- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : BUSINESS PULSE / JOHN BRENNAN : No. 1 Concern of Voters: Deficit?--No, It's Jobs
- Trapped in Paradise : MAKE ME WORK, <i> By Ralph Lombreglia (Farrar Straus Giroux: $20; 211 pp.)</i>
- Travel Advisory : Tour Bus Attacks Renew in Egypt
- Delmore Schwartz Was a Fan : TESTIMONIES, <i> By Patrick O'Brian (W. W. Norton: $20.95; 224 pp.)</i>
- News, Tips & Bargains : The Private Life of Noel Coward
- Floats, Firefighters Top 'Fantastic Adventure' : Rose Parade: Floral creations delight crowds. Crews that saved homes from fall wildfires get biggest reaction.
- Tsunami Alert Stations Proposed : Tidal waves: U.S. system would rapidly relay warnings to threatened areas. Seven sites are planned from Alaska to Humboldt County.
- Past Year's Issues May Still Have Hold on O.C.'s Future : Predictions: Unresolved questions such as El Toro and the Rams join crime and the economy as top concerns.
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Family Channel series puts a human touch on the animal kingdom
- House Painter Hero in Fire
- Going Hollywood : More Valley Cities Are Seeking Starring Roles as Locations for Movies, TV Shows
- Safeguarding Your Child : Rules for Living in a Dangerous World
- SPILLOVER : THE PAST : Development, Disasters Take Wetlands Toll
- SPEEDSKATING : Blair Pushes Herself to Two Records
- NHL ROUNDUP : Nicholls Has Three Goals in Devil Victory
- ART : Love, Death and Rebirth : Titian's 'Venus and Adonis,' the Getty Museum's latest addition, is a story of an object of neglect that became an object of desire, and how its suitors brought the ailing 400-year-old canvas back to passionate life
- Brady Named V.P., Manager at Mariners Bank
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Don't Worry! It's Just a New Era
- My Best Shot
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Tracking the Changes: The Ins and Outs for '94 : Update: How the fickle favor of finance has shifted, gadget-wise and personality-wise.
- THE BIZ : Sincerely, (Fill In the Blank)
- USC : Center Provides Business Counseling
- Covina : High School to Get Police
- Covina, West Covina : 2 Hospitals Talking Merger
- City Times Voices : The City's High and Low Points
- Faux Ad Has Firm Fuming
- Hate Crimes Can Be Difficult to Prove
- Keeping the Peace on Larchmont : Security: Merchants in the upscale 'village' felt they needed protection, so they hired a roving guard to shoo panhandlers.
- 'Booze Bandits' Threaten National Industry, British Pub Owners Say : Commerce: Cross-Channel trips to buy liquor, beer, wine are said to rob treasury.
- It Was a Banner Year
- 1994--A Year of Hot Spots and Fragmenting Countries : Nations: Is the cycle of the spread of democracy around the globe just about over? Can these new governments fulfill their citizens' expectations?
- Chapel in Use Nonstop at Church of Perpetual Prayer : Rites: The tradition has been kept alive by the Pico Rivera congregation for 35 years. The parishioners take turns praying for others and for world peace.
- Mr. Clinton Goes to Canoga Park: Notes on a Presidential Visit : Thanks to the luck of the draw, an aerospace engineer wins the right to wait hours for the chief executive's address to Rocketdyne workers on the future of their industry.
- An Added Perspective on the Valley
- Reseda Blaze Damages 2 Buildings
- Keeping an Eye on Newts : Natural Sciences Professor Studies How Amphibians Fared in Malibu's Fires
- Child-Support Offices Losing Public Support : Bureaucracy: Agencies treat paying parents like criminals but fail to collect from 'deadbeat dads,' critics say. Officials blame a sharp increase in caseloads but admit changes may be necessary.
- Final Mistake Ruins Bruins : Wisconsin Gets Its First Rose Bowl Victory, 21-16
- Asleep in Seattle : For First Time in Four Years, Husky Fans Greet New Year's With a Yawn
- 1993 : An Emotional, Mystifying Year Touched by Tragedy
- Gear & Gadgets : A Roundup of the Year's Best 'Must-Have' Travel Products
- News, Tips & Bargains : The Sonoma Valley Way to Save
- FICTION
- An Artist's Life is Hard Enough : A HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS: From 1792 to the Present, <i> By Romare Bearden and Harry Henderson (Pantheon: $65; 608 pp.)</i>
- FIRST AND FOREMOST : For Sophisticated and Authentic Trattoria Cooking, Primi Is Second Fiddle to None
- The Dark Winter of Helmut Kohl : His Star Tarnished, Germany's Hero of Reunification Faces A Wall of Problems
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : THE TOP BUSINESS STORIES OF 1993
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Telecom, Gold Among Heat-Retaining Stocks : Best-worst: Many concepts captivated investors for a time. Some, however, managed to keep their allure until the end.
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : 4 Strategies for the New Year : Veteran Money Managers Share Investment Recommendations
- Backpack & Budget : Cheap Sleeps Across the Continent
- L.A. SPEAK
- A Commitment to Change the World : NO PLACE LIKE UTOPIA: Modern Architecture and the Company We Kept, <i> By Peter Blake (Alfred A. Knopf: $27.50; 384 pp.)</i>
- SOUTHEAST AREA : School Merger Plan Raises Concerns
- Police Officer Who Was Shot in the Head Returns to Work
- Arcadia : Hospital President Selected
- BALDWIN HILLS : Revitalization Center Aids 600 Businesses
- 105th TOURNAMENT OF ROSES : Trophy Winners
- Gallegly Wages High-Potency War Over Vitamins : Health: Legislator emerges as strong opponent of new labeling rules. He is accused of echoing industry scare tactics that FDA hopes to limit access to supplements.
- City Will Seek Injunction Against Gang Attire, Activities : Law: Officials hope civil restrictions will make area safer, but some legal groups say action could violate constitutional rights.
- RETURN OF THE COUNT
- Are We Headed for a Great Political Crack-Up?
- Anaheim Should Hold Line on Rams : * NFL Team Is Important, but Don't Give the Store Away
- Port to Close Japan Office, Hire Marketing Firm Instead
- Woman Tries to Make a Difference on Streets Where Sister Was Slain : Oakland: Deborah Williams was killed as crowd cheered. Survivors want to rescue drug addicts.
- Border Assembly Plant Vote Tests Labor Rights in Mexico : Factories: Historic Dec. 15 worker election at Tijuana <i> maquiladora</i> goes the company's way. But for the first time in 13 years, a rival union takes part.
- In Norway, Dry Humor Is the Safest
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : Pasadena Is Their Pasture : Cheeseheads Ham It Up and Make Wisconsin Really Feel at Home as Cowed Bruins Give Them Reasons to Cheer by the Bucketful
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Resolutions Waiting to Be Broken
- 1993: The Year in Review. The Mighty Ducks Steal the Show : Ducks: Diamond in a Rough Year
- Soothsayers Take a Shot at Norway Olympics
- Chairman of the Charts
- MOVIES : The Fire This Time : Daniel Day-Lewis delivers a blistering performance in 'In the Name of the Father'--but the charismatic star plays his personal cards close to the vest
- Scenes From Another Lifetime : A role in Oliver Stone's movie 'Heaven and Earth' allows a journalist, whose family fled Vietnam in 1975, to relive the terror of war while discovering its contradictory legacy
- O.C. Climb From Recession Is Creaky, Slow
- Truth and Tomfoolery in the Tropics : THE WAR OF THE SAINTS, <i> By Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa (Bantam Books: $22.95; 357 pp.)</i>
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, Hit Man : The Critics Howl, the Tickets Sell and the Maestro Just Keeps Going (and Going and Going).
- Rhyme and Reason : Psychiatrist Uses Poetry to Help Unravel Patients' Problems
- Ukraine to Offer Moscow a Deal on Nuclear Weapons : Disarmament: Kiev is set to send warheads to Russia as soon as it can be 'paid' with reactor fuel.
- Treating the Body, Lifting the Spirit : Health care: T.H.E. Clinic, the county's largest facility specializing in care for HIV-infected women, lives up to its name--To Help Everyone.
- Take a Page Out of Library's Book
- KOREATOWN : Benefit to Aid Stores Closed Since Riots
- Retro : The Law and Barry : AMOS BURKE IS BACK--THIS TIME ON CBS
- Monthly Report
- But Is the Information Superhighway a Highway? : Economy: Businesses are betting big money by laying new cable--which could be obsolete before it's used. Maybe it's an information ocean.
- Body of Man, Apparent Suicide, Found in Newport Beach Street
- The Treasure of Sewage
- Notes about your surroundings
- Harman Defends Her Ties to Defense : Politics: She says impending departure of Defense Secretary Les Aspin, a friend to her and South Bay interests, won't undermine her Washington connections.
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : Badgers Love Home Cookin' : Wisconsin Eats Up UCLA's Turnovers and Holds On, 21-16
- Here's a Really Novel Idea for a Bistro
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : On This Day, Nation's Best Are the Worst : Turnovers: UCLA led the country in takeaway ratio before running into a Badger-like defense.
- He Wouldn't Let Moorpark Settle for Less
- New European Trading Bloc Is Ushered In
- Cuban Refugees a Record
- Badgers Came as Fans, Leave as Litigants
- Clinton Calls for Action on Social Issues : Legislation: In radio address, President puts health care, crime, welfare and job training at top of his Administration for '94. Dole says GOP will work with him where possible.
- U.S. Fliers Believed Held by Laos at Vietnam War's End : Evidence: New data indicates as many as 41 U.S. prisoners were not released. Officially, only two Americans were known to be in custody.
- The Best Years of Our Lives (Disney...
- Creativity in the War on Crime : Gifts-for-guns exchange collects more than 700 firearms in New York
- Doctors Do Not Always Know Best : Cesareans: Too many women are being forced to give birth surgically without cause.
- Idea Whose Time Has Come: Home, Suite Home : Lifestyle: Work-from-home gurus lead a groundswell of 30 million who commute from bedroom to office.
- Nebraska Fans Join at Pub to Cheer--Then Mourn
- SPOTLIGHT / SATURDAY'S BOWL GAMES AT A GLANCE : FAUST'S FOOTBALL
- For Being Unprofessional, She Gained an Exclusive Reward
- HELPFUL HINTS: CMJ New Music Monthly--a new...
- A Listener Searching for the Real Tchaikovsky
- Only 2 Mentions of Wolfgang Puck in This Column
- Serial Child Molester's Rampage Ends With Arrest, Indiana Police Say : Abductions: Suspect confessed to at least eight cases in five states. He sought victims in small towns.
- Arts Czar Has Capital Idea
- Not Your Average Lap Dogs
- New Mayors Vow to Make Things Better in 3 Major Cities
- Alhambra : Plan for Smith's Revived
- The Era of Fragments
- WEST ADAMS : Church League Seeks Basketball Players
- Afghanistan Rings in the New Year With Heaviest Fighting in 6 Months : Violence: Hospitals report eight dead and 250 injured. Week-old cease-fire is another casualty of civil war.
- After 22 Years, Streisand Returns to Live Concerts : Music: Singer performs before 13,000 people. Michael Jackson makes a surprise appearance, along with Steven Spielberg and Michael Milken.
- The Centinela Adobe will hold its annual...
- Grading of Parkland in Santa Susanas Is Investigated : Archeology: Five-acre site linked to a Chumash village and a historic stagecoach route is bulldozed.
- SANTA ANITA : Cross, McCarron Happy to Be Barking Up the Wrong Tree
- THE WINE LIST
- Clubs for Seniors Who Want Travel Companions
- A Breathtaking World : THE BROTHERS, <i> By Frederick Barthelme (Viking; $21; 262 pp.)</i>
- STRESS-REDUCING SPOTS : Two Ways to Rejuvenate, Caribbean-Style-in a Cruise Ship Mega-Spa or at a Tranquil Island Resort : SAMPLING RETREATS ON ST. LUCIA, ST. MAARTEN AND JAMAICA
- CLOSE-UP : The Flamenco King
- CITY ARTS : Sibling Static
- Deforestation, Population Growth Peril Costa Rica's 'Pure Life' : Central America: The country loses some sections of its rain forests as fast as it saves others. Developers and land-poor farmers clash with environmentalists and the 'ecotourism' industry.
- Gift Helps Clinic Take New Patients
- Zhirinovsky Threatening to Destroy Germany, Paper Says
- IRA Firebombs Hit 11 Belfast-Area Stores : Ulster: Damage is in the millions of dollars. Attacks, loyalist warning are new blows to latest Anglo-Irish peace bid.
- COUNTYWIDE FOCUS : THOUSAND OAKS : Reward Offered for Robber of Bookstore
- Man Charged in Freeway Death
- Games People Shouldn't Play : Rating violent video games 'adults only' misses the point. Many of these electronic toys encourage behaviors unbecoming a civilized human being of any age.
- Bentley Lays a Seminole Jinx to Rest : Orange Bowl: The freshman kicker's winning field goal overshadows legacy of missed kicks by Florida State.
- Florida Stakes Its 41-7 Claim to a Higher Ranking : Sugar Bowl: Gators deal West Virginia its first defeat and figure they're at least No. 2 in their own state.
- GOLF / DAN HAFNER : Love Is Hoping for a Major Improvement
- Yerman to Attend Nevada
- Big Red Hearts Orange Crushed
- Raiders' Playoff Chances Are Varied and Confusing : Pro football: But this much is certain--a victory over the Denver Broncos today at Coliseum would ensure postseason play for Los Angeles.
- Second Coming of Kareem? : Abdul-Jabbar Jr. May Never Match His Father's Accomplishments, but Dad Takes Pride in His Son's Improvement in Classroom
- BUSY BODY: When a Van Nuys businessman...
- Five Arrested in Botched Robbery, Hostage Incident
- WITH AN EYE ON ... : Bill Bellamy takes his charm to the edge on 'MTV Jams'
- The End of the Age of Euphemism : The Graphic Quality of Daily Life
- Man Charged in Rape, Kidnaping
- Notre Dame Rallies for Victory, Then Awaits Its Fate in the Polls : Cotton Bowl: Holtz says Irish have rightful claim to the national title after they beat Texas A&M;, 24-21, on a field goal by Pendergast with 2:17 to play.
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : Bruins Have One of Those (Awful) Days : UCLA: Turnovers, penalties and mistakes in general prove too much to overcome against Wisconsin.
- HALL OF FAME BOWL : Michigan Goes Out in Style--Wheatley, Too?
- Recalling Sports Deaths of 1993
- POTPOURRI '93 : A Tip of the Cap to Coaches Sage and Athletes Brave
- A Fallen Idol, Bad Meat Loaf, Live Computers: Back Into 1993's Hell
- Indian Peasants in Southern Mexico State Storm 4 Cities, Towns; Casualties Reported : Latin America: 'Zapatista Liberation Army' says it is protesting abuses by authorities. Rebel pullbacks reported.
- Settlement Money in '89 School Bus Accident Tears Town Apart : Texas: Many in the small community of Alton are upset that a number of the 21 victims' families have used lawsuit money to move into bigger houses and buy expensive cars.
- CITY TERRACE : School Gives Classes in Parenting, Too
- Human Polar Bears, Couch Spuds Hail '94
- Some Reasons for Hope and Good Cheer in the New Year
- Candidates Already Are Gearing Up for Primary : Politics: Leaders of both parties agree that outcome of June races may hinge on voter satisfaction with President Clinton and Gov. Pete Wilson.
- VENTURA : Baby, Slow to Make Arrival, Is 1st for 1994
- At 90, Santa Ana Woman Still Takes Time to See Roses
- Believe It or Not, Jones Saved Money Paying Aikman $50 Million
- For Kings, It's a KO in Toronto : Hockey: They take the offensive, not only fighting but also scoring often to defeat Maple Leafs, 7-4.
- Will 'Sunset' Album Be the L.A. Version?
- Hunky Holidays From Hollywood: Sex Symbols Light Up the Screen
- Robert Conrad hosts The Best of the...
- Puerto Rico Troops Fight Housing Project Crime : Law enforcement: Hundreds of National Guard soldiers and police have been used to take over and patrol facilities overrun by drugs, gangs.
- Stowaway on Rio-Rome Flight Dies in Cargo Bay
- PERSPECTIVE ON THE HOLOCAUST : When Will Jews Let It Rest? : 'Schindler's List' sanctifies an amoral war profiteer; this is the last straw in the obsession with victimization.
- UCI Loss of Medical Dean Leaves a Gap : * His Successor Must Work to Bring More Women Into Top Posts at the Medical College
- Coyote Conflict : Adaptable Predator and Man Continue to Clash
- Faith Baptist's Shattering Experience
- BOXING / TIM KAWAKAMI : De La Hoya: Still Good as Gold or Showing True Colors?
- Mike Smith Gets Off to a Fast Start at Calder
- In Brief
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Riding the Recovery
- STATE OF MIND : That Old-Time Religion
- UNEASY STREET : When the Giving Gets Tough, the Homeless Are. . .Still Homeless
- Southland's No. 1 Rock Star, at Agua Dulce
- FICTION
- Ah, the Pitter-Patter of Little Feats of Electronic Parenting
- 'Like a Beautiful Dance' : A DECADE LATER, GEARY AND FRANCIS STEP INTO OLD ROLES WITH NEW HABITS
- Class Takes Hikers Off the Beaten Path
- Bankruptcy, Foreclosure: Trends of the '90s
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Stocks' Slow Grind to New Highs
- FICTION
- Regressive Pleasures : Patrick O'Brian's high-seas adventure series offers refuge from the craziness of modern life.
- When Are Renters Entitled to Grace Period?
- News, Tips & Bargains : Proclamation on Display
- The Emerging Face of Crazy Horse
- STYLE : INTERIORS : Moroccan Mirage
- Leary Hallucinogic Drug Tests on Inmates in 1961 Reported
- In George Lucas' ingeniously structured 1973 American...
- Merchants Ring in an Increase in Sales : Retail: Holiday shoppers bought more and spent more than in 1992, report merry shop owners and mall merchants from Pasadena to Industry.
- Pink Slip in Japan: A Trip Into Psychological Abyss : Work: In a land of lifetime job security, being laid off is particularly devastating. Middle-aged men suffer most.
- Pasadena : Stones, Pink Floyd at Bowl
- A Short but Heartfelt List of Pet Peeves from the Road : Complaints: From missing washcloths to noisy airports, things that could be improved.
- Israeli Troops in Gaza Wound 5 Palestinians
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : A Top-10 Guide Through the Flood of Business Books
- * Greg Allard has been appointed director...
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : State May Finally See a Recovery : But L.A. and Orange Counties Could Still Lag, Economists Say
- STYLE : FASHION : WORLD WARDROBE
- The Anderson-Goldsworthy Family : During the Coming Months, We'll Chronicle Their Trials by Fire as They Struggle to Rebuild Their Home and Lives
- THE WINTER MURDER CASE by S.S....
- Your Mortgage : Fed Gives Buyers Access to Their Appraisals
- Mack David, 81; Lyricist for Film Scores, Pop Songs
- No Home on the Range : VIRGIN OF THE RODEO, <i> By Sarah Bird (Doubleday: $21; 342 pp.)</i>
- SOUTH GATE : Youth Project Takes Aim at Gang Graffiti
- CASTLE KEEP : The Grand Stimson House Has Changed Hands Numerous Times, With a Beer Baron and USC Frat Boys Counted Among Its Past Residents. Now, Extensive Renovations and New Tenants--the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet-- Have Given It New Life
- THEN THERE'S THAT OTHER TV HAZARD: JUNK FOOD
- WATTS : Harris Still Wants Old Post at Hospital
- Serbs Shell Sarajevo; U.N. Offices Hit
- STRESS-REDUCING SPOTS : UNWINDING IN A ROMAN SPA ON BOARD THE NORWAY : Two Ways to Rejuvenate, Caribbean-Style-in a Cruise Ship Mega-Spa or at a Tranquil Island Resort
- Revelry and Tragedy Abound as the World Welcomes 1994
- California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- KLONDIKE PARK: From Seattle to Dawson City...
- After Making Love We Hear Footsteps, By Galway Kinnell
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : Targeting the Roots of Substance Abuse
- News, Tips & Bargains : Beat the Crowds--Get Your Passport Now
- FLORIDA STORIES: Tales From the Tropics ...
- Dancing in the Light : DANCING SPIRIT: An Autobiography, <i> By Judith Jamison with Howard Kaplan (Doubleday: $25; 264 pp.)</i>
- OB Tech Is Sold to Utah-Based Maker of Medical Devices
- FICTION
- DINOSAURS IN THE ATTIC: An Excursion into...
- THE HARPERCOLLINS WORLD ATLAS (HarperPerennial: $10;...
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : An Economic Yearbook
- Burglary Can Leave Emotional Scars : Anger, Fear May Be More Damaging Than Material Loss
- Just the Two of You
- CRENSHAW : They Treat the Body and Lift the Spirits
- Boy Found Dead in Montana Avalanche
- Plan Would Give Mayor a Vote and Cut 1 Council Seat : Government: Advocates say the proposal has cost-savings advantage over simply giving the city chief a vote, and would eliminate the possibility of a deadlock. Measure could appear on the April ballot.
- '93/'94 Year-End Review and Outlook : YEAR-END SPECIAL
- IN DEFENSE OF: : Getting Drunk : A Spirited Imbiber Speaks Up for the Pleasure of Alcohol, Which he Argues is Too Often the Scapegoat for Societal Ills.
- The Future Looms Bright : Hope and Perseverance Give Santa Ana Woman a New Luster, and Things Are Looking Up
- Exotic Bangkok Groans Under Traffic Gridlock : Thailand: Most of the city's canals have been paved over to make room for more than 3 million cars and almost as many motorcycles--quadruple the number 10 years ago.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Clinton Cabinet: More Stumbles Than Successes
- San Marino : Bookstore Benefits Library
- 36 Missing as Ship Sinks Off Canada : Accident: Greek and Philippine crew members are lost in stormy seas nearly 1,000 miles east of Newfoundland. Lights, but no survivors, are seen.
- West Covina : Anti-Bird Noise Guns OKd
- LADERA HEIGHTS : Luxury Home Sales Better Than Expected
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Top-Ranked Crenshaw Loses Two; Johnson Benched
- House Fire Kills Arleta Woman and 7-Year-Old Daughter
- SANTA PAULA : Pilot Who Crashed Drowned, Coroner Says
- A LOOK AHEAD: Old troubles persist, new opportunities await : Bold Forecast for '94? It'll Be 365 Days Long
- CARQUEST BOWL : Foley Has Record Day for Boston College, 31-13
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : Badger Tailback Rotation Leaves Bruins Seeing Red : Wisconsin: Moss and Fletcher aren't particularly big, but their effort--as always--is huge.
- A Love Etched in Stone : Injured Man Stranded in Canyon Carves Message to Wife on Boulder
- Touching the Heart of 'Philadelphia'
- AND ONE MORE THING: Of all the...
- POP MUSIC : A Match Made in Grammy Heaven : Whitney Houston's smash 'I Will Always Love You' has everything that sways voting members--it's well-crafted, anthemic and was a huge radio hit--making the superstar the front-runner for the 36th annual awards
- VOICES
- Alhambra : Police Station Furniture
- TO AND FROM 'ANOTHER WORLD'
- It's a Living : THEIR MOTTO: Location Is Everything
- This Tradition Needs to Punt and Start Over
- Focus : The Buzz on Coffee Talk : TASTER'S CHOICE GIMMICK OF A CONTINUING COMMERCIAL WORKS
- Roosevelt Girls' Team Quits Tournament
- Lancaster May Get Tough With Vendors Who Converge Near Campuses : Regulations: School officials' complaints spur the City Council to review policies governing those selling from sidewalks.
- Injuries From New Year's Eve Gunfire Decline : Crime: Five people are wounded in L.A. County, and two in the city, including a 3-year-old who was in his mother's arms.
- Native Americans Fight to Preserve Sanctity of Sacred Lands : The West: U.S. land managers unsure how to reconcile religious and cultural rights with pressure for public recreation, mining and logging.
- Discover the Joys of an Intimate, Lost Art: Letter Writing
- * FAMILY SECRET: Cocaine abuse in middle-class...
- SPILLOVER : THE FUTURE : McGrath Leak Reveals Holes in Response Efforts
- Simon Helps Mater Dei Top Los Alamitos
- To be environmentally correct, trees must be clean, green and recycled.
- Paterno Draws on Instinct, Penn State Pulls Away : Citrus: Touchdowns at end of first half and start of second prove too much for Tennessee as Nittany Lions win, 31-13. Dropped passes hurt Shuler.
- That Old-Time Bad Religion : Have the independent-minded punks joined the corporate Establishment? No way, they say
- An Eye on Newts : Professor Studies How Amphibians Fared in the Fires
- New Tools Help FDA Get Tougher in Tracking Threats to Product Safety : Public health: The decision to turn a small Cincinnati field lab into a state-of-the-art National Forensic Chemistry Center was made after several embarrassing incidents.
- Harman Says Defense Ties Still Intact : Politics: Representative says impending departure of Defense Secretary Les Aspin, a friend to her and local interests, won't undermine her Washington connections.
- Walnut : Seniors Sought for Patrols
- Foul Forecast for a 4-Decade-Old Freeway Plan : Foe of Interstate 710 extension will assume key post in U.S. highway agency
- 'Cops and Robbers' Ends in Boy's Death
- THOUSAND OAKS : Man Arrested in Rape, Battery of Party-Goer
- In Trying Times for Charities, Eliminating Waste Is Crucial : $4 Million Unwisely Donated to 3 Area Groups Could Have Helped Many
- In End for Rams, Loss Could Be Win : Pro football: A victory by the Chicago Bears today would give Los Angeles a chance at getting the top pick in the draft.
- Have a Heart--Build a Toll Road Bypass : Motorists Deserve a Way Around Newport Coast Drive Collection Booth Congestion
- New Face of Fitness : Contestants Say It Will Take Brawn and Beauty to Muscle Their Way to Fame and Fortune
- Sams' Gumshoe Tale Turned Sticky
- World Swim Mark Set by Russia's Popov
- Words Desert Miami as Arizona Romps : Fiesta Bowl: Embarrassed Hurricanes are limited to 35 yards rushing and never get past the Wildcats' 40.
- Panthers Pounce on Ducks
- In Brief
- RAW NERVE: Nirvana's public wars of words...
- In Brief
- Christmas Tree Recycling
- DOWNTOWN : One-Room Housing Glut Curbs Project
- Rehnquist Urges Filling Vacant Judgeships
- UCLA Fumbles Away Roses; Is Florida St. No. 1?
- Region : Water Company Warning
- '92 Travel at Taxpayer Expense Cut by More Than One-Third
- When Perception Is Reality: Blurring Public and Private Sectors : City: Mayor Riordan is right to bring in new voices to advise his Administration. But even the appearance of conflict of interest must be avoided.
- Los Angeles Times INTERVIEW : James Woolsey : The Intelligence Director Seeking to Define a New Role for the CIA
- Obituary
- Grading of Historic Parkland in Santa Susanas Is Investigated : Archeology: Five-acre site linked to a Chumash village and a stagecoach route is bulldozed.
- ROSE BOWL / WISCONSIN BADGERS 21, UCLA BRUINS 16 : To Err Is Bruin
- Rams' Veteran Receiver Looking for Direction : Football: Ellard wondering what course his career and the team will make after this season.
- Critics: It's Just Another Beauty Pageant
- Gallegly Is Key Foe of FDA's Vitamin Rules : Simi Valley: The GOP congressman has emerged as leader of effort to minimize new labeling requirements.
- TEN WHO MADE AN IMPACT : They Provided the Thrills in Record Numbers
- Nightmare Becomes Dream : Orange Bowl: After years of being haunted by missed kicks in big games, Florida State finally is the beneficiary in 18-16 victory over Nebraska.
- Consequences of Ker Story Hit Home
- BOYLE HEIGHTS : Report Due Soon on County-USC Project