BRIEFLY : TWO SHOT TO DEATH; POLICE HOLD SUSPECT.A man and a woman were shot to death in a Sherman Oaks home Monday night after an apparent domestic dispute, police said. The two were described by authorities only as an 18-year-old female and an older man. Officials said they took a man into custody on suspicion of murder in the shooting that occurred about 7:45 p.m. in the 5400 block of Norwich Avenue. A woman considered a witness also was found in the house, police said. It was not immediately known what the relationships were among the four people or who lived at the house. The dead woman was found on a sofa in the well-kept house, and the man was slumped over a coffee table, officials said. - Daily News L.A. schools report record enrollment About 684,620 students enrolled the first week of school this year, the highest such enrollment in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , officials reported Monday. The one-week tally, which includes the enrollment of year-round schools and those on traditional calendars, gives the district a snapshot of the projected total enrollment for the 1998-99 academic year. An official count will be taken Oct. 16. - City News Service Attorney ruling may make reforms duel In a legal opinion that may force competing charter reform proposals to be placed on the same ballot, the City Attorney's Office ruled Monday that any charter changes approved on the June 1999 ballot would supercede Verb 1. supercede - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" similar reforms approved on the April 1999 ballot, even if the June changes received fewer votes. The elected Charter Reform Commission had been considering whether to put its proposals on the April 1999 ballot, but the city's appointed Charter Reform Commission was aiming for the June 1999 ballot. - Daily News Gunman convicted of shooting woman A man who killed a North Hollywood woman and wounded her companion following an argument outside a Hollywood nightclub was convicted Monday of murder and attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , prosecutors said. Greg Smith Greg Smith may refer to:
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. prosecutors, Smith pulled up to a car driven by a woman he had earlier been arguing with and opened fire on April 25, 1989. The passenger, 22-year-old Marie Avina Thorne, who was not involved in the argument, was killed. The driver, Shanon Thames, was seriously wounded A casualty whose injuries or illness are of such severity that the patient is rendered unable to walk or sit, thereby requiring a litter for movement and evacuation. See also evacuation; litter; patient. , Gibbons said. - Daily News MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. to accept offer of $9 million, fees The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Monday approved a $9 million settlement with a company accused of overcharging the agency in a 1993 bond refunding transaction. Lazard Freres & Co. has agreed to pay the money and the MTA's legal fees in the 2-year-old lawsuit, as well as indemnify the transit agency for any amount the Internal Revenue Service may find it owes in taxes as a result of overcharges arising from the transaction, agency officials said. - Daily News Writers in running for script fellowship BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. - Five Southland residents are among 11 finalists for $25,000 Don and Gee Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. As many as five of the 11 finalists will be selected next month to receive the fellowship award, said Academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger. The winners will be honored at a dinner in November, she said. - City News Service |
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