It Was Pretty Upsetting When I First Saw It
Mike Parentier recalls a sudden, distressing event and the feeling of helplessness upon realization. The quote captures a moment of strong emotion and unresolved impact on the speaker.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2000
Page
3
Mike Parentier recalls a sudden, distressing event and the feeling of helplessness upon realization. The quote captures a moment of strong emotion and unresolved impact on the speaker.
Rescue crews and National Guard aided cleanup after a slow moving storm dropped more than a foot of rain in east central Missouri. Two deaths were confirmed in Missouri with dozens injured and hundreds evacuated as creeks rose, mobile homes and cars were swept away, and floodwaters damaged homes. In nearby Oklahoma and Illinois the same storm system caused additional flooding and one drowning in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Creeks remained dangerous as waters receded and officials warned of renewed rises.
Scottish officer Douglas Roxburgh testified in the Lockerbie trial that concerns were raised early about potential missing evidence from the Pan Am 103 investigation. He described cataloguing tens of thousands of debris items at a Lockerbie collection point and noted tight security during their examination.
U S crime fell 7 percent in 1999 extending an eight year drop the longest on record. FBI data show declines across all major crime types nationwide with violent and property crimes down. Experts caution that major cities may signal a leveling off as the trend nears its long term base.
Preliminary reports indicate serious crime dropped 7 percent in 1999 from the prior year, with smaller cities down 7 to 14 percent, suburbs 12 percent and rural areas 17 percent. Northeastern expert James Alan Fox cautions against rebound as New York murders rise slightly from 633 to 671.
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