District of Columbia statehood proposal under vote
Voters in Washington DC consider a plan to make the district the 51st state with a constitutional guarantee of jobs for all residents. The $77.6 million cost includes a $54 million job or income guarantee, with provisions on police powers abortion rights and capital punishment. If approved, the mayor would forward the constitution to Congress for enactment.
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Steven Komarow
Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia
Greater Washington
Photo may show Tylenol suspect at store counter
Investigators in the Tylenol poisoning case view a public surveillance photo from a Chicago drug store as a possible crucial clue. The image shows Paula Prince near a checkout while a bearded man resembling prime suspect Theodore Elmer Wilson watches her, fueling connections to a $1 million extortion plot and multiple aliases.
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John Dowling
Associated Press
Chicago
Paula Prince
Miss Prince
Theodore Elmer Wilson
Leann
Wilson
James W. Lewis
Robert Richardson
Richardson
Kansas City
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Fahner
Tylenol discount coupons sent to many households
Donnelley Marketing officials said about 29.5 million envelopes began mailing eight weeks ago and will reach roughly a third of U.S. households with 15 cent Tylenol coupons. The mailings started before the nationwide recall of Tylenol capsules.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Company of
Donnelley Marketing
Stamford, Conn
FBI reports first-half crime down 5 percent from 1981 levels
FBI data show a 5 percent drop in first-half crime versus 1981, the first decline since 1978. Officials urge caution, noting the all-time high in 1980 and 1979–80 levels. Violent crime fell 3 percent and property crimes 6 percent, with murder down 8 percent and burglaries down 11 percent. Regional and area declines varied, while experts offered several cautious explanations.
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Associated Press
Washington
FBI
William H. Webster
Village bans trick or treats in Dudley Mass
Dudley village officials cancel Halloween trick or treating citing Tylenol poisonings in Chicago area. Selectman Anthony DiDonato pushes ban while Donald Cristina seconds the motion and warns of legal questions. A village party will be held in a school hall as an advisory measure amid nationwide tampering fears. Bernard Wielock agrees the move reflects a troubled atmosphere and sadness for now.
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Dudley
Mass
Anthony DiDonato
Donald Cristina
DiDonato
Cristina
Selectmen
Spencer
Bernard J. Wielock
Dudley Village
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