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Show Fund misuse " cited by comptroller WASHINGTON Th that the Area Re'H Administration has 2 Pn,a 400,000 to assist VcS !1-sed" !1-sed" areas has been n epr , S. Comptroller rM Campbell. ' According to Mr rv $586,000 in ARA fL. Pl 734,000 in acctS30:?-works acctS30:?-works funds were sp wail County, HawX the area did not teZh for such assistan f , Met had a jobless e , than 5 percent and J family income of H866 as the criteria for i 1 ment aid is 6 pen median family income 1 , . $3,000 or lower. CMnea"li The Comptroller r ' charged that othe : vioS ; included the award of 000 to three counties fft Hampshire; $1,469,000 to Z ' counties in Vermont and C 000 to two counties -ware all of which did not men,' financial assistance. , A further check is . made to determine if there ar other misapplications of fui ! by ARA which has approx ' ely $1 billion to dispurse. During the first six momiis of this year, the FBI's Crime Index recorded a nationwide j,. crease of 15 per cent over the same period in 1963. All crimt -classiffications were up significantly. sig-nificantly. The violent crimes were led by rape, followed bv aggravated assault, murder and robbery. |