Vance in Moscow Sets Up Follow On Working Groups
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko agreed to form follow on working groups to discuss issues beyond arms control during Vance's Moscow visit. Topics include the Middle East nuclear tests demilitarization of the Indian Ocean and Central Europe troop cuts. They also touched on reviving Arab Israeli talks in Geneva and briefly on southern Africa conflicts. SALT remains a central framework for arms talks with no immediate meeting date set.
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Violent crime declines amid theft surge in 1976 nationwide
FBI preliminary 1976 figures show murders down 10 percent across regions and populations while overall violent crime holds steady. Larceny and theft rise 5 percent nationally, with Houston up 42 percent and New York up 22 percent. Chicago and Washington post declines in total crime.
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Cloudy Tonight With Showers Outlook and Mild Lows
Tonight expect cloudy conditions with a 40 percent chance of showers and a low in the upper 40s. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies with a high around the upper 50s and a 20 percent rain chance. The past day reached a high of 78 and overnight low of 62, with an extended outlook calling for fair weather Friday and Sunday and a shower chance Saturday.
Ohio crime trends show mixed city shifts in 1976
Ohio cities over 100000 report varied crime changes for 1976. Youngstown up 6 percent overall with a 13 percent rise in larcenies, Toledo up 1 percent and aggravated assaults up 15 percent, while Columbus Dayton and Cleveland fall 8 percent. Serious crimes decline in Cincinnati Akron Parma and Canton. Parma murder rises from zero to two. Canton robberies drop 41 percent. Cleveland 23 percent. Cincinnati 12 percent. Akron 3.5 percent. Columbus larcenies up 2 percent. Dayton aggravated assaults down 28 percent.
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Uranus Found To Have Rings Similar To Saturn
Scientists report the discovery of five thin rings around Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, observed from a high altitude plane near the Indian Ocean. The rings Alpha through Epsilon are much thinner than Saturn’s, with the thickest 30 to 60 miles, and may be ice or debris from the solar system’s formation.
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Sprague resigns as chief counsel to assassination panel
Richard Sprague resigns from his post as chief counsel to the House assassinations committee amid belief the panel will end the investigation if he stays. The House votes today on continuing the JFK and MLK murder inquiry, with a midnight Thursday deadline if the vote fails.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Middletown Crime Drops In 1976 Across Most Categories
Parallel to the national trend, Middletown saw an overall 3 percent decline in crime in 1976 after increases in prior years. Burglary fell 11 percent and robbery plummeted 39 percent, while murders dropped from eight to one. Thefts rose 0.6 percent and rapes increased 30 percent from 13 to 17. Aggravated assaults were up 8 percent, with car thefts down 1.8 percent and assaults down about 3 percent.
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