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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2000
Page
3
Researchers map seafloor slides near Santa Barbara to identify tsunami risks near populated areas. Evidence suggests a landslide about 8000 years ago could have generated huge waves, with anecdotal 1812 tsunami reports underscoring ongoing hazard. Gas vents, earthquake widening, and shelf weakness drive potential rapid slides and 100 foot waves.
President Vicente Fox greeted returning Mexicans at Reynosa near the Texas line as he promotes humane treatment by customs officers. He urged better wages, more visas, and an end to a long era of corruption, after taking office December 1. Migrants report improvements but worry about lasting changes.
Palestinians allege Israeli backtracking over Jerusalem and refugees as talks pause. Israel says Arabs largely control Haram al Sharif while both sides warn of a crisis and seek concessions. Albright holds two hours of talks. Clinton to meet leaders Saturday. a U.S. envoy may be sent next.
Yemen plans to try at least two more suspects in the USS Cole bombing, raising the accused to eight. Western diplomats identify the two as Yemeni members of the Jihad group, linked to Arabs who fought in Afghanistan in the 1980s. The Oct. 12 attack killed 17 sailors and wounded 39.
Billionaire Ted Turner donated 34 million via the State Department to help the United States cut its UN payments from 25 to 22 percent and reduce peacekeeping share from 31 to about 27 percent. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke praised the move as pivotal in the negotiations with U.N. officials and lawmakers.
Turkish soldiers stormed 20 prisons and used tear gas to push 430 inmates at Umraniye prison in Istanbul to surrender, ending a four day siege that left at least 26 dead. Hundreds more hunger strikers and inmates were evacuated or freed under a broad amnesty to ease overcrowding.
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