Word: newarkers
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EDWARD V. MONAHAN Newark...
...nation's cities. From Providence, R.I., to Portland, Ore., communities large and small heard the sniper's staccato song, smelled the fire bomber's success, watched menacing crowds on the brink of becoming mindless mobs. The only consolation was that, compared with the agony of Newark and Detroit, last week's racial convulsions were more of a threat than a storm...
...Israeli victory and the causes of Boeing 727 crashes, Hotz aims to investigate the "sociological implications" of aerospace technology. "As an industry that embraces the spectrum of modern technology," he wrote last week, "the aerospace industry has a special responsibility to respond to the challenges of a Newark or Detroit. It has technology that could be applied, from new and less lethal methods of riot control to systems planning and management capacity. This technology could redesign urban complexes, create effective regional transportation systems and provide the jobs that would absorb much of the energies now dissipated in violence...
Meanwhile, insured claims for the Detroit riot losses are estimated at $200 million, the largest yet. (Watts was $38 million, Newark $15 million.) Total damage could be considerably higher. Some damaged ghetto properties were considered uninsurable. Insurance generally covers only about half the actual property damage in most riots. Moreover, most policies do not cover personal riot injuries...
...Jersey has imposed liability since 1877 for property damage in cities with paid police forces. However, the claimant cannot collect if he was negligent in protecting his property or failed to advise police that it was in danger. To determine how the law affects victims of the Newark riot, merchants and tavernkeepers are lining up to file test cases...