ATTACK ANGERS VETERANS SENIORS UPSET OVER DAVIS VETO.LANCASTER - There was a general pall over the Wednesday meeting of the citizens committee for the 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 Veterans Home. The veterans were outraged over Tuesday's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon - to many, it was Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. all over again. ``Here we are again,'' one veteran said. ``It just makes me absolutely sick.'' During the meeting, Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts said local officials are continuing to push for the stalled veterans home project, which was hurt in July by Gov. Gray Davis' veto of a bill approving $12 million as the state's share in building the facility. ``You can be assured that the council and I are solidly behind this home,'' Roberts said. ``We want it, and we will do everything in our power to make it happen.'' Palmdale City Council and Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford are also supportive of the home, Roberts added. Committee member Ruthi Crocket said there are already 600 names on the unofficial waiting list for the 400-person facility. Veterans can sign up at the Lancaster Flea Market on Oct. 7 at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , and at the Seniors Expo 2001 scheduled for Oct. 11 at the fairgrounds. Menus have been announced for the Lancaster, Palmdale and South Valley senior life nutrition sites. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for a donation of $2. Monday: Chili egg puff, chili beans, spinach, creamy coleslaw cole·slaw also cole slaw n. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise or a vinaigrette. , oatmeal cookies. Tuesday: Braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. beef and noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. , green beans, marinated salad, fruit cocktail. Wednesday: Barbecued chicken, rice pilaf, Normandy vegetables, lettuce and tomato salad, banana. Thursday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn niblets, carrot, raisin-pineapple salad, pudding. Friday: Roast turkey, bread dressing, mixed vegetables, lettuce and tomato salad, Jell-O with fruit. |
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