Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from December 2005:
Fermo Cambianica's Hollywood Park selections for today:
Dec 02, 2005 ... 1. Primerica raced in second position the entire journey and couldbe visiting the winner's circle. MaxPower was in front all the way towin by eight lengths and is going for three consecutive victories.FabulousWest was in front all the way into the second turn and thenweakened to wind up ...
Girl, 6, fighting for life
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH The survival of a 6-year-old Paramount girl remaineduncertain late Friday after she, her parents and brother sufferedcarbon monoxide poisoning from a defective heater in their apartment. Kaloni Williams, a student at Holmes Elementary School, wasreportedly in critical ...
MIGHTY DUCKS TONIGHT
Dec 02, 2005 ... Mighty Ducks vs. Atlanta Thrashers Site: Arrowhead Pond Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: FSN2 Radio: XETRA/690 Matchup: Thanks to the efforts of backup goalieIlya Bryzgalov and a recent scoring binge, this homestand has theDucks (11-11-4) looking to inch over .500 for the first time ...
Committee hearing on BCS planned
Dec 02, 2005 ... Calling the Bowl Championship Series "deeply flawed,' the chairmanof a congressional committee has called a hearing on thecontroversial system used to determine college football's nationalchampion. A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, charged with regulatingAmerica's sports ...
Calif. emissions could be deadly
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH - Upward of 900 Californians a year will dieprematurely in 2020 if stricter emissions standards and regulationsare not imposed on trucks, trains and ships carrying internationallyimported and exported products, according to a study released Friday. The report was ...
Holiday Events Guide
Dec 02, 2005 ... Naughty and a few nice yuletide events: www.LA.com/HolidayEvents WORLDFace surgery working The world's first person to wear a newface awoke and looked in the mirror. She took a pen and paper andwrote ...
A roadside bomb killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 while they were on a foot patrol near Fallujah
Dec 02, 2005 ... Seeking to change that, Bush embraced Friday's employment report."We have every reason to be optimistic about our economic futu it'sbeen in a long time.' BEFORE ANYONE GETS TOO EXCITED: : Outgoing Federal ReserveChairman Alan Greenspan says America's exploding budget deficit ...
2nd airport EIR hearing scheduled
Dec 02, 2005 ... LONG BEACH A second public hearing into a draft EnvironmentalImpact Report on proposed terminal improvements at Long Beach Airportis scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the City Council Chambers,City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd. A summary of the draft EIR will be presented and then ...
THOROUGHBREDS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Saturday, December 3, 2005 Post time: 12:30 p.m. 1. 2135__ 1 1/16 Miles.__ Purse: $30,000.__ 3 year olds & up.__Claiming Price: $32,000-28,000. 4__ 1133__ Fabulous West/T Baze__ 124__ Freshened, ready topeffort,__ 8-5 5__ 2005__ Logician/C Nakatani__ 122__ Below 40clmprice ...
Taylor out for respect in rematch with Hopkins
Dec 02, 2005; ... LAS VEGAS - Jermain Taylor won his first fight against BernardHopkins last July, even though the split decision awarded him wascontroversial. Tonight, at Mandalay Bay, Taylor will square off with Hopkins in arematch for three of the four middleweight championship belts.Taylor, ...
SCORING MACHINES
Dec 02, 2005 ... Here are the details of the four highest-scoring games in thehistory of the USC-UCLA series, with the qualifier being combinedpoints and each game was decided by a touchdown or less. They wereall coincidentally played at the Rose Bowl. 1996, 89 points: UCLA 48, USC 41, two ...
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49ERS: Unable to get past No. 18 USD
Dec 02, 2005; ... It's not a fun situation, seeing the season end before you want itto, watching the opponent celebrate while you are sent home. Unfortunately for the Long Beach State women's volleyball team,the feeling is becoming all too familiar. In recent years, the 49ers have stayed in ...
FRIDAY'S PREP BASKETBALL SCORELIST
Dec 02, 2005 ... Boys Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament Artesia 69, Fairfax 56 Cerritos-Gahr Tournament Downey 64, Millikan 62 St. John Bosco 56, Los Alamitos 35 Cerritos 60, Community Harvest 46 Brethren Christian Tournament Mary Star 49, San ...
USC BASKETBALL TONIGHT
Dec 02, 2005 ... USC vs. Brigham Young Site: L.A. Sports Arena Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: None Radio: KMPC/1540 USC (3-2) update: The Trojans come in winners of three consecutivegames, including Wednesday's 81-48 rout over UC Riverside. USC leadsthe Pacific-10 Conference in ...
Amish puppy breeding stirs protest
Dec 02, 2005; ... LANCASTER, Pa. A few scattered pumpkins dot the muddy fields wherebearded men in wide-brimmed hats lead teams of shaggy plow horsestilling the soil. It is autumn in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania's Amish country,and the fields that sustain the simple lifestyle are mostly ...
49ers aiming for road success
Dec 02, 2005 ... PORTLAND, Ore. The Long Beach State men's basketball team willattempt to do something it has not accomplished in three-plus seasonsunder coach Larry Reynolds. It's going to attempt to beat a nonconference opponent on its homefloor. The University of Portland Pilots are the ...
Jews happy to say "Merry Christmas"
Dec 02, 2005; ... "It's OK to say 'Merry Christmas," a group of Jewish leaders saidThursday (Dec. 1), lending their support to evangelical Christiangroups who are combating perceived attacks on the holiday's religiouscontent. "It's a matter of simple courtesy to acknowledge a holidaycelebrated by ...
Robbery suspect named
Dec 02, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested a 28-year-old man believedto be the "Big Nose Bandit," who allegedly robbed more than 20 banksin Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties in recent months,including a bank Nov. 17 in Seal Beach. Amir Hossein Saadat - also known as Mike ...
Get to the points
Dec 02, 2005; ... In a rivalry that already has had 74 episodes and produced moreaward-winning games per capita than any other collegiate scrum, it issaying a lot to suggest that today's USC-UCLA game may wind up beingthe wildest and highest-scoring in the series history. But that's not even the ...
Heatley, Senators put a beating on the Kings
Dec 02, 2005 ... OTTAWA Bryan Murray saw plenty of the Kings from his days with theMighty Ducks. Seeing them again while standing behind the Ottawabench didn't bring back many fond memories. Dany Heatley scored twice and Dominik Hasek made 28 saves, leadingthe Senators to a 5-1 win over the Kings ...
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REPORT: More LNG questions
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH City and police officials said Friday that a lengthyenvironmental report does not provide enough information to determinethe potential danger from a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Meanwhile, at least one City Councilman who opposes the terminalmade moves this ...
BOB: Trojans will prevail in a shootout
Dec 02, 2005 ... A final look at today's game Today's cardinal-and-powder blue, three-peating, upset-of-the-century edition of The Sporting Muse: News: UCLA looks to spoil USC's season, give another spin of theBCS Wheel of Woe, and turn the Rose Bowl's face ashen. Muse: If the Bruins ...
Griffins prepared with Munoz
Dec 02, 2005; ... Just before practice, Jimmy Munoz can usually be found in front ofthe TV in his office. That's where the second-year coach does film study with the LosAlamitos girls volleyball team, pointing out tendencies in their nextopponent and going through the game plan. Munoz said he is ...
Angels pull offer to Byrd, ink Carrasco
Dec 02, 2005 ... - From staff reports Castillo traded The Florida Marlins' payroll purge left a gaping hole at secondbase when they traded Luis Castillo to the Minnesota Twins for twopitching prospects. The departure of Castillo, a three-time All-Star and the Marlins'career leader in ...
WALL STREET
Dec 02, 2005 ... NEW YORK Solid employment data failed to extend Wall Street'srally Friday as renewed interest rate concerns spurred profit-takingand left stocks mixed. The major indexes also ended the week mixed. Wall Street had a mild reaction to the Labor Department'sannouncement that U.S ....
GAS WATCH
Dec 02, 2005 ... The following are the lowest per-gallon gas prices reported onFriday in the Long Beach area. Prices are reported by the public on www.losangelesgasprices.com * $2.23, Trip's, 10340 Rosecrans Ave., ...
Farmar still out as Bruins take hits
Dec 02, 2005 ... A second opinion on UCLA starting point guard Jordan Farmar'sinjured right ankle brought the same diagnosis as the first, but theBruins continue to be hit by injuries as centers Lorenzo Mata andMichael Fey were the latest to join the ranks. Farmar visited his own physician and was ...
Holiday cheer is in full swing. Check out some of these early events in Long Beach and surrounding cities in this year's holiday roundup.
Dec 02, 2005 ... North Pole Calling: Children ages 5-8 can receive a personalizedbrief call from Santa. Pick up forms at local parks, fill out withpersonal information and send to the Bellflower Parks and RecreationDepartment, 16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, 90706, by Dec. 8.Expect a call from ...
BRIEFCASE
Dec 02, 2005 ... DETROIT Ford Motor Co. workers and local officials said Fridaythey'll do everything in their power to keep plants open after areport suggested Ford is considering closing five North Americanplants as part of a major restructuring. Lawmakers and union officials said they would pile ...
Pirro vows to stay in race vs. Clinton
Dec 02, 2005 ... NEW YORK Republican Jeanine Pirro said Friday she is staying inthe race against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, despite pressure fromsome leaders of her own party that she abandon her strugglingcampaign. "I said from the beginning I am running for the United StatesSenate. I am a ...
Frosh phenom's year ends in semifinals
Dec 02, 2005; ... The Moore League singles title, an appearance in the CIFIndividual Tournament semifinals and a 60-3 overall record not a badfreshman season. Millikan High ninth-grader Mimi Nguyen had Mission Viejo's MaggieMello on the ropes Friday with three opportunities for a straight-set ...
National Guard unit dismantled
Dec 02, 2005 ... SACRAMENTO The California National Guard has dismantled a unitunder legislative investigation for allegations it illegally spied onanti-war activists during a Mother's Day rally last year. Guard officials said the intelligence unit did nothing improperand merely monitored news ...
Indio parade flap one hot tamale
Dec 02, 2005 ... From Press-Telegram wire reports INDIO Two councilmen who refused to ride in the annual TamaleFestival parade because vehicles in the procession were obtained froman out-of-town car dealer are back in the lineup. "I think it's a slap in the face to our own business ...
Deaths
Dec 02, 2005 ... ST. LOUIS Developer Donald Breckenridge, a city visionary andnational hotel developer, died Wednesday of lung cancer. He was 73. Breckenridge was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in late2004 and was given less than three months to live, his wife said. Despite his illness, ...
Journals to be returned
Dec 02, 2005 ... SANTA ANA Classroom journals in which two high school footballplayers wrote fantasies about torturing and mutilating their Englishteacher won't be made public, at least for now, following a judge'sdecision to return them to the school district and the students'attorneys. Orange ...
Grieving mom helps family
Dec 02, 2005; ... Nothing could have prepared Gloria for the phone call telling herthat her 24-year-old son, Carl, had been killed. Carl was the "baby' of the family, the youngest of her sixchildren and the one who could always cheer her up when she wasfeeling down. He had been studying criminal ...
Arrest made in Dec. '04 killing of L.B. man
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH A man who has been on the run for the past yearfollowing a brutal gang killing was tracked to Texas and arrestedthis week, authorities said Friday. Jermaine Edwin Subia is one of two men still wanted in connectionwith the Dec. 1, 2004 killing of Eric L. Woods, a ...
Care can prevent tragedies
Dec 02, 2005; ... It can seep out of malfunctioning ovens, furnaces, water heaters,chimneys and room heaters without a trace to humans until it's toolate. Unfortunately for us, carbon monoxide is virtually undetectablebefore poison victims begin experiencing flu-like symptoms includingheadache, ...
Cerritos battles for COA berth
Dec 02, 2005; ... Eight Southern California teams will compete tonight for fourberths in next weekend's COA Women's Volleyball Championship. One of those teams is Cerritos College, which travels to L.A.Pierce for a 7:30 p.m. match. The Falcons (18-3) are seeded fifth andreached tonight's match by ...
'Toy Patrol' at full speed
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH Firefighters and police officers are working hard tofind toys for deserving boys and girls this holiday season. This year, those kind enough to donate a new unwrapped toy toeither department's holiday campaign will be rewarded with free foodand entertainment. Every ...
SEAL BEACH - Light rain failed to put a damper on the city's annual Christmas Parade, as an estimated 10,000 people lined Main Street to take in the sights and sounds of the holidays.
Dec 02, 2005 ... The parade featured the usual mix of floats, police cruisers, firetrucks, marching bands, musical groups and others along a four- blockstretch of Main Street between Ocean and Electric avenues. There were also marching animals, courtesy of the Seal BeachAnimal Care Shelter, and a ...
Gay, UConn rout Texas Southern
Dec 02, 2005 ... Rudy Gay had 22 points and Josh Boone dominated inside with 12rebounds and six blocks to lead the third-ranked Connecticut to a 113-49 win over Texas Southern on Friday night. The point total for the Huskies (6-0) was just three shy of theGampel Pavilion record, set in 2002 in a ...
Homeless shelter now open
Dec 02, 2005; ... LONG BEACH The smell of warm spaghetti filled the air on a rainyFriday evening as the winter emergency shelter opened for the seasonat Foursquare Church. About 21 homeless people placed their belongings next to cotsbefore sitting down to their meal. "I am surprised we have ...
RIVALS: Players are focused on UCLA
Dec 02, 2005; ... Every time No. 1- ranked USC takes the field lately, a record getsbroken, but four Trojans can claim something today that no player in115 years of football accomplished. If USC defeats No. 11-ranked UCLA at the Coliseum, punter TomMalone, defensive tackle LaJuan Ramsey, tight end ...
UCLA, Portland advance to final
Dec 02, 2005; ... COLLEGE STATION, Texas Christine Sinclair beat Penn Stategoalkeeper Erin McLeod on the final penalty kick Friday night,sending Portland to the title game at the NCAA Women's College Cup. Two of the nation's top five scoring teams went scoreless for 110minutes the 90-minute ...
Sharks shut out Sabres
Dec 02, 2005 ... Joe Thornton had two assists in his debut with San Jose, settingup Jonathan Cheechoo twice, and the Sharks snapped a 10-game losingstreak with a 5-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Evgeni Nabokov made 20 saves for his fourth win of the season andfirst since Oct. 15 ...
Pistons leave Brown, Knicks at a loss
Dec 02, 2005 ... Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 40 points to lead the hostDetroit Pistons past former coach Larry Brown and the visiting NewYork Knicks, 106-98, Friday night. Brown returned to an NBA city he used to call home for the seventhtime. The Hall of Fame coach was fired in July, ...
Fresno St. falls short in WAC race
Dec 02, 2005 ... FRESNO Matt Kubik threw three touchdown passes and Louisiana Techcapitalized on five turnovers to deny No. 23 Fresno State a share ofthe Western Athletic Conference title with a 40-28 victory Fridaynight. Fresno State (8-4, 6-2) was in control of the WAC after ending afour-game ...
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant attempts a high-flying dunk over
Dec 02, 2005 ... Minnesota's Kevin Garnett in the first half of Friday's contest ...
A low-level controversy
Dec 03, 2005 ... Warnings about the risk of an LNG terminal are intense; responses are not. The final hearing in the public process of deciding whether tobuild a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Port of Long Beachended last week on a much calmer note than you might expect,considering the ...
Victim of fumes still critical
Dec 03, 2005; ... LONG BEACH For nearly two days, Kaloni Williams' family stoodoutside the pediatric intensive care unit at Miller Children'sHospital, hoping that the condition of their 6-year-old girl wouldimprove. But the Holmes Elementary School student who suffered carbonmonoxide poisoning ...
USC punter
Dec 02, 2005 ... Tom Malone (14) isn't used often, but has had a great career withthe Trojans. A win today over UCLA would allow Malone to leave ...
Slowing Bush a priority for UCLA
Dec 02, 2005 ... UCLA defensive coordinator Larry Kerr used a blitzing-off-the-corners scheme a year ago to frustrate USC quarterback Matt Leinart ayear ago at the Rose Bowl, and held tailback Reggie Bush in check on12 of his rushes. It was Bush's other three carries that did in UCLA in that ...
Dons closing in on title game
Dec 02, 2005; ... Despite all the success Willie Donerson has had in his 23 yearscoaching football at Dominguez High, he's only won one CIF SouthernSection title. That was in 1996 but according to Donerson, this year's team couldvery well slip another ring on his finger. Dominguez (11-1), ...
Fermo Cambianica's Los Alamitos selections for tonight:
Dec 02, 2005 ... 1. Goes Hawkin finished sixth after taking the previous race, buthe is still a maiden after being disqualified and placed fifth.Furious Dasher broke out and bumped at the start while taking fourth.He Can Run A Bunch closed from seventh to end up in third place. Longshot: ...
LBCC on an unfamiliar road
Dec 02, 2005; ... Being one victory from the COA state tournament semifinals isnothing new for the Long Beach City College women's soccer team.Playing that game on the road is definitely new. The Vikings (22-1-1) travel to No. 1-seed L.A. Pierce at 2 p.m.today with a trip to the state semifinals on ...
OFF THE SHELF
Dec 02, 2005 ... HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii About 44 acres of coastlinecollapsed into the ocean this week, setting loose a glowing stream oflava that shot out from the newly exposed cliffside 45 feet above thewater. The plume, 6 feet in diameter, sent up a tower of steam as it hitthe ...
Catholic limbo doctrine in limbo
Dec 02, 2005; ... VATICAN CITY Roman Catholic belief in limbo the afterlife reservedfor babies who die before baptism is hanging by a thread as theVatican prepares to update its policy on the unbaptized. Catholics devised limbo in the Middle Ages as an alternative tohell for babies who are excluded ...
NCAA Football
Dec 02, 2005 ... Favorite__ Open__ Today__ O/U__ Underdog at USC__ 22__ 20.5__ (74)__ UCLA Louisville__ 20__ 15.5__ (51.5)__ at Connecticut Navy-x__ 8__ 6.5__ (50.5)__ Army at Hawaii__ 1.5__ 3__ (66)__ San Diego St. West Virginia__ 6.5__ 9__ (44.5)__ at South Florida ...
Battle for L.A.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Today L.A. Coliseum, 1:30 p.m. TV: Ch. 7 Radio: XTRA/570, KMPC/1540 Line: USC by 20 1/2 Series: USC leads 40-27-7 Weather: AccuWeather predicts UPDATE THIS MORE ON THE GAME/B8 * ...