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By HARRY FERGUSON
UPI National Reporter
WASHINGTON (UPI) —At
:30 P. M. a young woman
teps off a bus and starts
Walking the two blocks to her
home. Half way there she Is
seized by two men, dragged
Into an alley and raped.
Obviously, her government
has failed to protect her.
Should It then do something to
compensate her for her ordeal?
Specifically, should it pay her
some money? There is a
Browing feeling in this country
and around the world that the
Answer Is yes.
Great Britain and New
Zealand have passed laws
providing compensation for the
victims of crimes. California is
the first state to adopt such
legislation in this country.
Nobody claims any one of those
three plans Is perfect, and
opponents of them can raise
Some pertinent questions.
Claim Competition
Insurance men claim
compensation laws put the
government into competition
with them. They point out that
anybody can buy protection
from insurance agencies
against almost every calamity,
and if the government is gointr
to pay the victims of crimes it
logically should go all the way
and compensate persons
Involved In highway accidents
or anybody struck by lightning.
And a British critic of his
h a 11 o n’s compensation law
asks: “Will ladies of easy
virtue claim assault when in
fact it was consent?” What he
Was getting at is the possibility
that such laws would be an
Invitation to fraud on a gigantic
scale. Criminals would beat up
each other and then claim
compensation.
Federal Aid Proposed
The newest development is
that Sen. Ralph Yarborough, D
Tex., has introduced a bill that
brings the federal government
into the picture. He proposes to
set up a federal Violent Crimes
Compensation Commission.
consisting of three members
appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate. It
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would have the power to
investigate the cases of crime
victims and grant compensation
not in excess of $25,000. It
would apply only to areas
where the federal government
had complete jurisdiction,
including the District of
Columbia, but Yarborough’s
hope is that the federal
example will convince more
states to pass compensation
laws.
So far Britain has paid out
about $750,000 on such cases as
these: to a 15-year-old girl who
lost an eye when struck by a
pellet from an air gun, $7,100;
to a filling station owner beaten
by robbers, $1,260; to a man
blinded in one eye by a
neighbor in a fist fight, $5,660.
The California law is less
liberal than the British one.
The victim must be able to
prove a genuine need for
compensation, and his total
family income (for a family of
four) has to drop below $239 a
month.
The seeming indifference of
persons who witness crimes of
violence toward giving any
assistance has brought forward
another proposal called "the
Good Samaritan law.” This
would compensate persons who
suffer injury or financial loss
by going to the assistance of
crime victim, the strongest
argument for it developed not
long ago in New York when the
case of Enrique Negron, a
Puerto Rican grocer, came to
light.
Aided Policeman
Eight months ago Negron
went to the aid of a white
policeman who was being
attacked by Negroes and, in the
course of the fight, was stabbed
in the back. He was hailed as a
hero, presented with a gold
watch and received $1,000 from
the Police Benevolent
Association. Then his neighbors
turned against him, calling him
“cop lover” and “nigger hater”
and began boycotting his store.
Negron was forced out of
business.
The wide interest in a book
called “How to Protect
Yourself on the Streets and in
Your Home” is symptomatic of
the fear of criminals that is
sweeping the United States.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
contributed a chapter to it,
telling teen-agers how to stay
out of trouble. It is primarily
addressed to teen-age girls:
“If any stranger makes
improper advances, tell your
parents immediately. If you
Pacifist Found
Guilty Of
Card Burning
NEW YORK (UPI) -David
J. Miller, a 22-year-old pacifist
who burned his draft card to
protest the war in Viet Nam,
will be sentenced March 15
under a recent law making the
willful destruction of draft
cards a federal offense.
Miller, the first to be tried
under the law, was found guilty
Thursday by federal Judge
Harold R. Tyler. He faces a
maximum sentence of five
years in Jail ana a $10,000 fine.
Miller burned his card during
a demonstration outside the
Army induction center in
Manhattan on Oct. 15. He said
he would appeal the verdict,
and was free on $500 bond.
Georgian Killed
In Viet Action
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
Defense Department said Thurs
day that Army Sgt. Morris J.
Powell, husband of Mrs. John
nie F. Powell of Route 3 Pel
ham, Ga., has been killed In
action In Viet Nam.
know of any pornographic
pictures or literature being
passed around, notify your
parents ouickly. Know your
date: don’t go out on a blind
date unless another couple is
along and even then be
cautious.
Don’t Wander Away
“Stay out of ‘lovers’ lanes.’
Don’t wander away from the
crowd at picnics and outings;
stay within calling distance.
Don’t ask for trouble, dress
sensibly; provocative clothing
may attract the attention of
potential sex criminals.
“Be civil to strangers who
ask directions, but never go
part way with them. Be very
careful about accepting work
from a stranger; always make
sure that the person Is a
reputable business man. Don’t
go about the house half
dressed; it’s an invitation to
Peeping Toms. Never, never
hitchhike. And never, never
pickup a hitchhiker.”
WASHINGTON (UPI) —One
of the startling features of the
United States’ crime rate Is the
large number of offenses
committed by young people.
In 1964 a forcible rape was
committed every 26 minutes.
Forty per cent of those
arrested were under 21 years of
age. There was a larceny
committed every 45 seconds,
and about half of the persons
committing them were in the
age range of 15 to 19.
Federal Court
Upholds Assembly
In ‘No Seat’ Case
By A KUETTNER
United Press International
ATANTA (UPI)—A federal
appeals tribunal ruled Thursday
that the Georgia legislature had
a legal right to reject Negro
Rep.-elect Julian Bond because
of his opposition to the draft
and the war in Viet Nam.
Bond criticized the three
judge panel for being “unwill
ing or unable to protect the
democratic process” and said
he would appeal to the Supreme
Court where he was confident
of victory.
The special court, in a 2 to 1
decision, dismissed as “without
merit” Bond’s argument that
the section of the Georgia con
stitution giving the legislature
authority to judge the qualifica
tions of its members was il
legal.
During oral arguments on the
case earlier this month, the
court eliminated race as a ma
jor factor In Bond’s rejection
by the Georgia House by a 185-
12 vote. Hie court noted that
nine other Negroes had been
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and Lewls R ' Morgan of the
S ‘ Dlstrict Court said the
central lssue 0f the controvers y
was whether Bond ’ s statements
“were so repugnant to and in
consistent with his oath as to
make it apparent he could not
honestly take the oath” as a
legislator.
Chief Judge Elbert Tuttle of
the circuit court said “I am
convinced that Rep.-elect Bond
was illegally deprived of his
seat...and that this, court should
so hold.”
Bond is unopposed in a spe
cial election Feb. 23, five days
after adjournment of the leg
islature, to fill the House “va
cancy.” He was overwhelmingly
elected from a predominantly
Negro district in Atlanta during
a reapportionment election last
year.
Bond had backed a statement
by the Student Nonviolent Co-
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which was highly critical of
U. S. policy in Viet Nam and
called upon youths to evade the
draft. Bond, information direc
tor of SNCC, later said he “ad
mired the courage” of persons
who burned their draft cards.
The appeals court noted this
in its decision and added that
Bond “stated that as a pacifist
he was eager and anxious to
encourage people not to partici
pate in the war in Viet Nam or
in any other war for any rea
son that they choose...”
“The Congress has the obli
gation under the federal con
stitution for providing for the
common defense of this nation.
The Selective Service System is
a part of that defense. We are
committed in Viet Nam,” the
court said.
The court said It had de
termined Bond’s statements
"could reasonably be said to be
inconsistent with and repugnant
to the oath which he was re
quired to take.”
Whether Bond was seated, the
decision said, was up to the
House to decide, and “whether
the wisest course was followed
is not for us to say.
“The judgment of the court
is not to be substituted for that
of the House. Our function is
to determine whether he has
been denied some fundamental
federal right to which he was
otherwise entitled.”
Georgia Atty. Gen. Arthur
Bolton said the ruling “vindi
cated the democratic process,"
and Speaker of the House
George T. Smith said the de
cision helps preserve a neces
sary balance between the three
branches of government.
“CURE” IS STOPPED
PAU, France (UPI) —
Shooting was halted on the film
"The Cure,” Thursday when
actress Jane Fonda was
confined to bed with chicken
pox.
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2,005 US
Servicemen
Killed In Viet
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
Defense Department’s weekly
casualty toll Thursday showed
that, as of Monday, a total of
2,005 U.S. servicemen had been
killed in action in the Viet Nam
war.
The figure was an increase of
103 over the previous week. The
combat fatality totals by
services were 1,356 in the
Army, 421 in the Marine Corps,
147 in the Air Force and 81 in
the Navy.
The total of Americans
wounded in the conflict ap
proached 10,000. It was 9,658 as
of Monday, comprising 6,442 in
the Army, 2,555 in the Marine
Corps, 386 in the Air Force and
275 in the Navy.
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