Focus Shifting : But in recent weeks as the Iranians

Focus Shifting But in recent weeks, as the Iranians have become frustrated and neutralized by Iraqi military strength on other fronts, the focus of fighting has been squarely on the four northeastern Iraqi provinces that constitute Kurdistan, with an estimated 2. 5 million people out of Iraq's total of 14 million. They struck the airfield and military barracks around Benghazi. City Manager Paul Eckles, who selected Johnson from about 100 applicants, said he was impressed with his administrative and leadership experience. A proposal to increase enrollment in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District by busing in hundreds of students from overcrowded inner-city schools was sharply scaled back by the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education on Monday. Carrying out the theme of "A Hollywood Galaxy" motion picture memorabilia and props will set the stage and the food will follow suit. Aside from the rise of economic powerhouses like Atlanta, poverty, according to Census Bureau figures, is disproportionately a Southern problem.

There was a moment then, Skaar said, when she looked at Oksas and found herself sizing up his skills for the job ahead. That number has shrunk to fewer than 60. Technically, Corky Dunn is an art teacher. Torres (D) x Interstate Handgun Sales An amendment to continue the existing federal ban on the interstate sale of handguns was adopted by the House on a vote of 233 to 184. The laboratory 40 miles east of San Francisco, operated by the University of California, is a major center for the design of U. S. Artukovic made his way into the United States with a false passport under the name of Alojz Anich and lived in Southern California until his extradition. The ambassador said he will personally examine the file, probably with another government official designated by Israel.

A selection of cyclist shorts and Surf Fetish (a line of clothes whose motto is "no nerds, not anywhere) shorts and tops are available at Naz Surf 'n' Sunwear M. But a dirty secret festered inside the six-bedroom, beige brick house in Potomac, Md: John Fedders beat his wife "We had been talking for a while. She also fulfilled another ancient Passover tradition by inviting three strangers, who had nowhere else to go, to share her family's seder, or traditional dinner, Wednesday night. It is a stark reality that people who are not used to being quoted cannot foresee. Goeden's power to hire and fire department heads and other management personnel Councilman Edward C Pizzorno opposed the change. Rescue workers used dogs, bulldozers and a crane to search for two people believed missing in a 25-foot-high pile of concrete chunks and steel mixed with corn and soybeans, authorities said "It looks like a war zone" one police officer said.

After all those years of plowing through city budgets, Dundore said he has no regrets about not entering the private sector "The city has been a good employer" he said. of Manufacturers, a business lobbying group, said the figures "suggest that the economy has been weaker than earlier estimates"WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate fell slightly to 7. 2% in March, but the country showed signs of a weak industrial economy-particularly in oil, gas and manufacturing, the Labor Department said Friday. Her defense lawyers said it was unlikely that she will receive the death sentence because she is white and a foreigner. . The last governor to be ousted was Henry Johnston of Oklahoma in 1929. The next month, pranksters from Caltech changed it to CALTECH. Rogers, head of the commission investigating the Challenger explosion.

Hebert, director of the agency's real property disposal division in San Francisco. Conferred With Lawmakers Each day, Edwards, 58, silver-haired and tanned, sat at the defendants' table, rocking in a black leather chair. The two camps are believed to be the only ones of their kind in the United States, the result of a court order requiring California prisons to give women inmates the same training opportunities as men. Palestinian political scientist Saeb Erakat, during a passionate condemnation of Israeli practices in the occupied territories, referred obliquely to Nazi Germany, which oversaw the World War II extermination of 6 million Jews. Survey of Contributors The poll is part of a continuing Times statewide survey of contributors to the gubernatorial race designed to provide a picture of those who furnish the money to elect the state's chief executive. Other cultures mastered, but did not domesticate, animals such as sheep, cattle and fowl, all of which appear in the new sedentary cultures as soon as there are domesticated dogs. Beneath a slab of limestone in the remains of an ancient circular dwelling on kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch in northeastern Israel, archeologists a decade ago unearthed a double grave. They cost $11 originally, so it's clear that you'd take a loss.

"You've got to ask, what positive purpose are they (toy guns) serving in our society" Nelder said after introducing an ordinance to ban the sale and manufacture of realistic-looking toy guns in the city Nelder's measure is expected to pass easily. The situation is complicated by the fact that the "inner child" in us reacts to death with enormous intensity. At the White House, spokesman Larry Speakes declared that Reagan "fully understands" why the House GOP leadership acted as it did. Government spokesman Jerzy Urban said of the key demand for nationwide recognition of Solidarity: "This is not a question that can be an object of negotiations" The shipyard workers, who gathered for most of the day just inside the main entrance, shouted their encouragement for the strikers at Nowa Huta. Williamson serves as secretary to the state community and regional affairs commissioner, who chairs the geographic board. So far, officials have examined 296 of those accounts, from which they have tabulated $632,000 in uninsured deposits.

No one, Panamanian, American or otherwise, is predicting when Noriega might give up his command of Panama's 15,000-member Defense Forces. She cried real tears at the end of the show when her pal Matsuda came out to take his bows. Who says a celebrity can't wear the same dress twice? Certainly not Emma Samms. "We need to keep the people's spirits high, and keep their faith and their hopes high, and do that by respecting their votes" Jackson said. But the task force, seeking to avoid political controversy and voter confusion while keeping costs low, rejected a more extensive restructuring of city government that would have also created a full-time City Council and shifted some of the city manager's most important duties to the mayor and council. But so great was the outcry in the American labor movement-Bedeaux had made millions all over the world with time-and-motion studies for using labor in a "speed-up-and-stretch-out" system-that the visit was canceled at the last moment.

The volatile issue remains on the ballot as an advisory measure despite the council's 3-2 rejection of the proposal. Karlton has already voided an INS rule that left undocumented immigrants ineligible for amnesty if they left the United States without permission since May 1, 1987. Now that the world drinks white wine with its fiber and fish, it's reassuring to know that the Savoy claims the martini with pride and pomp. "It opened the whole wide world to me" said Sacks, who continued to stay abreast of nursing developments by attending seminars at Johns Hopkins and Columbia universities. Sunday, May 1, at the annual Times High School Basketball Awards Brunch where all-star teams from 12 circulation areas will be honored at the Anaheim Hilton The featured Speaker will be Loyola Coach Paul Westhead. Mecham said he was considering whether to try appealing to the U. S.

Nor does everyone working with people living on the edge believe that one good Santa Ana can push someone overboard. Using the test "is the best method we have found to date to make entry to the program available. Western governments have criticized the Soviet government for slow and incomplete reports on the disaster. I don't see a true interest in peace on its part" Gonzalo Galiano, another officer of the federation, said the cease-fire will give the Sandinistas time to restock their arsenal of Soviet-supplied arms in preparation for more war. SAN FRANCISCO — A crowd of protesters estimated by police at 6,000 marched into the Civic Center on Saturday with balloons and banners for a festive rally against President Reagan's foreign policy and cuts in domestic social programs. The spaceship wouldn't fly, but just sit in the middle of downtown Burbank It would contain department stores for earthbound consumers. Disputes 'Inevitable' Although the senior official said the disputes are "legitimate and must be resolved" they are also "inevitable" in view of the complexity of translating the treaty language into implementing details.

Those protests triggered a backlash that led to the dismissal of the reformist Communist Party general secretary, Hu Yaobang, and a crackdown on intellectual freedom Since last summer, tension has gradually eased again. "That is madness" He also said Veterans Administration patients and nearby residents would both suffer if the Little League fields and golf course at the VA hospital are sold. Selivanov, says that under dictator Josef Stalin, party members lost their independence of thought. "Credit is really a promise to pay for goods and services at some time in the future. With 85% of the vote in, Jackson had 101,037 votes or 54% of the total, to 53,041 votes or 28% for Dukakis Missouri Rep Richard A.

Drugs were something I knew I would never try, a promise to myself that was broken the first opportunity I had to experiment with marijuana. Gale was mentioned by name Sunday night in a formal expression of gratitude by the Soviet government that was transmitted by the official news agency Tass and broadcast on the main evening television news. The Falcons have had some trouble behind the plate the past few years. Sato, who says she has never courted special-interest or neighborhood groups, has the endorsement of only one, the Long Beach Fire Fighters Assn. It initially will enroll 245 ninth- and 10th-graders (the regular high school program will continue to enroll 10th- through 12th-graders. Nash 16 6. 0 (Voter turnout 53. 0) Irwindale Three vacancies 1 of 1 precincts FINALArcadia Three vacancies 25 of 25 precincts FINAL Vote % Dennis Lojeski (Inc) 3,321 19. 3 Robert C Harbicht 3,292 19. 1 Roger Chandler 3,192 17. 8 Lewis H May 3,058 17. 7 Charles Chivetta Sr 945 5. 5 William T Gahr 915 5. 3 Andrew L Bard 838 4. 9 John D.

"Everybody is more conservative because they had their fingers singed" in the last recession, real estate consultant Sanford Goodkin said. Contrary to magazine industry convention, Whittle Communications is limiting ads in Special Reports to one in each category-one toothpaste, one deodorant, one baby food. Production manager Charles Newirth hired Mott for the film "Big Country" with Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, which will be released this summer "She did a fine job" Newirth said. The speech to supporters at City Hall preceded a formal announcement scheduled for Monday in Montpelier. . The environmental impact statement, which was immediately criticized by opponents of the germ warfare program, was issued as a Senate committee released a stinging assessment of the Pentagon's efforts to ensure the safety of programs to develop new chemical and biological weapons. I happen to believe that such a motive was shortsighted, that the money was saved at the sacrifice of social services that will end up costing a lot of money and causing a lot of pain for future generations. Prosecutor Carter said the long delays are the result of a combination of factors: the Board of Medical Quality Assurance's initial skepticism about the bizarre allegations, stalling tactics by the defense, the difficulties of tracing witnesses years after the alleged violations, the scheduling problem posed by a series of hearings estimated to require a total of 61 weeks and the sheer volume of the cases-which involve 150 witnesses, 200 pages of allegations, 800 pages of affidavits and nearly 4,000 pages of documents.