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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1994
Page
19
A compact profile of Carlos, a 28 year old smuggler who guides migrants across dangerous crossings into the United States. He lures them to hidden pick up points, escorts them in vehicles, and plans multiple routes while claiming no social mission beyond earning money. He says he can guide as many as 3000 people in five years.
The FBI data indicate 1.93 million violent crimes in 1992 with a 3 percent rise in murders in 1993, and total yearly crime around 14 million, while property crimes comprise about 87 percent. Homicides by youths aged 14 and 15 are rising, prompting FBI Director Louis Freeh to warn that crime problems remain grave.
Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen clashes with NRA head Wayne LaPierre on Meet the Press over assault weapons and an admin backed ban. Bentsen argues ducks are protected if guns are allowed, while LaPierre says Clinton misreads guns and rejects any distinction between hunting rifles and assault weapons. The two trade barbs as Congress weighs the bill, with Feinstein backing the ban and Bentsen defending gun possession for home protection.
Lawmakers and the administration clash over CIA reforms following the Ames case. They debate legislating changes to curb internal spying conflicts, with calls to redefine leadership of counterintelligence between the FBI and CIA. Woolsey and Reno officials back coordinated efforts to place the FBI in charge of criminal investigations across U.S. spying agencies.
A 24 year old man in Fort Worth, pulled over on the south side for a missing front license plate, blurts out that the silver objects on the back floorboard are crack cocaine, easing officers’ concerns during the stop.
The Washington Post reported 238 helicopter trips between the Pentagon and Andrews AFB in 1993 costing taxpayers 238000 to 714000 dollars. Flights cited for Les Aspin and Gen Powell and Secretary William Perry continued after Aspin, with aides arguing ground travel is time prohibitive for security and efficiency.
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