L.A. BRIEFLY : COUNTY PAYS FAMILY $24 MILLION IN CLAIMS.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 issued 36 checks worth nearly $24 million Tuesday to members of a Samoan-American family who claimed sheriff's deputies beat and terrorized them during a 1989 bridal shower A bridal shower is a gift giving party given for a bride before her wedding. The custom originated in the United States, although the first stories about these events have been known to originate in Brussels, Belgium around 1860. It remains a primarily US and Canadian practice. . David Dole, the most seriously injured in the incident, was struck on the head 50 times with billy clubs and flashlights. He received the largest check - $4.8 million. ``I feel great,'' he said. ``I'm happy that it's come to this.'' - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Police panel sends bond plan to council A proposal to ask Los Angeles voters in April 1999 to approve $766 million in police facility bonds was sent without recommendation Tuesday by the Police Commission to the City Council. Commissioners spoke in favor of many of the projects proposed, including new police stations in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and a replacement for Parker Center, but said it is up to the elected City Council to decide the scope of any bond measure submitted to the voters. - Daily News MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. studying order to assist disabled The MTA is trying to determine what is entailed in a court order requiring the agency to correct conditions that prevent disabled, wheelchair-using bus riders from using MTA buses, the agency's chief executive officer, Julian Burke, said in a statement Tuesday. The agency is buying new buses with low floors that are more easily accessed by the disabled, is boosting oversight of contract bus lines to improve reliability of wheelchair lifts and is exploring how another contractor can expand services, include dial-a-ride vans, that serve the disabled, he said. - Daily News MWD MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California MWD Measurement While Drilling (oil drilling) MWD Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (stock symbol) MWD Molecular Weight Distribution MWD Military Working Dog head resigns for private sector The general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest bulk water supplier for municipal use in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". resigned Tuesday to take a position at a newly created international water business. Calling it ``the right decision for me and for MWD,'' John R. Wodraska tendered his resignation after 5-1/2 years with the district. Wodraska is leaving Metropolitan to become managing director of North America at Azurix, a global water business based in Houston. - City News Service |
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