The materials explains were part observes of the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS, a major national standardized test that the San Diego Unified School District has used for many years to measure individual student achievement in the district's basic skills curriculum The test is a product of the McGraw/Hill publishing company. And total quarterly net income swelled to $3. 4 million, thanks to one-time gains from the sale of Oak's luxurious headquarters building and payments from the settlement of patent disputes. judge imposed the maximum penalty for manslaughter, terming it "one of the worst manslaughter cases to come up for sentencing" according to wire service reports. Major Firms in Probe Government officials said that major defense firms involved in the investigation include Northrop Corp, Teledyne, McDonnell Douglas, United Technologies Corp, Litton Data Systems and Unisys Henry E Hudson, the U. S. Jusco Co, for example, one of Japan's largest retailers, recently agreed to buy Talbots, the preppy clothier of the suburban set, from General Mills for $325 million Two years ago, Kashiyama & Co bought J. Wilson is using the funding, along with revenue to be generated by the weekend air shows, to build a tent village on the southern edge of Brown Field.

Garnett for the first time applied an imaging technique called positron emission tomography to study biochemical activity in the brains of Parkinson's victims . Galky, 44, of Anaheim on suspicion of possessing cocaine for sale and possession of marijuana . The Treasury Department said the fine covered more than 7,000 violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, which requires banks to report any cash transactions involving more than $10,000 . He doesn't need a $5-million hit-he needs a $100-million hit" a Khashoggi associate said . According to IRT's 1987 annual report, TCW had the option of converting the mortgage to possession of the building, but not until 1993 under original terms of the 1985 loan. To illustrate the last point, she reminded the audience that the estate of John Wayne is now in probate in Orange County. Due in part to the lack of signs or other advertisements of the airport's location, the area lacks focus or "a unifying design theme" the study suggests.

He said Deukmejian should immediately convene a budget summit meeting made up of legislative leaders and constitutional officers to work out a plan . And you only have to face the winter during a two-block walk from the nearest weather-protected subway station . Her husband, who was on parole after serving a prison term for burglary, came out of the house brandishing what officers believed was a sawed-off shotgun . Also a Republican, Du Pont called for random drug testing of young people before granting them licenses to drive. Wilson has been a co-sponsor or a prominent supporter of several controversial anti-drug measures now pending in Congress . City building official James Sanders said that the motel has been guilty of building code violations in the past but that Lee, who bought the building Feb. Since the Vargases are not illegal and are not permanent residents, California Children's Services, a branch of the state Department of Health, could not help them.

The Amateur Athletic Foundation, the group responsible for disseminating Southern California's share of the 1984 Olympic surplus to youth sports projects, on Friday awarded $422,188 in 10 grants, bringing to $13. 3 million the value of 204 grants given since the Los Angeles Games . These include unlimited travel on the Paris Metro and bus system, round-trip transfers to and from the airport, free admission to the Pompidou Museum, car rental discounts and a 50% discount on the bateau mouches on the Seine . Although his dominating appearance undoubtedly contributed to the title, he was notorious as a land baron . Scardenzan, Councilwoman Ann Wilk and a residents group called Friends of Centinela Park want Lundeberg and a technical consultant to advise them on refurbishing the mural and moving it to a safer, more accessible site . Haft filed notice of intent to purchase $15 million or more of its stock, and retail analysts said the filing was most likely the beginning of a bid to take over the 108-year-old general merchandise and specialty chain. She explained that part of her enthusiasm has been inspired by the fact that her daughter, Linda, who attended the match, is a director of USA Volleyball Inc Daughter Suanne Summers joined the family party Al Monaco, executive director of the U. S.

A chalet in Switzerland or an apartment in Austria, Germany or London Or perhaps a farmhouse in Scotland . No matter that it was Arbatov who had actually made the slight . Ryder said Los Angeles is the second-biggest market, after New York, for American Express cards and expenditures . Pat Tobin, president of Tobin & Associates, a Los Angeles public relations firm, said she doesn't want to get extensively involved in politics, but is "very proud" of the opportunity to coordinate fund-raising events for the Jackson campaign. . Crowded Airports Airports in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties are all at or approaching maximum capacity or under noise restrictions, said Clifton Moore, head of the Los Angeles Department of Airports and executive director for the authority. You meander beneath the boughs of large oaks and pass a junction with a connector trail that leads to the Mt Wilson Toll Road. Jacobsen and his brother, Paul, also have written a song about the hostages.

Robb was booked into Orange County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, he said. . Is this any way to run for President? For most candidates for minor party presidential nominations in next week's California primary, there isn't any other way . "One of the major national tasks of the next several decades is to bring about a new national consciousness about the Pacific" Li, 46, is president of the East-West Center, a Honolulu-based research organization that studies issues related to trade, population, agriculture and natural resources . The 15-day land packages begin at $1,295 per person, based on double occupancy Air fare is additional . The action was taken at the request of Assemblywoman Marian LaFollette (R-Northridge, who said she received complaints from parents after the teacher, Virginia Uribe, spoke recently to students at San Fernando High School. Both testified that after they had separated from McCarter he returned to their homes, beat them and raped them. While many addicts also abuse alcohol, and recovery means abstinence from both alcohol and drugs, this woman was offended at the prospect of lying The paradox is striking.

All children and their teachers have a two-week winter break . After watching television broadcasts of the attack on Libya, Doctor said, he was overcome with "spontaneous anger" and began firing at the photo . For example, a lot will now have to be 8,000 square feet, rather than the previous 7,000, in order for an owner to add a third unit to a structure . Pacific Bell has gone a step further, offering to mail by area codes or prefixes (the first three numbers in a seven-digit phone number . The reason is that IBM's new design will become the standard for the most powerful computers, those using 80386 microprocessors, which until now have lacked a standard architecture. The society's operating budget is $50,000 a year; it employs 33 people and more than 400 volunteers "It is difficult to raise operating funds" Esparza said. Leftist Peruvian guerrillas fired at least two mortar rounds at the U. S.

A spokesman for the governor said a search has begun for Bruinsma's replacement on the 19-member board Bruinsma declined to elaborate on his reasons for resigning He has been on the board since 1986 Tired of Disagreements But Dean S . There are about 1,200 fraternity members on the 29,000-student campus Dean of Students Edmund T Taylor Swift Des Moines . The figures Schneider presented Monday to the Orange County Transportation Commission are preliminary and won't be complete until next month after the statewide vote on two propositions-72 and 74-that could mean hundreds of millions more dollars in the county's transportation coffers . In a Granada Hills home for mentally retarded adults, the 21-year-old grandson of the owner reportedly had sexual relations with a disabled woman . In past elections Cota has spent as much as $65,000 of his own money in primary campaigns against Hayden, but has garnered only a fraction of the vote. Overall, FmHA's farm loan portfolio totals about $26 billion to 242,000 borrowers. WASHINGTON — A new farm relief law will keep about 16,000 heavily indebted farmers in business, but nearly 65,000 other borrowers from the Farmers Home Administration still face liquidation or foreclosure, the agency said Monday in proposing rules for reshaping loan policies. Analysts said the availability of personal computer software written especially for Unix-and especially software as popular as Lotus 1-2-3 and dBase-would make the operating system much more attractive to corporate buyers.

"It's difficult to find mitigation (habitat) locations for projects smaller than this" Robert Hoffman, fishery biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service, told commissioners . He relied mostly on his wife and grown children to fill out paper work and process orders, they said. The government alleges that Smyth illegally shipped to Israel about 800 electronic devices called krytrons . His southward travels have earned him the nickname "The Baja Kid" Times staff writer Caroline Lemke interviewed him in his office, and Vince Compagnone photographed him . (Royal icing differs from butter cream in that it dries hard, allowing you to make decorations off the cake . "One was on the 7th of December, because he couldn't understand why Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor" Mineta said. Botha appears to have regained political initiative in South Africa.

Further, partly because larger numbers of women have attended college in recent decades, their numbers in the labor force have grown more rapidly than men . Some local Vietnamese newspapers denounced Van as being a traitor, the editor said . David on securities matters, continuing to represent the firm through its San Diego office even after its London office concluded that J . FRUIT COMPOTE (Khoshaf) 1 pound mixed dried fruit (apricots, peaches, raisins, dates, pears or others) 1 cup sugar Dash rose water Chopped nuts or sliced bananas Place dried fruit in saucepan and cover with water . Dukakis' presidential bid was indirectly quoted as saying a large number of Greek-Americans were voting for a native son of the Greek homeland. "She has magnificent relationships in the community" said Mary Weir, an instructor in child development and president of the Academic Senate. Unusual in Britain Although such highly leveraged bids have become common in the United States, they are unusual in Britain.

The three challengers denied that they are a slate but have "had signs made up with our three names on them to save money" DeBie said . In turning to their sons and daughters for comfort, they are in some degree reversing roles . "We have been trying to involve different communities and all religions in the Easter sunrise service at the Hollywood Bowl, which is a traditional community event" Foster said . Nelson estimated that the total value of the completed project would be about $15 million Businesses Damaged The fire, which erupted about 5:45 p. m . What was he doing in his grandfather's hotel kitchen? Well, that's where Villa chose to sleep when he secretly visited his friend Charles H Lawrence, Gonzalez's grandfather. The city thought it obtained coverage for the pier in 1985-with $50,000 annual premiums and a $500,000 deductible-but the policy was written to cover a concrete pier, and the company canceled when the city pointed out the error, Casey said.