European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 4,1988 the stars and stripes pages drug slayings of police up sharply 14 killed last year nearly double 1987 s Tofal by the Neh York times Washington fourteen police officers were killed last year in drug related incidents the largest an Nual numb r on record a report made Public saturday said. The crime control Institute a non profit organization based in Washington that examines Law enforcement trends reported that there were eight such killings in i987.cigntin 1986. Five in 1985 and five in 1984. Over All 78 police officers were killed last year 74in 1987. 66 in 1 986. "8 in 1985 and 72 in 1984. Eighteen percent of All killings of police officers in 1988 involved drug related incidents the study shows and such cases have accounted for an increasing share of the deaths. In 1984, for example drug related cases accounted for 7 percent of police killings. The study is based on reports of How police officers arc killed which the Fri began compiling from police departments in 1972. The report included killings of police officers pursuing suspected drug dealers conducting undercover drug purchases trying to arrest suspects on drug charges or responding to drug violations. Killings of officers who were intending to testify against a drug suspect were also counted. The report did not include officers killed a some one under the influence of drugs or possessing drugs. The most common killing was of an officer who participated in an undercover Effort the report said. There were seven such killings in 1988. Followed by three deaths of officers in drug raids. One officer who was guarding a witness was killed one officer was patrolling a neighbourhood and w As shot by a member of a drug organi action one was shot in a struggle with a drug dealer and one was shot when he happened upon a drug transaction in the stairwell of an apartment building. The report attributed the Rise in police deaths at least partly to intensified Law enforcement in drug related cases. There were an estimated 1.1 million drug arrests in the United states in 1988. The report said and records have been set every year since 1984. When there Curc 7 18.000 drug arrests the ratio of police killings to drug arrests Rose at an even faster rate to 1.22 per 100.000 in 1988 from 0.71 per 100.000 in 1984. The report said. The Good news is that so few police have been killed relative to the enormous number of drug enforcement  said Lawrence a. Sherman president of the crime control Institute who is a pro Fessor of criminology at the University of Mary land the had news is that the deaths have  the report found that 119 officers were killed i drug related incidents from 1972 through 1988. An average of seven per year. Drug cases accounted for 7percent of the 1.643 police killings in that period. Over those 17 years 39 of the police killings were in undercover cases. 38 in raids of premises suspected of drug dealing six in ambushes aimed at preventing Tes Timony and 36 in other enforcement cases. Kaifu is both Premier tourist in visit to Boston Boston a i japanese prime minister Toshiko Kaifu arrived saturday for a weekend visit in Boston where he planned to meet with academicians visit the museum of Fine arts and toss out the first pitch at a red sox baseball game. Kaifu on a we Klong tour of the United states Canada and Mexico went to Boston straight from Washington where he met Friday with Bush administration officials for talks on the  Trade imbalance and other issues. The prime minister s trip coming soon after he ascended to Japan s top governmental Post is designed in part Tolend legitimacy to his new administration. But his Boston itinerary which included a visit to Harvard University seemed to resemble that of a typical tourist. Kaifu. 58. Was made prime minister last month after his predecessors in Japan s ruling conservative party suffered a series of political and sex scandals. Waving american and japanese flags about 400 people were on hand when Kaifu arrived at Logan International air port. Approximately 300 of the spectators were students at the japanese Lan Sands or to Trie in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 4, 1949 the state depart ment issued a statement blaming the so Viet Union for the latest failure of the big four foreign ministers to reach agreement on the terms of a treaty fixing Austria s status. 30 years ago foday. Sept. 4, 1959 soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev hailed the thaw in East West relations but said the soviet army and Navy were being reinforced in Case of trouble from arc Sivc  20 years ago today. Sept. 4, 1969 . Own tors in Saigon reported that a North vietnamese radio station had announced the death of to Chi Minh. The country s 79-year-old Leader. 10 years ago today. Sept. 4, 1979 cuban president Fidel Castro opened a Summit meeting of non aligned countries in Havana with a sweeping attack on . Global policies charging that Washington is still inter vening in our  Guage school of greater Boston. The principal of the school. Etsuo Takahashi. Said he thought it was important to give the japanese Premier an appropriate reception. We wanted to prove that the Japa Nese and the United states arc in Good and Friendly relations. Not Only japanese but americans Are Here too said Taka Hashi 48, through an interpreter. Kaifu and his wife passed through reception line at Logan International Airport that included gov. Michael s. Dukakis and his wife Kitty. Kaifu then Shook hands with the crowd and departed by limousine for a Boston hotel where he and Dukakis were to hold a private meeting. After the meeting the prime minister who served twice As Japan s education minister planned to Host a dinner for the area s leading academicians. The presi dents of Harvard University. Boston University the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Institute of technology were invited As were several scholars in East asian studies. Kaifu was also scheduled to visit Mit and Harvard on sunday. The prime minister wanted to emphasize the lop priority he gives to the relationship Between the United states and Japan in the educational sphere said Richard Winslow an adviser at the Japa Nese consulate. After a Quick tour of the Asiatic impressionist and Copley galleries at the museum of Fine arts Kaifu was to head for Fenway Park to  the red sox play the Seattle mariners. Kaifu who began his trip aug. 30 in san Francisco is scheduled to Fly to Mexico City on monday and go from there to Ottawa Canada. Bruce Compilli and his wife Debbie of pc Annton calif., lie on some 60 tons of quarters some $1.44 million at Universal studios in Hollywood after he bed of quarters became the 60 Millionth guest to visit the studios. Compilli had 60 seconds to stuff As Many coins As he could into the Spe Cial pants he As Given to Wear. Family s Leopard escapes Cage kills of Cheraw . A a 16-month-old boy strapped into a car scat was mauled to death by a 200-Pound Leopard that escaped from its Cage at the family s farm authorities said. The child s grandmother had left the car door open after a shopping trip Friday. She had carried a couple of packages into the House and returned to gel the  said Ronnie Hunlley chief investigator with the sheriffs department. That s when the Leopard made its  the grandmother fought the Leopard off then drove the boy to the Hospital he said. The child Holden Brown Cline died at Chesterfield Gener Al Hospital officials said. The grandmother Wilma clinic was treated for minor cuts. The boy s parents Bob and do Ann Cline. Keep 12 Lions and other big cats at their farm and take them to fairs and malls throughout the Southeast. Officials were not sure How the animal escaped but Hunlley said it appeared the animal May have simply pushed against its Cage enough to Bend the lock. Hun Ilcy said officials tried to keep the animal cornered until representatives from a 700 in Columbia 80 Miles away could arrive and sedate the animal but it tried to flee Chesterfield county sheriff Ralph Freeman ordered it shot and killed. Freeman said his department will investigate the death be fore deciding whether to file charges. But Hunlley said authorities were aware of the animals and had checked on the situation before. It s appeared from our past observation that the animals were Well taken care of he said. These folks Are trainers and this is just one of those unfortunate Freak