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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.
Drug test/Background check
As many as 15percentofCalifor-
New hires must have acceptable
nia children who suffer lead poi­
documentation
to confirm both
soning - about 3,(XK) over the past
identity
and
eligibility
to work.
three years - have eaten Mexican
candy, according to state statis­ Apply 12:00-12:30PM, Mon, Wed
tics. About three-quarters o f them & Thurs at City Center Parking
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