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“Boat people to. arrive a —

VICTORIA (UPC) - The first
of several families. of “boat .. families: ‘they will be
“., people” from Vietnam, Laos Sponsoring. a Me

from Ottawa” ‘on’ “Which

Index: are the: biggest sinc
the: recession years.of. 197.
and*:.1975: They © ‘reflecte
crime hikes in every: ‘region’:

of the country and cities and

towns of all sizes. oo

Bell called: the upswing

” particularly” sharp risés-in |

robberies, “aggravated ©

- assaults, ‘murders and rapes -.~

“very disturbing.” Helueed

a. vigorous, nationwide anti- -

-_ crime push.

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The ‘crimé réport is based

On a composite index of total
crimes reported to police in

hundreds of cities across the"

country.

' The preliminary statistics |

on violent. crimes indicate.
the number of robberies rose -
19 per cent during the threes
‘mosth - period, aggravated.
assaults increased by 17 per.
cent, rapes rose 11 per cent:
and there was a 9 per cent
increase in murders. ;

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Property crimes
increased 11 per cent, with |

‘burglaries up 8 per cent,
larceny-thefts 11 per cent’
and motor vehicle thefts 15,

per cent..

,

Ina statement, Bell made
no mention df the. downturn ..
in the economy as a possible ..

_Yeason for the surge in
crime,

But he said: “There have |

been indications in recent
quarters that the level of
crime was rising and this -
upswing is very disturbing.
The need for vigorous efforts |

at all levels of law. en-.

forcement to reduce the
volume of crime - especially
violent crime - is evident."

During the recession years
of 1974 and 1975, serious
crime rose 18 and 10 per
cent respectively, but the
rate had levelled off - falling
slightly in 1976 and 1977 and
rising only 1.0 per cent in

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to purchase
new aircraft

MONTREAL (UPC) -: Air.

Canada chairman’ Bryce

Mackasay has announced’ |
to:

plans by the airline
purchase 12 new Boeing 767
- 200 aircraft and take out
options on another 18 of-the
200-seat passenger planes.
Mackasay said Monday Air
Canada will spend a total of
$556.2 million for the 12 new
aircraft.

The new planes have been
selected for use on Air
Canada’s North American
routes because of their 2,500
nautical mile operating
range.

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and. Cambodia: will ‘arrive in’: *
Victoria” “Sometime ‘next. “The families. will” be

The:  Aigures for - the : a yh “Cities: outside. metropolitan :

-entrai states~ ‘shor month,” immigration . matched as closely ‘as
_Mgeerellected, a 12 per cent crime rise of 6 per cent: department “spokesman said possible with- ‘the sponsoring
‘PBI Director” William ~ last week.

_groups on the © basis’ of
language, occupations and
‘He ‘said six applications ages,” the spokesman said. |
from city church groups -. Other families ‘are expected
have been processed and to arrive ‘before the end of
they are now waiting word the year.

Crime in. southern states
rose: 15 per cent, northestern
in ©. states: registered : a 13. per
we cent gain, the West had-an 8
~ per. ent: ‘rise and, north

‘Webster: also. _ -€xpressed
concern at the rise, noting it
was . “widespread and not
limited to any particular area
: of the © country."

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