- Beverly Hills : Bid to Block Building Fails
- Connecticut Will Seek to Slow Swan Breeding
- South Gate : City Council Meetings to Be on Tuesdays Starting Jan. 14
- Mario Conte Is Named to Lead Federal Defenders of San Diego
- Magic Moments : Jesse Jackson Urges Students to Heed Tragedy With Change in Lifestyle
- Man Found Stabbed to Death in Street
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Arbitrator Reduces Fine, Suspension of Dickerson
- Two Prep Basketball Stars Pick USC : Signings: Brandon Martin, Burt Harris to play for Trojans; UCLA to get Marquis Burns.
- Cal State Long Beach Plans a Quicker Start
- If Detmer Says He's Having Fun, BYU Must Be Winning Again
- Basketball
- Her Path to the Podium : Music: Years of frustration will be swept aside when Marin Alsop conducts the L.A. Philharmonic tonight.
- Bad Report on Oceanside District Bond May Hurt Refinancing
- Santa Clarita Forgoes New Ordinance to Limit Growth
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Conway Holds Trojan Return Record
- PREP NOTES
- Bowl Bulletin Omits Glendale as a Candidate
- U.S. Officials Investigating Report of American MIA in Soviet Union
- Alhambra Teacher Wins Service Award
- Alhambra : Lifting of Dance Permit OKd
- Hussein Names Half-Brother to High Iraqi Post : Mideast: The move puts security forces in family hands. It may show the strongman is worried about loyalty in top ranks.
- Quilts & More Quilts
- Unwillingness to Finance Schools Feared : Analysts see reluctance to pay taxes for classrooms increasing as the birthrate declines and the population gets older.
- Chorus Work at CLU
- THE $5 MILLION QUESTION : With recession, tight budgets and worries about growth, can two bedroom cities find happiness, and financial relief, in new shopping centers?
- City OKs $150,000 Grant to Help Build Auto Showroom : Finances: Officials say tax revenue from the new dealer will be minimal, but the action will give a psychological lift to the area.
- New Setback for Torrance in Quarrel Over Refinery : Safety: Judge denies the city's request to set a strict work schedule for the overseer hired to monitor the Mobil facility.
- 10 Held in Vault in Day's 1st of 5 Unrelated Valley Bank Robberies
- Private Detective in 'Cotton Club' Case Is Held in Slaying of Prostitute
- County Pharmacists Take Strike Into Second Day
- OXNARD : Increase in Amount of Recyclables OKd
- Carson Will Lay Off 7 Workers
- Dinner Hosts Attacked When Guest Objects to Racial Name for Cat
- Man Sent to Prison in Attack on UAW Official
- Woman Injured in El Toro Road Crash
- Cold-Weather Shelter Loses in Escondido
- PREP NOTES : No Room at the Top in Pacific Coast
- In Bid to Investigate Canyon, Southern Section Files Appeal
- AZTEC UPDATE : NOTEBOOK : Cornerback Taylor OK to Play on Saturday
- Anthill Is a Picnic for Anteaters and Other Party Mammals
- Small Is Beautiful : Ojai Art Center Theatre's 'Cabaret' overcomes limitations of size and financing with enthusiasm and clever spending.
- BENEFITS : Scotland Meets Motown at Event for Charity
- NOTEBOOK / GARY KLEIN : Claremont Runs Win Streak in Conference Games to 100
- Ease Up on North Korea, China Urges
- O.C. PLATFORM : No Consistency
- NEWPORT BEACH : Beach Concessionare Retains Contract
- Detainees at Terminal Island Protest With a Hunger Strike
- School Board Delays Decision on 2 Properties : Funding: Palos Verdes Peninsula District trustees first reject offers on Loma del Mar and Dapplegray sites, saying they were not high enough.
- 'Learn From My Mistakes' : Felon Bound for Prison Delivers Drug Warning
- Defendant Calls Slaying of Girlfriend Accident
- COLUMN LEFT : Can 50 More Deaths Change U.S. Hypocrisy? : The occupied people of East Timor cry out again for U.S. censure of Indonesia.
- COUNTYWIDE : Call Boxes to Be Installed on Roads
- A Newcomer Spurs Titans
- Jurisprudence
- Newbury Park's Humphrey Wins 1st Event of Junior Golf Tour
- Last Season Was a Division I Experience for CS Northridge
- Battle Fox Wins Aqueduct Feature
- Well-Traveled Tuioti Puts Career Back on Track in Las Cruces : College football: After overcoming a knee injury, former Santa Ana standout hopes to realize his potential at New Mexico State.
- Miscellany
- Three L.A. Stations Bar Condom Ad
- Credit Crunch May Be Over, Fed Indicates : Economy: A new survey of the nation's banks shows that they have stopped tightening lending standards.
- Japanese Trade Surplus Doubles From Last Year
- Ford, Citing Unexpected Demand, Triples Offering : Securities: Some analysts see its plans to raise $2.3 billion as a sign that it doesn't anticipate a quick recovery and that it may need more cash.
- Midway Asset Sale Scrapped
- CONSUMERS
- 'Word' Upgrade Makes It All Easier
- Businesses Are Upset by Bill on Civil Rights : Workplace: Companies fear the prospect of unfair rulings when the President signs the recently passed legislation.
- ARCHITECTURE : It's Big, Chic and Famous, but Beverly Center's Not a Pretty Site
- * Felix E. Larkin; Former Shipping Company Chairman
- The second annual Route 66 motor tour...
- Paramount Fires Senior Vice President of Business Affairs
- Monterey Park : Fireworks Permits Cut Back
- Lurid 'Jimmy Dean' : Ed Grazyk's rather hokey melodrama lays it on thick in a Cal Lutheran production.
- $1-Billion Soviet Aid Plan Cut From Pentagon's Bill
- Findings Link Fetal Trauma, Schizophrenia
- Bell AppealA gift from a friend to...
- Judge Bars Evidence on Accuser's Cocaine Use in Smith Rape Trial
- Gates Cancels Speech Over Protest Threat
- Chula Vista
- Life in a Box : Grant Students Examine Themselves in Artistic Autobiographies
- Traffic congestion is such a part of...
- Everything You Were Too Afraid to Ask About School Principals
- LOS ALAMITOS : Council Elects Bates, Selvaggi as Leaders
- MOORPARK : Deaf Might Attend Burbank Schools
- Don't Worry, Everything's Fine : U.S. intelligence can't be all bad, Gorbachev now agrees
- Panel Appointed to Restore 67 Cleared Acres
- MOORPARK : Veteran of Benefits Tries to Aid Relative
- Aztecs Snare Two Recruits for Basketball Program
- PREP NOTES
- PREP NOTES
- Henderson Handles Key Role as UCLA Safety
- SOUTHERN SECTION WATER POLO PLAYOFFS
- Carson Players Have Their Hearts in the Heartland : Recruiting: Standouts Washington and Stanley announce intentions to attend Drake University.
- Mora Family Rivalry Not Too Heated : Pro football: Saint father, Charger son facing off this Sunday.
- Hollywood's Catalogue Caper
- Christmas Season Arrives Early at Galas
- Businesses Teach Students That Learning Has Rewards
- WEEKEND GETAWAY : Lobster Land of Puerto Nuevo Will Do in a Pinch
- McKesson Now in Pasadena
- Pasadena : Hike Re-Enacts First Trek
- Glitches Plague County's Computerized Fire Dispatch System : Emergencies: In one case, a fireboat was ordered to Westlake Village. Officials say mistakes are few.
- Charter Oak District Gets $12,500 Grant
- Cat-Like Sounds Lead Man to Baby Left in Trash Bin
- Study Says Runoff, Old Wells Taint Aquifers : Oxnard Plain: In addition to contamination from the ocean, scientists find more sources of salt in underground reservoirs.
- High Court Won't Hear Harvard Scholar's Plea : Justice: Jose Razo Jr., who rose from the barrio to academic and athletic heights, cited two Latinos who were barred from his robbery-trial jury.
- ORANGE : Plans to Annex 90 Acres Still in Limbo
- Residents Criticize Moving School : Oxnard: Opponents cite many problems, including loss of farmland. But parents fear the airport's proximity to the campus.
- Garry and George: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George...
- Jurisprudence
- College Basketball 1991-92 : Beyond O'Neal, It Isn't So Clear : Overview: Louisiana State center is the best player in the country, but picking the best team isn't that easy.
- A New Beginning, for Schuur : The Jazz and Pop Singer, Who Will Perform in Costa Mesa, Is Regaining Control of Her Life
- 'Anti-Christo' of Art Wins Followers in O.C.
- Of the 102 largest publicly traded companies...
- The Winter Crop: Cranberries, Kiwis and Kumquats
- MUSIC : Telecaster Master : Blues-guitar virtuoso Albert Collins will be playing in Isla Vista on Tuesday night.
- Piecemakers Country Store
- Duke's Talk of Piety May Further Erode Credibility
- World IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : U.S. Plans to Name Ambassador to Laos
- * Bishop Horace W. B. Donegan; Episcopal Reformist
- Long Beach : Oil Exploration Deal Gets OK of Lands Commission
- Russia Says It's Ready to Pay All of Soviet Foreign Debt : Finances: The federation worries that Western fears about Moscow's ability to pay is making it difficult for the nation to get new loans and foreign assistance.
- Il Fornaio at Lakeshore Towers to Open Friday
- 3 Lawmakers Seek to Delay Effort to Accelerate FDA Drug Approval
- Baker Plans to Get Right Down to Business in Beijing : Diplomacy: He'll forgo the usual toasts and banquets. This reflects Administration sensitivity to possible political repercussions at home.
- American Fare Always in Style at Stone Lodge
- Khmer Will Have to Be Watched : And maybe the French will too, as Cambodia searches for peace
- DWP May Balk at $100-Million Transfer to City : Revenues: Agency says that unless rate hikes are approved, it won't have surplus to turn over to general fund.
- Hope, Wilson Pass Up Celebration of Tentative Jordan Ranch Deal : Development: All concerned say an agreement to convert a huge chunk of the entertainer's property to parkland is not in trouble.
- In a Reversal, CSUN Wide Receiver Ward Earns Raves as Passer : College football: Former high school quarterback takes advantage of trick plays to throw for five touchdowns.
- SOUTHERN SECTION WATER POLO PLAYOFFS : Kenyon Scores Four as Marina Routs Mater Dei in First Round
- UCLA to Get Bid to Play Illinois in Hancock Bowl
- Jurisprudence
- He Knows About Hard Knocks : Rams: Marcus Dupree says the time has come for him to give back as many as he received.
- Price Isn't Right for Contemporary Art : Auction: The first of a series of sales falls well below expectations at Christie's. Only 40 of 67 works are sold, and 16 pieces fail to meet low-estimate figures.
- MUSIC
- RETAIL/LEISURE
- Holiday Baking : The Cost of Cooking
- Marina del Rey : Condo Conversion Hearing
- An American Turkey in Paris
- High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Some Views on the Acceptability of Drinking Among Teens
- GLENDALE : SCHOOL AIDE TO STAND TRIAL
- World IN BRIEF : INDONESIA : Probe of Timor Slaughter Promised
- * Deni Lamont; Ballet Dancer With 3 Prestigious Companies
- Barr Opposed to Roe vs. Wade Decision : Justice Dept.: The attorney general-designate tells Senate panel right to privacy does not extend to obtaining an abortion.
- Louisiana Election Puts White Conservatives in Serious Bind : Politics: Republicans who have opposed Democrat Edwards for years now have no middle ground. Many are loath to vote for Duke, some will.
- City Faces Renewed Pressure on Budget : Budget: Anticipated deficit has officials looking for expenses to trim. Hiring Sheriff's Department for all law enforcement is one option.
- Leader's Suicide Stuns Church : Some Niscience Foundation Members Say Minister Was Grieving Over Charges He Led a Cult and Stole Money
- Lottery to Unveil New Game Plan : Reorganization: A daily numbers contest, a casino-type offering of keno and a Super Lotto will be proposed. The action is aimed at reversing a sales slump.
- Long Beach Man Honored for Ocean Rescue
- U.S. Catholic Primates Reject the Dropping of 4 Holy Days
- SPORTSCOPE : Top-Seeded UCLA Gets Bye in First Round of Playoffs
- Gates Cancels CSUN Visit After Groups Plan Protest
- 2 Redevelopment Foes Named to Advisory Panel
- Rabbis Condemn School's Plan to Honor Shamir : Judaism: They call him a former terrorist incapable of concessions for peace. A backer of the award dismisses the critics as an 'undistinguished' group.
- Transit Agency Faces Shortfall of $73 Million
- County Rejects 2nd Golf-Tract Design in Bid to Save Oaks : Santa Clarita: Planners want Newhall Land & Farming Co. to lessen the effect of its project on ecologically sensitive land near Magic Mountain.
- OXNARD : Man Found Dead in Ravine Identified
- These Deaf Football Teams March to Their Own Special Beat
- College Basketball 1991-92 : That Was Then, but This Is Now : Duke: The Blue Devils were champions last season, but you won't hear them talking about a repeat.
- Abort Hotel Plans
- Reforming Workers' Comp
- Ships of Sorrow : Columbus...
- Afghanistan
- More Attention to Parks Needed
- Violence in the Movies
- Violence in the Movies
- Dangerous Fishing
- Duke as Governor?
- Let Chamber Pay Own Tab
- Demands by Latinos Illegal
- Gang Talks
- Reforming Workers' Comp
- Acting Like an American Helps
- Marcos' Return
- Water Prices Unjustified
- Duke as Governor?
- This Idea for Sharing Bathrooms Stinks
- Congressman Helped Port
- Bush's Travels
- Goofy Louis?
- Executive Life Winner to Be Picked : Insurance: Commissioner John Garamendi will make a recommendation today. A French group appears to have the edge because its proposal is considered less risky.
- Turn 'Guests' Into Citizens
- Doo-Wop : Dion will be singing "I Wonder Why" and his other teen-idol hits at the Ventura Theatre.
- High-Speed Trains Described as Costly : Transportation: Federal study says advanced rail systems would cut air and highway traffic but would require government subsidies.
- Forging a Path For Future Leaders : Workshops: Latino college students learn to break through self-set barriers at a four-day institute.
- OJAI : Neighbors Oppose Housing Project
- Video of Bomb Damage Shown at IRS Trial
- San Diego
- Bradley Defends Foreign Trips as He Prepares for 4th This Year
- Daily Named Mayor in Camarillo : Government: The council acts early so that he can lead hearings on the controversial Sammis mall proposal.
- WESTMINSTER : Youngsters Lured Into Book World
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Honeymoon Over for L.A. Unified, Teachers : Education: After gains made in 1989, the 3% pay cut imposed by the school board has angered many. Some believe expectations had been raised too high.
- Grace House Is Home to Homeless Mothers : Shelter: Newly dedicated YWCA center is county's first to specialize in transitional housing for women and their children.
- Digging Unearths No Reasons to Halt Civic Plaza : Thousand Oaks: The excavation is at the site of a onetime Chumash campsite and the Jungleland wild animal park.
- Golf
- FISHING : White Seabass Are Providing Anglers Plenty of Action
- NHL ROUNDUP : Capitals Trail, 3-1, Then Beat Rangers, 5-3
- Geary, Four Others Declare Their Choices for College : Basketball: Mater Dei guard signs with Arizona, Anton going to USC, Galloway chooses DePaul, Kristich headed for UCLA and Airey picks Loyola Marymount.
- I-15: Cross-Country's Fastest Highway : High schools: Competition breeds success when North County schools get together.
- Coliseum Suites Set at $90,000
- HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP : Agoura Triple-Teamed in Water Polo, 21-7
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Standout Records by San Diego Artists : * Albums: New albums by Mark DeCerbo and Earl Thomas are outstanding efforts and deserve a good hearing.
- ART
- First American Posts Big Gains in Third Quarter
- BBE Sound Acquires Two Fender Guitar Companies
- AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE
- Hollywood : Transients Forced to Move
- AIDS Vaccine Maker's Stock Drops Sharply
- Milken Wins Suit Dismissal
- Dow Shakes Off Inflation Data, Advances 11.19
- Holiday Baking : Using Prunes in Place of Butter
- The Elusive Pineapple
- Cranston Said to Hire Top Defense Lawyer
- Rights Group Cites Prison Cruelty : Penology: Study, which includes several California facilities, criticizes use of physical restraints, withholding of clothes, lack of family contact, food deprivation.
- Holiday Baking : We've Got Big Truffles
- GLENDALE : GROUP TO LOBBY FOR ORGAN
- Dropout Rate Unchanged, Study Finds
- Crime Log
- The Great Dane
- Miralle's Case Ready for Jury
- VENTURA : Dollhouse Is Grand on a Small Scale
- Schools Plan Meetings on AIDS for Parents
- Tennis and Older Things Are Her Loves
- L.A. to Study Using GM Site for Transit Projects
- ENVIRONMENT WATCH : A Bad Time for Trees
- City Withdraws Bid to Buy Hillside Land
- SEAL BEACH : Redrawn Council Districts Approved
- San Diego
- Trade School Chain Loses Accreditation
- Rita G. Petersen; Retired Teacher
- Seven County Library Branches Are on Budget Hit List : Economy: Low circulation, proximity to other facilities are factors in recommendation that the branches be closed to help alleviate $500,000 budget shortfall.
- Reality Nearly as Good as Dream for Jennings
- UCI Sophomore Gains Main Draw in ITCA Event
- Golf
- Miscellany
- Congress Acts Swiftly on Jobless Benefits : Legislation: Ways and Means Committee OKs an aid extension. The full House and Senate are likely to vote today. The bill has Bush's blessing.
- 1 Deputy in Brutality Suit Is Fired; 12 Stay on Duty
- San Marcos Approves Scripps Hospital Complex
- Gun Battle Erupts Inside Westside Mall
- LAGUNA BEACH : Rent Limit Vote Battle Costs Soar
- Where Dragons Go to Win
- Sugar Bowl Not Sweet on Problems Duke's Election Could Cause
- PREP NOTES
- Four running backs from area junior colleges...
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Allen's Knee Still Sound After Game Against Broncos
- Duke Starts This Season Where It Ended the Last
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : 2 Defensive Linemen Signed; Hawkins on Injured Reserve
- Fans All Over the Country Send Best Wishes to Magic
- Hermosa Cafe Owner Wins 1, Loses 1 in Fight Over Noise
- Carson-Banning Game Could Be a Preview of City Section Playoffs
- UC IRVINE NOTEBOOK : He's No Fifth Wheel to Cross-Country Team
- BIG WEST PREVIEW : UNLV Is in Different Zone, and Rivals Are Optimistic, to a Man
- Clemens Wins His Third Cy Young Award
- Aztecs Have Been Down This Road : College football: History says Saturday's SDSU-BYU clash could go either way.
- SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
- DANCE
- McDonnell's Shares Spurt
- RETAIL/LEISURE : The 'Macho Combo Burrito' Is a Big Deal Del Taco Meal
- The Secret Garden : Research: A trail of intrigue winds from Israel to the Coachella Valley, where the folks who brought you the Seedless Watermelon plan to grow the world's most popular fruit.
- Five Feet Too Now Not Just a Pretty Face
- Discarded Wallet Leads to Arrest in Slaying : Crime: Suspect in a pharmacist's murder is caught when a fingerprint is found after a second holdup.
- MARKETS : Holiday Baking : Confections From the Caucasus
- He's Betting on Make-Believe : Land Developer Turns to Silver Screen for New Venture
- THE HOUSE
- Murder Madness
- For an Afternoon, Fountains Turn Island Into Paradise
- Lives of Peace Marchers Change With 5 Years of World Events
- Expanded Santa Clarita Planning Area Opposed : Development: A county panel is studying the city's request to have influence over a 160-square-mile region.
- Discarded Wallet Leads to Arrest of Harbor City Suspect in Slaying
- Banning High Probation Ruling Stirs Anger
- PLATFORM : Incentive for Reform
- Trade School Loses Its Accreditation : Education: The Encino-based Unified Schools of America is also targeted in a state criminal investigation. It is accused of 'bait and switch' tactics.
- 2 Arrested in Odometer Tampering Investigations
- Garrick Punishes Clippers : Pro basketball: He scores only 12 points but plays a big role in the Spurs' 107-93 victory.
- 0.7% Wholesale Price Rise Called One-Time 'Blip'
- 2 Arrested in Tampering With Used Car Odometers
- As Usual, Coaches, Media Pick UNLV as the Best in Big West
- NBA ROUNDUP : Ewing Ejected Early; Knicks Fall to Pacers
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Maddox Expected to Start Saturday
- BOOK REVIEW : A Chronicle of Our Descent From 'Giants' : MURTHER AND WALKING SPIRITS<i> by Robertson Davies</i> Viking $21.95, 357 pages
- Soviet Kids Discover Capitalism : Culture: As communism collapses, pint-sized entrepreneurs have emerged. They can earn more than their parents by washing windows and selling newspapers.
- THEATER REVIEW 'A NIGHT IN VENICE' : Enchanting Evening : Moorpark College is presenting the West Coast debut of the obscure comic operetta by Johann Strauss Jr.
- FOR THE KIDS : A Wild Benefit : Moorpark College's exotic animal training program plans a fund-raiser in which dogs will walk, run and perform.
- Book Offers Etiquette Tips for Teen-Agers
- AFL-CIO Delegates Reelect Kirkland
- Santa Monica : Smoking Ban Considered
- El Monte : Crossing Guard Vote Put Off
- Harmony for Parade Still Elusive : Tradition: The selection of an American Indian congressman to serve as second grand marshal fails to quell discord.
- Tax Figures Indicate Smoking Ban Hasn't Hurt Restaurants : Business: Sales-tax reports for eateries show slight increase over same period last year. But overall city sales are down 13%, mostly due to closure of two car dealerships.
- Tests to Determine Sediment Toxicity in Marina Channel
- Making Waves and a Whole Lot More
- Police Learn Cultural Sensitivity
- Newborn Found in Trash Asphyxiated, Officials Say
- * Ashworth Stull; Developed Elmer's Glue-All
- High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Up in Arms Over Errors in Textbooks
- Malaysia, Peru Sign Pact
- ROAD NOTES
- Duarte : RV Dealership Approved
- 3 Arrested, Pirated Tapes Seized in Raid : Videos: Officers confiscate 848 bogus films. The tip came from a movie industry group that is making a nationwide effort to stop illegal copying. : GLENDALE