BC-WST--Western Enterprise Digest, 3rd Ld-Writethru,
For Weekend and Monday Editions Nov. 11-13
Top regional enterprise stories in the West from The Associated Press. Western regional news editor Bill Kronholm can be reached at 406-449-9499. Photo editor John Hopper can be reached at 213-346-3141.
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Eds: All stories and photos have moved except as noted; UPDATES photo numbers throughout; NEW this update: BC-WST--Zebra Murders, from SAN FRANCISCO
VETERANS DAY:
Veterans attracted to Alaska's wilderness, libertarianism
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent hours dreaming about adventures in the distant Alaska wilderness, poring over articles about moose and grizzlies in his favorite hunting and fishing magazine, Field and Stream. "When I was stationed here, it was like a dream come true," said McCue, who served at the Navy base on the south-central Alaska island of Kodiak in the early 1960s. "It's like no other place I'd ever been." As the nation observes Veterans' Day, Alaska is taking particular pride: The U.S. Census Bureau says Alaska has more veterans per capita than any other state — 17 percent of its adult population.
BC-WST--Alaska Veterans. 1010 words. Moved.
By Jeannette J. Lee. AP Photos will move by 1 p.m. By Al Grillo, AP.
HELLS ANGELS:
Hells Angels ride out federal attempts to brand club a racket
LAS VEGAS — After four years preparing, federal prosecutors hoped to prove at a trial spawned by a deadly casino brawl between Hells Angels and rival Mongols that the world's most famous motorcycle club was a criminal racketeering enterprise like the Mafia. Instead, the case skidded on procedural grounds. While six Hells Angels pleaded guilty to lesser charges, the organization they insisted was just a club for motorcycle enthusiasts emerged unscathed. The outcome surprised jurors and disappointed law enforcers. "I don't want to see these guys get away with murder. I really don't," said Las Vegas police Lt. Thomas Smitley.
BC-WST--Hells Angels. 1350 words. Moved.
By Ken Ritter. AP Photos NVJH102,horizontal of Alan Mahon, Troy Regas and two unidentified men chat outside the federal court; NVJH101A, horizontal of unidentified members of Hells Angels arriving at federal court. By Jae C. Hong, AP. AP Photo NVLAS101, square photo of Hells Angels members Calvin Schaefer and Raymond Foakes hugging before entering pleas.
ZEBRA MURDERS:
First black SF police chief writes about 1970s racial killings
SAN FRANCISCO — Terror gripped the streets of San Francisco in late 1973 and early 1974. Black men affiliated with the Nation of Islam were shooting white people, at random and out in the open. In less than six months, 15 people were killed and seven were injured, including a future mayor of San Francisco. At the time, Prentice Earl Sanders was one of two black homicide inspectors in a department already fractured internally over race. Suddenly, because of the so-called "Zebra murders," police officials found themselves needing black officers they didn't have. "The same thing that sparked the killing was getting in the way of solving it," Sanders writes in his recently published memoir, "The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights."
BC-WST--Zebra Murders. 1050 words. Moved. For MONDAY release.
By Kim Curtis. AP Photos NY481-482, horizontal, Sanders poses alone, and with his co-author Bennett Cohen, in San Bruno, Calif., on Sept. 28. By Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP.
TREATY RIGHTS:
Northwest tribes press claims on habitat, native plants under 1855 treaty
EVERETT, Wash. — Northwest Indian tribes are arguing in court that the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott guarantees their world patent rights on native trees, flowers, shrubs and even weeds — the DNA of every plant that naturally grows here. They also want control over habitat, to protect water, forests and fish from pollution. And their claims are being taken serioius; these are the tribes that in 1974 won a court order guaranteeing them half of all salmon and steelhead harvests here. The so-called Boldt decision changed commercial fishing in the Northwest forever.
BC-WST--Tribal Treaty. 1280 words. Moved. Longer version moving on Washington state wires.
By Krista J. Kapralos and Eric Stevick. The Herald. AP Photo WAEVE101, horizontal, T. Zahir, of the Tulalip Tribes Fisheries Patrol, monitors the waters near Tulalip, Wash., on Sept. 18. By Kevin Nortz, The Herald. WAEVE102, vertical, shows a Pacific Ninebark, one of the native plants the Tulalip Tribes hope to gain trademark rights to. By Jennifer Buchanan, The Herald
WESTERN HISTORY:
Colorado home seized for WWII effort may be restored as memorial
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The home where Lucille Egli McIntyre grew up looks nothing like it did in 1942, when the federal government seized the farm for the war effort. But now there is an effort to return the Egli home to the way it was before the family and 200 of their neighbors were evicted to make way for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where chemical weapons were produced for 40 years. The Egli home is the only house that remains from the prewar era. It is on the state register of historic properties, and officials want to restore it to its original form as a tribute to the families who gave up their land for the war effort.
BC-WST--Historic Property. 810 words. Moved. Moved previously on Colorado state wires.
By Jeremy P. Meyer. The Denver Post. AP Photos CODEN701-702, horizontal portrait of Lucille Egli McIntyre, 75, outside her childhood home and horizontal pic of Ernie Maurer, 80, touring the Egli property. By Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post.
Juneau nonprofit hopes to refurbish historic Coast Guard cutter as museum
JUNEAU, Alaska — She's old. Really old. Some call her "grandma." Even at full steam, her three engines can only manage 14 knots. But to others, she's a thing of beauty and history. It's that history that a group is trying to save. Late last month, the Coast Guard cutter Storis was in Juneau for a port call. The oldest commissioned cutter in the Coast Guard fleet, the Storis is scheduled to be decommissioned in February and then sold for scrap. The Juneau group would much rather the ship be turned into a museum than a pile of paper clips.
BC-WST--Save the Storis. 640 words. Moved. Moved previously on Alaska state wires.
By Will Morris. Juneau Empire. AP Photo AKMF201, horizontal 2000 file photo shows the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis under way in the Gastineau Channel in Alaska. By Mark Farmer, AP
WESTERN TRAVEL:
After cleanup, Central California beach town returns to life
AVILA BEACH, Calif. — The sea lions barking on bait rafts were great fun, as were the harbor seals skimming through the water. Pelicans gliding endlessly overhead were a thrill. And that was before we spotted dolphins bounding through the waves. The peak, though, was an impossibly cute sea otter, floating on its back in the late-afternoon sun with its front paws busy on its chest. Our own private Sea World, viewed from two public piers during an idyllic summer weekend, was all the more remarkable for being set in Avila Beach, where both human and marine life were in peril not so long ago.
BC-WST--Travel-Avila Beach. 940 words. Moved. Moved previously on California state wires.
By Christine Delsol. San Francisco Chronicle, AP Photo CARF101, horizontal, shows people watching from a pier as a seal swims. By Christine Delsol, San Francisco Chronicle; CALOS101, horizontal, shows seals resting on a flooding dock in Avila Beach. By Jayson Mellom, The Tribune.
WESTERN BUSINESS:
Rich and famous increasingly calling Utah their second home
SALT LAKE CITY — A handful of luxury resorts are springing up near Utah's accessible ski slopes and otherworldly red rock spires. The super-luxe influx will increase one southern Utah county's assessed property values by 20 percent and is putting Park City ahead of Aspen and Sun Valley in resort real estate sales.
BC-WST--Luxury Utah. 820 words. Moved.
By Debbie Hummel. AP Photos SLC901, horizontal, a luxury log home overlooks the valley; SLC902, vertical, the foundation of a five-star luxury St. Regis hotel is constructed in the gated Deer Crest private subdivision; SLC903, horizontal, ski trails lined with green wind safety netting between luxury homes in Deer Crest; SLC904, horizontal, a fiberglass moose stands outside a luxury home as a decoration in Deer Crest; SLC905, vertical, Don Taylor deploys snow making machines for the benefits of the residents in Deer Crest; SLC906, horizontal, private ski runs flow between luxury homes and over roads. By Douglas C. Pizac, AP
Oregon woodworker handcrafts sturdy cider pressing machines
ELMIRA, Ore. — Robert Correll likes to say that he doesn't just make apple presses, he makes memories. By that standard, he has made at least 3,050 memories. Of course, the real number of people who have been touched by Correll's handcrafted wooden presses is much greater. Cider making is an intrinsically social activity, best undertaken in small groups, and Correll's presses have been used by countless church groups, neighborhood groups, farm collectives and small businesses. They are also, arguably, the best small presses you can buy.
BC-WST--Cider Press Maker. 1300 words. Moved. Moved previously on Oregon state wires.
By Lewis Taylor. The (Eugene) Register Guard. AP Photos OREUG101, horizontal apples on a tree on Robert Correll's property; OREUG102, horizontal, Correll making metal teeth used to rip apples apart on his cider presses; OREUG103, horizontal, baskets that hold apples in Correll's cider presses air dry after receiving a coat of polyurethane. By Kevin Clark, The Register Guard.
New assortment of keepsakes allow family members to keep lost loved ones close
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Even though her husband died more than a year ago, Diane Carter continues to terrorize him with her driving. "I just hang him around my neck and take him with me everywhere I go," she says. Since mesothelioma took Jerry Carter's life in May 2005, Diane Carter has purchased more than a dozen memory keepsakes, ranging from the sterling silver cross necklace to little teardrop bottles, each containing a small amount of Jerry's ashes. An array of keepsakes have become available to help people cope with the loss of their loved ones.
BC-WST--Keepsakes. 890 words. Moved. Moved previously on Montana state wires.
By Stacy Haslem. Great Falls Tribune. AP Photo MTGRE101, horizontal photo of Diane Carter with glass globes containing a small quantity of the ashes of her late husband. By Stuart S. White, Great Falls Tribune.
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