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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2003
Volume 3, Issue 14
Santa Monica Daily Press A newspaper with issues
NEWS OF THE WEIRD by Chuck Shepard
Council rejects noise ordinance
A novel gift ...
Carl Hanson of St. Paul, Minn., actually obtained a U.S. patent (No. 6,457,474) in 2002 for what he described as a new method for treating heart-related chest pain (as reported in August 2003 by Scientific American). Hanson’s unique invention: He drinks limeade from concentrate. His patent application said that it worked for him, and he wrote out the required details about the structure of the invention, specifically, to purchase cans of concentrate, add water, stir and introduce the juice into the body through the mouth (although Hanson wrote that his patent would also cover intravenous administration).
Law is delayed for further research BY JOHN WOOD Daily Press Staff Writer
CITY HALL — The City Council rejected a controversial new law Tuesday night designed to control noise pollution throughout Santa Monica. Four years in the making, the provision would have changed the way officials measure noise levels and created a special zone between businesses and residents, in which different noise rules would be applied. Following three hours of deliberations, council members voted 4-3 against the proposed law, sending it back to City Hall staffers for more research. The politically charged debate leading up to the vote gave a clear indication of how deeply residents and businesses feel about the racket being made in Santa Monica. More than 3,700 noise complaints were lodged with City
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Vote early and vote often.”
See ORDINANCE, page 7
IRS on prowl for Santa Monicans
– Al Capone
DID YOU KNOW?:
By Daily Press staff
Prisoners in the Santa Monica Jail are fed T.V. dinners INDEX
Easy does it,Virgo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Local Beat the holiday stress . . . . . . . . . .3
Opinion Deasy says thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
State Rice farmers the key . . . . . . . . . . . .6
National Beetles attack forest . . . . . . . . . . .11
Back page Farms for immigrants . . . . . . . . . .16
John Wood/Daily Press Robert Barrett and Hilda Kale set up a Christmas sales display at Hennessey and Ingalls, a popular independent bookstore on Wilshire Boulevard. The day after Thanksgiving is historically the busiest shopping day of the year.
See IRS, page 6
Let the Santa Monica holiday festivities begin By Daily Press staff
DOWNTOWN — Thousands will see the annual holiday lighting ceremony in downtown Santa Monica tonight, as four-time Emmy award-winning actress Doris Roberts of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and Mark L. Walberg, the host of “Temptation Island,” throw the switch on “Winterlit” on the Promenade.
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The ceremony follows an afternoon of music and entertainment. At 2 p.m. the Santa Monica High School Orchestra will kickoff the program. Future Hasbeens Comedy Troupe and KOST radio’s Mark & Kim will host the day’s events. Santa Monica Playhouse will perform, followed by musical group Gwendolyn and the Goodtime Gang.
At 4 p.m., snow begins falling at Santa Monica Place and “Surfing Santa” and his elves arrive in a convertible. At 5:15 p.m. all of downtown Santa Monica and Santa Monica Place will spring to life as Roberts and Walberg throw the switch and thousands of lights and sculptures begin to sparkle amid music and a snowy confetti, officially beginning
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The IRS is looking for 69 Santa Monicans. But it’s not because they owe money. Rather, the IRS owes them a little dough. The IRS wants to return undelivered tax refund and child credit checks to taxpayers whose last address was in the Santa Monica area. The checks total nearly $60,000 and their amounts range from a low of $1 to a high of $12,158. The checks can be reissued after taxpayers update their addresses. In Los Angeles County, the IRS is looking for 8,782 taxpayers who have $5.9 million awaiting them in undelivered tax refund and child credit checks. Taxpayers have until Dec. 5 to claim undelivered checks from this summer’s advance child tax credit. After the December cut-off, taxpayers cannot claim the checks
the holiday season. A party is planned tonight on Main Street as well. At 6 p.m., there will be a tree-lighting ceremony at the California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St. After the ceremony and some holiday music, everyone will be invited to pick up a judging form and choose their favorite store windows in a decorations contest.
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