European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Soviet Union helps . Snare fugitive Washington a the soviet Union turned Over a fugitive wanted by Federal prosecutors if what Justice department authorities believe is the first such a cooperation by Moscow officials said sunday. Felix Kolbovsky wanted since August on charges he participated in a $10-millio.n medicare fraud scheme arrived sunday evening at Dulles International Airport after he was turned Over to . Authorities by the soviet Union the Justice department said. The decision by soviet officials to help locate Kolbovsky is apparently the first time that nation has. Coop crated with . Law enforcement authorities said a Justice department official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The history is sketchy because a we have so Little experience with the soviet ution on straight Law enforcement a the official said. The arrest was announced by the . Marshals service. Two Deputy marshals met Kolbovsky in London where he was taken following his arrest Over the weekend by a drug enforcement administration agent based in Vienna. Austria the Justice department said. The Dea agent was dispatched to Moscow after soviet authorities notified the Justice department that they were holding Kolbovsky but would expel him from the country in 72 hours. Over the last two years soviet officials have held discussions. With attorney general Dick Thornburgh about Law enforcement cooperation and the soviet Union last fall joined Interpol the International police organization. A this kind of International Law enforcement cooperation is another step toward making the world Small or hiding place for International fugitives a Thornburgh said of Polhovsky s arrest. The attorney general added that he a was encouraged by the recent soviet membership in Interpol and looks Forward to future soviet cooperation in Law. Enforcement  a a Kolbovsky 42. A native russian who emigrated to the United states and Lajer became a . Citi in is accused of  in a scheme to perform unnecessary medical tests at a diagnostic clinic he operated in St. Louis v ,. A. A Kolbovsky  his native country and attempted to Start businesses in the soviet Union. Late last tall . Authorities sent a request through Interpol for any information about Kolbovsky a whereabouts the jus Tiee department official said. The soviet Union responded through Interpol that it had some information and was Given copies of arrest warrants for Kolbovsky the official , latinos led . In growth census shows by Frank Clifford the los Angeles times More than half of the United states population growth during the last decade was a result of dramatic increases in the asian and latino populations. That a one conclusion drawn from the first 1990 census figures reviewing the nations changing ethnic composition. As the asian population More than doubled and the latino population grew by More than 50 percent the White population declined by almost 3 percent compared with the population As a whole according to the figures released sunday by the . Census Bureau. Meanwhile the american Indian population grew by nearly 38 percent and the Black population grew by just Over 13 percent. 1 the historic surge in asian and latino growth which began in the 1970s, was most dramatic in California. Nationwide such a phenomenon has taken place Only once before during the first 10 years of the Century when the tide of immigrants came from Europe and settled mainly in the Eastern United states. A. Whereas the Sun Belt has been the port of entry for most asian and latino immigrants the 1980s saw these groups fan out across the country. Rhode islands asian population grew by 245 percent new Hampshire a by 219 percent and Georgia a by 208 percent. Meanwhile latino growth exceeded 100 percent in Rhode Island Maryland Massachusetts new Hampshire and Virginia. Measured in sheer numbers however California led the nation in the growth of latinos and asians. The states asian population grew by 1.5 million people or 127 percent compared with 107 percent nationally. Californians latino population expanded by 3.1 million people or just Over 69 percent compared with 53  the nation. Overall the nations population grew by 22.2 million according to the census. About 11.5 million of those people Are latinos and asians. Of that 11.5 million 4.7 million live in California. During the same decade californians Black population grew by about 389,500, or 21.4 percent compared with a National growth rate of 13.2 percent. Just Over 34 percent of the nations latino population now lives in California and slightly More than 39 percent of the nations asians live there. Almost 70 per cent of the latino population in the United states is now divided among four states a California Texas Florida and new York. Oklahoma the site of forced resettlement of several tribe during the 19th Century continues to have the largest american Indian population. The second largest concentration of indians is in California As it was in 1980. Of the nations total population of 248,709,873, 80.3 percent is White. That is Down from 83.1 percent in 1980, although in actual figures the number of Whites is now up More than 11 million. At the same time the Black population is 12.1 percent up from 11.7 percent in 1980. The latino population has grown from 6.4 percent to 9 percent and the asian population has increased from 1.5 percent to 2.9 percent. The american Indian population has grown from 0.6 percent to 0.8 percent. The census bureaus tabulation of latinos includes people of All races who Are also of hispanic origin. Therefore there is some duplication of people of other races in the latino category. Demographers attribute the increase in the Indian population to a growing number of people with some degree of Indian ancestry to identify themselves As Indian instead of identifying themselves As White or As part of another ethnic a group. \.0 the census figures also show that the latino population is catching up yith the Black population. In 1980, there were 26,5 million Black people and 14.6 million latinos. There Are now just under 30 million Blacks and 22.3 million latinos. Overall population growth was greatest in Nevada 50.1 percent followed by Alaska 36.9 percent South Carolina 34.8 percent Florida 32.7 percent and California 25.7 percent. In il1 q&m2pm u its never too late Angie Runnels May be older a a lot older a than the average Mcdonald a worker but her popularity with customers has earned her top Hilling As   i he 90-year-old was hired by Corinne Mickelson left last month after Runnels car broke Down outside the Houston drive in. When Runnels came into the restaurant for help she exclaimed a a would t it he Nice to work  the rest is history. Now Mickelson picks Runnels up at her retirement Home to bring her to work three times a week. Of Idi Eagle Island Alaska a mushers in the id Tarod Trail sled dog race hunched up at this wilderness checkpoint on the Yukon River As blowing Snow and worsening Trail conditions slowed the race which moved into the 10th Day of Competition monday. A Joe run Van led the pack into Eagle Island checkpoint at .11 30 . Sunday followed by defending Champion Susan Butcher 24 minutes later. Butcher a four time Winner was ahead saturday night at the last checkpoint at Grayling but the Lead can change frequently on the Flat fast Windy stretch of Trail that follows the Frozen Yukon in Central Alaska. Blowing Snow caused whiteout conditions an temperatures were expected to drop to below Zero overnight said race official Russ Wilmot in Anchorage. Teams were 734 Miles into the 1,163 mile race when they reached Eagle Island. The next checkpoint is Kaltag 70 Miles ahead. By mid afternoon sunday at least 16 racers had gathered at the Eagle Island Cabin owned by Helmi and Ralph co , the Only dwelling at Eagle Island and the official race checkpoint. Eagle Island has no telephones and communications were slow Between Ham radio operators monitoring the race and id Tarod official Siti Anchorage Butcher one of Only two four Tomc id Tarod winners arrived at Eagle Island four minutes ahead of Lavon Barve. Kate persons finished one minute later. The race runs from Anchorage to Nome and is called a the last great race on Earth a commemorating a historic 1925 relay of diphtheria serum to ailing Nome residents during an epidemic. The Winner will receive $50,000