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® t j e ^ p o r t la n h ( B b s e r u e r May 05. 2004 Page B7 en jo PARKING FACILITY Operator Feliz Cinco de Mayo Portland Guadalajara S is te r C ity Association’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta is a fam ily-oriented, f u n - f i 11e d event featur in g fo u r sta g e s o f live en ter tainment. de lightful activities for chil dren, artisans and vendors from the United States and Mexico, a world- class carnival and delicious food from throughout the region. The fiesta is at W aterfront Park, from M ay 5 through 9, from 11 a.m . to 11 p .m . W e d n esd ay through Saturday and 11 a m. to Toxic Lead found in Candy Many Mexican candies still contain lead (A P )— More than 100 brands of candy sold in California, most of them from Mexico, have tested positive for dangerous levels of lead in the past decade and little has been done about it, a newspa per reported. In nearly every case, the candy - mostly marketed to Latino kids - stayed on store shelves and no action was taken against the Mexi can manufacturers, the Orange C o u n ty R eg ister rep o rted in S unday's editions, citing state and federal records. The public was rarely informed o f test results, the new spaper found. “Children are eating poison,” 9 p.m. Sunday. A dm ission is $6 for adults and $5 for kids and seniors, w ith free adm ission b e fore 2 p.m. W ednesday through Friday and firew orks at 9:45 p.m. Friday. For m ore inform ation, visit w w w .cincodem ayo.org. said Leticia Ayala, o f San Diego- based Environmental Health Coali tion, a nonprofit group that urged the state to better regulate Mexican candies. State officials said they lack the resources to tackle the problem and have little jurisdiction over M exi can candy manufacturers. "W e have a lot more responsi bilities than looking for lead in candy,” said Jim W addell, chief of the state H ealth D ep artm en t’s Food and Drug Branch. Lead poisoning can cause brain and nerve damage and result in intelligence and behavioral prob lems, particularly in children. Con cerns about lead poisoning led to a ban on lead-based house paint in the 1970s and on lead compounds in gasoline in the 1980s. The state Department of Health Services has conducted more than 1,500 tests on Mexican candy since Mexican Pop Star Fined Menudo's original six members, from left, Miguel Cancel, Ricky Melendez, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes, Charlie Masso, and Rene Farriat, pose for a photo at the Fashion Cafe in New York, in this June 1 7 ,1 9 9 8 file photo. (AP Photo) Menudo Revived! Producers see gap in ‘tween’ market (AP) — Menudo, the popular Puerto Rican teen pop band of the ‘70s and ‘80s, is being revived. M enudo Entertainment bought all the merchandising and property rights about a month ago from Latin record executive O scar Lloyd, and is working with talent agencies and radio stations in its search for band members, company spokeswoman Cathy Callegari said Wednesday. “O ur aim is to target the ‘tween market,’’Callegari toldThe Associ ated Press. “We feel there’s a void there. W hat happens is, artists start Immediate full time and part-time openings. Seeking dependable, well groomed, positive individuals young like Britney Spears and they get old really quick and move into a new age o f fans.” Auditions for boys ages 10 to 16 are planned for this summer in the United States and Latin America. Plans are for finalists to be nationally televised and judged by a celebrity panel with worldwide viewer voting. Five band members and two al ternates will be selected. Callegari said the new group will eventually record an album in both English and Spanish, but the boys don’t need to be bilingual. (AP) — A jury has awarded $57,500 to a public relations firm that sued Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio for not performing at the 2003 Los Angeles Auto Show. The SuperiorCourt jury found that Rubio and manager Ricardo Cordero breached a contract with Pacific Communications Group, which sought more than $1 mil lion in damages. Judge Malcolm Mackey threw out claims for pu nitive damages. Rubio, 33, wasn’t incourt when the ju ry ’s verdict was read. She had testified earlier in the trial. A complaint filed in April 2003 claim ed Rubio had failed to ap pear in a planned 20-minute per formance for the news media at the unveiling of a new Mercedes- Benz model. Latin singer Paulina Rubio shows off her wardrobe during an interview for the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Wednesday, April 28, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo) ‘Zapata’ Faces Criticism (AP) — "Zapata,” the year’s day, acknowledging that his epic, most anticipated movie in Mexico, whose full title is “Zapata, The already has drawn criticism for Hero’s Dream,” at times strays from failing to accurately depict the historical fact by failing to depict country’s famous revolutionary EmilianoZapata's violent dark side. hero. Distributed by the Mexican com Writer-director Alfonso Arau pany Videocine, it will open in 650 faced the Mexican media Tues theaters across the country Friday. $8.00 + starting wage 1993 and found high levels of lead Overtime/advancement potential in one o f every four samples, the Medical & Dental. 401k avail. newspaper reported. 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