- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : New Horizons to Move From N.J. to O.C.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / TOURISM : Knott's Fright Workshops Turn Scaredy-Cats Into Gore-Tolerant
- East Timor Gets Huge, Peaceful Turnout : Indonesia: Voters cast ballots for autonomy or independence for province.
- Jordan Cracks Down on Militant Hamas : Mideast: Action against 'illegal political activity' comes as peace process speeds up.
- Father-Teen Bond Linked to Lower Drug Risk
- Section Gee! Advice, Humor, Comics, Horoscope, Kids : In Your Dreams : She May Be Running From Job Stress
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : Findley Reports Give Bank of Ventura 'Premier' Rating
- METRO NEWS : Links Sought in Killing, Abduction
- VALLEY BUSINESS / HIRE HOPES: TRENDS IN THE JOB MARKET : Job Market Grows for Workers With Disabilities
- Galaxy to Have Two in U.S. Exhibition
- GET OUT!
- COMPANY TOWN : Disney to Close Its 3 ESPN Stores
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Here and Now : Here's Looking at You : Bartending service is in sync with Hollywood's beauty obsession.
- Needle Bill Should Be Signed
- VALLEY BUSINESS : Key to Club Disney: Family Fun : Entertainment: Formula seems to be working, with four more locations opening since 1997's first in Thousand Oaks.
- Renovation Gives Way to Education : University: Satellite CSUN students shift from Ventura to site of proposed Cal State Channel Islands.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : IRVINE
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : HomeBuilder.com Gets Chief Operating Officer
- Angels Report : There's a Different Way to Lose Every Night
- THE INSIDE TRACK : Morning Briefing : You Have to Wonder What This Player Has Up His Sleeve
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : Virtualis Systems Leases Top of Media Studios North
- CALIFORNIA : American Moves to Integrate Reno Air : Airlines: Carrier presses ahead despite possibility of another work action by pilots. Talks between the two sides are continuing.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Lake Forest Firm Wins OK for Anesthesia Kit
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : At Playa Vista, Plot Takes a New Turn : Since DreamWorks withdrew, project execs have come up with a different cast--new-media firms--and given a bigger role to L.A. developer.
- Police Defuse Bomb Found by Student on Grade School Campus
- As Dust Settles, Turks Take First Steps of Long Journey : Disaster: Life begins to return to one city devastated by quake. But daily routine is about food, shelter, coping.
- Stayner Raped 2 Teenagers, Affidavit Says
- Puzzling Day 1 for Some at CSUN : Education: As fall classes open to 26,477 students, newcomers struggle to find meeting rooms and finalize schedules.
- THE BUSINESS BEAT : Rate Hike Won't Close Door on Hot Housing Market
- Driver Hits Pole, Closing Highway and Cutting Power
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SANTA ANA
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : Iwerks Reports Losses for Year, Fourth Quarter
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SAN CLEMENTE
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : WESTMINSTER : Ready for the Big Day
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Fullerton Opens With Soccer Victory
- The Day in Sports : COUNTDOWN TO 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: AUG. 31, 1969 : A Perfect Champion Dies in Plane Crash
- NATIONAL LEAGUE / ROUNDUP : Alfonzo Perfect, Powerful for Mets
- Morning Report : ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- TECHNOLOGY : McLeodUSA Sells 12% Stake
- TECHNOLOGY : Firms Must Tell All on Retirement
- CALIFORNIA : BRIEFLY / THE ECONOMY : Treasury Bill Rates Rise at Auction
- Activist Investor Named to Board at Troubled ICN : Appointment: David Batchelder becomes a director of the Costa Mesa drug maker under fire from shareholders and the SEC.
- Benefits O.C. / GOOD CAUSES, TRENDS, CELEBS AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED : A Rockin' Beach Party : Discovery Science Center supporters have a celestial evening at unique O.C. home.
- California and the West : THE WASHINGTON CONNECTION / CATHLEEN DECKER : Gore Gets Call for Help on 310 Area Code
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : Axius Recalls Fans After Overheating Reported
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Driver Surrenders in Hit-Run Death of Ex-Chiefs Player
- Police Explore Possible Link in Kidnappings : Crime: Authorities report similarities in the weekend slaying of a San Fernando shop owner and the abduction and later rescue of a Pacoima man.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SEAL BEACH
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : TUSTIN
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : BUENA PARK
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LA PALMA
- BASEBALL PLUS : HISTORY LESSON / DODGERS
- Graduation Rate on the Rise for Titans : Colleges: Fullerton's scholarship athletes show dramatic improvement, according to NCAA study.
- Shurmur Flew in Face of Mainstream : Commentary: Longtime NFL defensive coordinator, who died of cancer at 67, remembered for innovations such as "the Eagle."
- AROUND THE MAJORS : Umpires Sue Again Over Lost Jobs
- The Tawdry, Tabloid Legacy of 'Hard Copy'
- TECHNOLOGY : Man Gets Probation, Fine in PairGain Fraud : Securities: Judge decides against prison for former employee, saying posting of phony Internet news report was an aberration.
- Detroit Teachers Strike, Stalling Reform Effort
- U.S. Congressman Urges Aid for North Korea : Asia: The nation might be ready to negotiate over its missile program if sanctions are lifted, an Ohio Democrat says.
- California and the West : Wanted: A Phone to Call Their Own : Utilities: Residents of Sandy Valley, a remote town split by the California-Nevada border, are also divided by telephone service. There's none for the Californians.
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : Sitestar Acquires Internet Power Tools Retailer
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : Salem Communications to Operate 3 More Stations
- BASEBALL PLUS : LONG SHADOW : Playing for Milwaukee, Nomo Still National Hero in Japan
- Nation IN BRIEF / NATIONWIDE : Diabetes Researchers Find Trigger, Cause
- Hurricane Veers Away From Carolinas : Storm: After approaching to about 60 miles from the coast, Dennis heads to sea. Rain and high winds leave thousands without power.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LA HABRA
- Trucker Didn't Need To Say a Lot
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Sun Valley : Work on Pipeline Cause of Chemical Odor at School
- THE INSIDE TRACK : Newswire : Schultz to Leave as USOC Considers Reorganization
- Day One of U.S. Open Goes Simply According to Plan : Tennis: Only one seeded player falls, but even that isn't big surprise.
- Comets Get Western Title by the Throat : WNBA: Houston stops Sparks to win Western title. Leslie takes out frustration on Thompson.
- HOME RUN RACE
- MARKET SAVVY : SAVVY CONFIDENTIAL: A Briefing for Investors : Inflows Target Fund Giants, Indexes
- PairGain Hoaxer Sentenced to Home Detention, Probation : Courts: Gary Dale Hoke must also pay $93,000 restitution to investors in the Tustin firm.
- First Person : A Filial Fondness for Tales of Terror
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : In Passing : The Ghastly Torment of a Bad Car Day
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Express Yourself : Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen
- Ventura County Roundup : VENTURA : Couple Find It Pays to Install Solar Panels
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : HUNTINGTON BEACH
- Playing the Tenant Card in Skateboard Park Battle
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- Jury Clears 2 Officers in Brutality Lawsuit
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : CarsDirect Names Firm to Develop Its Marketing
- Brown Leads Relaxed Dodgers to a Win
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA BEACH
- BASEBALL PLUS : HISTORY LESSON / ANGELS
- THE INSIDE TRACK : NOW YOU KNOW : The Path to U.S. Open Success
- WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA : MONEY MAKE-OVER: Southern Californians Learning How to Succeed in Personal Finances : Spending Less Is Key to Their Dream of a Home
- CALIFORNIA : Arco Stockholders Decisively OK Merger With BP Amoco
- The Summer's Other Hitting Streak : The major studios are on a record pace, slugging at least 11 films into $100-million territory. The final tally will approach $3 billion.
- Five-Day Tour to Highlight South's Schools
- Ventura County Roundup : PORT HUENEME : Visiting Destroyer Open for Tours
- L.A. Bishop, Priest Quit National Gay Ministry Group : Religion: Resignations follow Vatican's disciplinary action against two ministers to homosexuals.
- VALLEY BUSINESS / HIGHER HOPES: TRENDS IN THE JOB MARKET : Schools Face Deficit of Teachers, Surplus of Students : Vocation: Surging enrollments and class-size reduction have created increased demand--and leverage--for qualified instructors.
- Man Pleads Guilty in Airline Case
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / AROUND THE NATION : Newcombe Beats Out Crouch at Nebraska
- Dodgers Report : What a Strange Trip It Has Been for Cromer
- TECHNOLOGY : MORE ON TECH : CompUSA to Lay Off Half Its Sales Force
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : Leading Apartment Executive to Deliver Conference Address
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Web Auction Venture Sees Stock Fall Again
- Chavez Backers Strip Congress of All Power
- New Data Suggest Limits to AIDS Drugs : Statistics: Although deaths continue to decline, the dramatic reductions of previous years have not been repeated. The figures upset hopes that the epidemic is under control.
- National Perspective : Courts : Death Penalty Foes Demand New DNA Test for Executed Man : Virginia prosecutors want to destroy the genetic evidence instead. Case dates from 1986, when results were less precise.
- Rescinding of Molestation Case Deadline Upheld
- District May Buy Farmland for Intermediate School
- In Kosovo, New School Year Knocks Down Old Barriers
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA HILLS
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : YORBA LINDA
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTRUA COUNTY REVIEW : Changes at Area Hotels Seek to Accommodate Special Market
- VALLEY BUSINESS : VALLEY PEOPLE
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA : Purchase of Land for New School Studied
- Commentary : Taking a Soft Tack on Terrorism : Crime: The Clinton administration's offer to free 16 Puerto Ricans makes its rhetoric sound hollow.
- MARKET SAVVY : SAVVY CONFIDENTIAL: A Briefing for Investors : ECNs Could Thrive, but They're Vulnerable
- Music Review : Glass Gives Salzburg a Millennial Masterpiece : Rapt audience thunderously cheers the glorious 101-minute symphony.
- Clintons Do Blue-Ribbon Politicking at N.Y. Fair
- New Urine Test Speeds Pneumonia Diagnosis
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : STANTON
- Phone Rage
- Questions Raised About Navy Proposal : Environment: Coastal panel cannot back expanded radar-test center until more information is supplied, official says.
- Pacific Symphony Gets $15,000 Recording Grant
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / TOURISM : Bypass Long Lines at Disneyland
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : Also. . .
- Long-Distance Price War Heats Up With AT&T; Cuts : Telecom: Phone company drops residential rate to 7 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, in bid to secure its dominant position.
- Market Savvy : Stocks Decline on 3rd-Quarter Profit Warnings
- Exxon Paid Fair Oil Royalties, Jury Decides
- Nation IN BRIEF / NEW YORK : Mayor Giuliani Will Serve on Civil Jury
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : On the Border Restaurant Opens in Northridge
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : Copy-rite Printing Wins First Place in Contest
- Clippers Face Line in Sand : Pro basketball: Taylor's agent says they will lose the power forward if they don't sign him by Sept. 8.
- Airline Industry Group Assails Terminal Plan : Aviation: Air Transport Assn. objects to the closure of Burbank gates overnight as a way to meet homeowner demands for an outright flight curfew.
- Jail Escapee's Death Now Called Suicide
- Ventura County Roundup : MOORPARK : Applicants Sought for Water Board
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : ANAHEIM
- Ventura County Business : VENTURA COUNTY EARNINGS : Semtech Sees 148% Growth in 2nd-Quarter Income
- E. Timor: Hard, Welcome Start
- Changing Castles : Ziggy Palffy Will Leave His Mansion in New York for a Lead Role in L.A.'s Hockey Kingdom
- Liberty Earns a Trip to the Finals : Women's basketball: Robinson's outside shooting leads to 69-54 victory over Sting.
- Jazz Review : JVC Fest Puts On a Smooth, Feel-Good Show
- Watts Jazz Camp Aims to Inspire Young Musicians
- THE INSIDE TRACK : Newswire
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : Drive-In Theater Switches Over to Freight
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Flour to Bid on Final Phase of Cleanup : Contract: Unit of Aliso Viejo firm has managed radioactive waste project at Ohio site since 1992.
- MARKET SAVVY : SAVVY CONFIDENTIAL: A Briefing for Investors : Ticker Talk
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Newport Beach Trust Buys Parcel in Arizona
- TECHNOLOGY : Sun Acquires Linux Software Maker : Computers: Company plans to offer free downloads of Star Division's StarOffice to compete with Microsoft.
- Nation IN BRIEF / WASHINGTON, D.C. : Subpoena Issued for Waco Records
- Following Your Dollar : Philanthropy watchdogs track effectiveness of nonprofits and help the public make informed donations.
- METRO NEWS : Ex-Coach Gets 3 Years for Molesting Teenage Boy : Courts: Man who led track team to five state championships broke community's trust, father of victim tells judge.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : CYPRESS
- Independent Probes of Police Brutality Needed, Panel Told
- Commentary : Real Phantom Menace Is 'Star Wars' : Military:Why do we throw good billions after bad at an unproven antimissile system?
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : LTC Properties Declares Monthly Cash Dividends
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / USC : Decision Remains on Starting Kicker
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : O.C. Commercial Real Estate
- MARKET SAVVY : Early Warnings
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : DEALS
- Greece Reconsidering Veto of EU Funds for Rival Turkey
- Nation IN BRIEF / TEXAS : Teen Queen Rouses Fears, Drops Out
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : GARDEN GROVE
- THE SAFETY ZONE: ACTION LOG
- Defending Champion Mater Dei Ranked No. 1
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT / UCLA : Boise State Still Struggles With Tragedy
- Summer's Smaller Hits Show Lasting Appeal of Brainier Fare
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : BREA
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA : Officers Cleared in Suit Charging Excessive Force
- LOS ALAMITOS : Dreams Old and New : Contrast: Alzheimer's patients relive joys of their youth, while a few steps away children are just beginning their journey into life.
- Ventura County Roundup : $15-Million Navy Contract Awarded
- BASEBALL PLUS : ANGELS / THE WEEK AHEAD
- TECHNOLOGY : Also:
- TENNIS : A Future King Has Ways to Go
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : ORANGE COUNTY BRIEFLY : Plan for New Thrift Turns Into Takeover
- TECHNOLOGY : Linux Fever Boosts Firms' Shares
- CALIFORNIA : SOUTHLAND FOCUS : ICN Names Activist Shareholder to Board
- WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA : Weighing Preferreds Is Tricky Business
- U.S. Congressional Staffers Pay Visit to Iraqi Hospital
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : VILLA PARK
- Noise Remains at Center of El Toro Fight : Land use: Proponents say many residents have lived under JWA flights for years. Foes argue that's no reason to make others suffer effects of a new airport.
- Ventura County Roundup : THOUSAND OAKS : Governor, Senators Expected at Picnic
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA NIGUEL
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : Valleywide : Serial Rapist Gets 990-Year Sentence on 22 Charges
- Laggard in School Funds Race
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : BUSINESS CALENDAR
- CALIFORNIA : BRIEFLY / AEROSPACE : EC to Probe AlliedSignal-Honeywell Merger
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / TOURISM : Ritz-Carlton Hotel Rated No. 1
- FBI Probes Man's Killing in Police Raid
- Book Review : A Fresh Look at a Classic Tale : KIDNAPPED; OR, THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON; by Robert Louis Stevenson; Edited with introduction and notes by Barry Menikoff, Huntington Library Press $29.95, 334 pages
- Attack on Judge's Home Called Hate Crime
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Health Officials, Know Thy Boss
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : PLACENTIA
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAKE FOREST
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Burbank Woman Gives Birth to Quadruplets
- Hill's at a Loss, and So Are the Angels : Baseball: Right-hander is unhappy with demotion to the bullpen, which he learns about before team loses to Indians, 7-5.
- THE NFL : NFL-gate: Execs, Lies, Videotape : It turns out the league agreed not to discipline 16 players who failed drug tests between 1993 and 1995 until after a new substance abuse program was in place.
- CALIFORNIA : PEOPLE IN BUSINESS : Audio Producer DTS Names Chief Financial Officer
- Stage Review : A Trio of Losers : Vanguard Theatre's Revival of 'Orphans' in Fullerton Is a Thought-Provoking Tale of 3 Lost Souls
- Pop Music Review : Rhythmic Voltage Courses Through This Africa Fe^te
- COMPANY TOWN : THE BIZ : Disney's Spreading of Financial Risk Made 'Sense' Then
- CALIFORNIA : BRIEFLY : Also . . .
- Company Town : Company Town Film Profit Report
- CALIFORNIA : BRIEFLY / TOBACCO : Cigarette Makers Raise Prices 18 Cents a Pack
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : TODAY'S LIVING BEST BETS
- California and the West : Fund-Raising Concert Canceled
- Nation IN BRIEF / TEXAS : Judge Throws Out Bush Subpoena
- California and the West : Davis Offers Tribes Increased Gaming : Compromise: To break impasse over Prop. 5, governor proposes to double number of slot machines permitted.
- Transient's Murder Trial Gets Underway : Courts: Prosecutor says Jose 'Joe' Garcia's history of violence against women culminated with Marsha Lane's 1997 killing. Defense disputes charge.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : FULLERTON
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA COUNTIES : Alleged Harassment of Day Laborers Investigated
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA WOODS
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : NEWPORT BEACH
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : MISSION VIEJO
- Concert Novices' Heart May Outweigh Crowds : Pop Music: Two military veteran activists invest more than $200,000 in a lineup of acts well past their arena days.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / TOURISM : America West to End Reno Service
- CALIFORNIA : BRIEFLY / THE ECONOMY : July New-Home Sales Rise to 2nd-Highest Level
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE : Tough Times in the Commercial Mortgage Market
- Page 2 / NEWS, TRENDS, GOSSIP AND STUFF TO DO : PLANNING AHEAD
- Teenager's Woes Didn't End With U.S. Trip : Immigration: Father's arrest in her molestation resulted in order to send her back to Romania.
- Learning, at Last : Focus Shifts From Renovation to Education at Future Cal State Channel Islands Site
- Council Minority Tries to Drag Out Wal-Mart Deal : Delay: Huntington Beach activists want to preserve shuttered school at store site via a special ballot.
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Man Gets 990 Years to Life in Series of Rapes
- Commentary : PERSPECTIVE ON THE AMERICAS : The Andes Are Falling Apart
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : COSTA MESA
- With Business Booming, Cartoonists Are Animated About Their Union : Competition: Concerned jobs could be exported to cheaper foreign markets, artists try to protect wages by organizing workers abroad.
- BASEBALL PLUS : MINOR LEAGUE REPORT : ANGELS: FARM SYSTEM UPDATE : Deal With A's Looks Good Now
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : O.C. NEWSMAKERS : Scofield Becomes Data Quality Chief at Experian
- ADVERTISING & MARKETING : Winning Ad's Emotional Message Is Heard Loud and Clear
- Kyrgyzstan Attack Kills 3 Civilians
- GIVING / A Weekly Look at Those Who Help Who Will Serve? : Who Will Serve? : Carl Terzian has made it his mission to steer L.A.'s corporate staffs to leadership roles on nonprofit boards. The result: Both sectors benefit.
- Section Gee! Advice, Humor, Comics, Horoscope, Kids : LAUGH LINES
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : ORANGE
- COLUMN ONE : Mapping the Minds Behind Evil : Southland's only 'profiler' used training and insight to catch an elusive child molester. But solving gruesome crimes comes at a high emotional price.
- County Cleared to Bill Medi-Cal for $16 Million : Reimbursement: A supervisor welcomes the news. Claims have been on hold for 10 months, since federal officials questioned billing practices.
- VALLEY ROUNDUP : North Hills : Prosecutors Seek to Try Boy as Adult in Student's Slaying
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Passenger Pleads Guilty in Attempt to Divert Flight
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY PEOPLE
- Ventura County Roundup : The Month Ahead
- TOMORROW IN CALENDAR
- VALLEY BUSINESS / HIRE HOPES: TRENDS IN THE JOB MARKET : With Business Hot, Cartoonists Animated About Their Union : Competition: Concerned jobs could be exported to cheaper foreign markets, artists try to protect wages by organizing workers abroad.
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : Netter Contracts to Produce 26 Episodes of TV Series
- AROUND THE NFL : Griese Takes Over for Benched Brister
- Comets Get Western Title by the Throat : Cooper, playing with a heavy heart, shows plenty of it and keeps team on course for date with destiny.
- TECHNOLOGY : MORE ON TECH : Compaq to Focus on Unix Software
- Not Guilty Plea Entered for Furrow : Courts: Defense lawyers now have to convince federal prosecutors not to seek the death penalty in the case against the white supremacist.
- O.C. BUSINESS PLUS : At AirTouch, a New Reach to Latinos
- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- California and the West : When the Body's Clock Is Always Running Fast : Sleep: Scientists discover a genetic disorder in which people are asleep by 8:30 p.m. and up by 5:30 a.m.
- Art, History Enthusiasts Toast Pageants
- Nation IN BRIEF / FLORIDA : Cocaine Found at Miami Airport
- Page 2 / News, Trends, Gossip and Stuff To Do : Smart Aleck : Hairdos Notable for a Brush With Fame
- VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS : VENTURA COUNTY DIGEST / BARBARA MURPHY : Gov. Davis Recognizes ACB's Support of Program
- VALLEY BUSINESS : BUSINESS ROUNDUP : Disney Group Acquires Stake in Internet Retailer
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Airline Industry Group Attacks Terminal Plan
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Local Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Bill to Add 4 County Supervisors Advances
- Programs Helping Disabled Find Work
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : DANA POINT
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- AMERICAN LEAGUE / ROUNDUP : Martinez Can Take This Personally
- VALLEY BUSINESS / HIRE HOPES: TRENDS IN THE JOB MARKET : Building Industry Faces Shortage of Skilled Workers : Employment: Construction in the Valley has soared since 1996, and experts predict continued growth. But companies have difficulty filling jobs requiring training.
- Drug Users
- Mystery of the Late Author
- Math Test
- Her Accent Isn't the Real Problem
- Writer Defends Research of Mother Delille's Life
- Ronald Reagan
- Big Government and Republicans
- Officer's Past Is Cause for Shame
- Marian Bergeson
- Debate Over 3-Strikes Law
- Stayner's Offer
- Police Slaying
- Mental Health
- At Crime Scene, Friends and Family View Investigation in Horror : Tragedy: Curiosity turns to agony as onlookers recognize Tony Ngo, one of the slaying victims, and race to notify his relatives.
- Russian Money Trail Leading to More Banks : Scandal: U.S. is investigating international institutions' reports of 'suspicious activity' that might be linked to possible laundering through a New York bank.
- Gunman Kills 2, Injures 4 in Garden Grove : Crime: The shooter flees with an accomplice after opening fire at an auto accessories store, hitting the owner and customers. Police do not know the motive.
- 2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Shooting at Auto Accessories Shop : Violence: Gunman strolls out of store and flees in a minivan. Three victims are critical while one is released from hospital.
- Southland Fires Claim 59,000 Acres : Blazes: Worst destruction is in San Bernardino National Forest, where 50 structures are damaged.
- Latino Day Laborers' Gripe of Harassment by Deputies Probed : Sheriff: Workers waiting at Lake Forest shops say it's been going on for months. Merchant reaction is mixed.
- Amway to Meld Its Multilevel Marketing With E-Commerce : Online: The firm plans to launch Web unit Quixtar on Wednesday. It says its strategy won't harm distributors.
- Officials' Approval of 'Rave' Event Criticized : Deaths: Forest Service OKd huge party after which five were killed in a car crash leaving remote mountain site.
- Gore Calls for Compassion in Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy on Gays : Politics: Vice president says that he does not believe the rules are working properly. Issue remains controversial among presidential rivals.
- Victims' Friends Stunned by Violence
- Finally, a Clue in Huge Huntington Spill
- Hunt for Beach Pollution Source Gains
- WALL STREET, CALIFORNIA : Stock Exchange / James Peltz and Michael Hiltzik : EMC's Data-Storage Story; How Countrywide Rates
- Obituaries - Aug. 31, 1999
- Obituaries - Aug. 31, 1999
- Obituaries - Aug. 31, 1999
- From the Archives: Gordon Getty's second family was an open secret
- 'Say Aaah' : Media Mix : Just Call It Thoughtful Therapy : PLATO, NOT PROZAC!: Applying Philosophy to Everyday Problems; by Lou Marinoff; HarperCollins, $23.95, 308 pages
- Fitness : How I Did It : It's an Uphill Battle as She Prepares for an Ascent in the Sierra
- Ex-Official Denies Bias in Los Alamos Spy Case : Espionage: Former Energy Department aide says Wen Ho Lee's ethnicity did not influence inquiry. He claims Clinton appointee blocked reports to Congress.
- Holbrooke Warns Milosevic Not to Cause Trouble : Balkans: New U.S. ambassador meets with U.N. and local leaders in Kosovo.
- Commentary : As in South Africa, It's Time to Let Our Wallets Do the Talking : Sudan: Canadian oil firm Talisman is an economic ally of a brutal regime. Divest from it.
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : LAGUNA HILLS
- Model Train Show Brings Out the Kid in Adults : Hobbies: Enthusiasts relish the miniature worlds they build around their intricately detailed and often expensive toys.
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE : Good News for Home Buyers
- FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : NEWPORT BEACH
- O.C. TECH BEAT : Tollway Traffic Online
- HEARD ON THE BEAT / TECHNOLOGY : Always Looking
- Nation IN BRIEF / PUERTO RICO : Marchers Demand Pardon for Activists