Urban elderly fear crime lowers life quality in big city
The article details rising fear among older residents in New York City and across the nation, noting 3,208 muggings of people over 60 last year and that seniors face high risk in neighborhoods like the Bronx. It profiles victims and the emotional and financial toll, including cases in Mary, Bessie, Clara, and the Kabels, and cites experts on aging and crime prevention.
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Gage Sunderland
American Assn
Alice M. Brophy
New York City
Midwest Research Institute
Kansas City
South Beach
Miami Beach
Houston
San Diego
Bronx
Hans
Emma Rabel
New York
Kabels
Mary
Ralph
Bessie
Sarah
Grand Concourse
Goldie
Clara
Long Island
Carter backs constitutional move to abolish electoral college
President Carter endorses a constitutional amendment for direct presidential elections. He argues electors should follow their state’s verdict, addressing flaws in the electoral vote system while acknowledging low odds of quick congressional approval before 1980. The White House says his mind isn’t final.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Carter
Ronald Reagan
White House
Jody Powell
Congress
Bayh
Benjamin Harrison
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Ohio
Hawaii
Jail Birds Become Love Birds As Prison Inmates Plan Wedding
Eddie Bridges and Linda McGinnis, both sentenced for breaking and entering and larceny, plan a prison wedding in Hickory. They hope work release and carpentry classes will help start a life together, possibly after Bridges adopts McGinnis' two sons.
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Hickory
N.C
Eddie Bridges
Linda McGinnis
Bridges
Mrs. McGinnis
Cleveland County Superior Court
Forrest Ferrell
Cherokee County
S.C
Ernest Harrington
Cleveland County
Haywood Allen
Health Department
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