- Valleywide : Little Rain but Clouds, Fog Forecast for Week
- New Newspaper Focuses on Business Opportunities for Blacks
- Three Killed in Separate Accidents
- From Fashions to Reluctant Fiances at Expo
- Let the Replay Show Difference in Victory
- Another Title for Mickelson
- Valuable Import : Danish-Born Hulgreen a Boost to Mater Dei Soccer
- Keenan Gets Earful of Garden Boo-Birds
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : Packer Coach in Serious Condition
- Glendale Symphony Plays Old Favorites
- Older and Wiser? : Chantal Learns Firsthand That Success Often Brings Scrutiny
- Orange County
- PERSPECTIVES ON MARTIN LUTHER KING : Was the Dream Message About Color or Character? : Affirmative action is the latest issue to claim his words. But he spoke for his time, when ambiguity was key to selling the cause.
- Steelers, Cowboys Catch Big One : Dallas Gets the Last Word, 38-27
- FileNet Looks Into Software Firm
- Troubling Signs Raise Possibility of '96 Recession
- Wilson and Dole Tour Jail, Assail Clinton Veto
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Accordion Puts Kick in Little Joe's Songs
- Anderson Quartet Generous in Brahms
- Variation on Faust Tops Goethe Series
- St.Clair Attempts Wagner's 'Tannhauser'--Deep in the Heart of Texas
- A Return to the County's Citrus Roots
- Arrest Ends Motel Room Barricade
- Universal City : History Buffs Reenact Mexican Surrender
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Battle Presents an Artful Program at Cerritos Center
- A Big Helping Hand for the Little Guy
- Muslim GIs Barred From Services
- Agassi Stays Alive in Five
- Ticket Information
- Astronauts Release Satellite, Gear Up for Spacewalks
- 'President Arafat' Finally Runs for Office--His Way
- Southland Ski Season Is in Need of a Lift
- Time for Legislator to Make Her Moves
- CONCACAF GOLD CUP SPOTLIGHT
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : Packer Coach in Serious Condition
- Austrian Gets Lucky, Defeats Tomba in Slalom
- Earle Quietly Glad to Be Back
- Road to San Diego: GOP Primary Preview
- Concerns Focus on Tiny Store : Fate of Produce Stand Illustrates Tug-of-War Over Development in Eagle Rock
- Shoe Store Robbery Leads to Chase, Arrests
- Southland
- GOP Would Allow Rise in Debt Cap, Kasich Says
- Rescuers Find Final Air Crash Victim on Colombian Ridge
- Steelers, Cowboys Catch Big One : Favre Takes the Packers Only So Far
- 'Ballad' of a Sad, Lost Soul : Philip Kan Gotanda's Tale of Family Suicide Has Compelling, Exquisite Edge
- Mexico Wins Despite Lackluster Effort, 1-0
- AN APPRECIATION : L.A. Won't Be the Same Without Jack Smith
- Teacher Diversity and Skills Test
- That's Entertainment!
- Hillary Clinton
- Japan
- Subtitles for 'Nixon'? What a Good Idea!
- Federal Budget Standoff
- Teacher Diversity and Skills Test : Paddling Vandals
- Still Resisting TV
- Consumer Spending
- Los Angeles County - News from Jan. 15, 1996
- Notes on a Scorecard - Jan. 15, 1996
- A Bittersweet Evening at the Symphony
- TECHNOLOGY - Jan. 15, 1996
- A Contradictory Economy Driven by Steady Investors
- HOME PAGES : TIMOTHY LAERY'S LONG GOODBYE
- Fiction
- Masters of Weather : What They Don't Know Can Hurt You
- Genetics Said to Make Us Vulnerable to Diseases
- QUAKING: The second anniversary of the Northridge...
- JAPAN : Political Survival Is the Name of the New Game
- THE WORLD : CUBA : Isn't It About Time for Washington to Accept That Castro Is in Power?
- Golfer Bequeaths Art to Scotland Gallery
- L.A. Observer : A columnist in bed with the bizarre : CIRCUS AMERICANUS,<i> By Ralph Rugoff (Verso: $18.95, paperback; 204 pp.)</i>
- CRITICAL MASSES: The Global Population Challenge ...
- Pilgrim's Progress : New Candide in seach of Utopia : THE CURIOUS ENLIGHTENMENT OF PROFESSOR CARITAT,<i> By Steven Lukes (Verso: $18.95; 261 pp.)</i>
- Once-Besieged Sudanese City Makes Comeback
- '94 Northridge Quake Still Teaching Lessons : DEADLY ENERGY
- THE CULTURE WARS : Lost Cause: Why Intellectuals of the Left Miss Communism
- Alliance Faces Dilemma in Suit Against Donor
- Clipper Comeback Falls a Little Short
- August Wilson: Seven Plays Running
- Throwing Slighted Pitchers Support
- STYLE / CLASSICS : TRACT STARS : In the 25 years since Joseph Eichler built his last house, his innovative homes have won fans among a new generation. His son tells the story of the houses that Joe built.
- Barbados Changes Spraying of Planes
- 'The Summer House'
- Breaking Down Barriers in New York's Chinatown
- Suspect Held After Bomb Injures Woman
- These Officers Pound a Different Kind of Police Beat
- 'Red Rock West'
- Nation IN BRIEF : LOUISIANA : Black Journalists May Boycott State
- Block- Busted : Video Rental Chain Scraps Blue and Yellow Design After Neighbors Protest
- Official's Absences Go Unquestioned by City
- County Seeks Input on Marine Base Proposals
- MOVIES : So You Want to Be an AD? : Marla Saltzer has just started down the long career path toward assistant directing.
- Keady Hides Pain in Purdue Victory
- UNLV Shuts Down Long Beach State Again
- PROFILE : The Actor Is In : Doors are flying open now for George Clooney, but the carefree star of 'ER' and 'From Dusk Till Dawn' remembers not so long ago when his career needed CPR.
- ART : A LACE Curtain Onto the World : Its new director wants the beleaguered arts space to be a place where people can experience 'something different.'
- Continuing Tale of Perick and LACO
- High-Class Passengers Meet Match in This Plane
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Staying Power : A childhood on the run could have been damaging. But for writer and teacher Geoffrey Wolff, it fired his imagination.
- Ex-Dodger Sax Quits Assembly Race
- Age Is Just a State of . . . Oh, Forget It
- Second Storm Causes More Disruptions on East Coast
- A Good Catch for Japanese Shuttle Flier
- Let Freedom Ring . . . (And Skulls Crack)
- Mental Notes on Quotes and Resolutions
- Couple Arrested in Death of Child
- Low-Tech Rules in the Age of High-Tech Tools
- Obituaries : Genevieve Marie Sosa; Heartbroken by Tragedy
- No Blessing by Mike for 'Jones Boys'
- CSUN No Match for Long Beach State
- Forget the Miracles, Colts Are for Real
- Change of Position Provided Spark for Alemany's Big Mac Soccer Attack
- Bill on Jury Anonymity Touches Off Legal Debate
- Q
- Sampling the Megahertz Guides
- Dry Spell Not a Problem Yet : Conservation Measures Have Kept State Reservoirs Full
- Canada Town Rallies Round Bald Eagle
- Rising Cost of Climatic Disasters Giving Insurers Pause, Report Says
- Gunman Takes Cash, Pagers From Business
- Land Use Panel, Council to Meet
- Parents of Camarillo Hospital Patients Face Uncertainty
- Saugus Delivers the Bad News to Burroughs, 5-2
- Butted Coggi Takes Randall's WBA Title
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Moon's Wife Seeks Privacy
- RED, WHITE and ROBUST : Demand Surges for California Wines
- A Matter of Size
- Chechens Given Deadline in Hostage Crisis
- Meeting Will Address Repair of State Highway
- Woman Dies, Boy Hurt in Accidents
- THE NATION : THE INTERNET : How to Put Borders on a Borderless Technology
- A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : An Affirmative Action Proponent's Reception Is Nothing but Negative
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Terry McMillan : When a Movie Becomes a Cross-Cultural Women's Event
- Protesters Find Simpson Rumor Was Off Course
- Dade's Seven Three-Pointers Help Fullerton Beat Irvine
- Helmsman Likes the Switch to Dirt
- NIGHT LIFE : Booked, at a Store Near You : Jazz should only be played in smoky clubs, right? Upscale coffee and book joints are betting that '90s hipsters wouldn't mind a change of venue.
- Investor Expenses High Despite Firms' Profits
- Keeping Minutes While You Waste Hours
- BUGS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WORLD'S...
- Why Won't Hollywood Forgive Elia Kazan? : His Artistry Is Revered but His Name Is still Reviled. The Town That Forgives Almost Everybody Still Remembers the Day He Named Names.
- DAYS AND NIGHTS IN CALCUTTA by...
- Ace in the Hole (Cinemax Sunday at...
- A Shipshape Classroom for Science, Math Lessons on River
- THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Mast Transit : Costa Mesa's Lu Dale Sails Yachts for a Living, but the Ocean's Lure Makes It a Calling, Not Just a Job
- Indomitable at 75, Pope Defies Health Concerns
- At Writers Workshop, Peer Pressure Is a Good Thing
- A Government Behind the Curve on Internet : The problematic regulation of decency in the computer age
- Channel Hopping : 2 Veteran Bush Pilots Take Scientists, Hunters and Others on E-Ticket Rides to the Rugged Islands
- Two Losses Deflate the Anteaters
- U.S. Wins, 3-2, on a Free Kick
- He Strikes Blow for His Family
- After Leaving Kings, McElroy Has Become the Biggest Dog : Valley Native Runs L.A.'s Minor-League Hockey Team
- Toms Takes the Lead in Tucson
- A Year That Produced Memories
- Goodbye, Kingfish, Goodbye
- COVER STORY : He Types Only on the Blue Keys : August Wilson has the blues in his soul, and so do the African Americans whose lives he dramatizes. Latest case in point: 'Seven Guitars.'
- Breathing Easy
- The Years With Ross : A cynical romanticism made his political thrillers addictive
- L.A. Speak : Starbucks Brew
- Destination: Argentina : High Roller : One of Latin America's classier trains is also its most spectacular
- THE DAY BEFORE AMERICA: Changing the Nature...
- STYLE / RESTAURANTS : OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
- Farm Fields of Dreams
- Weathering Success
- Service With a Little Oom-Pah-Pah
- 2 Tourists Slain in Guatemala
- Weekend Escape: Arizona : Former mining town breaks ground anew as a stage for the arts
- Brentwood to Backwoods?
- '94 Northridge Quake Still Teaching Lessons
- Budget Snags on Medicaid as Cure or Curse for Society
- Irvine to Begin Negotiations on Roller Hockey Rink
- Four Teams Are Left on Road to Titletown
- TODAY'S NFL GAMES : Get Brett! : That's the Cowboys' Assignment Today, but Can They Lasso the Leader of the Pack?
- Tooning In to Japanimation : Anime or Japanese animation, is attracting a growing following in the States. Some aficionados even insist that the sleek imports are better than--yes-- Disney.
- POP MUSIC : Letter From Nashville: And a Woman Shall Lead Them
- THEATER : COMMENTARY : We'll Have a Gay Old Time : A new crop of comedies is reveling in the joie de vivre of homosexuality, but the reality of conflicts and disease often gets lost in the fun.
- Arizona Ranching Town Now a Boom Town
- Strictly Speaking
- Ex-Fighter Does Not Accept That He's Blind
- Hitting the Road, Like a Rocker
- Helping the Police--and Themselves : Working With Officers, Volunteer Patrols in Garden Grove Have Had a Positive Effect
- Pursuing Safety in High-Speed Chases : Recent Fatalities Raise Questions of Just How Far--and Fast--the Police Should Go
- THE STATE : A Speech That Confronts California's Worst Nightmare
- Dade Hits Highlight Zone as Titans Beat the Anteaters
- Cowher Can Really Mix It Up
- Taking Comfort on Trips
- Southland Home Prices
- A New Man Brings Hope for Guatemala : Alvaro Arzu must deal with rightist opposition and a wave of criminal violence
- AMERICAN ICONS : Hey, Buddy, Can You Spare a Redesigned 100 Bucks?
- A Barroom Brawl at 30,000 Feet Up? It Happens
- The Birth of a Salesman : Harry Crews deals hyperbole like a card shark : THE MULCHING OF AMERICA,<i> By Harry Crews (Simon & Schuster: $22; 256 pp.)</i>
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Scholar Says Poem a Shakespeare Work
- OF THE VIDEO PERSUASION
- O.C. Vietnamese Prepare to Elect Informal Leaders
- Sky Kings : The Runways Aren't Smooth, but Pilots Ensure Safe Landings on Channel Islands Flights
- Official Who Helped Cure Hospital's Ills Resigns
- Right on Target : If Bosnian Duty Calls, Fighter Pilot Greg Feest and Fellow Stealth Fliers Will Be Ready for Action
- School District Still Hasn't Got It Right : Poor management leads to high school crowding and unwelcome year-round schedule
- Chapman Men Regroup With 90-78 Victory
- Camarillo Moves Ahead on Redevelopment
- Texas-Size Streak Haunting Packers
- Wise Decisions From O.C.'s Prudent Jurists : * Moves Dispel Taint of Conflict in Bankruptcy Cases
- Your Week : A PLANNING GUIDE TO JAN. 14-20 IN ORANGE COUNTY
- Shooting Death of Son Gives Birth to a Commitment
- Sobering Turn of Events for Activist Group
- L.A. Weathers the NFL Drought Just Fine : Sports: California may again be the finger in the wind for a trend. Good riddance to greedy football owners; bring on futbol.
- However Frazier Plays, He's a Winner in Shrine Game
- Starbird Leads Stanford With 44
- Why No Leader in Clubhouse?
- Woman, Dog Killed by Motorist
- Master's Gives Bakersfield Best Shot
- MOVIES : The Best Revenge : Sally Field takes the law into her own hands in 'Eye for an Eye.' But her ultimate payback? Being able to keep reinventing her career.
- China May Yet Make Good on Its Promise of Increased Prosperity
- Splendor in the Grasslands
- Doctor's Real Specialty Is the Human Touch
- Adopted Woman's Suit Accuses Caseworker of Violating Privacy
- A Cultural Voyage Between Russian Cities
- Getting Ready for Mardi Gras
- Stay, Play and Hardly Pay
- Free Boat Tours at Salton Sea
- Will Cachet of Online Magazines Wear Off for Readers?
- Clinton Hails U.S. Troops in Bosnia as 'Warriors for Peace'
- Meeting Brings Mortal Enemies Together
- Pope Demands Nuclear Test Ban
- DAILY BREAD : Let Them Eat Olive Loaf
- For Many Russians, the Key to the City May Be a Marriage Certificate
- Four-Star Films : 'Touch of Evil'
- Tracking Down an Errant Pension
- Global Warming Linked to Ice Shelf's Collapse
- Cable : Radio Daze : AMC'S FIRST LIVE-ACTION SERIES TUNES INTO THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE WIRELESS
- The Changing Census
- Case Highlights Alleged Abuses at Border
- Kern County Reservoir Rising, Water Official Says
- No Sporting Chance, Winners Were in the Cards
- Europeans Take the Plunge With Multiuse 'Smart Cards'
- Garden Events : Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales
- 'Great War' Shells Still Lurk in Belgium
- Sculpted From Fire : THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY MOTHER,<i> By Jamaica Kincaid (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $20; 240 pp.)</i>
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : FAA to Propose New De-Icing Rules
- White House Clarifies First Lady's Stand on Senate Panel
- GRAND AVENUE by Greg Sarris (Penguin:...
- The Origin of Baseball, by Kenneth Patchen
- Forbes Draws GOP Fire at Debate in Des Moines
- With the 1987 The Untouchables (KCOP Sunday...
- Flood Advisories Follow as East Gets Break From Snow
- Conservatives Eye O.C. Board of Education
- Labor Dept. to Make Some 401(k) Rules Clearer
- Destination: Spain : Starbucks, Granada-Style : Tea is the drink of the day in this southern city of Moorish heritage
- FICTION
- Sense and Sensibility
- Arizona--Peter Weisbrod, Laguna Beach: "The Inn at...
- Three, Including Guard, Arrested in Mall Robbery
- Nation IN BRIEF : WYOMING : Wolf Repopulation Set for 2nd Year
- 2 Nazi Victims Pronounced Martyrs by the Vatican
- Reformulated Gas to Help Clear Southland's Skies
- Woman Dies, Teenagers Hurt When Man Fires Into Crowd
- Samsung Seeks to Lead S. Korean Emergence
- A GARDENER'S ALMANAC
- FICTION
- A Holiday of Operatic Proportions
- Quest for Ice: Polar Prospecting
- Keep a Tax Credit That Makes Sense : Killing the affordable housing provision would cost the nation more than it saves
- STREET BEAT : Old McDonald's
- SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : 'Storytime' returns with new pages to turn for the kids listening up
- 7,000 Flee Escalating Violence in Burundi
- Identity Key Issue of New Multiracial Movement
- Father and Daughter Both Love Being Blue
- College Officials Oppose Fee Increase
- Scandal Without End : How Much Is 'Minimal'?
- Gingrich, in Irvine, Calls Budget Accord Unlikely
- Stackhouse Can't Stop Jordan, and Bulls Win
- MOVIES : They Help Call the Shots : On the job: Sure, there are perks to being an assistant director, but the title can also mean 16-hour days, divided loyalties and lots of shushing.
- RESTORATION by Rose Tremain (Penguin: $10.95;...
- Assorted News From 2 Hawaiian Hotels
- Screening Prospective Tenants Is an Investment
- High Cyanide Levels Found Near Thai Beaches
- THE 1996 PRESIDENTIAL RACE : Rating the Rivals, From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
- Undiscovered Territory
- Distant War's Refugee Brings Out Community Spirit in Neighborhood
- Huskies Get Back on Track
- Man Killed by Train Was Oxnard Resident
- Heart Attack Suspected in Death of Driver, 86
- THEATER : What the Doctor Ordered : Sure, TV stardom is nice, but 'Chicago Hope' really cut into Mandy Patinkin's quality time with the family. Ever since he left the regular cast, he's so happy, he could sing.
- Parents of Camarillo Hospital Patients Face Uncertainty
- Did Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid Die in Bolivia? Yes, but . . .
- THE NATION : MEDICINE : 'Runaway' Health-Care Spending? It's the Engine of New U.S. Economy
- UC Irvine Women Beat Titans Despite Their Poor Shooting
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AFC PLAYOFFS : Mild Weather Is Forecast
- Thomas Quits UC Irvine Women's Team
- U.S. Not Happy Despite Winning
- Strictly Speaking : Tough-Talking Phil Mathews Wasted No Time Showing Who's No. 1 Don at USF
- THEATER NOTES : 'Apple' Will Ripen at Tiffany
- Hospice Nearing the End : Fledgling AIDS Facility Will Fold Without State License
- It Takes Time, but Sharks Finally Beat Penguins, 10-8
- TODAY'S NFL GAMES : Trouble in Blitzburgh : Colt Quarterback Jim Harbaugh Will Be Put to the Test Against Steelers' Unusually Effective Defense
- Hart Cleared by Inglewood, Not by Section
- Castaneda, Wallace Team Up in Canyon's Upset of Hart, 68-55
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : Pros Prepping for Youth Movement
- Robber Takes Cash, Flees BofA Branch
- Notes about your surroundings
- So the game is known as soccer here. But 12,000 Gold Cup fans have lessons to teach on excitement at the Big A. : Football Back in Anaheim