Baseball notes - Toronto's Ash learned well

Stockholders file lawsuit over Ovitz's severance package

Daschle rejects Social Security privatization idea

Business Highlights

Health, utility deregulation are heavy issues

Companies renew efforts for minority dollars

Inflation worries increase

Can states OK pot?

Fool for a client

Reminds Mason of money's source

Feels cable co. slights Christians

Pins program's woes on `scammers'

Believes `Ebonics' dooms students

Counters view of University, CONs

Hopes PX ban on `smut' is upheld

Make Milosevic a pariah

Relates harrowing tale of poachers

Urges caution on Dalmatian choice

Progress, slowly

Biography reveals a serious Buffett

Is ABC News' dominance coming to an end?

Evita elegance

Charleston, S.C. top list of polite cities

Group helps families get Beyond the Bars

Local area and regional briefs

Randall Floyd - strange UFO sighted over Kentucky

Curtis wins two; Gritton near record

Photo - Afternoon ride

Aiken Magistrate Court eases case backlog

The Citadel picks new president

Biz Briefs and On the Move

Fort Gordon to undergo an environmental audit

Aiken Council to hold park hearing

Taxpayers foot bill for redistricting

School board vote for new president ignites controversy

Syphilis incidence down, reports show

This week in business - an events calendar

Niekro, Sutton can only hope

Researchers still focus of investigation

Vets on wheels take farmers' economic pulse

Miller faces clash about road issues

North Augusta to decide zoning

No one told Jaguars they couldn't, so they did

Fight over council post possible

Guard staffing hasn't kept pace with Columbia inmate population

Biologists eye Savannah River

The look for locks is sleek, tidy

Trials ready to start

Researchers still focus of investigation

City's plan worries Olde Town

New education issues pending

Monument marks 125 years

Artist Morsberger rarely sees a work as finished

Area News Briefs

Miniature battles

Dior, Peron meet again

Dear Carson - etiquette at table important

Mike Berardino - Perception drives them to greatness

Dream weavers

Horizon looks bright for area

No fanfare for golden birthday of mobster's resort that changed look of Las Vegas Strip

A look ahead - '97 should prove to be an eventful year

Newsmakers struggle into juggle family, work

Cowboys' season full of discontent mercifully over

Lady Lions lose thriller

Bullets teach giant Romanian to be hip

Martin leads New England to finals

Broncos impressed by Brunell after being upset by Jaguars

Mistakes, muck and Pack attack killed Niners on sloppy tundra

Norman finishes strong

Gamecocks stop Tigers

Clemson's defense helps rout South Carolina State

Carolina defenders don't play like aging warriors

Call him Midas of a coach

Cowboys aware of Panthers' love for blitz tactics

College scores

Reeves meets with Falcons boss

Panthers claw way past Dallas into Green Bay

If Panthers win Sunday, justice is served

Broncos impressed by Brunell after being upset by Jaguars

If Panthers win Sunday, justice is served

13th-ranked Duke rallies to beat Tech

Elway - `They played perfect'

Clemson's defense helps rout South Carolina

Aikman second only to Starr in coolness

Paine's upset hopes fail

Cowboys turning into Team Turmoil

Ole Miss delivers Dogs reality check

Chadwick do-it-all man for Bulldogs

New computer - one grand entry

Set sail with Leisure Suit Larry

Female CEO finds computers a perfect blend of play, logic

Companies' competing for computer-savvy workers

Resolved - Get a Life!

Net innovation expected for '97

Macolytes ponder Mac's future;Apple outlines software plans

The Mac needs new life from an old friend