West Texas assesses Intermediate crude displays oil settled 19 cents to 29 cents lower, with June at $17. 98 a barrel; heating oil was 0. 69 cent to 0. 80 cent lower, with May at 50. 97 cents a gallon, and unleaded gasoline was 0. 53 cent to 0. 85 cent lower, with May at 51. 83 cents a gallon. Gold and silver futures retreated on the Commodity Exchange in New York in reaction to the slide in oil futures, analysts said. Their flowers, however, are quite notable; they are either immense in comparison to the plant itself, or they are intensely colored. Whoever wins Roper will also gain important business with Sears, Roebuck & Co, a major retailer of appliances. "It's the one we like the best because students can enjoy the countryside. Officials said the Laurel Canyon Park precedent may lead to establishing other leash-free areas around the city. Meanwhile, Paddy writes: "As you are aware, this is the year of Halley's comet and I read of the mass migration of Americans to Australia as a choice location from which to view this 'celestial snowball' But here in Fiji we have a far cleaner atmosphere.

Mexico, unfortunately, stands to lose the most because oil exports account for about 10% of its gross domestic product The crisis in the Mexican economy should not be minimized . "He says, 'Don't worry about the weather, Shadi, let the wind blow . There is little question about Gorbachev's determination to push this and other reforming steps to the limit . "Since Monday the hog flow has dried up considerably, and some people feel this is the start of the seasonal move" he said . Too lenient a policy, aside from encouraging inflation, leaves the Fed open to charges of electioneering. of Irvine against a Beverly Hills businessman involved in promoting an energy device during the mid-1970s U. S Dist.

Several business people also objected that the ordinance would expose them to more liability and create more burdensome paper work . They also inspect boats from stem to stern for any hidden narcotics . If it works for the shareholders and employees, I'll talk to the board, recommend they accept the offer, turn over the keys and walk away" Wolf told a group of journalists in St Paul, Minn, on Tuesday . A product of West Germany's Hoechst Celanese Corp, the sugar substitute should begin appearing in foods by the end of the year, according to the newsletter, which is published by the Calorie Control Council, an Atlanta-based association of manufacturers and suppliers of dietary foods and beverages . It's not a bamboo at all, but nandina has the same exotic, airy, upright look as those non-relatives. Hazardous Substance Gasoline is one of the most hazardous substances around, said James McNally, senior hazardous materials specialist for the state Department of Health Services. The remaining shares would be exchanged for shares in the company formed by the merger of Macy's and Federated. .

The son, Michael Jewell, now 18, was born with a port wine-colored stain on his upper torso and face and, about 10 years after the adoption, was diagnosed as suffering from Sturge-Weber Syndrome, a congenital degenerative nerve disorder . Since then, faculties at more than 20 other private higher education institutions that work cooperatively with school administrators have also lost their right to negotiate with the administrators for union contracts . But Davis defended his decision to go to the district attorney, saying Thursday, "Anyone who thinks the proper solution to that situation is looking the other way doesn't belong in public office" The former Los Angeles police chief agreed that the furor over Fiedler's indictment had hurt him politically but said it would be "absolutely foolish" for him to drop out of the Senate race"I don't have to be a United States senator but I do have to have self-respect" he said . Felando's support of the Brown speakership dates to December 1, 1980, when Felando joined with then-Assembly Minority Leader Carol Hallett (R-Atascadero, who delivered 28 Republican votes to make Brown speaker . In celebration of Palm Sunday, the First United Methodist Church of Santa Ana will present the Easter portion of Handel's "Messiah" at 10:30 a. m worship services at 609 Spurgeon St. While Avila times new arrivals for speed, four assistant coaches hit ground balls, try to improve a second baseman's double-play pivot, and loft fungoes to outfielders who glide around cow paddies. Bates, who has recently waged a crusade against Navy procurement abuses, will be opposed by at least three other people, according to documents filed at the county Registrar of Voters by 4:30 p. m Friday.

Rumors have been spread around the capital this week that Ligachev was reprimanded by Gorbachev at an extraordinary meeting of the 13-man Politburo and stripped of responsibility for ideology and personnel matters-the tasks usually assigned to the second-in-command . 'Prices seem out of reach' "I have knowledge of that area (where Tamayo is located) and the prices seem to be out of reach for the average resident" said community advocate Vivien Bonzo, whose family has been in the restaurant business in Los Angeles for nearly 65 years . The chemist, James Woodford of Atlanta, who is self-employed as a consultant and expert witness on matters concerning drug testing, said the problem appears in highly sensitive urine tests for marijuana, where various contaminants in urine can alter the results of the tests . The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Comstock Financial Services, which filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U. S Bankruptcy Code on Oct . and affected about 150 customers in the Bonita area for about two hours, Murnane said. "We're in the process of setting the ombudsman office up" Stewart said. Lone Accident So far, the only accident associated with either shift of the project occurred the first night, when a woman, distracted by the roadside activity, tapped the fender of the car in front of her.

This difficult game might, in the end, defuse the problem of European defense and make unnecessary a consistent increase of spending in conventional forces Much depends on the success of Gorbachev's new policies . The district attorney's office, scheduled to respond in writing to the defense arguments by Thursday, had little reaction Tuesday But Deputy Dist Atty Steven A . No civilized, caring person would leave home looking for somebody to hurt, maim or destroy . Some innovations will make a marginal difference, but the consistent failure of all previous criminalization and law-enforcement proposals should make us profoundly skeptical of any claim that more money or new tactics will produce victory at acceptable cost to the budget and to cherished freedoms . "We have not seen a real commitment (from the administration) to diversify our faculty, our programs, our administration" he said. Voting booths were upended, ballot boxes grabbed and blows exchanged at UCLA Thursday as more than 200 students disrupted an undergraduate presidential election in a protest that campus leaders said was the outgrowth of months of racial tension. I conduct tours of Auckland and visit places tourists don't usually get to see.

As proposed, the rules would require service and equipment to be priced separately so a customer could decide whether it is cheaper to buy phones from someone other than the local phone company. . Zucker said the negative pattern can be broken through a combination of medical treatment, nutrition counseling, group therapy, art therapy, movement therapy and sometimes drugs . A small but significant number of children stay at Orangewood 90 days or longer, Griffith said . "We do make some important statements" he said, "but they could be more serious . Stenstrom, 22, of Rochester, Minn, were killed when their plane crashed into the South China Sea Sunday afternoon, said Ken Mitchell, a spokesman for North Island Naval Air Station. "One of the reasons he stuck with it was that everyone told him he was crazy.

But a newly completed poll of 381 families in the area shows that only 3% favor construction of the retirement apartments . The letter read in part: "Is it really permissible not to consider the desire of parents to (keep) their children beside them, to be able to depend on them in their old age and to receive their moral and material support? Is it really permissible to deny children the opportunity to see their parents, to care for them in their old age and benefit from their worldly wisdom? How can one live far from that which is most dear, from that which is the continuation of one's flesh and blood" Few documents could illustrate more graphically the gap in thinking and philosophy between Soviets and Americans . William Triplett spent seven years researching a book on the case, "Flowering of the Bamboo" in which he unravels a tangled web of crimes, accusations and cover-ups, and levels serious allegations about the conduct of the U. S Army in postwar Japan He still finds many questions unanswered Shown on U. S . Hahn had sought a sweeping order from Deering prohibiting gang members from congregating in groups of two or more in public places, but the judge instead instituted his less restrictive order . Representatives of the European Peace Movement, who are visiting Israel, issued a statement at a press conference after the verdict was announced, saying that the conviction "amounts to an admission that Vanunu's revelations were true" 'As Night Follows Day' One of the group, Gideon Spiro, a British member of the European Parliament, said the verdict "clearly recognizes that Israel has nuclear weapons" "An Arab bomb will follow an Israeli bomb as clearly as night follows day" he said. They then locate the smoke with a surveying device and call the warden, who sends a firefighting team.

Flophouses, Cheap Bars The bureaucrats have tried to clean up the area . Reiner is asking that the three bathhouses-Mac's in the Silver Lake area, the Hollywood Spa in Hollywood and the Leisure Spa and Turkish Bath in Pomona-be permanently closed because each has violated a county ban on anal and oral sex in such facilities He was joined by County Counsel De Witt W Clinton in bringing the Superior Court suits . A gunman with a turquoise tattoo on the back of his neck and wearing a curly, blond woman's wig robbed an El Toro Thrifty Drug and Discount Store of $200 on Tuesday night, Orange County sheriff's detectives said Sheriff's Lt . Seven men died after shootings, two were fatally stabbed and a woman died after a beating Up to half a dozen were injured in gang violence "It is the heat wave' commented one police official "It drives people outside It drives them to drink . Interested parties have 30 days to suggest changes in the rules before they become final. "We are growing, but we are not growing in Orange County" WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS Most executives expect to expand their Orange County operations, but some say they will relocate elsewhere. Paramedics rushed her to Sharp Memorial Hospital where she died a short time later, Lungwitz said Minnesota Vikings Schedule .

Nine counts charging him with obstruction of Congress, making false statements, obstructing the presidential inquiry into the Iran-Contra affair in November, 1986, and concealing, falsifying or destroying official documents . Dux argues that his claims are difficult to prove or disprove because of the secrecy surrounding both his military record and the clandestine tournament . Banks have written off the loans by about 25% to 30, but they trade on the open market at only about 50 cents on the dollar, he said. WASHINGTON — The nation's commercial banks appear to be recovering from their worst year since the Depression despite mounting bank failures in the Southwest and continuing problems with loans to Third World countries, federal regulators said Wednesday "The banking system as a whole is sound and getting sounder . Evidently, many of our congressional leaders continue to be guided by one of history's best-refuted political maxims: "No enemies to the left" Noriega, who has been cozy with both Fidel Castro of Cuba and the Sandinistas, is not a bona fide fascist . He said he hopes that Miller, already a supporter of his bill, will be more active in lobbying for it when he takes it to the Natural Resources Committee again. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Orange County Housing Authority, the first-ever countywide forum included more than 100 housing officials, realtors, developers, elected officials and employers. A scouting trip the day before convinced him he'd find better photos downtown. As he hoped, the stark images pile up in quick succession: Men shaving and brushing their teeth at the mission before a long sink with 12 faucets.

"I don't consciously think about this day-to-day, but probably my work in oncology has had a subconscious influence on me (in considering the consequences of death" Colleague Cheryl Kosits added: "Now, I am not afraid of having a relationship with a patient who is going to die . "We have been for 14 years under gunfire" an airport official replied, referring to Lebanon's civil war . Among the historic names in his collection are the California Fireworks Co . Serve Fresh and Hot For a beautiful vegetable course, serve asparagus fresh and hot, with a simple but interesting seasoning such as the browned butter sauce that follows . All the other accouterments, including a leather Sam Browne belt, Soltero bought separately over the next six months. And it fell far short of dire predictions that it would paralyze California's cities and counties Public spending continues apace In the decade since Prop.

But our goal is also to do it with advertising that we think is good-advertising that gets talked about at dinner parties" There are mixed opinions, however, about whether the current crop of Nissan ads are doing much to accomplish that . "I have practiced law for 20 years and no client ever was in my dreams" The full-time Death Row lawyers, such as Robert McGlasson, a 30-year-old Texan who opened the Southern Prisoners Defense Committee outpost at the University of Texas in Austin, consider the work a permanent "roller coaster ride" Millard Farmer, who founded Atlanta's Team Defense Project Inc . The deserters, usually single males with few skills or ties abroad, are among the most difficult refugees in Thailand to resettle Canada has taken the most-nearly 150 since 1981 . Summer holidays and vacations are coming up, and for many that means outings to local amusement parks . My passport number, which I had trouble remembering at seven digits, is up to nine. The first guy slows down a little, the second guy slows down a lot, and the third, fourth or fifth guy may stop altogether, bringing traffic to a halt.