BRIEFLY VACCINE-RELATED INFECTION REPORTED.A friend of a member of the military who received the smallpox vaccine smallpox vaccine n. A vaccine containing vaccinia virus suspensions that is inoculated subcutaneously to immunize against smallpox. has been hospitalized in 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. County with one of the nation's first cases of a vaccine-related eye infection, county health officials said Thursday. County Public Health Officer Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding said the friend of the military person contracted the eye infection after coming into close contact with the person, noting that these kind of secondary infections occur in two to six people per 100,000. As of Thursday, 38 county health workers have received the smallpox vaccine. The county has about 9,000 doses, which expire on May 31, and officials hope to vaccinate vac·ci·nate v. To inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease such as diphtheria or typhus. vac hundreds more county and private hospital workers before the doses expire. - Daily News Couple arrested in weapons plot A federal judge ordered a 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. couple accused of attempting to ship to China weapons parts, including components for surface-to-air missiles This is a list of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Radar-guided SAMs
Jinghua Zhuang, 33, and Xiuwen Liang, 32, were arrested Wednesday at work in Camarillo and Woodland Hills, respectively, said Lillian Moloian, a U.S. Customs agent supervising the agency's part in the five-year undercover investigation that led to the arrest. The two will be arraigned on four counts of conspiracy and attempting to ship missiles parts and components of an F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. , a naval fighting jet, to Shenyang, China. Iran is the only other country that deploys the fighter aircraft, and the sale of military equipment to that country is prohibited. - Daily News Hahn urges rules to bypass tragedy In the wake of recent nightclub disasters in Chicago and West Warwick, R.I., that took at least 118 lives, Mayor James Hahn on Thursday urged tougher restrictions on Los Angeles gatherings of more than 50 people. Hahn, in a letter to the chair of the City Council's Public Safety Committee, recommended that announcements indicating the location of all exits be required at indoor venues, and emergency exit plans - similar to those found in hotel rooms - be posted in nightclub restrooms and lobby areas. - City News Service Feds will speed LAX's EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) process The plan to rebuild Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX has been placed on a fast-track by the federal government to help it speed through environmental review, Mayor James Hahn announced Thursday. The LAX master plan will receive priority environmental reviews as outlined under President Bush's Executive Order on Environmental Stewardship. The action means Hahn's proposal for LAX, which would focus on security rather than expansion, will be shepherded through the review process by federal officials to ensure it is not unnecessarily delayed. - City News Service |
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