- Apple Net Jumps 134% to $131.8 Million
- U.S. Trade Gap Is at Narrowest Point Since Late in 1983
- Merger Announced: The Irvine-based law firm of...
- Diamond Bar : Werner Chosen as Mayor
- Venice : Anti-Gang March Planned
- Pasadena Orders Housing Project Probe : Discrimination: City staff will try to obtain documents related to racial bias allegations made by tenants of the low-income King's Villages.
- House Democrats Propose Sharp Cutbacks in Defense : Budget: Leaders call for reducing spending by 25% over 5 years. Plan would allocate $251 billion to deficit reduction and new domestic programs.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Marla Fears for Friends' Privacy
- Will Free U.S. Hostage, Lebanon Militants Say : Mideast: A pro-Iranian faction signals a possible breakthrough. U.S. diplomat is asked to 'coordinate.'
- What Is Considered 'Fair' Markup?
- LOCAL : 3 Arrested in Cocaine Sting
- PAGEANTS STRAWBERRY BLOND : A Wholesome Majesty : College Sophomore Says Her Values Jibe With Her Reign as Festival Queen
- Conditions Put on Development of Marineland Site
- 'This is our life and soul' : Hare Krishnas Find Friends in Neighbors : Sect: The Laguna Beach temple may be forced to close by a multimillion-dollar judgment against the national branch. Residents who once opposed the devotees now offer their support.
- Badminton Champ Is Tough Bird
- Countywide : Earth Day Speaker Critical of Spraying
- FULLERTON : City Considers Drive to Finance Stadiums
- Bank Sues Ely, Wife for Unpaid Bills, Loan : Trustee: The lawsuit is seeking more than $12,500 allegedly owed on credit cards and $4,000 on a cash reserve account.
- Rose Guilty Plea Expected on Tax Charges
- PREP ROUNDUP : La Quinta Wins Volleyball Match, Remains on Top in Garden Grove
- Weight-Loss Diets Believed Harmful : Nutrition: The industry is unregulated and untamed, critics say. Liquid formulas, especially, are cited as culprits, but they have their defenders.
- Council Expects Fast Resolution on Shopping Center
- Long Beach : Fate of Landmark Clinic to Be Discussed at Meeting
- New Home Puts on Its Face at the Last Minute
- FISHING NOTES : State Gill Net Testing Could Help Save Young Halibut
- Pasadena
- Abducted Boy Barters Calmly for His Release : Crime: Armed woman pulled the 9-year-old off school playground.
- French Deserve Top Billing at Marengo-That's Italian
- Religions Join the Crusade to Save Earth From Pollution
- Homesteaders Angry Over Condo Plans : Santa Clarita: A City Council hearing on a project draws protests, including those from a family whose land would be condemned for the project.
- NOW Blasts Reiner for Not Charging Abortion Foes
- For the Mayor and Hancock Park, Malathion Spraying Comes Home
- Middle School OKd Amid Anger : Education: Trustees in Newport Beach vote to reopen Lincoln Elementary for grades four through six, a move that affects two other schools. Parents are fiercely opposed.
- USC Energy Research Center Given $7 Million Donation
- Countywide : Installation of Call Boxes Nearly Done
- Sewage Spill Closes Area at Aliso Beach
- Jailed Madame Cleared of Ties to Area Killings
- School District Adopts Plan to Cut Race Tension
- BASKETBALL
- Stanton M.D. Charged in Drug Selling Case
- State Seeks to Revoke License of FGS Agency
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Billy Idol Undergoes Leg Surgery
- Shuttle Launch Advanced a Day
- Computerized Sign Authorized for College
- EARTH DAY '70
- 405 Crash Kills Driver of Van, Road Worker
- Grant for Homeless
- PREVIEW / SCIENCE ACADEMY : Prestigious Panel Ready to Take On the Japanese : Group will spell out next week how U.S. can respond to major challenges from the export colossus.
- COLLEGE NEWS : Engineering Program President Selected
- COLLEGE NEWS : Former Congressman to Head School of Theology
- Has the traffic chaos in L.A. reached...
- Hidden Hills Tries to Oust Embattled City Attorney
- MOTOR RACING : Indy Cars Get Plenty of Company This Weekend at Long Beach
- County Recheck Changes Swig of Water to a Sip : Conservation: Agency finds mistakes totaling 50.2 million gallons in its utilities report, and presto! A 27% increase usage becomes a 1% decline.
- Jim Traber Finds Comfort a Long Way From Home
- Raba Falls Short Against Westlake's Long Ball, 3-1
- CommerceBancorp: The Newport Beach parent company of...
- Food Subsidies Cost Billions, OECD Study Says.
- Beverly Enterprises Inc.: The nation's largest owner...
- Great American Success Story Ends on Note of Failure : Thrifts: The San Diego-based savings and loan was a pioneer and a powerhouse in the industry. But then it acquired Home Federal Savings of Tucson.
- Coca-Cola Co.: The world's largest soft-drink company...
- Where to Find the Elusive Tamari
- Hearty Stew for a Novice Calamari Chef
- Taxicab Driver Appearance Guidelines
- Swap Meet Gets Santiago College Board's Backing
- VENTURA : Guatemalan Pleads Guilty in Stabbing
- County Clerk Zolin to Leave Post Next March
- Earth Day 1990 to Be Marked by Bevy of S.D. Events
- SANTA ANITA : Great Communicator on Way Back
- Titans' Murphy Finalist for Job at San Jose State
- Women Sought After Credit Cards Turn Up in Home of Suicide : Crime: Orange County sheriff's officers want to ask them why a man who was to be questioned in the death of his female tenant had the cards.
- Dayton Hudson Agrees to Buy Marshall Field
- Merrill Lynch & Co.: The nation's largest...
- Medstone International: The Irvine medical equipment manufacturer...
- Ceradyne, Inc.: The Costa Mesa technical ceramics...
- BANKING / FINANCE
- Culinary Journey Brings Sonoma Food, Wine to L.A. : Marketing: Representatives of 30 food firms, 20 wineries converge at Biltmore Hotel to promote their products.
- NATION : Pastor, 81, Charged With Murder
- Taking a Dive Into Maritime History
- For the New Mayor, Civic Center Tops the Agenda
- Miracle Man
- San Dimas : McHenry Mayor Pro Tem
- COLUMN ONE : Outlets for Forgotten Viewers : Low-power television serves those beyond the reach of either cable or conventional broadcasters. But few stations have fulfilled populist goals.
- Air Controllers Hoping to Land a Few Chairs
- Jazz, Slugs on Tap
- STATE : No Big Winners in Midweek Lotto
- Compton : Broken Sprinkler System Closes Court for Half of Day
- THIS WEEKEND
- SCHOOL NEWS : San Marino Takes 16 Awards at Convention
- SANTA ANA : School Not Rattled by Drill Timing
- Council Panel Backs Plan for 37% Rise in Water and Sewer Rates
- THOUSAND OAKS : Workers Apprehend 2 Burglary Suspects
- No Pressure to Prosecute St. John, Tuttle Testifies
- FILLMORE : School Board OKs $3.2-Million Project
- Dump Owners Sued Over Maintenance
- Brind'Amour Helps Blues Get the Jump on Blackhawks, 4-3
- ORANGE LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Fernandez, Castro Lead the Way as Anaheim Shuts Down Western, 6-0
- BASEBALL
- University of Texas women's basketball Coach Jody...
- HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Monte Vista Batting Practice Makes Perfect
- Canyons Pulls Into Tie for WSC Lead : JC baseball: Gibson stymies Glendale with a 5-hitter to end monthlong conference drought.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Taft's Volleyball Team Outlasts Granada Hills
- Ingram Micro D Inc.: The Santa Ana-based...
- A. Spencer Lehmann of Fallbrook has been...
- Area Growth Is Pushing the Arts to Front-Row Seat : Culture: In a region already strong in the performance arts, several cities have taken ambitious steps to satisfy new appetites.
- Pasadena : Mortician Pleads Innocent
- Pasadena : Building Moratorium OKd
- When Parents Join the Faculty : PTA: Students in schools where mom or dad are involved seem to do better. Schools are trying to welcome parents.
- STATE : Cheap Quake Policies Proposed
- LOCAL : Santa Ana Man Shot by Officer
- WORLD IN BRIEF : CHINA : Viruses Spread in Computer Network
- $550,000 Offered for Old Depot : Monrovia: City officials have moved to acquire the vacant Santa Fe Railroad station on South Myrtle Avenue.
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : School Named for Trustee Is Open
- Lawmakers Asked to Restore OK on Project : Santa Monicas: Builders hope to revive a controversial project. But local officials see the attempt as a circumvention of the planning process.
- Object in Roadway Causes Fatal Freeway Collision
- A New Battle : Latino Veterans Fight to Protect East L.A. Memorial
- TUSTIN : Letters Due Today on Homework Ban
- Security Chief at High School Has Drug Record : Hawthorne: District officials say they perform background checks, but won't say if they knew of his burglary conviction and later cocaine arrest.
- Man Denies Killing for Inheritance : Slaying: The defendant testifies that witnesses are lying when they say he murdered his 70-year-old grandfather.
- 40 at CSUN Protest Decision to Keep ROTC
- Man Given 44 Years for House Robberies
- Readmitting English to Europe Soccer Matches 'Suicidal'
- QB George to Colts in Falcons Deal
- ART
- QUOTABLE
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Silos' Show Goes Against the Grain
- SHORT TAKES : 3rd-Rated KCBS Earns Most Emmy Nominations in L.A. Area
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.: The engineering and...
- Occidental Corp. Profit Is Up 62%
- Diceon Loses $1.4 Million
- General Dynamics Corp.: The St. Louis-based aerospace...
- Shearson Lehman Hutton: The brokerage house reported...
- Cyberpunk and the Future of Technology
- Viratek Inc.: The Costa Mesa pharmaceutical company...
- Murder Charged in 2 Pedestrian Traffic Deaths
- GOP Targeted on the Enviornment
- Centinela Approves Anti-Bias Plan
- Lake Los Angeles Man Dies in Head-On Crash
- Tijuana Rights Group Says Abuse of Minors Continues Under New Government
- Oxnard Says School Crime Up--on Paper
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Capistrano Valley Swim Forfeit Upheld
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : La Quinta Wins No. 300 for Demarest
- THE COLLEGES : Strength of Schedule Helps CS Northridge Bolster Ranking in Baseball
- Self-Assured Cooper Looks Toward UCLA
- Warriors' Second Chance Sinks Clippers
- Champagneforashley Favored at Wood Race
- P.M. BRIEFING : Income Growth Figures Cited
- La Puente : Alderete Elected Mayor
- FAMILY FARE THAI : The Flavor of the Soup Arrives in Three Waves
- 'Disabled' Puppets Lend a Hand : Volunteers: The program answers questions and makes children more comfortable about their disabilities or those of classmates.
- Man Convicted in Escape From Prison on Rope
- Suspect Arrested in Bank Robbery
- Those Anniversary Aftershocks
- Conservancy Seeks to Save Canyon Areas : Preservation: Peninsula group targets more than 900 acres of pristine land it wants to keep from development.
- Merrill Debuts at Channel Islands
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Cubs Take First Place, Drop Mets to Last, 8-5
- The Reincarnation of 'Carnival of Souls'
- Mr. Frisky Is Pride of His Family But Critics Say He's Got No Class
- Bugs Bunny, All His Friends to Join Drug Rescue on TV Saturday A.M. : Cartoon special: Congressmen treated to preview of program to air on network, independent and cable outlets.
- Behind Every Big Star Is an Expert 'Player' : Entertainment: The Famous People Players, who will perform in Orange County, don't advertise their disabilities, and the puppeteers have dazzled critics with their expertise.
- SHORT TAKES : Women's Baseball Film Planned
- Georgia-Pacific to Sell $1 Billion in Assets:...
- County's Avocado Ranchers Brace for 30% Drop in Harvest : Agriculture: Mother Nature causes production drop for third consecutive year.
- KIDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT : Two Worlds : Combining Adolescence, Stardom
- How Successful S&L; Operation Turned Sour : Thrifts: Great American Bank was an industry pioneer. But then it acquired a Tucson operation.
- Long Beach : District Attorney Clears City Manager in Theft Case
- Contras Agree to Disband : Accord Ends Standoff in Nicaragua
- Landlords Take First Step to Gut Santa Monica Rent Control Law
- Odds & Ends Around the Valley
- GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Weekend's Attractions : Chamber, Jazz, Folk, Bluegrass and Blues Fill Musical Bill
- Long Beach Officials, Businessmen Get Security Tips at Police Seminar : Law Enforcement: The one-evening event is praised by those who attended but is criticized by some as 'elitist.'
- Culver City : Gourley Named Mayor
- 'Rehab Radio' Is Social Therapy
- Pasadena : Park Rehabilitation Plan
- Lithuania Crisis 'Disturbs' U.S., French Leaders
- 2 Officers Promoted in Department Restructuring
- ANAHEIM : Council Makes Ruth New City Manager
- Kapstein Gives Up Control of Padres' Daily Operations
- Coleman's Speed Impresses Another Swift Ballplayer : Baseball: Bo Jackson does some voluntary scouting, then sends the findings to his former college coach. As a result, the St. Bernard star receives a scholarship to Auburn.
- 'Hogan Family' Jump to CBS Called an Exception : Television: The NBC sitcom's switch to a rival network won't inspire similar moves, a Lorimar executive says.
- O.C. MUSIC REVIEW : Zukerman Subs for Ill Galway on Short Notice
- COMMENTARY : Lambs In Like Lions in Turnabout Spring--Some Slump Early
- He Went From Raiders to Gladiators
- Tandem Computers Inc.: The Cupertino, Calif., computer...
- Citibank Award MCI $30-Million Contract
- Phillips Faces Blast Fine of $5.7 Million : Occupational Safety: Natural gas company and engineering firm charged with willful violations in Texas explosion fatal to 23.
- DBS Service Bows: A 17-channel DBS service...
- Gearing Up : Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, above and left, credits a personalized diet for his increased stamina and renewed success on the racing circuit.
- NATION : Son of Ex-Panamanian President Arrested in Threat to Kill Bush
- NATION : Bush's $300-Billion Defense Plan Slashed by House Panel
- Nunn Urges Europe Troop Cut to 75,000
- Beverly Hills : New Wisteria at Pergola
- Mayor Selected After Ordinance Is Rescinded : La Canada Flintridge: The City Council picks Jack Hastings after abolishing a law that would have awarded the post to another councilman.
- Chute Takes His Best Shot : Baseball: After setting Glendale College single-season home run record, slugger chases career mark.
- Lloyd Blows In
- Soviets Slash Natural Gas to Lithuania : Independence: Cutoff leaves the country with only 16% of the fuel it needs. The reduction is seen as punishment for asserting its sovereignty.
- ANALYSIS / TRADE DEFICIT : New School of Thinking Finds Doomsday on Imports Unlikely
- Split Between Britain, U.S. Seen as 'Inevitable' : Foreign policy: The Conservative Party chairman fears that a 'less European' America will provide the wedge.
- Lawyer to the Stars Takes on Mayoral Duty : Beverly Hills: Allan Alexander's business and financial background and experience in city government are seen as key assets.
- Cypress Takes Control of Ride-Sharing Program : Transportation: The city's decision to begin a car-pool operation at an industrial park has brought complaints of unfairness from some small businesses.
- Conference on Suicide Planned
- 26 Sea Lion Bodies Found Along Beach
- OXNARD : School District to Seek Superintendent
- Man Pleads No Contest to Reflecting Sun at Small Planes
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Indiana's Dunbar Cracks Bone
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- An NCAA committee has certified the Sunshine...
- Fuhr Is Out, but Ranford Is in a Groove
- The total purse for this summer's Wimbledon...
- SHORT TAKES : Record Crowd Awaits McCartney
- COLLEGE BASEBALL : Arizona State, Trojan Melee Is 'Deplorable'
- 'St. Peter' Expected to Set Auction Mark
- SHORT TAKES : Abused Masterpiece Hung Again
- Rappers Go to the Source for Anti-Gang Video : Pop: They tape 'All in the Same Gang' and hold a no-more-wars summit at the Nickerson Gardens housing project. Some onlookers doubt the effort will do any good.
- El Camino Real Turns Four Hits Into a 12-4 Win : High school baseball: Conquistadores capitalize on wildness of Kennedy's pitchers.
- STAGE REVIEW : Special Delivery for Gurney's 'Love Letters'
- Keiko Matsui's Spiritual Quest for Music With 'No Borders' : Jazz: The Japanese musician doesn't like labels applied to her works. It's just as well, because the performer can easily go from fusion to rhythm and blues and to improvisational.
- VIDEO RENTALS : 'Poets Society' Is Alive and Well
- Nichols Institute: The San Juan Capistrano manufacturer...
- Standard Pacific L.P.: The Costa Mesa home...
- Medfly Infestation Has Farmers Unsure How to Save Crops : Agriculture: Three thousand acres of commercial crops are in the quarantined area. They cannot be sold until growers take complicated and costly precautions.
- Dukakis Signs 'Norton' Bill: Massachusetts Gov. Michael...
- Keating Denies He Tried to Get Officials Fired : Hearing: But he acknowledges taking complaints about one top official to the White House chief of staff.
- Rohm Plans to Combine Irvine, San Jose Units
- American Airlines Shifts Jobs: American Airlines said...
- BellSouth Corp.: The Atlanta-based telephone company said...
- Heart-Valve Lawsuit: A Canadian woman is suing...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Perrier Won't Have the Same Sparkle--Under FDA Orders
- Add Fennel for Distinctive Flavor
- Charles Krug: After Some Lean Years, Winery Is Making a Comeback
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Jack Nicholson a Proud Papa
- Tough, Smart and Gay : Novels: Joseph Hansen and his detective protagonist will be part of a conference on gay and lesbian literature at UCLA.
- It's Like Old Times for Allen as New Era Opens in Long Beach : College football: The veteran coach takes a spirited group of Cal State players through their first spring practice.
- Future Power Struggle Seen in Whittier Council Split : Politics: A 3-2 vote for Robert Woehrmann as mayor pro tem appears to foreshadow conflicts on council over land-use and development issues.
- Space Flight for a German
- Board Recommends Freedom for Award-Winning Prison Journalist
- Won't Delay Chamorro's Inaugural, Ortega Pledges
- Santa Monica Gives Tentative OK on Low-Cost Housing
- An English Class in the News : Students in Cerritos Program Use Media as Tool to Master Language
- Quiet Cardiff-by-the-Sea Fights to Protect Identity
- Tiny Catalina School Is Honored With Top State Award
- WORLD : China Hints Force Against Ship
- South Gate : Southern Ave. to Get Resurfacing, Lighting
- Camarena Revenge: Going Too Far
- Child Killed, Mother Injured Crossing Street
- Financially Strapped Cities Looking to Wealthy Port District for Funds
- It's a Dirty Shame : A Landmark Foothill Carwash Totters in Midst of a Bureaucratic Web
- BUENA PARK : Bargain Home Loans Still Up for Grabs
- Pasadena Probing Charge of Housing Project Bias
- THOUSAND OAKS : Curbside Recycling Program Approved
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Anderson Stays Summertime Hot as Palos Verdes Romps to 9-3 Win
- The Necessity of Religion : High Court Says Religious Freedom Is a Luxury--Wrong
- Wealthy Canadian sports club owner Harold Ballard...
- Pasadena Office Building Sold: Pasadena Gateway Plaza,...
- Separately, Golden West Financial, the Oakland-based parent...
- Commerce Secretary Warns Japan Over Trade Pact : Deficit: Robert A. Mosbacher tells electronics executives in Irvine that the U.S. will take tough action if the agreement isn't followed.
- Concerns About Health, Environment Aiding Spread of Vegetarianism : Nutrition: Vegetarianism continues to gain credibility as cancer-resistant way to live, while meat diets have been increasingly associated with cancer risks.
- Columbia Bar & Grill's Vegetable Burger Is a Healthful Change of Taste
- NATION : Invasion General to Move Up
- Caltech President to Chair Panel on Energy
- Disco Murderer Sentenced
- FOCUS : Where Old and New Coexist
- Pasadena Heritage will hold an architectural walking...
- Pasadena : Mayor Election Rejected
- FOR KIDS STUFF TO DO : Singer-author to give concert
- WORLD IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Iraq Project a Gun, Officials Convinced
- State Puts Nutritional Data Into a Tasty Guide
- Monrovia : Theft Prevention Program
- City Councils Reorganize, Select Officers
- Monrovia : Mayor Pro Tem Elected
- UCI Research Points to Link in Diseases, Treatments
- 2 Germanys OK Lifting of Their Border Controls
- Jetliner Fire Quenched
- Culver City : Auction to Benefit Schools
- Beverly Hills : $60,900 Schools Donation
- Hollywood Blvd. Merchants Plan to Fight Crime : Business: The need for a greater police presence in the area will be discussed next week at an organizational meeting.
- Israel Accused of Speeding Settlements : Mideast: The government is building the first Gaza Strip enclave for Jews since 1984. Foes say Shamir is exploiting his caretaker role.
- What Is a Mint Graf Zeppelin Worth?
- Lawmakers Asked to Restore Project Approval : Santa Monicas: Developers hope to revive a controversial proposal. But officials see it as a circumvention of the planning process.
- Hope Might Sell Parkland to State : Environment: He is considering transferring 5,700 acres of mountain property for below-market value.
- San Diego
- Panel Rules Nepotism Rules Were Broken : Civil service: The district attorney is found to have violated county guidelines by allowing a division head to keep his new wife on his staff.
- SIMI VALLEY : Boy Accidentally Shoots His Friend
- Investors to Solicit Pic 'N' Save Proxies:...
- Simmons Sues Lockheed: Fulfilling a threat he...
- First Interstate's Profit Drops 4% in First Quarter : Banks: Income was up for the parent firms of World Savings and Fidelity Federal Bank but off at Marine Midland Banks Inc.
- AMR Reports $19-Million Loss in Quarter
- Justice Eagleson to Retire in 1991 : Supreme Court: He will be the third Deukmejian appointee to depart after brief tenure. Governor will name a successor, who must face the voters.
- Covina : Council Elects Mayor
- Kidnaped Boy Released After Helping With Negotiations
- Israeli Troops Kill Arab, Sparking Clashes in Gaza
- Eagle Rock Youth Featured in Book
- Big-Time Plans and a Small-Time Budget : Volleyball: Loyola Coach Mike Normand gave up $80,000 in salary to lead the Lions to the top in a conference of powerhouse teams.
- Thornburgh Ties Aide to Rep. Gray Leak
- BOOK REVIEW : Slow Meditation Finds Worlds in Moments : ROOM TEMPERATURE <i> by Nicholson Baker</i> Grove Weidenfeld $16.95, 99 pages
- Bush Clarifies His Climate Change Policy, Puts More Stress on Action
- Drug Shows Near-Total Success Against Rare Type of Leukemia
- Is Reader Left Holding the Bag?
- San Diego Opera Assn. Ends Season on a Viennese Note