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a statement that a me
(A P ) — “S tar
morial ensures King's
W a rs”
d ire c to r
message will endure
G eorge L ucas has
for future generations.
donated $1 million to
Other notable sup
build a memorial to
porters
of the project
civil rig h ts lead er
include
former Secre
Martin Luther King Jr.
tary
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f
State Colin
on the National Mall
P
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ell
and Jack
in Washington, D.C.,
Valenti,
former
presi
backers of the project
dent
of
the
Motion
Pic
announced.
ture
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of
“The ideals and
America.
principles for which George Lucas
More than $40 mil -
Dr. King fought have
never been forgotten and are as lion has been raised tor the m em o
relevant today as they were 40 rial, with $100 million needed to
years ago,” Lucas said, adding in finish the project, organizers said.
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FBI Reports Increase in Hate Crimes
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that Make a Big
2003, and there were slight declines in crimes
m otivated by bias based on sexual orienta
tion and ethnicity, the FBI said.
The data also showed that crim es against
M uslims have leveled off since a spike fol
lowing the Sept. 11,2001, attacks. “We tend
to see the num ber o f bias incidents go in
cycles in large part tied to international
events,” said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesm an
for the Council on A m erican-Islam ic Rela
tions. “It has leveled off since 9/11, but
unfortunately at a higher level than prior to
More than half of
victims were black
(A P) — Racial prejudice lay behind more
than half the "’,649 hate crim es reported to
the FBI in 2004, the bureau said M onday.
Hate crim es against black A m ericans were
most prevalent.
The num ber o f race-based incidents rose
by 5 percent last year to 4,042 from 3,844.
A u th o rities id en tified p reju d ice against
blacks in 2,731 o f those crim es, the FBI said.
Overall, the number of hate crimes grew by
ju st 2 percent com pared with the 7,489 in
9/11.”
In 2001, there were 481 anti-Islam ic inci
dents. There have been around 150 in the
three years since, the FBI said.
Among anti-religious hate crim es, anti-
Jew ish incidents have long been the most
common. O f the 1,374 incidents of religious
bias, 954 were directed at Jews, the FBI said.
The inform ation was supplied by 1 "* 711
local law enforcem ent agencies nat
Aide
covering nearly 87 percent of the U
popu
lation.
Because the num ber of police agencies
reporting varies each year under the volun
tary system established by the Hate Crim es
Statistics Act o f 1990, officials caution
against draw ing conclusions about trends
in hate crim e volum es between years. They
say the figures provide a rough picture of the
general nature o f hate crimes.
Teens Charged in Teen’s Murder
Sex Offender Captured
Kenneth Miller, a predatory sex offender who
fled Multnomah County supervision last month,
was captured Nov. 8 in Salem.
Salem police reported that they took Miller
into custody at an apartment in the company of
two young adult women.
Kenneth
Police received an anonymous tip about
Miller’s location, which led to the arrest. The caller recognized Miller
from recent television coverage.
Miller is currently on post-prison supervision for multiple counts of
assault, reckless endangerment, contributing to the sexual delinquency
of a minor. He also has convictions for sodomy and willfully spreading
a communicable disease.
Police said Richard
Two
te e n a g e rs
Anthony,
the victim’s
have been arrested
father
worked
closely
and charged in the
with
the
detectives
shooting death of an
during the investiga
other teenager on the
tion.
intersection of North
For the sake of the
Haight and Emerson
community
as well as
streets.
justice
on
both
sides,
M ichael Laverne
more
witnesses
are
en
Jasper, 17 and Edward
couraged
to
come
for
M illa g e , 16, are Mark Millage
ward. For more infor
charged with murder
mation,
contact
Detective Mike Gei
in connection with the Sept 25
ger
at
503-823-0768
or Detective
death o f R ich ard A nthony
Barry
Renna
at
503-823-0255.
MinniefieldJr., 17.
Material Witness Identified for Murder Case
K en n eth
Lynn
tachal Jr. is wanted
>n a statewide, no bail,
elony warrant form a
erial witness in con-
tection to the April
1004 murder of Marcus
Vlill in Portland.
Police said Mill was
(hot and killed in the
niddle of the after-
loon with people in
he area at the time of
Kenneth Rachal Jr.
his death.
17-year-oldTrevell
Wal ique Taylor was ar
rested, convicted, and
sentenced to 20 years
in connection with the
murder. However, the
case remains ongoing
and additional arrests
may be made, police
said.
Rachal isa6foot tall
black male weighing
230 pounds with black hair and
brown eyes. He has had several
addresses throughout the Portland
metropolitan area and should be
considered armed and dangerous.
Crim e Stoppers is offering a
cash reward o f up to $1,000 for
inform ation reported to Crime
Stoppers that leads to an arrest in
this case, or any unsolved felony,
and you may remain anonymous.
Call Crim e Stoppers at 503-823-
HELP(4357).
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