BRIEFLY : GUN SCARE EMPTIES TERMINAL 1 AT LAX.Confusion swept through Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX on Thursday when some 4,500 people, including three planeloads of passengers, were hastily evacuated during a gun scare, officials said. Joy Yoshida, 45, of Long Beach was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon concealed weapon n. a weapon, particularly a handgun, which is kept hidden on one's person, or under one's control (in a glove compartment or under a car seat). - an unloaded handgun - into the airport, said Sgt. John Pasquariello of 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. Police Department's Pacific Division. Yoshida was booked and later released on her own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. , Pasquariello said. A guard at an X-ray machine Noun 1. X-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function fluoroscope, roentgenoscope - an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct saw a possible handgun in a carry-on bag at about 11:30 a.m., said Department of Airports spokesman Scott Read. Yoshida disappeared into the terminal, triggering a mass evacuation and search. Fifteen inbound planes destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to dock at Terminal 1 were rerouted to a remote terminal until the security sweep was completed at 1:45 p.m., Read said. Yoshida was found shortly before the terminal was reopened. She said she did not realize the gun was in the bag, which she claimed to have been carrying for another woman, who police were still searching for Thursday night, officials said. - Daily News Magic Johnson's show is canceled Magic Johnson's late-night talk show, ``The Magic Hour,'' was canceled Thursday after two months of low ratings and critical jabs. The final original episode aired Thursday night. The show's most highly rated show, which featured Howard Stern, one of the series' most venomous venomous secreting poison; poisonous. critics, was scheduled to air Friday night. Other reruns will be broadcast in the next month. Rick Jacobson, president of Twentieth Television, which produces and distributes ``The Magic Hour,'' canceled the show after consulting with station managers across the country. - Associated Press 9 vehicles involved in chain reaction NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A bus leaving the southbound Hollywood Freeway at Riverside Drive hit a pickup Thursday, setting off a chain reaction involving seven other vehicles and injuring seven people. The crash happened about 7 a.m., said Dwight McDonald of the California Highway Patrol's West Valley station. A 1992 Neoplan bus with 15 passengers aboard and driven by Robert Wideman, 50, of Littlerock exited in the car-pool lane at about 65 mph and hit a 1996 Chevrolet pickup, McDonald said. No one aboard the bus was hurt, but one motorist was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries. - City News Service Power outage hits homes in Valencia VALENCIA - A power outage left about 1,700 customers without power late Thursday night, a Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. spokesman said. The 10:15 p.m. outage affected customers roughly bounded by Magic Mountain Parkway to the north, McBean Parkway to the east and south, and Tourney Road to the west, said Tom Boyd, an SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland spokesman. Officials blamed the outage on an underground problem and could not immediately determine how long the power would be down, Boyd said. - Daily News |
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