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Lawrence M. Small, the chief executive of the Smithsonian Institution, was convicted in 2004 for his collection of South American artifacts that include the feathers of 219 birds protected by the Endangered Species Act, and was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. Hearst Newspapers reported in February that Small had not yet begun his sentence, in that he is still negotiating for the right to serve it by spending 100 hours lobbying Congress to change the Endangered Species Act.
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 155th day of 2005. There are 210 days left in the year. On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway began during World War II. In 1947, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the TaftHartley Act.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Reputation is a bubble which a man bursts when he tries to blow it for himself.”
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SM BEACH — A well-known environmental group let the stars do the walking and their wallets do the talking during a Santa Monica fund-raiser aimed at helping save the ocean. Heal the Bay celebrated its 20th anniversary on Thursday with its annual “Bring Back the Beach” event in a circus-sized tent on Barnard Way, just south of the Santa Monica Pier. Celebrities, business leaders and the environmentally conscious came together to help raise awareness and funding for the numerous ocean cleanup programs Heal the Bay sponsors. Mark Gold, executive director of Heal the Bay, said the amount of money raised this week will be made available in a week. The funding will be used to cover the cost of programs related to education and outreach — typically not covered by other funding — which comes mostly from corporate and government grants. Gold said portions of the pro-
See BRING BACK THE BEACH, page 10
H2-Oh! Heal the Bay keeps cleaning up BY RYAN HYATT Daily Press Staff Writer
During its 20-year lifespan, Heal the Bay has evolved into one of Los Angeles County’s largest environmental organizations, its efforts affecting millions of people. Mark Gold, executive director of Heal the Bay, attributes part of the success of the organization he leads to the close relationship it strives to maintain with the local and federal government, industry leaders and the public to “educate and evolve” See HEAL THE BAY, page 10 Crill Hansen/Special to the Daily Press Summer is in full swing, as evidenced by the derring-doers taking to the roller coaster on the Santa Monica Pier recently.
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ceeds would also be used to help the Santa Monica Aquarium, which Heal the Bay operates. The event featured a dinner prepared by Joachim Splichal, well-known chef and founder of
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BY JEANNINE AVERSA
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Taylor Wichmanowski/Special to the Daily Press The musical group The Bangles stop for photographers before performing at Heal the Bay’s “Bring Back the Beach” fund-raiser Thursday night near the Pier.
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WASHINGTON — Job growth slowed nearly to a crawl in May, with new hiring registering the smallest gain in almost two years. The unemployment rate dipped to a low 5.1 percent, however. The latest employment snapshot, released by the Labor Department on Friday, kept up the
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