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Show Be The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Bill Would Track Traffic Stops, Motorists’ Race enforcement community don't see the need for collecting and monitoring such data, even if it would help prove thatprofiling is not occurring. “Before we start spending all that money to dothis, you're going to have to convince us there’s a said. Zimmerman and Ortega say @ Continued from B-1 tion. Minority groups, however, Generally favor such data collection. Police and Bourdeaux seem to agree that law enforcement’s job would be easier if race and ethnic information were recorded on driver licenses. But some in the law- there is enough data now to show thatprofiling is not taking place: A Salt Lake Tribune investiga- tion in 1998 found that black drivers were twice as likely to get tickets and Latinos were nearly three times as likely as whites to receive traffic Citations. Ortega has disputed the data. And the Wednesday, December22, 1999 Utah Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Legal Sys- Restaurateurs Aim to Provide Christmas Meals for the Salt Lake Needy i tem heard widespread allegations of profiling in a series of 27 public no surprise tolhear Chris and Vir- meetings held across the state. Sometime next month, the task force plans to release a full report, which is expected to include beefed up requirements for data collection throughoutthe state’s criminal-justice system. Bobrdeaux's bill is believed to be first such legislation proin Utah. Similar measures have introduced in Mlinois and Florida,andatleast 13 other Duringthe seasonofgiving,it’s Ritzakis said he recently has 1025 W. North The meals are being made @ donation from Pentalon Personal Chris Ritzakis to start his hoiiday-meal program about 30 ginia Rit meais for the needy, and this year at will offer free meals on served between 1,800 and 2,200 peopleata cost of about$5,000. ‘The restaurateur said he is especially interested in reachingout to shut-ins or disabled residents who may not be able tigers restaurant, so he Christmas The holiday meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chris * Ritzakia’ Nectors Restaurant at ¢ : Yd States require their highway patrols,t@ record racial data oncita- toned warnings. ear eal Ay ates Rembranc i Utahn Back HomeAfter Ordeal as Hostage barely heard about it Sunday” while talking to her mother. Carter’s co-workers — Neil Barber, Steven Brent, Rod Dunbar, Colin Fraser, Barry Meyer, Grant Rankin and Brant Scheelar — were continuing on to Edmonton after droppingoffCarterin the United States on Tuesday. A newsconference by the Ed- & Continued from B-1 monton men, who listed beer as their first request, was planned clinic, “They're a pretty decent family. Everyone will be happy, I'm sure, for the family.” At Montezuma Creek Elementary School, one staff membersaid, “Most people are aware of what happened butI don’t hear people talking aboutit.” A woman ata local construction company said she had “just for today. McDonald refused to confirm reports that City Investing, the Ecuadorean unit of pipeline owner Alberta Energy Co. Ltd., paid a $3.5 million ransom to an unidentified armed group. It is illegal to pay a ransom in Ecuador. Upon their release, the men were walking down a road near the Colombian border when a farmerspotted them. Their first day of freedom was spent contacting families, resting, eating and getting medical checkups. 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