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- The World : Compromise in Poland
- U.S. to Prod Japan on Reforms in New Round of Trade Talks
- Vincent Accepts Penalty of $4,851 for Misusing Funds
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- Doi: In Japan's Politics a Woman Finally Rises
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- Total Lack of Professionalism
- Tombstones Continue to Turn Up : Deliveries to Cemeteries Come From Defunct Business
- Commentary : Jail Controversy Raises Questions About How the Initiative Is Used
- American League Roundup : A's Stewart Nears Third Consecutive 20-Victory Season, 7-2
- Northridge Puts On Quite an Exhibition
- Raiders Finally Get Going but Can't Stop Bears in 41-38 Loss
- 1980 AP All-America Team--a Decade Later
- Sammie Smith, the Miami Dolphins' top draft...
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- Danny Ferry's Great Adventure-- It's Basketball, Italian Style
- SMU Returns and Is Routed by Rice : In Mustangs' First Game Since Nov. 22, 1986, Owls Get a Rare Victory, 35-6
- The Pugnacious Conscience of L.A. Theater : Joe Stern is one man in two worlds with triple intensity
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- Sick, Old and Facing Eviction : Dilemma Is Seen as Part of Larger Problem
- Eureeka! A new season of children's TV...
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- Old Spies Don't Fade Away--They Hold Conventions
- Girl, 6, Riding Bike Struck by Car, Killed
- Man Reportedly Seen Leaving Home With Body Is Arrested in Slaying
- Randolph Clean-Up Infielder
- Claire Marine Scores Wire-to-Wire Win at Arlington
- Robinson Unconvinced--but Lions Are, 24-14
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- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- INSIDER TRADING : THERE'S JUST NO STOPPING IT : Despite a series of highly publicized prosecutions, violations are still rampant.
- AROUND HOME : Pony Rides
- WENDEL ON THE REBOUND <i> by Howard Cruse (St. Martin's Press: $9.95) </i>
- Jordan Releases 60 Detained Communists
- Bus Blues : Commuter's Odyssey Takes 6-7 Hours a Day
- Man Arrested After Telephone Threat to Kill Bush, Quayle
- 4 Arrested in Automated Teller Robbery
- Psychics Aid Hunt for Alzheimer Victim
- THE TIMES POLL : Growth Lid Favored; Process Is Mistrusted
- Election Finance Ordinance Invites Abuse, Panel Says : Wealthy Aided by City's Tough Rules; Overall Spending Ceiling Is Suggested
- Bare-Bones Services in a High-Rent Age : As San Pedro Property Values Soar, Social Agencies Struggle to Hang On
- Adding a Little Spirit : Building Aims for New Image With Mural
- Icing on the Cake : Dad Leads Move to Build Rink for Skating Tot
- The South : South Carolina Gives New Coach 27-21 Victory
- It May Be Over; Angels Don't Know It : Witt Has Hard Time Accepting 2-1 Loss on Hall's Homer in 9th
- S.F. Gets Stadium Land Gift
- Stars Come Out for Canadian Gala
- Sharing the Wealth : Sales Tax Revenues
- Compromise to Save Sennett Sound Stage
- The Dodgers Go to Bat for Charity
- Oregon Prescribes a Cure for National Health Need
- Trauma Units Deserve Economic Shot in Arm
- Farrell, Crawford's Roommate, Is Also Off UCLA Team
- Lincoln Intercepts Five, Wins in Washington, D.C.
- 100 Years of Grinnell Football Began With Victory Over Iowa
- Hobbies Have Always Been a Way of Life for Hobie Alter Family
- Fall Sports Roundup : Master's Blasts Pepperdine in Soccer Match, 11-0
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- Browne Could Use (Neil) Young Voice : While Both Are Heavily Into Message Music, One Does It With Poetry, the Other With a Bludgeon
- Chop Shops
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- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- "He's almost like a creative designated hitter."--Michael...
- CHILDREN OF VIOLENCE : What Happens to Kids Who Learn as Babies to Dodge Bullets and Step Over Corpses on the Way to School?
- U.S. Seeking to Bypass Parties, Give Aid Directly to Afghan Rebels
- The Anti-Communication Conspiracy
- In Pursuit of the City's 'Migrating' Sales Taxes
- Nicaragua Opposition Names Chamorro as Its Candidate
- Wanted: 4 More Acts of Courage
- Police Seek to Identify Body Found in Irvine Apartment
- 12 Men Arrested in Prostitution Sweep
- Commentary : Heart Aches Over Boy's Sorrowful Legacy
- Partial Rescue for Paramedic Radio Service
- Southern Mississippi Has a Surprise Party at Florida State, 30-26
- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- Arts Center Seeks Direction in Wake of Blaze
- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- The Music Center Opera Looks Up : The Money : Managing the fiscal strains is the ledger domain of MCO's Patricia Mitchell
- MEDICAL
- He Was Reading Between the Lines
- 1989 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE NOMINEES : for the publishing year August 1, 1988, through July 31, 1989
- Picturing California : A Quick Trip through a Century of Landscape Photography
- 500 Arrested During Protest in Cape Town
- The East : Harris, Ford Lead West Virginia Over Ball State, 35-10
- Golfer Hammond Has Made 15 Holes-in-One
- Master of the Cold and Wintry Distances : A KISS IN THE HOTEL JOSEPH CONRAD AND OTHER STORIES <i> by Howard Norman (Summit: $17.95; 134 pp.) </i>
- Groom Falconer--circa 1903 by Norman Dubie
- Groups Protest Zone Change for Site of New Mall
- Colombia Blast Kills 1, Injures 83 : Drug Barons Held Responsible for Attack on Paper
- La Verne Orders Review of Mobile Home Rent Control
- Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis...
- For Experts, Instant Fame's Vexing--but Fun
- Preservation Law Turned Wilderness Into Battleground
- Women Still Divided on Conference : Campbell Bows Out but 3-Day Gathering Can't Dodge Scrutiny
- Botched Heist Led to Death, Juries Told
- Batty Theory on Evolutionary Link Creates Minor Flap
- August Was an Autumnal Illusion
- Environment : Notes about your surroundings
- Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said that "Big...
- Drivers Don't Like Darlington Track, but They Respect It
- JUNIOR HIGH-JINKS: Hits, the irreverent music biz...
- The Pacific 10 : Arizona Defense Proves Too Tough for Stanford, 19-3
- Artists 'Tell' All to Save Laguna Canyon : Activists Frame Their Preservation Message Within Photomural
- RETURN TO : THE KILLING FIELDS : Director Roland Joffe takes his 1984 film to Cambodia to remind the world of atrocities
- Lusk Center to Sponsor Real Estate Conference
- How to Avoid U.S. Taxes on Home Sale Profits
- 'Great Swamp' Is Haven From City Pressures
- Coordinating Council Will Hear Drug Abuse Speaker
- Vermont Program Helps Teen-Agers, Labor Shortage : Farmers Reap Benefits of Youth Corps
- Both Sides in Africa's Longest War Look for Peaceful Solution in Atlanta
- Playing It Cool : Summer Months Have Been a Lot Hotter Than People in Southland Realize, Forecasters Insist
- Tolliver, McKnight Out for at Least Six Weeks
- The 1989 high school football season began...
- Impressions of a Forgotten Impressionist
- The New TV SEASON : Preparing for Failure : Programming is a guessing game and the team with the strongest replacement shows often wins
- Campanile's Wine List: <i> Molto Bene</i>
- Beijing Likely to Trim Number of Graduate Students Abroad
- California Growers Fearful of Mexico Trade Concessions
- Key Lies in Blind Piano Tuner's Fingers
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- Fastest Growing Game of Chance in State : Bingo Organizers Bet on North Dakota
- The State : School Pact Talks Go On
- The Blue Dahlia (Channel 5 Tuesday at...
- O.C. Tackles 'Whole Language' Reform : Schools Closing Book on 'Dick and Jane' Era
- West Covina Renewal Agency Rebuts Grand Jury's Criticism
- THE LIVES OF THE PARTIES : ETHICS REBORN
- A Road Map for Prop. 103 Rollbacks : Hearings on Common Issues Would Clear Way for Decisions
- The Better Mousetrap : Inventor Sees Group Efforts as the Wave of Future Progress
- 100 Acres Scorched by Fire in Newhall
- Skipper Who Gave Up Desk, Gray Flannel Suit Loves the Seagoing Life
- George Allen Returns to Tiny Iowa School to Assist Team in Ending Its Losing Streak
- The Far West : Brigham Young Puts Away New Mexico
- The Southwest : Texas A&M; Gets a Good Start, Upsets LSU, 28-16
- U.S. OPEN : Tennis : Adams' First Taste of Open Goes Fast
- COMMENTARY : A Theater Where the Actor Comes First
- Where California Pays Homage to Italy : Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton have a ringing hit in Campanile
- Art Therapy: Drawing From Experience
- AROUND HOME : A Smart Cookie
- How to Make Sure Reserve Fund Is Adequate
- Pack Trying to Catch Up to Notre Dame
- Injuries Leave Red Sox in Trouble
- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- Coffee Is These Tasters' Cup of Tea : Professional Graders Decide the Fate of Imported Beans
- FOOD : Too Many Tomatoes : An Excess of Tomatoes Means Opportunities for Creative Cooking
- War on Wrinkles : Cosmetics Makers Capitalize on Druglike Ingredients in Wake of Retin-A
- VENUS IN FURS And Selected Letters <i> by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (Blast Books: $9.95) </i>
- A Growing Trend Toward Nonfiction?
- Foes of Sandinistas Nominate Publisher
- Debate Revives as Pepperdine Submits New Growth Plan
- Doctor's Free Tests a Crucial Weapon in Fight Against AIDS
- China Spurns Britain's Troop Request
- Pesticides Kill Critters' Urge for Reproduction
- Mexico's PRI, Opposition See Victory in Today's Elections in Veracruz State
- In Reform Move, China Hikes Transport Prices
- Auto Safety Probes Cut Short, Group Says
- Disease, Despair at Camps : Hong Kong's Pent-Up Refugee Crisis Erupts
- All Out Against Alcohol : Beverly Hills Doctor Is Relentless in Her Crusade Against Liquor Consumption
- Councilman Says Son's Ticket Part of Vendetta
- Doctor's Tips for a Pain-Free Beach Trip
- Money Woes Plague Director of L. A. / Africa Task Force
- Marchers Ask Police to Keep Drug Unit
- An average day at the hamburger stand: Cooking burgers, talking to the guys, appearing on radio.
- Cal Lutheran Defeated by Alumni, Ineligibles in Football Scrimmages
- Golfing Above the Arctic Circle
- His Former Blocker Picks Bests by Bo
- Lombardi's Season: Million Memories Ago
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW : Four Years Later, Tough PCL Is Throwing Its Weight Around
- The Man Inside the Muscles : From Mr. Universe to Mr. Hollywood--How Arnold Schwarzenegger got the last laugh
- COMMENTARY : The Life and Times of KFAC : Some thoughts on the demise of a 'classical' radio station
- Sonoma County Fills Her Shopping Basket
- BLACK BODY <i> by H.C. Turk (Villard Books: $19.95; 517 pp.) </i>
- IN THE GARDEN : Time to Plant for Winter Flowers
- IN EXTREMIS Alaskan Stories <i> by Jean Anderson (Plover Press, distributed by Talman Co., 150 Fifth Ave, New York, N.Y. 10011: $16.95; 121 pp.) </i>
- JOHN THOMSON: WINDOW TO THE ORIENT <i> by Stephen White (University of New Mexico Press: $29.95) </i>
- AIR FARE <i> by Alice Ferlaud (Peregrine-Smith: $9.95) </i>
- New Drug Offers Hope for Some Schizophrenics
- No Therapy for Victims of Oprahphilia
- Five Cyclists Die in Fiery Sierra Crash
- What Colombia Needs, Money Can't Buy
- Is the Outrage Waning?
- Zen Search for Truth Takes the High Road Up Mt. Baldy
- 'Being learning disabled is not as scary as it sounds. The word <i> disability</i> is the bogyman.'
- Sanderson to Play Basketball at Canyons
- Olympic champion Ken Monday, of Stillwater, Okla.,...
- Baseball : Some of Game's Most Difficult Stains Remain--on Its Bib
- NEWS NOTES: Cassette singles, which have gained...
- MEDICAL
- Croissants Fly in Trump, Pan Am War
- Glemp Calls for New Talks on Auschwitz; Jews Boycott Ceremony
- Echo of a Simpler Time : Modern 'Mountain Men' Flock to Weekend Rendezvous, Rituals
- The State : San Jose School Strike Is Likely
- West Hollywood Rent Fee Increase Is Blocked : Landlords Win Restraining Order on City's Doubling of Registration Charge
- THE TIMES POLL : Vast Majority Think Bernson Swayed by Developer Donations
- Homeless Man Found Stabbed to Death on Carlsbad Doorstep
- Baseball : Aude Experiencing Hunger at the Plate in More Ways Than One
- He's Happy With What He Left in Baltimore
- BASEBALL MISCELLANY : NAMES AND NUMBERS
- Navy Coach Uzelac Wants More Chances to Blow Smoke
- Rutigliano Tries to Lift Liberty to Big Time
- The Far West : Dowis Scores 6 Touchdowns for Air Force
- The Music Center Opera Looks Up : The Artistry : After three seasons and some successful productions, the fledgling company is making ambitious plans
- How Consumers Pay for Air Deregulation
- Of World Forests and World History : A FOREST JOURNEY From Mesopotamia to North America <i> by John Perlin (W.W. Norton: $19.95; 276 pp., illustrated) </i>
- Here's One Company With a Different Spin
- MAN WITHOUT MEMORY <i> by Richard Burgin (University of Illinois Press: $14.95; 126 pp.) </i>
- Ligachev Urges Restraint on Soviet Unrest
- Compton, Norwalk Legal Aid Provider Will Meet
- But Its Commission Government, Elected At-Large, May Be Ending : One Alabama City a Holdout on Voting Rights
- Short of Staff, Funds : Hospital: A Crisis in Critical Care
- U.S. Reportedly Plans to Toughen Refugee Admission for Soviet Jews
- Urban Gardeners Harvest Produce and Peace, Quiet
- LABOR DAY
- Laguna Beach Class of '69 Reunites to Look at Who They Used to Be : <i> Time it was and what a time it was. A time of innocence. A time of confidences.</i> --Simon and Garfunkel, "Bookends"
- COOL AS CASH : Darrell Waltrip Is Enjoying Quest for $1-Million Bonus in Today's Southern 500
- Arlington Million : Velasquez, a Hot Rider, to Be Atop a Hot Horse
- Going Beyond Beginner's Basics When Selecting, Buying Tools
- Cudahy Weighs Switch From Bell Police to Sheriff
- Quotable Congress Gets Ideas From Single Source
- Perilous Trek Into Mexico : Salvador Mother Risks All in Search of a Better Life
- Divorce on the Rise in South Korea
- A BIG SHOW : Grambling to Play Alcorn at Coliseum, and Robinson Promises Entertainment
- Electronic Publishing's Short Circuit
- Cute Little House Is About to Be Less Cute
- The Gobi : Searching the sands of the Mongolian People's Republic for spirit of 13th-Century conqueror Genghis Khan
- AROUND HOME : Battersea Enamel
- Traveling in Time : An 1892 Set of Encyclopedias Portrays a World of Difference
- Tooling Up: A Rookie's Guide on What to Buy
- Status Symbols of Cash-Heavy Islanders : Taiwan Looks to China for Exotic Items : Cash-Heavy Taiwanese Look to China Mainland for Costly Exotic Status Symbols
- <i> Respectful </i> the Word for San Gabriel Race
- Paradise Lost : Air Force Route Shatters Quiet of Farm Area
- A New Face Shows His True Colors
- Crash Involving Officer Claims Life of 3rd Man : Family Describes Policeman as Someone Who Would Never Mix Drinking, Driving
- To Padres, Bip Looks Bigger Each Day : Roberts Doubles In Tying Runs, Scores the Winner Against Phillies
- U.S. OPEN : TOP SPINOFFS : New York Tournament Has a Dressing Down, a Tall Tale, a Dog's Tale and Much More
- Boxing Notes : Cayton Is Taking the Wrong Tact
- The Southeast : Mississippi State Snaps Losing Streak in Big Way, 42-7
- Athletic Boom Town Unfolding : 2 New Schools Open Doors in Antelope Valley
- How Goes the Music Video Revolution? : They haven't replaced radio as a marketing tool, but they're still gaining momentum
- Master of Korean Martial Art Aims for Olympic Post
- LOVELESS: Love and Rockets' self-titled fourth album...
- George Benson Returns to His Jazz Roots
- Job Center a Year Later : Costa Mesa Plan to Get Dayworkers Off Street Lauded, Assailed
- Spray Lowers Temperature : Aerosol Can Cools Baked Parked Cars
- Brady Plan Works in Spite of Itself
- Ariel Sharon for Prime Minister of Israel : WARRIOR The Autobiography of Ariel Sharon <i> by Ariel Sharon (Simon & Schuster: $22.95; 556 pp.; 0-671-6055-0) </i>
- Britain and Spain Ready to Provide Assistance for Bogota's Crackdown
- 'Earth' and 'Sky' Will Be Moving on Command for Torrance Pupils
- Colleges Try to Cope With Rising Costs of Journals
- Fugitive Cult Leader Alamo Sells Chic Jackets on the Run
- Racing at Del Mar : Bayakoa Unable to Extend Her Streak in a Pinch; Goodbye Halo Wins
- Shelby Delivers Blows That Down Expos Again, 4-3
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- TRAVEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : Getting a Taste of the French Wine Country
- Baker, Shevardnadze to Meet in Wyoming
- More East Germans Pour Into Camps in Hungary
- China Calls U.N. Panel's Criticism of Crackdown Brazen Interference
- Soaring Airline Stocks: a Leveraged Way to Fly
- Savoring a Dam Decision
- Saugus Victory Gives Spangler Points Lead
- Harry Gant's decision to pass up a...
- New on CDs: Operas From Gershwin to Verdi
- QB OF THE '90s : Randall Cunningham Looks Like Best of Present and Future
- Films now going into production: ...
- Talking About Those Radio Talkers
- Is "Comedy Express" on Channel 11 supposed...
- Excesses of Forbes
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : TAKING OVER THE REINS : With Troy Aikman and Rodney Peete Out of Picture, Their Successors--Bret Johnson at UCLA and Todd Marinovich at USC--Will Certainly Have Their Hands Full. . . : Donahue Believes Bruins Can Win, Even With a Freshman Quarterback
- Union Contributions Still Vital to America's Well-Being
- Quayle's Visit
- Talking About Those Radio Talkers
- Residents No Priority in City West Plans
- Innocents at Home : BACK HOME A Foreign Correspondent Rediscovers America <i> by Mort Rosenblum (William Morrow: $19.95; 447 pp.; 0-688-07780-3)</i> : THE LOST CONTINENT Travels in Small-Town America <i> by Bill Bryson (Harper & Row: $19.95; 283 pp.; 0-06-016158-2) </i>
- Talking About Those Radio Talkers
- A 'Bad' Batman
- The Press and 'Group-Think'
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- Reparations Responses
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