But it shares will be observes no joke for San Diego consumers who make purchases beginning April 1 because that's when a half-cent increase in the sales tax takes effect countywide. on Wednesday reported a $2. 2-million net profit for the first fiscal period ended Nov. businessman in a Kremlin speech, "but also with medium and small firms" Already, 33 joint ventures have been signed between Western firms and their Soviet counterparts, Gorbachev said in his speech Just a few are with U. S companies, however Last week Honeywell Inc. "Tax reform is not about cutting average tax rates but about improving the structure of the tax system so that marginal rates can be lower" "How do they do that" "By broadening the base The Packwood proposal does this in several ways It eliminates many itemized deductions.

Lucky Stores, which has received a takeover bid from American Stores, would give $300 million to Campeau to help finance the takeover of Federated Department Stores, according to reports that circulated among analysts and stock speculators. Directors of Federated Department Stores, battered by a two-month-long takeover war, listened Wednesday to rival bidders describe how they would take over and slice up the sprawling retailer . Harrison scored in the top half of the 500 districts surveyed . Carsten was also the brunt of diatribe by columnists and letter writers in local papers who charged she had cut off public comment by maneuvering City Council agenda items so that large groups of residents were forced to wait for hours before testifying and by changing council rules to prevent citizens from testifying on many issues . "I'm not out giving speeches or putting out press releases" Youngblood said But he is involved in his own campaign . A former journalist, Gibson wrote more than 100 books outside the "Shadow" series. . Security Council resolution calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory in exchange for Arab recognition of Israel's right to live in peace within internationally recognized borders.

Then cut cross-sections of the celery in various places to show how the water traveled upward Proving that plants need light Materials: two paper cups, soil, seeds, water . Delvalle and recognized by the Reagan Administration, holds the keys to the building and has an office on the upper floor . So do Ricky Skaggs, Uncle Josh Graves, hundreds of bluegrass bands on the county fair circuit and uncounted legions of front-porch musicians who are willing to pay for what they believe is the best sound around . Behind the supervisor in that trial race were MacDonald with 14; Clyde Romney, a former aide to Rep . In addition to fruits, vegetables and fresh fish, the 20 booths have such dried items as shallots and beefalo products (similar to jerky and brought in by a farmer who raises the livestock in the Fillmore area; plants and flowers Santa Monica: Arizona Avenue, between 2nd and 4th streets Wednesdays 2 to 8 p. m.

Babbitt, a national leader in seeking strong ground water legislation, endorsed the initiative and then persuaded legislators and other interests to get on board . In 1980, the state Supreme Court struck down a Santa Barbara law requiring that single-family households of five or more people be related by blood, marriage or adoption . Germain" stickers on their bumpers, in disillusioned retreat from Camelot and the City of the Angels . The tan, fit-looking executive had only minutes to spare before returning to Denver in the middle of a rat race of a week that already had taken him to New York and Los Angeles . Voinov said the transport will carry both of the lighter aircraft from Moscow to San Diego's Brown Field, with one stop-at Gander, Newfoundland. For the first time on American soil, the Soviet government will exhibit three of its planes-one of them the largest in operation anywhere in the world-at an international air show and exposition scheduled for Brown Field next month, organizers of the event announced Wednesday Alexander F. Girl, 16, Tried Twice Next, a petite 16-year-old from Huntington Beach explained why she, too, had tried to kill herself-twice. Among the precious metals, platinum futures showed the sharpest reaction to April's 5. 4% jobless rate.

McDonnell Douglas' research contracts climbed from $928 million in fiscal 1986 to $1. 7 billion in fiscal 1987 . I think the time is just about here for something like this"On trash pickup days in some parts of Los Angeles, neighborhood dogs are sometimes turned loose to forage so they can get enough to eat . For their owners, it has been considerably longer, and it's not over yet, not by a long shot . At the same time, Senate Democrats, saying Reagan is weak-kneed on trade issues, are pushing a strategy that calls for bilateral agreements to reduce U. S . "They (family members) are expressing extreme concern that it's public knowledge where (Wolcott had been" he said. . And they now can watch House Speaker Jim Wright and his fellow Democrats on El Salvador's television arguing for denying the Contras even that one-eighth of military support. "I used to come to the junk yards a lot and I saw this place" said Jose Albert Garces, who now has his black Datsun 280ZX washed and waxed regularly at Yates' place.

Administrators "like to say, 'Foothill students don't have sex, Foothill students don't do drugs' but all of these things do happen here" said Knightlife Editor-in-Chief Tina Araujo, 17 . The Redondo Beach Pier, made of wood and concrete, is owned by the city, but leased to three master lessees who operate businesses there or sublease the property . But when the company's stockholders see the Forbes list each year, "they call and ask us what we're going to do next year" said B Lee Karns, the company's chairman and chief executive . Peat, Marwick was hired by the airport authority to gather data for a noise study under rules set by the Federal Aviation Administration . "Our Congress, our senators, need to hear from us" The federal money goes to cities and the county for such things as housing rehabilitation, health clinics and shelters for the homeless. The voters also showed their basic suspicion of Sacramento politicians in another way: They figured that if the state spending limit was raised, the elected officials would just "use the money for whatever they want" Voters rejected both proposals to raise the limit (Propositions 71 and 72. The department said that in April, the latest month for which on-time information was available, the 14 largest airlines had 82. 6% of their flights arrive within 15 minutes of schedule, compared to 78. 8% in March.

"We want to reach out to small-business owners who are interested in exporting" James Abdnor told about 200 representatives of 150 Southern California businesses . (Though it reaches fewer readers than the New Republic or National Review, Reason compares favorably to such established competitors as Washington Monthly, American Spectator and Commentary) Most of that circulation is by subscription, though the periodical has begun enjoying still minuscule but growing newsstand sales since being taken on last year by Eastern News, a national distributor specializing in non-mass-circulation publications . Before advances in technology, surveyors relied exclusively on the sun's position and fixed points when surveying land . Grouped around the square are the municipal building, thatched adobe houses and a 16th-Century Dominican church . McKay, the independent counsel investigating charges against Meese. Elsewhere in the airline group, UAL gave up 1 to 47, AMR 3/4 to 39 and Eastern to 7 1/8. In addition to Vons, other chains involved in the labor dispute are Albertsons, Alpha Beta, Hughes, Lucky, Ralphs and Safeway.

The parcel borders the park service's Paramount Ranch property, which is part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area . "Can you guarantee each of them a home and a job? In Russia these are human rights If our people go to the West they lose these rights They are at the mercy of the capitalist system New Orleans Hornets Schedule . The car's driver, Ross Evan Williams, 18, and two passengers, Daniel James Williams, 20, and Karen Joyce Hanks, 19, died at the scene, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Jim Roden . Others panned the swirling sands of Coarse Gold and Fine Gold creeks to fill their pokes . Scott said it pays to ask friends, family and co-workers about their experiences at certain auto paint and body shops.

Patton" After that, Martin said, "The men wanted the women out front"Adusty red fire truck pulled into Encinal Canyon Fire Camp 13, laden with weary firefighters home from a day of clearing brush in the Santa Monica Mountains The crew members swatted fine tan dust from their dungarees . weapons that many believe turned the tide against Soviet forces in Afghanistan-Stinger anti-aircraft missiles-are now causing "serious concern" that they will fall into the hands of Iranian or other terrorists when the Afghan war ends, senior U. S officials said last week . A related project that began last month to expand the freeway to four lanes each way between Valley Circle and Topanga Canyon boulevards will not be affected by the dispute . "I thought if we could only get to the parents of those children early, it would be a wonderful thing" she recalled .