- From the Archives: Carolyn See, the poet laureate of Topanga Canyon
- Eight Muslim Militants Get Death Sentence
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'The Legend of Wangfried Knobblestone'
- His Students Dream of Faraway Places
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Look Out or Else'
- Aristide's File: A Fight in the Hall of Mirrors : Intelligence: Releasing CIA information that may not be true did not help Clinton's Haitian policy--and the agency works directly for him.
- School Voucher Proposal Offers a Brighter Future : Parents today face many difficulties securing high-quality education for children. One father thinks the state would be better off under Proposition 174 because the plan would broaden parents' options.
- Kicking Sand in Bully's Face
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Stanford's Stenstrom Finds His New Targets : Pac-10: He passes for 402 yards, including touchdowns to Harris and Kirwan.
- Laguna Beach Loses, but on This Day, Playing Is Enough
- Laguna Hills' 35-Point Blitz Buries Estancia
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Huskies Run Over by Sun Devils, 32-17 : Pacific 10: Two Arizona State backs each rush for 100 yards against slumping Washington.
- Rich Get Richer, but It's Not Easy
- Curbing That Anti-Video Rage
- AND ONE MORE THING: Way back when,...
- County Wants Shakespeare Fest Out, Out of July Spot
- A Reined-In Ride Through Ronstadt Country; Mazzy's Fuzzy Dreamland
- POP MUSIC : CHECKING IN WITH . . . POLLY JEAN HARVEY : Rid of Trio, On With the Emotional Purge
- ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION : E-Mail to Female: A Romance
- BOTTOM LINE : Strength Through Cooperation
- Broadway, By Mark Doty
- CURRENT INTEREST : Mexican-Americans: Minority or Mainstream?
- Ailing Rivers and Wetlands Get Help : Ecology: Some try to go beyond pollution cleanup and restore waters to purity.
- THE END GAME
- Kampgrounds of America to Open Facility in Japan
- Keeping School Dropouts From Dropping Out on Life
- Departing DEA Chief Assails Clinton Drug Policy : Narcotics: Robert C. Bonner says government is not 'sending a clear signal' on problem. He questions focus on treatment of hard-core addicts.
- Verdict, Sentencing in Bush Plot Delayed
- Beware of Silly Adults Carrying Big Candy Sacks
- EAST LOS ANGELES : 2 Fatal Shootings on Same Block in 2 Days
- Temple City : Apartments May Be Razed
- RTC Urges U.S. to Probe Failed Arkansas S
- The Classic: More Than a Football Game : A venerable rivalry--and a prideful community event--continues Friday when Garfield and Roosevelt take the field in the 22nd annual matchup.
- 2 More Killed Before Talks on Northern Ireland Open
- PERSPECTIVE ON MEDICINE : Playing God With a Baby's Life : She has been battered senseless, beyond repair; why do we demand that medicine postpone the inevitable?
- The Power of a Diary: Hollywood's Political Savvy : Packwood: Long before this diary became potential dynamite, a William Powell movie depicted a senator with an equally incendiary book.
- When Higher Education and Catholicism Don't Mix : CAMPUS CORRESPONDENCE
- Report Has Some Hits, Some Misses : Residents and Officials Should Consider Transit, Housing and Other Concerns It Raises
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Buena's Keiaho Suffers Knee Injury in 38-24 Win Over Oxnard
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : WESTERN ATHLETIC ROUNDUP : Utah and Wyoming Save Their Best for Last
- Ken Frank Finds a Kindred Spirit to Buy La Toque
- Simply Put, It's Chemistry : Two actors, two Oscars, two tart tongues--Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins do the Tracy and Hepburn thing
- New Kodak Chairman Appreciates the Big Picture
- All Saints : SAINTS PRESERVE US! Everything You Need to Know About Every Saint You'll Ever Need, <i> By Sean Kelly and Rosemary Rogers (Random House: $10, paper; 343 pp.)</i>
- Imagining Peace : In the Middle East, Peace Is More Than a Change of Borders; It Is a Freeing of Souls
- Drug Warning for Bermuda
- Take Time to Review Fire Insurance
- THE SOUTHLAND FIRESTORM / DAY FIVE : The Southland Fires
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Jason'
- Test-Tube Technology Moves Into the Barnyard : Genetics: Scientists hope to use the technique to improve growth rates and disease resistance, as well as to enhance milk and meat production.
- Gunmen Shout 'Trick or Treat,' Then Open Fire in Pub; 7 Killed
- Crime in Projects 3 Times City Average, Study Finds
- Quest to Find MIAs Keeps Vietnam in U.S. Conscience : War: Government is urged to do more to find out if any Americans are still alive. Full accounting seems unlikely.
- Bruins Are Really Cooking Now : College football: UCLA takes inside track to the Rose Bowl with 37-17 victory over No. 7 Arizona.
- THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : If Anything, an Insanity Cap Seems to Be in Order
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- NHL ROUNDUP : Canadiens Spoilers Again, 5-2
- Northridge Makes Soccer Playoffs
- Lakers Lose Last Exhibition to Knicks, 93-77
- In Brief
- L.A. SPEAK
- Destination: Mexico City : The Fine Art of Rediscovering a Metropolis : From museums and galleries to a neighborhood hotel, this is the Mexico City many visitors overlook.
- STYLE / STYLEMAKER : Shapes With Shadows
- WESTLAKE : Gates Installed to Deter Alley Crime
- China Police Seize Underground Christians
- N. Korea OKs Nuclear Surveillance Camera Refills
- ELECTIONS PROP. 172 : Doomsday Predictions at Center of Sales Tax Debate
- Out of the Ashes : New Plants to Take Root in Fire's Wake
- Street Vending Enforcement Inconsistent : New Law Should Be Approved; Agencies Should Stop Canceling Out Each Others' Efforts
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : REGIONAL ROUNDUP : No. 10 Florida Gives Georgia the Slip, 33-26
- ROUNDUP : Corona del Mar Wins Water Polo Invitational
- CROSS-COUNTRY ROUNDUP
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- In Brief
- Good Thing He's a Great Ice-Breaker : Shelton g. Stanfill is the out-of-towner who's moving in soon as the next president of the Music Center. Now, he talks about the job ahead and, yes, explains the role of the little "g"
- Affordable Prices Draw First-Time Buyers : Fox Hills: While this Culver City neighborhood has no single-family homes and is site of popular Fox Hills Mall, residents like its community feeling.
- FICTION
- How You Can Prepare for a Natural Disaster
- Celebrating the Day of the Dead
- Development Hits Rising Tide of Water and Traffic Troubles : Contra Costa: Conflicting visions raise age-old question: How do you balance a growing population with limited natural resources?
- After Smoke Clears: Group Hug by the Sea : Community: A Laguna Saturday morning reveals a city struggling to recover as it revels in its rhythms.
- Chased by Fire and Still on the Move : Housing: Many victims are shuttling between the homes of friends and relatives as they search for new quarters. Others find refuge in hotels.
- Victims Should Just Help Themselves : Business: Some merchants provide--free or at reduced cost--the basics to those who have lost homes.
- Three Die After Tornadoes Plow Through Southeast : Weather: Portions of Georgia and Florida are hardest hit. Winter arrives in parts of the Northeast, Midwest and South.
- PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Lions Pounce on Toilers in the 4th
- Clinton May Be Term-Limited by Nominees : One judge finds redeeming virtues in racial murders; the nominee for NLRB chairman doesn't believe in majority rule.
- A Bash for Cash : Charity: Groups that depend on philanthropy are turning to non-traditional fund-raisers, such as a tour of a mansion in Palos Verdes Estates. The 'Designer Showcase' is expected to raise $250,000 for a hospital.
- Bakersfield Extends Mastery of Valley to 12 Games
- Here is a summary of selected votes...
- Fire Was Too Hot for Many, but Some Maintained Their Cool
- New Ways to Pay
- There Were Losses but St. Mary's Cheers Wins : Religion: Six families lost homes in the Laguna fire but the Episcopal church provides morale boost and moral glue.
- For a White Couple, Greetings Met With Silence and Stares Marred the Egalitarian Image of Echo Park
- Sifting Through the Ashes : Community: In Kinneloa Canyon, residents greet the sight of a fire-ravaged neighborhood with astonishment and anguish.
- 'Sifting Party' Turns Up Treasures : Salvage: Charlie Franciscus and her neighbors recover jewelry and other items from ashes of her home.
- Chimps Turning Into Real Chatterboxes : Research: Sign-language project could help autistic children learn to communicate.
- Challengers Crowd Race in Water District Hit by Scandal
- Disney, Neighbors' Bargaining Paying Off : * $3-Billion Theme Park Project for Anaheim May Avoid the Delays of a Court Battle
- ELECTIONS VENTURA : Candidates in the Race for City Council Hope Slick Will Do the Trick : Politics: Contenders have polished their images and honed their campaign skills as this small-scale contest goes for big-time sophistication.
- JUNIOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Orange County Lifts South Team in Wrestling
- All Souls : SUCKERS, <i> By Anne Billson (Atheneum: $20; 320 pp.)</i> : LASHER, <i> By Anne Rice (Alfred A. Knopf: $25; 418 pp.)</i>
- HISTORY : Loose Canons
- Beaches, Butterflies and Brussels Sprouts
- Can Two Harts Win Friday Night's Hand? : THE FIRST OF FOUR MYSTERY MOVIES ON NBC TESTS THE SPARKS
- Woman, Mistaken for Another with Same Name, Is Jailed
- U.S. Foreign Policy and Other Occidental Mysteries
- Standing by Their 'Hood : Residents of South-Central's 74th Street Say Their United Community Has a Bad Rap
- Even on the Job, They Preen for Halloween : Celebration: Many workers got a head start on the fun by going to work in costume Friday.
- Veterinarian Lops Off 6 Rat Heads in First Animal Dissection in Space
- Robbery Suspect Wounded in Store
- Golfers Say Whiff of Smoke, Wisp of Gray Presaged Disaster : Firestorm: Witnesses to the beginning of the blaze that was ignited near Los Robles Golf Course watched the making of 'a roaring inferno.'
- One Instance When Red Tape Brought a Rapid Response : Mix-up: The work crew only wanted to keep students away from the pile of harmless debris. But the 'DANGER--ASBESTOS' warning on the tape got unexpected attention on Back to School Night.
- Art Opens New Vistas in Alzheimer's Therapy : Health: Patients work one-on-one with professional artists in an array of media, including paint, photography, music, tapestry and ceramics.
- Sifting Through the Ashes : Eaton Canyon: Nature center's director dreams of rebirth. But a county parks official says: 'The difference between hope and reality is going to be money.'
- Surviving the Tarnish of Tailhook : Point Mugu: Rear Adm. William E. Newman has been exonerated from any connection with the infamous convention. Now he's being promoted.
- LOCAL ELECTIONS SCHOOL BOARD : Las Virgenes' Direction Is the Issue
- Stockton Leads at Kaanapali
- 'Young' Bernstein Too Quick for Hill in Top Fuel Showdown
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Nebraska Looking Like a Special Team : Big Eight: Dixon's 68-yard punt return is key to a 21-point first quarter as Cornhuskers hold off Colorado, 21-17.
- BIG TEN ROUNDUP : Fake Punt Helps Lift Indiana Over Michigan St.
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Orange Coast Shows Class, Rolls Past Fullerton, 38-16
- In Brief
- Yes, It's His Way--but With a Twist : THE Q&A; : Frank Sinatra on 'Duets' and His Unlikely Partners
- Owners Spent $103 Billion
- Architect Receives Achievement Award
- Claremont : Shortage of Latino Teachers
- Claremont : Pitzer Chosen for Diversity
- RESTAURANTS : THE IVY LEAGUE : Few Restaurants Have Survived as Long or as Successfully as This Westside Hangout.
- Iranians Urged to Honor Anniversary of Takeover
- Fires May Give Boost to Making Half-Cent Sales Tax Permanent : Elections: Backers of Proposition 172 say fire safety will be at risk if the measure fails. School bond change is among other items on the ballot.
- Stanislaus County Begins Test of Mail-In Ballots
- Shuttle to Land Monday at Edwards
- High Blood Pressure Dips With Exercise : Lifestyle: Researchers say regular, moderate activity can reduce or head off mild to moderate hypertension. They suggest 20 to 60 minutes three to five times a week.
- For Black Women, a Warning on Breast Cancer : Health: Panel concludes that treatment and preventive measures must be made more accessible and affordable.
- Some Deaf Advocates Denounce Ear Implants That Reproduce Sound : Medicine: They contend that being unable to hear is no handicap and oppose 'invasive surgery.' Doctors say they're mystified by that view.
- There Is Plenty of Choice Beyond School Vouchers : Education: The Prop. 174 debate overlooks the success of the public schools, where educational options are multiplying without fanfare.
- Keeping Halloween Dangers Imaginary : Safety: The very real risk of accidents during trick-or-treating can be minimized with a few simple precautions by parents and candy-givers.
- Chargers Are Back at Square One After '92 Surge to Glory : Raiders: San Diego is 2-4 again, but the AFC West title appears more distant this season because of personnel changes.
- BIG WEST CROSS-COUNTRY : A Nice Day: Tansley Repeats for Men's Title
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Buckeyes Don't Stop, but Smell Roses : Big Ten: Ohio State dominates Penn State, 24-6, and closes in on Pasadena berth.
- HARLAND W. WARNER, President, Public Relations Society of America : Spinning Gold : Public Relations Emerges as a Powerful Corporate Tool
- Outlet Mall to Open Nov. 19 in Las Vegas
- Simple Solar Heating System Easy to Install
- The Awfully Steep Price of Bad Timing
- Readers Recommend
- STYLE / DESIGN : Art for Life's Sake
- WALNUT PARK : Office Gives Access to County Officials
- For Firefighters, It Was a Wednesday From Hell : Inferno: Winds. Dense brush. Limited resources. These factors conspired to create blazes of unstoppable fury.
- West San Gabriel Valley : Mail Pickup for Fire Victims
- POSTCARD FROM THE FIRE : Optimism and Dread in a Grand Canyon
- From Government, They're Here to Help : Aid: Fire victims' spirits rise at encouraging words on disaster relief from county, state and federal officials.
- Man Held in Shooting of 2 Co-Workers
- Shuttle Columbia on Course for Desert Landing Monday : NASA: It's the last scheduled spacecraft touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base through the end of 1994.
- The Revolution of Direct Democracy Via Your TV
- Forecast Is Now $3.4 Billion to Liquidate Lincoln Savings : S&L; failure: As estimates climb, taxpayers will pay $800 million more to clean up the defunct Irvine thrift.
- SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY : When Opportunity Tickles
- FICTION
- Slouching Toward Nonsense
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Funds Raised to Aid Injured Firefighter
- Cancer Delays Sentencing for Nesler
- DOWNTOWN : Students Get Lesson on NAFTA's Impact
- Retro : They Spy 'Kung Fu' : ROBERT VAUGHN AND PATRICK MACNEE TEAM UP AGAIN FOR THE 'LEGEND'
- Resurrecting the Fine Art of Talking : Culture: In homes and coffeehouses, salons are giving people a chance to exchange ideas, be earnest, witty--even long-winded.
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Slug-Ra'
- BALDWIN HILLS : Mall Clothier's Fortunes Unravel
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : 18 Conditions Set to Reopen Liquor Store
- Attendants Halt Contract Talks With Airline
- DOWNTOWN : Youths' Vision Built--Piece by Piece
- SHOOTING JUSTIFIED: A Los Angeles police officer...
- PLATFORM : Give Smokey the Bear Sharper Teeth
- IRONMAN TRIATHLON : Allen, Newby-Fraser Dominate Again
- Mullin's Finger Injury Is Warriors' Latest Blow
- Holyfield Should Hit Him With His Wallet
- Holiday Season Is When Scam Artists Go to Work
- Backpack & Budget : Thai Hostels Cheap and Rich With Elephants
- Garage Remo Solves Puzzle Problem
- ENDPAPERS : Who Chooses the Winners of the Times Book Prizes?
- THE INTERIOR LANDSCAPE OF JAMES McCOURT : THE DARLING OF THE LITERARY SET REVEALS THE MEANING OF LIFE--ACCORDING TO DRAG QUEENS
- Youths Simulate a Klan Lynching at School Costume Party
- BALDWIN HILLS : Resident Protests Planned Sewage Line
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Graveyard Shift'
- Rowland Heights : Suspect in Killing Sought
- Pulling the Wool Over Taxpayers' Eyes
- Valley Support Crucial to Success of Police Plan : Voters Should Be Open to New Tax if City Waste Trimmed
- Carpenter to Announce Candidacy for Sheriff
- ORANGE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE ON FIRE : Threat of Losing It All Brings Lessons We'd Rather Not Learn : The need for an evacuation plan was among lessons learned. A disaster is no time for on-the-job training.
- Fans Rush Field, 80 Are Hurt : Wisconsin: Two are reported in critical condition after being trampled during victory celebration in Madison.
- Mazeroski, Carter Linked in Baseball Lore Forever : World Series: The two are the only players to end major league seasons with home runs.
- Northridge's Win Strange but True, 21-7 : College football: Matadors rally to beat Chico State after trailing at halftime.
- USC Sweeps Northridge in Volleyball
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Burgdorf Fills In Nicely as Alabama Wins, 40-0
- Trojans Put It All Together Against Bears : College football: Game plan works to perfection in 42-14 victory over Cal. Johnson is 32 of 39 for 369 yards.
- The Reviews : Classy Supplements to the Classics
- MOVIES : Don't Let His Looks Fool You : The last few years have been more like the Big Uneasy for Dennis Quaid. But marriage, sobriety and a revived career have restored the killer grin (it's hidden somewhere behind that Wyatt Earp facade)
- Spicy Standout
- Destination: Mexican Riviera : Pacific Coasting : From Puerto Vallarta to Manzanillo, Travelers Find Real Life and Luxurious Fantasy Side by Side
- SOUTH-CENTRAL : More Than Game at Stake in Simi Trip
- Wrecking Ball Brings Hope to Slum : Northern Ireland: Gunmen and criminals have given way to trees and driveways in Belfast's infamous Divis Flats.
- KOREATOWN : Coalition Discovers Common Concerns
- A Los Angeles Times Orange County Special Report : Together in Crisis: Orange County Put to the Test : The Staff for 'Together in Crisis'
- Traveling for Two
- School's Clinic Helps Elderly Get Justice : Legal aid: Attorneys supervise students who handle about 1,000 cases annually. Issues range from wills and divorces to former miners' black lung disability claims.
- Eagles Never Get Off Ground in 48-14 Loss
- SOUTH GATE : Odyssey High School Name Fit Too Well
- They're Having a Ball for One and All
- Is White House Now Gunning for Reno? : Politics: The attorney general's public popularity has intensified her independence. But the Administration has many ways to keep her in line.
- A Tragic Sense of Life : Southern California adjusts to recurring disaster
- War Nearly Won, Crews Pull Out : Reaction: No lives were lost in blazes that scorched 69,000 acres in the county. Chief Lund has high praise for his department.
- Driver Killed in Anaheim Accident
- Youth Arrested in Crash That Killed 3
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : O'Neil Back on Target as Oregon Wins, 46-23 : Pac-10: He comes off six-interception performance to throw for 327 yards and three touchdowns in victory over Cougars.
- De La Hoya Doesn't Stay Down Long : Boxing: He gets up from first knockdown to score first-round knockout against Valenzuela. Bloodied Carbajal wins in five.
- Clippers Fall to Spurs, 100-97
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : BIG EAST ROUNDUP : Receivers Don't Have Much of a Hand in Miami Victory
- The Challenge of Learning to Get Along : * Community Needs to Pitch In to Stop Misunderstandings That Lead to Racial Tensions
- D.A. Exonerates Officer in Fatal Shooting
- Balancing Act : The Ecology of Upper Newport Bay
- In the Wake of Fire, Wildlife Will Come Back, Ecologists Say : Animals: Some died and some burrowed to safety, but many species will rebound in greater numbers.
- 'Tailhook' Exhibit at Cal State Campus
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Loza's Hat Trick in First Half Helps Chapman Rout Redlands
- THE HIGH SCHOOLS / JASON H. REID : They Stopped the Press but Not Sylmar
- Big Plays Key to Southwest's Win
- Beijing Might Pass on Bid for 2004 : Olympics: After losing to Sydney for 2000 Games, Chinese could defer to an African city.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Notre Dame Flounders for a Half, Wins, 58-27 : Independents: The Irish beat Navy for their 16th consecutive victory.
- NEW RELEASES : Striking, Smoky Tribute to Ray Charles
- * * 1/2 Def Leppard, "Retro Active,"...
- POETRY : Something From Nothing
- 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Jewelry Store Shooting
- "I don't know that we could have...
- PREP FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT / FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK'S GAMES
- A Reined-In Ride Through Ronstadt Country; Mazzy's Fuzzy Dreamland
- ART : Putting Things All Together : Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, talk (a bit reluctantly) about life, art, love and all those changes
- California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- CRITIQUE : Dream Street : Fanciful and Fun, Universal City's Highly Imaginative City Walk Creates the Feeling of an Archetypal Public Gathering Place Without L.A.'s Urban Grime
- Business Levy Proving to Be a Tough Sell : Commerce: Proposal would create special districts to help promote two retail areas. Cost of the program is stirring heated debate between merchants and city officials.
- Court Pulls Cork on 'Champagne' Perfume
- EAST LOS ANGELES : Resource Center Seeks New Resources
- A Theater That Grew from Grass Roots : Culture: Community-minded thespians build a thriving 55-seat playhouse that puts black actors and students in the spotlight.
- Despite All the Barriers, Love Blooms for Israeli Woman and Palestinian Cab Driver : Mideast: Such relations may no longer be as rare because of rapprochement between the two entities.
- Italian Magistrates Issue an Arrest Warrant for Chairman of Olivetti : Scandal: Carlo de Benedetti, one of the country's richest men, is sought in probe involving more than $6 million in payoffs to government officials.
- WESTLAKE : Committee to Focus on Quality of Life
- Vouchers: Too Many Reasons to Vote 'No' : Proposition 174 isn't the answer for those dissatisfied with public schools
- Firefighters Quell Warehouse Blaze
- Antelope Valley Town Has an Identity Crisis : Election: Residents will decide if their desert community needs a new name.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Walsh's 619 Yards Passing Sets BYU Record, but Utah St. Wins : WAC: Aggies' Calvillo throws for five touchdowns, runs for two in 58-56 victory.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : Kansas State Stops Oklahoma for First Time in 23 Games
- Costa Mesa Beats Trabuco Hills
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : COMMENTARY : It Wasn't a Victory, but a Humbling
- Team-by-Team Look at the NBA for the 1993-94 Season
- African-American Travel Association
- The ABCs of D-Day Celebrations
- THE ROBERT KIRSCH AWARD : The Poet Laureate of Topanga Canyon
- 'Roc' Solid on Studio City Buy
- Friends Indeed : Needy Families Get More Than a Handout at Centro Shalom
- In The Crucifier of Blood (KTLA Sunday...
- WILLIAM SHATNER : To Go Where He Has Gone Before
- Prominent West Bank Palestinian Is Murdered as Violence Escalates : Mideast: Noted land dealer made millions selling to Jews; hundreds of Israelis set fire to Arab homes and shops in response to the murder of a settler.
- Titans Clash Over Development in the High Sierra : Environment: Ski area entrepreneur Alex Cushing and computer giant Bill Hewlett are involved in a court battle. At issue is clear-cutting in a fragile canyon near Lake Tahoe.
- GAME OF THE WEEK : Bell Gardens Ambushes Montebello, 21-20
- Santa Margarita Water District Director Resigns
- Technician Slain, Co-Worker Hurt; Colleague Arrested : Shooting: Mobil Oil employees are attacked at the site of a training session in Brea. Motive is a mystery to police.
- Yaroslavsky Is Keeping His Plan Right on Track : Funds for the councilman's planned running course at Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Park could be better spent improving the recreation area. But he isn't asking for opinions.
- Korngold's Opulent 'Heliane'
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies : 'HILLBILLIES' HEAVEN : The Ballad of Jerry Scoggins
- OFF AND ON: "Lollapalooza" organizers have met...
- The Deal Hunters : From San Ysidro to Lake Elsinore to Cabazon in the Desert, These Shoppers Trekked the Discount Outlet Malls . . . and Came Back Fulfilled
- War Nearly Won, Crews Pull Out : Demobilization: Hundreds keep eye on hot spots in west county, while 1,500 stay on duty south of Thousand Oaks to mop up.
- A New Take on Homelessness
- ROUNDUP : Slew Of Damascus Wins Tanforan at Bay Meadows
- NBA Begins Season Without Big Names, But With Big Bucks : Pro basketball: Stepping into the spotlight when the 1993-94 season starts Friday night are a large group of large players.
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : SPOTLIGHT / SATURDAY'S GAMES AT A GLANCE
- Taking Off the Gloves : Long Complacent, California Now is Fighting to Retain Business
- STYLE / GARDENS : Between a Rock and a Dry Place
- Reprints by Fax or Mail
- Strangers in a Strange Land : REMEMBERING BABYLON, <i> By David Malouf (Pantheon: $20; 202 pp.)</i>
- A Los Angeles Times Orange County Special Report : Together in Crisis: Orange County Put to the Test
- On View : The Mother of Them All : NO DONNA REED SHE, RENEE TAYLOR DEFINES THIS FALL'S NEW NURTURERS
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : An evil mayor. A greedy nephew. A boy who plays with slugs. The winning entries in our scary story contest may give you the creeps.
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Screams From Upstairs'
- DOWNTOWN : Personal-Motivation Tips Offered by Trio
- For Haitians, Just Another Day of Broken Promises : Politics: Date for Aristide's return from exile passes with military leaders and hard-liners vowing to defy U.N.
- Obituary Revives Rumor of Hearst Daughter : Hollywood: Gossips in the 1920s speculated that William Randolph Hearst and mistress Marion Davies had a child. Patricia Lake, long introduced as Davies' niece, asks on death bed that record be set straight.
- HOW DARK AND STORMY WAS IT? : 'Not Nice to Meet You'
- Missing Tourist Found Dehydrated, Disoriented
- Sex Abuse Victims Band Together : Therapy: Members of self-help group share stories and look for healing. Many cite fear, distrust of church.
- Second Ex-Rebel Leader Killed in El Salvador
- Issue: Rent Escrow Accounts
- Carol Moseley-Braun : Making the Senate Floor a Focus for Matters of Conscience
- Tuesday's Vote: The Ballot Issues
- Going for the Gore : Halloween: Valley residents add graveyards, a guillotine and headless bodies to cast a gruesome pall over their earthly haunts.
- Getting Into the Spirit : Halloween: Why do some people add graveyards, a guillotine or a hangman's post to their earthly haunts? 'I really have no idea,' one front-yard decorator says.
- Let There Be Quarterback Controversy
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Ward Suffers Rib Injury as Seminoles Roll, 54-0 : ACC: Florida State quarterback expected to be ready for Notre Dame game in two weeks.
- Fans Rush Field, 75 Are Hurt : Wisconsin: Seven are reported in critical condition after victory celebration in Madison turns to tragedy.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
- Female Fighters Pound Their Way Into History : Boxing: Dallas Malloy, 16, who fought to open the sport to women, wins nation's first sanctioned amateur bout by unanimous decision over Heather Poyner.
- Celluloid Rock and Rap
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies : Democracy in Action: How the Studios Torpedoed Upton Sinclair's Run for Office