Families make up one third of homeless in 26 cities
A U S Conference study finds children and parents account for 33 percent of homelessness in 26 cities, with New York City at 63 percent. The report notes a 21 percent rise in emergency shelter demand since last year and an 18 percent increase in emergency food aid in 1987.
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Washington
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Boston
Raymond Flynn
Flynn
America
New York City
Kansas City
Louisville
San Francisco
Trenton
N.J
Department of Health and Human Services
Housing and Urban Development
Man linked to ski mask rapist case arrested in California
San Jose police arrested 26 year old sewer worker George Anthony Sanchez after investigators followed him for a month. They say he is the ski mask rapist connected to at least 33 attacks on women ages 16 to 70. Items found at his home include a mask pantyhose gloves and a pellet gun. Charges planned include robbery and nine counts of sexual assault. Sanchez is married with two children.
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San Jose
Calif
George Anthony Sanchez
Redwood City
Ike Hernandez
Hernandez
Sanchez
Joe Reyes
Mafia leaders get life sentences in Italy trial
In Palermo 19 of 23 defendants receive life terms as verdicts convict 338 of 456, with charges including murder and drug trafficking. The cupola headed by Michele Greco ordered killings of police, judges, and rivals as the Mafia expanded heroin trade.
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Italy
Palermo
Sicily
U.S
Michele
Greco
Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa
Chiesa
Alfonso Giordano
Molecule blocks AIDS virus by mimicking human cell target
SmithKline & French Laboratories reports a synthetic molecule that mimics the T4 receptor on lymphocytes, attracting the AIDS virus away from human cells. Tests show the virus binds the artificial molecule, potentially stopping infection. researchers caution it is early stage and limited tests await. The work uses a Columbia University gene to produce a soluble receptor variant for study.
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Philadelphia
Martin Rosenberg
Biotechnology
SmithKline & French Laboratories
Rosenberg
SmithKline
Columbia University
Columbia
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