"He embodies updates the principle devises of speaking softly and carrying a big stick, in terms of forcefulness" a key White House official said. NEW YORK — Former Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky, released last February after spending eight years in jail and allowed to go to Israel, will visit the United States this week but will not be accompanied by his wife, who is pregnant, a spokesman said today. It's nice to know that the time taken out of my schedule is appreciated "Being in the groups has been fun" she added. One of the Superior Court and two of the Municipal Court judges were rated "not qualified" while one Superior Court and two Municipal Court judges were rated only "qualified" The Bar explained its "not qualified" ratings in vague terms, such as "lacks judicial temperament" or "exhibits bias" refusing to say further what it was talking about, and several of the judges involved were bitterly critical of its explanations and the procedures by which the evaluation committee arrived at the ratings. The plan probably will be on the council's agenda when it meets next Tuesday, she said.

Methanol is normally used in antifreeze and as a paint thinner . "France lives today in a great moment of hope" he said in his first parliamentary speech since his appointment as premier three weeks ago "The French await, they hope for change . He has suggested that the new City Council establish a task force consisting of 20 or 30 residents to decide what to do with the property . "Whether you know it or not, my district is giving up money for the purchase of this thing, and it's absolutely absurd and ridiculous for these people to come down here and be so ungrateful for the commitment that's been made to this thing, and I'm sorry for it" Afterward, Peek said he was too pleased by the board's approval of the purchase to be disappointed by Eckert's comments . Weissman charged Perkins with failing to reveal his 1982 dealings with a development company co-owned by Moriarty when Perkins was a councilman. Signal Hill In this tiny city, newcomer Sara Dodds was the top vote-getter, joining incumbent Councilman Gerard Geodhart on the City Council. Airplane schedules were moved ahead by an hour, so that any plane scheduled to leave at 2 p. m before the time change would take off at 3 p. m under daylight time.

correspondent Dave Loyn said he was having breakfast with other Western correspondents when Libyan officials told them they had to get on buses for the airport within 10 minutes . For those who have difficulty seeing rape as a crime of violence-the rate of conviction is alarmingly low-consider that Judith Stock, 31, was abducted at knifepoint and held hostage for hours . Homer referred to the birthplace in the "Odyssey" Farther along the coast, pilgrims from all over the ancient world came to worship at Aphrodite's main shrine . Carl Winchell, owner of the business, was shot six times as he fought off the intruders . "I am really sad about the Arab League, whose membership gives me no honor because it is now lying in a coffin". To be an expert on AIDS law requires you to be an expert on all law, and nobody can be that" Roger Kohn said. "There ought to be closer, better relations; there ought to be even relations of collaboration between the revolution and the churches" he said.

An 'Open Letter' In an "open letter" to Bird, Spiegelman called on her to picture a loved one on the ground, a bullet in his or her head "So you have your idea about justice and I have mine . The deputies credited an alert Tustin man, who heard someone breaking into a neighbor's home, with foiling the burglary Sheriff's Lt Larry Richey said the homeowners were away for the weekend . Boarded in Cairo Police sources in Athens and Rome said Mansour is believed to have boarded the TWA jet in Cairo for the flight to Athens and Rome earlier Wednesday . Hazard, the attorney who represented Antioch, meanwhile, called the lawsuit "a classic case" of why reforms are needed . LaVerne Smith, a City Council candidate in Bellflower, finished fifth in the April 8 election. continue to condone the activities of the South African government.

"He was walking down Canon Drive past the salon, and I told him I admire his work" Franco recalls . A combination of blurry fastballs, mean up-shoots and drops and elusive curves and change-ups keeps batting averages anemic . Picus, usually an ally of the mayor, said she spoke to most of her colleagues Tuesday urging their support of the project "I'm not having any problems" she said . Losing the cup, he said recently, left him only two choices: "I could sit and read about it (victory by another) or go out and try and win it back . Three of them were from Orange County: Comprehensive Care, National Education and Newport Corp. Only about 1,400 acres of meadowland remain of the estimated 7,000 acres that carpeted the length of the valley before a dam was built on its western end in the 1890s to fill Big Bear Lake, Krantz said. "This coup soon escalated into a bloody civil war between military and tribal elements loyal to the president and those of the hard-line Soviet camp there" he said.

America is in trouble" With the primary election now only seven weeks away, the 46-year-old Antonovich is counting on his longevity in California GOP politics, the fact that his name is well-known in Southern California, his widespread political connections, his doctrinaire conservatism and his interest in ethnic politics to win the 30% or so that he guesses it will take to beat the field of six other credible GOP contenders The winner faces Democratic Sen Alan Cranston in November . "It tells the Soviets exactly what we are after" The prosecution's last witness was John Barron, a senior editor for the Reader's Digest and author of "KGB Today: The Hidden Hand" a book used as a training manual for many intelligence and counterintelligence agencies . Municipal Judge Sandy Kriegler set May 22 for arraignment of Frank Costigan, 44, before Superior Court Judge Henry Nelson . Observation Post Rob Kubisiac, a 21-year-old student at Point Loma College in San Diego, watched the proceedings from the roof of a large motor home with four friends . Shultz, however, insisted that it was "a very strong statement that will wind up being effective" and said that in addition to diplomatic and political pressures that will be brought to bear against Libya, "you're going to see the isolation of Libya economically" as Kadafi's outside contacts shrink Kadafi "is obviously more and more isolated" Shultz said. In addition, they argued that its sanctions had been an ineffective deterrent to criminals who are willing to risk far greater penalties for robbery or murder. WASHINGTON — The House, under heavy pressure from the powerful National Rifle Assn, overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday that would weaken the national gun law for the first time since it was enacted after the 1968 assassinations of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Sen Robert F Kennedy. Pendleton's position "has forced us to conclude that he is not and cannot provide the commission with the.

But their interpretations of that point's effect were vastly different . Drawing laughter, Murray said the only ones who push him around are "God above or my dad back there" His father, a New York city criminal court judge, was seated in the hearing room . Airlines and travel agents report a sharp reduction in the number of Americans planning trips to Europe this year, due at least in part to bombings and other violence at several airport terminals . He was on a telephone wire just outside the window, the black V across his yellow chest swelling with song . The same lack of data makes it equally tough to estimate long-term radioactive damage from the cloud that drifted over parts of the Ukraine's rich farmland, where much of the Soviet Union's grain is grown, said Anthony P.

The idea is that a thief, or team of thieves, will spot the VCR equipment, reach in through the window, grab the goods-and get collared for "TFMV Grand" It didn't work exactly that way . It is particularly hard to explain why Castro should be regarded as a sinister Soviet influence in Managua, while at home he is a rather harmless and benign old revolutionary with whom the church can "do business" Part of the explanation is that the Cuban revolution has evidently come to stay By contrast, the Sandinistas look fragile and doomed Castro is neither The church deals with what is there . "Orange County Public Library" the poster reads in stylized block lettering In The Heights Boston . The first police department in this country to fly the ultralight was in Monterey Park in 1982 . New Religious Framework Now, however, Cuba's most important non-Communist institution is stirring with hope for revival.

The matter took two years to clear up and Kochar landed at Dominguez Hills, where he is studying computer science and getting to see some of the state with the golf team "In England there was no opportunity to do this" he said "I guess golf is pretty small here, but it's big to me I'm getting to travel . BALI, Indonesia — Citing "cobwebs of doubt" over President Reagan's commitment to his government, Philippine Vice President Salvador Laurel said he will seek direct assurance from Reagan in a meeting here Thursday that he is fully behind President Corazon Aquino . While the Christian tradition clearly separates life and death, in the Indian tradition death marks the beginning of life in another world, with the dead visiting the living from time to time and partaking of such offerings . At age 9, her mother had crossed the plains by covered wagon Now, the camping wagon was provisioned and ready . 'I Like Him the Way He Is' "Short stature is not a life-and-death problem, and I like him the way he is" he added, grinning at his undersized but overactive son.

Witnesses said the bomb blast also heavily damaged two floors of the San Antonio de Rosario Maternity Clinic, located near the intersection of Juan Bravo and Principe de Vergara streets . Further, Jayred does not have the indifference to money that the archetypical artist professes . Waters a 'Rookie' A campaign aide, who asked not to be identified, explained that Waters is a "rookie" candidate and before granting press interviews tested himself in front of small groups of voters . Vargas, 51, rebelled March 7, holing up at an air base in Manta, 260 miles southwest of here, after Febres Cordero dismissed him for demanding the resignation of Defense Minister Luis Pineiros and Gen Manuel Albuja, commander of the army He accused the two of fraud in the use of public funds . Girls waited to meet the guests and lead them to the library for registration, coffee and pastries. Argument for Documents Panetta argued that these classified documents should be made available to the full Congress because the program of humanitarian assistance approved last year was not labeled clandestine In a memo made available to The Times, Robert W. His team carries only a 50-day supply of food, no coffee, no sugar, no salt.