Gerald Ford remembered as healer of a divided nation
Scripps Howard News Service notes Gerald Ford, who steered the United States during crisis, dies at 93. He will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Saturday after a funeral service in Rancho Mirage. He will be buried in Grand Rapids after services at National Cathedral. Ford, a WWII Navy veteran and long-time Michigan GOP congressman, faced a polarized nation post Vietnam and Watergate. Bush and Cheney led tributes praising his duty, decency, and steady leadership.
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U S murders rise to decade highs in many cities 2006
The AP reports 2006 saw higher homicide totals in New York and several major U.S. cities. New York reached 579 homicides through Dec 24, driven partly by reclassified deaths from earlier years and more guns from out of state. Chicago, New Haven, Houston, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Oakland, and Philadelphia also posted rising or record counts amid gang violence, Katrina evacuee impact, and disputes over respect and turf.
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