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Isolated violent crimes, a staple of local newscasts, rarely cross over to network news status. So it is noteworthy that both CBS and NBC perceived the callous murder of three college students in Newark NJ to be worthy of national attention. NBC's Ron Allen paid tribute to Iofemi Hightower, 20, who had just passed her entrance exam to Delaware State University; Terrance Aeriel, an 18-year-old freshman at the school, already an ordained minister; and Dashon Harvey, 20, a business major "just voted Mr Junior." All three were shot point blank in the head against a schoolyard wall in their hometown neighborhood, while Aeriel's sister was wounded. CBS' Michelle Miller covered City Hall protests against the violence. She heard "angry calls for action--more police, more resources--themes once voiced on these very steps by a young minister named TJ Aeriel." Miller added: "No one can fathom why these four good kids were targets for such a coldblooded, premeditated killing"
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