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BySarahElDeeband Zeina Karam TheAssociatedPress BEIRUT A suspected gov- ernment chemical at- tack in an opposition-held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people on Tuesday, leaving residents gasping for breath and con- vulsing in the streets and overcrowded hospitals. If confirmed, it would be the deadliest chemical attack in four years. The Britain-based Syr- ian Observatory for Human Rights, which operates through a network of activ- ists on the ground, said at least 58 people died, includ- ing 11 children, in the early morning attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, which witnesses said was carried out by Sukhoi jets operated by the Russian and Syrian governments. Doctors struggled to cope and videos from the scene showed volunteer medics using fire hoses to wash the chemicals from victims' bodies. Haunting images of lifeless children piled in heaps reflected the magnitude of the attack, which was reminiscent of a 2013 chemical assault that left hundreds dead and was the worst in the country's six-year civil war. After the 2013 attack, President Bashar Assad's government agreed to de- stroy its chemical arse- nal and join the Chemical Weapons convention. Tuesday's incident drew condemnation from world leaders, including the White House, which called it a "heinous" act that "can- not be ignored by the civi- lized world." The U.N. Se- curity Council scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday in response to the strike, which came on the eve of an international donors' conference in Brus- sels on the future of Syria and the region, to be hosted by the EU's high represen- tative, Federica Mogherini. The Syrian government "categorically rejected" claims that it was respon- sible, saying it does not possess chemical weap- ons, has not used them in the past and will not use them in the future. It laid the blame squarely on the rebels, accusing them of fabricating the attack and trying to frame the Syrian government. The Russian Defense Ministry also de- nied any involvement Photos and video emerg- ing from Khan Sheikhoun, which lies south of the pro- vincial capital of Idlib, showed the limp bodies of children and adults. Some were struggling to breathe; others appeared to be foaming at the mouth. The activist-run Assi Press published video of paramedics carrying vic- tims, stripped down to their underwear and many ap- pearing unresponsive, from the scene in pickup trucks. It was not immediately clear if all those killed died from suffocation or were struck by other airstrikes that occurred in the area around the same time. It was the third claim of a chemical attack in just over a week in Syria. The previous two were re- ported in Hama province, in an area not far from Khan Sheikhoun. White House spokes- man Sean Spicer told re- porters that President Don- ald Trump was "extremely alarmed" by reports of the attack, which he called "reprehensible." DOZENS DEAD Su sp ec te d ch em ic al a tt ac k in Syria draws world condemnation By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON Susan Rice, Barack Obama's national se- curity adviser and the latest target for Donald Trump's embattled defenders, firmly denied on Tuesday that she or other Obama officials used secret intelligence re- ports to spy on Trump asso- ciates for political purposes. "Absolutely false," Rice declared. The White House has seized on the idea that the Obama administration im- properly surveilled the Re- publican during and after the November election — an accusation Democrats say is just another red her- ring thrown out to distract attention from investiga- tions of Russian interfer- ence in the campaign on behalf of Trump. Presidential spokesman Sean Spicer cast Rice's han- dling of intelligence in the waning days of Obama's term as suspicious, although he did not detail what he found to be inappropriate. "The more we find out about this, the more we learn there was something there," Spicer said. According to a U.S. offi- cial, Rice asked spy agen- cies to give her the names of Trump associates who sur- faced in intelligence reports she was regularly briefed on. Rice's official role would have given her the ability to make those requests for na- tional security purposes. Rice, in an interview with MSNBC, acknowledged that she sometimes asked for the names of Americans refer- enced in reports. She would not say whether she saw in- telligence related to Trump associates or whether she asked for their identities, though she did say that re- ports related to Russia in- creased in the final months of the presidential election. The Trump White House has been particularly in- censed that intercepted conversations between na- tional security adviser Mi- chael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the U.S. surfaced in news reports before the inaug ura- tion. Flynn was fired af- ter it became clear that he misled Vice President Mike Pence and others about the content of those discussions. Rice denied that she had leaked details about Flynn's call, saying, "I leaked noth- ing to nobody." The U.S. official said Rice's Trump-related re- quests were discovered as part of a National Security Council review of the gov- ernment's policy on "un- masking" — the intelli- gence community's term for revealing Americans' identities that would oth- erwise be hidden in classi- fied reports. The review was prompted by a belief that there were inefficiencies in the current procedures and concerns over a policy change made in the closing days of the Obama adminis- tration, according to the of- ficial, who insisted on ano- nymity in order to disclose the sensitive information. InJanuary,theJusticeDe- partment and intelligence officials agreed on new rules giving more U.S. agencies access to raw information picked up abroad by the Na- tional Security Agency. Pri- vacy advocates have raised concerns that the new rules — which are yet to be fully implemented — would lead to the information being shared too broadly. The unmasking review was led by Ezra Cohen-Wat- nick, the NSC's senior direc- tor of intelligence. Cohen- Watnick has clashed with the CIA and was on the verge of being moved out of his job until Trump politi- cal advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner stepped in to keep him in the role. Cohen-Watnick raised his findings about Rice with the White House counsel's office, according to the offi- cial. The counsel's office or- dered him to stand down because the lawyers did not want the White House to be running an indepen- dent investigation into the prior administration. Still, the White House has appeared to find other ways to promote the idea that Obama officials were conducting improper sur- veillance of Trump's team. In mid-March, House in- telligence committee chair- man Devin Nunes abruptly announced he had seen "troubling" information about spy agencies widely spreading the identities of Trump associates. The pres- ident's advisers quickly em- braced Nunes' revelations, but did not acknowledge at the time that the congress- man had viewed the infor- mation at the White House with the help of White House officials. 'ABSOLUTELY FALSE' Ob am a ai de d en ie s us in g in te l to spy on Trump advisers By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON Senate Ma- jority Leader Mitch Mc- Connell claimed the votes Tuesday to bust a planned Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as a showdown neared that could change the Senate, and the court, for genera- tions. "They seem determined to head into the abyss," the Kentucky Republican said of Democrats as debate be- gan over Judge Neil Gor- such's nomination. "They need to reconsider." Democrats made clear they had no plans to do so, and blamed Republi- cans for pushing them to attempt a nearly unheard of filibuster of a well-qual- ified Supreme Court pick. Forty-four Democrats in- tend to vote against pro- ceeding to final confirma- tion on Gorsuch, which would be enough to block him under the Senate's fili- buster rules that require 60 votes to proceed. But McConnell intends to act unilaterally with the rest of his 52-member GOP conference and change the rules to eliminate the 60-vote threshold and re- quire just a simple major- ity on Gorsuch and all fu- ture Supreme Court nom- inees. Asked if he has the votes to do that, given mis- givings voiced by many Re- publicans, McConnell an- swered simply "yes." Democrats tried might- ily to keep the focus on Re- publicans' plans to change Senate rules, rather than on their own plans to obstruct a nominee who would likely have gotten onto the court easily with no filibuster in earlier and less contentious political times. "Senator McConnell would have the world be- lieve that his hands are tied. That the only op- tion after Judge Gorsuch doesn't earn 60 votes is to break the rules, to change the rules," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "That could not be further from the truth." SHOWDOWN LOOMS McConnell claims votes to bust filibuster Rice LEGALNOTICE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KING PAUL GRAHAM CASE NO. 17PR000034 To all heirs, beneficiaries, cred- itors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KING PAUL GRAHAM A Petition for Probate has been filed by Marlee Graham in the Superior Court of California, County of TEHAMA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE re- quests that Marlee Graham be appointed as personal represen- tative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the dece- dent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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 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: May 8, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in Dept. 5, lo- cated at 1740 Walnut Street, 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 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. for petitioner Attorney for petitioner Archer F. Pugh, Esq. Law Office of Pugh & Van Voris 1300 West Street, Suite A Redding, CA 96001 530-246-1430 Publish: April 5, 12, 19, 2017 LEGAL NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO , SITTING AS THE JUVENILE COURT In the Matter of: GABRIEL MCGREW (A minor born: 3/3/05) Case No.: 237536 PUBLISHED CITATION WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 294 & 366.26 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO: DERRICK MCGREW OR ANY- ONE CLAIMING TO BE THE FA- THER OF THE ABOVE-NAMED GA- BRIEL MCGREW, MALE CHILD BORN ON 3/3/05 TO PATRICIA CHRISTINA HOLDER, THE MOTHER PUBLISHED NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO PARENT OF RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 294 and 366.26 1. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT on 6/9/17, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 131of the Sacra- mento County Juvenile Court, Superior Court of California, lo- cated at 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826, a hearing will take place pursuant to Wel- fare and Institutions Code, Sec- tion 366.26, to either terminate your parental rights or to estab- lish a guardianship for your child or to place your child in long-term foster care. 2. You are further notified that the Sacramento County Depart- ment of Health and Human Serv- ices, Petitioner, will recommend the following action: termina- tion of parental rights perma- nently and a court order that the above-named minor be placed for adoption. 3. You have the right to person- ally appear in court and be heard in this matter. 4. On the above date the Court will determine the best perma- nent plan for your child. Evi- dence will be presented. After hearing the evidence presented by the parties, the Court will make one of the following or- ders: a. Terminate your parental rights permanently and order that the child be placed for adoption; b. Without permanently termi- nating your parental rights, identify adoption as the perma- nent placement goal and order that efforts be made to locate an appropriate adoptive family for your child for a period not to exceed 60 days; c. Without permanently termi- nating your parental rights ap- point a legal guardian for your child and issue letters of guardi- anship; or, d. Order that your child be placed in long-term foster care, subject to the regular review of the Juvenile Court. 5. You may have the right to have an attorney represent you at the hearing. If cannot af- attorney represent you at the hearing. If you cannot af- ford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney for you, un- less you knowingly and willingly waive your right to representa- tion by an attorney. You have the right to present evidence at the hearing. 6. You have the right to request a trial on the issue of what per- manent plan is best for your child. You have the right to pres- ent evidence. You have the right to use the Court's power to com- pel the attendance of witnesses to testify on your behalf. You have the right to confront and cross-examine any adverse wit- nesses. You have the right to confront and cross-examine the preparers of any reports submit- ted to the Court by the Sacra- mento County Department of Health and Human Services, Pe- titioner. You have the right to assert the privilege against self- incrimination. 7. Any order of the Court perma- nently terminating your parental rights shall be final and you shall have no legal rights to the care, control or custody of the child. 8. Ten (10) days prior to the hearing, the Sacramento County Department of Health and Hu- man Services, Petitioner will prepare an assessment report containing its recommendation in this matter. You have the right to read the report and ob- tain a copy of the report. You should immediately contact the social worker assigned to your child dependency case or your attorney if you have any ques- tions or if you would like to read and obtain a copy of the report. 9. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court will proceed in your absence to adopt one of the above-mentioned perma- nent plans. Such proceedings may include the termination of your parental rights so that your child may be placed for adop- tion. If you have any questions re- garding this procedure, please contact the specified below or an attorney. DATE: March 29, 2017 SHERRI Z. HELLER, Ph.D Director Penelope Peters, Paralegal Department of Health and Hu- man Services Paralegal Services (916) 875- 4822 PUBLISH: 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26/17 CNS-2993757# DAILY NEWS (RED BLUFF) LEGAL NOTICE Notice Re: Seizure of Property and Initia- tion 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 pa- rentheses): THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($30,000.00) valued in terms of United States Currency, seized from or about the person or property of RAUL LOPEZ and ERIC CARREON. Notice is hereby given that the above described property was seized on February 16, 2017, during a law enforcement traffic and resulting investigation during stop and resulting investigation at or near in front of SB 1-5 at Red Bluff Rest Area, Tehama County, CA by T.I.D.E. for alleged violations of California Health and Safety Code section(s) 664/11378 and 11379. On February 22, 2017 non- judicial forfeiture proceedings were commenced by the Tehama County District Attor- ney in Action #AS17-724. Please use this case number on all documents and correspond- ence. You have thirty (30) days from the date of the first publi- cation 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 veri- fied, and must be filed with the Superior Court Clerk, 1740 Wal- nut 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 ob- tained from the Asset Forfeiture Clerk, District Attorney's Office. Dated: March 16, 2017 Gregg Cohen, District Attorney By: AUBREY R. ALVEY, Deputy D.A. PUBLISH: March 22, 29 & April 5, 2017 LEGAL NOTICE TS# 16-2348 NOTICE OF TRUST- EE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED: 9/4/98. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC- TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP- ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA- TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the high- est bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or na- tional bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or fed- eral savings and loan associa- tion, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do busi- ness in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee, as shown below, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the here- inafter described property un- der and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without cove- nant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses- sion, or encumbrances, to satis- fy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other com- mon designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor: Edward Clar- ence Schneider and Linda Schneider, husband and wife Duly Appointed Trustee: Fore- closure Specialists LLC Record- ed: 9/16/98 As Instrument No. 012899 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California. Date Of Sale: Tuesday, April 19, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. Place Of Sale: At the front door entrance to the the front door entrance to the Historic Courthouse, 633 Wash- ington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080 The Common Designation Of The Property Is Purported To Be: 25001 Reeves Road, Los Molinos, CA 96055 APN: 78-290- 48 Estimated opening bid: $64,934.24 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 fee 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 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; Toll Free: 844-333-6766, or visit this Internet Web site: calforeclosures.biz, using the file number assigned to this case: TS #16-2348 . 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. 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