- Gretzky, Kings Fall Short, 3-2, in Minnesota
- Toros' Walk-Ons Make Big Strides : Derrick Clark, Kenyatta Kalisana Happy Surprises for Coach Dave Yanai
- NHL Roundup : Islanders Stop Losing Streak at 12
- Broncos Deal Patriots Critical Blow : New England Can't Help Itself to Playoff Spot in 21-10 Loss
- How to Order Wine Like a Connoisseur
- Red Hot
- Sam Kinison Reaches for a New Low
- U.S. as No. 1 --in Some Ways Less Wonderful
- Quibbles & Bits
- Restaurant Review : Traditional Ethiopian Food and Nouvelle Cuisine at Red Sea in Santa Monica
- Imperfect Pair
- Miles Rules the Roost in 'Cuckoo's Nest'
- Frank Gehry 'Always Wanted to Work Big' : After winning the Disney Hall design competition, he feels his long devotion to L.A. has been rewarded
- Simon Sez
- Nature's Course
- Suffering Sudan Needs Our Help : Even in Face of Brutal Civil War We Can Ease Starvation
- Tippy, His Owner's Best Medicine, Is Back Home
- HOW TO HELP THE NEEDY
- Local News in Brief : Man Killed by Speeding Car
- Davis Repeats to Help Nuggets Avoid One : He Scores 26 Points, 20 in Second Half, as Denver Beats Clippers, 114-99
- This Manifesto Takes Aim at His Old Coach
- Toreros Have the Means (Danny) to Defeat Seattle Pacific by 20
- Enough of the Tales of Tyson!
- The Faux Connoisseurs : If you want to see a restaurateur cringe, ask him about the dreaded food snob
- The Art of Angst in a Comic World
- Five Arrested in Police Raids on 8 Homes
- Mira Costa High Joins Banning in Winning Bicentennial Competition
- F-14 Tomcat Is Destroyed in Crash While Landing
- San Francisco State Edges Disorganized Northridge
- CASHING IN A TRIFECTA : With Pitino, Ewing and Bianchi in Front, Knicks Are Back in Business
- On Balance, in Trouble
- The One They Won't Touch
- ETCHED IN CONCRETE: I.R.S. Records got an...
- Developers to Order Study of Monorail
- Armenian Community and Soviet Quake Victims Linked in Sorrow
- Suspect in Three-County String of Bank Robberies Is Arrested
- UCLA Jolted Back to Reality, 104-78, by North Carolina
- Basketball Roundup : Garner Shoots Rio Mesa to 83-69 Victory
- NCAA Division I-AA Football Final : Furman Staves Off Georgia Southern, 17-12
- DeLaveaga Regains Touch as CLU Wins in Overtime
- Girls' Basketball Roundup
- Golf : Japanese Owners Plan to Beautify Riviera
- Lackluster Play Has Lakers Concerned, but They Aren't Panicking
- Miller and Cox Keep Torrey Pines Rolling
- Waves Rise Up, Roll Over Delta Devils, 87-77
- Roundup : Long Beach Jordan Edges El Dorado to Win Title
- 'The Nutcracker': Robert Joffrey's Final Legacy : His lifelong dream arrives here nine months after his death
- FRANK ZAPPA
- Exploring <i> Jugendstil</i> at County Museum
- Ignoring a Consumer Reports warning, he flipped over his Samurai.
- Crash Fatal to Man
- Developers Turn Race for Burbank Parcel Into Pageant
- Commentary : It's Healing to Remember That Vietnam Veterans Did Their Jobs
- Breaking Camp : Concerns for Health Force Migrants Out
- The Coastline Must Be Protected at All Costs
- Commentary : Payday for Tarkanian: Better Late Than Never
- Toros Lose to Cal Lutheran, 66-63
- Arkansas Player Faces Drunk Charge
- Saunders Will Take Fall, but What Was Spanos Expecting?
- Spreading Smog--and Doubt
- St. Bernard Defeats Rolling Hills, 65-61, for Beverly Hills Title
- Understanding Argentina: Rebels Symbolize Six Decades of Instability
- BUCK OWENS
- Hamburger Helper
- Skiers and Sightseers Flock to Mountains; New Storm on Way
- Chapman's High-Octane Act Too Much for Puget Sound
- Finding the Legendary Chet Baker
- FAST BREAKS: Dionne Warwick and Ahmad Rashad...
- CROSSOVER QUEEN: At the rate we're going,...
- There's No Single Answer
- Cal State Coach Helping British Bulldogs Sink Teeth Into U.S. Football
- Matti Nykanen of Finland soared to a...
- Glendale Holds Off Canyons to Win Title
- CS Long Beach Women Rout UC Irvine, 108-44
- A Gift From Alexander O'Neal
- Pop World Benefits Join Fight on AIDS
- Azusa Gangs, Cleanup Crews Engage in Daily 'Graffiti War'
- State Colleges' Research Vessel Yellowfin : Seagoing Classroom Helps Students Stay Competitive
- 5 County GOP Leaders Go to College to Cast Electoral Votes
- National Football League club owners have rejected...
- Bruno Is Necessary, Just Barely
- For Tree Merchants, Christmas Means War of the Pines
- Local News in Brief : Bacharach Is Elected Mayor
- Report: NCAA Crackdown on Oklahoma
- Events in the news this week.
- WHITE SWEET CLOVER
- He wasn't exactly a muscle-bound hulk, but...
- For One Business the Answer is Simple: Green
- Bonus Checks Are Becoming a Part of Christmas Past
- AROUND HOME : Notes on Nautical Antiques and Pottery : Nautical Antiques
- Man's Best Friend Sniffs Out an Enemy
- No Men, No Money, No Matter : THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY<i> by Fay Weldon (Viking: $17.95; 200 pp.)</i>
- Brokerages: Them vs. Us : The big brokers handle large institutional orders by selling or buying from their inventories. In effect, they are now trading against their own customers.
- Airlines End Some Discounts
- "We have a partner in Mazda, and...
- IDIOM'S DELIGHT Fascinating Phrases and Linguistic Eccentricities<i> by Suzanne Brock (Times Books: $13.95) </i>
- Store Lights Up for Christmas
- Holiday Express : Miniature Railroads Are Chugging Into Southern California Gardens
- Verbal Warfare : Defense Department Doublespeak Proves That Power Creates Its Own Language
- Herb-Flavored Vinegars for Under the Tree
- From Star Wars to Trade Wars
- Old Recordings Are Music to Dunhill President's Ears
- AROUND HOME : The Country House Book BY BARTY PHILLIPS (Salem House; 1988)
- A Hunger for Character in L.A. : HOME MOVIE<i> by Ellen Akins (Simon & Schuster: $</i> 16.95<i> ; 282 pp.) </i>
- King Harbor Live-Aboards Assured on Eviction Fears
- Woman, 62, Found Alive Amid Rubble : Soviet Quake Victim's Discovery Follows Rescue of 21 Others
- Condominium Construction Increases 70%
- Shamir Blasts U.S. for Talks With PLO : Israeli Leader Calls Move a 'Serious Test' of 2 Countries' Ties
- The World : Czechs Cease Jamming
- Jukebox Man Lights Up Those Old Music Makers
- City Designing: Chain Links and Classic Links
- 'Ornaments I've made (show) the zoo, the pandas, a whale, the Padres, I'm proud of my city'
- Local News in Brief : Pedestrian Trail Is Approved
- Corporate Absence Leaves San Diego as a Branch-Office City : Status Affects Community Ability to Raise Money to Benefit Civic and Social Causes
- Memos Say U.S. Hid Japanese War Crime
- Bill Shoemaker defeated 8 other top riders...
- Fiery Zlatko Josic Is the 'Everything Man' for El Camino
- Community College Basketball Roundup : Fullerton Uses Inside Formation to Take Fifth in Tournament
- Titans Muddle Way to Victory Against Winless Portland
- Haute Hotel Dining
- Christian Heritage Has Seven Players in Double Figures
- QUIET RIOT
- The Big Rascals : The King Brothers Rule in TV Syndication
- AROUND HOME : Notes on Nautical Antiques and Pottery : Plates at The Ivy
- Foreign Policy : Hard Reagan Stance: Key to Successes?
- John Russell Named President of Grubb & Ellis Western Areas
- 'Mona Winks': Art With Wit
- He Runs Shrimp-Processing Plant in Bayou : Ex-Premier Ky Tries Ruling the Seas
- Popular Spot for Japanese Visitors : Saipan: Peaceful Beaches and War Memories
- Strike Up the Band for the Holidays
- Seniors Say They're 'Living on Top of World' at Marina Site
- L.A. Teams Have Shots at Division Titles : Rams' Fate in Own, Others' Hands
- Favorable Wind Pushes Bengals to Division Title : After Redskin Kick Hits Post, Cincinnati Wins in Overtime
- WAS (NOT WAS)
- Critic's Notebook : Some 'Burning' Questions
- Quick-to-Fix Chili Rice
- Strong Opposition to Soviet Reforms Cited
- Hurricane Aid Allotted
- Uncertainty Gripping Brazil Before Election
- Violence Comes to Classroom--in a Benign Fashion
- 2 South Bay Hospitals Pioneer in Curing Workers' Child Care Ills
- Commentary : The Last Supper: Gustaf Anders Leaves a Hunger Behind
- When no one came forward last summer...
- Ocean View Tournament of Champions : Defense Provides Key as Mater Dei Beats Ocean View
- Loyola Gunners Off Target Against OU
- Occidental's Caba Selected All-American
- Morningside Girls Take 7-0 Record Into S.B. Tournament of Champions
- Zoo Animals Are Up for Adoption
- Sleek Chic : Holiday Hair Gets Swept Up in Slick Chignons or Classic Curls
- Architecture as Frozen Anthropology : NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE<i> by Peter Nabokov and Robert Easton (Oxford University Press: $45; 431 pp.) </i>
- 11 Sentenced to Life for Electricity Strike
- Drugs Tried as Preventive AIDS Measure
- Accused High-Tech Smuggler Loses Again in Canada Courts
- Donations Sought for Armenia
- SCC, Dixon Score 100-74 Victory Over Concordia
- Creme Fraiche closed within $6,773 of the...
- Rock 'n' Responsibility : More than ever, rock's creative pulse centers on conscience and heart
- CHERRELLE
- Stock of Archive Corp. Takes Off As Institutional Buyers Move In
- Larger Convention Center to Accent Visual Image
- LOST IN THE LAND OF OZ The Search for Identity and Community in American Life<i> by Madonna Kolbenschlag (Harper & Row: $16.95) </i>
- Government Fishing for Volunteers Willing to Stick to King Salmon Diet
- Song of the Turtle : PAINTED TURTLE Woman With Guitar<i> by Clarence Major (Sun & Moon Press: $14.95; 159 pp.; 1-55713-002-7) </i>
- Downey Schools to Buy $128,000 Computer Systems for Instruction
- DEADLY MEDICINE The Chilling Story of a Pediatric Nurse Who Murdered Scores of Her Infant Patients<i> by Kelly Moore and Dan Reed (St. Martin's: $18.95) </i>
- An Everywoman Named Joan : JOAN MAKES HISTORY<i> by Kate Grenville (British American Publishing $17.95; 272 pp.) : </i>
- THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES by Tom...
- Armenian Community Mourns Quake's Dead, Helps Survivors
- Talk It Out, Don't Duke It, Mediation Teaches Students
- 'Darkness of Torture and Repression' : Independent Kenya at 25: Stability at a Price
- Maryland Schools Teach How to Be Environmental Activists : A Hike in the Woods Is Not What It Used to Be
- Critics Call It Hounding, but Dogs Are Latest Weapon in Just Saying 'Nose' to Drugs
- 3 Ex-Agents Probed in Drug Thefts : 5 Pounds of Heroin Missing From DEA Office Vault in L.A.
- Arafat Vows to 'Do Our Best' to Curb Terror
- Christmas Greetings Get Personal : Quest for 'Right' Card Takes on New Fervor
- A Feast of Sweet Memories
- Swapping Tales of Overseas Adventures : Missionaries Keep Busy in Retirement
- Forrest Sawyer, normally seen early in the...
- The Nation : Reagan Calls Budget Process Real Villain
- Wheels of Misfortune : Abandon All Hope Ye Who Sit in the Driver's Seat
- THE TWO FACES OF LAS VEGAS : The new breed of Las Vegas vacationer is more interested in relaxing by a swimming pool than crowding around a gaming table--and developers are responding with resorts divorced from the bright lights of the city.
- The Bishop Takes to the Streets : Activist Head of Sacramento Catholic Diocese Is Revered by Parishioners for Whom He Struggles
- Dutch Impose an All-Night Curfew on Cows to Protect Supplies of Drinking Water
- Actor James Stewart usually turns up many...
- Italy Hit Hard by Storms
- Family Opens Their Home, Hearts to Victims of Blaze
- More Minority Firefighters to Be Hired in Pomona
- Workers Fear Douglas List of 'Expendables' Means Layoffs
- Teacher Goes to Seed; Ideas Sprout
- HOLIDAY GIFT BOOKS : Santa Totes the Untouted as Well as the Heavily Promoted
- Airlines Buckle Down to Handle Holiday Crowds
- The newly elected president of the Southern...
- Foundation Houses Homeless in Dwellings Leased From HUD
- Breaking With the Merely Great : THE COMPANY WE KEEP An Ethics of Fiction<i> by Wayne C. Booth (University of California Press: $29.95; 486 pp.) </i>
- Cleaning Up by Adding Bathroom
- A Seven-Course Extravaganza in the Loire Valley
- Relatives of French Hostage Plan to Spend Christmas in Beirut
- THE LAST TO GO A Family Chronicle<i> by Rand Richards Cooper (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $16.95; 279 pp.) </i>
- Spurned Surgeon's Lament: 'One Kick . . . After Another'
- Answers That Will Do for Now : THE ROMANTIC<i> by Aram Saroyan (McGraw-Hill: $16.95; 210 pp.; 0-07-054859-5)</i>
- The Blackness and Radiance of Primo Levi
- Scope Grows in Capitol's Slow-Moving FBI Inquiry
- Reaching the Readers Who Drive Us to War : OUT OF WEAKNESS Healing the Wounds That Drive Us to War<i> by Andrew Bard Schmookler (Bantam Books: $21.95 cloth</i> ,<i> $10.95 paper; 384 pp. 0-553-34477-3) </i>
- Checking Out Santa Claus Workshop in Lapland
- Home Prices Reach for Sky
- Endangered European Lynx Getting Final Chance for Survival in France Experiment
- Marcos Leaving Hospital Today; Tests to Influence Court Travel
- The State : F-14s Collide on Runway
- Brimming With Fresh Dreams : Jerry Brown Seeks a Small Job but He's Thinking Big
- FICTION
- How to See China On Your Own
- A trade mission and tour to Indonesia...
- A Relaxed Christmas in Antarctica
- Alton Center Now Complete
- Great Expectations (Z Monday at 1 a.m.):...
- Taking a Stand that George Custer Would Understand : Merchant Marine Academies Are Barely Afloat
- 'Ships of Desert' on Fast Track in Oman
- Peru Coalition to Support Author in Presidential Race
- Coast Guard's Policy on Abuse in Charter Boats
- ORIGINS OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION
- So many movies have background music so...
- Help Urged for Select Cases, Not Transients
- Gorbachev Cuts Troops
- Barr Syndrome
- MOTHERS AND GANGS
- Pause and Reflect
- On an episode of "Designing Women," the...
- ORIGINS OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION
- Chronicling the Big Chill in Los Angeles
- Defend Right to Be Stupid
- Barr Syndrome
- DEFENDING THE 'RONIN'
- The Fall of a Mormon Forger...
- No Pop Pulse
- Sobering Up
- Man Without a Country
- There is such a prolonged time interval...
- Barr Syndrome
- The Traffic Problem and Some Solutions
- Gorbachev Cuts Troops
- Gorbachev Cuts Troops
- Barr Syndrome
- Chronicling the Big Chill in Los Angeles
- Special-Use Resolution for Quarry Denounced
- The Traffic Problem and Some Solutions
- David E. Brady (Viewers' Views, Nov. 13)...
- MOTHERS AND GANGS
- Home Ranch's Defeat and Its Effect on Projects
- Best of the West : A Shopper's List of the Year's Finest From California Wineries
- Affordable Housing in Orange County
- TV is in a sad state of...
- Affordable Housing in Orange County
- Should Film Makers Never Choose Myth Over Fact?
- The State - News from Dec. 18, 1988
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- The World - News from Dec. 18, 1988
- The World - News from Dec. 18, 1988
- The World - News from Dec. 18, 1988
- The State - News from Dec. 18, 1988
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- The Nation - News from Dec. 18, 1988
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- Names in the News - Dec. 18, 1988
- Bush Appointees Face Tougher FBI Background Checks
- Budget Office Skeptical of $80-Billion Price Tag : Nuclear Weapons Plant Modernization Report Stalled
- That Little Oven With Buttons Can Be a Dieter's Best Friend
- Asia Closing Its Doors : Fewer Safe Harbors for 'Boat People'
- 'People forget that gang members are also parents.' : Yule Spirit of Giving Takes Center Stage
- For Families on the Fringe, Good Cheer Is Hard to Find
- Fraudulent Pricing Claimed : Justice Dept. Pulls Out of Hughes Helicopter Suit
- Just Another Game for Long Beach, Too
- Saving the Sales Fees on Treasury Issues
- Travelers Offered Health Facilities on the Road
- Getting Kids Off to Fun Start for Their Holiday Vacation
- Cryonics Lab, Family of Emmy-Winning Writer in Legal Battle Over His 2 Wills
- <i> Eucalyptus sideroxylon</i>
- Fury of First Winter Storm Not Over Yet
- TV Tax
- Cox Attorneys May See est Videotapes, Commissioner Says
- Bush's Defense Choice
- Animal Officers Examining Carcasses Found in Home's Freezer
- Local News in Brief : Drivers Union Fails to Block Transit Zone
- Granada Hills Stands Tall With Win Over Grant
- Riggins Coaches 100th Victory for Aztec Women
- 'Gramps' Gives Winning Performance During Act II at Wyoming
- Oak Park Basketball Player Loses Bid to Gain Eligibility
- Measuring Movie Hype
- Federal Express Buys Tiger International : Flying Tiger employees lauded the $880-million deal. One called it 'cause for a Merry Christmas.'
- Glenn M. Pfau; Superior Court Judge
- Fury of First Winter Storm Not Over Yet
- Reactor Defects Traced to Builder : 'Unorthodox' Assembly May Have Caused Cracks in Pipes
- L.A.<i> Posadas</i> a Tradition of Mexico
- Soviets Accept Offer of Scriptures From 2 'Bible-Smuggling' Groups
- PLAYING LOTTO 6/49
- Arctic Ozone Loss Held Bigger Threat : More Populous Region Periled by Depletion Over North Pole
- Drug Task Force Seizes 737 Pounds of Cocaine in 2 Trucks at Border