The Mayor Speaks Script January 1988 Script 5

 
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THE MAYOR'.S ORFICE OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : JOHN C- WHITE 727-5011 JANUARY 22, 1988 • RADIO -ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR TO -THE CITIZENS WASHINGTON, D-C. 12:00 P.M. EST EVERY SATURDAY WDJY RADIO STATION - 100-3 FM 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 THE1 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