BRIEFLY : PROSTITUTION SWEEP ENDS IN 12 ARRESTS.LANCASTER - 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. County sheriff's deputies conducted a sweep along a five-mile stretch of Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling late Friday night in an ongoing operation by the Lancaster station's Directed Patrol Unit to curtail cur·tail tr.v. cur·tailed, cur·tail·ing, cur·tails To cut short or reduce. See Synonyms at shorten. [Middle English curtailen, to restrict prostitution. After numerous complaints by local business owners, the operation targeted a string of motels and businesses between Avenue M and Avenue I, and was conducted in two phases. During the first phase of the operation, male deputies posing as customers arrested three prostitutes in the target area. Once the area was cleared, female undercover deputies went into the area. Nine customers were arrested in that phase of the operation. - Daily News Pupils to compete @in public speaking @ LANCASTER - Local students will compete in the Modern Woodmen of America Civic Oration Contest at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jack Northrop Elementary School elementary school: see school. , 831 E. Ave. K-2, Lancaster. The speech contest began in 1948 as a free community service sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal fraternal /fra·ter·nal/ (frah-ter´n'l) 1. of or pertaining to brothers. 2. of twins; derived from two oocytes. fra·ter·nal adj. 1. Of or relating to brothers. life insurance society whose home office is in Rock Island, Ill. More than 90,000 students annually compete in the contest, which provides the opportunity and incentive to develop oratorical or·a·tor·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory. or  a·tor skills. This year's topic is ``A Most Memorable Event.'' Students competing in the contest will present speeches about one event that happened in America, whether personal or historical, and tell of a positive reaction to the event. The winner and the runner-up will receive trophies and gold award pins. The next five finalists also receive gold award pins. All participants receive certificates of participation. - Daily News |
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