BRIEFLY STINKY FLOWER MAY OPEN UP THIS WEEK.SAN MARINO San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. - In this wealthy town of trim lawns and rose-filled gardens, the world's largest and stinkiest plant is ready to bloom. The Amorphophallus titanum, known to Indonesians as the ``corpse flower Corpse flower or giant corpse flower can refer to either of two flowering plants:
The exotic, 4 1/2-foot-tall plant is expected to bloom by Tuesday at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. - Associated Press Local man killed in freeway crash GLENDALE - A man was killed Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his car on the northbound Glendale Freeway and drove up an embankment and into a construction area, officials said. The unidentified man, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from his Honda CRX CRX Civic Renaissance Model X (Honda automobile model) CRX Cone-Rod Homeobox-Containing Gene CRX Civic Renaissance Experimental (Honda) and struck his head on a pole, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. near the juncture of the Foothill Freeway, officials said. - Daily News Track fire delays area freight trains Several freight trains were delayed Sunday after a railroad bridge across the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. caught fire. Burning trash ignited wooden ties coated in creosote creosote (krē`əsōt), volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used medicinally as an antiseptic and in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. . More than 100 firefighters took 96 minutes to put out the stubborn, smoky fire, city Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. No injuries were reported. The bridge and one track were partially damaged. - Associated Press Power outage hits Winnetka homes WINNETKA - More than 50 homes went dark in Winnetka on Sunday as power crews struggled to return power at 11 p.m. within several blocks around Cantera Street and Oakdale Avenue, a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. official said. The cause for the outage was unknown. - Daily News |
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