- State's Future May Ride on Services for Children : Youth: In creating a unified support system, California would be investing in the worker of the 21st Century.
- MUSIC
- Bush to Push Savings Plan to Foster Frugality in U.S.
- Southland Restaurants
- Future of High-Tech Arms in Doubt as Threats Fade
- Party Chief in Lithuania Elected Republic President
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : REFLECTIONS : 'The people care about seniors.'
- Oh, Baby, a Sweet Bit of Revenge
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : REFLECTIONS : 'Everybody is very accepting here. We've got a very good mix of races here.'
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : NIGHT LIFE : Chinese Nightclub Scene Sizzles as Uptight Businessmen Unwind
- Blind Woman Uses Smell to Identify Rape Suspect
- U.N. Security Council to Discuss Cambodia
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : 'Mayflower Madam' on Manners
- SANTA ANITA : Flying Continental Gets Well
- Uwe-Jens Mey, the East German gold medalist...
- This Time, Just Call It Elway : AFC championship: Bronco quarterback is at his best in 37-21 victory over Browns as Denver earns its third trip to the Super Bowl in four seasons.
- 'Martin' Adds Nothing to Our Understanding of King
- Layoff at GM Probably Permanent: United Auto...
- At Design Lab, GM Looks Way Down the Road : Autos: The giant car maker hopes that the laid-back atmosphere of its Advanced Concepts Center in Newbury Park will inspire creativity--and help it regain the design lead.
- San Francisco's New Vision : Economy: The city by the Bay is shedding its isolationist and anti-business attitudes, and joining its neighbors in the region to confront growth issues.
- British Communist Daily Calls on Readers to Donate $240,000
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Athlete Pays Tab for Role Models
- 2 Israeli Police Officers to Be Tried in Slaying of Arab
- ORANGE : Schools Get Interim Superintendent
- Finding a Strategy to Serve Our Interests : Defense: Over time, America can make impressive cuts in the Pentagon budget and still have impressive capabilities to conduct the mission.
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Oprah Speaks Up for Children
- 4 Boys Arrested After High-Speed Chase
- HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- 'Changes in Health Care'
- ORANGE : Mayor Sees Renewal, Growth as Key Issues
- Stanford's McGrath Wins in Tiebreaker : College tennis: Freshman prevails after USC's Laux rallies from 2-5 deficit in second set.
- THE SIDELINES : Women's Giant Slalom Canceled
- SHORT TAKES : Jerry Lee Lewis Sues Casino
- Bloomingdale's Staff Hears News With Shock, Confidence
- Pope Has the Flu--and Sense of Humor
- El Salvador's Duarte Given Last Rites as Cancer Takes its Toll
- Science / Medicine : Twin Quasars' Birth Reported
- Congressman Writes U.S. 'Annual Report' : Government: Rep. C. Christopher Cox has created a spending score card, outlining what he calls the magnitude of federal financial incompetence.
- Science / Medicine : Wetlands Explored in Museum Exhibit
- A Shell Game That Existing Homeowners Can't Lose : Housing: Deukmejian's proposal to help first-time buyers would accomplish the opposite of what he seeks--more affordable homes.
- 'Changes in Health Care'
- How Best to Remember Dr. King
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL
- Foreman-Cooney: A Fight for the Aged
- Calkins Sails Flambouyant to First
- Stopped at the Golden Gate : NFC championship: Joe Montana carves up Rams' zone, completing 26 of 30 passes in the 49ers' 30-3 victory.
- THE SIDELINES : Nunn Seized on Traffic Warrant After Run-In With Armed Driver
- NHL ROUNDUP : MacLellan Helps End Chicago Streak
- STAGE NOTES : South Coast Repertory Awards Commissions to 6 Playwrights
- Columbia's Crew Conducts Experiments in Relaxation : Space shuttle: The astronauts' exciting tasks of satellite deployment and retrieval are complete. Now they settle down to medical and scientific tests.
- Moving Van Driver Held After Chase
- LOS ALAMITOS : Council OKs Higher Parking Penalties
- Science / Medicine : Gene Loss, Leukemia Linked
- WESTMINSTER : Drive for Election by Districts Fails
- County Shares Youth Problems but Not Solutions : Family: Pilot program seeks to clear way for children to receive health, educational and social services.
- SHORT TAKES : Bonham Gives Zeppelin Credit
- Last-Minute Changes in Long Beach Program
- PRO FOOTBALL : It Was Mere Mud to Montana, but a Quicksand Bog to Everett
- Air France Buys Control of UTA: Air...
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : REFLECTIONS : 'It was kind of an iffy situation.'
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Singer Won't Change Her Look
- Ferry Sinks Near Dhaka
- Barstow's Fossil-Rich Desert a Gold Mine for Students and Scientists
- TRADING EAST: With the Iron Curtain down,...
- COMMENTARY : Broncos Must Gamble to Beat the Favored 49ers
- ARTS
- Paint This as a Threat, Not an Annoyance : Graffiti: Whole neighborhoods are being destabilized by gang markings. L.A. politicians must offer broad strokes, not simple solutions.
- Glanville Is Hired by Falcons
- Pass Seems to Hang at the Turning Point
- Yugoslavia's Veronika Sarec, who last week failed...
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Keefe Helps Stanford Rout Washington State, 69-49
- ART : Artists' Inventive Metaphors Save Poorly Focused Exhibit
- Study Refigures Odds of Getting Breast Cancer : Research: Narrowing the usual broad-brush approach, scientists have developed a method of calculating the risk factor of disease for an individual woman. The system is the first to combine four factors from a woman's medical history.
- L.A.'s Woes Were Only Secondary : Rams: Youthful defensive backfield did not allow the big plays. But crafty Montana still taught them a short lesson.
- Kronos Quartet Plays Works by Riley, Glass
- 49ers Cast Their Lott With a New Defense : San Francisco: Former USC star makes the key pass deflection as he and his teammates settle down to stymie the Rams.
- Palm Springs Festival Opts for Offbeat : Movies: For five days, the town that epitomizes California glitz was deluged with art-house films, as Mayor Sonny Bono's brainchild and would-be rival to Cannes was launched.
- 'Unspeakable Acts': Dramatic Tension Lies in Truth
- LEGAL FILE
- BETTING WITH BOB
- Reduction of Graded Races Leads to Grade-A Argument
- King's Birthday Leaves Parents Scrambling for Last-Minute Child Care
- NCAA Convention Took Steps for Student-Athletes
- Magic-Jordan Matchup Looks Like a Hard Sell
- Pianist Nojima in Royce Hall Recital
- SHORT TAKES : Dylan Takes Stage--and Smiles
- MOVIE REVIEW : 'Leatherface': Massacred Sequel
- S.D. Hopeful Had the Right Moves in 'Chess' Tryout
- Science / Medicine : U.S. Ban on Using Fetal Tissue Doesn't Stop Research : Health: Novel experiments in animals stir excitement among scientists.
- THE SIDELINES : Tomba Gets OK to Resume Skiing
- Good-Natured Fun From 'Ski Patrol'
- American Express Co. has given $5,000 to...
- HBO Leads the Way for Cable's ACE Awards
- King County prosecutors will decide this week...
- SHORT TAKES : 'Fourth' Still Tops Box Office
- KING'S BIRTHDAY
- Lostboys Finding Their Heavy-Metal Niche
- STAGE
- DANCE
- Costas Sick, but Enberg Does It All
- Carter Still Looking for a New Address
- Calculated 'Downtown' Shows Off Its Stars
- THE SIDELINES : Gallant Suspended for 3 Games
- TENNIS ROUNDUP : Noah Ends Long Title Drought by Defeating Steeb in 3 Sets
- Even for 49ers' Montana, This Was a Real Beaut
- 6th-Seeded Mayotte Ousted in First Round of Australian Open
- COMMENTARY : Everett Merely the Latest Ram to Take a Dive
- Conservative Systems: More Horses Will Win but Payoffs Are Lower
- GOLF ROUNDUP : Playing at Home, Gamez Wins Easily
- Goff's Jersey Number to Be Retired
- Richard Kroell, a member of the Austrian...
- Drug War Takes Aim on College Athletes
- Drexler Helps Trail Blazers Beat Nets Again
- Meet the Clippers, New Road Warriors : NBA: Successful trip brings respect, hope for .500 record and talk of playing in the postseason.
- Sebastian Coe and Linford Christie led a...
- So Embarrassing to the Bureau
- STANTON : City's Revitalization Effort Set in Motion
- Youth Dies as Airborne Car Hits Embankment
- Rain Sets Off 15-Car Crash; 5 Are Killed in Other Collisions
- CAPSULE REVIEW : Gala Begins Celebration of ABT's 50th Birthday
- Two Series Tackle Life's Big Questions
- COSTA MESA : SOS Supporters Fast, Sleep In at City Hall
- Eight Players Suspended; College Team Will Forfeit : Basketball: Left with only three players, Middle Tennessee State coach calls off tonight's Ohio Valley Conference game.
- Those Dawg-Gone Broncos Have Cleveland's Number
- THE SIDELINES : FIFA Won't Punish Soccer Star
- Use of Stealth
- ORANGE COUNTY VOICES EDUCATION : The High-School Dropout Crisis Is Everybody's Problem : Schools: The tax system, Social Security and the economic outlook depend on the training attained by today's youths.
- LOTTERY RESULTS: JAN. 13
- Youth Held in Slaying of Brother : Found: Bradley Minkoff vanished the day the body of his brother was discovered. Initially considered a possible victim, he became a suspect.
- VISITING KINGS: Martin Luther King Jr., who...
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Actors to Reign Over 2 Parades
- WORLD : Thieves' Miscued Blast Hurts 44
- P. M. BRIEFING : Ford Workers Strike in England
- 'Pioneer' Black Activist Reflects on O.C. Progress
- 50,000 in Bulgaria Protest Rule by Communists
- British Communists Elect 1st Woman Leader
- A Victorian Homecoming in Carlsbad
- Trains Ran When Rest Was Chaos : Transportation: The successes of BART during and after the Bay Area quake demonstrated the need for transit alternatives and subsidies to keep them healthy.
- P. M. BRIEFING : EC Jobless Rate Hits 7-Year Low
- P. M. BRIEFING : Israel Inflation Rate Hits 20.7%
- UAL Pilots Preparing New Buyout Bid: Officials...
- Rushdie Denies Betrayal of Muslim Heritage
- Boat People Abused, Rights Group Says : Hong Kong: Amnesty International urges the government to end forced repatriation of Vietnamese.
- Gunmen Blow Up Cabins at Corsica Nudist Camp
- Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Minorities Call for Boycott of 2 Papers
- U.S. Paying for Deaths, Injuries Blamed on Children's Vaccine
- Voice of America Directed to Restive Chinese : Foreign relations: Broadcasts could anger Beijing. It has accused the network of fostering discontent.
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : SAN MARINO PORTRAIT OF A COMMUNITY : Blending of Cultures Survives Tensions
- 1st Independent Paper Set Up in E. Germany
- Music Center Donors See Hawaii in the Future
- 9 'Boat People' Bodies Found Off Malaysia
- Playing Tag? CHP Takes Expiration Dates Seriously
- P. M. BRIEFING : Debt Blamed for African Plight
- GM to Build Cars in Hungary: General...
- Invasion of Zebra Mussels Threatens U.S. Waterways
- Federal Study Finds Violent Crime Hits Hardest at Nation's Latino Population : Law enforcement: A survey indicates members of that ethnic group are more likely than others to be victims. But, the numbers are declining.
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : POLITICS : Group Promotes American Tradition of Involvement
- Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Temple Is First to Host Soviet Speaker
- Trials of Ceausescu's Son, Cronies Begin This Week
- Abuse of Elderly Cases Triple in a 5-Year Period
- Sidewalks Are Not for Sleeping
- NATION : Mystery Problem Delays AT&T; Long-Distance Calls Nationwide
- P. M. BRIEFING : $1-Billion U.S. Co-Op Venture to Make Computer Chips Folds
- Campeau Wins 4-Day Loan Extension
- A grateful grad has sent professors packing, with few questions asked.
- Strong Storms Thunder Into the Southland : Weather: Heavy dose of winter brings hail to some areas. Rain is expected to pass through again later this week.
- Japan's Kaifu Pledges Immediate Aid and Credits to Poland
- Soviet Troops Rushed to Azerbaijan, Armenia
- Science / Medicine : Genetically Altered Mice Mimic Sickle Cell Disease
- Dope, Driving . . . Death
- A Glimpse Into the Smoke-Filled Room : Supervisors: Redistricting trial, in which board is accused of excluding Latinos, looks at behind-the-scenes maneuvering.
- Gospel Choir Sings to Save Young Lives : Music: A Pacoima gospel group seeks to keep youths off the streets. One was so taken, he joined the choir.
- Liquor License Has Lost Luster for Restaurants
- Lean Cuisine : Restaurants: Many Southland diners apparently have had their fill. And that's creating indigestion for eatery owners in a saturated market, where business is down, costs are up and the competition is intense.
- California IN BRIEF : SAN FRANCISCO : Library Damaged by Quake Reopens
- Typhoon Sweeps by Guam
- NATION : Trident Missile Launched in Test
- Echoes of Strife Haunt U.S. on King's Birthday
- Churches Across U.S. Remember King : Birthday holiday: The widow of the slain civil rights leader gives her 'state of dream' speech. She calls on Bush to seek unity.
- CAMPAIGN JOURNAL : Smith, Reiner--Underdog Keeps Plugging Away
- * Visit From a Friend: Football fan...
- Ethnic Strife in Bulgaria Fueled by Fear
- 31 Injured as Bus Flips Near Vegas
- NATION : Bush Golfs Despite Gray Skies
- California IN BRIEF : CALIFORNIA : Polls Conflict on Insurance Initiative
- World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Train Strikes Bus, Killing at Least 33
- COLUMN ONE : A Train Whistle Is Fading : The fabled coast-to-coast Canadian is history, a victim of economics. But the fond memories of passengers live on.
- Science / Medicine : Calculating Breast Cancer Risk
- HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
- The Right Tack for Newsletters on Asia : Media: A Stanford MBA tried to make a point with a nail in his first sales letter, but got few subscribers. His high-tech issues have had a broader appeal.
- Keating Predicts S&L; Bailout Will Cost $500 Billion : Thrifts: The Lincoln executive accused regulators of wrongfully confiscating his firm.
- U.S. and 3 Latin Nations OK Military Role in Drug War
- Bush Phones Regrets to Rabbi's Widow
- Far-Right Party's Platform Asks German Reunification
- Waterspout Hits S.D. Yacht Clubs
- California IN BRIEF : VISALIA : Senior Sheriff in State Will Retire
- Roar of Monster Truck Engines Turns Machine Dreams Into Reality
- Society Security Earnings Cap
- Science / Medicine : U.S. Defends Mortality Statistics
- Science / Medicine : Chinese Claim Oldest Meteorite
- Swiss to Hunt Ceausescu's Hidden Funds
- Laurence Peter Dies; Theorized on Incompetents
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : MOMENTS IN HISTORY
- 4.5 Quake Rattles Mammoth Area
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : REPORTER'S DIARY : Envious Chinese Say Warm L.A.'s the Place
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : LITERATURE : Book, Magazine Stores Cash In on Customers' Passion for Reading
- The Scene: A reception, question-and-answer session and...
- L.A.'s Viceroy of Vitriol : Profile: Jon Winokur, a self-made curmudgeon, collects and publishes nasty comments about life, children, dogs, patriotism, America, love and other sacred cows.
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : In Pursuit of a Better Way of Life
- Officials Study Hotels-for-Homeless Plan : Housing: A county panel will explore the idea of developing single-room-occupancy hotels as a source of housing for burgeoning numbers of elderly, homeless and working poor residents.
- LA HABRA : Kids Learn to Love Staying After School
- Van Nuys Resident Fatally Shoots Intruder
- Wacoal, the Japanese group that is the...
- Going to Market in East Bloc : Political Changes Can Mean Profits for Western Business
- NAMES IN THE NEWS : Highway to Cross Singer's Farm
- Police Have No Leads in Slashing of Actress
- ANIMAL KINGDOM : Hippo's Freedom Ends in Death
- Soviet Riots Kill 25 Armenians : Azerbaijan: Russians in the capital of Baku tell of atrocities against minority group. Moscow flies in a division of troops.
- Campaign Funding Plan Could Derail Ethics Bill : Politics: Council split over reform package that contains costly proposal aimed at reducing the influence of private contributors in local elections.
- Campeau Files for Bankruptcy, Largest in U.S. Retail History
- P. M. BRIEFING : U.S. Car Makers Report a Glut
- Study Says Needs of Homeless Youth Unmet at Shelters
- LOCAL : Son of Fonda, Hayden Arrested
- LOCAL : Man Steps in Front of Car, Killed
- Soviet Jews Seen Needing Land in Gaza, West Bank
- SCLC Honors Physician to the Poor
- Big-Rig Driver Arrested After 60-Mile Chase
- TV & VIDEO - Jan. 15, 1990
- TV & VIDEO - Jan. 15, 1990
- Notes on a Scorecard - Jan. 15, 1990
- Lost Boy Dies After Night in Angeles Forest
- Freeway Gunfight; 1 Dead : In View of Rush-Hour O.C. Drivers
- 1990s: The Golden Decade : FOOD : Chefs Blend the Best of Oriental, American and French Cuisines
- Shoot-Out on Freeway Kills 1 in Rush Hour
- Super 49ers and Their Fans Rub It In on Rams Rooters
- Keep the Door Open and Hope Alive : China: To encourage the forces of democracy, the Bush Administration must keep pushing Beijing while ignoring calls for a return to a policy of isolation and blockade.
- The Cancer Eating Our City From Within : Los Angeles: Rather than keep on building enormous projects, shouldn't we regain the quality of life that is slipping away?
- Skiing the HIGH ROAD : Between resorts at Chamonix and Zermatt, winding through France, Italy and Switzerland, is an 81-mile Alpine trail of powder and ice that demands both endurance and technical skill
- WHY TEACH?
- DESIGN : Scandinavian Smorgasbord
- CULTURAL EVOLUTION : BAOTOWN <i> by Wang Anyi</i> , <i> translated by Martha Avery (W.W. Norton: $17.95; 144 pp.)</i>
- Compassion Is a Necessity When Flight Is a Matter of Life and Death : Airlines: Carriers are trying to develop bereavement policies to help families get reasonable prices on emergency travel caused by a death in the family.
- Terminal Hype : Wouldn't LAX Be Less Tedious If the Walls Apologized for Jay Thomas?
- Adult Video Store Owner Fined, Told to Close Shop
- COLUMN ONE : Why Can't America Catch Up? : Despite a decade of effort by U.S. firms, the Japanese are still building better cars. Now, new thinking in Tokyo threatens to make the gap even wider.
- Nation IN BRIEF : MARYLAND : Light Earthquake Jars Baltimore Area
- Man Who Set Son Afire Set for Release : Crime: Prison officials keep relocation plans secret from an outraged public. Even Rothenberg admits he doesn't deserve to be set free.
- Code Violations at Apartments Cost Landlord $5,570
- Will Mideast Be Next Arena of People Power ?
- Czech Communists Regroup for Elections : Prague: Political parties mushroom as Civic Forum writes election laws. The key will be which one wins Parliament in June balloting.
- New Technology?
- Donald Sommerfield was anything but right in...
- Glanville Has Been Hired to Coach Last-Place Falcons, Paper Reports
- COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
- SANTA ANITA : Raise A Stanza Lands in Right Spot
- PREP ROUNDUP : Brea-Olinda's Girls Extend Streak
- The Numbers Game, Part 2 : <i> Oh, those numbers.</i>
- I can't believe they would destroy one...
- FLASH FROM THE PAST
- Man, 18, Fatally Shot in Freeway Encounter
- Trump Plans Big Complex on Ambassador Hotel Site
- The Two Who Flew Over Alaska's Volcano
- LAPD's Brass Push Gates to Quit, Make Room at Top
- Parks Conservation Executive Appointed
- Activist Casolo Goes From Salvador Jail to Media Trail
- Getting Plugged In to a Late-Night Radio Circuit
- Actress Viveca Lindfors Attacked by Young Slasher on New York Street : Crime: Veteran performer returns to the stage hours after her face and ear receive 28 stitches. The suspect is also linked to a nearby assault.
- Dilemma of the Long-Distance Commuter Links East and West
- Clairemont
- The Pink Side of Sports Is a Shade Too Unlikely for Me
- NHL ROUNDUP : Islanders Rally to Beat Capitals
- Los Alamitos' Cox Swims Beagle Channel
- NFC PLAYOFF NOTEBOOK : For Rams and 49ers, It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
- Bronco Offense Is No Longer Just a One-Man Show
- Red-Hot Cerritos Makes El Camino Red-Faced, 102-78
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Cypress on Target, Routs OCC
- They're Leading Return of Bay Area Cuisine
- Drawings From Wright Archives on View
- Rooting for a Deadwood Weekend
- Adventure's Afoot at Barefoot Hotels of Asia
- FOOD : Marvelous Scones
- School's Program Chosen One of State's 10 Best
- UCLA Launches Mentor Program for Minority Students
- 'Brainpower' Sign Hit as Lamebrained
- When the Cheering Stopped
- San Diego
- Tracing the Directions of Gay Theater
- Report of Gaps in Protection Layer Spurs Review of Water Pollution
- Trees Planted as Living Memorial to King : Civil rights: About 3,000 people turn out to install 300 saplings along a seven-mile stretch to honor the slain leader and aid the environment.
- Thriller's Gone : Pop Superstar Michael Jackson Has Moved but the Quiet Plays Well With Former Encino Neighbors
- Cal Lutheran Tried to Buy Out Shoup
- Fischer Ties Record, but Marina Wins
- Ron Williams Collects Biggest Prize at Torrance
- Just How Did They Do It? : With a lot of imagination and heavy equipment, the law of gravity is repealed for a Honda commercial
- Black Artists in Tune With Ancestors : The spirit of traditional African art is alive and vibrant in Dallas exhibition
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Derby
- Splitting Costs on a Yugoslavia Trip
- An Egyptian Treat on the Nile--Baba Ghannouj
- Take a Pass on Trip Through Atlas Mountains
- WHY TEACH?