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ByNancyBenac The Associated Press SHIMA, JAPAN On the eve of his historic trip to Hiro- shima, President Barack Obama is defending the vigor of his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weap- ons. He says he will use his visit to the Japanese memo- rial site on Friday to under- score "the sense of urgency that we all should have." Obama, who began his administration with an au- dacious call for a nuclear- free world, acknowledged there still is much to be done. In fact, some critics maintain the world is fur- ther away from Obama's goal now than it was at the start of his presidency. But he is holding out last year's Iran nuclear deal as "a big piece of business" and pointing to his ad- ministration's negotiation of the New START treaty with the Russians as big steps toward reducing nu- clear stockpiles. He ac- knowledges other big trou- ble spots, though, including North Korea's nuclear pro- gram and the threat posed by others intent on obtain- ing nuclear weapons. "We know that terrorist organizations would have no compunction about us- ing a weapon of mass de- struction if they got their hands on it," Obama said Thursday, "so we've got a lot of work." He said added his ad- ministration has "focused attention on some key points of vulnerability, but we're not where we need to be yet." Obama, speaking at a news conference at a sum- mitofworld leaders,harked back to his 2009 speech in Prague in which he first made his call for a nuclear- free world, and offered a re- minder that "I noted at the time that I didn't expect to be able to achieve all those goals in the course of my presidency or even in my lifetime and this is going to be an ongoing task." He will reaffirm his lofty vision Friday, when he be- comes the first Ameri- can president to visit Hi- roshima, where some 140,000 people died when U.S. forces dropped the first atomic bomb in 1945 that launched the nuclear age. But his comments this time will be measured against his record of suc- cesses, setbacks and con- tradictions. There are plenty of voices ready to call the president to account, saying he has failed to live up to the high standards he set for himself in Prague. "Arguably a nuclear-free world is less likely now than when Obama actu- ally took office," says Rich- ard Fontaine, president of the private Center for a New American Security. He cited the lack of new disar- mament steps between the U.S. and Russia, and the administration's plans to spend more than $300 bil- lion to upgrade its nuclear stockpiles. Greenpeace, citing the administration's spending plans, said Obama's mes- sage in Hiroshima "rings hollow without far bolder efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons." "If the U.S. wants to help build a peaceful world, it is not enough to only visit the ruins of the past," said Hi- sayo Takada, deputy pro- gram director at Green- peace Japan. While acknowledging the unfinished business of his Prague agenda, Obama said his administration had "built up an architecture" that has put a spotlight on the crucial issues. Under last year's land- mark nuclear deal, Iran agreed to curb its atomic program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanc- tions relief. That gives the administration bragging rights to say that no new members have joined the nuclear club on Obama's watch. Obama also won ratifi- cation of the most signifi- cant arms control pact in nearly two decades. The pact, which took effect in February 2011, requires the U.S. and Russia to re- duce their strategic nuclear weapons to no more than 1,550 by February 2018. The president said in 2013 he wanted to cut the U.S. number by another third, but that idea effort stalled as relations with Russia de- teriorated. Remaining challenges, as Obama acknowledged, include the looming threat from North Korea: Pyong- yang carried out its fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch in February. North Korea's official news agency on Thursday called Obama's planned visit to Hiroshima a "child- ish political calculation" aimed at hiding his iden- tity as a "nuclear war luna- tic" determined to modern- ize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. JAPAN Obamadefendsnukerecord on t he e ve o f Hi ro sh im a vi si t SEANKILPATRICK—THECANADIANPRESS President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive to the Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Japan, during the G-7Summit on Thursday. People ask for help a er their boat overturned off the Libyan coast on Thursday. EUNAVFORMED - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press ROME More than 4,000 would-be refugees were rescued at sea Thursday in one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean mi- grant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe as Libyan-based smugglers took advantage of calmer seas to send desperate mi- grants north. The death toll was likely to grow far higher, how- ever, as the Libyan coast guard also reported two overturned boats between the coastal cities of Sa- bratha and Zwara. Only four bodies were found, raising fears that the rest of those on board had per- ished. Overall, the Italian coast guard said it had coordi- nated 22 separate rescue operations Thursday that saved more than 4,000 lives. "That probably is a re- cord," said coast guard spokesman Cmdr. Cosimo Nicastro, noting that previ- ous highs have been in the range of 5,000 to 6,000 over two days. One 5-year-old boy got special treatment: He was airlifted from his res- cue vessel to the island of Lampedusa, suffering from hypothermia, Nicastro said. At least one smugglers' boat sank off Libya's coast, and 20 bodies were spot- ted floating in the sea, said Navy Lt. Rino Gen- tile, a spokesman for the EU's Mediterranean mis- sion. Photos tweeted by the mission showed a bright blue dinghy submerged un- der the weight of migrants waving their arms in hope of rescue as an EU aircraft flew overhead. None had a life jacket. Two Italian coast guard ships and the Spanish frigate Reina Sofia re- sponded to the scene. Nicastro said 96 people were rescued. Barbara Molinario, spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency in Italy, said favorable weather con- ditions in May to October often encourage migrant crossings. She said prior to the recent rescues, some 40,000 people had been res- cued so far this year, com- pared to 47,500 over the same period in 2015. Among those coming ashore Thursday in Sic- ily were the survivors of a dramatic capsizing a day earlier off Libya's coast. Footage provided by the Italian navy showed the steel-hulled smuggler ship rocked under the weight of its passengers and finally flipped, sending migrants into the water or clamber- ing up the side. The Italian navy vessel Bettica brought the survi- vors and five bodies ashore in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. More than 4K migrants rescued in single day OVERTURNED BOATS By Stephen Ohlemacher and Jill Colvin The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. Trium- phantly armed with a ma- jority of his party's dele- gates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broad- side attack Thursday on Hillary Clinton's prescrip- tions for energy, guns, the economy and international affairs, shifting abruptly to- ward the general election with his likely Democratic opponent locked in a divi- sive primary contest. The New York billion- aire shrugged off signs of discord within his own campaign hours after sew- ing up the number of dele- gates needed to clinch the GOP nomination, a feat that completed an unlikely rise that has upended the polit- ical landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall cam- paign. "Here I am watching Hill- ary fight, and she can't close the deal," Trump crowed during an appearance in North Dakota. "We've had tremendous support from almost everybody." Trump's good news was tempered by ongoing in- ternal problems. Those in- clude the sudden departure of his political director and continuing resistance by many Republican leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and New Mex- ico Gov. Susana Martinez, to declaring their support for his outsider candidacy. At the same time, Clin- ton faced fresh questions about her use of a private email server while secretary of state, even as she fought to pivot toward Trump, who she warned would take the country "backward on ev- ery issue and value we care about." The State Department's inspector general released a report a day earlier con- cluding that Clinton did not seek legal approval for her private email server, guaranteeing the issue will continue nag- ging her campaign for a second summer. She in- sisted Thursday that she had done nothing wrong. "It was allowed. And the rules have been clar- ified since I left about the practice. Having said that, I have said many times, it was a mistake. And, if I could go back, I would do it differently," Clinton said, according to an interview transcript provided by ABC News. Campaigning before union workers in Califor- nia, she decried Trump's anti-union comments and his proposal to deport mil- lions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. Complicating her elec- tion challenge, Clinton's Democratic rival Bernie Sanders embraced the pos- sibility of a one-on-one de- bate with Trump. The Re- publican said he'd "love to debate Bernie" as he faced reporters Thursday. "The problem with debat- ing Bernie," Trump noted, "he's going to lose." Just 75 delegates short of her own delegate majority, Clinton remains on a path to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, according to an Associated Press count. But Trump got there first. The New York business- man sealed the majority by claiming a small num- ber of the party's unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at the national conven- tion in July. Among them was Oklahoma GOP chair- woman Pam Pollard. "I think he has touched a part of our electorate that doesn't like where our coun- try is," Pollard said. "I have no problem supporting Mr. Trump." It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomi- nation. Trump has reached 1,239 and will easily pad his total in primary elections on June 7. Many on the right have been slow to warm to Trump, wary of his con- servative bona fides. Oth- ers worry about his crass personality and the lewd comments he's made about women. But millions of grass- roots activists, many of them outsiders to the polit- ical process, have embraced him as a plain-speaking populist. Steve House, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party and an unbound del- egate who confirmed his support of Trump to the AP, said he likes the billion- aire's background as a busi- nessman. "Leadership is leader- ship," House said. "If he can surround himself with the political talent, I think he will be fine." Still, Trump's pivotal moment comes amid a new sign of internal problems. Hours before clinch- ing the nomination, he an- nounced the departure of political director Rick Wi- ley, who was leading the campaign's push to hire staff in key battleground states. In a statement, Trump's campaign said Wiley had been hired only until the candidate's orga- nization "was running full steam." His hiring about six weeks ago was seen as a sign that party veterans were embracing Trump's campaign. The White House contender ignored questions about internal problems on Thursday and instead took aim at Clinton. PRESIDENTIAL RACE With Republican nomination locked up, Trump goes hard a er Clinton RANDY HOLMES — ABC Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," on Wednesday in Los Angeles. LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN MACLAREN DOIG II CASE NO. 15365 To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred- itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN MACLAREN DOIG II A Petition for Probate has been filed by JEFFREY L. DOIG in the Superior Court of California, County of TEHAMA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re- quests that JEFFREY L. DOIG be appointed as personal represen- tative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repre- sentative to take many actions without obtaining court appro- val. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to inter- ested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The inde- pendent administration authori- ty will be granted unless an in- terested person files an objec- tion the petition and shows person objec- tion to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 20, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Dept. 1, located at 633 Washington Street, Room 17, Red Bluff, CA 96080. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec- tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contin- gent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative ap- pointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the first issuance of letters to a general personal represen- tative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal de- livery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you file with the estate, you may file with the court a Re- quest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inven- tory and appraisal of estate as- sets or of any petition or ac- count as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner Jeffrey L. Doig 208 Wabasso Street Wolverine Lake, MI 48390 Publish: May 20, 27 & June 3, 2016 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC INSPECTION Notice is hereby given that the dates and locations at which the 2016-2017 Tehama County School District's proposed budg- ets and Local Control Accounta- bility Plans may be inspected by the public are as follows: DISTRICT DATE TIME PLACE Antelope School District June 16, 2016 8:00 am AESD, District Office Evergreen Union School District June 15, 2016 4:00 pm Evergreen, District Office Gerber Union Elementary June 15, 2016 9:00 am GUESD, District Office GUESD, Lassen View Union Elementary School June 15, 2016 12:00 pm Lassen View, District Office Los Molinos Unified School Dis- trict June 6, 2016 1:00 pm Los Molinos, District Office Red Bluff Union Elementary School District June 9, 2016 1:00 pm RBUESD, District Office Red Bluff Joint Union High School District June 9, 2016 4:00 pm RBJUHSD, District Office Reeds Creek Elementary School District June 6, 2016 2:00 pm RCESD, District Office, Room 7 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the dates, times and locations of the public hearing on the 2016-2017 proposed budgets and Local Control Accountability Plans are as follows: DISTRICT DATE TIME PLACE Antelope School District, June 21, 2016 6:00 pm AESD, District Office, Board Room Evergreen Union School District June 21, 2016 5:00 pm Evergreen, Middle School, Library Gerber Union Elementary June 20, 2016 8:30 am GUESD, Media Resource Center Lassen View Union Elementary School June 20, 2016 7:00 pm Lassen View School, Library Los Molinos Unified School Dis- trict June 10, 2016 6:00 pm Los Molinos High School, Media Rm Red Bluff Union Elementary School District June 14, 2016 6:00 pm RBUESD, District Office, Board Rm Red Bluff Joint Union High School District June 15, 2016 6:00 pm RBJUHSD, District Office, Board Rm Reeds Creek Elementary School District June 9, 2016 4:30 pm RCESD, District Office, Room 7 PUBLISH: May 27, 2016 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016 8 B