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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2000
Page
5
The agency reports nearly one in five young American men are not registering as required, risking fines and jail and ineligibility for various benefits. Officials warn enforcement could widen and target nonregistrants across the country.
The Selective Service Administration announced a 93 percent registration rate a decade ago with calls for improved outreach to 18 year old men. Officials attributed gaps to ignorance rather than resistance and noted state figures such as California at 79 percent and New Hampshire at 95 percent while emphasizing the 30 day registration rule for all 18 year olds in the United States and territories as a national security measure.
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt faces fierce protests in Los Alamos as he explains a brush clearing fire ordered by the National Park Service that grew out of control. The May 4 blaze burned 47 000 acres, left 405 families homeless, and led to Roy Weaver being placed on leave as investigators review the incident.
The Justice Department backs a court plan to split Microsoft into two firms to curb anti competitive conduct. The government rejects milder remedies and cites a hearing before U S District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson next Wednesday. Microsoft asks the judge to dismiss the breakup proposal and proposes self imposed remedies.
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