record Straight : There are the winners, the nominees--and then a kind of gray area in history.
- A Pig and a Bloke : George Miller roared into the Apocalypse with 'Mad Max.' Now he's shepherding the gentle 'Babe.' But the films' heroes, he says, are actually brothers under the skin.
- Dire Straits : SEC Dragnet Has Some California Towns in a Panic
- Pepperdine Business School Receives $15 Million Pledge
- Judicial Candidates Judged by Attorneys
- Karma and Corvettes Converge at Auto Show
- Notes about your surroundings
- About This Section
- Falter of His Country : It Seems All of Korea Wants to Know Why Chan Ho Park Has Not Matched the Success of Japan's Hideo Nomo
- A Mentor Meeting a Higher Standard
- SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
- It's Decision Time for Lachemann
- The Acting Round Table : Once again, we asked a panel of drama coaches to size up this year's nominees and the pitfalls of their roles. Once again, the experts don't agree.
- California Must Make Itself the Pacific Rim's Financial Center
- Best Scenic Byways
- Replace Old Window Cords With Chains
- Ice Fishing Remains a Hot Hobby in Cold Russia
- Surprise Packages
- Cold War Doomsday Machine Meets Own Doom
- Mother Nature Pivotal in Editing Clinton Speeches
- Shuttle Atlantis Docks With Space Station
- 2 Boys Investigated in Hanford Girl's Death
- Injuries Minimal After Driver Crashes Into Salon
- Center to Celebrate 'Day of the Seal'
- 2nd Airport Isn't Only Idea Posed for El Toro Reuse
- Simi Fears Gun Issue May Wound Its Image
- California--John and Jane Gibson, Visalia: "Old Town...
- Temples, Tombs and Treasures of Egypt