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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Authorities are trying to decide what to do with the massive, rotting carcass of a dead whale that washed ashore at a popular California surfing spot. Rich Haydon, superintendent at San Onofre State Beach, said Tuesday that officials are deciding whether to attempt towing the carcass by boat out to sea or chop it up and load the pieces onto trucks for removal

Channel 7 KABC News Los Angeles reports that very loud siren alarms have been going off at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant for the past 30 minutes. According to a local Sheriff, there is no indication of any danger to the community. They are working on finding a way to turn the sirens off.

SAN CLEMENTE INN WEBSITE ATTENTION: Please alert some soldiers or a soldier and his family. I am not going to be able to use my one week of time on Dec 7-14 at the San Clemente Inn, adjacent to the state beach park. If you know of someone who has time off and can take a last minute vacation, I want to give this time to a soldier or soldiers. It is a one bedroom with two Murphy beds and a sofa bed in the living area. It sleeps up to six. Note: they have to leave a credit...

<p>SAN CLEMENTE – Sgt. Rob Elliott's square-jawed face isn't set in bronze yet, but the women weren't about to wait. A half-dozen just wanted to hug him, touch an arm, get a photograph with the U.S. Marine shortly after he was introduced as the model for a larger-than-life monument proposed for a bluff near the town's pier.</p>

<p>SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) - Barbershops with traditional spinning poles violate a city law against revolving signs, city officials say, and code-enforcement officers are cracking down.</p> <p>They visited three barbershops last week and told them to get rid of the spinning poles.</p>