THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY CAN BE A HAZARDOUS TIME FOR FAMILY PETS. TURKEY BONES ARE SOFT, WILL SPLINTER EASILY AND SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO PETS, ACCORDING TO THE S.P.C.A. THESE BONES CAN INJURE THE STOMACH & INTESTINE, AND CAN EVEN REQUIRE SURGICAL REMOVAL. THEY ALSO SAY TWINE USED TO TIE TURKEY LEGS CAN GET CAUGHT IN A PET?S INTESTINE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS BLOCKAGE. HAM AND TURKEY SKIN ARE BOTH HIGH IN FAT CONTENT AND MAY CAUSE DIGESTIVE UPSETS OR INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS. PETS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE PAIN IN THE ABDOMEN, DIARRHEA, VOMITING, DEPRESSION OR LOSS OF APPETITE SHOULD BE SEEN IMMEDIATELY BY A VETERINARIAN. THE SPCA ADVISES THAT THE CARCASS, TWINE AND OTHER MATERIALS USED IN COOKING THE THANKSGIVING MEAL SHOULD BE SEALED IN A PLASTIC BAG AND PUT IN SECURE, COVERED TRASH CONTAINERS OUTSIDE THE HOME. WITH GUESTS COMING AND GOING, PETS SHOULD HAVE A CURRENT I.D. TAG ON THEIR COLLAR AT ALL TIMES. CATS CAN EASILY WEAR A ?BREAK-AWAY? COLLAR TO PREVENT INJURIES. DOGS AND CATS, AS A FURTHER PRECAUTION, SHOULD ALSO BE MICROCHIPPED. SHOULD A PET ESCAPE DURING THE COMMOTION OF THE HOLIDAYS, AN I.D. TAG AND A MICROCHIP COMBINED CAN PROVIDE A FREE TICKET HOME FOR A LOST DOG OR CAT.

MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS WILL MAKE THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF FLU VACCINE AVAILABLE THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC FLU CLINICS. THE COUNTY WILL BE FOLLOWING THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED GUIDELINES IN GIVING THE SHOTS TO THOSE 65 AND OLDER, AND THOSE AGES 18 TO 64 WHO HAVE A CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEM. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE MONTEREY COUNTY IMMUNIZATION HOTLINE AT 796-1280.

THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A RIO DEL MAR HOME IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST 650 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE CAUSE OF THE 4:30 A.M. SUNDAY MORNING FIRE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A CANDLE THAT WAS LEFT BURNING UNATTENDED.

FIREFIGHTERS SAID THE 4 ADULTS WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY TO GET OUT OF THE LOMA PRIETA DRIVE HOME ALIVE. ALL 4 WERE SLEEPING DOWNSTAIRS, AND THE ONLY 2 WAYS OUT WERE EITHER A 30 FOOT DROP INTO A HILLSIDE OF POISON OAK, OR THROUGH A BURNING ROOM AND OUT THE FRONT DOOR. THE 4 MANAGED TO GET OUT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR UNHARMED.

A NEWER SEDAN AND A MOTORCYCLE, THAT WERE IN THE CARPORT OF THE HOME, WERE BURNED DOWN TO RAW METAL.

A LOCAL AUTHOR RELEASED 2 MORE CONSPIRACY THEORY BOOKS, ON THE 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. MONTEREY PENINSULA RESIDENT HARRY LIVINGSTONE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN VOLUMES ON THE SUBJECT. THE HARVARD EDUCATED AUTHOR BELIEVES PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO AN AMBUSH ON THAT FATAL DAY IN DALLAS TEXAS. HE TAKES THE CONSPIRACY THEORY TO THE NEXT STEP THOUGH, AND CALLS THE EVENT THE BEGINNING OF A RADICAL-RIGHTIST TAKEOVER OF THE UNITED STATES. HE BELIEVES THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED WAS FAKED, TO COVER UP THE CONSPIRACY. THE NEW BOOKS ARE: THE RADICAL RIGHT AND THE MURDER OF JFK, AND THE HOAX OF THE CENTURY: DECODING THE FORGERY OF THE ZAPRUDER FILM, BY HARRY LIVINGSTONE.