Crime Decline Continues 1981 to 1986 Says Report
A Bureau of Justice Statistics survey reports Americans faced about 34.1 million crimes last year, down from 1985 and significantly lower than the 1981 peak. Violent crime fell 6.3 percent in the year and 20 percent since 1981, with declines in assaults, rape, theft, burglary, and household larceny.
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Washington
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Marvin E. Wolfgang
University of Pennsylvania
Alfred Blumstein
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Carnegie- Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Playwright Jean Anouilh Dies in Lausanne at 77
French dramatist Jean Anouilh died in a Lausanne hospital after a heart attack at age 77. The Swiss residence, prior stroke, and condolences from President Mitterrand are noted, with Antigone cited as among his best known works.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jean Anouilh
France
Anouilh
Vaudois University Hospital
Francois Mitterrand
Antigone
King Creon
Iran warns as Gulf drills spark regional alert
Iran placed bases in the Persian Gulf on full alert after naval exercises that triggered alarms and drew a U S warship toward the area. U S Navy Middle East Force commander Rear Adm. Harold Bernsen said his flagship diverted from a southbound convoy to move north. Iraqi officials reported 19 civilians killed and several wounded by Iranian shelling along the border amid a broader clash.
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Manama
Bahrain
Iran
Persian Gulf
U.S
Harold Bernsen
U.S. Navy
Middle East
Reagan Applauds U S Canadian Free Trade Pact
President Reagan hailed a tentative U S Canadian free trade agreement to eliminate all tariffs and create the world’s largest free trade area. The pact would phase out tariffs over 5 to 10 years and expand access to each country’s markets while easing border crossings for business.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Treasury
James Baker III
Michael Wilson
U.S
Canada
Clayton Yeutter
Wilson
Congress
Yeutter
U. S
Alaska
El Salvador rebels, government open talks after delay
Government leader Jose Napoleon Duarte and rebel chief Guillermo Ungo led rival delegations in the Vatican Embassy as El Salvador began public talks to end an eight year civil war. Duarte urged forgiveness and a path to peace while insisting any agreement fit the constitution. Ungo said both sides plan 12 hours of discussion and would decide on continuing talks.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Vatican
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Duarte
Guillermo Ungo
Ungo
Panama
University of California, Berkeley
Jesse Choper
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
William Brennan Jr
Court faces deadlock as 9th seat remains unfilled
Gazette wires report a divided Supreme Court returns with 4-4 deadlock risk on abortion for minors rent control school moment of silence death penalty for juveniles and gay rights. Debate over Judge Robert Bork fills the ninth seat as 32-28 in favor with 40 still undecided.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Robert Bork
Bork
Senate advances abortion limits amid House opposition
The Senate moves to override President Reagan with a $129 billion appropriations bill containing a clause to block proposed Title X rules that would bar abortion counseling and require separate, non affiliated family planning operations. More than 100 House members denounced the restrictions as government censorship of health information.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
House
Les
AuCoin
D-Ore
Health and Human Service
Otis Bowen
Department of Health and Human Services
Chicago teachers end historic strike with two year contract
Chicago Teachers Union delegates approve a two year deal ending a four week walkout affecting 28 000 teachers and 430 000 students. In Arkansas the Little Rock district also reaches a two year contract ending its first teachers strike. In California Russell Rouse Academy Award winner dies at 74 after a stroke.
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Chicago Teachers Union
House of Delegates
Chuck Burdeen
Little Rock
Arkansas
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