THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2005
Volume 5, Issue 34
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
Surf’s up, dude — way up
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Bryan Perley, who apparently held a grudge against a child-support caseworker, was charged in Orlando, Fla., with several felony counts when he tried to arrest her by impersonating a military officer and holding a fake, handwritten arrest warrant. When the woman’s colleagues would not cooperate with him, Perley actually called for police backup, according to a report by WFTV-TV. He told the dispatcher, “(The colleagues) don’t understand the chain of command in government. I’ve warned them.”
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is the 356th day of 2005. There are nine days left in the year. On Dec. 22, 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe reportedly replied “Nuts!” when the Germans demanded that the Americans surrender. In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act, designed to force peace between Britain and France by cutting off all trade with Europe.
Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press POINT BREAK? A lone surfer just off Bay Street is undeterred by Wednesday morning waves that eclipsed 10 feet in Santa Monica, and reached even higher in Venice.
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“Time is the thief you cannot banish.”
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INDEX Horoscopes Where the party is, Scorpio
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Snow & Surf Report Water temperature: 60°
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Opinion Don’t phone it in
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State Barking up wrong tree
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Business Out of house and home
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National Drilling interruptus
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International Hussein back on hot seat
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Comics Laugh it up
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SANTA MONICA BEACH — The Pacific storm that brought waves well over 10 feet high crashing onto the coastline Wednesday isn’t expected to let up until next Thursday. Local lifeguards said they are braced for high surf well into next week, after the first and strongest portion of a Pacific storm produced the highest waves in years on Santa Monica’s shores. Santa Monica’s Harbor Patrol said the north and south lowerfishing decks of the Santa Monica Pier were closed on Wednesday and will be considered for public use on a day-by-day basis until the surf subsides. Visitors are welcomed to view the recent wild tide from the top deck of the pier, which will likely remain open in the coming days,
“No one should be in the water right now ... All it takes is one second, and your child’s gone. That’s how powerful the water is.” – WAYNE SALKOSKI Harbor Patrol officer YOLANDA KING
lifeguards said. Taking in the view from a safe place, however, is as close to the water as lifeguards want the public to get, until the tide relents. “One thing I’ve been seeing a lot of is parents letting their children run in and out of the water,” said Wayne Salkoski, harbor officer. “That is so dangerous. No one should be in the water right now, especially children. “All it takes is one second, and you’re child’s gone. That’s how
Martin Luther King’s firstborn daughter is coming to Santa Monica to be part of the region’s largest celebration of the Civil Rights leader. Yolanda King, Martin Luther King’s eldest daughter, will be the keynote speaker at
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powerful the water is.” Salkoski said his experienced crew of lifeguards are being knocked on their rear ends when they try to swim. On Wednesday, the pier and surrounding beaches suffered no property damage. Neighboring Venice wasn’t so lucky. Large waves, some reported to be 15 feet, damaged the Venice Pier, where two bathrooms were
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