ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : APARTMENT BLAZE BLAMED ON CANDLE.LANCASTER - A candle left burning in an apartment was blamed for a fire early Wednesday that destroyed that unit and damaged another, fire officials said. ``When we arrived, there was heavy fire coming from a downstairs apartment window,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Capt. Joel Harrison. ``We had it under control within minutes.'' Officials said no one was home in the downstairs unit in the 3200 block of West Avenue J-6. Damage was estimated at $10,000 to the structure of the downstairs apartment and $5,500 to its contents, and $1,000 to the structure and $500 to the contents of the upstairs apartment. SOURCE: Daily News Palmdale teachers get tentative pact PALMDALE - Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement that gives teachers a 2 percent raise for the 1995-96 school year and a 4.5 percent raise for the 1996-97 year. The 1995-96 pay hike will be made retroactive Having reference to things that happened in the past, prior to the occurrence of the act in question. A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a to Jan. 1, 1996, and the second raise will be made retroactive to July 1, 1996, Superintendent Nancy Smith said. Teachers union members are scheduled to vote on the proposed pact Sept. 24, followed by a school board vote Oct. 1. SOURCE: Daily News 7 students injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in sudden bus stop PALMDALE - Seven children on their way home from school suffered minor injuries Tuesday when their school bus made an abrupt stop. The bus was traveling east on Avenue S about 3:30 p.m. when the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid a vehicle that failed to stop for a red light at 30th Street West, officials said. Four youngsters were treated at the scene for minor injuries, such as bumps bumps a term used to describe a variety of papulonodular dermatoses in horses, including 'heat bumps', 'feed bumps', 'protein bumps', 'wheat bumps' and others. No specific disease or etiology has been assigned to the term and veterinary dermatologists wish it would disappear from use. to the head, and then released to their parents. Three were transported by ambulance to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital for minor injuries and further observation. SOURCE: Daily News Fire at empty home called suspicious PALMDALE - Fire officials are calling suspicious a fire that charred the roof of an abandoned home Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. ``There was a report of two teen-agers seen driving away in a light blue pickup Pickup A gain in yield made by selling one bond and buying another. Also referred to as "yield pickup." Notes: When the present yield is relatively low compared to the longer-term yields, pickups will be done by investors trying to increase the yield and duration of their ,'' Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Ted Lindaman said. ``It's suspicious at this time.'' Fire officials said the house at 28th Street East and Avenue Q-4 was a mere shell, with no windows or plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum , and had been abandoned for more than eight years. SOURCE: Daily News |
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