BRIEFLY TRANSIENT FOUND FATALLY STABBED.WOODLAND HILLS - A 54-year-old transient was found stabbed to death early Saturday in the 22500 block of Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. , 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 said. A pedestrian found the victim lying in a parking lot adjacent to a carwash, and paramedics dispatched about 3:15 a.m. declared the man dead at the scene, said Los Angeles police Officer Jack Richter. ``The incident occurred in a small enclosure in which the victim had been sleeping, located on the property of a carwash,'' Richter said in a statement. ``The motive for the killing is unknown, although robbery has been eliminated.'' Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call the West Valley homicide detectives. - City News Service Malibu kayaker presumed dead MALIBU - An air and sea search ended Saturday night as authorities failed to find a 55-year-old kayaker separated from his craft the day before during strong winds. Nicholas Buttle Buttle refers to:
``The chances of anyone surviving more than seven hours in water that's 48 degrees just wearing a T-shirt and shorts is nil,'' Cromwell said. Buttle and fellow kayaker Eric Alan Hammer, 20, of Westlake Village, called for help on a mobile telephone Friday afternoon when they encountered trouble after having gone to work on an anchored yacht. Hammer was rescued after being spotted from a U.S. Coast Guard cutter with the kayak about three miles off the coast, authorities said. - Wire services Donors help with CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. education center THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Four longtime supporters have pledged $325,000 toward the construction of a new $6 million education center at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. , officials announced. Ruth Andersen of Fresno, a founding fellow of CLU, has pledged $125,000. Siri Eliason of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , chairwoman of CLU's board of regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. , and Syndey and Bob Anderson of Paradise Valley, Ariz., have each pledged $100,000. - Daily News Fire crews on alert as Santa Anas stay Firefighters were on heightened alert Saturday for brush fires as Santa Ana conditions continued in the region, authorities said. Extra engine companies were sent to Woodland Hills, Chatsworth, Sherman Oaks, Sun Valley and Mount Olympus, communities near brush and wilderness areas, said a Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman. - City News Service Man dies after found at store OXNARD - A 24-year-old man died after he was found lying on the floor of an Oxnard liquor store with a gunshot wound in his chest, officials said Saturday. Saul Rojas of Oxnard was found Friday night at Goode's Liquor on the 1200 block of Saviers Street, police said. He died later at a hospital. Ventura County Coroners are investigating. - Daily News Suspect arrested in hit-run crash NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of felony hit and run after his Honda collided with a with a van full children and he fled on foot, police said. An adult and a child were airlifted to Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center where they were listed in stable condition following the 5 p.m. crash at Vanowen Street and Laurelgrove Avenue, police said. Another adult and several children who suffered minor injuries were transported to Valley Presbyterian Hospital. The suspect was arrested several hours later at his North Hollywood home, police said. - Daily News Wounded man found along road MALIBU - A transient with a gunshot wound to the chest was found Saturday night lying along Tuna Canyon Road, about a half mile north of Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
The unidentified man, who had frequently been seen walking in the area, was transported to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , police said. - Daily News |
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