BRIEFLY : HOLDEN COULD LOSE ON MOTHER OF DEAL.

Only when Councilman Nate Holden is involved would it become impossible to adopt a resolution honoring mothers.

Yet, that's what happened Wednesday when the City Council refused to adopt his resolution declaring Mother's Day a special event. Such an action would have allowed him to use some $6,000 in his office account to send out mailings to mothers - presumably those who vote - who live in his district.

Wise to the ploy, council members decided to have the matter discussed by one of its committees. Holden's response: ``You're anti-mother.''

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Authorities seeking lost retarded man

LAKE VIEW TERRACE - Police and family members are searching for a 31-year-old developmentally disabled man who has been missing from his home and has gone without medication for almost a week, officials said Wednesday.

His mother, Gloria Clay-Cubit, said that after getting into an argument with her, Timothy Clay left his home in the 11700 block of Pierce Street.

Clay is described as a 5-foot-7-inch African-American man, who weighs 230 pounds, with a heavy build, low-cut hair and dark brown eyes, his mother said. He has a scar on his chest from open-heart surgery.

Clay left his home about 6 p.m. Friday, Clay-Cubit said, adding that her son is also schizophrenic and has the mental capacity of a 15-year-old.

He enjoys frequenting movie theaters in the Burbank area and carries a bus pass for the handicapped that will expire Friday, she said. He should also have identification and emergency numbers in his wallet.

Anyone with information should contact the Los Angeles Police Department's Detective Headquarters at [phone]; the mother at [phone] or another family member at [phone].

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City Council to fund library-ecology site

LAKE VIEW TERRACE - A planned public library and environmental awareness center won a $250,000 grant from the Los Angeles City Council.

Council members also voted Tuesday to accept the free services of Henry Lenny Architects Inc. to design the center, a move that will save the city $150,000, said Councilman Richard Alarcon, who has been pushing the project.

Original design costs were estimated at $350,000, but because the city's Waste Management Department donated $200,000 to the nonprofit environmental group Mountains Education Program, the group has agreed to pay Henry Lenny Architects Inc. to design the center.

The 12,500-square-foot library will be the first in the city to be linked with a 2,000-square-foot environmental resource center.

The project will cost $6 million. Funding will come in part from $1.1 million from the Lopez Canyon Amenities Fund and $2.5 million in Proposition K funds. The library portion of the center is expected to be completed in two to four years.

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Vehicle hits boy, 6, on Van Nuys street

VAN NUYS - A 6-year-old boy was hit by a car in the 14100 block of Calvert Street on Wednesday night, officials said.

The boy, who was not immediately identified, was airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles after the 8:15 p.m. incident, said Sgt. Ed Wheelis of the Los Angeles Police Department's Traffic Division.

The 6-year-old was between an ice-cream truck and a vehicle when he darted into traffic and was hit by a car traveling an estimated 20 to 25 mph, Wheelis said.

The driver was not cited and is not believed to be at fault, Wheelis said.

A security camera at a neighboring apartment complex captured the incident on tape, Wheelis said, clearly showing that the child ran in front of traffic.

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