- ESTANCIA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Edison Wins Defensive Struggle to Earn Title
- Putting the Wild in Wild-Card Games : NFC playoffs: The Rams never do things the easy way and the Eagles, with Randall Cunningham on the move, figure to take it down to the wire today.
- BETTING WITH BOB
- But It Was a Banner Year for Folly and Nuttiness
- Lei-Away Plan
- Accent Is on Specialty Stores in Ft. Lauderdale
- Nation IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Coast Guard Aids Sinking Freighter
- Legislators' Challenge: Keep Compromises Coming
- '89 Encores : On this last day of the year, and of the 1980s, the View staff pays a return visit to some of the people who made news in 1989. : A Better Hand
- Breaking into the '90s. A New World in Time. Walls fall, debts rise, politicians thrive, environments suffer-a look over the shoulder and over the horizon. : Entering Another Year--and Still No Recession
- A 1989 RETROSPECTIVE : STAR CHAMBER
- Commentary of '89 : Jere Witter on the Death of a Man
- Brad Parton: Mayor in the Middle of a Church-State Debate
- No. 12 Rebels Hunt Down Razorbacks
- Calcavecchia Shoots 67 to Take Control in Arizona; Walker Is Six Strokes Back
- One Thing Billy Martin Didn't Manage Very Well Was His Life
- Loyola Faces Year's Toughest Road Trip : College basketball: This week the Lions travel East for three games, two against highly regarded opponents. The trip should show whether Coach Paul Westhead's high-scoring team belongs in the nation's Top 25.
- BREA-OLINDA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Walker Sets Another Record, Leads Brea to Another Title
- Hackett Gets Pitt Job and First Win : Bowl game: New coach watches quarterback rally Panthers to victory over Texas A&M;, 31-28.
- CSUN Lineup Changes Fail to Produce Victory
- ROSE BOWL NOTEBOOK : She Ran for Court, Put Running on Hold
- Zap! Into the Nineties : STATE OF THE ART FOR FILMS
- David Benoit: Straight Ahead to the Top of the Jazz Charts
- Taking Turns Just for Laughs : In three new films, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Paul Newman find comedy is no stretch at all : COMMENTARY
- In a forest of tangled trees on a long peninsula by the sea, a visionary named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis spent nearly half a century building his own Camelot of brick, stone and eccentric dreams : Welsh Fantasy
- Father Bede Reynolds Dies; Oilman Became Priest, Teacher and Author
- R.S.V.P. : Everything's Coming Up Roses for USC Fans
- Park Service Says Squatters Have No Right to Swamp, Targets Camps for Demolition
- Some Missing Names
- Owner of Landmark Grocery Store Dies
- A 1989 RETROSPECTIVE : QUAKE AFTERSHOCKS
- In sports: The biggest football weekend of...
- Zap! Rock 'n' Roll 'n' Lasers
- A CORPORATE CHRONOLOGY FOR ORANGE COUNTY IN THE 1980S
- Swiss Pledge Romania Aid
- Thunderball (ABC Sunday at 8:30 p.m.), the...
- Israeli Police Attack Peace March : Middle East: Crowd was trying to form human chain for peace around wall of Old City. At least 50 were injured and another 50 arrested.
- '89 Encores : On this last day of the year, and of the 1980s, the View staff pays a return visit to some of the people who made news in 1989. : A Poetic Symmetry
- California IN BRIEF : ALAMEDA : Naval Air Station Back in Business
- To See the Unseen, to Help Humans Being
- Moratorium on New Hotels Extended
- Now Things Get Tougher for Trojans : Basketball: USC beats Northern Arizona, 99-72, and prepares for UCLA, Notre Dame and Arizona.
- Bryan 3rd in Fiesta Bowl Tennis
- Gathers Gets 22 in Return for Loyola
- NHL ROUNDUP : Islanders Miss Chance for a Coming-Out Party
- Tunch Can Lunch in the Open Now
- Ainge, a Star in Boston, Is a King in Sacramento
- Ticket Sales Slow for First Copper Bowl
- Diving Into the Meat and Potatoes : MOCA's permanent collection provides a look at the attempt to build a Postmodern Museum of Contemporary Art : COMMENTARY
- For These Projects, Take the Launch Dates With a Grain of Salt
- ON THE RECORD
- Viewpoints : The Economic Outlook for 1990
- INDIAN GIVERS How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World <i> by Jack Weatherford (Fawcett/Columbine: $8.95) </i>
- The Year Is New, So Let's Hope, Dream, Be Happy
- Nation IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Day-Cruise Casino Gamblers Stranded
- 5 in Race for South Coast Air Quality Board
- Examples of 'Hard-Luck' Stories That Qualified for Drought Payments
- California IN BRIEF : YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK : High Winds Force Brief Evacuation
- Students Share Their Music With Shut-Ins : Community Service: Group of Westlake and Harvard students learn by bringing cheer to others.
- Reformers Taking a New Look at 20-Year-Old Idea: Year-Round Schools : Education: It eases overcrowding and is cost-efficient. Lack of air conditioning and conflict with some extracurricular activities limit its spread.
- North Dakota Reaps Benefits of Massive Federal Drought-Relief Program
- Huntington Beach Woman Fights Off Would-Be Rapist in Her Apartment
- Man Stabbed to Death in Gang Fight
- The Wary Capitalist : Media: Hot air balloons and a Moroccan bash made Malcolm Forbes a celebrity. Supreme caution left him a bit player as others built empires.
- FICTION
- Closing a Decade of Design: Some Hits and Misses
- TAKE TIME FOR PARADISE <i> by A. Bartlett Giamatti (Summit Books: $16.95; 109 pp.) </i>
- "California Painters: New Work" (Chronicle Books: $40, cloth; $29.95, paper).
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEBRASKA : Waste Dump Plans Divide Community
- Generations of American Gothics : THE NEUMILLER STORIES <i> by Larry Woiwode</i> m <i> (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $17.95; 289 pp.) </i>
- No Sour Notes Are Heard in Memphis, Where W. C. Handy Gave Birth to the Beale Street Blues
- Deukmejian ZIP Code Helps Job-Seekers : Politics: Living in the governor's home area is a definite asset when it comes to getting named to a California panel or commission, a review of gubernatorial appointees indicates.
- Northwest Flight, Target of Bomb Threat, Lands Uneventfully in Detroit : Terrorism: The jetliner arrives from Paris with 22 passengers. Airline takes heavy security precautions to ensure safety.
- Leaders' Sons Work to Mold New Romania
- Lesson of Poll Guards Must Not Be Obscured
- Commentary : San Diego Looks Good, From L.A. : Life Style: A former San Diegan tells what he misses about the city, and a few surprisingly pleasant things he has found in Los Angeles.
- AA Members to Offer Sober Socializing
- La Jolla
- Gee, It Seemed Like Such a Good Idea at the Time
- Bo's Bowl Victory Could Give Him a National Title
- At Michael's, He's Making a Wine List and Checking It Twice
- The Idea Behind Granny as Gobbler
- BOBBY BROWN "Dance!...Ya Know It!" MCA. *** JODY WATLEY "You Wanna Dance With Me?" MCA. ***: <i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i>
- HOPES AND IMPEDIMENTS <i> by Chinua Achebe (Doubleday: $17.95; 186 pp.) </i>
- '89 Encores : On this last day of the year, and of the 1980s, the View staff pays a return visit to some of the people who made news in 1989. : A Point of Departure
- Freeloading Ducks Put Store Owner in Fowl Mood
- FBI Probes Threat Against Judge in Detroit
- New Year Rings In Stiffer Drunk Law
- An Organic Theory of Composting
- Breaking into the '90s. A New World in Time. Walls fall, debts rise, politicians thrive, environments suffer-a look over the shoulder and over the horizon. : What I Did in the '80s
- Father, Son Awake to Fire That Swiftly Makes Them Homeless
- The '80s : Retrospective: A decade ago, the Valley was suburban and monolithic. Now it has urban problems, more high-rises and more minorities.
- Changes, Cutbacks Allow San Pedro Hospital to Cut Its Deficit : Medicine: 'Turnaround has come,' president asserts. Critics say the worst of the fiscal crisis may be over.
- SAN DIEGO COUNTY YEAR IN REVIEW
- Pepperdine Rolls to Victory Over Northeastern
- Sockers Have Their Doubts After Loss
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- WAGNER: "TANNHAUSER." Cheryl Studer, Agnes Baltsa, Placido Domingo, Andreas Schmidt, Matti Salminen; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli. Deutsche Grammophon 427 625-2 (three compact discs).
- Getting Your Irish Up on the Stage : In 'Bein' With Behan,' Michael Kavanagh pays glad tribute to a fellow Dubliner
- Paul ("Crocodile Dundee") Hogan is fast becoming...
- The Rehabilitation of Eugene Fodor : After a bout with drugs and a trespassing arrest, the 'Cowboy Violinist' regains control of his life and continues his concert career
- LEGAL BRIEFS A Lawyer's Quotation Book <i> edited by James Charlton (McGraw-Hill: $8.95,illustrated)</i> : THE OXFORD BOOK OF LEGAL ANECDOTES <i> edited by Michael Gilbert (Oxford University Press: $9.95) </i>
- Among the Homeless
- Population Control
- Immigrants
- Car-Pool Lanes
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- The Victims of Police Pursuits
- Sen. Alan Cranston's Stopover at Adams Elementary School
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- San Juan's Parking Fees for Amtrak Riders
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- Abandoned Infants
- 'Truck Crash Prompts Call for Inspections'
- Right-Wing Politics in Orange County
- The Environment
- Addict's Reunion With Her Children
- Gun Control
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- How to Treat--and Not Treat--Your Dog
- Postal Report Untold
- Carrier Thanks
- Rights Ordinance
- Boat-Slip Rent Hike
- Farm Aid Program of '88: 'Drought' Payments Even in Wet Areas : Study: America's 1988 drought captured attention everywhere, but especially in Washington where politicians pushed through the largest disaster-relief measure in U.S. history. The Associated Press tracked where the $3.9 billion went.
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- Plant Conservatories Sprouting Up Across the...
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- Addict's Reunion With Her Children
- B-2 Bomber
- College Years
- Atheist Viewpoint
- Palmdale Airport
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- A Witty 'Devil'
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- Assault Rifles
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- San Juan's Parking Fees for Amtrak Riders
- 'Hazardous Lottery' at Superior Court
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- Recycled Paper
- Greenhouse Wish
- Term Limits for Elected Officials
- THE '80s A DECADE REVISITED :...
- Adoptive Parents
- What This County Needs: Art With...
- Searching Home 'Was a Screw-up,' President Admits : Panama: But Bush is unrepentant. He cites weapons found in Nicaraguan envoy's residence. Ortega's expulsions are called an 'overreaction.'
- Drivers Face Higher Smog Repair Costs
- MIKI HOWARD "Miki Howard." Atlantic ** 1/2: <i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i>
- Epithets, Voodoo Reports Help U.S. Demean Noriega : NEWS ANALYSIS
- NFL Draft Could Be a Baby Brigade
- For the Record - Dec. 31, 1989
- Apartheid Splits Afrikaner Parents, Activist Daughter
- Economic Indicator: The government said Friday that...
- World IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : Candidate Tells of Threat on Her Life
- New Regime Revokes Ceausescu Policies : Recovery: One-party rule will be abolished, and the economy will be based on 'profitability.'
- U.N. Assembly Condemns U.S. Invasion
- U.S. Will Send Senior Officials to Assess Reconstruction Needs : Support: The high-level mission will be a visible sign of Washington's concern for rebuilding. It will also demonstrate backing for Panama's new president.
- Colombian Drug Lord Arrested
- Migrants Seek Aid After Cold Destroys Crops : Florida: Thousands of farm workers petition for government help. Officials say there are jobs in citrus fields 200 miles away.
- 'A World of Harmony': Rose Parade Countdown
- State Flooded With Pierside Project Criticism : Development: The Lands Commission gets calls and letters from those opposing any new buildings on the beach at Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
- Residents Given Buckets for Recycling Program
- Lung Assn. Honors Top Volunteer
- HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : EAGLE ROCK TOURNAMENT
- Merrill Lynch Is Top Corporate Underwriter: Merrill...
- Ceausescu Bunker: Hub of Dreaded Securitate : Romania: The stronghold was where the dictator's crack force was prepared to make its last stand.
- FREEDOM BOWL RECORDS
- Copter Crashes in Rental Car Lot; 4 Hurt
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Landowner Opposes Office Plaza Project
- Two Suspected Bandits Slain by Border Patrol : Shooting: Authorities say a group of suspected thieves surrounded the officers, possibly mistaking them for potential victims in the darkness.
- Owners Treat Cemetery as a Monument to the Past
- Recycling Gives Christmas Trees a Second Chance
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : North Carolina Falls to Colorado State
- Don't Slight Rams and Everett
- Group Completes Acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines
- Group Works to Regulate Whale Watching
- DEA Rejects Petition to Allow Doctors to Prescribe Marijuana
- Sand Castle Exhibit in Arcadia
- Romania Had Its Rebirth in a Television Studio : Rebellion: Place where rebel leaders announced that Ceausescu had fled stands as symbol of medium's power.
- Plan to Tax Recreation Equipment Is Dropped : Budget: Aides conclude it would violate Bush's no-new-tax pledge. Consumer and industry groups had opposed move.
- Encinitas Man Claims $10.2-Million Lottery Prize
- Unidentified Woman Falls to Death off La Jolla Cliff
- Vons Market Shuts Doors After 34 Years
- Palmdale District to Open 2 New Schools on Tuesday
- Coalition Seeks 5-Cent Tax on Alcohol Drinks
- PLACENTIA : Second Trolley Might Be Added
- Man Gets 15 Years to Life in Prison For Killing Roommate
- ORANGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Mater Dei Makes Quick Work of Saddleback in 62-40 Victory
- Fullerton Gets Well by Downing Middle Tennessee State, 77-69
- KATELLA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Millikan Edges Western to Win Title
- VENTURA TOURNAMENT : Camarillo Takes Its Time En Route to 48-38 Victory
- Bruins Find the Range Quickly in 115-66 Win
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : STOCKS : Dow Rises 20.90 to 2,753.20, Ending Year Up 27%
- Prayers Were Said, Cars Were Washed--and Snow Finally Arrived
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : No Word on Progress in Coal Mine Strike
- Gardening : January Is Preferred Rose-Pruning Month
- U.S. Teacher Was Seized, Executed by Panama Army
- Panel to Study Mercury Threat to Florida Wildlife, Rural Areas
- Police Arrest 2 Suspects After Stolen-Car Chase
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Contestants Sought for City Pageant
- DANA POINT : Park District Plans Community Garden
- Fight Brews Over Road Extension in Cheeseboro Canyon : Parkland: Housing development proposal requires extension of Thousand Oaks Boulevard to the boundary of National Park Service's canyon property.
- Robbing Peter . . .
- When the first annual Police and Fire...
- Officer's Ride on Wild Side Nets His Man : Arrest: When a motorcyclist tried to flee from police, he didn't count on Officer Rick Wagner hopping on the back of the cycle.
- BREA-OLINDA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Stewart Gives Brea a Return to the Final
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Cal Lutheran Loses 13th in a Row as Graham Scores 29 for Stanislaus
- Comaneci Says She Was Target of Ceausescu
- CLU Hires Slimak as Baseball Coach
- Billy Crystal to Host '90 Oscar Telecast
- X Marked L.A. as the Hot Spot
- Furrier Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
- Horace Lee Kalik, 69; L.A. Philanthropist
- COLUMN ONE : Trading in Fraud and Despair : Food stamps have become the currency of the street, fueling a vast illegal market in drugs, guns and cash.
- Keeping a Record of Home Items, Artwork
- Can't Trace Leak in Rep. Gray Case, Thornburgh Says
- Flight Plan for Friendlier Skies : New Fullerton Airport Chief Steers for Harmony in Air, on Ground
- HART SOCCER TOURNAMENT : Olivares, San Fernando Hold On to Win Title
- At 82, He Spreads the Word on Wheels
- No local survey on the question exists,...
- Keating Brother Dropped From Suit: Federal attorneys...
- Disability Recipients Can Earn More Starting Jan. 1
- California IN BRIEF : SOUTH LAKE TAHOE : Forest Fire Smoke Affected Lake Tahoe
- California IN BRIEF : SAN RAFAEL : Wright Backers Criticize Jail Plan
- Man Accused of Using Mirror to Harass Pilots
- Man Picks Bad Time to Try Gun
- 2 Shelters for the Homeless to Stay Open on Holiday Weekend
- Pepperdine Falls to Boston University
- TV Catches Pep Talk as Holtz Rips Colorado
- ROSE BOWL NOTEBOOK : If USC Can't Tripp Him, It Must Find a Way to Stop Welborne
- USC Women Lose Consolation Game
- 'I'm Not Going to Say Goodby,' Pauley Says in 'Today' Exit : Television: The popular morning show co-anchor leaves the show after 13 years, with warm words from Gumbel, Scott, Ulene, Norville and Brokaw.
- Survey Cites Four California Banks With Possibly Risky Realty Loans
- Judge Dismisses American Continental Claims: A federal...
- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO CITY : Jailed Drug Lord's Relative Arrested
- Nation IN BRIEF : HAWAII : Sinking Freighter Gets 3 More Pumps
- Israeli Bank Places $1-Billion Cost on Palestinian Uprising
- Sheldon Calls D.C. Parley on Gays : Morality: Anaheim minister is moving his battle against homosexuals to a national arena with a discussion of "reparative therapy" in Washington.
- Back to Normal: Penn State Wins Wild One : Holiday Bowl: Reviving the game's strange and high-scoring tradition, the Nittany Lions use an opportunistic defense to put away Ty Detmer and BYU, 50-39.
- NBA ROUNDUP : Portland Saves Trip, Wins in 3 Overtimes
- Trojans' Block of Gibraltar : Rose Bowl: Steady, hard-hitting fullback Leroy Holt is USC's spiritual leader on and off the field.
- Two pro basketball fans were shot after...
- Conklin Discovered Offense Was Harder to Stop Than Learn
- PACIFICA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Whitlock Hits for 40 Points to Lead Loara to Championship
- Regrouping After the Boom
- Rap's Rise Parallels History of Early Rock
- Soviets Help Iran's Mining
- Baker Comment on Backing Soviets Now Called 'Hypothetical'
- North Saluted as Narrator of 'Peter, Wolf'
- Visitors to Outnumber Irish
- Vatican Criticizes U.S., Is Prodding Noriega to Leave : Panama: American troops harass its embassy, the church complains. It calls the situation 'a serious matter.'
- New Geraniums Become Top Sellers
- Soviet Party Leaders to Campaign Among Restive Lithuanians : Dissent: Gorbachev and others from Moscow hope to talk with most of the 200,000 Communists in the Baltic republic to dissuade them from breaking away.
- 3 Killed in Reunion Fire
- Stop the World! I Want to Think! : TV News: If the '80s retrospectives take your breath away, stay tuned--for the milennium.
- Guard Accidentally Fires Gun, Kills Dispatcher
- 19 Residents Appointed to City Commissions
- Loan Sought to Preserve Prime Land for Park
- Panama Letters
- Part of Harbor Freeway to Be Closed for Repairs
- The '80s: It Worked Out Fine : New Year's: The last workday of the decade was an off-day for many, a recuperation day for some and a mad dash to close out business for others.
- NHL ROUNDUP : Janney Lifts Bruins Past Sabres
- Detmer Has the Big Numbers but Can't Revive the Success
- Thomas Runs Penn State Show : MVP: Blair Thomas makes the most of his big chance in a bowl game, and gives his defense time to breath, by rushing for 186 yards on 35 carries.
- His Bark May Be Worse Than Oilers' Bite : Pro football: Houston's Glanville has been accused of coaching his players to hit opponents late. The NFL hasn't seen it that way.
- IRS Puts Liens on Martin's Estate, Says He Owes $86,137 in Back Taxes
- Eclectic Zapp and Lindley to Ring in New Year in O.C.
- Pop Music in San Diego Rode a Wave of Sameness During Decade
- Syrian Bid for N. Korea Arms Aid Reported
- World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : 20,000 at Mines Strike for More Pay
- Ortega to Expel Americans Over Envoy Incident
- Court Says Taiwan Can Be Liable in U.S. Killing
- Trotsky--a 'Traitor' Redeemed : Soviet Union: At last, history's due is given to Stalin's nemesis, a non-person for 60 years.
- Escondido School District Asks Superintendent to Step Down
- Japanese: Potential Force in Racing
- ESTANCIA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : With Pressure on, Mission Viejo Rolls to Victory
- 'This Is My Sidekick . . .'
- Public Enemy Lyrics Rekindle Controversy
- Big Names Flop With Christmas Buyers : Retailing: The Trump game and Pee-Wee clothes are among the retail sales bombs this holiday season.
- Willis Carson, Ex-Real Estate Panel Chief, Dies
- Nordhoff Peak Is Challenge
- Indian Returns Mencken Award
- Nation IN BRIEF : OKLAHOMA : Charges Dismissed in 3 Artillery Deaths
- Stroke Kills Bush In-Law
- Big Disneyland Party May Lure More Tourists
- FREEDOM REVIEW
- ARCHITECTURE REVIEW : San Diego Nearing the 1990s With a Potential for Great Things
- Report on Dam Repairs Not Needed, Official Says
- PLAYING LOTTO 6/49