BRIEFLY VAN NUYS AVIATION EXPO SET FOR JUNE.

VAN NUYS - The Van Nuys Airport Aviation Expo will be held June 24-25, which is about a month earlier than in past years, officials said Wednesday.

The earlier date will reduce some scheduling conflicts, said Richard French, a Van Nuys Airport spokesman.

An estimated 300,000 spectators are expected to attend the free weekend air show and see demonstrations and displays of military and vintage aircraft, aerobatics routines, skydiving and other presentations.

- Daily News

FURROW LAWYERS PLAN TRIAL STRATEGY

Lawyers for white supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. plan to assert a mental health defense at his murder trial should prosecutors seek the death penalty, according to court records.

The defense also wants a judge to force the government to turn over internal documents related to the decision whether to seek the death penalty. And it wants copies of Furrow's mental health records, which prosecutors have.

- City News Service

CITYHOOD MEETING MONDAY IN ARLETA

ARLETA - An update on the San Fernando Valley cityhood movement will be given Monday at a meeting of the Arleta Chamber of Commerce and Residents Association, officials said.

Community members are invited to attend the meeting at 7 p.m. at Canterbury Avenue Elementary School auditorium, 13670 Montague St., Arleta. A presentation also will be made on the 2000 census.

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SATURN DEALERSHIP TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE

Blood mobiles will take center stage at a North Hills car dealership Saturday when it hosts a blood collection drive for National Donor Day.

Saturn of the Valley, 15421 Roscoe Blvd., will host the drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can donate blood, pledge future donations and register with the National Marrow Donor Program. To encourage visitors to fill out organ and tissue donation cards, the dealership will give out 15-minute long-distance calling cards to the first 50 visitors so they can tell family members of their decision.

- Daily News

PASSENGER ILLNESS BLAMED ON LIQUID

People aboard an American Airlines jetliner preparing for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport became sick Wednesday when a passenger poured what authorities believe was liquid PCP onto his seat.

The jetliner was taxiing about 1:15 a.m. when the crew reported a disturbance and a strong chemical odor, police said. As the aircraft returned to the gate, passengers saw a man dump a liquid out of two baby bottles, police said.

- Associated Press