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Friday, January 25, 2013 – Daily News Obituaries CLIFFORD LEO CLARK 1917 - 2012 Clifford Leo Clark died peacefully on 11-25-12 in Santaquin, Utah where he was born 95 years ago in 1917. He served in WWII in the European campaign where he was awarded a bronze star and purple heart. While still serving, he met his first wife Alice Hill and her son George. Cliff and Alice had a son Charles Clark. Cliff's life work was being a telegrapher for the Southern Pacific RR in Northern CA. He retired in 1965. In 2009 he moved to Alaska to live with his son and family for a year before returning to Santaquin. He is survived by son; Charles Clark and wife Jan, grandson; Cheston, greatgrandkids, Chatham, and Neva of Sitka, Ak, granddaughter; Katrina and husband Dan, great-grandchildren; Issabella and Braydon, grandson; Bradley and wife Carolyn all of Renton, Wa. Sister; Villa Dean and many nieces and nephews in Utah. He is also survived by his stepson; Larry Gifford of Corning, Ca., Larry's four daughters, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Beverly Gordon Beverly Gordon of Red Bluff died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. She was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Jan. 25, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Shirley Tucker Shirley Tucker died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Lassen House in Red Bluff. She was 84. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, Jan. 25, 2012, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. DEBT Continued from page 1A ting up a springtime debate over taxes, spending and the deficit. The debt ceiling is a limit on how much the government can borrow. The bipartisan House vote was 285-144 as majority Republicans backed away from their previous demand that any increase in the government's borrowing cap be paired with an equivalent level of spending cuts. Of the 233 Republicans in the House, 33 voted "no" on the bill. LaMalfa said some of them originally supported the measure, but then voted against it once it was clear the legislation would pass. By changing positions, they hoped to avoid criticism from constituents, he said. "I decided I was going to have my vote stand, and I'll take the heat for it." He predicted he would be criticized by some in the 1st District who felt the vote was an ill-advised concession to those who would increase spending. Of the 200 House Democrats, 111 voted against HR 325. Some who voted "no" wanted "a much higher ceiling" that would allow more borrowing, LaMalfa said. The north state congressman said he "agonized for six days" over how to vote on HR 325. He decided to vote for the measure for a couple of reasons, he said. For one thing, the debtceiling issue seemed a distraction from the main Republican objective of having both parties offer spending plans that can be debated openly. The bill contains a threat: unless the Senate and House each pass budgets on time, their members cannot continue drawing pay. "This keeps the focus on getting the budget done," LaMalfa said. Another reason for his vote, he said, is that if the bill had failed, Republicans would have been criticized harshly. They would have heard, "You guys are going to crash the government over the debt ceiling." STATE Continued from page 1A Joaquin Delta at the tune of another $14 billion. Nielsen has strongly opposed both projects. "The costly High Speed Rail and the peripheral canals are unnecessary, and we simply cannot afford them," Nielsen said. Nielsen said he was encouraged by the governor's desire to rethink CEQA regulations and the hurdles it was placing on job creation and retention in California. "We need to change the culture in Sacramento from hunting, stalking and fining businesses to supporting business. We need to bring back jobs," Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Loma Rica, said in his own press release. Dan Logue found more common ground with Brown when it came Excerpts from State of the State Excerpts from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address to the Legislature on Thursday: ''Fiscal discipline is not the enemy of our good intentions but the basis for realizing them. It is cruel to lead people on by expanding good programs, only to cut them back when the funding disappears. That is not progress; it is not even progressive. It is illusion. That stop-and-go, boomand-bust serves no one. We are not going back there.'' • ''Constantly expanding the coercive power of government by adding each year so many minute prescriptions to our already detailed and turgid legal system overshadows other aspects of public service. Individual creativity and direct leadership must also play a part.'' • ''The people have given us seven years of extra taxes. Let us follow the wisdom of Joseph, pay down our debts and store up reserves against the leaner times that will surely come.'' • ''I am not going to let the students become the default financiers of our colleges and universities.'' • ''We all know of the story of The Little Engine That Could. The big engines were asked to haul all the freight trains over the mountain. They said, 'Can't do it.' They asked another, 'Can't do it.' Little engine said, 'I think I can.' And so the engine, pulling from the long line of freight cars, and starts puffing away. 'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. I think I can.' And over the mountain the little engine went. We're going to get over that mountain.'' HEALTH provide low or no cost counseling to help aide in the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms to underContinued from page 1A served populations. In addition, community drumming workshops for tion to residents of Tehama County health care, mental health, and educawhose incomes are at or below the tors will be offered for a minimal cost. federal poverty level, The Family Service Agency has collaborated with The response from the last workAbbie Ehorn for a Dignity Health shop was so overwhelmingly posiCommunity Grant. This grant will tive, that another workshop has been Now, there's more time to reach agreements on spending, he said. "If nothing improves in 90 days, I'm going to be very cranky and unlikely to sign on again (to raising the debt ceiling)." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the Senate would immediately move to advance the legislation to the White House, which has announced President Obama would sign it. The measure would suspend the $16.4 trillion cap on federal borrowing and reset it on May 19 to reflect the additional borrowing required between the date the bill becomes law and then. Sen. Patty Murray, DWash., announced Wednesday that the Senate would indeed debate a budget this year, but she maintained the Republicans' "no budget, no pay" move had nothing to do with the decision. The Senate has not passed a budget since 2009. With the debt battle averted, the next fight comes in March over across-the-board cuts that would pare $85 billion from this year's budget. This is the so-called "sequester," spending cuts that were postponed by the recent "fiscal cliff" deal. Defense hawks are particularly upset by the sequester cuts, saying their impact on the Pentagon would devastate military readiness and cause havoc in defense contracting. The sequester, a trigger cut, was devised as an incentive for Republicans and Democrats to agree on reducing spending. If they don't agree, the cuts are triggered. The two parties now seem to be on a collision course over how to avert the sequester. Obama and his allies insist that additional revenues be part of the solution. Republicans say further tax increases are off the table after the 10-year, $600 billion-plus increase in taxes on wealthier earners forced upon Republicans by Obama earlier this month. According to the latest calculations, the Pentagon now faces a 7.3 percent cut from the sequester while domestic agency budgets would absorb a 5.1 percent cut. STATE BRIEFING Prosecutor rejects Calif. AG's parks fund report California lawmakers target 'swatting' prank SACRAMENTO (AP) — Sacramento County's prosecutor has rejected a report from the state attorney general on $20 million hidden by state parks officials and says she will not consider pressing charges against anyone. The attorney general had forwarded the report for possible prosecution, but District Attorney Jan Scully said in a letter Thursday that investigations involving state officials have historically been handled by the attorney general. The report also listed no suspects or potential crimes. The attorney general found that senior officials at the Department of Parks and Recreation helped keep millions of dollars secret from state finance officials for more than a decade. Scully said it would be difficult to prove criminal wrongdoing, however, as the funds were disclosed to the state controller, no one profited, and the money was never spent. SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers are taking aim at the practice of ''swatting,'' which has sent police on fake emergency calls to the homes of Tom Cruise and other stars. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/Yp4qlI ) says a bill announced Wednesday by state Sen. Ted Lieu would permit longer sentences for those convicted of making false police reports. A similar measure was introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto. Lieu says prank reports of violence or robbery at the homes of stars could provoke a tragic accident. Last week, Beverly Hills police responded to a fake armed robbery call at Tom Cruise's house. Other hoax calls have been made involving the homes of Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher and Miley Cyrus. California governor to lead trade mission to China SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown will lead a trade mission to China this spring to promote California businesses and strengthen ties with the world's second largest economy. The governor announced the trip during his State of the State address Thursday. He is expected to lead a delegation of about 50 business, economic development and policy leaders for the mission, scheduled April 8-15. The trip is being organized by the Bay Area Council, a business group, and will focus on reopening California's trade office in Shanghai, which closed in 2003. The delegation also is expected to stop in Beijing and other cities to promote clean energy, entrepreneurialism and California products and tourism. Brown announced his intention to visit China last year when he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to California. Emergency landing SACRAMENTO (AP) — Authorities say an airplane in Northern California has made an emergency landing after striking a bird shortly after takeoff. Southwest Airlines Flight 454 heading for Ontario hit a bird Thursday morning after taking off from the Sacramento International Airport, forcing pilots to turn the aircraft around. The plane landed on the airport's west runway. Emergency crews then escorted the plane to a terminal where all the passengers were evacuated. No injuries were reported as passengers are in the process of being re-booked on other flights. US grand jury indicts Reno man on pimp charge RENO (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Reno man accused of being pimp and bringing a 15-yearold girl from California to work as a prostitute in Nevada. The indictment handed up Wednesday on a sex trafficking charge says 20-year-old Vernon McCullum III transported the teen from Bakersfield to Reno earlier this month 9A to higher educational costs. "We have to make sure education remains on the top of our list of priorities. California is seeing some tough times, but if we work together with the Governor and our Democrat colleagues, we can get this state back on track again," Logue said. "As Governor Brown mentioned today, the time is now for action. We all need to take a hard look at the issues this state is facing and come up with real, practical solutions." Logue has been pushing legislation he introduced earlier this year which would implement a pilot program that would provide students with the ability to achieve a Bachelor's Degree for less than $10,000. Brown touched on the need to hold higher education costs down in his speech. The Associated Press contributed to this report. planned. Educators, health care workers, mental health clinicians, therapists and others who wish to learn more about the power of drumming and health are encouraged to attend from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Tehama County Department of Education. Cost is $20. To register send an e-mail to abbiesmusicbox@gmail.com. SERVICE Continued from page 1A tions, this group coordinates and maximizes resources for the twenty-five local participating agencies. Officers of Tehama Together include Candy Carlson, chairwoman; Dennis Albright, vice chairwoman; Gaile Locke, secretary and Noel Bookout, treasurer. Other board members include Sr. Pat Manoli, Sharon Young, Camilla Delsid, Beverly Erdos.Holly Wilson and Orle Jackson. For additional information or to volunteer, contact Tehama Together at 736-5200 or info@tehamatogether.org. How states fared on unemployment claims The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in five years, a positive sign that layoffs have fallen and hiring may pick up. The drop may also reflect the difficulty the government has in seasonally adjusting its data to account for layoffs after the holiday shopping season. Here are the states with the biggest changes in applications. The state level data are for the week ended Jan. 12, one week behind the national data. States with the biggest increases: New York: Down 27,487, due to fewer layoffs in transportation, construction and educational service industries Georgia: Down 7,520, due to fewer layoffs in manufacturing, wholesale trade and construction North Carolina: Down 5,541, due to fewer layoffs in textiles, business services, construction and transportation and warehousing Alabama: Down 4,245, due to fewer layoffs in textiles, construction and manufacturing Wisconsin: Down 3,183, no reason given South Carolina: Down 2,686, due to fewer layoffs in manufacturing States with the biggest decreases: Texas: Up 12,786, no reason given California: Up 10,232, due to layoffs in services and agriculture Florida: Up 7,314, due to layoffs in construction, services and manufacturing Indiana: Up 4,266, due to layoffs in manufacturing and retail New Jersey: Up 3,570, due to layoffs in the health care and administrative support industries New Mexico: Up 2,125, no reason given Governor calls special session on health reform SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is calling a special legislative session to implement parts of the federal health care overhaul in California. Brown issued a proclamation Thursday calling on lawmakers to convene Monday. The governor says California needs to tweak some state laws to conform to new federal rules on health coverage. The state will need to make it easier for people to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid. The governor also is asking lawmakers to make accommodations for low-income individuals within the exchange. California was the first state to authorize a health insurance exchange, which will be an online marketplace for buying insurance, after passage of the federal Affordable Care Act in 2010.