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...enforcers unanimously grumble that drug dealers, even when convicted, are back on the streets peddling their poison in a few days. The lack of jail cells in which to lock them up is so severe that New York Deputy Police Chief Francis Hall contends that "we have to stop thinking of traditional prisons. We can house literally thousands in barracks-type facilities." Even if that were done, prosecutors complain that a drastic shortage of judges would still result in quick release of drug pushers. Under New York State law, a defendant charged with a misdemeanor, as most drug sellers...
...Delta Queen came to Red Wing the first night out from St. Paul; no stop was scheduled, but a hopeful crowd, some of them sporting handmade posters, had gathered at a nearby lock. When Grechko saw them, he couldn't resist their enthusiasm. As the paddle-wheel steamboat rested in the lock, he climbed across from a starboard deck onto the concrete bank and began shaking hands, accepting pats on the back and handing out small mementos from the Soviet Union, mostly pins and buttons that called for universal peace and an end to the arms race, mostly in Russian...
...bridegrooms rather than their mothers are deciding what their weddings will be like. How else could it be their day?" she said. "The return to tradition beats the days of getting married in swimming pools, but I fear some of this emphasis will turn the wedding into a lock-step series of events that don't reflect the couple's style. Those I interviewed sounded eager to have all the planning over with...
...elevated to a romance that not only endures but thrives. The literary descendants of Chandler and his contemporaries James M. Cain and Dashiell Hammett have unleashed stalkers of the urban wildernesses across the country. Parker and George V. Higgins cover Boston; Elmore Leonard and Loren D. Estleman have a lock on Detroit; Stephen Greenleaf and Bill Pronzini have staked out San Francisco, and Washington is in the hands of Ross Thomas. In Cincinnati, the territory belongs to Jonathan Valin...
Even so, the steep upward direction of stocks prompted traders to hang on to their investments over the weekend rather than sell them off to lock in profits. The mood was still ebullient when the market reopened. The Dow leaped 29.74 on Tuesday and 25.25 on Wednesday to a record 1878.28. The unprecedented four-day rise was 103.11, which more than recouped the index's recent losses. The Dow inched ahead 4.07 on Thursday to set another record close and then slipped back 5.64 on Friday to end the week...