Camarillo Ventura County Star (Newspaper) - August 7, 2007, Camarillo, California defense provide UCLA with optimism Football team ready for 2007 STORY I Cl It's your written and photographed by Partly cloudy High of 71 at the 81 C8 Aug. 7,2007 V E N T URA COU N T Y STAR West County Edition Judge bars Navy from training with sonar The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Monday banned the Navy from using high-power sonar during a series of upcoming training ruling the technology can cause widespread damage to dozens of species of whales and marine U.S. District Judge Marie Cooper issued the temporary injunction in response to a Navy request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense The group says the Navy planned to use midfrequency sonar over thousands of square miles of ocean that can cause strandings and other harm to marine The training exercises are planned for the waters off Southern an area rich in marine Joel a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense said the injunction would force the Navy into compliance with federal environmental laws protecting marine don't take issue with the Navy's judgment that it needs to use this Reynolds concern is when they test and they do so in a responsible The Navy said it would appeal the and argued that sonar is a vital tool in detecting See BAN on A8 1,200 mourn Simi detective had the perfect family perfect By Anna Bakalis CHATSWORTH - Something like this was never supposed to happen to George who served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 29 always promised me he'd come said his Jessica would give anything to get him Mike Selleh of Simi Valley was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 101 on July 29, leaving behind his wife of 23 his 20; and daughter 18. He was 52. On about 1,200 people attended the memorial service at the Church at Rocky Peak in Escorted to the podium by two police an emotional Jessica Selleh struggled to control her had the perfect family and the perfect Now our hearts are completely she The family was surrounded by more than 500 uniformed police including Los Angeles Police Chief William Although he didn't know Selleh Bratton talked with his colleagues to get a sense of what kind of person he was quite obvious that he loved life and he lived it to the Bratton certainly loved his family and he loved his He lived a good a life of After a Bratton handed the flag to who was flanked by her She placed the flag in her then clutched her daughter's Scott then placed his hand on Photos by Eric Parsons Star staff Simi Valley resident Barbara Selleh is flanked by her and during the memorial service Monday in Chatsworth for Barbara's George More than 500 uniformed officers including LA. Police Chief William who was quite obvious that he loved Selleh was most recently assigned to the Mission Area Narcotics Enforcement Detail as the supervising He had worked in narcotics since 1990 and had been recognized as the supervisor of the He received commendations including the Police Meritorious Situation Medal and was most recently honored as detective of the See SELLEH on A8 4 - Abbas hold first talks on Palestinian land By Karin Laub The Associated Press West their first meeting on Palestinian Israeli Prime Minister Ehud told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday he hopes to launch negotiations on lishing a Palestinian his clearest promise yet to tackle a final peace The trappings of the three-hour session were perhaps as important as the became the first Israeli leader to visit a Palestinian town after seven years of bloody and Israeli and Palestinian security forces worked together to protect blocking all access to the five-star hotel in the biblical oasis of where the meeting took in gained some stature by hosting at least symbolically leveling the uneven relationship of occupier and Yet despite the good the two sides have very different ideas about what should happen See MIDEAST on A8 More cities are making gun owners report loss Local officials seek to curb the illegal sale of firearms By Charles Levin A new gun control law is slowly winning approval in several Ventura County giving authorities a unique way to crack down on the illegal sale of So-called lost or stolen gun laws require owners to report missing weapons within 48 to 72 hours of their disappearance or face misdemeanor Thousand Oaks passed a in Port and Simi Valley recently adopted similar Both require second readings before taking The Port Council will hear the matter Simi Valley will address it advocates and public safety officials say the laws will close a loophole on illegal California requires a 10-day waiting period for gun so authorities can run background checks on But nothing forbids someone who passes a background check from selling guns to someone who an act known as a Local agencies aren't sure how many crimes are linked to straw A 2000 report by the federal Department of See GUN LAWS on A8 Utah coal mine six miners trapped By Paul Foy The Associated Press Utah - Hundreds of rescuers struggled with falling rock and debris Monday in a desperate race to reach six coal miners trapped 1,500 feet below ground by a cave-in so powerful authorities questioned if it caused its own As the rescue stretched into the workers were unable to make significant progress and the initial effort was declared a very That's one step Robert E. chairman of Murray Energy Corp. of a part owner of the Crandall Canyon told reporters at an evening More than 16 hours after the which did not appear related to an searchers had been unable to contact the miners and could not say whether they were dead or If they Murray they could have enough air and water to last several going to get he is nothing See MINE Douglas Jason Nichols joins rescuers on their way to Crandall Canyon mine Monday near Six coal miners are trapped 1,500 feet below ground after a powerful TRAFFIC UPDATES For current conditions in Ventura log on to and look for the traffic INSIDE TODAY Classifieds Fl Movies E2 Comics Obituaries B5 Editorials B6 Sudoku F2 Lottery ' A2 Television E2 ONLINE AT For Bernie and Rita Moraga have barber shop and a beauty salon in Old Town Watch video of the two as they describe how the businesses got started and their philosophy on keeping customers 47$ plus tax Issue 54 6 52 pages 0749377101506