BRIEFLY SEARCH FOR VICTIMS OF CRASH IS ON HOLD.LONG BEACH - The search for the remaining two victims who were killed in a midair collision of two small planes was indefinitely suspended Saturday. ``The only large piece of debris we found was a 5-foot section of the horizontal stabilizer,'' said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jeanne Reincke. ``The rest of the debris we haven't located may be too small for our sonar to pick up.'' More than 60 divers have spent the last two days combing a half-square mile of the ocean floor for the wreckage of two planes that collided Thursday just outside the harbor breakwater breakwater, offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole. In the United States a breakwater commonly consists of a long mound of stone rubble and of cheaper materials like rubber tires and oil drums. The flow of waves up its slope, and the formation of swirls by its rough surface dissipate wave energy. near Long Beach. Four people were killed. - Associated Press CSUN professor named to panel NORTHRIDGE - California State University, Northridge, biology professor Steve Oppenheimer has been appointed to a state advisory panel that will recommend instruction for science teachers. The panel will make recommendations to the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing. - Daily News Mayoral hopeful opens Valley HQ SHERMAN OAKS - Mayoral candidate Xavier Becerra opened a campaign office in Sherman Oaks on Saturday for his mayoral campaign, citing the importance of the San Fernando Valley's vote in the April 10 election. The office is at 15456 Ventura Blvd., Suite 202. The phone number is (818) 788-4719. The congressman has another campaign office in the downtown area. - Daily News 'Day of Absence' set for university NORTHRIDGE - The California State University, Northridge, Pan African Studies Department will hold a ``Day of Absence'' Feb. 28. Organizers encourage students to leave their classrooms to go to the university's library for discussions about African-American issues, including drop-out rates, changing roles in the community and a lack of political leadership. - Daily News |
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