Suburban crime climbs as city rates rise in 1971 FBI report
An FBI 1971 report shows suburban violent crime rising 13.4 percent versus 7.5 percent in large cities, with 206 per 100000 residents in suburbs compared to 1048 in cities. Analysts note low per capita risk but rising fear and burglary trends in residential suburbs. Local police cite rare street crime but growing burglaries near highway exits.
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FBI
Linda Greenhouse
The
New York Times
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Stephan Barran
Greenwhich, Conn
F.B.I
Yonkers
White Plains
New Rochelle
N.Y
Bridgeport
Conn
Joseph Walsh
Housing Authority
Westchester County
Baltimore
Marvin Wolfgang
University of Pennsylvania
Saying grace before meals is a Christian duty
The author asserts that giving thanks to God before meals is both an obligation and privilege. It witnesses faith in public, sets a good example for children, and shows courtesy and gratitude for God’s provision.
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M. G
Year End Tax Gifts to Fat Cats Stir Washington
Washington column reports that Senate Finance Chairman Russell Long surfaces end of session with tax breaks favoring special interests. Bills from Representatives Burke Mills Carey Schneebeli aim to aid cigar olive oil cable TV and foundations, funded by charities and Pew Trust backing. Also notes a failed House voting system test and Nixon aide McCord's surveillance camera purchase.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Congress
Santa
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Long
James Burke
Dmass
House
Hale Boggs
House Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Herman Schneebeli
R-Pa
Schneebeli
Pew Memorial Trust
Pew
Sen. Long
Control Data Corporation
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
Nixon
Jim McCord
Democratic Party
Shrader Sound
McCord
Republican National Committee
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Federal panel says diet pills have trivial weight loss value
A government panel finds diet pills provide only a fraction of a pound per week in weight loss and should be tightly controlled with manufacturing quotas and no refillable prescriptions. Fenfluramine stands out as an exception with proven effectiveness but without stimulant side effects, though FDA worries about Robbins monopoly and pending approval.
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Washington
Thaddeus E. Prout
Johns Hopkins University
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
A.H. Robbins Co
Richmond
Robbins
Barrett Scoville
Division of
Neuropharmacological Drug Products
Viewpoint: Obstacles to Peace in Vietnam Remain
Washington analyst David Lawrence argues that despite Paris talks and Kissinger meetings, the core barriers to a Vietnam peace persist. He questions whether a ceasefire and U S withdrawal would guarantee a fair South Vietnamese election and true independence, noting Hanoi’s push for a coalition regime.
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Washington
Paris
Henry Kissinger
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Hminati Presidehi Ld
Viet Nam Peace Talks Spotlight in Decatur Opinion
The piece weighs American aims in the Paris talks on Vietnam with focus on South Vietnam independence and a coalition government. It notes U.S. insistence on a political settlement that preserves South Vietnam free of Communist dominance and the challenge of prisoner release and elections.
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South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Indochina
Paris
Thieu
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Viewpoint
David Lawrence
Decatur Daily
W.R. Shelton
Decatur Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
Decatur
ALA
Associated Press
United Nations
Vietnam
Moscow
Peking
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