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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY
CHUCK
SHEPARD
In February in Pattaya, Thailand, the woman who was the former Guinness Book recordholder for living in a cage with scorpions was married to the man who holds the equivalent record for time spent with centipedes, with consummation immediately afterward in a coffin. (Kanchana Ketkaew had stayed 32 days with 3,400 scorpions and Bunthawee Siengwong 28 days with 1,000 centipedes.)
Volume 5, Issue 144
Coming ‘round again
LOCAL
Rubbish, you say? City to hike trash fees
Echo team shoots for Shanghai after second-place finish in ’05
BY KEVIN HERRERA
BY KEVIN HERRERA
CITY HALL — Those trash bags may feel a bit heavier this summer, as the City Council earlier this week voted to increase all trash collection rates by 7 percent. If the new rates are adopted along with next year’s budget, which takes effect July 1, residents and business owners can expect to pay anywhere between $2.38 and $4.34 more every two months for basic collection services, based on 2005 rates. The new rates include a 5percent increase for inflation and a 2-percent hike to cover increased operating costs and provide a rainy-day account for
Daily Press Staff Writer
SAMOHI — This was the last place one would expect students to be during spring break, but there they were, eight budding entrepreneurs huddled together in front of a row of computers. They could have been lounging at the beach or cruising the mall like many of their classmates, but the students enrolled in Santa Monica High School’s entreprenuership program Project Echo decided to spend the lion’s share of their vacation preparing for today’s SAGE competition in Chico, Calif., where students from across
A FAMILIAR RING: Project Echo members (left to right) Eric Burger, 18, Chris
See PROJECT ECHO, page 13
Peterson, 17, and Malik Moosa, 17, prepare for today’s statewide competition pitting young entrepreneurs against each other.
Kevin Herrera/Daily Press
Daily Press Staff Writer
See RUBBISH, page 12
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 119th day of 2006. There are 246 days left in the year. ■ On April 29, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp; the same day, Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun and designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor. ■ In 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English.
NATIONAL
U.S. economy ‘is cruising’, reports show
Chip off the old block
BY JEANNINE AVERSA
INDEX
AP Economics Writer
Horoscopes Socialize away, Aries
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Snow & Surf Report Water temperature: 58°
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Opinion Walking this way
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State ‘Worst of the worst’ nabbed
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National An unnatural future
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International Iran acting in defiance
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People in the News J-Lo ‘belongs to them’
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Comics Laugh it up
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WASHINGTON — Popping out of a year-end rut, the economy zipped ahead at the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years during the first quarter of 2006 as consumers picked up spending and businesses regained their footing. Inflation looked tame, too, though the latest figures didn’t include last week’s oil-price spike. “The U.S. economy is cruising along now,” said Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services, after Friday’s latest report by the Commerce Department. Gross domestic product
Classifieds 21-23
See ECONOMY, page 15
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