Daily Breeze back issues from August 2006:
[ Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2006. There are 152 days left in the year.... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2006.There are 152 days left in the year. Highlights in history: Forty years ago, on Aug. 1, 1966, 25-year-old Charles JosephWhitman went on a shooting rampage at the University of Texas clocktower in Austin, killing ...
[ Q: Recycling fur... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Q: Recycling fur I read an article in the Daily Breeze about a lady who turns oldstoles into teddy bears. I believe she was from the South Bay area,maybe San Pedro or the surrounding towns. -- CONNIE STEFFAN Hawthorne You have a good memory. The article you are ...
[ ATP Orange Prokom Open... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... ATP Orange Prokom Open At Sopocki Klub Tenisowy Sopot, Poland Purse: $542,500 (Intl. Series) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles First Round Nikolay Davydenko (1), Russia, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 6-2. Michal Przysiezny, ...
[ TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... TODAY'S EVENTS TV RADIO Baseball 4 p.m. Dodgers at Cincinnati Prime 980, 1330 7 p.m. Oakland at Angels FSN 710, 830 Basketball 4 p.m. WNBA: Sparks at Washington 1150 5 p.m. WNBA: Indiana at Detroit ESPN2 7 p.m. WNBA: Houston at Sacramento ...
Gatlin's coach may be suspended, too
Aug 01, 2006; ... Justin Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, could face a two-year ban ifthe Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a seconddoping violation, the sport's international governing body saidMonday. "Once we have enough evidence to prove it, then we have the powerto ...
Nixon readied nuclear plan for North Vietnam
Aug 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- President Nixon, in his first year in office andeager to end an unpopular war that killed tens of thousands of U.S.troops, considered using nuclear weapons against the NorthVietnamese, recently declassified documents show. By mid-1969, Nixon and national security ...
[ Today... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today STORIES COME TO AN END What: "Lapsit Kids" (ages 1-2) and "Busy Bees" (ages 2-3) summersession of story times., Where: Redondo Beach Main Library, 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway,Redondo Beach. When: 11:30 to 11:50 a.m. (Lapsit) and noon to 12:20 p.m ....
'Waist Down' exhibit in Beverly Hills celebrates the designer's work from an artistic angle
Aug 01, 2006; ... Lime-green lambswool. Upholstery-grade cotton weave. Floatychiffon. Peacock feathers. Buckskin. Mohair. Countless tiny beads. "Waist Down: Skirts by Miuccia Prada," now showing at the Pradastore on ritzy Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, celebrates thedesigner's innovative ...
Survival instincts critical for GMs
Aug 01, 2006 ... Along with good hands, you'd better have a thick skin if you wantto survive as an infielder in the major leagues. Take the situation Adam Kennedy found himself in running up to thetrading deadline. There was speculation the Angels would/could/should trade the second ...
Report: Major homebuilders can weather slowdown
Aug 01, 2006; ... NEW YORK -- Investment-grade homebuilders are well-positioned toface the slowdown in the U.S. housing cycle thanks to moreconservative business practices, according to Standard & Poor's. Higher-rated homebuilders have taken advantage of the past 10-15years, which were ...
Annual Taste in San Pedro gets under way Saturday
Aug 01, 2006 ... For 18 years the annual Taste in San Pedro has brought wonderfulethnic cuisine to local residents and gourmet food fans who come fromall over Southern California. The two-day festival, produced by the San Pedro Peninsula Chamberof Commerce, returns from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday ...
[ lax... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... lax Runway project, fog cause delays Construction crews began tearing apart one of the runways at LosAngeles International Airport on Monday, launching the biggestproject there in two decades but aggravating some flight delays. The airport plans to rebuild the runway ...
[ Monday's races... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Monday's races 12th day of a 43-day meeting 2006 by Equibase Company Track: Cloudy & Fast 5096 FIRST RACE. 1 mile Purse- $18,000. Claiming. 4 year olds andup. Claiming Prices $10,000-$9,000. Index Horse and Jockey Wt. PP St 1/4 1/2 3/4 Str. Fin. To ...
Japan shifts output abroad
Aug 01, 2006; ... TOKYO -- Japanese automakers produced more vehicles overseas thanthey did domestically during a fiscal year for the first time in theyear that ended March 31, an industry group said Monday. Japaneseautomakers produced 10.93 million vehicles abroad in fiscal year2005, while they made ...
[ * Black pepper was once thought to have medicinal properties. In 400 B.C., Hippocrates recommended it for women's reproductive complaints, and a century later Theophrastus prescribed it as an antidote to hemlock poisoning.... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... * Black pepper was once thought to have medicinal properties. In400 B.C., Hippocrates recommended it for women's reproductivecomplaints, and a century later Theophrastus prescribed it as anantidote to hemlock poisoning. * Pencil leads are made from a mixture of graphite and clay ....
Teen trapped in beach hole
Aug 01, 2006; ... NEWPORT BEACH -- A teenage boy was hospitalized after a five-foothole he dug on the Balboa Peninsula collapsed on him, leaving himcompletely buried in sand, officials said Monday. The 13-year-old was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. The boy was treated and released ...
[ SHERLOCK MOM... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... SHERLOCK MOM Store surveillance and ...
[ MLS... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 12 5 3 39 35 25 Houston 8 4 8 32 30 24 Colorado 8 7 4 28 25 29 Chivas USA 6 6 8 26 32 28 Galaxy 5 10 5 20 16 24 Real Salt Lake 5 10 5 20 25 29 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T ...
Delightful 'Lobster Alice' showcases Dali's surreal stint with Disney
Aug 01, 2006; ... Can you imagine a collaboration between Walt Disney, the icon offamily-friendly fare, and Spain's Salvador Dali, the eccentricsurrealist artist whose work was filled with wild and erotic images? Well, it happened. In 1946, Disney commissioned Dali to helpanimate a short. It was ...
Arizona records 6 HRs, 15 runs
Aug 01, 2006; ... Orlando Hudson hit home runs from both sides of the plate,including his first career grand slam, as the Arizona Diamondbackshit a team-record six homers Monday night in a 15-4 victory over theChicago Cubs. Rookie Stephen Drew hit his first career home run, and ShawnGreen, Chad ...
[ Guideto OpinionOur Views: The opinions of the newspaper's ownership and management... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Guideto OpinionOur Views: The opinions of the newspaper'sownership and management Your Views: Reader letters on topical events Other Views: Editorials from other papers Tell Us: Reader comments from voice mail Speak Up: The quote of the dayWriteusLetters on ...
Red Sox pull out another late win
Aug 01, 2006; ... David Ortiz hit a game-ending, three-run homer in the ninth inningMonday night to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over thevisiting Cleveland Indians and kept them in sole possession of firstplace in the AL East. Ortiz, who also hit a solo homer in the third, got his second ...
Synthetic testosterone is found in Landis' system
Aug 01, 2006; ... Tests performed on Floyd Landis' initial urine sample showed thatsome of the testosterone in his body came from an external source,and was not naturally produced by his own system, according to aperson at the International Cycling Union with knowledge of theresults. That finding ...
[ DOW 11,185.68 -34.02NASDAQ 2,091.47 -2.67S&P 500 1,276.66 -1.89RUSSELL 2000 700.56 +0.53 TOPLOCAL... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... DOW 11,185.68 -34.02NASDAQ 2,091.47 -2.67S&P 5001,276.66 -1.89RUSSELL 2000 700.56 +0.53 TOPLOCAL Time Warner takes over Comcast turf Thousands of customers in the South Bay and Los Angeles area willswitch from Comcast Cable to Time Warner Cable today, said ...
The DMV doesn't deserve its bad rap
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Department of Motor Vehicles is the state agency thatCalifornians love to hate, perhaps not surprisingly in a state of 37million people, more than 30 million registered vehicles and wellover 20 million licensed drivers. By popular legend, DMV offices are pits of surly clerks ...
Unsigned Leinart misses his 1st day
Aug 01, 2006 ... Quarterback Matt Leinart missed the Arizona Cardinals' first dayof workouts Monday at Flagstaff, Ariz., as contract negotiationsbetween the team and the first-round draft pick from USC dragged on. Leinart did not report to training camp with the rest of the teamSunday, and when ...
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Aug 01, 2006 ... 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 Tired of grilling ...
Galaxy must take Cup foe seriously
Aug 01, 2006; ... The Galaxy begin their defense of the U.S. Open Cup title tonightat 7:30 at the Home Depot Center track stadium against a bunch ofguys who have turned soccer into an expensive hobby. Roma FC is an amateur team from Dallas that plays in the adultdivision of the North Texas Premier ...
Hermosa real estate mogul left a legacy
Aug 01, 2006; ... David Schumacher, a local real estate mogul whose generosityhelped complete Hermosa Beach's lengthy pier overhaul about ninemonths ago, has died. He was 86. The longtime Hermosa Beach resident died Wednesday of congestiveheart failure at an Orange County hospital, said his wife, ...
Inspection begins at King-Drew hospital
Aug 01, 2006; ... The fate of County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance andother county-run hospitals could hang on the results of a much-anticipated but surprise federal inspection of Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center in Willowbrook that began Monday. The inspection by the federal ...
Wife 'got over it,' now she's getting out
Aug 01, 2006 ... Dear Annie: I have been married to "Mike" for 10 years. This is a secondmarriage for both of us, and we each have a teenager from ourprevious marriages. When I met Mike, in addition to a great physical attraction, I wastotally won over by the way he seemed to accept ...
Anti-missile system still years away
Aug 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- It could be 20 years before every U.S. passengerairplane is outfitted with a system to protect it from small portablemissiles, according to a government report obtained Monday by TheAssociated Press. Under a test program, BAE Systems Plc and Northrop Grumman ...
[ Major League Baseball... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Atlanta -155 at Pittsburgh +145 New York -115 at Florida +105 at Cincinnati -160 Dodgers +150 Arizona -130 at Chicago +120 at St. Louis -155 Philadelphia +145 at ...
Scientists test anti-obesity vaccine
Aug 01, 2006; ... A new anti-obesity vaccine adjusted the metabolism of rats,allowing them to eat normally while gaining less weight and body fat,researchers reported in a new study. This could hold promise for humans in their battle of the bulge. The target for the new vaccine is the hormone ...
[ Today's pitching matchups... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today's pitching matchups 2006 record 2006 vs. Opp. Last 3 starts Pitchers W-L ERA W-L ERA W-L ERA Atlanta/4:05 p.m. Smoltz (R) 8-5 3.55 No record 2-0 3.27 at Pittsburgh Snell (R) 9-6 4.63 No record 1-0 4.00 New York/4:05 p.m. Pelfrey (R) 2-1 5.28 1-0 3.60 ...
Israel rejects end to fighting
Aug 01, 2006; ... METULLA, Israel -- As it poured soldiers and artillery shells intosouthern Lebanon, Israel vowed on Monday to press ahead with its waron Hezbollah and made a number of airstrikes after promising a 48-hour pause in its air campaign. "The fighting continues," Israeli Prime Minister ...
Long Beach wins round against L.A.
Aug 01, 2006; ... After a lot of buildup, the city of Long Beach and the Los AngelesUnified School District have finally started to rumble over aproposed high school for Carson students in Long Beach's industrialzone. Round 1 goes to Long Beach. A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered the ...
[ Ask UsA4... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Ask UsA4 ClassifiedsC4-8 ComicsB6 Crosswords C5, C8 Horoscope B4 Insight A11 LotteryA12 MoviesB4 ObituariesA6 Opinion ...
Gunmen kidnap 26 in Baghdad
Aug 01, 2006; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen dressed in military fatigues burst intothe offices of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and a nearbymobile phone company Monday, seizing 26 people in a daylight raid ina mostly Shiite area of the capital. Also Monday, at least 30 people were killed or ...
[ SAN PEDRO... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... SAN PEDRO Deputy D.A. gets robbed, carjacked A deputy district attorney found out what it's like to be a victimof crime when he was carjacked on a San Pedro street. The prosecutor stopped at a doughnut shop at 15th and Gaffeystreets shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday when a ...
Inmates who do their time should be able to vote
Aug 01, 2006 ... The United States has the worst record in the free world when itcomes to stripping convicted felons of the right to vote. Incontrast, most European countries hold that right so dear that theybring ballot boxes into prisons. This point was underscored last week in a scalding report ...
Gibson bares anti-Semitic bias
Aug 01, 2006; ... Thanks for the apology, Mel. But on behalf of my people, most ifnot all of us don't accept. Yes, your words, deeds and thoughts were"despicable." But we all know in vino, veritas. Drunken tirades arefilled with truths that sobriety gives bigots the control andpresence of mind to ...
[ WNBA... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... WNBA WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Sparks 23 6 .793 -- Sacramento 17 11 .607 5<!--2215(unknown)--> Houston 16 12 .571 6<!--2215(unknown)--> Seattle 14 14 .500 8<!--2215(unknown)--> San Antonio 12 15 .444 10 Phoenix 11 16 .407 ...
[ PGA Tour Schedule-Winners... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... PGA Tour Schedule-Winners Jan. 5-8 -- Mercedes Championships (Stuart Appleby) Jan. 12-15 -- Sony Open in Hawaii (David Toms) Jan. 18-22 -- Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Chad Campbell) Jan. 26-29 -- Buick Invitational (Tiger Woods) Feb. 2-5 -- FBR Open (J.B ....
Future cloudy as lagoon fails its 4th quality test
Aug 01, 2006; ... Water piped out of Redondo Beach's Seaside Lagoon and into KingHarbor has failed another quality test, the fourth violation spottedsince the saltwater pool opened in May for the 2006 season. "We have to figure out how to solve this problem," CouncilmanChris Cagle said of the ...
[ CASTRO GIVES UP POWER... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... CASTRO GIVES UP POWER Fidel Castro, the longtime leader of the Western hemisphere's onlycommunist nation, ...
Woman's investigation leads to teen vandals
Aug 01, 2006; ... NORCO -- Teenagers who toilet-papered and damaged a home now facefelony vandalism charges because of a mother's extraordinarysleuthing. Katja Base, mother of six, was unwilling to let the teens get awaywith it, saying she tracked them down to teach her kids ...
Ailing Castro yields his powers to brother
Aug 01, 2006; ... HAVANA -- Fidel Castro, who took control of Cuba in 1959, rebuffedrepeated U.S. attempts to oust him and survived communism's demisealmost everywhere else, temporarily relinquished his presidentialpowers to his brother Raul on Monday night because of surgery. The Cuban leader said ...
[ AREA REPORT... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... AREA REPORT SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing) -- 1 boat, 21 anglers: 72 calico bass,50 mackerel, 69 rockfish, 8 sand bass, 1 white sea bass. MARINA DEL REY (Marina del Rey Sportfishing) -- 3 boats, 59anglers: 53 sand bass, 25 barracuda, 40 sculpin, 100 rockfish. REDONDO ...
Haren outduels Santana
Aug 01, 2006; ... Perhaps the arrival of the Oakland Athletics marks the officialstart of the pennant race, the surest sign that August is at hand andthat the Angels have been left empty-handed, as usual, at the non-waiver trade deadline. On a day in which the Angels could not acquire a proven ...
[ Planning panels offer local control... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... Planning panels offer local control Having read April Sandell's recent letter to the editor, I feltcompelled to share with readers the true intent of area planningcommissions in the city of Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, we have a governance system that is ruled bycitizen ...
Unconditional cease-fire won't lead to peace
Aug 01, 2006 ... There are victory markers strewn across southern Lebanoncommemorating the last time Israel withdrew from that land. Whilereporting a piece for The New Yorker a few years ago, JeffreyGoldberg would come upon them by the roads. It was like seeing thebattle markers at Gettysburg or ...
World trade talks fail to bear fruit thanks to farmers
Aug 01, 2006 ... Europe and the United States blame each other for the collapse ofthe Doha round of world trade talks. Both are right, but thisobscures the important point: The fealty of politicians around theglobe to a relative handful of farmers has become the chief obstacleto greater prosperity, ...
Critics: Housing proposal would hurt low-income residents
Aug 01, 2006; ... The county Board of Supervisors is expected to move forward todayon an affordable housing proposal for Marina del Rey that critics saycould hurt low-income residents. A draft of the policy seeks to ensure that developers who teardown and replace residential structures in Marina del ...
[ SPORTSSection... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... SPORTSSection DBaseball D3-D5 Basketball D2 Hockey D2 Horse racing D6 Scoreboard D6 Tennis D2 FinditReachusSportsdesk 310-540-4201 E-mail sports@dailybreeze.com Internet www.dailybreeze.comMail 5215 Torrance ...
Games expo to return to basics
Aug 01, 2006; ... The video game industry's largest annual trade show, theElectronic Entertainment Expo, will be scaled down dramatically nextyear amid industry desires for a more intimate setting, organizerssaid Monday. "This is not a wake or a funeral. It's about changing E3 to meetthe modern ...
South Bay cigar shops light up, cash in
Aug 01, 2006; ... For many years, Sam Hanna and his brother Bassam owned a grocerystore in Hawthorne. One day at a wedding, Sam Hanna was offered a cigar. He accepted,tried it and liked it. The Redondo Beach resident started smoking acigar once every couple of weeks. Then it became a daily ...
[ Britain and California formed a trans-Atlantic partnership Monday to address global warming, bypassing the Bush administration to explore ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean- burning fuels.... ]
Aug 01, 2006; ... Britain and California formed a trans-Atlantic partnership Mondayto address global warming, bypassing the Bush administration toexplore ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean-burning fuels. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Gov ....
[ NASCAR Nextel Cup Schedule-Winners... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... NASCAR Nextel Cup Schedule-Winners Feb. 19 -- Daytona 500 (Jimmie Johnson) Feb. 26 -- Auto Club 500 (Matt Kenseth) March 12 -- UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Jimmie Johnson) March 20 -- Golden Corral 500 (Kasey Kahne) March 26 -- Food City 500 (Kurt ...
[ The AcesBy Bobby Wolff ... ]
Aug 01, 2006 ... The AcesBy Bobby Wolff NORTH (Spades) A K 5 (Hearts) Q J (Diamonds) A K 10 7 2 (Clubs) 10 5 4 WEST EAST (Spades) J 4(Spades) Q 10 3 (Hearts) K 9 5 3 (Hearts) 8 6 4 (Diamonds) J 8 4 (Diamonds) 9 6 5 (Clubs) ...
Dodgers add some veteran leadership, talent with 2 moves
Aug 01, 2006; ... The youngsters who have helped carry the Dodgers this season areabout to get some veteran help. The Dodgers acquired four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Madduxfrom the Chicago Cubs and shortstop/second baseman Julio Lugo fromTampa Bay in trades Monday. In exchange, the ...
FDA mulls over-the-counter Plan B sales
Aug 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- Women ages 18 and older may soon be able to get themorning-after pill without a prescription. In a surprise decisionMonday, health officials revived a long-stalled application to allowover-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive. The Food and Drug ...
Global warming plans would cool economy
Aug 01, 2006 ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's eagerness to have California becomethe de facto world leader of an aggressive effort to combat globalwarming by requiring businesses to reduce greenhouse-gas emissionshas an inescapable fundamental flaw: It would add unique costs toindustries here not borne ...
Soriano not part of dozen trades
Aug 01, 2006; ... The Washington Nationals surprised some teams by holding on toAlfonso Soriano as baseball's non-waiver trade deadline passedMonday. Soriano, an All-Star left fielder, is batting .286 with 32 homers,64 RBIs and 26 stolen bases in his first season with Washington aftercoming over ...
Mr. Storm's windblown obsession
Aug 01, 2006; ... As an old family story goes, a 2-year-old Steve Storm spent a longcar trip through the Midwest pointing out all the windmills dottingthe scenery along the way. The longtime El Segundo resident isn't sure if the yarn is true,but 56 years and 30 windmill acquisitions later, he ...