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There Are S| i The FBI vecelved reports of 2619. ¢rimes. committed ‘in Memphis in the first six months of Albert Gore told the b today, Are you ‘sat= ° isfied with: this then asked Ex. changeites, ~" § “S peaking - at Hotel King Cotton in con- nection with National Crime Prev his for a good’. . Rep. Gore: ime prevention. record, but point: out that” crime Is" everybody's jusiness requir) ing, individual: con-. rT he reduced’ to “Once known‘asfthe murder cap- ital of the. nation, Memphis ‘tbs ¢ome @ long way in erasing thar “According tothe murders and non- laughters in 1940; 1949 and 15 for the of 1950, "Good, By ‘Comparison’ wey comparison with other Southern cities of ike size, Goat & f00d record.. For the first sit TRonths ‘of 1950, here are some. of the murder and non-negligest manslaughter. figures" Memphis, 15, ‘ Birmingham, 29, Atlanta, 41, New Orleans, 34, fashville, 20, Memphis burglary, robbery, auto ility insurance rates are y's in any cit Speaks well fora ci & Tennessean I am Proud of roud\.of its record of Jaw enforce-| ing; that. you a tizens. and a’ city, Problems Remain ~ “But even with this Nggisblens Remaining oa | . Whgt- Have’, lel done About It? . 0. ‘Wthat retribution. low citizens will killed or assaulted and’ to-: , {Right—more. than 1100 places vial $ be burglarized—more than 450 cars! will be‘ stolen. . : -: “I find authorities attribute crime ‘oy gga Pare t Y suggestion I. may mal the ‘curbing of- erime will. be based: only on common sense ‘and some! kmowledge of human nature, “ii believe crime prevention must! begin in our homes and. with erst) itizen. The home, the.church, the jghool, the playground, law and law enforcement are keys. - vt “I believe crime can be reduced! if we (can. succeed’ in’ doing “teat things Pe : ‘1, Encourage tn all a desire to| do tight, creating a Christian coe? science against wrong. “ Possible, move, insofar’ as inimize the’ probability. a| rh i the temptation: for crime, Successtul reward.for crime. .~ as ertainy as Possii| olay... ¢o1 mission of crim; ay y ‘What Have ‘You Done?" “I ask you-to. look at your city's’ maprd—what have you done “to make it better? “What about -schools, g00d, I am sure—but are enough? | i rvbat about your housing co ditions, playgrounds, parks, amooe- ment center: a What percentage ot your Peo-, ple—particularly, your young citi.’ school cegularly’ “attend Sunday School and church? “What have you, as individuals,’ done, are ‘now doing, or intery to, do-about it? : Special’ guests table ine a They are they good charge of the Mem- ei G. C, Gearty, FBT! ym Washington,’ and! Sommissioner Claude -Armaur, “Ct Memphis “lumberman te, introduced Rep, Ralph Crockett presided Commissioner © Armour invited " Public—especially., Boy” Bhd Scouts’ and school “groups{'te fon ren house’ at the police dia ton “Thursday. , Special offices pill (conduct tours thru the police Plant, with exhibits’ in each 'de- partment, Armour said,» °°" 00d record; has its problems” According: to FBI statistics, there jWes in Memphis. in the first eit {months of 1950: as “1 vated assaults—almost Memphis, too, er day, lone per day, i 4 “341 auto thefts—~almostitwo ‘Ber hac ay. . AX. 63--ne_ Mune 48 housebreakiziga rénientering relaries—more than, 41 thefts or larépniee of; ““Ithan $50—nearly two pes + | "868 larcenies of lees . jmére than tive per days “150 Fobberies—atmost one per: “Proud tho you rightly aie of tig! record of ; ur neig! Pesponitie mPhIS, are News Ab Rep. Go. the Gore ‘called tell him’ that r, Nancy, ; 13, in fod Rep ene df ALL INF Papel S UNCLASSIFIED iP rach, ht, N ORMATION CONTAINED =~ i