- KENNETH S. KASDAN : Construction-defects attorney
- CHINA
- Health Reforms May Alter Definition of Doctor Choice : Medicine: Picking physician is seen as a basic freedom, and many resist limits. But some limits are already here.
- Child Left Overnight at Casino; Man Held
- OCCUPATION: HOTEL GENERAL MANAGER
- Gold Mutuals Make Bullion Look Tepid
- Pounding of Sarajevo Most Brutal in Months : Balkans: Shelling of capital seems to underscore ineffectiveness of West's latest Bosnia peace initiative.
- Turkish Marchers in Germany Protest Fatal Arson Attacks : Europe: Demonstrators in western industrial city shout 'Nazis out!' Germans later hold a prayer vigil.
- Speaking of Clinton's Connection
- Premier Rock Climber Falls to His Death in Yosemite : Accident: Derek Hersey was a free-soloist, using no ropes or equipment. A friend says he may have encountered moisture and slipped on Sentinel Rock.
- Burbank Drafts Monorail Route Through City
- Boy Savors New Home, Willingly Goes From 'Everything to Nothing'
- The Last Leg : Recreation: A new 7.5-mile stretch near Gorman finishes the Pacific Crest Trail. It will be inaugurated Saturday with a ceremony near Acton.
- A Clearer Technological Picture : U.S. teamwork may win the day in TV-picture race
- Earnhardt Slowed, Not Stopped in Victory
- AUTOS
- Acupuncture Embraced as Aid for Addicts
- Pyramid Builders Had Happy Hours, Too
- GRAVE SITUATION: As Ventura County cemeteries prepare...
- Guatemalans Offered a Referendum : Central America: Serrano moves to legitimize takeover, quell furor. Opposition leaders demand his resignation.
- Rwanda, Rebels Agree to Resettle Refugees
- Community Essay : Free Kittens and a Lost Gun? : The scrawled, tattered notice posted on a telephone pole in Altadena was startling. Who lost the gun? And who found it?
- County Jail Brawl Leaves 7 Injured, 1 Seriously
- History : SEAL BEACH : Home to Casinos During Prohibition
- EDUCATION WATCH : Interstate Connection
- Making Non-Traditional Jobs Women's Work : Local consortium seeks trainers and recruits for Labor Department program emphasizing occupations dominated by men.
- FIRST PERSON / MICHAEL NAVA : A Marriage Stripped to Its Essential Elements
- VENTURA : Expedite Molestation Trial, Prosecutor Says
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE : One Organization's Approach: Plant trees to cultivate community life
- Local Government-Assistance Cases Soar : Economy: The recession is blamed for the record caseload of 64,562, triple the number of five years ago. More people with college degrees are being helped.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Following One's Own Advice
- Thousand Oaks Tax Proposed to Support 'Community Forest' : Finance: Plan would also force developers to plant trees and regulate how property owners trim greenery. It has become a fertile field for protest.
- History : SANTA ANA : Time Stands Still for This Landmark
- Red Square's GUM Gets a Face Lift
- Electromagnetic Field Measurements Generate Concern at School : Environment: Parents and educators are fearful that exposure increases the risk of cancer among children. Scientific evidence is inconclusive.
- History : CORONA DEL MAR : 1909 House Now a Local Landmark
- Today's Agenda
- MOORPARK : Use of Redevelopment Funds for Park Backed
- VENTURA : Deputies, Activists Make Their Case at Rodeo
- Favorite Route Leads to Coast : Wave of Summer Beach-Goers Will Board Beach Boulevard's Buses
- Sermon / ADVICE FROM THE CLERGY : On Becoming a Modern Samaritan
- Boren Hails Shift on Energy Tax : Budget: Democratic critic says Clinton's willingness to scale back levy improves chances of passing deficit-reduction package by "100%." Some differences remain.
- 4 Yosemite Plane Crash Victims Identified
- Miscellany
- Rising Yen Spurs Korean Economy : Trade: From ships and steel to cars and VCRs, buyers look for cheaper products as Japanese goods grow too costly.
- Hello, Our Name Is . . . : Pasadena's Avery Dennison Has Turned Label Making Into an Art
- Refugees Gather to Fight Pain of Abkhazian Battles : Russia: Former O.C. businessman joins fleeing countrymen in an Adygeyan town to aid the relief effort.
- Women Fly High on Opportunities to Build Self-Esteem
- History : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Age Is in the Eye of the Beholder
- Ventura Freeway's Rose Avenue Ramps Should Be Finished in October
- Celebrating a Fresh Start and a Fitting Farewell
- Sun Ra; Jazz, Avant-Garde Pianist and Band Leader
- Expert in CPR Saves Granddaughter--Twice
- Home at Last : Casa Loma--a Housing Complex Built by Latinas for Latinas--Will Open Its Doors This Week
- Under Siege?
- Test-Tube Temps Fill Lab Needs : Employment: Placing scientists for hire has become the fastest-growing niche in the $10-billion-a-year temporary-help industry.
- Holiday Weekend a Day at the Beach for Thousands
- Opening a Path to the Great Outdoors : Recreation: Blind hikers and wheelchair users will soon be able to visit a micro- wilderness on a specially designed pathway in Thousand Oaks.
- HONG KONG
- Government Appears to Lead Royalists in Cambodia Vote
- AMERICAN ALBUM : Hard choice in Chicago: progress or tradition? : Maxwell Street Market, used for decades by itinerant peddlers, is facing demolition.
- WASHINGTON INSIGHT
- History : SANTA ANA : When Downtown Was the Hot Spot
- Adopt-a-Highway Program Draws a Crowd of Backers
- Partying in the Streets : Festival: Quarter-million people attend Fiesta Broadway. The annual event celebrates Los Angeles' Latino heritage.
- Hawaiian Boy Rushed to O.C.; Donor Heart Still Sought : Health: Children's Hospital of Orange County sent a special nine-member team to Hawaii to bring the critically ill child to Orange County.
- SIMI VALLEY : Visitor's Information Funds on Block Again
- Man Killed in Drive-By Shooting
- World Cup
- Among the Dead, Prayer for Our Enemies : Memorial Day: We should mourn for all who have died because of militarism.
- Proposed Landscape Fee Sparks Tax Revolt : Oxnard: Homeowners say they are being overcharged for maintenance. Campaign could change how the city delivers services.
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Yankees Keep Wickman Unbeaten
- RETAILING
- Molecular Biosystems : SAN DIEGO
- BOOK REVIEW : In the Mind of a Man Who Can't Sit Still : DIAMOND'S COMPASS <i> by P.H. Liotta</i> . Algonquin Books; $18.95, 269 pages
- 180 Libyans Due for Israel Tour
- N. Korea Rejects Inspection Pressure
- A SPECIAL REPORT: SUMMER JOBS
- Why Gold Is Talking a Blue Streak
- CHINA
- Cabinet Truce Ends Political Crisis in Israel
- AUSTRALIA
- Navajo Area Is Sifted for Clues to Fatal Disease
- Sinking Wages Unmoor Black Sea Sailors : Republics: Members of former Soviet navy say they're raising Russian colors because Ukrainian pay is all but worthless.
- Bikers by Hundreds Roll Into Capital in a Memorial Parade
- Bold Approach to Foreign Investment in China : Development: For the first time, authorities are allowing outsiders to design an area from scratch, then manage it.
- A Store for the PC-Impaired
- Urban Health Care: Prognosis Is Cautious : Medicine: Some experts fear that many will not take advantage of the proposed reform plan. They point to a host of ingrained reasons.
- Gateway Opens Door to a Better Prospectus
- More Knowledge by the Volume
- Feuding Sours Success of O.C. Drywall Strike
- AUTOS
- Orders Up for U.S.-Made Machine Tools
- Material Incentives in Schools Debated : Education: Some teachers say a hamburger prize fosters learning. Critics object to intrusion of product marketing.
- Member of Medellin Drug Cartel Surrenders
- Renewed Fighting in Kabul Shatters Truce
- TV Turns a Blind Eye to State Politics
- BANKING
- Satellite Links Third-World Health Officials
- Trying Times for BCCI Defendant : Fraud case: Robert A. Altman prepares for a long summer defending himself against charges stemming from Bank of Credit and Commerce fall.
- Serrano Losing Grip on Guatemala : Central America: His offer of a referendum is rejected. Opposition leaders demand his resignation.
- Big Crowd Makes Benefit
- U.S. May Limit Its Wars to One at a Time : Military: The Administration weighs new approach to competing trouble spots. Major effort at one would have to await victory at the other.
- County Jail Brawl Leaves 7 Injured, 1 Seriously
- Platform : Alternate Medicine: Part of the Plan?
- Timid Pirate Attack Enough to End Dodger Streak at 11
- Forget the Ideology--Radio's a Business
- DANCE REVIEWS : Chiao-Ping Expressive at Women's Fest
- Heartland Film Festival Seeks Entries by July
- Now Roy Knows How Tough This Is : Canadiens: Goaltender took success for granted when he won everything as a rookie in 1986.
- INDIANAPOLIS 500 : Everything Goes Green for Fittipaldi : Auto racing: Anticipating the flag on a restart, Brazilian takes advantage of Mansell's inexperience on oval tracks and wins for the second time.
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Davis Is Tardy, Misses a Start
- INDIANAPOLIS 500 : School of Hard Knocks for Mansell : Auto racing: He gets quick education when passed by Fittipaldi and Luyendyk, then bangs wall trying to catch up.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Mountain's Sunsplash Chance
- 'Dave' Is Partisan Politics
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Bonds Enjoys Reversal of Fortune Against Braves
- Plugging Into 'Unplugged' : Musicians Tune Up as the Audience for Acoustic Sets Grows
- 'The Shaughraun': Director Wanted
- The Ford Finally Has Its Season : Venues: L.A.'s oldest new stage will spend $350,000 this summer as it promotes music, dance, theater and opera 'under the moon.'
- Volleyball
- Miscellany
- Stanley Cup Celebrating 100th Birthday
- COLLEGE SOFTBALL : Fernandez Fuels UCLA Past Weary Oklahoma State
- OCC Eliminated by Laney College
- David Duke's Show Is Dull, Owner Says : Radio: The former Klansman comes across as far too reasonable on his New Orleans show, complains the station's conservative Jewish owner.
- JAZZ REVIEW : Webb Helps Serve Up a Diverse Menu
- Expert Actresses, Dated 'Daughters'
- Yet Another Too-Examined Life
- COLUMN ONE : Fans Come In From the Cold : After suffering through a quarter-century of agony and abuse, Kings backers are being rewarded with a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Even the Melrose crowd and the Reagans have joined the frenzy.
- Lotto Winner Bought in County
- Dibble Helps Future Star Spradlin Keep His Mind on Present
- History : SANTA ANA : Chinatown Torched in Ugly '06 Incident
- OXNARD : Suspects Sought in Stabbing of Youth
- TENNIS / FRENCH OPEN : Majoli, Latest Teen Sensation, Gets a Lesson From a Former One, Graf
- Miscellany
- Ratings Board an Affront to First Amendment
- For Ketchum, Country Music Was Siren's Song : Pop music: Singer's ambiguous 'Someplace Far Away' mirrors the marriage he lost after his own life-changing decision.
- Partying in the Streets : Festivals: Quarter-million people attend Fiesta Broadway. The annual event celebrates Los Angeles' Latino heritage.
- When the Spirit Moves the Muses, It's Poetry in Motion
- Fire Causes Minor Damage at School
- History : BREA : Log Cabin Sparks Memories of Builder
- Getting Answers : Drivers Abuse Disabled Spaces
- President Clinton's First Big Shake-Up : Gergen to White House in message massage
- Angels Lead by Three Games, but They Are Not All Happy
- Transit Contract Stirs Controversy : Government: Supervisor Gloria Molina's appointee helped her husband win job. They say no impropriety has occurred.
- JAZZ REVIEW : The Big Beat Goes On in Sacramento
- Junior Achievement Programs Give Students a Real Lesson in Business : Education: Aspiring capitalists pick and sell imaginary products like 'Fish Wax.' Some engage in corporate espionage on market strategy.
- He Had Louis Conned for 12 Rounds
- This Active Poodle Has Pull, Goes to Movies, Weddings, Disneyland
- Cycling
- Holiday Closings
- Cycling
- Williams Finds an Ally in Wind
- Madonna Meets Mike Myers
- Clarifying a Mission : L.A. Police Commission hires an independent executive director
- SuperSonics Rain Baskets on the Suns' Parade, 120-101
- Miscellany
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : He Makes Most of Rare Chance
- French Film Pioneer Subject of Exhibition
- Dinner, Wood Trio at Overland Cafe
- Hollywood Elite Wants Another Gov. Brown : Politics: About 150 will pay $500 apiece toward her gubernatorial campaign to attend a cocktail party at Morton's. The most generous get dinner too.
- History : WESTMINSTER : First Drugstore in County to Relocate
- Woman Arrested in Slaying of Man
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / L.A. MAYOR : Rivals Return to Bastions of Support : Campaign: Woo appeals to voters in South-Central Los Angeles. In Westchester, Riordan tries to shift focus from his disclosure of arrests.
- Man Found Slain on La Habra Street
- A Long Road to Instant Success : Show business: UC Irvine drama showcase graduates are learning the hard way that breaking in is not that easy.
- Pipe Bomb Found at JFK High School
- Countdown to Election Day : 8 Days Left in the L.A. Mayoral Campaign
- Bishop O'Dowd Wins in Lacrosse
- Youth / OPINION : Should Gangs Be Banned From Public Parks?
- Volleyball
- PLATFORM : In Bad Times, Give
- Ann Arbor Fest Still on Cutting Edge
- Theater : Lewis-Grisham Love Tale Is Alive in 'Shadowlands'
- Fast Lane or Not, Better Mind Your Freeway Manners
- '<i> The</i> Great Advocate' for Kids Honored
- 30 Years Later, Fingerprints Bring Murder Case to Trial : Crime: Random computer search led to suspect. With other evidence lost, lawyers on both sides face hard task.
- RETAILING
- JAPAN
- Ever the Outsider : Novelist Isabel Allende has been an exile, a stranger, and a woman in a man's world.
- 60% Cutback in Northwest Timber Harvest Is Sought
- Lake Tahoe Full 1st Time in 32 Months
- Administration Ends 'Star Wars'
- Brooklyn Avenue
- Haircut at LAX
- Another View : . . . But Looks Can Be Deceiving
- School Split on Result of Year-Round Schedule : Education: Some parents and teachers at Fillmore High say the program doesn't work. Other districts are debating similar plans.
- The Answer for L.A. Is to Think Small : Economy: Small business will help revitalize our city, provided that loans are available and bureaucratic red tape is reduced.
- At Least 53 Die as Turkish Forces Attack Rebel Kurds
- CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY : Clever Politics Don't End $4-Billion Deficits : Gov. Wilson's plan cooks the books, passes the tax buck to cities and counties and just hopes for the best.
- Second Opinion / OTHER MEDIA : THE CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN BAPTIST : The Bankruptcy of Legal Gambling
- World Cup
- Titans Bounced Out of NCAA Tournament
- On a stretch of abandoned vineyards 10...
- History : What's in a Street Name?
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Allem Holds Off Norman to Win Colonial by One
- INDIANAPOLIS 500 : Everything Goes Green for Fittipaldi : America's Racing Classic a United Nations Event
- Volleyball
- Miscellany
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES : Preparing for Battle Above Bolsa Chica : History: Few remember the scurry of preparations for a top-secret defense system that was never completed on the bluff above the wetlands.
- STANLEY CUP FINALS : Beverly Thrillbillies Go to Town
- MUSIC REVIEW : A Raucous Finale From Philharmonic
- His Sit-Com Better Than Starting Role
- Clear-Eyed Vision in 'On the Blink'
- Kathak Exponent Shah in U.S. Debut
- A Holiday With Clinton, Sports, Specials
- 'AIDS / US / WOMEN' Packs Emotional Wallop
- History : ANAHEIM : Radio Show Had City on the Right Tracks
- NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS : Silence Not Golden for the Bulls
- STANLEY CUP FINALS : He Has Been a Cut Above : Kings: Melrose is more than a haircut. He is a quotable leader who has taken the heat off his players.
- Long Beach Advances to the World Series : College baseball: USC eliminates Cal State Fullerton. Trojans face Texas today.
- Dons' Treul Hits for Cycle in Victory
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Injured Toussaud Runs Gamely to Victory
- Strange Year for Los Alamitos' Dolan
- JAZZ REVIEW : Sommers Shows She Is a Singer for All Seasons
- A Master at Mixing Comedy, Commentary : Movies: Director Juzo Itami has been thinking about death. The result: 'Daibyonin,' which lashes out against the priority that science has won over human beings in Japan.
- COUNTERPUNCH LETTERS : A Dangerous Life in 'Aladdin's' Time
- Ross Perot
- In Defense of Enlistees
- Vista Board on Creationism
- Lady Mary Montagu
- Names in the News - May 31, 1993
- Names in the News - May 31, 1993
- Names in the News - May 31, 1993
- Names in the News - May 31, 1993
- Obituaries - May 31, 1993
- Notes on a Scorecard - May 31, 1993
- TELEVISION - May 31, 1993
- A SPECIAL REPORT: PREP FINALS
- Marine Allegedly Kills Ex-Wife, Daughter; Roommate Wounded : Crime: Divorce had become final just 17 days before shooting. Family of dead woman says there was a history of violence in the marriage.
- Clinton, Trade Agreement Draw New Fire From Perot : Politics: He charges that the pact will send U.S. jobs to Mexico. White House officials say he is offering 'misinformation.'
- Marine Held in Killing of Ex-Wife, Daughter : Crime: Decorated Gulf War veteran is also charged with wounding another woman in San Clemente attack.
- Clinton Team Includes 73 Californians
- TECHNOLOGY - May 31, 1993
- OTHER NEWS - May 31, 1993
- OTHER NEWS - May 31, 1993
- OTHER NEWS - May 31, 1993
- Name Game Includes African Roots, Originality : Babies: The quest for individuality began in '60s and '70s, touching off a search outside mainstream to invent names or dust off ancestral ones. Blacks, in particular, have raised naming to an art.
- Garry Shandling's House of Mirrors
- ELYSIAN PARK : Shakespeare--As They Like It
- Students to Continue in Alhambra : Education: Tentative deal averts dispute about where pupils will go--and who will cover costs--until San Gabriel opens a high school of its own.
- El Monte : Social Services Computer
- Junk Gets Put in Its Place During City Cleanup : Thousand Oaks: Long lines form at Conejo Creek Park as residents take the opportunity to do some spring sprucing.
- PAC Exposes Loopholes in Election Law : Politics: Fund-raising group founded by Rep. Dannemeyer illustrates how politicians can beat ban on corporate funding with little risk of FEC censure. All it did was create debt.
- USC Finally Beats Fullerton, 5-2, to Advance to Winners' Bracket
- AUTO RACING : Davey Allison Revisits Ill-Fated 1973 Indy 500 Race
- BASEBALL / ROSS NEWHAN : Perez's Usefulness to Reds Ended Before the Season
- And Now, Along Comes Andrei : French Open: This 18-year-old from Ukraine has exploded onto the scene promoting world peace and advocating nuclear disarmament.
- TELEVISION : Fear Is a Great Motivator : With government pressure on, stations scramble to come up with educational shows that both kids and advertisers will buy
- USED CD UPDATE: Wherehouse Entertainment--the Torrance-based retail...
- When It Comes to Metals, Caution Is Golden Rule
- Bay Area Trails Recall British Coast and Moors
- Hearty Testimony for Some Special Places : Big Sur's Ventana Inn Tops One List of the Most Romantic Getaways in North America
- BASEBALL : City 3-A playoffs / First-round games
- '50s Nuclear Tests Prove to Be a Time Bomb for 'Downwinders' : Utah: Finally, cancer victims and their families are receiving compensation from government. But they want more: an apology.
- Testing the Waters : Queen Mary's Merchants Remain Buoyant After Its Reopening
- SOFTBALL : Fired-Up South Gate Mauls Monroe in City 3-A Semifinal
- BASEBALL : City 3-A playoffs / First-round games
- HUNTINGTON PARK : Help for Parents of the Disabled
- Decision '93 / Los Angeles County Elections : City Council : 3RD DISTRICT : Former Aide Poses Tough Challenge for Picus
- Flintstones Fans Flock to Movie Sets : Film: Hundreds visit Vasquez Rocks to stroll down Cobblestone Way, home of the fabled cartoon characters.
- Slim Center Sings When It's All Over : Game 7: Gretzky comes all the way back to lead Kings all the way into Stanley Cup finals.
- Martinez Keeps Dodgers Rolling, 6-1
- Essentials of That Eccentric Glenn Gould
- How to Fail in Business : Early, Costly Debt Can Hinder Success of Start-Up Firms
- Groups Offer Services to Stave Off Bankruptcy
- MAKING HISTORY: The Struggle for Gay and...
- Your Mortgage : Glendale Condo Association Honored for Active Owners
- RACE : And the Street Where You Live : AMERICAN APARTHEID: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass, <i> By Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton (Harvard University Press: $29.95; 292 pp.)</i>
- World IN BRIEF : EGYPT : Mubarak Comment on Sheik Denied
- During Debate on Gays in Military, the Kids Are Listening
- Will the adoption of the LEARN program, which would give increased local control to individual schools, help save the beleaguered Los Angeles Unified School District?
- MOVIES : South Africa, Take 2 : What happens when Bruce Beresford brings 'A Good Man in Africa' to the country as the first post-cultural embargo film
- * * 1/2 "Rap: The Lyrics," edited...
- When the Choice Is Premature
- Sky's Not the Limit for Potential Airport Sites : Aviation: The conversion of several Southland military bases to commercial facilities would create a glut, officials say. The weak economy and slowed passenger demand also cloud the issue.
- CAMARILLO : Reward Offered in Vandalism Case
- OXNARD : Man Pleads Not Guilty in Kidnap, Slaying
- Decision '93 / Los Angeles County Elections : BALLOT MEASURES : Council Seeks More Power to Discipline General Managers
- WESTERN CONFERENCE : Johnson Has Injured Left Thigh
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Rodgers Concerned About Grahe
- A Rookie in the Colonies
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Exchange Returns Today
- New Breed of Hockey Coming From South of the Border
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers are looking...
- Sculpting in Sand Builds Bridges : Imperial Beach and other communities involve children in summertime projects that can appeal to parents, too.
- Stand-Up Longs to Just Stay Put
- LADERA HEIGHTS : Fee Threatens Block Parties, Critics Say
- A Mother's Pain: Two Sons, Two Murders
- Residents Fight to Preserve Their Little Slice of Rural Paradise : Newbury Park: The sleepy neighborhood is waking up as development threatens to encroach on residents' rural surroundings.
- Small-Town Atmosphere : Welcome to the Cardboard City of Little Beach, Pop. Lenard Davis' Friends
- Holiday Closings
- LEARN Offers the Last Best Hope for Schools : Troubled Program Is Still a Viable Option for Reform
- Community Boundaries May Get City's Sanction, at Last : Geography: The ever-shifting borders in the Valley--largely established by tradition and word of mouth--are on a map expected to be approved soon.
- Cal Lutheran Shut Out of World Series : College baseball: Kingsmen are eliminated on ninth-inning run by Eastern Connecticut State, 1-0, marking first time they have been blanked in three years.
- COLLEGE BASEBALL : Pepperdine, UCLA and Northridge Lose
- "LOLLAPALOOZA" DOINGS: Curious about the Santa Fe...
- BOXING / EARL GUSTKEY : Heavyweight Activity Rides on Morrison
- Taper Using Landmark Grant for Higher Latino Profile
- STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT : OCC Falls Into Its Usual Predicament : Baseball: Pirates in a must-win situation after losing first game of a series again, this time, 11-2, to Sacramento.