- Del Monte Postpones IPO; Skechers USA Files for One
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- Study Sees Personal Bankruptcy Filings Leveling Off
- Survey Says Parents, Teens to Do More Back-to-School Spending
- In Lautner Homes, Room for the Unusual
- Loophole Lets Schools Delay Prop. 227
- Israel's Labor Party Defeats Itself on a Victorious Day
- Battling City Council Rejects 10% Pay Raise
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- Here's a Change: There's No Pressure on Strawberry
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- Washington State Seeks Fine From Nationscapital
- What Color Suits Your Fancy? Well, White Is a Pretty Safe Bet
- State Budget Crisis Delays Pay for Vendors, Jurors
- The Child Safety Seat Demystified
- Solar Flair
- 39 Lobster Fishermen Accused of Violating Regulations
- Audit Assails LAUSD Over Sites Picked for Schools
- Temple Plans Marrow Drive for L.A. Man With Leukemia
- Detectives Hope to Crack 10-Year-Old Case
- Lopez Starts and Helps Beat Padres
- Rodriguez Gets Aggressive and Rangers Win
- Art
- Thurs. Best Bets: 7/30
- My Favorite Weekend
- Funny Things Happen on the Way to the Palace
- Planning Ahead for Those Summer Sun-Day Drives
- State Tribal Casino Debate Spills Over on U.S. Panel
- Thomas Tells Black Lawyers He'll Not Change
- Heart Bypass Surgery Worse for Women, Study Finds
- Guy Payson Duffield; Longtime Pastor of Angelus Temple
- Road Construction Putting Drivers, Merchants in a Jam
- Putting a Charge in Northridge Coaches
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- Details Inc. in $96-Million Merger With Ex-Rival
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- Classic Show Is Site of Beauty, Buyers, Bugattis
- Ex-Premier Takes Fiscal Hot Seat in Japan's Cabinet
- Sentencing Delayed for Stun Belt Shock Victim
- New Carpool Plan Offers Discounts
- Smoltz, Cox Banished as Braves Beat Reds
- Back to the Beehive
- The Joy of Shopping
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- A Matter of Snooze or the News
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- Campaign Spoof Wins for Pitch With Appeal
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- Books, Web Sites Aid Scholarship Search
- Advanced Micro Devices Sees Profit Ahead
- Disneyland Scuttling Submarine Fleet
- New Study Casts Doubt on Web Advertising Data
- Canada Moves to Protect Magazine Industry
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- UFW Adds Irvine Growers Group to Lawsuit
- GM Workers Begin Returning as Pact Is OKd
- Pentagon Toughens Army Fraternization Rules
- Living Longer, but Gender Gap Narrows
- Mitsubishi's Mid-Size Galant Offers Looks, Soul
- Doctor Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
- 2 Suspects Sought in Fatal Stabbing
- Chinese Get the Wrong Message About Blacks
- Garrett Stays, Makes Falcons Go
- AN UPDATE NFL-LA
- Kicked Upstairs
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- The Final Note : Cafe Bellissimo, known for its singing waiters and karaoke, plans to close.
- Sat. Best Bets: 8/1
- Pop Date Book
- Image Makers : ArtWalk visitors enjoy free expression and get to see pros' work.
- ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS
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- Boeing Wins $1.29-Billion Order for 30 737s
- The Times Music Index
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- My Cherry Amour
- Senate OKs Bill to Back Contraception
- 2 Men Charged in Videotaping of Children at Raging Waters
- In Drama Series, It's Stories That Count
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- Make It Your Mission
- MCI to Buy Brazil's Only Long-Distance Carrier
- Fueling a Dream
- U.S. Planning to Certify Side-Impact Air Bags
- The Bottom Line: Toyota Camry LE
- State Budget Crisis Delays Pay for Vendors, Jurors
- Taxing the tradition of rooftop revelry
- Shelter's Volunteers to Be Recognized
- Services Set on Tall Ship for Former Professor
- A Wreck of a Bill
- LAPD to Again Provide Crime Maps
- Too Hot to Be Bothered
- Walsh's Genius Evident From His Days With 48ers
- Reggae 'Round the Pool
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- ABC Is Hoping Its Banana Ads Bear Fruit
- Mlicki, Dodgers Go Wrong Way
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- Anderson Takes Hits but No Bows
- Unneighborly Welcome for Boys Home
- Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press.
- A Cascade of Early Comics, Charlie Chan
- Suit Accuses Norwest of Overcharging
- Brawley Case Damage Award Put at $345,000
- A Drive to Overcome Isolation
- SOAR Leaders Say Moorpark Is Trying to Scuttle Measure
- 'Lolita' Angers Child Protection Activists
- LAPD to Release Site Maps of Neighborhood Crimes
- Santa Ana Plays $10-Million Game of 'What If '
- Students to Paint Mural on Graffiti-Marred Wall
- Garland Goes From North Side to South
- MARIS WATCH: 61
- Galaxy Feels the Heat When Calls Don't Go L.A.'s Way
- Demotion Surprises Konerko
- Bliss-ed Out
- Microsoft Ordered to Hand Over Blueprints
- 2 Restaurants Slated for Huntington Beach
- House Opposes S.F. Partner Benefits
- Listen Up: This Here Is Not the DMV
- Custom Wheels? They Need Custom TLC
- 2 Simi Softball Teams Ready to Defend Titles
- Medfly Find Prompts Local Alert
- Singing Science's Praises
- Family Shares Hugs, Meals With Patients
- Newport to Hire Firm to Give Wing to Airport Support
- High Hopes
- Discouraged McDowell Might Return in Relief
- Rangers' Gonzalez Sits Again
- Silva Has 68, Wins by Three at Crystalaire
- Room to Grow : Public Storage expands options for lively teens and a mellow vibe.
- Clever Staging Helps to Offset Humdrum Music
- Bad to the Roots
- Teen Cast Turns 'Orpheus' Myth Into Zesty Fun
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- Myanmar Dissident Forced to End Protest, Albright Says
- From Whitewater to This
- Patient's Family Endures Unnecessary Insurance Ordeal
- Crews Search for Body, Take Suspect Along
- Women Jailed in 3 Robbery Cases
- Lakeside Attraction
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- Crown Vantage Drops Plan to Sell Paper Mill
- Officials Vow to Pursue Newhall Ranch Issues
- Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck by Car
- Mobile Unit Aims to Cut Printing Backlog
- Dollase Is Tough Out at Del Mar
- TRW to Trim Plants, Jobs to Boost Automotive Unit
- Strength Is a Common Thread
- 4 Arrested in Gang Rape Case
- Chamber Fails to Take a Shine to a New Star
- Loophole Delays English-Only Classes at Some O.C. Schools
- Drug Cuts Risk of Osteoporosis From Prolonged Use of Steroids
- Playing Catch-Up
- TV smarts
- Earthy Inspirations
- Seafood Swell
- Ingram Micro Maximizes Earnings
- Opposition Leader Ends Protest in Car
- Driving Under the Influence of Chrome and Leopard Skin
- Government Told to Award Back Pay
- Proposal for Health Care ID System May Be Shelved
- Archeologists Find Remains of Napoleon's Fleet in Alexandria
- Court Overturns Ruling Against Conservancy in Suit by Builder
- Bullet From Backyard Pierces Family's Van
- Court Rejects County's Appeal of Damages in Brutality Case
- Court Overturns Ruling on Land Deal Near Reservoir
- Tatrai Still Leads RAAM
- Dealers Take Note: California's Car Buyers Are Tougher Crowd
- Lawsuit Alleges Tiger Knocked Down Guest at Magic Castle
- Bus Company to Hold Meeting on Proposed Route Changes
- Logic for the Primaries
- Children Take Trip Through Time
- Driven to Total Nuttiness
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- Join an Online Book Group That Caters to Your Interests and Jump Right In
- BITING MAD
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- So Long, Tom Bergin
- Court Upholds Immigrants' Rights in the Workplace
- State Won't Oversee Virtual University
- Door Wars: Chrysler Rules, Ford Learns and GM Is Missing the Boat
- Teen's Death at Arizona Youth Camp Probed
- Yugoslav Forces Take Ghost Town From Kosovo's Rebels
- BLUNDER ROAD
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- Case of the Castoff Cast and Other Who(almost)dunits
- Uncertainty Creates Volatility for Most Actively Traded Foreign Stock
- Interstate Bakeries Hoping for a (Bread) Winner
- New Blockbuster Strategy Results in Viacom Loss
- Bill to Repeal Marriage Tax Is Backed, Shelved
- OK, so These Riding Jackets Aren't Made of Leather, but They're Still Pretty Cool
- $23 Ambulance Fee to Offset Costs of Medical Supplies
- County Not Placated by Development Concessions
- Audit Assails District Over School Sites
- Teenager Makes the Most of His Big Break
- Fanning Out
- Sun. Best Bets: 8/2
- Dow Off 19 as Broad Market Continues to Slide
- L.A. Is a Magnet for Designers
- Premiers of India, Pakistan Meet Briefly
- Looking to Accessorize? You Don't Have to Look Far
- Just Which Law Did the Suspect Break?
- Crime at Airport Down 18.6% Over Same Period Last Year
- Trustees Reject Plan for Vigilantes Stadium
- I Didn't Know That
- Piping Down at Knott's
- Bailey Tops Tough 100 Field; Jones Wins 100, Long Jump
- Pro Football Makes Return; 'Lolita' Debuts on Showtime
- Fri. Best Bets: 7/31
- Biehl's Living Legacy Gets Boost From Killers' Release
- Irvine Spectrum Center Enters Second Phase Today
- New Dollar Coin May Pay Tribute to Sacajawea
- Driven to Distraction? Tips for Parents on Coping With Kids, Chaos in the Car
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- At 7-Elevens, Mentus Media Lines Up Ads for Shoppers
- Ruby's Still Serving Surf Set, Among Others
- Americans' Buying Power Goes North as Canadian Dollar Falls to New Low
- Blacks' Spending Power Growth Outpaces Average
- Awaiting Sale Ruling, Bergen Brunswig Posts 22% Income Gain
- INTERNET ON SALE?
- Surfer Magazine Owners Are Considering a Sale
- Donor Pleads Not Guilty to Illegal DNC Contributions
- Gap Strategy Is to Spread and Conquer
- A Latin Play
- City's Bug Busters Work to Take Sting Out of Summer
- Injustice for All: the Clinton Paradigm
- Parking Bids Draw a Lot of Competition
- Subway Contractor Fined for Violating New Safety Regulations
- Rise in Building Permits Reflects Economic Boom
- Man Arrested in Shooting of Gang Member, 3-Year-Old
- Police Are Taken to Possible Site of Body
- City Set to Kick Off Free Park Concerts
- Man Guilty in Torturing of Toddler
- JETHAWKS
- Undefeated Franco Is Spoiling for Good Fights
- Getting Off to a Bouncing Start
- Prolific Songster
- Traveling Folk Act
- Plan Ahead / Next Weekend
- Genie May Help SUV's Dreams Come True
- WHAT'S UP AT FRANKLIN?
- A Deal for Clockwork
- Factory Orders Slip for 2nd Straight Month
- Off-Kilter
- Powerball Jackpot Nearly $300 Million
- Daniel A. McKenzie; Hardware Store Owner
- Young Dancers Win Honors
- Officers Working 1988 Murder Get $1-Million Boost
- Search for Jerry's Family Ends With a Long-Lost Uncle
- Days of Scandal a Boon to Powerful Legal Clique
- Custom Car Builders' Legacy Is Reverence for the Auto
- My Cherry Amour
- What's in Store
- If You're Built for Speed, Speedos Are OK
- Look Beyond Price Tag in Rating Costs
- Mourners Recall a True Wit With True Grit
- Sparks Salvage Win--and Maybe Coach's Job
- United Wins in a Shootout, 3-2
- Former Simpson Home Razed by New Owners
- Riding the Crest
- Henman Turns Up the Power to Break Tarango in L.A.
- Painful Process for Bonilla
- Sky Room: Reliving the '30s With a View
- 'Parent Trap' Catches New Generation
- Preserving Traditions
- Cheap Dates
- Echoes of Central Avenue
- Tourists Seeking Diana Are Off Mark
- Spotlight: Sumitomo Shareholders OK Zions Takeover
- Columbia Sets Restructuring Timetable, Plans Stock Buyback
- The Highway List
- Wallace Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit
- Punch Lines
- It's Your Turn to Review
- 1 Person Killed in Crash on Reagan Freeway
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- Council Turns Down Proposed Preschool
- County Getting Express Bus to Warner Center
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