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2A Daily News – Saturday, February 15, 2014 By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2014. There are 319 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1764, the site of present-day St. Louis was estab- lished by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. On this date: In 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa. In 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak. In 1944, Allied bombers destroyed the monastery atop Monte Cassino in Italy. In 1952, a funeral was held at Windsor Castle for Britain's King George VI, who had died nine days earlier. In 1965, Canada's new maple- leaf flag was unfurled in cere- monies in Ottawa. In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention. Ten years ago: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500 on the same track where his father was killed three years earlier. Five years ago: President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela won a referendum to eliminate term lim- its, paving the way for him to run again in 2012. Today's Birthdays: Former Illi- nois Congressman John Ander- son is 92. Former Defense and Energy Secretary James Schlesinger is 85. Actress Claire Bloom is 83. Author Susan Brown- miller is 79. Songwriter Brian Hol- land is 73. Rock musician Mick Avory (The Kinks) is 70. Jazz musician Henry Threadgill is 70. Actress-model Marisa Berenson is 67. Actress Jane Seymour is 63. Singer Melissa Manchester is 63. Actress Lynn Whitfield is 61. "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is 60. Model Janice Dickinson is 59. Actor Christopher McDonald is 59. Reggae singer Ali Campbell is 55. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli is 55. Musician Mikey Craig (Culture Club) is 54. College and Pro Foot- ball Hall of Famer Darrell Green is 54. Country singer Michael Reynolds (Pinmonkey) is 50. Actor Michael Easton is 47. Rock musi- cian Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) is 43. Thought for Today: "We live by encouragement and die without it — slowly, sadly and angrily." — Celeste Holm, American actress (1917-2012). Today in History Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill 19995 Plymire Road Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 528-1102 Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Tipping Fees (effective March 1, 2014) Please help sponsor a classroom subscription Call Kathy at (530) 527-2151 to find out how. Through the Newspapers in Education program, area classrooms receive the Red Bluff Daily News every day thanks to the generosity of these local businesses & individuals. • CALIFORNIA WALNUT COMPANY • LEPAGE COMPANY INC. • MODERN CLEANERS • OLIVE CITY QUICK LUBE • WALMART • TEHAMA CO. DEPT. OF ED. • JOHN WHEELER LOGGING, INC. • DUDLEY'S EXCAVATING, INC. • HINKLE ROOFING & CONST. • BRETNEY SUTTERFIELD • ETZLER FINANCIAL & INSURANCE • OLIVE CITY TAX PROFESSIONALS • PLACER TITLE COMPANY • AIRPORT AUTO REPAIR • KAY STEPHENS, MD • GREENWASTE OF TEHAMA • LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP. • NORTH MAIN AUTOMOTIVE • QRC • RED BLUFF VISION CENTER • STEVE'S BACKHOE SERVICE • WARNER ELECTRIC • TRIPLE R GAS • SCHOOL HOUSE MARKET THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 NEWSPAPERS