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Published: Thu, July 13, 2017 @ 12:00 a.m.

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1787: The Congress of the Confederation adopts the Northwest Ordinance, which establishes a government in the Northwest Territory, an area corresponding to the eastern half of the present-day Midwest.

1939: Frank Sinatra makes his first commercial recording, From the Bottom of My Heart and Melancholy Mood, with Harry James and his Orchestra for the Brunswick label.

1960: John F. Kennedy wins the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at his partys convention in Los Angeles.

1972: George McGovern receives the Democratic presidential nomination at the partys convention in Miami Beach.

1977: A blackout hits New York City in the mid-evening as lightning strikes on electrical equipment caused power to fail; widespread looting broke out. (The electricity was restored about 25 hours later.)

1985: Live Aid, an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, takes place to raise money for Africas starving people.

2013: A jury in Sanford, Fla., acquits neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

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1992: Country western music fans come from far and near to jam at Ponderosa Park near Salem for a concert by Dolly Parton. Attendance was estimated at 8,200.

General Fireproofing retirees say about $1 million that could restore their health benefits and back-pay claims are languishing in accounts under control of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Youngstown.

Betsy King wins a sudden-death playoff against Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon and Donna Andrews to win the Phar-Mor LPGA Tournament at Squaw Creek Country Club and its $75,000 first-place purse.

1977: Four members of a drilling crew are injured when a gas well explodes in rural Southington Township in Trumbull County.

Myra Reddinger of Struthers is released from Hillside Hospital where she had been treated since Oct. 30 when she developed Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving a swine flu vaccination.

Mahoning County will receive $367,2198 of the $13.3 million allocated to Ohio from the Special Crisis Intervention Program to help low-income families pay high energy bills amassed during the severe winter.

1967: Investigators are trying to determine if a $16,000 fire at the Highland Grocery Store on Highland Avenue was arson.

The will of industrialist and philanthropist Leon Beeghly leaves $3 million to his 26 grandchildren and the remainder of the estate, which is unknown, to the Leon A. Beeghly Foundation.

Two Poland-area Girl Scouts, Elizabeth McEvoy and Barbara McBride, are attending a Conference on the Home at Bowling Green University.

1942: Fruit experts estimate that Ohios apple crop for 1942 will exceed the 7 million bushels harvested a year earlier.

The Firestone Park swimming pool in Columbiana breaks all previous records with 1,400 people using the pool on a sweltering Sunday.

The Henry Stambaugh team, playing on the home course, scores a 23-1 victory over Warren Eastwood to move into first place in the District Public Links League.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Post 59, Jewish War Veterans will meet at the home of Bessie Altman on Saranac Avenue to pack kits for soldiers.

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YEARS AGO FOR JULY 13 - Youngstown Vindicator

Americans confidence in the police has climbed back to its historical average inGallups 25-year trend.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans now say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in law enforcement, rebounding from a record-low of 52% in June 2015.

The return to the historical average comes after confidence edged downward during the tumultuous years of 2014 and 2015, Gallup reports. Overall confidence fell from 57% in 2013 to 53% in June 2014, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's acquittal led to the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Confidence in police then dropped to a record-tying low of 52% in June 2015, as the Black Lives Matter movement gained national attention with a series of protests against police shootings of unarmed blacks in New York City; Ferguson, Missouri; and North Charleston, South Carolina.

According to Gallup, the measure has been on the rise over the past two years, as the percentage of Americans confident in police climbed back to 56 percent in June 2016 and 57 percent in June 2017.

Only two other institutions (the military and small business) of the 15 others measured this year scored higher than the police, writes Gallup.

While overall confidence experiencedan increase, the measure fellamong certain groups including Hispanics, blacks, liberals, and younger adults ages 18-34.

The average confidence from 2012 to 2014 for Hispanics was 59 percent, compared to the average from 2015 to 2017 of 45 percent. For blacks, average confidence dropped from 35 percent to 30 percent.

The drop in confidence is most significant among liberals and young adults.

Among liberals, average confidence fell 12 percent, from 51 percent to 39 percent. Young adults average confidence in police also fell 12 percent, from 56 percent to 44 percent.

Confidence also fell among Democrats and Democrat-leaning respondents, dropping from 52 percent to 44 percent.

Confidence rose among whites, conservatives, adults 55 and older,Republicans and Republican-leaning respondents.

The overall percentage of Americans who said they were confident in the police changed little from 2012-2014 (55%) to 2015-2017 (54%). But major differences have emerged among various subgroups over the past three years, writes Gallup.

The results come just days after an NYPD officer was shot and killed in her patrol car in an unprovoked attack.

Officer Miosotis Familia, 48, was a mother of three and a 12-year veteran of the force.

Despite how police officers like Familiarisk their lives every day to serve and protect, Americans, much like in Washington when it comes topolitics, are divided overtheir confidence forlaw enforcement.

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Confidence in Police on the Rise, But Dropping Among the Left - MRCTV (blog)

A crowdfunding page raising money for lawsuits filed on behalf of Louisiana police against the Black Lives Matter group has been removed because it does not promote harmony.

The page was set up by a personal injury lawyer, Donna Grodner, who wanted to raise $20,000 in funds for suits she has filed against the activist movement on behalf of Baton Rouge police officers.

The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2012 in response to teenager Trayvon Martins killing by George Zimmerman. It calls for an end to racism and the killing of black people by police.

Grodner has filed two suits against the leaders of the group, including Deray Mckesson and Johnetta Elzie on behalf of Louisiana police. Crowdfunding site, YouCaring, removed the campaign from its site on Sunday, saying its not the right platform for such a cause.

In alignment with our mission, we removed this fundraiser because it was not within our community guidelines around promoting harmony, Marketing Officer Maly Ly told NewsHour Weekend, as cited by Yahoo.

We are not the right platform to air grievances, or engage in contentious disputes or controversial public opinion.

Grodner created a page on another crowdfunding site, GoFundMe, after being removed from YouCaring.

First lawsuit debris injury

One of the suits filed by Grodner accuses BLM of being responsible for an unnamed officer reportedly getting hit by debris at a July 9 protest, which took place after the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and motorist Philando Castile a day later in Minnesota.

A rock-like substance hit the officer in the face, causing him to lose his teeth, the Seattle Times reports. The suit doesnt accuse Mckesson of throwing anything, but of having incited violence on behalf of BLM.

The suit was filed in November and in March, a judge said the question was whether under Louisiana law, Black Lives Matter is capable of suing and being sued, and is yet to make that decision.

A lawsuit was filed on Sunday against Baton Rouge and Louisiana police by 13 protesters and two journalists arrested during the same Baton Rouge protests.

The second suit, filed Friday in Baton Rouge, accuses the movement of being responsible for an attack on police by gunman Gavin Long on July 17, 2016. Two police officers and a sheriff died, and two deputies and an officer were injured in the attack.

BLM members Mckesson, Elzie, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi are named in the suit, which alleges the violence was caused or contributed to by the leaders of and by BLACK LIVES MATTER a militant anti-police national organization.

The suit, filed by one of the officers injured in the attack, seeks at least $75,000 in damages and claims BLM are to blame for the mans injuries as it incited violence against police, and did nothing to dissuade the ongoing violence and injury to police.

The suit accuses the group of having justified the violence as necessary to the movement and war.

"By embracing and supporting violence in protest that could have been conducted peacefully, BLM declared a virtual war on police," it says.

Long, a recently discharged Marine, left a three-page note saying he wanted to target police officers because of the justice systems failure to hold bad cops accountable for their actions, and to create substantial change within Americas police force and judicial system.

Long had not attended any BLM protests, an investigative report found, the Washington Post reports.

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Anti-Black Lives Matter crowdfunding page banned 'for not promoting harmony' - RT

Story Highlights

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Overall confidence in the police has risen slightly in the past two years, with 57% of Americans now saying they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in law enforcement -- matching the overall average for the 25-year Gallup trend.

The return to the historical average comes after confidence edged downward during the tumultuous years of 2014 and 2015. Overall confidence fell from 57% in 2013 to 53% in June 2014, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's acquittal led to the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Confidence in police then dropped to a record-tying low of 52% in June 2015, as the Black Lives Matter movement gained national attention with a series of protests against police shootings of unarmed blacks in New York City; Ferguson, Missouri; and North Charleston, South Carolina. As violence continued over the past two years -- with fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, followed by deadly attacks on police in Dallas and Baton Rouge by black men -- the percentage of Americans confident in the police climbed back to 56% in June 2016 and to 57% last month. Only two other institutions (the military and small business) of the 15 others measured this year scored higher than the police.

Overall Rise in Confidence Masks Drop Among Hispanics, Liberals, Younger Adults

Though the overall numbers have rebounded, the years of national turmoil have only deepened the divide in the confidence that Americans of different ages, ethnicities and political beliefs say they have in the police. The loss of confidence is most apparent among Hispanics, liberals and those younger than age 35.

Confidence in Police Rebounds for Some Groups, Drops for Others

Percentage who have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the police

The overall percentage of Americans who said they were confident in the police changed little from 2012-2014 (55%) to 2015-2017 (54%). But major differences have emerged among various subgroups over the past three years.

The 2015-2017 polling, conducted in the wake of national protests in response to the 2014-2015 police shootings, shows a widespread loss of confidence among groups that generally are in line politically with blacks -- Democrats and independents who lean Democratic, Hispanics, liberals and those younger than age 35. Confidence among Republicans and Republican leaners, whites, conservatives and those aged 55 or older has been stable or has increased slightly. As a result, gaps between groups are now evident by age, ethnicity and ideology, along with a larger gap by party affiliation.

The difference is especially pronounced between liberals (39% confident in 2015-2017) and conservatives (67% confident). And in the June 2017 poll, the percentage of liberals who are confident is down to 38%, the lowest since at least 2000, while conservatives are at 73%, their highest mark going back to 2000.

Bottom Line

On the surface, Americans' confidence in the police appears strong and steady when compared with other U.S. institutions. In the 25 years Gallup has measured it, the percentage having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence has never varied by more than seven percentage points from the average of 57%. Confidence in the police has exceeded the average for all institutions by at least 10 points every year since the question was first asked in 1993.

A closer look, however, reveals a troubling loss of confidence among key groups in U.S. society. Police already must deal with low levels of trust among blacks, and a similar situation may be occurring among Hispanics. The lack of confidence among younger Americans could presage a growing loss of respect for police in the future. The continuing drop in confidence among liberals is already producing political repercussions.

Beyond those specific possible consequences, the loss of confidence among these groups creates yet another gap between young and old, whites and Hispanics, and conservatives and liberals, marking how divided the nation has become.

These data are available in Gallup Analytics.

Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted June 7-11, 2017, with a random sample of 1,009 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is 4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. All reported margins of sampling error include computed design effects for weighting.

Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 70% cellphone respondents and 30% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are selected using random-digit-dial methods.

The combined polls from 2015 through 2017 include 3,563 respondents. The 2012-2014 combined polls include 3,560 respondents. The margin of sampling error for both groups of polls is 2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The combined polls from 2001-2011 include 10,949 respondents, with a margin of sampling error of 1 percentage point at the 95% confidence level. The smallest subgroup sample in any of the combined polls was the Hispanic sample in the 2012-2014 combined poll, with a margin of sampling error of 4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

Learn more about how the Gallup Poll Social Series works.

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Confidence in Police Back at Historical Average - Gallup

More Americans say they have "a great deal of confidence" or "quite a lot of confidence" in law enforcement, reversing a downward trend that occurred in 2015 in the wake of several police shootings of unarmed blacks.

Gallup's latest survey finds overall confidence in law enforcement has returned to its 25-year average high of 57 percent.

Still, the new survey finds years of bad press and national turmoil have deepened the divide in confidence that particular groups have in police. Among Hispanics, liberals and those younger than 35, the divide is the strongest.

Among Hispanics, 45 percent expressed confidence in law enforcement, down from 59 percent from 2012 to 2014. Confidence among liberals dropped 12 points, with 39 percent expressing some level of trust in law enforcement, as compared with 51 percent in Gallup's previous survey. A similar drop was seen among 18- to 34-year-olds, with 44 percent expressing confidence as compared with 56 percent in Gallup's 2014 survey. In the previous survey, 35 percent of blacks said they had a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in police; that number fell to 30 percent in the most recent one.

Law enforcement began to see a significant drop in confidence following the 2014 acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman's shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin and the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement. Ensuing protests and further shootings of black men in Ferguson, Mo., New York City and North Charleston, S.C., saw overall confidence plummet to 52 percent.

The survey's authors note that while support for law enforcement may appear to be "strong and steady," the loss of support among minorities marks a "troubling loss of confidence among key groups in U.S. society."

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Confidence in police rebounds to 25-year high - Washington Examiner