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...assess the performance of the Miami police against the rock-throwing, car-trashing and window-smashing mobs. Some of the probes focused on Policeman Luis Alvarez, who shot Johnson in the head at short range after, police claimed, the victim had made a "sudden move." Johnson had a handgun under his shirt...
Forget the death penalty. Never mind handgun control. Stop fussing about heightened police protection. The Crime rate around Cantabridgia will drop precipitously the next five days. But never fear. . . we'll resume publication Monday. Meanwhile, get stuffed...
Deukmejian, with his law-and-order reputation, may have benefited from the large number of right-wingers drawn to the polls to defeat a handgun-control initiative. Deukmejian portrayed Bradley as a coddler of crooks, despite the mayor's 21 years as a Los Angeles policeman, and concentrated on the crime-and-punishment issues. Bradley, meanwhile, talked earnestly and almost exclusively about unemployment. It was not enough...
...pragmatic liberal, Eckart supports a nuclear freeze and handgun control. He has been pressing hardest on the unemployment issue, telling voters he favors federally funded job-training programs. Eckart is believed to have a slight edge, but the race is very close. The district's congressional seat has been in Republican hands for 20 years, but that has been largely due to the popularity of Representative J. William Stanton, 58, who is retiring because of poor health. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 34% to 21%. Says State Republican Chairman Michael Colley: "It's a horse race...
...Governor's top political aide described the contest as "between the Chablis-and-Brie crowd and Joe Six-Pack." As smooth and glib a speaker as King is stilted and lumbering. Dukakis came across as a sensible liberal, supporting stricter handgun control and subsidized day care for working mothers. He promised "a government and statehouse you can be proud of," a barely veiled reference to scandals that have tainted King's administration. King's secretary of transportation was imprisoned after being convicted of bribery, and several other key aides were forced to resign under clouds...