Daily Breeze back issues from February 2002:
King fuels retirement rumors; Cruise goes to bat for church ; Harding gets eviction notice
Feb 01, 2002; ... King fuels retirement rumors. Cruise goes to bat for church. Kingfuels retirement rumors NEW YORK -- Is Stephen KingREALLY going toretire? The author recently stated that he had five more books to writeand then, "That's it. I'm done." "You get to a point where you get to the ...
A granddad's disapproval
Feb 01, 2002; ... A granddad's disapproval Garden City, it seems, has a problem. Cyber-cafes where young menand women gather to indulge themselves in computer violence alsoappear to be breeding the actual thing. There have been severalbrutal incidents around and about these newest fads of the ...
Bush places gun on table in freedom's fight
Feb 01, 2002 ... Bush places gun on table in freedom's fight When a dramatist places a gun on the table in the first act, theastute playgoer knows that the weapon will be used before the dramaends. In his State of the Union address, President Bush warned threenations sponsoring terror -- ...
A focused Bush connects with American people
Feb 01, 2002 ... A focused Bush connects with American people You're talking long-distance, and the guy sounds like he's in thesame room with you. That's what it's like listening to President Bush these days. Ashe stood surrounded by all those politicians Tuesday night, he didn'tlook like one ...
Matthews' view nonsense; Petition debate gets heated; Clark discredited himself. Suicide bomber rewards
Feb 01, 2002 ... Matthews' view nonsense. Petition debate gets heated. Clarkdiscredited himself. Matthews' view nonsense. Petition debate getsheated. Matthews' view nonsense Chris Matthews' Jan. 18 column"Democrats should hammer on Enron's looters" reveals his true colorsand extreme biases, and that is ...
Speak Up
Feb 01, 2002 ... A sheep being brought to the slaughter had more dignity than Idid. My life is over now -- I have nothing left. -- MIRWAIS, anAfghan man who was ...
Silver lining emerges in Enron scandal
Feb 01, 2002 ... Silver lining emerges in Enron scandal The festering Enron scandal has had the salutary effect ofspurring a vote in the House of Representatives on campaign financereform. Partly in response to Enron's lavish contributions to bothDemocrats and Republicans, 218 lawmakers have ...
Deserving bond measures
Feb 01, 2002 ... Deserving bond measures At issue: Should California voters approve bond measures to fundconservation projects and modernize the voting system? (Editor's note: This is the first of a series of editorials on theMarch 5 primary election.) With the state budget plagued by a ...
Ups & Downs; San Pedrans quick to lend a hand; Cracking down on overcharges. angie-gram
Feb 01, 2002 ... Ups & Downs. San Pedrans quick to lend a hand. Cracking down onovercharges. Ups & Downs. San Pedrans quick to lenda hand I wouldlike to say a hearty "Thank you!" to the wonderful couple who came tomy rescue at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 in theUSBank parking lot on WesternAvenue in San ...
Petition debate gets heated; Clark discredited himself; No sympathy for Lindh. Suicide bomber rewards
Feb 01, 2002 ... Petition debate gets heated. Clark discredited himself. Nosympathy for Lindh. Petition debate gets heated. Clark discreditedhimself. Petition debate gets heated As a six-year resident of ElSegundo with a wife and three wonderful children, I care deeply aboutwhat goes on in our small ...
TELL US
Feb 01, 2002 ... Editor's note: We hope to resume the Tell Us column next week. Have something to say about the news of the day or theDailyBreeze? Call us at 310-543-6691 or e-mail us attellus@dailybreeze.com and share your thoughts. Please leave your name, city and daytime phone number ...
FDA approves anthrax vaccine shipments
Feb 01, 2002; ... FDA approves anthrax vaccine shipments HEALTH: Troubled BioPort factory in Michigan meets allrequirements to resume production for the Defense Department. WASHINGTON -- The government cleared the nation's sole maker ofthe anthrax vaccine to resume shipping the shots Thursday ...
Bush seeks to block money to drug cartels
Feb 01, 2002; ... Bush seeks to block money to drug cartels WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, trying to topple drugkingpins, moved Thursday to block the financial assets of 27 entitiesincluding a drugstore chain, air courier service and resort complexin the Caribbean and Mexico. The ...
Cornell team finds mammography saves lives
Feb 01, 2002; ... Cornell team finds mammography saves lives LONDON -- A team from Cornell Medical Center has taken a freshlook at data that caused some investigators to doubt that mammographysaves lives, and has concluded that there is a significant benefitover the long term. "Screening does ...
Reporter's kidnappers extend threat deadline
Feb 01, 2002; ... Reporter's kidnappers extend threat deadline ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A group claiming to hold kidnapped WallStreet Journal reporter Daniel Pearl extended the deadline forkilling him by one day in an e-mail sent Thursday and warned hisabduction is just the beginning. In ...
Afghan tribal leaders battle for capital
Feb 01, 2002; ... Afghan tribal leaders battle for capital CONFLICT: Factional fighting could complicate American efforts,including special operations. GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- Terrified families huddled in basements orfled on foot Thursday as rival Afghan warlords waged artillerybattles for ...
IRAQ; Mideast responds to Bush comments; RUSSIA; Putin won't shift on warhead cuts. SPAIN. Marsalis' cousin injured in incident
Feb 01, 2002; ... IRAQ. Mideast responds to Bush comments. RUSSIA. Putin won't shifton warhead cuts. SPAIN. IRAQ. Mideast respondsto Bush comments.RUSSIA. Putin won't shift on warhead cuts. IRAQ. Mideast responds toBush comments. RUSSIA. IRAQ. Mideast responds to Bush commentsBAGHDAD -- President Bush's ...
Sharon says he wishes he'd killed Arafat in '82
Feb 01, 2002; ... Sharon says he wishes he'd killed Arafat in '82 MIDEAST: The Israeli leader's words raise eyebrows. A PalestinianCabinet official calls the remarks "very dangerous." JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon says he's sorry he didn't have YasserArafat "liquidated" while he had a chance -- 20 ...
Jordan's leader calls U.S. policy balanced
Feb 01, 2002; ... Jordan's leader calls U.S. policy balanced WASHINGTON -- King Abdullah II of Jordan praised President Bush'sMiddle East policy Thursday as striking a "fair balance" to find away out of violence and toward peace and stability for Israelis andPalestinians. "The president, in ...
Davis, labor strike tentative deal on workers' comp
Feb 01, 2002; ... Davis, labor strike tentative deal on workers' comp SACRAMENTO -- Organized labor and aides to Gov. Gray Davishavereached a tentative agreement on a workers' compensation measurethat promises substantial and ongoing benefit increases to workersinjured on the job. Temporary ...
Enron choices won energy panel seats
Feb 01, 2002; ... Enron choices won energy panel seats REGULATORS: Troubled firm's ex-CEO gave Bush aide recommendationsfor afederal commission. WASHINGTON -- Former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay, a friend andbacker of President Bush, gave the White House recommendations forappointment to a ...
4th SLA member arraigned
Feb 01, 2002 ... 4th SLA member arraigned SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Michael Bortin, a fourth Symbionese LiberationArmy member charged with murder in the 1975 shooting death of asuburban Sacramento woman during a bank robbery, was arraignedThursday in Sacramento Superior Court. Bortin, 53, a ...
NEW YORK; Economic Forum heavily guarded; VERMONT; Gunman gets away with $1.9 million. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. Snow-water content well up
Feb 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK. Economic Forum heavily guarded. VERMONT. Gunman getsaway with $1.9 million. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. NEW YORK. Economic Forumheavily guarded. VERMONT. Gunman gets away with $1.9 million. NEWYORK. Economic Forum heavily guarded. VERMONT. NEW YORK. EconomicForum heavily guarded NEW YORK ...
Earlier bin Laden tape aired
Feb 01, 2002; ... Earlier bin Laden tape aired NEW YORK -- Osama bin Laden,in a previously unbroadcast interviewdone in late October,said the United States war on terrorism wasleading the American people "into an unbearable hell and a chokinglife." CNN broadcast edited portions of the taped ...
State to get $100 million for bioterror fight
Feb 01, 2002; ... State to get $100 million for bioterror fight PUBLICHEALTH: L.A. County is one of four regions to receiveadditional federal funds to meet threat. WASHINGTON -- California will get nearly $100 million to preparefor bioterrorism attacks, out of a $1.1 billion national ...
Study links area's smog to asthma among active children
Feb 01, 2002; ... Study links area's smog to asthma among active children POLLUTION: Despite the connection, physicians say youngstersshould be encouraged to be active. Sports-playing children who live in the smoggiest parts ofSouthern California are far more likely to be diagnosed ...
Carjack suspect arrested in RB police parking lot
Feb 01, 2002; ... Carjack suspect arrested in RB police parking lot A Los Angeles man suspected in a carjacking in Redondo Beach madethings easy for police officers Thursday when he got lost anddroveinto the police station parking lot. Whitney Hollie, 18, apparently did not realize where he ...
HARBOR GATEWAY; Attack kills man; suspects sought; TORRANCE. Parolee captured after accident. LOS ANGELES. Bomb threat nets 4-year sentence
Feb 01, 2002; ... HARBOR GATEWAY. Attack kills man; suspects sought. TORRANCE.Parolee captured after accident. LOS ANGELES. HARBOR GATEWAY. Attackkills man; suspects sought. TORRANCE. Parolee captured afteraccident. HARBOR GATEWAY. Attack kills man; suspects sought.TORRANCE. HARBOR GATEWAY. Attack kills ...
POLICE LOG; PENINSULA & LOMITA
Feb 01, 2002; ... Lomita 1. Carjacking: Nighttime Jan. 24, 2300 block of 246th Place. Three men, one armedwith a handgun, took a 1998GMC van and personal possessions from amale victim in the rear parking area of a complex. 2. Armed robbery: Nighttime Jan. 21, 1700 block of Pacific Coast Highway ....
Van's driver unhurt after kidnapping
Feb 01, 2002; ... Van's driver unhurt after kidnapping A gunman kidnapped the driver of a Red Bull energy drink van inTorrance and escaped with the vehicle, leaving the driver stranded inCompton, police said Thursday. The incident occurred about noon Wednesday as the driver wasparked in front ...
Authorities investigate death
Feb 01, 2002; ... Authorities investigate death A man found shot to death at a Torrance storage facility took hisown life or was the victim of an accident, police said Thursday. Douglas Jon Harris, 44, of Torrance was ...
Torrance man will stand trial in death of retired officer
Feb 01, 2002; ... Torrance man will stand trial in death of retired officer A Torrance man facing charges for driving while intoxicatedandfatally injuring a retired police officer hung his headin court andcried Thursday when a detective testified about the accident that ledto the victim's ...
ASK US; Q: Recipes
Feb 01, 2002; ... Q: Recipes Wednesday's Page B2 Associated Press article on chili was cutshort. Could you print the beer corn bread and chili purist'srecipes? -- STEVE SCHLEMMER Torrance Here they are plus some tips from Associated Press reporter TommySimmons. BEER CORN BREAD 1 cup ...
Neighbors
Feb 01, 2002 ... Robert Anthony Kunc of Rancho Palos Verdes has achieved therank ofEagle Scout, a position attained by less than 2 percent of all BoyScouts. A member of Rancho Palos Verdes Troop 213, Kunc has served inseveral leadership roles, is a member of the Order of the Arrow, andhas been ...
Restaurant Closures
Feb 01, 2002 ... Here is a list of restaurants and food vendors closed or allowedto reopen by the county Department of Health Services during the weekending Jan. 27. Choices 15122 Inglewood Ave., Lawndale Close date: 1/22 Reopen date: Not yet reopened Reasons for ...
Killer who allegedly slashed lawyer sentenced in attacks
Feb 01, 2002; ... Killer who allegedly slashed lawyer sentenced in attacks A convicted murderer who allegedly slashed a South Bay defenseattorney in the face in court last monthe was sentenced Thursday tomore than 10 years in prison for two unrelated attacks. Daniel Verduzco, 21, was not allowed ...
Ex-PVE man faces fraud charges in loan scheme
Feb 01, 2002; ... Ex-PVE man faces fraud charges in loan scheme A former Palos Verdes Estates resident, convicted 12 years ago ofmortgage fraud, was back in court Thursday on charges that he waspart of a phony financing ring that pocketed more than $17 illion andstiffed clients it promised to ...
Morro suspect ruled incompetent
Feb 01, 2002; ... Morro suspect ruled incompetent TRIAL: Man was charged with the slaying of Gardena boy, SP uncleduring an argument at a campground. SAN LUIS OBISPO -- A man charged with slaying an 11-year-oldGardena boy and his San Pedro uncle at a Morro Bay campground lastsummer is not ...
Joseph G. Bautista; Richard de la Pena; Diane M. Delmar ;Ethel G. Jaakola. Joseph W. Rich. Roger G. Stiles
Feb 01, 2002 ... Bautista, Joseph G. -- Age 69, died Saturday, of heart failure atCorona Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bautista was born in San Pedro,CA, living in Corona the past 9 1/2 years. He was a foreman for theLong Beach Naval Shipyard, retiringin 1988. He is survived by hiswife, Armida; son, Mark; ...
Getty Institute to survey L.A. to locate historic structures
Feb 01, 2002; ... Getty Institute to survey L.A. to locate historic structures Setting the stage for what could be a massive, first-ever surveyof historic buildings in Los Angeles, the Getty ConservationInstitute on Thursday released a plan to identify many of the city'soverlooked landmarks, ...
Nearly 50 California programs are facing loss of federal funding
Feb 01, 2002; ... Nearly 50 California programs are facing loss of federal funding BUDGET: Cuts in training are needed to cover a deficit in apopular college student grant program. Nearly 50 state programs face the loss of millions of dollars infederal funding under a Bush administration ...
County rolls back weekend winter visitor parking rate at Torrance beach
Feb 01, 2002; ... County rolls back weekend winter visitor parking rate at Torrancebeach A local environmental group has won half the battle to lowerweekend parking fees at Torrance beach. The Surfrider Foundation's South Bay chapter, with help fromSupervisor Don Knabe, has made it possible ...
Cleaning up MB a Mitt at a time
Feb 01, 2002; ... Cleaning up MB a Mitt at a time PROPOSAL: Resident wants gloves available for improved dogsanitation. Running on The Strand or greenbelt in Manhattan Beach has alwaysbeen hard on the shoes. But it's not the pavement-pounding mileage -- that's expected.It's more the ...
Teachers to present curriculum
Feb 01, 2002; ... Teachers to present curriculum LAUSD: Educators in District K will showcase reading supplementduring a state bilingual conference. Only months after Los Angeles Unified introduced a reading programdesigned to improve literacy and test scores, local teachers foundshortcomings ...
Lennox will eliminate year-round `tracks'
Feb 01, 2002; ... Lennox will eliminate year-round `tracks' SCHOOLS: District takes action to ease crowding in classrooms.Slower growth has made the action possible. Lennox thisweek became the first South Bay school district to backaway from its grueling year-round school calendar, signaling an ...
Basketball players praised for saving school crash victims
Feb 01, 2002; ... Basketball players praised for saving school crash victims RESCUE: Team was at Eagle Rock campus for a game. Six children remainhospitalized. A group of young basketball players who helped hoist a runaway caroff several trapped children in the Eagle Rock area were laudedduring a ...
State education faces losing millions under Bush proposal
Feb 01, 2002; ... State education faces losing millions under Bush proposal BUDGET: The cuts in training are needed to cover a deficit in apopular college student grant program. Nearly 50 state programs face the loss of millions of dollars infederal funding under a Bush administration ...
Dog mauling defendant loses bid to remove his attorney
Feb 01, 2002; ... Dog mauling defendant loses bid to remove his attorney MOTION: Judge removes spectators from courtroom, then makesdecision after lengthy hearing. A man charged in the dog-mauling death of a San Francisco womansuddenly asked to fire at least one of his attorneys Thursday, but ...
State education faces losing millions under Bush proposal
Feb 01, 2002; ... State education faces losing millions under Bush proposal BUDGET: The cuts in training are needed to cover a deficit in apopular college student grant program. Nearly 50 state programs face the loss of millions of dollars infederal funding under a Bush administration ...
Dog mauling defendant loses bid to remove his attorney
Feb 01, 2002; ... Dog mauling defendant loses bid to remove his attorney MOTION: Judge removes spectators from courtroom, then makesdecision after lengthy hearing. A man charged in the dog-mauling death of a San Francisco womansuddenly asked to fire at least one of his attorneys Thursday, but ...
EL SEGUNDO; $1 million raised for school district; HERMOSA BEACH. Fund-raiser to aid victim of surf war
Feb 01, 2002; ... EL SEGUNDO. $1 million raised for school district. HERMOSA BEACH.EL SEGUNDO. $1 million raised for school district The El SegundoEducational Foundation has passed the $1 million mark in itscontributions to the El Segundo Unified School District, said boardChairman Richard ...
Cleaning up MB a Mitt at a time
Feb 01, 2002; ... Cleaning up MB a Mitt at a time PROPOSAL: Resident wants gloves to be readily available forimproved dog sanitation. Running on The Strand or greenbelt in Manhattan Beach has alwaysbeen hard on the shoes. But it's not the pavement-pounding mileage -- that's ...
City attorney questions candidate's reception
Feb 01, 2002; ... City attorney questions candidate's reception TORRANCE: City employees group says fund-raising aspect of Walkerevent was removed. Employee associations that hosted a reception Thursday forTorrance mayoral candidate Dan Walker may have violated city andstate laws by seeking ...
Getty may track down history
Feb 01, 2002; ... Getty may track down history LANDMARKS: If the plan is approved by the City Council, importantbuildings would be listed. Setting the stage for what could be a massive, first-ever surveyof historic buildings in Los Angeles, the Getty ConservationInstitute on Thursday released ...
Torrance city attorney questions candidate's reception
Feb 01, 2002; ... Torrance city attorney questions candidate's reception Employee associations that hosted a reception Thursday forTorrance mayoral candidate Dan Walker may have violated city andstate laws by seeking campaign contributions from their members inconnection with the event, according to ...
Teachers to present reading supplement
Feb 01, 2002; ... Teachers to present reading supplement LAUSD: Educators in District K will showcase their curriculum to astate bilingual association. Only months after Los Angeles Unified introduced a reading programdesigned to improve literacy and test scores, local teachers ...
WILMINGTON; Port Red Car open house set; SAN PEDRO; Neighborhood Watch to meet. SAN PEDRO. Library boosters to have book sale. SAN PEDRO. Lodge to honor its old-timers. SAN PEDRO. Whale watchers set sail Saturday
Feb 01, 2002; ... WILMINGTON. Port Red Car open house set. SAN PEDRO. NeighborhoodWatch to meet. SAN PEDRO. Library boosters to have book sale. SANPEDRO. Lodge to honor its old-timers. SAN PEDRO. WILMINGTON. Port RedCar open house set. SAN PEDRO. Neighborhood Watch to meet. SAN PEDRO.Library boosters to ...
Lennox will eliminate year-round `tracks'
Feb 01, 2002; ... Lennox will eliminate year-round `tracks' SCHOOLS: District takes action to ease crowding. Slower growth hasmade the action possible. Lennox this week became the first South Bay school district toback away from its grueling year-round school calendar, signaling anend to the ...
SOUTH BAY; Habitat recruits families for homes; LENNOX; Teachers contend schedule is taxing
Feb 01, 2002; ... SOUTH BAY. Habitat recruits families for homes. LENNOX. SOUTH BAY.Habitat recruits families for homes Habitat for Humanity South Bay/Long Beach will accept applications for low-income housing at aHarbor City meeting tonight. Those interested in applying for the housing must attend ...
County rolls back parking fee at beach
Feb 01, 2002; ... County rolls back parking fee at beach TORRANCE: Weekend winter rate is set at $2 with push fromSurfrider Foundation and Supervisor Knabe. A local environmental group has won half the battle to lowerweekend parking fees at Torrance beach. The Surfrider Foundation's ...
MB man's dog cleanup plan picks up support from club
Feb 01, 2002; ... MB man's dog cleanup plan picks up support from club PROPOSAL: Resident wants gloves to be readily available in cityfor improved sanitation. Running on The Strand or greenbelt in Manhattan Beach has alwaysbeen hard on the shoes. But it's not the pavement-pounding ...
Who needs the game? Super Bowl race is here
Feb 01, 2002; ... Who needs the game? Super Bowl race is here REDONDO BEACH: Thousands are expected for 24th 10-kilometer run,with sunny skies in forecast. "King of the Beach" will be decided this weekend as 8,000 runnerscompete in the 24th annual Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce SuperBowl ...
Campaign reception questioned
Feb 01, 2002; ... Campaign reception questioned TORRANCE: City employees group says fund-raising aspect of Walkerevent was removed. Employee associations that hosted a reception Thursday forTorrance mayoral candidate Dan Walker may have violated city andstate laws by seeking campaign ...
LAUSD District K educators to show new supplement
Feb 01, 2002; ... LAUSD District K educators to show new supplement BILINGUAL: Materials are intended to fill gaps in phonics-basedprogram. Only months after Los Angeles Unifiedintroduced a reading programdesigned to improve literacy and test scores, local teachers foundshortcomings they ...
OUT & ABOUT IN THE SOUTH BAY
Feb 01, 2002; ... Today GRANDPARENTS GET A HAND ---------------------------- What: Grandparents Raising Grandkids support group. The group isaided by marriage and family therapists from South Bay Center forCounseling. Where: Carson Family Resource Center at Caroldale School,340 W. 224th St., ...