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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005 Volume 4, Issue 184 FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues DAILY LOTTERY SUPER LOTTO 2 7 20 39 42 Thousands turn out for Gov.’s speech Meganumber: 5 Jackpot: $... Million At least 1,000 rally FANTASY 5 5 14 15 20 27 against governor over DAILY 3 Daytime: 1 0 6 education budget Evening: 3 8 0 DAILY DERBY BY RYAN HYATT 1st: 12 Lucky Charms Daily Press Staff Writer 2nd: 10 Solid Gold 3rd: 03 Hot Shot RACE TIME: 1:48.85 SMC — California Governor Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California and former Hollywood action hero State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery Arnold Schwarzenegger on retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com Tuesday bid the Santa Monica NEWS OF THE WEIRD College graduating class a pleas- BY CHUCK SHEPARD ant journey on their maiden voy- age into the real world in front of ■ A February Atlanta Journal-Constitution thousands of fans and foes. dispatch from El Alberto, Mexico (near In a speech riddled with opti- Mexico City), profiled a theme park in which potential and wannabe emigrants to the mism, more than 4,500 friends United States can test their survival skills in and relatives showed up on an obstacle course that touches on the rig- ors migrants endure sneaking across the Tuesday evening at Corsair Field border. The cost of this rehearsal for a bet- to hear Gov. Schwarzenegger ter life is an admission fee of the equivalent of US$13. speak to 600 Santa Monica ■ In November, Yeslam Bin Laden, one of College students who will be 53 siblings and half-siblings of Osama, announced in Paris that he would soon bring moving on with their educational to market upscale floral fragrances for men and career endeavors. and women at about $30 an ounce, though the products will bear his first name rather Gov. Schwarzenegger, who than his last, for obvious reasons. (However, attended SMC during the 1970s, in February, the trademark authority in Switzerland, where Yeslam lives, resolved in took to the podium at 6:45 p.m. his favor his long-held-up application to use after more than 1,000 students, the “Bin Laden” name commercially, in case he decides to.) Yeslam said he hasn’t teachers and community activists seen Osama in 17 years and is appalled by protested for two hours against the his Al-Qaeda activities. ■ Kim Chan, 40, of a village in the state’s top politician for what they Cambodian province of Kampot, announced called his continued neglect of in March that he had a cow that was heav- enly possessed and could cure illnesses by public education in California. exposure to its bodily fluids, but local official “Education is a tool to be suc- Khun Somnang immediately discounted the claim, saying, “We had a holy cow here a Fabian Lewkowicz/Special to the Daily Press cessful,” Gov. Schwarzenegger year and a half ago (and you) don’t get two Thomas J Donner, Santa Monica College’s interim president, gives Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger an appreciation award that close together.” after he delivered a commencement address to SMC’s graduating class on Tuesday. Gov. Schwarzenegger is an alumni of SMC. See GRADUATION, page 5 QUOTE OF THE DAY “If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” Local businessman to face fraud charges Eco-friendly VINCE LOMBARDI US FOOTBALL COACH (1913-1970) By Daily Press staff INDEX A status hearing is scheduled for June 27 motorcycle DOWNTOWN LA — A local Horoscopes media agency owner who is in federal court in downtown Los Angeles. Out late tonight, Capricorn 2 accused of stealing money from to exhaust Surf Report his clients will face charges of Water temperature: 64° 3 fraud and conspiracy next month. charges of mail fraud, wire fraud for June 27 in federal court in Thomas Edward Rubin, the and conspiracy, which are includ- downtown Los Angeles. competition Commentary chairman and CEO of Focus ed in a seven-count indictment According to the indictment, Get a little incite 4 Media, Inc., a media placement returned by a federal grand jury in Focus’ principal business was to BY RYAN HYATT State agency once located in Santa Los Angeles. Also arrested was buy advertising time on television Daily Press Staff Writer Jackson to toughen up 7 Monica, appeared in federal court Thomas Patrick Sullivan, 63, a and radio stations for clients, in Los Angeles last week where he resident of Westlake Village, who including Sears, Roebuck and CITYWIDE — Enthusiasts say a National was arraigned on federal fraud had been the chief financial officer Company, which was Focus’ motorcycle soon to hit Santa Mad cow mania 9 charges, according to Richard of Focus Media. largest client. Among other allega- Monica streets will not only draw Real Estate Garcia, assistant director in charge Rubin was released on a $2 tions, the indictment charges that, eyes with its sleek features, but Home ownership is harder 10 of the FBI in Los Angeles, and million bond. Sullivan had been after Rubin and Sullivan received also deliver an amazing eco- Comics Debra Yang, United States released the previous week on a approximately $35 million from friendly performance that might Laugh it up 16 Attorney for the Central District of $250,000 bond. They both plead- Sears to pay for advertisements change the face of local trans- California. ed not guilty. that Focus placed on Sears’ behalf portation forever. Classifieds Rubin, 57, of Malibu, was The trial is scheduled for July Ad space odyssey 17-19 taken into custody on June 2 on 12. A status hearing is scheduled See FRAUD, page 6 See ECO-CYCLE, page 6 Jacquie Banks SMALL BUSINESS STARTUP? $ .99 Let me help you succeed 310.586.0342 99 CONSULTING • BOOKKEEPING • PLANNING TAXES Motorola Razr w/2 year activation. While supplies last. SAMUEL B. MOSES, CPA Certain Restrictions Apply (310) 395-9922 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800 Your local Realtor since 1987 3008 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 828-7461 Santa Monica 90401 KEND EDITI EE ON W a Santa Monica Daily Press September 24-25, 2005 A newspaper with issues Volume 4, Issue 272 DAILY LOTTERY SUPER LOTTO 3 30 34 37 41 Public Meganumber: 18 Jackpot: $50 Million FANTASY 5 4 6 8 14 25 calls for DAILY 3 Daytime: 0 8 0 Evening: 5 3 0 DAILY DERBY veterans’ 1st: 01 Gold Rush 2nd: 06 Whirl Win 3rd: 12 Lucky Charms RACE TIME: 1:41.39 Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the winning number information, mistakes can occur. In the event of any discrepancies, California State laws and California Lottery regulations will prevail. Complete game information and prize claiming instructions are available at California Lottery shelter retailers. Visit the California State Lottery web site: http://www.calottery.com BY RYAN HYATT NEWS OF THE WEIRD Daily Press Staff Writer BY CHUCK SHEPARD BRENTWOOD — The push to The bodies of Kentucky State provide housing for hundreds of Reformatory inmates Avery C. Roland, down-and-out veterans may have 26, and Michael Talbot Jr., 24, were found in a nearby landfill the day after been moot on Thursday, due to they went missing in July; a developers with more clout than Department of Corrections official said the public regarding the future of they had probably hidden inside a garbage truck without realizing that, to the Veteran Administration’s prevent escapes, the prison requires West Los Angeles campus. that garbage be compacted twice Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press Hundreds of concerned citi- before it leaves the grounds. And four days apart in July, two 19-year-old Santa Monica firefighter Johnny Maccini successfully completes his one-year test earlier this month at the city yards. zens, HOA leaders, veterans and men (in Sheboygan, Wis., and Maccini and two other recruits are now sworn Santa Monica firefighters, after completing a one-year probation period. elected officials from across Louisville, Ky.) fell to their deaths while Southern California showed up at car-surfing at high speeds. (According to a witness, the Sheboygan man’s Wadsworth Theatre on Thursday fatal fall came shortly after he yelled to Three prove to express their hopes that the his driver, “Is that all you got?") V.A.’s sprawling 387-acre campus TODAY IN HISTORY here be used for veteran services. that they can In particular, a vast majority of Today is the 267th day of 2005. There are 98 days left in the year. See VA CAMPUS, page 11 On Sept. 24, 1789, Congress passed the take the heat First Judiciary Act, which provided for an LOCAL Attorney General and a Supreme Court. BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON INDEX Daily Press Staff Writer Homeless rewarded for rising to occasion Horoscopes SANTA MONICA FIRE DEPT. — Act like a kid, Gemini 2 Three new recruits have shown BY JASMIN PERSCH Surf Report they can stand the heat, and can Special to the Daily Press Water temperature: 62° 3 breathe a little easier for it. Opinion The trio have sworn to combat BERGAMONT STATION — Tangled up in Blue 4 fires in Santa Monica, but only With a brand-new minivan, a Local after a brutal year of training, test- Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press home and her own business, Test of endurance 5 ing and finding a way to fit into The trio of new firefighters were tested on belay lines, laying hose and ladder- Maria Lukvec never expected State the SMFD lifestyle.