Daily Breeze back issues from December 2005:
Williams penalty is likened to 'lynching'
Dec 01, 2005; ... Black leaders joined death penalty foes -- including Los AngelesCity Councilman Bill Rosendahl -- at a rally at City Hall onWednesday to urge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency toconvicted murderer Stanley "Tookie" Williams. At least one speaker compared thescheduled Dec ....
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Dec 01, 2005; ... The holidays are in full swing in the South Bay, and localcommunities are getting into the spirit with seasonal events. Here's a list of South Bay holiday activities: * Carson's annual tree lighting ceremony is at 4 p.m. Dec. 13 atthe Carson Community Center, 801 Carson ...
Punishment offers closure in cheating incident
Dec 01, 2005 ... A cheating incident during a football games at San Pedro HighSchool that came to light last month should not detract from theschool's proud football history or the team's success in capturingthe Marine League title this year. But it was good to see some closure this week in the ...
French doctors partially transplant face for woman
Dec 01, 2005; ... LYON, France -- Doctors in France said they had performed theworld's first partial face transplant, forging into a risky medicalfrontier with their operation on a woman disfigured by a dog bite. The 38-year-old woman, who wants to remain anonymous, had a nose,lips and chin grafted ...
Duke fights off Indiana
Dec 01, 2005; ... Duke's J.J. Redick was more efficient than Indiana's MarcoKillingsworth, and he had more help. Redick scored 29 points and Shelden Williams added 13 beforefouling out as No. 1 Duke held off No. 17 Indiana, 75-67, in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night. Duke (6-0) is ...
[ Q: Bicycle lane ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Q: Bicycle lane Until just recently there was a bike lane on the south side ofTorrance Boulevard both west and east of Hawthorne. But the trafficlanes were recently shifted to the south and now bicyclists face adaunting task of riding on a narrow sidewalk by the bus stop near ...
Speak Up
Dec 01, 2005 ... Reachus Editorial Page Editor Mike Carroll 310-540-5511 Ext.381mike.carroll@dailybreeze.com Internet letters@dailybreeze.com Mail Editorial Page EditorDaily Breeze5215 TorranceBlvd.Torrance, CA 90503-4077Note to Readers The Daily Breeze welcomes suggestions ...
Goalkeeper Keller wins Honda Award
Dec 01, 2005; ... Kasey Keller knows it will be time to retire when he's no longercapable of making the spectacular diving saves that have become histrademark. The way he's going, that may be a few years. Keller won the Honda Award on Wednesday as the best player on theU.S. national team, ...
[ AREA REPORT ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... AREA REPORT MARINA DEL REY (Marina del Rey Sportfishing) --- 2 boats, 24anglers, 120 sculpin, 5 rockfish, 1 sand bass . REDONDO BEACH (Redondo Sportfishing) -- 3 boats, 33 anglers: 96calico bass, 6 sand bass, 42 sculpin, 6 red snapper, 1 lingcod, 8sheephead, 56 rockfish, 2 ...
[ SPORTSSection ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... SPORTSSection DBaseball D2 College basketball D4 Golf ...
Penner sparks Ducks to rout of Coyotes
Dec 01, 2005; ... Dustin Penner scored his first two NHL goals on power plays andassisted on another by Teemu Selanne, leading the Mighty Ducks to a 6-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday at the Pond. Selanne extended his goal-scoring streak to five games and rookieChris Kunitz scored on ...
Storm is brewing over Katrina holiday model
Dec 01, 2005; ... METAIRIE, La. -- It's no ordinary holiday season in the Gulf Coastthis year, so Frank Evans built an unconventional holiday display ata suburban New Orleans shopping mall to match. He thought the tiny blue-tarped roofs, little toppled fences andminiature piles of hurricane debris ...
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Dec 01, 2005 ... 1 TODAY2 FRIDAY3 SATURDAY4 SUNDAY5 MONDAYNOVEMBERCharlotte 6:30 p.m. FSNMinnesota 7:30 p.m. FSNUtah 7:30 p.m. Ch. 9, TNTMiami 7:30 p.m. FSN2Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Ch ....
Dude, a trip to buy a CD playercan bring a lot of disharmony
Dec 01, 2005 ... Never go to a big electronics store on the first big shopping dayof the big shopping season. Actually, don't go anywhere at allbetween Thanksgiving and Christmas unless forced to do so.Unfortunately, I have attained an age when I can be forced to dothings against my will by the very ...
PECK BACK IN HOLLYWOOD
Dec 01, 2005; ... Gregory Peck rejoined the pantheon of cinematic immortals on theHollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. According to Los Angeles police officer Mike Lopez, Peck'soriginal Walk of Fame star was stolen between Nov. 15 and Thursday. Honorary Hollywood Mayor Johnny Grant unveiled a ...
[ Cavs 112, Clippers 105, OT ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Cavs 112, Clippers 105, OT Clippers M FG-A FT-A OR-T A PF PT Maggette 34 9-21 4-4 0-3 1 6 25 Brand 47 14-25 5-6 5-13 1 3 33 Kaman 36 0-5 5-6 3-9 0 6 5 Cassell 42 7-14 11-12 0-4 10 3 26 Mobley 45 3-15 0-0 3-5 5 3 7 Wilcox 8 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 4 ...
Designers show changes in Flight 93 memorial
Dec 01, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH -- Designers of a Flight 93 memorial have made a bowl-shaped piece of land its centerpiece, replacing a crescent-shapeddesign that some critics had said was a symbol honoring terrorists,officials announced Wednesday. The new design for the memorial, to be built on the ...
[ Daily BreezeTOPLOCAL ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Daily BreezeTOPLOCAL Watson acquires industrial park site Watson Land Co. said Wednesday it had completed the acquisition ofa 100-acre site in the Redlands area for development of an industrialpark as part of its Inland Empire expansion program. "This is an ideal site, ...
Ex-official isn't providing data
Dec 01, 2005; ... Former South Bay water official R. Keith McDonald has so far"steadfastly refused" to provide financial information to federalauthorities in the aftermath of his political corruption conviction,court documents state. Along with his 41-month prison sentence handed down in ...
Rams don't expect Martz back this year
Dec 01, 2005 ... St. Louis Rams president John Shaw says he would be shocked ifMike Martz got medical clearance to return to coaching this season. Martz stepped down Oct. 24 on doctors' orders while suffering fromendocarditis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart.Interim coach Joe Vitt ...
ECONOMY'S LOOKING UP
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- The nation's economy demonstrated its staying power,posting its strongest quarterly showing in more than a year despitethe Gulf Coast hurricanes. Gross domestic product, the best measure of economic standing,increased at a hardy 4.3 percent annual rate from July ...
Neighbors
Dec 01, 2005 ... Two longtime members of Holy Trinity's Boy Scout Troop 234 in SanPedro have received the rank of Eagle Scout. Jonathan Nowinski and Cosmo Spin-osa, both 18, have been inScouting together since second grade. They received their Eagle rankat a ceremony in their honor ...
MTA will add buses, improve service
Dec 01, 2005; ... A Metropolitan Transportation Authority plan to provide more busesand improved service was approved Wednesday as part of the transitagency's compliance with a federal consent decree. The decree is monitored by Washington D.C.-based attorney DonaldBliss, who wrote in a summary ...
[ TODAY'S RACES ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... TODAY'S RACES JEFF BOB JACK JERRY MIKESIEGEL IKE KARLIK ANTONUCCI SUPERSTEINCONSENSUS PTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Best bets are in bold. Consensus is based on 7 for best bets, 5for first place, 3 for second ...
Torrance robbery suspect charged
Dec 01, 2005; ... An Antelope Valley man was charged Wednesday with two homeinvasion robberies that victimized elderly women at the New Horizonsretirement village in Torrance. Michael O'Neal, 41, was arrested Monday in connection with crimesin August and November in the 22600 block of Nadine Circle, ...
Wal-Mart hardly enemy of poor
Dec 01, 2005 ... As the world's largest retailer and America's largest privateemployer, Wal-Mart inevitably will be the target of criticism. Giventhe company's disdain for unions, it's no wonder unions loathe it so.But what doesn't make sense is how the unions' assertion that Wal-Mart is the enemy of ...
[ ECHL ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... ECHL NATIONAL CONFERENCE Pacific Division W L T Pts GF GA Fresno 9 3 3 21 49 45 Ice Dogs 8 7 2 18 45 49 San Diego 7 7 3 17 49 55 Bakersfield 6 5 4 16 36 54 Stockton 4 7 2 10 40 48 West Division W L T Pts GF ...
[ By Jack Karlik ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... By Jack Karlik First post 12:30 p.m. Day 15 of a 27-day meet 2119 FIRST RACE 1 1/16 Miles Purse: $28,500 Claiming. Fillies& Mares, Three year olds and up. Claiming Price: $25,000-22,500 Index Horse, Jockey Wgt. PP Comment Odds 1223 Fresh Squeezed, ...
With star sidelined, Torrance gets a win
Dec 01, 2005; ... Torrance coach George Tachibana heard some bad news on Wednesdayafternoon, but saw a good result Wednesday night. Just hours after learning that star center Deon Thompson will beout for at least three weeks with a fractured right ankle, Torrancerallied to defeat Redondo, 54-51, in ...
Torrance man is indicted in federal home equity case along with woman
Dec 01, 2005; ... A Torrance man was arrested Wednesday along with a Downey woman onfederal charges alleging that they bilked dozens of homeowners out ofthe equity of their homes as part of an $8 million foreclosurescheme. Edward Seung Ok, 39, was taken into custody by FBI agents alongwith Martha ...
No plan, no list, no purpose? No problem. Buy chocolate!
Dec 01, 2005 ... "So, Matt, wanna go with Erin and me to the (mumble, mumble) mallat (mumble, mumble) 6 a.m. tomorrow? It'll be an adventure!" Ichirped, hoping my exaggerated enthusiasm would distract him from theugly facts. "Mom, I don't want to go to the mall at 11 a.m., so why would Iwant to ...
'Dead' ex-members seek halt to music downloads
Dec 01, 2005; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Surviving members of the Grateful Dead, thepsychedelic jam band that toured for three decades, have angered someof their biggest fans by asking a nonprofit Web site to halt -- atleast temporarily -- the free downloading of concert recordings. Representatives for ...
[ Lottery ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Lottery Wednesday SUPER LOTTO PLUS: 7 16 19 32 36 MEGA NUMBER: 24 JACKPOT TOTAL: $18 million DAILY 3 MIDDAY: 1 9 3 DAILY 3 EVENING: 5 5 8 FANTASY 5: 12 16 26 30 35 DAILY DERBY: 1st: 4, Big Ben 2nd: 6, Whirl ...
[ Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2005.There are 30 days left in the year. Highlights in history: Fifty years ago, on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress,refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala.,city bus. Mrs. Parks ...
French law debated after riots
Dec 01, 2005; ... PARIS -- Rioting that engulfed depressed, largely immigrantsuburbs made France painfully aware of its failure to fully integrateits minorities. But solutions are hindered by a paradox: Under Frenchlaw, minorities don't exist. A nearly 30-year-old statute that forbids ...
[ Mid-American Conference Championship Game, Akron (... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Mid-American Conference Championship Game, Akron (6-5) vs.Northern Illinois (7-4), 4:30 p.m., ESPN: Both teams make debuts inMAC title game in Detroit. Zips tied Miami (Ohio) and Bowling Greenatop MAC East but won tie-breaker based on tie-breaker that AU's MACWest foes had better record ...
Suns top Pacers as Nash scores 31
Dec 01, 2005; ... Steve Nash scored a season-high 31 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, and the Phoenix Suns beat the visiting IndianaPacers, 109-91, Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. The Suns have the NBA's longest current winning streak, and heldan opponent under ...
Actions louder than words for Mira Costa star Carico
Dec 01, 2005; ... Mira Costa's Taylor Carico, a senior setter on the girlsvolleyball team, has come a long way since her freshman year in 2001. Coach DaeLea Aldrich recalled a game that her team played backwhen Carico was a wide-eyed freshman. "We were playing a team that had a very good setter, ...
Water shut off in another China town after spill
Dec 01, 2005; ... YILAN, China (AP) -- Another town on a poisoned Chinese river shutdown its water system Wednesday after Communist Party members wentdoor-to-door giving out bottled water in an effort to show thatChina's leaders can protect the public from the latest environmentaldisaster. Running ...
COMMENTARY: USC coach enjoys a rare chance to see his son play football in person for Peninsula.
Dec 01, 2005; ... He looks a lot like any other dad standing there, wearing a hoodedsweatshirt, hands in his pockets. The familiar sideline animation would be oddly missing, if thisweren't a high school football game. Pete Carroll is comparativelysubdued, though the body language hints at ...
Group marks base victory but will press on
Dec 01, 2005; ... They won the battle, but the war isn't over. Smiles, handshakes and laughter flowed easily Wednesday asadvocates for the Los Angeles Air Force Base celebrated their victoryin avoiding the ax in the latest Base Realignment and Closure round. But the local business leaders and ...
Soothe tantrums with bonding outlets such as reading and pretend play
Dec 01, 2005 ... A meltdown over a broken gingerbread man or a sandwich that's cutincorrectly. Big fits over little things are often cover-ups. Whetherover the holidays or any time, families need simple ways to avoid"the broken cookie syndrome." What's really behind "the broken cookie syndrome"? ...
[ The AcesBy Bobby Wolff ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... The AcesBy Bobby WolffNORTH (Spades) Q 9 (Hearts) A J 10 9 (Diamonds) K J 9 7 4 (Clubs) J 6 WEST EAST (Spades) 7 6 4 2 (Spades) K 8 5 (Hearts) 8 7 3(Hearts) K 5 4 (Diamonds) 10 (Diamonds) 8 6 5 ...
Seeing colorblind
Dec 01, 2005; ... Reachus Today Editor Leo Smith 310-540-5511, Ext. 417 leo.smith@dailybreeze.com Fax 310-540-7581 E-mail features@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.com Mail 5215 Torrance Blvd.Torrance, CA 90503-4077 FRIDAY For inventor ...
High-speed chase ends with capture of 3 burglary suspects
Dec 01, 2005 ... MURRIETA (AP) -- A car carrying two men and a woman suspected ofburglarizing dozens of homes led authorities on a chase acrossseveral Southern California counties Wednesday after sheriff'sdeputies said they came face to face with the trio leaving a homethey had just ...
MP3 executive introduces 'music locker'
Dec 01, 2005; ... The founder of the original MP3.com Web site for downloading musichas launched a service that lets computer users store their musicfiles on the Internet and retrieve from pretty much anywhere. Users can sync up their files and playlists to multiple computers,personal digital ...
[ Can GM makea comeback? ... ]
Dec 01, 2005 ... Can GM makea comeback? You're awfully sick if, after you've been through multiplesurgeries and amputations, the doctors still want to come after youwith the knife. That's the condition of General Motors right now. Ithas announced plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs and close all or part ...
Samsung pleads guilty
Dec 01, 2005; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's largestmaker of memory chips, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge itparticipated in a price-fixing conspiracy that damaged competitorsand increased computer prices. In accordance with an October plea deal with federal ...
Abortion case is 1st under Roberts
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with a NewHampshire law that requires a parent to be told before a daughterends her pregnancy, with no hint the justices were ready for adramatic retreat on abortion rights under their new chief. The court is dealing with its ...
Governor picks Democratic activist as chief of staff
Dec 01, 2005; ... SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger on Wednesday announcedthe first change to his administration since his resounding specialelection failure, appointing a longtime Democratic activist as hischief of staff. The move to replace Patricia Clarey had been widely ...
Lottery ticket sold in Wilmington has big payoff
Dec 01, 2005; ... Hussain Hirjee could hardly believe what he heard on the radio ashe drove to work Wednesday on the Harbor (110) Freeway. It was from KFWB that he learned that one of the two winning MegaMillions jackpot lottery tickets was purchased at his store, SouthBay Liquor and Market in ...
Saturn's moon yielding secrets
Dec 01, 2005; ... PARIS -- Saturn's planet-size moon Titan has dramatic weather,with freezing temperatures, carbon- and nitrogen-rich clouds andpossibly lightning, scientists said Wednesday, describing a worldthat may have looked like Earth before life developed. The European Space Agency's probe ...
$150,000 in stolen clothing recovered
Dec 01, 2005; ... Police recovered more than $150,000 worth of designer clothing ata Watts home following a burglary at a Mervyns department store inWestchester, authorities said Wednesday. Three people were arrested in connection with the crime. The goods -- taken from stores including Bebe, ...
Sharks, Bruins swap 4 players
Dec 01, 2005; ... The slumping San Jose Sharks figured changes were coming -- andthey were right. Before the opening faceoff against Dallas on Wednesday night, theSharks learned they had acquired three-time All-Star center JoeThornton from the Boston Bruins in a four-player trade. Thornton ...
[ LOCAL NEWS: Get into the spirit of the season wit... ]
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Israel's Peres backs Sharon's centrist party
Dec 01, 2005; ... JERUSALEM -- Bitter over his ouster as Labor Party chief, ShimonPeres quit his political home of six decades Wednesday to campaignfor Ariel Sharon's new party, saying the prime minister is the bestchoice to lead Israel to peace with the Palestinians. Peres' defection was an ...
Justices reject Williams' bid to stay alive
Dec 01, 2005; ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Crips co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams moveda step closer to the death chamber Wednesday when the CaliforniaSupreme Court refused to reopen his case in four murders and halt thestate's highest-profile execution since the death penalty wasreinstated. In a ...
Walker led Disney after death of its co-founder
Dec 01, 2005; ... E. Cardon "Card" Walker, who led The Walt Disney Co. after thedeath of co-founder Roy O. Disney, has died at age 89, Disneyofficials said Wednesday. Walker died of congestive heart failure Monday at his home in LaCanada Flintridge, the company said. Walker helped lead the ...
Long Beach hands LMU 4th straight loss
Dec 01, 2005; ... Shawn Hawkins scored 19 points to lead Long Beach State to a 93-85 win over Loyola Marymount on Wednesday night at the Pyramid. Long Beach State (2-2) won its second straight game. Kevin Houstonadded 16 points, and Sterling Byrd had 12 points, on four 3-pointers, for the ...
Quinn, Willis lead Bruins to victory
Dec 01, 2005; ... Noelle Quinn scored 24 points Wednesday night to lead No. 23 UCLAto a 92-54 victory over UC Irvine at Pauley Pavilion. Quinn, a former Bishop Montgomery standout, was 9-of-18 from thefield and converted 6 of 7 free throws. She also added seven reboundsand six assists. Lisa ...
Shopping for a few good games to give? Include 'Call of Duty 2'
Dec 01, 2005 ... It's the time of year when I look at some new releases and giveyou my two cents about holiday gift-giving. There are some winners, some not so, but overall it should be anice tech-Christmas. First up is "Call of Duty 2," the sequel to the phenomenallysuccessful World War II ...
Blackhawks find offense against Kings
Dec 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have been looking for offenseall season, and Kyle Calder is providing it. Calder scored two power-play goals, Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 19shots and the Blackhawks defeated the Kings, 3-2, on Wednesday night. Calder extended his point-scoring ...
Konerko, White Sox agree on a new deal
Dec 01, 2005 ... Paul Konerko decided to stay with the World Series championChicago White Sox, agreeing Wednesday to a $60 million, five-yearcontract. The first baseman led the White Sox with 40 homers and 100 RBIslast season, hitting .283. He was MVP of the AL Championship Serieswin over the ...
Landmark vote puts 2 Saudi women on chamber board
Dec 01, 2005; ... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Two businesswomen have become SaudiArabia's first female elected officials, a historic step in a deeplyconservative country where women are largely barred from public life. Saudi officials said Wednesday that Lama al-Sulaiman and NashwaTaher had won election ...
Mistakes, incomplete data riddle prescription plan
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON -- Congressional investigators said Wednesday that theyhad found serious, widespread problems in a government program thatissued drug discount cards to 6.4 million Medicare beneficiaries, asa precursor to the full-fledged drug benefit that takes effect nextyear. The ...