March designed to support troops To counteract...

March designed to support troops

To counteract the number of antiwar marches, supporters of

American troops in the Middle East will hold a Stand Up for Freedom

March on Sunday.

Supporters include student organizations, veterans and Young

Republicans.

The noon march will be a candlelight procession. It will depart

from the corner of Campus Drive and MacArthur Boulevard next to John

Wayne Airport.

For more information, contact Dorothy Bunn at

[email protected].

Access to UC Irvine nuclear reactor limited

UC Irvine officials are taking some extra precautions with the

250-kilowatt nuclear reactor on campus because of the heightened

security alert and war with Iraq.

Tours of the reactor have stopped and access has been restricted

to those who have not gone through a background check, said George

Miller, reactor supervisor.

On Wednesday, Miller turned away a crew that wanted to film the

reactor for a documentary about the Kennedy assassination. The

reactor was used for forensic analysis on bullets used during the

assassination.

There is normally round-the-clock surveillance of the facility,

Miller said, but the reactor is not considered high-risk because its

physical construction makes removing the fuel difficult.

One nonprofit helps another with $5,000

Newport’s PacifiCare Foundation has contributed $5,000 to

ParentHelp USA, a Costa Mesa-based group that helps prevent child

abuse.

The foundation is a nonprofit established and funded by PacifiCare

Health Systems Inc.

Health and safety fair to be held April 12

Avalon at Newport East/West will present the first community

health and safety fun fair at 393 Hospital Road in Newport Beach from

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12.

Festivities include a blood drive, cholesterol screening, DNA

testing and finger painting.

For information, call (949) 631-3555.