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Interview Field, Carjackers, and Safer Parks

Six applicants chosen to be interviewed on Thursday, carjackers take a stab at Las Flores, and a law to make parks safer for kids.

1. If there is a specially called city council meeting on Thursday—the agenda must be posted by 6 p.m. today—we at least know who among . A second set of applicants will be interviewed on April 13 during a regularly scheduled meeting.

2. A couple of would-be carjackers are at large in Las Flores. The two knife-wielding men fled though when a woman in the car did something that any of us could do. However, this week involves a man trying to talk to his parents on Skype—seriously. Also in the matter of law, registered sex offenders will be banned from Orange County-operated parks such as O'Neill Regional and Arroyo Trabuco under a new law that takes place in 30 days. Get . 

3. In school-related news, non-teaching employees of the Capistrano Unified School District . Also, Allysa Alvidera of Serra Catholic School is our , and we're pretty sure you'll understand why. The story should come online about 8 a.m.

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4. On this day in history, April 6, 1830, after the Mormon Bible had been published earlier in the year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was established. In 1896, after a a 1,500-year hiatus, the first modern Olympic Games were conducted in Athens, Greece. In 1917, America entered World War I.  In 1968, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in theaters.

5. Marilu Henner (59) and John Ratzenberger (64), who memorably played Cliff Clavin on "Cheers," celebrate birthdays today. Others include country music legend Merle Haggard and Billy Dee Williams (both 74), composer Andre Previn (82) and Zach Braff (36). Among those who celebrated previously were the late Lowell Thomas (1892) and Butch Cassidy (1866).

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