BRIEFLY MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN VALLEY COLLISION.SHERMAN OAKS - A man was killed early Thursday morning when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Sherman Oaks, police said. The collision occurred shortly after midnight in the 4800 block of Woodman Avenue, said Officer Kerry Suprenant of the 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. Police Department's Valley Traffic Division. The motorcyclist, identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office as Michael Patrick Stanley, 37, of Sherman Oaks, was pronounced dead at the scene. - City News Service Woman, 43, dies in police custody VAN NUYS - A 43-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of possession of an illegal substance, died Thursday after being found unconscious in Van Nuys jail, a police officer said. The woman, whose name was not released, was found unconscious at 5:15 a.m. and taken to a hospital where she died, Los Angeles police Officer Eduardo Funes said. The woman was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Funes said. - City News Service Letter carriers will pick up food Los Angeles County's letter carriers will do the heavy lifting Saturday during the world's largest single food drive, picking up donations left next to mailboxes along their routes. Donated nonperishable and unopened food gathered through the 12th annual ``Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive'' will be distributed to local food banks. Last year, U.S. letter carriers collected nearly 61.7 million pounds of food, said the National Association of Letter Carriers' Anita Guzik. - City News Service LAVC LAVC Los Angeles Valley College LAVC Local Area VAX Cluster (DEC) sponsoring planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. show VALLEY GLEN - The Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was Astronomy astronomy, branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large. Group will sponsor a planetarium show 8 p.m. Friday at the planetarium, 5800 Fulton Ave. ``Visions Of Other Worlds'' is an hourlong hour·long or hour-long adj. Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode. Adj. 1. multimedia presentation, combining live narrative, music, slides and the planetarium star projector to give the illusion of ``being under the stars.'' Students and the public are welcome to attend. Tickets will be sold starting at 7:30 p.m. at the door for the following prices: adults are $5; seniors, LAVC Astronomy Group members and LAVC students with paid ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans. ASO 1 Administrative services organization, see there 2 Allele-specific–oligonucleotide hybridization 3 Anti-streptolysin O, see there activity cards are $4; and kids age 8 to 16 are $3. For more information, call (818) 947-2335. - Daily News |
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