Rising City Murder Rates Stir Debate Across Cities
Kansas City report notes homicide increases in 16 of 30 largest cities with Seattle Honolulu and Memphis showing over 50 percent rises. Seattle logs 43 murders this year, Honolulu 47, Memphis 120, Indianapolis 36, Denver 72, San Jose 43, Kansas City 101. Pittsburgh down 27 percent, San Diego down 22 percent, Atlanta down 14 percent, San Antonio and Jacksonville down 12 percent. Police express uncertainty over causes, citing family or acquaintance crimes, narcotics and robberies, and wide year to year fluctuations. Seattle officials voice limited concern while Kansas City detectives call the rise alarming.
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Kansas City, Mo
Seattle
Honolulu
Memphis
Kansas City Times
Times
Indianapolis
Denver
San Jose
Calif
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Atlanta
San Antonio
Jacksonville
Fla
Les Goss
Goss
Millionaire Haven Paradox in Idaho Brews Wealth Illusion
Idaho boasts the nation’s highest per capita millionaire rate with 24,738 individuals, yet economist Don Holley warns many are “paper millionaires” with little cash flow. The U.S. Trust survey cites land values and small populations as distortions, noting New York leads in total numbers but Idaho dominates per capita terms.
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Boise, Idaho
Idaho
U.S. Trust Co
New York City
Texas
Pennsylvania
California
Don Holley
Boise State University
U.S. Trust
New York
North Dakota
Dale Blickenstaff
Idaho First National Bank
Sun Valley
Hayden Lake
War chaplain turned pastor keeps exact death and marriage records
Oak Hill West Virginia AP recalls Rev C Shirley Donnelly once chief chaplain of the 7th Army in World War II. He says he has performed 2305 funerals and 1333 marriages and keeps meticulous card files. He retired in 1971 but remains in demand for ceremonies. He views death as an adventure and jokes about reincarnation as a talking horse.
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Oak Hill
W.va
7Th Army
C. Shirley Donnelly
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Donnelly
West Virginia
The
Legion
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Fayette
Upson’ Downs
Fayette County
Airline bumping down in 1980 figures show improvement
Air travel overbooking results dropped from 9.15 to 3.57 bumped per 10000 passengers from June 1979 to June 1980. In actual numbers 9275 were involuntarily denied seats this June versus 26092 last year. Trans International led with 27.46 bumps per 10000 passengers. several carriers posted zero bump rates.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Trans International Airlines
Air New England
Big Sky Airlines
Mississippi Valley
Texas International
Wright
Swift Aire
Skywest
Reeve
New Haven
Imperial Airways
Cochise
Apollo Airways
Air Wisconsin
Aero Mech
Osage City Hope For Federal Solar Plant Funds
Rep. Robert Whittaker says there is a chance next year to restore 3.75 million for a solar powered demonstration plant in Osage City Kansas. Five states lobbied to restore funding cut by the Senate committee. project aims to study solar generation for small towns and was part of a larger 40 million DOE program.
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Osage City
Kan
Robert Whittaker
Augusta
Whittaker
Kansas
Washington
Hawaii
South Carolina
Arizona
South Dakota
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Congress
Department of Energy
DOE
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwneh
Midwest
Ouage City
Topeka
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Gary Flynn
Richard Welch
Holley
Rev
Donnelly Doeth
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Saffron Glass Co
S. Main
Ottawa Herald
Business and Professional Guide
Optometrists
James A. Eaton, D
Optometrist
Pharmacists
Dennis L. Smith
D.D
Rodney McClay, D.D
Eynolds
EXALL
John Reynolds
Ottawa
Beauty Salo
Schwarz Pest Control R.R
Baldwin, Ks
Shirley James
Mary Ellen Malburg
Karen Martinez
Dixon's
Emery
Chuck Emery
N. Main
Chiropractors
Matney Chiropractic Office
Brockways
Martin John Marian
Don L. McKelvey
D.C
Chiropractic
Orthopedics
Jim
Marty Raistan
Brown's
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic Inc
Dorothy and
Gail Nitcher
Cedar
Ad Dept
Franklin, Osage
Miami
Anderson Counties
J.C. South, D.C
HW & H
Leonard Humphrey
Taylor Construction
Ralph Taylor
Nitcher
Wea
Richard
Cannady Supply
W. Wilson
Ottawa, Kansas
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