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When Jones heard someone fumbling with herfront-door lock, she investigated, only to find anempty hallway and the plates around the lockpartially unscrewed, Jones said...
Larcenies in the 16 dormitories dropped from 35 in 1991-92 to 20 last year, and malicious destruction of property fell from seven incidents to three. The total number of service calls to the police, which range from lock-outs to assaults, declined 10 percent from...
...back-to-back sessions last week as consumers, with increasing boldness, shifted their cash from low-yielding bank deposits into stocks and bonds. The Dow closed at 3640.63, up 25.15 points for the week. At the same time, buyers stampeded to buy long-term bonds in order to lock in rates before they fall any further. Nor were U.S. investors on a solitary binge: hopes for a fall in European loan rates pushed stock exchanges in London and Paris to new highs last week...
...mysteriously silent spacecraft. Now the only hope left was in the hands of Observer: its onboard computers had been programmed to phone home if the probe hadn't heard from Earth for five days, triggering an electronic blip that would appear on Dean's screen. Scientists could then lock on to the signal and restore communications. But the time came -- and went. And the screen remained empty...
...would sound uselessly obvious, were it not for the fact that people ignore them all the time. Keep a distance between cars, they advise. Avoid unfamiliar neighborhoods. Try to avoid the lane next to the curb. Don't leave the car running when you dash into the convenience store. Lock the doors. Keep purses and wallets out of view. "No. 1, be aware," says the FBI's Apple. "In this day and age, it's not safe to unroll your window -- even to give people money at Christmas...