- THE CRITICS' TOP 10s
- THE LATEST FOX
- HOT CRUISE
- 'Nouveau Victorian' Lifted for More Space
- Jaguar: ONE MAN'S STRUGGLE TO ESTABLISH THE WORLD'S FIRST JAGUAR PRESERVE by Alan Rabinowitz (Arbor House: $19.95; 360 pp., illustrated)
- Deep Black by William E. Burroughs (Random House: $19.95; 389 pp.)
- New Tax Law Takes Its First Bite This Week
- Soviet Leader Shakes Up System : Gorbachev Faces Huge Obstacles to Reform
- End Afghan War, Reagan Urges Soviets : Warns of a 'Higher Price'; World Protests Mark 7th Anniversary
- Montreal Store Chain Removes English Signs
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Too Much Support?
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Fund-Raising Walk for Parkinson's
- Soviet Schoolbooks Teach West's Cruelty
- Azusa Voters to Decide Status of Elective Mayor : Council Acts Amid Friction With Moses; Country Club May Also Be on Ballot
- Orange County Soccer Roundup : Preview of Girls' 4-A in the Making : Mission Viejo Will Meet Torrance for Tournament Title
- 'EIGHT MILLION STORIES'
- HIGH ON ENDANGERED LIST : 10-Year Quarterback Veterans Becoming a Thing of Past in the New Most-Dangerous Game
- THIS IS THE YEAR THAT WILL BE : MOVIES
- The Price is Right? Not at Some Firms
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Apparel
- New Flavors Make a Trendy Pizza
- Cocoa Is Warm, Comforting Food That's Perfect for Chilly Weather : For Adults, You Can Mix In Coffee or Lace With Alcohol and Liqueurs; Holiday Cookies Are an Added Treat for Light Ending to a Filling Dinner
- Big Plans for Big Bear During Winter Season
- Ultramarine by Raymond Carver (Random House: $13.95; 114 pp.)
- The 22nd annual Anaheim Sports, Vacation &...
- 14 Holiday Murders Recorded in Soweto
- Survey Finds Opposition to Use of Public Lots for Valet Parking
- Book Commemorates Mao
- U.S., State Approve Closing of BKK Toxic Waste Area
- Captured S. Africa Rebel Slays Two Policemen, Escapes
- 7 Killed as 2 Planes Crash in Bay Area, Kern County
- Community TV Goes on the Air : Pasadena Prepares to Become Video Village
- The Attack of the Killer Guzzlers
- ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : IMMIGRATION : For Thousands of Aliens, a Chance for Legal Status
- Hot Fudge Sundae on the Noggin Helps Foil Purse Snatcher
- Commentary : Sifting Through Year's Opinions
- Old Woes Haunt New Year
- Man Stabbed to Death in Alley
- Racing at Santa Anita : Delahoussaye Gets Gift, Victory
- Falconry: It's Flying High Once Again in the Southland
- Aztec Indicates That He Failed Cocaine Test
- LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Rise in Air Fares
- SOUPS : Now that you've had your fill of the rich sweets and other spectacular holiday delights, take a break with a comforting bowl of hot soup.
- The Chimpanzees of Gombe: PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR by Jane Goodall (Harvard University: $30; 673 pp.)
- Ball-Bearing Gun Used in London Art Theft
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Trashing Bev Hills
- Santa Monica's Epstein Ponders a Comeback : Out of Office but Not Out of Town
- S.F. Hotel Has a Suite Deal--for $20,000
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Reason Foundation
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Young Do-Gooders
- Champs Take Their Cues From Mr. Clean of Billiards
- Two Gondolas Plunge 40 Feet in France, Injuring 36 Skiers
- No Magazine Appears Today
- Many East Coast Cities Running Out of Space, Answers for Trash
- Hungry Falcons Prey on San Francisco Pigeons
- Officer Disarms Man on Bus at Terminal : Officer Disarms Man on Crowded Bus
- Jailed Drifter, Suspected in Slaying of Parents in Canoga Park Home, Dies
- Cocaine Used by Conyers : SDSU Receiver Admits Drug Test Was Positive
- England Plans to Construct a 120,000-Seat Stadium
- THE SIREN SONG OF A FEW OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS
- THE CLOWN & CLOWNETTES OF THE YEAR
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Retailing
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Auto Sales to Rise
- Soft Touch Finishes Job
- Soviets Reprimand Former Party Leader
- Mother Margarita's Dreams and Prayers Sustain Her Hospital
- Caffeine in Coffee Found Beneficial to Asthmatics
- Death in an Instant: Officer Recalls How Partner Could Have Been Saved
- Gifts Reflect Hopes of Hostage's Family
- Leaves Behind a White House Troubled by Iran Crisis : Reagan in California to Start New Year
- Allred Barred From Steam Room, Blisters N.Y. Hotel
- SROs Fill Vital Housing Role
- 2nd Park Closed After Discovery of Cougar Tracks
- NHL Roundup : Canadiens, Lemieux Fatten Up on Whalers, 6-2
- POP MUSIC '86 : BOSS : Springsteen was the year's blockbuster, but Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon also made personal, passionate and richly satisfying music
- NOBLE CALLING
- Selling Money: A YOUNG BANKER'S FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND EXTRAORDINARY FALL OF THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL LENDING BOOM by S. C. Gwynne (Weidenfeld & Nicolson: $16.95; 182 pp.)
- Closing the Books on 1986
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 6 : Did the CIA Need an OK in Writing?
- Vodka, Drugs Seen Fueling Soviet Riot
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 5 : Reagan Called Ollie North 'My Marine'
- Brochures Tell About Tempting '87 Destinations
- The Nation : Philadelphia Bars Hirings
- Soviets Help U.S. TV to Air Sakharov Views
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Fifth Time the Charm
- Ammunition Blows Up in Tehran Accident
- Known for Her Poster Art Serigraphs : Artist Chronicles 'Extravaganzas of Our Lives'
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 7 : Iran Gets Its Missiles, the Contras Get Guns
- ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : GROWTH : Struggle Over Development Tops Agenda
- Automated Highways May Solve Future Traffic Jams
- Developments in Brief : Low-Dose Rabies Vaccine Developed
- Just Plane Fun on Kite Hill
- On-Time Justice Is Judge's Policy : 'Maximum Marion' Given Credit for Most Productive Courtroom
- Gator Bowl : Stanford's Rally Falls Short of Clemson, 27-21
- Gibbs Fines Manley $1,000, but He'll Play Against Rams
- KALMAN: "DIE CSARDSDFUERSTIN." Milena Rudiferia, Elisabeth Kales,...
- STAGE '86 : TROUBLED WATERS : Unprofitable Shows, but Still There's a Payoff
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87
- '86 Economy Was Sunny, but With Some Clouds
- 15-Year Loans on Upswing : Shorter Home Payoff Time Proves Attractive
- Power Struggle: THE HUNDRED-YEAR WAR OVER ELECTRICITY by Richard Rudolph and Scott Ridley (Harper & Row: $19.95; 305 pp.)
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : Staff for The Iran Deception Special Report
- Colombia Suffers a Narcotics Overdose
- Man Stabbed in Car-Theft Attempt
- 4 Unhurt in $175,000 Studio City House Fire
- Developments in Brief : Genetic Link to MS Found in Canada
- The United States defeated Czechoslovakia, 8-2, in...
- Miami coach Jimmy Johnson, whose football team...
- Keenan Goes to the Line to Help Westlake Defeat San Fernando
- Center Darryl Dawkins, who missed the New...
- Tennis : Here's the Best, and the Worst, for the Sport in a Very Confusing 1986
- YEAR IN REVIEW : 1986 : Deaths of Bias, Rogers Overshadow Sport Achievements
- Community College Basketball : Olivares Paces Cypress
- YEAR OF THE CELEBRITY
- LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits
- FRIGHT NIGHTS
- Fragrant Float
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Menu Eclecticism
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Defense
- NONFICTION : ENEMY IN THE PROMISED LAND: AN EGYPTIAN WOMAN'S JOURNEY INTO ISRAEL by Sana Hasan (Pantheon: $18.95; 324 pp.).
- Bourbon Balls Are From Mom
- Count Blessings After Holidays
- NONFICTION : THE MANLY ART: BARE-KNUCKLE PRIZE FIGHTING IN AMERICA by Elliott J. Gorn (Cornell University: $24.95; 316 pp.).
- L. A. Schools Place Fee on Construction : Levy on Homes, Other Developments to Help Pay for Classrooms
- Outlaws (CBS Sunday at 9 p.m.), a...
- $200-Million Project Planned to Rid It of Pollution : India to Cleanse Its Holy River--the 1,500-Mile-Long Ganges
- The Iran Deception: Reagan's Greatest Crisis
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 3 : Enough to Make a Middleman Smile
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 1 : 'Come See! Come See! They're Taking Mr. Buckley!'
- BOWL GAMES--Who would have predicted that the...
- When Oklahoma Woman Turned Bank Into a Home, She Got a Lot for Her Money
- Democrats Must Preach the Positive
- Two Chinese Held as Spies for South Korea
- Burbank Expected to Pay $3.8 Million in Suit on Rock Ban
- A CATHOLIC EDUCATION
- A Virginia Tech Tackle, Barred From Bowl, Admits Steroid Use
- IT WAS 'BU WHO?' : Aztecs Saw Their Hopes of 'Big Time' Go Awry
- It's Ugly, but Bruins Beat 49ers : Richardson Takes His Best Shot, Makes It for a 67-65 Victory
- Even Soviets Not Certain They Can Keep Sabonis From NBA After Olympics
- OPERATION FAREWELL : DR. J : Julius Erving Is Making Last Scheduled Stop Here Against Lakers Tonight
- MUSIC/DANCE '87 : THE BECKMESSER AWARDS OF 1986
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Fashion to Flatter
- Left Out in the Rain by Gary Snyder (North Point: $14.95; 212 pp.)
- Family Treason: THE WALKER SPY CASE by Jack Kneece (Stein & Day: $17.95; 240 pp.)
- FICTION : HOLLYWOOD HUSBANDS by Jackie Collins (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 543 pp.).
- Residents 'Pillaging and Sacking San Juan County for 100 Years' : Pothunters Resent Enforcement of Federal Law
- Crowd Forms in Cerritos for Soon-Vacant Council Seats
- Delaware History Lives On in Its Corners and Crossroads
- May a Lamp Brighten Your Days
- Digging for Indian Pots : Brazen Thieves Plunder History With a Shovel
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Reflections of Vietnam
- Fakes, Technology Are Weapons in Pottery War
- History by the Decades: America's Pop Nostalgia
- Frantic Grab at Loopholes Rings Out Old Tax Year
- Drug Tests : Schools' Call for 'Volunteers' Is Not the Answer to the Problem
- Clawing From the Depths of a Drug Pit
- Girls' Roundup : Mater Dei Hangs On for Victory
- Boys' Roundup : University Keeps It Close for 3 Quarters, but El Toro Still Wins
- Kings Get Tough, Beat Bruins, 2-1
- POP MUSIC '86 : THE OLD GUARD ROCKS ON
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Higher Gas Prices
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Housing Construction
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Food Services
- NONFICTION : PEOPLE OF CHACO, A CANYON AND ITS CULTURE by Kendrick Frazier (Norton: $19.95; 224 pp.).
- Market Street: A CHINESE WOMAN IN HARBIN by Xiao Hong; translated by Howard Goldblatt (University of Washington: $14.95; 152 pp.) : Love Must Not Be Forgotten by Zhang Jie; translated by Gladys Yang and others (China Books & Periodicals: $16.95; 207 pp.)
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 2 : Mocking Reagan's Pledges of Strength
- For Harbor City Hostel, It's Time for Traveling On to Angels Gate
- Year-End Update: Revisiting Scenes and People From 1986 View Stories : Well, What's in a Name, Anyway?
- Sewage Sleuths : Small Army of Researchers Follows Pollutants to Ocean, Monitors Their Effects
- Developments in Brief : Ruptured Appendix May Cause Infertility
- Ex-Dentist Accused in Murder Case a Success Story Gone Wrong
- Requires Disclosure of Condition : New Home Sales Law Could Trip Up Owners
- Inspired Rise of the Aztecs
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : High-Technology
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Banking
- Passage Through Armageddon by W. Bruce Lincoln (Simon & Schuster: $22.95; 637 pp., illustrated).
- Immunity Can Work if Used With Care
- Congress Must Go Slow on Immunity : Committees Can Do Their Work, but Let Walsh Also Do His
- 2 Men Control House Fire With Garden Hoses
- Eight Men Arrested in Breakup of Southland Bookmaking Operation
- 350 Mourners Attend Funeral of Slain Girl, 7
- Chula Vista Motorist Dies in Colorado Crash
- The Three-Point Shot Debate : SHOOT IT: NCAA'S Long-Shot Gets Rid of Some Push 'n Shove, and Brings Back Some of the Skill
- JIM HARBAUGH : Quarterback's Relationship With His Coach Goes Back to When He Was a Cocky 9-Year-Old
- Maryland Wins Delayed Opener, 76-58 : Lewis Scores 23 Points to Make Wade's College Debut a Success
- USD Enjoys an Easy Time for a Change, 87-60
- ORANGE COUNTY 1986 YEAR IN REVIEW : BITTERSWEET MEMORIES : 2 Outstanding Rookie Debuts Dulled by Teams That Fizzled
- LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits
- THE CRITICS' TOP 10s
- FICTION : RAINBOW DRIVE by Roderick Thorp (Summit: $18.95; 394 pp.).
- Land Purchased for Trade Zone
- A Constitutional Documentary
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 8 : 'America Cannot Do a Damn Thing'
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 11 : Reagan Finally Got the Message
- Man Serves Time, but Was He Guilty? : Murder Case Dropped After 15 Years
- Shanghai Calm in Wake of Student Turbulence
- N.Y. Rally Marred by Hecklers in Tense Standoff : 5,000 March to Protest Racial Attack
- Prophets and Politics: When True Belief Differs From Belief in Truth
- Man Killed in Collision With Officer's Van
- Temporary Paradise : 50 Proud Fools Aren't Kidding About Nonsense
- Redskins Aren't Nearly as Long, Sharp of Tooth
- AFC WILD-CARD GAME : Chiefs, Jets Hope That Lightning Can Strike Again
- HIGH SCHOOLS : Watts Waiting, Healing For Track Season
- USC Erases 19-Point Deficit, Wins in Overtime
- SCREENWRITERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE
- FANCY FOOD
- The Sale of Celtic Stock Raises Some NBA Salary Cap Questions
- GRIN AND BARE IT
- Britain Becomes Japan's Favored Outpost in Europe
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Deferring Taxes
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Agriculture
- NONFICTION : HEROES AND VILLAINS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BEACH BOYS by Steven Gaines (New American Library: $17.95; 374 pp., black-and-white photographs).
- Mission Viejo Co. Project Stalled by Legal Dispute
- Compton Teacher Held in Slaying of Ex-Wife
- Ancient Rocks Reveal New Data to Scientists on Cycles of Sunspots
- Has Card, Won't Travel : After Playing Way Onto PGA Tour, Lehmann Can Stay in U.S.
- TENNIS' ADAMS FAMILY : A Southland Teen-Ager Attempts to Follow the Road to Athletic Stardom His Father Has Plotted
- THE CRITICS' TOP 10s
- Huston, Samuelson Lead Chapman
- JAZZ '86 : RENAISSANCE TIME : A Year of Breaking Down the Dikes : GOLDEN FEATHERS
- NO ONE IS UP FOR A DOWNER
- Light Fare Will Reign Supreme in 1987 Cuisine
- Singapore Moves to Reclaim Its History
- Muslim Disorders in Egypt End
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Major Bowl Games Have No Plans to Eliminate Conference Ties
- Davis Cup : Cash Beats Pernfors to Give Australia Its 26th Title
- Lazers Try to End Tailspin Against Sting
- LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits
- ON THE RECORD '86 : THE BEST OF THE CD CROP
- WANG CHUNG: NO CHINESE CONNECTION
- MUSICAL 'TIME MACHINE'
- SKETCHBOOKS: PICASSO POWER
- THE VCR-ING OF AMERICA : Videocassettes Have Fast-Forwarded Into Our Lives
- USC's Emanuel Can't Sidestep Criticism : Tailback Has Missed 3 Games With 'Sprained Toe' and Hasn't Heard End of It
- Orange Tournament : Aqueveque's Free Throws Give Foothill Upset Over Dominguez
- Eiland Leads Irvine to a 78-55 Victory
- Hooligans Disrupt Italian Soccer Matches as Country Awaits the 1990 World Cup
- This Boat Goes From French Kiss to French K
- LOTS OF LEFTOVERS : 1986: Year of the Search for Divine Heavenly Grits
- Appetizers Usher In the New Year : Simple-to-Prepare Tidbits Made in Microwave Oven
- San Diego Approves $115-Million Center : Mixed-Use Complex Will Occupy City Block in Downtown Redevelopment Area
- Volunteers Move Facility to Angels Gate : South Bay Hostel Travels to Park in San Pedro
- Probe Begins in Collision of Small Planes
- The State : San Francisco Considers Olympics Bid
- Two Boys Killed in Fire as Father Leaps to Safety
- He'd like to give an enlightening definition of : the concept of leisure, but he's too busy dining
- Apartment Building in Crossfire of 2 Cities' Rent Control Border War
- The Society on Trial: Has Mafia's Time Past?
- FLORA OF THE VALLEY : Tumbleweed
- San Francisco Hotel Has Suite Deal for $20,000
- WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS : SIMI VALLEY GIRLS TOURNAMENT
- San Diego High School Basketball : Morse Defeats Mira Mesa, 60-54, in Kiwanis Unlimited Title Game
- Late Cleveland Rally Beats Calabasas, 65-63
- DON'T TOUCH THE DOG!
- Morris and Steinbrenner: A Radically Altered Baseball Climate : Yankee Boss, the Scrooge of '86, Brings to Mind the Question: Just What Is It the Owners Are Trying to Win?
- IMPORT-BALLET BOOM, LOCAL DANCE CRISIS
- FICTION : POTBOILERS: THREE BLACK COMEDIES by Charles Marowitz (Marion Boyars: $11.95, paperback; 256 pp.).
- Animal House : Stuffed-Toy Collector Poses for Family Photo With Cast of a Thousand
- Minicomputer Helps Dentists Create Porcelain Fillings
- The Iran Deception : REAGAN'S GREATEST CRISIS : CHAPTER 4 : Threat of a Communist Iran Was the Stick
- Drivers' Habits Change; Nearly Half Buckle Up : California Seat-Belt Law Begins to Click
- Ribbon Round the World : Voyager: The Next Step for Humankind
- Developments in Brief : Second Stranding of Pilot Whales Off Cape Cod May Hold Key to Behavior
- California's War Against Marijuana Growers Puts Crimp in Supply on Streets
- M. C. Husted; Who Created, Portrayed Betty Crocker, at 94
- Aloha Bowl : Arizona's 30-21 Win Ends 65 Years of Futility
- UC Irvine Opens Anteater Tournament Against Eastern Washington at Long Beach
- New York City Marathoners Finished What They Started
- Rams, Redskins: Wild Cards Unfold : Both Teams Holding Similar Hands and Hopes Today
- A RICH STORY
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Oil Services
- NATION
- A Look at 1986, and the Climate for '87 : Tourism
- Greenhouses Replace Man With the Hoe
- Standby Rates at N.Y. Hotel
- What to Do If You Miss a Flight or Lose a Ticket
- Critics' Choice 1986 : The best books of 1986? The Times asked its regular book reviewers to choose one or two titles each to carry away into 1987. Here are the results.
- THE FINANCING OF TERROR by James Adams (Simon & Schuster: $18.95; 265 pp.)
- Farm Would Reap Electricity From Wind : Tehachapi Firm Hopes to Harvest Energy on Rangeland at Gorman
- Pulitzer Winner Was 94 : Dumas Malone, Noted for Jefferson Biography, Dies
- Motorist on Topanga Canyon Blvd. Shot
- ORANGE COUNTY '87: a Look Ahead : POLITICS : Bitter Race Expected for State Senate Seat
- NFL Notes : Some Progress Is Reported for Black Officials
- Waves Do a Turnabout, Rout Columbia : Middlebooks and Howard Lead Way in 91-67 Win Over Lions
- NBA Roundup : Knicks Find Hubie Brown Was Right, Beat Bucks for Third Win in Row
- WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS : PALISADES BOYS TOURNAMENT
- Zungul Takes Care of Sockers in 2nd Overtime
- Ross' 30 Trigger Aztec Win : Freshman Reaches His Career-High in SDSU's Victory
- Redskin Kicker Max Zendejas Says Teammates Know How to Hurt Guy
- Trojan Women Beat North Carolina, 79-72
- BOWLED OVER
- College Basketball Roundup : Freshman Chapman Leads Kentucky Rout at Louisville, 85-51
- DAVIDOVSKY: "SCENES FROM SHIR HA-SHIRIM." Phyllis Bryn-Julson,...
- MOZART: "LE NOZZE DI FIGARO." Lucia Popp,...
- VIEWPOINTS : 1987: Looking Ahead to a Year of Big Changes : Leisure Less Leisurely
- Minding Manners Abroad : A Finishing Touch for Businessmen in Spain
- PUBIS ANGELICAL by Manuel Puig; translated from the Spanish by Elena Brunet (Vintage: $6.95, paperback; 250 pp.)
- Law Firm Signs Office Lease for 15-Year Term
- Canadian Office to Relocate to California Plaza