FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 Volume 3, Issue 235 FREE Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues DAILY LOTTERY FANTASY 5 President Bush leaves SM with millions 2 3 4 11 16 DAILY 3 He promises to compete for California’s vote in November Daytime: 5 3 0 Evening: 2 0 0 BY JOHN WOOD medical liability, encourage new DAILY DERBY Daily Press Staff Writer 1st: 06 Whirl Win business growth and fight terrorism. 2nd: 02 Lucky Star “There’s a lot of talk in 3rd: 03 Hot Shot SM AIRPORT — More than Washington, but this administra- RACE TIME: 1:41.48 500 people gathered in a hangar tion, like Arnold Schwarzenegger here Thursday evening for a in California, is getting things NEWS OF THE WEIRD Republican Party fundraiser that done,” said Bush, who concludes BY CHUCK SHEPARD officials said netted $3 million. his 12th visit to California as pres- Guests paid up to $25,000 apiece ident this morning, flying on to ■ In Dadeville, Ala., in 1999, Mr. Gabel to nosh on roast beef filet and Taylor, 38, who had just prevailed in an Portland, Ore., Seattle, Wash., and informal Bible-quoting contest, was shot grilled asparagus, and hear from Sioux City, Idaho, before return- to death by the angry loser. And in 1998, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, first ing to the capital. the Rev. John Wayne “Punkin” Brown Jr., lady Laura Bush and President 34, died of a rattlesnake bite while minis- Bush spent the bulk of his 30- tering at the Rock House Holiness Church George W. Bush. minute address discussing the role in northeast Alabama near Scottsboro. In a Backed by 12 American flags of the United States in the Middle landmark book on snake-handling and dressed in a dark blue suit, preachers in the South ("Salvation on East and pointing out inconsisten- Sand Mountain” by Dennis Covington), the Bush told supporters he would cies in Sen. John Kerry’s voting legendary Brown was called the “mad spend the next four years working record. He also discussed military Michael Owen Baker/Special to the Daily Press monk,” the one most “mired in the ... to improve public schools, fix an Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greets President George Bush as Bush is intro- blood lust of the patriarchs.” His wife, efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Melinda, died in the same way three years ailing healthcare system, reform duced during Thursday’s fundraising dinner at a hangar at the Santa Monica earlier at a church in Middlesboro, Ky. See BUSH, page 7 Airport. Laura Bush introduced her husband. TODAY IN HISTORY ON AUG. 13, 1961, Berlin was divided as Protesters, supporters face off for Bush visit East Germany sealed off the border between the city’s eastern and western BY JOHN F. MULLER sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees. ■ In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Special to the Daily Press Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztec Indians. SM AIRPORT — Demonstrators ■ In 1624, French King Louis XIII named clashed here Thursday as Santa Cardinal Richelieu his first minister. ■ In 1846, the American flag was raised Monica became the latest stage to for the first time in Los Angeles. showcase the stark partisanship that ■ In 1946, author H.G. Wells died in has come to characterize this year’s London. ■ In 1960, the first two-way telephone presidential campaign. conversation by satellite took place with Dozens of police officers and the help of Echo One. traffic officials worked to contain an estimated crowd of 1,000 sup- THOUGHT OF THE DAY porters and protesters of President “Regrets are as personal as fingerprints.” George W. Bush that took over the intersection of 31st Street and – MARGARET CULKIN BANNING AMERICAN WRITER (1891-1982). Ocean Park Boulevard throughout INDEX the afternoon. No punches were thrown, but Horoscopes few left their opinions up to the Leo, careful with money 2 imagination of their companions. Local The vociferous crowd expected Square dance at the pier 3 Bush’s motorcade to come Surf Report through the intersection as the Water temperature: 68° 3 Crill Hansen/Special to the Daily Press president made his way to a pri- Opinion More than 1,000 demonstrators descend upon the intersection of Ocean Park Boulevard and 31st Street, near an entrance vate fundraising dinner in a hangar Letters to the editor 4 to the Santa Monica Airport, where President Bush attended a private fundraising dinner on Thursday. See CROWD, page 5 Entertainment Movie reviews 8 People in the News New state council established to watch over the oceans Kelly Carlson leaves SM in style 9 Tamminen, the secretary of the Meeting those goals will require National Leading environmentalists unveil ocean proposal Incumbents have an edge 10 Environmental Protection forming a cabinet-level Ocean Comics By Daily Press staff mentalists have unveiled a long- Agency, and California Resources Council, Chrisman said. The coun- Hardy har har 12 term proposal to manage and care Secretary Mike Chrisman said cil will “conduct a top-to-bottom A new, cabinet-level board for the ocean, and are gathering their plan aims to nurture sea life, review of ocean protection laws, Classifieds may be needed to clean up the Personal space 13-14 public input before sending it on support sea-based businesses, and evaluate the economic contribution Pacific Ocean. to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. clean up California’s ocean, bays, of the ocean and coast to the state, Service Directory The state’s leading environ- Fix it fast 15 Santa Monica resident Terry estuaries and coastal wetlands. See OCEANS, page 5 Jacquie Banks TAXES ALL FORMS • ALL TYPES • ALL STATES 310.586.0342 AUDITS • BACK TAXES • BOOKKEEPING • SMALL BUSINESS SAMUEL B. 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