- UCI Scientists Call Methane Leaks Massive in E. Europe : Environment: They say dilapidated natural gas systems are to blame for the pollution, which is contributing to global warming.
- Overnight Parking Ban Endangered : Pasadena: Want a permit? Claim a 'boyfriend-girlfriend' situation. Residents say they shouldn't have to reveal private affairs.
- Questions Arise Over Wilson Bid to Block Bill : Politics: The senator says he is acting in the public interest. Critics contend that his actions could mean more business for one of his major campaign contributors.
- OJAI : 2 Rooftop Satellite Waivers Granted
- Drug Dog Hangs Up His Badge : Sheriff's Chief Sniffer Forced Into Retirement
- U.S. Acts to Keep Migrants From Freeways : Fatalities: New Border Patrol strategies aim to cut off their access and reduce injuries, from Mexico to Orange County.
- Rent-a-Hobo.That's the theme of a new series...
- 2 Intruders Shoot Man to Death in His Home
- Countywide : Schuller to Produce Soviet TV Programs
- Charles H. Christopher; Retired Civil Engineer
- Palomar Residents Cheer End of Resort Plan
- Trial of Reputed Mobster Petti Opens
- Seeded Players Take Court Today in Tennis Event
- Wrestling Coach Resigns at Foothill
- Boris Becker of West Germany won six...
- THE SIDELINES : NHL Suspends Pair of Players
- PRO FOOTBALL REPORT WEEKDAY UPDATE : CHARGERS : Trouble With Byrd's Son Diagnosed
- Olympic gold medalist Kennedy McKinney failed to...
- COMMENTARY : Strongest Subliminal Message Comes From Within : Pop music: If harm comes to us from experiencing art, the fault lies not in our pop stars, but in ourselves.
- SHORT TAKES : Singers Aid Environmentalists
- ARTS
- BOOK REVIEW : A Wonderful Irish Memoir Shaped Like Its Author : WARRENPOINT <i> by Denis Donoghue</i> ; Alfred A. Knopf $19.95, 193 pages
- Councilman Wants Fair on Bullet-Train Fast Track
- Music and Awards to Celebrate Work on Hunger Project
- Larchmont : Zoning Change Proposed
- Man Found Guilty of Killing Girl, 3
- Diamond Bar : Pitching In on Waste
- Court Clears Casino Manager and Partners : Gambling: George G. Hardie and his financial partners will regain ownership rights to the profitable Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens.
- Whittier : Lowell School Elections to Be in Even-Numbered Years
- Monrovia : Traffic Violations Targeted
- WESTMINSTER : New Felony Charges Added in DUI Case
- Azusa : Housing Rehabilitation Plan
- PERSPECTIVES ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET : Guts, Injustice and a Blow to Bubba : A Congress prepares to vote on the federal deficit-reduction and taxation package, some excerpts from commentary, pro and con: : Suffer the People
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : City to Issue Alert Over Ridgeline Law
- SANTA ANA : Widow's Suit Claims Police Overreacted
- Carson Parks Director Quits Amid Discord Over City Budget : Spending: Officials say Howard Homan resigned and left on vacation this week. He had been parks and recreation director since 1969.
- Torrance Police Probing Shooting of Assailant
- OXNARD : Train Hits Car but Men Escape Unhurt
- OXNARD : Robber Commits 2 More Holdups
- THOUSAND OAKS : Sanctions Dismissed Against 2 Lawyers
- THE SIDELINES : Assault by Seahawk Alleged
- Tarkanian Offers to Sit Out Tournament
- Pringle, Redding Off Injured Reserve
- Unstable Reactions Our Fault, Not Artist's : The ways that one is affected by art depend on the individual. Rock musicians like Ozzy Osbourne are no more responsible than Goethe or Shakespeare for 'encouraging' suicides.
- Food That Is Fresh From the Farm
- Meals in a Hot Minute
- Red Cross Relocates 116 Displaced by Palms Fire
- La Verne : Oldtown Business Grants
- Pomona Professor Gets Research Award
- Cerritos : Green Waste Recycling Program to Begin as a Test to Help Conserve Landfill Space
- In Ethnic Neighborhoods, It's the Grandparents Who Look After Kids : Old-Fashioned Child Care
- Anaheim German Club Toasts Reunification of Homeland
- 'S Marvelous : Three Surrealist Artists Provide a Portal to Another Realm
- A Home at Last : Buenaventura Art Assn., a survivor of hard times, will show off its 1,800-square-foot gallery.
- LOCAL : Garden Grove Teens Find Corpse
- PERFORMANCES AN OPINIONATED GUIDE : THURSDAY
- Public Forums Bring Out Ideas for San Diego Plazas : DIEGO COUNTY
- Prostitution Banned at Mustang Ranch
- Lakewood : Congressman to Get Letter Complaining of Low Census
- Students Testify to Specter of Gangs : Hearing: City Terrace pupils tell a state Senate panel of everyday lives haunted by random violence.
- Learning to Face Work and Layoffs : Unemployment: Cuts in state funds set back hopes of independence for a crew of groundskeepers.
- RACING NOTES : Harmonious, Columnist Favored in Red Mile Race
- Turning Down the Guy With Checkered Past
- Blue Jays Fall After Learning of Red Sox Win
- Singleton Tackled Leukemia Head On : Arizona: A year after being struck by the disease, he's back at linebacker for the Wildcats.
- STAGE
- 2 Chartwell Representatives Quit Avon Panel: Explaining...
- Bank Sale Near: Irvine City Financial, the...
- INNOVATION : Politics Is New Element in Science Funding
- Gulf Crisis Hasn't Yet Affected U.S. Car Sales : Transportation: Unfazed, Americans in September kept up the same buying pace as last year. But a deep recession won't help the slumping industry.
- Probe of Boeing Tab for Workers Sought
- Two County Banks Will Close Branches for Lack of Business
- E. German Jobless Rate Soared 25% as Regime Waned
- U.S. Cautious on Valve Implant Tester: The...
- U.S. Cautious on Heart Valve Implant Tester
- Breakfast in a Tortilla
- Last Sunset for the Sand and Sea Club
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- Mayors Believe 30% Jump in Fuel Costs Will Lead to Cuts in Basic City Services
- Just Desserts for Troops in Mideast : Baking: Operation Cookie delivers: tips on what to send and how to send it.
- LOCAL : Judge OKs Delay in Brando Trial
- Rare Mist Cloaks 5 Westerners Escaping Iraq by Boat
- GRUNT WORK : Tim Allen Has Carved a Career Out of Hog-Tying Male Behavior
- Jet Overruns Could Push McDonnell Toward Crisis
- Philippine Mutineers Seize 2 Southern Cities : Insurrection: The army rebels, challenging Aquino, say they will declare Mindanao an independent state.
- MEDICINE CHOLESTEROL : Intestinal Bypass May Lower Risk of a Second Heart Attack
- Imperfectly Yours : Relationships: Dating wanna-bes are beginning to discover that truth, humor and a little marketing savvy can go a long way in getting reponses to a personal ad.
- Odds & Ends Around the Valley
- Princess Caroline's Husband Killed as Boat Flips Over : Monaco: Tragedy revisits the royal family: Princess Grace died in car accident eight years ago.
- Game Plan for a Dry Run : Coliseum Panel May Ban Alcohol Temporarily in Wake of Violence Among Raiders Fans
- VENTURA : State Grant to Help Synchronize Signals
- OXNARD : Arts Center Plans for Park Unveiled
- 2 Guilty in Paid Killing as Jury Weighs Role of Victim's Son
- SANTA ANA : Kidnaped Teen Returned to Family
- Team Sport : Round Up the Kids and Head for the High School Football Field
- Hussein Visits Kuwait, Chats With His Troops
- Azusa : School Dress Code Adopted
- Families Who Fled Kuwait Find New Hardship in U.S. : Refugees: The pain of separation from husbands is magnified by the abandonment they feel here at home.
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- Countywide : Intestinal Infection Cases on the Rise
- L.A. Adopts Bill of Rights for Children
- County Worker Suspended Over Personal Projects
- Governor Vetoes Panel on Palos Verdes School Closures
- CAMARILLO : Soviet Psychiatrists Tour State Hospital
- Latino Wins $30,000 Award Over Cartoon : Transit: The bus driver said the caricature of him in an employee newsletter was demeaning and racist. He demanded an apology but RTD officials refused. So he sued.
- Court Ruling Allows Bear Hunt to Begin as Scheduled on Oct. 13
- Chang Upset in Australian Indoor Match
- The United States, which faces Australia next...
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- Covina : RV Decision Postponed
- The Tuscan Table : The Changing Wines of Chianti
- Monterey Park : War Veterans Monument
- WORLD IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Aoun Supporters Disrupt Funeral
- At The Market : WHAT'S FRESH BUYING OPPORTUNITIES : Shell Game : It's the time of the year when buyers and growers are going nuts over the crop of walnuts.
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SACRAMENTO : Medi-Cal Dental Program Criticized
- The Region : AIDS Grant Awarded
- GOINGS ON SANTA BARBARA : Campus Frenzy : ISO and The Bobs never quit giving entertainment some new twists.
- Help When You Need It : Volunteers Offer Quick Support in Times of Trauma
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- Baghdad's Other 'Guests': Some Want to Go Home and Some Don't : Iraq: Brazilian scientists are released. But Germans might face charges over chemical arms.
- Grass-Roots Unrest : Wilmington, Westside Areas to Join in Bid to Secede From L.A.
- Suspect Surrenders in Fatal Shooting of Oceanside Girl : Crime: Another suspect in what might be the city's first gang-related killing is released as Akeli S. Kelly, 21, turns himself in to police.
- COLUMN LEFT : Among the People, No Lust for War : Ordinary Americans are making calculations that took years to develop about Vietnam.
- 2 Sheriff's Deputies File Suit Over Search of Home
- 4 Awarded $250 Each in Nightclub Bias Suit
- Cuts Loom for Schools As Lottery Sales Fall : Education: Officials suggest that districts plan on getting $155 per pupil in revenues for the year, rather than the $170 originally projected.
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- SPOTLIGHT : Craig Hartley Occidental
- Cudahy : Bingo Is Outlawed After 7 1/2 Years of Controversy
- 2 U.S. Marines Face Attempted Murder Charges After Vehicle Injures Striker
- An Extended Family Gathers in Mother's Kitchen
- Lynwood Panel Will Review Complaints About Deputies
- Glenn Tells Ethics Panel of Aid to Keating
- Neighbors Fight Dump Expansion : Trash: The Puente Hills landfill is one of seven listed for possible expansion, but residents of Hacienda Heights object.
- Monterey Park : Harmony Week Planned
- Advocates Fear Collapse of Care for Mentally Ill : Health: Proposition 134 is backed as a way to replenish the planned $40-million cutback in county.
- Police Arrest 17 in Crack Sting
- Countywide : Park Service to Show Lens of Lighthouse
- Man Testifies Mortician Bragged About Fatally Poisoning a Rival
- PLACENTIA : Council Eases Law on Living in Vehicles
- Motorcyclist Dies in 4-Way Collision
- L.A. Heat GM Opposes Moving Team to O.C.
- ANAHEIM : 7 Are Seeking 3 Seats on School Board
- THE SIDELINES : Ex-Browns Pitcher Potter Dies
- He's at Bottom of Top Division : College football: David Chisum realized his goal of receiving a Division I scholarship. The price will be trying to find a way to help New Mexico State end the nation's longest major college losing streak.
- TONIGHT'S PREP FOOTBALL : Pacifica Remains Key to La Quinta's Hopes
- Fragile Time for Crystal, China Maker
- TWA Ad Agency Quits: Unhappy with its...
- Startling Leap in Oil Prices Leaves Traders Baffled : Commodities: Lower U.S. reserves and speculation about a canceled speech play a role.
- Babies-After-40 Phenomenon Is Picking Up Momentum : Lifestyles: More and more, women are having their first child after their 40th birthday, and new studies indicate that it's not as risky as once thought.
- Salk's Chromosome Work Funded : Research: With $10-million grant, institute has key role in federal project to delineate the genetic code.
- Elizabeth (Betty) Grosswendt; Retired Teacher
- SIMI VALLEY : 3 Housing Projects Get Preliminary OK
- City Manager Urges Council Not to Deal on Card Room Limits
- El Toro, Laguna Hills to Vote on Cityhood : Incorporation: LAFCO overrides recommendations of denial that cited county revenue loss. Voters will decide on March 30.
- Train Fancier Builds Own Rail Yard
- Man Arrested After Rape, Kidnaping : Crime: Suspect allegedly terrorized 8 housemates in Inglewood home. He was shot in the leg and bitten by dog during arrest.
- Criminal Type Is Finished for Year
- Winless Ventura Falling Behind Schedule
- Sports Illustrated and George Steinbrenner's lawyer made...
- Fielder Hits Home Run No. 50, Then Adds No. 51
- NASCAR driver Rob Moroso had a blood-alcohol...
- Joe Should Advise Him to Hit the Road, Jack
- No Horrible Ending This Time Around
- Romance in Leaps, Bounds : Ballet: Underwriters John and Sally Thornton put a personal touch on 'Sleeping Beauty's' opening night with a 35th anniversary party.
- Culver City : Restaurant Row Approved
- Residents of Hacienda Heights Rally Against Dump's Growth
- A Saudi Sale Motive: Forward Basing of Arms : Defense: Pentagon aide doubts Riyadh could fend off an attack. One goal is to have weapons in place.
- Hollywood : Athletic Club to Reopen
- Walnut : New Landscape Pact Signed
- Fairfax District : Hearing on Park Labrea Fee
- Chemotherapy Pluses Shown in Cancer Study : Medicine: Survival rate doubled in lung cancer patients, report says.
- Irish Racer Leads Pack at Rio Hondo
- Robbery Suspect Held After Police Chase
- U.S. Demands Gasoline Production Records
- Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.: The Jacksonville, Fla.-based retailer...
- First Executive Corp. Reportedly Rushing to Fend Off Cash Crisis
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- South El Monte : Ban on Smoking Urged
- 'South Won't Rise Again,' Confederate Flag Thief Declares
- COLUMN ONE : Policing Political TV Ads : Media are devoting more attention to the accuracy of commercials, often in critiques known as 'truth boxes.' The new reporting is seen as a major advance in coverage of elections.
- Toxic Emissions Fell 9% in '88, EPA Reports : Pollution: A total of 4.57 billion pounds of chemicals were released. Los Angeles County figures were up 1%.
- NATION : 28 Encephalitis Cases in Florida
- Concrete Canvases : Kicking Up a Rainbow of Chalk Dust to Benefit Youth Groups
- CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : MORENO VALLEY : Community's First Hospital Opens
- La Verne : New City Attorney Chosen
- Labor Drive Makes Push for National Health Plan : Insurance: Working men, women testify about difficulties they have encountered because they lack coverage.
- Landfill Foes Join to Urge Trash Trains : Waste: Activists embrace the plan to send garbage to the desert as refuse haulers worry about the closure of a county dump.
- ORANGE : Pupils to Get Homework Help on TV
- On the Home Front : One East L.A. Avenue, With 4 Men on Duty in Mideast, Is a Street of Stars and Stripes
- Going Under the Gun in Deadly Force Test
- Escondido Moves Ahead With Arts Center Plan
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Crimson Tide Fans Find Team Lacks a Spirit
- Researcher Tosses Curve at Saga of Baseball's Invention
- Chargers' Butts Is Fast Enough, OK?
- Murray Joins Team in Second : Dodgers: First baseman finishes with two hits for .330 average. L.A. goes over 3 million in attendance. Padres hit four home runs off Cook in 7-3 victory.
- Steffi Graf pulled out of a tournament...
- He's a Texas Matinee Idol : NL playoffs: Doug Drabek's hometown of Victoria, Tex., can't wait for the Pirate pitcher to start Game 2 Friday afternoon.
- MGM/UA Shareholder Suit Begins: Opening arguments in...
- Doll Fails to Make It Out of the Crib : Toys: Cheerful Tearful, though beloved by buyers, could not be manufactured in time for the Christmas season.
- GeoWorks Gets a Lot More From Less Power
- Semiconductor Firm May Be Sold: San Jose-based...
- P.M. BRIEFING : Fee Studied for Chicago Airport
- Novell Inc. Completes Acquisition of Indisy
- P.M. BRIEFING : 35% Energy Cut Held Possible If U.S. Followed California's Lead
- Tricks of the Trade
- High Class But Low Cost
- RESTAURANT REVIEW THE BILTMORE : Don't Do Lunch : Dinner at the elegant Biltmore Hotel overshadows the day's offering.
- NEW WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL : 1492 Revisited : A council will celebrate the cultures that were changed forever by the arrival of Columbus.
- Hollywood : New Recycling Center Open
- School Daze : It's always tough to be a teen-ager, but Vietnamese immigrant Quoc Anh Do faces the added burden of learning a new language, culture--and the American way.
- Stricter School Dress Code Weighed : Gangs: Norwalk-La Mirada officials look for ways to prevent confrontations on campus.
- Car Firm Is Ready to Hit the Road : Business: Emerging sports car company is starting delivery on $250,000 super sports car, the 200-m.p.h. Vector.
- Gorbachev Dispatches Top Aide to Mideast With a Message for Hussein : Diplomacy: Soviets seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis. France's president heads for the region to review troops.
- Long Beach : Health Benefits Extended
- Monrovia : Sports Complex Approved
- Training People Who Can Make a Difference : Religion: The president of the School of Theology in Claremont sees an opportunity to direct students who will change the church's role.
- Guilty Plea in Girls' Disappearance
- Different Dedication: Writer Hunter Thompson wants the...
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- Falling Metal Beam May Have Damaged Space Shuttle Atlantis
- Lobstermen Feel Pinch of Rough Surf as Season Opens
- Anti-Abortion Lawyer Released From County Jail : Law: Cyrus Zal, cited for contempt 20 times during a trial of abortion foes, is released on work furlough.
- Please Don't Stand on Ceremony : For the good of South Africa, Buthelezi must compromise and meet with Mandela
- Mental Tests Ordered for Sex Slave Case Suspect
- ANAHEIM : Law to Tap Builders for Parks Is Rebuilt
- ROUNDUP : Royal Extends Its Water Polo Streak to 41
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT WEEKDAY UPDATE : UCLA : Scott Miller Impressive in Return
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- FAA Requires Able-Bodied in Seats by Exits
- FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO NOTES : Color It Bland : Salty hot dogs, 'golden'-flavored popcorn and graffiti in a gaudy restroom.
- Two Mexican Chains Offer the Next Best Thing to Obscurity
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- When the House Really Is a House : Theater: Some impresarios bring the Bolshoi to town. Jeannine Frank brings entertainers to living rooms. There's not a bad seat in the place.
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- Arab Envoys Fail to Heal Division Over Iraqi Invasion
- Few Remain as Last Eldress of Shaker Sect Dies
- SPORTSCOPE : Top-Ranked UCLA Soccer Team Will Host Nevada Las Vegas on Sunday
- Sylmar Drug Seizure Tied to El Paso, Juarez Ring : Cocaine: A federal investigator testifies that a defendant told of traffickers using legitimate-looking businesses and links to cartel.
- He's in a Rush: Aztecs' Maxey Adjusts Quickly : Football: It took him three days to make a satisfactory move from H-back to high school position of running back.
- THE SIDELINES : Langer Holds One-Stroke Lead
- Columbia S&L; Bonds for Sale; Value Debated : Thrifts: The cost of the failed institution's bailout rests on what its junk portfolio nets. Some analysts believe it will be far short of $2.9 million.
- Sunbelt Savings Gets $464-Million Award in Fraud Lawsuits
- High Court Weighs Legality of Huge Punitive Verdicts
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- Straight From the Heartland : Regional cooking: Midwestern cuisine is coming into its own again.
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- Mini-Mall on Venice Beach Awaits 1 Vote : Development: A Zoning Appeals Board member may break the tie on the project. At issue is unconditional approval of plans that cities have failed to act on in a timely manner.
- POLITICAL NOTEBOOK : Judge O'Brien Back on Bench, His Supervisor's Race in Limbo
- Lens Factory--a Good Place to Get Framed
- Victim of Fire Was Setting Blaze
- Duplexes Divide Beach Residents : Housing: A county supervisor asks the public to inform authorities about illegal rentals. Some residents say they are being asked to 'snitch.'
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- Archdiocese Denied Rezoning to Allow Houses Near College
- FULLERTON : Council Approves Restaurant Move
- Council Extends Street Closure
- Dupree's Dream a Reality : Rams: Running back signs two-year deal after being out for five years with severe knee injury.
- Late Goal From Adair Lifts USD Past Cal, 2-1
- Red Sox Clinch; Brunansky Has Big Hand in It : AL East: His ninth-inning catch preserves victory over White Sox and puts Boston in playoffs.
- Dickerson Loses NFL Appeal : Football: Tagliabue says the Colts acted within their rights when they took action against the running back that cost a big chunk of his salary.
- USC Football Players Aid Police in Arrest of Robbery Suspects
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- SEC Investigates Firm Whose Biggest Stockholder Is Feinstein's Husband : Securities: Blum denies participating in any improprieties. Probe focuses on allegations that the company and its officials inflated the value of stock.
- Power: the Last Word on the Funnies : Magazines: Entertainment Weekly probes the appeal of comics, while Reason takes on the ACLU, and Emerge discusses the broken coalition between Jews and blacks.
- Downey : School Board Vacancy to Be Filled by Appointment
- Pomona : New Firm to Try for Mall
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