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I %Wm 6-C—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., February 6, 1969 SENATOR STROM THURMOND REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE THE CRIME CAPITAL President Nixon announced at bis recent press conference that he is turning on the lights at • the White House to reduce crime in the area. By this an • nouncement, he was focusing at tention on the alarming increase in crimes of violence on the streets of Washington. Some people are saying that this in crease has turned the Nation’] capital into the Nation’s crime capital. Just last week, a London newspaper published the follow ing quotation: “It seems almost as if crime in Washington has become a sport. In a curious way, many Washingtonians have become accustomed to living with crime almost in the way that Londoners learned to live ‘with the World War II blitz.” CRIME CLOCK ' This comment in the London press reflects the daily news ac ^counts which appear in Wash i ington. One of the major metro politan newspapers carries .daily “crime clock” listing the farmed robberies for the preced ing 24-hour period, and the time at which they occurred. On a typical day recently, the “crime clock” listed 16 robberies rang ing from |15 to $882. But what ever the amount of money lost, the victims each faced the danger of death or injury. A few days ago, the assistant ;principal of one of the largest high schools in Washington was slain in the corridors of his school during school hours in an attempt to foil a robbery being committed by youthful thugs. For the month of December, 1968, the Washington police re ported 629 holdups in all, more than double the number for De cember, 1967. Compared to De cember, 1966, the number of holdups in Washington has in creased 452 per cent. BANK ROBBERIES The situation with regard to bank robberies is even more startling. In 1968, there were 102 bank robberies in the Dis trict of Columbia, nearly two a occurring at the rate of one rob bery every banking day. This compares with a mere 27 bank robberies in all of 1967. These increases in bank robberies are unique among the nation’s large cities. Nationwide, there has been little change. These statistics indicate that something can and should be done to correct the unusual prob lem in Washington. The District of Columbia is one of the few places where the Federal Gov ernment is directly responsible for law enforcement. Although the police need in creases in actual and authorized strength, one of the chief prob lems is the backlog of cases awaiting trial. An accused per son waits, on average, seven to eight months to come to trial. Meanwhile, records show that many of these suspects, while they are free on bail, commit other crimes. It is important, therefore, to enact bail reform, including the streamlining of court procedures so that cases are disposed of at a quicker rate. MORE JUDGES Almost certainly the Presi dent will ask for an increase of Federal judges and prosecutors to speed up the work. At the same time, the appointment of new judges will give the Presi dent an opportunity to select men who are keenly aware of the practical problems caused >y crime, and that justice re quires punishment of the guilty. We need judges who are in terested in law enforcement, not sociology. The two most impor tant weapons in society’s arsenal against crime are swift appre- lension and certain punishment l or those who violate the law. A change in the actions of the courts and public officials can create more respect for the aw and its penalties. Such a change is essential if we are to rebuild a credible deterrent to crime. It is wise for the Presi dent to give a high priority to this problem. week. The opening weeks of 1 January showed bank robberies (Not proporod or printed «t gooon Mountville News BY MRS. L. R. ADAMS Mr. and Mrs. Roily Bannister Jr., and children of Raleigh, N.C. spent the weekend with Mrs. Roily bannister, Sr. Mr. M. C. Criqp of Charlotte, N.C. spent Thursday with his mother, Mrs. Blanche Crisp. Miss Codie Simmons of Coker College, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Simmons. Mr. and Mrs. Max Ferguson of Fair Forest spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Winne- briner. Mr. and Mrs. D. Godfrey of Joanna visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleland Friday. Students home for the week end from Clemson were Miss Anne Hudgens, Neil Crisp, Zeke Benjamin and Mart Simmons. Miss Susan McCarter of Foun tain Inn visited her grandfather, Mr. J. W. Miller over the week end. Mrs. Anna Bobo of Greenwood is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter F. Lynch. Mr. and Mrs.QuintonChapman and children spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Chap man. 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I am sure there would be a greater drive for a limitation on spending through the front door — and a limitation on spending through the back door—for such period of time as is required to let revenues grow to where they equal the rates of expenditures. —Rep. Wilbur I). Mills (D.-Ark) BY MICHAEL K. DARBINS Sara Jean Price daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Price, and Mrs. Alvenes R. Barksdale were among the eight STAR Students and eight STAR Teachers of Lau rens County who were honored at a special recognition ceremony and banquet on January 28 at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Clinton Lions Club and the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The Student-Teacher Achieve ment Recognition (STAR) pro gram is a statewide project spon sored by the South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce. “STAR students were select ed on the basis of top-ranking scores made on the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test. STAR Teachers are chosen by STAR students as the teacher who made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achieve ment.” Our principal, McQuilla Hud son, had the honor of attending the affair also. He stated that this was a wonderful affair and hopes that in the future our school will continue to have a student who will be eligible to repre sent our school in this capacity. Mr. Hudson expressed his appre ciation to the local and state Chamber of Commerce for the recognition given to our school. The high school’s basketball team will not play another game until Monday, February 10, after splitting a pair with Twin-City of Batesburg on Thursday, Janu ary 31. The students of Bell Street High School are making plans to enlarge their student newspaper publication. “The Wildcat Jour nal’ is the title given to the pro posed new publication with Mar- cellus Barr as editor and Mi chael Darbins, business man ager. 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