- SOUTH ROUNDUP : Georgia Tech Wins; Virginia Next
- Game-Ending Brawl Spoils Bowden's 200th
- Quibbles & Bits
- THIS YEAR'S MODEL: Remember all the publicity...
- RESTAURANTS : Slipping In Quietly
- World IN BRIEF : INDIA : Town Sealed Off to Hindu Militants
- Smoldering Core of a Slighted City : DEVIL'S NIGHT AND OTHER TRUE TALES OF DETROIT <i> By Ze'ev Chafets (Random House: $19.95; 256 pp.</i> )
- USD Sweeper Nguyen Might Play Today
- Rancho Santiago Denied Ball, Victory
- Rams Have Good Depth on the Board
- Injury to Testaverde's Toe is Playing With Chargers' Heads
- ROUNDUP : Daniels' Two Goals Help CS Northridge Outkick Master's
- Bo Is True to His Own Word
- WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS : Graham Not Too Tired to Win Two Semifinal Matches
- A Guide, Gossip, a Glimpse of Glory : MIXED MEDIA: A SPECIAL BOOKS EDITION : <i> Rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i> : "CHRISTGAU'S RECORD GUIDE: THE '80S" By Robert Christgau <i> Pantheon Books ($1</i> 7<i> .95)</i>
- Cool to 'Bonfire'?
- Keeping the Play on the Page--and the Stage : The Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theatre is a well-funded but relatively unknown group that performs dramatic readings and admits audiences for free
- Julia Roberts plays a nurse whose affections...
- 1/2 THE TRAVELING WILBURYS "Vol. 3" <i> Wilbury/Warner Bros.</i>
- Rediscovering the U.S. at World's Fair in Seville
- Complex Offers Low-Cost Rentals
- 10-Year Struggle Draws to Close as Congress Passes Clean Air Act
- Circus Bengal Tiger Kills Colombia Child
- Dueling Ballot Measures Vie for Most Votes
- THE TIMES POLL : Many to Cut Spending as Hedge for Recession
- Industry : Bank to Manage Bonds
- World IN BRIEF : VENEZUELA : Army Raids Illegal Jungle Gold Mines
- Bob Knows Basketball
- Students to Seek Spirit of Giving on Halloween
- 3 Pilots Sentenced to Jail for Flying Jet While Drunk
- NEWS ANALYSIS : Marina Place Decision May Prompt Settlement
- Ordinary People Wear the Badges in Role Swap : Lawndale: Citizens wore badges. Deputies committed crimes. And by the end of the 'Turnabout' program, each side had gained understanding.
- Youth Is Fatally Shot in Fight Outside Bar
- Love Thy Neighbor : Can Habitat Home Dwellers, Encanto Residents Find a Way to Heal Wounds? Time Will Tell
- Connections to St. John
- THE HOUSE : Civil Rights Bill
- Eastern Europeans Flock to Taize, Religious Retreat Nestled in France
- Guru Disciples Plan 'City of Immortals'
- Loophole in Law Allows Concealing of Ads' Backers, Commission Rules
- Police Follow the Scent, Track Down Cookie Tampering Suspect
- Salem to Celebrate 300 Years of Witchery
- At The Hoops
- Spotlight : Of, By And For The Children : For Your Pachyderm Pleasure: Babar, The Movie And The HBO Series
- Monterey Park Is Swimming in a Sea of <i> Black </i> Ink
- Boy, 4, Accidentally Shoots, Kills Himself
- Bill Arrison retired at age 41...
- A Two-Part Agenda for Orange County : Put Distance Between Officials, Developers; Give Measure M Chance to Unclog Traffic
- MOORPARK : Man Concealed Gun at Game, Police Say
- LOCAL ELECTIONS : Shared Beliefs Amid Anger in Sheriff's Race : Politics: Despite heated campaign rhetoric, candidates Roache and Drown really disagree on very little.
- She Likes Her Conceptual Art With a Flair for Intrigue and Inventiveness
- Hill Remains Undefeated With a KO
- Beirut Press Marks Hostage Anderson's Birthday
- Experimental Index Will Test Traditional Theories
- The Recession, Most Would Say, Is Already Being Felt : In Real Estate, Sellers Taking Big Price Cuts
- * Jeffrey S. Brown has been named...
- To Visit Harbour Island
- Directory Assistance for Students in Europe
- N.Y. Officials Trying to Stamp Out Million-Dollar Foot Fraud Scams
- South African Zulus, ANC in Rival Shows of Strength
- El Monte : Motel Ordinance Changed
- Mexico Archeological Dig Yields 1st-Ever Carving of Decorations on Child's Teeth
- Abortion Fades as Issue for 1990 Political Races : Elections: Many call it a no-win topic. Persian Gulf, economy, crime, taxes are more immediate concerns.
- FREEWAY REPAIRS : Caltrans Issues Motorists' Advisory
- The Ad Game: How To Sway 7% Of The Voters Through Razzmatazz. : Impact: It's where advertising runs that counts.
- ROADWORK : Major projects for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 : FREEWAYS & HIGHWAYS
- Youths Attack Driver Outside Restaurant
- Children Saved From Home Blaze by 7 Heroes : Fire: Young party-goers at a house next door risk their own lives to rescue a family of six trapped inside.
- Hermosa Maps Historical Summer Homes of the Stars
- D.A. Inquiry Begun Into Allegedly Improper Pensions Paid to Three : Benefits: San Juan Capistrano officials are being questioned by investigators about payments made to the former city employees over the last five years.
- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS : County Supervisors: 4th District
- SOUTHWEST ROUNDUP : TCU Finally Runs Out of Miracles, 27-21
- Bradley Runs for 267 Yards in Moorpark Win
- Hansen Predicts King Turnaround
- El Camino Rallies From 26-7 Deficit and Defeats Pasadena, 39-29
- Offseason Begins With Look at Free-Agent Market for A's
- Wyoming Improves Record to 9-0 With 17-10 Win Over Texas El Paso
- Tragedy Overshadows Glory at Breeders' Cup : Horse racing: Top filly Go For Wand is destroyed after injury in the stretch of Distaff. Mr. Nickerson dies during Sprint.
- Motta Presides Over a Youth Movement in Sacramento
- AND FINALLY: Green Bay Packers quarterback Don...
- STAGE : Emotion Gets the Best of David Hare : Using American playwrights as his role models, the veteran of British stage explores modern tragedy in 'Secret Rapture'
- Matt Salinger Plays the Waiting Game
- MOVIES : The Prince of Darkness : Director Abel Ferrara practices a kind of gonzo filmmaking, and his violent vision isn't a particularly popular one in Hollywood
- MARTINU: SONATA NO. 1; "LES RITOURNELLES"; "FANTAISIE...
- * Jim Gorman has joined the Newport...
- The Recession, Most Would Say, Is Already Being Felt : Services Outfit Starting Off in Shaky Times
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : HIGH STYLE : The 5-Million-Year-Old Desk
- Large Lots and Blue, Smog-Free Skies : Acton: Life is still rather rural in this community that seems to attract residents with a taste for the wide open spaces.
- Fiction for Young Readers : OUR SIXTH-GRADE SUGAR BABIES <i> By Eve Bunting (HarperCollins Children's Books: $12.95; 146 pp.; ages 9-11) </i>
- Tarweed May Not Be a Pretty Sight but Wildflower Walk Offers More
- Frolicking with Cayman Stingrays Is Dive 'High'
- The Recession, Most Would Say, Is Already Being Felt : Marri's Customers 'Worried About Tomorrow'
- SACRAMENTO : Trade Groups Say State Laws Are Best Way to End Local Regulatory Spats
- Nadir Hasn't Hit Bottom, but the Financier May Yet Prove Aptly Named : Finance: In London, the City buzzes over the collapse of his sprawling Polly Peck empire. Its guiding spirit could fall further yet.
- CalComp Inc. Assigns Sanders to Head Group
- A HOLE IN THE WORLD; An American Boyhood <i> By Richard Rhodes (Simon & Schuster: $19.95.; 224 pp.) </i>
- How Badly Are We Doing? : California's in a slump. The good news: Some say it may not be terrible. : REGIONAL REPORT
- Landlord Pays Extra to Move Baby
- Ventura County
- * Trent L. Barnes has joined the...
- Win a Few, Lose a Few : THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS <i> By A. M. Homes (W.W. Norton: $17.95; 173 pp.) </i> : LITTLE NIGHTMARES, LITTLE DREAMS <i> By Rachel Simon (Houghton Mifflin/ Seymour Lawrence: $18.95; 212 pp.) </i>
- Caribbean 'Moke' Redefines the Getaway Car
- ACTS OF WORSHIP <i> By Yukio Mishima translated by John Bester (Kodansha: $6.95) </i> : SUN AND STEEL <i> By Yukio Mishima translated by John Bester (Kodansha: $5.95) </i>
- The Evolutionary War : MY SON'S STORY <i> By Nadine Gordimer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $19.95; 277 pp.) </i>
- A Changing Outlook for Retiree Health Plans
- The Recession, Most Would Say, Is Already Being Felt : 'Balancing Game' in San Diego
- * Anthony J. Buckridge has been named...
- AUCTIONS
- Those Long Lines After International Flights Are a Terminal Problem : Airports: Congestion and delays at immigration and customs stations throughout the country are grim facts. The runaway worst offender is LAX.
- THE OPENING QUESTION : FINAL ANALYSIS: The Making and Unmaking of a Psychoanalyst <i> By Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (Addison Wesley: $18.95; 212 pp.) </i>
- Fiction for Young Readers : THE LEGEND OF JIMMY SPOON <i> By Kristiana Gregory (Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: $15.95; 159 pp.; ages 8-12)</i>
- Time-Share Conduct Code OKd
- THE OPENING QUESTION : GRATITUDE: Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country <i> By William F. Buckley Jr. (Random House: $16.95; 155 pp.) </i>
- Ultra-Low-Flow Toilet Stingy With Water Use
- Considering Art
- Animal Research
- City Council Lacks Business Experience
- PARADIGMS REGAINED
- COMMENTARY / Surrogates : Judging Legal Rights and Wrongs in Johnson-Calvert Case : Lawmakers must address the unprecedented issues raised in the surrogate baby custody trial, says the court-appointed guardian for the boy with three parents. The judge was right in refusing to play Solomon.
- DOING THE CHAWS
- PARADIGMS REGAINED
- Rep. Rohrabacher
- HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC by David J. Skal (W....
- Prison Inmate Labor Initiative
- MERYL STREEP
- Bias and Our Fear of Japanese Investment
- MEN'S FASHION AND LOOKS
- Guard Issue Cited in Pringle-Umberg Contest
- THE OPENING QUESTION : POWERSHIFT <i> By Alvin Toffler (Bantam: $22.95; 592 pp.)</i>
- THE INDIAN LAWYER <i> by James Welch (W.W. Norton: $18.95; 320 pp.) </i>
- If the Jackboot Fits . . . : RICHARD'S FEET <i> By Carey Harrison (Henry Holt: $22.95; 672 pp.) </i>
- Back to the Buddy Shop : RULES OF THE ROAD <i> By Lucian K. Truscott IV (Carroll & Graf: $18.95; 336 pp.)</i>
- Scientists Watch Life Take Shape on Newest Place on Earth--Surtsey : Life sciences: Forbidding volcanic island is kept isolated as a laboratory to monitor how primordial life might have been.
- Bangladesh Aims to Harvest Rivers, Lakes
- HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES : Sweets Are Just One of Many Treats Being Offered for Children
- PTA Distributes Third Edition of Free Youth Services Directory
- Roddenberry's Trek Record : 'Star Trek's' Successor Hits a New Time Warp: The 80th Episode
- BEST BET
- California IN BRIEF : OAKLAND : Rappers to Return After Moratorium
- A Celebratory Luncheon for 50 at Tiffany
- ELECTIONS: ALHAMBRA : School Board Hopefuls Stress Their Experience
- State Will End Year in Black, Governor Says
- ELECTIONS: ALHAMBRA : City Council Race Is a Rerun : 5th District: A rematch is set between an incumbent and a 1986 challenger. Two unopposed councilwomen in other districts automatically win terms.
- John Larkin, the actor who was the...
- The Courtly Manner That Soared After Ed Koch's Defeat Now Seems Too Tame for New York City. Suddenly, We See. . . : Dinkins Descending
- Anti-Incumbent Protesters Call for 'Clean Sweep'
- Block Rehires Deputies in Racial Incident
- Teacher Charged With Skimming School Money
- LOTTERY RESULTS : OCT. 27 : Saturday's Winning
- Brown Goes Over 100 Again as Bruins Win
- Plenty of Talent to Make a Run at the Title : Basketball: Cal State Dominguez Hills Coach Dave Yanai has five players returning and has added three transfers and a crop of talented freshmen.
- BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances. Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by...
- Tribute to a 'Delta' Woman's Journey
- The Truth Behind Those 'College Savers' Bonds
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / SENATE : Up for 2 Seats, Lawmaker Hits the Garamendis
- The Little Engine That Still Can
- Once an Industrial Mecca, Detroit Fights Back Against Crime and Decay : Cities: Those who could afford to fled the troubled schools and soaring murder rate. But citizen action and a new Canadian trade pact could give the town new life.
- Dornan: A Master of Direct Mail : Fund Raising: The Garden Grove Republican collected nearly $1.4 million in 21 months with a sophisticated approach.
- Clock Keeper Has Her Hands Full Today
- Mental Health Network Faces Cutbacks : Prop. 134: If the alcohol tax measure fails, the county is prepared to close two clinics serving 4,000 patients. Funding for several private agencies would also be slashed.
- PLATFORM : Pushing the Limits of Nature
- Syria Finally Gets Its Way, Takes Control in Lebanon
- Tombstone Tour : Halloween: Visitors tread carefully at resting places for Hollywood stars and legends.
- UCSD Student Dies in Fire
- County Could Be Wilson's Winning Edge : Times Poll: The senator has built a 33-point lead over Feinstein among county voters, a survey finds. The margin could be enough to ensure his election.
- Ojai Valley News Publisher Resigns for Job in the East
- Rental Fee Hikes Appealed
- Vietnamese Find a Taste of Home in New Life
- Bruins Will Take Whatever They Can Get : UCLA: Getting back to .500 is good, but a bowl bid--any bowl bid--would be better.
- Bruins Ground One Out Against Beavers
- Nebraska's Flowers Gets 208 Yards, Takes Wind Out of Cyclones, 45-13
- Madlangbayan Lifts Occidental to Win in Overtime, 47-41
- In the End, Titans Give the Game to Long Beach
- Frey Again Passes Test Against Gophers, 52-23
- Klingler Rolls Seven Against Arkansas, 62-28 : Houston: Quarterback has seven touchdown passes and 457 yards for unbeaten Cougars. Razorbacks lose fourth in a row.
- It's Those Texas Graybeards Again : ZZ TOP "Recycler" <i> Warner Bros.</i>
- Making Audiences Laugh Is His Business, and David Shiner Does It Without Saying a Word
- Where There's a Will : If San Diego has a patron saint of theater, it surely must be William Shakespeare
- Motherly Love
- POP MUSIC : The Return of Rock's Good Humor Men : The Traveling Wilburys continue to offer sly nods to pop tradition in the all star group's second album
- How to Choose a Useful Investment Newsletter
- * Bob L. Wielenga has been appointed...
- Grenada's Unspoiled Splendor
- Tellers of Tails : THE LITERARY DOG: Great Contemporary Dog Stories <i> edited by Jeanne Schinto (The Atlantic Monthly Press: $19.95; 377 pp.) </i> : THE COMPANY OF DOGS <i> edited by Michael J. Rosen (Doubleday: $19.95; 327 pp.;) </i>
- Finding Peace in Grenada
- Carving Out Tradition in Lapland
- Walnut : Public to Vote on Fireworks
- RETRO : RERUNS TO RE-WATCH : At The TNT Corral
- Military Families Offered Gulf Taping
- Some Tips for Handling Changes in Tax Rates
- Dynamite Stick Target of Air Force Searchers
- Navy to Retire Iowa After Gun Turret Blast
- Pasadena : Shelter's 1st Anniversary
- Bradbury : Contract Deadline Extended
- Bush Now 'Hopeful' of Peaceful Solution : Strategy: He says Saddam Hussein realizes he is outmatched and 'is taking another look' at his situation.
- Writer Recalls How Tennessee Williams Brought Warmth to Icy Voyage
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : NORTHERN CONFERENCE
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Harvard Secures Share of League Title With Win Over El Segundo
- Italy, Cuba Reach Volleyball Finals
- COMMENTARY : Poll-ution Clogging Up College Football
- BIG WEST ROUNDUP : Utah State Routs UNLV, 31-6
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : ALPHA LEAGUE
- OCC Returns Interception 98 Yards, Wins
- MOVIES : Kevin Costner's Dance With the Sioux : How the director and star achieved authenticity in his unusual film tribute to the Sioux, 'Dances With Wolves'
- Reviving Mercury's 'Living Presence'
- BOBBY McFERRIN "Medicine Music" <i> EMI</i>
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : SHOPTALK : Artful Gifts
- LILY POND; Four years With a Family of Beavers <i> By Hope Ryden (Harper: $8.95, illustrated) </i>
- Big City, Small Towns
- A Guide to the Best of Southern California : GARDENS : Year-Round Seeds
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers by LANGSTON HUGHES
- THE DEAD-END KIDS : Despite their degrees and expectations, few baby boomers will make it to the top
- Alighting on Firefly Hill
- How to Beat the Caribbean Cost of Living It Up
- Congress Passes $490-Billion Cut in Deficit; Bush to Sign Bill : Budget: House votes for the historic plan at dawn, 228 to 200, after debating all night. Senate follows later in day, 54 to 45, to end 5-month drama.
- Monsoons Kill 44 in India
- New Zealand Voters Deal Ruling Labor Party a Resounding Defeat
- Venice Speedway Will Get Face Lift
- The Revelry Surrounding These Rivalries Has No Peer
- WESTERN STATE CONFERENCE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : Williams' 4th Touchdown Caps Ventura Comeback
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : UCI Finally Gets Newland His 500th Victory
- Fanaticism That Spans the Globe : Football: Dean Preston is a rare bloke. He inexplicably falls in love with the Chargers and intensively follows them from his home in Great Britain.
- Olympic Guide to Diction
- Hot Rod's Luck Takes Turn for the Better
- Lewis Sets an SWC Rushing Record as Texas A&M; Trounces Rice, 41-15
- Mel Powell to Open American Composers Series
- 1/2 SLAYER "Seasons in the Abyss" <i> Def American</i>
- MUSIC : Her Star Rose in West After Defecting : Violinist Mullova performs 80 concerts a year since a daring escape from the Soviet Union in 1983; she now lives in Vienna
- Will Jesse Rise Again? : Running Against a Black Man for a Fourth Term, Helms Has Faith in the Politics of Nostalgia
- Walnut : Facts on Landfill Sought
- Mental Health Care Linked to Prop. 134 : Services: Officials are ready to close major clinic and transitional residence unless voters approve 'nickel-a-drink' initiative.
- Protesters Block Moscow Tank Drill
- U.S. Had Clues to Attack, but Missed the Big Picture
- Welcome to L.A. (KCET Saturday at 11...
- Zimbabwe Lepers Remember Protector
- Terms of Endearment: The Term-Limitation Debate : Why The Times endorses Proposition 131 but opposes 140
- County to Close Mental Health Clinics if Prop. 134 Fails : Services: Cuts would close two South Bay clinics and end care for 22,000 low-income patients countywide.
- Little Things Make a Big Difference for Disabled
- Ventura Takes 1st Step to Clean Estuary : Environment: The city allocates $100,000 to restore the river bottom. But 250 homeless people need to be moved.
- Events in the news this week.
- Win Does Wonders for Confidence : Rams: They head to Pittsburgh for Monday night game saying the worst is behind them after ending three-game losing streak.
- El Segundo Falls, 19-7
- SOUTHEAST : Mississippi Wins With Backup Quarterback
- The Fat Lady Sings for Opera on Ocean
- RESTAURANTS : Drinks and (a Cheaper) Dinner : The bar is becoming the busiest room in L.A. restaurants, as owners figure out diners are looking for casual, inexpensive fare
- Two-Story Homes in Banning
- 'Crocodile' Hunt Nets 3-Acre Home
- POST CARDS FROM THE CARIBBEAN
- POP. 1280 <i> By Jim Thompson (Vintage: $8.95) </i>
- Requests For Custom Tags Get a Good Going-Over by the Censorship Folks
- Pasadena Rights Commission Cites 2 People, Women's Shelter
- As the Show's Host, Longtime Skating Pro Breaks the Ice
- Supreme Court Moves to Ease Caseload : Attorneys: Justices propose giving State Bar authorities broad new power to disbar lawyers.
- World IN BRIEF : HUNGARY : Gas Prices Eased to Stem Cab Protest
- Images in Children's Books Reflect Depth of Hatred Between Arab, Jew
- A Guide, Gossip, a Glimpse of Glory : MIXED MEDIA: A SPECIAL BOOKS EDITION : <i> Rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i> : "ONE-HIT WONDERS" By Wayne Jancik <i> Billboard Books ($19.95)</i>
- Full Circle
- In Brief:
- Is It Just an X With Another Name? Readers Sound Off on the New NC-17 Movie Rating : <i> The recent change in the movie rating system produced a number of responses. Here are some. : </i>
- Spelling Surprise
- A Guide, Gossip, a Glimpse of Glory : MIXED MEDIA: A SPECIAL BOOKS EDITION : <i> Rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i> : "12 DAYS ON THE ROAD: THE SEX PISTOLS AND AMERICA" By Noel E. Monk and Jimmy Guterman <i> William Morrow & Co</i> .<i> ($19.95)</i>
- Pollution and Cup
- Card Club Would Be a Magnet for Crime
- Admiring Albania
- CRITICAL RESPONSE
- TOLSTOY'S LARGESS
- Smoke Can be Deadly
- BENDING THE LAW
- MERYL STREEP
- Animal Research
- MERYL STREEP
- Readers Are Hot and Cold on 'Hot Property'
- Is It Just an X With Another Name? Readers Sound Off on the New NC-17 Movie Rating : <i> The recent change in the movie rating system produced a number of responses. Here are some. : </i>
- Name Change
- Prison Inmate Labor Initiative
- A Personal Check
- Readers Are Hot and Cold on 'Hot Property'
- Big Green
- Research Using Fetal Tissue
- MERYL STREEP
- MEN'S FASHION AND LOOKS
- Dealing Fairly With Salesmen
- Change of Mind
- Animal Research
- MERYL STREEP
- Prison Inmate Labor Initiative
- Reading, Writing and Cheerleading
- Imperfect Fantasy
- Challenges to Portrayals and Casting
- Book Controversy Increases Demand
- Presidential Prestige for Sale or Rent,...
- CALIFORNIA ELECTION / INITIATIVE : County to Close Clinics If Prop. 134 Loses : Mental health: Without the tax measure, more than 4,000 vulnerable patients will be turned out altogether, with hundreds more affected by cuts in spending for private agencies, county officials say.
- A Guide, Gossip, a Glimpse of Glory : MIXED MEDIA: A SPECIAL BOOKS EDITION : <i> Rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic).</i> : 1/2 "SUPREME FAITH . . . SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER" By Mary Wilson and Patricia Romanowski <i> Harper Collins ($19.95)</i>
- Who Has J.R.?
- Since Goverment Keeps Wasting My Money, Why Should I Want to Fork Over Any More?
- Prison Inmate Labor Initiative
- COPING WITH HYSTERECTOMY
- MEN'S FASHION AND LOOKS
- Home Price Differential
- Comfortable Red Car Ride Seems to Be Misnomer
- Challenges to Portrayals and Casting