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- Spending 3 News Hours in a New Way
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- Price Cuts Boost PC Sales in 3rd Quarter
- Soaping Windows '97
- Laugh Lines
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- AGENDA : ISSUES COMING UP
- It Wasn't Gravity That Was Pulling Him Backward
- John Glore: On the Job and 'On the Jump'
- An Actor Who's Seeing Red
- Lured by the Net
- Erasing the Fear of Self-Exams
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- Ready for Battle
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- Peronists Head for Election Defeat
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- Cities' Bid to Share Taxes Founders on Great Divide
- Opportunities for Volunteering
- The Digital Darkroom
- Box It Up
- Medical Spies Check In to Check Out Care
- Help With Breast Cancer
- Don't Hold Your Breath for Polite Bilingual Debate
- Medical Schools Shifting to a Hands-On Approach
- Laguna Beach Fire Victims Still Struggling to Rebuild
- Author to Speak Today
- Metrolink Ought to Make Fences, Not Excuses
- Forecast Calls for Sunshine, Clear Skies
- An Expanding Dream
- THE WEEK AHEAD
- Pumped Up
- Softbank Growth Has Some Asking for More Info
- Election Unfettered by Limits
- For a Terribly Good Time, Check These Out
- P&G;'s Planned Takeover a First in S. Korea
- Helping the Kids Through a Divorce
- She Draws a Lot of Needling
- Thanks to a Teacher and a Friend
- Stunt Plane Crashes Near Piru; 2 People Killed
- Runners Show Their Soulful Side in Fund-Raiser
- Surfer Meets Scanner
- Small Optics Firm Tries to Refocus Its Priorities
- A Phlebotomist's Primer
- Call for Uprising Spotlights Russian Hero
- Low-Cost Rabies Shots Offered for Dogs, Cats
- Track and Field for Kids With Asthma
- It's Sauerkraut and Cyberspace at Oktoberfest
- Decline in Customers Breaks 11-Year Trend for Internet Services
- The Sweet Part Was the Revenge
- They Call Him Fleep, Fleep . . .
- It'd Be Nice to Find a Grace Period in the Missing Hour
- Facts, Instinct Guide State's Economic Seer
- Who earned the most?
- Silence Is No Virtue
- Hurricanes Blow Past Blackhawks
- It's Four by Land and One by Sehorn
- Glasson Gets First Win Since 1994
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- Bailey Escapes Injury When Car Hits Pole
- Chinese Leader Begins U.S. Visit in Hawaii
- Trial in Child's Beating Death Could Pit Wife Against Husband
- Fence Built at Tracks Where Girls Died
- Principles Over Profits
- 3.0 Aftershock 2 Miles From City
- McNair Is Coming of Age for Oilers
- Marlins Land the Big One
- The Legend Comes Home
- English-Born Trumpeter Wins Monk Event
- Basking in Glow of Moon
- McNown Is New No. 1 in Passing Ratings
- Company's Job: Giving Products the Third Degree
- Asia's Markets Reopen on Shaky Ground
- Don't Rule Out a Microsoft Comeuppance
- On the Prowl for a Better Late-Night Gym
- A Worm and Fuzzy Feeling for Cornell Researchers
- Pet Precautions
- Other Scary Ideas From the Chiodos
- More Thrills, More Chills
- Can We Talk? A Guidebook
- Issa Unleashes Fierce Senate Bid
- This week's subject: WeatherForecasters say this winter's...
- For First Lady's 50th Birthday, a Look Back
- Indians and Fans Feeling a Classic Fall
- Grbac Is in Spirit of Game
- Moving to One-World Society
- One-Shot Debate on 2 Chinas
- Program Aims at Getting Early Start on the 3 Rs
- Linda I. Smith-Tinkler; 32-Year County Resident
- Chargers Like This Twist --a Victory
- After Taking His Lumps, Hicks Comes Through
- Koto a Standout in Akiyoshi Suites
- Proposed Anti-Flag-Burning Amendment
- Enforcement of Gun Laws
- Submarine Capabilities
- Nature of Love Is Her Objection to 'Rent'
- INS Rules
- If All Were Insured, There'd Be No Cheating
- 2 Districts Have Bonds in Common
- Suit Against L.A.
- Judaism in Israel
- Airport Poll
- More on 'ER' Live
- Long Beach Symphony Opens Boldly
- Harbor Area Odor
- Congressional Pay
- Non-Exerciser Might Come to Regret It Later
- Some Applause for the Good Doctor
- Indonesians Contradict Democrats on Donations
- Kmart Held Up by Man Hiding in Store
- Guerrillas Show Power of Fear in Colombia Vote
- Wright Superb Under Pressure
- NAB Asset Corp.: The Irvine financial services...
- S.E. Asia Economy Grew on Borrowed Strength
- Masterpiece Theater
- Shop Talk
- Islamic Fervor Unnerves Russia's South
- Kennedy Center Funding Backed
- Failing Kidneys, Broken Heart Show Pitfalls of Organ Donation
- Residents' Support for Local Cal State Campus Growing
- Firefighter Hurt in Fall Down Elevator Shaft
- L.A. Expo Promotes Image of a Changed, Peaceful Guatemala
- In Oxnard, It's Back to the Land
- Tempers Flare in Qualifying for Grand Prix
- Getting Realistic on El Toro
- San Jose State Surprises Air Force
- An Enormously Uneven Bill Evans Collection
- * HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: "11,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula." Anonymous 4. (Harmonia Mundi)
- 'BBC Sessions' Has Zep Flying
- Getting Back in the Habit
- Comparison Shopping Pays Off for Bookings in Europe
- SPLENDOR OAKS
- Traveler's Notes . . .
- Ridgecrest Festival Isn't Just Hot Air
- NO REGRETS: The Life of Marietta Tree.<i> By Caroline Seebohm</i> .<i> Simon & Schuster: 448 pp., $27.50</i>
- Prices Rise at Fastest Rate in 10 Years
- A Wondrous Walk Through the Wild West
- Liquid City
- Why Let Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story?
- An English Program for All Students
- Trail Plan Needs Horse Sense
- Smashing the Eunuchoid Giant
- Gatzke Lifts Saddleback to Water Polo Title
- Man Shot in Face, Arm During Argument
- "Three Generations of African-American Female Sculptors: A...
- "Deep Crimson," a Mexican variation on "The...
- Modesty to Burn
- George & Leo Create Comedy & Chemistry
- Culture Watch
- 33 Killed as Bus Hits Gas Tanker in South Africa
- Glow of Spooklight Haunts Missouri Road
- Boot Camp Softens Its Image
- Police Seek Suspects in Drive-By Shooting
- Soccer Player Fatally Shot After Argument at Game
- A Job for Hoaxbusters!
- 3.0 Aftershock Centered Near Simi Valley
- Youth Is Served by Antelopes
- Writer's Tales of Rental House Plot Twists Could Fill a Novel
- Boilermakers Are Cooking
- Williams Paces Third Road Win in a Row
- ALPHA LEAGUE
- McKenna Making Some Big Points
- Bruin-Gate a Dirty Trick Against Cal
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Cal Lutheran Wraps Up 7th Straight Soccer Title
- Heard Any Good Ruth Crawford Records Lately?
- A Man and His 'X'
- On the Verge of Sainthood
- Tour Bites Man
- The 30-Mile Plan
- U.S. Losing Support in 'Containing' Iraq and Iran
- Seal Beach Mayor's Block Undergoes $275,000 Face Lift
- Embracing Peace
- A Time to Clear All Channels
- Funding Exemption for Recall Questioned
- I'm Sorry, I Don't Speak Kung Fu, but Welcome to Our Country
- Dana Hills Gets Overtime Goal to Beat Sonora
- Good, but It's Not Chop Suey
- Pharmacopeia of Cat Fur, Crocodile Heads
- 'Shallow Grave'
- For First Lady, a Birthday Surprise
- TECHHEAD
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- Kids Have All the Fright Stuff at Street Parade
- HALLOWEEN HAUNTS
- Growth Debate Shifts From If to How
- Ankle Sprain Trips Up Nets' Van Horn
- Villa Park Rolls Right Past Santa Ana Valley
- O.C. Teams Use Meet to Settle Scores
- Wolverines Get Lesson from 'Best'
- Stevens' Kick Takes Him to Top at Mt. SAC
- TOP 25 AT A GLANCE
- Priester Leads Clemson to 20-9 Win Over Maryland
- GOLDEN LEAGUE
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- Mysteries
- Jury Deadlocks in Indianapolis Police Trial
- A Tale of Two Worlds
- No Longer the School of Hard Knocks
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- Cautionary Tale of The Gambler Ups Ante in Navajo Debate on Casinos
- That Color He Sees in Charger Jersey Is Yellow
- Coaches Finish Out of Money Again
- U.S. Team Turns Tide In Tuneup
- Texas Tech Wins on Bank Shot
- In Brief
- They Write the Songs
- GAME DAY
- Golfers Advance in Quest for PGA Cards
- Ma, Northridge Volleyball Star, Scheduled for Surgery
- The Games Can't Get Any Bigger for Wright
- Series-ly, Folks, He's Seen Worse
- SANTA FE LEAGUE
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- Alomar a One-Man Show
- How to Remove Stubborn Deck Stains
- 24-Hour Pun & Games
- My Best Shot
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- Street Seen
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- Witness to an Execution Finds Retribution but Little Relief
- City Will Grow; the Question Is How and How Fast, Candidates Believe
- 2 Killed, 8 Hurt in Traffic Accidents
- Rat Patrol
- Oklahoma State Comes Up Short
- MISSION LEAGUE
- Barber Lifts Crescenta Valley
- PREP FOOTBALL / VICTORY LEAGUE ROUNDUP
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- Fortune Smiles on Ducks in 4-2 Win
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- 'A Star Is Born'
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- Waiters Grill Industry Conditions
- Credit Where It's Overdue
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- Yellowstone Evolves From Playground to Preserve
- State of the Arts
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- A Mighty Effort by No. 1 Nebraska
- For Big Plays, Bruins Find Little Mac
- *** PROKOFIEV: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Five Melodies. Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor. (BMG Classical: RCA Victor Red Seal)
- All Mock, All the Time
- Chamber, Romantic and Intense
- Disney Cancels Ship's First 15 Cruises
- THE BLACK DEATH AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WEST.<i> By David Herlihy</i> .<i> Edited with an introduction by Samuel K. Cohn</i> .<i> Harvard University Press: 118 pp., $12</i>
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- THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS.<i> By Caleb Carr</i> .<i> Random House: 560 pp., $25.95</i>
- Try Not to Fall for the First Pretty Facade You See
- Golf's Bottom Rung
- Hi, My Name Is Frank and I'll Be Your Robber This Evening
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- Agencies May Lose Oversight of War Illnesses
- Sports Deals Transforming L.A.'s Politics
- Rebecca London; Las Vegas TV Talk Show Co-Host
- South County Ready to Take a Seat in Capitol
- A Story of Success at Ojai Library
- Property Owners Deserve Their Day in Court
- Man Shot to Death in Driveway
- Hornets Win a Wild One Over Palomar
- Bears-Dolphins on Monday Too
- *** 1/2 ELGAR AND FRANCK: Sonatas for violin and piano. Midori, violin; Robert McDonald, piano. (Sony Classical)
- Now His Arm Does Talking
- 2 Seniors Find Hostel Is Not Just for Youth
- Half of Cars Banned From City's Streets
- 'Halloweek' and Lawyers Bedevil Timid Town
- Greater L.A.
- African Healers Expand Repertoire in Medical Care
- LAUGH LINES
- An Offering to the Power of Language
- Rocket Contest Lets Kids Reach for Stars
- Authorities Hit Many Roadblocks When Seeking Fugitives Who Flee U.S.
- Mortgage Companies Took Different Paths to IPO
- At Rhino, Community Volunteers Can Get Time Off for Good Behavior
- Harvest, by Gary Soto
- How to Speak Fluent Petroleumese
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