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...walking beats (instead of riding desks). "We'll whack away at crime with every damn thing we've got," said Lindsay. Meanwhile, a county grand jury in Nashville urged that the death penalty and heavy prison sentences be imposed to halt "the avalanche of crime and arson that has come upon us," and suggested that the city's 488-man police force be increased by 250 more men. "Because it appears that we have reached a point in this community where a person is not safe in or out of his home," added the jury, "we recommend...
...Qatar, sending part of their paychecks back to their families. Several hundred others have gone by secret mountain trails into Syria, where they undergo training with El Fatah or one of the other terrorist groups that send commandos into Israel to avenge their fathers' sufferings by murder, arson and sabotage. At least four of the camp's sons died in raids last month alone. This activity is a source of fierce but guarded pride among the camp's fathers, who tell visitors rather unconvincingly that they "don't try to know about" such activity...
Chandler, an ardent Black Power advocate, is a man with fire in his belly; but he chooses to channel it into art rather than arson. He says art can be as effective as destruction in bringing about social change, thereby allying himself with such potent practitioners as Orozco, Kollwitz, Grosz, and Shahn...
...here." If Judge Lansden's barring of the confession is overruled, it will hardly make any difference to Bruce, who has been committed to a state mental hospital by his father. Criswell, however, says that if he wins the appeal, he may retry the boy, this time on an arson charge...
Other fires raged in San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. In all but three where the fires were caused by power lines downed in high winds or sparks from construction accidents, juveniles were under investigation for arson. The series of conflagrations was last month's second major outbreak in Southern California. Earlier, more than 80,000 acres were charred and 45 homes destroyed. With no rain in sight and the area's fire season extending from September to January, firemen were braced for the worst. Meanwhile, Governor Ronald Reagan promised he would ask a special session...