- Electrical Trouble Aboard Shuttle Delays Tracking Test
- Grand Jury Probes Election Problems
- 'Ritz Tower, Night,' 1920s Painting by O'Keeffe, Sold for $1.21 Million
- MOORPARK : Tougher Industrial Zoning Law Studied
- Thousand Oaks to Buy Fleet of Natural-Gas Buses
- Grand Jury Opens Inquiry of Plisky Hiring : Oxnard: The action is prompted by complaints that the ex-city clerk sidestepped proper procedure to land a Police Department job.
- FULLERTON : Shelter Gives Families a New Start
- SIMI VALLEY : McMillan Hired as Services Director
- LOS ANGELES : Campaign Seeks to Recruit Minority Marrow Donors
- IRVINE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Costa Mesa Pesky; Brea-Olinda Prevails
- DEDICATION CELEBRATION: Members of the First United...
- Flyers' Lindros Accused of Incident at Bar
- IRVINE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
- Soccer
- TV REVIEWS : 'To Grandmother's': Syrupy Dish Served
- A Revolutionary Sound : Gil Scott-Heron, Who Plays in O.C. Sunday, Still Has a Political Voice
- Scott-Heron's Take on the Roots of Rap
- ENVIRONMENT
- AUTOS
- Baby Vegetables Are Big on Flavor
- Anti-West Mood Permeates Angry Russian Congress : Politics: As economy falls, resentment rises against foreign interference.
- Bush, Siblings Inherit Bulk of Mother's Estate
- Britain Admits Search of Its Files on Clinton : Campaign: Home Office checked in October to see if candidate had ever considered changing citizenship.
- Perot Spent $56 Million of Own, $4.5 Million in Loans on Race
- Sweeping Study of Latinos Offers Some Surprises
- Somalis Here Watch as World Tries to Help : Aid: Members of tiny community of immigrants express gratitude that the U.N. authorized military intervention to help those starving in their homeland. Local groups raise money, collect goods to send.
- LOS ANGELES : Unwed-Mother Shelter Will Expand, Not Close
- COUNTYWIDE : Study Urges Single Rail Authority
- VOLLEYBALL : CSUN to Make Playoff Debut in Division I
- NBA ROUNDUP : Jordan Returns, Bulls Win
- UC Santa Barbara Slips by CS Northridge, 67-60
- Miller Throws Weight Around : Pro basketball: Giant-sized rookie scores 16 points to help Suns beat Lakers, 103-93.
- Golf
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Rembrandts Get Brushoff : Fresh '60s Harmonies Get Lost in Hard Rock Frame
- ART REVIEW : Undemanding Fantasies by Inez Storer
- COUNTYWIDE : Officials Back Plan for County Bus Pass
- San Diego State is investigating allegations that...
- Carter to Get Award From Baseball Group
- HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS : Peninsula Dominates Girls' Finals
- Long Beach Edges Past Tulsa in Tournament in Honolulu
- Miscellany
- 5 Shots From Car Wound Youth, 15
- Corona del Mar Has a Shot at a National Title Tonight : Division I: Sea Kings (23-0) meet Laguna Beach (23-2) with more than just the state championship on the line.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Los Alamitos' Defensive Pressure Stops Katella, Carlson
- Tunnels Under Freeway in Arleta Called Unsafe, Sealed : Maintenance: Caltrans paid the $80,000 cost as part of a Golden State widening project. Neighbors complained of hazard to pedestrians.
- NEWHALL : Hart Mansion Roof Will Be Replaced
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Golden West Advances in State Volleyball
- BOXING / RICH TOSCHES : Even at the Top, Anger Often Has Bigger Punch Than Money
- Orange Lutheran Wins, Advances to Finals of Own Tournament
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS : Carson Rolls Past Van Nuys
- Sylmar Advances to Final : City playoffs: Price and Crenshaw pace a 27-7 victory over Garfield in the 4-A.
- O.C. Record Producer Dies at 39 : Obituary: At his Fullerton studio, Charles (Chaz) Ramirez had engineered much of the local sound of the '80s.
- CENTURY GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : Richardson Propels Troy to Title
- Congregation Remembers 'Casablanca' : Anniversary: Moroccan Jews, many of them from the city made famous by the Humphrey Bogart movie, gather to honor the Allied invasion that saved them from the Nazis.
- For MTV's Newest 'Veejay,' It's Been a Wonderful Life
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Stevie Wonder Serenaded at Songwriters Gala : National Academy of Songwriters gives him its Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS : Hot Line Offers Health, Stress Aid
- PORT HUENEME : Seabees to Check Travel Readiness
- Twins Re-Sign Puckett; Swindell Becomes Astro
- No Incumbents Among 22 Filing for Burbank Seats
- Nordhoff Faces El Molino in Girls' Final
- DIVISION IV : Sailors Force 7 Turnovers for Big Victory
- TV REVIEWS : Hepburn Feisty, O'Neal Antic in 'Man Upstairs'
- WEEKEND TV : 'Minnelli,' 'Toons' Top the Specials
- High-Rise Office Plan Is Scrapped : Woodland Hills: The new design for site at Ventura and Topanga Canyon boulevards includes a supermarket.
- Head Start Must Repay Misused Federal Funds : Violations: The county orders the sole operator of the low-income preschool program in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys to pay back $104,700.
- VALLEY COLLEGE : Fume Hoods Awaiting Installation
- Victory Over Arkansas State Lets CS Long Beach Advance
- WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL / NCAA TOURNAMENT : Undefeated UCLA Breezes Past Ball State
- SDSU to Investigate Allegations
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Broncos Cut Former Ram Young
- CSUN Tests Santa Barbara Before Losing
- Majors Will Not Coach in Bowl
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Turnovers Help Tulane Roll Past Irvine in Tournament
- His Offense Isn't Flashy--but It Wins
- TV REVIEWS : 'Family' Photo Album on KCET
- Wintry Wallop : Weather: High desert, mountains are blanketed by snow as rain snarls city traffic. Another storm is expected Sunday, with a third on Tuesday.
- OXNARD : 2 Men Arrested in Postal Burglary
- COUNTYWIDE : $82,000 Awarded to 35 Service Groups
- TODAY'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOWL GAMES : Saddleback Goes for It All in County Bowl Game
- Taft Advances to Final for 1st Time, 20-14
- Southern Methodist's Board of Trustees upheld a...
- Defusing Fear Still Problem : HIV: Mellman says he has intensified effort to educate the sports world as to the real and imagined risks of virus.
- Campbell, Camarillo Iced in Bell Gardens' 16-7 Win
- OXNARD : Raiders Team Pays $30,000 Back Taxes
- The New Guy Showed Them : Prep football: Steve Saum survived sophomore hazing to help carry downtrodden Nordhoff program to respectability.
- Sermons' Four Scores Lead Bishop Amat : Prep playoffs: The Lancers defeat Eisenhower, 28-6, to advance to next week's Southern Section Division I championship game. Defense has five sacks.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : For Bogguss, Some Real Progress
- BANKING
- A Desperate Nation
- Clinton Prepares to Make Transition From Consultant to Commander
- INDIA : Brashness Backfires for Bombay's Favorite Broker
- Lawrence G. Derthick Sr.; Former U.S. Commissioner of Education
- Man, 19, Killed in Ambush on North Hollywood Street
- Police Seek Identities of 2 Men Found Dead in Motel in Oxnard : Crime: The victims' throats had been slashed. The homicides are the latest in a string of killings that have occurred in the city and in Port Hueneme.
- Pair Plead No Contest in Baby's Death
- Turnover Turns Tide for Poway : High school football: Titans strike early to score a 7-0 upset of Mt. Carmel in the Section 3-A semifinals.
- Cobb Rights His Direction : Buccaneers: Tailback ran amok in college, but these days he's running toward a 1,000-yard season.
- DIVISION VII : Lancers Paint It Black for Garden Grove
- North Carolina Cruises, 108-67
- DAILY PILOT TIPOFF TOURNAMENT : Huntington Beach Earns Shot at the Monarchs
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
- Basketball
- COLLEGE SWIMMING : UCLA Sets Five Meet Records but Still Trails Cal
- MUSIC REVIEW : Mahler Work Falls Just Shy of Compelling
- 'Golden Age' for Cello : Symphony: Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum says young cellists today are uncannily proficient.
- COUNTYWIDE : Pet Lovers Doing All the Traffic Will Bear
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL / SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- Police Helicopters
- Intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Ivy League Latinos
- Intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Leprechauns Respond to Murray's Column
- KUSC Letters II
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- Credit Ann Martin
- And About the 'Irish' of Notre Dame . . .
- KUSC Letters II
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- In the Red
- Alistair Cooke
- 'Stalin Sweepstakes'
- Preventable Suffering
- Credit Weill as Well for 'Threepenny Opera'
- Firearm Deterrent
- Readers Join the Battle of Schott vs. Baseball
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- Leprechauns Respond to Murray's Column
- KUSC Letters II
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- Readers Join the Battle of Schott vs. Baseball
- Readers Join the Battle of Schott vs. Baseball
- KUSC Letters II
- Philippine Crime Capers
- 10th Loss to the Irish Seems to Be Last Straw for USC Football Fans
- Corso Is a One-Man Heisman PR Machine
- Picking Politically Correct Public Artists
- Intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Monitoring 'Super Dave'
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 5, 1992
- OTHER NEWS - Dec. 5, 1992
- Obituaries - Dec. 5, 1992
- Obituaries - Dec. 5, 1992
- Bush Sending Troops to Help Somalia's Hungry Millions : Mission: 'America must act,' President says in dispatching forces for humanitarian effort. A dozen other nations also may participate.
- Wagner, Supervisor Were Partners : Finances: Accused embezzler and his boss at Newport-Mesa school district invested in several ventures, documents show. Officials say such dealings are not prohibited.
- More Rain on the Way Through Tuesday : Weather: Storm also brings snow to mountains and hail in Laguna Hills. Forecasters expect as much as an inch of rainfall in Orange County early today.
- Reiner Donor Was Target of Review : Metro Rail: His reelection campaign got $45,500 from a contractor being investigated by D.A.'s office.
- For Kids Who Belong in a Zoo
- Job Hazards and Pregnant Women : Workplace: A new survey underlines the dangers of exposure to chemicals. Many women must now rely on the goodwill of their employers.
- RECYCLING ADVOCATE: The state's 31 new legislators...
- ROSE BOWL FEVER: Christmas Day will bring...
- Wagner, Boss at District Had Business Ties
- CAMARILLO : Coroner Says Driver Died of Heart Attack
- D.A. Will Not Charge Aides to Bradley in Ethics Inquiry : Probe: Report finds insufficient evidence of criminal misconduct. 'Appearance of impropriety' is cited.
- GREEN ROSES: Maybe it's not quite the...
- HE GETS AN A: One group that...
- State Jobless Rate 10.1% --Worst Level in 9 Years : Economy: Jump is in sharp contrast to national unemployment, which at 7.2% is lowest since April.
- State Jobless Rate 10.1% --Worst Level in 9 Years : Economy: Jump is in sharp contrast to national unemployment, which at 7.2% is lowest since April.
- No Pig in a Poke : Simi Valley Offers a Refuge for a Homeless Porker
- Storm Brings Rain and Scores of Accidents : Weather: Highway Patrol reports at least 140 accidents on slippery county freeways. Mountains get first snow.
- TECHNOLOGY - Dec. 5, 1992
- TECHNOLOGY - Dec. 5, 1992
- TECHNOLOGY - Dec. 5, 1992
- At USD, the Skills Don't Equal Frills
- Japan Is in a Recession, Reports Show
- Waste-by-Rail Solution Gets on Track : Garbage: Trash is loaded onto trains and shipped from the City of Commerce to an eastern Utah landfill in a demonstration touted as part of the answer to Los Angeles County's disposal woes.
- FASHION : Elevating the Platform Story
- Outline Lips in Darker Color for a Perkier Pucker
- Computer Chip Workers Risk Miscarriages
- PLATFORM : 'Sex' by the Peek
- OXNARD : Bike Rider Hit by Motorcycle Dies
- SANTA CLARITA : City Workers Get Emergency Training
- Monarchs, Mustangs Earn Pacific Shores Final Berths : Boy's Basketball: Morningside outlasts Peninsula, 68-63, while host Mira Costa ekes out last-second win over Lakewood, 55-54.
- * Bob Merlis has been named senior...
- The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...
- Crime Soaring in Russia
- WRAPTURES : Slim, form-fitting sweaters are back--in all their elegance
- Williams Reverses Firing of Civilian Police Employee by Gates : LAPD: The woman had scuffled with two officers in 1991 at Parker Center. The chief has recommended a 90-day suspension instead.
- Effort Launched to Reduce Costs of Liability Suits : Government: City attorney calls for reforms to curb jury awards, which cost Los Angeles $42.5 million last fiscal year.
- Reynolds Wins a $27.3-Million Judgment
- 5 to Be Tried in Attack on Migrant Camp : Crime: Three Latino men were beaten with baseball bats after alleged rape in Alpine.
- Football
- Tracks May Be an Entry : Horse racing: Maryland operator seeks to add a Virginia track for a two-state circuit to keep 'big-league' status.
- PREP BASKETBALL '92-93 / GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE : Los Amigos
- Silva to Resign Boys' Soccer Post at Simi Valley
- PREP ROUNDUP
- RESTAURANT REVIEW : Elegant Simplicity at Caffe Delfini
- SIMI VALLEY : Man Arrested in House Swindle Case
- CHP Gathers Data at School Bus Crash Site : Investigation: Another bus is put through paces at San Marcos intersection, whose signal is called complex but efficient.
- NBA ROUNDUP : Bullets Stop Bucks Cold, 113-95
- Rain Fills Shelters With the Homeless : Social services: Three havens recently opened. Only 160 beds are available for a population of at least 1,850.
- Ankle May Keep Grossman Out
- Area Teams Are Seeking Cable Homes
- AUTOS
- * The San Francisco-based law firm of...
- PRIVATIZATION : Yes, Everything Must Go! Italy Ponders State Selloff
- Weather Interferes With Space Shuttle Experiments
- Judge Accused of Mafia Ties Kills Himself : Italy: Jurist's death stuns officials on a day when an aggressive police campaign brings major arrests in Sicily and southern Italy.
- Notes on Neckwear
- Genetic Test Trees Stolen in Oregon
- U.N. Peacekeepers Freed in Cambodia
- A Red, Red Christmas
- BOOK REVIEW : Seeing Life Through Mud-Colored Glasses : NO CURE FOR CANCER, <i> by Denis Leary</i> , Anchor Books/Doubleday $8; 160 pages
- Rain Falls Along With Temperatures
- Antonovich, Ward Get Into Political Debate at Trial
- SAN CLEMENTE : Benedict Succeeds Anderson as Mayor
- ORANGE : Judge Lifts Order Restraining Writer
- Christmas List of What We Need and Not What We Want
- Words of Warning From Man Who Conquered Everest
- The Knox Analysis on 4-8 : Rams: Coach isn't happy with record, but he says the seeds of progress have been sown.
- Symphony Delays Premiere of Work by Roger Reynolds
- Turner Announces Mammoth 'Native Americans' Project : Television: Three of Ted Turner's cable networks are participating in a $30-million-plus effort combining documentaries, films and news reports.
- TV REVIEW : A Showcase for Branford Marsalis
- More 'Classic' Films
- BALLET REVIEW : 'Nutcracker': Kirov Tries Again
- Dow Dips but NASDAQ Sets Mark : Market Overview
- Reeves Entertainment, a Burbank-based subsidiary of Thames...
- Bodywear From the Ultimate Body Barer?
- Bradley Plan Seeks to Calm City During Trials : Volunteers: Teams working at community level will try to avert unrest over the King and Denny cases.
- Chinese-British Hong Kong Pacts Appear in Peril
- Marines May Be Deployed by the Weekend
- Lawmakers' Fracas Disrupts Russian Congress : Politics: Members were just letting off steam, some say. But others see it as the opening round in a battle for power.
- A Christmastime Mercy Mission for the Marines : Somalia: Camp Pendleton is abuzz with speculation about another holiday away from home.
- Funding by AQMD Is Assailed : Environment: Agency will award $10 million for clean air programs aimed at lowering vehicle emissions. But critics question the merit of many of the costly plans.
- Meeting Fails to Bring Teachers, District Closer : Education: A two-hour session with a mediator yields no progress. Both sides continue to press legal actions.
- OXNARD : Inquiry Urged Over Ex-Official's Hiring
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Robbins, Native Diver an Entry
- Arches Of Gold Sets Mark for 6 1/2 Furlongs
- Harbor Set for a Rare Bowl Date : JC football: Seahawks to play host to Orange Coast Saturday, while El Camino plays San Bernardino Valley.
- PREP ROUNDUP : Flint Leads Corona del Mar Past Century
- He's Always on the Mark : Chargers' Young Is Hit With Defenders and Kids
- Writers Group Visits Hot Spots for Firsthand Look at Problems : Fact-finding trip: A Writers Guild of America delegation returns from touring Somalia and Bosnia-Herzegovina under U.N. auspices.
- Serbs Veto Panic's Presidential Candidacy : Politics: Orange County businessman is ruled ineligible on basis of residency requirement.
- No Christmas Tree Rush : Despite Slow Start, Sales Are Expected to Be at Least as Good as Last Year's
- OXNARD : Deputy Run Over in Parking Lot; Man Is Arrested
- Hospital Hid Rape Charges, Police Allege : Burbank: The convalescent facility may have unlawfully concealed allegations that a male nurse attacked a 73-year-old woman patient.
- Malathion Spraying Planned for Oceanside
- PACOIMA : Coroner Rules Out Heart Attack in Train Accident
- Small Grid Dynasty to End : Pop Warner Team Won National Title, 3 Championships
- Man Shoots Cashier at Drive-Through
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Graddy Almost Ready to Play
- Carrillo Hits His Stride at Moorpark : College football: Former track and field athlete becomes standout runner for Potato Bowl-bound Raiders.
- Glanville's Team Would Rather Dress for Excess
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Rampage' Straddles Death Penalty Issue
- ART REVIEW : Fantasies by Inez Storer
- * Prudential Insurance Co. of America said...
- * Todd P. Leavitt has been promoted...
- National Guard to End Patrols of Florida Highway
- Dark Suits and Square Glasses
- Gene Therapy OKd for Cystic Fibrosis Patients : Health: Federal panel's approval of experiments will be technique's first test against a widespread disease.
- Israel Cracks Down on Islamic Groups
- A Taste Of The South Bay : Dining Spots in Your Area
- NEWPORT BEACH : Students Share Bounty With Others
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Elway Won't Play Against Cowboys
- SCOPE / MITCH POLIN : Lions in Kansas City for Volleyball Tournament
- Gulls Have 3-Goal Lead, but It's Atlanta's Night : Hockey: Knights deal Gulls their third shootout loss of the season.
- PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Stewart Back for Buccaneers
- USD Meets Host Davidson
- HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS : Peninsula Girls Advance in Singles, Doubles
- Miscellany
- Hollywood Mulls Protest of Colorado
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Wiping the Tears' Recalls Sioux Suffering
- Reports Point to Modest Growth in the Economy : Recovery: The government reported gains in factory orders and productivity, while jobless claims fell for a second straight week.
- HEALTH
- CAM Data Systems Inc.: The Fountain Valley...
- Vehicle Sales of U.S. Firms Jump 22.9% : Autos: The late-November results included a 37.4% increase in truck sales and a 14.5% increase in car sales.
- Bootleg Cellular Phones Are Dialing Up a Fortune : Fraud: 'No-bill' devices spread nationwide after emerging in Southland. Safeguards do not always work.
- Millions of Gallons of Oil Spilled Off Northwest Spain : Environment: A Greek tanker crashes on rocks in fog. An explosion starts an inferno near the shore.
- China Said to Sell Pakistan Dangerous New Missiles
- STAGE REVIEW : No Life in 'Penny's People' : The characters in the Gypsy Playhouse production are little more than caricatures who fail to save the simplistic script.
- Promise to Beef Up Ethics Rules Plagues Clinton Staff : Transition: Aides are worried that strict standards may keep many potential appointees from government service.
- Head-On Collision in Twentynine Palms Kills Four People
- Officials Call Hinckley a Threat, Oppose Bid for Holiday Leaves
- Great Expectations
- Drawing on New Image : For the CalArts animation students, the Disney connection is a double-edged sword. Now efforts are being made to cut the department's isolation from the rest of the school.
- O.C. Marines Join Scramble for Deployment
- Stockdale Says He Doubts Any POWs Were Left
- A CHRONICLE OF THE PASSING SCENE : Doggie Laundromat
- LAGUNA HILLS : Woman Jogger Escapes Attacker
- Woman Convicted in Abandonment of Ill Father
- NASA Chief Promises to Build 'New' Space Agency
- SIMI VALLEY : School's Courts May Get Resurfaced
- Miscellany
- Burns Misses Shot at PGA Tour
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Oklahoma Holds Off Oregon State
- FISHING / DAN STANTON : Water Cools to Low 60s, Chilling Tuna Action for Area Anglers
- Miscellany
- Football
- 'Hitsville USA' Celebrates Motown's Rich Heritage
- Margie Evans' Wild, Wild World : Concert: The singer, who says that 'blues is so much fun for me,' travels to Europe and to Canada for the opportunity to perform. She will appear on Sunday at Maxwell's.
- The Best of America, The Best of Bush : There is no oil, or military advantage, to be had in Somalia
- GRANADA HILLS : Celebrities to Ride in Holiday Parade
- What to Do on The Weekends
- With a Stroke of the Presidential Pen : Vital and historic free-trade treaty with Mexico and Canada will clear yet another barrier
- If Worlds Collide : Southland Scientists Offer Ways to Avoid an Asteroid Accident
- TOPANGA CANYON : County Grants Permit to Elysium Fields Nudist Camp