Reagan for analyzes help, and shows being referred instead to Michael Deaver, "who told us to butt out-a piece of advice we chose not to take" Over the past several years, Ebsen has joined two groups of theater and academic professionals on trips to the Soviet Union and China. Evan Mecham declared Thursday that an alleged death threat by one of his aides against another was "totally manufactured" Mecham flashed a huge shamrock sticker inside his light blue suit jacket as he took the stand for a second day and grinned even during snappish exchanges with prosecutor William French. Three afternoons a week, at about 3:30, a small group of girls, students at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, walks across the school's athletic field, through a break in the chain-link fence and into a world their classmates could never imagine. "That place was his whole life" Had Been Ill While no official cause of death was listed, friends said Leverette-who had a long history of problems with alcohol-had been ill in recent months and had planned to check into a hospital within the next few days. Mariu's, at the top end of Lema Beach, is a popular place, but with seating for 334 there is seldom a wait, and if there is they serve you drinks outside. What's more, it's only a couple of minutes from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysees. More Difficult to WinSAN FRANCISCO — The state Supreme Court on Thursday granted broad protection to prescription drug makers, ruling that injured consumers cannot collect damages unless they prove that firms were negligent in making the drugs or in failing to warn of potential dangers.

"This used to be called Blood Alley because there were so many fights I had to 86 a lot of people I told them to leave I was lucky I would face them and they wouldn't challenge me I'm not a small man, but I didn't get into it . Jim Hintz said Turner would not be arrested but would be served with a summons . Gates pledged last weekend to place all 1,000 officers on the streets of South-Central Los Angeles . For example, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, bordering Griffith Park, went into foreclosure last week after amassing $27-million in debt over the past six years . To carry out the task, a team of 70 specialists lowered the twins' body temperatures to slow the bleeding and then separated the blood vessels at the backs of the boys' heads. WASHINGTON — President Reagan today called on House Republicans to help him revive his stalled policy of aid to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, but said Democrats will be to blame if the rebels go out of existence. The groups call Hirohito a war criminal and have denounced the government-sponsored ceremony to celebrate the beginning of his reign as an attempt to turn back the clock to the pre-World War II period when the emperor was considered a god.

Now she gets around without crutches, and is once again a proficient skier who takes to the mountain whenever she can get away from the job for an hour . The stable is the first in the county to import jumpers from Europe on a large scale, and its two dozen horses occupy two long rows of box stalls in a private training barn at the fairgrounds . "Just to pick at individual parts of our proposal is to take a road labeled 'delay' and 'frustration' " Shultz said . Gonzales waged an unsuccessful battle against Councilman Albert Perez, losing the city's top job by only 54 votes . Bobb was in Pasadena for the Rose Parade last year, he picked up a copy of Pasadena Today, a magazine with non-controversial articles and an attractive color cover That, he decided, is what Santa Ana needs. Chester said the 395-bed facility is in the process of substantially retooling its cardiology and cardiac surgery programs. Death rates associated with heart bypass operations, gallbladder removals and three other common surgeries varied tremendously among California hospitals in 1985, according to a Times analysis of data covering nearly all patients hospitalized in the state. David Habib, president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the committee, and James Kaddo, a board member, declined to discuss what, if any information, they have received on the bombing from law enforcement officials.

The income from the trust is taxed at the child's lower income tax rates, which is where the income tax savings come in . I saw him occasionally after that as I shuttled up and down Hawthorne Boulevard, but I didn't stop again until last week, just to say hello We chatted a few minutes and then I had to go . "When he couldn't match their expectations, they turned against him" Councilman Bob Lewellyn, one of Wilson's more strident critics in Kansas City, concurred that one of Wilson's difficulties was the city's unrealistic expectations, but said the problem was largely of Wilson's own making "I think they expected him to walk on water" Lewellyn said "That's how he sold himself . Even Higher at School The numbers were even higher at San Marcos High School, where a counselor reported that, based on her own informal record-keeping, 178 girls-one in five on campus-admitted to her that they were pregnant during the 1983-84 school year . Originating in England in the 1770s as the Shaking Quakers, the religion grew strong under the leadership of "Mother" Ann Lee, who moved to New York in 1774 with eight followers. Department and specialty stores once again fared much better than the four top mass-merchandise chains, which posted sales gains averaging about 3% higher than last October. San Diego City Councilman Uvaldo Martinez, under criminal investigation over his use of a city-issued credit card, will give the district attorney's office an 800- to 900-page report within a "few days" to explain his side of the story, a Martinez spokesman said Monday.

Remember the jerk, the twist and the flop-or just grinding away solo, with no particular style, to some rock 'n' roll hit? How about slam-dancing, the punk innovation wherein dancers ran full tilt at each other or at the walls to the accompaniment of frantic, ear-splitting, electronically generated music? Well, all that appears to be changing . most criminals in this country do not abide by the Gun Control Act of 1968"A bill to weaken the nation's gun control law was passed by the House on a vote of 292 for and 130 against This was a victory for the National Rifle Assn . But even if Mitchell loses, he will remain in office until Jan 1 and serve as acting mayor Mitchell's run for mayor in 1983 embroidered his reputation . They saw something quite different-a hefty young man responding to their command, "Drop your weapon" by turning, assuming the classic firing stance and letting out what witnesses said was a "Tarzan-like" yell . MEDICARE % Change Patient % of Prior Hospital Days Total Year Anaheim General Hospital 1,624 48. 2 -3. 7 Anaheim Memorial Hospital 7,074 56. 3 15. 9 Brea Community Hospital 2,534 39. 6 -17. 1 Buena Park Community Hospital 497 13. 9 3. 8 Buena Park Doctors Hospital 264 26. 4 -19. 8 Chapman General Hospital 1,008 27. 0 10. 9 Children's Hospital of Orange County 6 0. 1 50. 0 Coastal Communities Hospital 2,396 43. 9 -16. 5 Costa Mesa Medical Center 1,506 50. 4 -2. 8 Doctors Hospital of Santa Ana 1,064 35. 1 -27. 7 Fountain Valley Community Hospital 5,043 24. 2 2. 6 Healthcare Medical Center of Tustin 1,991 30. 9 29. 5 Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian 11,770 44. 9 6. 0 Humana Hospital-Huntington Beach 2,903 45. 8 -3. 5 Humana Hospital-West Anaheim 3,251 44. 0 -18. 2 Humana Hospital-Westminster 2,208 47. 1 -19. 0 La Habra Community Hospital 2,409 38. 5 7. 8 La Palma Intercommunity Hospital 2,535 38. 5 17. 9 Los Alamitos General Hospital 4,800 61. 1 -12. 5 Martin Luther Hospital Medical Center 3,012 29. 7 -12. 4 Medical Center of Garden Grove 3,294 45. 9 -15. 1 Midwood Community Hospital 2,015 48. 4 -12. 0 Mission Community Hospital 3,326 28. 1 20. 9 Pacifica Community Hospital 2,355 50. 7 -20. 2 Placentia-Linda Community Hospital 1,973 37. 6 8. 1 Saddleback Community Hospital 9,850 70. 0 -9. 0 San Clemente General Hospital 3,279 61. 9 32. 2 Santa Ana Hospital Medical Center 1,795 34. 9 -5. 3 South Coast Medical Center 3,382 45. 2 -6. 5 St Joseph Hospital-Orange 11,219 35. 8 16. 8 St Jude Hospital and Rehabilitation Center 7,978 45. 6 6. 8 St. But the city-and representatives of Hunt Properties-protested that excluding one landowner from the land-use plan is neither fair to the Texas developers, who do not want to include agricultural uses in their master plan, nor logical from a planning perspective. Remove from heat, add soda, salt and butter, stir and pour into greased cookie sheet.

Tanner, assistant superintendent of business services. WEST COVINA — Officials of the financially pinched West Covina Unified School District, who in January gave a dour prognosis for district finances, are now optimistic that they can balance next year's budget and achieve a full recovery over the next five years . In Philadelphia's affluent Mainline area, the Woman's Club of Ardmore disbanded in 1986 after 92 years of philanthropy . After a security meeting between Aquino and her top military commanders Tuesday, the military chief of staff, Gen . Lewis, the team's leader in fouls with 89, played 1,073 minutes. For Pepperdine's basketball team, this season's 17-13 record, including an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, was a big change from 1986-87 when the Waves finished 12-18 . A field of world-class riders, including West Hollywood native Sciandri, will compete in the men's 40-mile race on a closed course. In a letter to Jordan last January, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn lauded his work, saying the minister has been "both a brother and a father" to "countless tens of thousands of homeless people" "You have worked tirelessly for the homeless and the downtrodden. "Sure, I knew I was breaking the law, but there seems to be things more important than the law" Gilbert told the jury at his trial "So it's murder.

BEIJING — China's capital has become one of the world's most polluted capitals, with air 35 times dirtier than London's and 16 times more contaminated than crowded Tokyo's, the Chinese media said Tuesday . Once you give Guidelines the go-ahead, they tack on a 12% service charge . The car reportedly was moving very slowly or came to a stop as the shots were fired-then sped north on Glade . The new toll road not only has provided easier access to the nation's capital but also has helped to open up Fairfax County, where 80 million square feet of new office and commercial space have been built in recent years . But unlike a symphony-caliber violin, a good board can be had for about $300, a price that allows even fledgling surfers to tote around a custom-made, expertly designed model. Eleven jurors voted for conviction and only one, a city employee, held out for acquittal, causing a hung jury. Jeffords (R-Vt) said, "This was an excellent demonstration project, but at some point it has got to end" Opponent Pat Williams (D-Mont) said funding should not be cut but enlarged because "we want to 'Follow Through' on that good 'Head Start' that this country has decided to give the poorest of its children"An amendment to remove a proposed national park from legislation to protect much of Nevada's wilderness against commercial encroachment was rejected by the House on a vote of 151 for and 247 against This would be the state's first national park The bill (HR 302) later was passed and sent to the Senate.

Local search and rescue teams began scouring the area and found the two bodies in a ravine at the bottom of an ice chute There were no signs of foul play, Sheriff's Sgt Joseph Reid said . Kennedy Memorial honored him and his wife with its 1987 human rights award The U. S . warship apparently hit a mine Thursday, injuring 10 American sailors, after it had escorted a U. S-registered Kuwaiti tanker through the Persian Gulf, Defense Department officials said The guided-missile frigate Samuel B . Included is Will Rogers State Historic Park, north of Sunset Boulevard and west of Brentwood, particularly on the weekends when polo matches are held there; Palisades Park in Santa Monica, especially north of California Avenue about sunset; the Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino; and a certain plot of sand edging the ocean at Manhattan Beach . 2 man in the country's ruling Politburo, had lost his job as the ideological supervisor of the Soviet media as the result of a continuing struggle with Gorbachev. "The Hippocratic oath says nothing about treating only people who have not filed lawsuits" In criticizing the lawyers' action Tuesday, however, Dr Mitchell S. A spokesman at Toyota's American sales headquarters in Torrance said the company reached an agreement with the EEOC in March, 1987, that required the company to alter its minority hiring policies.

"But I wish there would be some way to deal with the economics without harming the doctor-patient relationship"A seemingly small change in the Medicare program that may entitle thousands of elderly people to refunds from their doctors has prompted a wave of physician outrage unprecedented in the history of the nation's largest health insurance program . He and his wife, Debbie, shared so nicely in the family drug profits that they were known as J R . "Many of the larger Mexican restaurants around town have put together their own mariachi bands, and there are also a number of Tijuana groups that come across the border every weekend to play in bars and nightclubs all over South Bay and Barrio Logan "Everywhere you look, it seems, there's a mariachi band . Increases in their salaries have outstripped annual cost-of-living adjustments provided by the state, creating the budget overrun, Gjerset said . Additionally, Mills said, at least six criminal trials have been postponed until a new jury pool conforming to the appellate court ruling is assigned to the courthouse, and defendants have been given the choice of delaying their cases until a jury pool selected by the new procedure arrived, or waiving their rights to such a pool At least seven defendants have signed such waivers, he said. Jack Kemp, who has quit the race, and "uncommitted" The margin of Dukakis' victory provided his campaign with the romp it had expected before being shaken by Jackson's stunning victory in Michigan on Saturday. Among the passengers is a member of the Kuwaiti ruling family who has a heart condition"NICOSIA, Cyprus — A hijacked Kuwaiti jumbo jet carrying 55 people landed in Larnaca, Cyprus, today, seven terror-filled hours after taking off from Mashhad airport in Iran.

But if other factors are involved, such as pride of ownership, the joy of assembling date and type sets, the challenge of finding elusive pieces, then relatively minor losses should not be a factor Currently, the U. S . And would it help or complicate matters if I send a letter to the President on this' " All four are "super delegates" to the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, and Bentsen and Coelho have been mentioned as possible running mates should Dukakis win the nomination . The bill was proposed by Three Valleys administrators in November after three retail water agencies serving the southern area of the district threatened to secede . Besides the rooms with the beds, the club features a gym, pool, sauna, whirlpool baths and disco . As in Tunis, the rental cars later were found parked on the beach, ignition keys left in place. By the mid'70s Whittle was pioneering targeted media vehicles, industry jargon for periodicals aimed at special interest groups rather than the mass audience. The underlying question of whether the federal government has the right to hang onto the land was left unaddressed-an issue for another judge to consider, perhaps, some other day Stirling insists he was deadly earnest in filing the suit.

I also filled the pancake mix box with dirt and put baking soda in the sugar canister" -Scott Sebbo, sophomore, 15, El Toro (It was) right before breakfast, down at church camp in San Juan Capistrano, and the counselors were out getting showers . Francis' offensive leader, averaging 15. 2 points and four assists a game . Perhaps school districts could employ competent journalism teachers, familiar with journalism ethics and the laws of libel, who could exercise a preliminary restraint; then censorship from higher up would have to be demonstrably reasonable . Since purchasing Orange Coast in July, the circulation, at Hughes' urging, has risen about 20% to 18,000 in subscription sales and 10,000 to 12,000 more in newsstand sales . "Oh, I'm knocked out, of course" Ingalls said from her home in London. began circulating petitions to place a slow-growth initiative on the June 7 ballot, they have maintained a steady offensive that belied their lack of campaign experience. The judge, while expressing all due respect for Stirling, ruled that the lawmaker was in no position to bring the suit against the United States of America.

Gray III (D-Pa, probably signaling what can be expected from his panel, said that the Senate plan is "more realistic and fair than the President's original request" The Senate package-which could become the nation's first budget over $1 trillion-passed shortly after midnight Thursday on an overwhelming 70-25 vote that included support from a solid majority of both political parties . Plus for the Lawmen "So, I look upon the Gang of Five as being a big plus for law enforcement" LeBas said "Law enforcement is now trying to come up with a wish list You have to move cautiously You can't do it every day You have to pick and choose your issues carefully . Man of Integrity "Lee thought he had such integrity" she said . U. S . "By the time the election is over, we'll have dropped 3 million pieces of literature here" said campaign field director Charles Baker. . Kravetz has proposed his hotel as part of his "Trillium" project, which will include two already-approved 17-story office buildings on eight acres. Three of the seven defense attorneys announced, however, that they have decided to present an "affirmative defense" that they estimate would prolong the proceedings by six weeks to nine months. .

But on the eve of her departure for Beijing, the president also announced that she was leaving her government under the control of her loyal military commanders and advisers-not in the hands of other elected officials . The step was recommended by an association committee headed by West Covina Mayor Nancy Manners after a study by the Southern California Assn . "We are seeing somewhat stronger domestic order levels and now believe the low point in this industry slowdown has passed" said President and Chief Executive John A Young "Quarter-to-quarter improvement in U. S orders has been modest yet steady. . The two Chernobyl reactors are situated in adjacent buildings and apparently shared a common wall . In terms of numbers, the embassy is the America's 11th largest in the world U. S. Some human rights advocates argue that such cases should be considered acts of war and punished by imprisonment rather than death. It also came hours after Gates announced that gang violence had decreased dramatically since the sweeps-which have resulted in the arrest of more than 750 gang members in South Los Angeles.