Lessons From Nature's Fury Heat Floods and Droughts Reshape U.S.
The nation relearns nature's power as severe winter cold, heavy rains, and drought strike from Johnstown Pennsylvania to the Sun Belt. Communities face flood damage, crop losses, and costly rebuilding, while officials ponder past choices and the limits of flood insurance and federal water projects.
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Johnstown
Penn
Sun Belt
Florida
Crime Reduction The Illusion Or Real Change
Analysis of FBI Crime Index trends suggests crime may be leveling off for the first time since 1972. Experts cite factors like neighborhood watch, security upgrades, increased reporting, speedier prosecutions, and cold winters as possible influences. LEAA career criminal programs show mixed results amid broader calls to reform the war on crime.
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FBI
Paul A. Zolbe
Uniform
East
Midwest
Marvin Wolfgang
Center For Studies In Criminology and Criminal Law
University of Pennsylvania
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Rhode Island
Congress
Johnson
Nixon
America
Norval Morris
University of Chicago Law School
No Fault Insurance Airbags and Labeling Provoking Federal Overreach
A conservative view argues that no fault auto insurance, airbag mandates, and FDA labeling for bakers burden states and citizens with unnecessary federal intrusion. It contends these policies erode federalism, undermine voluntary choice, and impose costs despite limited proven benefits.
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Carter
Transportation
Adams
Textbooks of Arms Hidden in Books Move to Qatar
A shipment of 12 machine guns 50 pistols and ammo labeled as books was opened at London airport. The Qatar embassy had licenses to ship arms to Qatar but the incident drew State Department scrutiny amid claims of miscommunication and human error. Corporate pressure shapes support for a new Consumer Protection Agency with Blue Cross backing it for 84 million members.
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United States
Qatar
London
University of Qatar
U.S. Customs Service
State Department
Israel
Dulles Interna
Iron Department
Hazardous Materials
General Motors
Procter & Gamble
Carter
Consumer Protection Agency
Consumers
Ralph Nader
Capitol Hill
Blue Cross Association
Humorous Vision of Human Engineering in Air Travel
The piece satirizes space saving by airlines through a fictitious human engineer who imagines stuffing more passengers aboard. It recounts a New York to Washington flight encounter, detailing plans to remove armrests and add rows while quipping about passengers and baggage.
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Washington
New York
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