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The Mayor Speaks Script January 1988 Script 4

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 THE MAYOR SPEAKS SCRIPT WDJY TAPING - JERRY PHILLIPS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1988 11:15 A*M. IN RECENT WEEKS, WE HAVE WITNESSED A HORRIFYING SPREAD OF VIOLENT CRIME IN OUR CITY- THERE WERE 25 HOMICIDES COMMITTED DURING THE FIRST 21 DAYS OF THIS YEAR. THAT'S DOUBLE THE AMOUNT FOR THIS TIME LAST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE SOME PEOPLE HAVE SUCH LITTLE RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER. THESE MURDER FIGURES MAKE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SOUND LIKE THE WILD WEST- OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS VALIANTLY TRYING TO PROTECT YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. POLICE CHIEF MAURICE TURNER HAS ORDERED EIGHT ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Title
The Mayor Speaks Script January 1988 Script 4
Date
January 21 1988
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