Crime rate falls slightly after four-year rise in 1981
The FBI reports a 1.7 percent decline in serious crime in 1981 from 1909 levels, driven by drops in burglary and larceny theft and a smaller rise in robberies. Violent crime edges up 1 percent while motor vehicle theft falls 3.7 percent. arrests rise 7 percent. Partial coverage notes one-third of violent crimes go unreported.
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William French Smith
FBI
Webster
Justice Department
City to deploy 15 crossing guards and 3 police on school routes
Chief Ashton announces 15 school crossing guards and 3 Frederick City police officers will cover busy intersections to protect students this year. Guards will operate at Motter Avenue, West Seventh Street, North Jefferson, East Second Street, and other posts for elementary and middle schools, with specific times before and after classes.
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Richard J. Ashton
Ashton 5A
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Motter Avenue
West Seventh Street
East Second Street
Chapel Alley
Calvary United Methodist Church
Bentz Street
Parkway Elementary
West Patrick
North Jefferson Streets
College Avenue
Carroll Street
College and Dill Avenues
South Frederick Elementary
Madison
Center Streets
East Frederick
East Patrick Street
Shaw Lane
Sagner Avenue
Sagner Drive
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Fone Tobe
AER AA
Aiges Lace Las Oo Goa Sree Elle
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School
North Market Street
Frederick County
Hughes plans visit amid strong Mont Co Fair attendance
Gov Harry B Hughes is due to visit Montgomery County Fair by helicopter as beef cattle show and 4 H open class events draw crowds. Roscoe Whipp notes solid turnout with Thursday expected to peak. Highlights include tractor pulling with $9 000 prize money, 4 H Ladies Land contest, and multiple dairy cattle open class shows with champions named by judges from New York and Pennsylvania.
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Gaithersburg
Harry B. Hughes
Montgomery County
Roscoe Whipp
Whipp
Frederick County
Dennis Long
Thurmont
Montgomery County Fair
Three Springs Farm
Newville
Richard E. Keene
Gilbertsville
N.Y
Kingstead Farm
Damascus
Harvey Clem
Woodbine
Raymond
Chip” Long
Ayrshire
James Hill
Frederick Mayor May Allow Razing Old Post Office
Frederick Mayor Ronald N Young says he will permit razing of the 1917 Greek revival post office if the U S Postal Service Board of Governors pledges to investigate the demolition handling and practices. He doubts Postmaster General Bolger but trusts board good faith.
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Frederick
Ronald N. Young
U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors
Young
Postal Board
William F. Bolger
Postal Service
Walkersville
John Laughlin
Tet skids off runway in Tokyo
A Nansei Airlines Boeing 737 ran off the Ishigaki runway on a southern Japanese island, narrowly avoiding serious injuries as 133 passengers and five crew evacuated. The plane burst into flames after skidding about 100 yards off the end of the runway.
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Tokyo
Nansei Airlines
Ishigaki
Okinawa
All out alive after Nanpei Airlines crash at Ishigaki
A Nanpei Airlines Boring 737 ran off the Ishigaki runway and burned, leaving 138 aboard all rescued with life. Early tallies report more than 40 dead. Ishigaki, a resort island south of Okinawa, was the scene of the wreck and flames.
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Nanpei Airlines
Ishigaki Airport
Ishigaki
Okinawa
Reagan plans blacklist if French unit defies embargo
President Reagan plans blacklisting Dresser France if it ships compressors to the Soviet Union in defiance of the pipeline embargo. The move targets the French subsidiary while sparing the parent from direct sanctions, aiming to pressure Moscow over Polish martial law while risking tensions with a close ally. Dresser Industries employs 37,000 people and reported six billion dollars in sales last year, with about a third from overseas.
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Dresser France
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Dresser
France
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Howe
California
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Luter
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