BLUE MOON A TREAT FOR HALLOWEEN.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer As trick-or-treaters celebrate tonight, they might want to look up in the sky for a rare Halloween full moon while keeping their heads out of the clouds and on alert in the wake of terrorist attacks, officials said. Police are advising a jittery public to follow the typical - but often forgotten - guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for the holiday, such as not entering strangers' homes and not eating candy before it is checked out at home. With the attorney general's warning of an unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" threat against the nation, authorities said residents should be alert, as they have been since Sept. 11, and notify police of suspicious activity. ``We want people to enjoy the holiday, stay alert,'' said a Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . spokesman, Officer Guillermo Campos Campos (käm`p s), city (1996 pop. 391,299), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on the Paraíba River near its mouth. .
``The nation has been on heightened alert. Let's continue to do
that.''
One treat is tonight's full moon - first on Halloween since 1955, when it was visible only in certain parts of the country, not California. Don't expect another Halloween full moon until 2020, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Griffith Observatory's Patrick So. The moon came close to being full on Halloween in 1974 - but it was only so for those in Britain and parts of Europe, he said. And not only is tonight's moon full, it's a so-called blue one - that once-in-a-while occurrence of a second full moon in one month; the first was Oct. 2. Tonight's moon is expected to be full at 9:41 p.m. Pacific time. For those who venture out, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers said parents could consider organized events or taking children door to door only in neighborhoods they know. The department offered these safety tips: --Children should trick or treat during daylight hours. --Children should never go out alone. Adults should escort children and carry flashlights. --Children should never eat any treats before adults examine them. When in doubt, throw it away. --Costumes should be made of light-color, fireproof fire·proof adj. Impervious or resistant to damage by fire. tr.v. fire·proofed, fire·proof·ing, fire·proofs To make fireproof. Verb 1. material, and reflective tape should be used. Props should be made of a pliable material, and replicas of firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
--Children should never enter strangers' homes, should walk on sidewalks and should remember to look in all directions before crossing the street. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Matthew Partain, 7, of Monrovia clings to his ticket and his dad, Mike, in the Halloween Spooky House in Woodland Hills. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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