BRIEFLY SERVICE TO BE HELD FOR SLAIN SOLDIER.A funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday for Army Cpl. Evan Ashcraft, who was killed last week in an ambush in Iraq. Ashcraft, 24, who was raised in West Hills, was among three U.S. soldiers killed July 23 when his convoy was attacked by gunfire and grenades. The service will be held at the Prince of Peace Church, 5700 Rudnick Ave., Woodland Hills, with a burial following at the Oakwood Cemetery Oakwood Cemetery may refer to: In the United States:
Memorial contributions may be made to Army Emergency Relief. For information, call (310) 363-1121. - Daily News Armenian is held in BB-gun attack NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A 17-year-old Armenian student from North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. was in custody Thursday, accused of firing a BB gun at a Latino classmate in a gang turf war near the campus, authorities said. The unidentified teen was among a group of five Armenians who confronted three Latinos at 4 p.m. July 15 in the 5200 block of Colfax Avenue Colfax Avenue is the main street that runs east and west through the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in Colorado. As U.S. Highway 40, it was one of two principal highways serving Denver before the Interstate Highway System was constructed. , police said. The groups argued and exchanged insults before the suspect pulled a BB gun from his waistband and fired, striking one of the Latinos in the buttocks buttocks /but·tocks/ (but´oks) the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. . Officer Dan Fournier, a member of the LAPD's North Hollywood Division Gang Impact Team, said the incident was the latest in a series of fights between Armenian and Latino graffiti-tagging crews in the area. - Daily News Toddler on trike struck, injured MONTROSE - A 3-year-old boy on a tricycle was injured Thursday when a motorist backed over him in the driveway of an apartment building, police said. The incident in the 3300 block of Montrose Avenue occurred shortly after 6 p.m., according to Glendale police. The child was taken to Crescenta Valley Park and airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, according to police and broadcast reports. The boy's condition was unavailable Thursday night. - City News Service Council to view alarm-policy veto The City Council today is expected to discuss the possibility of overturning the Police Commission's ``two-strikes'' policy on responses to burglar alarms. Following months of controversy, the commission's latest policy calls for officers to stop responding to unverified residential alarms after two false alarms are recorded at an address within a year. That policy contradicted what was sought by Police Chief William Bratton, who wanted officers to not respond to any alarm that is not a verified crime in progress. Under the motion from Councilmen Jack Weiss, Ed Reyes, Antonio Villaraigosa and Martin Ludlow, the council will first consider whether to assert jurisdiction over the Police Commission and then whether to veto the commission's decision. The council does not have the authority to rewrite the policy, only to veto it. - Daily News Water-saving ads to feature gnomes Gnomes The 15-year pass-through securities offered under Freddie Mac's cash program. Notes: Investors sell their mortgages through Freddie Mac's cash program. The 15-year mortgages sold to Freddie Mac form the pool of mortgages that back the securities referred to as The Metropolitan Water District is turning to garden gnomes to help it get out its water conservation message over the next three months. The $1.5 million campaign will feature the gnomes in advertisements to encourage conservation with the goal of saving 65 billion gallons of water. The campaign will make extensive use of billboards and radio spots. ``We are encouraging people to conserve water by employing smarter landscape irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. practices,'' MWD MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California MWD Measurement While Drilling (oil drilling) MWD Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (stock symbol) MWD Molecular Weight Distribution MWD Military Working Dog board Chairman Philllip J. Pace said. - Daily News Designer-clothes sale for charity GLENDALE - The YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA of Glendale will sell brand new designer clothes at discounts up to 80 percent Saturday to help support the Domestic Violence Project and Encore Plus. The group has partnered with R & S Enterprises, a company that purchases overstock of new women's designer apparel from department stores including Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, to hold its first Friends of Friends Apparel Fund Raiser. Clothing from designers like Alfani, Jones New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY DKNY Donna Karan New York and BCBG BCBG Bon Chic Bon Genre will be sold at discounts up to 80 percent off the original retail price. The sale will take place at the Glendale YWCA, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 735 E. Lexington Drive in Glendale. - Daily News |
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