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ByFrancesD'emilio TheAssociatedPress VATICAN CITY Pope Fran- cis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no choice but to make "this agonizing and painful de- cision." In a letter published Tues- day by the Holy See, Fran- cis said he was allowing all rank-and-file priests to grant absolution during the Year of Mercy he has pro- claimed, which runs Dec. 8, 2015 until Nov. 20, 2016. The Roman Catholic Church views abortion as such a grave sin that it put the matter of granting for- giveness for an abortion in the hands of a bishop, who could either hear the wom- an's confession himself or delegate that to a priest who is expert in such situations. Now, Francis is mak- ing it possible for women to bypass this formalized process in the approaching special Year of Mercy while putting the stress on "con- trite" hearts. In a statement after the pope's letter, the Vatican made clear that "forgiveness of the sin of abortion does not condone abortion nor minimize its grave effects. The newness is clearly Pope Francis' pastoral approach." In the United States, many bishops already allow priests to absolve women who have had abortions, while in other dioceses, bishops have reserved the decision for themselves, said the Rev. James Martin, editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. The pope's directive on Tuesday "reminds priests of the need for mercy, and it also takes a very pasto- ral tone toward woman who have had an abortion," Mar- tin said. New York Cardinal Timo- thy Dolan, who will be host- ing Francis in the city later this month during the papal U.S. pilgrimage, noted that priests in his diocese have had the authority to forgive the sin of abortion for about three decades. "I hope that this an- nouncement by the Holy Father will encourage many people to come forward to find the true peace and healing through this beau- tiful and tender Sacrament of Reconciliation," Dolan wrote on his blog. Francis made clear he isn't downplaying the grav- ity of abortion, which the church essentially views as equivalent to murder. But he emphasized that abor- tion is an intensely per- sonal, often anguished choice for women. "The tragedy of abortion is experienced by some with a superficial awareness, as if not realizing the extreme harm that such an act en- tails," Francis wrote. "Many others on the other hand, although experiencing this moment as a defeat, believe that they have no other op- tion." FORGIVENESS Po pe : Pr ie st s in H oly Y ea r can absolve 'sin of abortion' By Wayne Parry The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. This year, Georgia is from Okla- homa — Georgia Frazier, that is, a cancer survivor and daughter of a former New York Yankees pitcher who holds an inauspicious World Series record. Miss Oklahoma's back- ground is one of many compelling story lines in this year's Miss America competition. The contes- tants meet the public in the annual welcome cer- emony in Atlantic City on Tuesday evening. The win- ner will be crowned Sept. 13. Here are some things to know about some of the young women vying for the crown: Makingherpitch Georgia Frazier knows the difference between a curveball and a slider — and can throw either one for strikes. "It's all about how you grip it," she said. She learned to pitch from her father, George Frazier, who was with the Yankees in 1981 when he cemented a place in base- ball history by becoming the only pitcher to lose three games in a best-of- seven World Series. The el- der Frazier painted a box on a back wall of their house, and she and her three brothers would have to throw 30 strikes before they could go in and eat dinner, she recalled with a laugh. "I grew up as George Frazier's daughter," she said. "Now he's Miss Okla- homa's father." Now 23, Georgia Frazier learned she had the early stages of cervical cancer when she was 19. Finding it that early saved her life, and her platform is wom- en's health, stressing an- nual checkups. Career goals As a child who was of- ten sick, Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts spent plenty of time in doctors' offices. She hopes to work in one herself: She's enter- ing medical school next year. Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson already is a reg- istered nurse whose dream is to meet talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. The youngest contes- tant, 17-year-old Clark Janell Davis, is Miss Ken- tucky, and one day hopes to win the title of "Madam President," as in the pres- ident of the United States. Haely Jardas, Miss Dis- trict of Columbia, wants to be communications direc- tor for the Kennedy Center in Washington. And move over "Miss Congeniality" star Sandra Bullock: Miss Virginia Sa- vannah Lane wants to be an FBI agent and even- tually, a U.S. Congress- woman. Food for thought Miss Rhode Island, Al- exandra Curtis, was a competitive chicken wing eating champion in col- lege. She can consume 2 pounds of wings in 10 minutes. "You just kind of go in for the kill," she said. "There were times I felt like my life was flashing before my eyes, but I just powered through it, which is how I approach most challenges or difficult sit- uations." Miss Arizona Madi Esteves, lists her favor- ite food as Burger King chicken fries. Miss Alabama Meg Mc- Guffin is partial to filet mignon. Growing up as a dancer, she saw she was curvier than the other girls in class, and hated her body. Her platform is promoting a positive body image, called "healthy is the new skinny." Overcoming tragedy Esteves, Miss Arizona, was 6 when her mother gave birth to a stillborn baby girl who had Down syndrome. Her platform is empowering individu- als with disabilities. As a teenager, Miss Iowa Taylor Wiebers shaved her head to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation's pediatric cancer research after meeting an 8-year- old boy with cancer who became a good friend. She hopes to found and oper- ate a nonprofit foundation for families of pediatric cancer patients. When she was 16, Miss Illinois Crystal Davis was involved in a distracted driving accident. Her plat- form is "crystal clear driv- ing — eyes on the road ahead." Miss North Carolina Kate Peacock survived three pediatric eye dis- eases, and Miss Utah Krissa Beatty was born with spina bifida occulta, and was told she would never walk. Not only can she walk, she swims, hikes, plays basketball and works out at the gym. Miss Wisconsin Rosalie Smith's platform was in- spired by the death of her brother two years ago from an alcohol overdose. Wayne Parry can be reached at http://twitter. com/WayneParryAC. PAGEANT Baseball, wings and Ellen: Meet the hopefuls of Miss America pageant RICCARDODELUCA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Pope Francis delivers his blessing at the end of a prayer on the occasion of the World Day of the Creation's care in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on Tuesday. By Pablo Gorondi The Associated Press BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Chanting "Freedom! Free- dom!," angry migrants de- manded to be let aboard trains bound for Austria and Germany after Hun- gary temporarily suspended all rail traffic Tuesday from its main Budapest terminal and brawny police forced hundreds of migrants out of the train station. Chaos enveloped the city's Keleti station. Forced into the midday sun, scores of migrants protested for hours, waving newly pur- chased train tickets an- grily in the air. The official U-turn surprised observers, given that Hungary over the weekend had started to al- low migrants to travel by train to the west without going through asylum pro- cedures. Janos Lazar, chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, told lawmakers that Hungary disagreed with Germany's openness to tak- ing refugees from war-torn Syria. He blamed Germany and what he called other "left-wing governments" in Europe for encouraging the rush of migrants that has staggered Hungary both on its borders at in its cap- ital city. "The defense of our bor- ders is important, not open- ing the borders," he said. But human rights watch- dogs called Hungary's ac- tions incoherent and inde- fensible. They said Hunga- ry's open residential centers for asylum seekers already were too overcrowded to cope, and blocking mi- grants from using cross- border public transport forces them to cross the border dangerously hidden in smugglers' vehicles. Hungary rail shutdown came less than a week af- ter Austrian police found 71 migrants dead in a smug- gler's abandoned truck, the apparent victims of suffo- cation. "If you deny them — al- though they have a paid ticket — and you don't let them get on board, you push them right into the hands of smugglers," Wil- liam Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, told The Associated Press. "So they get into vans and into trucks and they die." German Chancellor An- gela Merkel rejected Hun- gary's criticism of Ger- man asylum policy, saying her country was offering the same welcome to peo- ple fleeing war in Syria that all members of the 28-na- tion EU, including Hungary, should provide. PROTESTS Chaos in Budapest train station amid migrant crisis THANASSIS STAVRAKIS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Migrants disembark from the catamaran Terra Jet at the Athens' port of Piraeus on Tuesday. About 1,800refugees arrived from the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos as the country has been overwhelmed by record numbers of migrants this year. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 14-001496 Title Order No. 02-14025636 APN 6-390- 19 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/04/05. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO- CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 09/15/15 at 2:00 pm, Aztec Foreclosure Corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tho- mas C. Durden, A Married Man As His Sole And, Separate Prop- erty And Morna L. Durden, An Unmarried Woman, as Trustor(s), in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Eagle Home Mortgage, Inc., a Wash- ington Corporation, as Benefi- ciary, Recorded on 05/10/05 in Book No. 2703, Page No. 208 and thereafter loan modification re- corded on 12/15/2010 at record- er's no. 2010014649 of official re- cords in the Office of the county recorder of TEHAMA County, California; The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Trustee for The Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi- cates, Series 2005-AR4, as the current Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (pay- able at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or feder- al credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings asso- ciation, or savings bank speci- fied in section 5102 of the Finan- cial Code and authorized to do business in this state), At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse at 633 Wash- ington Street, Red Bluff, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property sit- uated in said Count y, California d ib d y, d escribed as: 18850 HOOKER CREEK ROAD, COTTONWOOD, CA 96022. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The undersigned Trustee dis- claims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but with- out covenant or warranty, ex- pressed or implied, regarding ti- tle, possession, or encumbran- ces, to pay the remaining princi- pal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with inter- est thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $526,670.82 (Esti- mated good through 8/20/15). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The un- dersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: August 19, 2015 AZTEC FORECLOSURE CORPORATION Elaine Malone Assistant Secre- tary & Assistant Vice President Aztec Foreclosure Corporation 20 Pacifica, Suite 1460, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (877) 257-0717 or (602) 638-5700 Fax: (602) 638- 5748 www.aztectrustee.com NO- TICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standin g liens that may exist on hi b i h g y this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call or visit the Internet Web site, using the file number assigned to this case 14-001496. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re- flected in the telephone infor- mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify post- ponement information is to at- tend the scheduled sale. www.n ationwideposting.com 916-939- 0772 or Aztec Foreclosure Corpo- ration (877) 257-0717 www.aztec trustee.com NPP0255677 To: DAI- LY NEWS (RED BLUFF) Publish: 08/26/2015, 09/02/2015, 09/09/2015 LEGAL NOTICE TS# 15-2181 NOTICE OF TRUST- EE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED: 3/14/14. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC- TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP- ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB- LIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX- PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW- YER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cash- ier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed- eral savin gs and loan associa- g tion, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Sec- tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the du- ly appointed trustee, as shown below, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter de- scribed property under and pur- suant to a Deed of Trust descri- bed below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re- garding title, possession, or en- cumbrances, to satisfy the obli- gation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in- correctness of the property ad- dress or other common designa- tion, if any shown herein. Trustor: Rebecca Marshall, a single woman, and Michael Dockins, a single man Duly Ap- pointed Trustee: Foreclosure Specialists LLC Recorded 4/4/14 as Instrument No. 2014003614 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, Date of Sale: Wednes- day, September 23, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Place of Sale: At the front door entrance to the County Courthouse, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 The common designation of the property is purported to be: 18936 Exlporer Road, Paynes Creek, CA 96075 APN: 013-380-10 Estimated opening bid: $62,787.48 Beneficiary may elect to open bidding at a lesser amount. The total amount se- cured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is stated above, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid interest) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bid- ding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also b h h li b i p p y be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bid- der at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien be- ing auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priori- ty, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county re- corder's office or a title insur- ance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this in- formation. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mort- gage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be post- poned one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about trustee sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call the trustee's informa- tion line at 530-246-2727 or visit this Internet Web site: calforeclosures.biz, using the file number assigned to this case: TS # 15-2181. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that oc- cur close in time to the sched- uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone in- formation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 8/26/15 FORECLOSURE SPECIAL- ISTS LLC 1388 Court Street, Ste C Redding, CA 96001 530-246-2727, Toll Free: 844-333-6766, Janelle St. Pierre, Trustee Sale Officer Foreclosure Specialists LLC is assisting the Beneficiary in col- lecting a debt. Any and all infor- mation obtained may be used for that purpose. 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