BRIEFLY : OFFICIALS SEARCHING FOR MISSING WOMAN.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. - Authorities asked for community help Thursday in finding a San Fernando mother of four missing since Saturday night. Dora Marie Silva, 32, has never disappeared before, but foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. is not suspected, said San Fernando police Lt. Dan Peavy. Silva is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. and brown, medium-length hair, and a mole on her left cheek. She drove off about 11 p.m. Saturday in the family's 1997 Chevrolet Astro
The Chevrolet Astro was a rear-wheel drive minivan introduced by Chevrolet in 1985 to rival domestic (American) competitors the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twins and the Japanese Toyota Van. Van, gray with a dark blue top, license number 3TIC034. - City News Service Suspect in slaying found as jail inmate PACOIMA - Homicide detectives have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting another man after a dispute in a Pacoima bar 16 years ago, police said Thursday. Javier Hernandez Avila was found late Wednesday in a Castaic jail using a different name and birth date, said Sgt. Mark Aragon 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 Foothill Division. The man was in jail in a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. case and scheduled to be released in September, Aragon said. Avila fled to Mexico immediately after the 1983 killing at the El Norteno Bar in the 13700 block of Van Nuys Boulevard where he was a bartender, Aragon said. - Daily News Men given jail time in tire shop thefts VAN NUYS - Two San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. men were sentenced to jail terms Thursday for repeatedly robbing a Vineland Avenue tire store and threatening to kill the manager if he called police, authorities said. Cruz Acosta of Arleta and Kevin Franklin of Sun Valley both pleaded no contest late Wednesday to theft with a prior conviction and admitted violating probation, said Mike Qualls of the City Attorney's Office. Van Nuys Municipal Judge Karen Nudell sentenced Acosta, 42, to six months in jail. He was on probation for three prior theft convictions. Nudell sentenced Franklin, 30, to four months in jail. He was on probation for two prior theft convictions in 1997 and 1998. The judge also placed the pair on two years' probation. - City News Service Investigators set to get pay raises More than 7,000 sheriff's deputies and district attorney's investigators will get a 9 percent raise over three years, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a tentative agreement announced Thursday. Ballots were mailed to association members earlier this week, said Pete Brodie, president of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs. He expects the membership to ratify the contract. Ballots are due back next Thursday. The current contract expires in January. This contract would take effect Feb. 1. - City News Service Holden to receive colleague backing Countering endorsements given by several of his colleagues to his opponent, 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. is expected to announce today that he is receiving the backing of four City Council members in his June 8 runoff election. At a news conference Holden will announce support from City Council President John Ferraro John Ferraro (May 14 1924—April 17 2001) served as a Los Angeles City Councilman from 1966 until his death. Early life Ferraro was born in the working class suburb of Cudahy, California, just south of Los Angeles. and council members Richard Alatorre Richard Alatorre is a politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Alatorre has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was the first Latino to serve on the council in 23 years. , Mike Hernandez and Rudy Svorinich Jr. Challenger Madison Shockley has been endorsed by council members Mark Ridley-Thomas, Rita Walters, Mike Feuer and Jackie Goldberg. Holden was forced into the runoff after coming up fewer than 100 votes short of a majority. - Daily News Clinton to visit L.A. for benefit dinner President Clinton will be in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a four-day, five-stop fund-raising tour through Washington, California and Nevada. Clinton will travel from Palo Alto to Los Angeles, where he is scheduled to attend a ``Majority 2000'' dinner Saturday afternoon at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, according to the White House press office. He will leave the next day for a fund-raiser in San Diego. - City News Service CAPTION(S): Photo |
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