BRIEFLY; BODY IN PARK POSSIBLE SUICIDE.LANCASTER - A man found dead Wednesday morning in Jane Reynolds Park might have committed suicide, deputies said. Deputies were notified by a park worker about 7:30 a.m. that a man was lying in a secluded se·clud·ed adj. 1. Removed or remote from others; solitary. 2. Screened from view; sequestered. se·clud area near the center of the park and might be 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. or dead. When deputies arrived, they found the body of a man lying face-down in the grass, flanked on either side by two empty pill bottles and a bottle of water. - Daily News VETS HOME FUNDING MEASURE ADVANCES PALMDALE - Legislation that would appropriate $12 million as the state's share of the construction cost for the Lancaster Veterans Home has passed the Assembly Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. Committee. Senate Bill 1546 moves now to the Assembly Appropriation The designation by the government or an individual of the use to which a fund of money is to be applied. The selection and setting apart of privately owned land by the government for public use, such as a military reservation or public building. Committee, said state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale, the author. ``We can't afford to delay construction of this project any longer since we have over 300,000 veterans living in the proposed Lancaster home service area,'' Knight said. The state's share of the construction costs will be provided by the $50 million Veterans Home Bond Act approved by California voters in March. The federal government is expected to supply $24 million toward the home's construction, but a law passed by Congress last year changes the criteria for awarding funds. - Daily News AIR CONDITIONING air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. CUT TO CLASSROOMS LANCASTER - Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. cut air conditioning to several buildings Wednesday afternoon as part of an agreement to reduce electricity usage during periods of high usage. The college continued with business as usual, including summer term courses, officials said. The college went to the interruptible electricity rate plan years ago to reduce its electrical bills, officials said. - Daily News |
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