MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2006
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Volume 5 Issue 284
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY
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BY KEVIN HERRERA Daily Press Staff Writer
Twice in a week in August, gangs (or maybe the same gang) of bank robbers in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, tried to haul away an ATM. In the first, they mistakenly yanked loose a check-depositing machine instead of the ATM, and in the second, their excavator’s digging arm got stuck in the bank’s ceiling.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press
Today is the 282nd day of 2006. There are 83 days left in the year. This is Columbus Day, as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada. The public was first admit1888 ted to the Washington Monument. The hijackers of the Achille 1985 Lauro cruise liner surrendered after the ship arrived in Port Said, Egypt.
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Surf Report
A moveable feast BY AMY KAUFMAN Special to the Daily Press
REED PARK — St. Monica’s Parish went to the dogs, as well as the cats, on Sunday when nearly 50 animals were brought, toted and shepherded to the Church in order to be blessed or cured of a variety of animal ills. Such customs are conducted annually at churches across the nation
to honor the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, a Roman Catholic saint said to have love for all creatures. However, Sunday represented the parish’s first foray into the blessing fete. Dogs on leashes, cats in cages and other pets roaming free in the park gathered across the street from the church on California Avenue to celebrate the feast day, which was Oct. 4. Many of the animals were wear-
ing their Sunday best, bedecked with ribbons and wearing flowers in their hair. One small white-haired dog even sported a collared Polo tee, though not “popping the collar,” as she sat calmly in her owner’s arms. Nacho, a Chihuahua Terrier saved from the East LA streets by his owner, Gabriel McKail, came dressed See BLESSING, page 13
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Opinion A new deal
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Commentary Hooked on Buzz’in
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State Investigation into detainee beating
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National A weighty innovation
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People in the News Bumpy ride for Pitt and Jolie
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MOVIETIMES Catch a flick!
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Comics You’ll laugh, you’ll cry
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hound, in Reed Park on Sunday, as part of the St. Francis Day Blessing of Animals. Shelley Kay (left), Millie’s owner, brought the dog, which suffers from a bad back, to the event sponsored by St. Monica’s Church.
Spiritual healin’: Furry friends get a special blessing
QUOTE OF THE DAY “If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks’ vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.”
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TO THE DOGS: Franciscan Father Phillip Garcia of the Serra Retreat House in Malibu blesses Millie, a 12-year-old Basset
divide between nations would continue to fester in the world of entertainment — by all accounts, one arena that brings us just a little bit closer. Sunset Park resident Nanette Gobel, 36, has worked as a translator on television commercials, coached actors on ABC’s “Alias,” and lent her skills to the sets of such films as See GOBEL, page 11
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CITY HALL — In an environment where campaigns for City Council can often cost anywhere from $50,000 to more than $150,000, raising funds becomes crucial if one wants to be victorious. There are mailers to pay for, consultants to hire and constituents to woo, none of which comes cheap. With less than a month to go before the Nov. 7 election, Mayor Bob Holbrook and Planning Commissioner Terry O’Day have both raised more than $50,000, putting them far ahead of the eight other challengers looking to fill three seats on the council, according to the latest campaign disclosure statements released Friday by the City Clerk’s Office. Thursday, Oct. 5, marked the first time candidates had to file campaign disclosure statements with the City Clerk. The statements detail campaign contributions received and expenditures made between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30. Holbrook, a USC pharmacist, and O’Day, executive director of Environment Now, have also been helped by Santa Monicans for Sensible Priorities (SMSP), a coalition of residents and local business owners that has spent $42,500 on mailers in support of the two candidates. SMSP is funded by the hospitality industry, including Edward Thomas Management Co., which operates Shutters on the Beach and Casa Del Mar Hotel. Challenger Gleam Davis, an attorney for AT&T, has loaned herself the most money of any of the candidates, with a personal contribution of $15,930, raising her total contributions to $20,990, much of
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