BRIEFLY BENEFIT FOR INDIAN QUAKE VICTIMS IN SIMI.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A concert by a renowned Indian vocalist, a silent auction and an encore performance by a youth group are scheduled Sunday to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in India. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. 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. Ave. Tickets are $20. For reservations, call (805) 581-9940. - Daily News Katz named to state water board by Davis SYLMAR - Former Assemblyman Richard Katz was appointed Friday to the state Water Resources Control Board by Gov. Gray Davis. Katz would be paid $109,799 to serve on the board that works to ensure the quality of the state's water resources. The position requires state Senate confirmation. - Daily News Sherman, Gallegly push mountains bill AGOURA HILLS - Officials announced legislation Friday to bring an additional 3,700 acres of donated land into the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table). . Rep. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, co-sponsoring with Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Oxnard, announced the legislation during a ceremony commemorating the transfer of 107 acres to the National Park Service. - Daily News Court throws judge off Rosenkrantz case LOS ANGELES - An appeals court upheld the state attorney general's bid to disqualify To deprive of eligibility or render unfit; to disable or incapacitate. To be disqualified is to be stripped of legal capacity. A wife would be disqualified as a juror in her husband's trial for murder due to the nature of their relationship. Van Nuys Judge Kathryne Ann Stoltz, who ordered convicted murderer Robert Rosenkrantz to be released from prison, from considering his case again, an attorney said Friday. Rosenkrantz is serving a 17-years-to-life prison term for the 1985 shooting death of high school classmate Steven Redman, who exposed him as a homosexual. - City News Service Police: Dead woman may have been raped CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. - A 23-year-old Glendale woman whose body was found in a Culver City park may have been raped, police said Friday. A passer-by reported finding Roberta Happe's body near a baseball field parking lot about 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Culver City police Sgt. Ed Henneberque said. - City News Service Jury unsure of sanity of convicted murderer 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. - A jury deadlocked Friday on whether a 21-year-old Sylmar resident who poured paint thinner A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints, or as a cleaning agent. Paint thinners include:
San Fernando Superior Court Judge Meredith C. Taylor released the jurors after they announced that they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the sanity phase of Jose Carranza's murder trial. The jury had convicted him of murder and arson for the 1997 killing of Luciano Olmeda. - City News Service One man dies after high-speed crash GRANADA HILLS - A 21-year-old man was killed Friday after a collision with another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in a residential neighborhood, authorities said. The 17-year-old driver of the second vehicle involved in the 5:15 p.m. crash in the 10500 block of Gothic Avenue was taken into custody for further investigation, police said. - Daily News |
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