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Get the latest news online! Today is Tuesday, July 13, the 194th day Activate your of 2021. There are 171 days left in the digital subscription at year. LMTOnline.com/activate Today’s Highlight in History: On July 13, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Mar- shall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first Black jurist CALENDAR appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson nominated Marshall to WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 the U.S. Supreme Court.) On this date: Lend a Paw Donation Drive at In 1787, the Congress of the Con- federation adopted the Northwest 4:30-6 p.m. All students in grades 8th Ordinance, which established a gov- thru 12th are invited to earn communi- ernment in the Northwest Territory, an ty service hours by donating pet area corresponding to the present-day supplies including pet food and pet Midwest and Upper Midwest. toys to be distributed to local animal In 1863, deadly rioting against the shelters in the community. Supplies Civil War military draft erupted in New can be dropped off on the date and York City. (The insurrection was put time noted above at 1505 Calle Del down three days later.) Norte, Suite 430. Student is required In 1886, Father Edward Joseph to be present and the one delivering Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, the items to earn up to 15 community was born in County Roscommon, service hours. From more information Ireland. In 1939, Frank Sinatra made his first contact [email protected] or commercial recording, “From the [email protected] or call (956) Noah Berger/Associated Press Bottom of My Heart” and “Melancholy 712-0037. Mood,” with Harry James and his Make a Difference Donation Drive A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Orchestra for the Brunswick label. at 4:30-6 p.m. All students in grades Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif. on Saturday, July 10, 2021. In 1972, George McGovern received 8th thru 12th are invited to earn com- the Democratic presidential nom- munity service hours by donating ination at the party’s convention in Miami Beach. travel care items including travel size In 1973, former presidential aide shampoo, body wash, lotions, tooth- FIREFIGHTERS MAKE Alexander P. Butterfield revealed to brushes, toothpaste etc. these items Senate Watergate Committee staff will be donated to local shelters in the members the existence of President community. Supplies can be dropped PROGRESS IN US WEST Richard Nixon’s secret White House off on the date and time noted above taping system. (Butterfield’s public at 1505 Calle Del Norte, Suite 430. revelation came three days later.) Student is required to be present and In 1974, the Senate Watergate the one delivering the items to earn up By John Antczak and Christopher Weber fect for remote areas of California’s Lassen Committee proposed sweeping re- to 15 community service hours. From forms in an effort to prevent another ASSOCIATED PRESS more information contact vgutier- and Plumas counties and Nevada’s Washoe Watergate scandal. [email protected] or kgarza@mrgba- County. Some structures were destroyed over In 1985, “Live Aid,” an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, hec.org or call (956) 712-0037. LOS ANGELES — Dozens of wildfires the weekend in Doyle, California, a town of Moscow and Sydney, took place to Mall-wide job fair at noon to 4 p.m. burned across the torrid U.S. West on Mon- about 600 residents. raise money for Africa’s starving Put on a nice outfit, grab your resume people. and come to Mall del Norte on Wed- day, but fire agencies reported some progress “A damage assessment team has arrived to In 1999, Angel Maturino Resendiz nesday, July 14, from noon to 4 p.m. in in corralling the flames and forecasters pre- validate and assess reports of structures dam- (ahn-HEHL’ mah-tyoo-REE’-noh the Macy’s Home Area for a Mall-wide dicted a gradual decrease in extreme temper- aged or destroyed,” a forest statement said. reh-SEHN’-deez), suspected of being job fair. Visit with managers from Main the “Railroad Killer,” surrendered in El Paso, Texas. (Resendiz was executed Event, Auntie Anne’s, atures. In Oregon, the Bootleg Fire covered 240 **CHAR** in 2006.) Bath & Body Works and **CHAR** The fires have forced evacuations in numer- square miles in the Fremont-Winema Nation- In 2006, Israel imposed a naval more. Store managers will be on site ous areas with scattered homes and tiny com- al Forest, near the Klamath County town of blockade against Lebanon and blast- ready to meet you and hand you an munities where some burned houses and oth- ed the Beirut airport and army air application to fill out or walk you Sprague River. bases; Hezbollah fired dozens of through the online hiring portal. Stores er structures have been observed, but total After doubling in size at least twice over the rockets into Israel. are looking for everything from full- losses were still being tallied. weekend, it grew only incrementally Sunday, Today’s Birthdays: Game show time to part-time sales positions, announcer Johnny Gilbert (TV: “Jeop- managers, key holders and more. If The fires erupted as the West was in the a sign of some progress, said Rich Saalsaa, ardy!”) is 93. Actor Patrick Stewart is you are looking for multiple part-time grip of the second bout of dangerously high spokesman for the Oregon State Fire Marshal. 81. Actor Harrison Ford is 79. Singer- guitarist Roger McGuinn is 79. Actor- jobs this is also a great event to at- temperatures in just a few weeks. And a cli- tend. You can also visit the jobs page “It’s allowed firefighters to build more lines comedian Cheech Marin is 75. Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is 73. Actor Didi at malldelnorte.com/jobs. mate change-fueled megadrought is making and go on the offensive,” Saalsaa said. Conn is 70. Actor Gil Birmingham is conditions that lead to fire even more danger- Seven homes and 43 outbuildings have 68. Singer Louise Mandrell is 67. Rock THURSDAY, JULY 15 ous, scientists say. been destroyed in an area on the south end of musician Mark “The Animal” Mendoza is 65. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is LISD Job Fair at 2-6 p.m. LISD is The National Weather Service said, howev- the blaze, Saalsaa said. 64. Former tennis player Anders Jarryd hosting a job fair at the Vidal M. er, that the heat wave appeared to have “Most of these places are not within a com- is 60. Comedian Tom Kenny is 59. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Trevino School of Communications peaked in many areas, and excessive-heat munity per se. Maybe they’re the same postal and Fine Arts located at 2101 Lyon St. Shaw is 59. Bluegrass singer Rhonda The job fair is for teachers, teacher warnings were largely expected to expire by zone. But it’s kind of scattered out there, very Vincent is 59. Actor Kenny Johnson is 58. Roots singer/songwriter Paul assistants, tutors, bus drivers and Monday night or Tuesday. remote,” Saalsaa said. Thorn is 57. Country singer Neil food service workers. The Human The two largest fires were burning forests Some 1,926 homes were within the current Thrasher is 56. Actor Ken Jeong is 52. Resources Department and other Singer Deborah Cox is 48. Actor Ash- LISD Administrators will be conduct- in northeastern California and southern Ore- evacuation zone, he said, but he didn’t know ley Scott is 44. Rock musician Will ing on-site interviews, and computers gon, sending smoke across other states. how many people that includes. Champion is 43. Actor Fran Kranz is will also be available to complete the The Beckwourth Complex, two lightning- 40. Actor Aya Cash is 39. St. Louis online application process. Interested Firefighters were contending with erratic Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is 39. individuals should be prepared with ignited blazes, covered about 140 square winds, but temperatures were slightly lower. Actor Colton Haynes is 33. Actor resumes, copy of driver’s license, miles on Northern California’s border with In central Oregon, a wildfire that started Steven R. McQueen is 33. Soul singer transcripts, high school diploma and Leon Bridges is 32. Actor Hayley Erin is any Commercial Driver’s License for Nevada. Plumas National Forest officials said Sunday near the resort town of Sisters dou- 27. Actor Kyle Harrison Breitkopf is 16. applicable positions. firefighters successfully contained almost a bled in size to 6.2 square miles. The Bootleg LISD Board of Trustees meeting at quarter of the blaze but still expected some Fire disrupted service on three transmission 5:30 p.m. There will be an LISD Board extreme fire activity. lines providing up to 5,500 megawatts of elec- of Trustees Business and Support Services Committee Meeting in the Evacuation orders and warnings were in ef- tricity to California. CONTACT US Amber Yeary Board Room at 1620 Houston St. Publisher, William B. 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