BRIEFLY ASSOCIATED PRESS HONORS DAILY NEWS.UNIVERSAL CITY - The Daily News of 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. took second place in the news-writing category among newspapers with circulations over 75,000 Saturday in the annual contest sponsored by the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. News Executives Council. The Daily News award was for coverage under the headline ``Oh no, not here'' of the Aug. 10, shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center. The awards were announced at the annual meeting of the organization for AP member newspapers in California <noinclude>:List is in order of place of publication</noinclude>
- Daily News New judge named in Jewish shooting U.S. District Judge Nora Manella has been selected to preside at the coming trial of white supremacist white supremacist n. One who believes that white people are racially superior to others and should therefore dominate society. white supremacy n. Noun 1. Buford O. Furrow furrow /fur·row/ (fur´o) a groove or sulcus. atrioventricular furrow the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles. Jr., who faces the death penalty if convicted of opening fire at a Jewish community center and later murdering a Filipino-American letter carrier. Manella, who previously headed the federal prosecutor's office in Los Angeles, replaces Judge Richard Paez Richard Paez was confirmed by the Senate to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in March 2000. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Paez is the first Mexican American to sit on the bench of the United States District Court for the Central District of , who was elevated to a seat on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The trial is set to begin Nov. 14. - Associated Press Lawyers' eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. may cost clientele About 100 lawyers, including some of the most prominent in Los Angeles, were evicted from a landmark Century City skyscraper. Barrister Executive Suites, which leased two floors of South Twin Towers, delivered notices ordering the lawyers out by June 30. The company was not able to renew its master lease, said Barrister chief Ernest Johnson. Johnson said the towers plans to rent the space in the 44-story building to a single company. Towers' general manager, Jim Durfey, said only that Johnson is close to the mark. Many of the attorneys, who believe they are being ousted for a higher- caliber tenant, are worried the change of address may affect their business. ``Most clients will stay with you as long as you're on the West side, but a certain clientele prefers you to be in Century City or 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. ,'' said celebrity divorce lawyer Gary Olsen. - Daily News Commission fines councilman again City Councilman Alex Padilla has been fined for the second time in three years after failing to meet state deadlines for disclosing financial information. The state Fair Political Practices Commission fined Padilla $500 Friday for filing a 1998 statement on personal assets almost a year late. Padilla was fined after repeated warnings to disclose to the commission that he received consulting fees of thousands of dollars. Padilla also was fined $100 in 1998 for filing his 1997 economic interest statement 97 days late. - Daily News |
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