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6B Daily News – Thursday, November 28, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING Obama helps pack, distribute Thanksgiving food bags to the needy WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is continuing an annual family tradition by helping to pack bags of food and distribute them to the needy on Thanksgiving eve. Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, dropped in on the Capital Area Food Bank, one of the largest serving the Washington area. They dropped bundles of sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and apples into reusable bags people held open as they walked by. They also handed out small white boxes stamped with the presidential seal that contain M&M's candy. Obama wished people a ''Happy Thanksgiving,'' and Malia shook their hands. It's the third straight Thanksgiving that Obama and his family have helped out at this particular food bank. Anger over US drone program in Pakistan prompts activists to reveal spy's identity ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rising anger over deadly drone attacks spurred a Pakistani political party Wednesday to reveal the secret identity of what it said was the top U.S. spy in the country. It demanded he be tried for murder, another blow to already jagged relations between the two nations. A pair of U.S. missile strikes in recent weeks — including one that killed the Pakistani Taliban's leader as the government prepared to invite him to hold peace talks — has increased simmering tensions between Washington and Islamabad after years of public fury over the covert attacks. The apparent disclosure of the top CIA officer's name will almost certainly strain the fragile diplomacy that the U.S. is relying upon to help negotiate an end to the war in neighboring Afghanistan. It was the second time in recent years that Pakistanis opposed to drone strikes targeting Islamic militants have claimed to have revealed the identity of the top CIA spy in the country. In a letter to Pakistani police, Shireen Mazari, the information secretary of political party Tehreek-e-Insaf, called for the CIA station chief in Islamabad and CIA Director John Brennan to be tried for murder and ''waging war against Pakistan'' in connection with a Nov. 21 drone strike on an Islamic seminary in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The political party is led by cricket star Imran Khan and controls the government in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is one of the main critics of the U.S. drone program and has pushed Pakistan's federal government, which is controlled by a rival party, to take extreme measures like cutting off the NATO troop supply line to Afghanistan until the U.S. stops the attacks. Brazil under more pressure after 2 die in collapse at stadium SAO PAULO (AP) — Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers and aggravating already urgent concerns Brazil won't be ready for soccer's signature tournament. The accident at the Arena Corinthians, known locally as the Itaquerao, could hardly have come at a worse time — just a week ahead of the draw that will determine the tournament's schedule and with the top names in soccer all descending on Brazil. Preparations have been plagued by setbacks including cost overruns, stadium delays, accidents, labor strife and huge street protests in the run-up to the June tournament, once envisioned as a coming out party for South America's largest nation, which is also scheduled to host the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Already, public prosecutors and a workers union in Sao Paulo were demanding an investigation into conditions at the venue, saying work shouldn't resume until authorities deem the stadium safe. The accident could also lead to recriminations between local organizers and world soccer's organization FIFA, which has set a December deadline for all 12 World Cup stadiums to be ready. The tournament begins June 12. bird. In a video from space, the two astronauts showed off their menu, all in small sealed packets: irradiated smoked turkey, thermostabilized yams, cornbread dressing, potatoes, freezedried asparagus, baked beans, bread, cobbler and what Hopkins called his favorite dehydrated green bean casserole. It comes with a view from space that is juicier than any turkey on Earth. ''Though we miss our families, it's great to be in space,'' Hopkins said from 260 miles above Earth in a taped message. Cheaper gas lifts hopes for holiday sales WASHINGTON (AP) — No one begs Santa Claus for cheaper gasoline. Yet falling gas prices are shaping up as an unexpected gift for drivers — and for people on their holiday shopping lists. The average price of gasoline has tumbled 49 cents from its peak this year to $3.29 a gallon, putting it on track for the lowest average since 2010, according to AAA. Because many Americans have had no pay raises, whatever money they're saving on gas has freed up a bit more for other purchases. And history shows that when gas prices drop, consumers become more likely to splurge on dinners out. Impulse buys at the mall seem like less of a stretch. More people buy a gas-station gift card after fueling up. Many retail analysts have forecast a ho-hum sales gain of around 2 percent this year; others predict an increase of up to 3.9 percent. But steadily cheaper gas could send holiday sales shooting above 5.4 percent, analysts say. ''Every little thing moves the needle at this point,'' said Carl Riccadonna, senior U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. ''The benefit at this time of the year certainly helps retailers, since it is not spread evenly throughout the year.'' Chicago women become first gay couple in Illinois to take vows CHICAGO (AP) — In a short ceremony inside their Chicago apartment, two beaming brides made Illinois history Wednesday as they became the first gay couple to wed under the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage. The law approved last week doesn't go into effect until June, but one of the women — Vernita Gray — is terminally ill with cancer, so she and her partner of five years, Patricia Ewert, were granted an expedited marriage license by a federal judge's order. The two made it official Wednesday in front of more than 20 friends at their high-rise home on the city's North Side. A Cook County judge officiated, and a close friend who deemed himself the ''flower girl'' tossed rose petals and the couple kissed several times. They were pronounced wife and wife. ''This is the realization of a very long cherished dream for them both,'' Camilla Taylor, the head of the legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, which helped represent the couple, said before the wedding day. US offering to destroy the deadliest portion of Syria's chemical arms WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is offering to destroy some of Syria's deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a nearly 700-foot, U.S. government-owned ship, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The plan, still subject to final approval, would involve destroying the weapons, likely aboard the MV Cape Ray in the Mediterranean Sea, with U.S. Navy warships patrolling nearby. This approach would avoid the vexing diplomatic, environmental and security problems posed by disposing of the materials on any nation's soil. The Obama administration has used international oceans in other sensitive cases where land-based options were precluded. The U.S. Navy buried alQadia leader Osama bin Laden at sea to avoid his tomb becoming an attraction for extremists. The government has been questioning terror suspects for as long as it takes aboard Navy ships since the CIA closed its secret prisons overseas and President Barack Obama has refused to send more prisoners to the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The decision to proceed with the chemical disposal plan would be made by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a global chemical weapons watchdog agency with 190 member states. Turkey day launch, comet Syrian government says and freeze-dried feast WASHINGTON (AP) — Space will serve up it will take part in talks a banquet of activities on Thanksgiving, featuring a comet kissing the sun, a zero-gravity freeze-dried feast in orbit and a rocket launch attempt: FIRST COURSE: Comet ISON, which was discovered a year ago, is making its first spin around the sun and will come the closest to the super-hot solar surface at 1:37 p.m. EST. It may take a few hours before astronomers know if the comet survived its brush with the sun. If it survives, and maybe even if it doesn't, people in the Northern Hemisphere will have a good chance of seeing the comet — or its remains — in the first two weeks of December just before sunrise and after sunset. It won't be visible with the naked eye on Thursday, but NASA has a fleet of telescopes trained on ISON (EYE'-sahn). SECOND COURSE: For the six people on board the International Space Station — including American astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio — it's time for a traditional Thanksgiving feast. But don't expect them to be carving a succulent DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insisted that it is not going to the conference to hand over power. The United Nations on Monday announced that the long-delayed peace talks will begin Jan. 22 in Geneva. The meeting, which would be the first face-to-face talks between President Bashar Assad's government and its opponents since the Syrian war began, has raised hopes that a resolution to a conflict that activists say has killed more than 120,000 people could be within reach. In Tehran, the Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers called for a ceasefire as soon as possible, saying that a halt in fighting would enhance chances of peace talks succeeding. Even the most modest attempts to stop the war in Syria, now in its third year, have failed. The two ministers declined to give details of the latest ceasefire efforts when they talked to reporters at a joint press conference Wednesday. YOUR CLASSIFIED WILL APPEAR ON OUR WEBSITE www.redbluffdailynews.com Classified 530 527-2151 HOW TO PLACE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements CLASSIFIED AD Lost & Found CALL: 1-855-667-2255 MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 220, Red Bluff, CA, COME AND SEE US 545 Diamond Ave., Red Bluff, CA 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. SEND A FAX 530-527-5774 Don't forget your name, address & phone number WE ACCEPT WOOD-CONSTRUCTION Mobile Homes Mobile Home Parks & Sites RV Parks Notices Personals Building Supplies Farm Equipment, Supplies Tools & Equipment Heavy Equipment Wood For Sale RENTALS SERVICES Apts. 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On October 12, 2013, nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attorney in Action #AS13-600. Please use this case number on all documents and correspondence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice to file a verified claim, unless you have received actual notice. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be verified, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, or the property will be forfeited to the State. An endorsed copy of the claim must be served on the District Attorney, 444 Oak St., #L, Red Bluff, CA 96080 within thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. Claim forms can be obtained from the Asset Forfeiture Clerk, District Attorney's Office. Dated: November 18, 2013 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: MATTHEW D. ROGERS, Assistant District Attorney Publish: November 21, 28 & December 5, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initiation of Forfeiture Proceedings, Health and Safety Code Sections 11470 et seq. and 11488.4. To: All persons claiming any right, title, or legal interest in the following seized property (appraised values appear in parentheses): Ten Thousand Two Hundred Eighty dollars ($10,280.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of Blaine Thomas Nicastro. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on October 12, 2013, during an enforcement stop at Northbound Interstate 5 at Gyle Road, Tehama County, CA by T.I.D.E. for alleged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 11379. On October 12, 2013, nonjudicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attorney in Action #AS13-601. Please use this case number on all documents and correspondence. 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LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000349 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Dow Realty Group 530-526-3367, 485 Antelope Blvd., Suite F, Red Bluff, CA. 96080 Shellie Johnson 15865 Marietta Lane Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 11/5/13 This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Shellie Johnson Shellie Johnson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 11/5/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: Nov 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BOUNDARY REVISION LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK Pursuant to the authority found in 16 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 4601-9(c)(1)(ii), notice is hereby given that the National Park Service (NPS) intends to revise the boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Parkin Tehama County, California, to include certain real property totaling 136.69acres described as follows: T. 29 N., R. 3 E., M.D.M., California Sec. 25; NW(1/4) of the NW(1/4) (40.00 acres) Sec. 25; all that portion of the SE(1/4)of the NW(1/4)lying Northerly of that portion awarded to the State of California in that certain Final Order of Condemnation dated November 28, 1958, a certified copy of which was recorded January 15, 1959, Book 341, page 544, Official Records of Tehama County. Excepting therefrom that portion lying with the exterior boundaries of Meadowview Subdivision as shown on the map filed in the Tehama County Recorder's Office, June 2, 1950, Book J of Maps, pages 14 and 15. Also excepting therefrom that portion lying with the exterior boundaries of Meadowview Subdivision Unit No.2, as shown on the map filed in the Tehama County Recorder's Office, October 30,1963, Book 0 of Maps, pages 79 and 80. (16.69 acres) Sec. 26; All that portion of the N(1/2) of the NE(1/4), according to the official plat thereof, lying Northerly and Easterly of that portion awarded to the State of California in that certain Final Order of Condemnation, a certified copy of which was recorded March 4, 1959, Book 344, page 524, Official Records of Tehama County. (80.00 acres) The above properties are privately-owned. The landowners involved have expressed an interest in having their property included within the boundary of the Park. Once these properties are included within the park boundary and acquired by the federal government, it is the intention of NPS to manage them for public purposes. NPS management of the properties will improve park operations at the headquarters area. 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