- Pilgrim Funds CEO Wins Cut in Penalties Over Ad Case : Ethics: NASD rebukes its Los Angeles conduct committee in scaling back suspension and fine against Palomba Weingarten.
- Hawker Pacific Inc. Flight Accessory Services Division...
- Closing Escrow in Home Sales Is Becoming More Elusive
- John Wayne Airport May Reduce Landing Fees : Aviation: Supervisors to act on request that would cut airline costs by more than $1 million.
- LAUGH LINES : Jokes
- Seeking Greener Pastures : Athletes Can Transfer Easier Now, Thanks to Open Enrollment
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : USC : Walters' Power Impresses Robinson
- Sanders' Burst of Speed Leaves 49er Teammate Smiling in Dust
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Nebraska's Frazier Has Blood Clot
- Pop Music Review : With Love Spit Love, Butler Leaves Furs for a New Style
- 'Dracula' to Open Grove's Season
- The Hemisphere as Melting Pot
- The Melding Americas : Economy : Business Breaks Through Old Barriers of Fear : Latin governments in past have been suspicious of foreign investment, U.S. firms wary of corruption. But times are changing.
- BODY WATCH : How to Keep Cool When the Santa Ana Winds Hit
- Ventura Boulevard Senior Housing Plan Backed
- $3 Million Added to L.A. Schools' Custodial Budget : Education: Board acts on complaints of parents, teachers and students about dirty restrooms. Funds to come from $13 million reserved for extras.
- YORBA LINDA : Plan for Highway Irks Some Residents
- IRVINE : Ferguson to Talk on Toll Road Issues
- THE SIMPSON TRIAL : Patrolling for Sound Bites on a Quiet Day
- Simi Hate-Crime Victim Is Baffled by Series of Attacks : Vandalism: In an effort to stop the anti-Semitic incidents, Tom Mouzis puts up sign saying he isn't Jewish. A neighbor takes offense.
- 4th of July Board Loses Spark; Huntington Studies Options
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Ganado Drive Is Renamed
- FULLERTON : Story Time Offered for Toddlers, Parents
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Dolphins' Kirby Sidelined for Season
- Cassandra Wilson, the Jazz Vocalist, Laughs at Limits : Singer: She's comfortable with hip-hop, rock, blues or bop and refuses to accept conventional wisdom on marketing her career.
- Theater Review : Promising 'Flyin' West' at San Diego Rep
- The Melding Americas : Trade, Democracy Bridge Old Barriers : Cultural Ties Mend Continental Divide
- Council OKs 700 New Homes, Cemetery
- CYPRESS : Anti-Pornography Seminar Scheduled
- Grand Jury Indicts Irvine Man in Alleged Mail Fraud Scam
- Orioles Fire Oates as Manager
- Noon Wins $1-Million Jury Award : Jurisprudence: Verdict in favor of former NCAA shotput champion is intended to send USA Track & Field a message about drug testing.
- FAIRPLEX : Stakes Record Set by Flores
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Donahue: Don't Blame It All on Cook
- Airborne Product Support Inc. of Camarillo won...
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- MTI Technology Corp.: The Anaheim-based company has...
- Outbreak of Plague Is Now Under Control, India Says : Health: Epidemic has killed 41 in western city, caused mass exodus. Some fear spread of disease.
- Belgian Foreign Minister Claes Picked to Head NATO : Military: If confirmed, he will begin a four-year term as the alliance works to carve out a post-Cold War role.
- BRANDO: It happened to Marlon Brando, according...
- Navy Holds Mandatory Seminars About AIDS : Disease: Officials say the two-hour sessions, for sailors and civilians, detail safe-sex practices and other ways to prevent spread of virus.
- SYLMAR : Mission College to Begin Library Project
- Valley Interview : Downtown Glendale's Pigeon Problem Defies Cheap Solutions
- Kings Not Eager to Deal With Postponement : Hockey: Team is hoping to make fresh start after missing the playoffs by 16 points last season.
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Hostetler Says He's Not Getting Calls
- Oglesby Promoted to CEO of Area Newspaper Group
- R S V P / ORANGE COUNTY : Gymnasium Dresses Up for YWCA Gala
- UPDATE : Atomic Bombing Exhibit Has Veterans Up in Arms : Some say Smithsonian display will ignore Japanese atrocities.
- Marine Who Fired First Saw Ambush
- The Great Biker Bust : How a Cool Detective, Her Veteran Partner and a Charming Felon Chased the Hells Angels Right Out of Orange County
- WOODLAND HILLS : SBA Opens a New Office for Quake Aid
- BODY WATCH : The Trauma of Buying the Right Home Pregnancy Testing Kit : It's Expensive and Hard to Locate--Never Mind the Humiliation at the Checkout Line
- PASADENA : Fleiss Begins Treatment for Drugs; Trial Set Oct. 6
- Consultant Faults County Report on Bolsa Chica Plans : Development: The environmental data on the alternatives to Koll company's home-building project is called 'poorly organized and confusing.'
- Schools
- Countywide : Seminar to Focus on Process of Grieving
- THOUSAND OAKS : City Council to Vote on Policy Changes
- Gas Station Owners Plead No Contest to 54 Charges : Crime: Prosecutor says couple sold tainted fuel, failed to pay $24 million in taxes, illegally dumped waste and ignored contamination from leaking tanks.
- ANAHEIM : Council to Air Plan for Group Home
- Pro Basketball
- The Melding Americas : A Small World After All
- Pair Who Left Children for 16 Days Charged
- GLENDALE : Assaults Rise, but Crime Dips Overall
- New Garden Grove Program Focuses on Truancy Prevention
- VENTURA : Concert to Benefit Playground Project
- Public Health Panel Opposes Prop. 187
- VENTURA : Truck Spills Sewage; Driver, 30, Injured
- Hit Twice by Cancer, Family Retains Hope : Illness: Friends and relatives rally to aid Santa Ana couple struggling to provide for two sick sons.
- Hawking Isn't First Interim Coach Trying to Keep Spot on Titan Bench
- Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. of North...
- Company Town : DOMESTIC MARKET SHARE
- They're Playing by the Rules
- The Melding Americas : Latin Facts : The Americas
- Legislation Inspired by Simpson Case Signed : Government: Bills curb sale of stories by jurors and witnesses. Wilson also enacts stiffer domestic violence laws.
- Houston, Ex-McNall Accountant, Will Plead Guilty, Attorney Says
- Driver Remains in Danger : Motor racing: Accident in Ohio race leaves Parnelli Jones' 22-year-old son, Page, unconscious and in intensive care.
- 'Timecop' Actress Scaling New Heights
- UC IRVINE NOTEBOOK / JOHN WEYLER : Teammate's Injury Puts Backup Goaltender Davis on Hot Seat
- GM Faces Strike by 12,000 Workers at Huge Michigan Assembly Plant
- Teachers Management Loses Bid to Move Trial to Federal Court
- Health Net Executives Sue for Stock Incentives : Payouts: A state agency has blocked a plan by the former nonprofit company to award its 29 top managers stock totaling $65 million.
- BankAmerica to Acquire Arbor National
- McDonnell Reaches Outside Family for CEO : Sundstrand's Stonecipher Is Choice to Head Defense Giant
- Security Environmental Systems Inc.: The firm said...
- Koll Co.: A fund affiliated with the...
- Speculation Arises Over Closure of Long-Time Ad Firm
- The Melding Americas : The Caribbean : Life in America's Back Yard : No other region in the hemisphere has been more subject to the whims and desires of the northern giant. But influence came with a price, which was often war.
- COLUMN ONE : Hong Kong Real Estate Gets Unreal : Even a parking space can cost $125,000 in the colony's crazy housing market. Local buyers are being squeezed out, foreigners must relocate and everyone fears the bubble soon may burst.
- Whale of an Exhibit to Open in Burbank
- HOLLYWOOD : Man Sentenced in Absentia for Assaults on Women
- Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- THE SIMPSON TRIAL : Trials and Tribulations : Courts: For some in the legal system, the crush of media and curiosity seekers for the O.J. Simpson case nearly forces the wheels of justice to grind to a halt.
- ORANGE : Union Workers Reject School Contract Offer
- FULLERTON : Party Honors Chicano Studies' 25th Year
- Orange County Almanac
- DANA POINT : City Asks Public Input on Use of Grant Funds
- RESEDA : Students Take Trash Course in Piru Creek
- SANTA PAULA : Ex-Teacher Alleges Age Discrimination
- CANOGA PARK : Prop. 187 Is Topic of Town Hall Meeting
- Shareholders OK Merger of 2 Storage Companies
- Irvine Heir Risks Inheritance Loss to Wed : Society: Son of O.C. millionaire Joan Irvine Smith defies mother to marry college sweetheart.
- James McCloskey was named executive vice president...
- Fillmore-Made Light Poles Stand Up to Quake Test
- SECURITIES
- Coram Unit to Pay $500,000, Cut Its Doctor Partnerships
- Lockheed Advanced Development Co. of Palmdale won...
- The Melding Americas : Society : Miami: A Laboratory of Social Change : The migrant stream from Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with 30 years of white flight, has pushed the city to the frontier of the urban future.
- The Melding Americas : Education : U.S. Degrees Often Hold Key to Top Latin American Posts : Graduates' shared view may be why closer relations among hemisphere's nations are succeeding where earlier plans failed.
- The Melding Americas : 'Spanglish' Mirrors Hybrid Culture on U.S.-Mexican Border : The incursion of English into Spanish has been driven by television and migration.
- MISSION VIEJO : School Official to Take Top Palos Verdes Post
- LOS ANGELES : Wilson Names Professor, Executives as UC Regents
- MISSION VIEJO : Public Invited to Gym Dedication
- Diabetic Soccer Player Making Her Mark
- PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Cardinals Say They Can't Afford Simms
- Art Review : 'Family Album' Records Mundane, Trivial
- GATT Vote
- Authoritarianism and Islam
- The Price of Fees
- Violence
- Military Pay
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / GOVERNOR : Brown Vows to Freeze College Fees if Elected : Democratic candidate tells students she will follow the pro-education platform pioneered by her father when he was governor. Wilson camp dismisses her promises as empty rhetoric.
- Sierra Club Clout, Desert Legislation
- AFTERSHOCK WATCH
- Flood Response
- Saving Wild Space
- LOCAL ELECTIONS / IRVINE CITY COUNCIL : Airport at El Toro Won't Fly, All 6 Candidates Agree : A business park, shopping complex or transit center would be preferable, they say. Options for the Marine base, which borders the city, are a key campaign issue.
- Iran-Contra
- School Construction
- Fragile Economy
- Back in the Game of Life Health: Susan Nessim survived a bout of cancer only to face discrimination. So she's fighting back with a traditional weapon: her own support group.
- Moved to Action
- Evolution
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / PROPOSITION 187 : Raisin Farmers Hit by Shortage of Workers : Political turmoil over illegal immigration is cited by some growers as a reason that fewer laborers were available this year. 'Save Our State' initiative would add to the problem, they say.
- Let Them Circle
- A Call for Help
- OTHER NEWS - Sept. 27, 1994
- OTHER NEWS - Sept. 27, 1994
- Obituaries - Sept. 27, 1994
- Obituaries - Sept. 27, 1994
- Notes on a Scorecard - Sept. 27, 1994
- BANKING & FINANCE - Sept. 27, 1994
- BANKING & FINANCE - Sept. 27, 1994
- BANKING & FINANCE - Sept. 27, 1994
- Clinton Eases U.S. Sanctions Against Haiti
- Murder Trial of Simpson Begins : Courts: More than half of the first 200 jury candidates are dismissed because of hardship of serving. Prosecution wants final selection made after DNA hearings end.
- OH DANNY BOY: Sometimes prosecutors' compliments come...
- PERSPECTIVES ON COURTROOM TELEVISION : Cameras Ensure Public Confidence : One disputed report isn't worth the risk of cutting all direct access to a trial as controversial as Simpson's.
- Holding the Line : La Habra Pair Refuse to Relent in Faceoff With Gangs
- Company Town : Time Warner May Seek 49% of NBC
- Mitchell Declares Health Reform Dead for Session
- 7 Charged in Cocaine Operation Run From Suburban Homes : Crime: The defendants allegedly stored the drug in San Gabriel Valley houses for drop-offs in parking lots.
- 2 Men Killed in Unrelated Metrolink Incidents
- Car Kills Girl, 7, and Injures Sister on Way to School in San Pedro : Tragedy: Parents mourn daughter and fear for the condition of their other child. No charges have been filed against the driver, who told police his brakes failed.
- Do Not Open 'Til, Er, November : Crush of New, Starry Films Force Studios to Launch Christmas Fare Earlier. The Hope: Best Year's Total Ever
- THE PACIFIC: SPOTLIGHT ON HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES : Economic Snapshot
- VIETNAM
- Manufacturers Express Concern Over Prospect of Higher Interest Rates : Economy: As Fed members consider a further increase, they look at data on plant use, which hit a 5-year high in August.
- SECURITIES
- Clinton's Trust in Carter Rests on Long Relationship
- Prop. 187 Foes' Has a Twist
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY : 2 Unused Schools Sold for Nearly $14 Million
- Will Bosnia Pry the U.S. From NATO? : Congress may draw its own lessons from European policy
- HOUSE OF HOPE : Women's Shelter Helps Families Get a New Start
- 2 Slain, 2 Hurt in Separate Gang-Related Shootings
- NEWPORT BEACH : City to Consider Quality-of-Life Issues
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : UC Irvine Stuns UCLA in Soccer
- Theater : SCR Fleshes Out Gurney's 'Later Life'
- THE PACIFIC: SPOTLIGHT ON HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES : Down Under Emerges Out From Under Recession Woes : Economy: Consumer spending, more than trade or investment, is driving Australia's recovery.
- In the End, Luck Always Comes to Rescue : THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE <i> by Robert Evans</i> ; Hyperion $24.95, 412 pages
- 2 From O.C. Hurt in Emergency Plane Landing
- Diana Halprin: Baton, Bows and Pluck
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : City to Hold Free Expo on Saturday
- ANAHEIM : Emergency Response Session Is Planned
- SANTA PAULA : Lightning Victim's Condition Improves
- What I've Learned : 'I'm Determined That Others Will Not Be Bullied'
- PRO FOOTBALL: Rams 16, Kansas City Chiefs 0 : RAM NOTEBOOK : Bettis Gets His Game Back on Right Track
- PRO FOOTBALL : Mighty Ducks Lose; Now All They Can Do Is Sit : Hockey: Pittsburgh beats Anaheim, 3-2, as players wonder what future will hold.
- ORANGE COUNTY
- Headlands Group Sells Raffle Tickets
- A Pretty Tame Event : Downsized Circus Vargas Does Without Lions, Tigers, Elephants
- Loan Program Aids First-Time Home Buyers : Fillmore: Under new program, renters are becoming owners sooner than they had expected. Redevelopment Agency offers up to $25,000.
- Yorba Linda Man Killed in Car Crash
- Roofer Held in String of 6 Bank Robberies : Crime: Police arrest Warren Sims, 37, after receiving a tip that he resembled a description of the 'Cowboy Bandit.'
- Modest Proposal : 'It Takes All of Us to Make L.A. Graffiti-Free'
- ORANGE : Parents Oppose Cable TV Sex
- Countywide : 3 GOP Figures to Deliver Speeches at Nixon Library
- Today's Topic : In today's Youth Opinion, young people who oppose sending U.S. troops to Haiti cite domestic problems as one reason. Are they trying to help solve those problems?
- Montana, Chiefs Have Nothing on Rams : Pro football: Kansas City suffers first loss of year and quarterback suffers first shutout of career, 16-0.
- TELEVISION : When a Mountie's as Thick as a Brick
- DEA Details Cali Cartel's Cocaine Distribution Network : Narcotics: Probe reveals the sophistication of the group's methods of transporting the drug. Over two years, charges are brought against 166.
- COMMITMENTS : Love Across the Miles : Distance has its pluses. It can foster independence, improve communication.
- Haitians Storm Police Posts, Give Seized Arms to Americans : Caribbean: Cedras accuses U.S. of atrocities in altercation that killed 10 officers. Cap Haitien security force goes into hiding, and some citizens slip away with guns.
- Administration Rejects Calls to Shorten Mission
- King the Winner on a Knockout : Boxing: McCall's victory puts promoter back in heavyweight picture.
- MUSIC REVIEW : Camerata's a Bit Frustrating but Never Boring
- HEALTH
- A Slow Dance Where Strategy Calls the Tune
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE : Adjustable Heel Pumps Shoe Sales : Innovation: Rose-Lee partners find themselves busy filling orders for their aerospace engineer-designed footwear.
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE : Fam Camp: Idyllic Getaways for Urban Families
- PRO FOOTBALL : Favre Sharp as Packers Win Battle of the Bays : NFC: Quarterback passes for three touchdowns in 30-3 victory over Buccaneers.
- Hill Trails Schumacher by a Point After Victory
- Salsa Moves Into the Playoffs on Winning Note
- Did Fox Stay for Pete's Sake?
- AIRLINES
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- The Southland
- GOP Congressional Primary Results Rattle Democrats : Confident Republicans Prepare for an Election Earthquake by Laying Out Alternatives to Clinton Agenda
- Judging the Jury in the Simpson Case : Justice: Finding a dozen prospective jurors who are unaware of the details shouldn't be the goal.
- MOORPARK : Program Offers Free Safety Seats for Kids
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : City to Probe Drop in Sales Tax Revenue
- Pro Football Spotlight : BIG D AS IN D-MENTED
- FAIRPLEX : Confidence Pays Off for Booth
- PRO FOOTBALL : Sanders' Fine Performance Clinches Win : NFC: 49er cornerback returns interception 74 yards and is 'fined' $100 for high-stepping.
- FedEx Poises to Reach Goal of 8 Million Parcels Daily : Delivery: Fierce price competition is weighing on air cargo company's domestic earnings.
- CAMPAIGN JOURNAL : Huffington Riding High; Attacks Have Feinstein Angry
- Orange County Almanac
- Burbank Graphic Artist Looks Back on Life as a Little Rascal
- A Run for Life : Breast Cancer Survivors, Loved Ones of Disease's Victims Unite in 'Race for the Cure'
- Irvine Collision Hurts 6 People; Driver, 20, Arrested in Incident
- Man, 82, Killed Crossing Boulevard
- Burned-Out Capriati Had Contemplated Suicide : Tennis: First-round defeat at 1993 U.S. Open was devastating. Now her return is delayed.
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Unencumbered McCumber Beats Perry
- POP MUSIC REVIEWS : Blur Seeks Magic in American Tour
- PRO FOOTBALL : Testaverde Picks Apart Colts' Defense, 21-14 : AFC: Cleveland quarterback, conference's lowest rated, throws for three touchdowns, including two to Metcalf.
- THEATER REVIEW : There's Life in This 'Room'
- In an Oasis of Hyperbole
- MUSIC REVIEW : Tchaikovsky Makes for a Pleasant Night
- THE PACIFIC: SPOTLIGHT ON HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES : Japanese Firms See More Than Fun in Games
- What Ails Transportation Stocks?
- Struggling Philippine Oil Company Branches Into Electricity, Crystal : Asia: Shares of Basic Petroleum and Minerals dropped by 70% after years of profit.
- Confrontations Point Up Danger of U.S. Role : Military: Diplomats fear Americans' actions against police will bring mob violence, need for more force.
- SIMI VALLEY : Council to Consider Cemetery Proposal
- PRO FOOTBALL: Rams 16, Kansas City Chiefs 0 : Chiefs' Montana Has Game to Forget : Football: Ram defense gives him problems as Kansas City is shut out.
- Vikings Win Battle of Quarterbacks, 38-35 : Interconference: Moon throws for three touchdowns, outdueling Miami's Marino, who leads team back from 28-point deficit.
- PRO FOOTBALL : Loss Turns Lion Kings Into Paupers : Interconference: Following big victory over Dallas, Detroit loses to New England, 23-17.
- POP MUSIC REVIEWS : Girl: Poetic Minimalism at Its Finest
- Julian Rachlin will replace violinist Midori in...
- The Small Business Administration has named Alberto...
- Waving Goodby to a Washout Season at Wedge
- A Shadow on the Waves : He revolutionized the surfboard, making the sport accessible to the masses. But no one really knew all that much about Bob Simmons. Now an avid surfer and schoolteacher is reviving his legend.
- Boy, 15, Dies After Sniffing Gas Fumes With Friend
- At Least 16 Killed by Flash Flood in Thailand
- Suspect Held in 6 'Cowboy Bandit' Heists
- SANTA ANA : College Offers Seminar on Public Records
- Democrats Seek to Boost Ranks of Black Voters
- Budget Woes Force Clinic for Alcoholics to Close : Health care: The closure of the county outpatient center in Costa Mesa will put indigent clients especially at risk, officials say.
- HERE'S THE STORY: Critics said it wouldn't...
- LAUGH LINES
- Man, 47, Dies in Scuba Accident : San Miguel Island: Diver is pronounced dead from internal injuries caused by surfacing too quickly, authorities say.
- Trial of Men Accused in 2 Slayings Starts Today : Courts: The three are suspected of killing a policeman and a store owner during a string of armed robberies.
- Reforming a Wayward Initiative Process
- Air Show Will Go On Without the Big Teams : Point Mugu: Precision groups bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Navy's annual event this weekend will shift focus to solo aerobatic acts and flight demonstrations.
- LAKE FOREST : City Opposes Proposal for Freeway Overpass
- LOS ALAMITOS : Christmas Trees, Pumpkins on Agenda
- IRVINE : Senior Staff Gets Shot at District's Top Post
- Two Winston Cup crew chiefs were fined...
- Exon Stands Out in Crowd Because of Her Play : Tennis: She doesn't say much, but at No. 1 singles for Woodbridge, she speaks volumes on the court.
- Pro Football Spotlight : BIG D AS IN D-MENTED
- Raiders Lose to Chargers by Decision : Pro football: San Diego's Ross chooses correctly, Shell wrongly as AFC West leaders remain undefeated, 26-24.
- USC's Raveling Suffers Nine Broken Ribs in Crash
- THEATER REVIEW : 'The Fool' Is a High-Seas Drama Full of Derring-Do
- A Bittersweet Portrait of 'Last Klezmer'
- Employer Is Free to Juggle Shifts Almost at Will
- School Boundary Changes Opposed : Education: Parents of children in the Newhall School District voice their concerns about plans as officials consider how to redraw the district's lines.
- Agenda
- Another Big Jolt From the Quake
- PRO FOOTBALL : Seahawks Steal It From Steelers : AFC: Seattle defense follows plan and gets four interceptions off O'Donnell in 30-13 victory.
- OXNARD : Aquarium Allies Seek Funding for Study
- Chateau Brady : Landmarks: The house where TV's famous family lived out the early '70s still draws fans to Studio City. Today marks the 25th anniversary of series' start.
- Platform : Could You Spend Six Months Away From Your Job, Home and Family On the O.J. Jury?
- City May Step Up Push to Buy Recycled Goods : Thousand Oaks: It now requires contractors to purchase items made from reused materials. A proposal before the council would hold the government to the same standard.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Golden West College Gets New Safety Chief
- No Game? No Problem : 50,000 Show Up in St. Louis for Cardinals' 'Fan Appreciation Day'
- COMEDY REVIEW : Foxworthy Spreads Out His Laughs to Everyone
- Kia Motors Names American to Its Board, First to Do So
- Emulex Corp. Appoints 3 New Vice Presidents
- Fast-Paced Environment Is Well Received
- Markets Cast Worried Look as Fed Mulls 6th Rate Hike
- San Diego-based PS Group Inc. said Chairman...
- Irving M. Felt; Developer and Philanthropist
- COLUMN ONE : Cautionary Tales From Panama : Five years after the U.S. invasion, the nation's bumpy recovery offers lessons for Americans moving into Haiti. The failure to mete out justice is seen as a major obstacle to reform.
- Foes of Prop. 187 Toeing a Difficult Line : Strategy: In their fight to maintain immigrant rights, some opponents of the ballot initiative have steered away from the high-profile use of Latinos. 'We're keeping the brown faces in the background,' one says.
- O.C. Parents Fight Street's Lure, Often Lose
- Australian Winemaking Tradition Bears Fruit : Viticulture: Experts say wine exports will reach the same levels as wool, coal and wheat before decade's end.
- DOUBLE LIFE: They may have made their...
- FULLERTON : Acting on Ways to Boost Their Self-Esteem
- LOS ALAMITOS : Velin Recommended for City Clerk Job
- 6 Homes Burned at Building Site
- 3 Accused in Officer's Slaying May Face Death : Courts: Trial begins this week for suspects in robbery spree. Two also have been charged in the killing of a shop owner.
- Multicultural Manners : Moving In on the Ground Floor
- If It's Voluntary, It's Not Reform : Health insurance: Any scheme without mandates will encourage the healthiest people to go without, as they do now.
- IRVINE : Budget Review May Turn Up Extra Funds
- PERSPECTIVE ON RUSSIA : 'Aid' That Lines the Givers' Coffers : We're supposed to be helping Russians help themselves, not paying big fees to U.S. firms.
- Page Jones Badly Injured in Ohio Race
- Bears Take Advantage of Jets' Mistakes, 19-7 : Interconference: New York misses two field goals, loses two fumbles and loses Esiason because of ankle injury in defeat.
- RACING ROUNDUP : Bad Start Costly for Mr Purple
- PRO FOOTBALL : Courage Proves Chargers' Strong Suit : Pro football: Humphries' decision to stay in the game, Ross' fourth-and-one call made all of the difference.
- THE PACIFIC: SPOTLIGHT ON HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES : Asia Looks Within to Prosper
- Countywide : County Growth Is Topic of Conference
- Holiday Watch