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44,873 Racing Fans Turn Up for Santa Anita’s Opening Day
China Calls to Open Talks on Sexually Abused ‘Comfort Women’
The Chinese government urges the Japanese government to begin negotiations on an apology and compensation for Taiwan’s comfort women as soon as possible, in the wake of a consensus between Japan and the Republic of Korea on comfort women. The Republic of China (ROC) government has long been concerned about the issue of comfort women. With regard to negotiations between Japan and the Republic of Korea on this issue, the government has been closely monitoring developments since the beginning of Foreign Ministry
director general-level talks between Japan and the Republic of Korea on April 16, 2014. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan was instructed to gather related information, convey the government’s solemn position on the issue, and demand that any positive outcomes be extended in kind to Taiwan’s comfort women, so as to properly resolve the issue. Prior to the meeting on this issue between the foreign ministers of Japan and the Republic of Korea SEE PAGE 15
Arcadia Firefighter Gets Third Degree Burns in Monrovia Arson Fire
Santa Anita Park’s opening day Dec. 26, 2015 drew great crowds.
BY TERRY MILLER Santa Anita Park officials reported 44,873 were on hand for the Southern California track’s traditional day-after-Christmas opening on Saturday, the largest opening-day attendance since 1994. On-track handle was
– Photo by Terry Miller
- Photo by Jamie Nicholson, Pasadena Fre Dept.
BY SUSAN MOTANDER $3,507,248, up slightly from 2014 ($3,431,886) but the fourth lowest opening-day on-track wagering total since 1974. This year’s on-track attendance and total wagering translates to a $78 per capita for everyone who clicked through the turnstiles.
This year’s Santa Anita opening-day per capita of $78 marks the continuation of a downward trend, according to some experts. According to the Paulick Report, an online horse racing website, “In 2005, when opening day attracted 34,590, on-track handle was
$5,880,998, a per capita of $170. Five years later, in 2010, it was down to $112. Last year’s per capita for the 40,810 attendees was $84. It’s hard to see the glass as half full through those numbers.”
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An apparent arson fire in Monrovia led to third degree burns of an Arcadia Fire Captain, Thomas Devlin as well as a family tragedy. The early morning fire on the day after Christmas is believed to have been caused by a relative of the
owner of the business that burned. The suspect committed suicide before police were able to speak with the 25 year old. According to Monrovia Police Chief Jim Hunt, the owner of the business identified a family member as a possible suspect. Before SEE PAGE 4