BRIEFLY : BURNED FIREMAN'S STATUS UPGRADED.SHERMAN OAKS - Glendale firefighter William Jensen's condition improved from critical to serious Friday, five days after he underwent emergency surgery to halt the spread of bacteria in his bloodstream. Doctors said Jensen, 52, was breathing on his own, conscious and able to speak to his family, said Larry Weinberg
He is scheduled for more skin removal and grafting surgery Monday, Weinberg said. Jensen has been hospitalized since Oct. 22, when he was burned over 70 percent of his body while fighting the Calabasas-Malibu fire. He took a turn for the worse Sunday, when he began showing symptoms of sepsis Sepsis Definition Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic disease-causing organisms. , a toxic condition caused by the spread of bacteria from decaying tissues through the bloodstream. ?13- Daily News Car lunges into store, injures 2 GRANADA HILLS - Two people were 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. Friday when a car crashed through a liquor store window and hit them, 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. police officials said. The accident happened about 11 a.m. A 60-year-old man, sitting in a car outside the liquor store at Balboa and San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Mission boulevards The following roads are named Mission Boulevard:
The car lurched forward and careened through the front window of the store, hitting two people inside. A 68-year-old man inside the store suffered a bruised hip and a cut on his leg that needed stitches, Nagengast said. He was taken to Granada Hills Hospital. Another person inside the store suffered a leg injury, and was treated at the accident scene. The 60-year-old man inside the car complained of chest pains after the incident, but was not hospitalized, Nagengast said. ?13Daily News City deals with LAX money woes Los Angeles officials were attempting Friday to respond to a threat by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to withdraw federal transit funding unless the city returns the $31.1 million it took from the municipal Department of Airports. ``We are putting together our legal opinion and trying to contact them on what is available to us,'' said Senior Assistant City Attorney Bret Lobner. In a letter to airport officials released Thursday, Susan Kurland of the FAA said the federal agency did not approve of the transfer of the money from the airport department to the city's general fund to help balance the city's budget. Unless it is returned with interest, Kurland said the city would face the loss of grants for its four airports - Los Angeles International, Van Nuys, Palmdale and Ontario - as well as other transit funds. Councilman Nate Holden Nathaniel "Nate" R. Holden (1929-) served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1987 to 2002. He previously served a term on the California State Senate and was Assistant Chief Deputy to then Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. released a letter he wrote to Kurland requesting additional time for the city to take action. Holden said the City Council is scheduled to consider the matter Nov. 26 and he pledged that a good faith effort would be made to respond to the FAA. ?13- Daily News |
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