- A Brazil Stranger Than Fiction : BAY OF ALL SAINTS AND EVERY CONCEIVABLE SIN, <i> By Ana Miranda Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero (Viking; $21; 352 pp.)</i>
- THE BIZ
- A Racial Rorschach : RACE: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession, <i> By Studs Terkel (The New Press: $24.95; 403 pp.)</i>
- Pasadena : 'Secrets of Our Universe'
- Peaceful S.D. Gathering Protests King Verdict : Demonstration: The small downtown gathering heard speakers address other issues in addition to the riot-provoking verdict.
- Salmon-Saving Efforts of Dam Builders Fell Short
- Operation Fair Share : Why California has 55% of the problem and so little federal help
- Disabled Win Sense of Pride at Games : Special Olympics: About 300 take part in athletic events at Ventura County's annual competition.
- Passenger Injured in Truck Accident
- Congress: 25th District
- Auto Racing
- Jerry Kauric's 46-yard field goal as time...
- RACING THE WIND
- ART : Dina Dar Fashions Her Life's Fateful Loop Into Art
- Board Remap Plans Would Benefit Latinos : County government: Competing proposals to expand board to either seven or nine members involve linking Southeast-area cities with the northeast Valley.
- World IN BRIEF : IRELAND : Police Report Finding Libyan Arms for IRA
- Sifting Molecules : Archeologists Are Exploring Ancient Humans Biochemically Via Minute Blood Residues on Tools, Fossils and Mummified Tissues
- Health Food Maker Shows It's Fiscally Fit
- U.N. to Help Return of 10,000 Ethiopian Refugees
- VIEWPOINT / JIM HERRON ZAMORA : Reporter Crosses Thin Line Between Savagery and Civility
- Violence Shows Society's Center May Not Be Holding
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Days of Devastation in the City . . .
- Hot Weather Brings Out More Snakes
- Cleanup Should Be a Cooperative Effort : * Aliso Creek Is Best Helped When Agencies' Finger-Pointing Is Replaced by Action
- COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS : Study Predicts Creation of Jobs
- Butch Reynolds Faces Biggest Challenge
- For a Price Like That, Give Me Two
- Banks' Pinch Single in Ninth Gives Titans a Victory Over UCI
- Hilliard Chosen Player of Year
- Steve Avery caught a 48-yard touchdown pass...
- NAMES AND NUMBERS
- Eggert Finds Comfort in Starring Role : Northridge Left-Hander Seizes Opportunity After Spending a Season as Bit Player
- Rosewall Gives Australia Lead in Legends
- Farewell to Arms : What Has Happened to Pitchers? Specialists, Expansion Teams and Big Salaries Might Mean the End of the 300-Game Winner
- In Brief
- NEW RELEASES / In Brief
- NEW RELEASES / In Brief
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : MISSING FILE : Hey, It's Only the Plot Thing Anyway
- Rehiring of Maintenance Chief Scrutinized : Policy: An arbitrator says the Personnel Commission may hold a hearing on whether to remove Commodor Reid, who pleaded no contest to theft in 1989.
- Out of Africa and Into the Wilds of America's Corporate Jungles
- CITY HALL ROUNDUP : If it doesn't have fins or flippers, don't expect aid from the Harbor Department.
- THE KING CASE AFTERMATH : Youths Stare Into the Face of Bias Every Day : Prejudice: Many teen-agers who grew up in Ventura County say they are bombarded by messages of fear and intolerance.
- Welcome to Remarkable Retirement Under Shadow of Giant Redwoods
- If Sports Builds Character, Let's Show It
- Mater Dei's Kobata Pitches Perfect Game
- America's Clunk : The Cup That Was Expected to Make San Diego's Economy Runneth Over Turns Out to Have Lots of Leaky Projections
- MILLENNIUM: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World...
- Airlines Dropping Senior Discounts : However, most carriers have followed American's lead and are still offering fare reductions through coupon booklets.
- Plan on Deducting Child Support? Forget It
- S. Bernardino County* RIALTO: Phase 1 of...
- STYLE : INTERIORS : The Color of Passion
- THE BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF GREEK AND...
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Tempers Remain Cool Across Most of Nation After Days of Anger
- Fox and His Friends (Bravo Monday at...
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Brown, Jackson Say Inner Cities Need Economic Justice
- A walk down a stately avenue of...
- A CITY IN CRISIS : NEWS ANALYSIS : Television Leads Many Viewers to Second-Guess Jury
- Abortion Protesters End Campaign in Buffalo
- Gang Outrage Tests a Fragile City Alliance : Dialogue: Playground slaying has set Santa Ana council bickering, but there are signs of hope in a new coalition of grass-roots activists.
- School Districts Go Too Far on Initiative : * Yes, Oppose Vouchers, but Not With Public Money
- Sims Sparks CSUN Sweep With Homers
- So Far, Smooth Sailing for Keeper of Cup
- NBA PLAYOFFS : They're Back to Business : Lakers: They play this home game in Las Vegas against Trail Blazers.
- Chrisco Wins Midget Main at Ventura
- Dishing the Red Dirt : CUTTING STONE, <i> By Janet Burroway (Houghton Mifflin: $21.95; 404 pp.)</i>
- STYLE : LOOKS : Quest for Fire
- Los Angeles County* HOLLYWOOD: Beachwood Canyon Estates,...
- Late Shift Locksmith Prowls Manhattan
- West Covina : Transportation for Disabled
- Here's the Story of the Fans of 'Brady'
- Husband Visits Detained Nobelist in Myanmar
- Retirees With Space-Age Expertise Help Hospitals : Health: A volunteer group of 15 engineers and scientists is being honored for its innovative work in meeting medical challenges.
- PLATFORM : Art for Artists
- PIERCE COLLEGE : Students Take on Cleanup Duty
- MISSION COLLEGE : Summer Applications Available
- Unidentified Man's Body Found in Santa Ana River
- NOTES : Whiting Hands the Ball to Day, and He Scores
- NHL PLAYOFFS : Blackhawk Replay Beats Red Wings
- Now He's Holding a Lot of the Cards
- In Brief
- MOVIES : Voyage of Rediscovery : With '1492,' director Ridley Scott and writer Roselyne Bosch aim to portray Christopher Columbus not as a legend but as an extraordinary though flawed person
- Focus on the Whimsical : Santa Monica show documents almost five decades of the offbeat work and emotional images of photographer Elliott Erwitt
- Local Engineers to Keep an Eye on Endeavour : Aerospace: Assembly practice runs scheduled for the mission will help McDonnell Douglas in Huntington Beach with work on space station.
- State to Certify 4 Interior Designer Categories
- SAN MIGUEL ISLAND: Santa Barbara's Fourth Island...
- New York's Genteel Power Alley : Three blocks of Manhattan's finest addresses are on Central Park South.
- Council Gives 6 Awards for Beautification
- Parents' Help in Buying Home May Be Tricky
- Breaking the Hold : A Feminist Mother Grapples With Her Son's Power
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Calm Slowly Restored in Bay Area, Las Vegas
- Courts Begin Processing Wave of Suspects
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Clinton: Parties Fail to Attack Race Divisions : Politics: The Democratic presidential candidate will visit Los Angeles to talk about the crisis with community leaders and civic officials.
- Forum to Focus on Disabilities, Drug Abuse
- THE KING CASE AFTERMATH : NAACP Leader Calls for Healing : Rally: John R. Hatcher III tells the peaceful gathering that 'racism is institutionalized.' Officials of political and religious groups are in attendance.
- A CITY IN CRISIS : How to Help
- Bill Soto has been promoted to vice...
- South America Deals Offered on Airlines
- THE WIDENING WORLD OF DISNEY : Mickey Goes to France : An Adult and a Child Sample the New Euro Disney Outside Paris : Awfully American for Grown-ups
- Here's Your Ticket to Substantial Travel Savings : International Youth Card offers bargains for travelers under 26, even non-students.
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Adjusters Fan Out as Insurers Brace for $1 Billion in Claims : Coverage: Fears arise that firms will not write policies in the worst-hit areas, making it harder than ever to do business.
- TRANSIT HEARING: The Los Angeles County Transportation...
- Perot's Dark Horse Saddled in Irvine for Long-Shot Bid
- ELECTIONS / 25TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT : In Year of the Outsider, Front-Runners Play Down Political Pasts
- East India Grill Lightens Up
- NEW RELEASES : *** 1/2 PETE CHRISTLIEB AND BOB COOPER, "Mosaic", <i> Capri</i>
- Movement Takes Hold to Save Rare Domestic Breeds : Agriculture: Belted cows and fainting goats are among domestic animals that are fast disappearing. Now there's an effort to identify and preserve this genetic diversity.
- View From Howthwaite Inspires Pure Poetry : Near Wordsworth's country cottage in England rises a cozy rental house.
- A CITY IN CRISIS : The List of Fatalities
- Family, Friends Always Knew That He Would Go Far : Space shuttle: Now Kevin Chilton's mom and dad are heading to Cape Canaveral to give the NASA pilot a big send-off for the maiden voyage of Endeavour.
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Cancellations
- BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Now Gaetti Has Problems With Fundamentals at Third
- High Marks for Junior Achievement : Tennis: Despite limited membership, Rolling Hills Estates' Kramer club has a large number of quality young players.
- Rio Mesa's McMullen Continues to Feast on Pitchers' Offerings
- NBA Teams Have Filled the Role as Role Models
- MUSIC AND DANCE : Joffrey Bill: From Massine to Prince
- Lincoln Investors Hope to Recoup Losses : Trial: A key phase of the civil fraud and racketeering trial against Charles H. Keating Jr. and his advisers opens Tuesday in Tucson, where plaintiffs want $285 million back.
- THE NATIONAL LAMPOON PRESENTS MORE TRUE FACTS...
- THE WIDENING WORLD OF DISNEY : Mickey Goes to France : An Adult and a Child Sample the New Euro Disney Outside Paris : Totally Awesome for Kids
- Japanese Quixotes : FOR EVERY ACTION OF THE CROWD THERE IS AN OPPOSITE--IF UNEQUAL--REACTION: FOUR TALES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF INDIVIDUALISM IN THE LAND OF CONFORMITY
- World IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : Ministry to Probe Unrest Allegations
- Cats Simply Wild Over Dump, Attack Intruder
- British Make Hash of Jokes About Their Food
- 2 Die When Plane Explodes, Crashes in Corona Park
- Health Food Manufacturer Demonstrates That It's Fiscally Fit : Nutrition: Firm succeeds without benefit of traditional advertising and public relations.
- A friend of ours called Ginny lives...
- CULTURE WATCH : American Dream
- MINDSET
- Prized East L.A. Area Is Known by Its ZIP : L.A. 22: Besides affordability and central location, it is within the attendance area of a top school district.
- CLOSE-UP
- Architects Mayne, Rotondi Cited
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Federal Loans, Grants to Be Available for Losses
- Proud Peter : Actor is content to make his mark on television
- ALL IN THE FAMILY : Multi-Generation Living Can Offer Economic, Personal Benefits
- Teacher Receives Grant for Study
- World IN BRIEF : SIERRA LEONE : After Coup, Junta Reopens Borders
- Homeless Children Live in Rail Station : Poverty: Some of Calcutta's destitute youngsters stay in a train depot and even attended school there for a time. Aid programs cannot keep pace with the influx of poor people.
- DIVERSIONS : Quiet Drives . . . : Exploring the Pleasures of the Open Road from Pasadena to the Pacific to the Isle of Naples
- Remaining Maine Micmacs Rejoice in New Status as American Indians : Tribe: A new law opens federal benefits to people in need of medical care and other aid. They were left out of an earlier regional settlement.
- La Puente : 'Junk House' to Be Razed
- SAN DIEGO : $5,000 Reward for Arrest of Sniper
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Police Chiefs Study Training Policy : Community relations: Many say King verdicts stunned them. They promise to implement outreach programs spurred by the beating.
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Agassi Reaches Final With Win Over Arraya
- On the Sideline for Football, Brian Jordan Tackles Baseball
- COVER STORY : <i> Chez</i> Jay : Given the keys to NBC's franchise, Jay Leno hopes to remain true to 'Tonight' and to himself
- Hong Kong's latest bargain: a room at...
- CHOW, BABY! : AN OPINIONATED GUIDE TO DINING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA : ORANGE COUNTY
- CHOW, BABY! : AN OPINIONATED GUIDE TO DINING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Young Playwright's 'Silent Man'
- Model Citizen's Secret: Molesting : Crime: When a pillar of the community was found to be abusing young boys, Maine townspeople were shocked, and shamed.
- LUPITA JONES: Secrets to Her Universe
- Mountain View Schedules Science Fair
- Organization Lauded for Nutrition Program
- Divided Council Approves Project to Monitor, Improve Infrastructure : Public services: Master plan will help inventory and map the city's water, sewer, street and lighting systems.
- Irish Parlimentarians Face Longer Workday
- Zuni Art : Business: In April, the New Mexico tribe opened its second off-reservation outlet among the upscale boutiques in Venice. It's part of a highly effective effort to market arts and crafts.
- Friends Find Body of Skier Missing Since February
- Maine Vote Puts Bush Over the Top in Delegate Count
- LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERVIEW : Cecil Murray : A Voice of Reason in a Time of Troubles
- Time to Cast Brighter Light on Street Safety : Security: Low-pressure sodium lights, which create an eerie and foreboding mood, should be changed to the whiter, high-pressure sodium variety.
- Cut in Salmon Season Has Fishermen Fuming : Environment: A combination of factors has caused a disastrous drop in the populations of the fish from Canada to Mexico.
- Driver Killed as Car Spins Out
- Clippers Hope History Repeats Itself at Convention Center
- 'It's All Right to Be Naked' Delves Into a Woman's Self-Discoveries
- Simon Says Joi to the World--Maybe
- Paying Down Mortgage Debt to Save on Interest Adds Up to a Bad Deal
- School District to Seek OK on Revised Plan to Lease Land
- Federal Courts in San Diego Tough on Bail : Justice: Fewer defendants are released on bail here than in any other part of the country.
- Training Helps Scout Leaders Spot Abuse : Instruction: The program teaches adults how to deal with suspected child abuse and gives them guidelines for their interaction with Scouts.
- NBA PLAYOFFS : They're Back to Business : Clippers: About an hour away from the Sports Arena, they will face Jazz again.
- BYU Sends Golf Coach Out a Winner : Golf: Tucker, retiring after this season, watches Cougars win WAC title. SDSU is third.
- Peninsula Is No Match for Mira Costa This Time : Volleyball: Mustangs gain revenge for earlier loss to Panthers by winning the Redondo-Mira Costa Classic.
- Mayne Ends Coaching Career With Victory No. 400
- Paul Naude has been appointed executive vice...
- Can L.A. Answer Cry for Economic Equality?
- Michael Dunn, John S. Baker and R....
- THE BOSS DOG: A Story of Provence...
- Israel Tourism Booms With Gulf War in Past
- BLOOD & BANQUETS: A Berlin Diary 1930-1938...
- TRAVEL INSIDER : Consumers Are Finding Some Bargains in Leaving the Driving to Others : Transportation: Bus operators are offering new options and holding prices down, despite mild recovery.
- Mowgli and the beasts: 'The Jungle Book' goes on Disney's small screen
- Gorbachev Arrives in Santa Barbara for U.S. Tour
- Vibrant Portrait of a Watercolorist
- Kramer vs. Kramer (KTLA Sunday at 8...
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Other Verdicts
- A CITY IN CRISIS : Voices
- PERSPECTIVE ON POLITICS : Look Who's Inspiring Trust Now : Being a woman is becoming an asset on the ballot in the year of the outsider.
- BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST: The 32nd Topanga Banjo...
- Flying Discs (Not UFOs) Expected to Land in Park
- COMMENTARY ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST : Law Agencies Need Public's Help to Fight Official Corruption : Enforcement bodies need more resources and the political will to correct a pervasive and destructive problem.
- Shots Fired at Drivers in County
- KENTUCKY DERBY : Lil E. Tee Has Arazi Crawl Home : Horse racing: The odds-on favorite finishes eighth, the 13th consecutive betting choice to fail. The winner, ridden by Day, pays $35.60.
- Sweetwater Cancels Athletic Activities
- Sailboarding
- Auto Racing
- OFF-CENTERPIECE : MOVIES : Archeology Alert: Movie Posters From the Stone Age
- Case's 'Six-Pack' Tastes Light : **, PETER CASE, "Six Pack of Love", <i> Geffen</i>
- Western Bank Names New Senior Vice President
- How Growth in Service-Sector Productivity Could Eliminate Inflation
- Sierra Madre : Recyclables Program
- There'll Always Be an 'Evil Empire' : Terrorism Threat Keeps Bomb-Detection Manufacturer Busy
- A CITY IN CRISIS : A Few Hours When Our Town Hung in the Balance : City's two worlds collide as the riots reach out and grab white Los Angeles.
- STYLE : FASHION : Red Ahead
- Study Seeks to Learn Why Farm Fish Are So Dumb
- VIEWPOINT / SHERRY JOE : Black Newcomer Is Astonished by Goodwill
- Saddleback College Professor Honored : Education: Counselor Peter Espinosa will receive Excellence Award from national outreach group. It is his second recent major recognition.
- Survivors Deserve Decency
- BANJO FIDDLE CONTEST: The 32nd Topanga Banjo...
- America's Cup Postcard to Debut : Collectibles: Postal Service to launch card honoring yacht races.
- She Always Makes the Call : Sean Gilbert's Mother Heavily Involved in New Ram's Career
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Tigers, Tanana Beat Welch, A's
- Boxing
- Mission Bay Wins in Seventh
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : DEALS : The Play Continues to Be the Thing
- A look inside Hollywood and the movies. : THE CARTOON'S THE THING : Book by Kipling. Musical by Mackintosh. And Next, Animated Movie by Spielberg
- In Brief
- Underthings Move in at Least 2 Directions at Once
- Play Transfers Chekhov Tale to Appalachia to Study Greed's Impact
- 'Maryspeak' Not Loud Enough for Some
- Fares Discontinued
- Welcome Back, Rosie
- Executive Pay Too High? Hire Foreign CEOs
- Exposing the Roth Connection
- The Harris Execution
- WHEN PEOPLE BELIEVED
- Exposing the Roth Connection
- PATTS AND BITES
- PATTS AND BITES
- False Advertising?
- Speaking Out on Schools
- Ex-Graffiti Tagger
- Development in Vista
- County Leases at Marina Del Rey
- Read Writing on the Wall
- Politicians Behind Illegal Aliens' Plight
- Exposing the Roth Connection
- OZONE DEPLETIONWith more than three people being...
- TwinPorts' Plight
- P.R. Spending by L.A. Schools
- P.R. Spending by L.A. Schools
- Judge's Drug Views Provoke Wide Reaction
- Funding Sought to Keep UCI Poison Control Center Open
- In Search of a Way to Fill Freeway Gap
- Gridlock
- THE DUBIOUS LEVANTINE
- At the Movies II
- At the Movies II
- The Harris Execution
- County Leases at Marina Del Rey
- Dornan Plight Fails to Win Sympathy Vote
- Toxics Disposal
- Dornan Plight Fails to Win Sympathy Vote
- PATTS AND BITES
- Island Mix-Up
- Welcome Back, Rosie
- OZONE DEPLETION
- Ex-Graffiti Tagger
- 'MORONIC DRIVEL'
- The Harris Execution
- Lowering Bills and the Expectations
- 'Maryspeak' Not Loud Enough for Some
- Dornan Plight Fails to Win Sympathy Vote
- Physicians Applaud and Urge Wider Pasadena Smoking Ban
- Violence Imprisons Her Innocent Kids
- Read Writing on the Wall
- Art and the Market
- The Harris Execution
- UNDER THE BANNER
- Terrified by Idea of Violent Label
- Speaking Out on Schools
- OTHERS ON BROTHERS
- Love Him or Hate Him
- 'Sighting' Winkler's Effort
- OZONE DEPLETION
- Senior Discounts
- Speaking Out on Schools
- LOOK AWAY
- Executive Pay Too High? Hire Foreign CEOs
- Ghosts of Trips Past
- Dornan Plight Fails to Win Sympathy Vote
- Many Are in Need of Health Insurance
- County Leases at Marina Del Rey
- County Leases at Marina Del Rey
- Read Writing on the Wall
- OZONE DEPLETION
- OZONE DEPLETION
- BREAD AND BARTER
- Dornan Plight Fails to Win Sympathy Vote
- LIVE TELEVISION
- Judge's Drug Views Provoke Wide Reaction
- OTHERS ON BROTHERS
- Lowering Bills and the Expectations
- Housing Chief
- At the Movies I
- Love Him or Hate Him
- LOCAL ELECTIONS SAN DIEGO MAYOR'S RACE...
- Some Neighborhood
- IBM's Gain Is Cause of Employees' Pain
- SPOILED SUNDAYS
- FRINGE SUPPORT
- PATTS AND BITES