- Ponce, Puerto Rico, Weathers Bad Times : Scandals, Depression Cramp Style of Grand Old City
- Reagan-Backed Federal Pay Raise Would Increase His Pension 56%
- Local News in Brief : Zoning Study for School Land
- 4 Lawmakers Fight Irvine Ordinance on Gay Rights
- Seizures of Drug Cash in L.A. Top Miami for 1st Time
- HOLDING PATTERN : Ceballos' Slam-Jam Act Runs Into Heavy Traffic
- Santa Barbara Posts 95-79 Win Over Irvine but Coach Displeased
- Racing at Santa Anita : No Review Has No Problem With Switch
- Occidental Falls Victim to Old Ways of Ex-Coach
- The High Schools : Cleveland Refuses to Sit on 58-Point Lead
- NFL Should Be One Left Out in Cold
- A J.F.K. OBSESSION
- Border Patrol Alerted to Watch for Suspect
- Inglewood Asks Court to Delay Hearing on City Council Election
- Campus Home : Robbins to Ride to Fair's Rescue With Pierce Bill
- State's High Court Takes Wrong Turn on Job Rights
- Canyon Player Arrested in Theft
- NHL Notes : Eagleson Says NHL-Soviet Play Good for Everyone
- Former North Carolina running back Derrick Fenner...
- Dilweg Outplays Bigger Names : Duke Quarterback Gives East 21-10 Hula Bowl Win
- College Basketball Roundup : Cal Lutheran Blown Out in Montana for 2nd Consecutive Night
- NBA Notes : It's Finally Time to Take the Cavaliers Seriously
- Payton, Richardson Go at It Again : Guards Hope to Make Points in Oregon State-UCLA Game
- Fountain Valley Defeats Compton in Girls' Game
- World Cup Skiing : Schneider Runs Win Streak to 8 Races
- Saddleback Stuns Riverside, 53-48
- Lobotomized 'Brazil'?
- Israel Finally Fights a Major Financial Crisis
- . . . And a Humbug in a Pear Tree : Celebrating some of the tackier theatrical misdeeds of 1988
- Tracy Chapman: The Grammy Favorite : 'Fast Car' may help propel the biggest sweep ever by a new artist
- Latino Program Therapists Speak Patients' Language
- Chlorine Fumes at Swim Meet Injure 12
- Samba on Down to Cafe Connection
- Lou Reed Transforms His Priorities : With release of his album 'New York,' the Godfather of Punk delivers a biting sociopolitical message
- Emergency Responses
- Owner Up a Tree Over Fine-Feathered Friend
- Park del Amo Project : Builder Wants to Add Condos
- Lighting the Way
- Libya Plant 'Tour' Only Fuels Doubt : Shultz Warns of Poison Gas in Terrorist Hands
- Artur Irbe stopped 34 shots as Dynamo...
- For Non-Kingpin, Esiason Will Do in This Situation
- GOLDEN YEARS : Those Were the Days, but the Stories Get Better With Age for Hall of Famers at Drysdale Celebrity Golf Tournament
- A Laser Discography
- Rediscovering the Last Starlet : A mysterious phone call leads to Carol Ohmart
- On the Right Track
- Water District's Decisions Questioned
- KILLING: Mother Disputes Police Account : Mother Disputes Escondido Police Report of Son's Killing by Officer
- Acid Peril: No Clear Answer in Mobil Study
- Reliving Normandy
- The Battle for SDG&E;: David vs. 2 Goliaths : Public Takeover Bid Faces Grim Odds in Sacramento
- Governor Proposes Stiffer Penalties for Drug Dealers
- Study Warns of Toxic Chemical Off the Coast
- Events in the news this week.
- Winds Likely to Send Showers and Cold Away
- State Controller, Lottery at Odds Over Probe of Key Lotto Contractor
- From Behind 3-Point Line, Estancia's Tiny Eagles Stand Mighty Tall
- Oregon Goes to Grant for Game-Winner : Power Forward Scores With 5 Seconds Left to Hand USC 64-62 Loss
- NEW GLUE FROM LOU: What do Mayor...
- LOTTERY RESULTS
- Forecasters Promise Warmer Days Ahead
- Events in the news this week.
- Light Rail Lines Merit Another Serious Look
- Glendale Holds Off Canyons : Missed Layin Costly for Cougars, 70-68
- The Mayor's Challenge . . .
- El Camino Survives First-Half Blahs to Nip Pasadena, 79-67
- Soviet cyclist Vyacheslav Yekimov, an Olympic gold...
- Long Beach Plays Host to San Jose Today
- RATTLES AND HUMS: Motley Crue is apparently...
- Antonia Martin can breathe a bit easier...
- Deciphering the Criminal Mind
- CRA Held Up as Example for Aiding Minority Firms
- Golden Oldie : How George Burns, Almost 93, Was Reborn in a Town Obsessed by Youth
- AT HOME Essays 1982-1988 by Gore...
- Bucharest Undergoing Controversial Face Lift
- Akihito's Eldest Son Is Next in Line for Japanese Throne
- Annexation Effort Facing Opposition in Live Oak Canyon
- Talk It Out, Don't Duke It Out, Mediation Teaches Students
- 1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Drive-By Shooting
- Arcadia Man Will Be Seated by Apartment Unit
- AROUND HOME : Paper Pleasures BY FAITH SHANNON (Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1987)
- Drop in Home Building Seen : Higher Interest Rates Will Make it Tougher for Buyers
- 1898: The Conquest of Cuba : REMEMBER SANTIAGO <i> by Douglas C. Jones (Henry Holt: $18.95; 354 pp.) </i>
- The Ghost in the Machine by May Sarton
- Schools Get Low Marks for Asbestos : Political Bickering, Bureaucracy Slow Cleanup Process
- Amateurs Eager but Untrained
- Devoted Leader Inspires Scouts to Soar as Eagles
- Final Reagan Budget Totals $1.2 Trillion
- Mexico City's New Mayor : Political Foes, Urban Woes Put Camacho on the Spot
- Chestnut Trees May Once Again Grace Eastern Avenues if Fungus Vaccine Works : Vaccine May Resurrect U.S. Chestnut Tree
- It Was Very Good Year for Major Home Deals
- Kneeling on Job Can Be More Comfortable
- AROUND HOME : Vertical Gardening BY CAROLINE BOISSET (Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1988)
- Office Market Shows Growth
- The Boy Lost, the Writer Found : THIS BOY'S LIFE A Memoir <i> by Tobias Wolff (Atlantic Monthly Press: $18.95; 288 pp.) </i>
- Network executives who see the new movie...
- But War Memories Spark Some Criticism of Hirohito : World Sends Condolences to Japanese
- Qatar Signs for Oil Hunt
- Can Pat Sajak succeed where others have...
- The State : Tougher Drug Laws Sought
- GREEN LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS : After 20 years of delays, millions of 1990 models will be equipped with the devices. Experts say the wait was worth it.
- Winter White : Actress Valeria Golino in January's True Color
- Trip to Mine Fields Seen as Bettering U.S.-Vietnam Ties
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecies : Forecasting Trends Most Likely to Make 1989 a Year of Living Stylishly
- L.A. Area Outlook Is Upbeat
- This Old House Born Again : USC Firm Restoring Victorian for Office Use
- Business Park Being Built on Steel Site
- East Germany Plans Major Expansion of Nuclear Power-Producing Plants
- 3.8 Quake Hits Swiss Alps
- U.S. Prods Reluctant Greece to Extradite Arab Terror Suspect
- Andersonville, Ga., Museum Honors the Nation's POWs
- Mankind Poses Grave Threat to Madagascar's Unique Flora and Fauna
- Harold Wagner; Former Head of YMCA in L.A.
- The Bookshelf
- Ground Breaking Held for 35-Story Downtown Tower
- The Peculiar Persistence of Original Intent : ORIGINAL INTENT AND THE FRAMERS' CONSTITUTION <i> by Leonard W. Levy (Macmillan: $19.95; 525 pp.; 0-02-918791-5) </i>
- Girl, 3, Who Had 5-Organ Transplant Operation Dies
- Growers, Homeless Brace for Coldest Snap of Winter
- AIDS Foundation Honors Firm for Design Services
- High Interest Rates Curtail Sales of Manufactured Homes
- Heavy Texture Needs Knocking Down
- The Community of Sea Ranch Answers to a Higher Law
- Cudahy Renewal Agency Votes for Medical Clinic, Rejects Mini-Mall
- President Completes Operation 'With Flying Colors' : Reagan Has Surgery for Hand Disorder
- What's the matter, bunky? Can't decide if...
- A Knight of the Road Has Kind Words for Truckers
- Smoking Ban Under Study in Arcadia
- Former Surf Musicians of '60s Predict New Wave of Popularity for Their Music
- Polyp Taken From Tower's Colon Is Benign
- Watson Land Co. Fetes Anniversary
- "Some managements are feeling pretty hemmed in...
- The Model Is Market, Not Marxism
- A slide travelogue on "Canada and Alaska--Northern...
- Only Taste Counts : Too Much Sugar in Kendall-Jackson Chardonnays? Test Shows Up Critics
- Big Designers With Small Prices
- Paramount District Gives Helping Hand to System's Aspiring Bilingual Teachers
- In the new TV movie The Comeback...
- Soviets Struggle With Sexual Glasnost : Bringing Glasnost to the Bedroom: Soviets Struggle With Sex
- Tiny Telescopic Device Puts Legally Blind Drivers on Road in Indiana
- Movies to Tape
- For Chinese, Sophisticated Africans Are Contradictions in Cultural Terms
- USC Researchers Find High Rate of Depression Among Ill, Older Latinos
- Roundup : Ocean View Comeback Falls Short, St. Paul Barely Holds On, 69-66
- USIU's 162-144 Loss Is One for the Books
- NBA Roundup : Versace Shows Pacers How to Beat Up On Pistons, 113-99
- Notre Dame Is Back Where It Belongs--No. 1
- Pacific 10 Roundup : Arizona Slows Down to Beat Cal, 64-55
- Local News in Brief : 237 Drivers Arrested Over Holidays
- Mask Marvels : 'Movable museum' strives to unveil an art in hands-on school project
- Kim, the Savant Who Came to Hollywood : A meeting with a remarkable man--a real-life 'Rain Man'
- 2 Sisters Die in Early Morning House Fire
- Can We Finally Honor Dr. King?
- David Lee, offensive coordinator at the University...
- College Basketball Notes : Virginia, Michigan Recognize These Two
- Bengals Are Looking for Excuses--From Bills
- High School Roundup
- Gary Moss, basketball coach at Sam Houston...
- Roundup
- Agent Says Manning Is Out, but Clippers Uncertain
- A Trio of Exceptional Movie Women
- Miller & Burnham to Open Highways
- The 10 Best Wine Lists in L.A. : Amid some pretty stiff competition, what counts most is a restaurateur's creativity
- Soup's On
- 'Working Girl' Hits Home With Wall Streeters
- Accidental Air Bag Inflation Unlikely
- AROUND HOME : Chemex Coffee Makers
- Larry Hull Heads Apartment Assn.
- AROUND HOME : The Book of Fresh Flowers BY MALCOLM HILLIER (Simon & Schuster; 1988)
- A Personable Trio of Pet Therapists
- 10 Applicants Vie for Trustee Seat on Cerritos Panel
- Home for Neglected Children Proposed as Historic Monument
- A Peace Walk, 100 Hours of Footage and a Prize Film
- Best Shot for U.S. Is Always Kadafi
- Bark Beetle's Bite Threatens Torrey Pines
- Firm, Six Men Charged in Defense Procurement Case
- New Emperor, Not New Emperor Worship
- The Worst of '88. . . From the Bottom Up
- Community College Basketball : Speed Scores 26 Points in Orange Coast Victory
- A Message to NFL Coaches: Keep It Simple
- Prep Wrapup : Better Teams in Smaller Brackets Decide on Move
- Connecticut's Robinson Now Working Hard to Become a Team Leader
- Evgeny Davydov, Alexei Gusarov and Sergei Nemchinov...
- Seton Hall Finally Reaping Benefits of Big East Conference
- BADMINTON
- Tied to Development Plan : Avalon Condos to Get Water Desalting Plant
- High School Basketball : Oakwood Romps Over Yeshiva Behind Butler
- Looking to 1989--A Year With a Distinct Character : Along with the usual exhibits, we'll be celebrating photography's 150th birthday and examining Latino art
- The Importance of Earnest Service
- Studio of Studios : Hollywood church rents rooms to movie makers, dance troupes, actors and Las Vegas revues
- East San Gabriel Valley Seen Ripe for Commercial Ventures
- New Britain Rail Pass Offers Travel Flexibility
- The Nation : D.C. Judge Orders More Homeless Beds
- New Hourly Rate Will Cut Helicopter Fees in 4 Cities
- Mentally Ill Drinkers, Addicts Get Special Help in a Mountain Haven
- Providing a Home for the Urban Poor : Pasadena Church, L.A. Temple Act to Preserve and Fix Up Skid Row Hotels for People Who Can't Afford Anything Else
- Gus's Sign Will Live to Flash Another Day
- Consumers Suffer Lack of Almost Everything : Romania Fights Woes of Another Winter
- Libya Plant 'Tour' Only Fuels Doubt : Foreign Press Gets View From Bus After Dark
- Truce Call Backfires : Arab Mayor Calm in Face of Threats
- Washington Pay Day
- The Last Empire: Nationalist Surge Could Undo Soviets
- Family, Friends Mourn Girl Struck in Crosswalk
- Anti-Prostitution Sweep Targets Men
- Kicker From Patrick Henry Picks SDSU
- Dancer at Fake Bachelor Party Sentenced in Prostitution Case
- Three Records Set as Loyola Wins, 162-144
- Tournament of Champions Seniors : Palmer Takes Ribbing, and Barber Takes Lead
- Now It's Par for Soviets' Course : Former Swedish Hockey Player Brings Golf to Moscow
- College Basketball Roundup : Roy Marble's Free Throw Lifts Iowa Past North Carolina
- Sondheim Isn't Quite Out of the 'Woods' : The composer/lyricist hones his present musical even as he plunges into new projects
- California Construction Up
- Architect Relocating
- Picking Up the Pieces
- Canoga Park Apartments Sold for $14 Million
- Test Drilling to Begin in South Gate : Tracking Down Water Polluters
- Strategic Bargains Abound at Navy's Monthly Sale of Surplus Items
- Flipped Out : Compton Youths Fly Through Their Routines and Walk Away With Prizes
- Separate Site for Low-Income Units Urged : Panel OKs Luxury Apartments in Westchester
- Tornadoes Tear Through Midwest Towns
- Computer an 'Umbilical Cord to His Soul' : 'Dark Side' Hacker Seen as 'Electronic Terrorist'
- BOOM Cars : Super-Stereo Craze Is Deafening Its Participants, Irritating Passers-By
- Events in the news this week.
- Nicholas Furillo, a former minor league baseball...
- Tennis / Thomas Bonk : These Two Swiss Look Like 'Can't-Miss'
- Darrin Wagner, the 1987 Times' All-San Diego...
- Tournament of Champions : Jones Shoots 72 but Ups Lead to 2 at La Costa
- FIXED IN THE MIX: Talk about patting...
- Nike Hike
- AROUND HOME : Getting Jaded
- Opening This Week
- Rare Award to Be Given to Riordan
- Mel Harris, who plays the mother of...
- Grieving Armenian Woman Overcomes All Odds to Visit Devastated Homeland
- Food Pantry Closes Shop After 3 Years in Torrance
- Events in the news this week.
- They'll Have a Foggy Notion Today : 49ers Say They Won't Let Elements Bother Them in Chicago
- Cincinnati's Roadblocks to Keep Bills Busy Today
- Andrei Dundukov of the Soviet Union took...
- Man Who Shot Ex-Serra Star Sought
- George Steinbrenner, sued Friday by Dave Winfield...
- L.A.'s 'Art Against AIDS'--A Creative Contribution to Financing the Battle
- Four California Hotels Named Among 10 Best
- Around Home : Notes on Fine Pianos and Garden and Animal Events : Fine Antique Pianos
- Governor Proposes Stiffer Penalties for Drug Dealers
- Jail Time, Fines Sought for Reporters Accused of Defying Judge's Gag Order
- Correction for Poland
- Commentary : Medical Community Is Delivering a Disservice Through Unnecessary Cesareans
- Former Political Prisoner Finally Meets 'Rescuers'
- I had always wanted to be a naval officer
- Fan Found the Way to Make Him See Red
- Diablo Girls Keep Streak Rolling, 2-0 : Mission Viejo Wins in Soccer Again; Streak Reaches 81
- Aztecs Improve to 2-0 in WAC, Beat Air Force
- Elvis, Schmelvis; Let the Poor 'Soul' Alone : But There Are Some Musical Clues as to Where One Searching for Him Might Look
- 'American Buffalo' at the Gnu Theatre
- Tournament of Champions : COLOR OF MONEY : Ken Green Getting Results on the Tour Doing It His Way
- Failla, Behrens to Meet in Tennis Final
- Fullerton Women Defeat UC Irvine
- Linda Geffner Comes to Play--She's Not Just a Girl in a Boys' Sport
- VIEWPOINTS : Wrongful Dismissal Cases Will Still Have Their Days in Court : Recent ruling aside, workers can win at trial if they've been fired unfairly.
- Judy Foster to Preside Over Sales Council
- Being at Southland's Crossroads Puts the Boom in Brea
- Fencing, Gating Ceremonies Set at Park Labrea
- RACHEL AND HER CHILDREN Homeless Families in...
- New Theater Speaks to Downtown Audiences
- 'People think I'm nuts because I think precinct-walking is the best part of campaigning. But I just love to walk. I could walk all day.'
- Scientists Trying to Devise a Way to Trap Cosmic Dust
- Italy's Track and Field Chief Quits
- Nonsmoking Ordinance, So Far, Proves to Be No Hazard to Economic Health
- Boxing Notes : Tyson's New Trainer Has Little Experience
- No Quarterback Controversy Here, Say Bears and 49ers
- Reliving Normandy
- Garth Fagan: Grace in Space
- Firm Raises $2.5 Million in First Public Stock Sale
- Work Begun on San Pedro Hotel
- Mary Ellen Ledbetter, co-owner of DME Trucking...
- Sneak Previews of Forthcoming Books : Thoughts on Architecture
- The Richest Man in Spain : THE CITY OF MARVELS <i> by Eduardo Mendoza; translated by Bernard Molloy (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $19.95; 432 pp.; 0-15-118040-7) </i>
- Spiraling Mideast Tension Concerns Relatives of 16 Westerners : Libya Clash Heightens Fear for Beirut Hostages
- Woman Killed in RTD Bus Accident
- Sadness, Gratitude Mark Japan Farewell to Emperor
- Action Retroactive to Last July 1 : Compton Police Given 7% Pay Increase
- ART At Work : Fence at Construction Site Is Transformed Into a Larger-Than Life Advertisement
- A Comeback on 4th Street : Santa Ana's Fiesta Marketplace Represents Colorful Experiment in Reviving Downtown
- 2 With Star Quality: Point Loma, Vista Clearly Girls' Best : Standouts Filer, Enger Make the Difference for Basketball Teams That Few Will Challenge
- A J.F.K. OBSESSION
- TRUE TO THE WEST
- Cinefile : Outtakes : Pop Eye
- Convertibility of the Ruble Will Test the 'New' Soviet Union
- January Finish Scheduled for Design Center
- Deregulation's Wake
- On Recouping Deposits
- Britain's preeminent guide, Fred Pearson, is taking...
- The "Brady Bunch" Christmas movie brought back...
- High-Tech Bookie : The Man Who Took Vegas by Computer
- Planners Seek Solution to Suburban Gridlock : Congress Is Urged to Shift Focus From Interstate Projects to Local Funding to Cut Traffic Problem
- Inaugural Parade Planners Are Mistaken; Raisins Not Dancing
- Last Round Boxing Gym Faces Knockout Punch
- Jumping Ship Was a Leap of Faith for Poles
- 20 Deported by Mexico
- Novelist Austen Not Presumptuous
- Secretaryism