- Islamic Pursuits Put American in Rebel Hands
- Studies Find Political Ad Spending Spree
- 1997 Seven Peaks California Shiraz, Central Coast
- A Modern Man Strikes While the Iron's Hot
- Rising Complaints Prompt Retirement of Top INS Official
- Drowned Out by Thunder
- For Heyns, All That Glitters Isn't Gold
- Fullerton Project OK Ends Long, Hot Debate
- Couple Scrap Plan for Home on Calabasas Mountain Ridge
- Work to Begin Next Year on Freeway Interchange
- Board Agrees to Study Using El Toro Housing
- Man Convicted of Setting Wife on Fire
- Body Shop Operator Accused of Double Billing for Work
- Evolution of Books Focus of Event
- Richard's Status to Be Determined
- Strong Performances Get Lost in 'Shadow's' Concocted, Sketchy Script
- Cats, Yes; Cod, No
- D.C. Follies
- Sparkling New Releases of Early Albums by the Band
- Frail Robbery Suspect Wants Back in Prison
- Team-Play Event Prices Lowered to Attract Fans
- The Mother of All Dilemmas in 'St. Ives'
- Disney Reaches for New Audience
- Honda to Mail Service Alerts to Owners of 1994-97 Models
- San Antone Scramble
- Miller's Injury Deprives Jones of a Top Rival
- Italy Irritates Despite Another U.S. Basketball Blowout
- Taylor Impresses in Boxing Debut
- TODAY'S EVENTS
- Grenada's Bank on the Brink
- State at Epicenter of National Quake Damage Survey
- Fuel Price Protests Running Strong From North Sea to Mediterranean
- Salt Lake Is Leaning Toward 2002 Games
- Oden Coaching at Irvine Valley
- Gaffney Is Suspended by Spurrier
- North to Take Seat on Centor Software Board
- Sun Agrees to Buy Server Appliance Firm Cobalt Networks
- Merger of AOL, Time Warner Facing Hurdles
- Informix Warns of Loss
- MEDAL WINNERS
- TODAY IN AUSTRALIA
- From Tragedy Comes Strength --and a Special Friendship
- Padres Threaten to Halt New Ballpark
- Australians Renowned for Valor on Battlefield
- Pixies Fall From Grace
- FDA Proposes Labels for Antibiotics
- Invest in Soybeans: Now Farmers in Iowa Are Wearing Cashmere
- 9 Cubans Rescued After Plane Crashes in Sea
- Permanent Trade Status for China Clears Congress
- Cabdriver Arrested After Chase, Crashes
- City Agrees to U.S. Reforms for LAPD
- Baca Plan to Use Outside Lawyers OKd
- COSTA MESA
- Play Fair With Immigrant Drivers
- Buena Nets Upset Victory Over Oxnard
- Galeana Quit Sports at Littlerock to Support His Family When Dad Was Hurt
- Latino Group Begins Search for Director
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
- No Safety in Foxhole
- EARNINGS
- Ailing Levi Strauss Working to Fashion a Fitting Turnaround
- Online Florist Lets Relationships Blossom Into Business
- Class-Action Suit Names MP3.com
- Electronic Tools May Simplify Scheduling
- TI Cuts Forecast
- Small-Business Stamp Drive Isn't Licked Yet
- Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
- Thai Chilly
- Team Epee Gold Won by Russian Women
- 13 Phone Operators Win Record $709,284 in English-Only Suit
- With Anaheim Expansion, Disney Wants You Captive
- Talk About Your Social Security
- The Softer Side of Bush: George W. Visits Oprah
- MTA Strike Finds Liberals at Odds With Labor Allies
- CELEBRITY OF THE DAY
- SEAL BEACH
- Enough Bela-Aching--Here Come Clive's Kids
- Japan's Takimoto Surprises the Field
- Teens Take a Direct Role in Politics
- Politicking Religiously From Bully Pulpits
- LAGUNA WOODS
- Rosemary McIlvaine; Ventura Homemaker
- No Safety in Foxhole
- Oak Park Trustees Look to Tighten Field Trip Rules
- Terry William Boyle; Promoted Art Films
- Coaches Hit With 2-Game Penalty
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
- KCRW's Olney Taking His Style Nationwide
- Santiago Canyon Shuts Out San Diego in Men's Soccer
- Shields Has Stockpiled Enough Points for Title
- Tech Campus in Aliso Viejo Gets Big-Name Boost
- Russians Make U.S. Women Work
- Lawyer Offers Deal for Avoiding Triple Rampart Damages
- Meat and Cookies
- WWII Memorial: Sound the Retreat
- Japan Keeps Record Perfect in Softball
- Forget the Milk
- CYPRESS
- An Insider's Edition of News Standards
- Ticker Talk
- Wood As Food
- Merger Rumors Lift Financial Issues
- Little Big Man
- BUENA PARK
- Russia Suspends Sale of Technology to Iran
- She Has Ruthless Outlook on Game
- Disney Park's 'Work Places East' May Become Just a Place to Work
- Sauvignon Blanc: The Comeback Grape
- Bela Didn't Ring True to Dantzscher
- LA HABRA
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
- $3 Million Sought to Help Area Medical Group Stay Afloat
- Board of Supervisors Leadership
- MTA Bus Strike
- Teen Car Accidents
- Hot Weather
- Medicare HMOs to Raise Rates
- Michael Case Candidacy
- Boy Killed in Raid
- Judicial System
- Oil Pricing Realities
- Broadcasting of Olympics, Nike Ad
- Measure O Arguments
- VALLEY / VENTURA COUNTY SPORTS
- Obituaries - Sept. 20, 2000
- Biodegradable Products Enter Olympic Arena
- Cheney Keeps Jabbing Away at Gore
- Firestone Memo Cites Failures in '96; Toll Rises
- China Calls Trade Vote a Milestone
- Two O.C. Cities Show Top Form in Census Gains
- Gypsy Cabs Fill Void--Some for Profit, Some Just to Help
- MTA Talks Resume; Strike Affecting Businesses
- Officers Lift Car in Futile Bid to Save Colleague
- Justice Dept.'s Antitrust Chief to Resign Post
- Plea for Help Lost in System
- Gore Mines California for Money
- Young Grocery Manager Should Take Stock of His Spending
- Stocks Dive on Concerns Over Oil, Earnings
- FBI Investigating Disappearance of Qualcomm Chief's Laptop Computer
- Combined No-Hitter Leads Australia
- Former Rocker Rolls in Double Scull
- Germany Learns Its Lessons Well
- Navarro Inspired by Brother
- Proposed Texas Smog Rules Trigger Anger and Dismay
- Campbell Urges Broad Approach to Drug War
- NBC Pulls Nike 'Slasher' Commercial
- Also. . .
- The Times 100, Updated for 2000
- The Nothing-Beats-Crying Network
- WW II-Era Sex Slaves Sue Japan
- Monthly Reports Offer Way to Improve Communication
- Duetrel Begins Building Office, Production Facility
- Maverick Hearing Adds to Dispute on Hawaiian Gardens
- The World Must Not Look Away
- Crash Kills Pilot; Passenger Survives
- ORANGE
- BUSINESS CALENDAR
- FULLERTON
- When Fashion Goes to the Dogs
- Catalina Cruise Line Puts New High-Speed Boat in Mothballs
- Belcher Might Yet Elbow Way Into 2001 Rotation
- Lane's Widow Is Facing New Charges
- Anti-Biotech Raid Destroys Conventional Crops
- At Least 19 Die in Multi-Vehicle Crash
- School Gets Help Coping With Death
- Council to Discuss Airline Lease Deal
- Anderson, Kathy L., 44, of Lancaster, nurse's...
- Costly Projects Cast Science in a Harsh Light
- The Migrants' Story: Barstow or Bust
- Load of Antelope Horns Is Seized
- State's Power Grid Again Pushed to Brink of Rolling Blackouts
- 23 of Kidnap Victims Freed in Colombia
- ON THE WEB
- Santa Margarita Coach Hopes Team Hears Ring of Success
- BUSINESS CALENDAR
- Renuncia or Renuncia Irrevocable in Peru?
- Lee's Prosecution Stirs Congressional Race
- TUSTIN
- Ventura Council Votes to Ban RV, Trailer Parking on Streets
- Circuit City 2nd-Quarter Profit Falls 25%
- GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS
- Softub Buys Back Co-Founder's Stock
- No. 1 Tritons Have Greater Expectations
- No. 1? Hold That Talk
- Dutch Swimmer Qualified Success
- The Irish had the noisiest supporters at...
- HUNTINGTON BEACH
- Plan Seeks to Deter Oversized Homes
- Mother Claims Insanity in Attempted-Drownings Case
- City Council Agrees in Concept to LAPD Pact
- NetZero, KIIS-FM Form Partnership
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- Alcoa's Streak Ends Amid Profit Shortfall
- Scientific Panel Calls for Voluntary Ban on Gene-Altering Research
- Suspicions About Faith Underlie Town's Fight Over Steeple
- Pool Play
- Flood Death Toll Surpasses 100
- The Playboy Bunny and GOP Elephant Team Up
- Memo From Pagans: Relax, Will Ya?
- Woman Found Decapitated; Son Arrested
- Rates Mixed on 3-, 6-Month Treasury Bills
- DEALS
- Avon to Sell New Line at J.C. Penney, Sears
- Tax Reform Bill to Be Reintroduced
- Another Harding Drama
- Defense Catches Up to Western Offense
- ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
- Rumors Swirl on Fate of Peruvian Spy Chief
- State's Students Using Drugs Less, Survey Finds
- LAUGH LINES
- Documentary Airs Passions of KPFA
- Conservative GOP Group Targets 'Diversity' in Ad
- Proposed Gravel Pit Gets Rocky Reception
- California Amplifier's Sales Jump 83% in Quarter
- Nubel Takes Viking Vice President Post
- Initiative Slowing San Clemente's Growth Is Revived
- Right Start Reports Higher Losses, Sales
- County Fair Highlights
- CSUN Business School in Market for an Angel
- Lawyers Leave Sedgwick to Launch Own Firm
- Firefighters Gaining on Colorado Blaze
- LAGUNA BEACH
- 3 Burning Bodies Found
- GIANT THREATS
- Griese Tears Cartilage in Shoulder
- Buchanan Speaks Out at Bob Jones University
- Small World After All
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
- Bulgarian On Target 12 Years Later
- Health Group to Get Grant to Buy 2 Vans
- Jury Can Hear Furrow's Confession, Judge Rules
- Trial Ordered for Murder Suspect
- Claim Filed for Boy's Medical Expenses
- BREA
- Rockwell Leads Profit-Warning Chorus
- Football Camp to Go On Block
- EPA, FDA to Review Data Before Deciding on Taco-Shell Recall
- REAL ESTATE TRENDS
- Officials Ring In Replica Bell at Park
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY
- Taking the High Road With Underground Drivers
- Unarmed Driver Slain by Police Is Identified
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
- WORD OF THE DAY
- INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Lyricist Lounge Tour Hits High Point With Slum Village
- Valley Tries to Ride Out Strike
- Barak Rejects Islamic Sovereignty Over Sacred Shrine
- Atlantis Heads Home; 'Red Carpet' Left at Space Station
- GARDEN GROVE
- Man Arrested in Shootout With Officers
- Sheriff's Dept. Seeks 4 People on Warrants
- E-ppraisal Attracts $3-Million Investment
- SANTA ANA
- PBJ Hires Firm to Design N. Hollywood Headquarters
- Dresdner Plans to Buy Wasserstein Perella
- GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AWARDS
- Bergen Completes Sale of 2nd Drain on Profits
- SEAL BEACH
- Kingston Technology, Toshiba Form Alliance
- 6,300 L.A. Students to Repeat Grades This Year
- House OKs Indians' Purchase of Land for Casino
- Then Again, Would Minnie Driver Be a Short Hitter?
- CELEBRITY OF THE DAY
- WESTMINSTER
- New Model Is Still Sputtering
- Investigation of 3 Reported Drownings Yields Only Mystery
- Douglas T. Jacobson; Marine Was Hero in Assault on Iwo Jima
- School Reeling After Boy's Death in Cart Accident
- REGIONAL PEOPLE
- BUENA PARK
- Classes Canceled as Colleges Seek to Avoid Power Usage Penalties
- Voucher Drive Woos Public With Prizes
- When Racial Bias Emerges, Despite Our Best Efforts
- MEDAL WINNERS
- A Pivotal Moment for Peru
- Rogan, Schiff at Odds Over Reno's Action in Wen Ho Lee Case
- Digital Insight Cited for Earnings Growth
- Interlink's ePad Device Is in Write Place at Right Time
- NEWPORT BEACH
- MISSION VIEJO
- Scrutiny of De Bruijn Familiar Story to the Irish
- YORBA LINDA
- Consent Decree Doesn't Equal Reform
- VILLA PARK
- A Convention Prank That Almost Worked
- Fullerton's Vega Is Back and Leading the Pack
- Mets Find Maddux Is Unbeatable
- Defensive Star Coleman Hurt, Scheduled for Knee Surgery
- At This Rate, Hartman Has to Be Ready for Everything
- 'Eleanor' Takes Stock of Her Life and Passions
- CYPRESS
- Residents Assail Homes at Hughes Site in Fullerton
- Ming Smith's Romantic Photos Capture the Mood That Is Jazz
- Sex Sells: Sound Familiar?
- Sound Source Selling Control to TDK USA
- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS.
- Sea Kings Double Up on Spartans
- Fiset Can Only Stand So Much in Exhibitions
- Taxpayers Group Backs Measure O