A MAN WHO WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTORS AT A LANGUAGE SCHOOL THAT BECAME THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE HAS PASSED AWAY. 90 YEAR-OLD SHIGEYA KIHARA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 4 INSTRUCTORS, THAT TAUGHT SOLDIERS OTHER LANGUAGES, DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THEY BEGAN THE CLASSES IN NOVEMBER OF 1941, AND BY THE END OF THE WAR 6 THOUSAND LINGUISTS HAD GRADUATED FROM THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL. KIHARA IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 62 YEARS. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS SON AND DAUGHTER, AS WELL AS HIS BROTHER AND SISTER.

BECAUSE THE PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT IS HOME TO NESTING PAIRS OF THREATENED (AND ENDANGERED) SPECIES OF BIRDS, SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS HAVE GONE INTO EFFECT. THE ANNUAL RESTRICTIONS ON ROCK CLIMBING AT PINNACLES IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING OF GOLDEN EAGLES, PEREGRINE FALCONS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, AND COOPER?S HAWKS. VISITORS ARE ASKED NOT TO LEAVE THE HIKING TRAILS, AND THEY ARE ESPECIALLY REQUESTED NOT TO CLIMB IN THE BALCONIES CLIFFS, EGG ROCK-TEAPOT DOME, FROG-HAND, GARGOYLE-PIEDRAS BONITAS, GOATROCK, HIGH PEAKS, LITTLE PINNACLES, AND SCOUT PEAK AREAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS HAS HONORED A SALINAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER. THE COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS AND PLANNING ASSOCIATION (KNOWN AS CHEES-pah (C.H.I.S.P.A.) IS ONE OF THE 6 GROUPS GARNERING AWARDS FOR INNOVATION IN WORK-FORCE HOUSING. C.H.I.S.P.A. WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SALINAS TO REZONE LAND AND BUILD THE MESQUITE MANOR SUBDIVISION. 25 OF THOSE HOMES WENT TO LOW-INCOME FARM-WORKERS, WHILE 27 WERE PRICED FOR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS (WHOSE EMPLOYERS WANTED HOUSING FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES).

A SANTA CRUZ MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE KICKED A STORE CLERK EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 32-YEAR-OLD ERIC CHARLES TILLER WAS ORDERED OUT OF THE 41ST AVENUE SAFEWAY BY EMPLOYEES WHO SAW HIM KNOCK NUMEROUS BOTTLES OFF STORE SHELVES. TILLER REPORTEDLY BECAME ARGUMENTATIVE AND THREATENED TO KILL ONE OF THE CLERKS. HE ATTEMPTED TO KICK THE CLERK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EVENTUALLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE CLERK?S ARM. TILLER WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND A PROBATION HOLD.