Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from June 2005:
Eight Dirtbags earn All-BWC honors
Jun 01, 2005; ... Eight Dirtbags earned All-Big West Conference honors, includingfirst-team choices shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, left-hander Cesar Ramosand closer Neil Jamison, on Tuesday. It is a repeat honor for Tulowitzki, while Ramos and Jamison weresecond-team choices last season. Third ...
Jourdain turns down hurt Junqueira's ride
Jun 01, 2005; ... Michel Jourdain Jr., the eight-year Champ Car vet turned stock cardriver, turned down an offer to replace the injured Bruno Junqueira,according to a statement released to Spanish-language media Tuesday. "It is the dream of any driver to pilot (a car for) Newman/Haas,the best ...
Priorities
Jun 01, 2005 ... "We have a war going on and people dying, and someone in theSpeakout column is worried about how Laura Bush dresses. It justshows the mentality of this country." Fireworks -- "People who say that the whole city shouldn't bepenalized because of the QM's not paying $70,00 for police ...
Perfection is Paramount
Jun 01, 2005; ... As interesting stories go, it's a perfect scenario. Scrappy second-place team refuses to lose in the playoffs, led byclutch hitting and a lights-out senior pitcher not only making herlast high school run, but her last run with her father as coach. In aperfect world, such a group ...
San Pedro duo hopes to go out a winner
Jun 01, 2005; ... Shhh ... gather 'round. San Pedro High softball coach Tony Dobrais exercising that rite of spring, telling a story of Pirates past toillustrate a point. Apparently, there was a San Pedro player years ago who arrived forthe CIF L.A. City Section title game without the proper ...
Millikan takes full advantage
Jun 01, 2005; ... Just when Cajon coach Jerry Tivey was convinced this was histeam's year, ghosts of playoffs past, namely in the forms of untimelyouts and errors, came back to haunt again. Top-ranked Cajon committed their first four errors of the CIFDivision III playoffs, leading to two unearned ...
Study on RDA says mend, don't end
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- Strong support for keeping redevelopment decisionsin Long Beach in the hands of an independent board reflected in areport released Tuesday may pose a formidable roadblock for thosepushing a City Council takeover of the board. Among the myriad suggestions in the ...
TELEVISION
Jun 01, 2005 ... Editor's note: On satellite systems, some events are televised onEastern time, three hours earlier than listed here. BASEBALL FSN, ESPN2 Angels at White Sox, 4 p.m. FSN2 Cubs at Dodgers, 7 p.m. ESPN2 Brewers at Padres, 7 p.m. NBA PLAYOFFS ESPN ...
BECALMED
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Speak out on QM fireworks
Jun 01, 2005 ... This is the time of year when men's souls are tried. And whatcould be more trying than trying to figure out who's to blame forcanceling the Queen Mary fireworks show, a quarter-century traditionin Long Beach. Since these are not the best of times, for both the deficit-plagued ...
Democrats want to raise taxes on rich to fund schools
Jun 01, 2005; ... SACRAMENTO Assembly Democrats proposed Tuesday raising taxes onwealthy Californians to help increase education spending as analternative to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed state budget. The Democratic spending plan calls for increasing the state incometax bracket on couples ...
Biola's playoff run stopped short by Embry-Riddle
Jun 01, 2005; ... The Biola University baseball team faced a tough battle from theget-go versus Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Tuesday as the fourth-seeded Eaglessquad lost to the top seed 6-3 in an elimination game in the NAIAWorld Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Embry-Riddle (51-10) put pressure on Biola ...
Dirtbags have been feeling a draft
Jun 01, 2005 ... Jered Weaver was expected to be the first pick in the 2004 draft,but hiring Scott Boras as his agent caused him to slip to the 12thpick in the first round. So Troy Tulowitzki will likely become thehighest-drafted Dirtbag ever when the pros hold their draft nextTuesday. If Cesar ...
Colonna re-elected to RMC
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- The San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers andMountains Conservancy has re-elected Long Beach City Councilman FrankColonna as its chairman. Colonna, who was first elected chairman in 2001, has beenresponsible for overseeing the allocation of more than $50 million ...
Armada get hits early, often to thump Miners
Jun 01, 2005; ... Every player in the Long Beach Armada's starting lineup --including pitcher Adam Pettyjohn -- got a hit and only one batterdidn't net an RBI as the Armada ran away with an 18-3 victory overthe host Mesa Miners in Golden Baseball League play on Tuesday night. Leadoff man Ryan Webb ...
Blaze at top of vacant high-rise extinguished
Jun 01, 2005; ... LOS ANGELES A fire broke out atop a vacant high-rise buildingTuesday in a commercial section of Hollywood but there were noreports of injuries. The blaze began shortly before 4 p.m. at the top of the 18-storystructure, sending a thick column of black smoke ...
Lifeguards called to photo op
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- Calling all Long Beach lifeguards, both current andretired. The Long Beach Lifeguard Association is preparing for next year's100th anniversary of lifeguard service in the city, and are askinganyone who has served in the local division to pose in a massivegroup ...
Wall Street roundup
Jun 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK -- A surprisingly weak reading on the manufacturingsector sent stocks mostly lower Tuesday as investors feared that theeconomy has indeed run into a soft patch. The report overshadowed animprovement in consumers' view of economic conditions. The Dow Jones fell 75.07, or ...
[ Long Beach State Athletic Director Bill Shumard is leaving the post... ]
Jun 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH Long Beach State Athletic Director Bill Shumard isleaving the post he has held at the university for nearly nine yearsto become president of the Special Olympics Southern California. Hewill begin his new job Aug. 1. "We are very fortunate to have someone of Bill ...
$4 billion key to budget war
Jun 01, 2005; ... Phil Isenberg, a former mayor of Sacramento who went on to servein the state Assembly, used to marvel at how the Legislature and thegovernor tied themselves in knots over the budget every summer eventhough they agreed on 95 percent or more of the spending thateventually would ensue. It ...
Carson loss still a win for coach
Jun 01, 2005; ... When Carson High baseball coach Mike Sakurai took the fieldSaturday morning against Bell in the CIF L.A. City SectionInvitational final at Dodger Stadium, he felt like the luckiestperson alive even though his Colts wound up losing, 5-4. "In 1997, I was coaching the football team at ...
Russian oil tycoon sent to prison
Jun 01, 2005 ... MOSCOW A Russian court convicted Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, theembattled tycoon and founder of the Yukos oil company, on criminalcharges Tuesday and sentenced him to nine years in prison, bringingto an end the most closely watched trial in Russia since the SovietUnion collapsed ....
Messages may land man in jail
Jun 01, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES A man with a history of broadcasting on police radiofrequencies pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges he dispensedpolitical talk and profanity on law enforcement and militaryairwaves. Jack Gerritsen, 68, of Bell, is charged with maliciouslyinterfering with a government ...
Royals hire Buddy Bell as manager
Jun 01, 2005 ... Associated Press Buddy Bell faces a daunting rebuilding project with a team thatcould be headed for record losses, and he's promising no quickturnaround for the Kansas City Royals. Bell took over the 13-37 Royals on Tuesday, with his first gameagainst the New York Yankees ....
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Jun 01, 2005 ... WALNUT CREEK California's public universities will aim todramatically increase the number of math and science teachers tobetter prepare students for the state's high-tech economy, officialsannounced Tuesday. Leaders of the University of California and California StateUniversity ...
The news revolution
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- Fast, live and local is becoming faster thanks toinnovations by a U.S. satellite company. QuickSPOT, a new on-demand satellite access service from thePanAmSat Corp., is designed to help news organizations travel toremote locations and in minutes, be able to broadcast ...
with mugsSPORTS WIRE Nicklaus is closing in on retirement
Jun 01, 2005 ... After playing in next month's British Open at St. Andrews, JackNicklaus is ending his major championship career. "I've been retiring for years,' the 65-year-old golf legend said."Obviously, the real script of going out would have been to saygoodbye in '86 at Augusta (his last of ...
Writer knows gangs from the inside
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- At one time he may have been a self-described "G'ddown white man." Regardless of skin tone, M. Rutledge McCall says he knows gangculture, because for 13 incendiary months between the arrest ofRodney King and the riots that followed, that was his life. And that, ...
LNG debate
Jun 01, 2005 ... It was refreshing to read that Mayor Beverly O'Neill assured usthat public discussion and debate are valued on important issues["LNG," Letters, May 29]. Unfortunately, the debate usually takesplace among the "public" and is ignored by Mayor O'Neill and the CityCouncil. Where was ...
Bees attack boy, grandmother, firefighter
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- A group of bees stung a 9-year-old boy, hisgrandmother and a firefighter Tuesday afternoon, but the three werenot seriously hurt, a firefighter said. It wasn't clear what set off the bees, or whether it was a wholeswarm that attacked them shortly after 4 p.m. in the ...
Dead pedestrian identified as Paramount woman
Jun 01, 2005; ... PARAMOUNT -- A pedestrian struck and killed by a car early Sundayhas been identified as a 39-year-old Paramount resident, authoritiessaid Tuesday. Linda Lea Moore was hit by a car just after 3 a.m. Sunday whilecrossing Lakewood Boulevard at Alondra Boulevard. Moore was ...
No. 1 Federer, red-hot Nadal set for semifinals
Jun 01, 2005; ... PARIS Imperious and nearly impervious, Roger Federer plays thebeautiful game. Muscular and macho, Rafael Nadal is, like the unclewho inspired him, "The Beast.' Federer is the top player, Nadal the hottest, and their straight-sets victories on a cool, overcast afternoon at the ...
Bellflower may boost its budget
Jun 01, 2005; ... BELLFLOWER -- City leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to beef uppolice presence, code enforcement efforts and the city's emergencyreserve fund. At its third session to study the 2005-07 budget, the City Councilscrutinized costs for positions, equipment and costs. The city'sfiscal ...
Pistons rebound to even series
Jun 01, 2005; ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Larry Brown's uncertain future was not adistraction to the Detroit Pistons. On the contrary, it was barely intheir thoughts. Detroit ensured that the Eastern Conference finals will last atleast six games, getting a big performance from Richard Hamilton onboth ...
Shumard leaves LBSU, joins Special Olympics
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- Long Beach State Athletic Director Bill Shumard isleaving the post he has held at the university for nearly nine yearsto become president of the Special Olympics Southern California. Hewill begin his new job Aug. 1. "We are very fortunate to have someone of Bill ...
SIGNUPS
Jun 01, 2005 ... All leagues require birth certificates. Proof of age is necessaryfor entry and placement. ATHLETICS City of Paramount Youth Sports Camp: Children in first througheighth grades, must live in Paramount or attend a Paramount Unifiedschool. Camp has begun, series of four ...
Janitors' contract expires
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH -- The contract for janitors at Southern Californiaaerospace companies, including the Boeing Co. in Long Beach, expiredat midnight Tuesday but workers promised to continue on the job untilat least Friday. No progress has been made in the talks with the ...
Real ID theft
Jun 01, 2005 ... To feel comfortable with the federal Real ID Act, one would haveto believe that tens of thousands of DMV employees and federalworkers nationwide are beyond corruption and above the lure of easymoney. We just aren't that optimistic. DMV and federal leaks are just one of several ...
Meet John Doe
Jun 01, 2005; ... X-man on Second John Doe -- not the perennially dead guy or thefrequent lawsuit defendant, but the world-class musician -- hasalways been a local favorite, hailing, as he does, from the premierL.A. punk outfit X. We've seen him perform at a bunch of places, fromlittle clubs to outdoor ...
Incentives approved for cleaner rigs
Jun 01, 2005 ... SAN PEDRO The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Tuesday approved$4.7 million over three years for an incentive program aimed atgetting the owners of trucking fleets to buy less-polluting rigs. "Many of these drivers do not want to drive polluting trucks, butthey struggle just to ...
But will they vote?
Jun 01, 2005 ... The state's demographers estimate the state's population at about37 million and the secretary of state's office believes that 22.5million Californians are eligible to vote - i.e. they are 18 years orolder and citizens. However, only 16.6 million Californians are registered to ...
Day 141 of
Jun 01, 2005 ... Bush's silence NYALA, Sudan A reader from Eugene, Ore., wrote in with a complaintabout my harping on the Third World: "Why should the U.S. care for the rest of the world?' he asked."The U.S. should take care of its own. It's way past time for liberaltwits to stop pushing ...
Tulowitzki has Dirtbags amped for postseason
Jun 01, 2005; ... His return was like a one-man electrical storm. For 20 games starting in early February and lasting through mid-March, Troy Tulowitzki's Long Beach State teammates playedtenaciously despite the loss of their All-America shortstop. The young Dirtbags battled out of a dreary, ...
Ward crafted more than teeth
Jun 01, 2005; ... Whether it was working on his dental patients, or making toys forhis grandchildren, Dr. Allan E. Ward had a personal touch. "He devoted a lot of time to people," said his daughter, PamJepson of Ukiah, recalling how her father would cut phonographrecords for his church (before tapes ...
The EU discovers democracy
Jun 01, 2005 ... French President Jacques Chirac forgot the first rule of EuropeanUnion politics: "Don't consult the voters (it will only encouragethem).' For that, he suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday, when 55percent of French voters delivered a stirring "non' to the proposednew EU constitution, ...
Fermo Cambianica' Hollywood Park selections for today:
Jun 01, 2005 ... 1. Andrea's Angel ran in contention the first quarter beforefading to seventh and was claimed and faces a bit easier field.Jennifer's Dance was in front all the way and drew away in thestretch to win by more than five lengths. Hollywoodsetright droppedback to third after leading all the ...
Power of Troy
Jun 01, 2005 ... 8.5helnuc898Troy Tulowitzki on the Dirtbags career home run list: 1. (30) Jeff Liefer (1993-95) 2. (24) Jaeme Leal (1999) 3. (22) Terrmel Sledge (1998-99) ...
NCAA DIVISION I BASEBALL REGIONAL
Jun 01, 2005 ... Double Elimination At Blair Field Friday: Game 1 USC (37-19) vs.Pepperdine (38-21), 3 p.m.; Game 2 Long Beach State (36-20) vs. RhodeIsland (34-19), 7 p.m. Saturday: Game 3 Game 1 loser vs. Game 2loser, 3 p.m.; Game 4 Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. Sunday:Game 5 Game 3 winner ...
Same story: Angels blow lead in ninth
Jun 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO -- Brendan Donnelly looked like the goat Tuesday night,forced to endure the same walk of shame Angels bullpen mate ScotShields negotiated the day before after giving up a game-ending hitto a Chicago White Sox player. Photo gallery: Angels vs. White Sox But to blame ...
Pitchers' duel goes to the Cubs
Jun 01, 2005; ... For eight innings on Tuesday night, Chicago's Carlos Zambranoshowed why he is the real ace of a Cubs staff on which marquee namesKerry Wood and Mark Prior spend way too much time on the disabledlist. For eight innings, Brad Penny showed why the Dodgers werewilling to give up so much to ...
Westerhoff set to take over Chivas
Jun 01, 2005; ... Dutch coach Hans Westerhoff will be Chivas USA's next head coach,although club officials refuse to confirm he will succeed ThomasRongen. Westerhoff, technical director of all three of owner JorgeVergara's teams Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Chivas USA and CONCACAFclub champion ...
Live 8 aims to aid Africa's impoverished
Jun 01, 2005 ... From Press-Telegram wire reports <*d(1,3)>Twenty years after he organized the landmark Live Aidconcerts, Bob Geldof announced plans Tuesday for the Live 8 concertsto end poverty in Africa. They will take place July 2, just daysbefore leaders of the world's richest countries, the ...
St. Paul blasts way into finals
Jun 01, 2005; ... All season long, the St. Paul High baseball team's pitching staffhas carried the rest of the squad. On Tuesday against Oaks Christian,the offense finally returned the favor. Estevan Hernandez went 5 for 5 with an RBI and two runs scored andMatt Carrillo drove in four runs as the ...
Honored teachers spent salaries on supplies
Jun 01, 2005; ... LAKEWOOD -- Sylvia Padilla spends more than $1,000 of her ownmoney every year purchasing supplies for her kindergarten students atPatrick Henry Elementary in Long Beach. Laura Angell spent $120 for paper copies during the last month ofthe school year alone, and much more goes ...
RUGBY ROSTER
Jun 02, 2005 ... The Belmont Shore Rugby Football Club team roster for Saturday'sNational Rugby Super League Final in Hartford, Conn.: Henry Bloomfield (Samoa), Semisi Telefoni (New Zealand), MarkKernen (United States), Greg Alley (United States), Mike Kennedy(United States), Dustin Snow (United ...
Rugby a sport still lost on U.S. sports fans
Jun 02, 2005 ... Scrum of the earth Belmont Shore Rugby team in hunt for anothertitle One of its founders, Stu Ledsam, is an Australian-born son ofan Anglican priest who was known for his ruffian tactics when he wasa player. One of its early practitioners, John Morris, is slightly morefamous for ...
[ A young woman suffered minor injuries when she was thrown more than... ]
Jun 02, 2005 ... LONG BEACH - A young woman suffered minor injuries when she wasthrown more than 20 feet after getting hit by a commuter trainWednesday afternoon. The woman - believed to be in her early 20's - was walking next tothe Metro Link tracks near 2750 W. American Ave. when she was hit ...
[ A new television channel that will target the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community ... ]
Jun 02, 2005; ... A new television channel that will target the lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgender community has opened up another chapter inthe discussion about whether homosexuality is a biological fact or alifestyle choice. Adelphia Communications is launching LOGO, a new channel from ...
A summary of the week's local news.
Jun 02, 2005; ... PURPLE HEART Thirty-seven years after Army Sgt. Mark A. Miller(retired) was wounded in Vietnam, the Long Beach resident finallyreceived a Purple Heart, the medal awarded to those wounded or killedin combat. Miller accepted the medal Monday in front of family, friends andveterans ...
Flags fly above the new Veterans Memorial at Leisure World Seal Beach
Jun 02, 2005; ... "To honor all veterans who served in all wars" says a plaquedisplayed at the Veterans Memorial in Leisure World Seal Beach.Sponsored by American Legion Post 327, the project took a year tocomplete. Sponsored by American Legion Post 327, the project took a year tocomplete ....
Helping Others
Jun 02, 2005 ... For information on the following three opportunities, plus manyothers, call the South Bay/Harbor/Long Beach Volunteer Center, whichcoordinates the activities of 200 nonprofit agencies. Call (562) 590-8844 from 9 to 3:30 Mondays through Thursdays. Local historic site is recruiting ...
An accident waiting to happen
Jun 02, 2005; ... The ever cogent former Mayor Eunice Sato recently wrote a letterto the Press-Telegram that was very much on point regarding how fedup the people are with funding failed City Council programs andpaying the salaries of less-than-astute council members. Thistaxpayer echoes her view, and ...
An inside look at Naples' architecture
Jun 02, 2005; ... A RARE TOUR: Once, a friend of ours told us that her dad, way backin the olden days when dads roamed the planet, had a choice of buyinga home in Naples or buying a home in Downey. Both, maintained ourfriend, were more or less the same price. It was, for Pops, just aquestion of ...
Waste seminars offered
Jun 02, 2005 ... LONG BEACH Long Beach City College will conduct seminars on wasteregulatory requirements for community college and schooladministrators to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations,officials said Wednesday. The college will also pay $8,110, said Francisco Arcaute of ...
Los Cerritos wetlands deal wins reprieve
Jun 02, 2005; ... Environmental activist Don May is flashing a toothy smile thesedays. Despite a grim possibility that a $14 million land purchase dealmight unravel and, in the process, deliver a body blow to efforts torestore the adjacent Los Cerritos wetlands the effort to seal theendangered ...