BRIEFLY MILLIONS AWARDED FOR LOCAL SPORTS.The Amateur Athletic Foundation 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. awarded $1.6 million to 36 groups for local youth sports programs, it was announced Friday. Among those given funds is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America-Santa Clarita which received $62,391 for a gymnasium and sports equipment. The board of AAF AAF abbr. Army Air Forces , which is endowed with Southern California's share of the surplus from the 1984 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. , also approved funding for the AAF's summer youth sports programs. - City News Service Whale may offer new information A dead Cuvier's beaked whale Cuvier's Beaked Whale is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. It is the only member of the genus Ziphius. Another common name for the species is Goose-beaked Whale found on the shore near the Manhattan Beach Pier on Friday could be a boon to scientists, who hope to find out more about the rarely seen species, a marine biologist marine biologist specialist in the biology of marine life. said. Whales from the species live far offshore so opportunities for scientists have to work on them are fairly rare, said Dr. John Heyning, deputy director of research and collections with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. . The whale is about 18 feet long and weighs three tons, according to the museum. - City News Service Man found guilty of girl's slaying A 33-year-old man was convicted Friday of murder for the October 2000 shooting death of an Occidental College student during a botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. robbery in Hollywood. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Demetrio Cabrera guilty in Wendy Soltero's killing, authorities said. Cabrera also was convicted of three counts of second-degree robbery and four counts of attempted second-degree robbery, according to the District Attorney's Office. He faces a state prison term of life without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced. In March, Araceli Pena, now 20, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery - along with an allegation that she personally discharged a firearm - in connection with Soltero's death. Pena was sentenced to life without parole. - City News Service Golfers are ready for charity event GLENDALE - More than 100 golfers are expected to participate Monday in the 13th annual Orthopaedic Hospital Paul Runyan Memorial Golf Classic at Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club is a prestigious "top five" country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.".[1] It is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA. . The charity tournament has raised more than $500,000 to treat children with osteosarcoma osteosarcoma /os·teo·sar·co·ma/ (os?te-o-sahr-ko´mah) a malignant primary neoplasm of bone composed of a malignant connective tissue stroma with evidence of malignant osteoid, bone, or cartilage formation; it is subclassified as - bone cancer. Tickets are still available for tournament play and the banquet. Golfing spots cost $350, including dinner for two, while the banquet costs $50 per person. Tournament play begins at 9:45 a.m. Monday and is scheduled to end by 4 p.m., to be followed immediately by a cocktail reception, silent auction and dinner. The event will also feature a video acceptance from golf champion Arnold Palmer, this year's recipient of the second annual Orthopaedic Hospital Paul Runyan Recognition Award. For more information, call the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation at (213) 742-1500. The Oakmont Country Club is located at 3100 Country Club Drive in Glendale. - Daily News |
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