MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011
Volume 10 Issue 170
Santa Monica Daily Press HOW SAFE IS MAKEUP? SEE PAGE 6
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THE WE REMEMBER ISSUE
Running for vets in need BY ASHLEY ARCHIBALD Daily Press Staff Writer
WEST L.A. Today, people across the nation
FOR THE FALLEN Stephanie Salvatore news@smdp.com The Arlington West memorial was set up on the beach near the Santa Monica Pier this weekend. (Bottom left) A row of flag-draped coffins is a part of the memorial designed for family and friends to honor fallen loved ones during war. (Bottom right) The exhibit also includes photos of many of those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
will seek out ways to honor the lives, and deaths, of countless men and women that have given everything for the safety of our country and the preservation of the ideals on which it was founded. Still others will not only pay homage to those that have died, but work to support those that are still living. John Duffy and Sharon Kilbride, two unrelated people from Santa Monica, are off from the starting block at 8:30 this morning. Both have a tendency to wake up and go running, although they only occasionally intend to accomplish more than personal fitness. This Memorial Day is different. They are participants in a five-kilometer run to raise money for a program called New SEE MEMORIAL PAGE 7
Fuel cost behind high price to fly SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Airlines Writer
NEW YORK To fly someone from New York to Los Angeles and back, airlines spend close to $330 these days — just on fuel. That’s a 48 percent increase from last year and the main reason vacationers face record costs to fly this summer. To offset their single biggest expense, airlines have hiked fares seven times this year and raised fees for checking bags and other services. This has only added to the frustration of SEE FUEL PAGE 9
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