BRIEFLY 3 ARE APPOINTED TO JUDGE POSITIONS.Gov. Gray Davis announced on Friday the appointments of lawyer Vincent Okamoto, Deputy District Attorney Charles Q. Clay III and Assistant City Attorney Mary Strobel as 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. Superior Court judges. Okamoto, 58, is a former prosecutor and a current partner in the law firm of Okamoto, Wasserman & Torii torii Symbolic gateway marking the entrance to Shinto shrines or other sacred spots in Japan. It has many variations, but it characteristically consists of two cylindrical posts topped by a crosswise rectangular beam extending beyond the posts on either side and a second . Clay, 38, has worked since 1994 as a deputy district attorney. Strobel, 45, is an assistant city attorney for Los Angeles. - City News Service Truck fire stops traffic on freeway OXNARD - Hundreds of cars traveling along the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. were stranded for more an hour Friday when a tanker truck storing liquid oxygen caught fire, closing all northbound and southbound lanes, fire officials said. The truck began leaking liquid oxygen, which ignited about 11 a.m. at 2150 Trabajo Drive, a road that fronts the freeway. All lanes of the freeway were reopened by 12:15 p.m., officials said The driver suffered first-degree burns attempting to extinguish the blaze, authorities said. - Daily News Kennedy settles suit with guard Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., has reached a settlement with the Los Angeles airport security guard who claimed he shoved her in a confrontation over an oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. piece of luggage, it was announced Friday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. - Associated Press Primary turnout lowest in history SAN JOSE - California's March 5 primary drew the lowest voter turnout in state history, according to Secretary of State Bill Jones, who officially certified the vote totals Friday. Only 34.5 percent of registered voters cast a primary ballot. The previous turnout low of 35 percent was recorded during the June 7, 1994, primary. - Knight Ridder Newspapers Bridge jump kills CSULB CSULB California State University at Long Beach student LONG BEACH - A 21-year-old California State University Enrollment  , Long Beach, student who had been drinking with friends died early Friday after jumping off the Davies Bridge in Long Beach, authorities said. Rescue crews pulled Ryan Quintrell's body out of the boat channel, said Joe Jackson of the Long Beach Fire Department. Jumping off the bridge is a rite of passage rite of passage n. A ritual or ceremony signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood. for teens and young adults, said Officer Skip Kerr of the Long Beach Police Department. - City News Service |
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