Taxpayers fund plush first class travel by officials
A four week UPI investigation finds many federal officials travel first class on government business, with Ray Marshall and aides spending 1,484 per person for Geneva and Bonn trips. World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank also frequently use first class and pay spouse travel costs, drawing Senate scrutiny.
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Social issues blamed for black arrest rate in America
In a Crimes and Justice series section Alphonso Pinkney argues that high black arrest rates reflect social oppression and bias in law enforcement. He cites FBI data showing blacks and other minorities are arrested and convicted more often, influenced by age and area factors, not inherent criminality.
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Alphonso Pinkney
Hunter College
City University of New York
University Extension
University of California, San Diego
National Endowment For the Humanities
Center For Studies of
National Institute of Mental Health
Sellin
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Unraveling Race and Crime in American Society
This feature argues that economic oppression and social factors drive higher arrest rates among people of color. It cites blacks facing unemployment far above whites, especially teens, linking poverty, housing, and blocked opportunities to crime and criminal justice outcomes. It references the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and Turn to Page 3.
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America
United States
Wall Street Journal
Commission On Law Enforce
Black arrests in Cedar Rapids show racial gaps in 1970s data
Cedar Rapids police report nine percent of arrests involved blacks who were 1.8 percent of the population. Whites made 89 percent of arrests. other minorities 2 percent. Blacks show higher arrests for crimes against persons and drunken driving, amid broader concerns about repeat offenders and data limitations.
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Cedar Rapids
Gareth Clift
Clift
Bill Elam
Linn
Community Corrections Center
Elam
Delma Leapheart
Department of Social Services
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Inside Story Cartoons on Legalese and Markets
Cartoonist Jim Berry parodies legalese in The Inside Story. A reporter analyzes the dollar's rough week on world markets. Economics columnist J A Livingston argues economists remain gloomy despite official reassurance. Finance stock and market tables on pages 6 and 7.
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