MANNING TO SUPER BOWL, BRONCOS BEAT PATRIOTS 26-16, B1 LEESBURG, FLORIDA Monday, January 20, 2014 www.dailycommercial.com LIVING HEALTHY: Google’s contact lens EUSTIS: Fire department prototype could be option for diabetics, C1 to get second station, A3 Groveland relishes ‘safe city’ designation ROXANNE BROWN | Staff Writer [email protected] Groveland — population 8,729 — has been ranked one of the Top 10 Safest Places in Florida by Movoto Blog, a California-based online real estate brokerage. “We are ranked 10th out of 411 cit- ies across the state of Florida,” City Clerk Teresa Begely announced in an email to city employees. “The rank- ings were based on statistical data of reported crimes from 2012. ...Your hard work and dedication help Grov- eland become a greater place to live and work.” J. PAT CARTER / AP Movoto’s list ranks Groveland num- Bob Adelman talks about the photos he took during the civil rights movement at his Miami Beach home. ber 10 following Parkland, Weston, Marco Island, Sanibel, Punta Gorda, Longboat Key, Bay Harbor Islands, Niceville and Valparaiso. Exhibit features photographs “With just 144 reported crimes in 2012, Groveland comes in as the final city (number 10 of 10) on our list,” the blog stated. “This city of nearly from civil rights movement 9,000 people had only 11 reported vi- olent crimes in 2012 — two robberies JENNIFER KAY with his fist raised in and nine aggravated assaults. Associated Press “Now they seem like momentous events. mid-speech, whom he “Of their property crimes, 80 were At the time, they were covered in the back IAMI BEACH — calls “Doc” — better theft, 46 were burglaries and sev- pages of newspapers, for the most part. The known as the Rev. Martin en were motor vehicle theft. All told, Flipping through a stack of color im- only time blacks appeared in newspapers at Luther King Jr. residents have just a 1 in 62 chance M “Now they seem like of being involved in crime in Grov- ages he shot during a that time was when there was violence.” 1965 march from Sel- momentous events. At eland, making it significantly safer Bob Adelman ma to Montgomery, Ala., the time, they were cov- than our least safe city, Florida City, ered in the back pages of where your chances are just 1 in 8. So photographer Bob Adel- ery cab stand, where peo- Capitol, behind a line of man is casual about the ple had gathered during green-helmeted troops, newspapers, for the most good job, Groveland!” part. The only time blacks According to the firm, the informa- history they represent. the city’s long bus boy- he chuckles as he re- appeared in newspapers tion gathered to finalize the rankings He pauses at the image cott a decade earlier, members, “Gov. Wallace at that time was when was based on the FBI’s 2012 report of of a group of people with and calls them “real King was hiding behind the there was violence,” crime statistics. clasped hands raised in fans.” Pointing to the sec- curtains up there.” “We selected the Florida cities and victory at a Montgom- ond floor of the Alabama Then there’s the man SEE PHOTOS | A5 towns with a population of 5,000 or more, which left us with 202 loca- tions in total,” the company’s web- site states. “Then, we looked at each Many local events scheduled to honor MLK of these locations in terms of these three criteria: property crime (theft, MILLARD K. IVES | Staff Writer The long-time Eus- vice to him,” said Mitch- a bus boycott that was burglary, motor vehicle thefts), vi- [email protected] tis native and 70-year- ell. “It is up to the elder- sparked by NAACP mem- olent crime (rape, murder, assault) old Carla Mitchell, an ly to make sure our youth ber Rosa Parks, a black and the chance a resident will be a As the nation spends official with the Eustis Af- are always mindful of all victim of crime.” today honoring slain civ- woman, getting arrest- rican-American Heritage he did for us.” ed after refusing to give John Flinn, a Groveland police il rights leader Martin Lu- Committee, recalls grow- King spent his life up her seat to a white commander and assistant to Po- ther King Jr., area and na- ing up in a segregated so- fighting for the nation to lice Chief Melvin Tennyson, said he tional officials are hoping ciety of white and col- honor all races by giving passenger, as well as the thinks the ranking speaks volumes residents will keep his ored-only signs. them equality. As a young March on Washington in about Groveland and should help dream alive through the “Recognizing King only minister in Montgom- 1963, where he delivered SEE SAFE | A2 rest of the year. one day a year is a disser- ery, Ala., in 1955, King led SEE MLK | A2 Iran prepares for start of landmark nuclear deal NASSER KARIMI ment of moderate President Iran struck the deal in No- Associated Press Hassan Rouhani welcomes vember with the so-called the deal, which begins Mon- TEHRAN, Iran — Ahead P5+1 countries — Britain, day. International inspec- China, France, Germany, Iranian Foreign of the start of a nuclear deal tors also already have ar- Russia and the United States. Minister between Iran and world rived in Tehran, preparing Mohammad Javad powers, an official in the Is- Negotiators agreed to final Zarif adjusts his for the government opening terms of the deal Jan. 13. lamic Republic called lim- its facilities to them. glasses as he iting uranium enrichment Under the agreement, speaks during “Implementation of mu- Iran will limit its uranium a joint press and diluting its stockpile tual commitments in the the country’s “most import- enrichment to 5 percent — conference in framework of the Gene- the grade commonly used Tehran, Iran on ant commitments,” state va deal will begin from to- to power reactors. The deal Dec. 22. radio reported Sunday. morrow,” Kamalvandi said. also commits Iran to stop VAHID SALEMI / AP The comments by “Under the agreement, sus- producing 20-percent en- Behrouz Kamalvan- pension of 20-percent en- di, a spokesman richment of uranium — and riched uranium — which is of Iran’s atomic the diluting of the current only a technical step away department, stockpile of enriched urani- from weapons-grade mate- show how um — are the most import- rial — and to neutralize its the gov- ant commitments of our 20-percent stockpile over ern- country.” SEE DEAL | A2 INDEX DIVERSIONS C7 OBITUARIES A4 Vol. 138 LEGALS D1 SPORTS B1 TODAY’S WEATHER CLASSIFIED D1 No. 20 50¢ LIVING HEALTHY C1 VOICES A7 Detailed forecast 68˚/49˚ COMICS C6 4 sections CROSSWORDS D1 NATION A5 STATE/REGION A3 on page A8. Mostly sunny. A2 DAILY COMMERCIAL Monday, January 20, 2014 Lawmakers say Obama surveillance idea won’t work FLORIDA LIBBY QUAID judge’s advance approval before find people linked to suspected ter- Associated Press intelligence agencies can examine rorists. But he said eventually the LOTTERY someone’s data and will force ana- bulk data should be stored some- SUNDAY WASHINGTON — A chief ele- lysts to keep their searches closer where out of the government’s ment of President Barack Obama’s to suspected terrorists. hands. That could mean finding a CASH 3 ...............................................7-2-3 attempt to overhaul U.S. surveil- “And I think that’s a very diffi- way for phone companies to store Afternoon ..........................................9-2-5 lance will not work, leaders of cult thing,” Sen. 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SATURDAY should cede control of how Amer- is to provide instantaneous infor- Feinstein, D-Calif., said many FANTASY 5 ............................. 4-8-13-22-23 icans’ phone records are stored. mation to be able to disrupt any Americans don’t understand that 2 of 5 wins free ticket 3 of 5 wins $9 Obama, under pressure to calm plot that may be taking place.” threats persist a dozen years af- 4 of 5 wins $102 5 of 5 wins $135,340.73 the controversy over government Under the surveillance program, ter the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “New spying, said Friday he wants bulk the NSA gathers phone numbers bombs are being devised. New ter- phone data stored outside the gov- called and the length of conver- rorists are emerging, new groups. ernment to reduce the risk that the sations, but not the content of the Actually, a new level of vicious- THE NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES SINCE 1875 records will be abused. The presi- calls. Obama said the NSA some- ness. 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