Cocker Spaniel

Jul 1 2011

Apparent suicide

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A Canyon Country man who was sought in connection with the slaying of his wife was found dead on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the result of suicide, authorities said today.

The body of 59-year-old Dusan Klein was discovered by hikers Thursday evening, said Deputy Mark Pope of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Jun 18 2011

Husband still missing

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The body of a woman found in the Angeles National Forest was identified today as 59-year-old Renata Klein, who has been missing since Saturday.

The body was found by public works employees about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road at mile Marker 8.95, according to a deputy at the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. The cause of her death was unknown.

Klein's husband Dusan, also 59, and the couple's 10-year-old, black-and- white cocker spaniel Cindy remained missing.

Jun 16 2011

Last seen June 11

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The search continued today for a Santa Clarita couple who have been missing since Saturday.

Renata and Dusan Klein, both 59,  last spoke to friends about 7 p.m. Saturday, said sheriff’s Detective Diane Harris.

The couple left their home on Wildwind Road in a gold 1999 Jeep Cherokee with California license plate number 4FLN519. The Jeep has a rear window sticker with the words “American Travel.”

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.