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- NATION, Page 27American NotesDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWill a Curfew Ring Tonight?
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- The nation's capital became its murder capital in 1988, with
- 372 slayings. This year has started out even worse: 93 killings
- as of Saturday, vs. 55 at the same point a year ago. To stop the
- slaughter, the D.C. city council voted last week to impose a
- 90-day curfew on children under 18. Those caught after 11 p.m.
- (midnight on weekends) would be hauled to police stations;
- parents of repeat offenders would be fined. Police are
- skeptical. In murder cases, says Police Chief Maurice Turner,
- the "average victim is 31, and the average perpetrator is over
- the age of 18." If Mayor Marion Barry signs the bill, the local
- A.C.L.U. has vowed to go to court against it.
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