ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : MEMORIAL DONATIONS TO AID PILOT'S CHILDREN.EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - A memorial fund has been set up for the two young children of Flight Lt. Leigh Alexander Fox, the British Royal Air Force pilot who died Oct. 22 in a midair collision between two Air Force jets. Checks should be made out to the 445th Flight Test Squadron Memorial Fund and mailed to the Edwards Federal Credit Union, Attention: 445 FLTS FLTS Flats (street type) FLTS Flight Test Squadron (Air Force Flight Test Center) FLTS Flat Size (US Postal Service) FLTS Flight Line Test Set Memorial Fund, account number 74533, 10 S. Muroc Drive, Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93524-1259. Money also can be wired to 445 FLTS Memorial Fund, ABA Aba (ä`bä), city (1991 est. pop. 264,000), SE Nigeria. It is an important regional market, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing center for cement, textiles, pharmaceuticals, processed palm oil, shoes, plastics, soap, and beer. number 322270770, account number 74533. For more information, call (805) 277-4578. ?13- Daily News Missing motorist last seen in Lancaster LANCASTER - Investigators stepped up the search for a San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. man who disappeared under ``suspicious circumstances'' Oct. 8 while visiting a friend in Lancaster. Obaidullah James Shams, 30, was on his way home from the Modesto area when he telephoned his family to say he was stopping to visit the friend, said Deputy Carrie Stuart of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. ``Shams did, in fact, visit his friend in Lancaster, but never arrived home in San Diego,'' Stuart said. On Oct. 14, Shams' Porsche convertible was impounded by the San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County Sheriff's Department, after being found abandoned behind a Holiday Inn in Victorville. The key was still in the ignition, and the car had apparently had been parked there several days, investigators said. Shams is white, 5 feet 7 and about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. . When last seen, he was in black pants, a black shirt and black ``biker-type'' pull-on boots. Anyone knowing more about the case is urged to call authorities. ?13- City News Service Public invited to join Cimarron dedication PALMDALE - Cimarron School, which opened in July as the Palmdale School District's 19th campus, will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday at 36950 45th St. E. The public is invited to the event, which will feature Mayor Jim Ledford and Chamber of Commerce members in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a student performance, and a tour of the school. Refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. will be served. For more information, call (805) 947-7191. ?13- Daily News |
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