SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2003 Volume 2, Issue 235 FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues L O T T O Traveling in style City Hall not FANTASY 5 5, 39, 12, 15, 18 DAILY 3 liable in Blue Afternoon picks: 0, 1, 4 Evening picks: 2, 6, 9 DAILY DERBY 1st Place: 12, Lucky Charms Bus lawsuit 2nd Place: 03, Hot Shot 3rd Place: 05, California Classic Jurors express sympathy for elderly Race Time: 1:41.24 plaintiff but rule against her

NEWS OF BY JOHN WOOD THE WEIRD Daily Press Staff Writer by Chuck Shepard After a day and a half of deliberations, a jury on In the latest news from Philadelphia’s Friday cleared City Hall of liability in an accident that Monell Chemical Senses Center, a researcher said in June that his study left an elderly Big Blue Bus passenger with a broken hip. had found that men’s underarm odor But after delivering their verdict, jurors cautioned City has a stress-reducing effect on Hall not to interpret the ruling as a complete victory. women. The week before that, The “This is not a verdict for the City of Santa Monica,” Wall Street Journal, profiling the said juror Bruce Bolkin, president of a Sylmar-based Gillette Co.’s research lab, reported that lab director Ahmet Baydar is printing company and a former attorney. “We do not working not just on ordinary antibac- think this was right. We think this was woeful.” terial-plus-fragrance products but on Bolkin and other jurors said they believed City Hall a substance that actually blocks odor should train bus drivers to be more careful with elderly receptors in other people's noses. Del Pastrana/Daily Press passengers so the same accident doesn’t happen again. (Gillette’s tests use a synthetic mal- Actors dressed in Egyptian garb parade down the Promenade on Friday pro- odor compound so strong that more moting a Discovery Channel special, which chronicles the expedition that But ultimately there were too many questions raised by than a few molecules can make a found the possible remains of Queen Nefertiti’s mummy. city attorneys to legally justify ruling in Olive Karony’s room uninhabitable, and involve five favor. odor judges who sniff actual armpits Karony, 85, of Santa Monica, broke her hip on the Big and rate them 1 to 10, with 10 mean- ing “your head snaps back.”) Blue Bus No. 3 line in July of last year when the bus took Three new local principals off, causing her to fall. Her lawyers argued in the trial QUOTE OF that City Hall was negligent because it does not require THE DAY its bus drivers to wait for elderly people to be seated ready to go to work before they start moving. “Never eat more than BY PATRICK KINMARTIN students and parents at John Muir. But Deputy City Attorney Norman Hirata said that if you can lift.” Special to the Daily Press Last year, she was highlighted on See BIG BLUE BUS, page 6 – Miss Piggy the PBS television series With summer coming to an “Teaching Reading L-2 — A end, three new principals in the Library of Classroom Practice.” Bush to avoid recall INDEX Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Although she enjoyed the School District are set to begin Horoscopes experience, Duran-Contreras Martha Duran- their new jobs. jokingly said she “has no plans Contreras talk while in state Smile tonight, Aries ...... 2 Martha Duran-Contreras of to go into TV anytime soon” John Muir Elementary School, and will remain committed to BY JENNIFER LOVEN Local Stephen Martinez of the Adult her career as an educator. Associated Press Writer Santa Monica surf report ...... 3 Education Center and Ernesto “Education has always been CRAWFORD,Texas — President Bush planned to Leon of the Edison Language where my heart is,” she said. keep mum on California’s unwieldy gubernatorial Opinion Academy were selected for the “It’s like Cesar Chavez once positions by the district earlier in recall election as he swoops through the state to talk to Turn off sensational news ...... 4 said, ‘It is up to us to educate the summer. The selections were from the heart.’ That has troops about Iraq, boost his environmental image and made by the different schools “campaign for George W.” State always been my approach.” based on several criteria, includ- Duran-Contreras has never The president said he saw no need for new tax cuts Mother slept with son’s friend . . . .7 ing interviews and resume been one to doubt the value of Stephen Martinez now to spur the economy, insisting that the ground- reviews, according to the district. education at a young age. She work was in place for improving the nation’s sluggish National Here is a closer look at the was born in Mexico, then came job market. Dean accused of hypocrisy ...... 8 three new principals in the district: to California with her Spanish- Aides said the administration expected overall growth to reach the point where the economy begins to MARTHA DURAN- speaking family and quickly add jobs around the end of the year. “We’re upbeat International CONTRERAS, JOHN MUIR picked up English. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL She ended up becoming the about the chances for our fellow citizens who are look- Peace plan back on track ...... 10 first member of her family to ing for work to be able to find a job,” Bush said. The school year is yet to start, earn a college degree when she The economic advisers’ meeting reflected concern in People in the News but Duran-Contreras might See BUSH, page 7 Stooges concert canceled ...... 16 already be recognizable to some See PRINCIPALS, page 5 Ernesto Leon

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Kevin McKeown City councilman Santa Monica Iraqis should be taught U.S.-style politics Editor: To show the Iraqi people what our soldiers are dying for in their behalf — freedom, liberty and democracy as exemplified by our great nation — we should send them a videotape tutorial detailing the electoral process as exemplified by the current situa- tion in California, where we thought we elected a governor a few months ago, but apparently didn't. Add to that the presidential election of 2000, where the man who currently resides in the White House was not elected by a plurality of the American voters, but rather was selected by those majority members of a Supreme Court who were appointed by previous presidents of the same political party as he is, and our system of government clearly stands tall, in the geopolitical mirror as the fairest of them all. How can they not love and adore us when all we're doing is occupying their coun- try and trying to impose our system of government on them?

David Stoughton Santa Monica Turn it off and sensationalized news will go away not changed his mind and still had no the first lady ever had a race, it certainly Nobody has demonstrated that the alleged plans to run in 2004. wouldn't surprise me if George Bush beat victim wants publicity or her own talk MODERN In print, they use big and bold print to his wife. But we don't see many stories show. Shouldn't we leave them both alone TIMES catch our eye. Presumably, some people about the president's being in wonderful and just let justice take its course? don't read the entire article or column, but health. Instead, America is flooded by We are assailed by far too many “facts” By Lloyd Garver just skim to the bold print. And often, negative stories rather than positive ones. about celebrities. I honestly wouldn't care these are just teases too. Of course, many famous people love at all if Demi Moore's boyfriend is actual- It's got to stop. publicity, so it's understandable that ly 40 years younger than she is! The latest ratings are in and they're In California right now, a porn star and sometimes the sensational aspects of their And why is every financial and busi- down for news programs. Arnold Schwarzenegger are together on lives are emphasized. Because of his com- ness detail about these people news? Who Analysts believe it's because the public the gubernatorial ballot. However, that mercials, people don't think of Bob Dole is really interested in learning that has grown tired of so much serious news. doesn't mean that this woman deserves the as a war hero or public servant. Today, Jennifer Lopez doesn't change her under- Personally, I hope it's for the opposite rea- same amount of attention that he does. when people think of Bob Dole, they wear as often as she changes her agents? son — that we're tired of so much non- The Clintons are always in the news, think of Viagra and Britney Spears. There's only one way to trash trash serious news. whether they have done anything news- From the play they get in the news, news. If we all just turn off and turn away I don't know about you, but I'm sick of worthy or not. you'd think that shark attacks are more from it, I guarantee that all media outlets sensationalism in the media. So many sto- And when it comes to actors and common than stubbing your toe. The real- will immediately stop giving us manipula- ries involve violence, celebrities, sex or actresses, the lurid trumps everything else. ity is that shark attacks are quite rare, but, tive, sensationalized “news.” “shocking surprises.” It's not bad enough When Hillary Swank won an Oscar for unfortunately, this is the kind of sensa- that they emphasize these stories, but they her role in “Boys Don't Cry,” some people tionalized reporting that gets people to (Lloyd Garver has written for many tel- often mislead us well. weren't interested in her wonderful per- pay attention. evision shows, ranging from “Sesame Last week, I heard a tease on the news formance — they just wanted to see Right now, some news outlets are “all Street” to “Family Ties” to “Frasier.” He that said, “Al Gore makes an important Hillary naked. Kobe, all the time,” even though all has also read many books, some of them announcement about running for presi- So much of the news we see, hear and they've had so far is a preliminary hearing. in hardcover. He writes the Modern Times dent in 2004.” Of course, when they read is negative. President Bush is in great What do people think — that Kobe will column for CBSnews.com’s Opinion page returned from the commercial, I learned physical shape. He prides himself on run- confess before the trial begins? And why and can be reached at smdp@lloy- that the “announcement” was that he had ning and he's pretty fast. In fact, if he and are people being so critical of the woman? dgarvermoderntimes.com.)

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YOUR OPINION MATTERS! Send your letters to Santa Monica Daily Press Attn. Editor: 1427 Third Street Promenade Suite 202 Santa Monica • 90401 • [email protected] Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Page 5 LOCAL NOW SERVING BREAKFAST! New faces at three schools Saturday & Sunday 7am-11am PRINCIPALS, from page 1 He returned to Santa Monica in 1995 to take over as principal at Edison, where he graduated from Loyola Marymount stayed for eight years. University in 1977. Omelettes • Frittatas • Pancakes • Fresh Fruit “I know there are going to be a lot of In 1978, Duran-Contreras began work people at this school who will be sorry to in the Inglewood Unified School District Open Daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. see him go,” said Nancy Rankin, an where she worked for six years as a sub- 2715 Main Street • Santa Monica • (310) 399-9939 • Fax (310) 314-2634 Edison teacher who worked with stitute, classroom and adult ESL teacher. Martinez all eight years. “I’ve worked She came to the SMMUSD in 1985 to under eight principals in my career and he teach at Will Rogers Elementary School. Bring in this ad and receive Since then, she has taught all grades at the was by far the best.” school and served on several different com- Martinez said he hopes to expand the mittees, including the language appraisal Adult Education Center’s offerings to include more programs such as vocational $10 OFF team and the instructional leadership team. While at Will Rogers, Duran-Contreras classes and enrichment opportunities. He towards a Jurlique Anti-Ageing/ also said he would like to further develop also lectured at UCLA’s graduate educa- Antioxidant Facial. tion school, worked for a large education the school’s plans for computer lab classes. Accomplishing those goals will be a wel- consulting firm and served on President 1230 Montana Avenue, Ste. 105 George W. Bush’s National Board of come challenge for Martinez, who has what many feel is a proven track record in the city. Santa Monica • 310-899-1923 Professional Teaching Standards, which [email protected] enabled her to present workshops for “He has done so well because he Spanish speaking parents. knows how the district works and how to “That experience really opened my eyes,” get things done around here,” said Linda Duran-Contreras said. “You can always Basley, another Edison teacher who Build self-esteem & self-assertiveness. learn something new — no matter how long worked with Martinez for his entire Stop negative thinking.Take control of your life & future. you've been in the business of teaching.” tenure at the school. Duran-Contreras will now set her sights “He knows everybody, and that will only Dennis C. Hardin, M.F.T., Ph.D., is a licensed psychotherapist and marriage counselor specializing in personal growth on becoming a principal for the first time in help him continue to be of major benefit to and goal achievement. He is the author of THE ETHICS OF PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT. He has also been certified the educational community,” she said. by the Albert Ellis Institute in the techniques of rational-emotive behavioral therapy. His specialty is developing her 25-year career. She said there are many self-help methods which enable clients to retake control of their lives and remake their own destiny. things she hopes to accomplish at John Muir, ERNESTO LEON, EDISON Working with individuals, couples and families to assist with problems of mental and emotional health. but ultimately her aim is to make “a great ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Call about low rates for group counseling. school out of one that is already good.” Leon comes to Edison as its first new THE LIFE VISION COUNSELING CENTER Although it is her first job as a principal, principal in eight years with a master’s her background and experience make her a 3760 MOTOR AVENUE (near the 10 & 405 Freeways). CALL 310-842-3805 degree in education from Harvard and a Lic# MFC35351 natural leader, said Maureen Bradford, the stint on the National Association of principal of Will Rogers who worked with Bilingual Education in Washington, D.C. 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Education, Leon returned to California in Men’s & Women’s His first teaching job was at Will 1993 and became a bilingual teacher in Amero-Biaigo Designer Clothing Rogers Elementary School and he comes the Oakland Unified School District. A Division of Amerocorp, Inc. to the Adult Education Center after spend- In 1997, he moved back to Los ing eight years as the principal of Edison Angeles, where his teaching career began Italian Fashion & Accessories for 1/3 Retail Price Elementary School. six years earlier with the LA Unified “I have always felt my work locally School District. In his second term with has been a step toward giving back what I the LAUSD, however, he took a position Global fashion E-Store have received from this community,” said as the district’s bilingual coordinator. Martinez, a 1968 graduate of Santa “I learned very quickly bilingual educa- www.ab-us.com Monica High School. “And that will espe- tion is not only beneficial, but also practi- Member of The Certified International Fashion Designers Association - CIFDA cially apply to my new position as I begin cally necessary in today’s society,” Leon working with adults in the area.” said. “There is a very direct link between Although he has worked predominantly what a bilingual education promotes and with children throughout his career, what our society and economy needs.” Martinez’s experience as a bilingual edu- Leon was brought out to the Azusa FACE-to-FACE with the cator landed him at the Adult Education Unified School District in 2002 to Center, a school that specializes in English become the assistant principal at Murray Women & Children of Iraq as Second Language programs for adults. Elementary School. Then, when the posi- Local resident Kelly Hayes-Raitt just returned from her second trip to Iraq, where she found some of the tion at Edison opened up last spring, Leon In 1976, he was named the SMMUSD children and women who touched her so deeply during her first visit in February. She also saw firsthand Board of Education’s director of bilingual jumped at the chance to fill it. the impact of the bombings and invasion on innocent people’s lives, homes and hearts. The trip revealed education after two years as a teacher at “It's a special opportunity,” he said. “I Will Rogers. really believe a good language program is much devastation – and much inspiration. He went on to become principal of key to building a solid community and She will be speaking about the people she met – and remet – in Baghdad, Hillah, Babylon, Fallouja, Basra Farraguat Elementary school in Culver Edison has that type of program.” and Umm Qasr. City, where he set up El Moreno — Leon said he hopes he can help stu- Sunday, August 17 California’s first multi-language program dents at Edison achieve their goals in with Japanese and Spanish immersion at attaining the “best bilingual education 2:00 pm at Democratic Victory Neighborhood Community Group the same school. possible,” while continuing to build the Private home (Pico-Fairfax area) Call for info (310) 581-4421 From 1992 to 1995, he worked on the school’s dual-language immersion pro- Carnegie Task Force, a program put togeth- gram by providing experienced educators. Since February, Kelly has addressed over 60 audiences, including religious congregations, state women’s er by national bilingual educators who “Working collaboratively is crucial in conferences, school classes, community clubs, large peace rallies and small neighborhood meetings. If you worked in conjunction with the government building a successful education program,” he would like her to address your group, please call (310) 581-4421 or e-mail [email protected]. to examine and improve the nation’s focus said. “Edison already has an illustrious histo- Photos may be viewed at www.CommunityCampaigns.com/Iraq. on bilingual elementary education. ry, but the challenge now is to keep it going.” Page 6 ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press RADIANT HEALTH BEGINS WITH DRAGON HERBS LOCAL❑ STATE Are you concerned about your health? Are you low on energy? Do you have problems sleeping? Do you have skin problems? Are you stressed out? Do you have a weight problem? Free Tea! Effort for Camarillo schools Dragon Herbs has the answer - the finest herbal supplements in the to breakaway moves ahead world. 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City Hall unlikely to change Blue Bus training guidelines BIG BLUE BUS, from page 1 was on her way from the YMCA to her Montana Avenue home, was taken to St. City Hall enacts stricter training guidelines, John’s Hospital where she underwent sur- it will become more vulnerable to litigation. gery to have a plate and pins permanently Currently, bus drivers are only required $20 FLAT FEE TO LAX installed in her hip. with ad only to wait for people with disabilities or with special needs to be seated before they begin driving. Simply being elderly is not considered a special need. “People need to go to the Despite that, Hirata argued during the trial that Sanchez had waited for Karony council or do something to be seated but that she stood up after the because it’s ridiculous.” bus was in motion and began walking toward the back of bus before she fell. Karony, who now walks with a cane, — MICHELLE BRAUER sat alone in the courtroom long after the Juror verdict was rendered. “I just can’t believe this,” she said through tears. “The only thing that was She spent a week in the hospital, three against me was I can’t remember after I weeks at a nearby rehabilitation center fell what happened. and now lives with a permanent in-house “How this jury could decide against me caretaker. In the trial, Karony asked for I just don’t know. I wish someone could nearly $300,000 in past and future med- explain this to me.” ical expenses, as well as an unspecified Twelve expert and eyewitnesses testi- amount in pain and suffering. fied during the week-long trial, which was Catherine Lerer, one of Karony’s attor- presented to jurors for deliberations neys, said she is considering filing an appeal. Wednesday afternoon. Other than bus “She doesn’t care that much about the driver Victor Sanchez, of Palmdale, and money,” said Lerer, who added that City Karony, the only two other eyewitnesses Hall had made earlier settlement offers were an Australian couple who witnessed but declined to say for how much. “She the accident and testified via satellite. just wanted to be vindicated by a jury.” The couple was on the bus at the time In the meantime, Sanchez, who sat of the accident and said Karony was walk- beside Hirata in his Big Blue Bus uniform ing down the aisle when the bus took off for the entire trial, said he is relieved by with an unexpected lurch from the inter- the ruling and will likely return to his section of Sixth Street and Wilshire route on Monday. Boulevard, causing Karony to fall. Lerer said that because City Hall won, Hirata attempted to poke holes in their she doubts it will change the way it trains testimony, pointing out that neither of the bus drivers. witnesses actually saw Karony board the But some jurors on Friday demanded bus. He also showed jurors a medical City Hall not remain idle. worker’s report indicating Karony fell “People need to go to the council or do when the bus came to a stop and not when something,” said juror Michelle Brauer of it first pulled away from the curb. Mar Vista, a Loyola-Marymount Law Karony, who at the time of the accident School student, “because it’s ridiculous.” Good thing you recycle your paper... Chances are you’re reading it again. Santa Monica Daily Press Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Page 7 STATE Bush in Santa Monicas to plug environmental record BUSH, from page 1 — or even a mention of the race. nation’s most-populous state by 1.3 mil- Friday morning, Bush was heading for the White House about sagging confidence “I’m going to campaign for George W., lion votes in 2000, but his political advis- the Santa Monica Mountains National in Bush’s stewardship of the economy. A as you know,” he said. ers dream of turning that around next year. Recreation Area to promote his plan to poll released Wednesday showed 36 per- The president also added a qualifica- The aggressive money-gathering push address a severe maintenance backlog in cent said they approved of his economic tion to his statement last week praising the that the president began in May and con- the national park system. Bush has sever- performance. More than half, 52 percent, prospect of the Republican movie star tak- tinued in California this week is set to al environmental events scheduled this in the CBS News poll said they disap- ing the governor’s mansion. “He would be extend into the Northwest and Midwest month aimed at attracting more support from suburban women and rural voters. proved of his handling of the economy. a good governor — as would others run- with at least three other fund-raisers this But those forays have provoked Leaving Thursday morning for a two-day ning for governor of California,” Bush month. Tacked on to each of those appear- advance criticism from conservation visit to Southern California, Bush was said. ances are official presidential events in groups. The National Parks Conservation expected to rake millions more into his re- Bush and his advisers have tried to keep which Bush can promote pieces of his Association, for instance, contended that election campaign account with a fund-rais- the White House distant from the con- agenda, often hand-picked to highlight a frontation that has California’s Democratic political strength or address a possible Bush’s policies on air quality, oil drilling, er each day — one Thursday evening in San wildfire prevention and privatization of Diego and the other Friday at lunchtime in governor, Gray Davis, facing a recall elec- vulnerability. Those events also allow the tion on Oct. 7. Schwarzenegger is one of White House to bill taxpayers for part of National Park Service jobs are damaging, Irvine, Calif., outside Los Angeles. not helping, national parks. Earlier Thursday, Bush was to tell 135 candidates vying to replace Davis if the travel costs. Marines at Miramar Air Station near San voters approve his recall. Diego in a speech and at lunch that the Bush aides said they were standing Iraq war and reconstruction were “essen- clear of the Republican-backed effort. for only tial to U.S. security.” “I haven’t asked anybody to get Nu Speaking with reporters Wednesday, engaged, and I’m not aware of anybody Bush bristled at the suggestion that the that has been engaged,” White House ra $ .95 recall campaign was the dominant item on chief of staff Andrew Card told reporters. the nation’s political agenda right now. Bush himself feigned only as much 54 “There’s maybe other political stories,” interest in the developments as any other he said. “Isn’t there, like, a presidential political junkie, calling it merely “a fasci- BThe popular backless, strapless and side-less nating bit of political drama,” even though race coming up?” adhesive bra. A “total freedom” bra. NuBra is Bush said his California swing would- the outcome could have significant conse- n’t include a plug for Arnold quences for his own chances of making a almost invisible so it can be worn with very sheer Schwarzenegger’s much-hyped candidacy play for California in 2004. Bush lost the clothing. Buy it in bra cup sizes A, B and C. See more lingerie at: CALIFORNIA BRIEFS www.breastandmore.com FREE SAME DAY SHIPPING Firm wants to build fuel station off Oxnard By The Associated Press (310) 463-3808 OXNARD — An Australia-based firm wants to build a $500 million offshore gas terminal to receive California-bound liquefied natural gas shipments. BHP Billiton's floating terminal, the first on the West Coast, would be built 20 miles off Oxnard. The liquefied gas would be converted to vapor through a heat exchange system and transported by an undersea pipe to a utility's pipeline near Ormond Beach, officials said. Houston-based Crystal Energy earlier proposed a similar facility — converting an old offshore oil platform 11 miles off Oxnard — but it met opposition from envi- ronmentalists and several Ventura County leaders. “My opinion hasn't changed,” Mayor Manuel Lopez said after BHP's announce- ment Thursday. “This is something that continues to concern me.” BHP said their project is different from Crystal Energy's plan and that city and county officials should not confuse the two. Their facility would extend beyond shipping lanes and marine mammal migratory patterns, as well as away from the Point Mugu Navy base and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Woman sentenced for sleeping with son’s friend By The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO — A day-care worker studying to become a teacher was sentenced to a year in jail for having sex with her son's 15-year-old friend. Tani Lynne Maine, 40, was convicted of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and committing lewd acts on a minor, both felonies. She was sentenced Thursday, and the judge said she must register as a sex offender. Prosecutors said Maine climbed on top of the boy as he slept on a waterbed next to her 12-year-old son in July 2001. Her son testified later that he woke up and saw his nude mother on top of his friend, who was spending the night in the home. Maine could have been sentenced to nearly four years in prison, but Superior Court Judge Bob Krug decided on a one-year county jail term. The divorced woman's two sons have been placed in the custody of child welfare authorities. Maine had been attending San Bernardino Valley College and was taking cours- es toward earning a teaching credential, Deputy District Attorney Verna Carey said. Page 8 ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press NATIONAL Howard Dean accused of hypocrisy on spending limits BY RON FOURNIER Dean said it's too early to determine AP Political Writer whether he will reject public financing in the primaries. For one thing, he said it is NEVADA, Iowa — Democratic presi- “a little optimistic” to assume he could dential candidate Howard Dean backed raise more money than is available under away from his pledge to adhere to spend- the federal system. ing limits, saying some advisers want to Candidates who take the matching explore opting out of the Watergate-era funds can get up to $18.7 million — public financing system because of his money Dean would be turning away if he sudden fund-raising success. rejects the system — and are limited to Dean said he still intends to accept tax- about $45 million in spending through the payer money and spending restraints, and primary season. suggested he has discouraged his staff The Federal Election Commission last from considering alternatives right now. month declared Dean eligible for match- But he left open the possibility of follow- ing funds. Dean signed a letter to the com- ing President Bush's lead in rejecting pub- mission in June promising to abide by the lic financing. program's rules, including its spending “Could we change our mind? Sure,” he limits. Under FEC practice, Dean could said. One rival campaign accused Dean of withdraw, however, because he hasn't yet hypocrisy. received a matching fund payment, com- Just five months ago, Dean committed mission spokesman Bob Biersack said. to accepting taxpayer money and vowed The campaign of Democratic rival to attack any Democrat who didn't. John Kerry said Dean's letter binds him to The about-face follows his emergence as the Democratic Party's biggest fund- public financing. raising threat. Dean collected $7.6 million “Governor Dean has said repeatedly in the fund-raising quarter that ended June that he supports the system, he's threat- 30, more than his eight rivals, and aides ened to attack other candidates who don't said Friday that he is on pace to far exceed participate, and he's signed a binding con- that total in the next quarter. tract with the federal government to par- In an interview Thursday, the former ticipate in the system,” said Kerry cam- Vermont governor said he did not recall paign manager Jim Jordan. “It would be promising to accept public financing and shocking if he breaks his word and the limits that go with it. Under a program breaches a binding contract for purely designed to curb special interest influ- political reasons.” ence, candidates who agree to state-by- Dean reported raising about $10.5 mil- state and overall spending limits get fed- lion in the first two quarters. Assuming he eral matching dollars for the first $250 of matches his second-quarter total and posts each donation they receive. another $7.6 million by Sept. 30, he “I was asked very early on and I said I would have collected $18 million heading AKC SANCTIONED ALL intend to take the match,” Dean said. “I into the last three months of the year, think what I said is that we weren't look- Dean said, calling that “a long way ing into that as an option.” between here and $44 million.” BREED DOG SHOW However, in a March 7 interview with But some of his advisers believe Dean The Associated Press, Dean committed to has an outside shot of raising the kind of The Malibu Kennel Club will be hosting two days of an accept the taxpayer money. The promise money needed to abandon the public all breed dog show. Come see some of the top dogs in the was echoed by a campaign spokesperson. financing system. nation compete for the coveted Best In Show title! “We've always been committed to this. “We're not looking at that as an option, Campaign finance reform is just some- although there are those in our campaign thing I believe in,” he said in March. Dean that insist on thinking privately that they also said his position was not based on any want to look at it as an option,” Dean said. August 16 & 17 political considerations, such as the size of In March, Dean warned his rivals not at The Santa Monica the field or how much money he can raise. to opt out of public financing. On Friday, however, Dean cited Bush's “It will be a huge issue ... because I Civic Center plans to raise $200 million — five times think most Democrats believe in cam- the spending limit — as a reason for keep- paign finance reform,” he said at the time. ing his options open. Dean made the remarks when the party “I think public financing is a good leaders considered Kerry to be the most thing. The question is what do you do likely candidate to bust the spending limits. with an opponent who can murder you The Massachusetts senator, who is Individual breed judging begins at 8:00 from March to December?” Dean said. independently wealthy, has not said am with group and Best In Show judging Democrats worry that their nominee whether he will accept public financing. starting at approximately 1:45 pm will emerge from the primaries broke, Associates say his decision might be driv- (Specific judging times can be found at restricted by public financing caps, while en by what Dean does. www.jbradshaw.com under “shows”) Bush holds a huge financial advantage Kerry and Dean are the only two candi- until he accepts public financing after the dates who have combined fund-raising GOP convention in September 2004. success with high poll ratings in key states.

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No Nasdaq resumed stock trading on sched- A massive power blackout retreated have to endure a weekend without elec- one was hurt but police fearing additional ule Friday morning, but the American stubbornly Friday as power officials strug- tricity. Everywhere officials urged resi- explosions or possible release of toxic gas exchange delayed trading because prob- gled to understand why the historic outage dents, businesses and travelers to cope evacuated hundreds of residents from a lems at a Consolidated Edison substation spread in minutes through the northeastern with the inconvenience. one-mile radius around the refinery. prevented air conditioning from reaching United States and southern Canada. Lights “This is truly one of the instances In New York City, thousands of strand- the trading floor. flicked on and air conditioners restarted where we're all in this together,” Gov. ed commuters were forced to sleep in bus However, businesses from Manhattan for some, but new problems arose as the Jennifer Granholm of Michigan said dur- and train terminals and even in the streets. through the Midwest were anxious about power system struggled back to life. ing a statewide address Thursday night. Hundreds of out-of-towners at the technical glitches and more power out- There were growing indications the “So be calm, be supportive of your neigh- Marriott Marquis slept on sidewalks ages a day after the biggest blackout in original problem began in Ohio, rather than bor.” State workers in Michigan's capitol, because the hotel did not have a generator U.S. history. New York or Canada, as some had thought. Lansing, were told to report to work to power its electronic room keys. In San Diego, the president said, In Connecticut, Gov. John G. Rowland Friday but in harder-hit Detroit to the east, In Sudbury, Ontario, 210 miles north of “slowly but surely we're coping with this issued an emergency plea for residents to they were ordered to stay home. Toronto, more than 100 miners at a nickel massive, national problem,” and added save power Friday morning after a state While terrorism was swiftly ruled out by mine were stranded in underground lunch- that he would order a review of “why the transmission line fizzled. “There present- President Bush and other officials, there was rooms because the outage halted elevators cascade was so significant.” ly is insufficient capacity to remain a reli- scant indication of what had caused the out- to bring them to the surface, but authorities Bush said he suspected that the nation's able power supply,” John Wiltse, a age, which began on the cusp of Thursday's said they were not in immediate danger electrical grid would need to be modernized. spokesman for the governor, said after a afternoon rush hour in Eastern cities. because they had water and backup power New York Gov. George Pataki praised transmission line that feeds southwestern There are indications it probably “start- was running the ventilation system. his constituents for pulling together to Connecticut went down around 5:45 a.m. ed somewhere in the Midwest, perhaps In Cleveland, the loss of power wasn't help each other. While New Yorkers Cleveland weathered its worst water Ohio,” Michehl Gent, president of the the only problem. About 1.5 million resi- poured out of immobile subway cars, crisis in history as the blackout shut all North American Electric Reliability dents faced a crisis because there was no emerged from stuck elevators, began long four major pumping stations. The pumps Council, said Friday on ABC-TV's “Good electricity to pump water from Lake Erie. walks home or rested in local establish- which serve more than 1 million residents Morning America.” Gent, whose nonprofit At least three Eastern suburbs were out of ments, one unidentified man saw beauty. in the city and 20 suburbs began operating council was formed after the 1965 water and officials said Western suburbs “You can actually see the stars in New Friday morning, but the National Guard Northeast blackout to promote the reliabil- could go dry. York City,” he said. tanked in 7,600 gallons of drinking water ity of the bulk electric systems, did not say With sewage treatment plants blacked Anne Block, a law student in Lansing, to help until taps flowed again. what those indications were but expressed out, untreated waste releases forced the Mich., said she used what little light was In New York City, power was restored confidence that terrorism was not involved. closing of beaches in New York City and coming through a window to finish an Friday morning to parts of all five bor- New York Independent System Cleveland. exam at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. oughs and some suburbs, but millions Operator president William Museler said About 540,000 customers in Ohio were “We were taking an exam and boom, faced a morning rush hour without sub- huge power fluctuations originating from without power, mostly in the Cleveland area. the lights went out. But I was determined way service or many traffic lights and no a Midwest power plant started the down- In New Jersey, where more than 1 mil- to finish. I kept writing. I wanted an 'A.' timetable for full restoration of power. fall of the grid. He said the power swings lion homes and businesses lost power at There was no way I was going to stop “Today will also present challenges,” became so large that the Ontario, Canada, the peak of the outage, all but 50,000 had writing my exam,” she said. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told system could not sustain them, and the been restored by 5:30 a.m. Friday and full Electric industry and government offi- reporters. He asked essential city workers problem migrated to New York. service was expected a few hours later. cials said the nation's power grid has need- to come in but told nonessential counter- The New York Independent System Northern New Jersey commuter railroads ed major upgrades for years, but industry parts to stay home and urged citizens to Operator, which runs the state's wholesale and buses announced limited to full serv- experts said there were three major obsta- use judgment about working Friday. electricity market and monitors power ice Friday. cles in the way: the expense, environmen- “There are worse things than taking a usage, said it had detected a sudden loss In Connecticut, where nearly 310,000 tal opposition and people who didn't want summer Friday off from work,” he said. of power generation at 4:11 p.m. customers served by two power compa- power facilities near their back yards. Bloomberg said a trying, hot night had More generally, industry and govern- nies lost power, all but about 53,000 had Both federal and state agencies, as well cost the life of a 40-year-old who suffered ment experts blamed a system composed service restored by early Friday. as congressional committees, are expect- a heart attack during one of New York of interconnected grids that has not been But in New York, where early esti- ed to investigate the blackout and try to City's 60 serious fires, most caused by upgraded to meet power demands. mates had 80 percent of the state without determine why measures put in place to candles used to stave off darkness. There The disruptions were as diverse as they power, the percentage only dropped to isolate grids and keep power disruptions were 800 elevator rescues; 80,000 calls to were widespread. some 60 percent near midnight. from spreading failed to do so. 911 and a record 5,000 emergency med- A small explosion at the Marathon Oil Despite the outages in Manhattan, New Law enforcement agencies were ready ical service calls. Emergency personnel refinery 10 miles south of Detroit was York's financial markets had no intention for any security problem. Presented Nationally by: ARE YOU Silver Sponsor: BACKED UP? Join us to raise funds to fight Heart Disease & Stroke! 5k Walk • Health Expo • Kids Zone • Pet Zone* • Food • Music • Giveaways IT’S EASY AND WILL SAVE YOU TIME Bronze Sponsors: AND MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

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16, many users failed to download the patch, leaving them vulnerable to the worm, which first started hitting computers around the world on Monday. WORLD BRIEFLY The worm caused computers to reboot frequently or disrupted Internet browsing. But it also packed a second punch: starting at midnight local time on Aug. 16, Peace plan back on track “I believe that as long as Saddam is out there, and we infected computers that have not cleaned up the virus By The Associated Press can’t positively either kill him or capture him, there will will in effect turn into a legion of zombies instructed to remain a blanket of fear over the Iraqi people,” Sanchez repeatedly call up a Microsoft Web site that houses the JERUSALEM — Israel agreed Friday to withdraw said. “If we can accomplish that task then it will be a software patch. With so much traffic flooding the net- from four more West Bank towns, ending weeks of dead- significant turning point in the belief ... of the Iraqi peo- work, the site could be unreachable and computer users lock with the Palestinians over security issues and put- ple that that regime will never come back.” would be unable to access the patch. ting a troubled U.S.-backed peace plan back on track. In a Shiite Muslim slum in Baghdad, meanwhile, an But there’s a flaw. The worm instructed computers to Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian imam equated the American occupation with Saddam’s security chief Mohammed Dahlan reached the deal at a brutal repression of the Shiite majority. An estimated call up http://windowsupdate.com — which is an incor- time when the “road map” peace plan and a Mideast 25,000 people jammed the mosque and the surrounding rect address for reaching the actual Microsoft Web site truce seemed in serious jeopardy because of renewed area for Friday prayers. that houses the software patch. Although Microsoft has violence that included two Palestinian suicide bombings The imam’s sermon was heavy with references to an long redirected those who visited that incorrect address to this week. incident Wednesday in which a Black Hawk helicopter the real site — http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com — It was not clear just how much U.S. pressure helped appeared to have purposely blown down a Shiite religious the company disabled the automatic redirection Thursday end the dispute over who should make the next move banner from a communications tower, sparking a melee in preparation for the onslaught of infected computers. under the peace plan: Israel, which is supposed to pull in which one Iraqi was killed and four were injured. back from more areas of the West Bank; or the The Americans said the dead man fired a rocket-pro- Pledge mandate tossed out by judge Palestinians, who must dismantle militant groups. pelled grenade at a Humvee and was killed when sol- By The Associated Press Under the agreement reached Friday, Israel would with- diers returned fire. draw from the West Bank towns of Jericho and Qalqiliya DENVER — A federal judge Friday blocked a next week and remove some military roadblocks. Virus writer made a mistake Colorado law requiring public school students and Taking down the roadblocks is seen as a major confi- By The Associated Press teachers to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, calling the dence booster. Israeli checkpoints, set up at the start of law discriminatory and divisive. fighting nearly there years ago to keep out militants, SEATTLE — Microsoft may write flawed software, In issuing a temporary injunction, U.S. District Judge have all but paralyzed life in the West Bank. but it can take solace in the fact that the author of the Lewis Babcock said the law discriminates against teach- Israel would then withdraw from the towns of “blaster” worm also made at least one mistake. ers by allowing students to opt out with a note from their Ramallah and Tulkarem in the last week of August, pro- That error may be Microsoft’s biggest weapon in parents. Teachers cannot opt out. vided there are no shooting and bombing attacks and the fending off part two of the Internet attack that started The judge also said the law pits students who choose Palestinian security forces begin dismantling militant Friday and is expected to continue into Saturday. The to say the pledge against those who do not, and students groups, said Shirli Eden, an Israeli Defense Ministry worm, which so far has infected more than 350,000 against teachers. spokeswoman. computers around the world, now aims to bring down Microsoft’s Web site for software patches by flooding it “What is instructional about that?” Babcock asked. with traffic. “You can’t compel a citizen of the United States to ‘Blanket of fear’ in Iraq recite the Pledge of Allegiance.” By The Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security said it has not noticed any activity from the worm yet, but urged home Babcock said failing to recite the pledge conceivably BAGHDAD, Iraq — A “blanket of fear” will hang over users and small and mid-sized businesses to download could lead to suspensions for students and firings for the Iraqi people until Saddam Hussein is captured or killed, the patch from http://www.dhs.gov. teachers, although supporters of the law said there were the commander of coalition forces in Iraq said Friday. The virus-like infection, also dubbed “LovSan” or no penalties. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, speaking with Associated “MSBlast,” exploits a flaw in most current versions of The injunction will be in effect until a yet-to-be- Press Television News, said finding Saddam would help Microsoft’s Windows operating system for personal scheduled hearing on the challenge. Until then the end the guerrilla resistance that has killed 60 Americans computers, laptops and server computers. Although pledge can still be recited, but people can’t be required since May 1. Microsoft posted a software patch to fix the flaw on July to say it. Liberia’s hungry people break through front lines for food GLENN MCKENZIE “Hallelujah,” Daffah cried. “Hallelujah.” biscuits. More aid was due to arrive on is impossible to calculate, but clearly high. Associated Press Writer Celebrations followed the rebels’ with- flights and in relief ships standing by off Blocked from cemeteries by fighting, drawal from the port and much of the sur- neighboring countries, said Hans Vikoler residents had little choice but to gather the MONROVIA, Liberia — Embracing rounding areas. They remained on the of the World Food Program. bodies of friends and strangers and slip loved ones and gulping down whatever edges of the capital Friday, rather than At Methodist University, U.N. World them into marshes or bury them in food they could find, tens of thousands of withdrawing to the Po River, miles out- Food Program officials were able to deliv- Atlantic beaches ringing the city. hungry Liberians on Friday broke through side Monrovia, as agreed. er the city’s first truckload of food aid — Many of those pouring across Friday the front lines that had divided the capital The pullout, negotiated by an 11-day- bags of cornmeal — in weeks. came searching families. for 10 weeks of deadly siege. U.S. old West African peace mission and U.S. More aid is needed, said Jacques Klein, “I heard my house was hit by rockets, Marines and West African peacekeepers diplomats, was in keeping with the rebel the U.N. special representative to Liberia. and I’ve not heard from my family,” said stood guard as the first aid ship docked. pledge to lift their siege of Monrovia once “We need a massive airlift here to deal Philip Seh, an unemployed electrician Singing gospel songs, women surged warlord-president Charles Taylor resigned with an international crisis,” he told who had been looking for jobs in central over a bridge lined with bullet casings and and left the country, and once peacekeep- Associated Press Television News. Monrovia when rebels divided the city. shrapnel after crowds overran razor-wire ers deployed. U.S. forces moved in Thursday, a 200- Crossing over, he sought his wife, three barricades in search of rice, oil and other Withdrawal opened the port, and the strong deployment landing by helicopters children and brother on the former rebel- goods. All around, men and women toted wealth of food around it, to residents and at Liberia’s main airport to take some of held side. bags, baskets and even wheelbarrows on refugees who’d subsisted on leaves, spiny the pressure off the steadily building West “I need to check to see if they’re all their heads as they ventured out for food. snails and little else on the government side. African peace mission. right,” Seh said, jostling across. Monrovia’s New Bridge had been a West African peacekeepers, trying to The troop deployment is the first by Taylor’s former militias were crossing deadly a no-man’s-land since July 19, sep- control the chaos, had planned to open the the United States to Africa since Somalia as well, residents said. arating the cut-off and soon starving gov- front-line bridges later Friday. But waiting in 1993. Taylor’s fighters were feared during ernment side from the warehouses and crowds filling the streets on both sides U.S. troops include a 150-member the siege for nightly rape and looting other stockpiles around the rebel-held port. overwhelmed the peacekeepers soon after rapid reaction force based at the airport, sprees on the government side. People in Fighting in Monrovia has killed well daylight, sweeping past the barbed wire ready to back up West African peacekeep- shantytowns near the bridges set off over 1,000 people, and left hundreds of barricades. ers in any assault. alarms, banging pots and pans, when three thousands of others wasting by the day. “Nobody opened the bridge. They just Marines guarded the landing strip men were seen swimming across A 14-year-old girl, Soleh Sando, overpowered us,” said Pvt. Moses Peter of Friday in two Humvees armed with heavy overnight holding knives. stopped to accept a woman’s gift of corn- Nigeria, a peacekeeper. caliber machine guns. Women and children fled, and men lit meal, which she swallowed raw. “I Crowds raised their hands as they Rebels seized Monrovia’s port and sur- bonfires of wood and tires in slum alley- haven’t eaten in four days. I don’t need to pushed past peacekeepers, showing they rounding neighborhoods on Monrovia’s ways, their ashes still burning late Friday. cook it today,” she said. had no weapons. Bushrod Island in a July 19 offensive Fighting continued Friday around the Nearby, Musu Daffah dropped a bowl At the port, West African forces and aimed at ousting Taylor, a former warlord provincial town of Gbarnga, 110 miles of cornmeal and ran sobbing into the arms about 40 U.S. Marines held the newly blamed for 14 years of bloodletting in the north of the capital, government Gen. of her sister, 24-year-old Memma, who razor-wire lined perimeter, guarding the nation founded by freed American slaves. Adolphus Dolo said. A former stronghold was coming home after surviving repeat- first aid ship that docked Friday. The siege was the latest, and deadliest, of Taylor, the crossroads town is now in ed mortar attacks on the government side. The aid ship held 3 tons of high-protein of three since early June. The true death toll rebel hands. Santa Monica Daily Press ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Page 11 SPORTS 48th Annual Santa Monica City Championship GOLF TOURNAMENT SPORTS IN BRIEF Presented by Winners of each flight advance to By The Associated Press the Mercedes Regional Tournament. The Regional winner baseball BASEBALL advances to the National Final in ■ ATLANTA — Russ Ortiz doesn't want to think about 20 wins. Not yet, anyway. Kapalua, Maui, January 7-12, 2004 Ortiz pitched seven strong innings to become the first 17-game winner in the majors and Atlanta Braves, getting two more homers from Javy Lopez, defeated the W.I SIMONSON, Inc. San Diego Padres 7-4 Thursday night. Authorized Mercedes-Benz Dealer Keeping with the theme for this Braves team, Gary Sheffield and Chipper Jones also homered. Atlanta has 18 homers in its last eight games and 182 for the season, Benefits: Meals on Wheels West, the on pace to shatter the franchise record of 215. Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce & Ortiz (17-5) is one shy of his career high for wins, but he insists that he's not The American Heart Association thinking about individual achievements. Sure, 20 wins is a distinct possibility. Still, he doesn't want to let his mind drift that far ahead. “For me, it doesn't work to look three starts ahead instead of my next start,” he Wednesday said. “There's always been a part of me that's not into my next start. I learned a long time ago that I can't look ahead.” August 27, 2003 Sheffield's homer extended his hitting streak to 18 games, tying his career high. Jones homered for the third game in a row — all since his father, a former college coach, came to town to provide a few hitting tips for his slumping son. Malibu Country Club “We've got to keep bringing him in,” manager Bobby Cox said. “Put him on the 901 Encino Canyon Road payroll.”

■ MIAMI — Eric Gagne put an end to the Florida Marlins' last-inning heroics. The Los Angeles Dodgers' closer struck out the side in the ninth for a 6-4 victo- ry Thursday afternoon, extending his major-league record for consecutive saves at the start of a season with his 40th. Florida beat Los Angeles the previous two nights with walk-off homers in extra innings, but the Marlins went down 1-2-3 on 11 pitches against Gagne. “It seems the more work he gets, the more effective he gets,” Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. Over the past 20 innings, the right-hander has allowed no runs and three hits while striking out 32. “His numbers speak for themselves,” Florida's Mike Lowell said. “You know Lunch & Dinner Provided you'll have a tough at-bat, because he throws hard, and he throws off-speed pitches Individual Stroke Play • Range Balls • Contests for strikes.” Please make checks payable and send to Meals on Wheels West The Marlins lost the lead in the NL wild-card race to the Philadelphia Phillies, P.O. Box 7001, Santa Monica, CA 90406 • T: 310-394-5133 • F: 310-576-1895 • [email protected] who moved one-half game ahead by beating Milwaukee 4-3. The Dodgers closed to within four games and salvaged a split of their four-game series in Miami. “It's nice to come away with a split after the tough games we played the past few days,'' outfielder Jeromy Burnitz said. Burnitz and Adrian Beltre hit two-run homers, increasing the Dodgers' season total to 83 — lowest in the major leagues. It's Not a Private Club. footballFOOTBALL It Just Plays Like One. ■ SAN FRANCISCO — Ken Dorsey still knows how to win, even when it's only for Bay area bragging rights. When you play Robinson Ranch, you'll feel transported to a golf destination Dorsey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to fullback Matt Stanley with 2:19 left, as exclusive as some of the world's most celebrated private clubs. giving the San Francisco 49ers a 14-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night in the annual Battle of the Bay exhibition game. Rick Mirer led the Raiders to the San Francisco 9 in the final minute, but the vet- Yet, remarkably, you are only minutes from Santa Monica eran quarterback fumbled a fourth-down snap with 26 seconds left. Dorsey, who led the University of Miami to 38 victories and a national title during a prolific college career, had another strong game in his fight to make the 49ers' roster. Playing for his favorite childhood team against its cross-Bay rivals, the seventh- round draft choice was just 6-of-15 for 47 yards — but he made all of the most important throws during a 71-yard drive. Stanley nearly dropped the soft screen pass, but recovered from his bobble and dove across the goal line. Brandon Doman — Dorsey's competition for the No. 3 quarterback job — also threw a TD pass as the 49ers (2-0) rallied to beat the Raiders' third-string defenders in the fourth quarter.

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■ MINNEAPOLIS — Lisa Leslie is back and the Los Angeles Sparks are ready to make their run. Leslie scored 19 points in her return after four weeks on the injured list as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-83 Thursday. The Sparks were 4-7 during Leslie's 11-game absence after she bruised her right knee in the WNBA All-Star game. “I think we were missing our leadership and people were forced to play different positions,” Leslie said. “But it was a good learning experience for all of us. We have two starting teams now.” It was the 15th straight win for Los Angeles against Minnesota. All-Star forward DeLisha Milton, also playing for the first time since injured with a left-ankle injury, added 21 points and 11 rebounds. Nikki Teasley had 15 points and 11 assists. “It's a great feeling having the group together, back as a unit,” Milton said. “From a spiritual and emotional standpoint we feel a level of comfort.” two 18 hole layouts only 40 minutes from Santa Monica “Now that we got our team healthy we want to go into the playoffs on a run not 27734 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 a limp,” said Sparks coach Michael Cooper, who was particularly impressed with Clubhouse - 661 252-8484 Golf Shop - 661 252-7666 the way Teasley managed the game and fed her teammates. Page 12 ❑ Saturday, August 16, 2003 ❑ Santa Monica Daily Press COMICS Natural Selection® By Russ Wallace

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CLARKSTON, Mich. — A high wattage rock band $250 fine and perform 70 hours of community service Attorneys for Diaz and Rutter have declined to and a venue named after a power company couldn't make after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. describe the photos or discuss the contents of a video- the show go on during the blackout that hit the state. A traffic officer and about five pedestrians ran after tape taken from Rutter's Venice apartment. Rutter told Iggy Pop & the Stooges had finished a sound check Cafferty's car to stop him after the accident, but Cafferty the syndicated news program “Inside Edition” in mid- Thursday at DTE Energy Music Theatre and were head- drove through at least two red lights and around other July he took the pictures well before Diaz's big break in ed back to their Auburn Hills hotel when the power went vehicles without stopping, dragging the bike beneath his the 1994 film “The Mask.” out, the Detroit Free Press reported on its Web site. car, according to a police complaint. Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the district attor- It was supposed to be the biggest Detroit rock Cafferty later told police that he'd seen a man on a bike ney's office, also declined to discuss the photos. reunion of the year: Iggy with brothers Ron and Scott who may have been a messenger weaving in and out of Last week a judge ordered the photographs and video- Asheton performing their first hometown show in three traffic as he drove south on Ninth Avenue. He told police tape of Diaz sealed and set a Sept. 12 hearing in Superior decades, in front of what would have been a packed that when he looked in his mirror, he saw the man getting Court on her request for an injunction against Rutter. crowd of fans. up off the ground but was unaware he had hit the bicyclist. The concert was rescheduled for Aug. 25. Maldonado had told police he was slightly injured. ■ HARTFORD, Conn. — The Justin Fans seeking refunds can get them at their point of His lawsuit called the injuries serious. Timberlake/Christina Aguilera concert in Hartford that purchase. That may not be much consolation for those was canceled this week is back on. who'd trekked from England, California and elsewhere ■ LOS ANGELES — A photographer charged with The show has been rescheduled for Aug. 22, a week to witness the big night. using photos of Cameron Diaz in an extortion attempt after the original concert date. The Hartford Civic “I'm so bummed,” said Eric Danville, who flew in was denied release on his own recognizance and was Center will honor all tickets from the first date, promot- from New York. “It had to be an act of God or a solar ordered to stay away from the actress. ers said. flare that would keep me from seeing the Stooges.” John Rutter, 41, had been scheduled to enter a plea Concert organizers canceled after three stagehands Thursday in Superior Court, but Commissioner Jeffrey were injured when a lighting grid above the stage at ■ NEW YORK — A bicyclist has filed a $10 million M. Harkavy postponed the arraignment to Aug. 28 to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., collapsed Aug. 9. lawsuit against CNN anchor Jack Cafferty for leaving allow him time to hire a private attorney. About 30 people were working below the 100-by- the scene of an accident. Rutter was arrested Tuesday and held on $250,000 100-foot grid when it buckled and lurched before The lawsuit, filed Thursday in state Supreme Court in bail. Harkavy said that if Rutter could post bail, he was falling, forcing postponement of the sold-out Boardwalk Manhattan, alleges Cafferty was “reckless and grossly not to contact Diaz. Hall show. negligent” when he knocked Billy Maldonado off his The photographer faces charges of attempted extor- Concerts scheduled for this past Monday in Albany, bike with his Cadillac and drove away on May 14. tion, grand theft, perjury and forgery for allegedly trying N.Y., and Wednesday in East Rutherford, N.J., were also A call to Cafferty's attorney was not immediately to use photos of the 30-year-old actress to try to extort postponed.

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