BRIEFLY HOMELESS MAN HIT BY TRAIN SURVIVES.CHATSWORTH - A pedestrian survived after being struck by a commuter train Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. reported. The victim, a 53-year old homeless man, was walking with two other men through the tunnel beneath the 10900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at about 3:09 p.m., said Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. He told rescue workers that he awakened after being hit by a Metrolink commuter train. He was taken to Granada Hills Community Hospital for treatment of a laceration laceration /lac·er·a·tion/ (las?er-a´shun) 1. the act of tearing. 2. a torn, ragged, mangled wound. lac·er·a·tion n. 1. A jagged wound or cut. 2. on his head and a bruise on his right arm. ``It is rare to transport a railroad trespasser to the hospital with minor injuries,'' Humphrey said. - Daily News County teen birth rate down in 2000 Los Angeles County's teen birth rate dropped 5 percent from 1999 to 2000, the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The teen birth rate was 53.7 per 1,000 females for 2000, compared with 56.5 per 1,000 in 1999. Statewide, the rate of births to girls and women ages 15-19 decreased 4.2 percent from 1999 to 2000, and is down 31.3 percent since 1990, according to the DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) . - City News Service Judge orders trial for ex-VP of Sony A former Sony Pictures Entertainment vice president must stand trial on charges stemming from an alleged scam in which more than $400,000 allegedly was taken from the company. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge H. Randolph Moore found there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed against Georgett Sue Studnicka, 60, of Chatsworth. She was a vice president of music publishing The contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. for SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience . Also ordered to stand trial was Studnicka's friend, Linda Sue Brooks, 55, of La Crescenta. The two are charged with one count of grand theft and three counts of money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. . Studnicka also is charged with evading state taxes in 1997, 1998 and 1999. - City News Service LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) hires firm for Belmont talks The law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol has been retained by 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. to negotiate with the nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. selected to complete the Belmont Learning Complex. The LAUSD board on March 12 voted 6-1 to negotiate with the Alliance for a Better Community to complete the long-delayed project. - City News Service Armenian trading sought in state bill PASADENA - Sen. Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, whose constituents include many Armenians in Glendale and Pasadena, announced that a bill that would open a regional trading office in Armenia was reported out of a Senate panel Wednesday. ``It is pivotal that we continue to find ways for California's economy to expand worldwide,'' said Scott. ``This office has the potential to serve as California's regional conduit to Armenia and her neighbors. It will spur business, trade, cultural and educational opportunities,'' he said. Some 70,000 Armenians and Americans of Armenian descent live in Glendale, and 15,000 live in Pasadena, according to Scott's office. Both cities are part of his district. - City News Service Seminar to cover childhood literacy SYLMAR - Childcare will offer advice on promoting early childhood literacy Friday at a community seminar titled ``Parents and Children Become Lovers of Books.'' The free seminar is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon at Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Ave. in Sylmar. - Daily News Toddlers scalded by pot of hot water Three Los Angeles toddlers suffered severe burns Wednesday after being accidentally doused by a pot of boiling water, officials said. The three boys were listed in critical condition at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with burns covering about 50 percent of their bodies, said Steve Rutledge, a spokesman for the hospital. Officials said the incident occurred about 2 p.m. in an apartment when one or more of the young boys apparently opened an oven door and caused a pot of boiling water to topple over. - Associated Press |
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