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GARY TAKES OVER AS MURDER CAPITAL OF U.S.

It’s not news to residents of Gary, Ind., that the number of murders has been climbing. Early last year, killings in the city had far outpaced those of the year before, and local officials were calling for stricter gun laws and government money for more police.

Now, as the raw statistics of violence are being counted for 1993, it appears that Gary has earned the dubious title of murder capital of t ...