BRIEFLY : FAMED SPY PLANE TO FLY AT AIR SHOW.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. - Edwards Air Force Base will open its gates to the public Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for its 1996 open house and air show, the final military open house in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, this year. The open house will offer aviation fans a chance to see a 2,000 mph SR-71 Blackbird “SR-71” redirects here. For other uses, see SR-71 (disambiguation). The Lockheed SR-71 was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. spy plane fly in a military air show anywhere in the world this year. The show will also feature flights by a B-2 stealth bomber, F-117 stealth fighters, A-10 and B-1B bombers and the Northern Lights aerobatics aerobatics Sport of performing maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stalls, spins, and dives with an airplane. As an organized sport, rather than as an air show attraction (“stunt flying”), aerobatics began international competition in 1960 under the auspices of the team. Flying will start at 10 a.m. Visitors can get to the base by driving north on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. (14), and exiting on eastbound Rosamond Boulevard. There is no admission charge. Updates on the open house are available by calling (805) 277-NEWS. - Daily News Woman pleads no contest in theft A Burbank businesswoman pleaded no contest Thursday to eight counts of grand theft and one count of forgery for swindling investors for more than $1 million, said Deputy District Attorney Sandra Flannery. Shirley Reynolds, 60, faces a maximum of nine years in prison when she is sentenced Oct. 31. Flannery said that Reynolds, who ran a tax and real estate investment company, asked 19 friends to invest in her company between January 1986 and 1995, promising their money would be secured by second deeds of trust. The victims, who each invested between $10,000 and $595,000, never saw returns because Reynolds used the money herself, Flannery said. SOURCE: Daily News Police seek clues in disappearance ARLETA - Police asked for public help Thursday to find an Arleta woman who disappeared after dropping her son off at a Sun Valley high school last week. Karla Victoria Martinez, 31, was last seen about 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School John H. Francis Polytechnic High School is a secondary school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Polytechnic, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Despite its name, Polytechnic is a comprehensive high school. , 12431 Roscoe Blvd., said 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 Detective Michelle Diaz of the missing-persons office. Martinez's white, 1987 Toyota pickup truck was found later that day near her home, about a half-mile from the school, Diaz said. ``Her friends and family say this is totally out of character for her,'' Diaz said. ``No foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. is suspected at this time, but we're trying to eliminate that as a possibility.'' Martinez is Latino, 5-feet-4, weighs about 120 pounds and has dark eyes and hair. She was wearing a gray T-shirt and gray sweat pants on the day she disappeared. SOURCE: City News Service |
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