- LOCAL NOTES
- Overall Crime Falls 13.2% but Murder Rises by 140%
- Agassi Storms Into Semifinals
- JETHAWKS
- SURVIVAL OF THE HIPPEST
- Pop
- Ingram Micro Stock Falls Amid Insider Talk
- Schools Learn to Take Threats More Seriously
- Clinton's Pick for Mexico Envoy Has Know-How--and More
- Incomes Rise Slightly, but Spending Jumps
- L.A. Firm Sues AT&T;, Alleges Breach of Privacy
- Bell Atlantic Speeds Up Switch of CEOs
- Book Chronicles Carter-Clinton Ups and Downs
- 'No One Is Above the Law,' Starr Reminds Bar Group
- 13 New Schools
- 2 Boys, Missing on Hike, Found Dead in Colorado
- Murder Warrant Issued in Child's Clinic Death
- Clinton Combines Politics, Personal Affairs in Silicon Valley Trip
- Garage Fire Causes $50,000 in Damage
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Airport Authority Accuses Burbank of Censorship
- Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp Shares Soar on Deal Rumors
- National Passed Time
- Unpaid Tax Total Put at $195 Billion a Year by IRS
- College Student First to Survive Rare Heart Removal Operation
- Black Pentecostals May Join Council
- Students, Officials Discuss Improving School Safety
- She Can Hire U.S. Hockey Team to Trash the Place
- Tip o' Hat to New Owner of Crazy Horse
- To Fans, the Way Kings Lost Was Like a Kick to the Head
- New Dodger Time, Same Station-to-Station Offense
- Charter Reform and Neighborhoods
- Treatment of Harris Has Been Really Foul
- Written by a UCLA Fan? You Make the Call
- Pull Up a Chair and Read a Letter, Wherever You Are
- Interviewing Knack
- It's Time to Turn Off Murdoch Altogether
- Here's 50 Million Reasons to Investigate Northridge
- That's Bosnia? Boo!
- Cat License Proposal
- Plaschke's Points Are Lost on Discerning Laker Faithful
- A Cutting Comment on State of the NBA
- Pull Up a Chair and Read 2 Letters, Wherever You Are
- There's No Story, Just a Slap in the Face
- Obituaries - May 2, 1998
- Obituaries - May 2, 1998
- With Dispute Settled, Pro Tour Returns to Seal Beach in July
- Assault Weapons Seized From Former Interim LAPD Chief
- Garbage Truck Kills Boy, 8
- Aftershock of Northridge Quake Jolts Area
- U.S. Agents Seize Weapons From Former LAPD Chief
- Piecing the Story of 'Prisoner Art'
- Seoul Asks U.S. to Ease Plight of Korean Students
- Videotape Farewell: 'I'm a Dead Man'
- Apartment Explosion Starts Fire, Injures Four
- Congress OKs Disaster Aid for California
- Disneyland, Winery Team for Attraction
- Soccer Coach Questioned by Deputies
- Spotlight: It's Headline News Up in Tehachapi
- Legal Action Vowed After Toxic Spill
- Cheery Brazilian Works Reveal Spirit of Survival
- John Smith; Helped Preserve Lane Victory
- Massage Therapy Regulations Adopted
- Pickler's Big Challenge Lies Ahead
- Fiesta Broadway Telecast Is May 5
- 'My Fair Lady' to Screen at Goldwyn Theater
- For Commercial Insurers, Tobacco Suits May Not Fit
- Caught on Tape, Candidate Admits Vandalizing Signs
- A Special Mother-Child Reunion
- Taft, Kennedy Draw High Playoff Seedings
- Does Shackelford Know Riviera? He Wrote the Book
- WGA, Producers Reach Tentative Deal
- On in a Blaze of Glory
- Putting the Brakes on Traffic Fatalities
- TV Ratings Report
- Avoid a 'Black Hole,' Plan Now for the Post-Sanctions Era
- Full-Blooded 'Wilde' Offers Definitive Portrait of Oscar
- Girl Scouts to Put Big Bad Wolf on Trial
- 'Dancing' Leaps With Life
- Parks Is a Top Gun in Poll by Magazine
- El Nino's Final Blow: Fuel for Wildfires
- It's Not Acceptable to Walsh
- On in a Blaze of Glory
- Ultimately, NCAA Mediated a Family Quarrel
- Ice Dogs at Home for Series Opener
- Galarraga Ends Successful Month
- McDowell on Disabled List
- Campaign Calendar
- GOLDEN OLDIE
- NCAA Gives UCLA Mild Rebuke
- Art Review
- TODAY'S BEST BETS
- Pierce Keeps Hopes Flickering
- HIGH WATER MARK
- Locals Earn All-Conference Honors
- Camarillo Hands It to the Lancers
- Angels End Trip With 7-2 Victory in Boston
- Vivid 'Midsummer' in the 'Hood
- School Building Evacuated After Pepper Spray Attack
- To Wear NHL Crown, Kings Must Rule With Discipline
- What to See and Do Around Southern California
- Kent, Giants Agree on Extension
- Former Ram Cowan Dies After Kidney Failure
- Carter Follows Jamison in Declaring for the NBA
- Brian FoxGolden West, SophomoreVolleyballFox, from Newport Harbor...
- Hit-and-Miss on Remakes of Beatles Tunes
- CBS Weighs 2nd Night of '60 Minutes'
- Art Review
- Gampel to Play With Torrance Symphony
- 'Strange Images': Tango With Reality
- Johnson, Katz to Give Master Classes
- 'Black Dog' Review
- Ex-Banker Tells of Venezuelan Payment to Democrats
- How Sunset Won the West
- Teach Kids, and Their Self-Esteem Will Grow
- Water Main Maintenance Is Scheduled
- Pressured by Mayor, LAX Drops Consultant
- New Coats Offered to 40 Needy Homes
- State Sues Edison Over Cost of Fighting Fillmore Fire in '96
- A Month Like This
- Gift of Flight
- Transit Options of the Future to Be Exhibited
- Clinton Visits Sylmar for Ceremony Monday
- Joe V. Brink, 68; Ex-Exxon Foreman
- Skett Smokes Southern League
- BOYS' TENNIS ROUNDUP
- Knicks, Heat Slug It Out Again
- SOUTHLAND FOCUS
- Some Retailers Back Microsoft
- Suspect's Arrest in Guatemala Bishop's Death Spurs Doubts
- $100 Million Pledged to Cornell Medical School
- Council OKs Lease to Develop Retail Complex
- State Sues Edison Over Cost of Fighting Fillmore Fire in '96
- Teen Girls Get Vintage Guidance
- GAME REPORT
- Oilers Remain Alive With Win at Denver
- Notre Dame, Alemany to Duel for Title
- A consumer's guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, played, heard, observed, worn, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it's in play here.
- Artesias Specialchic Is a Heavy Favorite
- Kile Continues Met Domination
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.
- Tree Planting Planned for Boulevard Section
- Ex-Statek Director Held
- Iran Worst Terror Sponsor in '97, State Dept. Says
- Some Utility Lines Are Doing Disappearing Act
- Junior Lifeguard Classes Planned
- Voter Registration
- Europe Enters the Euro Era
- Progress in Sacramento
- America Is Not a Cow to Be Milked
- Eager Elliott Perseveres Despite All of the Bumps and Bruises
- Loyola Wraps Up Title
- Arrojo Stylishly Stops Streak
- Raw Talent
- Art Review
- Holocaust Casts Shadow on 'Mendel's' Youth
- McDonald's Names New CEO
- Someone Is Playing EMI a Love Song
- Bonds, Stocks Rally as New Reports Show Low Inflation
- After the Rainbow
- Hubbell Mulled Suing Rose Law Firm, Prison Transcripts Show
- Grisly Death Is Broadcast Live on Local Stations, Cable Network
- Fire Destroys Warehouse at Air Station
- Agency Favors Broome Ranch for Stables
- Judge Refuses Lower Bail for Jailed Parents
- Piazza Has April Power
- Mission Viejo's Bachelor Signs With Santa Clara
- Derby Watchers Will Be Drunk with Excitement
- NEWSWIRE
- BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
- Granada Hills Doubles Up on Kennedy
- Carroll Finds Company in Rio Mesa Fast Lane
- Caught Up in Overly Complicated 'Fish'
- Somehow, Satan Got Behind Them
- Pan Am Says It Has Takeover Offer
- SBA to Resume Micro-Lending Program in L.A.
- Etec Expects 3rd-Quarter Earnings Drop
- Senate Committee OKs Copyright-Reform Bill
- Arkansas Judge Calls Mistrial in Case Against Banker Hale
- Blood, Gore, Death, in the Children's Hour
- The Right to a Safer Alternative
- Mayor Fry Is on Mend After Heart Surgery
- Coalition Challenges Myanmar Trade Ban
- Edwards Will Add 82 Screens in Region
- Florida Awards $1 Million for 2 Prison Terms
- Regulators Ruled Not Liable for Development Delays
- China Balks at Concessions Timed to Clinton's June Trip
- Nature Slows Lopez Canyon Road Repair
- Legislature OKs Bill Easing Charter School Expansion
- New Marijuana Club Allowed to Operate
- Nostalgia Works--If Memory Serves
- PacifiCorp Won't Top Bid for Energy Group
- Heitman Loses County Pension Fund Job
- Economic Growth Surges; Inflation Is Held in Check
- Commission Calls School Fight a Hate Crime
- Getty Begins Permit System for Vans to Avoid Leaving Passengers Shut Out
- Drive-By Shooting at School Prompts Meeting on Safety
- Council to OK Resort, Dicterow Predicts
- Marina Gets Its Revenge on Barons
- Look Who's Talking
- Donahue Schriber Buys Diversified Shopping Centers
- Death Toll on Vietnam's Roads Soars
- Student at Window Killed
- Forbes, Visiting O.C., Backs Proposition 227
- Former Teacher's Sentencing Put Off
- Court Ruling Temporarily Halts Removal of 34 Dana Woods Trees
- Better Community Policing Urged
- Twin Finishes a Distant Second, Joins Brother Born Weeks Ago
- Radar Sign Targets Speeders on East Side
- Champagne Bottle Used in Family Slayings
- Financial Woes Close Bakery, Anger Workers
- Bernson Emerges as Council Peacemaker
- City Council Agrees to Buy Historic 'Stone House'
- Clergymen Join Protest Over Union Contract Talks
- And All the Trees Were Singing
- Smoking Law Cuts Bar Sales 26%, Trade Group Says
- Students 'Visit' Sights of Israel
- Kunes Gets Closer to Perfection on Mound
- NOTES
- Pitching Keys Orioles' 4-1 Victory
- Harp Consort Trips the Baroque Fantastic in Versatile Display
- AMPAS Foundation Awards Film Grants
- A Model of New China
- New Heinz Chief Sets Up New Team
- State Sues Edison Over Fillmore Blaze
- Marine Gets 10 Years in Buddy's Death
- Blowing Smoke in Joe Camel's and Newt's Faces
- Up-Tempo Tome Too Fast to Be Fulfilling : THE PAGE TURNER, by David Leavitt, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 244 pages
- McDougal Died Naturally, Examiner Says
- Pursuing Parking Meter Predators
- Oak View to Celebrate Its Cleanup
- Frederic Downs; Actor Over Five Decades
- Wine Fest to Benefit Scholarship Fund
- State Beach Cleanup Set for Saturday
- Sybert Admits Lying Over Sign Vandalism
- As Daylight Increases, So Do Risks for Kids
- Chapman Ave. Ramp Will Close for Work
- Ed Lahti; Former Disney Channel Executive
- Coach Makes Donation as Memorial to Player
- Tourism Chief Takes Job in Palm Springs
- SWIMMING
- SOFTBALL
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
- Audience Dances Happily to Rieu's Regulated Tempos
- 'Eyes' Keeping Cruise Out of Sight
- 'West Coast Jazz' Cold? Not These Hot CDs
- It's Fate That Drives Stylish Thriller 'Break'
- District to Charge Fee for Riding School Bus
- Hidden in a Trunk
- Plan to Have Principals Realign by Region Is Purposed
- Arts, Tourism Topic of May 7 Luncheon
- Kearns' 'Tell-Tale' Roles Ring True
- Talks at Standstill Over Festival of Arts Lease
- Early Retirement Offer for City Workers OKd
- Suspect to Be Charged in Internet Sex Case
- Shaham Shows Off a Range of Idioms
- Also. . .
- McDonald's Names New CEO
- Pacesetter Settles Suit
- Pension Fund Windfall Is Boon for O.C.
- Argentina Arrests Croat, 76, Suspected of WWII Crimes
- Dole Defends Red Cross Contract
- Man Kills Self as City Watches
- Border Patrol Run-In Left Him in Hospital, Russian Immigrant Says
- Secretary of State Leads Drive to Recruit Voters
- HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP
- Pianist Ciocarlie Perfects a Balance
- Corona del Mar Isn't Thrilled With Victory
- Sole Long L.A.
- Lincoln Glad When Shoe Is on Other End
- Lee's Pulp Friction
- USDA Organic Rules May Be Slow in Coming
- Uncollectable Consumer-Debt Rate Drops
- Olympics, Surging Economy Help CBS Bounce Back From Loss
- Also. . .
- Clinton Cites a 7-Year 'Strategy' to Discredit Him
- Pursuing Parking Meter Predators
- Israel Celebrates to Sounds of Triumph--and Discord
- 'Stone House' to Be Made Into Arts Center
- Police Seek Help in Sexual Assault Case
- Simi Convenience Store Manager Robbed
- Package Left on Porch Isn't Bomb, Deputies Find
- Lawsuit Cites Harassment Over Firefighter Hiring 'Quotas'
- A Source Plugged Into International Scene
- A 'Miserables' Fit for Today
- 'Water Children' Plunges Into Abortion Controversy
- Bonds, Stocks Rally as New Reports Show Low Inflation
- Disney Buys Rest of Web Firm Starwave
- ICN Stock Hits Record High Closing Price
- Mistrial Declared for Whitewater Figure
- Teen Denied Loan Shoots 4, Kills Self
- Helen Ward; Toured With Benny Goodman
- Missing Zero Costs MTA $546,000, Auditors Find
- 11th District Cost of Funds Falls Slightly
- Lawmakers Propose Start-Up Funding Firm
- Parental Consent for Abortions OKd
- Promising Drug in Fight on Breast Cancer Is OKd
- Senate OKs Treaty Giving 3 Ex-Foes Entry Into NATO
- Korean Festival Planned at CSUN
- Newport Beach Therapist Sues Self-Help Guru Chopra