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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2001
Page
5
Government stats show 1999 far right offenses up 59 percent to 15,951, with 998 violent crimes including three murders. Anti-Semitic crimes rose 69 percent to 1,378 and crimes against foreigners up 57 percent to 3,594. Authorities vow tougher action to curb extremism.
Authorities registered 998 violent crimes with far-right motivation, a 34 percent jump from 1999, triggering government action. Schily warned the threat could vary this year but pledged continued tough programs against right wing extremism.
In Juneau Alaska a skier swept 2000 feet down a ridge near Eaglecrest Ski Area was quickly rescued. Stephen Drake 24 used a locator beacon to locate and free Adam Roy 23 of Grand Junction Colorado who was buried in snow and described as immobile and cement like during the rescuestarted by discovering a glove.
President Bush promises El Salvador's president that Salvadorans here illegally may stay 18 months while El Salvador recovers from twin earthquakes. He pledges more than 100 million dollars in U S aid and says the move allows families to send help home. Francisco Flores thanks Bush and notes the disaster shows natural events can affect anyone.
The Labor Party picked Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer as Israel's next defense chief and named Salah Tarif the first Arab in the cabinet. In the West Bank and Gaza, four Palestinians died and nine were wounded as clashes with Israeli forces escalated, including a 9 year old killed near his home.
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