British police urge tougher tactics amid urban riots
In five British cities rioting flared for the 11th night. Police Federation leader Jim Jardine urged a harder stance, while authorities reported fewer incidents in London but ongoing unrest in Leicester Derby Liverpool Nottingham Huddersfield and Leeds. Whitelaw signaled possible use of plastic bullets water cannons and military camps to curb the violence.
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Jim Jardine
Police Federation
Jardine
Derbyshire
Union
Leicester
English Midlands
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Liverpool
Nottingham
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Ronald Gregory
West Yorkshire
Leeds
Home
William Whitelaw
Conservative Party
Whitelaw
Britain
Reagan Presses Six to Twelve Month High Interest Outlook
Washington reports that high U.S. interest rates will persist six to twelve months as part of fighting inflation. Reagan will address European leaders at the Ottawa summit to reassure them rates are temporary and not a weapon against partners. Regan says rates reflect supply and demand and rejects credit controls, while Europe weighs unemployment versus inflation amid differing policy approaches.
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Reagan
Canada
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United States
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
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Ottawa
Europe
France
West Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Oval Office
Francois Mitterrand
Wheat harvest in Kansas reaches ninety percent complete
The 1981 Kansas wheat harvest was 90 percent complete by last weekend, down from 95 a year ago and 85 on average. Northern areas progress with weather, while eastern fields wait for mud to dry. Frost and rains trimmed the crop prospect, with yields cut to 305 million bushels from June forecasts. Corn crop looks strong at 20 percent silk, sorghum 96 percent planted, soybeans 90 percent planted.
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Topeka
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Kansas
State
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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