- Festival Hong Kong at the Nuart Lists 14 Films
- STAGE
- Watching the Kremlin Balcony : Russia: Recent personnel changes may signal more trouble ahead for reform.
- Ex-Defense Firm Fined Over Hazardous Wastes
- PREP WEDNESDAY: FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Mathot Is a Standout on Another Outstanding El Toro Team
- PREP WEDNESDAY: FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Freudenberg's Skills Help El Modena Finish on Top--Finally
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Huntington Beach Gets Hot, Handles Pasadena
- Foes Gear Up for 'Historic' Football Game
- Northridge Struggles on Home Turf
- OUTDOOR NOTES / RICH ROBERTS : Trout to Be Planted for Urban Anglers
- Bigotry on TV: The Stain Still Lingers
- Thanks a Lot for the Plug, Mom : Pop: Ingrid Croce gives shot in the arm to her son, A. J., during national television program.
- Stand-Up Downfall? : Comedy: Decline in club attendance in O.C. and nationally tied to recession, glut of cable shows and mediocre performers.
- Mahony and KCET
- Sentences for Criminals
- Rep. Hunter's Post
- Rethinking Multiculturalism
- Somalia Aid
- Rethinking Multiculturalism
- Let Jury Pass the Verdict in Mayberry, U.S.A.
- Rethinking Multiculturalism
- Rethinking Multiculturalism
- State Fiscal Woes
- Readers Prepared to Speak on Issue of Boy Scout 'Posse'
- Readers Prepared to Speak on Issue of Boy Scout 'Posse'
- Sentences for Criminals
- Mahony and KCET
- Cheer Squads Should Not Get Blanket Restrictions
- MOVIES - Dec. 16, 1992
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 16, 1992
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 16, 1992
- Notes on a Scorecard - Dec. 16, 1992
- Obituaries - Dec. 16, 1992
- Obituaries - Dec. 16, 1992
- Names in the News - Dec. 16, 1992
- Names in the News - Dec. 16, 1992
- Names in the News - Dec. 16, 1992
- POP/ROCK - Dec. 16, 1992
- TELEVISION - Dec. 16, 1992
- TELEVISION - Dec. 16, 1992
- TELEVISION - Dec. 16, 1992
- IBM Will Slash 25,000 Jobs in Restructuring
- Clinton Sees Consensus for Action on Economy : Conference: President-elect says meeting produced agreement on health care costs, public investment.
- Supervisor's Top Aides Voted on Big Donor's Contracts : Metro Rail: Staffers substituting for Dana backed the Sylmar construction firm's cost hikes. He says there was nothing wrong with the actions.
- Dana Aides Voted on Top Donor's Contracts : Metro Rail: Staffers substituting for the supervisor backed construction firm's cost hikes. He says there was nothing wrong with the actions.
- TV Stations Tread Easily on Coverage of Unrest : Television: L.A. news broadcasters deny restraint stemmed from criticism that their reporting helped inflame rioting last spring.
- U.S.-Led Convoy Reaches Baidoa, Center of Famine : Somalia: The heavily armed troops meet little resistance as they enter the city, where 60 people have been dying each day amid attacks on relief officials.
- Texas Band of Thieves Stuns Japanese Hosts
- Defendant Freed in Camarena Case Returns to Mexico : Courts: Efforts to keep Dr. Humberto Alvarez Machain in Los Angeles fail. Mexican officials hail his release.
- Ex-School Official Admits Theft : Crime: Stephen Wagner pleads guilty to embezzling $3.5 million from Newport-Mesa district. He faces more than eight years in state prison.
- LIFESAVER: The newest cable-TV show in Cypress...
- L. A. County Officials Seek Ways to Lessen Project's Traffic Impact
- Ex-O.C. School Official Pleads Guilty to Theft : Embezzlement: Stephen Wagner renews restitution pledge, could go to prison for stealing $3.5 million.
- GOOD NEIGHBOR THEO: If good fences really...
- LAPD Widely Saluted for Swiftly Quelling Incident : Police: Officials say Monday's disturbance at Florence and Normandie is an indication of continuing tensions.
- Strong Police Response Comforts Some Residents but Angers Others : Protection: Fear of violence keeps some locked in their homes. The LAPD show of force is criticized as failing to show respect to the law-abiding in the troubled neighborhood.
- DANCING LIGHTER: Only one of the 46...
- BEEFING UP: Sheriff Brad Gates' small empire...
- FBI to Investigate U. S. Man's Death in Mexican Jail : North Hollywood: The family of Mario Amado says he did not hang himself but was beaten to death. They agree to let his body be exhumed.
- We Vote, Then We Wait--Much Too Long : Transition: The 2 1/2 months it takes to change U.S. administrations makes for trouble at home and abroad.
- NBA : At His Worst, Ewing Still Good Enough
- Miscellany
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-'93 / CENTURY LEAGUE
- Bottom Line: Rams Improved : Football: Despite being blown out Sunday by the Saints, Knox insists a single defeat doesn't mean an entire season is a failure.
- OXNARD : Dentist Pleads No Contest in Sex Case
- Man Struck by Amtrak Train Is Identified
- Von Lutzow Chosen for Big West Honor
- Baseball
- PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Unranked Santa Margarita Ties Fifth-Ranked Mater Dei
- Once-Hot EMF Glad to Cool Down : Pop music: A year after its No. 1 hit, the group has gone from the Palladium to the Roxy. 'We're not a mass-exposure band,' says its leader.
- Dornan Aide Is 1st Republican in Race to Replace Royce in Senate : Politics: Brian Bennett is expected to face Santa Ana Mayor Daniel H. Young; Assemblyman Tom Umberg may make bid for Democrats.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City School Board Elects New President
- Compromise Is Reached to Stem Erosion of Cliffs
- 2 Killed in Gas Station Shooting : Violence: One victim was a man offering to pump gas and wash windows for change. Police say attack was gang-related.
- Car Returned by Guardian to Hemophiliac AIDS Patient : Court case: Channon Phipps has accused the aunt who raised him of stealing the car and money from his trust fund. Accusations rend family.
- MISSION VIEJO : Restaurant Complex Decision Delayed
- BUENA PARK : Students Get Lessons on AIDS Prevention
- COLUMN LEFT / BARBARA GARSON : The New Hero Fought War From Inside : Protest veterans will have political weight as the anti-war generation comes into its own.
- October Restaurant Closures
- Weekend Box Office : 'Home Alone' Passes $100 Million
- DANCE REVIEW : Shooting Spree Is Grist for Troika Ranch
- 'Caesar' or 'Richard III' Will Reign in Place of 'King Lear'
- Waterston Asks Fans to Back 'I'll Fly Away'
- PERSPECTIVE ON URBAN AMERICA : County's Health Care Crisis
- School Board Trims 8 Days From Calendar
- NEWPORT BEACH : Creation of Gang Task Force Urged
- ANTELOPE VALLEY : 5 Robbery Suspects Seized After 100-M.P.H. Car Chase
- FULLERTON : City Might Not Just Let This Slide
- Miscellany
- Riot Areas Receive $2.8 Million in Irvine Grants
- PORT HUENEME : Seabees Load Gear on Ship to Somalia
- Giving Homeless Another Chance : Employment: The nonprofit organization of two San Diego businessmen helps put the down and out back to work.
- PLATFORM : Getting the Shots
- 2-Acre Swim Area Is Proposed in Plan for Restored Hansen Dam
- TIJUANA : Architect Schools Start Exchange Plan
- L.A. Takes Hit on Field, Too : Pro football: Dolphins ride their defense to a 20-7 victory, all but silencing the Raiders' playoff hopes.
- NHL : Flames Keep Red Wings in Check, 3-0
- Aid for Somalia
- Phillips Owes County $431,623 for Defense Costs, Judge Rules
- ANTELOPE VALLEY : High School Budget Found Shy $100,000
- 2 Killed in Plane Crash Off Pendleton
- Man Who Shot Illegal Migrant Pleads Guilty : Courts: San Ysidro man is expected to get 10 years for killing a Mexican man who ran through his back yard.
- ORANGE : School Workers Agree to Contract
- ANTELOPE VALLEY : Northrop to Offer Aircraft Training
- Parking is sweet sorrow: OK, we admit...
- Just a Start but It <i> Is</i> a Start : Marines' first days in Somalia let in ray of hope
- Timely Tunnel : Digging of 2-Mile Subway Extension to : Hollywood Finished Ahead of Schedule
- Environmental Review of Kennel Ordered : Simi Valley: The council asks for a report in 90 days on the noise, odor and other impacts of the boarding venture run by a couple at their home.
- Shine's Versatility Puts Her in Spotlight
- LOS ANGELES : New Drug Trial Denied for Reputed Mafia Figure
- The Violent Art, Violent Reality of Dr. Dre : Rap: The producing genius behind pioneer rap group N.W.A. is no stranger to the inside of a courtroom.
- RESEDA : Congregation Hit by Arson Offered Temporary Home
- Baseball
- Humphries Gets in Bowl Spirit : Football: Charger quarterback would enjoy a spot in the Pro Bowl. His teammates support his bid.
- Track and Field
- When Sports Is a Symbol : Somalia: Dahir lives in the U.S. now, but uses athletics to offer hope for a country ravaged by war and starvation.
- JAZZ / DIRK SUTRO : Singer's Career Had Its Twists : Talent: Peggy Claire went from opera to rock to Saturday night jazz regular at St. James.
- From a Distance : Somali Runners in U.S. Have Not Lost Touch With Heartbreak in Their Homeland
- FBI Agent's True Tale of Hollywood : Deals: The producers of 'Top Gun' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' option the novel about the FBI by Paul Lindsay, who could be fired by the agency.
- Laborers Cite Somis Ranch Abuse : Agriculture: The sentencing hearing for owner Edwin M. Ives begins in federal court. His attorneys cross-examine workers.
- COSTA MESA : Road Work to Cause Traffic Tie-Ups
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Commission Rejects Hilltop Homes Plan
- COLUMN RIGHT/ BENJAMIN ZYCHER : Even the Poor Profited in the Reagan Years : Liberals angling for Clinton largess are denying the record of Americans' gains in the '80s.
- SDSU, Salk Institute to Strengthen Links : Research: Program expected to help lure nation's top graduate students to La Jolla campuses.
- VENTURA : Tests Find Water Now Safe to Drink
- Allen Severs His Raider Ties : Pro football: Running back accuses Al Davis of having a vendetta against him and says he won't be back with the team.
- SANTA CLARITA : Officer to Be Tried in Threat to Wife
- WBC Takes Bowe's Title, Gives It to Lewis
- St. Francis High Fires 8-12 Football Coach
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : No. 6 Michigan Rolls Past Cleveland State, 88-56
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Despite Fumbles, Gary Keeps Job
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-'93 / CENTURY LEAGUE
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-'93 / CENTURY LEAGUE
- DANCE REVIEW : Cracking a 'Hard Nut' in Brooklyn
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Funk Group Shows Its Influences
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Adam Ant Dusts Off His Moves
- Irvine Foundation Gives $2.8Million to Riot Areas
- SIMI VALLEY : Reagans Will Officiate at Presidential Library Tree Lighting
- Bank Heeds Public's Plea to Return Yule Tree
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Montana Ready to Return, but . . .
- PRO FOOTBALL / BOB OATES : Quarterback Trouble Proved a Godsend for the Chargers
- Pierra Steps In for No-Show Holland
- TV Contract for Bowl Game Could Be Riding on Ratings
- College Football
- Board Approves Buyback of Zenith National Shares
- Stuart J. Drell has been named president...
- On the Eve of Liberation, Baidoa Watches More Die
- National Agenda : Riots Reveal Flaws in India Establishment : Every major institution failed. Now the country strives to regain secularism.
- World View : Three Faces of Hunger : It's not just Somalia. Hundreds of millions go hungry even though the world has the resources to feed them.
- Harbert Named ABC's Chief TV Programmer : Networks: His goal will be to redesign the prime-time lineup while maintaining profitability.
- Foothill Unit Completes Debt Security Placement
- 5 Units Leased at Priske's Ojai Industrial Complex
- Acqua Group Reduces 3rd-Quarter Loss
- Rafeedie: Case of a Maverick U.S. Judge
- Winds Sink Sunday Boat Parade? Knot!
- Marketing of Malt Liquor Fuels Debate : Consumption: Sales of the high-alcohol beverage soar in inner cities. Critics complain that shrewd advertising in ethnic neighborhoods has turned it into a status symbol.
- PacifiCare Expands Market: PacifiCare Health Systems Inc....
- O.C. Rich Lode for Charity Swindlers : Fund-raising: Every one of its 31 cities has a different ordinance to control those seeking donations. As a result, enforcement is practically nil.
- Review Period Extended for Disney EIR : Project: Concerned parties will have an extra 22 days to analyze environmental impact report on expansion.
- Customers Hit Where They Bank by Merger
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : City Librarian Wins Statewide Honor
- ENCINO : Lake Balboa Rental Paddle Boats OKd
- A New Wave in Vietnam : Sports: Teen-agers from San Diego and Orange counties will teach 'Charlie' how to surf.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Council to Consider Licensing of Cats
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-'93 / CENTURY LEAGUE
- Huskies to Stay at Occidental
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-'93 / CENTURY LEAGUE
- Ace Riggins
- O.C. THEATER / MARK CHALON SMITH : Bradac Offers a Sugarplum for Holidays
- PERSONAL HEALTH : If You Need Some Help Getting Motivated
- Correspondent Detained Over Israel Coverage
- SAN DIEGO : 3 Get Long Terms for Violent Robberies
- Countywide : Red Cross Seeks Toys for Needy Children
- Series of Attacks Leads Police to Issue Warning
- Killer Must Serve at Least 40 Years, Judge Rules
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Arguing With Success
- College Football
- Pepperdine Leads by 10 at Halftime, Loses, 60-55
- BOOK REVIEW : Some Essays Are Just Better Off Forgotten : BALANCING ACTS: Essays <i> by Edward Hoagland</i> ; Simon & Schuster; $23; 351 pages
- Gay Scout Adviser Sues to Get Post Back : Courts: El Cajon police officer says if he's not reinstated, he wants the Scouts kicked off city-owned property in San Diego.
- Season Still Is an Improvement, Knox Says : Rams: Despite a turnover-marred loss to the Saints, the coach notes that L.A. has two more victories than last season.
- PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- TV REVIEWS : A Bolshoi Version of 'Nutcracker'
- Art as a Weapon : Los Angeles Provocateur Mike McNeilly Likes to 'Grab Someone by the Jugular' and Say, 'Think!'
- COLUMN ONE : Refusing to Swallow Diet Myths : A mild-mannered Harvard researcher is causing a stir by debunking common beliefs about nutrition. You may want to put off switching from butter to margarine.
- Decals to Prevent Car Theft Catch On : Security: Police issue yellow stickers allowing officers, without violating constitutional rights, to stop and question drivers in early morning hours.
- Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean; 1 Killed
- High Court to Rule on 'Hate Crime' Laws : Law: The decision will determine whether states can impose harsher punishment for bias-motivated offenses.
- EDUCATION WATCH : Positive Course
- THOUSAND OAKS : Gunman Flees After Paint Store Holdup
- STANTON : Applicants Sought for 3 City Panels
- TUSTIN : Old Town Will Get Design Guidelines
- SAN CLEMENTE : Finance Director to Retire on Jan. 8
- Friends and Foes : Jerry Quarry and Joe Orbillo Were Old Pals When They Fought on Dec. 15, 1966
- CC Irvine Rolls Past Occidental
- RESEDA : Members of Burned Church Get Refuge
- All in the Same Boat : Oxnard: A fishing expedition helps police officers and La Colonia teen-agers find common ground at sea.
- Heidt Learns Populism Requires Tact : Santa Clarita: The 2nd-term mayor's politics don't always mesh with the community she represents. Still, some who disagree with her are admirers.
- College Trustees Weigh Ban on Alcohol
- Unification Remains Hot Issue : Education: With rural schools opposed to becoming part of Escondido's large district, the long-debated plan is a long way from being settled.
- VENTURA : Panel to Wrap Up Long-Term Agenda
- Pro Basketball
- Young's MVP-Type Season Vies With Montana's Shadow
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Will Rogers' Not Wiser, Just Older
- STAGE REVIEW : 'Les Miserables' at Pantages, Fit as Ever
- CHILDREN'S THEATER REVIEW : A Stellar Fantasy With Spanish Accents : SCR's Youth Conservatory Captures Message of Hope in 'Marisol's Christmas'
- Pacts to Sell Buildings Signed
- Seed Company Hits Pay Dirt With Hybrids : Agriculture: Petoseed Co. of Saticoy is a worldwide leader in a fertile field--developing vegetable varieties that will resist disease and drought.
- Frugality Helps TV Company to Survive : Burbank: Having prospered with low-cost TV specials, Dick Clark Productions is still focusing on its elusive goal to diversify.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Clinton Goes for Dialogues Over Dictates : Politics: Meeting on economy illustrates his vision of presidential communication as a two-way street. The style fits his populist agenda.
- Voices on the Ills of the Economy
- AUTOS
- ENTERTAINMENT
- United Opens Talks on Aircraft Orders : Transportation: The airline is looking for ways to reduce spending.
- General Automation Reports Profit of $144,000 for Year
- Russia's New 'Old Guard' Premier
- U.S. High Court Lets Stand Cut in State Pension Funds
- A Forgotten Lamb and a Lost Childhood
- Business Elite Seek Access to President-Elect : Transition: Leaders seem content to serve largely as props in exchange for a chance to become a Friend of Bill.
- Documentary : Storming the Beach--and Meeting the Press : 'This is probably the most important thing you will do in your life,' the U.S. Navy commodore told his tense troops before the pre-dawn landing.
- GM, UAW Agree to Major Early Retirement Program
- Charles M. Spear, the founder, chairman and...
- ENERGY
- Wilson, Lujan Agree on Transfer of Federal Water Project to State
- Castles on Wheels : Sales of Luxury RVs Are Rising Despite Prices Up to $450,000
- Dole Faces Large 4th-Quarter Loss : Earnings: The expected dip would result from cost-cutting and a slump in banana prices. Full-year profit is expected to plunge to about $15 million.
- Fax Me That List of Who's Been Nice
- Ethics Complaint on Packwood Signed
- Blue Cross Aims to Raise $414 Million in Stock Sale
- NASDAQ to Drop IPS Quotes: IPS Health...
- Brad Westcott, assistant vice president with Wells...
- KID STUFF : Bursting With Holiday High Jinks
- BELGRADE : Whither Milosevic?
- Judge Orders Camarena Case Defendant Freed
- Leasing Firm to Order 90 New Planes : Aerospace: Biggest such deal of 1992 comes even as United Airlines moves to cut back on its airplane acquisitions.
- Alpha Expects Slight Profit: After cutting costs...
- 8 Firms Make Environmental Offenders List : Pollution: The companies were chosen from 100 big corporations by a nonprofit group.
- Clinton Opens Meeting With Economic Reveille : Conference: President-elect rallies American business leaders in battle for growth at home and abroad.
- Semtech Authorized to Buy Back Common Stock
- AUTOS
- American Mobile Seeks to Set Up Network in Florida
- Motion Picture Association Is Moving to Encino
- Irvine Sensors and IBM Reach Agreement on Stackable Chips
- North's Magnetic Pull Has San Diegans Leaving by the Thousands : Migration: More promising job markets, a cleaner environment and a less hurried lifestyle make Oregon, Washington and Idaho top destinations.
- Some Rules for Holiday Noshing
- ENTERTAINMENT
- N. Hollywood Operator Buys Auto-Salvage Pool
- Western Security Bank has named Jerome E....
- U.S. Firms Get OK for Closer Viet Ties : Diplomacy: Bush clears way for companies to sign contracts and open offices in Hanoi. The action could hasten further steps toward normalized relations.
- 'Nutrition-Friendly' Menus : Dietitians say there are ways of serving festive foods that are also low in fat, calories.
- Right Start Profit Drops 23% in 2nd Quarter
- Image, Orion Home Video Agree to Laser-Disc Deal
- 2 Grocery Chains Fight Over Tract : Superstores: Bidding war erupts over previously ignored site in El Cajon development area.
- Market Focus : Europeans' $35-Billion Fighter Jet Is Back on the Runway : Germany reluctantly agrees to continue funding the four-nation project.
- Rostenkowski Battles New Allegations About Financial Dealings
- Germans, Japanese Work More, Says New Tokyo Official
- Yeltsin Plans to Sign New Amity Pact With China
- Establishment Parties Big Losers as Fed-Up Italians Go to Polls
- Debating Tactics to Fight Drunk Driving
- INSURANCE
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Drug Firm in Orange to Acquire a Midwest Competitor : Purchase: Continuing its expansion plans, Bergen Brunswig will buy Healthcare Distributors of Indiana Inc.
- Settlement Reached on National Lampoon Name
- Clinton's California Cure: Growth
- Cardis Corp.: The Buena Park auto-parts distributor...
- Suitcases Seen as Clue in 4 Deaths : Mystery: Discovery of the luggage in a desert ravine supports the theory that a businessman killed his family, then himself, authorities say.
- 'Toys' Premiere Helps Ariel Project
- Culture : Dry Spell Hits Town of Ancient Desert Designs : Shortages of tourists and water plague Nazca. And its devoted 'lady of the lines' is now disabled.
- THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION : Viewers Turn Off to Summit on Economy
- A Healthy Future Is Projected for Eco-Friendly Homes
- ENERGY
- Court to Hear Insurance, Bank Dispute
- Advantage Life Products Inc.: The Laguna Hills...
- So Far, 'Shock Jock' Stern Has Had Last Word : His raunchy radio patter creates a dilemma for the FCC's watchdogs in the era after deregulation.
- O'Connor Years in San Diego: A Legacy of Sporadic Energy : Government: Some critics feel she failed to exercise the full power of the mayor's office--except on pet projects. She was more comfortable with common citizens than with civic leaders.
- California Speak : Ad Copy Reflects State's Lingering Slump
- Amid Questions About Delay, Troops Prepare to Fan Out From Somali Capital : Relief: Debate over precise role of U.S.-led operation sparks renewed anxiety on Mogadishu's streets.
- Media : Is Seeing TV Believing? Maybe : Serbia's rulers have a virtual monopoly on the nightly news. Everyone watches despite doubts about its truthfulness.
- Financial Markets : Stocks Drift Lower; Dollar Mixed : Market Overview
- Low-Cost Copter Builder Tops Sales of Big-Name Rivals : Aerospace: With FAA approval for its latest model, Torrance-based Robinson is expanding its manufacturing plant and adding 300 jobs.
- USDA Lifts Citrus Limits
- TECHNOLOGY : State of the Art, Platinum Software Announce Accounting Software Deals
- Huntway Investigates Financial Statements : Valencia: Liquid asphalt maker suspends its chief financial officer, and is looking into whether checks were written on insufficient funds.
- U.S. Firms Get OK for Closer Viet Ties : Diplomacy: Bush clears way for companies to sign contracts and open offices in Hanoi. The action could hasten further steps toward normalized relations.
- Just Kidding, Russian Says After Cold War Blast Stuns Europeans
- Passport Office Probe Seeking Baker Records
- Irvine Engineering Firm Opens Office in Camarillo
- Self-Help Guru Tees Off on the Self-Doubters
- Clinton Opens Meeting With Economic Reveille : Conference: President-elect rallies American business leaders in battle for growth at home and abroad.
- MOSCOW : A Week for Diplomacy
- Public Financing of Campaigns Down for 1992
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Stocks Drift Lower; Dollar Mixed : Market Overview
- THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION : Clinton Agonizes Over Filling Key Trade Post : Policy: The President-elect's choice will be a signal of where he intends to go with free trade and GATT talks--and how quickly.
- SEOUL : Military Out
- State Justices Affirm Penalty for Use of Gun : Sentencing: The high court rejects defense lawyers' claim that judges can invoke a 'furtherance of justice' statute and refuse to lengthen terms. The tougher penalty is required by a 1989 law.
- Ousted Gay Scout Adviser Sues to Be Reinstated
- Environment : Buddhist Rite Brings Bad Fortune to Fish : Foreign species, released into waters during the annual ritual, are eating the eggs of the native carp, scientists say.
- When Illness Mars the Joy : Health: The holidays can be difficult for patients and their caregivers. Experts suggest some simple, thoughtful ways to help both.
- Documentary : Storming the Beach--and Meeting the Press : The Marines' first engagement in Somalia was with the media. Fortunately, the only casualties were dignity, decorum and nerves.
- Tsongas Goes to Hospital