- Firm Agrees to Buy Fountain Valley Hospital : Health care: Tennessee-based OrNda HealthCorp seeks to enlarge its regional base. It owns 16 facilities in Southland.
- U.S., 15 Other Nations Act to Bolster Dollar
- Cash-Poor Gateway Selling Some of Its Assets
- TURBULENT TIMES MANAGING THE ECONOMY / ONE COMPANY'S VIEW : Main Street Tries to Cope : Wall Street Numbers Don't Wash With Faucet Maker
- Auto Sales Revving Up : Consumers: O.C. dealers find hot models in short supply and report an increase in special orders for cars that meet buyers' specifications.
- Bid to Force Recall of Soto Fails
- County Seeks to Lure Earth-Friendly Firms : There are wide-ranging efforts to attract business that are ecologically sound.
- BEHIND THE SCENES : Formally Pooled Resources
- Aid Flights to Sarajevo Are Suspended After Gunfire Hits 2 Planes
- Latino Hunger Strike Continues at UCSB
- SHOP TALK : Knowing Basics Will Guide You Through Forest of Formal Wear : If you have to rent a tuxedo, it helps to know what's trendy and where to find discounts. This year, vests are popular.
- Schools : Pupils Protest Plan to Dump Dirt From Construction
- A Close-Up Look at People Who Matter : Boys & Girls Club to Honor Mayor, Actor
- FULLERTON : City Bans For-Profit Auto Work at Homes
- Passions Stir Dramatically in 'Nightfalls' Melting Pot : Theater: OCC instructor John Ferzacca directs students in the premiere of his reflective play about 'remarkable' Los Angeles.
- CSUN Awaits Word on New Scoreboards
- PREP ROUNDUP : Canyon Wins Match on Doubles Victory
- Tri-Lite Inc.: The Irvine company, which designs,...
- Senate Approves Credit Bill to Boost Consumer Rights : Congress: Burden of proof in disputes would shift to reporting bureaus. Many of the provisions already exist in California.
- Dollar Jumps as U.S. Intervenes; Stocks Ease
- Biotechnology Wins Round in Fight on Drug Price Controls : Medicine: Federal cost review panel may be dropped from health care plan. Research investment is seen as endangered.
- Mother's Day : The Comeback Cookie
- Conflict Between Mexican State, National Government Grows
- Judge Charles Litwin; OKd Blue Line Route
- LOMITA : City Council Meetings to Be Televised Soon
- Two Democrats Back GOP Health Plan : Congress: Sens. Kerrey and Boren say move is needed to prevent gridlock on reform. They say they still support Clinton's goal of universal coverage.
- MIDEAST BREAKTHROUGH : Maps Give Latitude for Discord as Signing Almost Comes a Cropper : Ceremony: As world watches, men on stage bicker and huddle. Finally, Israel and PLO sign--and then some.
- COLUMN ONE : Subic Bay: A Relic Is Reborn : Old U.S. Navy base is now a hub of enterprise and foreign investment. 'People power' has helped convert barracks to a casino, lured firms such as Reebok and saved the facility from looters, volcanic ash.
- Antelope Valley Unnerves Rio Hondo, 7-0, Claims Foothill Title : College softball: Marauders take second conference championship in a row. Meyer wins 20th, strikes out 14.
- Official Says Block Parties Were Illegal
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- MEDIA
- AUTOS
- Brown Follows Roots, Finds Campaign Trail
- Dills' Japanese American record is put on the line.
- REWIND : Viewing British 'Fawlty Towers' Is to Both Cringe and Laugh
- POLITICS : Shad and Senate Candidates Both Feeling the Heat in Virginia : State's contentious slate converges on bipartisan fish cookout. The voters smell desperation campaigning.
- In Life Lessons 101, 'With Honors' Passes : <i> In "With Honors," a driven Harvard government major and a homeless bum teach each other lessons about life after the bum finds the boy's lost senior thesis and demands favors for its return. (Rated PG-13)</i>
- BRIEFLY : Health: Clinic Earns High Award
- Last Loose End Wrapped Up in ZZZZ Best Fraud Case : Finance: Key player Maurice Rind signs decree, averting trial. But U.S. won't be able to collect $720,000.
- Safety Group Launches Drive to Fund Police Substation
- ELECTIONS : Rival Threatens Suit Over Letter Charging Tainted Business Practices : Bitter battle escalates in GOP race for 36th Congressional District nomination. Ron Florance accuses Susan Brooks of deceiving voters about his past.
- One Skill Potential Gladiators Need Is an Ability to Be Humble
- SIMI VALLEY : Man Dies of Injuries After 2 Cars Collide
- SAN CLEMENTE : Students Get a New View of Education
- HOCKEY / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : Hebert Has Miracle Game as U.S. Finally Beats Russia
- Singer Is Cleared of Drug Charges : Courts: No counts will be filed against Courtney Love. She had been arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession after she became ill from prescription medication at a Beverly Hills hotel.
- Fourth-seeded Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine defeated Bernd...
- PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP : El Dorado Slides Past Cypress
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Golisano Gets Happy by Shutting Out Troy
- O.C. Jazz Review : Bennett Flies 'Em to the Moon
- REDONDO BEACH : City Seeks Public Input on Exotic Dance Troupe
- Viva the King
- Master Fiddler to Give Mother's Day Concert : Virtuoso Mark O'Connor, who also plays guitar and mandolin, isn't limited to country; his mastery extends to classical, jazz and bluegrass.
- Hospital to Offer Free Health Aids for Women
- The Facts About Those Levi's Myths
- Next Stop: The Polo Lounge?
- PALOS VERDES ESTATES : Meeting to Discuss Safety Without Guns
- A Safety Net for Employees With Kids : Family: Knowing that a child-care mix-up can keep a working parent at home--and cut productivity--a growing number of companies are offering backup assistance.
- DANA POINT : Petitions Could Force Headlands Plan Vote
- A Mutual Liberation Movement : Newly signed agreement unfetters Israelis as well as Palestinians
- ANAHEIM : 6,000 Hear Koop Rx on Health Care
- SANTA ANA : College District Sued Over Adult Classes
- Clothesline Project Airs the Messages of Violence to Women : Exhibit: Shirts hung at Moorpark College are part of national campaign to draw attention to abuse and rape.
- For King, a Heavy Problem
- Gore Up to Par, Repeats as Pac-10 Golf Champion
- Two Trabuco Hills Volleyball Players Sign
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
- Landeta Stays a Ram; Kelly Mulls Offer
- GARDEN FRESH : Serve Lightly Flowered
- Mural, Mural on the Wall, What's the Safest Sex of All?
- Orange County Fans' Choices
- Philip Glass to Play His Music at UCSB Concert : The famed champion of minimalism has become the movement's most successful and popular composer.
- The Heather Chronicles : Just Who Is This Woman Who Has Captured the Heart of Senate Leader George Mitchell?
- MIDEAST BREAKTHROUGH : Remaining Issues
- Topics / POLICE BLOTTER
- Sick Kid? There's Someplace to Turn
- MIDEAST BREAKTHROUGH : Voices
- REEL LIFE / FILM & VIDEO FILE : Seminar to Help Writers Deal With Rebuffs : Natalie Lemberg, who spent four years composing rejection letters for a Hollywood company, will address issues of getting produced.
- Schoolteacher Faces Charges of Having Sex With Teen-Age Boy : Courts: The L.A. school district removes the North Hollywood from the classroom. She may have met the boy when he was her student.
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Bolsa Chica Regional Park Plan Approved
- Members Sought for Education Panel
- Pitch Might Have Broken Bonds' Right Arm : Baseball: San Francisco star is hit by Mets' Hillman, and Giants aren't happy about it.
- HOLLYWOOD PARK : Migrant Worker Equals Mark
- STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Canucks' Bure, McLean Put Stars in a Bad Spot
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Cubs Are Goats No Longer After Reds Fall, 5-2
- Instant Video
- Jazz Review : Miller Mixes Snap Tunes and Subtlety
- Education: The Value of Dress Codes
- Cover Story : DOUBLE WHAMMY! : Wham-O's San Gabriel headquarters was once a rollicking joint full of Hula Hoops, Frisbees--and employees. Then the company was sold and most of the jobs went elsewhere. Now, uncertainty looms as a new owner takes over. But oh, the memories.
- Transportation: MTA Design Priorities for Pasadena Light-Rail Line
- Keen Subtlety, Suspense Make for an Inviting 'Uninvited'
- Schools: San Gabriel, Alhambra District Battle
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Teachers at 2 Schools to Grade Students on Their CLAS Test Answers : Education: Officials say the marks will allow immediate assessment of pupils' progress. There will be no penalty for those not taking the controversial exam.
- Aldrich Ames
- AJ Congress on Haiti
- Of Schmaltz and Grieven
- Voter Registration
- Boardwalk: 2 Fronts of Opposition
- Preservation: Lost Long Beach Landmarks
- Mother's Day
- President Nixon
- Rep. Dreier on King Verdict
- Beverage Balance
- Armenians in Karabakh
- Cinco de Mayo : Remembering Mexico's Victory Over The French
- Press Anxiety
- MOVIES - May 5, 1994
- Obituaries - May 5, 1994
- Obituaries - May 5, 1994
- Notes on a Scorecard - May 5, 1994
- McNall to Sell CFL's Argonauts
- BIENVENIDOS: Today is Cinco de Mayo, a...
- PERSPECTIVE ON LATINOS : L.A.'s Culture Comes Full Circle : Cinco de Mayo, a minor holiday in Mexico, is a major celebration of local Mexicans' becoming the mainstream.
- U.S. Prosecutor Gets Reprimand in Payola Case
- Modification of Flood Basin Plans Sought
- SPORTS
- 2 Firefighters Identified as Malibu Blaze Suspects : Arson: Both have denied wrongdoing, and the father of one of them calls the case 'Kafkaesque.' Prosecutors remain unsure about pressing criminal charges.
- Rockin' Fig & Dave : Foundation Unites Activists in Battle Against Ocean Pollution
- County Firefighters Expect Bigger Tax Share : Finances: Union official says three supervisors now support giving the department some of the Proposition 172 money.
- Teacher Is Ousted Over Movie Plan : Education: Temporary instructor wanted to show 'Zoot Suit' to her 11th-graders. School officials called the R-rated film inappropriate.
- HOMECOMING: It was not a pretty sight...
- Cracked Windshield Forces Jet Back to S.F.
- Court Denies Gacy's Motion to Block Execution
- Dismay Follows Canceling of O.C. Mariachi Festival : Reaction: Latino groups say decision shouldn't have been based on disturbances that marred event in L.A.
- Countywide : Student Achievement Exam Challenged
- '90s FAMILY : Dear Old Dad : Even well past age 40, a man has what it takes to father children. But keeping up with them? That's a different story.
- Quake 'Hero Dog' to Have Her Day : Animals: Canine will be honored for rescuing her sleeping master in Simi Valley in Jan. 17 temblor. Pet was seriously injured.
- Lunker Bass at Casitas the Rule, Not Exception
- 'Brave Smiles,' Historic Laughter : Theater: Babs Davy says her parody, written for the Five Lesbian Brothers, is a good exercise for audiences and UCI actresses.
- AST Chief Qureshey Will Head Alliance on Business Climate
- Fluor Merges 3 Divisions in Restructuring : Streamline: The Irvine firm also created new groups. The changes are meant to make it more competitive abroad.
- Clinton Retains Top Defense Attorney : Litigation: The President engages Robert S. Bennett, known for his high-profile work. Action comes in anticipation of a sexual harassment lawsuit.
- American Youth 'Doing OK' as Singapore Weighs Appeal
- Rams Make It Official: They'll Look Elsewhere : Football: Move by the team would tarnish O.C. image as a sports mecca and come as a blow to area businesses.
- Singapore Reduces Caning Sentence of U.S. Teen-Ager
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Woman Treated After Apparent Poisoning at Santa Clarita Boys' Home : Newhall: Incident may have been inspired by a similar act at an Antelope Valley school, officials say.
- BURBANK : Work to Begin on Rose Parade Float
- OXNARD : City to Name Street After Cesar Chavez
- 3 Plead Guilty in Defense Fraud Case : Oxnard: A bargain in the $3-million case is reached between government and contractor on eve of the trial.
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Supervisors OK Water Ads on Lifeguard Stations, Buoys
- PERSPECTIVE ON ISRAEL-PLO ACCORD : A Victory for Mutual Self-Interest : Israelis and Palestinians shed years of illusions in coming to terms on a settlement advancing the Mideast peace process.
- NEWBURY PARK : Assault Charges Against Drug Dealer Dismissed
- Despite His Slam, Chili Left With Hollow Feeling
- Jason HodgesCypress, So.Baseball / Designated HitterHodges, from...
- O.C. Music / Chris Pasles : The Dominating Force Is Equality
- High Yields Lure Buyers to State Bonds : Securities: Prudential edges out the usual brokers in a deal marked by heavy demand from individual investors.
- A.A. Boone Jr.; Film Marketing Consultant
- Richard Scarry; Children's Author
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Bill Would Ban Importation of Trash
- Residents Plead to Be Left Out of Oxnard Plan
- Riding Show Planned for Cinco de Mayo
- PREP ROUNDUP
- Hollywood Park Given Simulcast OK; 17 Races to Be on Derby Day Card
- Utah State Signs Sylmar's Patton
- El Segundo Firm Wins $1-Billion NASA Contract
- FINANCIAL MARKETS : Your Money : Dow Rises 13, but Dollar Tumbles
- Fidelity Initiates Proxy Battle for US Facilities : Takeover: Title insurance firm offers the personal lawyer of Carl Karcher as a new director to win shareholder votes.
- REAL ESTATE : Housing Permits Rise Sharply; Commercial Building Remains Flat
- BANKING
- DeWine Wins GOP Senate Primary
- HUNTINGTON BEACH : Low-Cost Housing Project OKd Again
- SULPHUR MOUNTAIN : Agency Will Study Concerns on Tower
- Pentagon Picks 4 California Sites for Finance Centers : Military: Accounting posts will add 1,800 federal jobs. They will be at Norton AFB, Ft. Ord, Oakland Naval Center and San Diego.
- PORT HUENEME : Keep Libraries Open Longer, Youths Say
- Glendale Judge Wins Election to Nolan's Seat in Assembly : Politics: James Rogan gets more than 50% of vote in seven-candidate field. He will immediately take office to finish convicted lawmaker's term in 43rd District.
- Granada Hills Advances in 4-A Volleyball
- AIRLINES
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Castaic Gets 1st Ambulance Station After 2-Year Effort
- Opponents Assail RV Park Plan : Port Hueneme: Police briefly subdue some in crowd of nearly 300 residents protesting city beach project.
- Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Man Killed, 2 Injured in 3-Way Crash
- Mlakar Looking Forward to His New Job : Hockey: Former King executive will be in charge of sports group that includes the Penguins.
- PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Fountain Valley Rips Huntington Beach, 16-2
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Magrane Will Make Season Debut
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Sonor Ensemble Shines on Contemporary Turf
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'In Custody' a Paean to a Dying Language
- Cubs Now 0 for 12 at Wrigley : Baseball: Trebelhorn tries a new lineup, but Reds win, 5-2.
- Sharp Drills Put Brocco Near the Top : Kentucky Derby: Santa Anita Derby winner has had three solid workouts over Churchill Downs strip.
- What's Next, Rotisserie Trout Stats?
- COMMENTARY : NBA Choking Down Stretch With Brawling
- Rockwell: The company said its automotive division...
- Kodak to Unload Drug Unit, Two Subsidiaries : Restructuring: First major move by new chairman is intended to focus growth on firm's 'imaging' businesses.
- State Delegation Deeply Split as Vote Nears on Assault Guns Ban
- The Care of Our Kids Is a Concern for Us All
- Lawyer Bills L.A. $185,000 for Holden's Defense
- UNIVERSAL CITY : 'Hotel of the Stars' Reopens After Quake
- CITY WATCH : 'No' to a Few Thugs
- THOUSAND OAKS : Carnival Reports Small Revenue Rise
- NATIONAL LEAGUE ROUNDUP : Cubs Gum Up the Works at Wrigley Again, Make It Dirty Dozen
- Key Conservation Questions Raised by Cougar Attack : Wildlife: The mountain lion population has increased in California. Is a resumption of hunting the answer?
- REAL ESTATE
- Odetics Will Market New Technology : Video: Images can be sent over cellular telephones. The process is expected to be valuable for remote monitoring and security.
- 3rd Former Executive Files Suit Against Developer : Courts: Baldwin Builders of Newport Beach deny any wrongdoing or knowledge of sexual harassment as alleged.
- The Cutting Edge : Land of Disenchantment : In New Mexico, Some Residents Are Having Second Thoughts About Intel's Latest Chip Plant
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- House Votes to Bolster Flood Insurance
- PREP ROUNDUP : Pacifica Hands Kennedy Its First League Loss in Softball
- Hershiser Remains Big Hit for Dodgers : Baseball: He fails in his bid for a home run, but pitches team to rare 10-4 rout at Montreal.
- Miscellany
- STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Sweeney's Overtime Goal Lifts Bruins Over Devils
- Troubadours Fest in June Is Postponed
- DeGeneres' 'Friends' Is Hot Despite Behind-Scenes Struggle
- Amplicon Inc.: The Santa Ana equipment leasing...
- The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : POSTCARDS FROM CYBERSPACE : Holding International Conference Calls on the Net
- For What It's Worth, Kemper Wants $65 a Share : Mergers: The insurance and investment company urges shareholders to reject a bid from GE, which has offered $55.
- FDA Will Define 'Healthy' for Food Labels
- '90s FAMILY : Try Putting a 'Care Manager' on the Case
- Pact Links San Francisco, Ho Chi Minh City
- Mothers and Daughters Letting Go : It's not easy to break roles and develop separate identities. Orange Outreach conducts workshops to help women accept each other as adults.
- Huffington Draws Fire, but He's Proud of Slim Record : Politics: Self-styled renegade says he'd have more influence as a senator. Foes label him a do-nothing.
- CSUN Students Begin Relief Drive for Peers
- Court Says State Can't Give Lower Welfare Payments to New Residents
- Home Sought for 11 Pups, Mother Dog
- El Camino Real Rides Wolf Past Taft
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Practice Hasn't Quite Made Perfect
- NFL Would Be Fond of a Farewell by Rams : Analysis: Because of TV revenue possibilities, league would be happy if this were a one-team town again.
- NBA PLAYOFFS / WESTERN CONFERENCE : Malone Helps Jazz Push Spurs Closer to Ouster
- Despite Different Approaches, Mainframes Still All-Powerful : The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation
- South Africa Has Foundation for the Challenging Task Ahead
- Graphic J.F.K. Assassination Car Photos, Records Released
- Blossoming Hillsides
- Gates Says He Was a Model for LAPD Officers : Court: King's lawyer tries to show that the former chief was ultimately responsible for the beating of his client. A dispute over use of Christopher Commission report cuts testimony short.
- Democrats Unveil Weapon Against Dornan--Dornan
- 3 UCI Deans Take Early Retirement : Cost cutting: Among the faculty leaving, under a program designed to cut the University of California payroll, is one of the school's most distinguished scientists.
- THOUSAND OAKS : Man Sought in Theft From Bank Branch
- GLENDALE : Tests Ordered for Boy Who Killed Friend
- Car Seat Crackdown : Safety: South Gate police cite 140 drivers who don't have children properly restrained. Authorities say the law is often broken throughout Southland.
- Angels Still Get No Help From Finley : Baseball: He falls to 0-3. Davis' slam cuts Yankees' lead to 6-5 in the eighth, but that's as close as California gets.
- The Cutting Edge: Computing / Technology / Innovation : An Earthquake Alert System
- State to Reopen Battered Mortgage Guarantee Unit
- Race to Succeed Metzenbaum Is Down to Wire
- Santa Monica Bay's Effect on Health to Be Studied : Environment: People who swim in contaminated ocean areas will be interviewed. Follow-up calls will seek to determine if the surf is safe.
- LOS ANGELES : $500,000 Awarded to Family of Man Slain by Deputies
- Last Player in ZZZZ Best Case Settles Civil Suit
- POMONA : Audit of Cal Poly Urges Tougher Financial Controls
- Extradition Sought for 2 Suspects in Shotgun Slayings in Lancaster : Crime: They are in Florida, where they face murder charges for a killing last week. L. A. authorities may wait until the men are tried there.
- ANAHEIM HILLS : Maglica Case Lawyers Conclude Arguments
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP : West Keeps Pierce in WSC Lead
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Magrane to Make Season Debut Tonight
- MUSIC REVIEWS : Guitarist Cobo Plays at Ambassador
- Shaw Is Talking; Georgia's Lips Aren't Moving
- INSURANCE
- Times of London Editor Neil to Anchor New Fox Program
- Jury Quickly Decides Guilt in Murder of Honors Student : Courts: Teen-ager is convicted for orchestrating the death of an Orange County 17-year-old who had been tortured.
- Amid Joy, S. Africans Sadly Recall Victims of Violence : Society: Thousands of blacks and whites died in the 30-year struggle to end apartheid. Their survivors take comfort in knowing that the war is finally over.
- Attack Forces Neighbors to Get Defensive : Crime: Entire Neighborhood Watch group takes pepper spray training.
- Terrorized Post Office Worker Sues her Union : Courts: Kim Springer claims officers suppressed 'damaging information' about the man accused of stalking her and shooting two of her co-workers.
- Suspect Sought as 3 Plead Not Guilty : Courts: Bail is kept at $50,000 apiece for the youths held in the wounding of two Westlake High students.
- Storm Drain Cleanup Fees May Rise : Pollution: The county and its 10 cities would use the money to monitor runoff in catch basins.
- Countywide : Lease Approved for Southwest Airlines
- Some Inspirational Anchor Reporting
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASEBALL : Belovsky, Hodges Push Cypress Closer to Orange Empire Title
- BOYS
- Baseball
- PacifiCare Reports 29% Revenue Boost
- Platinum Software Fills Two Executive Positions : Management: O.C. company seeks to steady its operations in wake of bookkeeping scandal.
- UC Researchers Begin Testing of RU 486 Pill : Medicine: Study on French 'morning-after' pill is part of an international effort to determine the minimum dose for preventing pregnancy. Anti-abortionists denounce the decision.
- BOOK REVIEW / HISTORY : The Life and Times of the Midnight Rider : PAUL REVERE'S RIDE <i> by David Hackett Fischer</i> ; Oxford University Press, $25, 430 pages
- U.S. Drops Charges Against Ex-Ballplayer
- Clinton Alters Counterspy Net in Wake of Ames Case : Espionage: The NSC is strengthened and FBI official heads key group at the CIA. But intelligence panel leaders in Senate call the changes inadequate.
- Fugitives Who Shot 3 Are Convicted by Jury : Crime: Interrupted while planning a robbery, they wounded a sheriff's deputy, then terrorized a neighborhood in Huntington Beach.
- 3 Arrested in Ventura Gang Sweep : Law enforcement: The raid follows a neighborhood shooting spree. It is the fourth such operation in two weeks.
- Reimbursement for World Cup Security Urged
- Teachers Win $10,000 Each for Excellence
- The 'Outing' of a Pro-lifer : When a decades-earlier abortion is reported, a public person must explain a most private decision.
- Rivals for Schools Chief Debate Issues
- An Event for the Ages : Health Care Issues Draw Many to Convention for Those 50 and Older
- Adrienne SweetserOrange Coast, So.Track / Distance runnerSweetser,...
- BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : TV Special Set for All-Star Voting
- Senna's Death Might Be Treated as a Homicide : Auto racing: Safety of Imola track in Italy called into question.
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Rio Mesa's Roman Drives in 9 Runs
- COMPANY TOWN ANNEX
- Homedco Group Inc.: The firm said it...
- U.S. Court Rewrites Its Chapter on Harsh Book Reviews
- VENTURA : Council May Dilute New Smoking Ban
- FULLERTON : Defense Attorneys Left Out of Summit
- Rams Take Formal Step Toward Leaving Anaheim : Football: The team gives notice of intent to move but has 15 months to decide. Several cities are interested.
- Conservancy Names Ex-Board Member to Direct New Streisand Center
- Magnet School Transit May Require Overhaul : Education: Some fear busing changes could make it harder for students to attend classes far from home.
- State Help Sought in Cougar Sightings
- Cinco de Mayo : Remembering Mexico's Victory Over The French
- Kemper Sets Price of Its Shares at $65
- AIRLINES
- Orphans Reported Slain in Rwanda
- Sneaking Suspicion on the Phone
- Campaign Calendar
- LAGUNA NIGUEL : Claim Filed in Death of Boy Leaving Bus
- Your Money : FINANCIAL MARKETS : Dow Up 13 as Kodak Fuels Rally
- Adopting a Cause: Single Mothers
- '90s FAMILY : An Obsessive Parent Can Be a Real Killer for Happy Family
- $3.5 Million Funds NBC Health Report
- DANA POINT : Merger Plans Could Set Off Water Wars
- VENTURA : City Manager Asked to Pick Search Firm
- Simi Considers Mixed-Use Zoning Plan : Growth: Change would allow new housing and businesses to share the same block in some areas.
- Real Cinco de Mayo Meaning Stressed
- CYPRESS : Candles Lit to Brighten Latino Path
- SUN VALLEY : U.S. Labor Secretary Warns of Job Crisis
- Glendale Judge Wins Race for Seat in Assembly : Elections: GOP's James Rogan will fill Pat Nolan's unexpired term in the 43rd District. He is expected to be sworn in Monday.
- Marquette Chops Down the Warriors
- Buckner Fired as Maverick Coach : Pro basketball: Dallas owner pulls plug after a 13-69 season despite a five-year contract.