- MOORPARK : School Board Lauds Departing Principal
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Islamic Troops to the Rescue? : The French proposal could disguise the rout
- Burton Again Named All-American
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Wright Replaces Newman as Starter
- THEATER REVIEW : Santa Susana Rep Presents Holiday 'Carol' by the Book
- Owners, Union Strike Out in Settlement Try : Baseball: Management scheduled to implement salary cap today. Next stop for two sides appears to be courts.
- On-Line Mice Aren't Stirring : Cyber Shopping Lacks Appeal of Trip to Mall
- Hooked on Phonics Agrees to FTC Advertising Rules : Regulation: The O.C.-based company is barred from making unsubstantiated claims about the program's ability to teach reading.
- They're the Faces Behind the Greeting Cards : Holidays: The creative staff at Hallmark goes to unusual lengths to try to make the messages meaningful.
- AREA INVESTMENT WATCH : High-Rolling Montebello Watches Fortunes Crumble : Finances: City has $47 million tied up in Orange County's bankruptcy crisis. Officials say they were assured the investment would be safe.
- A Little Light Housekeeping
- HAWTHORNE : School Bond Election Canceled; Costs Cited
- LONG BEACH : Neighbors Fight Plan to Sell Alcohol at Pyramid
- A Primer on How to Do Nothing '90s-Style : Behavior: Sarah Dunn's well-researched manual offers a satirical look at adopting the lifestyle that's based on self-determined lethargy.
- College Station Signals Changes in the Air
- Topics / POLICE BLOTTER
- North : PLACENTIA/YORBA LINDA : School District, Uncertain of Impact of Crisis, Reports on Finances
- PLATFORM : Historian Gingrich
- Orange County Financial Crisis
- Bad News
- Green Card Bureaucracy
- Moving to Mexico
- Jobs Recovery Credit
- SIMI VALLEY : Library Expands WWII Exhibit Hours
- Renaming Freeway
- Cyber Chat
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- Minkow Released From Custody After 7 Years
- Simpson Distraught in Jail Visit, Deputy Says : Trial: Hearing deals with admissibility of defendant's conversation with Rosie Grier that officer says he overheard.
- Fraud Figure Minkow Switched to Halfway House : Prisons: Convicted in $26-million ZZZZ Best swindle, former teen-age entrepreneur has pledged to begin repaying victims. Some remain skeptical, however.
- Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation at Mall : Crime: More than 50,000 people had to leave Glendale Galleria after an anonymous telephone threat. Three flour-filled packages were found.
- CLUB REVIEW : Club May Have No Name but It's Getting a Reputation
- O.C. IN BANKRUPTCY : O.C. Can Retain Critical BofA Services : Courts: Bankruptcy judge says county can keep prior arrangement, including $200-million line of credit and agreement that will help it make good on payroll Friday.
- Pena Vows Fast Action on Safety of Small Planes
- O.C. IN BANKRUPTCY : Federal Inquiry Focusing on 3 Merrill Lynch Brokers : Finance: Ties between O.C. officials and advisers are under scrutiny as Securities and Exchange Commission broadens its probe. Brokerage says it acted professionally.
- Rebel Chechens Ready for New Russian Assault : Caucasus: The renegade republic expects a fight today as deadline to submit to the Kremlin expires. A helicopter from Moscow is shot down as peace talks falter.
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- Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Mall : Glendale: More than 50,000 people are driven from the Galleria. Three suspicious packages turn out to be bags of flour.
- Clinton Crafts Middle-Class Message : President: He hopes tonight's speech to nation will reassure those feeling forsaken by the economic recovery. It's a chance to rebuild a battered image.
- McNall Pleads Guilty to Fraud : Jurisprudence: Former King owner admits to four criminal counts in U.S. District Court.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Agency Heads Sort Spending Options : Operations: Public health services such as trash pickup, TB prevention and restaurant inspections are deemed essential. Vasquez heads new management team.
- SEC Subpoenas Supervisors' Records on All Broker Dealings : Investigation: Agency specifically seeks documents naming three Merrill Lynch employees, sources say. It also demands members' tax returns, financial holdings and full campaign reports.
- $1-Billion Auction of Bonds to Launch O.C. Restructuring : Bankruptcy: The crisis claims first job casualties as 47 temporary school workers are laid off. Creditors pack a U.S. Trustees hearing on how funds will be divided.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Services Ranked for Possible Trimming : Finances: County officials are making decisions on what is vital and what is nonessential. Many health concerns are given top priority.
- Armed with a positive message, cop gives rap a good rep.
- U.S. Judge Blocks Most Sections of Prop. 187 : Courts: Jurist cites significant constitutional questions. Enforcement is delayed pending outcome of lawsuit.
- Cutbacks in Simi School Budget OKd
- Sony Assigns Sagansky New Duties in Sign of More Change : Entertainment: He will join the studio's board of directors and executive committee.
- Final Charge Is Dropped in Morongo Tribal Casino Case
- Newport / Costa Mesa / Irvine : COSTA MESA : Council May Invite Students to Speak
- Storm Shows Off : Weather: Waterspouts afford spectacular view along the coast as system passes through. There's a slight chance of rain again Thursday.
- VENTURA : Advocate of All-Girl Math Classes to Leave
- Police to Explain Party Ordinance
- Short Yields Overtake Long
- L.A. County Shows 1st Signs of a Comeback : Economy: UCLA business forecasting report says state will gain more than 200,000 jobs this year.
- NEWS ANALYSIS : THE CUTTING EDGE : Standards for Quality May Be Computers' Next Advance
- An Event Made for Stars and Hankies
- CAMARILLO : Funds Help Expand Libraries' Hours
- L. A. Council OKs Plan to Aid Quake Victims in 2,400-Acre Area : Recovery: It is the fourth zone authorized in month. Similar proposal for northwest Valley comes under fire.
- THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME: NOTES FROM THE FRONT : Fighting Crime the Explorer Scout Way
- RETAILING
- Madame Gres; Noted Figure in Fashion Design
- Nation IN BRIEF : MICHIGAN : Assisted Suicide Ban Held Constitutional
- Tales of Move-Away Parents Need Happy Endings
- POPULATION : U.S. Studies Employing Fewer Census Takers, More Estimates
- Justices OK County Police Brutality Panels
- Saddleback / South Beach : LAKE FOREST : Road Closed After Crash Spills Chemicals
- Police Identify Pedestrian Struck, Killed on Freeway
- Obituary
- LAUGH LINES : Jokes
- Supervisors to Study Plan to Take Over 8 State Beaches
- Yaroslavsky's Council Seat to Be Filled in April Election
- Of Goats, Heroes and Crisis Management : Clamping down on Orange County's fiscal hemorrhage
- TORRANCE : Oregon Man Convicted in Home-Invasion Slaying
- Postcards From the Edge of Hell : Sarajevo: Shells fall again, electricity falters and water trickles. Artists' posters shrink and colors disappear.
- Common Ground : Human rights: Foreign activists tour Southland, finding similarities to problems in their countries.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : High-Interest Events
- American Eagle Plane Crashes in N.C.; 15 Killed
- Bill Geist Has a Special 'Eye' for the Outre : Entrepreneurs: Red-haired TV host and author, an astute observer of business trends, spreads message that there is wisdom in the weird.
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Economic Data Leaves Stocks, Bonds Mixed
- '90s FAMILY : Caregivers Face a Cycle of Challenges
- BOOK REVIEW / NONFICTION : If You Take Privacy for Granted, Don't : CROSSING OVER THE LINE: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act <i> by David J. Langum</i> ; University of Chicago Press $24.95, 304 pages
- ZZZZ Best's Minkow Will Be Transferred to Halfway House
- It Might Be Time to Look at a New Watch
- 'Bell Curve' Scientifically Flawed, Panel Says
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : VOICES
- Cimco Inc. Reports Loss of $542,000
- The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : Plasma Treatment Makes Money Last
- 1 Killed at Arctic Gold Mine
- RSVP / ORANGE COUNTY : A Seasonal Affair to Remember : Arts benefit, which included tour of four Laguna Niguel homes, luncheon and fashion show, raises $35,000.
- Crash Deals New Blow to Commuter Airline Industry
- Alyce (Lisa) Williamson; Artist Accomplished in Many Media
- Cleveland Finished Almost From Start : Basketball: Cavaliers search for positives after 106-46 setback at Crenshaw.
- 'To Live': A Sweeping Sage of Modern China : Politics: Beijing's decision to ban the film and limit media access to its principals has created problems for the movie's U.S. releasing company.
- POP/ROCKNominees: Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men...
- '90s FAMILY : Let's Talk About the Refiner Things in Life : Etiquette: With a bit of patience, wild little ones can be tamed. Sensitivity and respect for others are necessary--but so is having the right attitude.
- Italian Premier Gives Testimony : Europe: Berlusconi spends more than seven hours with magistrates. Probe targets alleged payoffs to tax inspectors.
- Gephardt Unveils His Entry in Washington Tax Cut Derby : Congress: His 'working people's agenda' challenges both the GOP and Clinton. Plan has no specifics on where to reduce spending.
- Fire Chief Apologizes for Portrayal of Video
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Timing of Yeltsin Nose Job Baffles Russia : Leadership: Aides see nothing 'sensational' in his undergoing surgery after ordering drive on Chechnya. Critics accuse president of hiding.
- City Must Hold Special Election for Council Seat : Thousand Oaks: Officials deadlock on whether to appoint a new member to replace Frank Schillo.
- County Receives $3.9-Million Grant for Health Treatment
- Former Lt. Gov., Congressman Glenn M. Anderson Dies at 81 : Politician: Longtime South Bay figure leaves legacy of public works projects.
- A Smart Decision on Auto Smog Checks
- THE TIMES 1994 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : All-County Boys' Cross-Country
- Justice Probe Targets Credit Card Industry : Consumers: Antitrust division says preliminary inquiry is focused on question of price fixing.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : California's Faulty Tax System Lies at the Root of the Mess
- Mail Service in L.A. Is Put to the Test
- Saddleback / South Beach : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Council OKs Revised City Worker Contracts
- THE TIMES 1994 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Pugmire Surprises Herself With Success as a Senior : Runner of the year: Track standout at Esperanza turns her attention to cross-country running, where her desire and effort pay off.
- GIRLS
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Nell': From, but Not of, This World : Jodie Foster Delivers a Strong Performance as a Woman Untouched by Modern Society
- Investment Trust Puts Off Refinancing : Bonds: Irvine Apartment Communities is unable to proceed because of O.C.'s bankruptcy filing.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : PLANNING ON STAYING PUT
- April Vote Planned to Fill Yaroslavsky Seat : Elections: Council decides not to name an interim replacement to represent the district for six months.
- INS Agent Shoots Himself in the Leg
- LOS ANGELES : Bequest by Wife of Armand Hammer Voided
- Chief Tunnel Engineer on Subway Erred in Report, Boss Says : Metro Rail: Supervisor calls the incident an inadvertent lapse. Description of professional standing in state was misstated.
- Experts Predict Growth, Better Economy in '95
- CANOGA PARK : Service Group Gives Jackets to Pupils in Need
- Countywide : Old Church Takes Look at History
- Putting a Price on the Top of World : Santa Monica Mother of Five Takes On Highest Summits at Age 61, When She Isn't Climbing Through Golf Business, Other Pursuits
- Planners OK Dam; 140 Oaks Would Be Lost
- POMONA : Man Convicted of Killing Ex-Wife and Her Parents
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- Grimson Is Hopeful of Settlement : Hockey: Ducks' winger optimistic there will be games but is surprised the board granted Bettman the power to cancel season.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Notes Issued by Montebello Reduced to Lowest Rating
- World IN BRIEF : NORWAY : Fired Stock Exchange Chief Found Dead
- World IN BRIEF : MOROCCO : Appeals for Unity at Islamic Summit
- Peacekeeper Wounded in Bosnia Dies : Balkans: Bangladeshi was one of five injured in Serbian attack. U.N. officials denounce it as most serious strike against their mission since war began.
- 42 Linked to Swiss Cult Are Arrested
- Huffington Outspent Feinstein 2 1/2-to-1; Total for Race Is Record : Politics: The congressman used $27.5 million of his own money, reports show. His campaign spent the equivalent of $7.62 per vote.
- West Covina Board OKs Meal Plan for Students : Education: Rancorous debate precedes 3-1 vote. Reports of children too hungry to learn prompted the action.
- Businessman Proposes Opening Card Club in Moorpark
- Hospital's Bond Payments Cast Shadow Over San Fernando
- OXNARD : 2 Flee Fire; Boy Was Playing With Matches
- THOUSAND OAKS : Kaiser Nurse Files Suit for Defamation
- Medicare Through the Looking Glass : Health care: Insurers, hospitals and Uncle Sam figure what the patient doesn't know won't hurt her.
- Bid to Scrap Planning Board Is Criticized : Oxnard: Council postpones action on a proposal to replace the commissioners with a hearing officer.
- Marines on Holiday Mission to Track Down Toys for Tots : Donations: Collection deadline nears as the corps tries to meet its goal of giving gifts to 38,000 needy children.
- Riverside Freeway Jammed by Spill
- Group Leaves for D.C. to Lobby for Bases : Navy: Delegation members say they will focus on military leaders in hopes of keeping the Point Mugu and Port Hueneme facilities off a closure list.
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Wolverines Pick on Wrong Ivy Team
- SIDELINES : For St. Genevieve's Donovan, 'Pickup Game' Has New Meaning
- BOYS
- Pitcher Gets Extra Year of Eligibility
- PREP ROUNDUP
- LOS ALAMITOS : At 24, Taylor Off and Frolicking
- Some Piercing Statements Made in Rodman's Defense
- THEATER REVIEW : 'Los Faustinos' a Community Cornerstone
- RETAILING
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY
- Bigots' Growing Use of Computer Networks Assailed
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : DAILY DEVELOPMENTS
- A Holiday for All : Schools Strive to Make Christmas a Cultural Lesson
- Central : TUSTIN : Accord Reached on City Atty. Standards
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Chowchilla Drawn Into Fiscal Quagmire : Government: San Joaquin Valley town has $2.5 million tied up in investment fund. 'The effect here could be monumental,' the mayor says.
- It Was a Night to Forget, but McKeon and Iacenda Can't : Hart Pair Haunted by Miscues in Championship-Game Setback
- Van Exel Gets the Call, and It's Long Distance : Lakers: He makes team-record eight three-point baskets during 115-108 victory over Mavericks. Tarpley suspended at halftime by Dallas.
- THE TIMES 1994 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : All-County Girls' Cross-Country
- ORANGE COUNTY HALL OF FAME : A Living Legend : Nolan Ryan Tries, Without Success, to Live the Quiet Life as a Banker in Texas
- "Hallelujah I'm a Bum!" A selection of...
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Queen Margot': Rich and Full of Verve
- Waste Management Firm Says SEC Reports Will Be Filed Late
- When the Holiday Has More Red Than Green : Spending: The key to managing credit is knowing how much debt you can reasonably carry--and what to do if you get in over your head.
- The Rough Rider : Entrepreneur. Philanthropist. Hell's Angel Sonny Barger is just a regular guy. Unless you cross him.
- Crime by the Numbers : NEW FBI REPORT DETAILS CRIME IN VALLEY REGION
- There's a Better Way to Treat Rev. Grier
- BURBANK : New 'Flex' Schedule Set for Police Officers
- Man Convicted of Murdering Aged Mother : Courts: Jury must now decide if he was insane at time of suffocating her.
- Irvine High School Football Booster Lyle Phelps Dies
- The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : Apple's Pippin Plays Video Games, Plugs Into TV Set
- INSURANCE
- CRIME: It almost doesn't matter where you...
- 65-Year-Old Man Trains for Police Reserves
- Anaheim May Face Special Election for Council Seat : Vacancy: The four members deadlock on making an appointment to the position. That could result in special balloting that would cost city about $100,000.
- Northwest : HUNTINGTON BEACH : Moulton Patterson May Seek Council Seat
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Chargers' Seau to Play Against Jets
- PREP ROUNDUP : Front Line Silent, but Mater Dei Comes Back to Tie Up Edison
- Nativity Scene Enthralls Visitors to Garage Tableau
- Bird Says Three-Point Baskets Have Become Too Close to Call
- GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Laguna Hills' Inexperience Shows in Loss to Westminster
- Gross Signs $6-Million Deal With Rangers
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Ton Leads Griffins by Dorsey
- SCR's Gift of the 'Magica' : Home of the Perennial 'Christmas Carol' Presents a New Take on the Holidays
- TV Ratings : Lampoon 'Vacation' Outdraws Hyped 'Wonderful Life'
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Economic Data Leaves Stocks, Bonds Mixed
- American Eagle Plane Crashes in N.C.; 10 Killed
- The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : Beyond Yuletide Carols and Eggnog
- AEROSPACE
- PAPER CHASE: For anyone who's waded through...
- Simi Valley Officials' Raises Found to Have Violated State Law : Government: Pay and benefit increases for the city manager and the city attorney were approved behind closed doors.
- Lighted Traffic Signs May Gain New Foe
- Feeling Like Dumbo After Missing 'Lion King' Lessons
- North : BREA : Computer Systems Will Be Upgraded
- A Holiday for All : Education: L.A. public schools strive to follow federal law by making Christmas a cultural lesson instead of a religious celebration. It's a narrow path with many possible pitfalls.
- Winner Chosen in Design Contest for Vermont Corridor Project
- THOUSAND OAKS : Lot Operators Hang Hopes on Selling Trees
- Baseball Talks Extensive, but Bear No Fruit : Labor: Sides meet until 2:15 a.m. after players reject tax plan, but they are expected to present new proposal today.
- NBA ROUNDUP : Burton Turns on Heat as 53er for 76ers
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Shell: Skrepenak Will Get Job Back
- America RobledoOrange Coast, SophomoreBasketball/ForwardRobledo, from Santiago High,...
- Players' Union Rejects Owners' Latest Proposal : Baseball: Negotiations continue as deadline to impose salary cap looms.
- RSVP : One Final Fling in the Land of Liberace
- Newport / Costa Mesa / Irvine : IRVINE : Holiday Shopping for Senior Citizens Set
- See no evil, hear a bit: We...
- North : BREA : Forum to Examine Future of Libraries
- For 89th Birthday, Vaughn Wants to Conquer Namesake
- 'Hooked on Phonics,' FTC Reach Accord
- AEROSPACE
- VENTURA : Drifter Pleads Guilty in Sexual Assaults
- VENTURA : Official Proposes Cleanup by Homeless
- Drug Dealing Arrests Soar at Schools : Crime: Undercover officers posing as students have apprehended 201 this semester--the most since 1988. Police cite a resurgence in teen-age drug use.
- Northwest : CYPRESS : Senior Center Plans Holiday Festivities
- Orange County Almanac
- PORT HUENEME : 200 Seabees Leaving for Guantanamo
- A Woman of Substance : At 18, Lindsay Davenport Is Engaging and No. 6 in the World, but She Worries That There Is Too Much Concern About Her Size
- Big West Competition Starts Early
- Errant Dogs May Be Spared if Owners Meet Conditions
- BURBANK : Police Widen Inquiry in Hit-and-Run Death
- Central : TUSTIN : Suggestions Sought for Name of School
- Laguna Man Arrested in Unlicensed Insurance Firm Case : Crime: The company sold worthless auto policies, with premiums totaling $11.2 million, authorities say.
- Group Protests Restaurant's 'Wild Animal' Menu Specials
- West Covina OKs School Breakfast Program : Education: Rancorous debate precedes 3-1 vote by district board. Reports of children too hungry to learn prompted the action.
- County Fleet Studied for Ways to Cut Smog
- Volunteers : Helping hands
- Angels Get Their Closer in Smith : Baseball: All-time save leader agrees to two-year contract, but Finley and Curtis probably will have to go.
- VENTURA : Loan Would Target Use of Navy Airfield
- CSUN Making a Cut List, Public May Check It Soon
- Gross Signs $6-Million Deal With Rangers
- Gil GonzalesCypress, FreshmanBasketball/GuardGonzales, from Orange High, has...
- THE TIMES 1994 FALL ALL-COUNTY TEAMS : Cougars' Sanchez Leaves Rest of Field in His Wake : Runner of the year: Senior from Capistrano Valley wins county title and dominates area competition during another successful season.
- Plan Seeks 3 Leagues Out of 2
- SKIING / BOB LOCHNER : Lindh, Street Taking Peek at Early Success
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Southwest Chamber Turns to Blake Again
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Santa Monica Symphony: Brisk Energy
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : County Searches for Ways to Trim Its Cash Outlays : Operations: Agency heads are told to determine which goods and services are essential. Officials seek to reassure vendors, who worry that they won't be paid.
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD : Home Reunites Biological and Foster Families
- Diaz Lake a Worthwhile Sierra Stop
- '90s FAMILY : The Spoils of Self-Esteem : Yes, you want your kids to grow up to be confident, responsible adults. But the trick is not to give them everything they want--no matter how much they whine.
- 21-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed
- Max Bill, 85; Controversial Swiss : Artist, Sculptor and Writer
- City Looking for Top Decorations
- CALIFORNIA COMMENTARY : Legislative Games Shortchange Voters : Two Republicans engender the chaos, one by violating a contract and the other by unethical behavior.
- LAKE VIEW TERRACE : Equestrian Center Operator Sues L.A.
- Expelled Students to Attend Class at Old Mira Loma Jail
- Gang Member Will Serve 7 Years in Slaying of Youth
- PASADENA : Sex Offender Scheduled for Parole on Sunday
- Newport / Costa Mesa / Irvine : COSTA MESA : Demonstration Gives Students a Charge
- WOODLAND HILLS : Hospital Marks Opening of Wing
- Former USC Player Jailed in Assaults
- Angels Land a Closer : Baseball: All-time save leader Lee Smith agrees to two-year, $4-million contract.
- BOYS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- New Evidence Leads Judge to Block Shotputter's Award
- TV REVIEW : Dylan Enjoys Himself on 'MTV Unplugged'
- Deal Keeps Arlington Park Open : Horse racing: Racing days reduced from 130 to 55 while rival tracks get extra dates, promise help.
- Memories by Monthly Installment : Respond promptly to reserve for your heirs one of the limited edition of just 49,900 sets of Elvis collector cards.
- INSURANCE
- SCIENCE : Yellowstone Geysers Spew Fossil Clues to Primeval Life : Intricate mineral tufts and terraces may help decode relics of microscopic life on Mars.
- REAL ESTATE
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : New System to Beam Wide-Ranging Alerts
- Figures Behind Prop. 187 Look at Its Creation : Initiative: Wording of the anti-illegal immigrant measure is under heightened legal scrutiny. Its drafting was a committee project, its chief sponsor says.
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Boxer Says GOP 'Contract' to Impede Litigation by Investors : Legislation: Senator fears strategy of easing securities law will make it harder to sue successfully to recover fund losses.
- Judge Supports Burbank Airport Expansion Plan
- 4 Die, 2,500 Flee as Explosion Reduces Fertilizer Plant to Crater
- Wholesale Prices Rise Modestly in November as Retail Sales Surge : Economy: In light of the government figures, analysts say the Fed still could raise interest rates again.
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Chechen Leader Defiant as Battles Flare Outside Capital : Russia: He calls sovereignty 'a matter of life or death.' As casualties rise, not all in the breakaway republic agree.
- Stuart Roosa; Astronaut Orbited Moon on Apollo 14 Mission
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Fund's Liquidation Strategists Lay Out 6-Month Plan to Sell : Q & A
- No Single Cause Found for 'Gulf War Syndrome'
- Max Bill, 85; Controversial Swiss Artist, Sculptor and Writer
- Board Could Vote Today on Wetlands Development Plan : Bolsa Chica: Proposal for as many as 3,300 homes in sensitive area is part of restoration compromise. Latest version of project has divided environmentalists.
- Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : D'Amato to Delay Whitewater Hearings
- Saddleback / South Beach : MISSION VIEJO : Council's Vote Against Day-Care Home Expansion Sparks Angry Confrontation
- O.C. MUSIC : Trading Investments for the Baton : Ex-Banker Richard Westerfield Will Lead Pacific Symphony in 'Messiah'
- Theater Review : A 'Memory' So Vivid It Comes to Life
- Palladium Security Reflects the Reality of Rock 'n' Roll
- BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Collins Puts Down 30 as Harvard Beats Up Calabasas, 86-56
- Central : GARDEN GROVE : Yes, There Is a Santa--for Rent
- SANTA CLARITA / ANTELOPE VALLEY : Santa Clarita's New Mayor Outlines Her Goals for Year
- ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : PROMISING SIGNS
- Border Patrol Fills Key San Diego Post : Immigration: Johnny Williams, a 24-year veteran, assumes control of Operation Gatekeeper in the agency's busiest and most volatile Southwest sector.
- Horcher Lashes Out at Brulte : Assembly: Diamond Bar independent says he may vote for a Republican Speaker to break deadlock, but not GOP leader or any from his cadre.
- Northwest : CYPRESS : Developer Withdraws Warehouse Plan
- Man Shot During Football Dispute
- THOUSAND OAKS : Homeless Man Wins Reprieve Over Shack
- LOS ANGELES : Fleiss' Attorney Plans Motion Today for New Trial
- Motorist, 18, Dies in Car Accident