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...increase in crime included a 2.9% spurt in homicides, to a new high of 20,675. More than half the victims either knew or were related to their killers; only 12% were slain by strangers. Washington had a horrendous murder rate of 59.5 per 100,000 people, more than seven times the national average. Atlanta was the most crime-ridden city in the U.S. For all types of crimes, including thefts and arson, Atlanta led Fort Worth, Dallas, Seattle and St. Louis in the top five. Much maligned New York City was 15th in its overall crime rate and tenth...
...deficit, at least in the short term -- the only term that seems to matter in Washington. During the first few years of a lower tax, investors would rush to realize the appreciation on their stocks and other assets and thus pay taxes on them earlier than planned. Once this spurt of early tax collections was exhausted, however, a lower capital-gains rate would produce much lower revenues...
...Leave It to Beaver -- is no longer a laughing matter. More and more social workers, educators and police are recognizing that report-card time can trigger a torrent of emotional and physical child abuse. While no national statistics are available, experts in communities nationwide say there is a spurt in the number of children suffering brutal beatings when report cards are sent home...
...spurt in interest rates could make even that projection seem unduly optimistic. The higher rates would boost the Government's cost of borrowing for the bailout, as well as worsen S & L losses by raising the interest that ) the thrifts must pay depositors. To calm fears of a possible run on deposits, Greenspan said last week that the Fed will provide cash to any insolvent S & Ls that need it to meet withdrawals...
...second game, the spikers pulled out to a 7-2 lead working with a well-balanced 5-1 lineup. Boston College rallied with a four-point spurt and came back to trail by only one, 7-6. Harvard, with its front line hitting and blocking steadily, seemed on the brink of victory when it served for match, point...