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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-09-12 - Orange Coast Pilot'• I I . . SERVING THE NEWPORT -WE.SA CONMUNmES SINCE 1907 ON 1HE WEB: WVVVV,.DAILYPILOT.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2op 1 : WORLD T~DE CENTER, PENTAGON ATIACKED: NEWPORT-MESA JOINS A NATION IN SHOCK • OSSI llP. DAiii IOllUllCHllb 'We need to track down the people responsible and kill them.' ISSUULYIWI JOHN CAMPIEU: 'There's not a novel which dares to go as far as this because nobody would believe it.' REP. CHRISTOPHEi COi: '/escaped just minutes before the {Pentagon/ was hit.' MORE INSIDE A community reacts A need for unity Religious leaders call for restraint and understanding as reports suggest the continued fighting in the Middle East is at the root of the attacks. "It's important. particularly for the faith community, to come together at a time like this," says Greg Kelley, president of the Interfaith Council. SHnHY,Nll2 Security first Local authorities ratchet up defenses and prepare their emergency operation centers. Costa Mesa police respond to two bomb threats, but mostly Tuesday is business as usual. Al STOIY, Mii 5 Survivors remember Pearl Harbor veterans worry that Tuesday's terrorist attadc is proof that the U.S. has become complacent and forgotten the importance of protecting its bortters. •We found out this morning how vulnerable we can be,• says Louis W. Nockhold. . Sii STOIY, NII 6 The Bell Curve Sixty years ago, the enemy had a name. had a cou~ when Japan attadced the U.S. Todey. America's enemy Is nameless. But Joseph N. Bell urges against the rush to anger and retaliation. mC01T•l.N116 • DON UACH I DAlY Pl.OT Pab'tck Thompson changes tbe message marquee Tuesday at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Costa Mesa in honor of those who lost their lives. in the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. Travelers stranded, but safe GIOUIDED: Would-be passengers at John WB:yne are relieved to be on the ground and shocked by the news of attacks on the East Coast. Young Chang DAILY PILOT ·JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT - Ed Marino sat oo a bench outside the airport on 1\lesday morning with a junk novel in his lap and tired creases oo bis face. He asked futile questions, one after the other. What's the hurry to die? Aren't we all supposed to anyway? What's all this for? For religion? Politics? Both? , ' ~ HllE" I OM.Y Pl.OT "I don't know, there are no answers,• the 57-year-old conceded. Nk:hole Benaftlde, JI, of Buena Park mes a cell pbone 1'IMday • • illMI lier SEE STRANDED MGE 4 • lrleDd ~ SMml, 20, WldtfOr a rtde afler lhelr llgllt to New Yark W•MJCllled. Twin memoriesffe.ttened forever; HOW YOU CAI_, 1 Offldelj are 8*ing .tt.tno~ Qfls be rMde to New Yen Qty. Elected leaders' reaction spans from sadness to anger after deadly terrorist attack that shook the nation Tuesday. Paul Clinton DAILY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -Local elected officials broadly con- demned Tuesday's devastating East Coast terrorist attack and immediately compared it with the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the U.S. into World War Il. Rep. Chris Cox (R-Newport Beach) was on the front Imes as he met with Secretary of Defense Donald Rwnsfeldin a private dining room of the Pentagon. Cox left Christopher the building Cox moments before American Airlines Flight 77, carrying 64 people, plowed into the headquarters of the U.S. military. •1 escaped just minutes before the building was hit,• Cox wrote in a statement •Most of those who remained were huddled in the National Military Command Center in a base· ment bunker of the building.• Closer to home, Assemblyman John Campbell (R-lrvine) awoke to mor::e than just his usual breakfast of bot oabneal and a cup of tea. SEE REACTION PAGE 4 Muslim WOIIlall threatened by calls LOCll...uTYI Newport resident is forced to take her family . . out of her home after a litany Of deatb thnilts. NllWPOKT DACH ._ A Newpolt9lilltla • 1 .... 1\.w.t ID• ....... GI boW ...... ~ .... .. .......... .... . ..:~ 'CJ n I .. , 2~.~12, 2001 :A honible national -~ . lrageay hits home 0 urnation. our~ our lives cbanged 1\Jesday. We will never be the same ogmn. The att.apts on America have destroved innooentlives.'Ibeyhave also destroyed our security and our trust. And they could very well have affected my own family. My G'OUSin Sunny in Philadelphia oaDed me Tuesday crying hysterically. I was unable to console her. Pinally, the words come together. . •we can't reach Valerie, Steve or Joan. I've called all the numbers,• she shares, sobbing. "We don't know. We just don't know.• Valerie, Steve and Joan aremyf~. They had in the World 'Itade Center. We pray for their safety. Now we await some word of their fate. My anger over the attack turned person.al. Until my cousin called me, it had not occurred to me that my relatives were in danger. As I gathered my thoughts Tuesday, the elec- tronic media filled the room in which I write, reporting projected nwnbers of casual- ties. "There were some 2,400 casualties at Pearl Harbor,• says one reporter. "There could be 50,000 deaths in New York alone.• Someone in the office changed the channel, and video was shown of Palestinians, including women and children. cheer- ing in the streets of Jerusalem., celebrating victo- ry over the death and destruction OD American soil. The Internet spits out world reaction. One Islamic militant group leader reportedly said, "No doubt this is the result of injustice the U.S. practices agablst the weak in the world. The U.S. has been sowing the seeds of injustice and racial disaimination against the weak, and there- fore the U.S. is collecting now the harvest of what it did. .. Like most Anlericans, I was in shock over the dev- astAtion. I listened as televi- sion reporters discussed the events, blabbing on and on over the issues of military preparation; debating how a civilized nation will deal with the terrorism of the 21st century. · Responsible voices stress the strength of our nation. It is important to convey the fact that America is much greater than the sum of the damage inOicted upon the nation by the actions of a presumable few. Amid the platitudes call- ing for calm. for toleranoe, for sanity, we must face the reality th.at this nation must change. We can no longer accept the fact that our love of freedomiJ:hibits the pur-suit of po designed to protect and defend Amerlca. We know that freedom is not tree. What we do not know in the confusion of ttm atroc- ity is how to protect f:reedo.m without compromising its basic tenets. We have no time for dis- belief. Tough questions arise. Why were we un~? There are very few organiza· 8.W. Coale NOIEIOOI tions in the world with the ability to conduct such an operation. Why has American and European intelligence failed? How is it possible that multiple American aircraft could be simultaneously hijacked and turned into weapons of mass destruction against this nation? What will the United States do in ~~on teJevi. sion filling time suggest that America cannot allow tenor- ist actions to inflict this sort of damage without response. What sort of response? Aie we prepared to prevent fur- ther attacks? As the World Trade Center imploded in the shadow of the Statue of Llberty, the irony of the jux- taposition of monuments is a chilling reminder that while we "open our arms to the huddled masses yearning to breath free," we have also opened our borders to those who would rather see America be undermined as retribution for the supposed injustices. America is the leader of dvili7.ed nations dedicated to finarvially supporting the poor and oppressed world- wide. We have made mis- takes. The events of Sept. 11 were not acts of tenorism.. They w~ acts Qf war. Our government must demand that any country harboring our enemies turn them owr at once or face military con- sequences. We must ann our commer- dal airaaft with trained weapons experts. Metal detectms manned by mini· mum-wage employees are a joke. Clearly, our inmrlgration polices need reform. even at the potential interference with the ease of movement and freedom we chetish. Political correctness died Tuesday~ wlth the c:oun&!ll victims. It is time to faoe reality. There is evil in our midst We must face the evU bead on and eradicate it . America will respond. May the respome be effec- tive, luting and liberating. We will rebuild the World 'In.de Center. May it be taller and strooger. May we once again feel secure, and trust in people and the intan· ~CT~u! and action. and great debate. Our coUect1ve heam go out to all who suffer in this gieat and honiflc io.. For me, may my family nwnhiiri walk out of the nibble, wipe off the soot and breath deeply and freely in the great American dty of New York. Daily Pilot , ·Residents keep the faith • NeigbbOrs along a Westside street. as wen as area churches, turn to prayer amid the nationts tragedy. Lolltll IWper DAILY PILOT COSTA MESA-Robin Gowers doesn't go to church on Sundays or believe in organized religion. But the first thing she did when she beard about the devastating tenorist attacks on the nation Tuesday was pray. She prayed for the victim.s. She prayed for the rescue workers. She prayed for the fammes of both. Although she said she doesn't need anybody to tell her where to go every Sunday, she believes in God and the power of prayer. "My belief is that everybody - regardless of their religion or beliefs - holds a certain amount of energy. And if you can get all of that energy together, it creates a power tllat brings about a positive change,• Gowers said. Gowers and about 35 c:t her neighbors met Tuesday night on a front lawn in the 900 block of Joann Street to call upon God to watch over the nation in this time of gtjef. Pastor' Tim McCalmont, of the Presbyterian Church of the Coven.ant, was just one of the many church leaders who held a sped.al vigil to memorialize the horrific event and try to bring some comfort to the members of his congre- gation. "We're a family. When something happens in your family, you want to be together. It is time for our family to oome together and ~~nd grieve and seek the Lord.• M ont said. For area Catholic churches, Mass is already a daily routine. But on Tuesday, SEAN HlilR I OAl.Y Fl.OT Becky Sanford. left, and her 9-year--old son. ML-Canne, join tbelr Joann Street neJgbbon In prayer for the people Involved In the East Cout tragedies. church luders focused services on the aftemlath of the terrorist attacks. Father Joe Robillard of St. Joachim Catholic Church said many people dropped in before W<J!k to say a prayer for the victims and their families. Rabbi Marc Rubenstein of Temple Isaiah said he bad already been· con- tacted by a handful of people who believe they had lost a loved one. There isn't anybody who bas not been touched by the tragedy, he said. Rubenstein said he is there to listen and provide an out- let for people's anger and frustration. "People are afraid to go ou1side. They are afraid this could happen anywhere,• he said. "The only thing we have to combat fear is love and faith. And that is the role of the clergy at this time.• Although Temple Isaiah did not hold a special service Tuesday, its doors were open late and a candle burned to memo- rialize the victims of the tragedy. A ther- apist also visited the temple to provide services to those who wanted help cop- ing, Rubenstein said. Many religious leaders affirmed the role of the clergy is also to help children cope with the images they are sure to be flooded with. It is hard enough for adults to come to terms with such a horrific event, but children are even more affect- ed, McCalmont said. Rubenstein agreed. "Tonight, we hug our children a little tighter, and kiss our sweethearts a little more, and thank God we are alive,• Rubenstein said. Religious leaders urge unity in Newport-Mesa •At a time when anger can reign after terrorism attacks, empha~ the 'larger family.' "-tee .... .,.. .. DAllY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -·cowardly,. •anlm.al• ~d •tragic" are some of the words local religious leaders are using to desaibe Tuesday's attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon. And in the aftermath of a hol· ror that bas rocked the community and the nation alike, Jewish, Muslim and interfaith leaders of Newport Beech and Costa Mesa are calling for unity among all faiths against a universal enemy of hate. "It's a sad day for our country, and we need to keep together and not have any feelings of ~tred or mistrust without infonnation about who's even to blame,• said Greg Kelley, president of the lntelfaitb Coundl, a group of religious congregations of N~rt Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine. "Ifs important, partic- ularly for the faith community, to come together at a Ume like this.• 'Ibe timing of the tenorlst attacb on the anniversary of the historic Camp David Peace Accords, as well as the choice of the World 'D'ade Center as a target, have left national media and oth· en to speculate that the continuing Middle Bast con.Diet motivated the ter- roriatl. IJI response, local Jewtah and MU1UzD. leaden are calling OD their OOll• gnigeall to r8lllt tbe temptatim to wield their anger 1nclila1mlDately. ~e me ell Ai:nlii'lmns, and we are an coocmned abOut wbilt happened.• Mid , Hatph«in A. ·B~ cbatnnan ol the public relatloal ~ c:t the Islamic Society d Orange County. •1 ateDd our deepest oondolencel t() tbe vidtml. We are all pert of the large~ of the vk· m Some religious events affected by the terrorist attack: • • Al.1 Jntarfafth luncheon ~ wtlf lndude • memorial seMce for the vktims of~ tragedy. Members of the public are Invited to attend. The event will be at rioon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel CathoUc Churct\, 1441 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. (949) 67~3ns. Cost is $7.so. • The Ara~American Festival in Garden Grove, originally scheduled for Sept 21-23, might be canceled, a spokesman fOf the society said. (714) 531-1722. • Sabbath services at Newport Beach's two synagogues have been rededicated to the victims of all ter- rorist attadcs and to the people of the United States. Sef9kes are at 8 p.m. Friday at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 c.amelbadt St., Ne\vport Beach, (949) 644-1999; and 8 p.m. Friday and Sat· urday at Tempfe Isaiah, 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport 8~, (949) 548-6900. tims of these cowardly acts.• As BundakJ,l was fielding calls from members of the local Islamic communi- ty, Jewish leaders, too, were tending their flockl as they tried to grapple with the unfathomable destruction. •lb11 event has been compared to Pearl Harbor,• Rabbi Man:: Rubenstein ol Newport Beach's Thmple Isaiah said. •But when you take an American jet ~full of pusengers and turn it into a weapon and bit a building wlth thou- M.ndl of people 1n lt with the intent of h\irtlng them, you wonder where hwnamfy bas gone.,, Tb8 ~ of the attack. less than a week before the Jewish New Year of ROlh ~M, bu further COIDpl!cated the aftermath for the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa communities, where celebrations will be eclipsed by the hor- ror of Tuesday's events. "R08b Hasbana Is for us theannlver- ury of the creation of man, and"OD that day we talk about man in an c:t bis oobil- ity and grandeur,• said Rabbi Mark S. Miller of Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach. ·sut our thoughts will drift from that exalted conception of humanity to man's capacity for destruction-to those who sh.are more in common with the most predatory beasts than the dignity of man." Sabbath services at Newport Beach synagogues orig1nally planned to be in solidarity of the people of Israel hpve been rededicated in support of the peo- ple of the United States and in memory of all victims of terror, said Alison Mayerso~. spokeswoma.n for the Jewish Federation of Orange County. More information about the services, which will take place Prtday and Saturday, is available by calling (714) 155-5555. Mel Roth, executive d1rector of the Jewish family Service of Orange Coµnty, said it's important for people to find outlets for thelr grief. In addition to counseling services provided by his and other organizations, Roth said talking with frtends and family can help people sort out their grief. . He said it's espedally important for parents to encourage their cbildren to talk about their fears and added tbat. for adults, positive action can be helpful to tboee who give u well as nK:eive. •There's a pervasive tell.le of help- lessness in all tbil tragedy," Roth said. "People want to do something, but they don't know how. People am diminish that sense of helple1me11 by doing things like donating blood, donating money or bands-on wa~ of belp6ng." IUIF lllD SUI I I Daily Pilot CLOSUUS . AID ClllCELLAllOllS The following events were canceled or have been postpooed because of Tuesdays terrorist attacks: • In water Polo, the Tuesdly Long Beech Wiison High at Newport Harbor H!Qh game was postponed. No new date has been set. • In field hockey, Tuesday's Newport Harbor High at Edlson High game was postponed. No~ date has been set. • The Tuesday night Newport Beach Oty Council meeting was canceled. •The Tuesday night Newport-Mesa Unliied School District Board of Education meeting was canceled. • The Orange County Airport Commission canceled Its special Tuesday meeting set for Costa Mesa. • Newport Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce personnel are still in discussion over postponing this weekend's Taste of Newport. "We're still waiting for the facts to come in," spokesman Doug Stuckey said. •South Coast Repertory canceled its Tuesday performance of "The Circle" on the Mainstage. Performances are expected to resume Wednesday. "This is the only night we're canceling anything, unless something happens.. spokesman Chris Gross said. • All schools in the Newport· Mesa Unified School District remained open, although there was a heightened attention to security, Supt. Robert Barbot said. '• NOTEBOOK CONTINUED FROM 1 out of my mind. All the lives lost. The lives chang~. The work of archi- tect Minoru Yamasa.ld gone forever. I am lucky. My family memben work on the oppo· site side of Manhattan from the towets. But I have a friend who did not fare so well. He is still waiting to hear word of his close family, THREAT CONTINUED FROM 1 the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon were a response to the Middle East conflict, the woman, who the Daily Pilot M.s declined to name, received the finft threatening call about 6:15 a.m. Within 15 minutes, she received another harassing call. "I was in hysterical tears,• she said. She gathered lier,.two chil- dren and left the house about 7a.m. "I didn't want to take any chances,• she added. "There are real nuts . out there, this morning's bombings prove that. .. She returned home briefly to gather some possessions and cont.act the phone company. When Pacific Bell's business offices opened at 8 a.m .. she ordered a privacy manager ser- vice on her phone line -but not before five more calls had rattled her to the bone. She reported the incident to the police and left the house again. By afternoon, she had Lunch Hour Bible Study Beginning 5eptember 19 Wednesdoys@l 1 :30 Eat Lunch with Friends • Enioy Spiritual Food Tool Meet other women who wont to discuss the important issues of life while lunching together. Bring your Friends! You may bring your lunch or bUy lunch fur $6.00 WheN: Newport Mesa Christion Center on the Vanguard University Campus Comer of Newport Blvd./Foir (Pork en Newpott side of building. Follow Ifie balloons) Delalla: The Bible study is led by Dr. Pat Rexroat who bel~ Christians need lo c:cnnect with others lo discuss liJ.'s issues from o biblical ~nt. Each penon wiN be given 'W'8lllcly study questions lo use as desnd formats 11 :30-12:00 Lunch CNOi~ 12:05-12:20 t..sons: •11ary Mysnque. by Dr. Rexroat 12:20-12:35 Discussion around Tabla of Eight 12:35 A Challenge for the WW. 12:'5 -Head bodt lo Work or stat untt11 :00 to oontinue meaningful eot N9l'1ations For More lnfonnation, call: 949·975~776 or 714·557-6788 who had offices near the top floor of the World 1\'ade Center. My heart bwts for him. My lister called from New York while I was Writing this oolumn. It was a beautiful day, she .aid. A clear and beautiful dtY· •Everyone'• walld.ng around and it's like we're in shock,• Lara said. •we•re in complete and utter shock." She was about to walk out the door when news of the firstplanecamethroughon FYI The Islamic Society of Orange County can be reached at (714) 432- 5725. not decided when sbe would feel safe to return. Sgt. Steve Shulman of the Newport Beach Police Department said there was not enough evidence to be sure the calls constituted a hate crime. No other residents had reported harassing calls or threats Tuesday morning. But the woman said she doesn't need any more evi- dence ol the callers' motiva- tion. "They were saying things like, 'Mohammed lovers should go back to their own ' I the radio. She watched as the second tower got bit. Then my sister, a post doctorate at Sloane Kettering Cancer Research Center, went to work, sent everyone she bad control over home and Joined the lines at the local blood bank. They wouldn't take her blood because she went to India last year. "By the time I was out of there, the line was three blocks long,• Lara said. "The city is in a daze. New Yorkers are being nice to each other. country,•" she said. The woman. who is Muslim, believes the callers were dif- ferent people. and said all of them were male. •1n times like this, it's not uncommon for people to point fingers at the Muslim commu- nity,· said Haipham A. Bundakji, chairman of the pub- lic relations council of the Islamic Society of Orange County. •Phone books have names, and Islamic names are recognized. Some people have t I ii I • • f l.4.fadnetdoy, s.p.no. 12, 2001 3 You really see the heart of New York.• The worst brings out the best in UI. I'm trying to remember that. When the World "D'ade Center was bombed in 1993, I was proud that the tower did not fall. America was hurt but we stood. We're hurt now. But we will stand. Even if our symbols do not. • JENNIFER K MAHAi. Is features editor of the Daily Pilot. She can be reached at jennifer.mahalOlati~.com nothing better to do.· He noted that his organi- zation, the largest Islamic organization in the western United States and whose purview includes Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. is available to help locals cope with the crisis. • U. ~covers Newport Beach She may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail at june.casagrandeOlatlmes.com. Donate your vehicle. 1-888-308-6483 Set hope in motipn to improve local lives. • RVs • Boats • Real &tatc . • Tax D<::ductiblc . . STRANDED CONTINUED FROM 1 PalVM wMn be might get hOme, to Miami. Or bow hit • bofr cs.I qbt Mid CID ttdl tdp tbat'I belll ~ IDdlG- nMmly. l'c;ll'get Wbetblr tbe tick- et be boUgl;at for tbll mom1Dg will be al any \lie. p~ an REFINE that. wtUcb ii anaDer tban life and death. Stranded tn NeWpolt·MMa after temxtlt attecb on New Yark aty'I World 'Dade Center and the Pentagon doled fNfllY airport in the muntry, Marino dealt With the lbock bf Mking rbetortCal quMtiom and lolfng blmMlf bi a novel be WU too emban'uled to name. •1 have a daughter stuck In Atlanta." he Mid. "She started in Norfolk (Va.) at 6:15 a.m. Hopefully, 1he ha1 sense enough to rent a car and drive to Miami.· While an eerie mkhrlgbt bm"· rennest filled John Wayne's ter.·. mlnall and baggage claims, Mal'ino and other travelers wait- ed outlide after~ offida1s emptied out the facility. Empathizing with the 266 passengers who were aboard the four hijacked flights-two ot which aaahed Into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and one into a rural region of Pennsylvania -the wanderers thanked fate that REACTION CONTINUED FROM 1 Campbell clicked on the tele- vision and watched incredu· lously as one of the most'hor- rific days in the nation's history began to unfold. Shortly before 6 a.m.. Pacific Time, terrorists hijacked four commercial flights and crashed three of them into federal buildings in New York and Washington, D.C., leaving potentially thousands of civil· ians dead, wounded or miss- ing. It was one of those truth is stranger than fiction moments for Campbell, who represents Newport-Mesa. •As it continued to develop, .. they didn't gal any dollr to tbe ~that killed~­:t..~ mUCh Jib • Apple Valley ftllidentl Pren and Don Bradthaw ltill bad their atraw hatl end HawaiMm- plint lblrtl on• tt:.Y w8*d tor their daughter to take them back to LoDg Beech. 1be1r Al•tk•n c:rW18 ended · before it began. They won- dered what would happen with the ~000 they paid. 'Ibey were grateful that a milted cru1le Wal their biggest problem that day. •1 say a prayer every time we get on a plane," aak1 Pran Bradshaw,~. •we didn't get on thiltime." On a nearby b'ench, Bd Golden of Wllconsin perused the newspaper and collected his thoughts on what had just happened. This could have been expected. he said After the first attempted bombing of the World 'n'ade Center in 1993, he had always dreaded a sequel. I was incredulous,• Campbell said. "I read a lot of books. There's not a novel which dares to go as far a's this because nobody would believe it.. Cox, in his statement. urged his congressional oolleagues to support President George Bush's request to fund devel· opment of a missle-defense system and beef up the military budget. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R· Huntington Beach) was sched- uled to meet with Bush advi- sors Tuesday afternoon at the White House about Afghanistan. Congress is expected to meet today to condemn the attack. U.S. offici1i!s reportedly SUS• pect Saudi·e.xile Osama bin But he tbeod7ed becauae he could afford to, becauae bis sis· t.er wbo'1 a flight attendant for American Airlines wa.s report- ed OK. She normally leaves out of Washington, D.C., but Tuesday morning she was in Florida. Laden. who is believed to be in Afghanistan, is linked to the terror attack on America on Tuesday. Rohrabacher said the ter· rorist acts would be Bush's first big leadership test in the for- eign-policy realm. "We will find out if Bush is the right man for this job,: Rohrabacher said. "We need to track down the people responsible and kill them.• Rohrabacher also pointed fingen at the nation's intelli- gence community, blaming them for allowing the act to happen in the first place. •This is more than a day of infamy, this is a day of dis- grace,• he said. •nose tasked with protecting America have utterly failed in their responsi- bility. We should sweep out the The Beauty E...nt is uadly the~ time to~>"°"' cumint rtgimt. With h bl.t cmn9'ca, antrQgiig natn•lta, fragranc•, implements, and COntUllants who lcnow what's ~· wal rwor IWwMd, RECEIVE For Golden. word ot his fam- uys safety wa.s answer eD009}?.. Por Marino, who continued phi· loeopb.tzing with bis junk novel closed, no amount of informa- tion afforded him peace. Don Bradshaw, 67, shook b1s head at the size of the tragedy. . executive offices of the CIA. This is the result of total inoom- petence. • City and county leaders were also stunned by the wave of terror back East. · Orange County Supervisor Jim Silva said he had a "knot in my stomach since I saw that fire• at the World Thide Center and Pentagon. Silva's grown son and daughter are both in the mili- tary. His son is an P-16 fighter pilot in the Air Poree, and his daughter is stationed at McGuire Air Poree base in New Jersey. He said he bad not beard from his son Tuesday but that bis daughter called to say she was OK. State Sen. Ross Johnson (R· Irvine) bla.sted the "cowardly acts• in a statement. NeWp<>rt Beach Mayor Gary Adams announced the cancel· lation of the City Council meet- ing in a statement so city resi- AlberUl"1 vMlde patrolltbe l'mWlll' alter JolmWayne Ab'portwu clOMCI bec:aUle of the four ~ tbat were hljllCkecl OD tbe l!ut Coat. SEANHWR I DAILY PILOT "We never thought this would affect UI out here• be said. • Young 0..,. writes features. She may be ruChed .t (949) 574-4261Ofby.-m1ll1t young.ch1ngO/atimucom. dents could focus on the national emergency. "It is impossible to fathom the tremendo~ loss America bas suffered and will continue to suffer because of today's sequence of events,• Adams wrote. "Our dtizens should not have to follow dty government issues in the midst of this national crisis.• The dty was still waiting for · direction from Bush to begin flying flags at half ·mast, while those in front of the Costa Mesa Qty Hall fluttered at the midpoint of their poles. "My heart goes out to the country but also to the fami- lies of'tbe victims,• Costa Mesa Mayor Libby Cowan said. "They are innocent.• • , ... atnton cown the environ· rMnt Ind John W.yne Airport. He may be rel<htd It (949) 764-4330 or by •mall at p1ul.cllntonel1tltrlfl.com. !f!5~ Mattre•• Outlet Store ~ 3165n.borllvd. llmi Coeta llleea Giie llodl ...... .,, .. ""' riil (714) 545·7168 ME X IC/\ N IU ~ TAU I {ANT •Lundt .,,..,,., • Sundly lrundt ·A CHANGED WOllD : .. "Usually before work. I go into my children~ rooms and.gi,ve them a kiss on the forehead. Today I thOught about how weird it is that their world will be so di,fferentfrOm what it was yesterday.' • Daily Pilot John Wayne shutdown •In first-ever order, FAA shuts down air travel. Thus far, none of the passengers on hijacked planes have been connected to Newport-Mesa. P .... Olnton 175 -were headed to Los DAil v PllDT Angeles International Airport. JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT -Following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration, airport man- agers put John Wayne into lock-down mode Tuesday morning along with the rest of the nation's airports. No flights were permitted to use the airfield to arrive or depart after a series of terror- ist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. The PAA ordered the •ground stop• at 6:49 a.m. and airport officials responded, John Wayne spokeswoman Yolanda Perez said. The flights bad 94, 64 and 65 pMSeDgerS, respectively. Perez said she did not know if any of them had scheduled connoc- tions to Orange County. As of press time, the air- lines had not released pas- senger lists from the flights. American Airlines was refer- ring media inquiiies to the FBI. A United Airlines spokes- woman said the airline was busy Contacting family mem- bers of the victims. The airport lock down was the first in the history of the nation's air-travel network, causing the diversion of domestic flights already air- borne to other bub airports. Phll D' Agostino, Newport~ High School teacher "We have physically closed down the terminal,• Perez said. shortly after the PAA order. "The building is secured." Early Tuesday, terrorists hijacked four flights -two planes each from United and American airlines -and crashed one into each of the twin World Trade Center buildings in New York City and one into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed about 80 miles outside of Pittsburgh. United was also busing some passengers from those airports to their homes, said Whitney .Staley. a spokes- woman for the airline. Airline officials were sent to the scene of the crash in Shanksville. Pa., and also to New York City, aooord.ing to a company news release. SEAN HUER I OAl.Y Fl.OT The baggage claim area at John Wayne Airport ts a ghost town after the airport dosed because of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Wa.mtngton. D.C. with the au1horities, including tbe FBI and other government agencies.• Mar, was standing in line at the check-in line to board a flight to El Paso, Texas. Three of the nights - American Plight 11, American Flight 77 and United Flight "United wants to do all it can for passengers. employ- ees and their loved ones at this terrible time for our nation,• said James E. Goodwin. the company's chief executive. "We have mobi- lized all our resources to work Passengers who boarded planes at John Wayne in the morning were ordered off, sent to claim •their baggage and leave the airport. Lt John Kidwell, the com- mander of the Coast Guard cutter Narwhal in Corona del Kidwell returned to the ship and recalled his crew, after Coast Guard brass ordered a "Condition Charlie" red alert. "We're making prepara- tions,• Kidwell said. "We're going to protect the coast as best we can.• Reactions on campus muted •Tuesday's terrorist attacks will be remembered 'like the Oklahoma City bombing,' says one student. Del .... Newrun DAILY Pn.or NEWPORT BEACH-At 5:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, Newport Harbor High School teacher Phil D'Agostino's lesson plan for his U.S. history class- es imploded in a cloud of smoke. going from here and what it means to the students close to home. For Edaena and her classmates, the discussion provided therapy in dealing with their questions and ~­ cems. Most of the discussion revolved around retaliation options and if they would provoke fwtber attacks. At the beginning of school, Principal Michael Vossen declared a minute of silence and lowered the school's Oag to half-mast. Vossen said h e encouraged teachers to let stu- dents express their feelings about tragic events such as the terrorist attacks Tuesday morning. D' Agostino also recounted his own reaction to witnessing the attacks. "Usually before work, I go into my children's rooms and give them a kiss on the forehead. Today I thought about bow weird it is that their world will be'° different from what it was yesterday. Your world will be differ- ent too," he said. D' Agostino then talked about American foreign policy and the way the United States.is perceived abroad, explaining that some view the United States as a rogue state similar to "woolly mammoths in a china shop.• Wedne.day, ~ 12, 2001 5 Local law enforcement agencies put on alert Deepa 8harath DAILY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA Terrorist attacks that Oattened the World nade CenteJ's land- mark twin towers in New York City on Tuesday morning spurred local officials into a heightened sense of~. Public safety and law enforcement agencies in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach mobilized their emergency operation centers but did not activate them. officials said. While there were no pre- dominant incidents in the area, Costa Mesa police responded to two bomb threats, one at the Holiday Inn on Bristol Street and the other at Robinsons-May in South Coast Plaza. Police received a call about a bomb at the hotel about 10 a.m. Tuesday, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Dale Birney. •All residents were evacu- ated,· he said. The Orange County Sheriffs Department bomb squad declined to come over to check the building but asked build- ing security to look for explo- sive devices. Birney said. "Nothing was found, and everybody was back inside about 11:15 a.m.," he said. The second bomb threat was called in about 2:20 p.m. at Robmsons-May. ll also proved to be a hoax, Birney said. This time, the building was not evac- uated and the scene was cleared · in less than half an hour, he said. Costa Mesa police also hon- ored a request from John Wayne Airport officials to close Airway Avenue and Paularino Avenue to through traffic Tuesday after- noon. Officials also said 16 addi- tional sheriff's deputies were added at the airport. which is owned by the oounty. Fire officials in both cities said they were in a state cl readi- ness after the attacks. . "We're certainly aware that the situation can escalate at any time,· said Newport Beach Fire Capt. John Blauer. Costa Mesa fire officials said they too were in a state of pre- paredness, but had not heard of nor received any likely threats. Newport Beach police were "watching what's going on," said Sgt. Steve Shulman. "We've had no specific inci- dents that we can link directly to" the terrorist ar..acks. he said. Orange County Sheriff's Department harbor patrol offi- cials based in Newport Beach closely monitored traffic m and out of the harbor, Sgt. Gary Smith said. "The Navy has closed down Huntington Harbour, but Newport and Dana Pomt are still open,· he said. "The situa- tion can change depending on what orders we get.• It was business as usual at UC lrvlne, where classes do not begin until next week, spokes- woman Lori Brandt said. "Our (campus) pohce 1s worldng with local Jaw enforce- ment to go on heightened secu- rity if necessary,• she said. The Orange County Superior Court at the Harbor Justice Center was also conducting reg- ular business, officials said. , SEAN Hlll£R I DAILY Fl.OT Instead of discussing the settle- ment of colonial America, D' Agostino spent the day with bis classes watch- ing history unfold and discussing the dramatic and unprecedented terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., that have left an indelible imprint on the minds of Americans everywhere. In D'Agostino's classroom, back- packs quickly became annrests and binders remained unopened as the somber students stared intently at a television in the back of the class- room for the first part of class, engrossed in the endless review of the devastating events. "While the United Sates continues to be the envy of the global commu- nity, it is increasingly a target for bos- tili t y and aggression." be said. "Clearly the message is 'we can get you if we don't agree with you.'• Brittany Barto, right, and Valkyrie Yuill watch television news reports of the terrorist attacks in New York during their 11th-grade history class at Newport Harbor High School on Tuesday. ·I think it's going to be memorable for a long time, like the Oklahoma City bombing,• junior Edaena Negrete said. D'Agostino took a three-prong approach to the discussion by trying to explain why the terrorist attacks took place, where U.S. foreign policy is lb start the discussion, D'Agostino asked his students bow they were dealing with the aftermath of the tragedy. "It's just a blown-away moment that it's just a regular Tuesday and this could happen," said one student. The United States will probably employ a multilateral response that includes finding out' who is respon- sible for the terrorist attacks. taking a tough stand publicly and engaging in covert operations as well, D'Agostino explained. Junior Dan Noriega, who describes himself as a nonviolent person. said he is worried the attacks will evoke a knee-jerk militaristic reaction. • 1 hate the mentality: 'Let's go bomb, let's go ld.ll, •• be said. "l felt alleviated when the teacher and some students agreed with me.• D' Agostino emphasized that the attacks are a wake-up call for the country that will hopefully lead to more dialogue to bridge the gaps between the United States and groups with different opinions and beliefs. Because of so much uncertainty about today's events and their reper- cussions, D'Agostino discouraged students from rushing to judgment. ·Let's not forget our personal val- ues and see if they're reinfol'Ced or undermined by what we're seeing," D'Agostino said. In parts of Newport-Mesa, life goes on • Reasons for a trip to South Coast Plaza vary in the aftermath of Tuesday's tenomt attacks. SWV.Smtth 5'tciAl TO TI4f OMV PILOT merchant the option of closing for the day, and store after store -from Rand-McNally to Godiva chocolates -posted notices on their doors stating that they would be closed until further notice. And although tbele was no oommm th.reed for the dOl:inga, ~ of the shut· terid stm. weselnb in Chains With beedqumtal In NeW York. Of tit .. cllpaltmmt ... that dDg the men. only Saa Nb Avenue c:boee to c::loee. UM Mrtm. an elDployee at ArmAm Ev:bange, 01M ol>itbe few ltlonl that WU ~ Mid the momlng'I ewnll bad b8ml 4bodd&g. •11111 lhiddDg·ftM l Int ~ .. ......;~ Mr119Mld. "" have a Mud wllo It ea Mltdml.Aillllw .......... ............. ._.,. .., .................. .... ... POlta • Onniston said. •1 don't want to have to see this stuff on Tv. so I came in just to kill a lltUe time.• Many of the shoppers at the mall w~ from out of town and had no idee when they could retum home or where they could go. Michelle Thompson and Beau Beugbnlan, oo.11 of SeettM; bad other pan. iil mind for the day. ·w. ... iuppoMcl 1IO go to DllDeylaDd. bUt tbef doeed ft. And uac. we wwe going to come-...,,_.,, w.dedded lo dolt~.·,.... ...... Mid. 8Ul ...... GIMM-IO IUDJ =--.-:s~ ..... IDp: ----.=.totbe ud -.. .,_r-:::, and Joanna Dixon were visiting from East Yorbhlre, &gland. "When we beai'd tbe DllWI, it was scary ... horrible,• Hughes said. • Uke sometb.lllg out of a movie," Dboli Mid. Like Thompson and Baughman. tbe •• 'AQelW don't D0w Whan lbef wlll be et"8 90 retwu bOine. one of tbit tew opdclDI for South COllll ,.._ if M ::nw • meat at Iba• I ,._. c:.11; 9't atimewHll .. .......,_t lbould M.alllilladilelDlllll.. .. ...-tY .... ·w ..... a ......, at two .....,.,.. ......... -. .. . ...... u..;, __ .. .. ==-"~srT---:':: ..... ......... .. I lit ......... . • • II • • I • M onday evening, 1 WU h4lfway through what 1 hoped would be a fwmy oolumn about the domestic problems caUled by the coQfluence ot the base- ball and football seasons. Now, on 'fuelday morning, I'm wondering how long it will be before I can write fun· ny ogain. My mind is numbed by six ho\ll'S of watdlin9 the devas- tation in New York and Washington, D.C.-and wondering where else it may happen. And it is impo$sible to put Crom my head the memory of another morning, long before television, when I huddled around a radio with my college friends and lis- tened to descriptions of the carnage at Pearl Harbor. On both of those mornings the United States was attacked. But there the similarlty stops. VOICES • Jt's horrible. It's tragic and disgusting. m; despicable to use a civilian aircraft as an act of war." -Morten L..lln6-'9nlen, computer network systems "/think we should retaliate immediately. I looked at the news today. and I saw the Palestinians over there tossing candy and they think thlB was a big joke. I don't think this was a big joke. I feel Ulce the president Bays, th1s guy is in hiding, go find him. And let the country or whoever 18 hiding him suffer." _,,........,.,.. ..... 70, • retired Korean War veteran •1 don't tee/ comfortable tlying [today/. I'm not going to be able to work. I waa in total awe. I was sad. It's really 6COl'y, and lt'8 sad. I'm from New York, and when you go to New York and you see the 1Win Towen, you know that you're home, and now you won't be able to see that. It's sad." -Kevyn..._, flight attendant for Northwest Alf"llnes. She Is supposed to WOfit today but ~she will not. "Tl wa3 just a sad day. I'm Jn total disbelief. It all seetpa llke a dream. Tl sure seem.a Uke with all the lives lost, th1s has juat hit home. " -Ml&ellohn, advertising representative for a publications company "/Nicole/ was frantic. I told her just to get away from the Capitol building. She found a little place called the Bull Feather• and atayed there. lt'a just socuy. It makes football practice, what we're talking about in blue and brown protectlon against the blitz, 1t make! It all l.n.slgnlflcant." -Mlle~ 0r-. Coast College foothill! COid\ whore ~. Nlcofe, worts for the Natlonel Heritage Foundation, in • bulldlng ~to Ult Qipitol bulclng ln~D.C; . . sands ot iDDocst mm. women aDd c:taUdNm. not only without~ · but with i8tilfactlon; Habed IO CQDIUllling that dM9 perpe- tratou wWiDatY glVe up their own livel 'to .take the ltYel ot those they bate. • grew out ot thi tilllNd ot an Am9Qc:en for bll own gov- ernment. SboDar hatred - agalmtpeos>le OI other races, color, ~·and UieitYJe- hu become a rockhn oom- modity Inside as well as out- Dcle our country. It breeds its own brand of destruction. and we must not allow it to influence our response. • " • • Daily Pilot In 1941, we knew the identity of the enemy. We knew where he was and how we had to respond. And we marshaled the heart and soul and sinew of ~ nation to do thal And did. Our first reaction -once • we're post the beWilderment that human beings can do this to one another -bas to be rage. And from that place, the people who attacked us today can compound the damage they have already done. If we act impulsively, out of rage and with insuffi. cient evidence, they will Things will not be the same in this country after today. An open society will become less open. People who considered themselves invulnerable, wW no longer enjoy that feeling.Pora while, at least, every time we board a co.mmerdal aJreraft. we'll be remembering what OOH llACH I DAILY Pl.OT A flag mes at balf.JDMt at a Md>onaid'I on Hubor Boulevard. where supenltor Randell Baremor, far right, lowered lt In honor of thole wbo died In 1be telrollst attack. have won again. Our response must be both strong and credible. happened on this :.L this can accomplish. We will prove it again. And there's another upside: that the terrorists who planned this attack may have finally overstepped. That all the nations of the world may now be ready to put aside differences to isolate these terrorists and deal with them. If they don't, we will. We've paid far too enormous a price today to do anything less. Now, the enemy is amor- phous. If we can give him a name~it would be hatred. Hatred of such magnitude that it would murder thou- And as we shape that response, we must not forget that the first enemy is hatred, wherever it is found. One of the most d~dly previous acts of terrorism in our history . If there is en u • it would have to be ~t such en attack leads us directly to our greetest strength: unity against a common enemy: We've proved before what • JOS9t1 N. llLL Is a resident of Santa Ana Heights. His column appears Thursdays. 'How vulnerable we ate' • Pearl Harbor survivors warn that East Coast attacks are reminders that the nation must protect itseH. James Meler DAILY PILOT NEWPORT-MESA -"Lest we forget." For survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 60 years ago, Tuesday's attacks on the World 'Itade Center in New York City and the Pentaqoo echoed their sentiments that the U.S. cannot take its freedom for granted. •111e thing that strikes me is that the Pearl Harbor survivors have been stress- ing that we must remember Pearl Harbor," said Louis W. Nockhold, a retired Navy commander who was a 19-year-old sailor aboard a light cruiser in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, f9'1. •we found out this morning how vulnerable we can be." The Newport Coast resident reiter- ated the .Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn. 's motto, •Lest we forget,• ,md said the nation and its leaders have obviously become complacent As a result. they have let down their guard by dosing military bases aver the la.st 10 years, a trend that President Bush hasn't reversed, be said. •I know exactly how other Pearl Harbor survivors are feeling tight now about how we've been telling the coun- try to be ready," Nockhold continued "We've been concerned w1tb dollars and cents instead of tbe safety of the country. And we have seen this morning how vulnerable we are." . Jack Hammett, a retired Navy war- rant officer who was stationed at the Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor during that attack, said although Tuesday's attacks didn't immediately cxmjure Pearl Harbor images, it did, like it did the nation. surprtse him. ·u wu (&imilar to Pead HarbcxJ as far as=w~!l: shock that such a bad • Mid Hammett, adding t the tWevmmtmages rekin- dled thoughts in his wife'• memory Tuesdav morning. "She said 'Here we go again.'' GREG RtY I DAILY Pl.OT Cotta Mesa resident and Pearl Harbor tunlvor Jack Hammett reOects on the New York mcl Wub.lngton, D.C., attacks that many are comparing with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, UM1. Hammett, also a fonner Costa Mesa mayor and still a Costa Mesa resident, said he thought Tuesday'IJ aua.ck.. was much worse than that on Peart Harbor, which claimed 2,388 lives and injured 1,178 people. ·lbls upsets me more because we didn't have any warning,• Hammett said. "We had some warning at Pearl Harbor. There was general knowledge that Japan was unhappy with us. •Thii is a despicable act of tem>rists against people,• he continued. "Pearl Harbor was warriors versus waaiors. These are, for the most part, innocent dvilians.· Noc.khold agreed. "'Ibis is nonmilitary using the civiWpl people, all of them completely innocent of. any wrongdoing, to perpetrate an attack and lCiW:ng thousands more than were killed in Pearl Harbor,• Nockhold said, noting that those who committed the act knew what they were doing. ·u was extremely well-planned.• Much like NockhoJd, Hammett, too, is disappointed that the nation has become too comfortable. ·we are not on the alert," he said. "Peo.rl Harbor put us Oil the alert, but we have since let up.• Hammett, also a 0 -Day veteran, added that "I've seen my share otdeath. What I'm concerned about is the soft- ening of America., the lack of will." He stressed that these are not the end of. terrorism attacks on the U.S. ·we haven't begun to see anything yet,• Hammett said. •This is a suc:cess trophy, and we'll probably start to see more of this. And now we're going to learn bow to fight off tem:>rism. • Both Nocldiold and Hammett said the natioo, as in WOOd Warn. Il1mt retal· iate as soon as someone claims respon- sibility or a thorough investigation turns up a culprit Nonetheless, this catastrophic event. much like Pearl Harbor, will again remind the naHon that it must keep its guard up, both agreed. •1rs going to at least~ us back on track for a while,• be •1 hope we don't lose track that um type of thing could happen. We've got to protect our- selves. Preedom is wooderfu). but we mU&t tee now that w. haw to protect il • Sept. 11, 2001: Our country bas a new day of infamy fuesday's schedule !h1n8.lly wiped out Terrorists make their mark in every direction. Tuesday morning's tragedies in New York City and Wash- ington, D.C. took its toll ln every djrection ond every level. Among scheduled events postponed, mostly without a makeup date, were Long Beach flllson's water polo game at ~~wport . Harbor, Newport Harbor's field hockey game at Edison. Ocean View's water polo game at Costa Mesa and ~arlha's girls tennis match at ~ostaMesa. Vanguard University's men's soccer game with visiting Alliant International University has been rescheduled for Sept. 19, and VU's women's volleyball match with Biota has been postponed. UC Irvine's schedule has been dramatically changed. Postponed indefinitely are Thursday's women's volleyball match with visiting Utah State, Friday's men's water polo game with visiting Princeton, Setwday's women's volleyball match with visiling Idaho and the water polo team's participa- tion in the So. Calif. Tournament at USC Saturday and Sunday. Also postponed. the men's soccer game at UCLA on Sunday. Status is still pending on the following events: The women's 'Soccer game 6-2 280 LT . ' against visiting San Joee State Friday, the men and women'• aasa eot.Qlty teams partidpation at the Aztec Invitational at San Diego State, and the women's volleyball team, which ts scheduled to host Penn State on Sunday. OCC women win, 3-1 Jaycee Mahler~ scored her eighth ~ and ninth goals of ~ the season to Wt Orange Coast College's women's soccer team to a 3-1 Orange Empire Conference win at Sant.a Ana College Tuesday. On a day when neither team played with much emotion, Coast outshot the Dons, 13-1, in the first half and led, 1-0, on Kristen Hamman's penalty kick in the 12th minute. Mahler scored in the 4 7th minute off an assist from Marissa McGregor, and in the 76th minute, with an assist from Andrea Cork.hill. Coast improves to 6-2, 2-0 in theOEC. Sea Kings in five The Corona del ~ Mar High girls ~ volleyball team X@ showed some m1dseason poise early in the season by pulling out a 15-12, 15-7, 13-15, 14-16, 17-15 nonleague win over host Calvary Chapel Tuesday. Claire Allen led the Sea Kings (2-0) with 19 kills, while Morgan Smith added 16. It was the second straight five-game win for the Sea Kings, who had to rally late in Game 5 to biumph over the Eagles. CdM also pulled out a 16-14. 15-10, 13-15, 14-16, 15-9 victory over Huntington Beach Friday night. -by Tony Altobelli He'll firii.sb out the season with CdM boys before departing for Palo Alto in December. STANFORD-John Vargas, who served as head coach of the United States men's natlonal team (1997-2000), will be the new head coach for the Stanford men's water polo program. effective New Year's Day. ·we are very excited about the Stanford water polo program.• said Stanford Alhletic Director Dr. Ted LeJand by way of a Stanford University press release, •we have a very talented team this season and the NCAA Championship will take place at Stanford. With the hiring of John Vargas to replace Dante Dett.amanti at the end of this season, the future of Stanford water polo is in excellent bands. John has a great water polo mind and has the energy and vision to build the program to even greater heights.• Vargas is currently the head coach of the boys and girls water polo programs at Corona del Mar High, and will finish out the current boys season before heading for Palo Alto. "He just hit me with it yesterday,• said CdM Athletic Director Je{t)' Jelnick. "We'll have to first look for a girls water polo coach, then a boys coach, or possibly both.· •I am very excited and honored to be the new head coach of the Stanford men's water polo program,• said Vargas. who becomes only the fourth bead coach for water polo at Stanford. "Stanford is a university with outstanding students, an excellent athletic program, and a world-wide reputation. I want to maintain the school's rich tradition in water polo and bring it to the next level.· During his tenure at Corona del Mar, Vargas bas coached the boys water polo team to four CIF 4-A Southern Section cham- pionships (1985, 1987. 1988 and 1989) and two Division II crowns (1999 and 2000). Vargas is a product of UC Irvine, where he graduated in 1997. As a four-year letterman with the Anteater varsity, Vargas helped lead the team to an undefeated 1982 season and the NCAA championship. Vargas was a two-time All-American in 1981 and HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 5-10 275 LG 6-2 245 RG .. .. DAll.Y Pl.OT PHOTO BY RYAN RAYBURN Corona del Mar High water polo coach John Vargas ls leaving the Sea Kings' program after this boys season to accept a job as Stanford men's bead coacb. '82. After UCl, Vargas played on the U.S. national team for 10 years and heiped the U.S. finish no lower than filth place in eight national and international championships, induding first place at the 1991 World PINA Cup Team in Barcelona, and second place at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, and the 1gg1 Pan Am Games in Cuba. As a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team., Vargas helped lead the Americans to a fourth-place finish in Barcelona. Vargas and his wife, Dawn, are expected to leave their Newport Beach residence for the Bay Area some time in December. 6-1 250 RT CdM in search mode for a softball coach Corona d el Mar High Athletic Director Jerry Jelnick bas the task of finding a new softball coach following the resigJlation of Terry Cristiano. Cristiano, who has departed because of personal reasons, aa:ording to Jelnick, coached the girls for two years. His most recentteam went 14-11 and earned a <;:IP Playoffs berth. CdM bad no team for two years until Cristiano took the program over. -by Roger Cul.son HAPPY BIRTHDAY Celebrating the Dally Pilot's Athlett of the WeH sene i ii i f I i TODAY ~~rt>or G) ~nnis TMYW MoOllE Ci) Orange Coast volleyball HuNYa MAd>oNAu> • Corona del Mar football Mesa· 0-line ••• muscles on the move TODAY'S SCHEDULE Massive and mobile, Mesa blockers can do damage on the run . • 8-rry Faulkner DAILY PILoT COSTA MESA -lo track and field circles, it ls referred to as the big man relay, a .too-or 1,600-meter charade, teserved few lopsided dual meets. in which dumpy discus throwers and stout shot putters trade their hardware for a relay hton. But, while they cover even more ground during their game-long rumbles around the comer as lead blockers, the only thing Costa Mesa High offensive linemen cany ii a load. •When we lint started, there was some re-1.stance to our offense,• first- year Mesa football coach Dave Perkins said of the hybrid wing T and Dy that requires two or more llneman to extend their path outside of the tackles on perimeter running plays. "Sane guys didn't want to be running all the tiJne. But we worked on them all SUIDJlleT and convinced them to buy lnto it and they've done tbal • The lnltial dlvidenda, wbich Perkins believes are poutble all seu<>Q, came Friday, when the Mustangs' front wall paved a path that covered 337 rushing yards iD a 39-13 nonleague biumph over ~· With starting guards Robert McQueen (6-foot-2, 245 pounds) and Andrew Carich (5-10, 275), tackles Paul Martin (6-2, 280) and Zenri Kato (6-1, 250), as well as starting center Brett Via (5-10, 200), the Mesa people movers frequently made road kill of the Roadnmners. Perkins aedits the group's success, particularly Ca.rich and McQueen who pull most frequently, to a commitment to Coodlttoning. •rDi nO& tired at all.• McQueen said after the opening win. ·we condition a Jot.. Said Perkins, •They've worked very bard, becei. they realize the .b:nportaDce they have. Robert and Andrew are the leaders.· Perkins heiped keep bis hogs fiesb by substituting liberally, allowing guards Bobby Arroyo and Alan Rayner, as well as oenter Jesse Franco, to also get into the act. Tight end John Garcia also deserves aed.it for creating holes, wbicb helped bacb Keola Asuega and Nick Cabico each swpus the 100-yard plateau. The trench warriors also protected quarterback A.J. Perkim, who threw for 93 yards and three TDt •Tbose guys have my back,• A.J. Perldns lldd.. Have A ·&-rage . Sale! I ' I I PoDey ~tel and deadlines are subject to ~ without notice. The puhliaher ;~ the right to cenaor, reclauify, ~or reject any claaaified ~t. Please report any error ;:mat may be in your clu1ified ad ~ediately. 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