Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday November Q 11 2003 — A5 Nation ©IP Staidly Plane near White House intercepted by Air Force paGte me pfiimdls GDfley Washington (api — LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study of the country's national parks concludes that they aren’t just rich in natural beauty they're also an economic boon The National Parks Conser- vation Association which released the study said it shows that visitors to the' 'l- 'i nation's' national park spent ' $106 billion a year directly V' Bountiful one-tent- parks Top five ' supporting 212000 jobs Visi- -' tors to California parks spent $11 billion the most of any state said Daniel J Stynes the Michigan State economics professor who conducted the ' research The association said the study underlined the importance of federal funding to preserve parks “These places are the soul of America and the heart of ' many local economies'' said NPCA Pacific Regional Direc- tor Courtney Cuff "If they are to stay that way wc most J ' yO'i fyd 4 irj" J' -- j j- -- " $2382 ' New operation set up to crack W down oh immigrant smugglers AP SOURCE: National Parks Conservation Association mrerior iL bill lhai Cuff laid l of ' inflation for care or these Tte f govemmcni- - ' - jfg ratin expenses jnclud stafTing inonitcaring and PHOENIX (AP)--- A newly formed task force of state fed- -' eral and local agencies is tar- £et'nS Ihe increasingly violent human-smugglitrade with techniques previously ' ' loyedagaiastoiganized 'V have been linked to numerous bloody crimes in Arizona including the shooting ' deaths of four people along a between Tucson and aid $55 million for ihe neat ' highway last week ' Phoenix flscal yeat ta he group had “ Were making a commit- mil ' $170 - ment ionfcuffsUd tpput an end to this vio- 4 said Michael J Garcia fence" p Scrvia spokesiroman ' i' assistant Homeland acting Haine 'vets'helir fro'ouTsideoiirces- Security secretary for US 1 Immignttion and Customs including state arid Enforcement “Never have ynilllCI niS inU IViaUlS conser agencies on so many levels and pooled Utejr v irometbgeflier : th thisprob--cxpisetbdeal agenci(is v holding a coriference next Storm will ikOpegfonlCE of resources-- ' gdeS t0 yusetf? ways of huiMn trafficking ' money arid volunteers for y Smugglers historic stcs alBparks nation wjde acconlingt6 th6 Park the-- : - ' '1 inioiw' '? - Sit: Midpraeshasajobtiedto f V AP photo Three men are handcuffed brittle ground as law enforcement officers take four people into custody in this Nov 4 file photo at Riggs Road and Interstate 10 south of Phoenix Four men were killed and four other people wounded in an immigrant smuggling-relate- d shooting Federal state and local authorities are forming a task force to target increasingly violent organizations that smuggle people across the US-- r ' Mexico border NOTE: Spending in the park does not include the admission f - :h Vi' ' ’ Lake Mead National Recreation Area Nev Yetowstone National Park Wyo The study used National Park Service 2001 annual visi- : tation numbers at the nation s 348 national parks and Iviulor surveys conducted by Stynes and the Park Service: ft mea- sured spending on hotel and lodge reservations camp- ground fees restaurants gas grocenesj souvenirs and other : expenses related to vistmg the parks but did not include admission fees - " nic findings of the siidy weren Mews lo people who King including property manager at Bear Creek Cabins near Yosemile The study found that visitors to Yosemite spend $320mil- lion annually directly support ing 7527 jobs sT - ' ' Kin' said everyone she knows in the community pf $2525 ' ' V $2475 mreslmpiwccungthem 'r NC iYosemite (Uhatthe fede vgovemnenf should spend pling the traflicking (irganiza- lions' financial infrastructure ' The federal government will provide more than 300 beds for detainees as well as marine arid ' air resources Garcia said Also an anonymous 24r ' hour tip line was established to report smuggling activities vie- tim-- or suspects Violence connected to migrant smuggling Is plaguing ' cities throiightiut Ariinaone r ofihe hottest illegal entry-- ' bor- points on the - pay ransoms i rithc thousands of dollars for their release progiams''’- 1W " " ' ' ' -- ' From January through Octo: ' ycry seriously'’-- ' Mitchell said"- -' her the homicide rate in : “At thispoint-wdon't know Phoenix increased by 45 per: ' ii it if mistake"' was cent ova- the same period last Maj' Douglas Martin year and'authorities believe it’s' vfor the North huriian due to spokesman smuggling ' partly ' ' Three-fourtDefense American Aerospace of the 623 ' Command or NORAD saidit extortion kidnappings and was determined that the plane yhome invasions reported in V did riot represent ti threat Phiiehix between 2(X)2T2(X)3 v? NORAD the “From per were connected lo iijimigrant speetive he'snot a threat and smuggling authoritics said ' the-dthat's the' rnairi thing for uxi'' the In that ' past worry ' said' ' Martin the resources didn't have police ’ V The planr apparently ' Smugglers battle rivai crews ' to rcspiind to smugglers fear of ' ' the AK-47- s within iHeDefense Air retaliation ortheir status aS and other strayed usjrig ' Identification Zone roughly a gal immigrants have prevented weapons putting mnpeerif radius around Wash-"- Garcia said some from risk people reporting: bystandersat crimes to irigton according to Les DorT-:V smuggling-relate- d They’ve also kt'driapped threatened and hurt migrants "7y local’ authorities jiaid Phoenix spiikesnian fdr the Federal'-- ‘ v V Aviation Admiriistration their Harold Hurti to Chief families while forcing jxilice s : lJS-Mcxi- co cr - 23-mi- lc £M- - cn?h t0 ' ' ! $3198- : parts MMlopa LouAnn 1 Yosemite National Park Calif Blue Ridge Parkway V 1 parks for visitor spending in 2001 in millions ' Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tenn i ‘ f beauty Visitors spend $106 billion at national parks every year More h of that is spent than in California where there are 23 Ai r Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday to inter- cept a privately owned plane that flew loo close to the White House the Secret 5er-- '' yicc said President Hush w as away at the lime on a trip to Arkansas ' and South Carojina v Yice President Dick Cheney and White House chief of staff Andrew Card were moved temporarily to a secure loca- tiori as a precautionary mea- sure said presidential ' spokesman Scott McClellan They resumed their normal routine soon thereafter said ' McClellan who was with Bush in Little Rock Ark The privately owned plane was detected flying in a south- west direction criming down the Potomac Kivcr when it entered restricted airspace ' said Secret Service spoked ' 'woman Jean Mitchell ' The fighters were scrambled from nearby Andrews Air Force in Maryland and they ' intercepted the plane escort-- ing it out of ihearea she said “Anytime we have an air- take it spacie violation-w- &! - gomg and essential vMoperation by linking more v she said adozen genctes Garcra way evpne v in sSpport financial- Aeir job 8pd everyone s j providing voJunteerisin said The task force also has the : C thr0ygh ? operaupn of Meiucan law ti the National Park Ser The only park m the countiy icbsiiirfwlJ'it mission of enforcement he said where people spend Imore ICEhMdputdng 50 wth inimmimoney is Grtat Smpky Moun- - tecreation J'd conservation ' tains National Park where gration customs finances' Seyysaid annual spending totals $574 weapons arid narcotics' in the '" ' to million enough support task force’s office in Phoenix i On tbe Net: ' 9629 jobs The agents will focus partly Study: on The study’s findings were following the smuggling wwwprrmsuediVmgm2defaCilt released as President Bush trade’s money trail ami crip- 'w1' htm1 X‘ jps 2 4' " : r- - - : ' : iarm jou who helped support our local troopsand families 'to thp&e arid made the Ldgari Armory Fun Raiser a success ' Jou rhal Radio the Valley Channel Wells Fargo Bank Well s Fa r g o In v e stm eh t s ! 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