BRIEFLY.County says keep obstetric services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) in Los Angeles County's department providing public and personal health services to the over 10 million residents in the County. on Friday rescinded its recommendation to eliminate the obstetric, pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. and neo-natology wards at Martin Luther King-Drew Medical Center. The department is recommending that the Board of Supervisors cancel a scheduled Oct. 18 hearing regarding the proposed closure of the wards. The board is slated to vote Tuesday on the new recommendation. The state health department informed county officials Friday that King-Drew needs non-emergency obstetric services to continue receiving more than $29 million in Disproportionate Share Hospital The United States government provides special funding to hospitals who treat significant populations of indigent patients through the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) programs. funding. - City News Service Suspect sought in fatal shooting ARLETA - Authorities sought the public's help Friday in capturing the person who fatally shot a co-worker the day before after a dispute in Arleta. The man sought is described as a 28-year-old Latino, 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He drives a 1993-95 dark blue Nissan Sentra and goes by the name Angel, officials said. He is suspected of killing an unidentified man following an altercation at 2:40 p.m. at Sunburst Street and Bartee Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. detectives at (818) 756-8861 during business hours or (877) 529-3855 on nights and weekends. - Daily News Volunteers to put storm aid in boxes GRANADA HILLS - American Families in Transition is looking for donations and volunteers today to help sort and box items that will be sent to Hurricane Katrina victims. Volunteers should meet at the UPS Store in Granada Hills at 8 a.m. The group is also looking for donations of deodorant, soap, toothpaste/brushes, undergarments and school supplies. For information, call (800) 605-0015. - Daily News Harman measure mirrors Senate's Rep. Jane Harman introduced legislation Friday to prohibit ``cruel, inhuman, or degrading'' treatment of terrorism suspects. The bill by Harman, D-El Segundo, comes one day after the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to impose restrictions on the treatment of detainees. The bill mirrors the Senate action, also demanding that military officials abide by the Army Field Manuel when detaining or interrogating a prisoner. ``This legislation would clarify the rules governing interrogations so there can be no doubt what conduct is permitted,'' Harman said. It remains unclear how much support the measure has in the House. - Daily News UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. tops for MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration programs UCLA and USC rank among the nation's top MBA programs for Hispanics, according to the September edition of Hispanic Trends magazine. The national magazine ranked the two schools among the ``Top 25 MBA Programs for Hispanics'' for 2005 for program quality, Hispanic student support programs and outreach to diverse communities. The magazine did not individually rank the top 25 programs. Stanford and San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. also made the list. - City News Service Husband gets life for wife's murder TORRANCE - A man who pleaded guilty to murder for attacking his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife with a chain saw and setting her on fire was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Carlos Hernandez Romo, 36, of Hawthorne pleaded guilty in August to the murder of Paz Maya Romo. Special circumstances made him eligible for the death penalty. Superior Court Judge Andrew C. Kauffman sentenced him to life in prison after an emotional hearing. Romo was arrested Sept. 28, 2004, shortly after the attack on his estranged wife and her boyfriend, Fredy Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the . - Associated Press |
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