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Stage : Coast Playhouse Premiere:
TV & Video : Pee-Wee and Penney's Pair Up:
Art : Mafia Boss Stops Painting:
TV & Video : 'Nutt House' Gets the Axe:
Winds Fan Brush Fires Near Coast : Weather: About 4,000 sparsely populated acres burn, and two homes are destroyed by flames near Point Mugu. Boaters and Coast Guardsmen are rescued at sea.
RAM NOTEBOOK : Bears Claim Victory in Rookie Cornerback's Battle With Ellard
Applause for Randy Fitts and his chiding...
Long-Term Realty Values Unshaken by Earthquake
Italian Developers Targeting Historic Area of Naples : Restoration: A proposal to revamp the city's crumbling 16th-Century Spanish Quarter has enraged cultural groups.
WORKER INJURIES
Matthew Faulkner has been named executive director...
New Formulation of Asthma Inhalant Pulled Off Market
Pictures of Pain : Learning-Disabled Students Turn to Art to Describe Experiences
Viewpoints : Shoring Up the Infrastructure : What role should the business community play as California recovers from the quake and plans for the future?
You Can Capture Your Own Las Vegas Bandits
How to Find Your Own Pockets of Affordability
BIGGEST GAINS IN U.S. HOUSING PERMITS
Laguna Beach Spa Hotel Added by Coast Chain
FOOD : Recipes of Memory : A Banquet Resurrects an Almost-Forgotten Mexican Culinary Tradition
Convicted Mercy Killer Finds a Safe Haven Behind Prison Walls
No Tricks, Just Treats for Needy
Joe McGinniss' current best-selling novel "Blind Faith,"...
Cuba's 27-Year Exile From OAS May End Soon : Latin America: Havana seems certain to be invited back into the fold next month. This is expected despite U.S. objections and Castro's intransigence.
Fog Shrouds Italy for 6th Day; Crash Kills 1
The Newport Beach City Council on Monday...
Sylmar Homeowners Draft Growth Plan to Guard Rural Character
NBA NOTES : It's a Deal That's Easy to Refuse
The What-to-Wear Nightmare : In Corduroy When Everyone Else Is in Chiffon, She's Out of the Fashion Loop
Repair Table Lamp, Step by Step
Home Builder Moves Olive Trees : Preservation: 1,000 trees planted in the 1880s will be temporarily relocated for eventual replanting on the site of a 640-acre master-planned community in Fontana.
Cliff May: Designer of Dream Houses
GARDENING : 'Volunteers' Return to Garden Year After Year : Flowers: California poppies and other self-seeding plants will pop up without work, but not all types may fit the desired color scheme.
Boston Mourns Pregnant Woman Killed by Robber
Arts Group Transforms Dingy Old Armory to High-Tech Exhibit Hall
Fund-Raising Begins for Expanded 1990 Edition of Youth Directory
Prosecutions Initiated in Cases of Deaths, Injuries
Students Take Revised ACT Test
Poster Contest Shows Youngsters' View of Area Is Slanted Toward Slow Growth
Family Silence Shrouds a Mother's Life : Relationships: A daughter faces the shadowy images of a mother long dead and finally begins the mourning process.
THE CORNER : Police Try to Loosen Drug Dealers' Grip by Setting Up Blockade
Embattled School District Faces Election : Education: Scandal and accusations of political maneuvering by the Orange Unified board have drawn 19 candidates hoping to fill four seats and one unexpired term of office.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : San Fernando Valley League
'Help Wanted' Signs Brighten Mexico Outlook : Economy: While the financial crisis still continues, there are positive signs the government is starting to get control of the situation.
Readers inquiring about an old-fashioned Christmas will...
Casualty Loss Must Be 'Sudden or Unexpected' to Be Tax-Deductible
ALIVE IN LA LA LAND by Jack Smith (Franklin Watts: $18.95; 256 pp.)
AROUND HOME : Olive Oil
Finding the Right Room Can Be a Scary Ordeal : Halloween: The best ghost stories seem to take place in hotel rooms abroad. However, no matter who tells the story, reactions to news of such aberrations are real.
Skin Cancer Rates Appear to Be Waning, Study Finds
War Is Put on Hold for Day at Work : Gangs: Garage owner hires gang members-- often from warring sides--to lay down guns for a while and work in his custom detailing shop.
Signs of Resurgence in Westwood Village : Revitalization: Changes are afoot to make the once-quaint area attractive to a wide range of people, not just teen-agers who want to see a movie.
No Need to Look Far to Scare Up Some Tales About Hauntings
Nation : IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON STATE : Boeing, Machinists Called Back to Talks
Simi Weighs Zoning Law on Toxic Material : Hazards: Applications for city building permits or tax certificates would have to include a list of any hazardous substances a business planned to use.
Schools Look for a Real Test of Student Knowledge
Ollie North Gets Celebrity Welcome at GOP Meeting
The Local Agency Formation Commission will hold...
Riverside Still Unbeaten After 34-24 Victory
Camp Kilpatrick Notches 8th Win
BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Gdowski Runs, Passes Nebraska Past Iowa St.
The Other Children of the Holocaust : LEGACY OF SILENCE: Encounters With the Children of the Third Reich by Dan Bar-On (Harvard University Press: $25; 338 pp.)
Cemetery of Stars Not Entirely a Grave Matter
Pro-Choice Intensity Puts Politicians to the Test : Abortion: The issue is a conflict of values--faith vs. reason--so profound it could force realignment of the U.S. political parties.
Meeting Set, but Members of Carlsbad-Based Humanitarian Aid Group Still Hostages
Paper Carrier Credited With Saving Life of Woman, 83, Trapped in Bathtub
USC Sputters but Still Defeats Stanford, 19-0
BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Ohio State, Down 31-0, Wins, 41-37
Close-In 'Pockets of Affordability' : There Are Still Areas You Can Buy In for $150,000 Within a Bearable Commute to Downtown L.A.
Regarding the letter by Randy Fitts: Another...
Discovering Beauty in Norway's Fiord Country
The Physicist Against the Hackers : THE EMPEROR'S NEW MIND: On Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose (Oxford University Press: $24.95; 428 pp.)
Ohio Woman Charged in Clinic Arsons
COLUMN ONE : THE FUTURE : City Office, Home on the Range : Technology now allows urban professionals to live a time zone or more away from work. Rural towns fear they're becoming fiber-optic suburbs.
Waste-Disposal Firm Agrees to Sell Land Intended for Public Landfill : Trash: The preliminary accord with the city and county squashes efforts by state agency to obtain parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Arts Center Ready in Spiffed-Up Pasadena Armory
A Life and Death Drama in Key West : AIDS: Key West Florida is being torn between compassion for its high number of AIDS patients and the fear that they will stifle its vital tourist economy.
Lane Smith (on the cover) plays Richard...
Global Warming Is Expected to Be the Hot Issue of 1990s : Environment: Some scientists studying the greenhouse effect say the sky is falling. Others believe the best advice is to stay cool.
Battle Continues Over Clear-Cutting of Forests
The Picture of Dorian Gray (TNT Tuesday...
PR Push Is On for Vodka
Murderers' Psychiatrist Says Everyone Can Get the Urge to Kill
A look at upcoming events in LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Man Hit by Car, Killed on Freeway
CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : CHICO : Two Admit Digging at Indian Burial Site
Pomona Comes of Age in Deadly Way : Crime: City's metamorphosis from quiet citrus community to multicultural manufacturing center has seen its homicide rate become the highest in the San Gabriel Valley this year.
Tennis marathon has serious aim: creating 'political will to end hunger'
Danger at Work : Often, Pain Comes With the Paycheck at Today's Modern Workplace : Health: Dizzying technological advances may have ignored the human factor. On-the-job injuries are increasing.
World : IN BRIEF : ITALY : Rome Asks Libya to Probe Italian's Death
Measure M: No Fast Lane to Traffic Relief
E. Germany Declares Amnesty for Demonstrators, Escapees : Reform: The most dramatic action Egon Krenz has taken since becoming Communist Party chief is praised by pro-democracy opposition leaders.
A Keeper of the Flame Shines On
South Korea: Swift Social Progress Despite Protests Home and Abroad
A new wave of resentment hits Bluff Cove as Jet Ski racers return to surfers' turf.
Palomar-Pomerado Pitches Services in Ad Campaign
Neighbors of Nimitz Faced Disaster, Acted
A Yankee Doodle Night of Hoopla
Israelis See Basic Miscalculation by U.S. : Mideast: Shamir aides say he is not looking for a face-saving way to include the PLO in peace talks.
Urban Doctors Feel Sense of Hopelessness
LAYING CLAIM TO JERUSALEM
Cheney Repeats Military Pledge to West Berlin
Quadriplegic's Firm Helps Make the World a Bit More Accessible
Police Break Up Prague Rally Urging Reforms : East Bloc: The hard-line regime is denounced by 10,000 protesters in the largest demonstration since 1969.
Elderly California Couple Killed in Fall From Train
California: Where Black Politics Began
NOTEBOOK : Bench, Morgan: The A's Are Good, but . . .
Italian League More Than Just Pasta
SIGMUND FREUD AND ART: His Personal Collection of Antiquities edited by Lynn Gamwell and Richard Wells (Harry N. Abrams: $16.95; 218 pp.)
Drive Was Less Daunting by Limousine
Evolutions That Never Evolved : WONDERFUL LIFE: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould (W. W. Norton: $15.95; 347 pp., illustrated)
Merrill Lynch Offices Will Change Names
Nixon in Beijing, Will Discuss Sino-U.S. Ties : China: The former president is making his sixth visit at a time when relations are strained over the June crackdown on demonstrators.
Bush, Ortega Trade 'Friendly' Handshake
Airport Plan Sparks Drive for Initiative : Development: Opponents of commercial project at Santa Monica Airport Say the People Have Been Left Out of the Decision-Making Process, and Have Launched a Petition Drive to Put the Matter to a Vote.
Papers Detail Influence of Ideology on Reagan Policies
Western Europe Wonders How Real Are the Changes : Eastern Bloc: Despite Communist Party name changes, most of the leadership is the same. Whether policies change is the valid question.
1 Dead, Another Injured in Crash
Backsliding on China
Thanks to Whittier Quake, Day-Care Center Has Home
SOUTHLAND ROUNDUP : Cal Poly SLO Beats UC Davis, 28-21
Take-Charge Beuerlein Takes Over
Skies Finally Clearing in Glendale for Troubled Pollution Control Firm
Can We Avert the Next Financial Crisis?
'La Bamba' Star Buys in the Hills
The Beauty Spot More Than a Piece of Furniture, the Vanity Makes You Feel Pampered
AROUND HOME : Chippendale Chair
Swedish Firm Building Town Center in Bonsall
Fantasy Found : Rooms in the 1880 Union Hotel's Victorian Annex are both romantic and bizarre, with some : beds in the shape of a '56 Cadillac convertible, Gypsy wagon and hand-carved Roman chariot.
Dancing the Day Away on Catalina
Your Mortgage : Why Pay Mortgage Insurance Unnecessarily? : Finance: You can arrange to drop your policy if you have enough equity in your house and a good payment record.
Firefighters to Let Plastics Blaze Burn Itself Out
California : IN BRIEF : SAN MATEO COUNTY : Infected Inmate Raises Health Fear
Energy Plant Gets Closer to Meeting Strict Emission Rules
Unlocking the Right Stuff in Young Minds : Science: The man who found the Bismarck 3 miles down wants American youngsters by the thousands to share the thrill of discovery.
Spring Valley Man Killed, 7 Injured in Three-Car Crash
Reunion Brings Back Memories of the 'Guarantee of Super Bowl III'
Crimson Tide, After Reaching Low Ebb, on Rise Again
AROUND HOME : Mantel as Centerpiece
Distress Properties Are Easy Way to Start Solid Real Estate Portfolio
The Decline and Reincarnation of the German Reich : THE AILING EMPIRE: Germany From Bismarck to Hitler by Sebastian Haffner ; translated by Jean Steinberg (Fromm Interna t ionale Publishing Corp.: $18.95; 264 pp.; 0-88064-136-3)
Your Mortgage : Discount Mortgage Yields Not Usurious
Who Will Pay for a Better City?
Iowa Air Crash Laid to Metallurgical Flaw : Investigation: Tests performed on tail engine part confirm the root cause of the accident.
'The Pool Hall' Takes Its Cue on A&E; Cable
Lawyer Helps Spouses Driven to Divorce
Owners Picket Pound for Pup in Prison
'They no longer have to rely on someone. . . . They can enhance their own lives'
2 Found Fatally Shot
Commentary : Landmark Case Is a Giant Step Backward : Epilepsy: Many people still link the disease to insanity, violence, lack of intelligence, even possession by demons .
Man Dies After Stabbing in Lot
JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Sprint's Path Back to Glory Is Lined With Fiber Optics : Telecommunications: Parent United Telecom is beginning to reap rewards for its patience during a long history of losses, and consumers stand to benefit.
The Poet Who Became a Climate of Opinion : GINSBERG: A Biography by Barry Miles (Simon & Schuster: $24.95; 520 pp.)
Switzerland Hostels Are Ski Option
If you're planning a visit to New...
Two Officials Try to Bend Union Rules
Nation : IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Governor Calls for Probe of Prison Riot
Dairy Sends Cleaning Fluid to School in Milk Cartons but No Action Is Likely
Marion Harper Jr., Former Advertising Executive, Dies
New Continent Emerges Full of Old Uncertainties : Europe: The Iron Curtain lifts, satellite states begin expressing themselves. That may bring democracy; it may also revive past conflicts.
He Won't Give Up Till CRA Backs Down : Government: William Tut Hayes takes his fight with the Community Redevelopment Agency personally.
Preparations for Quakes
SHARING POWER--Los Angeles School Board member Roberta...
Fair Board Plan Has Blind Spot
Occasional Officers : Police, Sheriff's Reserves Help Fill Law Enforcement Gaps as Volunteers in the War on Crime
BIG WEST : Canley Runs for 208 Yards, 2 Scores to Lead San Jose State to 34-6 Win
COMMENTARY : It's Time to Get Ready for a New Ballgame
BIG WEST CROSS-COUNTRY : Irvine Women Dominate Field, Men Edge Fresno
Six Turnovers by No. 2 Miami Give Game to No. 9 Florida St.
Camarillo and Agoura Continue Run on Titles
SOUTHEAST ROUNDUP : Webb, Kelly Lead No. 11 Tennessee Over LSU
Films Jazz Up Sound-Track Albums
On Oct. 10, my teen-age daughter was...
Kaktus Unveils New Menu That Moves Toward L.A.-Mex Classicism
JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Pierce Rallies in Fourth Quarter to Defeat Santa Monica, 24-13
El Camino Defense Halts Mt. SAC, 29-12
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : Wyoming Survives Late Rally by New Mexico
DRAG RACING WORLD FINALS : Amato Wins Top Fuel Classic Again
THE WORLD SERIES : OAKLAND ATHLETICS vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS : Giant Staff Virtually Unarmed Against A's Powerful Lineup
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Simi Valley Shocks Royalfor 1st Win Since 1987
Time Is Finally Right for Buffaloes : Colorado: Third-rated team defeats Oklahoma for first time since 1976, and No. 4 Nebraska is up next.
Trabuco Hills Starts with Sparks, Routs Laguna Hills
Linebacker Seau Plays With Purpose : USC: Trojan has dedicated season to his cousin, the late Sal Aunese of Colorado.
Celtic Arts Center Fights for Its Place in L.A. Sun
Some Rare Bucks Worth Big Bucks : Goldome Money Collection at Anaheim Museum traces ups, downs and beauty of the almighty dollar
Everybody wants to make thrillers these days....
POP MUSIC SPECIAL : The Record Industry's Big Push
Sting the Knife : A pop singer takes a big leap--to Broadway's '3 Penny Opera'
El Segundo Evens Record, Blanks Pater Noster, 19-0
Millions Burned as Real Estate Partnerships Fizzle : Investment: All those people who benefited from depreciation now find those huge write-offs coming back to haunt them in the form of higher taxes.
Board Must Provide Annual Budget Report
This Austrian Safari Was Music to Their Ears
New Roof: How to Stay on Top of the Costs
Old Style Mix of Water, Ammonia Cleans Brass
Experiencing Rain Forest Rush in Aussie Park
Robot 'N-Ray' to Rescue : Air Force Neutron Gun May Probe Jetliner Innards for Corrosion
Oakland Rocks With Joy as A's Sweep S.F.
Prize-Winning Police Dog Missing
Minister Accused of Molesting 3 Glendale Girls
U.S. Official Vows to Seek More Aid to Help With Influx of Vietnamese
For Openers Sockers Take Side Kicking : Soccer: While Tatu was giving the crowd the shirt off his back the Sockers were being undressed in their season opener again.
UCLA Gets a Grip, Then Loses It, 28-27
Occidental Soccer Team Wins Season Finale, 4-0
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Frontier League
TENNIS ROUNDUP : Lendl Gets Past Chang in European Championship Semifinals
PREP WRAPUP : West Torrance Beats South, Leads League
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL : When Scoring Finally Ends, Fullerton Outlasts Orange Coast, 41-26
POP MUSIC SPECIAL : The Record Industry's Big Push
POP MUSIC SPECIAL : The Record Industry's Big Push
Bobby Morse's 'Tru' Grit : Musical comedy veteran succeeds in serious drama by really trying
Growing for Show : At Southern California Botanical Gardens, the First Sign of Spring Is the Fall Planting That Promises Acres of Spectacular Color
The Girl Trade in Shia Iran : LAW OF DESIRE Temporary Marriage in Shi'i Iran by Shahla Haeri (Syracuse University Press: $39.95, cloth; $14.95, paper; 340 pp.; 0-8156-2465-4)
California : IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Rancho Seco Plant Is Fined $50,000
TIMES ORANGE COUNTY POLL : Most Favor Quake Aid Tax but Won't Pay to Prepare
$35,000 for 1666 Bank Bill
Intifada's 'Shock Troops' Masked : Israel: Palestinians cling to it as a show of power and defiance; authorities see it as a sinister symbol.
The Perils of Covert Policy: Snares and Seductions : CIA: Out of the chaos of Panama, William H. Webster and the White House offer assassination as a potential tool for conducting U.S. foreign policy.
Newport Pastor Was a Nixon Confidante in the Watergate Era
2 Hurt as Motorcycle Crashes at High Speed in Costa Mesa
TIME FOR A CHANGE
SOUTH ROUNDUP : South Carolina Loses Ellis and the Game
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Alpha League
USD Suffers Worst Loss Since 1975 : Toreros: A brief 3-0 lead fades to a 51-3 defeat to UC Santa Barbara.
Waves Are So Deep, Pepperdine Basketball Coach Is Swimming in Talent
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : San Diego State Rallies, Edges Texas El Paso
Southwest Conference Is on the Rise Again
Harbor's Woes Continue With 62-26 Pounding by Glendale
The Private Art of Thoroughly Modern Mel : Former jazz pianist and current academician is content to compose music that will be heard by a handful of people
Celebrating an American Original : Washington exhibition restores 19th-Century landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church to his place on high
AGELESS GRACE
Indonesians Cleave to Clove Cigarettes
Legislature Downscales Capitol Gains: 'Collier Towers' Now 'Craven's Cottage'
Environment : Notes about your surroundings.
If He Can Sell You a Jaguar, Then Why Not a Burger?
Scouts Climb, Cut, Cook in Cardboard to Entertain 35,000 at Anaheim Stadium
North County's Hearty Pulse Attracts Hospitals : Health: The anticipated growth and the affluent population, contrasted with the many under-insured patients elsewhere, attract hospitals.
Rams Rumble With Bad News Bears
Boles Has Big Day as Michigan Bowls Over the Hoosiers, 38-10
Whittier Acts Part of Spoiler as Occidental Falters, 26-16
Bucks for Buck
Robata: Tokyo Without a Visa : Where else can you get seaweed topped with foie gras?
Hola, Capitan Kirk : Universal Studios and other attractions hope to tap the Latino market with Spanish-language shows and guides
POP MUSIC SPECIAL : The Record Industry's Big Push
POP MUSIC SPECIAL : Aerosmith: The Rock of Ages : After two decades, the archetypal '70s band is as popular as ever and influencing a new generation of imitators
AROUND HOME : Wedding Sites
The First Family of Romanticism : THE GODWINS AND THE SHELLEYS: The Biography of a Family by William St. Clair (W. W. Norton: $27.50, illustrated; 572 pp.; 0-393-02783)
Gray Matter - 90% or Perhaps More of Our Brain Cells May Be Sleeping on the Job
POOR BUT PROUD: Alabama's Poor Whites by Wayne Flynt (University of Alabama Press: $27.50; 363 pp.)
Sanwa Building May Be Razed for Office Tower
Nation : IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Iowa Officer Given Letter of Reprimand
Clinic Sees an AIDS 'Second Wave' : Health: The future spread of the disease is likely to be among mostly heterosexual IV drug users, their sexual partners and their children, experts say.
Immediate End to Standardized Testing Is Urged
Natural History Seems to Be a Natural at Altadena Boys' Home
OK, so Dan Rather does the news...
Pedestrian Span Collapses After Being Rocked; 5 Die
Protesters Defy New Anti-Desecration Law, Burn Flags
Monks Vow to Be Quiet Neighbors, Get City OK
Forest Service Looking Out for Piece of Its Past
COMMENTARY : Johnny Won't Read--Even at Harvard
Drama in the Amazon : Ecology: Preventing the destruction of the Earth's tropical rain forests is a trend that is gathering steam among environmentalists.
More Bodies Recovered in Taiwan Plane Crash
Resources Feed Search for the Past : Genealogy: Looking up one's past relations can be tricky, especially with name changes in the Jewish experience. But two sleuths will teach others about resources.
Europe Fears Cocaine Problem Will Worsen as U.S. Gets Tough : Drug war: Government leaders are concerned that the U.S. market has been satisfied and the cartels will go looking for a new market: the Continent.
Facing Up to Quake Needs
Truck Loses Control; Three Are Injured
Mental Health Center Faces Crisis : Crowding: Patients have deluged the only Valley facility still open after a series of cutbacks. Clients have had to wait hours to see a counselor--if they go on a day that the center doesn't close early.
Wagner Runs Late, But Hard Once He Finds His Way to El Paso
BIG WEST ROUNDUP : Fresno State Rolls Past Las Vegas, Sets Up Showdown With San Jose
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Top-Ranked Cal Edges No. 2 Irvine in Water Polo
This Soviet Stakes Her Claim in Vancouver Supermarket
U.S. Losing Its Appetite for Sugar Support Program : Farm policy: Administration critics say props cost too much and lead to overproduction.
S.F. High-Rises Survive Quake With Only Minor Damage : Safety: Revised building codes and newer construction should keep tall buildings in San Francisco and Los Angeles standing firm after a stiff quake.
Income, Payments for Buying $150,000 Home
Several Leases Signed in Southland Localities
Gauer Power : Vineyard's First Release Is a Silky Chardonnay
Mozambicans Link Seized Americans to Rebel Allies
Turbulence Shakes Jet, 21 Are Slightly Injured
California : IN BRIEF : CALIFORNIA : Pacific Bell Seeks Reduction in Rates
Developer Creates New Firm, Seeking Projects
Prime Ticket to Move to Century City Site
The RISE and FALL of DR. BOGGS : How a Mysterious Death in the Doctor's Office Brought a Once-Promising Career to an End
2nd Phase Under Way at Victorville Center
New Trolley Line for Downtown San Diego Boosts City Renewal
For L.A. River, a Vision Beyond the Concrete : Environment: A group called Friends of the Los Angeles River are on a crusade to get some respect for the much-abused waterway.
Nation : IN BRIEF : ARKANSAS : 2 Die, Dozens Hurt in Bridge Collapse
Citizens' Panel a Key Part of Measure M
Bay Area Quake : QUAKE DIARY : World Series Credited With a 'Save' for the Weary Bay Area
Afghan War Victims Airlifted to U.S. for Treatment Under New Program
Houdini Legend Persists at Aging Estate but Facts Are Elusive
Pension Fraud Regulators Run on 'Different Tracks' and a Big Case Folds
Abernathy Cheated His Own Legacy : Civil Rights: His reflections on the movement merit reading. What he'll be known for, though, are a few dubious pages giving aid to Dr. King's enemies.
School Overcrowding Is Top Hawthorne Issue
3 Die in Drive-By Shootings, 2 More in Other Incidents
Loyola Shuts Down Alemany, 24-7
THE WORLD SERIES : OAKLAND ATHLETICS vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS : Bay's Ball Turns to Broomball : Game 4: Oakland builds an 8-0 lead, then holds off rally to sweep past San Francisco with 9-6 victory.
Chip Banks Trying to Come All the Way Back
Razorbacks Take the Offensive Against Houston : Arkansas: Quarterback Quinn Grovey beats Cougars at their own game with deep passes.
Two Japanese Restaurants Worth a Detour : Getting Serious About Sashimi by the Sea
Quibbles & Bits
RELIGION : SATANISM : Scholars Find No Evidence of Spreading Occult Cults