BRIEFLY MAN USING WALKER KILLED ON STREET.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Police on Friday identified a 53-year-old disabled man who was killed when a vehicle struck him on a North Hollywood street. Bobby Blankenship was using a walker Tuesday about 8 p.m. as he crossed southbound Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. at Morse Street to his nursing home when a 1997 Toyota pickup truck being driven by an unidentified 17-year-old hit him, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Bill Bustos. The driver stayed at the scene, but told police he didn't see the man. No charges had been filed by Friday as the investigation continued. - Daily News Singapore, L.A. reach port pact 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. city leaders reached an agreement with Port of Singapore The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore's harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping. officials to more closely inspect cargo coming from the Asian city, Mayor James Hahn's office announced Friday. The agreement came during a weeklong visit by Los Angeles officials - including Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. and Deputy Mayor Troy Edwards - to Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The Port of Singapore agreed to participate in Operation Safe Commerce, a federal trial program to thwart terrorism by establishing security protocols at foreign ports of origin and along shipping routes. - Daily News New Fernando officers named Officials on Friday announced the installation of new officers and directors at the Fernando Award Foundation Inc. The new officers include: Gloria Pollack, president; Bruce Ackerman, vice president; Roberto Barragan, vice president; Brad Rosenheim, secretary; Tom Soule, treasurer; and Michael Miller, immediate past president. Fernando was established 45 years ago and recognizes volunteerism, honoring thousands of volunteers who make the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. a better place to live. - Daily News Court reinstates 'Rabbit' lawsuit A state appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. panel reinstated a lawsuit alleging The Walt Disney Co. cheated the author of the novel that inspired the movie ``Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' out of royalties, documents showed Friday. On Wednesday, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that Disney must face the claim brought by Gary Wolf, who created Roger Rabbit and other Toontown characters in his 1981 ``Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' Wolf claims Disney owes him a 5 percent royalty from licensing agreements with McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other companies. Disney released ``Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' in 1988. The movie grossed about $250 million and won Academy Awards for best editing, best visual effects, best sound effects editing and a special achievement Oscar for Richard Williams' animation direction. - City News Service Boycott costs schools $1 million The Los Angeles school The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. district lost about $1 million in state attendance funding because of the one-day statewide Hispanic boycott called last month to protest repeal of a law allowing illegal immigrants to apply for driver's licenses. The 740,000-student 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. said Thursday that an estimated 40,000 district students participated in the Dec. 12 boycott. The district receives $26.11 per day for each student attending school. - Associated Press |
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