- MOVIE REVIEW : A New Wrinkle for Crystal in 'Saturday Night'
- For 'Civil Wars,' a Period of Adjustment : Television: To offset downbeat aspects of the ABC series, humor and personality have been given new emphasis.
- O.C. MUSIC / CHRIS PASLES : McDuffie's Flubs Played Key Part in Later Success
- RADIO
- Shows Fusing Entertainment With Topicality of Riots : Television: Prime-time series are working the L.A. unrest into their story lines.
- Schutt Leads Aztecs Past UC Riverside
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : They May Not Return to Edmonton
- OUTDOOR NOTES : New State Senate Bill Is Rocking the Boat
- Pro Football
- Vaughn's Single Wins It, Fletcher's Play Saves It : Baseball: Brewers' shortstop ends 3-2 victory over Angels with double play off Curtis' grounder.
- LOS ALAMITOS / HARNESS RACING : Heavy Tipper Beats the Odds
- Gretzky May Be Out for Season : It Hurts Every Time It Happens
- BASEBALL : Dodgers Need Braves' 'Worst-to-First' Plan
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Pressure Affected Second-Half Offense
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : CHARGERS : Ex-Packer Wilson Signed
- PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP : Wacholder Quiets Crowd; Laguna Beach Beats El Toro
- Names in the News - Sept. 23, 1992
- Passers, Separated at Birth?
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Allen Producing the Most
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Philcox Has Broken Thumb
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Pixote': Youth on Brazil's Mean Streets
- STAGE
- 'The Tonight Show' Firing: Why, What Now? : Television: As late as Monday afternoon, executive producer Helen Kushnick thought that her job was safe.
- ART REVIEW : Magnifique Matisse
- Tale of 2 Kings: Troupes to Offer Dueling 'Lears'
- PREP ROUNDUP : El Toro Handles Corona del Mar in Water Polo
- CSUN Women Overcome Letdown, USD
- His Position Is Locked Up : Chiefs' Jones Practices by Day, Then Spends Nights in Jail
- Scott Quits CSUN Football Team
- Nixon's Advice to President Bush
- GOP and God
- Open Spaces Need Protection
- Development's Price Too High
- Don't Get Your Starrs Crossed
- Proposition 166
- Focus on the Positive
- Private Clinics Burden Doctors
- Welfare Plan's Effect on Infants
- No Favors for Non-Residents
- Welfare Plan's Effect on Infants
- Human Relations
- Nixon's Advice to President Bush
- Europe's Response to Balkan Conflict
- Nixon's Advice to President Bush
- Nixon's Advice to President Bush
- Welfare Plan's Effect on Infants
- TELEVISION - Sept. 22, 1992
- Alpharel Joins With IBM to Supply Imaging System
- Card Wars: Take a Good Look Before Taking Bait
- Ocean Pacific Files Plan to Emerge From Bankruptcy, Pay Creditors : Reorganization: Under the 'aggressive' proposal, the Tustin surf wear firm would pay its debts in full. It also plans a move to smaller Irvine Spectrum offices.
- BANKING & FINANCE - Sept. 22, 1992
- Oxnard Gets Arkansas Firm
- 50% of Nations' Top Legal Firms Cut Staffs This Year : Attorneys: The going rate for first-year associates' salaries also has not increased since 1989, but they still run as high as $86,000.
- Terry D. Moore has joined Westland Insurance...
- Swap Meet Vendors Threaten Rent-Hike Boycott : Protest: Marketplace renters say increased charges for fairgrounds space would double or triple costs.
- IHOP Acquires 13 JB's Restaurants
- * Bendix Oceanics Inc. in Sylmar secured...
- 2 Right-O-Way Executives Leave After Buyout Fails : Air freight: The president and chief financial officer have resigned from Tustin firm, which has been sold to an industry veteran.
- With Design in Mind International Inc., a...
- TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS
- AUTOS
- TECHNOLOGY - Sept. 22, 1992
- GTE Government Systems Receives Swedish Contract
- Durr-Fillauer Medical Takeover Completed by Bergen Brunswig
- Bishop Inc. Sells Assets of Design Products Division
- ARCS Mortgage Inc. in Calabasas has named...
- OTHER NEWS - Sept. 22, 1992
- * Bonnie Nash has joined Helpmates Personnel...
- TRW Move to Cost 150 Jobs: TRW...
- Debra Davidson has been named second vice...
- Federal Agency Supports Whistle-Blower's Case
- Ojai Racquet Club Plans Satellite Office Building
- Lynwood's Turn : Operation Hope Aims to Deliver Post-Riot Help
- Penny Stock Broker Is Fined : Burbank: Toluca Pacific Securities and two employees are assessed a total of nearly $200,000. One case involved alleged markups of prices.
- Insurance Chief Not Wavering : Proposition 103: The feisty chairman of 20th Century Industries drives home his views opposing rebates for motorists.
- California Amplifier Reports Profit Increase
- No Mickey Mouse Operations : Retailing: Disney, Warner Bros. and Sesame Street are doing well with specialty shops that sell their casts of characters on all manner of merchandise.
- This David Takes Aim at Microsoft
- New President Selected to Head Miller Brewing
- Apple Will Lay Off About 100, Company Says
- Dan Grindle of McDougal, Love, Eckis and...
- * Instrumentation Marketing Corp. in Burbank won...
- * Century City-based law firm Pircher, Nichols...
- Robert Gilberg and Kent Walker have been...
- ENERGY
- Most Say Election Coverage Is Fair, Survey Finds : Media: Times Mirror interviews indicate most voters believe reporters personally prefer Clinton. But majority also think news does not show bias.
- Police Arrest Doctor in Theft of Equipment : Crime: Clinic patients watch as suspect is taken in custody on warrant stemming from burglaries at 3 doctors' offices.
- Center-Right Parties Win Estonia Vote
- Van in Crash Failed Safety Check : Tragedy: Church vehicle involved in deadliest Orange County collision had even been ordered off the road.
- Philip Benson; Physician Practiced While He Had AIDS
- BUCHAREST : Romanian Road Show
- Singing Praises of the Gay Choral Movement
- 2 Teen-Agers in Firebomb Case Won't Face Charges
- Skin Graphics : Art: A convention of tattoo enthusiasts suggests a world of walking canvases where tigers and dragons lurk under shirts and in more secret places.
- Patrol Withdraws From Border Talk
- 2 Activists Sentenced in Satellite Smashing : Courts: Anti-war crusaders say Rockwell International break-in was 'act of conscience.' One received 18-month prison term; the other 24 months.
- By hook and by crook: A woman...
- Sir Geraint Evans; Opera Star Epitomized 'Falstaff'
- U.S. Balloonists Set a Record
- It's Super Mario to the Rescue : Personal health: If a child in a hospital is bored or frightened, video games can sometimes help.
- Governor Signs Legislation to Allow 'Charter' Schools : Education: New law permits independently run public institutions where only the basics are taught.
- Chicago Diocese Policy Addresses Priest Sex Abuse
- Bush Picks 2 New Marshals
- Driver Sought in Crash Fatal to 8 : Tragedy: He fled the scene after hitting a church van. The owner of the pickup is sought for questioning. His wife reported the vehicle stolen after the accident.
- Church Seeks Money for Families of Victims : Appeal: Methodist pastor says Guatemalan immigrants cannot afford cost of funerals for the eight who died Sunday.
- COUNTYWIDE : 4th Office Opened in GOP Vote Drive
- 'Tonight Show' Producer Fired : Television: NBC move follows bad publicity generated by late-night booking war with 'Arsenio Hall Show.'
- MALIBU : Firefighter in Hospital With Rattlesnake Bite
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / U.S. SENATE : Seymour Says Feinstein Skirted Donation Limits
- Can Magnesium Help After Heart Attack?
- Small Packages : Preemie Store in Fountain Valley Has Clothes for the Littlest Guys and Girls
- Doing Business : New Shots Fired in Indonesia Wage War : U.S. labor is urging trade action against a land where daily take-home pay is measured in cents.
- Culture : Salinas Accused of Doctoring the Books on Mexico's History : New school texts cast villains and heroes in a different light. Critics say the president is distorting the past for political gain.
- H.W. Spencer; Composer and Arranger
- Princess Diana Loses Mercedes to Recession
- Speaking Of: : U.N. Peacekeepers
- Ex-Priest Jailed 20 Years After Alleged Abuses
- Van in Crash Failed Safety Check : Victims: 'My family was my life,' says woman who lost her pregnant sister, two nephews and two nieces in the accident.
- POWs Were Left in Laos, Nixon Aides Believed
- Strauss to Quit Moscow Post, Says He'll Lobby for Reforms
- S.D. County Buys Time on Landfill Expansion : Trash: San Marcos facility can be used beyond capacity while county seeks expansion approval.
- Campaigning for Promotion : Encouraged by Their Man's Lead in the Polls, Democrats Are Drooling Over the Possibility of Punching the Clock at a Clinton White House
- NEWPORT BEACH : Japan Teens in Firsthand Look at U.S.
- LOS ANGELES : Man Sentenced for Role in Wounding of Officer
- VAN NUYS : Medical Magnet School a Step Closer
- Wildlife Hospital Plan Wins Council Approval : Conservation: Project still needs coastal panel's OK. Development firm that owns adjacent land had objected.
- NORTH HOLLYWOOD : Shooting Victim Is Identified
- HUD Gives $4 Million in Riot Aid : Recovery: Seven cities and L.A. County will use the federal funds to spur economic development.
- Israel and Syria Move to Put Peace Talks Back on Track
- Airline Delays Seen in New De-Icing Plan
- 100 Business Leaders Join to Support Clinton
- Three NFL Players File Class-Action Suit
- War Affecting Size of Turnout at Match Racing
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Ashby Quickly Makes Mark With Arabians
- IRVINE : Official Wants City Friendly to Business
- Costa Mesa Rider Leads U.S. to Title
- Horse Racing : Arnold Will Retire, Leaving Harness Racing in Question
- 'Main St.' Blueprint Hits Snags : Ventura Boulevard: Economic and planning problems as well as bad luck have hurt the plan to tame growth along the Valley thoroughfare.
- Residents Do Battle With Invading Rats
- NEWPORT BEACH : Club Hopes to Make Downtown Blossom
- LOS ALAMITOS : City Studies Options for Katella Widening
- Blame Shifted in Murder-for-Hire Case
- Museum Offers Plankton Trip
- Summer Exits on a Fair, Albeit Smoggy, Note
- Girl, 15, Testifies About a Gang Rape in Park
- SAN DIEGO : Death Sought for 2 Accused in Slaying
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Plan Panel to Vote on Disputed Project
- SAN CLEMENTE : San Onofre Alarm to Be Tested Wednesday
- OJAI : Bicycle Patrol Seeks Clubs' Underwriting
- VENTURA : 8 Receive Awards for Helping Police
- Dodgers Make 5 Errors in Loss at Candlestick : Baseball: Williams' bases-loaded single gives Giants a 3-2 victory in the teams' final game against each other this season.
- Miscellany
- Miscellany
- Padres Waiting for Season's End : Baseball: In 7-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, Padres show signs frustration, resignation.
- Coming to Grips With Women's Soccer
- Call Me Jamir! : Learning to Like Your Name
- Arizona State placed pitching coach Walter C....
- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Realtors Support New School District
- SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : New Convention Bureau Discussed
- The Idea That Must Not Die : French vote is at best a yellow light for Europe
- NEWBURY PARK : Second Escape From East Valley Station
- There Goes the Dream
- Obituaries - Sept. 22, 1992
- Saving Lives at Sensible Prices : Tragic crash demonstrates anew the lifesaving value of seat belts
- Bank Bandits Shoot at Police : Violence: Robbers in bulletproof vests take over a La Palma bank, then flee, firing at pursuing police cars.
- SEAL BEACH : City's Big Project in '92: Restroom Rehab
- PLATFORM : A New Look for PE
- SAN DIEGO : Embezzler Given 21 Months in Jail
- Mistrial Ends Swap-Meet Case Against Santa Ana : Litigation: Jury is dismissed on fourth day of trial. A preliminary ruling by Judge Franklin in Superior Court also throws out $1.8-million suit by Councilman Norton.
- LAGUNA HILLS : 2 Accused of Leaving Baby Unattended
- YORBA LINDA : Council Expands Anti-Drug Program
- PERSPECTIVE ON NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION : Cat Is Creeping Out of the Bag : The U.N. inspection process itself has contributed to the Iraqi bomb program, ignoring world security interests.
- Mayor Eulogizes Parents 'Devoted to Each Other'
- GARDEN GROVE : Propane Tanks Kept Cool During Fire
- Dale Surowitz has been named chief executive...
- Drywall Strikers Make Major Breakthrough : Labor: After months of picketing, lawsuits and vandalism, subcontractors will meet on whether to let their employees unionize.
- Syncor Reports Sharply Higher Profit in Quarter
- Free Trade Views
- Flower Trade Lures Lucky to Mexico Site : Joint venture: Supermarket chain to buy flowers directly from growers and then make finished products at a <i> maquiladora</i> in Tecate.
- Double-Takes : Magazines Try Different Covers on the Same Issue to Try to Boost Sales
- Bush Rebuffed on Currency Market Plan : Finance: The President suggests using a market basket of commodities, including gold, to help determine the value of major currencies.
- Pollution Research Expects Relocation to Hurt Profit
- Golden State Bank Adds Barker, Zak to Its Directors
- Procter & Gamble Juice Loss Won't Affect Jobs
- * Great Western in Calabasas received a...
- * Michael Altstatt has been appointed director...
- Renaissance Program Begins Job Referral Service for Blacks : Employment: Unit of First AME Church institutes workshops and a job bank featuring firms such as Santa Ana's Ingram Micro.
- Donald Curtis has joined Torrey Pines Financial...
- Donald D. Lyons has been appointed laboratory...
- On a Budget? Don't Sweat It : The Life Fitness Center at Irvine Valley College is the newest of affordable, college campus facilities open to the public.
- Counselors Help Police Officers Cope With Trauma of Accident
- CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / U.S. SENATE : Boxer, Herschensohn Far Apart in 2nd Debate
- European Leaders to Meet on Unity Drive : Treaty: Kohl and Mitterrand today will look at ramifications of France's narrow 'yes' vote. An EC summit is called by Britain for next month.
- 2nd-Quarter Profit Drops at National Technical
- City Fills Its Own Little Niche With Big Stores : Retail: Sports Authority will become the seventh mega-store in Fountain Valley, which has been shielded from sales tax slumps that have plagued other towns.
- Mary G. Altalo, a program manager for...
- Westech's Fiber Optics May Be Used in Kuwait
- * Librascope Corp. in Glendale won an...
- ENTERTAINMENT
- BANKING : Fed Official Urges Banks to Hang Onto Home Loans
- Citadel Holding to Report Loss for 9-Month Period
- Film Animation Company Reports Quarterly Profit
- Pay-Fone Posts Profit of $51,570 for Quarter
- GTE Offers Its Customers a New Charge Card Service : Credit: The firm is the latest blue chip company to enter the fray over the introduction of credit cards, this one with a 6% rate for a limited time.
- Many Lenders Offer Long Lists of Repossessed Real Estate
- AUTOS
- Dog Gone Stores : Pet Outlets Do Well Sans Pets
- Admar to Acquire 2 Firms: Admar Group...
- * Loeb & Loeb has named Fred...
- PPO Alliance, a Woodland Hills-based provider of...
- Top Environmental Official Tours Mycogen, Hears Plea on Rules
- Employees Win Court Decision : Banking: In a class-action suit, Security Pacific was told it should have given ex-Gibraltar workers 60 days notice or 60 days pay and benefits.
- TECHNOLOGY : FileNet, Pizza Hut Share Limelight for Automating System
- * Naakesh A. Dewan has been appointed...
- Fullerton Ropak Corp. Sells Subsidiary in Canada to Former Plant Manager
- More Women Advancing in the Workplace : Survey: Magazine finds them gaining in corporate hierarchy. More support for parental policies is also cited by Working Mother.
- OTHER NEWS - Sept. 22, 1992
- Cheesecake Factory Finds Wall Street's Sweet Spot
- * Metric Construction Co. Inc. in Thousand...
- Small Firms Fight to Survive After Andrew : Commerce: Thousands try to get back on their feet before it's too late.
- Andrew Baird, chairman of the Department of...
- David Root has been named executive vice...
- Penelope Jones has been promoted to sales...
- O.C. ART REVIEW : Gemini Duplicates Art, Life
- Marisol Follows Its Own Beat : Clubs: For years, the Latin hot spot in Chula Vista has thrived on word of mouth. Its mix of jazz, salsa and other music shows why.
- Music Reviews : Viklarbo Ensemble Plays Messiaen's 'Quartet'
- 'Quantum' Leaps Into the J.F.K. Assassination : Television: On the season premiere tonight, Sam jumps into a script supporting the lone gunman theory.
- STAGE REVIEW : All Is Relative in a Bittersweet 'David's Mother' in Pasadena : The Bob Randall comedy is built around familial havoc raised by the presence of a retarded child.
- Music Reviews : Problematic Program at Greystone Mansion
- It's Worth a Lot More Than a Baseball Card
- Chargers Continue to Show Their Remorse
- It's a Day Off, but No One's Off This Hook
- UCI Candidates Formerly of UNLV, New Mexico
- FULLERTON NOTEBOOK : Finding a Lining of Silver
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : UCLA : Walker's Play Surprises Dad
- SDSU Game Not Sold Out
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Langston Selected for Japan Tour
- Ram Offense Is a Vanishing Act : Pro football: Breakdowns all over keeping team out of end zone.
- The BBC's Stiff Upper Lip Quivers : Soap Opera Becomes a Laughingstock
- TELEVISION - Sept. 22, 1992
- THEATER / JAN HERMAN : Director Works, Plays on SCR's Second Stage
- STAGE
- Claremont Keeps Dynasty Alive
- They Make Most of Their Players
- Braves Take What Hershiser Gives Them : Dodgers: He allows only one earned run, but his two wild pitches enable Atlanta to score twice in 4-2 victory.
- Giants Control the Bears, 27-14
- Boxing
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : USC : Confidence Grows With Victory
- De La Hoya's First Pro Fight Planned for Nov. 23 at Forum
- ART
- Murphy Now Is Lecturing Vice President
- SAVE WITH CARE: Working Mother magazine has...
- It's Murphy Brown's Turn to Lecture Vice President : Television: Show mixes fiction and reality as the Candice Bergen character responds to Quayle on family values issue.
- Regional Outlook : U.S. Shield Over Tokyo Turns Rusty in Post-Cold War World : What's a 1951 military pact worth in 1992? Both sides are mulling whether to expand it--or abandon it.
- Four Arrested in Two High-Speed Police Pursuits
- ONE FOR SISTERHOOD: Those two Orange police...
- BURIED SEED: Garden Grove's Robin Bell had...
- COUNTYWIDE : Dense Morning Fog Covers Inland Areas
- General Relief Welfare Cuts of 12.3% Urged
- County Executives Encouraged by Vote on European Treaty : Trade: Some caution, however, that ratification by France does not rule out more currency instability ahead.
- Deaths Shatter Life of Latino Church : Religion: Victims belonged to a small, close-knit congregation of immigrants who rely on each other for support.
- YOUR CASH IS READY: Jesse Cota, director...
- Rams' Offense Is Resembling Vanishing Act : Football: Breakdowns in all facets of the game keeping team out of end zone.
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Sign of the Times: Dawson, Maddux Lead Cubs
- BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Benzinger Probably Done for Season
- Miscellany
- Chargers Set Phillips Free, End Dispute : Football: Nose tackle now hopes to join another team and play this seson.
- After Brief Stop, Gomez On the Go : Tennis: Rosary's No. 2 singles player, who is 12-0 this season as a senior, regains her motivation to play after taking some time off.
- University City Makes Points
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Cowboys' Williams, Richards Sit Out
- TELEVISION - Sept. 22, 1992
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Can't Stop Loving the Genius of Ray Charles : His voice has lost little of its strength or buzz-cut character; his vocal theatrics and lyrical asides were controlled, convincing.
- POP MUSIC REVIEW : Rock, Soul Add Color to Blues Fest : Chuck Berry and James Brown led a bill of fresh as well as traditional artists. For the Long Beach event, it was the most impressive, ambitious yet.
- MOVIES - Sept. 22, 1992
- TV REVIEW : 'Mr. Cooper': A Comedy That Seems Familiar
- Museums May Feel Ax Today : Budget: If Board of Supervisors OKs cuts, LACMA and Natural History Museum will face loss of millions.
- Miscellany
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Majors Returns to Tennessee
- PRO FOOTBALL : Cunningham Making Serious Run for Quarterback of the Year
- Say Ugh : Statistically, 1987 L.A. Teams Might Have Been Worse, but the 1991-92 Season Simply Feels as Bad as It Gets
- 'No Contest' in Ninth Race at Fairplex
- Dan Geiss
- Nothing Seems Special About Their Efforts : Raiders: Their kickers and return units keep putting opponents in good position.
- Hockey
- AZTECS NOTEBOOK : Bruins, Aztecs Open Up with Word Games
- Hockey
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : RAMS : Injury Will Probably Sideline Lyght
- PRO FOOTBALL : DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Marinovich Hits Club Record Books
- Boxing
- Hockey
- Bethany Stidham
- Notes on a Scorecard - Sept. 22, 1992
- A federal jury of five women and...
- AMERICAN LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Eckersley, McGwire Team Up Against White Sox
- A prosecutor urged a Cincinnati jury in...
- DANCE REVIEW : Rudy Perez's Ode to a 'Dance-Crazy Kid'
- OPERA REVIEW : San Francisco Stages a Cinematic 'Boris Godunov'
- Weekend Box Office
- MOVIES - Sept. 22, 1992
- STAGE REVIEW : Groundlings' Autumn Salute