The increase, expresses which will reasons raise the local sales tax to 6. 5, is the outgrowth of Proposition A, which was passed by voters last November to raise money to improve and expand local roads and mass transit systems. To the north is the high-rise core of business; to the east, Horton Plaza and the historic Gaslamp Quarter. (Al) Lopez received several calls Friday afternoon from "people who observed what actually took place" he said. The devices, the first of which will be shipped to border posts in coming months, are operated by officers seated comfortably in the vehicle cabins, observing the images on black-and-white television screens. Three-quarters of those who did not obtain care when needed cited cost as the reason.

But there is growing talk that the healthy part of the industry will balk if asked to ante up additional money . Sears Chairman Edward Brennan said relatively strong sales increases were reported in home fashions and appliances last month Sales were up 7. 8% at No 3 J C Penney and 8. 8% at No 4 Dayton Hudson, which owns the Target and Mervyn's chains . "Oooooo-yeeeee-aaaaaaargh" Yeah, the rock slipped and you shoved the nice, sharp antler into your hand Or maybe into your thigh This is why there were no wimps in the Stone Age . GM (must) offer incentives to offset the increase" said Michael Luckey, an auto analyst with the New York investment firm of Shearson Lehman Bros "To drop incentives and raise prices would be disastrous . But the trend should not be seen as one of schools in affluent areas getting richer while those in poor neighborhoods get poorer, according to school administrators. Rivera said CSUN volunteers will staff 24 sites, most in the San Fernando Valley. The center is staffed by 300 graduate students-two-thirds from the Far East and one-third from the United States-and its $25-million annual budget is financed mostly by the U. S government.

But some Valley Center residents say such reports are only a scare tactic to persuade voters to approve construction of a sewer system . Analysts said the software was delayed not only by technical problems but because some features had to be redesigned after a prototype received lukewarm reviews . It's not important to have a textbook knowledge of where you're going, but to be able to drop a few bits of information and insights . The Los Angeles Board of Referred Powers said it wanted instead to meet with operators of the center, its creditors and city officials to consider alternative ways to bail out the 70-acre, city-owned facility, which is about $27 million in debt . The bulk of the respondents, 70, said that they visit Balboa Park at least once a year. She suffered minor burns when she touched Biller's clothing, Goodwin said.

Thus far in the primaries, the two most successful Democratic campaigners have been Jesse Jackson and Michael Dukakis . Even as interest rates were rising earlier in the week, analysts noted, the stock market held its ground after a brief sell-off early Tuesday and Wednesday . The calories I'd burned in my previous hour of exercise were also quickly being overrun by a generous portion of home fries . It is time they had one" Members voting no wanted to create the 175,000-acre Great Basin National Park How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep Beilenson (D) x Rep Berman (D) x Rep Fiedler (R) x Rep Moorhead (R) x Rep . On the New York Stock Exchange, Firestone's stock closed at $62. 50 a share on Thursday, down 62 1/2 cents. He had been called to the scene on a report that a dog was biting people, but no human dog-bite victims were found, police said. .

It is sponsored by the Gardena Valley Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters. . Environmentalists said Thursday's settlement represents an important step in preserving the state's dwindling wetland areas . Green, of Norwalk, is expected to spend as much as $1 million to retain his seat . 2-ranked computer maker that would be able to compete effectively with International Business Machines and the big Japanese manufacturers . A surfer stood nearby, peeling his wet suit to the waist while talking to a friend. Harland has a large and growing segment of the check-printing market, manufacturing one of every five personal checks written in the United States, according to a prepared statement.

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 . Contra attacks and atrocities have only stiffened their resolve to prevail over what they regard as foreign intervention . You can lean back into a banquette and load up with masses of solid, savory schnitzel and sausages and roast duckling . Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to evaporate as much water as possible Cool . "There are a lot of talented engineers needed to produce a product.

The county's banks achieved a collective profit despite higher interest rates from April to October and a slowdown in mortgage lending, factors that prevented the industry from fulfilling the greater expectations of some bank consultants . Police have said that both men have ties to East Coast organized crime families . Jaffe publicly have pledged their support to Murray, who has not yet announced whether he will cast the deciding vote for himself Councilman-elect Robert A . The new, robot-manned Hercules facility will be able to manufacture the giant shuttle boosters by summer-if the company can capture a piece of that business from Thiokol "We just can't let that kind of market go uncontested" E A . On the witness stand last week, Ogorodnikova portrayed herself as a victimized "martyr" who was exploited by the FBI. Created 198 years ago by the second law passed by the first Congress, the U. S.

— As expected, a theological conservative has been elected president of divided Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and said he will hire as faculty members only those who accept the Bible as the literal truth . After recuperating I went to the south of France, to Cannes and the Grand, a magnificent hotel that's since been torn down . The Griffin firm said its suit also alleged that Trump and the other Resorts' directors violated their duties to the public by "conducting a patently unfair auction for Resorts" and rejecting a "clearly superior" bid . After Davis' surprise decision earlier this month to seek another office, Friedman quickly received the support of most of the Democratic politicians in the Valley and on the Westside Friedman's new address triggered the controversy . Noting that Miranda was a Latino, Gibson wrote: "Those (Latinos) are undemonstrative and uncommunicative, as well as being inclined to violence when drinking" As a result of such prejudice, family and fellow soldiers said, Miranda felt that the first sergeant made him perform more than his share of duties Sgt Solomon R. The county Regional Planning Commission is considering the state plan, which would cut in half the amount of new building in Malibu that the county originally wanted. AE, CB, DC, MC, V. A selection of the better restaurants in Van Nuys, by Charles Perry, The Times' restaurant critic in Orange County.

For every $1 billion of goods and services sold overseas, 25,000 new jobs are created, he added . (General aviation is what's left after you subtract military and commercial planes, but a distinction is a distinction)All the world sneers at short buildings Even in Los Angeles Especially in Los Angeles . In a comparison group of 94 indigent patients who did not lose their insurance, there was only one death-from lung cancer-and it was not related to quality of care . But some complained that the city hasn't offered a fair price for their land . Municipal Court Judge Robert Stahl scheduled an April 14 arraignment in Superior Court for Jesse Stuart, 19; Ronnie Williams, 20, and Prentice Byrd, 19 Each is being held in County Jail on $250,000 bail They will face charges of murder, robbery and auto theft.

"And when I told them, they said, 'Don't you think we knew that' " Uribe believes that responsible adults must break the silence that continues to surround teen-age homosexuality . Quality, too, is on the increase, but the state's young industry has suffered its growing pains . New rules at UCSD prohibit any alcohol use in public places other than the campus pub . Officer James Dean White was arrested last week and charged with writing four checks, totaling $1,601, that were returned because of insufficient funds . Recalling imprisonment, Shcharansky said, "I had problems with my heart.

For the first time since 1980, the growth in supermarket sales has outpaced those of its keen competition in the restaurant industry "Food sales in grocery stores rose 2. 7% compared to 1. 3% increase (for those of) restaurants . The Set is also just around the corner from the site of a drive-by shooting at a young bicyclist a few days ago that instead seriously wounded a 58-year-old man sitting on a nearby front porch The Set is where the action is . Management Changes Planned In its Fed application, Wells Fargo said it planned "substantial further management changes" at Crocker . Crismond noted that those cities have had to provide a portion of the funding . In New Guinea, comparable violence persisted among many societies until just a few years ago. One of the segment's creators said that Henson had unsuccessfully tried first to film a live owl and then to create a Muppet-like bird before turning to the Los Angeles company for a computer-generated owl. An American in Hong Kong went to China Travel Service to buy tickets for a group tour of China for a British friend, the friend's Hong Kong Chinese wife and their child.