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FREE Santa Monica Daily Press Picked fresh daily. 100% organic news. Santa Monica police has an eye in the sky BY ANDREW H. FIXMER search for a burglar running through a Sunset Park neigh- Daily Press Staff Writer borhood. From the air, the helicopter lit up dark patches of terrain with its high-powered searchlight, called the The Santa Monica Police Department now has an eye “night-sun.” Officers in the air were able to tell officers on in the sky, giving officers an edge in fighting crime. the ground where the holes existed their search perimeter. For more than a month, a helicopter from the Hawthorne Police Department has been regularly patrolling the skies over Santa Monica, assisting local officers on the ground when needed. “An airship gives you a platform to The helicopter patrols are part of a SMPD program dubbed “Operation Prime Time,” which was initially cre- operate. It gives you a way to see from ated to help officers in the field combat a series of gang- the air what officers on the ground are related shootings in a troubled eastside neighborhood. But the helicopter is proving to be more useful than prevented from by buildings.” just finding gang bangers, officials say. The helicopter patrol recently helped SMPD officers — JAMES T. BUTTS JR. Santa Monica Police Chief

The helicopter also is equipped with “forward looking infrared,” a thermal imaging camera that can pick up heat sources from the air. The instrument is so sensitive that it can pick up trails of heat left behind by people who recently walked through an area, or cars that still have warm engines. Suspicious vehicles would be then tracked Andrew H. Fixmer/Daily Press The Pico neighborhood, on Santa Monica’s east- through the police department and their license plate side, is patrolled routinely by the Hawthorne Police numbers would be checked. Department’s new helicopter. This isn’t the first time helicopter patrols have been used in Santa Monica. The city 40 years ago had its own ago. After being pulled over for a traffic violation, the helicopter program, but a defect in the aircraft’s design driver and passenger ditched the car and tried to escape on caused it to crash into the Pacific Ocean in the mid-1960s. foot. One of the suspects fired on police officers. Since then the city has had sporadic helicopter patrols It was an officer patrolling by helicopter that located from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office and other one of the suspects as he ran into a nearby apartment complex. The man’s suspicious behavior caught the Andrew H. Fixmer/Daily Press nearby cities. Detective Jim Dixon, a Hawthorne tactical officer, A helicopter from an assisting agency helped nab an See HELICOPTER, page 6 patrols the skies above Santa Monica last Thursday. alleged gang member Dixon operates the helicopter’s surveillance equip- who led police on a chase ment and communicates with Santa Monica police through the Pico neigh- officers on the ground. borhood four months Ovitz deal has Hollywood’s Court orders landlord to eyes on ‘The Firm’ agency BY GARY GENTILE Time Warner itself has seen. Last month, AP Business Writer that company reported the largest quar- terly loss ever for a U.S. firm. pay tenant relocation fee LOS ANGELES — It’s one thing to Ovitz has seen his influence in create the kind of buzz generated by a BY CAROLYN SACKARIASON annual income is less than $24,900. Hollywood wane since 1995, when the high-profile deal, but it’s quite another to powerful talent agent left Creative Daily Press Staff Writer Wagerman, a restaurant waiter, provid- deliver on the promise. ed income tax returns to Santa Monica Artists Agency to become president of A Santa Monica man has been ordered Last year, 37-year-old talent manager The Walt Disney Co. He departed Superior Court Judge John Reid that Jeff Kwatinetz told those around him he to pay $4,300 to his former tenant after he showed he was entitled to the relocation Disney after just 14 stormy months with evicted him, a judge ruled Friday. wanted his growing company, called a multimillion-dollar severance package. money because his income was below the The Firm, to become “the next AOL Giulio Della Rocca claimed Kent He started AMG in 1999. Despite spo- Ellis requirement. Time Warner.” Wagerman was illegally sub-leasing his But what was central to the arguments Last week, he got one step closer to radic success, the company never rent-controlled apartment on 20th Street heard in Friday’s court proceedings was his goal, buying the talent management reached critical mass. and therefore he shouldn’t have to pay whether or not Wagerman illegally portion of Artists Management Group, For now, many in Hollywood are him to move. rented out his one-bedroom apartment to the company Hollywood super agent looking at Kwatinetz as the new kid on Under the state’s Ellis Act, Della another man. Michael Ovitz had hoped would become the block, the giant slayer, the brilliant, Rocca was allowed to evict four tenants Della Rocca said when he was closing a major player, producing movies and brash and ambitious pretender to the when he converted the apartment com- escrow early last year he learned that a television shows featuring Ovitz’s stable throne once occupied by Ovitz. plex into his own home last year. But the different tenant was living in Wagerman’s of actors, writers and directors. The Firm, created in 1997, is still law requires that tenants who fall under But size and reach — even buzz — do rather small compared to other talent rent control be paid a relocation fee if they apartment. Within days of learning the not translate readily into profits, as AOL See FIRM, page 7 are “Ellised” out of the building and their See EVICTION, page 3

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[email protected] Specializing in Del Pastrana ...... [email protected] ERRAND RUNNER PRODUCTION ARTIST Dave Danforth ...... [email protected] 19th Century Antiques Corinne Ohannessian . [email protected] Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Monday, May 13, 2002 ❑ Page 3 LOCAL Judge rules that displaced renter should be paid EVICTION, from page 1 tled to the relocation money if he was liv- that were addressed to a man named apartment — he only allowed Eastman to ing in the building for 12 months prior to James Eastman, the person who was liv- stay there while he was away on business building was up for sale, Wagerman being evicted, which he wasn’t, Della ing in Wagerman’s apartment. — which was four months in 1999. moved back into his apartment and the Rocca claimed. Judge Reid gave little thought to the “My name is the one on the lease and I sub-leaser moved out, Della Rocca said. Della Rocca showed several pieces of mail Della Rocca provided as evidence, was the one evicted,” Wagerman said. He argued that Wagerman is only enti- mail that he had collected at the complex arguing that it’s common for mail to show “Even if I did sublet, it’s up to the (old) up at the wrong address. What he was landlord.” more concerned about was whether Reid, who was unfamiliar with the Wagerman was living in the apartment Ellis Act, ordered that Della Rocca pay Cops honored by SMPD when Della Rocca purchased the building. Wagerman the $4,250 in relocation fees By Daily Press staff Wagerman said he didn’t sub-lease the and $50 in court fees. Santa Monica’s top cops were honored this weekend for their heroism and service in the community. The Santa Monica Police Department’s Awards Banquet was held on Friday at the Casa Del Mar Hotel, where most of the city council and the city’s top staff were on hand to show appreciation to the department. David Sampson, Jr. received the citizen involvement award for assisting in the apprehension of an armed bank robbery suspect, and John Catoe, Deputy CEO for Campaign season has begun in Santa members. Supporters of the measure the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Monica. Last week residents learned think certain neighborhoods, like the The following awards were presented by the SMPD: about a November ballot measure that city’s eastside, are not represented. would rewrite how people are elected to This week Q-Line wants to know, “Do the city council. If approved, the measure you feel adequately represented by CHIEF’S AWARD beyond the norm, redefines and takes to · John Beard, KTTV Fox 11 heart the term “civic duty.” would allow residents to vote for one city your city council? Why or why not?” For donating his time to narrate the council member from their neighbor- Call (310) 285-8106 with your Emmy nominated SMPD documentary SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD hood, instead of all seven who run at- response. We’ll print them in Friday’s “Every 15 Minutes, For My Friends” · Denise Cepeda, Crossing Guard large currently. It also would require that paper. Please limit your comments to a about the tragic effects of teen drinking- · Hazel Darden, Transcriber Typist the mayor be elected by the people, minute or less; it might help to think first and-driving and countless other volunteer · Kathy Keane, Sergeant instead of being appointed by council about the wording of your response. activities which benefit the police depart- · Carol Lekowski, Identification Technician ment and the Santa Monica community. · Alfonso Lozano, Cadet · Erick Milosevich, Investigator MEDAL OF COURAGE · Katherine Mitchell, Community Santa Monica High Vikings · James Hirt, Sergeant Service Officer · Christopher Dawson, Investigator · Alex Padilla, Lieutenant Awarded to any police department · Rene Talbot, Youth Service Counselor employee for an act of extraordinary hero- Honors an employee whose perform- bound for the playoffs ism above and beyond the call of duty. ance has made a significant contribution or BY JESSE HALEY Reliever Jake Glick held the Panthers improvement to the operation of the police Special to the Daily Press scoreless into the tenth when closer MEDAL OF MERIT department by going above and beyond Danny Casanova, took the mound for · Jason Mann, Range Master the duties of their jobs. Santa Monica High School’s division · Eric Uller, Police Technology Specialist Samohi. Casanova threw one pitch to one baseball team will compete in post- Kyle Degener for his second homer of the · Michael Cveyich, Crime Prevention CITY ATTORNEY’S AWARD season play despite their last two losses. game and the Peninsula victory. Coordinator · Ira Rutan, Sergeant Samohi’s Vikings began the third week At Santa Monica last Tuesday, the · Christopher Dawson, Investigator in the Bay League with an 8-3-1 record, two Awarded to any police department OFFICER OF THE YEAR Vikings took a one-run lead in the first employee for distinguished and outstand- · Donald Doss, Technical Police games ahead of fourth-place West Torrance. Only the top three teams from each inning when James Cooper hit a looping ing service of an exemplary nature. Reserve, 2001 RBI single into shallow left. But Panthers’ · James Hirt, Sergeant, Santa Monica league advance to post season. With a regular season tie and a loss to West Torrance, All-League pitcher Andy Beal wouldn’t LINE OF DUTY MEDAL Police Officer’s Association, 2001/2000 give up another run. In the top of the fifth, · James Hirt, Sergeant · Michael Bambrick, Police Officer, the Vikings needed a win in their last two · Cristina Coria, Police Officer SM Police Officer’s Association, 1999 games to clinch a playoff spot. with runners on first and second, Panther · Steven Wong, Police Officer · Michael Bambrick, Police Officer, In the way were defending Bay League catcher Brett Mendoza ripped a double for Awarded to any police department JAYCEES, 2001 champs, first-place Peninsula High. two RBIs, a 2-1 lead, and the game. employee who, through no fault of their · Steve Heineman, Sergeant, At Palos Verdes last Thursday, West Torrance beat Torrance high own, sustained serious or career-debilitat- JAYCEES, 2000 Peninsula led 3-0 going into the fifth Tuesday, but lost Thursday, dropping one ing injuries during the performance of job- · Greg Smiley, Sergeant, JAYCEES, 1999 inning when the Vikings rallied for five game back and out of playoff contention. related functions. runs. 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Officers were able to catch the Butts said. individual before he could escape. Hawthorne’s helicopter is about five • CHARTERS “An airship gives you a platform to minutes away by air, depending on traffic operate,” said SMPD Chief James T. Butts coming into and out of Los Angeles • FILMING Jr. “It gives you a way to see from the air International Airport. The helicopter typi- what officers on the ground are prevented cally flies north up the coast below 500 Associated with Hover View Helicopters feet, directly under departing planes tak- • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY from by buildings.” ing off from LAX. The helicopter and its officers are able The helicopter enters Santa Monica (310) 880-0644 • TRAINING to give local police a bird’s eye view of over the ocean, flies over the pier and up what’s going on in the streets that may be to Pacific Palisades’ border. 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With the helicopter’s presence, Hawthorne officials aren’t charging more patrols by officers on the ground Santa Monica for the use of the helicopter and community outreach by the SMPD, now, but they want cities to partner with gang activity has slowed in the Pico them to cut down on some of the costs and Grand neighborhood in the past month. to expand their operations. The helicopter *Try Our Opening! “Presence of the helicopter can stop an cost $400,000 and has required about Sham attack,” Thomas said. “It really is an $50,000 in fuel, maintenance and operation Shishlake — enhancement to the officer’s safety and it since the program began in January. 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Q-Line: Dionne Warwick arrested 310.285.8106 for pot possession in Miami By The Associated Press Warwick was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles when screeners at Concourse D MIAMI — Police arrested singer Dionne Warwick on Sunday when bag- noticed a suspicious item about 7:30 a.m. gage screeners at Miami International in Warwick’s carry-on bag. She missed Airport found 11 suspected marijuana cig- the flight. arettes inside her lipstick container. The five-time Grammy award winner Warwick, 61, of Miami Beach, was became known in the 1960s for such songs charged with possession of less than 5 grams as “Walk on By” and “I Say A Little Prayer.” of marijuana. She was allowed to sign an A spokesperson for Warwick could not affidavit to promise to appear in court. immediately be reached. Firm’s power on the rise FIRM, from page 1 The Firm also has a sports division that New Spring management firms and talent agencies has signed on to represent Sue Bird, a first- Arrivals! such as CAA, ICM and William Morris. round draft choice for the WNBA Seattle But the speed of its rise to power in the Storm. The company is also planning a music management business has attracted feature film around the popular children’s New, Used & attention, as has Kwatinetz, a Harvard character “Arthur,” a cartoon aardvark. Law School graduate known as much for Those who know Kwatinetz say he has Vintage his temper as his drive. a history of partnering with people and Kwatinetz himself is staying quiet, pre- then alienating them, often using the ferring to publicly praise the talent man- courts to sever business relationships. agers at The Firm who represent clients Two years ago, Kwatinetz had to return such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, the Dixie $25 million to Robert Sillerman, the Chicks and others. founder of Clear Channel Communication’s In addition to music management, The concert promotion arm, SFX, after a deal to Firm also represents actors Martin acquire The Firm fell through. Lawrence and Vin Diesel, is involved in The challenges Kwatinetz faces are clear film and music production and owns the to billionaire Haim Saban, who sold his Pony sportswear company. stake in Fox Family Worldwide to Disney Kwatinetz declined to be interviewed last year and who is considering a major while his deal with AMG is being com- investment in the talent management field. pleted. But he has described The Firm as Saban decided against making an offer a place where musicians, actors and other for The Firm in part because he believes a artists can achieve their creative vision, a mega-agency that produces and sells con- one-stop shop that can help an actor direct tent for its clients cannot work. Saban said a music video, put a musician into a film such companies cannot raise the enor- and create brands around artists. mous amounts of money it takes to fund Kwatinetz has yet to say how he plans to such projects, and that the risk is not succeed where someone as well-connected worth taking without also owning distri- and equally as brash as Ovitz failed. bution — television networks, cable chan- His wide-ranging company includes a nels and the like. stake in Build-a-Bear Entertainment, Saban praised Ovitz for his efforts but said which operates a chain of stores that lets he does not intend to enter the talent manage- kids design their own stuffed animals. ment business to take up where Ovitz left off. Page 8 ❑ Monday, May 13, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press SPORTS Kobe Bryant comes to life to wrap up Lakers’ win BY T.A. BADGER the winning basket. Horry back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Lakers an 18- Associated Press Writer Popovich praised Bryant’s intensity, saying “he has an 12 lead, their largest advantage in the half. Los Angeles uncommon will to win. He has the exact same will to win made eight of its first 11 shots from the floor. SAN ANTONIO — Kobe Bryant says he loves play- that Michael (Jordan) had.” San Antonio then went on a 9-1 run capped by a tip-in ing in San Antonio, and his second straight fourth-quar- Laker forward Samaki Walker said the late-game zeal by Robinson to go up 21-19, but Los Angeles, which ter rescue job was proof. permeates the team. missed six straight attempts, came back with three bas- Bryant wasn’t having much of a game Sunday after “We came out a lot more aggressive,” said Walker, kets in the final two minutes of the period for a 25-25 tie. three periods — 7-for-21 shooting, 16 points — but he who had eight points and six rebounds. “In the fourth Duncan’s 12 points in the third helped the Spurs build came to life in the fourth. quarter, you need a sense of urgency. We tend to kick it the margin up to 10 late in the quarter, 73-63. Scoring 12 points, including a pair of key 3-pointers up a notch.” O’Neal, who scored nine in the period, was called for and a go-ahead putback with five seconds remaining, While Duncan led all scorers, only three of his points a flagrant foul with 1:21 remaining in the third when he Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers to a come-from- came in the fourth quarter. Tony Parker added 15 and David hammered Antonio Daniels going baseline to the basket. behind 87-85 victory over the Spurs. Robinson 12. Duncan and Robinson each had 11 boards. It was his fourth personal, and he went to the bench until Two days earlier, Bryant scored 11 in the fourth and the With the score tied at 10, O’Neal hit a jumper and 9:34 of the final quarter. Lakers also erased a late deficit to come away with the win. By sweeping San Antonio at the Alamodome, Los Angeles now holds a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 is at the Staples Center on Tuesday. National Basketball Association playoff schedule When asked about his late heroics, Bryant smiled. “I’ve dreamed of these situations countless times as a By The Associated Press Sunday, May 12 New Jersey 89, Charlotte 79, New Jersey leads series 3-1 kid, and I still dream of them today,” he said. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS — EDT (Best-of-7) As important as Bryant’s offense was, the Lakers’ Boston 90, Detroit 79, Boston leads series 3-1 Saturday, May 4 L.A. Lakers 87, San Antonio 85, L.A. Lakers lead series 3-1 defense kept the Spurs from scoring a field goal for near- Sacramento 108, Dallas 91, Sacramento leads series 1-0 Monday, May 13 ly the final seven minutes. Sunday, May 5 San Antonio managed only three free throws by Tim Dallas at Sacramento, 9 p.m., if necessary New Jersey 99, Charlotte 93, New Jersey leads series 1-0 Tuesday, May 14 Duncan after Bruce Bowen’s 3-pointer put the Spurs up Detroit 96, Boston 84, Detroit leads series 1-0 82-72 with 6:57 left. Boston at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary L.A. Lakers 86, San Antonio 80, L.A. Lakers lead series 1-0 San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary “We had five or six shots that were either ill-advised Monday, May 6 Wednesday, May 15 or not shot with confidence,” Spurs coach Gregg Dallas 110, Sacramento 102, series tied 1-1 Charlotte at New Jersey, TBA, if necessary Popovich said. Tuesday, May 7 Sacramento at Dallas, TBA, if necessary The Spurs ended the game in inept fashion as Terry New Jersey 102, Charlotte 88, New Jersey leads series 2-0 Porter fell down after receiving an inbounds pass with San Antonio 88, L.A. Lakers 85, series tied 1-1 Thursday, May 16 3.2 seconds left, then got the ball to Duncan for a des- Wednesday, May 8 Detroit at Boston, TBA, if necessary peration 20-footer that wasn’t even close to the basket. Boston 85, Detroit 77, series tied 1-1 L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA, if necessary Duncan, who led all scorers with 30 points on 9-for-15 Thursday, May 9 Friday, May 17 shooting, grabbed his jersey and covered his head with it Charlotte 115, New Jersey, 97, New Jersey leads series 2-1 New Jersey at Charlotte, 8 p.m., if necessary immediately after the final buzzer sounded. Sacramento 125, Dallas 119, Sacramento leads series 2-1 Saturday, May 18 He said afterward that the Lakers sagged on him Friday, May 10 Dallas at Sacramento, TBA, if necessary defensively, and that he gave up the ball during the game Boston 66, Detroit 64 San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA, if necessary in order to get the best shot. L.A. Lakers 99, San Antonio 89, Sunday, May 19 “I tried to be patient, tried to find open people,” he Saturday, May 11 Charlotte at New Jersey, TBA, if necessary said somberly. “I just should have been more selfish.” Sacramento 115, Dallas 113, Sacramento leads series 3-1 Boston at Detroit, TBA, if necessary The Lakers have now won a record 11 straight playoff games on the road. Shaquille O’Neal added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Robert Horry contributed 13 points. But one of the most compelling stories of this game, as it was in their two other losses, was the Spurs’ offensive collapse down the stretch. Duncan followed Bowen’s 3-pointer with a pair of free throws to make it 84-74 with 6:15 left. San Antonio then came up empty on six straight trips down the floor, while the Lakers worked their way back from the foul line, making five of six in 51 seconds. Bryant then hit consecutive 3-pointers, sandwiched around a free throw by Duncan, to tie the game at 85 with EXTRA!! 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The limou- Carter, Castro said, could speak with anyone “even if sine was a gift to Cuba from then-Soviet leader Leonid I. they do not share our endeavors,” an obvious reference to Brezhnev in the mid-1970s and is used only for the most human rights groups. He also said Carter could go any- distinguished of guests. where — including Cuban scientific centers, which U.S. Castro has been Cuba’s head of state during the officials recently claimed could be working toward mak- administrations of 10 American presidents. With none ing biological weapons. were relations less hostile than with Carter’s. Carter said he and his wife, Rosalynn, had traveled As president from 1977-81, Carter helped re-establish here as friends of the Cuban people and hoped to meet diplomatic missions in both countries and negotiated the many during their five-day stay. Carter reminded Cubans release of thousands of political prisoners. He also made it that he would be addressing them on live television possible for Cuban exiles to visit relatives on the island and, Tuesday evening. for a short time, for other Americans to travel here freely. After their private jet arrived at 10:45 a.m., Castro But a U.S. trade embargo is still in place after four escorted the Carters down a red carpet and over to a Cristobal Herrera/Associated Press wooden podium with the Cuban and American flags fly- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter extends a hand decades and relations are as chilly as ever. The American ing alongside. They stood at attention for the playing of to Cuban President Fidel Castro during Carter’s government also restricts travel here for most of its citizens. the Cuban and the American national anthems. The “Star- arrival in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. Carter is the first “Jimmy Carter! You are one of our best presidents! I Spangled Banner” is rarely heard in Cuba, though it was U.S. president to visit Cuba since the 1959 revolution love you!” American Elaine George yelled out a window also played when the Baltimore Orioles competed that put Castro in power. of a hotel bar as the former president walked by on a tour against a Cuban all-star baseball team here in 1999. his country is trying to develop biological weapons. of the historic district. “It is no secret that for almost a century there have not “You will have free and complete access — together “I’m not supposed to be here,” said George, of been optimal relations between the two states,” Castro with any specialists of your choosing — to that or any Benicia, Calif. “Don’t tell my mother!” told Carter in his brief remarks. “However, I wish to state other of our most prestigious scientific research centers, Carter, is the first former or sitting U.S. president to that in the four years of your tenure as president, you had some of which have been recently accused, just a few visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge came in 1928, has the courage to make efforts to change the course of those days before your visit, of producing biological weapons,” emphasized this is a private visit and that he will not be relations. That is why those of us who were witnesses to said Castro, who has vigorously denied the accusations. negotiating with the Cuban government. that attitude see you with respect.” Carter has a science background, but in nuclear technol- The White House and Cuban exiles want Carter, who Castro also told Carter he was welcome to expand his ogy. He has a bachelor’s degree in science from the U.S. has made a post-presidential career out of monitoring scheduled visit later this week to a biotechnology institute to Naval Academy and as an officer in the Navy, Carter did elections in developing democracies, to talk bluntly with include other similar institutions after recent U.S. charges graduate work in nuclear technology and nuclear physics. his host about human rights and democracy. Singapore digs up 58,000 dead to make room for living BY ALEXA OLESEN exhumed from a neighboring Muslim sec- nial era, missionaries or casualties of war. headstone will not be lost when the ceme- Associated Press Writer tion and reburied elsewhere. Others are sailors, such as Augustine tery is razed. His is one of a handful of All unclaimed Christian remains will Podmore Williams, the Englishman markers deemed “historically significant” SINGAPORE — L.F. Yong starts dig- be cremated by the government and, thought to be the inspiration for Joseph by Singapore’s National Heritage Board and ging bodies just after dawn. On an aver- unless the ashes are claimed within a year, Conrad’s novel “Lord Jim.” it will be put in a memorial garden, along age day, he and his team of 20 workers they will be scattered at sea. Christian “He was a big, hefty guy,” said Sue with an ornate iron gate from Bidadari. will crack open 40 graves and empty them families that want to rebury remains must Williams, a Briton who is not related to Families can take sculptures and grave- of their bones by noon. pay for it, but the government is reburying the seafarer. “He died bankrupt. He was stones home but most have not. Yong is responsible for the hands-on remains from faiths that ban cremation, known as ’Daddy.”’ Unclaimed headstones are smashed and work in a government project to clear the including Muslims, Jews and Parsis. Unlike most in the cemetery, his small put into a pit. Bidadari Cemetery, one of the largest Since March 2001, Singapore has pub- Christian burial grounds in Southeast Asia. lished numerous notices about the exhu- The project will convert the resting place mation in newspapers here and in for 58,000 dead into 12,000 centrally locat- Australia, Britain and Malaysia, but only West Bank withdrawal ed, high-rise apartments for the living. 9,449 bodies have been claimed. The project is fueled by crowded Once those remains are exhumed, Singapore’s hunger for land. The tiny Yong’s team will start digging up and cre- island, nestled between Malaysia and mating the unclaimed, said Sum Foong Indonesia, covers 251 square miles and Yee, a spokesman for the Housing and has 4 million residents. Development Board, which is overseeing In Singapore, government housing, the project. highways and rapid transit lines have been In many cultures, cemeteries are consid- creeping ever closer to the Bidadari ered landmarks and even tourist attractions Cemetery and will take over within 10 but not in traditional Chinese communities, years when the apartments and a new sub- noted Scottie Oakley, an American who is way station are completed. a guide at Singapore’s Asian Civilizations For now, the oasis of frangipani trees Museum and is helping produce a picture and rolling hills remains peaceful. Rows book to preserve Bidadari’s history before of gravestones and marble statues are the bulldozers roll in. spread over 64 acres, their epitaphs Oakley said many Chinese, who make engraved in a dozen different languages, up 75 percent of Singapore’s population, including Chinese, English, Portuguese, will not visit friends after paying respects at Japanese and Hindi. The word Bidadari family plots because they feel it’s bad luck. itself comes from “widyadari,” a type of “I could spend an afternoon in a ceme- Hindu nymph. tery, but in this culture that would not hap- Over the past two decades, the govern- pen,” she said. ment has exhumed more than 36 cemeter- Oakley and two other women, Sue Udo Weitz/Associated Press ies of different races and religions. Williams and Liesel Strauss, began work Israeli Merkava tanks sit in a line before being loaded on trucks for transport Bidadari, one of the largest to be cleared, on the coffee-table book about the ceme- from the Bethlehem checkpoint on Sunday after their complete withdrawal contains the remains of 58,000 Christians tery last year, taking pictures and record- from the West Bank town of Bethlehem.The Israeli army withdrew the last of buried between 1907 and 1972, with most ing epitaphs. its soldiers from Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank this weekend interred before 1951. About 10 percent of those buried here and Israeli reserve soldiers began returning home Sunday as the army post- An additional 68,000 bodies will be are expatriates, businessmen from the colo- poned a planned incursion into the Gaza Strip. Page 10 ❑ Monday, May 13, 2002 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press COMICS

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The orbits of Earth and Mars are out of sync — Associated Press Writer “We’re in a decade of discovery for Mars,” Garvin Earth moves around the sun in an almost circular path, said. “It will fill in the homework we need, so come 2010, while Mars’ orbit is more of an oval. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Though it will likely maybe sooner, we’ll know enough to start asking the That makes finding the right trajectory a devilishly be decades before a human sets foot on the Martian sur- question, ’Now what do we do if we want to insert complicated mix of celestial mechanics and mathemati- face, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and scientists at humans as the explorers?”’ cal theory. Purdue University already are working on a shuttle they Aldrin first came up with the idea of an Earth-to-Mars “It’s like a game of celestial billiards,” Longuski said. hope will one day take people from Earth to the Red cycler in the mid-1990s, and he’s been working on it ever “Tell me which shot will knock all the balls into the pockets.” Planet and back. since. Along with Longuski at Purdue, researchers at the Students at Purdue are using complex computer simula- The interstellar bus line would involve two massive Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University tions to calculate the right paths. Researchers at Texas and spacecraft that could house up to 50 people on their six- of Texas are involved in the project. MIT are considering other details, like how to get the cycler month shuttles between the two planets. The craft would positioned just right in space to begin its journey, and how continuously cycle between Earth and Mars using gravi- to design the taxi craft that will ferry people to land. ty as their primary power source, with an occasional shot Garvin, of NASA, said other innovators across the from a booster rocket. “If we’re going to go to Mars with country are brainstorming about Mars colonization, con- “If we’re going to go to Mars with human beings, we sidering everything from how colonies will be construct- need to do it in an evolutionary way, so that we can con- human beings, we need to do it in ed to how life will be sustained. tinue doing it,” said Aldrin, the second man to walk on an evolutionary way ...” “We need those ideas, we need to support them,” the moon. Garvin said. “You’ve got to build the foundation first James Longuski, a professor of aeronautics and astro- — BUZZ ALDRIN before you build the cathedral.” nautics at Purdue, agrees that it doesn’t make sense to Astronaut But why, besides the inherent mysteries of a far-off land the first people on Mars without knowing how to place, should so much effort go toward colonizing Mars? land more. The nation’s enthusiasm about the space program has “We want to know what the transportation setup All the research so far is theoretical, and Longuski waned since the Apollo missions, and a recent Brookings would look like before we’ve even set foot on Mars,” said the earliest he could imagine cyclers being used is Institution survey on government priorities puts space Longuski said. 2018. exploration near the bottom of the list. While it may sound like putting the wagon a few light The craft would never actually stop at either planet. A Aldrin said the push toward Mars is inevitable, both years ahead of the horse, Jim Garvin, NASA’s lead scien- smaller “taxi” vehicle would dock with the cycler on its for economic and scientific reasons, and it’s imperative tist for Mars exploration, said these ideas must be consid- sweep past, unloading passengers and transporting them for America to lead the way. Russia already has started ered now, even though human travel to Mars is a distant to the surface. capitalizing on space tourism, something Aldrin believes goal. In fact, it’s not on the current administration’s radar. Once a cycler is launched on a specific trajectory, could become a major industry and a primary source of NASA’s Mars program has been set back in recent gravity would keep it circling the planet. This is what’s funding for Mars exploration. years, particularly in 1999 when two spacecraft failed known as a gravitational “slingshot” effect. “I think the leadership will come to the nation that upon reaching Mars, one burning up in the planet’s atmos- As a spacecraft travels near a planet, the gravity of that develops a strong space transportation system,” Aldrin phere and the other disappearing after a software failure. planet pulls the craft toward it, then whips it around the said. “The nation that develops that will have an absolute The program got back on track earlier this year when other side, boosting its speed. This is the same phenome- clear advantage over others, economically and in many the Mars Odyssey spacecraft entered an orbit around the non that in 1970 helped NASA safely bring home the other ways.” Red Planet and began mapping the mineral and chemical crippled Apollo 13, using the moon’s gravity to slingshot Longuski sees the colonization of Mars more as a neces- makeup of the surface. the craft and crew back to Earth. sity for survival — 10,000 or 100,000 years down the road Garvin said NASA will spend about $500 million a The trick is finding the right path for these cyclers to — given the Earth’s limits in room and natural resources.

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