In Our Opinion Crime Trends in America
An analysis argues crime in America appears a two sided issue with public fear higher than the measured rise. FBI data show increasing violent crime, yet the Bureau of Justice Statistics finds little change since 1973 with notable exceptions in larceny and simple assaults. Experts note reporting changes and media coverage shape fear beyond actual crime levels.
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William French Smith
Griffin Bell
Illinois
James Thompson
French
FBI
BJS
Benjamin H. Renshaw
Versity
Captiva Island A Turbulent Passage To a Tourist Mecca
Historic Captiva Island off Florida’s coast carries a turbulent past from South American Indian settlement to pirate era raids and Civil War refuge. Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, and Gasparilla referenced in legends, with rum runners during Prohibition. Now a Gulf view mecca for wildlife lovers, linked by bridge to Fort Myers, famed for shells and jungle growth.
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Florida
South America
Captiva Island
Amerigo Vespucci
Ponce de Leon
Gaspiralla
Captiva
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Myers
Island of
Aftermath of a Killer Case and a Hangman Quote
In a column mixing debate on capital punishment and psychiatry, the author questions using killers as study subjects while noting the abundance of imprisoned murderers. The piece recalls an Old West judge’s imagined order to Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzales, promising execution by hanging and a brutal posthumous insult.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Arthur Jenkins
Herald
Herald Company
Clinton Square
Syracuse
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Stephen A. Rogers
Steven Judy
Steve Judy
Judy
Old West
Roy Bean
Judge Parker
Jose Manuel
Miguel Xavier Gonzalez
Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzalez
Jose Manuel Miguel Xavier Gonzales
Poor pay for political promises
Reagan defends budget cuts as essential but hearings show the poor lose while the well off gain. Medicare payments exceed $30,000 annual income for about 1 million seniors, and cuts hit food stamps, fuel assistance, and welfare. Critics warn the process rushes ideology and undermines long standing social programs.
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Boston
Reagan
United States
Reagan Administration
David E. Rosenbaum
New York Times
Richard Schweiker
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Ronald Reagan
David Stockman
Congress
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Robert 7. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Edward 8. Sabine
Jerome ©. Cooley
Deborah J. Abbott
Alvin G. Fenner
Willian C. Crozier
Mario Rossi
Samuel J. Vaccaro
Harald E. Addington
Arnold Burdick
Advertising Managers
Ca J. Sweeney
Classified
William W. Browning Jr
David R. Kaczorowski
National
William ©. Cotter
Philip A. Hofmann
America
Marc Leepson
Hoyt Gimlin
Ment of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Census Bureau
Wesley Skogan
Northwestern
Uni
Violent Crime Indexei
Historic Island
The
Associated Press
Florida Eden
Boca Grenade
Islana
Wantthel
Gulf of Mexia
Jose
Bered
Imperial Domain
Josi
Avon
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