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...report documents decreases in crimes ranging from domestic assault to auto theft...
...those bootleg tapes made it into my eleventh-grade hands several years ago. Through the tape, I made the acquaintance of such colorful personas as Frank Rizzo, Al Justice, Tarbash the Egyptian Magician and the now-notorious `auto mechanic.' The Jerky Boys, posing as a variety of abrasive or downright bizarre characters, have made almost 100 calls to businesses in the northeast United States and beyond...
...auto-navigation systems being developed by Rockwell, among others. To use the Rockwell system, which is already available on some Oldsmobiles, the motorist types the address of his destination on a dash-mounted keypad and reads his instructions on an adjoining screen. Using a small computer in the trunk to process signals from the military's satellite global positioning system, the navigator will track the vehicle's progress and regularly update instructions, including the name of the street where the next turn should be made. As the motorist nears the intersection, a computer voice directs him to "turn left...
Another intelligent but pricey option, the rear-view, self-adjusting, electrochromatic mirror that protects the driver from the glare and intensity of headlights behind him, has already been installed on 5 million cars. Working on an extension of the same technology, Gentex, which developed the mirror, is testing auto glass that will dim at the flip of a switch to protect against sun glare and become completely opaque-to thwart prying eyes-when the ignition is off and the car is unoccupied...
...wounded. The quake halted production at two of Kobe Steel's plants, but one of them went back into operation last week, and the other will be shut down for only a month or so. Toyota and Mazda, expecting no deliveries of parts from the Kobe area, closed several auto plants, then reopened them because supplies arrived...