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Friday, May 18, 2001 SANTA CRUfyTINEL STATE Si Protesters Jeannie Schulz, gear up left center, widow of cartoonist Charles and figure Peggy a new U.S.'.' postage stamp featuring Schulz'S 'Peanuts' charao ter Snoopy. The Associated Press. to disrupt biotech industry gathering rfr Hahg on, Snoopy gets his 'stamp THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA ROSA Snoopy launched his latest flight of fancy Thursday, gracing a new U.S. postage stamp in honor of the late Charles Schulz, creator of the long-running "Peanuts" comic strip. The stamp features the lovable beagle astride his trusty doghouse sporting goggles, scarf and a helmet as a World Warl flying ace eternally chasing his enemy, the Red Baron.

"I wish Sparky were here to see it," said figure skater Peggy Flemming, a friend of Schulz who attended an unveiling ceremony at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena where the comic strip artist used to skate. The stamp is the latest in a series of tributes to Schulz. 'We're planning for the worst-case scenario: That is, thousands of demonstrators, some of whom plan on being violent or John Welter, San Diego assistant police chief that later were atlc-" tioned, netted $1.2 million for a future bronze statue of; "Peanuts" characters as a permanent tribute. Schulz'dieif from complications of colon cancer on Feb. 12, 2000, the day before publication of his last new "Peanuts" strip.

He was diagnosed with the disease the previous fall and announced his retirement. In his hometown of St. Paul, statues of Charlie Brown, the main character of the "Peanuts" comic strip, will pop up on street comers and neighborhoods this summer for visitors from around the world. A similar tribute in St. Paul last summer, featuring statues of Snoopy fySETH HETTENA ASSOC IATED PRESS DULZURA Past the cardboard sign that reads "Ruckus," at the end of a dirt iJoad high in the Jamul mountains, pro-Jesters are training this week to take to -the streets of San Diego during an JbriiffiS biotech industry convention.

The industry insists it is pioneering new technologies that benefit humanity by fighting disease and other health risks, increasing crop yields and eliminating pests. Opponents, however, are convinced that biotech companies are introducing potentially harmful, genetically engineered products into homes and tarms, placing profits above people. 5 In the past, the Ruckus Society has drained activists who have disrupted global trade meetings and political contentions. Now it's preparing for the annual convention of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, or BIO, to be held June 24-27 in San Diego. San Diego police are anticipating that ithousands of protesters will hit the Streets-next month.

"We're planning for the worst-case 'scenario: That is, thousands of demonstrators, some of whom plan on being Violent or destructive," Assistant Chief 'Of Pp)ice John Welter said. "We will not tolerate violations of the law, and we arrest and prosecute. But if they come here to demonstrate lawfully and Ipeacefully, we want to work with them." Tlafl'SHah, a spokesman for the Berkeley-based Ruckus Society, said he did not know how many people would protest in Diego. But he hoped the turnout surpass the turnout at the 2000 BIO convention in Boston, where police Counted 2,500 demonstrators. The Ruckus Society believes violence Is not the way to build support for its tause and distanced itself from the anarchists linked to chaos at the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle and other cities, according to ghan.

"You want to talk about those folks, you should find some because you're in the wrong place," he said. "I'm not out there making enemies. I'm out there to change the debate." More than 12.000 industry leaders' and executives are expected to attend what BIO expects -will be its biggest ever. The conventions have large but peaceful demonstrations in other cities over the past three About 90 percent of the researchers and executives who plan to attend the San Diego convention are working on pures for cancer, heart disease, disease and other condi- tions, according to BIO officials. But people training at the Ruckus Society's BioJustice Action Camp east of San Diego believe profit-centered biotech firms are also unleashing genetically modified "frankenfoods" and other potentially devastating technologies on the unwitting public.

"We think there is another agenda," said 31-year-old Simon Harris of Berkeley, who attended the camp. "And that is control." At past BIO conventions, activists have called for an end to the sale of genetically engineered products and tougher regulation of the industry. They have also singled out the practices of individual companies. Harris said his goal at the upcoming protests will be to "bring some sunshine on the biotech industry and make them more accountable for what they've been doing." The 150 people attending the camp on the grounds of the Madre Grande Monastery explored the basics of nonviolent protest: forming blockades, climbing buildings to hang banners, political theater and tips on how best to deal with tear gas fumes. Actor Woody Harrelson, a veteran of California protests, was expected to drop "by the camp by Saturday.

San Diego police aren't disclosing details of their plan involving the convention, but Welter said enforcement costs could reach $1 million. "We have to make sure we don't overreact or underreact," he said. "If you overreact, you look like you're limiting freedom of speech. If you underreact, people say, 'Where were the BIO officials said they were prepared for the protests, which have had little impact on past meetings, according to Carl Feldbaum, the organization's president. "We have to deal with these folks as they come," he said.

"The introduction of a technology into a raucous democracy is going to create controversies, and that's something we have to expect." mm: fo ODS-mmMSm Celebrate fc sSs! -f 0 Ayr StO Small earthquakes shake Sierra analyst at the California Institute of Technology. Coso Junction is about 170 miles north of Los Angeles. The Inyo County Sheriffs Department received no calls about injuries or damage connected to the quakes, a dispatcher said. Some residents didn't even notice them. "I've just been busy and couldn't tell you if we've had an earthquake or not, because of the jets and helicopters," said Frank Webber, an employee of the Coso Junction Store.

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